Part 1 of Wajda's trilogy of wartime films, the hopeful one, is set in Wola, a working-class area of Warsaw in 1942, and deals with the graduation of a bunch of semi-delinquent street kids, through individual acts of defiance and courage, into a youth resistance group. The heroism is not simple, neither loyalties nor self-sacrifice are assured, but united they will be. find out more...

Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.
High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.

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After the 11th September 2001 the War Against Terror is preparing to move on to Iraq. The UN have sent in the weapons inspectors to find if Saddam has indeed Weapons of Mass Destruction and the political machines in both the UK and US are working to present the strongest possible case for war in the face of (in the UK) very vocal opposition from the public. With the dossiers released and the threat established the "need for war" is set and, on the 19th March 2003, th find out more...

A melodrama about love and sex, jealousy and murder which Renoir invests with a sense of character and place that give it an unusually blunt and sensual impact. The plot is based on a real crime that occurred during the 20s in Martigues, a small town in the south of France. Jacques Mortier, an old friend of Renoir's and the local police chief, assembled the facts and Renoir wrote the script with art critic Carl Einstein. The results are both stark, gentle and sexy. But Italian Neo-Realism before find out more...