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• Personal Velocity | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £7.21   |  Saving you £12.78 (177.25%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A collection of stories about three women who all came from an unstable family background. There's Delia who was abandoned by her mother and was left to be brought up by her drug-addict father. Greta left home when she was young because she couldn't cope with her mother's criticism and Paula who lived on the streets for a year after running away from home.

• American Desi | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-2.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Kris Reddy is a young man who wants nothing more than to leave his traditional Indian home and live the All-American life. But in college he is shocked to discover that he's been assigned a zany group of Indian room mates to live with. Kris takes a wild journey learning all about the vibrant 'desi"" scene and immerses himself in the music parties food and dances. But his real hurdle comes when meets and falls for Nina Shah - hot young Indian beauty who unlike Krish knows how to bal

• Vinyan | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £6.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (114.76%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When someone dies a horrible death, their spirit becomes confused and angry. It becomes 'Vinyan' - a vengeful and lost soul.

• Immodesty Blaize Presents: Burlesque Undressed | DVD | (08/02/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Feathers and fans corsets and costumes glitter and rhinestones... Burlesque Undressed is a lavish and dazzling journey right into the heart of the art-form featuring a compelling mix of live performance interviews from burlesque stars past and present captivating music and all-round show-stopping entertainment. British burlesque superstar Immodesty Blaize peels back the curtain to reveal her world of high-octane glamour and gives an exclusive peep behind-the-scenes to expose the work involved in the art of the tease to produce a signature act of perfection. From the elaborate spectacular costume designs to the impressive on-stage gimmicks Immodesty and her pals showcase the best of burlesque in a dazzling explosion of seductive live performance including footage from her very own sell-out Tease Show. Veteran burlesque legends reveal hilarious anecdotes from the original Golden Era including running foul of the censors and getting jailed for shaking their behind even when covered up! This high-definition film tells the real story of the genre charting its rise and fall from early British roots to an American evolution and finally rejoicing in burlesque's 21st century revival. Burlesque Undressed also features a special appearance from Marc Almond and a blaizin' big band soundtrack of heart-pounding memorable music. Immodesty Blaize crowned the Queen of Burlesque 2007 in Las Vegas first appeared in the media performing with Goldfrapp in videos and stage shows. With her signature glamorous brand of erotic ironic theatrical entertainment Immodesty is uniquely placed to give us a whistlestop tour of the history of burlesque. She has spearheaded the genre's return to prominence in Europe as a sophisticated art-form. In a culture where we're constantly bombarded with overt sexual imagery Immodesty's shows bring back high voltage glamour humour and celebration with the charm and allure of old Hollywood. She is very much in the tradition of national heroines such as Diana Dors and Joan Collins who combine knowing sexuality with a British wit and a keen intelligence. Immodesty Blaize is a real woman with star quality - a modern day British Bombshell with the curves and the fun factor. Warm celebratory cheeky glamorous and revelatory Burlesque Undressed is the ultimate film on burlesque.

• Roseland (the Merchant Ivory Collection) | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £14.24   |  Saving you £-4.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Three interlocking stories set in the legendary New York City dance palace make up this charming film the third to be shot by Merchant Ivory Productions in America. In the first segment The Waltz Teresa Wright is a widow who comes to Roseland in order to sustain the memory of her late husband where she meets Stan (Lou Jacobi) a man who offers her an opportunity for happiness in the present. In The Hustle Christopher Walken stars as a gigolo with three women in his life all of whom depend on him for different degrees of romance and companionshiop. In the final segment The Peabody an older Vietnamese woman (Lilia Skala) sets out to win a dance competition despite warnings that it could imperil her health. Ruth Prawer Jhabvalas understated screenplay received accolades and delivers an uncharacteristic bit of sentiment not present in other Merchant Ivory efforts.

