Ex-assassin Robert McCall is finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, but he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses.

As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.

From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome.

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist.

With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.

Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.

Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter, impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke’s past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

In the midst of a global crisis, the USS Alabama receives unconfirmed orders to launch its nuclear missiles - signaling the start of World War III.

The tension escalates as the sub's respected commander and his brilliant executive officer clash over the validity of their orders...battling each other for control of the sub.

As this epic struggle rages under the sea, you take command of edge-of-your-seat excitement.

Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.

Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter, impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke’s past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

The Little Things
Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deaon is sent to Los Angeles for what should be a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorising the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff's Department Sergeant Jim Baxter, impressed with Deke's cop instincts, unofficially engages in his help. But as they track a suspect, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering distrubing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

American Gangster
Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe face off against each other in a relentless confrontation, directed by Ridley Scott. Ruthless and endowed with a very strict sense of honour, crime boss Frank Lucas reigns over the drug world in the streets of Harlem. When cop Richie Roberts sets out to destroy Lucas’ colossal empire, a merciless showdown takes place on the streets of New York.

Training Day
Rookie cop Jake Hoyt has been newly assigned to an elite narcotics unit and is due to spend his first day on the job with veteran detective Alonzo Harris. As the day progresses, and after dealing with street thugs and drug tycoons, Hoyt begins to suspect that Harris might have become corrupted by the job. When Harris then murders criminal kingpin Roger and tries to get the act pinned on Hoyt, the young cop realises that he has no choice but to confront Harris himself.

Fallen
Philadelphia detective John Hobbes watches as Edgar Reese, the serial killer he helped bring to justice is executed. However, Reese behaves oddly prior to his death, and soon after his execution killings similar to his own crimes start once more. Hobbes begins receiving late-night phone calls from the copycat killer, and follows a trail of clues to another detective, Milano, who killed himself in a remote cabin 30 years ago. Carved on the wall is the name Azazel - translated as demon of the wilderness. With the help of Milano's daughter Gretta, Hobbes realises that Reese and Milano were both hosts for a killer fallen angel, which now has its sights set on him...

The Pelican Brief
Adapted from a John Grisham best seller, this film stars Julia Roberts as sharp-witted law student Darby Shaw, who finds herself the target for murder when her thesis determining why two US justices were killed falls into the wrong hands. Supported by Washington-based journalist Gray Grantham, she seeks to find out who is behind the threats against her life, and bring them to justice.

Two Supreme Court Justices have been murdered and a lone law student turns her suspicion about the deaths into a speculative brief that sends shock waves into the highest levels of government.

She and a determined investigative reporter want to tell the world what they have uncovered - if they live to tell it.

The race is on and these two are more than runners. They're moving targets.

From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome.

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist.

With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.

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 and he begins to open up to her and discover a tenderness long missing from his own life. But his newfound equilibrium is shattered when the girl is kidnapped, and he vows to find the men responsible and 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 A.J. Quinnell novel.

When a New Orleans ferry carrying 500 passengers is destroyed by a bomb, Doug Carling; an FBI agent is drafted in to track down the perpetrator. When a body is found floating in the river, it is determined that the victim was murdered before the ferry blast occurred.

Unfortunately, the victim was the impossibly beautiful Claire Kuchever, whose death has begun to torment Carlin. Adding a new level to the investigation is a top-secret FBI invention, which allows a select group to view the past on screen as if it had been videotaped days earlier.

The more Carlin sees of Kuchever, the more connected to her he becomes, until he decides to risk his life by travelling back in time and altering the course of history.

Triple bill of thrilling John Grisham adaptations.

The Client
When young Mark and his brother sneak off to the woods for a smoke, they stumble upon a fat mob lawyer about to commit suicide, who tells Mark where a dead body is hidden. When his brother falls into a coma, Mark is questioned by a hard-boiled FBI Attorney, with only his lawyer battling for her young client's safety from the mob's hitmen.

