Satirical drama about an ageing assassin trying to pass on the baton to a younger generation. Mr Wagner (Michel Serrault) is one of the best in his profession, but now nearing 70, with his trigger finger shaky instead of itchy, he realises it's time to hang up his gun. Finding it hard to source his protege, Wagner stumbles across Max (Mathieu Kassovitz), a 25 year old welder & part-time crook. Spending long hours alone perfecting his video gaming techniques & watching violent TV, Max seems to be the ideal candidate. As Wagner shows his student the ropes, taking him through the many tricks of his deadly trade, he tries to instil in Max a sense of the ethics of the business. Max however has other ideas, which become evident when he sets out on his first hit. ...

From Caesar & Thomas Becket to Archduke Franz Ferdinand & beyond, this book focuses on the most (in)famous examples of assassination through history, & uses them to explore its various meanings, myths & cults. It also features paintings, drawings, photographs & archival documents. ...

Laura Craig (Jill Ireland) is the new First Lady in the White House & secret agent Jay Killian (Charles Bronson) is assigned to protect her, much to her disgust. However, she begins to value his service as it seems that someone wants her dead & the termination orders look as though they are coming from inside the White House. ...

Japanese period drama, set in 1853 when Japan started to open to the western world & when civil conflict led to the collapse of the Tokugawa regime. Hachiro (Tetsuro Tamba) is an ambitious ronin whose allegiance drifts between the Emperor & the Shogunate, & who tries against the odds to prevent Japan from sliding into civil war. ...

Uncovering a cold-blooded execution at the hands of a conspiring police force, this title pursues the murderers of Black Panther Fred Hampton. Documenting the 14-year process of bringing the killers to justice, this chronicle also depicts the 18-month court trial. ...

On 27 June 1868, Hole in the Day (Bagonegiizhig) the Younger left Crow Wing, Minnesota, for Washington, DC, to fight the planned removal of the Mississippi Ojibwe to a reservation at White Earth. This title is not only the biography of a powerful leader but an insightful analysis of a pivotal time in the history of the Ojibwe people. ...

On 27 June 1868, Hole in the Day (Bagonegiizhig) the Younger left Crow Wing, Minnesota, for Washington, DC, to fight the planned removal of the Mississippi Ojibwe. This book focuses on the role of Ojibwe culture & tradition, & features interviews with more than fifty elders to explain the events leading up to the death of Hole in the Day. ...

Western starring Brad Pitt as the legendary Wild West outlaw Jesse James. To those he robbed & terrorised, he may have been just a criminal, but in the sensational newspaper articles & dime novels chronicling the James Gang throughout the 1870s, Jesse was the object of awe & admiration. Foremost among his admirers was Robert Ford (Casey Affleck), an idealistic & ambitious young man who had devoted his life to the hope of one day riding alongside his idol. When Robert is recruited into James' notorious gang, he eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw & when he & his brother Charley (Sam Rockwell) sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status. ...