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• Doctor Zhivago | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £13.17   |  Saving you £1.82 (13.82%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The mini-series treatment suits Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak's sprawling novel of a Russian physician-poet whose comfortable life is upended by the revolution. And this near-four-hour Granada TV production lucidly demonstrates that Pasternak was one heck of a storyteller: the torment of Zhivago (Hans Matheson) as he must choose between his well-bred childhood sweetheart (Alexandra Maria Lara) and the tragically beautiful Lara (Keira Knightley) remains compelling. The TV treatment can't match the epic sweep of David Lean's feature film, of course, with its cast of thousands and astonishing production design. Devotees of that 1965 version will undoubtedly yearn for Maurice Jarre's tinkly hit "Lara's Theme", too; here, Ludovico Einaudi's score is serviceable by comparison. Matheson, too, is serviceable in the title role, but the uncannily gorgeous Knightley and a supremely decadent Sam Neill (as her dreadful seducer) keep their characters vital. The limitations of the small screen duly noted, the frosty location shooting is handsome. Given the choice, see the Lean film on the big screen every time; but this is a sturdy introduction to a classic story. --Robert Horton

• LA Ink - Series Four, Part Two | DVD | (30/01/2012) from £7.98   |  Saving you £29.00 (484.14%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Nothing lasts forever, not even tattoos. Join Kat Von D and her crew for the final series of LA Ink. Sober for two years and at the height of her career, Kat finds herself juggling even more projects. As her star continues to rise, Kat further discovers that fame and fortune are distractions that do not fulfil her in the same way that friendships and artistic expression do. Kat’s new journey will see her re-evaluate and re-imagine both her career and her personal life. Follow the final series as the dramas unravel, including the revealing of Kat’s Wonderland Art Gallery, where surprise guest Jesse James shows up to a full press line and a party full of surprises. Episode Listing New Beginnings Kat’s New Roommate Tats For Japan Addicted Photo Finish Kat & Jesse in Baja While Kat’s Away Nothing is Forever, Not Even Tattoos Special Features: LA Ink Pop Up Videos (Series One – Corey’s Vasectomy & Pixie’s Surgery)

• Aenigma | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £22.07   |  Saving you £-6.08 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ugly and awkward Kathy is the victim of a cruel trick played by snobbish students at her school. She runs away not seeing the car approaching. In a coma at the local hospital Kathy's body lies dying but her spirit is determined to get revenge in the most horrific way...

• Venom | DVD | (16/05/2011) from £10.78   |  Saving you £9.21 (85.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  He never hurt a soul until the day he died. From the director of I know What You Did Last Summer and the scribe of Scream comes Venom a voodoo horror tale set deep in the swamps of Louisiana centered around a group of teenagers trying to uncover the truth behind a friend's mysterious death. What they discover is an evil force worse than they could have possibly imagined and now they are the ones running for their lives.

• Best Of British Thrillers | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  First ever DVD box set release of the famous Victorian theatre and film actor - Tod Slaughter who died in 1956. Includes: 1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2. Crimes at the Dark House 3. Maria Marten: The Murder in the Red Barn

• AKA Cassius Clay | DVD | (18/05/2002) from £6.20   |  Saving you £9.79 (157.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Made in 1970, just as he was reaching the end of a three-year exile from boxing, AKA Cassius Clay is a documentary about Muhammad Ali's life and career. Produced by Jim Jacobs and Bill Cayton--who would go on to manage Mike Tyson--it includes reams of Jacobs' vast collection of fight footage, some of it familiar, some quite rare, such as flickery images of his earliest bouts. The film intersperses an account of Ali's career with good natured, if combative, sections to camera featuring Ali and future Tyson trainer Cus D'Amato, who plays devil's advocate, arguing with the ex-champ that he would never have beaten Joe Louis in his heyday, or (more dubiously) his own protégé Floyd Patterson. Watching footage of his 1967 bout against Cleveland Williams here, it's hard to believe any champion before or since could have beaten Ali at his height. Ali's familiar story is competently related here (though narrator Richard Kiley has the mildly disconcerting air of a Bond villain): his 1960 Olympic triumph; his defeat of Sonny Liston who was expected to annihilate the young 22-year-old blowhard in 1964; his conversion to the Nation of Islam; and the plainly vindictive decision on the part of the authorities to revise his draft status and call him up for service in Vietnam. Ali refused and faced the possibility of a five-year jail sentence as well as being stripped of his title. The principle pleasure of AKA Cassius Clay is watching Ali in full verbal flow. His maniacal teasing of Liston was a psychological knockout blow. "The man's too ugly to be the world champ. The world champ should be pretty, like me!" On the DVD: extras comprise scene selections and the original trailer. The reproduction is visually adequate, with the sepia tones of the fight footage holding up well; but the dubbing in places is poor. --David Stubbs

