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• The Wicker Man (2 DVD + CD Collector's Edition) | DVD | (04/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

  When a young girl mysteriously disappears Police Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote island to investigate. But this pastoral community led by the strange Lord Summerisle (a brilliant performance by the legendary Christopher Lee) is not what it seems as the devout Christian detective soon uncovers a secret society of wanton lust and pagan blasphemy. Can Howie now stop the cult's ultimate sacrifice before he himself comes face to face with the horror of the Wicker Man?

• Dark Prince - The Legend Of Dracula | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-14.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Medieval Transylvania. His homeland seized by marauding Turks his father cruelly buried alive Prince Vlad Dracula returns from exile on a mission of destiny and revenge. A fearless leader he vows to reclaim all that rightfully belongs to him and his people: no matter what the cost. On his quest he shows no mercy slaughtering common criminals corrupt noblemen and villainous clergy alike. As the stories of Vlad's unquenchable thirst for blood spread the legend of Dracula the Prince of Darkness is born...

• Les Miserables | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £4.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (20.04%)   |  RRP £5.99

  France 1796: in the new Republic poverty is rife and crimes harshly punished. Jean Valjean is sentenced to five years at the gallery for stealing a loaf of bread. There the Inspector of Guards Javert takes an intense loathing to him - and every rebellion on Jean's part is met with strict punishment and a longer sentence. Jean eventually escapes. Five years later he is living a respectable life as a Mayor when fate intervenes and brings him face to face with his old enemy Javert. Victor Hugo's enduring classic is lavishly recreated and performed by an outstanding cast.

• Verdi: La Traviata -- Glyndebourne | DVD | (31/10/2000) from £13.60   |  Saving you £11.39 (83.75%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Performances of La Traviata stand or fall to an unusual extent on their principal soprano; the first thing that needs saying about this Glyndebourne performance is that Marie McLaughlin has all of the attributes needed for a role that is fundamentally a virtuoso one, no matter how emotionally involving it is as well. The point about Violetta is that she is, with absolute authenticity, all of the things she becomes in the course of the opera--the febrile socialite and yearning love of Act One, the quiet domesticated woman of Act Two who sacrifices her love for Alfredo to precisely the family values he has talked her into espousing, the dying penitent of Act Three. Walter McNeil is an impressive poetic Alfredo in whose successful courtship we can believe. He is also unusually good in Act Two, Scene Two where for once his public humiliation of Violetta is actually painful, which makes his repentance at her deathbed far more moving. Brent Ellis is solidly powerful as his father Germont--the duet in which he talks Violetta into renouncing his son and comes to value what he is destroying is one of the high points here, as it should be. Bernard Haitink conducts impressively. On the DVD: As (unfortunately) usual with Arthaus Musik, the DVD contains no extra features worth mentioning past the usual subtitles in German, English and French, relegating discussion of the opera's stormy history to the booklet. --Roz Kaveney

• Death And The Compass | DVD | (15/02/2005) from £14.91   |  Saving you £-5.93 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  An adaptation of the José Luis Borges short story, Death and the Compass is a baroque murder mystery with a comic touch. Plagued by his involvement in a prior investigation, weary and embittered Police Commissioner Treviranus (played by Cox regular Miguel Sandoval, Straight to Hell, Three Businessmen) attempts to set a peculiar history straight. When his star detective Lonnrot (Peter Boyle), an intuitive, blue-suited Buddhist, is stumped as to the motive behind a series of unsolved psycho-geographical murders with Kabbalistic overtones, Treviranus suspects master criminal Scharlach (Christopher Eccleston), at large in the city. But Lonnrot rejects this thesis and, with the aide of enthusiastic, atheist journalist, Zunz (Chistopher Eccleston), he is lead to believe that the crimes are allied to points on the compass. Drawn fatefully to where he believes a final crime will be committed, Lonnrot and Zunz search for the solution within a mysterious deserted mansion to the South of the city. Shot with a comic book sensibility (like a 1930s movie serial) on richly coloured modernist sets with futurist flourishes, Cox's film looks sumptuous and follows the style of Borges' labryinthine scenario to the letter without losing the plot. The three leads all acquit themselves admirably. Boyle's mystical detective is awkward and aloof in contrast to Sandoval's cunning, career-minded police inspector, while Ecceleston shape-shifts between three roles with alarming ease. On the DVD: An audio commentary by Alex Cox and composer Dan Wool of Pray for Rain (who also scored Cox's Straight to Hell and Three Businessmen) primarily examines the relationship between sound and setting. Paul Miller's "Spiderweb", the featurette advertised on the sleeve and liner notes, does not appear on this disc. --Chris Campion

