MOVIEHOUSE Catalogue
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MOVIEHOUSE Catalogue THE MOVIEHOUSE COLLECTION 1234 – THIS IS ROCK AND ROLL Ardent musician Stevie endures a day-job he despises and can’t get a girlfriend, but... at least he has his music! With friend Neil, he’s been kicking around for a while not achieving very much but, when the pair of misfits team up with the more-experienced Billy and his cute pal Emily, the possibility they might be on to something really good presents itself. For Stevie, this is the opportunity he’s been waiting for with the band and just maybe, with Emily too! Genre: Music Drama Running time: 1 x 85-minutes Year of production: 2008 Starring: Ian Bonar (New Blood), Lyndsey Marshal (Being Human), Kieran Bew (AVP: Alien vs. Predator), Mathew Baynton (Tonight You're Mine) ABRAHAM’S POINT Comet Snape is a man with a mysterious past who embarks on a journey from London to the tiny west Wales village he left abruptly 15 years previously to overcome a family tragedy which had haunted him since his youth. Whilst on his journey, Comet meets a colourful cast of rogues and angels, who all participate in this classic tale of one man’s struggle to conquer the obstacles before him. Genre: Drama Running time: 1 x 110-minutes Year of production: 2008 Starring: Mackenzie Crook (Pirates of the Caribbean), Christian McKay (Rush), Natasha O'Keeffe (Peaky Blinders) ALLIES It is 1944 and the Allies are advancing across France when a tight- knit, war-hardened unit of British paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines. Led by U.S. Captain Gabriel Jackson, it’s their mission to ambush a heavily-guarded German commander and secure information vital to ending the war in Europe. Taking orders from a Yank was never going to be easy for a man used to leading his own men, but Sergeant Harry McBain knows he must if they are to complete their operation and get home alive. Genre: War Drama Feature Running time: 1 x 93-minutes Year of production: 2014 Starring: Julian Ovenden (Downton Abbey), Chris Reilly (Call the Midwife), Matt Willis (Birds of a Feather) www.kewmediadistribution.com A WAR STORY When Osama bin Laden declares war on the USA in 1997, Pulitizer Prize winning CNN correspondent Peter Arnett embarks on a mission to locate and interview him. Asked by Arnett, "What are your future plans?", Bin Laden said, "You'll see them and hear about them in the media, God willing". On the eve of 9/11, Arnett flew into New York City to stay with his daughter. The next day he watched in horror as the towers collapsed; his mind recalling the interview and bin Laden's veiled threat. Genre: Drama Running time: 1 x 89-minutes Year of production: 2018 Starring: John Leigh (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers), George Kanaan (East West 101), Tim Carlsen (Westside), Ben Van Lier (The Water Horse) BEACON 77 Two young women arrive at a curious penthouse apartment, led by one’s crush on her tutor. However, her love interest doesn’t live alone. He’s part of a trio of computer hackers about to embark on the ultimate job on the world’s most mysterious mainframe. Whilst doing so, they unlock more than they bargained for with supernatural and ultimately fatal results. Can this seemingly insignificant chain of events, which have thrown this group together, be construed as fate? Can the beacon provide a signal of hope or is it a web of manipulation, paranoia and ultimately... murder? Genre: Horror / Thriller Running time: 1 x 95-minutes Year of production: 2009 Starring: Kelly Adams (Bronson), Jonathan Rhodes (Dominion) BEING ROSE A widowed ex-cop discovers that she may have a life threatening illness and decides to go on a solo road trip in a motorised wheelchair to explore the beauty of the Southwest. On her journey, Rose discovers more than just the simple beauty of New Mexico when she meets - and falls in love with - Max, an old cowboy who comes to a crossroads of his own. Genre: Drama Running time: 1 x 91-minutes Year of production: 2017 Starring: Cybill Shepherd (Taxi Driver), James Brolin (Life In Pieces), Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) www.kewmediadistribution.com BENJI THE DOVE Based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name, Benji the Dove is a tender tale of four boys rapidly coming to terms with growing up, school, bullies, friendship and loyalty. Genre: Coming-of-Age Drama Feature Running time: 1 x 84-minutes Year of production: 2017 Starring: Karen Pittman (The Americans), Kelly AuCoin (Billions), Lynn Cohen (Munich) BIG FAT GYPSY GANGSTER A fast moving, star studded, roller coaster ride of violence, madness and mayhem in this gritty British crime comedy. Bulla is the Big Fat Gypsy Gangster, Britain’s most dangerous man. After sixteen years in prison, he’s on the streets again but, things soon go wrong when he