| "The Heart Of Me 2003 DVD" |
| "In Thaddeus O&39;Sullivan&39;s THE HEART OF ME Madeleine (Olivia Williams) and Dinah (Helena Bonham Carter) are sisters with little in common except for their bloodlines and the man that they both love Madeleine and her husband Rickie (Paul Bettany) appear to be the perfect couple They have an exquisite home a loving son and are obviously well bred and well off When Madeleine&39;s bohemian sister Dinah returns to pre-World War II London for their father&39;s funeral she finds herself drawn to her brother-in-law The attraction is mutual and while Madeleine tries to marry her sister off to a fine gentleman Dinah and Rickie begin a torrid love affair with heartbreaking consequences The costumes and sets of the film evoke both the grandeur of London society in the 1930s and the war-ravaged city it became in the 1940s Bonham Carter brings a childlike wonder to Dinah a free spirit with unbridled passion for life Williams&39; Madeleine meanwhile is almost bittersweet; she seems to envy Dinah&39;s freedom yet would never let down her own guard or upset her pristine world As Rickie Bettany is a perfect British gentleman who suddenly finds himself a bundle of raw emotion"
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Big Green DVD" |
| "A bunch of small town kids with the help of their out of shape sheriff form a soccer team and make it all the way to the championships"
Price: 5.49 |
| "The Buddy Holly Story DVD" |
| "A powerful biography of '50s Texas rockabilly phenomenon Buddy Holly who took his band the Crickets to the top of the charts before a tragic airplane accident ended his life Portrays Holly as regular hardworking type who struggles with peers and the music industry before he makes it big with the huge hit That'll Be The Day Also details the final events leading up to the plane crash en route to Minnesota in a snow storm on February 3 1959 which also claimed the lives of Richie Valens and the Big Bopper"
Price: 8.49 |
| "An Audience with Billy Connolly DVD" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Billy Connolly employs his trademark bawdy wit to tell a celebrity audience about his adventures in London and LA Includes material cut from the original TV broadcast Actors Billy ConnollyDirectors Alasdair MacMillanFormat PAL Dolby Digital Sound Mono Full ScreenLanguage EnglishRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats)Aspect Ratio 43 - 1331Number of discs 1"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Fish Tank DVD" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play FISH TANK is the story of 15-year old Mia (Katie Jarvis) whose life is turned on its head when her mother (Kierston Wareing) brings home a new boyfriend (Michael Fassbender) Set in the decaying landscape and council estates of Essex director Andrea Arnold reinforces her reputation as a British auteur and casts the same unflinching unprejudiced gaze and touches on the themes of her Oscar-winning short WASP to create an original and unsettling tale for our age Actors Katie Jarvis Rebecca Griffiths Michael Fassbender Kierston Wareing Sydney Mary NashDirectors Andrea ArnoldLanguage EnglishNumber of discs 1"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Alec Guinness - The Screen Icons Collection DVD 5-Disc Set" |
| "Collection of four films starring the iconic British actor Includes LAST HOLIDAY KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT CAPTAINS PARADISE and BARNACLE BILL"
Price: 19.99 |
| "The Sandwich Man DVD" |
| "Performed mostly in mime this comical tale relates the daily life of a Sandwich Man and his encounters with many of his very eccentric acquaintances"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Phantom/The Grand Duke's Finances DVD 2-Disc Set Box Set" |
| "A central figure in German Expressionism FW Murnau was also one of the great innovators in film form His gliding camera movements and troubled inner landscapes influenced both Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock Two of Murnau's greatest silent films are featured in this collection - which also highlights the tremendous verstility of his work PHANTOM (1922) tells the story of a store clerk who is almost driven to insanity when he sees an apparition of a girl driving a team of white horses He is sentenced to 20 years in jail when he is convicted of stealing to raise money for a prostitute who looks just like the ghost girl Though best known for his brooding dramas Murnau stepped out of the shadows for the silent German comedy THE GRAND DUKE'S FINANCES The 1924 film follows the outlandish Grand Duke (Harry Liedtke) as he tries to deliver his small island nation from economic woes and if time permits romance a Russian princess Max Schreck (NOSFERATU) makes an appearance as one of the Duke's arch-fiends"
Price: 13.99 |
| "The Aviator 2005 DVD" |
| "Martin Scorsese&39;s THE AVIATOR is a lavish spectacle of a motion picture that harks back to Hollywood&39;s Golden Era in telling the story of Howard Hughes one of 20th-century America&39;s most pioneering and influential figures Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the eccentric billionaire Scorsese&39;s biopic concentrates on Hughes&39;s life between the 1920s and &39;40s when he made some of his most striking contributions to both the film and aviation industries At only 25 years of age Hughes directed the most expensive film ever made up to that point HELL&39;S ANGELS (1930) which Scorsese gleefully recreates here in all its sprawling audacious glory At the same time he became known as an unabashed playboy bedding the likes of Jean Harlow (singer Gwen Stefani) Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale) and Katherine Hepburn (a brilliant Cate Blanchett) In the mid-&39;30s he