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• Richard III | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £6.97   |  Saving you £8.02 (115.06%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The third and final entry in Laurence Olivier's Shakespeare triptych, Richard III is an audacious portrait of a man determined to prove himself a villain. A pure master of the political stage, Richard deploys a barrage of odious, unscrupulous traps in an attempt to exercise complete control over his rivals. As the personification of evil impudence, Olivier portrays the Duke of Gloucester with such aplomb that he even lures the audience on to his side. This is true even as Richard engineers plots to murder his brother Clarence (John Gielgud), betray his cousin Buckingham (Ralph Richardson) and seduce his niece Lady Anne (Claire Bloom). From the play's famous opening lines ("Now is the winter of our discontent"), Olivier delivers every speech with truly Machiavellian splendour. As usual, his voice is a force of nature--a full-bodied coloratura at one moment, an earthy baritone cello a few beats later. As a director, Olivier fully realises but underplays the corners of the script that most directors would hinge their dramatisation on. But he can also play it large: Olivier's superb staging of the climactic battle rivals his work on Henry V. Though Richard is finally brought down by the whispered curses of Queen Margaret, the audience exits feeling that the journey has been both entertaining and complete. Regrettably, this would be Olivier's last Shakespeare film, as a planned adaptation of Macbeth was abandoned for financial reasons. Olivier justly received an Oscar nomination for his performance; and believe it or not, this film was the inspiration for the original Blackadder! --Kevin Mulhall

• Shock To The System | DVD | (24/03/2008) from £6.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (114.76%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When hard boiled private eye Donald Strachey (Chad Allen) finds his latest client dead an apparent suicide Strachey smells a rat and decides to take matters into his own hands. With the help of his straight-laced but adoring husband (Sebastian Spence) and his occasionally too-eager assistant (Nelson Wong) Strachey's investigation leads him on a dark and dangerous trail into the world of gay conversion therapy - a twisted mix of psychology and religion designed by Dr.Trevor Cornell (Michael Woods) to turn homosexuals straight.

• Rachel's Favourite Foods - Series 1 | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £16.85   |  Saving you £13.14 (43.80%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Menu ideas that are quick and simple to prepare and enjoyable to eat for those days when you just don't know what to cook. There are thirteen different meals to choose from whether it is an Italian meal a Summer Lunch or a fun meal for the boys.

• 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...

• Hollywood Je'Taime | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £7.98   |  Saving you £9.00 (150.25%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Bright funny honest and utterly charming Hollywood Je T'aime is a perfect amalgam of classic American and European gay cinema. Rather than dwelling on an uncertain future after a seemingly broken relationship Jerome impulsively books a trip to Los Angeles to pursue his creative dreams - leaving his Parisian home behind indefinitely. After meeting a colourful set of characters that throw up a series of exciting and enriching relationships both sexual and otherwise it initially seems that the city of dreams will live up to expectations. As time goes on though it becomes clear to Jerome that absence really does make the heart grow fonder. A timeless love story that effortlessly crosses borders Hollywood Je T'aime is a romantic comedy that you can appreciate no matter where you call home.

• Wilde Stories | DVD | (29/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A trilogy of Oscar Wilde's best known stories for children: The Nightingale and The Rose The Selfish Giant and The Devoted Friend.

• 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

• The Runaway | Blu Ray | (16/05/2011) from £23.19   |  Saving you £4.80 (20.70%)   |  RRP £27.99

  From the makers of the hit series The Take the latest tale of crime and corruption from best-selling crime writer Martina Cole follows the lives of two childhood sweethearts. Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are brought up together in the East End. As the daughter of a prostitute Madge Cathy's life is difficult especially when everyone assumes that she will be following in her mother's footsteps. But when Cathy is forced to protect Madge from a violent attack by a punter it changes her life forever. Cathy is taken into care but she suffers institutional abuse which leaves her with no choice but to run away. She ends up destitute on the streets of Soho when Desrae a transvestite unexpectedly comes to her rescue. Meanwhile Eamonn is rising up the ranks of the East End criminal underworld.