loses everything, robbed by the same corrupt cop who put him behind bars in the first place. So, it’s time for Bulla to fight back. Get ready for a white knuckle ride in London’s underworld... Genre: Crime / Comedy Running time: 1 x 91-minutes Year of production: 2011 Starring: Ricky Grover (EastEnders), Omid Djalilli (The Paul Reiser Show), Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who), Rufus Hound (Scottish Mussel), Eddie Webber (The Business) BLINDED Running from a dark secret, Danish backpacker Mike Hammershoi arrives at Black’s estate in the Scottish Borders, looking for work. Cut off from the outside world, Francis Black, the blind owner, lives in a shuttered, decaying mansion, with his elderly mother Bella. Francis reluctantly offers the traveller a low- paid job in the yard. Whilst working on the farm, Mike and the farmer’s wife Rachel fall for each other. Unable to resist each other they start a love a affair and kick off a dangerous play of love, jealousy and rage. Genre: Thriller Running time: 1 x 91-minutes Year of production: 2004 Starring: Peter Mullan (Trainspotting), Jodhi May (Defiance), Anders W. Berthelsen (Italian for Beginners), Samantha Bond (James Bond) www.kewmediadistribution.com BOOTS ON THE GROUND In October 2014, five British soldiers in Afghanistan try to stay alive on the last night of the Afghan War, facing not only the Taliban, but also supernatural forces more terrifying than anything they've encountered before. As the night unfolds and their mission is finally explained, they find themselves engulfed in a labyrinthine nightmare, and forces seemingly from another realm. Genre: Horror Feature Running time: 1 x 87-minutes Year of production: 2017 Starring: Tom Ainsley (Versailles), Ryan McParland (Kissing Candice), Ian Virgo (Black Hawk Down), Valmike Rampersad (Bazodee), Sally Day (Trapped!) BOSTON KICKOUT The early 1980s, Phil’s family moves from an inner city slum to build a bright new life in Stevenage, a ‘new town’ in Southern England. But, a decade later, the dream has crumbled and Phil finds himself in a bewildering world of unemployment, violence and with no hope for his future. His best friend Ted disappears and another, Steven, desperately tries to conform to his parents’ expectations whilst Matt gets engaged. Feeling alienated and dissatisfied, Phil gets involved with Steven’s brother Robert, a dangerously incompetent villain who’s forever planning his next ‘big job’. Genre: Drama Running time: 1 x 91-minutes Year of production: 1995 Starring: Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead), John Simm (Moving On), Marc Warren (The Good Wife) BYE BYE BLACKBIRD London. Early 1900s. Young builder Josef joins the Dempsey Circus because he has fallen in love with the circus director’s daughter, the beautiful trapeze artist Alice. Alice, although attracted to Josef, is wary and reticent after a lifetime spent in the circus, but Josef, full of love, only wants to fly with her like two birds. The day comes when Alice and Josef are to perform an incredible trapeze act for the first time. Before an excited and expectant audience, tragedy ensues and Josef is never the same again. However, all is not as it seems… Genre: Drama / Love Story Running time: 1 x 101-minutes Year of production: 2004 Starring: James Thierrée (The Vanishing Point), Izabella Miko (Clash of the Titans), Derek Jacobi (The King's Speech), Jodhi May (Blinded, Defiance) www.kewmediadistribution.com THE CATCH Based on a true story of cheating in the annual fishing contest in New Zealand's beautiful Kaipara Harbour, The Catch tells the story of mates Brian and Wiremu who are up against the ruthless professional fishermen. The Catch is a heart-warming film about friendship, trust, morals and the triumph of good over evil, all set against the backdrop of over-fishing and ecological frailty and all told with wry humour. Genre: Comedy Drama Feature Running time: 1 x 88-minutes Year of Production: 2016 Starring: Nicol Munro, (Last Star), Tainui Tukiwaho (Jake), David Capstick (3 Mile Limit), Ruth Wynne (Not For Children) CREDO A group of students in London decide to test their faith by proving the existence of Hell. Following the ritualistic summoning of a demon, they’re found dead, apparently from mass suicide. A decade later, another group of students, evicted from their apartment and homeless, break into the same abandoned halls of residence for somewhere to stay but soon discover they’re not alone and the true horror within. Genre: Supernatural Thriller Running time: 1 x 91-minutes Year of production: 2007 Starring: MyAnna Buring (The Twilight Saga), Clayton Watson (The Matrix), Stephen Gately (Watership Down) DEAD CERT A gang of tough London gangsters get more than they bargained for when a group of Eastern European businessmen make an offer to buy their club, ‘The Inferno’.