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• Dead Air | DVD | (27/02/2012) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Logan Burnhardt is the ego-king of the airwaves, but his unflappable persona is put to the test when a terrorist bio-attack unleashes a plague of flesh eating infected zombies on Los Angeles.

• The X-Files: The Truth | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The guest cast list for The X-Files: The Truth runs almost to the first commercial break, suggesting how many plot strands this season-and-series finale needs to make room for, with many old characters (including ghostly appearances for the dead ones) popping up. Mulder (David Duchovny), teasingly absent for the final season, is suddenly back, accused of murdering a super-soldier who isn't supposed to be able to die. He faces a military tribunal, defended by AD Skinner (Mitch Pileggi), as guest stars trot out testimony that fills the double-length episode with explanations recapping nine years of confusion as creator Chris Carter tries to spatchcock his impromptu conspiracy theories into a real plot. Last-season regulars Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish are shunted aside as Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Mulder get to dodge a last-scene explosion and wind up in a pretty silly clinch-with-philosophy in the face of vaguely imminent apocalypse. Seriously, if the franchise is to continue on the big screen, how about ditching the embarrassing alien conspiracy mess and doing a monster story? On the DVD: The X-Files: The Truth comes to disc with a lovely widescreen transfer, a 13-minute "Reflections on the Truth" featurette that, though it hits the self-congratulation button a couple too many times, has a little more meat than the puff pieces included on previous releases, and a bonus episode ("William") that is unfortunately another of the maudlin ones, this time resolving the plotline about Scully's super-baby. --Kim Newman

• Hot Pursuit | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The one film in John Cusack's filmography he'd probably like us all to forget, this 80s-style preppy-in-peril film (compare and contrast with After Hours and Something Wild) casts him as a college student who gets mixed up with pirates and drug runners around the Caribbean. The wannabe screwball comedy falls flatter with each gag but Cusack's hang-dog sweetness and knack with one-liners carries it through and at the very least it's worth catching if only for a glimpse of Ben Stiller in his pre-There's Something About Mary fame days, in a double act here with his real-life father Jerry Stiller. --Leslie Felperin

• Married in a Year | DVD | (23/01/2012) from £1.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (402.01%)   |  RRP £9.99

  You too can find true love!Just ask the thousands of happy couples brought together by Patti Stanger, TV matchmaker and CEO of the Millionaire's Club matchmaking service.Now Patti can help your marriage dreams come true with Married in a Year - her proven, 12-month action plan for finding love. With her expert knowledge and no-nonsense approach, Patti will motivate and guide you each step of the way.Your 12-Month Action Plan For Finding Love Includes:Dating Detox:Take a break to focus on yourself and what you wantMeeting Your Match:Put yourself out there to attract the right manRed Flags:When and how to move on from a losing relationshipNegotiating the Ring:Sealing the deal within a year!

• Pranks | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• Ballad Of Josie | DVD | (31/07/2006) from £14.49   |  Saving you £-4.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Josie Minick is acquitted for accidentally killing her drunken husband; nevertheless her 8-year-old son Luther is taken to Cheyenne to be cared for by her wealthy father-in-law Alpheus Minick. Despite the offer of her rancher neighbour Arch Ogden to buy her rundown ranch Josie decides to renovate the place with her husband's insurance money but she soon becomes discouraged by her failure to resurrect the place. She tries a job as a waitress but is equally unhappy. Finally she

• Friends: Complete Series 7 | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £11.25   |  Saving you £92.00 (920.92%)   |  RRP £101.99

  Lots happened behind the scenes between seasons and early on in the seventh year of Friends, leaving audiences speculating this might be the last. Matthew Perry became seriously ill again, and returned looking more emaciated than ever. Courtney Cox regained weight, but despite finishing Scream 3 happily, things were already rocky with David Arquette. Much was made in the press about Aniston marrying Brad Pitt, of course, but the real news (allaying fans' fears) was NBC's expensive renewal of the cast for two years at $750,000 per episode each (more than six times their previous increase). On-screen, at least there was Chandler and Monica's engagement lasting the whole year, despite predictable ups and downs (eg "T.O.W. the Truth About London" revealing that Monica fancied Joey). By the time we finally get to "T.O.W. Chandler's Dad" (Kathleen Turner!), it seems inevitable that the two-part finale will be an insane mess--but with a happy-ish ending. Sure enough, "T.O.W. Chandler and Monica's Wedding" features Gary Oldman joining in the chaos as Chandler repeatedly goes missing. Other star turns in the year were Seinfeld's Jason Alexander as a suicidal Office Manager, Susan Sarandon as soap queen bitch Jessica Lockhart, Denise Richards as one of Ross and Monica's endless number of cousins and Winona Ryder as a surprise old friend, prompting "T.O.W. Rachel's Big Kiss". But perhaps the most telling instalment of this weirdly atmospheric year was "T.O.W. They All Turn Thirty". It suggested that maybe the Friends are all getting too old to carry on living their frivolous lives the same way after all. --Paul Tonks

