Is there an alternative to the standard video player?

I really miss how I could jump to the next file with my N900, and the possibility of changing the volume w/o touching the buttons... Even the play/pause is now a dumb small button that-is-not-in-the-dead-center-of-the-screen (?!) :[

1. Is there an alternative player? If there is, it must be well hidden.
2. Is the source code of the standard one available for patching? (this question is only half-serious)
3. Are mplayer and python available on Harmattan?