The Pelican Brief
Sharp-witted law student Darby Shaw finds herself the target for murder when her essay describing why two US justices were killed falls into the wrong hands. Joining forces with investigative journalist Gray Grantham, she determines to find out who is behind the threats against her life and bring them to justice.

A Time to Kill
Carl Lee Hailey seeks violent revenge after his 10-year-old daughter is brutally assaulted. When his actions lead to his arrest, lawyer Jake Brigance has to battle against mounting pressure from both the Ku Klux Klan and the Civil Rights Movement to save Carl from Death Row.

The heart-stopping story of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War, GLORY stars Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes and Morgan Freeman.

Broderick and Elwes are the idealistic young Bostonians who lead the regiment; Freeman is the inspirational sergeant who unites the troops; and Denzel Washington, in an Oscar-winning performance (1989, Best Supporting Actor), is the runaway slave who embodies the indomitable spirit of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts.

"What, my dear Lady Disdain Are you yet living?" These famous lines from Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing delightfully show the verbal sparring between the reluctant lovers, Beatrice and Benedick who are happily brought together at the end by the schemes of their friends. And, no story is complete without at least one evil character, Don John, who unsuccessfully tries to tear apart the wedding plans of Hero and Claudio, the other lovers in this sparkling tale.

Written in rhyming couplets, Much Ado About Nothing, the eighth book in this successful series, captures all the exciting elements of the original story, and is truly a delightful read for both adult and child.

Lois Burdett has been a teacher at Hamlet Public School in Stratford, Ontario, for over twenty years and her expertise in bringing Shakespeare to life for children as young as seven is reflected in the children's clever insights and wonderful drawings which complement the play.

Her success has resulted in an ever-increasing demand for workshops as far afield as Europe and Australia where she instructs educators on how they too can familiarize young children with Shakespeare.

From the "Foreword" by Denzel Washington

" Lois Burdett's] delightfully entertaining text is complemented by her students' thoughtful interpretations and charming artwork which make "Much Ado About Nothing" come alive in a whole new way."

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, rookie LA cop, Jake Hoyt is sent out on the streets with veteran detective Alonzo Harris for a day that will make or break him. Pass the test he becomes a detective. Fail, it's back to traffic duty.

As Alonzo pushes his young charge to cross lines and break rules, Jake's misgivings about his superior grow as he begins to suspect that Alonzo does not simply push the boundaries ... he has become a rogue cop.

Winner of an Academy Award, Training Day is a gritty, tough and realistic cop thriller, which will have you gripped from start to finish.

Ex-assassin Robert McCall is finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, but he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses.

As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.

In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America.

A warrior not by choice but necessity, Eli seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. It's not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future; a hope he has carried and protected for 30 years and is determined to realize.

Driven by this commitment and guided by his belief in something greater than himself, Eli does what he must to survive - and continue. Eli must keep moving to fulfill his destiny and bring help to a ravaged humanity.

Only one other man in this ruined world understands the power Eli holds, and is determined to make it his own: Carnegie.

Tony Scott directs this runaway train action thriller starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson. Experienced train engineer Frank Barnes (Washington) finds himself teamed up with young conductor Will Colson (Pine) in a frantic race against time when an unmanned, half-mile long runaway train carrying a cargo of lethal toxic chemicals cuts loose and threatens to wipe out an entire city.

In the midst of a global crisis, the USS Alabama receives unconfirmed orders to launch its nuclear missiles - signaling the start of World War III.

The tension escalates as the sub's respected commander and his brilliant executive officer clash over the validity of their orders...battling each other for control of the sub.

As this epic struggle rages under the sea, you take command of edge-of-your-seat excitement

Star studded rendition of the classic Shakespeare romantic comedy which sees two princes, Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard) and Benedict (Kenneth Branagh), battling to win the hearts of those they love.

The object of Benedict's desire, Beatrice (Emma Thompson), acts as his sharp tongued sparring partner, while Claudio's path to true love is obstructed by the evil meddling of the embittered Don Juan (Keanu Reeves).

Love, of course, triumphs eventually in Kenneth Branagh's sunny adaptation, filmed in Tuscany.