• Ally McBeal - Season 4 Box Set 2 | DVD | (08/04/2002) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Too mainstream to be a cult, yet too odd to be totally conventional, Ally McBeal has become one of televisions curios. While its early days saw the show become something of a victim of its own self-conscious stylising, the episodes included on series 4 volume 2 are far stronger in terms of characterisation and plot and the storylines are easy to pick up. Not that the quirks have been exiled--the first programme features McBeal hallucinating about Barry Manilow--rather they have now become part of the overall feel of the show. Despite the attention lavished on both the lead character and the actress who plays her, the show is a real ensemble piece and works best when all the players are together. One of the collection's weakest moments is the episode that sends the usually excellent Richard and John off to LA on their own, an episode which lays threat to a dreaded spin off. While there are annoying moments--could they not have edited out the "previously on Ally McBeal" parts for retail release and why do they never go out with anyone other than work colleagues--with guest appearances from the likes of Sting this is a must for any fan of the series. On the DVD: Sadly, the DVD collection betrays very little thought or effort. The pace of the show is certainly brisk (especially when shorn of the adverts) and the picture quality is equally dynamic, instilling real depth to the many aerial shots of Boston itself. Given that music is such an integral part in the show, it is no surprise that the soundtrack has been given a boost by its recreation in Dolby digital stereo. The interactive menu, however, is clumsy to use and having to work back through the options at the end of each episode quickly becomes tiresome. The complete lack of any extras whatsoever is also a definite minus point.--Phil Udell

• Pauline And Paulette | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £8.09   |  Saving you £11.90 (147.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As a rule, Flemish-language films rarely make much of an international impact, but Pauline & Paulette is a refreshing exception. Director Lieven Debrauwer's debut is an affectionate coming-together of two sisters: the mentally-restricted Pauline, living in a world of flowers and fantasy, and Paulette, her life occupied with lingerie and operetta. The story focuses on the exasperation of Pauline as she is shunted between provincial Belgium and Brussels and the realisation of Paulette, having retired to the coast, that a sister in her life might not be a bad option after all. The interplay between veteran actresses Dora van der Groen and Ann Petersen is minutely observed in detail, with the remaining cast a triumph of ensemble acting, not least Rosemarie Bergmans as the sophisticated "other sister" Cecile and Idwig Stéphane as the pompous Albert. At just 72 minutes, the film is almost too taut for its own good, but if this was Debrauwer's way of avoiding the sentimental, so much the better. Witty and touching in equal measure, this is a film to savour. On the DVD: Pauline & Paulette has a 1.85:1 widescreen picture format that captures the flowers and clothing of Paulette's shop with gorgeous realism. There are subtitles in five languages. The original trailer is included, and there's an insightful running commentary from Debrauwer. --Richard Whitehouse

• Cat In The Brain | DVD | (04/08/2003) from £8.96   |  Saving you £11.03 (123.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Chainsaw mayhem cannibalism lusty nazis steak tartar blood and gore - all rounded off with some highly amusing offbeat antics by the great man Lucio Fulci himself. What more could a horror fan ask for?

• Amen Island | DVD | (13/03/2017) from £5.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A city-dwelling couple and their friend are invited to the remote tidal island of Amen for a surprise birthday party. Husband Rick has been in cahoots with Corinne, an enigmatic Amen Island local who he believes holds the answers to his wife s long-buried family secrets. But the surprise birthday trip soon goes horribly wrong and the trio find themselves trapped by the tide and at the mercy of the unwelcoming island community. A growing sense of unease turns into a living nightmare for the visitors as the true horror of the situation unfolds. AMEN ISLAND is a deviant British thriller inspired by British Cult Classics such as The Wicker Man and Hammer House of Horror. Directed by Mark Harriott and Mike Matthews and with an all British cast including David Paisley (Holby City, Casualty), Jill Riddiford (Our Friends in the North) and trash horror legend David McGillivray, AMEN ISLAND is the birthday trip from hell.

• Call Northside 777 | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When a classified ad grabs the attention of Chicago Times editor Brian Kelly (Lee J. Cobb) he sends ace reporter P.J. McNeal (James Stewart) to dig up new evidence in the 11-year-old case of a cop killer: It appears that Frank Wiecek (Richard Conte) has taken a fall and been wrongly imprisoned for the murder. Although hard-nosed McNeal is initially skeptical he eventually believes that Wiecek was in fact a patsy. And although McNeal hits one dead end after another the avid newsma

• A Nous La Liberte (Freedom For Us) | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Two prison inmates Louis (Raymond Cordy) and Emile (Henri Marchand) try to escape. Louis is caught and returns to his cell Emile escapes and becomes a successful businessman. On release Louis goes to work for Emile but finds the work no better than the prison regime. When Emile is recogised as an ex-convict both men take to the road a vagrants in this early classic of French cinema.

