Articles about Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

U.K. crime cinema doesn't necessarily have the immediate iconography or obvious movements of the 1930s Warner Bros gangster pictures, film noir of the 1940s, the Coppola and Scorsese epics of the 1970s and 1980s, or the quirky comedies from the Coens and Tarantino in the 1990s. But there's a long history of thieves, robbers, murderers and more in British movies, in a variety of films that may have flown under your radar. Here they are.

The issue of whether movies should show graphic killing is as polarizing within Hollywood as it is among audiences.

Earlier this year, "That's My Boy" took the idea of the hapless father to the extreme. With the film debuting on DVD, here are seven other great father/ son relationships in comedies.

A look at the unknown actors who were plucked from obscurity and achieved cinematic greatness

Guy Ritchie, a 43-year-old British director, has a new baby boy at home, a new Sherlock Holmes movie, and no regrets about the tough guys (or material girls) in his past.

Here's an overview of @rottentomatoes scores for Jason Statham's various arse-kicking films; can't wait for "Transporter 57"

A great roundup by @JasonLisk of the best movie appearances by athletes, from O.J. Simpson to Andre the Giant

A top 10 list of the best British film locations (with photos), and the movies made at each spot

Talking about Hollywood's last all-out action star, The Stath, and what makes him great.