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• X-Men 2 Special Edition DVD (Two Disc Set) | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £4.32   |  Saving you £18.67 (432.18%)   |  RRP £22.99

  X-Men 2 picks up almost directly where X-Men left off: misguided super-villain Magneto (Ian McKellen) is still a prisoner of the US government, heroic bad-boy Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is up in Canada investigating his mysterious origin, and the events at Liberty Island (which occurred at the conclusion of X-Men) have prompted a rethink in official policy towards mutants--the proposed Mutant Registration Act has been shelved by US Congress. Into this scenario pops wealthy former army commander William Stryker, a man with the President's ear and a personal vendetta against all mutant-kind in general, and the X-Men's leader Professor X (Patrick Stewart) in particular. Once he sets his plans in motion, the X-Men must team-up with their former enemies Magneto and Mystique (Rebecca Romjin-Stamos), as well as some new allies (including Alan Cumming's gregarious, blue-skinned German mutant, Nightcrawler). The phenomenal global success of X-Men meant that director Bryan Singer had even more money to spend on its sequel, and it shows. Not only is the script better (there's significantly less cheesy dialogue than the original), but the action and effects are also even more stupendous--from Nightcrawler's teleportation sequence through the White House to a thrilling aerial dogfight featuring mutants-vs-missiles to a military assault on the X-Men's school/headquarters to the final showdown at Stryker's sub-Arctic headquarters. Yet at no point do the effects overtake the film or the characters. Moreso than the original, this is an ensemble piece, allowing each character in its even-bigger cast at least one moment in the spotlight (in fact, the cast credits don't even run until the end of the film). And that, perhaps, is part of its problem (though it's a slight one): with so much going on, and nary a recap of what's come before, it's a film that could prove baffling to anyone who missed the first instalment. But that's just a minor quibble--X-Men 2 is that rare thing, a sequel that's actually superior to its predecessor. --Robert Burrow

• The Squid And The Whale | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £5.98   |  Saving you £14.01 (234.28%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A failing marriage leaves two teenage sons grappling with their confusing emotions.

• Margaret | Blu Ray | (02/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.

• Jane Eyre | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £17.22   |  Saving you £-4.23 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Jane Eyre is a poor orphan brought up by a wealthy Aunt who is determined she should never forget her impoverished background. Surviving the cruelty of an oppressive boarding school she becomes the governess of Thornfield Hall owned by the enigmatic and rarely seen Mr Rochester. When Jane finally meets Mr Rochester in the flesh she is consumed by an overwhelming attraction towards him that soon becomes mutual.

• The Piano (Single Disc) BD | Blu Ray | (08/02/2021) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ada mute since birth her nine year old daughter and her piano arrive to an arranged marriage in the remote bush of nineteenth century New Zealand. Of all her belongings her husband refuses to transport the piano and it is left behind on the beach. Unable to bear its certain destruction, Ada strikes a bargain with an illiterate tattooed neighbour. She may earn her piano back if she allows him to do certain things while she plays; one black key for every lesson. Winner of three Academy Awards® The Piano is an extremely evocative portrayal of repression and desire, universally acclaimed, it is still as powerful and resolute now as it was when first released.

• Finding Forrester | DVD | (20/08/2001) from £10.96   |  Saving you £-4.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Sean Connery and Rob Brown star as an eccentric, reclusive novelist and a talented young scholar & athlete. As the young man gets to know his mentor he must face up to a tough decision about his dreams to write and play sport.

• Margaret | DVD | (02/07/2012) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.

• True Blood - Season 7 | Blu Ray | (10/11/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  In season 7 a season-opening battle between raging Hep-Vamps and their Bon Temps prey sets the stage for a season-long series of hair-raising denouements for Sookie Bill Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) Jason (Ryan Kwanten) Sam (Sam Trammell) Alcide (Joe Manganiello) Tara (Rutina Wesley) and their human/vampire allies and adversaries. As we’ll see some of True Blood’s most beloved figures will meet cruel fates while others will cheat death (true and otherwise) to forge happily-ever-after relationships that will leave fans surprised and ultimately satisfied. What will happen to your favorite True Blood character? Episode List Jesus Gonna Be Here I Found You Fire in the Hole Death is Not the End Lost Cause Karma May Be the Last Time Almost Home Love Is To Die Thank You Bonus Features: Previews (RT 1:00 each approx) Recaps (RT 1:00 each approx) True Bloodlines (Text Only) True Blood: A Farewell to Bon Temps (RT 28:10) True Death: The Final Days on Set (RT 16:00) Season 6 Recap (TBC) Ep 702 Commentary w/ Kate Barnow & Howie Deutch Ep 704 Commentary w/ Daniel Kenneth Gregg Fienberg & Kristin Bauer Van Straten Ep 706 Commentary w/ Angela Robinson Carrie Preston & Lauren Bowles Ep 707 Commentary w/ Craig Chester Simon Jayes & Chris Bauer Ep 710 Commentary w/ Brian Buckner Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer

