"Actor: Martina"

• Ich - Einfach unverbesserlich 4 (Despicable Me 4) - 3D - Turbine Collector Series #15 (Blu-ray 3D) | Blu Ray | (26/02/2026) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Ghost | DVD | (11/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The biggest hit of 1990, Ghost is part comedy, part romance, part supernatural thriller. Patrick Swayze, previously best known for Dirty Dancing, stars as Sam, the banker who is killed following a mugging. Caught in a limbo between here and the afterlife, he uses Whoopi Goldberg's fake psychic as an intermediary to warn wife Molly (Demi Moore) that his death was no accident but a murder and that she is in danger too. Ghost's original popularity and notoriety originally arose not from its dealings with the supernatural but the scene involving Moore fondly astride her potter's wheel fashioning a somewhat phallic-shaped vase, with Swayze fondly astride her. So infamous did this scene become that it's now more likely to raise a chuckle than a sultry sigh. As for the rest of the movie, it still somehow manages to engage despite the awkward juxtaposition of lachrymose melodrama and zaniness. Demi Moore, whose massive Hollywood success was always a mystery to some, is a little flat as the tomboy-coiffed Molly, her tears occasionally seeming onion-induced. Swayze, however, delivers as Sam while Whoopi Goldberg turns in the best performance of her career, delivering the requisite zip and sass to what otherwise might have been a morose movie. On the DVD: Though well restored, DVD enhancement has only served to emphasise the slightly quaint feel of the special effects here--Ghost was made just prior to the digital era. Otherwise, this is a good package and an essential purchase for fans. There's a 22-minute featurette, "Remembering the Magic", in which scriptwriter Bruce Joel Rubin explains that the film was inspired by the scene in Hamlet in which the Prince meets his Father, and how initially appalled he was that his masterpiece of the supernatural was to be directed by Jerry Zucker, previously responsible for Airplane!. They also reveal that Tina Turner was originally cast for the Goldberg role. Zucker and Rubin team up for a funny commentary track. --David Stubbs

• The Lives Of Others | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £9.64   |  Saving you £11.61 (138.54%)   |  RRP £19.99

  "The Lives Of Others" is a precise and gripping snapshot of the omni-present and much feared secret service of communist East Germany, the Stasi.

• Night Train To Lisbon | DVD | (28/01/2015) from £6.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (128.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  After having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, Latin Professor Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons) stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon his boring life and embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective and begins to piece together an epic story of oppression and revolution, loyalty and betrayal, love and jealousy, all played out against the backdrop of a brutal fascist dictatorship. His exploration of the author's life evolves into a liberating journey of self-discovery and Gregorius finds that life can change in an instant.

• The Lives Of Others | Blu Ray | (02/08/2010) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  "The Lives Of Others" is a precise and gripping snapshot of the omni-present and much feared secret service of communist East Germany, the Stasi.

• Atomised | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £5.53   |  Saving you £14.46 (261.48%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on Michel Houellebecq's controversial novel, this movie focuses on Michael and Bruno, two very different half-brothers and their disturbed sexuality.

• Ghost | Blu Ray | (11/05/2009) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A romantic thriller in which yuppie banker Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is murdered but returns to Earth as a ghost to protect his grief-stricken young girlfriend Molly (Demi Moore) and solve his own murder. As he cannot communicate directly with his love he turns to fake medium Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) for help. Nobody is more shocked than Oda Mae to discover she has the genuine power to contact the dead. Goldberg won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance and Bruce Joel Rubin won the statuette for Best Original Screenplay.

• Boxing Day | DVD | (28/11/2022) from £3.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Melvin, a British author living in America, returns home to London for the holidays to introduce his American fiancé (Lisa) to his eccentric British-Caribbean family. Their relationship is put to the test, as she discovers the world Melvin left behind revolves around his ex-girlfriend (Georgia), who is now an international pop star!

• The Baader-Meinhof Complex | DVD | (20/04/2009) from £13.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (28.59%)   |  RRP £17.99

  From the writer and producer of the critically acclaimed, international box office sensation "Downfall" comes the intense dramatisation of one the most astonishing episodes in German twentieth century history.

• Martina Navratilova - The Biography | DVD | (18/06/2007) from £9.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (50.05%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This is the ultimate programme of a tennis great! Including interviews and match footage this programme takes an in depth look at Martina's life and career giving a rare insight into a true sporting legend.

• Lion's Den | DVD | (24/05/2010) from £11.44   |  Saving you £4.55 (39.77%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Official Selection in Competition at Cannes Film Festival and from internationally acclaimed director Pabio Trapero (Born and Bred Familia Rodante) Lion's Den is a powerful and unflinching emotional drama charting one mother's struggle to raise her child in extraordinary circumstances and her compelling fight for their survival and freedom. Featuring a breathtaking award-winning performance by Martina Gusman.

• Carancho (The Vulture) | DVD | (28/05/2012) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Starring Ricardo Darn (Oscar-winning The Secret in Their Eyes) and Martina Gusman (Lion's Den), leading Argentinean director Pablo Trapero (Born & Bred, Rolling Family) takes us on a thrilling nocturnal journey into the darker side of Buenos Aires in the gripping and highly acclaimed thriller Carancho (The Vulture).Sosa (Darn) is an ambulance-chasing personal injury attorney with questionable ethics. Lujan (Gusman) is a young, idealistic country doctor new to the city. After Lujan and Sosa's paths repeatedly cross, the two form an unlikely romance that is threatened by Sosa's turbulent past. With traffic accidents the number one cause of death in Argentina, bodies are currency and a black market strives to get rich from the personal tragedies that litter the streets.