• The Onedin Line - Series 1 - Part 2 | DVD | (05/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Welcome to Liverpool in the late 19th century the hub of Great Britain's growing Atlantic trade. But for Captain James Onedin these waters are treacherous indeed. Can he keep his beloved Onedin Line out of the hands of Callon his rival enemy and ex-employer and enter the age of steam unhindered? Or will everything including the elements be against him? This release features Parts Three and Four of the classic BBC drama serial The Onedin Line.

• Flesh And Blood | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Who you really are can be hard to face Written by Peter Bowker Christopher Eccleston and Emma Cunniffe star in Flesh and Blood which tells the story of a father whose world is turned upside down when he discovers the truth about his origins. Adopted at birth Joe Broughton (Christopher Eccleston) is overwhelmed by an obsessive desire to trace his real parents after the birth of his daughter Marie. When he discovers that his mother and father have learning disabilities and never knew they had a child his world is blown apart. For Joe as well as his wife Cath (Emma Cunniffe) it's the beginning of a rollercoaster journey which challenges not only his preconceptions about disability but also his sense of his own identity.

• The Man With the Golden Gun (James Bond) | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £5.78   |  Saving you £9.21 (159.34%)   |  RRP £14.99

  James Bond (Roger Moore) may have met his match in Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) a world-renowned assassin whose weapon of choice is a distinctive gold pistol. When Scaramanga seizes the priceless Solex Agitator energy converter Agent 007 must recover the device and confront the trained killer in a heart-stopping duel to the death!

• Rear Window | DVD | (06/01/2003) from £13.46   |  Saving you £-11.47 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Jason Kemp a successful architect (Christopher Reeve) is left quadriplegic after a car accident and to pass the time begins to 'spy' on his neighbours in the apartment block opposite. One day he believes he has evidence that a murder has taken place: that sculptor Jason Thorpe a violent philanderer has killed his wife Ilene. Kemp confides in his co-worker Claudia (Daryl Hannah) and then Detective Moore (Robert Forster) who is sceptical about this theory especially after Ilene reappears in the apartment! Kemp knows she is not the same woman but cannot prove it. Who is she and why is she pretending to be Ilene? A psychological thriller that will keep you guessing till the very end.

• Zombie Driller Killer | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £6.73   |  Saving you £6.26 (48.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Norwegian horror, as a father tries to uncover the reasons behind his daughter's mysterious transformation into a zombie. Shortly after a female jogger falls prey to a killer who uses an electric drill to bore into the heads of his victims, Morten Ravn (Morten Rud�) receives a phone call from the police informing him that they've discovered his daughter's Johanna's (Johanna Gustavsson) body. This comes as some surprise to Morten, however, as his daughter has just returned home, and is sitting...

• Anazapta | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £7.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (25.03%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Anazapta is a medieval thriller set in England during 1348. It is a tale of lust and revenge that unfolds beneath the shadow of the Black Death. Brought to a small English village as hostage an enigmatic French Nobleman turns out to be an impostor. With a deadly agenda the man embodies the most primal instincts and uses them to exact a merciless revenge on a village cursed for their nefarious past. At his command is the deadliest of weapons the Black Death.

