Brideshead Revisited 2008  PG-13, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Jarrold
Cast: Matthew Goode, Emma Thompson, Thomas Morrison, Anna Madeley, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Michael Gambon, Greta Scacchi, Ed Stoppard, Felicity Jones, Patrick Malahide, Joseph Beattie, Rita Davies, Richard Teverson, Niall Buggy
Middle-class, Oxford student Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) is invited to visit the aristocratic, grand estate, Brideshead. The invitation comes from his aristocratic friend Sebastian (Ben Whishaw) who has fallen love with Charles and wants him to visit his home. But, the visit is called short when Sebastian learns that his domineering, Catholic mother, Lady Marchmain (Emma Thompson), is returning, and he is sure that she will disapprove of Charles' atheism. Later, Charles receives a cable from Sebastian who has hurt his foot and needs care. He invites Charles back to revisit Brideshead. This time, Charles meets and falls in love with Sebastian's sister Julia (Hayley Atwell), an emotional triangle develops, and Charles cannot resist his infatuation with Brideshead.
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In Bruges 2008  R, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy
Director: Martin McDonagh
Cast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clemence Poesy, Jeremie Renier, Thekla Reuten, Jordan Prentice, Eric Godon, Elizabeth Barrington, Sachi Kimura, Anna Madeley, Inez Stinton, Zeljko Ivanek
Just before Christmas, their boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) sends hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) to the medieval town of Bruges in Belgium. They are told to lay low and wait for further instructions. With time on their hands, Ken interacts with the tourists and locals around them–when he is not keeping a remorseful Ray from committing suicide. But, their boss Harry wants Ray killed, and he, personally, is going to make sure the job gets done.
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| 1. Brideshead Revisited (2008)
2. In Bruges (2008)
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