"Actor: Anne Williams"

• The Contract | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £4.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Hannah has been trained in the lethal art of assassination by her father Luc a former sniper with the special forces in Vietnam. When her father is unexpectedly killed she is forced to choose between the violent world she knows and the ordinary world that she does not.As the sun rises on Capitol Hill Senator Harmon prepares to announce his candidacy for leadership of the Republican party and ultimately the presidency of the United States. The only thing that could deny his dream is the exposure of an evil past full of deception and murder.Hannah engages herself on an action-packed journey that takes her from the Mafia underworld to corruption in the highest levels of government. What she is about to discover could be the greatest and most sinister conspiracy of all time.

• Zane Grey - Box Set 1 | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Zane Grey (1872-1939) was one of the most popular authors of western fiction ever, and 60 years after his death many of his 78 books, such as Riders of the Purple Sage, are still in print. In the silent era Hollywood filmed many of his stories with stars such as Tom Mix and Jack Holt. Grey knew the west well, particularly the deserts of Arizona and Utah, and demanded accurate locations for the films. Later, however, many of these films were remade, sometimes two or three times, without Grey's involvement, and the relation between novels and films grew much looser. The films are quintessential B-moveis: black and white, just over an hour, featuring minor stars and formulaic plots with some music and comedy thrown in. Committed fans of the western genre will not be disappointed, and others will derive pleasure from the delightful Jane Greer in Sunset Pass and Tim Holt, son of Jack, in the other three films. The location shooting, mostly in the Lone Pine area of California, has an authentic feel. Titles are: Under the Tonto Rim (1947); Thunder Mountain (1947); Sunset Pass (1946); Wild Horse Mesa(1947). On the DVD: This box set contains two DVDs, each of which include two movies deriving from Zane Grey novels. Print quality and sound is generally acceptable, though Under the Tonto Rim has poor definition and is a bit scratchy. Aspect ratio is 14:9. The DVDs contain no extras of any kind. --Ed Buscombe

• Dress to Kill | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £10.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  As a number of leading figures on the international fashio scene assemble for a major show their personal and professional crises come to a head. Paul Sorvino plays Lorenzo manchini a famous designer who has learned that he only has a short time to live. As he tries to make peace with his wife and long time partner (Peter Gallagher) he also tries to mend his failing relationship with his son. Estelle Warren plays a celebrated young model who has to make the choice between earning a living and keeping her self respect. Cutting-edge designer Roberta (Rita Wilson) is scrambling to pull together her latest collection as her employees start to leave her fashion house one by one. Her best friend and business partner Camille looks likely to be the next to leave the nest as she becomes involved with Jamie (Jeff Golblum) who works for a rival designer. And an editor of a fashion magazine (Joanne Baron) has to confront her past when her daughter Hayley (Michelle Williams) whom she has not seen in twelve years turns up at her office. All the characters have one thing in common- they are all trapped in the machinery that makes the fashion business move and breathe where the clothes are unsellable nevermind unwearable!

• Million Dollar Baby/Brokeback Mountain/Hotel Rwanda | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This box set features the following films: Million Dollar Baby (Dir. Clint Eastwood) (2004): Frankie's previous career was blighted by an injury to one of his prize fighters Scrap (Morgan Freeman) who lost the sight in his right eye during a particularly brutal bout; Scrap now wiles away the hours working as a cleaner in Frankie's gym. Wary of similar occurrences being inflicted on the prestigious young talent that passes before him Frankie lets a succession of great boxers slip through his fingers. But when the brash confident young boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) strides into the gym Frankie's life is irretrievably altered. Initially refusing to train Maggie due to her gender and age Frankie relents when faced with her tenacity spirit and burning ambition. The combination of Maggie's talent and Frankie's tutelage paves the way for the adroit fighter to rise steadily through the ranks of women's boxing with the unlikely coupling forming a genuinely touching bond in the process. Brokeback Mountain (Dir. Ang Lee) (2005): From Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee comes an epic American love story Brokeback Mountain; the winner of the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture at the 2005 Venice Film Festival winner of four Golden Globes and winner of three Oscars (Best Director for Ang Lee Best Score for Gustavo Santaolalla and Best Adapted Screenplay for Diana Ossana & Larry McMutry)! The film is based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx adapted by Diana Ossana and the great Larry McMurtry (scribe and author of The Last Picture Show). Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas the film tells the story of two young men - a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy - who meet in the summer of 1963 and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection; one whose complications joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love. Hotel Rwanda (Dir. Terry George) (2005): Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions inspired by his love for his family an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages.

• Upstairs Downstairs - Complete Series 5 | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Post World War 1 sees Eaton Place entering into a new era, both servants and masters are struggling to cope with the uncertainty of the 1920s. There is much insecurity in the air as the household members come to terms with the gaiety of the times coupled with the repercussions of the World War. Sadly the Eaton Place legacy ends here as James makes a bad investment and is forced to sell the house to pay off creditors.
  
  Series 5 Part 1 includes the following episodes:
  
  On With The D...