• Cannibal Apocalypse | DVD | (30/05/2005) from £6.15   |  Saving you £9.84 (160.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The horrors of war take on a whole new meaning for Vietnam vet Norman Hopper (John Saxon) whose quiet domestic life in Atlanta is shattered by the return of Charlie Bukowski a combat buddy who dredges up terrifying flashbacks of flesh eating and bloodshed in the war-torn jungles. Now on the run from the law Charlie begs Norman to help him get out of town with another fellow veteran Tom (Tony King). Soon the ragtag team of cannibals are fighting for their lives spreading a deadl

• Errol Flynn - Signature Collection Box Set | DVD | (17/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £45.99

  This fantastic box set features six of Errol Flynn's finest performances plus an insightful documentary into the life and man behind the screen. Features: 1. Captain Blood - 1935 2. Dodge City - 1939 3. The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex - 1939 4. The Sea Hawk - 1940 5. They Dies With Their Boots On - 1941 6. Dive Bomber - 1941 7. The Adventures Of Errol Flynn

• McLintock | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £8.01   |  Saving you £-4.02 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  He tames the Wild West....but can he tame her? Rancher G W McLintock has everything a man could want: wealth influence respect. Everything that is except his spirited wife Kate who fled the ranch for the rarified atmosphere of the East. When their daughter Becky returns from college Kate arrives too - determined to take Becky back to society again and a boisterous battle of the sexes develops.

• Betty Fisher And Other Stories | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £2.79   |  Saving you £17.20 (616.49%)   |  RRP £19.99

  With Betty Fisher and Other Stories, writer-director Claude Miller follows the examples of Claude Chabrol and Pedro Almodóvar in adapting a Ruth Rendell novel to the screen. In this case the original novel, The Tree of Hands, has been translated seamlessly and stylishly to a Parisian setting. The plot interweaves a complexity of characters and stories, but the central thread concerns the eponymous Betty, a novelist whose young son dies while her disturbed mother Margot is staying with her. Margot, with terrifying directness, calmly abducts another child of similar age to replace the dead boy. From this loopy act there stems a whole series of consequences and side-effects involving a widening and socially diverse circle of people across the city. Miller lucidly traces his way through the intricate story with cool, ironic humour and a sure touch for the different social milieus. Once or twice the plot strains credulity--bringing three major characters together by chance for the showdown at Charles de Gaulle airport is just a little too convenient--but most of the time the social and emotional cross-currents are deftly navigated. As Betty, Sandrine Kiberlain gives an almost painfully vulnerable performance, as if she lacks several layers of skin, while Nicole Garcia makes her mother Margot into a monster of overriding, self-pitying egomania. Their scenes together carry the weight of a whole lifetime of ill-suppressed mutual aversion. As with Rendell's novels, it's endlessly fascinating to watch these people, but you feel very glad you don’t know them. --Philip Kemp

• Robin Hood | DVD | (09/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This is the original screen version of Robin Hood prince of thieves. Recreating the chivalry of England in all it's glory as it unveils the conflicts and betrayals that threaten to destroy the Kingdom of Richard the lion-heart. Fairbanks epitomises the valiant loyal knight immortalised in Arthurian legend gently wooing the virtuous Lady Marian. When King Richard and a band of warriors embark on a crusade to Palestine Richard's conniving brother assumes the throne and turns the onc

• Hi Mom! | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Set in New York a youthful Robert De Niro stars in one of Director Brian De Palma's early successes. Returning to New York's Greenwich Village down and out filmmaker VIetnam Vet Jon Rubin takes his telephoto lens and becomes the ultimate peeping tom. Spying on a voluptuous young woman and a black revolutionary group his life turns into a comic nightmare as the line between the real world and the 'reel' world blurs. Hi Mom! combines urban violence and voyeurism to make it a prov

• Alien Contagion | DVD | (19/02/2018) from £13.11   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A group of misfits find themselves trapped together in an apartment room with no windows, no form of communication with the outside world and no one to hear their cries for help. Following a biological experiment, a shape-shifting creature has been unleashed. Holding them under siege the mutated specimen is beginning to seep inside. It's time to kill or be killed!

• George Frideric Handel - Acis and Galatea (The Royal Opera / The Royal Ballet, 2009) | Blu Ray | (01/03/2010) from £25.40   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Late Night Shopping | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £6.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In this Glasgow-set comedy, four twentysomethings - Sean, Vincent, Jody and Lenny - tackle those nagging issues, like growing up and being responsible.