Michael Shannon
Actor
Films to Buy
Chicago Cab (Hellcab) (1998)
- Bleak black comedy based around a day in the life of a Chicago cab–driver (Dillon) in the lead up to Christmas, who becomes confessor to his…
- DVD $11.95
Jesus' Son (1999)
- Flashback to the scungy perimeter of 70s America in the company of various rootless druggies, mainly on–again–off–again couple…
- VHS $10
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
- An unruly and somewhat passe battlecry against the mediocrity of Hollywood from the Low Priest of Pop Culture, John Waters. In a weird parody of…
- DVD $39.95
Pearl Harbour (2001)
- Overblown, but technically impressive rendition of the 1941 Japanese surprise–attack on Pearl Harbour in which a sizable proportion of the US…
- DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
Tigerland (2001)
- The dir. of recent Hollywood gloss forsakes stars for a gritty, admired character piece set in a Vietnam War–bootcamp in Louisiana, 1971.…
- Blu-Ray $24.95
Vanilla Sky (2001)
- A straight Hollywood remake of the Spanish sci–fi thriller OPEN YOUR EYES by the director of ALMOST FAMOUS – the result of which plays like the…
- DVD $39.95
High Crimes (2001)
- Ashley Judd is a little confused when ex–Army hubby Jim Caviezel is arrested for massacres in Latin America under a different name.
Soon she…
- DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
8 Mile (Eight Mile) (2002)
- Mainstream feature film vehicle for white rap star Eminem has a narrative typical of the “youth craze” genre – young working class wannabe overcomes…
- DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Kangaroo Jack (2003)
- A misadventure comedy ensues when two friends from Brooklyn, NY are forced to deliver mob money to Australia, only to see it 'stolen' by a kangaroo…
- DVD $39.95
Bad Boys 2 (2003)
- A new low (or high) in crassness from the Bruckheimer action movie sausage machine (see CON AIR, ARMAGEDDON), with maverick cops Smith and Lawrence…
- DVD $14.95
Grand Theft Parsons (2003)
- A blackly comic account of the wordly departure of country–folk–rock pioneer Gram Parsons, who after perishing of a drug overdose, had…
- DVD $39.95
Criminal (2004)
- A reasonably successful American replay of the Argentian thriller NINE QUEENS, this sees a con artist (Reilly) take an apprentice (Luna) under his…
- DVD $24.95
Woodsman, The (2004)
- Controversial, though convincingly rounded and serious drama which follows the attempts of a convicted paedophile (Bacon) to rebuild his life in a…
- DVD $19.95
World Trade Center (2006)
- Powerful and gripping rendering of the plight of two NYC cops who became trapped in the rubble of the collapsing World Trade Center in the 9/11…
- DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $59.95
Bug (2006)
- Claustrophobic, knife's–edge drama in which a victim of spousal abuse (Judd) develops an obsessive, paranoid relationship with an enigmatic…
- DVD $15, $39.95
Lucky You (2007)
- Eric Bana plays an expert card shark – and artful dodger of relationship commitment – determined to conquer the World Series of…
- DVD
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
- Intense tragi–thriller centred around a pair of hapless brothers (Hoffman and Hawke) who face devastating family consequences after a botched…
- DVD $15, $29.95
Shotgun Stories (2007)
- Sturdy, atmospheric independent drama detailing the simmering rivalry between two sets of half–brothers which boils over after the death of…
- DVD $10,
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Revolutionary Road (2008)
- The director of AMERICAN BEAUTY directs his real–life wife, Kate Winslet, in another tale of middle–class suburban neurosis and the…
- DVD $12.50, $34.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
- Werner Herzog's spin on the 1992 bad–boy classic delights in seeing a pasty, middle–aged Nicolas Cage cracking up (in all three meanings…
- DVD $10,
$29.95 $14.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
Greatest, The (2009)
- Emotive drama of a family trying to cope with the sudden death of their teenage son and the troubled young woman who enters their life.
- DVD
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Missing Person, The (2009)
- A strange hybrid of neo–noir gestures and the contemporary human condition, with dough–faced Michael Shannon (perfect as a Bogart stand…
- DVD $29.95
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009)
- Dir. Werner Herzog and David Lynch as producer team up for this bizarre tale of an actor driven to murder his mother in sunny, suburban San Diego…
- DVD $34.95
Jonah Hex (2010)
- Josh Brolin revives DC Comics' anti–hero gunslinger in this acidic western, centred on the titular character's rage–fueled quest to…
- DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Runaways, The (2010)
- A high–strung, hell–for–leather rock movie based on the short–lived exploits of pioneering girl band The Runaways and their…
- DVD $15,
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Thirteen (13) (2010)
- A young opportunist (Riley) steps into the shoes of a dead man whose lucrative assignment turns out to be a competitor in a deadly underground…
- DVD
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Boardwalk Empire - Season 1 (TV Series) (2010)
- Stunning period detail and the endless intrigue of organised crime characterize this marquee HBO production, centred on the empire surrounding…
- DVD $59.95, $69.95 | Blu-Ray $69.95, $79.95
Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
- A surprisingly solid – and notwithstanding its sensationalist title – serious movie (amid splashes of gun–toting action) about the plight of…
- DVD
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Boardwalk Empire - Season 2 (TV Series) (2011)
- Further episodes from the marquee HBO production, centred on the Prohibition–era empire surrounding corrupt Atlantic treasurer Enoch "Nucky"…
- DVD $59.95 | Blu-Ray $69.95