• In Their Skin | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  After the death of their daughter, the Hughes family decide to move to their isolated cottage to try and rebuild their life together. They soon find their patience quickly tested by the overly friendly advances of their neighbours - a family that bear a striking resemblance to themselves. Starring Selma Blair, In Their Skin will shred your nerves, haunt your mind and definitely make you think twice about inviting people to dinner ever again...

• Black Caesar | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Fred Williamson is imposing tough and unflappable as a street kid who muscles his way into the big-time mob racket in this super-slick drama from writer/director Larry Cohen which became a smash hit of the Blaxploitaion genre and spawned a successful sequel (Hell Up In Harlem). Tommy Gibbs (Williamson) has always had it tough. Growing up on the streets without a father and trying to make his mother proud Tommy resorts to running errands for The Man. But when a crooked cop beats h

• Melies - A Trip to the Moon (Restored) | DVD | (26/11/2012) from £29.95   |  Saving you £-13.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Originally released in 1902, this legendary 16-minute film is widely considered to be one of the most important works in film history. Created just six years after the invention of cinema this is where narrative cinema truly began. George Melies masterpiece features six members of the Astronomers' Club, fired into space by a giant cannon, on a strange and wonderful journey to the moon to meet its inhabitants. The colour version of A Trip to the Moon, hand-painted frame by frame, was considered lost for many years, until a print, in a desperate condition, was found in Spain in 1993. It is this version which has been meticulously restored - one of the most sophisticated and expensive restorations in the history of cinema. The luminous resulting film is accompanied by a new original soundtrack by French duo AIR. Accompanying the film is a 60 minute documentary, The Extraordinary Voyage, detailing the restoration process and featuring words from esteemed directors such as Michel Gondry, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Michel Hazanavicius.

• Danielle Steel - Daddy / Fine Things / Message From Nam | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Danielle Steel is one of the best-selling authors of all-time and now you can enjoy this box set featuring three movie adaptations of some of her best known novels. Daddy (Dir. Michael Miller 1991): Patrick Duffy and Linda Carter star in this highly emotional story of love loss and rediscovered happiness. Oliver is a top advertising executive who seems to have it all - a beautiful wife three great children and a lovely home. But one fateful day his wife announces she i

• Something From Nothing: Art of Rap (DVD) | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £7.97   |  Saving you £8.02 (100.63%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Fans will have the chance to witness an extraordinary moment in hip hop history when director Ice-T performs with rap legends Chuck D, Melle Mel and Raekwon for a one-off performance to mark the European Premiere of his directorial debut, The Art Of Rap.

• Cheech And Chong Collection - Organically Grown In USA | DVD | (15/11/2004) from £44.94   |  Saving you £-4.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A 5 disc box set of hazy cult comedies from Cheech and Chong. Includes: Born In East L.A: Rudy is an American of Mexican descent who is caught up in an immigration raid on a factory. Deported to Mexico as an illegal immigrant he has no way of proving that he is in fact an American citizen and is forced to rely on his cunning to sneak his way back home. Sound: Dolby (1.0) Mono Languages: English Duration: 1 hour and 21 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescr

• Inspector Gadget - Volume 1 | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £9.66   |  Saving you £-6.67 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  After slipping on a banana peel and injuring himself the Inspector was put together again with special gadgets that aid him in his bid to stop Dr Claw and his MAD agency taking over the world. Episodes comprise: Monster Lake / Down On The Farm / Gadget At The Circus / Amazon / Health Spa

• Man Trouble | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £13.16   |  Saving you £-0.17 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  He plans to steal... more than her heart. In this wild romantic comedy with a decidedly off-beat sense of humour Jack Nicholson stars as Harry a wisecracking con-man who owns a guard dog agency. When Joan (Ellen Barkin) an opera singer seeks his aid after her house is broken into Harry inadvertently makes them the target of hit men - and puts them at the mercy of Harry's out-of-control canines. Harry Dean Stanton as a less-than-honourable businessman and Beverly D'Angelo as Joan's eccentric sister also star.