• Elvis Presley - Elvis 56 | DVD | (16/08/2004) from £7.90   |  Saving you £5.09 (64.43%)   |  RRP £12.99

  1956 was Elvis Presley's breakthrough year and this program takes you back including his early television performances on the Dorsey Brothers Show and the Ed Sullivan Show (where the cameramen were instructed not to shoot the lower half of his body!) and an entire hour of rare footage and performances captured during the amazing year when Elvis Presley became not only a star but a phenomenon. So slip on your blue suede shoes and step back to the beginning of an era with rare early recordings and never-before-seen footage. The reign of the King has just begun! Music featured in this program includes: 1. My Way 2. Baby What You Want Me To Do 3. Blue Suede Shoes 4. Good Rockin' Tonight 5. Heartbreak Hotel 6. Shake Rattle And Roll 7. Baby Let's Play House 8. Tutti Frutti 9. My Baby Left Me 10. Blue Moon 11. Hound Dog 12. He's Only A Prayer Away 13. Lawdy Miss Clawdy 14. Don't Be Cruel 15. Trying To Get To You 16. Anyway You Want Me 17. Ready Teddy 18. Love Me Tender 19. Peace In The Valley 20. Love Me

• The Imitation Game | DVD | (26/06/2015) from £18.60   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Dressed To Kill | DVD | (10/02/2014) from £9.43   |  Saving you £0.56 (5.94%)   |  RRP £9.99

  To condemn Dressed to Kill as a Hitchcock rip-off is to miss the sheer enjoyment of Brian De Palma's delirious thriller. Homages to Hitchcock run rampant through most of De Palma's earlier films, and this one's chock-full of visual quotes, mostly cribbed from Vertigo and Psycho. But De Palma's indulgent depravity transcends simple mimicry to assume a vitality all its own. It's smothered in thickly atmospheric obsessions with sex, dread, paranoia, and voyeurism, not to mention a heavy dose of Psycho-like psychobabble about a wannabe transsexual who is compelled to slash up any attractive female who reminds him--the horror--that he's still very much a man. Angie Dickinson plays the sexually unsatisfied, forty-something wife who's the killer's first target, relaying her sexual fantasies to her psychiatrist (Michael Caine) before actually living one of them out after the film's celebrated cat-and-mouse sequence in a Manhattan art museum. The focus then switches to a murder witness (De Palma's then-girlfriend Nancy Allen) and Dickinson's grieving whiz-kid son (Keith Gordon), who attempt to solve the murder while staying one step ahead (or so they think) of the crude detective (Dennis Franz) assigned to the case. Propelled by Pino Donaggio's lush and stimulating score, De Palma's visuals provide seductive counterpoint to his brashly candid dialogue, and the plot conceals its own implausibility with morbid thrills and intoxicating suspense. If you're not laughing at De Palma's shameless audacity, you're sure to be on the edge of your seat. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Wolfhound | DVD | (25/11/2002) from £8.96   |  Saving you £-3.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Beware the beast within... Returning to his parents' ancestral home Colum Kennedy (Allen Scotti) discovers an Irish village populated by animalistic shapeshifters. When a hauntingly beautiful woman (Julie Cialini) stirs ancient passions with him he must choose between his family and unleashing his own true nature.

• Puccini: Manon Lescaut | DVD | (01/01/2024) from £19.15   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell | DVD | (03/11/2008) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Wild Combination is director Matt Wolf's visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer singer-songwriter cellist and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AIDS in 1992 Arthur prolifically created music that spanned an extraordinary diversity of styles and won the love of artistic communities that would seem utterly disparate. His collaborators and most ardent supporters ranged from Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg to rock bands like The Talking Heads and The Modern Lovers; the pre-Studio 54 disco scene of Nicky Siano's Gallery and David Mancuso's Loft; and DJ-producers like Francois Kevorkian and Larry Levan among others. Arthur's music spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art and now over fifteen years since his passing his work is still being embraced by new and ever growing audiences. Wolf incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Arthur's family friends and closest collaborators including (in order of appearance) the musician and writer David Toop (who did the last print interview with Russell) parents Chuck and Emily Russell Allen Ginsberg Ernie Brooks (The Modern Lovers The Necessaries) Philip Glass Russell's partner Tom Lee Steve Knutson of Audika Records (responsible for reissuing Russell's work in recent years) the singer-songwriter Jens Lekman and others.

