"Actor: Hoffman"

• The 80s Movie Club - For Tough Guys - Platoon/Raging Bull/Rain Man/Die Hard/Terminator | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £14.99   |  Saving you £20.00 (133.42%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Rain Man (Dir. Barry Levinson 1988): Dustin Hoffman joins Tom Cruise to bring a funny and moving tale of brotherly love to the screen. Heartless Charlie Babbitt expects a vast inheritance after his estranged father dies. But Raymond his institutionalised older brother someone he's been totally unaware of is willed the entire fortune instead. Raymond is an 'autistic Savant' with severely limited mental abilities in some areas but with genius gifts in others. When Charlie kidnaps Raymond the crazy cross-country drive back to Los Angeles teaches them both a few lessons in life. For as they overcome their mutual distrust of each other a deep bond is forged as they painfully share past memories present problems and a possible shining future together. Die Hard (Dir. John McTiernan 1988: New York cop John McClane facing Christmas alone flies to Los Angeles to see his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) and their kids in an attempt to patch things up. He arrives at his wife's high tech office building in the middle of their Christmas party just as it is gatecrashed by the ruthless master criminal Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and a dozen fellow activists intent on relieving the Nakatomi Corporation of six hundred million dollars in negotiable bonds... Platoon (Dir. Oliver Stone 1986): Writer/director Oliver Stone has created a personal and searing testament to the men who fought the war in Vietnam. Seen through the eyes of a college drop-out the war is a real nightmare a private hell of fears from outside and in with enemies on both sides of the line. His platoon's allegiance is split between leaders Sergeant Barnes and Sergeant Elias. Barnes is a scar-faced gung-ho fanatic bent on destroying the elusive Viet Cong and anyone who disagrees with him. Elias is a different type of soldier--he has lost faith in the war but not in man. Friction between the two sergeants leads to a second war as deadly as the one being waged against the enemy. Raging Bull (Dir. Martin Scorsese 1980): Raging Bull is arguably the finest work from the Scorsese and De Niro partnership. De Niro gives an amazing portrayal of a man whose animal side lurks just beneath the surface ever ready to erupt. Vivid and unremitting in its uncompromising brutality and honesty the fight sequences are famed for their realism. Violent throughout this film is a testament to Scorsese's and De Niro skills creating a thoroughly absorbing film about such an unlikable character. Renowned for throwing himself into the roles of the character De Niro went on a diet to gain fifty pounds during the production for the role of the faded star. Terminator (Dir. James Cameron 1987): In 2029 giant super-computers dominate the planet hell-bent on exterminating the human race! And to destroy man's future by changing the past they send an indestructible cyborg - a Terminator - back in time to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) the woman whose unborn son will become mankind's only hope. Can Sarah protect herself from this unstoppable menace to save the life of her unborn child? Or will the human race be extinguished by one mean hunk of mutant metal?

• Kramer vs Kramer | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.90

  Kramer vs Kramer is the box office smash that gathered 5 Oscars including Best Picture Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman and Best Supporting Actress for Meryl Streep. Returning home late from work one night a career-obsessed Ted Kramer is told by his wife that she is leaving him. After a life of being 'somebody's daughter' or 'somebody's wife ' she's going off to find herself - leaving Ted to care for their 6 year-old son. Ted while trying to hold down his job gets to really know his son: cooking his meals taking him to the park understanding every need and fear. For the first time in his life he feels like a fulfilled parent. But then Joanna returns. And she wants her son back...

• Aliens In The Attic (with Bonus Digital Copy and DVD) | Blu Ray | (01/02/2010) from £12.13   |  Saving you £12.86 (51.50%)   |  RRP £24.99

  "Aliens in the Attic" is an adventure/comedy about kids on a family vacation who must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions while the youngsters' parents remain clueless about the battle.

