Living in Oblivion is a satiric look behind the scenes of the new wave of independent film-makers in America today - the world of Hal Hartley, Richard Linklater, Gus Van Sant, Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino. A media-fed generation who make post-modern films. Not since François Truffaut's Oscar-winning Day For Night has a film captured so well the nightmare of making movies. The screenplay is accompanied by 'Eating Crow', the diary which Tom DiCillo kept during the making of the film and whic...
A Jewish 16 year old boy is kidnapped by a Puerto Rican gang in the Bronx. Through wit and determination he turns this potential tragedy around to provide the impetus for a future career in psychology. Shrink is more than a coming of age story. It is as amusing as it is inspiring.
1875 New Mexico territory, a stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one of his wrists.
Seven BBC radio full-cast productions of Noël Coward’s classic plays – plus bonus material including a profile of Coward and extracts from his diariesRenowned for his wit, style and sophistication, Noël Coward was one of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth century. His plays, set in the glittering world of high society in which he lived, are much admired and have remained in the popular theatre repertoire to this day.This collection brings together the very best radio adaptations of Coward...
Set against the backdrop of the success of the first democratic elections and the launch of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, ""Zulu Love Letter"" is a story of two mothers in search of their daughters. Thandeka Khumalo is challenged with mending her estranged relationship with her thirteen-year-old daughter, Simangaliso, who grew up with her grandparents because of Thandeka's career and political commitments. Tormented by a sense of guilt and grief that refuses to wane, T...