• Indiscreet | DVD | (04/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Anna Kalman (Ingrid Bergman) is a wealthy actress whose love affairs never last for long. When she meets businessman Philip Adams (Cary Grant) at a NATO dinner she is attracted to him. He reveals that he is married but this does not prevent them embarking on a love affair. However just as Philip prepares to depart for a job in New York Anna discovers that he has been less than honest with her...

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Dead Man's Mirror / Jewel Robbery At The Grand Metropolitan | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £17.91   |  Saving you £-7.92 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  More intriguing investigations for Agatha Christie's famed Belgian detective... The Dead Man's Mirror: Art dealer Gervase Chevenix is not a popular man. So when he dies in mysterious circumstances Poirot has no shortage of suspects to choose from. The Jewel Robbery At The Grand Metropolitan: A holiday for Poirot on the South Coast turns into one of the most absorbing cases ever encountered. The pearls of the Tsar are missing and a man's life is at stake.

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Mystery Of The Spanish Chest / The Theft Of The Royal Ruby | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £9.95   |  Saving you £0.04 (0.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  More intriguing investigations for Agatha Christie's famed Belgian detective... The Mystery Of The Spanish Chest: Poirot is approached by Lady Chatterton who believes that her beautiful friend Marguerite Clayton is in danger the suspect being her over-possessive husband. The mystery deepens when Poirot is summoned as a witness to a murder when a body is found in an ornate Spanish trunk. The Theft Of The Royal Ruby: Called urgently to the foreign office Poirot is briefed on the theft of a priceless ruby from the Prince of Egypt. He is forced to spend Christmas at the home of Colonel Lacev the infamous Egyptologist only to discover there is intrigue all around him.

• Across The Waters | DVD | (03/04/2017) from £7.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  It's 1943, and rumours are circulating that the Germans plan to deport the entire population of Danish Jews. Jazz musician Arne Itkin (David Dencik from Men & Chicken) decides to flee the country with his wife (Danica Curcic) and five year-old son. But who can they trust in their darkest hour with The Gestapo and their Danish collaborators hot on their heels? From Brotherhood director, Nicolo Donato, comes a thrilling drama inspired by his grandfather's experience in World War Two.

• Power Rangers - Jungle Fury Vol.2 - Way Of The Master | DVD | (06/04/2009) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-5.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Get ready for a seriously wild ride as the fury of an ancient evil is unleashed calling for three new teenage heroes to rise up and defend the world. The valiant skills of the Order Of The Claw have kept a 10 000-year-old evil spirit completely caged - until now. Dai Shi has escaped and three new warriors must find and destroy him. The earth's only hope against being taken over by an army of villainous animal spirits is a trio of courageous Power Rangers who still have a lot to learn about teamwork. Plunge Into The Jungle and this ultimate battle of the beasts!

• The Tango Lesson | DVD | (25/06/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sally Potter's self-reflective film stars Potter (an actress and the director of Orlando), more or less as herself, learning to tango from master-dancer Pablo Veron and considering making a film called The Tango Lesson. The film that we happen to be watching, however, is concerned largely with the delicious conflict between the politics of tango--the need for one partner, typically the woman, to yield to the other--and the expectations of the film-maker to do things on her own terms. Can Potter simultaneously surrender and control for the duration of this circular project? The question is made more complicated by Veron's desire to be in one of Potter's films--in other words, to follow her lead. Potter may not be Veron's equal on the dance floor, but that isn't the point of this interesting movie and its provocative, internal debate. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Golden Ninja Warrior | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £6.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Ninja speed of action meets Ninja speed of thought in Golden Ninja Warrior. The Golden Ninjas decide to return their valuable golden statue to China for an important ceremony. But longtime enemies the Red Ninjas intend to steal the statue and send their best Ninja heroine to draw out the Golden Ninjas leader Max. This is a breath-taking story of underworld revenge murder and Ninja challenges.

