Great new releases

In the mood for a thriller? How about a romantic comedy, a gritty drama or some witty animation? If you’re looking to add new DVDs to your collection, or find some new ones down the video shop, we’ve got the latest releases here.

Oranges are Not the Only Fruit (cert 15)
Out: Now on DVD (£19.99) and VHS (£14.99)

Winner of three Baftas, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit stars Charlotte Coleman (Four Weddings And A Funeral) and follows the unhappy life of Jess, a young girl adopted and then raised in an oppressive Pentecostal home by an overpowering mother.

Unnerving both classmates and teachers when she begins school, Jess grows into a young woman who is confused and alone. When she meets Melanie later in life, troubles really begin as their friendship turns to passion.

On discovering the truth about their relationship, her horrified mother and local Pastor believe these ‘unnatural lusts’ to be the work of the devil, and decide extreme measures are necessary if she is to be saved.

Position Vacant (cert PG)
Out: April 7, 2003 on DVD and VHS (£15.99 / £14.99)

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Possession (cert 15)
Out: May 5 to buy on DVD and VHS (£15.99 / £12.99)

When laid back American scholar Roland Michell (Aaron Eckhart) discovers a collection of love letters between two prominent Victorian poets, he recognises that he’s on to a big literary find.

But as Roland and Maud (Gwyneth Paltrow) track the elusive romance across the British countryside and the continent, the two scholars soon find themselves tangled in a love affair of their own.

Set in striking locations in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Lancashire, Possession is based on the best-selling novel by A S Byatt.

The Salton Sea
Out: May 26 to buy on DVD (£15.99) and VHS (£12.99)

Tarantino’s The Salton Sea is a dark, gritty and absorbing thriller starring Val Kilmer and Vincent D’Onofrio.

Danny Parker (Kilmer) is a man out for revenge following the senseless murder of his wife. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time — killed by masked gunmen, while he was powerless to prevent it.

Parker descends into the strange and violent world of drugs, deceit and death. But while his associates revel in their highs, he is haunted by his previous life as a happily married jazz musician.

A dark, gritty and powerful thriller, The Salton Sea will keep you guessing until the end.

High Crimes (cert 12)
Out: Now, on DVD (£17.99) and VHS (£12.99)

High Crimes is a powerful crime thriller starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman, about a woman who must question everything she knows when her husband is revealed to be a total stranger.