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• Big Brother - Uncut - The Official Video | DVD | (11/12/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Big Brother was the TV event of 2000. The set-up--put 10 members of the public in a specially constructed house, keep them under 24-hour surveillance and watch them sweat out the weekly evictions of one of their number, voted by us, the public--was derived from a hugely successful Dutch programme, and gripping, unmissable stuff it proved to be over here, too. Because you already know the outcome--and if you don't, where were you last summer--the game-show aspect of the programme doesn't really work on DVD or video. But that was never really the point. It was the personalities involved that made the show such compulsive viewing, and they remain as lively as ever.On Big Brother--Uncut and the DVD To add some spice, Channel 4 have included scenes that were "too hot" for television: when Nicola decides to do some nude body painting, we see a bit more flesh now; some of the conversations between the contestants are a bit saucier than the original broadcast versions; and there are some hilarious close-ups of a few of the housemates picking their nose. But the best thing about Big Brother: Uncut is what made the whole show such big news in the first place: Nasty Nick's downfall, here played out in all its excruciating detail.Given what we know about him, it's fun to see Nick try his hand at some team-building exercises the producers designed to select the 10 contestants before the programme aired. This scene is also included on "Inside Big Brother", a making-of documentary accompanying "Big Brother: Uncut". Made while the Big Brother show was still being broadcast, there's an agreeable urgency to this programme. The Channel 4 producers interviewed here seem a little bewildered by the show's success. John Del Mol, the co-creator of the Dutch show, hazards a guess that the British show was such a hit because it was so well cast, and there's a fascinating look into the design of the house--"penal chic" was the effect they were after. Also included in this package are profiles of the various contestants, but these feel a little redundant, if only because, over the course of the show, we learn a lot more about the housemates than what's on these skimpy resumes. The profiles do, however, tell us that most of the contestants harbour show-biz ambitions. Now, why is that not a surprise? --Edward Lawrenson

• The Walker | DVD | (14/01/2008) from £7.79   |  Saving you £12.20 (156.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A society "walker" in Washington DC finds himself caught up in a murder investigation in this tense thriller.

• Devil's Advocate / Jeepers Creepers / Dreamcatcher | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-14.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Devil's Advocate In this modern gothic fable Keanu Reeves plays eager Lomax and Al Pacino is the charismatic firm founder who knows there are cases to be won and souls to be lost. Lomax's life wife (Charlize Theron) and soul are on the line. He's landed a job that's Heaven on Earth...which can lead him straight to hell! Murder By Numbers Sandra Bullock ""redefines the female detective genre"" as Cassie Mayweather a homicide investigator who puts her career in jeo

• Memento (Special Edition) | DVD | (27/12/2004) from £6.44   |  Saving you £18.55 (288.04%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Guy Pearce stars in this innovative thriller that begins with a crime and then goes back through time to trace its origins.

• Dirty Dancing/When Harry Met Sally/Four Weddings And A Funeral | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Four Weddings And A Funeral (Dir. Mike Newell 1993): The champagne is flowing - and so is the fun - in this ""delightful and sly"" (Roger Ebert) romantic comedy about two people who belong together but just can't seem to tie the knot. Ushering in two Academy Award nominations and starring Hugh Grant (Notting Hill) Andie MacDowell (Michael) and a superb ensemble cast that includes Oscar-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas Four weddings And A Funeral is truly ""a very special occasion"" - Rolling Stone. Charlie (Grant) is always the best man but never the groom. Determined to avoid even a hint of commitment this handsome English gentleman is notoriously late to every wedding. But today he's in for a surprise because not only did he forget the ring...but he also just caught a glimpse of the girl of his dreams. When Harry Met Sally (Dir. Rob Reiner 1989): Brimming over with style intelligence and flashing wit this splendid irresistible film from director Rob Reiner is one of the best-loved romantic comedies of all time. Featuring dazzling performances from Meg Ryan Billy Crystal Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby exceptional music from Harry Connick Jr. and an Oscar-nominated screenplay by Nora Ephron When Harry Met Sally is an explosively funny commentary on friendships courtship - and other hardships - of the modern age. Will sex ruin a perfect relationship between a man and a woman? That's what Harry (Crystal) and Sally (Ryan) debate during their trip from Chicago to New York. And eleven years later they're sill no closer to finding the answer. Will these two best friends ever accept that they're meant for each other... or will they continue to deny the attraction that's existed since the first moment when Harry met Sally? Dirty Dancing (Dir. Emile Ardolino 1987): Summer 1963: during her family's annual summer vacation in the Catskills teenager Baby (Jennifer Grey) meets dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) who sweeps her off her feet. Baby becomes Johnny's dance partner despite her parents' disapproval and now she must decide whether to obey them - or her own heart...

