 Billy Elliot 2000   R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Stephen Daldry
Cast: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jamie Draven, Gary Lewis, Jean Heywood, Stuart Wells, Mike Elliot, Janine Birkett, Nicola Blackwell, Billy Fane, Carol McGuigan, Joe Renton, Janine Birkett
Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) is a talented adolescent who, despite his working-class environment, confesses that he dreams of becoming a ballet dancer after he is introduced to Mrs. Wilkinson's (Julie Walters) ballet class at the boxing gym. Not unexpectedly, Billy must endure the bias of neighbors in his British coal mining town. Stephen Daltry was nominated for a Best Director Oscar, and Julie Walters was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Carla's Song 1996  N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn, Salvador Espinoza, Louise Goodall, Richard Loza, Gary Lewis, Subash Singh Pall, Stewart Preston, Anne Marie Timoney
Set in 1987 during the guerilla war between Nicaragua's Contras and Sandinistas, this film teaches the evils behind the war and the passion of politics. In fact, the film's diatribe against U.S. involvement has been blamed for the lack of distribution in this country. The story begins in Glasgow with the meeting of George (Robert Carlyle) and a refugee, Carla (Oyanka Cabezas), and follows the couple during Carla's return to Nicaragua to deal with her past.
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 Eragon 2006  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Stefen Fangmeier
Cast: Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich, Garrett Hedlund, Alun Armstrong, Christopher Egan, Gary Lewis, Djimon Hounsou, Rachel Weisz, Richard Rifkin, Tamsin Egerton
Farm boy Eragon (Edward Speleers) becomes a Dragon Rider after finding a dragon egg and getting instructions from Brom (Jeremy Irons) to aid him in becoming one of the few humans able to tame a dragon (voice of Rachel Weisz). Now, Eragon sets off to save the world from the forces of evil King Galbatorix (John Malkovich).
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The Escapist 2002 R, 88 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Cast: Jonny Lee Miller, Andy Serkis, Gary Lewis, Jodhi May, Paloma Baeza, Vas Blackwood, Phil Barantini, Paul Ronan, Barry Barnes, Barry Cassin, Rachel O'Riordan, Des Braiden
Criminal Ricky Barnes (Andy Serkis) breaks into Denis's (Jonny Lee Miller) house, kills Denis's wife, is caught, and sent to prison. The distraught Denis seeks revenge, so he commits a crime, hoping to be put in the prison holding Ricky. In order to gain entry into the high security prison, Denis attempts escape after escape until finally being placed in Ricky's prison. Now, it's revenge time.
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A Fond Kiss 2004 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Shabana Bakhsh, Ahmad Riaz, Shamshad Akhtar, Ghizala Avan, David McKay, Raymond Mearns, Gary Lewis, Shy Ramsan, Gerard Kelly
When the good citizens of Glasgow refuse to accept the mixed-race relationship between a Muslim (Atta Yaqub) and an Irish Catholic (Eva Birthistle), troubles ensue.
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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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Joyeux Noel 2005 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Merry Christmas
Director: Christian Carion
Cast: Diane Kruger, Benno Furmann, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis, Daniel Bruhl, Lucas Belvaux, Bernard Le Coq, Ian Richardson, Natalie Dessay, Steven Robertson, Christopher Fulford, Robin Laing
"Joyeux Noel" is based on a true story that took place on Christmas Eve during World War I when French, Scottish, and German soldiers called for a cease fire, left their rifles in the trenches, and for 24 hours celebrated the spirit of Christmas together. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Foreign Language Film.
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My Name Is Joe 1998 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, David McKay, Anne-Marie Kennedy, David Hayman, Gary Lewis, Lorraine McIntosh, Scott Hannah, David Peacock, Gordon McMurray, James McHendry, Paul Clark, Stephen McCole
A recovering alcoholic, Joe Kavanagh (Peter Mullan), lives by A.A.'s creed: "one day at a time." Enter Sarah (Louise Goodall). Falling in love with Sarah and then facing the threat of losing her proves a very difficult emotion that could catapult Joe into a crisis mode.
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Orphans 1997 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Mullan
Cast: Gary Lewis, Douglas Henshall, Rosemarie Stevenson, Stephen McCole, Frank Gallagher, Alex Norton, Laura O'Donnell, Dave Anderson, Gilbert Martin, Lenny Mullan
Four siblings gather in Glasgow the night before their mother's funeral. Various adventures and misadventures occur in this black comedy/dark drama.
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Postmortem 1998 R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Michael Halsey, Stephen McCole, Gary Lewis, Ivana Milicevic, Dave Anderson, Stephen Docherty, Leigh Biagi, Phil McCall, Ian Hanmore
James McGregor (Charlie Sheen) wants to put his old life, that of a profiler of killers, behind him. Thus, he moves to Scotland and starts work as a novelist. But things aren't peaceful for long; a serial killer is on the loose and faxes to James obituaries of the victims. James is now the prime suspect. Cheap, but watchable.
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Shallow Grave 1994   R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Keith Allen, Ken Stott, Peter Mullan, Colin McCredie, Victoria Nairn, Gary Lewis, Jean Marie Coffey
Three boys resort to macabre deeds when their roommate dies, and they find a suitcase filled with cash lying next to the body.
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Yes 2004 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sally Potter
Cast: Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson, Stephanie Leonidas, Samantha Bond, Sheila Hancock, Gary Lewis, Raymond Waring, George Yiasoumi
Speaking in rhymes throughout this story, an Irish American woman (Joan Allen) and a Lebanese man (Simon Abkarian) meet at a party, embark on a torrid affair, and then go their separate ways.
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| 1. Billy Elliot (2000)
2. Carla's Song (1996)
3. Eragon (2006)
4. The Escapist (2002)
5. A Fond Kiss (2004)
6. Gangs of New York (2002)
7. Joyeux Noel (2005)
aka: Merry Christmas
8. My Name Is Joe (1998)
9. Orphans (1997)
10. Postmortem (1998)
11. Shallow Grave (1994)
12. Yes (2004)
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