• LA Ink - Series Four | DVD | (11/04/2011) from £7.48   |  Saving you £29.50 (537.34%)   |  RRP £34.99

  It's high drama at LA Ink as tensions between Kat Von D and Corey Miller finally reach a head. How will Kat cope without her rock? There is never a dull moment as Kat's prankster roommate Rooftop joins the gang and with a whole host of new ventures up her sleeve Kat has certainly got her hands full. But with Michael Dan and the rest of the High Voltage crew the shop continues to thrive as more satisfied customers including Lord of the Rings star Dominic Monaghan leave with a smile on their face ready to show off their new ink. Meanwhile across town rival tattoo shop American Electric with its crew of familiar faces has dramas of its own as new girl Ruthless seems intent on stirring up trouble. Episodes Comprise: 01. Kat Loses Her Rock 02. Kat's New Journey 03. The Return Of The Rock 04. The Rock Rolls 05. The Truce 06. Strictly Business 07. The Black Widow 08. Oh Brother 09. Rock And Ink 10. The Missing Piece 11. Wet Paint 12. Kat Minus Sixx 13. Kat In Wonderland

• Chaw | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £2.89   |  Saving you £13.10 (81.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Darkly humorous and equally terrifying, Chaw is the flesh-eating, mutant offspring of Twin Peaks and Razorback. Mankind has a very PIG problem.

• Before The Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema Of Edwin S Porter | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £16.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Documentary on the early cinematographer Edwin S. Porter and his influences upon cinema.

• Force | DVD | (06/02/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Directed by Nishikanth Kamat, Force is the remake of the hit Tamil film, Kaakha Kaakha. The story revolves around a police officer and his skilled team who are in search of a notorious criminal. But when the hunt gets personal, everyone including their family's life is in danger...

• Bones | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £7.96   |  Saving you £12.03 (151.13%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sleepy-eyed hip-hop luminary Snoop Dogg stars in Bones, an energetic horror film about a hustler who returns from the dead. Jimmy Bones used to rule his street, but now his body lies in the basement of a gothic abandoned house. When a troupe of young DJs and promoters decide to turn the house into a nightclub, dark forces are, unsurprisingly, unleashed. Bones has a cutting sense of humour, and Ernest Dickerson's direction snaps, crackles and pops. It's not exactly subtle--the opening scene launches into gore and special effects--but there is some evocative imagery, particularly a large black hell-hound that the club kids foolishly adopt as a pet. Snoop casts an effectively spectral aura and Pam Grier, as the hustler's psychically gifted former girlfriend, has her usual presence and energy. All in all, a dynamic and enjoyable horror flick. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

• A Sense Of Freedom | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Based on the autobiography of former criminal Jimmy Boyle 1979's A SENSE OF FREEDOM was one of the most controversial and influential dramas of its time. Directed by John Mackenzie (The Long Good Friday) and featuring the camerawork of Oscar-winning cinematographer Chris Menges (The Mission; The Killing Fields) it was justifiably hailed by critics and the public alike for its unflinching depiction of prison life and criminal rehabilitation. A SENSE OF FREEDOM tells the moving and ultimately uplifting story of Jimmy Boyle. Born and bred on the tough streets of Glasgow's notorious Gorbals area Boyle followed in his criminal father's footsteps to become one of the city's most well-known and most violent racketeering hardmen. His life of crime came to a sudden end in the late 1960s when he was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a rival gangster. Incarcerated in the controversial special rehabilitation unit of Glasgow's infamous Barlinnie Prison Boyle discovers the meaning of rough justice when full of rage and hostility he attempts to take on the prison system and the authority of the wardens in the only way he knows how. Slowly and painfully he comes to realise there is more to life than violence and crime as he begins the long process of turning his life around. An extremely powerful film A SENSE OF FREEDOM perfectly illustrates the futility and severe brutality of life behind bars. It is also a deeply moving testament to the strength of the human spirit and a reminder that in life it is never too late to change for the better. Starring David Hayman (Trial And Retribution) and Fulton Mackay (Porridge) the film features original music by legendary blues artists Frankie Miller and Rory Gallagher.