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• Live In Concert - DeJohnette, Hancock, Holland, Metheny | DVD | (20/04/2001) from £25.90   |  Saving you £-5.91 (-29.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Live in Concert is a feature-length (98 minutes) release edited from two concerts given by the jazz superstar line-up of Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland and Pat Metheny at the Mellon Jazz festival, Academy of Music, Philadelphia on June 23, 1990. This was part of an outstanding world tour following up drummer DeJohnette's Parallel Realities album, though this programme and the original album only have two cuts in common, "Indigo Dreamscapes" and "Nine Over Reggae". Hancock (piano and keyboards) and Metheny (guitar) were both on Parallel Realities but here contribute material from their own back catalogue: Hancock a barnstorming 15-minute "Hurricane" and the closing "Cantaloupe Island", Metheny offering the appropriately nocturnal and reflective "The Bat". Bassist Dave Holland, who was the guest on the tour, introduces the sequence with the longest cut, "Shadow Dance". Here are four of the world's finest modern jazz artists at the top of their game; virtuoso playing certainly, but also impeccable taste and artistry, seamless interaction and inspired music-making. When combined with a transparent, gimmick-free visual style, which simply shows the musicians playing, concentrating on whoever is soloing to offer the best seat in the house, the result is an uplifting, exhilarating example of how well jazz can be presented on DVD. On the DVD: there are no special features other than a trailer for two classical DVDs, and as such the disc starts playing automatically, allowing it to be used like a particularly long live album without even turning the TV on. Unusually for 1990 the concert was shot at 16:9 and is presented anamorphically enhanced for widescreen TVs, though nothing can disguise the relative softness of live video shot under concert lighting, nor the occasional after-images left by the lighting. The stereo sound is absolutely first-rate, and that's what really counts.--Gary S. Dalkin

• 2DTV - Series 5 | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £8.96   |  Saving you £-2.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The final series of British TV's most successful animated show is bought to DVD for fans to complete their collection! The Complete Series 5 features more than 150 sketches with characters such as Stone Age Wayne & Coleen Gordon Ramsey and Paula Radcliffe in for special 2-D treatment!

• Ghost World | DVD | (20/05/2002) from £7.74   |  Saving you £6.25 (80.75%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Based on the succesful alternative graphic novel this tells the story of two girlfriends spending the summer after high school graduation together.

• Blue Streak / Money Train / Striking Distance | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Blue Streak (1999): Jewel thief Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) finds the only way he can recover a diamond he stole two years prior is to impersonate a detective who along with his rookie partner ends up using his wits to solve crimes... Money Train (1995): Fresh from their successful double-act in White Men Can't Jump Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson reunite once more... Foster brothers they share a lifelong dream of robbing the `Money Train' that collects millions of dollars each night from New York City subway stations. Only two things stand in their way: they're cops and their boss. As far as he's concerned they're his trains it's his money and he's never been robbed. But on New Year's Eve plans are in motion and the action is switching to overdrive! Striking Distance (1993): Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) is a fifth generation Pittsburgh cop. Formerly a homicide detective he publicly challenged the police department including several of his family members about the identity of the serial killer who took his father's life. Convinced that a newly active serial killer is the same gunman who murdered his father - despite the fact that another man is already behind bars for that crime - Hardy is working out of his jurisdiction to catch the killer. The maverick cop finds himself at odds with his new partner (Sarah Jessica Parker) as he skirts around the system and defies his uncle (Dennis Farina) his father's successor as the Chief of Homicide. A high-powered suspenseful drama with mind-blowing action Striking Distance is Bruce at his wisecracking best.

• Jazz Icons - Dave Brubeck - Live In '64 And '66 | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tracklisting.Belgium 1964:01. St. Loius Blues.02. Kato Song.03. Three To Get Ready.04. In Your Own Sweet Way.05. Take Five.Germany 1966:06. Take The 'A' Train.07. Forty Days.08. I'm In A Dancing Mood. 09. Koto Song.10. Take Five.

• Steve Vai - Live At The Astoria London | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Tracks included are: Shyboy Giant Balls Of Gold Erotic Nightmares Blood And Glory Daves Party Piece Blue Powder Crying Machine The Animals Bangkok Tony's Solo Bad Horsie Chameleon Deep Down Into The Pain Fire Little Wing Whispering A Prayer Incantation and many many more.....

• Reefer Madness | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A U.S. governement funded propaganda docu-drama film from 1938 designed to inform the public of the perils of smoking marijuana but ironically now worth seeing for its laughable historical and scientific innaccuracy...

