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• Circle Of Friends | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £5.03   |  Saving you £0.96 (19.09%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The same year as the BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1995) writer Andrew Davies and star Colin Firth were also hard at work on Circle of Friends, an Irish romance brought to the big screen by director Pat O'Connor (Dancing at Lughnasa). It's 1957 and three small-town friends Benny (Minnie Driver), Eve (Geraldine O'Rawe) and Nan (Saffron Burrows) arrive at university in Dublin, the scene set for an entertaining obstacle course along the path to true love. Jack, an excellent Chris O'Donnell, is the object of Benny's affections, and as the still unsure young woman beginning to find her way Driver gives an extremely engaging performance. Alan Cummings has a rather stereotyped role, which involves him in an attempted rape scene, one not only out-of-character with the rest of the film, but not even in the original novel. The transfer of 1990s mores onto 1950s Catholic Ireland jars a little towards the end, but whereas the cinema usually portrays Ireland as either a backdrop to "The Troubles", or--Angela's Ashes-style--as a land of hard working-class struggle, it's appealing to see it taking a look at the adventures of decent, ordinary middle-class people. The plot never springs any serious surprises, but makes for beautifully photographed Sunday-night TV-style nostalgia. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Suntrap | DVD | (06/07/2015) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Woody (Kayvan Novak) is a master of disguise – the world’s number one undercover reporter. But when his corrupt editor blows his cover he’s forced on the run. The only problem is that charming motormouth Woody has trouble staying out of the spotlight… With nowhere else to turn Woody escapes to find his former mentor Brutus (Bradley Walsh) an expat now running a bar on a sunny Spanish island. Initially less than thrilled to see his trouble-making protégé Brutus soon realizes he can profit by putting Woody to work on a series of investigations. Adopting a dizzying range of larger-than-life personas Woody runs rings around the locals whether its tracking down a parrot with a valuable secret or taking on a hypnotist with a vendetta no challenge is too bizarre with Woody and Brutus leaving a trail of mayhem in their wake. Extras: Outtakes & Deleted Scenes

• The Flintstones/the Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Flintstones: After an aptitude test mix-up Fred Flintstone (John Goodman) trades his job as Slate & Company Bronto-crane operator for a vice presidency. But there's trouble brewing in Bedrock: An evil executive (Kyle MacLachlan) and his sinister secretary (Halle Berry) are now plotting to use Fred as the fall guy in an embezzlement scheme! (Dir. Brian Levant 1994) The Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas: Best pals Fred (Mark Addy) and Barney (Stephen Baldwin) down tools at Bedrock Mining Company to woo Wilma (Kristen Johnston) and Betty (Jane Krakowski) during a long vacation in Rock Vegas. All goes well until Fred's gambling addiction gets the better of him and he is framed for stealing Wilma's prized pearl necklace by love rival Chip Rockerfeller (Thomas Gibson) who oozes malice out of every prehistoric pore. Meanwhile Wilma's high fallutin mother Pearl (Joan Collins taking over from Elizabeth Taylor) thinks that Fred is too downmarket for her daughter and does everything within her power to push Wilma and Chip together... (Dir. Brian Levant 2000)

• Infernal Affairs - The Complete Trilogy | Blu Ray | (11/10/2010) from £30.90   |  Saving you £-0.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Three features now in High Definition. Directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, Infernal Affairs is a tense thriller featuring Hong Kong superstars Andy Lau and Tony Leung. The film follows the parallel lives of Ming (Lau), a cop who secretly reports to ruthless Triad crime boss Sam (Eric Tsang); and Yan (Leung), an undercover police officer who poses as a Triad member in Sam's gang. For Yan, the years of living in the criminal underworld have taken their toll, and he longs to return to regular police duty. However, the only person who knows Yan's true identity is his mentor Superintendent Wong (Anthony Wong), also the unsuspecting superior of Ming. When Wong's officers come face to face with Sam's gang, both leaders realise there are moles in their midst. Soon Yan and Ming must track each other down, leading to an inevitable confrontation. Unlike many contemporary Hong Kong films, Infernal Affairs steers clear of over-the-top action in favour of a more stylised and subdued story that builds on emotional and psychological tension. Leung is riveting as the undercover cop who desperately wants a normal life, while Lau instils his corrupt character with confidence and charm that mask his deep inner conflict. These two stellar turns are ably supported by veteran actors Wong and Tsang, along with Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. A huge blockbluster in Asia, Infernal Affairs is a landmark of Hong Kong cinema that deserves the same status abroad. Part of the New Directors/New Films 2003 series presented by The Department of Film and Media at the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City. Also features: 'Infernal Affairs II' and 'Infernal Affairs III'.

• House of Lost Souls (Beyond Terror) | DVD | (14/12/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  HOUSE OF LOST SOULS is part of a four-part movie series made for Italian television under the umbrella title House of Doom. Legendary Italian horror maestros Umberto Lenzi and Lucio Fulci each contributed two films for the series: Lenzi made HOUSE OF LOST SOULS and HOUSE OF WITCHCRAFT while Fulci offered HOUSE OF CLOCKS and SWEET HOUSE OF HORRORS. Lenzi's first contribution to the series centres on a group of young geologists who spend the night in an abandoned hotel haunted by the previous landlord's murders of his family and all the hotel's guests. The bloody past come back to life with eerie occurrences like ghostly cries of pain the appearance of corpses and tarantulas and blood dripping from the ceiling. Soon the murders begin anew as the geologists are killed in bizarre and horrific ways including one unlucky fellow who loses his head in a washing machine. Full of extreme gore and graphic bloodletting HOUSE OF LOST SOULS reaffirms Lenzi's position as one of the kings of splatter films.