• A Most Wanted Man | Blu Ray | (27/02/2015) from £21.13   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Capote/All The King's Men/Ghandi | DVD | (19/11/2007) from £5.99   |  Saving you £19.00 (317.20%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Capote (Dir. Bennett Miller) (2005): In 1959 Truman Capote a popular writer for The New Yorker learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Halcomb Kansas. Inspired by the story material Capote and his partner Harper Lee travel to the town to research for an article. However as Capote digs deeper into the story he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work 'In Cold Blood'. To that end he arranges extensive interviews with the prisoners especially with Perry Smith a quiet and articulate man with a troubled history. As he works on his book Capote feels some compassion for Perry which in part prompts him to help the prisoners to some degree. However that feeling deeply conflicts with his need for closure for the book which only an execution can provide. The conflict and mixed motives for both interviewer and subject make for a troubling experience that would produce a literary account that redefined modern non-fiction.... All The Kings Men (Dir. Steven Zaillian) (2006): Absolute power corrupts absolutely in writer-director Steven Zaillian's (Schindler's List) adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's classic novel ""All the King's Men"" featuring an all-star cast led by Sean Penn Jude Law Kate Winslet Patricia Clarkson James Gandolfini Mark Ruffalo Anthony Hopkins. All the King's Men charts the spectacular rise and fall of a charismatic Southern politician ""Boss"" Willie Stark (Penn). Law co-stars as Jack Burden the once idealistic now embittered ex-reporter who unwittingly fuels Stark's corrupt political ambitions. Gandhi (Dir. Richard Attenborough) (1982): In South Africa a young Indian lawyer is booted off a train for refusing to ride second-class. Upon his return to his native India and fed up with the unjust political system he joins the Indian Congress Party which encourages social change through passive resistance. When his ""subversive"" activities land him in jail masses of low-skilled workers strike to support his non-violent yet revolutionary position. Back in India Gandhi renounces the Western way of life and struggles to organize Indian labor against British colonialism. A strike costs many British soldiers their lives so the crown responds by slaughtering 1 500 Indians. Enraged the ascetic spiritual leader continues to preach pacifism until he has lead India out from under the tyranny of British imperialism.

• Puppet Master: Axis of Evil | DVD | (24/01/2011) from £7.31   |  Saving you £6.94 (114.71%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In a Stateside hotel during the height of World War II young Danny Coogan dreams of joining the war effort. Following the murder of hotel guest Mr. Toulon by Nazi assassins Danny finds the old man's crate of mysterious puppets and is suddenly thrust into a battle all his own. He discovers that Nazis Max and Klaus along with beautiful Japanese saboteur Ozu plan to attack a secret American manufacturing plant. After his family is attacked and his girlfriend Beth is kidnapped it is up to Danny and the living deadly Puppets to stop this Axis of Evil.

• Runaway Jury / Class Action | DVD | (31/05/2005) from £13.49   |  Saving you £5.49 (52.29%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Runaway Jury: The stakes are extremely high in an explosive trial when the widow of a gun massacre victim represented by attorney Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) sues the gun's powerful manufacturer. Now with millions of dollars in the balance 12 jurors must decide if the gun maker was negligent. However unscrupulous jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman) believes the verdict is too important to be left in the hands of a jury and will spare no expense to ensure the chosen jury remain sympathetic to his client. Tension mounts and tables are turned as it comes to light that the jury is being manipulated by one of its own Nicholas Easter (John Cusack) with the aid of a beautiful woman (Rachel Weisz) on the outside to swing the verdict in the direction of the highest bidder... Class Action: Lawyer Jebediah Ward devoted to defending victims of large corporations and the State is fighting for compensation for the victims of automobile accidents involving defective cars. However it turns out that the manufacturer in his latest case is being defended by none other than Ward's daughter...

