"Actor: Jorge"

• Nine Queens | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  If David Mamet had been born in Buenos Aires instead of Chicago, Nine Queens is most likely the kind of movie he'd be making. An intricate, playful scam caper, where not only the characters but we the audience are constantly trying to suss out who's screwing whom--and how, and why--it's a movie very much in the Mametian mould. But at the same time the Argentinian setting gives Fabian Bielinsky's debut feature a specifically Latin pungency and the urgent sense of a society teetering over a financial abyss. Which is all the more remarkable since, even though a key plot-point turns on a bank going bust, the movie was made a few months before the Argentinean economy went belly-up. The intrigue grips from the very outset as Juan, a young con artist, overreaches himself in a grocery store. He's rescued from disaster by Marcos, an older and more experienced grifter, who then takes him on in a master-pupil relationship. When the chance of a major coup involving some rare stamps (the Queens of the title) turns up, the partnership starts coming under strain; can either one really trust the other? And is either who he pretends to be? The plot suffers from a few implausibilities and loose ends, but sustains its momentum beguilingly. Ricardo Darín, as the saturnine Marcos, and Gastón Pauls as the fresh-faced, seemingly ingenuous Juan play off each other beautifully--but the dominant character is the seething, hustling city of Buenos Aires itself, where social mores are fluid and uncertain, and everybody has his eye out for the main chance. This is a society Bielinsky (who also scripted) clearly knows intimately, and like a true con-artist he makes shrewd use of his expertise to keep us guessing right up to the final twist. –-Philip Kemp

• Lone Wolf McQuade | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £18.21   |  Saving you £-5.22 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Chuck Norris is Lone Wolf McQuade a legendary Texas Ranger feared by outlaws and respected by other lawmen. When McQuade uncovers a gun smuggling operation led by an American gangster the action explodes with McQuade wreaking havoc on all those who come between him and the law...

• The Evil That Men Do | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Holland (Charles Bronson) a professional killer is persuaded to come out of retirement when his friend a Latin American journalist is tortured to death by his country's dictator - the sadistic Dr. Clement Moloch. The journalist's widow Rhiana (Theresa Saldana) and her daughter Sarah provide cover for Holland by posing as his family. As Holland gets closer to Moloch and his coterie he begins to fear more for 'his' family's safety and insists they leave so he can get on with his deadly mission but the idealistic Rhiana is determined to witness the death of her husband's killer.

• Rec | DVD | (11/08/2008) from £17.48   |  Saving you £0.51 (2.80%)   |  RRP £17.99

  "[REC]" tells the story of a young TV reporter and her cameraman who are taping a real-life late night news programme when things go horribly wrong.

• The Magnificent Seven (Collector's Edition) | Blu Ray | (21/02/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Doctor Jekyll Versus The Werewolf | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  After her fiance is murdered by thuggish villagers the beautiful Justine is saved from death by loner Waldemar a man with a mysterious 'illness'...

• King Kong | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Dino De Laurentiis' remake of the original hairy monster movie features remarkable special effects by Rick Baker. Fred Wilson (Charles Grodin) head of an oil drilling expedition to the remote island of Micronesia discovers a stow-away on his ship Jack Prescott (Jeff Bridges) a zoologist in search of a prehistoric creature fabled to exist on the island. Off the coast of Micronesia they rescue Dwan (Jessica Lange) a beautiful woman shipwrecked in the treacherous seas. On the islan

• City Of God (Cidade De Deus) | Blu Ray | (01/02/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Nominated* for 4 Oscars® and named one of Time Magazine's ALL-TIME 100 Best Films, CITY OF GOD tells a powerful true story of crime and redemption. The streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's City of God, are a place where combat photographers fear to tread, police rarely go and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20. In the midst of the oppressive crime and violence, a frail and scared young boy will grow up to discover that he can view the harsh realities of his surroundings differently with the eye of an artist. In the face of impossible odds, his brave ambition to become a professional photographer becomes a window into his world and ultimately his way out. ★★★★ ! Chicago Sun-Times *Nominations: Directing; Writing (Adapted Screenplay); Cinematography; and Film Editing, 2003. Extras: News from a Personal War Documentary A Conversation With Fernando Meirelles

• Ulzana's Raid | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £11.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  One man alone understood the savagery of the early American west from both sides and is assigned to aid the US Cavalry in tracking down the notorious Apache warrior Ulzana and his band of renegade Indians...

• Strawberry & Chocolate (Fresa Y Chocolate) by Alea | DVD | (23/02/2009) from £12.69   |  Saving you £0.30 (2.36%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Groundbreaking and hugely celebrated for numerous reasons Cuba's greatest director Thomas Guiterrez Alea's (Memories Of Underdevlopment) Strawberry And Chocolate (Fresa Y Chocolate) was the first Cuban film ever to receive an Academy Award nomination thanks to its revelatory plot masterful direction and phenomenally crafted performances. Diego a cultivated apolitical sceptical young artist living in Havana initiates a friendship with fiercely communist homophobe David with the intention of seducing him. David knowing this allows the relationship to build so he can spy on a person he sees as aberrant and dangerous to the communist cause. Despite their conflicting sexualities and political ideologies the two slowly build a relationship out of their differences proving that camaraderie and friendship can overcome the most divisive superficialities. An exploration into the seduction of the mind Strawberry And Chocolate shows how politics can shape lives opinions and relationships. Hugely controversial in Cuba even now the film was the first to feature a gay man as the hero while openly criticising the Government and its widespread intolerance. It was this picture that started the dialogue that has only last year allowed Brokeback Mountain to be shown in Havana. Charming nuanced groundbreaking and thought provoking Strawberry And Chocolate is a clear-cut declaration that even in spite of politics love for your fellow man will always triumph if allowed to.

