Beowulf & Grendel 2006  R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Cast: Gerard Butler, Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson, Stellan Skarsgard, Sarah Polley, Eddie Marsan, Tony Curran, Martin Delaney, Rory McCann, Ronan Vibert, Hringur Ingvarsson, Gunnar Eyjolfsson, Elva Osk Olafsdottir, Spencer Wilding
The ancient Anglo-Saxon poem, "Beowulf," is brought to the screen with Gerard Butler in the role of Norse warrior leader Beowulf. The drunken King Hrothgar (Stellan Skarsgard) asks Beowulf to rid Mead Hall of the beastly troll, Grendel (Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson), who has been killing off King Hrothgar's warriors.
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The Bunker 2001  R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rob Green
Cast: Jason Flemyng, Andrew Tiernan, Christopher Fairbank, Simon Kunz, Andrew Lee Potts, John Carlisle, Eddie Marsan, Jack Davenport, Charley Boorman, Josh Cole
Seven World War II German soldiers take refuge in a bunker over a tunnel system in which mysterious events took place in the past. Are the tunnels haunted–or could the American soldiers have found their way in? Paranoia sets in among the men in the bunker.
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The Emperor's New Clothes 2001 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnerny, Tom Watson, Nigel Terry, Hugh Bonneville, Murray Melvin, Eddie Marsan, Clive Russell, Bob Mason, Trevor Cooper, Chris Langham
If Napoleon did not die in exile and, instead, plotted to regain the throne by trading places with a commoner in Paris is the premise for this enjoyable comedy.
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 Gangs of New York 2002 R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, Liam Neeson, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Gary Lewis, Eddie Marsan, Alec McCowen, David Hemmings, Larry Gilliard Jr.
The story begins in New York's Five Points slum, during 1846, where crime runs rampant in Lower Manhattan as unwelcome immigrants flock to the city. Gang wars ensue, and Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis) kills Priest Vallon (Liam Neeson). Sixteen years later, Priest's son, Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio), enters the arena with a mission: hunt down his father's killer. The film received 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Picture, and Director.
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Gangster No. 1 2000 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Paul McGuigan
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Saffron Burrows, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman, Eddie Marsan, Andrew Lincoln, Doug Allen, Razaaq Adoti, Cavan Clerkin, David Kennedy
The career of an unnamed London gangster (Paul Bettany plays the young hood while Malcolm McDowell takes over the role of the seasoned veteran) is told through flashbacks as he remembers his life of crime.
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Hancock 2008 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Jae Head, Eddie Marsan, David Mattey, Maetrix Fitten, Thomas Lennon, Johnny Galecki, Hayley Marie Norman, Dorothy Cecchi, Michelle Lemon, Akiva Goldsman, Michael Mann, Brad Leland
Los Angeles superhero John Hancock (Will Smith) is a sarcastic, anti-social alcoholic whose good deeds cause mayhem and are so destructive that they are causing the city millions to repair his damage following a "rescue." Citizens are fed up with him, but his image may change after Hancock saves the life of public relations executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman). After Hancock rescues Ray from the path of an oncoming train, Ray takes him home and is determined to change Hancock's lifestyle. But, Ray's wife Mary (Charlize Theron) wants no part of the superhero because he is a bad influence on their young son Aaron (Jae Head). Nevertheless, Ray has a plan for Hancock that may–or may not–result in changing his image and bringing the public back to his support.
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Happy-Go-Lucky 2008  R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Stanley Townsend, Kate O'Flynn, Caroline Martin, Oliver Maltman, Sarah Niles, Samuel Roukin, Karina Fernandez, Nonso Anozie, Sinead Matthews, Andrea Riseborough, Trevor Cooper
Thirty-year-old schoolteacher Poppy (Sally Hawkins) enjoys a life filled with optimistic expectations. She lives with fellow teacher Zoe (Alexis Zegerman) whose outlook on life counterbalances that of Poppy. One day, Poppy decides to take driving lessons, and, despite her instructor Scott's (Eddie Marsan) verbal abuse, Poppy continues her lessons with him. When she goes to a dance class with colleague Heather (Sylvestra Le Touzel), Poppy connects with school social worker Tim (Samuel Roukin), and they are attracted to each other–which leads to a jealous Scott's confrontation with Poppy.
