"Actor: Tara Subkoff"

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  • Freeway [1996]Freeway | DVD | (28/01/2002) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-20.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

    Her life is no fairy tale. Vanessa (the excellent Reese Witherspoon) is a streetwise 16-year-old a kid with attitude who's never been far from trouble. When her parents are hauled off to jail the authorities have no option but to lock her up too but Vanessa has other plans and armed with a handgun hits the road. Forced to take a lift from a charming stranger (Kiefer Sutherland) who claims he's a child psychologist it's not long before Vanessa opens up and begins to share the secrets of her troubled past. The pair get on fine until Vanessa realises that she's hitched a ride with the notorious 'I-10 Killer'...

  • True Crime [1995]True Crime | DVD | (28/01/2002) from £11.96   |  Saving you £1.02 (11.37%)   |  RRP £9.99

    Once in a while, studio heads actually make sensible decisions. Kudos to whoever at Trimark screened the embarrassing True Crime, an overwrought, under thought, "mystery" and decided, "You know, we really don't need to let the American public see this," and immediately sent it straight to video. Probably the one most pleased by the decision was Alicia Silverstone, who didn't need this type of thing getting a theatrical distribution and hurting her blossoming career. As for Kevin Dillon? Well, he was probably happy just to get paid. Silverstone plays the teen Nancy-Drew-meets-Encyclopedia-Brown protagonist who teams up with fresh-faced police cadet Dillon to try to bag a serial killer who's been butchering teenage girls at travelling carnivals in various cities. Writer-director Pat Verducci packs his thriller with implausible detective work and numerous plot twists, all visible 20 minutes away. The "shock" ending can pretty much be worked out within the first act, leaving viewers another hour to watch Verducci concoct several amateur dream sequences, and explore a disgusting sexual relationship between Silverstone and Dillon. By the end, the question isn't so much "Whodunit?" as "Who cares?" --Dave McCoy, Amazon.com

  • Teenage Caveman [2001]Teenage Caveman | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £6.73   |  Saving you £13.26 (197.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

    When mankind is reduced to a handful of scared cave dwellers a rebellious group of teenagers are cast out of their tribe and search the land for a new paradise reminiscent of their lost civilization. During their travels the teens encounter two immortal super-humans Judith and Neil who appear at first to be the answer to their prayers. However the couple's true motives soon become clear when they cleverly seduce each teenager in an attempt to pass on a super-human virus. When o

  • All Over Me [1997]All Over Me | DVD | (08/04/2002) from £12.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (54.01%)   |  RRP £19.99

    Coming-of-age themes are an obvious choice for movie-makers but All Over Me is far from being run of the mill. It follows the friendship and codependence of two 15-year-old New York girls, one (Claude) gradually coming to terms with the fact that she's gay, the other (Ellen), getting sucked into a world of boys, violence and drugs. It brilliantly and sympathetically realised by film-maker sisters Alex and Sylvia Sichel, with superb performances by the two leads, Alison Folland and Tara Subkoff. When the violent, homophobic murder of the girls' new-found friend, Jesse (Wilson Cruz) threatens to rip them apart, Ellen embarks on a trail of self-destruction while Claude finally seems able to come to terms with her own destiny, ultimately getting together with the pretty, magenta-haired punk musician, Lucy (a superbly empathetic performance from Leisha Hailey). It's a film that's saved from introspective self-indulgence by the brutal interruption of the outside world, and it's not just a thought-provoking hour-and-a-half, it's a compelling narrative experience. The only weakness is the two-dimensional characterization of Ellen's psychotic boyfriend, well enough played by Cole Hauser, but intrinsically limited in scope. Ann Dowd is superb as Claude's man-chasing mother and the film is topped off by a funky soundtrack. On the DVD: All over Me doesn't just offer the "usual theatrical trailer" for the film in question but instead offers trailers for two related films, Better than Chocolate and Trick, both of which deal truthfully with gay issues offering a light and often humorous touch. However, that's it as far as additional goodies are concerned, which is a shame, but the vibrant soundtrack is presented in a great Dolby Digital sound. --Harriet Smith

  • When The Bough Breaks [1993]When The Bough Breaks | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £12.97   |  Saving you £-3.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

    A freak rainstorm washes up a gruesome discovery - a bag containing seven severed children's hands each with a number tattooed on its tiny palm. A psychiatric expert's only clue comes from the disturbing behaviour of a mute patient who seems to have a telepathic link with killer's warped mind...

  • All Over Me (Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) [DVD] [1997]All Over Me (Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) | DVD | (07/12/2009) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-5.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

    Claude is a cute young slightly butch skateboarding teenager who has a thing for her messed-up best friend Ellen. Ellen however has a thing for a homophobe. Enter Luke a self-assured gay musician who encourages Claude to actually explore her feelings and perceptions of herself and the world that she lives in. Claude's life is falling apart as those around her continue to destroy themselves in an orgy of drug abuse that eventually leads to murder. Thanking Luke's advice she finds her way to the local lesbian bar where she meets Lucy a cute punkish girl playing in an all girl band. But is this the lifestyle that Claude really wants?

  • Lover Girl [1997]Lover Girl | DVD | (01/12/2009) from £8.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

    As a teenager Jake Ferrari is abandoned by her mother so she goes to move in with her sister Darlene. However Darlene does not want her around and Jake is stranded in Los Angeles. Luckily Darlene's neighbour Marci takes her in. But when Jake discovers Marci runs a massage parlour she wants to work there despite Marci's reservations...

  • Teenage CavemanTeenage Caveman | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

    Known only as the boy he is the son of a leader of a prehistoric tribe who live in a desolate valley. Making a perilous journey with them he sees them killed one by one....

  • The Cell [UMD Universal Media Disc]The Cell | UMD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  • Lover GirlLover Girl | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

    Jake Ferrari (Tara Subkoff) is a teenage girl who likes candy more than anything else. When she abruptly abandoned by her mother Jake decides to track down and move in with her sister Darlene (Kristy swanson). As it turns out Darlene does not want her either. Jake is stranded until Marcia Guerra (Sandra Bernhard) takes her in. Marcia runs 'Jean's American Spa' a sexy irreverent massage parlour next door. Marcia and Jake develop a strong bond. Jake soon becomes part of the Americ

  • True Crime [DVD]True Crime | DVD | (21/05/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

    Once in a while, studio heads actually make sensible decisions. Kudos to whoever at Trimark screened the embarrassing True Crime, an overwrought, under thought, "mystery" and decided, "You know, we really don't need to let the American public see this," and immediately sent it straight to video. Probably the one most pleased by the decision was Alicia Silverstone, who didn't need this type of thing getting a theatrical distribution and hurting her blossoming career. As for Kevin Dillon? Well, he was probably happy just to get paid. Silverstone plays the teen Nancy-Drew-meets-Encyclopedia-Brown protagonist who teams up with fresh-faced police cadet Dillon to try to bag a serial killer who's been butchering teenage girls at travelling carnivals in various cities. Writer-director Pat Verducci packs his thriller with implausible detective work and numerous plot twists, all visible 20 minutes away. The "shock" ending can pretty much be worked out within the first act, leaving viewers another hour to watch Verducci concoct several amateur dream sequences, and explore a disgusting sexual relationship between Silverstone and Dillon. By the end, the question isn't so much "Whodunit?" as "Who cares?" --Dave McCoy, Amazon.com

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