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• It's The Rage | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £6.92   |  Saving you £-0.93 (-15.50%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Mixing a superb cast with a serious salting of dark humour "gun culture" comedy It's The Rage is that rare thing, a genuinely outstanding film which went straight-to-video. Like Magnolia (1999) it makes coincidence a virtue in telling the stories of a group of disparate characters, and how their lives are entwined and sometimes ended because of America's obsession with firearms. When Jeff Daniels shoots his business partner, his wife, Joan Allen, leaves for a job with a software billionaire, Gary Sinise, and the film expands to encompass brother and sister punks (Giovanni Ribisi and Anna Paquin), a video store assistant, a pair of detectives and a gay couple. Adapted from his own play, Keith Reddin ensures the script remains pointed, while Sinise delivers a wonderful performance of supreme eccentricity recalling Peter Seller's Dr Strangelove. Indeed, there is much akin to Kubrick's tense, pitch-black humour in this anti-gun parable, while in various ways, from the central Daniels/Allen couple to the sardonic detachment of the music to Paquin's "almost-relationship" with an older man It's the Rage parallels the contemporaneous American Beauty (1999). It's actually the more powerful film, and though made for cable deserved all the praise it received on its festival screenings. On the DVD: The trailer doesn't capture the spirit of the film at all, while the 13-minute making-of documentary is routine promotional material. The commentary by first time film director (but veteran stage director) James D. Stern is exceptionally good, both enthusiastic and packed with information; the fact that It's The Rage really bites can almost certainly be attributed to Stern's college roommate being shot dead. The sound is Dolby Digital 5.1 and while this isn't the sort of film to show-off a sound system,it's atmospheric and the diverse music score becomes almost a character in itself. The anamorphically enhanced 1.77-1 image is good but a little grainy and shows occasional compression artifacting. --Gary S Dalkin

• Die Leute von der Shiloh Ranch: Staffel 1 / HD-Remastered | Blu Ray | (29/07/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• No Tomorrow | DVD | (22/11/2010) from £4.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (100.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When the world's most notorious criminal allies himself with a senior employee of a major shipping corporation a lethal deal is struck to secure a multi million dollar arms transaction. As word of the sinister deal spreads through the underworld a big city mobster an extreme militia force and the FBI enter the clandestine mix blurring the lines of loyalty and trust. With the deal in place and fortune at their fingertips it becomes apparent that no one is quite who they seem to be....

• Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban | HD DVD | (12/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In this adaptation of the third book in JK Rowling's best-selling series, Harry Potter (Danielle Radcliffe) and his best friends Hermoine (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint), must face the dangerous convict Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who has ties with their enemy Lord Voldemort and has escaped from Azkaban prison in search of Harry Potter. A scarier, darker story than the first two, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban is the first instalment to be directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Y Tu Mamá También), who demonstrates remarkable versatility and proves a perfect choice to guide Harry, Hermione, and Ron into treacherous puberty as the now 13-year-old students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The dark and dangerous mystery of Sirius Black's motive for revenge drives the action, but the film is full of stand-out moments courtesy of the flying hippogriff Buckbeak (a marvelous CGI creature), the benevolent but enigmatic Professor Lupin (David Thewlis), horrifying black-robed Dementors, sneaky Peter Pettigrew (Timothy Spall), and the wonderful advantages brought by having a Time-Turner just when you need one. The familiar Hogwarts staff returns in fine form (including Michael Gambon, replacing the late Richard Harris as Dumbledore, and Emma Thompson as the goggle-eyed Sybil Trelawney), and even Julie Christie joins this prestigious production for a brief but welcome cameo. Technically dazzling, fast-paced, and chock-full of Rowling's boundless imagination (loyally adapted by ace screenwriter Steve Kloves), The Prisoner of Azkaban is a Potter-movie classic. --Jeff Shannon

• Stargate S.G -1: Season 3 (Vol. 12) | DVD | (21/05/2001) from £5.71   |  Saving you £15.54 (349.21%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The 1994 movie Stargate was originally intended as the start of a franchise, but creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were distracted celebrating their Independence Day. Episodic TV treatment was the natural next step. In the roles of Colonel Jack O'Neill and Dr Daniel Jackson respectively are Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks. They're joined by Captain Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) and guilt-stricken former alien baddie Teal'c (Christopher Judge) to form the teacher's pet primary unit SG-1. With a seemingly endless network of Stargates found to exist on planets all across the known universe, their mission is to make first contact with as many friendly races as possible. Chasing their heels at almost every turn are the "overlord" Goa'uld--the ancient Egyptian Gods who are none too chummy after the events of the original film. The welcome notion of a continued plot thread sees offshoots that follow the reincarnation of Daniel's wife, Sam's father literally joining a renegade faction of the Goa'uld and Jack in an unending quest to out-sarcasm everyone. There's something of The Time Tunnel to the show's premise, but amid a dearth of derivative look-a-likes, Stargate has held its own with stories that put the science fiction back into TV sci-fi. --Paul Tonks On this DVD: the first two episodes of this volume spotlight O'Neill. "A Hundred Days" is the three months he spends stranded on planet Edora by the fire rain of a passing asteroid belt. Then in "Shades of Grey" he appears to suffer a total personality switch when he steals technology from the Tollan and is insubordinate in the extreme. Both these are terrific concepts but are scarcely enough story to have stretched across more than one episode. A little more teamwork is required to break "New Ground" on a planet fighting a war of ideology. Finally, the storyline concerning the Harcesis child from Volume 10 elicits a "Maternal Instinct" in Daniel after the discovery of mystical planet Kheb. But ultimately his agenda only brings them more trouble. As well a trailer for the next volume, the disc includes a nine-minute interview with Michael Shanks on his character of anthropologist Dr Daniel Jackson. He reveals his acting career was inspired by Richard Dean Anderson. There's also seven minutes with production designer Richard Hudolin explaining how the on-location Stargate takes an entire day to set up. --Paul Tonks

