Cruise Control is a 1992 English language short film directed by Matt Palmieri, starring Ed Begley Jr., Sean Penn and Max Perlich. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Stephen Daldry,
Simon Ellis,
Jim Gillespie,
Peter Greenaway,
Charles Guard,
Asif Kapadia,
Mike Leigh,
Toby MacDonald,
Adrian McDowall,
Morag McKinnon,
Christopher Nolan,
Martin Parr,
Brian Percival,
Lynne Ramsay,
Ridley Scott,
John Smith
This critically acclaimed DVD contains 16 of the best classic and award winning British short films and delivers a snapshot of British cinema past and more
This critically acclaimed DVD contains 16 of the best classic and award winning British short films and delivers a snapshot of British cinema past and present. It includes films from Britain's most exciting new talent alongside early shorts from it's most successful filmmakers' amongst them Chris Nolan (Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins), Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien), Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies) and Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours).
01 About a Girl - Brian Percival
02 Boy & Bicycle - Ridley Scott
03 Dear Phone - Peter Greenaway
04 Doodlebug - Christopher Nolan
05 Eight - Stephen Daldry
06 Gasman - Lynne Ramsay
07 Girl Chewing Gum - John Smith
08 Home - Morag McKinnon
09 Joyride - Jim Gillespie
10 Inside Out - Tom & Charles Guard
11 Je Taime John Wayne - Toby Macdonald
12 The Sheep Thief - Asif Kapadia
13 The Short & Curlies - Mike Leigh
14 Telling Lies - Simon Ellis
15 UK Images - Martin Parr
16 Whos My Favourite Girl? - Adrian J. McDowall close
Four lost souls—a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother, and a solipsistic muso—decide to end their lives on the same more
Four lost souls—a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother, and a solipsistic muso—decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When this disillusioned quartet of strangers meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, a London high-rise with the well-earned nickname Topper's Tower, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family. They become media sensations as the Topper House Four and search together for the reasons to keep on living. close
Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each other’s sentences. They are forever linked in more
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A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.
A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes. close
Ride with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. Director Ang Lee takes us more
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