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• The Boxer | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £22.95   |  Saving you £0.03 (0.15%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director Jim Sheridan links up once more with Daniel Day-Lewis for 1997's The Boxer, a study of a violent Belfast's uneasy crossover into the peace process (they had previously worked on My Left Foot among other films). Day-Lewis stars as Danny Flynn, imprisoned in his late teens for terrorism, now out after 14 years. A once promising boxer, he's initially looking to resume what's left of his career. However, his rekindled love for Maggie (Emily Watson), daughter of local IRA boss (Brian Cox), is coupled with a need to be a part of the healing process in Northern Ireland. With the help of his former trainer (Ken Stott), he reopens a non-sectarian gym. However, the non-pacific wing of the IRA, personified by Gerard McSorley, resents Flynn, not least for consorting with Maggie, who is another IRA prisoner's wife. Day-Lewis plays Flynn as an almost spiritual figure, still caught in the introspection that enshrouded him during his years in jail. Ironically, the well-executed boxing scenes provide a respite from the air of serious violence that pervades the rest of the film, symbolised by the ominous rotorblades of the ever-present helicopters, from which much of the action of this sad, yet gripping and ultimately uplifting movie, is shot.On the DVD: Generous extras include commentaries from producer Arthur Lappin, who offers a tourist's guide to various locations, as well as one from director Jim Sheridan, who offers technical info and remarks drily of a brief, tart exchange between Maggie and Flynn, "This is an Irish love scene". There's also an alternative (though not that alternative) ending, extra scenes which probably deserved to stay on the cutting room floor and, most illuminatingly, a featurette on the movie. This reveals that the career of Barry McGuigan (boxing advisor here) provided Sheridan with the impetus to make The Boxer, inspired by the courage and grace he showed in the ring to rise above partisanship. --David Stubbs

• Ronnie Wood: Far East Man | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ronnie Wood recorded live in concert London November 2001 with special guests Slash and Andrea Corr. The tracklist features 'Hey Negrita' 'Ooh La La' 'Testify' 'Am I Groovin' You?' 'Flying' 'Far East Man' 'Jealous Guy' 'Paradise City' 'Stay With Me' and 'Miss You'.

• MANHATTAN BABY | Blu Ray | (25/10/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Mad, Sad & Bad | DVD | (09/11/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  "Mad, Sad and Bad" is a thirtysomething comedy about an endearingly dysfunctional family and group of friends whose personal lives are continuously messed up by their own selfish needs and neuroses.

• The Gruesome Twosome | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  One of Herschell Gordon Lewis' most weird and wonderful films The Gruesome Twosome saw a return to form for its director after a short diversion into less gory (and less commercially successful) celluloid territory. Mrs Pringle's Little Wig Shop is a family business specialising in hairpieces crafted from human hair. Located on a college campus the shop is well served by the number of young women eager to change their style. But the laws of supply and demand are such that the Pringles are forced to make a few sacrifices... human sacrifices. Wielding his trusty electric carving knife Mrs Pringle's son Ronald helps his Mom out by scalping those unfortunate enough to enquire about the room that the old lady has to rent. This outrageous and blackly comic movie features a truly surreal opening sequence that has to be seen to be believed. You'll flip your wig!

• Concert For Diana | Blu Ray | (10/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Various Artists: Concert For Diana

• Anastasia / Fern Gully - The Last Rainforest | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-5.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Anastasia The lost Russian Princess Anastasia and her incredible quest to find her true identity. When the shadow of revolution falls across Russia Anastasia the royal family's youngest daughter barely escapes with her life. Years later joined by a band of heroic companions Anastasia must battle the evil Rasputin his sidekick Bartok the bat and a host of ghostly minions in a headlong race to reach Paris reclaim her rightful destiny and solve the greatest mystery of the 20th century! Fern Gully - The Last Rainforest An animated musical fantasy that takes a journey deep into the Australian rainforest where humans exist only in fairy tales...

• The Wisher | DVD | (25/08/2003) from £11.90   |  Saving you £2.09 (17.56%)   |  RRP £13.99

  'The Wisher' is a number one box office hit but it is far too scary for Mary and she leaves the cinema before the end. But soon the fictional story becomes an evil reality as Mary finds a mysterious creature is stalking her. The creature looks and acts just like in the film and Mary believes it is granting her a wish in a twisted way but now she must work out what it wants from her before it is too late...

• Berg: Lulu - Zurich/Welser-Most | DVD | (05/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A performance of the Alban Berg opera in two acts plus excerpts from the Lulu Symphony music for the third act which was never completed. Franz Welser-Most conducts.

• Amelia | DVD | (27/02/2006) from £21.59   |  Saving you £3.40 (15.75%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The multi-award-winning dance film Amelia (2002) directed and choreographed by Edouard Lock and performed by the acclaimed dance company La La La Human Steps explores the use of point technique using extended intertwining solos complex partnering sequences and extreme speed to generate powerful performances with unexpected moments of tender emotion and serenity.Lock uses intricate choreography for both camera and dancers creating amazing and constantly shifting points of view. Trademark performances brilliant and relentless combined with the delicate sensual lighting of AndreTurpin and the minimalist environment of a giant wooden box with rounded forms that seems to have no exit create a disturbingly exquisite and moving experience.The original score written by David Lang for violin cello piano and voice combines evocative minimalism with lyrics from five of Lou Reed's most famous works created in the 60s for the Velvet Underground.