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 The Illusionist 2006  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Neil Burger
Cast: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan, Jake Wood, Tom Fisher, Karl Johnson, Aaron Johnson, Eleanor Tomlinson, Vincent Franklin, Nicholas Blane
In early 1900s' Vienna, magician Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is reunited with his past love, Duchess Sophie von Teschen (Jessica Biel). Now, Sophie is engaged to Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell), and when Eisenheim uses his magical powers to woo her back, Crown Prince Leopold instructs Chief Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti) to track Eisensheim's activities, causing problems to develop within the royal house of Vienna.
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 Miami Vice 2006 R, 132 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Gong Li, Luis Tosar, Naomie Harris, John Ortiz, Ilan Krigsfeld, Chris Astoyan, Ciaran Hinds, Justin Theroux, Barry Shabaka Henley, Domenick Lombardozzi, Eddie Marsan, Isaach De Bankole
In this updated version of the 1980s' TV show that starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx take on the roles of Dade County Detectives James "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs working undercover as smugglers in an effort to infiltrate a Colombian drug-trafficking ring. In the process of their investigation, speeding boats, planes, and automobiles abound, and the intensity of the case causes them to get in too deep resulting in a romantic affair and murder.
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 Mission: Impossible III 2006 PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maggie Q, Simon Pegg, Eddie Marsan, Laurence Fishburne, Bahar Soomekh, Jeff Chase, Carla Gallo
In this third entry of the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, super-spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from active duty, is training new Impossible Mission Force agents, and is engaged to Julia (Michelle Monaghan) who knows nothing about his perilous past. But dangers escalate when Hunt is called on to assemble a team–Luther Strickell (Ving Rhames), Declan (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), and Zhen (Maggie Q)–whose mission is to track down evil international weapons provider Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and, in the process, rescue Hunt's prize pupil, Lindsey (Keri Russell).
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Second Sight 1999 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Beeson
Cast: Clive Owen, Claire Skinner, Stuart Wilson, Phoebe Nicholls, Rebecca Egan, Selina Boyack, Stephen Critchley, Benjamin Smith, Louise Atkins, Donald(2) Douglas, Eddie Marsan, Jonell Elliott
When Chief Inspector Ross Tanner (Clive Owen) realizes that he is going blind, he relies on his deputy, Catherine Tully (Claire Skinner), to become his second set of eyes in solving the brutal murder of a young man.
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The Secret Life of Words 2005 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Isabel Coixet
Cast: Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Javier Camara, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Steven Mackintosh, Eddie Marsan, Julie Christie, Daniel Mays, Dean Lennox Kelly, Danny Cunningham, Emmanuel Idowu, Reg Wilson, Leonor Watling, Peter Wright
After working in a factory for 10 years, insecure and hearing-impaired Hanna (Sarah Polley) finally takes a vacation. Hanna has always kept to herself and chooses an out-of-season, Northern Ireland seaside town for her break from work. While she is visiting Ireland, there is an accident on an offshore oil rig, and Hanna offers to take care of burn victim Josef (Tim Robbins). She meets an eccentric band of workers on board the rig but keeps to herself. However, as Hanna tends to Josef's needs, he breaks through her shell, and they come together through the healing experience.
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 V for Vendetta 2006 R, 132 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: James McTeigue
Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Rupert Graves, Roger Allam, Ben Miles, Sinead Cusack, Natasha Wightman, John Standing, Eddie Marsan
Set in the future after World War III resulted in Great Britain becoming a totalitarian state with Adam Sutler (John Hurt) in charge, this story involves the efforts of a masked man, V (Hugo Weaving), to ignite a revolution. With help from Evey (Natalie Portman) who he had rescued from an assault by government forces, V struggles against the oppressive forces of Britain's government.
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Vera Drake 2004 R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Imelda Staunton, Philip Davis, Peter Wight, Adrian Scarborough, Heather Craney, Daniel Mays, Alex Kelley, Eddie Marsan, Richard Graham, Ruth Sheen, Helen Coker, Allan Corduner
In 1950s' England, devoted wife/daughter/mother/housekeeper Vera (Imelda Staunton) also works on the side as an abortionist helping women in need of her services in her blue-collar town. When one of her "patients" ends up in the hospital, Vera and her family pay the consequences. Three Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actress (Imelda Staunton) and Director.
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| 1. Beowulf & Grendel (2006)
2. The Bunker (2001)
3. The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)
4. Gangs of New York (2002)
5. Gangster No. 1 (2000)
6. Hancock (2008)
7. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
8. The Illusionist (2006)
9. Miami Vice (2006)
10. Mission: Impossible III (2006)
11. Second Sight (1999)
12. The Secret Life of Words (2005)
13. V for Vendetta (2006)
14. Vera Drake (2004)
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