• Power Rangers - Jungle Fury Vol.5 - The Final Fury | DVD | (15/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Power Rangers: Jungle Fury Vol.5

• La Boheme | Blu Ray | (26/07/2010) from £20.85   |  Saving you £9.14 (43.84%)   |  RRP £29.99

  La Boheme is based on the masterwork by Giacomo Puccini itself based on a novel by Henri Murger. This latest production and direction by Jonathan Millar for the English National Opera was filmed at the London Coliseum in early 2009 and features a brand new English translation by Amanda Holden. Taken to Paris's depression era of the 1930's by Miller and designer Isabella Bywater a vision of realism as depicted in the films and photos of the peroid is captured.

• Prime Suspect 4: Scent of Darkness | DVD | (06/11/2006) from £8.22   |  Saving you £6.03 (86.64%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Det. Superintendent Jane Tennison's (Helen Mirren) relationship with psychologist Patrick Schofield (Stuart Wilson) has developed into a promisingly happy affair. When a series of murders take place which resemble those investigated in the first Prime Suspect she is faced with a possible miscarriage of justice and promptly suspended. Are they copy-cat crimes or is George Marlow (Tim Woodward) innocent as he always insisted? Prevented from working possibly betrayed by her lover and haunted by the past Tennison is forced to re-examine her most fundamental beliefs about her life and work.

• Winnie The Pooh's Most Grand Adventure | DVD | (05/02/2001) from £19.72   |  Saving you £0.27 (1.37%)   |  RRP £19.99

  On the last day of a golden summer Christopher Robin doesn't have the heart to tell Pooh he's leaving for school. Instead he writes a note that Pooh and friends misinterpret. Believing that their dearest friend has gone to skull Pooh Piglet Tigger Eeyore and Rabbit embark on the most grand adventure of their lives - the search to find Christopher Robin! Five delightful new songs enhance the film's charming message that even when friends are apart they're always together in each other's hearts.

• Power Rangers - Jungle Fury Vol.3 - True Friends, True Spirits | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Six more episodes of the children's sci-fi action series. The valiant skills of the Order of the Claw have kept a 10 000-year-old evil spirit completely caged - until now. Dai Shi has escaped unleashing the fury of the ancient evil. The earth's only hope against being taken over by an army of villainous animal spirits is a trio of courageous Power Rangers - who still have a lot to learn about teamwork. Episodes are: 'Ghost of a Chance I' 'Ghost of a Chance II' 'Bad to the Bone' 'Friends Don't Fade Away' 'No 'I' in Leader' and 'True Friend True Spirit'.

• Captain Jack | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Based loosely on a true story, Captain Jack is an Ealing-style whimsical comedy-drama about the triumph of everyday eccentrics. Captain Jack (Bob Hoskins) is a Whitby boat captain sick of hearing how the he wants to celebrate his predecessor's "discovery" of the Arctic by recreating his voyage on its 200th anniversary. Jack breaks harbour regulations and finds himself on the run from the Coastguard and Navy, accompanied by a crew of landlubbers including sisters played by Anna Massey and Gemma Jones. Sadie Frost is a passionate young stowaway who has her eye on Aussie Peter McDonald, while making up the party is David Troughton. Back on shore there are entertaining supporting roles for Patrick Malahide, Michelle Dotrice and Maureen Lipman, wife of writer Jack Rosenthal. Rosenthal screenplay isn't especially amusing, but he does manage to pack in all the expected feel-good developments, as well as including appropriate Dracula (1979) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) jokes. There's a whale, a pair of polar bears, a storm, lots of bonding and a gruff but warm-hearted sensibility throughout. Another winning piece of entertainment from Yorkshire, the county that gave the world The Full Monty. On the DVD: the only extra is a terribly British trailer, presented non-anamorphically. The main feature however is presented in an excellent 1.77:1 anamorphically enhanced widescreen transfer. The picture is crisp and detailed, with not a blemish anywhere. The stereo sound is everything this kind of film needs without being in anyway spectacular. --Gary S Dalkin