turned his attention to the aviation industry where he quickly became a world-renowned celebrity for shattering speed and distance records He also continued to test the limits of flight technology building bigger faster and stronger aircrafts All the while he struggled with an obsessive-compulsive mental disorder that sent him into a full-fledged tailspin after a near-fatal plane crash The film concludes with Hughes being called to the Senate in &39;47 to defend himself against nefarious Senator Owen Brewster (Alan Alda) who accused Hughes of taking money from the United States government during wartime Stunningly photographed by Robert Richardson Scorsese&39;s nearly three-hour drama features an impassioned performance by DiCaprio who is also credited as an executive producer Although she appears in less than a third of the film Blanchett delivers a performance that cements her status as one of the finest actresses ever to appear on the big screen"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Molly And Me DVD" |
| "A servant with no experience ends up teaching the master of the house a thing or two in this comedy"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Edward And Mrs Simpson DVD 2-Disc Set" |
| "Seven part drama which profiles the period leading up to the King Edward VIII's abdication in 1936"
Price: 11.99 |
| "Les Clefs De Bagnole DVD" |
| "A humorous look at the art of filmmaking and the scientific research which discovered that in sixty years of driving a person will waste twenty-three days searching for their keys"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Forever Marilyn DVD Box Set" |
| "This collecton FOREVER MARILYN features SOME LIKE IT HOT GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH and HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Gospel Of Us DVD" |
| "An authoritarian force ICU have taken Port Talbot and the merciless forces have little regard for the residents The atmosphere at Port Talbot is explosive and resistance is inevitable Soon the resistance has a face as a leader The Teacher (Michael Sheen) His influence soon attracts the attention of the ICU and decide he must be stopped at all costs"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Sebastiane DVD" |
| "Derek Jarman's debut feature film created a firestorm of controversy over its frank portrayal of homosexuality violence and the ultimate martyrdom of the Catholic saint Sebastiane in 303 AD A visually striking fantasy SEBASTIANE begins at the court of Emperor Diocletian in an unforgettable sequence of Roman excess and Bacchanalian sexuality Similar in tone to the opening sequence to Ken Russell's THE DEVILS which Jarman designed in 1971 the film is also reminiscent of the orgiastic fantasies of Federico Fellini's SATYRICON and Cecil B DeMille's THE SIGN OF THE CROSS (Jarman was conscious of these similarities--a Roman soldier in the film dreaming of the golden era of Rome mentions Cecilli Mille and Phillistini's Satyricon) Accused of standing up for a Christian Sebastiane (Leonardo Treviglio) friend of the emperor and captain of his guard is demoted to mere soldier and banished from Rome to a coastal outpost This remote place proves to be both a barren wasteland and an oasis of freedom where the men are free to act out homosexual fantasies and explore their hidden desires However Sebastiane angers outpost captain Severus by ignoring his sexual advances and devoting himself to God Their ongoing battle erupts in a violent and stunningly homoerotic execution Jarman's striking work is acted in Latin with English subtitles and features music by Brian Eno"
Price: 8.99 |
| "American History X DVD" |
| "Edward Norton gives an impassioned performance as Derek Vinyard a Southern Californian skinhead who must do time after committing a hateful murder Once in jail his mind opens and he sees the error of his ways Upon reentering the real world he must now turn his attentions to his younger brother Danny who is swiftly heading down the same path as his brother Controversy surrounded the film when director Tony Kaye disowned it claiming that Norton had the film re-edited without Kaye's permission Norton still got an Oscar Nomination for his intense performance"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Carrington V.C. DVD" |
| "David Niven (CASINO ROYALE THE PINK PANTHER) is Major Charles Copper Carrington a World War II decorated veteran who finds himself entangled in an intricate plot when he is accused of improperly entertaining a lady embezzlement and being absent without leave Due to these serious allegations the officer is sent for a court martial with a risk of being expelled with dishonour from the Army But Major Carrington maintains that he can provide a bullet proof alibi against all accusations Could it be that someone is trying to frame him?"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries DVD 4-Disc Set" |
| "Based on author Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher Murder Mystery novels MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES centres around the personal and professional life of Phryne Fisher a private detective in 1920s Melbourne"
Price: 15.49 |
| "Mitch - Series 1 - Complete DVD 3-Disc Set" |
| "John Thaw stars as investigative journalist Mitch Features the complete first series"
Price: 14.99 |
| "Second Nature 2009 DVD" |