• Will Smith - I, Robot / Independence Day / The Legend Of Bagger Vance | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £16.18   |  Saving you £8.81 (35.30%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Independence Day: One of the biggest box office hits of all time delivers the ultimate encounter when mysterious and powerful aliens launch an all-out invasion against the human race. The spectacle begins when massive spaceships appear in Earth's skies. But wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities all over the planet. Now the world's only hope lies with a determined band of survivors uniting for one last strike against the invaders

• Plan Z | DVD | (30/01/2017) from £4.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Horror directed by and starring Stuart Brennan, alongside Mark Paul Wake and Victoria Morrison. In the event of a zombie outbreak, Craig (Brennan) is about as prepared as anyone could be. All of his planning pays off when a sinister and virulent contagion begins to spread and mutate, bringing the dead back to life. Craig enacts his plan, that seems to be working, until a friend calls him desperate for help. His best laid plans are thrown to the wind, along with his caution as he and his fellow survivors force themselves to be brutally violent in order to survive the apocalypse.

• Felons | DVD | (23/06/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  All is well at an afternoon barbecue until one of the guests decides to seduce the hosts wife and kill the next door neighbour (for being miserable). Things go from bad to worse as the friends plot against each other to cover up their part of the crime and keep hidden their own skeletons that are rapidly being discovered.

• Buffy Season 3 | DVD | (18/09/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Action-packed Season Three develops major characters and plot lines brewing over the last couple of years. The Mayor, this season's major baddie, wants to become an invincible demon by slaughtering everyone at Sunnydale High's graduation ceremony but he's going to torture them all by giving his speech first. Bad-girl vampire-slayer Faith wants to get one over on Buffy and becomes even more rotten. Angel comes back from hell but isn't sure what to do about his girlfriend. Willow meets her evil gay vampire duplicate from another dimension. Xander loses his virginity but still has to contemplate his essential uselessness. Cordelia gets less whiny and has to work in a dress-shop when her father becomes bankrupt. Giles wears tweed and drinks tea, though it is revealed that he used to be a warlock and in a punk band. Besides the soap opera, there are monsters, curses and vampires (inevitably). --Kim Newman On the DVD: The DVDs are presented in a standard television 4:3 picture ratio and in a clear Dolby sound that does full justice both to the sparkling dialogue and to the always impressive indie-rock and orchestral scores. Special features include an overview of Season Three by its creator Joss Whedon, and by writers Marti Noxon, David Fury, Doug Petrie and Jane Espenson and documentaries on the weapons, clothes special effects of the show and the speech/verbal tone which makes it what it is-"Buffyspeak". The episodes "Helpless", "Bad Girls", "Consequences" and "Earshot" have commentaries by, Fury, Petrie, director James Gershman and Espenson, in which we find out some fascinating details about the way the scripts mutate and about the particular illuminations added to scripts by actors' performances. After complaints about the Season 2 DVD packaging, the disc envelopes include a protective coating. --Roz Kaveney

• Celtic Untouchable Season 2006/07 Review | DVD | (11/06/2007) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In season 2006-2007 Celtic really were Untouchable in Scottish football! Here's the glory of Gordon Strachan's second year in charge at Celtic Park and it's a story of back-to-back titles... A league & Tennent's Scottish Cup 'double' plus a piece of European history as well! Join the boys as they surge to the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League and threaten to win the title by Christmas! Enjoy the tenacity and flair of a team who refuse to accept that they are ever beat

• Bad Lieutenant | DVD | (11/06/2012) from £6.95   |  Saving you £6.04 (86.91%)   |  RRP £12.99

  He's the kind of cop who steals drugs off a dead man’s body, the kind of father who'd rather feed his drug habit than his family. His badge means nothing to him other than the right to act like the very criminals he’s supposed to be chasing. The fierce anger beneath his personality is only fuelled by his addiction to heroin, crack and alcohol. But when a beautiful young nun (Frankie Thorn) is raped on the altar of a local church, the Bad Lieutenant (Academy Award Nominee, Harvey Keitel) is drawn to her case and into a final desperate attempt to find the true depths of human sin and the power of mercy. Special Features: Theatrical Trailer Filmed Introduction, Audio Commentary and Interview with Director Abel Farrara Cast and Crew Biographies Stills Gallery