• Exorcist - The Beginning | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £6.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (100.14%)   |  RRP £13.99

  In a prequel to legendary horror "The Exorcist," priest Lancaster Merrin encounters unspeakable evil in the deserts of East Africa.

• Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World / Braveheart / Dances With Wolves | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Master & Commander: In Peter Weir's Master And Commander Russell Crowe stars as Captain ""Lucky"" Jack Aubrey renowned as a fighting captain in the British Navy. After a French ship almost sinks them in a battle the ship's surgeon and Aubrey's closest friend Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany) cautions him about letting revenge cloud his judgement. With the HMS Surprise badly damaged and much of his crew injured Aubrey is torn between duty and friendship as he pursues a high-stake

• This Property Is Condemned | DVD | (08/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Based on the play by Tennessee Williams and scripted by Francis Ford Coppola (amongst others) 'This Property Is Condemned' features an outstanding performance from Robert Redford as Owen Legate; the man sent to shut down much of Dodson town's railway. Owen meets Alva a beautiful girl whose affections are keenly sought after in Dodson. Whilst axing jobs Owen tries to woo Alva in an attempt to whisk her off to New Orleans so they can start a new life together. Now Alva must make

• Bob The Builder - Feast Of Fun | DVD | (09/02/2004) from £6.23   |  Saving you £3.76 (60.35%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Television's most popular construction worker Bob The Builder has become a phenomenal international success. Set in and around the construction yard Bob and his crew of construction machines exhibit a can-do attitude as they solve problems and work together as a team. `Feast of Fun' includes a whole host of episodes including `Lofty and the Giant Carrot'. While Bob is building a roadside stall to help Farmer Pickles to sell his produce Spud simply can't resist borrowing Mr. E

• Resident Alien - Season 2 | DVD | (04/09/2023) from £24.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Michael Collins | DVD | (25/09/1998) from £10.03   |  Saving you £3.96 (39.48%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A heartfelt epic from Irish director Neal Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire), Michael Collins is the biography of the charismatic and controversial Irish rebel leader who led the fight for independence from Britain. Among the most beautiful and atmospherically photographed movies of the 1990s, Michael Collins is also a rich and intelligent study of the nature of politics and leadership: the IRA spokesman, full of fiery convictions, eventually gives way to the more mature negotiator who strives to reach a compromise solution and is politically undone in the process. Liam Neeson gives a grand and towering performance as Collins, but for all the character's legendary, heroic, or otherwise larger-than-life attributes, Jordan and Neeson also keep him human. This is sweeping historical filmmaking of the kind we haven't seen since the heyday of David Lean, but with Jordan's characteristic touches of complexity and ambivalence. --Jim Emerson

• Wind In The Willows | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £17.93   |  Saving you £-13.94 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  This animated work stays close to the original story by Kenneth Grahame which follows Toad Rat Mole and Badger as they pursue their lives along the river bank defeat the animals of the wild wood and reclaim Toad's ancestral home from the Weasels.

• Armour Of God | DVD | (22/01/2001) from £19.64   |  Saving you £0.35 (1.78%)   |  RRP £19.99

  All Time Fan Favourite! One of Jackie Chan highest grossing international hits to date ( proving to be a massive hit on rental when it was release by Imperial Entertainment ). 'Armour Of God' is an explosive heart pounding action extravaganza mixing martial arts with spectacular gunplay precision driving stunts and amazing stuntwork. Starring as ""The Asian Hawk"" a bounty hunter and martial arts expert with an insatiable taste for adventure Jackie is blackmailed by an

• Wildest Dream | DVD | (12/09/2011) from £14.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (20.01%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.

• Unfaithfully Yours | DVD | (23/04/2018) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Comedy starring Rex Harrison as orchestra conductor Alfred De Carter who believes his wife Daphne (Linda Darnell) has been having an affair. While carrying out his conducting duties Alfred plans various forms of revenge, each played out with the greatest of precision and skill. When it comes to putting his plan into action however, things run a little less smoothly.

• H.M.S. Pinafore | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £9.41   |  Saving you £6.58 (69.93%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A sailor falls for the captain's daughter. They become thwarted in their attempt to keep their love alive but a strange twist in the tale offers these lovers another chance... A thrilling adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera.

• Isle of the Dead | Blu Ray | (09/10/2023) from £16.15   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Operation Condor (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (11/11/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Jackie Chan appears as Condor, an adventurer hired to track down a lost hoard of gold, buried in the North African desert during the Second World War. Our hero is joined by three women in a race to get to the gold and outwit their evil pursuers.

• Brighton Rock | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £7.97   |  Saving you £11.01 (221.08%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The elegant and respectable facade of Brighton hides a sinister underworld ruled by intimidation and terror. Richard Attenborough stars as Pinkie a ruthless and sadistic young criminal whose trail of killings and double crossings lead to his eventual downfall when savage justice is finally meted out in a thrilling and memorable climax...

• Bill Brand - The Complete Series | DVD | (01/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Set in the mid-1970s and reflecting the complexities of that turbulent decade, Bill Brand stars Jack Shepherd (Wycliffe) as a newly elected left-of-centre Labour MP who struggles to reconcile socialist principles with the realpolitik of Westminster. This groundbreaking and unashamedly intelligent drama series is penned by Oscar-nominated dramatist Trevor Griffiths (Fatherland, Reds), and earned a BAFTA nomination for Jack Shepherd. A by-election in the solidly working-class constituency of Leighley sees Bill Brand, a former lecturer, elected to Parliament by a slim majority. Driven by a determination to improve the lives of his textile-worker constituents, he finds his ideas of representation are provocatively different from those of the whips; and in a world of oblique negotiations and hidden bargains - the uncomfortable realities of a minority government - Brand's fundamental belief in the Party is assailed by doubts, while his troubled personal life further endangers his tenuous political career.