"Actor: Rena Owen"

• Thin Blue Line, The - The Complete Thin Blue Line | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £17.96   |  Saving you £-7.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Set in a fictitious suburb rather like, say, Pinner (only more so), The Thin Blue Line is the wickedly funny story of a rather down-at-heel police station headed by Inspector Raymond Fowler (Rowan Atkinson), a pompous, repressed but well-intentioned anachronism who wants to do the right thing but who is constantly hampered by his own shortcomings, not to mention his blundering CID colleagues. Atkinson expertly balances his character's inflated sense of self-importance with the insight born of old-school police values, for which his galumphing, shiny-suited CID counterpart, DI Grim (David Haig) has no time at all. Strongest among the supporting cast is Sgt Pauline Dawkins (Serena Evans), who also happens to be Fowler's live-in lover--a moral dilemma that his traditional values won't allow him to resolve. He salves his conscience by avoiding sex with her whenever possible, an amusing subplot enhanced by Evans's brilliant performance--she positively vibrates with contained, ladylike lust in a manner only equalled by Penelope Keith in the classic sitcom To the Manor Born. Scripted by Ben Elton, this series manages to satirise provincialism, institutionalised pig-headedness and dated moral values in one fell swoop, while also being chock-full of quick-fire, Blackadder-esque dialogue. --Roger Thomas

• Once Were Warriors | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  New Zealand filmmaker Lee Tamahori (The Edge) directed this brutal but powerful story drawn from the culture of poverty and alienation enveloping contemporary Maori life. Rena Owen plays the beleaguered mother of two boys--one of whom is already in prison while the other contemplates membership in a gang--and a daughter whose potential is being smothered at home. Temuera Morrison gives an outstanding and sometimes shocking performance as the violent head of the household, more adept at keeping up his social stature within his community of friends than holding down a job. Once Were Warriors pulls no punches, literally and figuratively, but despite the rough going, Tamahori gives us a rare and important insight into a disenfranchised people digging down deep to find their pride. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Once Were Warriors (Blu-Ray) | Blu Ray | (19/02/2018) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  New Zealand filmmaker Lee Tamahori (The Edge) directed this brutal but powerful story drawn from the culture of poverty and alienation enveloping contemporary Maori life. Rena Owen plays the beleaguered mother of two boys--one of whom is already in prison while the other contemplates membership in a gang--and a daughter whose potential is being smothered at home. Temuera Morrison gives an outstanding and sometimes shocking performance as the violent head of the household, more adept at keeping up his social stature within his community of friends than holding down a job. Once Were Warriors pulls no punches, literally and figuratively, but despite the rough going, Tamahori gives us a rare and important insight into a people digging down deep to find their pride. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Mee-Shee - The Water Giant | DVD | (06/04/2010) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (62.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The World's Most Lovable Monster is About to Surface! Mac a fun loving nine-year old will have the adventure of a lifetime when he uncovers the world's biggest secret: Mee-Shee a loveable water giant. Together Mac and his enormous new friend will have to outsmart a team of evil hunters who threaten to take Mee-Shee away forever. With incredible monsters and amazing special effects from Academy Award winning Jim Henson's Creature Shop Mee-Shee the Water Giant will swim into the hearts of your whole family!

• Soul Assassin | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £4.49   |  Saving you £8.50 (189.31%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Kevin Burke a young executive for a multinational investment bank is a rising star in the Rotterdam office. Rewarded for his perceptive eye and mastery of foreign languages Kevin receives the promotion he has been working for - a coveted spot on the company's internal security team. However when his girlfriend is mysteriously killed he embarks on a quest for revenge in which nothing is what it seems...

• Nemesis Game | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Introverted college student Sara Novak has a few skeletons in her closet. Shying away from her classmates she prefers to spend her time with Vern a comic storeowner who shares her passion for mind games and riddles. But when the puzzles she solves lead to the deaths of those around her she realises this is much more than just a simple game.

• Mee-Shee - The Water Giant/Zathura - A Space Adventure/Magic In The Water | DVD | (23/03/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Titles Comprise: Mee Shee: The Water Horse: Mac a fun loving nine-year old will have the adventure of a lifetime when he uncovers the world's biggest secret: Mee-Shee a loveable water giant. Together Mac and his enormous new friend will have to outsmart a team of evil hunters who threaten to take Mee-Shee away forever. With incredible monsters and amazing special effects from Academy Award winning Jim Henson's Creature Shop Mee-Shee the Water Giant will swim into the hearts of your whole family! Zathura: A Space Adventure: Older brother Walter (Josh Hutcherson) and the younger Danny (Jonah Bobo) are constantly at war with one another bickering over the mediating voice of their long-suffering father (Tim Robbins). When he has to go to the office to replace some papers the boys destroyed in their crossfire he leaves them in the dubious care of older sister Lisa (Kristen Stewart) who is sleeping upstairs. When Danny discovers an old board game called Zathura stored in the basement his excitement is lost on Walter who has no time for such old boring toys. Soon however the game becomes impossible to ignore as the boys are transported into space and one of them must win in order to make it home again. Each turn brings a new often dangerous surprise and the boys are faced with a murderous robot an explosive meteor shower and lizard-like aliens while poor Lisa is cryogenically frozen early in the game. Magic in the Water: Radio psychologist Jack Black (Mark Harmon) takes his children Joshua (Joshua Jackson) and Ashley (Sarah Wayne) on a vacation to a lake in British Columbia. While he grinds away at work the children discover that the famous local lake monster Orky may not be just a gimmick to attract tourists after all. In fact Orky may enable them to get closer to their workaholic dad and help keep local polluters from dumping toxic waste into Orky's home.

• When Love Comes | DVD | (13/05/2002) from £17.95   |  Saving you £5.03 (33.62%)   |  RRP £19.99

  'When Love Comes' is set against an exciting urban lifestyle where creative energy runs rampant and illicit substances fuel the artistic juices where sex is always available but love is elusive. Katie (Rena Owen) is a singer who had a brief period of popularity in the 1970s. She goes to visit friend Stephen who hangs out with a bunch of younger people on the music scene. Combining their talents these characters desires become realised; when love comes...

• Nemesis Game | DVD | (30/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

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• PLAYERS - PIECE OF THE ACTION | DVD | (09/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  A group of high school friends become embroiled in a plot involving illegal gambling and their efforts are quickly rewarded. However, when a local crime syndicate get wind of their elaborate scheme, the friends soon realise they may have bitten off more than they can chew.

• Player - Pledge Of Allegiance | DVD | (30/07/2007) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Mac (Freddie Rodriguez) and his high school gangster buddies try to take over the world of sports betting in a city filled with crime prostitution and gambling. When the Mafia gets involved they do whatever it takes to keep these tough young-bloods off their turf. This Friday Night Lights meets Casino story is filled with the perfect combination of non stop action violence lust and greed.