• Steamboy | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £5.98   |  Saving you £13.00 (434.78%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The first feature Katsuhiro Otomo has written and directed since his watershed Akira (1988), Steamboy offers a fantastic, sepia-toned vision of the past-as-future. In place of the dystopic Neo-Tokyo of Akira, Steamboy is set in England in 1866. Young Ray Steam receives a Steam Ball, a mysterious, powerful device, from his inventor grandfather. Governments and businesses covet the Steam Ball, and Ray finds himself in a murderous conflict over its possession. He's also caught between his father, a 19th century Darth Vader who builds terrible weapons for an American arms merchant, and his grandfather, who believes science should improve people's lives. Otomo uses computer graphics to create dazzling visuals that few recent films--animated or live action--can match: monumental systems of gears and pistons; machines that dwarf the Tower of London; antique weapons of mass destruction. But the dazzling imagery can't disguise the lack of a coherent plot and the flimsiness of the characters. --Charles Solomon, Amazon.com

• Almost Famous | DVD | (10/09/2001) from £6.94   |  Saving you £13.05 (188.04%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Inspired by director Cameron Crowe's own experiences and set in the 1970s, the film follows a fifteen year old wannabe journalist who gets the opportunity to interview and go on the road with a hard living rock band.

• True Blood Season 1 (HBO) | Blu Ray | (26/10/2009) from £5.90   |  Saving you £45.35 (977.37%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Vampires have come out of the coffin and are now living among us. Surviving on synthetic blood they no longer need human blood to survive. Or so it seems... The small town of Bon Temps Louisiana boasts a wide array of colorful locals. Meet Sookie Stackhouse (Academy Award winner Anna Paquin) a sweet and innocent waitress who hides her powerful ability to read mind; Bill Compton a 173-year-old vampire who's just moved back to town; Sookie's brother Jason a ladies' man who can't seem to stay out of trouble; tough-as-nails Tara Sookie's loyal; best friend; San the owner of Merlotte's who tries to keep his feelings for Sookie to himself; Lafayette a man about town who's always cooking up something illicit and off the menu and a quirky cast of characters who each hide their dark secrets in the shadows of night in this series that's like no other. From Alan Ball writer of the Oscar-winning Best Picture American Beauty and creator of the Emmy Award-winning HBO series Six Feet Under comes the critically acclaimed world of True Blood.

• True Blood - Season 6 | Blu Ray | (02/06/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The Authority is in flames. TruBlood is in short supply. As Bill comes to terms with his newfound powers after emerging reincarnated from a pool of blood humans are in open conflict with vampires like never before. Meanwhile Sookie and Jason must steel themselves for an encounter with their parents' killer: the mysterious and ancient Warlow. Mixing romance suspense mystery and humour the show takes place in a world where vampires and humans co-exist after vampires have come out of the coffin thanks to the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood that means they no longer need humans as a nutritional source. The series follows waitress and part-faerie Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) who can hear people's thoughts vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and vampire Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård). Alan Ball (creator of the Emmy-winning HBO series 'Six Feet Under') created the show which is based on the bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. Episodes Comprise: Who Are You Really? The Sun You're No Good At Last F**K the Pain Away Don't You Feel Me In the Evening Dead Meat Life Matters Radioactive

• Darkness/Cursed Box Set | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Darkness: There's something in this house...something ancient and dark that remains still hidden and silent. It can only wait having been concealed in the shadows for years. In fact its milieu is darkness. Only in it can it show itself and move. It even takes its name: Darkness. It's lived here since someone tried to call it more than forty years ago. Because this house hides a secret a terrible past an inconceivably evil act...seven children faceless people a circle that must be completed. And blood lots of blood... Cursed: Horror maestro Wes Craven and Scream scribe Kevin Williamson re-unite once more for another playful trip to the dark side... Set in an ultra-hip modern Los Angeles the film tells the tale of siblings Ellie (Christina Ricci) and Jimmy (Jesse Eisenberg) who have yet to fully come to terms with the loss of their parents. Ellie works at ""The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn"" and dates ladies' man Jake (Joshua Jackson) while Jimmy is a less-than-popular high school student with a crush on the prettiest girl in school (Kristina Anapau). But one night after Ellie and Jimmy get into a car accident on Mulholland Drive they are bitten by what appears to be a bona fide werewolf. Soon both brother and sister are exhibiting behaviour that can only mean one thing--that they too have been cursed.

