New DVDs - films to rent in October 2011

Six episodes from the CBeebies children's show about a crime-fighting, reggae-playing mouse and his friends. Rastamouse plays in a reggae band with his friends, Scratchy and Zoomer as well as attempting to catch out those who have done wrong.

Rent the DVD - 'Rastamouse: Da crucial plan and other adventures'

Documentary about the life and death of Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One World Champion Ayrton Senna. The film charts Senna's career from his Formula One debut in the mid-1980s to his tragic death in a crash on the San Marino Grand Prix racing track in 1994. Interviews include Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Jackie Stewart.

Rent the DVD - 'Senna'

Fifth adventure in Disney's popular Buddies series. This time the five puppies come across a spooky mansion on Halloween and discover that evil duo Howloween Hound and Warwick the Warlock are planning to take over the world. It is up to the puppies and the new friends they make along the way to save the day. Children's film starring Harland Williams and Sierra McCormick.

Rent the DVD - 'Spooky buddies'

Seeming to share an idyllic life with her husband Michael in Manhattan, writer Joanna fears the worst when he heads off on an overnight business trip with his seductive colleague, Laura. As Michael tries to resist temptation, he is unaware that back home Joanna has run into her former Gallic lover, Alex. Drama starring Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington.

Rent the DVD - 'Last night'

Arrested as a co-conspirator in the wake of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in April 1865, boarding-house owner Mary Surratt finds herself public enemy number one. She is forced to rely on her reluctant young lawyer Frederick Aiken to uncover the truth and save her from hanging. Historical drama about the first woman to be executed in the United States starring Robin Wright and James McEvoy.

Rent the DVD - 'The conspirator'

Blu is a rare macaw living in a bookshop in small-town Minnesota. Believing himself to be the last of his kind, he is thrilled to hear that a female macaw of the same species has been spotted in South America. Blu must now overcome his social ineptitude and fear of flying and set out for Rio de Janeiro to try to win her heart. Animated comedy adventure featuring Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway.

Rent the DVD - 'Rio'

Follows Professor X and Magneto through their formative years in the 1960s as they come to terms with their newfound superpowers. Initially close friends working together to fight against evil, the two men are driven apart by a conflict of opinion that leads to war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men. Superhero action prequel starring James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender.

Rent the DVD - 'X-Men: First class'

Jack is one of three brothers brought up in the 1950s by his spiritually-minded mother and pragmatic, no-nonsense father. After witnessing a disturbing event that shakes his world to the core, young Jack struggles to reconcile the differing views of his parents. Later, as a middle-aged man with a failed marriage, Jack retraces his emotional journey from the hope and innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years. Coming-of-age tale starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.

Rent the DVD - 'The tree of life'

After being dumped by her sugar daddy, tough-talking bad girl Elizabeth Halsey reluctantly returns to her former job as a middle school teacher. She sets her sights on a hot new substitute teacher, who also just happens to be heir to a large watch fortune, but there is just one small obstacle in her way: his girlfriend, Amy. Comedy starring Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake.

Rent the DVD - 'Bad teacher'