102 Dalmatians 2000  G, 101 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Kevin Lima
Cast: Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Evans, Tim McInnerny, Eric Idle, Ben Crompton, Carol MacReady, Ian Richardson, Jim Carter, Ron Cook, David Horovitch, Mike Hayley, Timothy West, Dick Brannick
Following her parole from prison, Cruella De Vil (Glenn Close) opens an animal rescue operation to impress her parole officer, Chloe (Alice Evans). But it isn't long before Cruella, up to her old tricks, makes a deal with a Parisian furrier, Jean Pierre Le Pelt (Gerard Depardieu), to make an ensemble out of the hides of 102 Dalmatian puppies. Will she succeed in her dastardly deed?
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 Charlotte Gray 2001  PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Rupert Penry-Jones, Ron Cook, Anton Lesser, John Pierce Jones, Wolf Kahler, John Benfield, Jack Shepherd
During World War II, Charlotte Gray (Cate Blanchett) joins the French Resistance as an undercover courier in order to track down her RAF pilot lover, Peter Gregory (Rupert Penry-Jones), whose plane had been shot down over France. Disguised as "Dominique," Charlotte goes to Vichy France where she finds intrigue and a new romance.
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Confetti 2006  R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Debbie Isitt
Cast: Martin Freeman, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Mangan, Meredith MacNeill, Robert Webb, Olivia Colman, Vincent Franklin, Jason Watkins, Jimmy Carr, Felicity Montagu, Alison Steadman, Ron Cook, Selina Cadell, Julia Davis
In this improvised mockumentary, wedding planners Archie and Gregory (Vincent Franklin and Jason Watkins) spend 10 weeks assisting three engaged couples who vie for the prize of a new house and their picture on the cover of "Confetti" magazine. Matt and Sam (Martin Freeman and Jessica Hynes) want their ceremony to be just like a Broadway musical; Isabelle and Josef (Meredith MacNeill and Stephen Mangan) want their wedding to have a tennis theme; and nudists Joanna and Michael (Olivia Colman and Robert Webb) want no clothes worn at their ceremony. Stress abounds, and the couples create chaos as they battle to win the prize.
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 The Hound of the Baskervilles 2002 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Mystery / Horror
Director: David Attwood
Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart, Richard E. Grant, Neve McIntosh, Matt Day, John Nettles, Geraldine James, Ron Cook, Liza Tarbuck, Danny Webb, Richard Hawley, Paul Kynman, Jim Norton, David McNeill, Casper Zafer
Dr. James Mortimer (John Nettles) asks Sherlock Holmes (Richard Roxburgh) for help in protecting Sir Henry Baskerville (Matt Day) who is the heir to the Baskerville estate following his uncle Sir Charles Baskerville's mysterious death. Mortimer tells Holmes and Holmes' assistant, Dr. Watson (Ian Hart), about a curse that supposedly involves a hound that kills the Baskerville heirs. Watson accompanies Sir Henry to the estate where he finds conflicting clues before Holmes arrives at the estate to help solve the case.
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Land of the Blind 2006 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert Edwards
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Donald Sutherland, Lara Flynn Boyle, Tom Hollander, Camilla Rutherford, Marc Warren, Robert Daws, Don Warrington, Ron Cook, Laura Fraser, Jonathan Hyde, Harry Eden
In this political satire, a military man, Joe (Ralph Fiennes), befriends political prisoner Thorne (Donald Sutherland) who teaches Joe about corruption within his government, recruits him to aid in the cause, and they work together–for awhile.
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The Lost Prince 2003  TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Poliakoff
Cast: Daniel Williams, Matthew James Thomas, Brock Everitt-Elwick, Rollo Weeks, Gina McKee, Tom Hollander, Miranda Richardson, Bill Nighy, Bibi Andersson, Frank Finlay, Ron Cook, David Westhead, John Sessions, Michael Gambon, David Barrass
King George V (Tom Hollander) and Queen Mary's (Miranda Richardson) son, Prince John (Daniel Williams and Matthew James Thomas), suffered from epilepsy and was hidden away for most of his 14 years. Away from family, Prince John forms a bond with his loving nurse, Lalla (Gina McKee), in this BBC historical drama.
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Lucky Break 2001 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: James Nesbitt, Olivia Williams, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy, Lennie James, Ron Cook, Frank Harper, Christopher Plummer, Raymond Waring, Julian Barratt, Peter Wight, Celia Imrie, Ram John Holder
Jimmy Hands (James Nesbitt) and his friend Rudy (Lennie James) fail in their attempted bank robbery and end up in prison. Now, they plot an escape when they perform in an in-house play, "Nelson: The Musical," that is written by amateur playwright Graham Mortimer (Christopher Plummer) who just happens to be the prison warden. Complications develop as opening night draws near.