• The Long Kill | DVD | (01/04/2002) from £8.14   |  Saving you £0.84 (16.31%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Two aging gunfighters (Nelson Kristofferson) re-form their old gang to avenge the murder of one of the former members...

• Alamar | DVD | (28/02/2011) from £8.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (43.80%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Jorge and Roberta have been separated for several years. They simply come from opposite worlds: he likes an uncomplicated life in the jungle, while she prefers a more urban existence.

• Gran Casino | DVD | (02/03/2009) from £2.89   |  Saving you £15.10 (83.90%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Set in the early 1900s Bunuel's surprisingly mainstream and riveting romantic melodrama is the powerful tale of two escaped convicts Gerardo (Jorge Negrete) and Demetrio (Julio Villarreal) who convince and Argentinean oil magnate to let them work on his rig. When he suddenly disappears his sister (Libertad Lamarque) immediately suspects the two workers of foul play but her attraction to Gerardo soon leads her to secretly team up with him to conduct their own murder investigation.

• Fastest | Blu Ray | (11/06/2012) from £4.98   |  Saving you £13.01 (261.24%)   |  RRP £17.99

  From filmmaker Mark Neale and award-winning producer Paul Taublieb, comes Fastest, a spectacular maximum-speed, full-length documentary feature film delving deep into the world of MotoGP racing. This feature documentary, narrated by Ewan McGregor, highlights the thrills, spills and incredible commitment and courage the sport demands of it stars. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access and never before seen angles, interviews and insight, this true cinematic experience charts the highs and lows of the sport, including career-threatening crashes and spectacular returns to racing, including Rossi's 41 day turn around to race at the German Grand Prix. Featuring Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Ben Spies, Dani Pedrosa, Marco Simoncelli, Casey Stoner plus many others. What does it take to be the Fastest?

• Rio Lobo | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £9.93   |  Saving you £3.06 (30.82%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Howard Hawks's final film once again teams him with John Wayne with a script by Leigh Brackett (who also wrote his 'El Dorado' and 'Rio Bravo'). The time is just after the end of the Civil War. Wayne is Union Colonel Cord McNally who is teamed with two Confederate soldiers he captured during the war in order to take down a thieving bootlegger. Their travels take them to a small town being held in terror by an evil Sheriff. McNally and his crew decide to help the townspeople with

• Priest Of Love | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £9.97   |  Saving you £10.02 (100.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Following the banning and burning of his novel 'The Rainbow' D.H. Lawrence (McKellen)and his wife Frieda travel to the United States and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis they return to England for a short time then to Italy where Lawrence is inspired to write 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'...

• Carlito's Way | DVD | (24/07/2000) from £6.01   |  Saving you £6.98 (116.14%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Al Pacino cuts a noble figure in this very enjoyable drama by director Brian De Palma (Scarface), based on a pair of books by Edwin Torres. Pacino plays a Puerto Rican ex-con trying hard to go straight, but his loyalty to his lowlife attorney (a virtually unrecognisable Sean Penn) and enemies on the street make that choice difficult. Penelope Ann Miller plays, somewhat unlikely, a stripper who has a romance with Pacino's character. The film finds De Palma tempering his more outlandish moves (think of Body Double or Snake Eyes) just as he did with the popular Untouchables and Mission: Impossible. But while Carlito's Way was not as commercially successful as those two movies, it is a genuinely compelling work graced with a fine performance by Pacino and a surprising one from Penn. --Tom Keogh

• King Kong | DVD | (27/02/2017) from £8.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange and Charles Grodin star in this remake of the adventure classic from director John Guillermin. Oil executive Fred Wilson (Grodin) sees the chance to make his fortune when he stumbles upon a remote island whose inhabitants worship a giant ape-god named Kong. Capturing the mighty beast, Wilson brings Kong back to New York, earmarking him as the greatest attraction to come to Broadway. The ape has other ideas, however, as he looks to escape and goes on the rampage through the streets of the Big Apple.

• Soldier Blue | Blu Ray | (18/08/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Elite Squad : The Enemy Within | DVD | (26/12/2011) from £9.45   |  Saving you £6.54 (69.21%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The biggest film in South American cinema history, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within sees revered Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and his second in command Andr Matias facing battles both on the streets and within the corrupt political system of Rio de Janeiro.Following the bloody aftermath of a disastrously handled prison riot, Nascimento gets caught in a bloody political dispute that involves not only government officials, but also the deadly paramillitary groups known as the milicias. Featuring scenes of breathtaking action and compelling drama, Jos Padilha's critically acclaimed blockbuster is based on a blend of intense research and real events, presenting a devastating vision of modern Rio and one man's fight against the system.