Amy Shiels

Cowboys & Angels -- This charming Irish coming-of-age tale follows two best friends one straight, one gay) from their youthful career ambitions to their entanglements with the law.

Veronica Guerin -- The true story of a journalist who exposes Dublin's most powerful crime barons and drug lords.

In the mid-1990s, Dublin was nothing short of a war zone, with a few powerful drug lords battling for control. Their most fearsome opponent was not the police but the courageous journalist Veronica Guerin (Cate Blanchett), who covered the crime beat with unmatched intensity. As she investigated and exposed the "pushers," balancing her home and family against her responsibility to her readers and her country, she became a national folk heroine to the people of Ireland; each attempt on her life only galvanized her legend. Her brutal murder in 1996 forced a dramatic revision of Ireland's laws and led to the arrests of the nation's top criminals. Based on a true story, this powerful, emotional film from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of "Pearl Harbor" and "Black Hawk Down," and director Joel Schumacher ("Bad Company," "A Time to Kill," "Falling Down," "Tigerland"), gives unique insight into a fascinating and complex aspect of the Irish conflict and a poignant portrayal of a journalist who risked her life in search of the truth.

An award-winning, exhilaratingly funny coming-of-age film, Cowboys & Angels tells the witty story of two Irish lads - one straight and one gay - from their youthful career ambitions, to romance, to entanglements with the law. Shane is a shy civil servant striking out on his own. Vincent is a gay fashion design student looking for a roommate. When they cross paths, a friendship begins with Vincent helping pull Shane from his shell and sending him on the road to fabulousness. However, Shane becomes involved in drug running and falls for Vincent's best friend Gemma. First time director David Gleeson has created an energetic and captivating tale.