"Actor: Neil Gibson"

• Sweet Country | DVD | (09/07/2018) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A sweeping, historical epic set against the brutal backdrop of a stunning Australian landscape, SWEET COUNTRY follows the story of Sam, a middle-aged Aborigine man who becomes a wanted criminal after a violent altercation with a bitter war veteran. When Sam is forced to flee across the harsh desert country, pursued by a hunting party led by the local lawman, the true details of his supposed crime start to surface, and the community begins to question whether justice is really being served.

• The Jazz Singer | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Back in 1927, The Jazz Singer entered the history books as the first true, sound-on-film talking picture, with Al Jolson uttering the immortal words, "You ain't heard nothing yet!" But even then it was a creakingly sentimental old yarn. By the time this second remake showed up in 1980 (there was a previous one in 1953) it looked as ludicrously dated as a chaperone in a strip club. Our young hero, played by pop singer Neil Diamond in a doomed bid for movie stardom, is the latest in a long line of Jewish cantors, but secretly moonlights with a Harlem soul group. When his strictly Orthodox father (Laurence Olivier, complete with painfully hammy "oya-veh" accent) finds out, the expected ructions follow. Though the lad makes it big in showbiz, it all means nothing while he's cut off from family and roots. But in the end--well, you can guess, can't you? Diamond comes across as likeable enough in a bland way, but unencumbered by acting talent, and the music business has never looked so squeaky clean--nary a trace of drugs, and precious little sex or rock 'n' roll. As for anything sounding remotely like jazz, forget it. This is one story that should have been left to slumber in the archives. --Philip Kemp

• Sweet Country | Blu Ray | (09/07/2018) from £7.14   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A sweeping, historical epic set against the brutal backdrop of a stunning Australian landscape, SWEET COUNTRY follows the story of Sam, a middle-aged Aborigine man who becomes a wanted criminal after a violent altercation with a bitter war veteran. When Sam is forced to flee across the harsh desert country, pursued by a hunting party led by the local lawman, the true details of his supposed crime start to surface, and the community begins to question whether justice is really being served.

• Pakistan | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Pakistan contains some of the most dynamic landscapes. A kaleidoscope of cultures and ancient civilisations it was one of the earliest sites of human settlement. Traveller Neil Gibson begins his journey in the manic metropolis of Karachi where he gets outfited in the local dress. By train he then travels north to the mystical Multan and onto Lahore. After visiting the legendary Khyber Pass he takes a flight North ending his trip trekking in the Hunza Valley. With useful information on when to go travelling around festival and highlights as well as other essential travel tips.

• Framed | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The stakes are high. The trap is set. There's no one left to trust. Mike Santini (Rob Lowe) is a by-the-book New York detective whose rise to the top has stalled in the aftermath of a bribery scandal. But when he brings in Eddie Myers (Sam Neill) banker for the Mob and key prosecution witness on America's biggest ever money-laundering trial it looks like Santini's career may be back on track. Holed up with Myers in a safe house while the FBI finalise their case Santini is stunne