Tony Scott directs this remake of the 1974 crime thriller ' The Taking of Pelham One Two Three' which starred Walter Matthau & Robert Shaw. Denzel Washington takes over Matthau's role as Lieutenant Garber, a dispatcher for the New York City Transit Police who finds himself in a face-off with criminal mastermind Ryder (John Travolta, in the role originally played by Shaw) after an armed gang hijacks a subway train & takes its passengers hostage, threatening to start executing them one by one if they are not paid a hefty ransom within the space of one hour. ...

Crime thriller triple starring Denzel Washington. Tony Scott directs ' The Taking of Pelham 123' (2009), a remake of the 1974 crime thriller which starred Walter Matthau & Robert Shaw. Denzel Washington takes over Matthau's role as Lieutenant Garber, a dispatcher for the New York City Transit Police who finds himself in a face-off with criminal mastermind Ryder (John Travolta, in the role originally played by Shaw) after an armed gang hijacks a subway train & takes its passengers hostage, threatening to start executing them one by one if they are not paid a hefty ransom within the space of one hour. ' Inside Man' (2006) is directed by Spike Lee. Washington plays tough cop Keith Frazier, who finds himself drawn into a tense hostage situation when a bank heist planned by master criminal Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) goes drastically wrong. Trying to negotiate the release of the hostages, Frazier begins to realise that something isn't quite right with the whole set up, & when enigmatic Madeline White (Jodie Foster) arrives on the scene, he realises that he's stumbled onto something a lot bigger. Willem Dafoe & Christopher Plummer co-star. In ' The Bone Collector' (1999), street cop Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) discovers a hideously mutilated corpse & her superiors call on forensics expert Lincoln Rhymes (Washington) to investigate. Paralysed after an injury sustained in the line of duty, the case gives Rhymes a new lease of life, but he needs a reluctant Donaghy to do the legwork for him if he is to stop the murderer from striking again. ...

Four identically-dressed gunmen lay siege to a New York subway train & demand that a ransom of one million dollars be delivered within the hour. Transport cop Lt. Gerber (Walter Matthau) negotiates with the hijackers, trying to keep their leader (Robert Shaw) engaged in a continuous radio conversation while he looks for a way to defuse the situation & puzzles over the hijackers' intended escape plans. How exactly do they hope to make their getaway from an enclosed tunnel surrounded by police? ...

Encourages children to get involved & take an active role in their school community. From taking part in school plays & classroom discussions to making friends, this title explores various aspects of being part of the school community. It looks at school councils & how the representatives are elected. ...

Explores the contemporary approaches to democratic citizenship & community based education. This book provides a series of case studies & focuses on the lessons of national initiatives. It also

Includes:: case studies of programmes working with a range of women, people with disabilities & their carers, & with faith based organisations.

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You'll never accomplish anything big if you try to do it alone. We all need people to help us along the way. If you want to start a business, launch a product, move your company in a new direction, or raise money for a good cause, you need help from your team. This title shows how to keep your teams motivated & on track. ...