"Actor: Tim Kent"

• The Dark Half | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Although it lacks the creepy subtleties of Stephen King's celebrated novel, George Romero's underrated adaptation of The Dark Half is among the best films based on King's fiction, with Romero taking care to honour the central theme while serving up some gruesome gore in the film's much-criticised finale. Inspired by King's own admission that he wrote several novels under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, The Dark Half explores the duality of a writer's impulse, ranging from literary respectability to the viscerally cathartic thrills of exploitative pulp fiction. Author and teacher Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton) finds himself torn between those extremes when he "kills" his profitable alter ego, George Stark (the bestselling dark half to Thad's light), who then assumes evil, autonomous form (again played by Hutton) to defend lethally his role in Thad's creative endeavours. Forced to wrestle with this evil manifestation of his own unformed twin, Thad must fight to protect his wife (Amy Madigan), their twin babies and himself. While Romero skilfully develops the twin/duality theme to explore the writer's dilemma, Hutton is outstanding in his dual roles, playing Stark (in subtly fiendish makeup) as a redneck rebel with a knack for slashing throats. Julie Harris adds class in a supporting role, and horror fans will relish Romero's climactic showdown, in which swarms of sparrows seal Stark's fate. It favours a pulp sensibility with clunky exposition to explain Stark's existence, but The Dark Half is a laudable effort from everyone involved. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Hitler's Children | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Karl (Tim Holt) and Anna (Bonita Granville) are childhood sweethearts growing up together in pre-war Berlin. As the Nazis increase their stranglehold on power, the couple are torn apart. Karl graduates from the Hitler Youth to become an officer in the dreaded Gestapo. Anna chooses to rebel against her masters and is given a stark choice - breed and have babies for the Third Reich or face enforced sterilisation. Her American colleague Professor Nichols (Kent Smith) battles to get Anna out of Germany, but ultimately her fate – and her life - will depend on the boy she once loved...

• No Retreat No Surrender - 1/2/3 | DVD | (14/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  No Retreat No Surrender: Bruce Lee fan Jason Stillwell is not the best student in his martial arts class. Beaten numerous times he is horrified when the local crime syndicate runs his teacher out of town. Training hard using pearls of wisdom from the ghost of Lee Stillwell sets his newly acquired skills upon the syndicate and its champion the deadly Ivan (Van Damme)... (Dir. Corey Yuen 1985) No Retreat No Surrender 2 - Raging Thunder: It's not a rematch it's war! An American kickboxer heads to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Soviet aggressors in the aptly named Death Mountain... (Dir. Corey Yuen 1989) No Retreat No Surrender 3 - Blood Brothers: Two feuding brothers are reunited by the hunt for their father's murderer - a wanted international terrorist. Together they seek the men responsible using their martial arts skills to the full.... (Dir. Lucas Lowe 1990)

• Screen Acting Up Close | DVD | (02/08/2010) from £13.37   |  Saving you £11.62 (86.91%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Nic Phillips is a successful broadcast TV director and producer. His recent credits from over 30 years experience include 'EASTENDERS' and 'MY FAMILY'. Producer Tim Kent was an agent for more than 10 years and now runs a busy production company at Pinewood Film Studios. Catherine Willis is a prominent UK casting director with a host of prestigious credits including 'Taggart' and 'Criminal Justice'. Nic Tim and Catherine have joined forces to produce Screen Acting Close Up a DVD designed as a resource for actors of all levels of experience. RAISE YOUR game with these master classes: 1. Audition with Confidence: Catherine provides practical advice on how an actor should prepare for a screen audition. She shows the casting process most commonly in use today outlines ways to avoid the pitfalls of interview 'overkill' and offers valuable advice to actors on their approach to casting. 2. Screen Acting Close Up: Nic explains some basic technical skills an actor needs to master to perform successfully for the camera. In specially created scenes a group of young actors illustrates some of the fundamental 'do's and don'ts' of screen craft. 3. Making The Business Your Business: Tim offers extensive practical advice on finding an agent running an acting career and he answers many of actors' most frequently asked questions.

• Personal Vendetta | DVD | (05/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  When Bonnie Blackwell (Mimi Lesseos) is almost beaten to death by her sick and sadistic husband (Timothy Bottoms) Bonnie decides to face her fears and join the police force. Now a proficient protector of the law on the streets of Los Angeles she's fighting for justice. But when her husband is released from prison she must face her innermost fears and conquer the emotional scars of domestic violence.