• How High/Half Baked | DVD | (31/05/2010) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Half Baked (Dir. Tamra Davis 1998): Warning: this movie may cause the munchies cotton mouth and memory loss! Dave Chappelle stars in this hilarious adventure of three lovable party buds trying to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan everything comes dangerously close to going up in smoke! Packed with memorable appearances by the likes of Snoop Dogg Jon Stewart Willie Nelson and Tommy Chong. How High (Dir. Jesse Dylan 2001): High school students Silas and Jamal have two aims in life; get high and get girls. Silas discovers some 'Superweed' which has a surprising effect the pair start to achieve really good grades at school and manage to get accepted at Harvard University...

• Gundam Wing - Vol. 7 | DVD | (04/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Centuries in the future in the year After Colony 195 orbiting space colonies surrounds Earth. The colonists are cruelly oppressed by the Earth Alliance which deploys huge humanoid fighting machines called Mobile Suits to control the populace. Behind the tyranny is the secret society called 'Oz' which has infiltrated the Alliance military and steered it towards its repressive course. Now the space colonies are ready to strike back. Five young pilots equipped with advanced mobile suits called Gundams are sent to Earth to wage guerrilla war against Oz and its Alliance puppets. The war to decide humanity's destiny begins! Volume 7 of animated adventures.

• Corky Romano | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £5.38   |  Saving you £9.61 (178.62%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Chris Kattan Peter Falk Peter Berg and Chris Penn star in this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy caper from two of the producers of 'The Waterboy'. The world's most dysfunctional Mafia family has a new weapon against the FBI. Nave bumbling Corky Romano (Kattan) the outcast son of a Mafia boss (Falk) is recruited by his family to infiltrate the FBI and steal any and all evidence that will put his cranky father in jail. But he's in way over his head when he's made out to be a

• Darklands | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Welsh reporter Frazer Truick (Craig Fairbrass) returns home after losing his job in London. He investigates animal sacrifices taking place at local churches, and becomes involved with his colleague Rachel (Rowena King), whose brother has recently died in an industrial accident. Truick comes to suspect local businessman David Keller of involvement, but soon discovers that all is not as it seems.

• Gang Boyz | DVD | (17/06/2002) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-0.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  When an innocent boy is the victim of a Los Angeles street gang's terror campaign, his ex-cop father returns from exile in Mexico to seek revenge. Collecting his own gang together from the victims of previous crimes, he leads them into one final bloody battle with his son's murderers.

• Pippi Longstocking | DVD | (11/07/2005) from £8.74   |  Saving you £5.51 (73.66%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An animated adaptation of Astrid Lindgren's classic children's novel.

• Dave Gahan - Live Monsters | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-4.19 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Dave Gahan captured in concert during his 'Live Monsters' tour. Tracklist: 1. Hidden Houses 2. Hold On 3. Dirty Sticky Floors 4. A Question Of Time 5. Bitter Apple 6. Black And Blue Again 7. Stay 8. A Little Piece 9. Walking In My Shoes 10. I Need You 11. Bottle Living 12. Personal Jesus 13. Goodbye 14. I Feel You 15. Never Let Me Down Again

• Storage Wars: Season 1 | DVD | (11/06/2012) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Part gamblers, part detectives – the high-stakes fun starts here. Follow four professional “buyers” and their teams as they scour repossessed storage units in search of hidden treasure in Season 1 of 'Storage Wars'. Part gamblers and part detectives, these seasoned veterans negotiate the fascinating and obscure world of storage auction and consignment, finding everything from dead bodies to the world’s most valuable comic book collection – and paying as little as ten dollars for items valued in the millions. The high-stakes fun begins as they see if the resulting buy is full of mostly trash…or true treasure.

• Lee Ritenour And Dave Grusin / GRP Stars | DVD | (20/09/2004) from £10.87   |  Saving you £0.12 (1.10%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Two unique titles fetured on one DVD! Lee Ritenour And Dave Grusin - Live From The Record Plant: Tracks included are; Power Wave Rio Funk Mountain Dance Harlequin The Island Rit Variations II Dolphin Dreams St. Elsewhere. GRP All-Stars - Live From The Record Plant: Track included on this title are: Early a.m. Attitude Before It's Too Late Love Dance Reverend Lee Amazing Grace Oasis Awakening Countdown (Captain Fingers).