• Jude Law - The Collection - I Heart Huckabees/Road To Perdition/Enemy At The Gates | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £27.99   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  I Heart Huckabees: Jason Schwartzman stars as Albert Markovski an environmental activist seeking the meaning behind a series of coincidental meetings with an enigmatic stranger. He enlists the help of existential detectives Bernard (Dustin Hoffman) and Vivian (Lily Tomlin) who agree to spy on his everyday activity in order to understand his psyche. The detectives discover that Albert is locked in a battle with Brad Stand (Jude Law) a smarmy executive at the Huckabees department store chain. Shallow and vain Brad defies Albert's protests about the proposed expansion of Huckabees into a nearby marsh... Road To Perdition: Two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks stars as Michael Sullivan a father fighting to keep his only son from traveling the Road To Perdition. Directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes this towering motion picture achievement has been acclaimed by audiences and critics alike as one of the year's most extraordinary films. Enemy At The Gate: While the Nazi and Russian armies hurl rank after rank of soldiers at each other and the world fearfully awaits the outcome of the battle of Stalingrad the celebrated Russian sniper Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law) quietly stalks his enemies one man at a time. His fame however soon thrusts him into a duel with the Nazi's best sharpshooter Major Konig (Ed Harris) and the two find themselves waging an intense personal war while the most momentous battle of the age rages around them... Final Cut: Eleven friends gather at the wake of a successful writer Jude. His grieving wife reveals that he has been making a film of their lives and forces them to watch as stories emerge of secrets lies and disloyalty. Husbands are turned against wives and friends against friends as the true colours of their lives are revealed. But the biggest revelation is yet to come. Little by little the truth comes out about the circumstances of Jude's death his own part in it and the parts played by all of his friends.

• Serial Experiments Lain - Vol. 1 | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-1.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  We're all connected... There is the world around us a world of people tactile sensation and culture. There is the wired world inside the computer of images personalities virtual experiences and a culture all of its own. The day after a classmate commits suicide Lain a thirteen year-old girl discovers how closely the two worlds are linked when she receives an e-mail from the dead girl: ""I just abandoned my body. I still live here..."" Has the line between the real world and t

• Death Of A Salesman | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £12.90   |  Saving you £16.09 (124.73%)   |  RRP £28.99

  Death Of A Salesman is the outstanding adaptation of Arthur Miller's stage masterpiece about Willie Loman - the emotionally broken-down salesman coming to terms with his life and his family after being fired from his life-long job. This drama remains one of the most poignant and powerful stories in modern theatre...

• Shock Head Soul | DVD | (24/12/2012) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-2.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This brilliant study of psychosis, religious freedom and deluded fanaticism is a moving and unique film based on a real story. In 1903, Daniel Paul Schreber published a shocking and celebrated autobiography about 'madness from within'. Up until middle age he was a highly respected judge until one morning he awoke having had a dream that would eventually lead to his long confinement in an asylum. Shock Head Soul follows Schreber from respectability to madness mixing reconstruction, live-action drama and comments from contemporary pyschiatrists to plot this mesmerising real-life event.

• Papillon / Midnight Express / Missing | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Papillon (Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner 1973): They called him Papillon meaning butterfly. If only he had wings to go with the name. Unable to fly Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free. He persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil's Island. Based on Charriere's bestseller and shot in Spain and Jamaica Franklin J. Schaffner's film of Papillon united two stars at key career junctions. After a decade of fine work in The Great Escape The Sand Pebbles and Bullitt Steve McQueen found in Charriere another ideal tough-guy role. Coming off The Graduate Midnight Cowboy and Little Big Man Dustin Hoffman again distinguished himself as Dega Charriere's scruffy friend. Midnight Express (Dir. Alan Parker 1973): Brad Davis and John Hurt star in this riveting true story of a young American's nightmarish experiences in a Turkish prison and his unforgettable journey to freedom. Busted for attempting to smuggle hashish out of Istanbul American College student Billy Hayes (Davis) is thrown into the city's most brutal jail. After suffering through four years of sadistic torture and inhuman conditions Billy is about to be released when his parole is denied. Only his inner courage and the support of a fellow inmate (Hurt) give him the strength to catch the Midnight Express (prison code for escape). Missing (Dir. Costa Gavras 1982): Director Constantin Costa-Gavras made his English-language film debut with this political thriller based on a true story. Although the nation depicted is never named directly the action clearly takes place in Chile after the military coup. Missing centers around the disappearance of Charles Horman (John Shea) an American expatriate who lives with his wife Beth (Sissy Spacek) in South America. One night armed soldiers enter their home and drag him away. In desperation Beth decides to contact Charles's father Ed (Jack Lemon) and ask for help. In contrast to his left-wing daughter-in-law Ed is staunchly patriotic. But as he gets the runaround from both American and Chilean officials Ed receives a cold hard lesson in political reality... and learns some ugly truths about US involvement in Latin America.