• Four Weddings And A Funeral/French Kiss | DVD | (16/04/2007) from £12.85   |  Saving you £-3.86 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Four Weddings And A Funeral (Dir. Mike Newell 1993): The champagne is flowing - and so is the fun - in this romantic comedy about two people who belong together but just can't seem to tie the knot. Ushering in two Academy Award nominations and starring Hugh Grant (Notting Hill) Andie MacDowell (Michael) and a superb ensemble cast that includes Oscar-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas. Charlie (Grant) is always the best man but never the groom. Determined to avoid even a hint of commitment this handsome English gentleman is notoriously late to every wedding. But today he's in for a surprise because not only did he forget the ring...but he also just caught a glimpse of the girl of his dreams. French Kiss (Dir. Lawrence Kasdan 1995): Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline are a Paris match made in heaven in this hilarious adventure-filled romantic comedy. Straight-laced Kate (Ryan)has her future all planned out: marry her fiance Charlie (Timothy Hutton) and live happily ever after. What she didn't count on was Juliette the beautiful French woman Charlie falls for on a business trip to Paris! Determined to win him back Kate jumps on a plane where she meets Luc (Kline) a petty thief whom she immediately dislikes. But when Luc sneaks a stolen necklace into Kate's purse she finds herself travelling through France with him on a trip full of surprises: the biggest one being that this con man is stealing her heart! A sexy savvy and very funny romantic romp French Kiss is a passionate heartfelt reminder that life can always surprise you.

• Edge Of Terror | DVD | (04/03/2002) from £7.21   |  Saving you £-0.23 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Mystery writer Sian Anderson (Meg Foster) leaves her boyfriend John for three weeks of intense writing in the isolated Greek town of Monemvassia. Upon her arrival in the ancient deserted walled-in fortress she is met by Elias Appleby (Robert Morley) the rotund eccentric landlord who guides her through mysterious underground passageways to the house where she will work. He warns her to stay inside at night because of the killer winds that arrive at night. Creepy thriller from Greek director Nico Mastorakis (Island of Death).

• Frederick Forsyth Presents: A Little Piece Of Sunshine | DVD | (29/06/2009) from £6.43   |  Saving you £1.56 (24.26%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Frederick Forsyth: A Little Piece Of Sunshine

• The Scarlet Tunic | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £6.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (129.08%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Stuart St. Paul's adaptation of the classic Thomas Hardy short story 'The Melancholy Hussar'. Deserting German Hussar Matthaus Singer (Barr) falls madly in love with solicitor's daughter Frances Groves (Fielding) whereby she is torn by her duty and her desire. Frances' father (Shepard) would prefer her to marry the weasly suitor Humphrey (Sessions). The passion flows but will the heart be stronger than the outside forces set on keeping the lovers apart?

• Meeting A Bullet | DVD | (31/01/2005) from £5.18   |  Saving you £7.81 (60.10%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Their mistake was leaving him alive... A dirty cop accuses a young guy of being involved in a string of mob-related murders from Miami to Los Angeles. Meanwhile the kid is weaving his way through mob drive-bys car thefts and petty crimes in L.A.

• Edge Of Terror / Tunnel Vision | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Edge Of Terror: Mystery writer Sian Anderson (Meg Foster) leaves her boyfriend John for three weeks of intense writing in the isolated Greek town of Monemvassia. Upon her arrival in the ancient deserted walled-in fortress she is met by Elias Appleby (Robert Morley) the rotund eccentric landlord who guides her through mysterious underground passageways to the house where she will work. He warns her to stay inside at night because of the killer winds that arrive at night. Creepy thriller from Greek director Nico Mastorakis (Island of Death). Tunnel Vision: Patsy Kensit plays detective Kelly Wheatstone who obsessively replays a tape the only clue she has to a bizarre series of rapes and murders. Her partner Frank Yanovitch thinks his wife is having an affair with her boss David De Salvo which is occupying rather more of his mind than their case. When De Salvo is found dead Frank is implicated and a warrant for his arrest is issued. However Kelly is convinced he had nothing to do with it and sets about trying to prove his innocence.

• Coronation Street - The Interactive Game | DVD | (15/10/2008) from £6.54   |  Saving you £13.45 (67.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Test your knowledge of ITV's longest running and most popular soap opera Coronation Street. A fun quiz for the whole family the game features more than 700 questions and classic clips from the show with an emphasis on the contemporary storylines. Featuring: Choose from a selection of characters but beware who you choose because there are forfeits for bad behaviour!Multiple choice time-based questions based around clips stills and storylines from the '60s to the current incarnation6 categories of question: Families workplace romance the Rovers feuds and friendship'Superfan' section to test the real addicts!

• Murder | DVD | (28/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A juror in a murder trial after voting to convict has second thoughts and begins to investigate on his own before the execution... An actress in a travelling theatre group is murdered and Diana Baring another member of the group is found suffering from amnesia standing by the body. Diana is tried and convicted of the murder but Sir John Menier a famous actor on the jury is convinced of her innocence. Sir John sets out to find the real murderer before Diana's death sentence is carried out....

• Chemical Wedding | DVD | (08/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A supernatural, occult thriller from Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson and Monty Python director and editor, Julian Doyle, about a shy lecturer who becomes possessed by the late black magician, Aleister Crowley when an experiment goes awry.