• Killer Dolls Box Set | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A quartet of spine-tingling horror tales! Vampire Sisters (Dir. Joe Ripple 2004) They're beautiful they're sexy and hungry for human blood! Who says vampires live in the past? These three sexy vampire sisters live a contemporary life working as prostitutes and even using a website to attract their victims! When these sensuous bloodsuckers are finished they drag the bodies to a hideous monster locked in their shed! Making a living and finding fresh blood was never so easy for a vampire that is until they attract attention from the cops! A chilling battle between the law and the kinky vamps ensues leading to a mind-blowing climax... Iggy - the creature in the shed - is finally unleashed! Hollywood Vampyr (Dir. Steve Akahoshi 2002): 'Hollywood Vampyr' tells the tale of Fatal a former drug addict who has embraced the underground goth subculture. However she eventually decides to leave the 'family' and break free from their depraved world with the help of her college tutor Tom. Standing in the way is Blood the dominant coven leader to whom she is unwillingly bound. Unfortunately Tom finds Fatal's world increasingly seductive.... Blood Legend (Dir. Rusty Nelson 2006) Many decades ago a beautiful woman named Moira was burned at the stake for practicing witchcraft. Diana who is a direct descendent of Moira is desperately trying to right the wrongs of the past. She looks to her eccentric uncle for guidance in performing the spells to bring her back for another chance at life. Diana and her coven of witches perform the ritual and bring Moira back. Moira becomes a vicious monster feeding on the innocent as she must have their blood to survive. Moira's human form can only be kept if she makes the ultimate sacrifice. Can the wrongs of the past be re-written? Only the blood of the next victim will tell. Goth (Dir. Brad Sykes 2003): Goth blurs the line between reality-driven horror and the hallucinatory style of Requiem For A Dream in this raw and blood-soaked ride through the dark underbelly of the Gothic subculture. Chrissy and her new boyfriend Boone are two Gothic teenagers living in LA who have seen and done it all. As the sun goes down they get ready for a hardcore concert at the local club. The night takes a gruesome turn when they run into a savage darkly beautiful woman with a taste for pain and sexual deviance. She represents the darkest most depraved end of this subculture; for her it's not just superficial costumes and makeup but a way of life that thrives on murder and madness. Promising new thrills and experiences she takes Chrissy and Boone on a wild terrifying ride that progresses from drug-fuelled orgies to random acts of violence leaving a trail of mutilated victims in their wake.

• Rugby Super League Grand Final 2005 - Leeds Rhino's Vs Bradford Bulls | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-5.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  They met at the Theatre Of Dreams on 15 October 2005 to claim the title of Super League Champions; a titanic struggle of Rugby League giants. Ahead of the eagerly awaited final with 65 000 screaming supporters generating an electric atmosphere not even the bookmakers could separate the two sides...

• The Old Grey Whistle Test 2 | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £12.76   |  Saving you £7.23 (56.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In some ways The Old Grey Whistle Test Volume 2 is more interesting than its predecessor, as it covers the show's enjoyably uncomfortable period of transition from beard-rock to punk/new wave. Hence, the music ranges across the likes of Loggins and Messina (the frightful "The House at Pooh Corner"), the Who, Judee Sill, Argent (doing "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You", which all Bill and Ted fans probably think is a Kiss original), Roy Harper, the Adverts, the Undertones (not playing "Teenage Kicks", sadly), Patti Smith and Siouxie and the Banshees. There's also some arty stuff that doesn't really fit into either camp, including Kevin Ayers and Roxy Music at their uncommercially weirdest. There are a few nicely revelatory moments, too, such as the realisation that Thomas Dolby's "Hyperactive" was in fact a nu-jazz masterpiece born 20 years too soon and that Robbie Williams should cover Aztec Camera's wonderful "Walk Out to Winter" immediately. This is an enjoyable and diverse collection of music from a fairly fraught period in the history of more-or-less popular music, so it's good to be reminded just how much good stuff was actually happening amidst the melée. On the DVD: The Old Grey Whistle Test 2 comes on only one disc (the first was a two-disc set), but you still get 30 or so excellent tracks plus all the trimmings, so that's hardly a fault. The layout features the same kind of horribly overdesigned menus as its predecessor: there's no obvious chapter sub-menu, believe it or not; instead, you have to access individual tracks through the artists' gallery in the extras section! Aargh! Other extras include contributor profiles, additional linking material and the wonderful Old Grey Squirrel Test animation, which mere words would only spoil for those who have yet to see it. --Roger Thomas

• The Nutty Professor | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £9.17   |  Saving you £3.82 (41.66%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Lucky for Eddie Murphy he got hold of the rights to this 1963 Jerry Lewis classic before Jim Carrey did. Murphy had a comeback of sorts with his Jeckyll-and-Hyde-derived fable of awkward chemistry professor Sherman Klump (Murphy), who discovers a potion that transforms him into the suave, cocky lady-killer Buddy Love (also Murphy). The big difference between the two versions is that Murphy's Sherman is not only a nerdy intellectual but is also grossly obese, which provides the opportunity for some hilarious digital transformation effects, as well as some gentle satire of our culture's attitudes toward fat people. As he did in the hit Coming to America, Murphy plays multiple roles, and the scenes at the Klump family dinner table, in which he plays everybody, are brilliantly funny. (Murphy won the National Society of Film Critics' award for best actor of 1996 for these performances.) Lewis based his Buddy Love on the 1960s ideal of cool exemplified by Sinatra and the Rat Pack; Murphy stumbles a bit by playing up the oily phoniness of his latter-day Love a little too soon, but for the most part The Nutty Professor represents a welcome return to form for Eddie Murphy. --Jim Emerson