• True Blood Season 2 (HBO) | Blu Ray | (17/05/2010) from £54.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Ready for seconds? The biggest TV phenomenon of last year is back with a bite! Welcome back to Bon Temps home to mystery Southern sensuality and dark secrets. For Sookie Stackhouse life is more dangerous than ever after she and Bill become more deeply involved. Meanwhile Tara finds herself under a lover's spell; Sam puts his trust in an unlikely ally; Jason becomes involved with an anti-vampire sect; Eric becomes interested in Sookie after he recruits her to investigate the disappearance of his 2 000-year-old maker; and Maryann is revealed to possess a power that can control almost everyone in town. Then after making a shocking discovery Sookie Bill and Sam must form the last line of defence against a diabolical plan that raises this award-winning series to bloody new heights. Clothes fall to the floor almost as often as blood spatters the walls in this show that blends supernatural horror sex and mystery with just a little bit of social commentary thrown in for good measure. If you want to sink your fangs into more vampire TV and movies then check out some of these blood-sucking beauties: True Blood: Season 1: The first season of HBO's Charlaine Harris-adapated Sookie Stackhouse vampire series is a deliciously sexy and sensational TV debut. True Blood: Seasons 1 & 2 Box Set: It's a case of two times the Sookie on this two-fanged HBO box set collecting all the episodes from Season's 1 and 2. The Vampire Diaries Season 1: Developed by Dawson's Creek/Scream creator Kevin Williamson superb supernatural horror meets teen drama. Cirque Du Freak: Based on the popular books by Darren Shaw this fang-tastic fantasy film is a rollicking good adventure with a dark twist. New Moon: Adapated from Stephenie Meyer's sequel book this one howls quality with great performances from Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.

• True Blood - Season 1-5 | DVD | (20/05/2013) from £46.95   |  Saving you £43.04 (91.67%)   |  RRP £89.99

  Season 1Set in rural Louisiana, HBO's new award-winning series True Blood follows the world of vampires, who have just recently come out of the coffin. For the first time in history, a Japanese-manufactured synthetic blood allows vampires to co-exist peacefully with humans, but the question remains...will they? The series centers around Sookie Stackhouse (Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Anna Paquin, The Piano, True Blood), a telepathic waitress who winds up falling for vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer, The Starter Wife). Season 2Welcome to Bon Temps, home to mystery, Southern sensuality, and dark secrets. For Sookie Stackhouse, life is more dangerous than ever as she and Bill become even closer. Meanwhile, Tara finds herself under a spell; Jason joins an anti-vampire sect; Eric recruits Sookie to find a missing vampire; and Maryann reveals a special power. Then, after a shocking discovery, Sookie, Bill, and Sam must protect the town from a diabolical plan that raises this award-winning series to bloody new heights. Season 3In Bon Temps, everyone has something to hide. But when new threats emerge, no one can conceal the secrets of their past. After Sookie discovers that Bill's been kidnapped, she heads to Mississippi where she becomes entangled in a world ruled by a pack of vicious werewolves and the powerful Vampire King, Russell Edgington. There, her powers resurface and she learns that Bill may not be trusted. Eric is also drawn to the King's domain to settle an old score; Tara dives deep into turmoil; Jason falls for a mysterious woman; Lafayette can't avoid love or demons; Jessica sharpens her vampire skills; and Sam uncovers the truth about his birth family. It all leads up to the revelation of the series... Sookie's true identity. Season 4Sookie finds herself entangled in a love triangle - torn between a vengeful Bill, the new Vampire King of Mississippi, and Eric, who's not the former Viking he once was. Led by a charismatic witch named Marnie, who threatens to let no one living or dead stand in her way, a powerful coven tempts Lafayette, Tara, and Jesus with otherworldly powers. Jessica tries to adjust to a domestic life, while Jason finds himself alone in werepanther territory. Arlene and Terry come to terms with their highly unusual baby, and Alcide finds himself caught in the clutches of an old flame. As old alliances crumble and new relationships form, Season 4 of True Blood proves that nobody's safe when there's magic in the air. Season 5The fate of all humanity is at stake in the fifth season of this unique, bold, and undeniably sexy series. While Sookie deals with Tara's shooting and her unpredictable faerie powers, Bill and Eric find themselves called into action by the Vampire Authority. Alcide battles new werewolves J.D. and Martha; Sam searches for shifter murderers; and Jason struggles with his attraction to Jessica. It all adds up to a wicked, bloody climax between the Authority and the bloodthirsty vampire fundamentalists that will affect the lives of everyone living and dead in this unrelenting, action-packed season of HBO's otherworldly phenomenon.