• Johann Strauss: Simplicius -- Zurich Opera/Welser-Most | DVD | (21/02/2003) from £13.75   |  Saving you £11.24 (81.75%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This is a superb performance of excellent, long-forgotten music. Simplicius was lost for more than a century, but when it was recovered (including a few patches for missing parts), the Zurich Opera House welcomed it back with a production worthy of a historic event. Johann Strauss II, like most comic geniuses, had a lifelong wish to produce something deeply serious. Parts of Simplicius come close to that goal, but then a delectable tune in 3/4 time pops up and we are back in the realm of the waltz king, enjoying it all the more because of the contrast. In both styles, the music is wonderful and Franz Welser-Most conducts with exactly the right touch. The absurdist set designs of Johann Engels and the stage direction of David Pountney sometimes call Hieronymus Bosch to mind. This production puts detailed plot summaries on the screen during the overture and at other strategic point--a good idea because the plot is complicated and slightly absurd. It is set during the Thirty Years War and is full of hidden identities, unreasonable rules and sudden plot twists. Besides various tangled love pairings, and the idiocies of war, the plot centres on the figure of Simplicius, a holy simpleton like Candide or Parsifal, and his comic encounters with the realities of love and war. The story is full of colourful characters, all sung and acted with distinction. Michael Volle is a hermit who has raised his son Simplicius (Martin Zysset) in isolation from humanity until, at age 20, he is abducted by soldiers and comes into contact with reality. Other vivid performances are given by Rolf Haunstein as a rather absurd general, Elizabeth Magnuson as his silly daughter, Oliver Widmer as an astrologer, and Louise Martini as Schnappslotte, who sells liquor to the soldiers. Martina Jankova steals the show as her daughter Tilly, and Liliana Nikiteanu makes much of a small role as a Swedish spy. --Joe McLellan

• The Wall | DVD | (25/11/2013) from £9.05   |  Saving you £6.94 (76.69%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Martina Gedeck best known for her performance in the Academy Award-winning film The Lives Of Others now stars in The Wall a contemporary female Robinson Crusoe story. Based on Marlen Haushofer's best-selling eponymous novel from the 1960s the film is a highly original exploration of the experience of solitude and survival. Gedeck plays an unnamed Austrian woman who goes to a secluded Alpine hunting lodge with her cousin (Ulrike Beimpold) and the latter's husband (Karl Heinz Hackl) who shortly after their arrival decide to visit the nearest village. When the couple does not return the next morning the woman sets out for the village and discovers an invisible wall behind which there appears to be no sign of life. The wall now separates her from the rest of the world. Left behind with a dog a cat and a cow she must try to survive alone in the forest. She keeps a record of her thoughts her fears and the hardship she suffers although nobody might ever read her outpourings. Martina Gedeck's outstanding performance brings the role to a rare and vivid intensity. Special Features: Trailer English voiced version

• Carnal Sins | DVD | (25/03/2024) from £11.20   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Checkpoint | DVD | (12/09/2011) from £5.61   |  Saving you £7.38 (131.55%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Canada, near the US Border, Jalil, Leslie, Michelle, Gab, and Tom are driving back home after a wedding. A car blocks the road and forces them to stop. It's the Border Police. The officers check their IDs. They seem suspicious and their questioning slowly intensifies. In particular, the origins of Jalil seem to intrigue the officers. As good citizens, the group stays calm. After all, they've done nothing wrong... Except that broken light... Except that pot found in the car...

• Hidden Face | DVD | (26/05/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Pushing the limits of passion, deception and betrayal to their very extremes, The Hidden Face is a breathless, intoxicating thriller with a gut-wrenching climax to rival SE7EN or SAW. When the relationship between musical prodigy, Ramirez, and his obsessive girlfriend, Belen, goes south, Ramirez begins an intense affair with a colleague. However, the revelation of Belen s disappearance arouses both the suspicions of the local police and the anxiety of Ramirez who thinks Belen may still be.s.

• White Elephant | DVD | (22/07/2013) from £5.98   |  Saving you £12.00 (300.75%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From one of Argentina's most exciting and original directors Pablo Trapero (Carancho Lion's Den) and starring Ricardo Darin and Jeremie Renier White Elephant is a compelling and highly charged film about courage and human triumph. What should have been South America's largest hospital sits half-finished in the shanty towns of Buenos Aires home to thousands. Amidst rising tensions between residents striking labourers and warring drug cartels two Catholic priests strive to defend the rights of the community while confronting brutal gangs and a church hierarchy sceptical of their unconventional methods. Inspired by the true story of Argentinean priest and activist Father Carlos Mugica White Elephant traces the moral tightrope these men must walk in their bid to stand up for the victims of a corrupt system. Tense superbly constructed and ultimately uplifting White Elephant is a transfixing story of will violence and survival.

• Mostly Martha | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The head chef at swish Hamburg restaraunt The Lido Martha Klein's perfectionism and obsession with good cooking leaves little free time for romantic entanglements. However when her sister tragically dies in a car accident Martha's boss Frida insists she take time out to care for her eight year old niece Lina whilst attempts are made to locate Lina's estranged father. Returning to work after struggling to bond with this stubborn headstrong child Martha finds that dashing Itali

• The Nun | DVD | (24/02/2014) from £8.45   |  Saving you £7.54 (89.23%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Sent to a convent against her will Suzanne a young nun finds herself taunted by her fellow Sisters and subjected to sadistic punishments after denying her calling. Taken in by a kindly Mother Superior she soon finds that her affection comes at a price as things take a sinister turn. Despite her suffering Suzanne refuses to accept her fate and her desire for freedom never diminishes.