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SLIPPED THRU THE NET 2 - DVDS You Haven't Seen But Should!
Inside I'm Dancing [DVD] [2004]Inside I'm Dancing [DVD] [2004]
Buy new: £4.58 / Used from: £3.04
James McAvoy and Stephen Robertson play paraplegics in Dublin seeking their own pad and independent life. Lovely nurse Romala Garai divides their hearts. Stunning stuff and full of heart.
Eye Of The Beholder [2000] [DVD]Eye Of The Beholder [2000] [DVD]
Buy used from: £0.01
Stalked by the ghost of his lost daughter, Ewan McGregor in turn stalks the trouble-magnet of Ashley Judd across cities and states to save her from bad men. Compulsively watchable, cast is fantastic.
Shattered Glass [DVD] [2004]Shattered Glass [DVD] [2004]
Buy used from: £0.79
Hayden Christensen is a compulsive & convincing liar working in the offices of Peter Sarsgaard until his internet lies begin to unravel. For CH a superb step out of the shadow of Star Wars.
The Matchmaker [DVD] [1997]The Matchmaker [DVD] [1997]
Buy new: £5.88 / Used from: £4.50
Janeane Garfalo is sent by Denis Leary to the West Of Ireland to bolster their dodgy stateside political candidates chances. She arrives in matchmaking week. Shenannigans follow. Delightful & warm.
Imagine Me And You [DVD] [2006]Imagine Me And You [DVD] [2006]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.00
Piper Perabo is marrying Matthew Goode when she glances the flower arranger - gorgeous Lena Headey - and falls in love! Witty, warm, beautifully handled, a superb little film. Whole cast are great.
Let It Ride [DVD] [1989]Let It Ride [DVD] [1989]
Buy used from: £48.23
Richard Dreyfus and David Johansen are compulsive gamblers at the race tracks - will Life/Lady Luck/God (whomever's available) give them one more lucky break? Great fun with characters you root for.
The Matador [DVD] [2005]The Matador [DVD] [2005]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.36
Brosnan's a hitman; he has no life, no friends & is slowly cracking up. He links up with the hapless Kinear & wife for help! Pierce is revelatory - mad, witty, shows acting chops way past any before.
The Sweetest Thing [DVD] [2002]The Sweetest Thing [DVD] [2002]
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £0.75
Crude & rude Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate & Selma Blair chase after handsome Jason Bateman after a nightclub meet convinces CD that love is in the air. Funny, irreverent and so enjoyable.
The Dish [DVD] [2001]The Dish [DVD] [2001]
Buy used from: £1.94
July 1969 & a world waits for Apollo 11 to land on the moon. Sam Neill's Oz crew must have their southernmost dish ready. Very funny, touching & reminder of a time of genuine wonder.
Touch [DVD] [1998]Touch [DVD] [1998]
Buy new: £4.57 / Used from: £3.43
Battered heart Bridget Fonda meets a reluctant Skeet Ulrich who displays genuine stigmata and has healing powers. Christopher Walken sees cash in his hands. Tom Arnold sees signs. No one sees Skeet.
Innocent Moves [DVD] [1994]Innocent Moves [DVD] [1994]
Buy new: £15.69 / Used from: £5.33
Fishburne, a Chess hustler, sees real genius in a 7-year old; Dad Joe Mantegna takes him to Ben Kingsley for tutorage. But what will competitions do to him? R1 is called "Searching For Bobby Fischer".
Bandits [DVD] [2001]Bandits [DVD] [2001]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.29
Stunning pairing of Willis & Thornton (sanitation issues!) as prison breakers who rob banks cleverly. Throw in trouble, Cate Blanchett, and this romp is way more enjoyable than it had any right to be!
The Sea Inside [DVD] [2005]The Sea Inside [DVD] [2005]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.30
Paralysed in bed, Javier Bardem's performance of an intelligent but broken man is heartbreakingly real. His struggle for a dignified exit is a true story.
The Claim [DVD] [2001]The Claim [DVD] [2001]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.85
Peter Mullen's cruel decision as a young married ambitious man on the snowy frontier reverberates into his later years as he struggles to control his town and himself. Strange & compelling.
Waking Up In Reno [DVD] [2001]Waking Up In Reno [DVD] [2001]
Buy new: £3.98
Charlize Theron & Natasha Richardson are wives & friends, but their feckless & gormless husbands Thorton & Swayze are less reliable in & out of bed & on the road. Tony Orlando cameos in Vegas!
Alex And Emma [DVD] [2003]Alex And Emma [DVD] [2003]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £0.90
Kate Hudson types Luke Wilson's novel as he dictates - needs to pay off local hoods. Book is played out as movie progresses. A neat romcom with great leads who are effortlessly charming.
Garden State [DVD] [2004]Garden State [DVD] [2004]
Buy new: £7.88 / Used from: £3.96
Zac Braff meets the whacky & wonderful Natalie Portman on a journey home to his recently bereaved dad Ian Holm . They meet his old pal Peter Sarsgaard & his drugy friends. Hopes & dreams. Good film.
Into The Arms Of Strangers: Stories Of The Kindertransport [DVD] [2000]Into The Arms Of Strangers: Stories Of The Kindertransport [DVD] [2000]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £2.20
This documents the "Kindertransport" of Jewish children out of peril in Europe to foster homes & hostels in Britain. 2 commentaries as well. It's sad, moving, insightful and intensely beautiful.
Laurel Canyon [DVD] [2003]Laurel Canyon [DVD] [2003]
Buy new: £3.38 / Used from: £1.18
60's free-thinking/living Frances McDormand shares her music & studio a little too freely. Straight-faced son & girl arrive with awkward results/truths. Fantastic cast.
Solaris [2003] [DVD]Solaris [2003] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £0.01
Visually stunning & brain stretching, this remake of a sci-fi classic divided audiences into the terminally bored and the spiritually infused! I liked it! Daring, challenging and strange.
The Mighty Celt [2005] [DVD]The Mighty Celt [2005] [DVD]
Buy new: £5.18 / Used from: £1.92
Tyrone McKenna works for brutish greyhound owner/trainer Ken Stott. Robert Carlyle & Gillian Anderson (estranged) allow their boy to take in one discarded grey to nurture & even race. Uplifting gem.
Wild About Harry (2000) [DVD]Wild About Harry (2000) [DVD]
Buy used from: £0.94
Brendan Gleeson (drunk boorish TV celebrity chef) gets mugged and forgets everything. Has to win back an emotionally battered Amanda Donohoe who wants divorce in 2 weeks. Funny & sweet.
The World's Fastest Indian [DVD] [2005]The World's Fastest Indian [DVD] [2005]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £3.70
Pensioner takes his classic/modified motorbike from Oz in 1967 to Salt Flats in Utah to break the land speed record. Human spirit, guts, glory - Hopkins is fabulous as the ever youthful Bert Munro.
Flight Of The Phoenix [2004] [DVD]Flight Of The Phoenix [2004] [DVD]
Buy new: £3.88 / Used from: £0.63
Dennis Quaid flys oil-crew out of desert, hits storm, plane crashes, 10 survivors. One, Giavanni Ribishi, conducts the reconstruction but maybe has a terrible secret. Cranking good yarn/ensemble cast.
Wah-Wah [DVD] [2006]Wah-Wah [DVD] [2006]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.40
Byrne is an alcoholic father in South Africa barely holding his British family together. Royal visit imminent - all racist hell breaks loose. A fantastic cast in Richard E. Grant's directorial debut.