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• Sex and the City: Series 1 (Region 2 NTSC Format) | DVD | (06/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A series that's as much about one as the other, the wonderfully funny, touching and utterly genuine Sex and the City dares to portray real adults in a thoroughly realistic environment. Filmed in and around the streets of Manhattan, the show brings New York life--and specifically singles life--alive as no other has done before. Like its HBO stablemate The Sopranos, this is TV for grown-ups: frank and non-patronising, dizzyingly well written and devastatingly accurate in its characterisations. Sarah Jessica Parker plays Carrie Bradshaw, Manhattan's "sexual anthropologist" whose weekly newspaper column gives the series its title. Kristen Davis, Kim Cattrall and Cynthia Nixon are her acerbic, cynical, thirtysomething singleton pals: gossip, sex, men, shoes, shopping, sex, designer clothes, fashion and sex dominate their affluent yet incomprehensibly empty lifestyles as they move from swanky restaurant opening to night club to art exhibition in the relentless pursuit of fulfilment and validation. Conspicuously, the men in their lives--from "toxic bachelors" to "modelisers" and beyond--fail to provide either, leaving the women to pick up the pieces after each shattered relationship. Adapted from Candace Bushnell's bestseller, in the first season Carrie embarks on her long and tortuous liaison with "Mr Big" and watches wryly as her pals seek solace with various members of the male sex, electric appliances and even, disastrously yet briefly, celibacy. On the DVD: Fortunately, 12 outstanding episodes are their own selling point here, since the presentation of these two discs leaves something to be desired. Although Region 2 encoded, inexcusably the broadcast format is American NTSC not PAL, so if you don't have a reasonably modern TV you'll have trouble playing the discs in the first place; there's a tiny promo feature and teaser trailers, plus cast biographies and synopses that pop up at the beginning of every episode. The interface lacks a "Play All" facility, forcing you to skip back and forth from the main menu after each episode. Add to that some pretty nasty packaging and this set won't win any prizes for presentation. But the shows themselves are a constant delight: anyone who's ever dated or been dumped should own this set. --Mark Walker

• Midsomer Murders - Bad Tidings | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £13.85   |  Saving you £3.14 (22.67%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous thoughtful and methodical Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby.

• South Park: Vol. 13 | DVD | (16/04/2001) from £6.54   |  Saving you £6.45 (49.70%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Follow the adventures of Stan Marsh Kyle Broflovski Kenny McCormik and Eric Cartman in series four of South Park! Cartman Joins Nambla: Cartman suddenly decides Stan Kenny and Kyle are too immature to be his friends. When he goes in search of more sophisticated companions he is thrilled to discover plenty of adult men who want to be friends with 8-year-old boys. Cherokee Hair Tampons: The only way for Stan to save his best friend's life is to take on a radical health food

• Bleed | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-1.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When Maddy (Debbie Rochon) goes to a party with her new boyfriend Shawn (Danny Wolske) she only wants to meet his friends and have a good time. They tell her about their 'Murder Club' and invite her to join. Confused but intrigued Maddy really wants to be part of the group. Before she can join the 'Murder Club' members are being killed off one by one...

• Raising Victor Vargas | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A New York teenager struggles to find some sanity while surrounded by an eccentric grandmother, a crazy new girlfriend, and a longing younger brother.

• Anger Management / As Good As It Gets | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £13.56   |  Saving you £11.43 (84.29%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The irresistible pairing of Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler is the best reason to see Anger Management, a comedy that might have been subtitled "The Funny and the Furious". Nicholson and especially Sandler have screen personas that partially rely on pent-up anxieties, so there's definite potential in teaming them as a mild-mannered designer of pet clothing for chubby cats (Sandler) who's been ordered to undergo anger management therapy with a zany counsellor (Nicholson) prone to occasional tantrums and devious manipulation. Surely this meandering comedy looked better on the page; director Peter Segal scores a few lucky scenes (particularly Sandler's encounter with a Buddhist monk, played by John C Reilly), but a flood of cameos (Heather Graham, Woody Harrelson, Rudolph Giuliani, and others) can't match the number of laughs that fall flat. As Sandler's understanding girlfriend, Marisa Tomei plays a pivotal role in a happy ending that leaves everyone smiling, with the possible exception of the audience. --Jeff Shannon

• To Serve Them All My Days - Part 3 | DVD | (10/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  John Duttine stars as David Powlett-Jones who has been invalided out of the army during the First World War and is sent to work in a large public school in Devon....

• Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog - Momma Robotnik's Birthday And Three Other Stories | DVD | (11/06/2007) from £12.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Featuring four episodes from the series Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog. Episodes Comprise: 1. Momma Robotnik's Birthday 2. King Coconuts 3. Sonic's Song 4. Birth Of A Salesman

• The Searchers | Blu Ray | (31/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Macbeth - Verdi | DVD | (18/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Giuseppe VerdiMacbethFrom the Glyndebourne Festival Opera 1972Opera in Four Acts

• John Wayne - Triple - The Alamo / Red River / Horse Soldiers | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This box set contains three MGM films starring 'The Duke'. The Alamo: In 1836 General Santa Anna and the Mexican Army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him General Sam Huston needs time to get his main force into shape. To buy that time he orders Colonel William Travis to defend a small mission on the Mexican's route at all costs. Travis' small troop is swelled by groups accompanying Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett but as the situation becomes ever more desperate Travis makes it clear that there will be no shame if they leave while they can. Red River: Tom Dunson builds a cattle empire with his adopted son Matthew Garth. Together they begin a massive cattle drive north from Texas to the Missouri railhead. But on the way new information and Dunson's tyrannical ways cause Matthew to take the herd away from Dunson and head to a new railhead in Kansas. Dunson swearing vengeance pursues. The Horse Soldiers: A Union Calvary outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail / supply centre. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The scret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to ensure her silence. The Union officers each have different reason for wanting to be on the mission.

