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• Shooters | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  With a cast of non-actors drawn from the very world which the film portrays Shooters is not just another British genre gangster film - it's a film about real British gangsters. Semi-improvised on the streets of Liverpool Dan Reed's drama brings the true face of Britain's underworld to light. If Ken Loach made a gangster film it might look something like this.

• Khuda Kay Liye | DVD | (11/08/2008) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The film is about the difficult situation in which the Pakistanis in particular and the Muslims in general are caught up since 9/11. There is a war going on between the Fundamentalists and the Liberal Muslims. This situation is creating a drift not only between the Western world and the Muslims, but also within the Muslims.Khuda Kay Liye isn't merely a powerful story; it's a film that boasts of fine performances, a great music score and sophisticated production values. Naturally, the scene-stealer is Naseeruddin Shah who enters only in the penultimate moments of the film, but adds enough punch to leave a lasting impression. He is ably matched by his rival, the fundoo mullah Tahiri, with actor Rasheed Naaz spewing fire and brimstone within the precincts of the mosque through sermons that are a deadly mix of religion and politics. Now here's meaningful cinema that doesn't compromise on commercial values. Go for it and get thinking.