Please note this is a region 2 DVD & region B Blu-ray It will require a region B Blu-ray player to play the Blu-ray & DVD or a Region 2 DVD player for the DVD BFI Flipside presents MAN OF VIOLENCE aka MOON (DVD Blu-ray)A film by Pete Walker THE FLIPSIDE rescuing weird & wonderful British films from obscurity & presenting them in new high-quality editions In a world of gangs & villains one man
- Moon
- will stop at nothing to get the girl & take the spoils Pete Walker&s affectionate low-budget homage to the gangster thriller is packed with sights & sounds from a Britain about to swing out of the sixties & into a somewhat less optimistic decade This release also

Includes:: The Big Switch (aka Strip Poker) Pete Walker&s pulp thriller whose climatic shoot-out was filmed on Brighton&s now destroyed West Pier Special Features Presented in both High Definition & Standard Definition Newly transferred to High Definition from the original negatives The Big Switch (aka Strip Poker (1968 68 mins) The Big Switch Alternative export cut (1968 77 mins) Original trailers for Man of Violence & The Big Switch Alternative Moon title-card Extensive illustrated booklet featuring contributions from Pete Walker novelist Cathi Unsworth screenwriter David Mc Gillivray & film historian Julian Petley UK 1970 colour English language with optional English hard-of-hearing subtitles 108 minutes Original aspect ratio 1851 Disc 1 BD50 1080p 24fps PCM mono audio (48k 24-bit) Disc 2 DVD9 PAL Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps)



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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Twenty storeys up wanted fugitive Nick Cassidy threatens suicide from a Manhattan rooftop As hostage negotiator Lydia Mercer tries to talk him down she discovers that Cassidy was convicted for his part in a multi-million dollar diamond robbery Whilst Cassidy creates the ultimate distraction his brother & his feisty girlfriend are out to prove his innocence by committing a new crime With an all-star cast that

Includes:: Sam Worthington Elizabeth Banks Anthony Mackie Jamie Bell Ed Harris & Edward Burns this adrenalin fuelled action thriller will have you on the edge of your seat…

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Twenty storeys up wanted fugitive Nick Cassidy threatens suicide from a Manhattan rooftop As hostage negotiator Lydia Mercer tries to talk him down she discovers that Cassidy was convicted for his part in a multi-million dollar diamond robbery Whilst Cassidy creates the ultimate distraction his brother & his feisty girlfriend are out to prove his innocence by committing a new crime With an all-star cast that

Includes:: Sam Worthington Elizabeth Banks Anthony Mackie Jamie Bell Ed Harris & Edward Burns this adrenalin fuelled action thriller will have you on the edge of your seat… Actors Elizabeth Banks Sam Worthington Jamie Bell Ed Harris Edward Burns Kyra Sedgwick William Sadler Genesis Rodriguez Anthony Mackie Jonah Falcon Joe Urban Afton Williamson Liz Holtan Alex Ziwak & Pooja Kumar Director Asger Leth Certificate 12 years & over Year 2012 Languages English

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A powerful & touching novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of Pigeon English'A writer of considerable talent' Financial Times I was beating the life out of Bibhuti with a baseball bat when my first monsoon broke John Lock has come to India to meet his destiny He has fled the quiet desperation of his life in England to offer his help to a man who has learned to conquer pain a world record breaker who specialises in feats of extreme endurance & ill-advised masochism In answering Bibhuti's call for assistance John hopes to rewrite a brave end to a life poorly lived But as they take their leap of faith together & John is welcomed into Bibhuti's family & into the colour & chaos of Mumbai he learns more about life & death & everything in between than he could ever have bargained for ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Creasy a former CIA agent now a cynical recluse accepts a position as bodyguard for the young daughter of one of Europe&s most wealthy families When the child is kidnapped by violent terrorists Creasy is thrown into a ferocious world of treachery & turmoil Filled with rage he fights for their lives whatever the cost ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Tony Scott-directed action thriller starring Denzel Washington as John Creasy a jaded former CIA agent hired by a wealthy Mexican family to act as bodyguard to their ten-year-old daughter Lupita (Dakota Fanning) Initially reluctant to take on such a lowly position Creasy becomes increasingly fond of his charge as she asks him questions about his life & he begins to open up to her & discover a tenderness long missing from his own life But his newfound equilibrium is shattered when the girl is kidnapped & he vows to find the men responsible & bring them to his own form of rough justice The film is a re-make of the 1987 film starring Scott Glenn as Creasy also based on the AJ Quinnell novel ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Denzel Washington stars as a government operativesoldier of fortune who has pretty much given up on life In Mexico City he reluctantly agrees to take a job to protect a child whose parents are threatened by a wave of kidnappings He eventually becomes close to the child & their relationship reawakens & rekindles his spirit When she is abducted his fiery rage is unleashed on those he feels responsible & he stops at nothing to save her ...

The story of the life of Andy Kaufman the eccentric comedian who was best known as the mechanic Latka in the sitcom & Taxi& ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free blu-ray player in order to play Documentary profiling Philippe Petit the French performance artist who defied the law by walking a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in 1974 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit&s daring but illegal high-wire routine performed between New York City&s World Trade Center&s twin towers in 1974 what some consider "the artistic crime of the century" Director James Marsh Certificate 12 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour & 30 minutes (approx)
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