Sarah_Jayne

They sort of have a number of sides to them through their production and distribution arms.

One side produces very British films that perhaps won't play as well outside of the UK as they do here.

Of those in recent years I liked:

- This Is England (won the British version of the Oscar this year for best British film)

- East Is East


Then they do things that are still British but have international appeal:

- Shaun Of The Dead

- Sexy Beast


Then they do the stuff that I like best which is more unusual things that don't have to fit a mold. Often they are distributers on these things but they have a good eye.

Of those, some I have liked are:

- Touching The Void - seriously gripping documentary about too mountain climbers that get caught in a bad situation and one of them has to make the choice to leave his partner behind.

- Bread and Roses - Staring Adrien Brody before he was much known and directed by Ken Loach. It is about illegal Mexican immigrants trying to make a living in the States. Liked it a good deal.

- Series 7: The Contenders - Very strange film about a reality tv show where the idea is that the other contestants have to kill each other and the one left alive wins.