"Director: Robert Altman"

• Gun: Fatal Betrayal | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This anthology series follows the path of a handgun and the impact it has on the lives of those that it encounters. A rotating all-star cast is helmed by renowned directors Robert Altman Ted Demme and James Foley. Columbus Day: When forced to work nights security guard Walter DiFideli buys a gun to protect his family. However unbeknownst to Walter the weapon once belonged to an assassin who will resort to any measure of force to recover the evidence that could incriminate him... All The President's Women: Bill Johnson is on the verge of realising a dream; the post of president of his Texas country club. Yet in addition to his wife Bill juggles a variety of mistresses each unaware of the others and all seems well until his current squeeze receives an unloaded gun in her mailbox. Further unnerved as his wife and another mistress receive the gun's clip and bullets respectively Bill must piece together the mystery that threatens to wreck his inauguration party... The Hole: A gun lies buried at the bottom of a small town's swimming pool. To a group of young kids it looks like buried treasure and to Sandra a young woman who dreams of leaving her abusive stepfather it looks like her ticket out of town. Yet to James a loner with a dark past the gun is an object that he simply must recover as he placed it there years earlier and holds the key to a previous mystery... The Shot: Harvey packs up his family and moves them from Hollywood to a potentially more stable life in Virginia. His dreams of making it as an actor are seemingly over until he unwittingly foils a convenience store robbery and is cast to play himself in a movie of the incident. However the would-be thieves have powerful friends who wish to permanently curtail Harvey's movie career and he finds that his 'shot' at fame is intrinsically linked to that particular weapon... Father John - An Article Of Faith: Newspaper columnist Jack returns to Los Angeles for the funeral of his uncle Father John Farragut. Surprised to find a great deal of money and a gun in his uncle's possessions in the church Jack is forced to investigate the secrets in the cleric's life and unknowingly puts the life of a young woman in great peril... Ricochet: A homeless man discovers a gun at a murder scene and rather than take his chances with the police decides to keep it. As the cops close in the gun changes hands several times and provides the investigators with an unexpected discovery...

• James Dean: The James Dean Story | DVD | (14/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Produced by Robert Altman, this highly acclaimed biography tells the story of an American legend. The Bells of Cockaigne. This one-hour TV drama is about a man who comes to the aid of a poor family. Includes an introduction by Tony Curtis and the trailer for Rebel Without A Cause.

• Ladies in Lavender/Gosford Park | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This box set features the following films: Ladies In Lavender (Dir. Charles Dance) (2004): Award winning actresses Dame Judi Dench and Maggie Smith star in this evocative heart-warming story of unfulfilled dreams innocence and unrequited love. Cornwall in 1936 remains as ever a timeless place. Sisters Janet and Ursula Widdington discover a castaway on the beach below their house. With the help of the local doctor they nurse him back to health. During his convalescence the sisters discover his talent as a musician and the unsettling effect he has on them both - especially Ursula whose life will never be the same again. Gosford Park (Dir. Robert Altman) (2001): Robert Altman directs this elegant period drama and Agatha Christie-style murder mystery that features the cream of British acting talent. Gathered at aristocrat Michael Gambon's big house are fellow toffs Charles Dance James Wilby and Jeremy Northam (as British matinee idol Ivor Novello) among others. Meanwhile downstairs in the bustling servant's quarters we encounter Alan Bates and Helen Mirren as the head male and female members of staff. The various intrigues that play out between members of the different classes and sexes are all observed with Altman's customary withering eye and trademark roving camerawork. After a murder is committed comical pipe-smoking detective Stephen Fry arrives but the solution is arrived at in an unconventional way. With an impeccable ensemble cast that Merchant Ivory would die for Gosford Park is a classy piece of cinema from a great director getting back to the top of his form. Keeping Mum (Dir. Niall Johnson) (2005): Known throughout the clergy for his perfectionism Reverend Walter Goddfellow (Atkinson) is preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife (Kristin Scott Thomas) is having an affair and his children are up to no good... A typically eccentric British black comedy with a delightfully dotty performance from Maggie Smith and a sublimely sleazy turn from Patrick Swayze to give sterling support to the snappy script from writer/director Niall Johnson.

• James Dean Story/The Bells of Cockaigne | DVD | (15/12/1998) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A