| "The sole survivor of a plane crash that killed his family Paul Kane (Alec Baldwin) has trouble piecing together memories of his life before the tragedy Thriller starring Alec Baldwin as Paul Kane the only survivor of a horrific plane crash in which his family were killed After awakening from a coma he realises he has lost his memory As he tries to piece his life back together (through a series of flashbacks) he gradually remembers his job as a professional assassin But upon his return to work he finds that he is no longer able to do what is required of him much to the annoyance of his superior Kelton Reed (Powers Boothe) Soon after Kane discovers he himself has become a target Unsure who to trust he must uncover the details of his past and gain the knowledge he needs to outsmart his aggressors before it is too late "
Price: 1.99 |
| "Four Rode Out DVD" |
| "In this western a Mexican desperado tries to flee his partner a determined girl friend and a US Marshal"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Best Of The Kids In The Hall - Vol. 1 DVD" |
| "THE KIDS IN THE HALL the Canadian quintet of comedians consisting of Dave Foley Kevin McDonald Bruce McCulloch Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson delivered up hilarious and surreal sketch comedy Their dry absurdist wit combined with their penchant for performing in drag demonstrates a strong comic affinity with the legendary MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Modern Legends - Stars Of The Modern Era DVD 8-Disc Set Box Sets" |
| "This collection of eight films features some of the stars of modern cinema; Alec Baldwin in CRAZY STREET (1987) Sandra Bullock in ME AND THE MOB (1992) Jodie Foster in MESMERIZED (1986) Robert De Niro in THE SWAP (1979) Richard Gere in STRIKE FORCE (1975) John Travolta in THE BOY IN THE PLASTIC BUBBLE (1976) Michelle Pfeiffer in POWER PASSION AND MURDER (1987) and Cheryl Ladd in THE TREASURE OF JAMAICA REEF (1975)"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Fortress 1985 DVD" |
| "In an Australian outback town so small that children of all ages share a single classroom teacher Sally (Rachel Ward) suffers the typical frustrations of life in the provinces She really finds something to fret about when a gang of gun-toting mask-wearing criminals kidnaps her and the students and drives them to the remote wilderness With the kids&39; safety perhaps survival in the balance Sally must appease the lewdly suggestive bandits while scheming for a way to escape their clutches After several abortive attempts result in multiple deaths she and the oldest children manage to usher the young ones to at least provisional safety Free but stranded in a mountain hideaway the class must band together to survive and perhaps turn the tables on the men who continue to hunt them"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Loulou DVD" |
| "French film luminaries Isabelle Huppert and Gerard Depardieu star in this bittersweet romance Loulou a petty crook and full-time slacker forms a tentative relationship with Nelly a determined if emotionally fragile advertising worker They care a great deal for each other but they argue with uncomfortable regularity Their union is affected furthermore by the tumult that rules their lives Loulou steps up his criminal activity by enticing Nelly into joining him in a warehouse robbery; and she still carries on an affair with her boss When Nelly becomes pregnant both she and Loulou realise that their love must blossomor wither"
Price: 14.49 |
| "Manhunt - The Complete Series DVD 7-Disc Set" |
| "First transmitted in 1970 this drama centres on an RAF pilot who having shot down behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied France joins forces with French Resistance fighters in order to sabotage the activities of the German oppressors"
Price: 27.49 |
| "Pedro DVD" |
| "Alex Loynaz stars as earnest REAL WORLD cast-member Pedro Zamora in this intimate biopic tracing the HIV-positive immigrant's rise from humble roots to becoming one of the most instantly recognizable HIVAIDS activists in the United States as a result of his high profile role on MTV's pioneering reality television series"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Jesse Stone - Sea Change DVD" |
| "Tom Selleck stars as the title character in this fourth instalment of the Jesse Stone series After being fired from the LAPD Stone leaves his wife and flees his former life for Paradise Massachusetts where he becomes the police chief of the picturesque town JESSE STONE SEA CHANGE finds Stone stuck in a rut and using alcohol and womanizing as escapes In order to ease his boredom Stone takes another look at a murder case that had been cold for more than a decade"
Price: 10.49 |
| "Hopscotch DVD" |
| "A fired CIA agent decides to get even with the organization by publishing a book which outlines years of dirty secrets As a result of his actions both the CIA and the KGB decide to do their best to prevent him from furthering his literary career"
Price: 8.99 |
| "In Treatment - Series 1 - Complete DVD 9-Disc Set Box Set" |
| "Based on the hit Israeli drama 'Be Tipul' this unconventional TV series follows a therapist Paul (Gabriel Byrne) whose patients are steadily becoming more than he can handle Each have their dark secrets hidden traumas and violent battles raging within Among them are Laura (Melissa George) who has fallen in love with Paul; Alex (Blair Underwood) an Iraq veteran re-examining his life; Sophie (Mia Wasikowska) a suicidal teenager; and Jake and Amy (Josh Charles and Embeth Davidtz) a picture-perfect couple whose relationship is in jeopardy This first series finds Paul returning to therapy himself with an old colleague Gina (Dianne Wiest) helping him come to terms with his mounting professional dilemmas Like a series of one-act plays most of the show's dialogue-heavy episodes take place within the confines of Paul's office During its original broadcast schedule each patient was 'seen' on a different night five nights a week offering viewers a unique experience of following their development This collection presents the drama's complete first series"
Price: 18.99 |