• The Last Sentinel | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.94%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Future Is Riding On One Woman No emotion. No fear. No pain. They were the perfect soldiers to protect civilization - until the drone police became the perfect enemy. With little hope left for mankind Tallis (Don Wilson; Stealing Harvard Batman Forever) an electronically enhanced soldier rescues a rebel beauty (Katee Sackhoff TV's Battlestar Galactica) from a failed resistance mission. A force to be reckoned with she will learn to fight and think like a machine for the final battle to save the human race.

• Memory Lane | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Original and intelligent Sci-Fi thriller, starring Meg Barrick and Michael Guy Allen. Devastated when his girlfriend Kayla is found dead, Nick attempts suicide, but is found by his friends and brought back to life. He discovers in the moments between life and death, his mind can travel back in time, and re-live his last moments with Kayla. As he becomes convinced he can find clues about her killer in those moments, her sets about killing himself and bringing himself back to life over and over and over again, to find out what happened to her, in this gripping psychological thriller.

• Black Books - The Complete Series 3 | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £6.54   |  Saving you £13.45 (67.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The third series of cult comedy set in a second hand bookshop. Dylan Moran stars as the bohemian and frequently drunk owner who has one major problem with his line of work: he hates customers! Help is at hand however in the form of mild-mannered Manny (Bill Bailey) who proves to be something of a star at selling books and Fran (Tamsin Greig)their under achieving friend. This dubious trio form a family of sorts to protect each other from the realities of modern London but nothing can protect them from each other! Black books is a haven of books wine and conversation the only threat to the groups peace and prosperity is their own limitless stupidity. Episodes comprise: 1. Manny Come Home 2. Elephants And Hens 3. Moo-ma And Moo-pa 4. A Little Flutter 5. The Travel Writer 6. Party

• Secret Of The Andes | DVD | (05/07/2005) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  There are things that just you will be able to see with the heart..... This is the tale of an American archeologist leading an expidition in search of a mysterious Pre-Columbian relic in a tiny Andes village.

• Prince-Sign O the Times | DVD | (28/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

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• Anaconda/Anacondas - The Hunt For The Blood Orchid/Anaconda - The Offspring/Anaconda - Trail Of Blood | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Anaconda: Deep in the mighty Amazon jungle a documentary crew headed by Dr Steven Kale and Terri Flores rescue a charismatic loner Paul Sarone. But Sarone is a man obsessed and his secret motive wraps them all in a deadly coil of danger as he sets out to capture the vicious master of all predators - a lethal Anaconda! Anaconda: Hunt For The Blood Orchid: When a corporate pharmaceutical sponsor is about to pull the plug on research part-time adventurer Dr. Jack Byron re-awakens their interest with tales of the Borneo black orchid said to produce a chemical that can keep a cell reproducing indefinitely. When the trip becomes increasingly dangerous due to floods capsized boats and gigantic ill-tempered anacondas Byron refuses to allow his crew to end the expedition and resorts to foul play in order to keep them on the trail... Anaconda 3: The Offspring: Coil up on the couch and prepare yourself for more action more danger and more snakes! The giant anacondas are back in the next chapter in the thrilling series starring David Hasselhoff as Hammett the ruthless mercenary and snake slayer. In a secret research facility two mega snakes are undergoing testing by a brilliant scientist Amanda (Crystal Allen). But when the financier Murdoch (John Rhys-Davies) pushes the experiments too far the snakes escape hungry and heading for civilization. What Hammett doesn't know is that one of the snakes is expecting a litter of slithering offspring. Now the race is on to head off the snakes' unstoppable onslaught before they reach the city.