• Steamboy - DVD/Blu-ray Double Play | Blu Ray | (30/10/2017) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mars. Days before Halloween 2071. Villains blow up a tanker truck on Highway One, releasing a deadly virus that kills hundreds. Fearing a bigger, even more devastating biochemical attack, an astronomical reward is offered for the arrest and capture of the person behind the destruction. On the spaceship Bebop, Spike Spiegel and his crew of bounty hunters (Jet Black, Faye Valentine, Ed and Ein) are bored and short of cash. But with the news of the reward everything changes. Based on the wildly popular TV series, Cowboy Bebop, the big-screen smash Cowboy Bebop: The Movie pits Spike and Co. against their deadliest adversary ever. Featuring stunning, state-of-the-art animation, this action-packed sci-fi adventure builds to a breath-taking, nail-biting climax, guaranteed to keep you hanging on the edge of your seat. Features: Includes: 1 x DVD disc, 1 x Blu-ray disc

• Finding Forrester (Dual Format) (Blu-ray & DVD) | Blu Ray | (27/02/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Finding Forrester is a very accomplished example of the sentimental melodrama that Gus Von Sant has made his own--issues like integrity and snobbery are presented with just enough simplification to the set pieces that no-one feels challenged. Brilliant baseball player Jamal gets the chance to move from a sink school in the Bronx to a private academy where his real intellectual and artistic talent will be nurtured along with his sporting skills. This is an American film about class and race, but one that makes the real issue Jamal's unsuspecting need to defend himself against accusations of plagiarism. His artistic mentor is a reclusive novelist, whose whereabouts he keeps secret even when he stands to lose everything. Rob Brown is extraordinary as the boy, conveying the sensitivity, genius, obstinacy and physicality of a character written as a paragon; Sean Connery turns in a predictably fine performance as Forrester, using his authority to make the part credible; F Murray Abrahams is, as always, an effective villain--he brings an observed creepy snobbery to the film; Anna Paquin makes a good impression in the minor part of Jamal's white schoolfellow and supporter. On the DVD: The disc includes two powerful deleted scenes of school choirs, a "making-of" documentary and a short film about the auditions process which found Rob Brown. It has fine sound--Dolby Digital 5.1--that brings out the film's jazz score perfectly. The anamorphic 2.35:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16:9 TVs, looks just fine. --Roz Kaveny

• True Blood - Season 1-4 Complete (HBO) | DVD | (21/05/2012) from £29.99   |  Saving you £50.00 (166.72%)   |  RRP £79.99

  Vampires have come out of the coffin and are now living among us. Surviving on synthetic blood, they no longer need human blood to survive. Or so it seems...The small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, boasts a wide array of colourful locals. Meet Sookie Stackhouse (Academy Award winner Anna Paquin, a sweet and innocent waitress who hides her powerful ability to read minds; Bill Compton (British actor Stephen Moyer), a 173-year-old vampire who's just moved back to town; Sookie's brother Jason (Aussie hearthrob Ryan Kwanten - Vinnie Patterson from Home And Away), a ladies' man who can't seem to stay out of trouble; tough-as-nails Tara, Sookie's loyal best friend; Sam, the owner of Merlotte's who tries to keep his feelings for Sookie to himself; Lafayette, a man about town who's always cooking up something illicit and off the menu, and a quirky cast of characters who each hide their dark secrets in the shadows of night in this series that's like no other.

• True Blood - Season 4 (HBO) | Blu Ray | (21/05/2012) from £16.19   |  Saving you £33.80 (208.77%)   |  RRP £49.99

  As if vampires, werewolves, werepanthers and shapeshifters weren't enough, Sookie Stackhouse and her allies in Bon Temps are about to face another round of otherworldly threats. It's time to bare your fangs for Season Four of this acclaimed HBO drama series that continues the story of this human/fairy waitress with telepathic gifts and an irresistible attraction to a vampire named Bill Compton. Though the bloody threat of Russell Edgington may have passed (for now), fresh trouble is brewing in Bon Temps...and many questions remain unanswered.

• Flack - Series 1-2 Box Set | DVD | (08/06/2020) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Robyn, an American publicist working for a cutthroat London PR company that represents troubled celebrities, is adept at keeping her client's lives appearing in perfect order, while her own falls to pieces.