• Miranda - Directors Cut - Tinto Brass | DVD | (07/09/2015) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This new release is a far superior experience to prior UK releases: presented for the 1st time in a superb, wide screen, anamorphic version, showcasing Brass' luscious photography and carefully choreographed set-pieces: showing off the spectacular, titanicaly proportioned, Serena Grandi, whose completely uninhibited, gleeful naturalness, permitted Brass to push explicit eroticism to the doors of hardcore.Based on the Carlo Goldoni play, Serena Grandi is Miranda, the landlady of an Italian taverna who has to choose between all the men who want to conquer and tame her.. so she tries before she buys! She lustfully juggles her assortment of lovers: a rich politician, a local gigolo and an American GI, while taking malicious pleasure in tormenting her barman, but the search for love will open her eyes to him once and for all.

• Credo - John Paul II | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  One year after the passing of John Paul II this is a DVD dedicated to the Holy Father with sacred arias performed by Andrea Bocelli and played by the Orchestra and Choir of Santa Cecilia National Academy directed by Maestro Myung- Whun Chung. The DVD is a project by Caterina Caselli Sugar directed by Alberto Michelini binding the most impressive images of John Paul II's Pontificate to Andrea Bocelli's touching interpretations who performs religious hymns taken from the classica

• Johnny Depp - From Hell / Sleepy Hollow / Edward Scissorhands / Before Night Falls | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £13.93   |  Saving you £11.06 (79.40%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Edward Scissorhands (1991): An Avon lady discovers the half-made creation of a mad scientist living in the neighborhood's old abandoned castle. The scientist died leaving the shy boy with scissors for hands. When she attempts to bring him into suburbia his hands a metaphor for adolescence make for some awkward and hilarious situatons. An unforgettable contemporary fairy tale a poignant celebration of a visionary spirit struggling to survive in an unforgiving world. (Dir. Ti

• The Listening | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £5.38   |  Saving you £0.61 (10.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In a remote American intelligence outpost the US National Security Agency is implementing spy technology that can turn a phone into a live transmitter enabling the Agency to eavesdrop on anyone anywhere in the world. When classified documents relating to this technology accidentally fall into the hands of a civilian Francesca Savelli (Maya Sansa) she immediately becomes the target of a deadly pursuit as Agent Anthony Ashe (James Parks) is assigned to track her down and eliminate her at all cost before the technology is exposed. Appalled by his Agency's conduct James Wagley (Michael Parks) defects to try and save Francesca and employs a plan to expose the technology in order to save her life and his. With the clock ticking a deadly battle ensues high on the glaciers of Mont Blanc.

• Robocop - the Complete TV Series | DVD | (22/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Robocop takes place in the 21st century and follows the exploits of Alex Murphy; a dedicated cop who was brutally murdered and transformed into a law enforcement adaptive Cyborg. He now patrols the the mean streets of Old Detroit and Delta City as Robocop.

• Bronx Warriors 2 | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  New York City is undergoing a major facelift and the GC Corporation the company behind the revamp wants to oust the 'rats' in the Bronx - including self-made warriors Trash and Toblerone - and move them to the new city. Only their operation led by cantakerous ex-prison warden Wrangler uses a bit of unnecessary force and the warriors aren't too happy about it. So with the help of underground warrior Strike they decide to kidnap the President of GC Clark so that they'll stop the

• Play The Clarinet Today | DVD | (20/05/2008) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-0.49 (-3.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A complete guide to the basics of learning an instrument for all musical styles. Includes instruction on assembly and maintenance producing sound playing songs with a band and reading music.

• Arizona Colt - Mediabook - Cover A (+ DVD) | Blu Ray | (10/11/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Merchant Of Four Seasons | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Famed German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder typically portrays aspects of the human struggle using an unwavering style that is often difficult to watch but provides a refreshingly raw and honest narrative perspective. Merchant Of Four Seasons is an engaging close-up portrait of a downtrodden fruit seller named Hans. Full of hope after serving with the Foreign Legion Hans becomes a police officer--only to be fired for an indiscretion with a prostitute humiliating himself and his family. Hungry for a piece of the economic boom of the 1950s Hans begins selling produce from a cart much to the dismay of his class-conscious family. Saddled with a shrewish wife Hans derives most of his pleasure from drink and flirting with a former girlfriend whom he truly loves. However when he hires a former Foreign Legion friend to help with his business things suddenly take an unfortunate turn making Hans obsolete in the process. The Merchant Of Four Seasons was a turning point in Fassbinder's career marking his entry into the international arena and the subsequent scrutiny of his notorious private life

• Johann Strauss Gala | DVD | (05/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Not only did 1999 mark the 150th anniversary of the death of Johann Strauss Sr., but the centenary of the passing of his son, Johann Strauss, "The Waltz King". To commemorate, on the evening of May 29, 1999 in Vienna's grand Heldenplatz almost 8,000 people gathered for a gala concert. This Wiener Philharmoniker performance was conducted by Zubin Meta (who had previously conducted the The Three Tenors, one of whom, José Carreras is here joined by soprano Andrea Rost for two duets from Strauss operettas). At 103 minutes this DVD offers 19 selections, but either there was an interval after just six pieces, or considering how rapidly it gets dark between "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka" and the "Overture" from Die Fledermaus, there has been some cutting. Given such a great orchestra and the wonderful setting, it would have been nice to see people dancing to what is after all, real dance music. Despite the static nature of the event, the music is still uplifting, moving even the staid Vienna audience to clap along by the finale of the rousing "Radetzky March".On the DVD: Other than some useful booklet notes there are no special features, and unlike most other Arthaus titles the sound is offered only in stereo Dolby Digital and PCM stereo. This is presumably due to the difficulties associated with outdoor acoustics and live recording which nearly prevented the concert going ahead. The anamorphically enhanced picture generally makes the most of the spectacular location, having a clarity in the close-ups such that it is virtually possible to count the hairs on the musicians heads.--Gary S. Dalkin