Based on the letters of Colonel Robert G Shaw, this is the Oscar-winning story of a regiment of black soldiers who voluntered to fight the Confederates in the American Civil War and must cope with the racism of the era. Marching across open fields amid cannon-shot, or plunging into hand-to-hand combat, the battle sequences, in particular, are truly impressive. find out more...

WW2; some dodgy American soldiers are in the process of being shipped off to military prison for a variety of infractions, ranging from desertion to murder, when a German artillery attack hits their convoy enabling five of the prisoners to escape. They decide to leg it to neutral Switzerland but, instead, end up volunteering for a commando mission to steal a V2 warhead for the Maquis. A cult cash in on the success of the ‘The Dirty Dozen'; an action movie with a dash of humour and blaxploitation find out more...

During the making of "Soundtrack to War" director Gittoes asks soldier Elliot Lovett how it feels to be in Iraq getting shot at, Elliot replies "man, I get shot at less here in Baghdad than at home in Miami". Amazed and intrigued by the statement Gittoes heads to Brownsville Miami to find out what is so bad about ‘Brown Sub'. What Gittoes finds stands testament to an America at odds with its own lofty values, a world few want to acknowledge and none want to experience first hand. find out more...