• Billy The Kid's Smoking Guns / Trapped | DVD | (29/07/2013) from £6.48   |  Saving you £6.51 (50.10%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Smoking Guns: A murderous doctor and a crooked sheriff team up and prey on local ranchers. Billy the Kid (Crabbe) and his sidekicks help the townsfolk take a stand against the land grabbers. Trapped: Outlaw gang leader Stanton (Glen Strange) stages a jailbreak for Billy the Kid and his sidekicks Fuzzy and Jeff. But Stanton has a hidden agenda. He and his gang embark on a series of bank robberies and hold ups, impersonating the threesome.

• Moon 44 | DVD | (17/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The year is 2038. Giant intergalactic corporations have taken control of the universe locked in a ruthless battle for planets where men and robots mine the priceless chemicals that are now Earth's only source of fuel. Space pirates are systematically hijacking the vital space shuttle from the moon 44 mining base which is also the location of an experimental defence programme using highly advanced helicopter gunships. It is undercover investigator Felix Stone's task to hunt down the hijackers. But if Moon 44 base is attacked the orders are to sacrifice the men and save the robots.

• Stoked - The Rise And Fall Of Gator | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £9.98   |  Saving you £-3.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A fascinating documentary exploring the rise and fall of 1980s skateboard legend Mark 'Gator' Rogowski. As part of an elite crew of top pros Gator held rank with skate icons Tony Hawk Steve Caballero and Lance Mountain who recall the culture shock of teens colliding with wealth and stardom as big business moved in and skateboarding became a global passion. The charismatic Gator strove for celebrity but when styles in skating shifted his waning fame skidded into infamy with a sh

• Big Trouble | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £8.07   |  Saving you £4.92 (37.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The last film directed by John Cassavetes, Big Trouble reteamed some of the creators of the much funnier The In-laws. But despite another script by Andrew Bergman, and a cast that reunited Alan Arkin and Peter Falk, this comedy doesn't live up to its predecessor. A spoof of Double Indemnity, the film casts Arkin as a nervous insurance agent faced with huge college tuition bills for a trio of sons headed for Yale. To make extra money, he gets involved in a scheme with a woman (Beverly D'Angelo) trying to kill her husband (Falk). That the whole thing turns out to be an adventure in insurance fraud shouldn't come as a surprise. Despite an inconsistent script, the chemistry between Arkin and Falk can still produce the occasional laugh. --Marshall Fine

• Hard Evidence | DVD | (30/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  All Sandra Clayton (Kate Jackson) wanted was a quiet life for herself and her kids. But then she discovers her new boss is a criminal whose empire was built on drugs corruption blackmail and prostitution...

• Sean Penn Collection (Casualties of War; Assassination of Richard Nixon; State of Grace; At Close Range; Colors) | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £44.99

  A box set of titles featuring one of America's most celebrated and controversial contemporary actors Sean Penn. The Assassination Of Richard Nixon: A chilling drama that explores and exposes the dark side of the American Dream The Assassination of Richard Nixon focuses on the tragic true story of Sam Bicke (Sean Penn) a disillusioned everyman who in 1974 was driven to plot the assassination of the 37th president of the United States. Despite the fact that his marriage i

• Edge Of Terror | DVD | (04/03/2002) from £7.21   |  Saving you £-0.23 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Mystery writer Sian Anderson (Meg Foster) leaves her boyfriend John for three weeks of intense writing in the isolated Greek town of Monemvassia. Upon her arrival in the ancient deserted walled-in fortress she is met by Elias Appleby (Robert Morley) the rotund eccentric landlord who guides her through mysterious underground passageways to the house where she will work. He warns her to stay inside at night because of the killer winds that arrive at night. Creepy thriller from Greek director Nico Mastorakis (Island of Death).

• Home Alone/Home Alone 2/Home Alone 3 | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £22.97   |  Saving you £-2.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Home Alone.Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them!Home Alone 2.Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is back! But this time he's in New York City - with enough cash and credit cards to turn the Big Apple into his own playground! But Kevin won't be alone for long. The notorious Wet Bandits Harry and Marv (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin are bound for New York too plotting a huge holiday heist.Home Alone 3.A band of international crooks has hidden a military computer chip inside a toy car but an airport mix-up lands it in the hands of whiz-kid Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz) who's home alone with the chicken pox. When the criminals zero in on Alex's house with their high-tech gadgetry madness and mayhem kick into high gear as the pint-sized hero defends himself against the bumbling bad guys - armed with an outrageous array of ambushes and booby traps!

• My First Mister | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jennifer (Leelee Sobieski) is a 17-year-old Goth with multiple face-piercings and a fondness for graveyards. Randall (Albert Brooks) is a middle-aged salesman with an obsessively tidy life and a fear of anything new. When these two opposites collide the chain reaction sparks a life-altering meltdown for them both in this wickedly perceptive critically acclaimed comedy from director and actress Christine Lahti. Desperate to escape the world of her infuriatingly cheery mother (Carol