Subgenre Sampler
Hostages & Terrorism: 229 Films to Buy & Rent
Man on Fire (2004)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell…
- A hard–eyed revenge thriller which sees an alcoholic bodyguard (Washington) losing a 11–yr old girl he's assigned to protect in Mexico…
Omagh (2004)
- Dir. Peter Travis
Feat. Gerard McSorley, Michele Forbes, Brenda Fricker
- Powerfully affecting docudrama revisits the deadliest act of terrorism in Northern Ireland history and its grievous aftermath, focusing on a…
Power of Nightmares, The (2004)
- Dir. Adam Curtis
- Another provocative documentary from dir. Curtis, this time out he examines how political parties have created and used fears in order to maintain…
President Versus David Hicks, The (2004)
- Dir. Curtis Levy
- Timely, if 'difficult' documentary which follows the efforts of the father of 'Australian Taliban' fighter David Hicks, to free his son from US…
Spartan (2004)
- Dir. David Mamet
Feat. Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy…
- An expert 'special ops' agent (Kilmer) is sucked headfirst into a wild, yet plausible conspiracy involving the kidnapping of the US president's…
24 - Season 2 (TV Series) (2003)
- Feat. Kiefer Sutherland
- Further episodes in this high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…
Basque Ball (2003)
- Dir. Julio Medem
- A dizzying documentary journey through the history and politics of the troubled Basque region of northern Spain, which for centuries has been…
Battle Royale II: Requiem (Battle Royale 2) (2003)
- Dir. Fukasaku Kinji, Fukasaku Kenta
Feat. Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda, Shugo Oshinari
- Bolder and bloodier sequel that introduces 9/11–style terrorist topicality into its violent, 'last teen standing' scenario, with overt…
Blind Flight (2003)
- Dir. John Furse
Feat. Ian Hart, Linus Roache
- True story of the 4–year kidnapping in 80s Lebanon of Irishman Brian Keenan and Englishman John McCarthy, given an affecting depth by its…
Card Player, The (Cartaio, Il) (2003)
- Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, Silvio Muccino
- Dario Argento, Master of 'Giallo' Cinema, strives to update his style of acutely crafted horror to a contemporary plot involving a policewoman…