On a mild and bright February morning in 1997, Los Angeles was gripped by the events unfolding live on their Tv screens. Two heavily armed men had attempted to rob a branch of the Bank of America in North Hollywood, but they were spotted by a passing police vehicle and the bank was quickly surrounded by over 50 members of LA finest as well as a huge crowd of onlookers and press. However, instead of surrendering the gunmen, clad in Teflar, calmly walked outside into the parking lot and let rip wi
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BOARDWALK EMPIRE SEASON 2: DISC 5 (2011)
Certification15 Our Rating
Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster. High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.
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CALL NORTHSIDE 777 (1948)
CertificationU Our Rating
Based on a true story, the film begins in 1932 with the killing of a Chicago cop and the sentencing of two young men for his murder. Fast-forward eleven years, and the boss of the Chicago Times newspaper is intrigued to find an advert by the mother of one of the killers, Frank Wiecek, asking for information about the crime, clearly Wiecek's mother thinks her son is innocent. PJ O'Neal (Stewart), one of the Times' top reporters, is dispatched to find out whether Mrs Wiecek's opinion is clouded by
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ZODIAC (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
A suspenseful documentation of the search for Zodiac killer, who made the headlines with his apparently random killings and his coded messages to the press as to his identity, whilst killing with impunity, largely in the San Francisco Bay area of Northern California, in the 1970s. The story follows that of puzzle solver and cartoonist Robert Graysmith and is reflected in the somewhat amateurish, if occasionally compulsive, efforts of various resource stretched California police units.
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