• Soul Assassin | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £3.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (225.56%)   |  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...

• Extreme Sports | DVD | (05/12/2005) from £14.68   |  Saving you £33.31 (69.40%)   |  RRP £47.99

  One Step Beyond - Skateboarding: This film follows the antics of some of the most famous and infamous skaters the world. See Bam Margera doing what he does best and also skating. Add in Tony Hawk in his own Hawk shoes section with a 20 foot vertical gap and you have one of the slickest films ever made. Death Of A Video Magazine - Skateboarding: The latest film in the logic series provides a fresh funny and satisfying approach to skateboarding as we know it. Featured ar

• Dilbert Box Set | DVD | (15/11/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Includes: The Name The Prototype The Competition Testing Elbonian Trip The Takeover Little People Tower Of Babel.

• Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro / Jean-Pierre Vincent, Paolo Olmi, Opéra de Lyon | DVD | (23/05/2003) from £19.76   |  Saving you £6.49 (35.08%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Popular performance of Mozart's famous Opera recorded at the Mozart Festival of the German State Opera conducted by Paolo Olmi.

• Finding Neverland / Chocolat | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An amazing double-bill for lovers of all-things Depp! Finding Neverland (Dir. Marc Foster 2004): Unlock your imagination... Finding Neverland is a tale of magic and fantasy inspired by the life of Peter Pan author James Barrie. Set in London 1904 the film is a fictional account of Barrie's creative struggle to bring Peter Pan to life from his first inspiration up until the play's premiere - a night that will change not only Barrie's own life but the

• Serial Experiments Lain - Vol. 4 | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £12.96   |  Saving you £7.03 (35.20%)   |  RRP £19.99

  ""Who am I?"" The question is asked over and over again throughout the noise. Lain destroys her own creator and loses her best friend now she must decide what to do - should she delete herself from everyone's memory? If she does will she have ever really existed? Includes the final episodes 11-13: Infornography Landscape Ego.

• Boat That Rocked, the | DVD | (23/01/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.00

  Richard Curtis (Love Actually) delves into the world of 60's pirate radio in this coming-of-age comedy. Amidst a cast of crazies played by the likes of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bill Nighy disillusioned teen Carl is about to experience the rebellious spirit of rock 'n' roll Radio Rock-style! On air. Off shore. Out of control. Recently expelled from school Carl (Tom Sturridge) is sent by his mother to find some direction in life by visiting his godfather Quentin (Bill Nighy Underworld). However Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea populated by an eclectic crew of rock 'n' roll DJs. They are led by The Count (Oscar Award-winning Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote) - big brash American god of the airwaves and totally in love with the music. He's faithfully backed up by his co-broadcasters Dave (Nick Frost Hot Fuzz) - ironic intelligent and cruelly funny; Simon (Chris O'Dowd TV's The IT Crowd) - super-nice and searching for true love; Midnight Mark (Tom Wisdom) - enigmatic handsome and man of few words; Wee Small Hours Bob - the late night DJ whose hobbies are folk music and drugs; Thick Kevin (Tom Brooke) - possessor of the smallest intelligence known to mankind; On-The-Hour John (Will Adamsdale) - the newsreader; and Angus 'The Nut' Nutsford (Rhys Darby of TV's The Flight Of The Conchords) - possibly the most annoying man in Britain. Life on the North Sea is eventful. Simon finds the woman of his dreams and is married on the boat... only to be left by his bride the next day. Gavin (Rhys Ifans Notting Hill) returns from his drug tour of America to his rightful position as the greatest DJ in Britain clashing with The Count. Meanwhile Carl discovers the opposite sex and who his real father is whilst government minister Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh Wallander) is out for the blood of these rebellious lawbreakers. What results is a literal storm on the high seas. With Radio Rock in peril it's devoted fans rally together and stage an epic Dunkirk-style hundred boat rescue to save their DJ heroes. Some things may come to an end but rock 'n' roll never dies.

• Trouble Bound | DVD | (17/02/2003) from £13.09   |  Saving you £-3.10 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  An ex-con just out of the joint finds himself with $5000 a convertible Lincoln and a beautiful woman; that's before he's forced to go on the run from the Mafia...