• CIRCUS OF FEAR / FIVE GOLDEN DRAGONS - CIRCUS OF FEAR / FIVE GOLDEN DRAGONS (1 Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (01/07/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Animal Shelf - Series 1 - Episodes 1 To 6 | DVD | (13/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  As soon as the grown ups turn their backs the adventures begin! The five toy animals that live on Timothy's top shelf are not like regular toys. Out of sight of adult eyes the toys come to life seeking out adventures with exciting and sometimes hair-raising consequences...

• Never The Twain - The Complete Series 1 | DVD | (04/06/2001) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Remarkably, the Johnny Mortimer-scripted series Never the Twain ran to over 50 episodes between 1981 and 1984 on ITV. It starred Donald Sinden as Simon Peel, a stuffy, upper-middle class antiques dealer who lives next door to Oliver Smallbridge (Windsor Davies of It Aint Half Hot, Mum fame), a working-class lad made good, also in the antiques trade. As the first series establishes, theirs is a prickly relationship, not just because theyre rivals in trade but also rivals for the affections of the middle-aged, comely Veronica. They are aghast when they discover their respective son and daughter plan to marry, coming on like the Capulets and Montagues of Middle England. Never the Twain is a pleasantly predictable antique of the sitcom variety, redeemed by Sinden and Davies gruff, blustery and persistent antagonism. It depicts a cosy, never-never world of "dirty weekends", huge suburban houses, borderline homophobic mirth and reliable puns on "genes" and "jeans"--the sort of series in which characters greet surprising news by spraying a mouthful of tea halfway across the room. Some will find it barely endurable, others a welcome reminder of a bygone televisual era before alternative comedy became the ubiquitous norm. This DVD contains an episode guide and picture gallery. --David Stubbs

• The Bionic Woman - Vol. 2 | DVD | (01/10/2001) from £7.91   |  Saving you £2.08 (26.30%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Features the episodes ""Welcome Home Jaime Part 1"" ""Welcome Home Jaime Part 2"" and ""Angel of Mercy"".

• Lily In Love | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  An ageing actor is desperate to star in a film written by his wife but he's entirely the wrong type for the role. Undaunted he disguises himself as a sexy Italian actor wins the part and heads to Budapest. His wife hasn't the slightest idea its him and complications arise when she falls in love with this 'young' man...

• Chickenfoot: Get Your Buzz On - Live | Blu Ray | (26/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Chickenfoot brings together the talents of ex-Van Halen members Sammy Hagar (guitar & vocals) and Michael Anthony (bass) Red Hot Chilli Peppers' drummer Chad Smith and legendary guitar hero Joe Satriani. Coming together initially in late 2008 they released their eponymous debut album in the spring of 2009 to unanimous critical acclaim and spectacular sales. With their combined pedigree they were always going to be a great live band and the album release was inevitably followed by tour dates in Europe and North America. This show was filmed at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix Arizona on September 23rd and proves that the onstage chemistry between the four performers is something genuinely special. Tracklist 1. Avenida Revolution 2. Sexy Little Thing 3. Soap On A Rope 4. My Kinda Girl 5. Down The Drain 6. Bitten By The Wolf 7. Oh Yeah 8. Learnin' To Fall 9. Get It Up 10. Turnin' Left 11. Future In The Past 12. Bad Motor Scooter 13. My Generation 14. The Star Spangled Banner Bonus Feature Chickenfoot Documentary

• Spy Kids Trilogy (Box Set) | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The secret agent kids are back in another adventure that finds Carmen caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Toymaker (Sly Stallone), so it's up to Juni to save his sister and ultimately the world.

• Guyver - Dark Hero | DVD | (19/06/2000) from £24.95   |  Saving you £-18.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This is the sequel to the first live action version of the cartoon 'Guyver' which was based on the original Manga (Japanese animation) cartoon series. An alien force lives within Sean Barker's body... the incredible power of the Guyver. In his search for truth about the Guyver he enters the caves of Utah where he encounters a corrupt alien empire who aim to steal his power and take control of the Earth...

• Costume Drama Collection | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  This Box Set contains the following films: Sense & Sensibility Age Of Innocence Shakespeare In Love Pride & Prejudice Elizabeth A Room With A View