A Bronx Tale is a 1993 American crime drama film set in the Bronx during the turbulent era of the 1960s. It was the directorial debut of Robert De Niro that follows a young Italian-American teenager in The Bronx, New York as his path in life is guided by two father figures, played… Continue Reading
Mar adentro (The sea inside in the english version) is a 2004 Spanish drama film written, produced, directed and scored by Alejandro Amenábar. It is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Bardem), who was left quadriplegic after a diving accident, and his 28-year campaign in… Continue Reading
Billy Elliot is a 2000 British dance drama film produced by Greg Brenman and Jon Finn, written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry.The film is set in north-eastern England during the 1984-85 coal miners’ strike, it stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer dealing with the negative stereotype of the male… Continue Reading
The Castle is a 1997 Australian comedy film directed by Rob Sitch. The film’s title is based after the English saying, repeatedly referred to in the film, “a man’s home is his castle”. Its humour plays on the national self image, most notably the concept of… Continue Reading
Hesher is a 2010 American dark comedy/drama film co-written and directed by Spencer Susser and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson, Natalie Portman (who also produced the film) and Devin Brochu. Following the loss of his mother in a car crash, T.J. (Devin Brochu) falls into a state of depression. He… Continue Reading
Roar is a 1981 film starring real life married couple, Tippi Hedren and Noel Marshall. In addition to starring in the film, Marshall also directed and wrote the film, producing it together with Hedren. Tippi’s real-life daughter Melanie Griffith plays her on-screen daughter, also named Melanie.… Continue Reading
American History X is a 1998 American crime drama film directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna. It stars Edward Norton and Edward Furlong. The film tells the story of two Venice, Los Angeles brothers who become involved in the neo-Nazi movement. The older brother serves three years in prison for voluntary manslaughter,… Continue Reading
The Moped diaries is a 2013 Short film directed by Tyler Nilson and Nick Vitale. When a new bridge is built connecting his island to the mainland, a boy has to come to grips with the change and opportunities that… Continue Reading
We Need to Talk About Kevin is a 2011 British-American psychological thriller film, directed by Lynne Ramsay and adapted from Lionel Shriver’s novel of the same name. Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of Kevin, struggling to come to terms with her son and the horrors… Continue Reading
Written and directed by Ben Phelps, Checkpoint is a short film in which an encounter ends in tragedy when a Lebanese-Australian family is harassed by a group of soldiers at a checkpoint in outback Australia.