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The Merchant of Venice 2004 R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
aka: William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Zuleikha Robinson, Kris Marshall, Charlie Cox, Heather Goldenhersh, Mackenzie Crook, John Sessions, Gregor Fisher, Ron Cook
Al Pacino takes on the role of Jewish moneylender Shylock who loans a Christian, Antonio (Jeremy Irons), money to help friend Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) woo Portia (Lynn Collins). There is one stipulation in the deal: if, after three months, Antonio cannot repay the loan, he must sacrifice one pound of his flesh. Shylock prepares to collect on the debt.
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On a Clear Day 2005 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Gaby Dellal
Cast: Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Jamie Sives, Sean McGinley, Billy Boyd, Ron Cook, Jodhi May, Benedict Wong, Anne Marie Timoney, Shaun Dingwall, Tony Roper, Paul Ritter
After many years working as a shipbuilder in Glasgow, Frank Redmond (Peter Mullan) is laid off and suffers a loss of confidence in himself–until he comes up with an idea to swim the English Channel. Friends Norman (Ron Cook), Dann (Billy Boyd), and Eddie (Sean McGinley) support Frank through his training, but as the day approaches, events occur that force Frank to deal with strained family relationships between Frank and his wife (Brenda Blethyn) and son (Jamie Sives). Now, Frank tries to swim back to the center of his family.
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Secrets & Lies 1996  R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth Berrington, Lesley Manville, Michele Austin, Lee Ross, Ron Cook, Emma Amos, Brian Bovell, Travor Laird
A reunion brings together family members for Roxanne's (Claire Rushbrook) 21st birthday. Those attending are Roxanne's lonely mother, Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn); Cynthia's brother, Maurice (Timothy Spall); and his wife, Monica (Phyllis Logan)–and a surprise guest, Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a young Black woman searching for her biological mother who turns out to be Cynthia.
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 The Singing Detective 1986  TV, 415 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: Jon Amiel
Cast: Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley, Janet Suzman, Alison Steadman, Bill Paterson, Jim Carter, David Ryall, Gerard Horan, Leslie French, Lyndon Davies, Ron Cook, Imelda Staunton, George Rossi, Janet Henfrey
This near-classic tale by Dennis Potter combines music, film noir, mystery, fantasy, and autobiographical material in a successful British TV miniseries, originally airing in six episodes. Detective novelist Philip E. Marlow (Michael Gambon) suffers from a crippling skin/nerve disease (psoriatic arthropathy–a disease that Potter died of). In his hospital bed, he relives his latest novel, "The Singing Detective," with himself in the title role, often drifting into a surrealistic fantasy world as he relives his life.
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 Thunderbirds 2004 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Bill Paxton, Brady Corbet, Ben Kingsley, Sophia Myles, Anthony Edwards, Dominic Colenso, Ben Torgersen, Lex Shrapnel, Soren Fulton, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Philip Winchester, Ron Cook
Based on the British series of the same name, widower billionaire and former astronaut Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton) lives on an island with his five sons from which they stand ready to perform international rescues. At their disposal are: an orbiting space station, a rescue craft, a submarine, two rockets, and superspy Penelope Creighton-Ward (Sophia Myles). In this story, the family is on a rescue mission, but the youngest son Alan (Brady Corbet) has been left behind when the villainous Hood (Ben Kinglsey) arrives to take over the island. Will Alan be able to save the day?
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 Topsy-Turvy 1999 R, 160 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Lesley Manville, Eleanor David, Ron Cook, Timothy Spall, Wendy Nottingham, Alison Steadman, Louise Gold, Kevin McKidd, Katrin Cartlidge, Julia Rayner, Andy Serkis, Shirley Henderson
Director Mike Leigh presents a tribute to those well-known Victorian operetta writers: Gilbert (Jim Broadbent) and Sullivan (Allan Corduner). The focus is on the London production of "The Mikado" and the tribulations encountered as two distinctly different personalities collaborate on their ninth operetta.
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| 1. 102 Dalmatians (2000)
2. Charlotte Gray (2001)
3. Confetti (2006)
4. The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
5. Land of the Blind (2006)
6. The Lost Prince (2003)
7. Lucky Break (2001)
8. The Merchant of Venice (2004)
aka: William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
9. On a Clear Day (2005)
10. Secrets & Lies (1996)
11. The Singing Detective (1986)
12. Thunderbirds (2004)
13. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
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