Jay Villiers

Who Needs a Heart (1991)

The tumultuous life of the controversial 1960s black revolutionary (and convicted murderer) Michael X is illustrated by a kaleidoscopic melding of sound and images. The radically discordant free jazz soundtrack provides a surreal counterpoint to the mix of newsreel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Akomfrah
CAST:  Caroline Burghard  •  Treva Etienne  •  Ruth Gemmell  •  Caroline Lee-Johnson

The tumultuous life of the controversial 1960s black revolutionary (and convicted murderer) Michael X is illustrated by a kaleidoscopic melding of sound and images. The radically discordant free jazz soundtrack provides a surreal counterpoint to the mix of newsreel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Akomfrah
CAST:  Caroline Burghard  •  Treva Etienne  •  Ruth Gemmell  •  Caroline Lee-Johnson

Virgin Territory (2007)

The film is set in Tuscany during the Black Death. As in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, romance and swordplay. There are randy nuns, Saracen pirates, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Leland
CAST:  Ryan Cartwright  •  Hayden Christensen  •  Mischa Barton  •  Rosalind Halstead

The film is set in Tuscany during the Black Death. As in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, romance and swordplay. There are randy nuns, Saracen pirates, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Leland
CAST:  Ryan Cartwright  •  Hayden Christensen  •  Mischa Barton  •  Rosalind Halstead

Henry V (1989)

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Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Kenneth Branagh  •  Derek Jacobi  •  Brian Blessed  •  James Larkin

Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Kenneth Branagh  •  Derek Jacobi  •  Brian Blessed  •  James Larkin

Before the Rain (1994)

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milcho Manchevski
CAST:  Katrin Cartlidge  •  Rade Šerbedžija  •  Grégoire Colin  •  Labina Mitevska

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milcho Manchevski
CAST:  Katrin Cartlidge  •  Rade Šerbedžija  •  Grégoire Colin  •  Labina Mitevska

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

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British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose in their old age.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Madden
CAST:  Bill Nighy  •  Maggie Smith  •  Tom Wilkinson  •  Judi Dench

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose in their old age.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Madden
CAST:  Bill Nighy  •  Maggie Smith  •  Tom Wilkinson  •  Judi Dench

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1991)

At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Stone
CAST:  Joan Hickson  •  Jean Simmons  •  Joss Ackland  •  Faith Brook

At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Stone
CAST:  Joan Hickson  •  Jean Simmons  •  Joss Ackland  •  Faith Brook

The Sea (2013)

A man returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Brown
CAST:  Bonnie Wright  •  Natascha McElhone  •  Ciarán Hinds  •  Charlotte Rampling

A man returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Brown
CAST:  Bonnie Wright  •  Natascha McElhone  •  Ciarán Hinds  •  Charlotte Rampling

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (1999)

In the eighth film in the series, in August 1916, using the name "Henri Defense," 17-year-old Indiana Jones has enlisted in the Belgian army to fight in the Great War. After his commanding officers have all been killed in battle in Flanders, Corporal "Defense" is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Ronny Coutteure  •  Jason Flemyng  •  Richard Ridings

In the eighth film in the series, in August 1916, using the name "Henri Defense," 17-year-old Indiana Jones has enlisted in the Belgian army to fight in the Great War. After his commanding officers have all been killed in battle in Flanders, Corporal "Defense" is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Ronny Coutteure  •  Jason Flemyng  •  Richard Ridings

The International (2009)

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An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, Milan, New York and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Tykwer
CAST:  Clive Owen  •  Naomi Watts  •  Armin Mueller-Stahl  •  Ulrich Thomsen

An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, Milan, New York and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Tykwer
CAST:  Clive Owen  •  Naomi Watts  •  Armin Mueller-Stahl  •  Ulrich Thomsen

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)

Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul McGuigan
CAST:  Annette Bening  •  Jamie Bell  •  Julie Walters  •  Vanessa Redgrave

Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul McGuigan
CAST:  Annette Bening  •  Jamie Bell  •  Julie Walters  •  Vanessa Redgrave

Responsible Child (2019)

Ray, a twelve-year-old boy, must confront the British legal system when he is accused of murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Holt
CAST:  Billy Barratt  •  James Tarpey  •  Owen McDonnell  •  Michelle Fairley

Ray, a twelve-year-old boy, must confront the British legal system when he is accused of murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Holt
CAST:  Billy Barratt  •  James Tarpey  •  Owen McDonnell  •  Michelle Fairley

Discovering Hamlet (1990)

IN 1988, rising star Kenneth Branagh tackled the role of Shakespeare’s prince of Denmark for the first time in his professional career under the guidance of celebrated actor Derek Jacobi. Narrated by Patrick Stewart, this hour-long film documents how Kenneth ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Olshaker
CAST:  Derek Jacobi  •  Kenneth Branagh  •  Richard Easton  •  Patrick Stewart

IN 1988, rising star Kenneth Branagh tackled the role of Shakespeare’s prince of Denmark for the first time in his professional career under the guidance of celebrated actor Derek Jacobi. Narrated by Patrick Stewart, this hour-long film documents how Kenneth ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Olshaker
CAST:  Derek Jacobi  •  Kenneth Branagh  •  Richard Easton  •  Patrick Stewart

The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag (2005)

Set in Colonial India in 1925, the hunt for the most notorious man-eating leopard of all time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hay
CAST:  Jason Flemyng  •  Jodhi May  •  Roshan Seth  •  Geoffrey Palmer

Set in Colonial India in 1925, the hunt for the most notorious man-eating leopard of all time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hay
CAST:  Jason Flemyng  •  Jodhi May  •  Roshan Seth  •  Geoffrey Palmer