• Demon Under Glass | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Who is the monster the undead creature of the night or the scientists experimenting on him? The pursuit of a serial killer leads to a deeper evil. When a creature of myth and legend a real vampire is captured he is imprisoned in a specially built medical unit and subjected to brutal medical experiments. With the project's original MD dead a rookie from the clinic downstairs is brought in as a replacement. As the procedures becomes more gruesome he is torn between sympathy

• Golden Saddles And Silver Spurs - The Story Of Movie Westerns | DVD | (21/11/2005) from £3.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (50.13%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Out of a cloud of dust and across the silver screen...the American West came to life in the movies. From the very beginning audiences came to love the 'old West' even though the movies did not always represent the 'real west'. Cowboys and Indians good guys and bad guys - it was and remains one of the most popular film genres ever even though the heyday of the Western has long passed. This is the story of the early western movie pioneers. Among those featured John Wayne Tom Mix Randolph Scott Gary Cooper Clarke Gable and many many more! Features chapter points for easy scene selection.

• Know Your Golf | DVD | (26/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Know Your Golf was filmed at some of the finest courses in Europe. If you are a proficient golfer this in-depth collection will take your game to new levels. If you are a beginner you will discover from the experts everything you need to know about golf and how to resolve complicated and simple rule problems. Presented by the UK's and the USA's number one Golf commentator Peter Alliss; and demonstrated by PGA Swing Instructor and Golf Professional Gary Alliss this is the ultimate DVD guide to help you understand the rules and etiquette; and improve your game of Golf. Understanding The Rules: Over 100 examples of situations that you could encounter during all levels in both match and stroke play golf; With an easy-to-understanding interpretation of each rule involved Know Your Golf gives clear answers to practical problems which can arise. Reduce Your Handicap: The King of Swing Gary Alliss shows you tips and simple instruction on how to improve your game and reduce your handicap. DISC THREE: The Spirit Of Golf: Golf unlike almost any other game is a game where sportsmanship is paramount. Golf has its own code of etiquette semi-official rules of courtesy that every player is expected to follow. The love of the game the traditions and the respect for those with whom you play all come together in The Spirit Of Golf showing you everything you need to know on the etiquette of playing golf and the spirit and the manner in which the game should be enjoyed.

• Track 29 | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  For this psychological drama Dennis Potter reworked his 1974 TV play Schmoedipus transposing the setting from London to the United States. Distraught and dreamy Linda Henry (Theresa Russell) complains to her husband surgeon Henry Henry (Christopher Lloyd) about their sex-less childless marriage but he's obsessed with his basement model railroad layout and also engaged in an affair with a nurse (Sandra Bernhard). When mysterious stranger Martin (Gary Oldman) drops in on Linda he claims to be her long-lost illegitimate son. As seen in flashbacks the 16-year-old Linda was raped at a carnival by a man (Gary Oldman) who resembles Martin. Subsequent events hint at Martin as a delusion a product erupting from Linda's fantasy world.

• Steely Dan - Aja | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Originally produced for cable and home video as a documentary project, the Classic Albums series offers in-depth profiles of enduring rock and pop albums built around first-person interviews with the artists, producers and musicians that created them. That audio focus creates an ironic, largely perceptual problem for DVD release, since the segments aren't intended to replace the original audio recordings, only to expand upon them: these are conventional DVDs, not harbingers of true audio DVD optimised for sonic resolution, and they are not mixed to exploit surround playback. If you haven't heard these albums, nearly all of them landmarks in late 20th century pop, then this isn't the place to start, and Aja magnifies that issue through the very high standard of the original audio recording, itself a true audiophile work. If you do know the album, however, the Classic Album presentation is a handsomely produced, revealing companion. --Sam Sutherland

• The Toxic Avenger | DVD | (20/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The foundation stone of the Troma label's trash-movie empire, The Toxic Avenger introduces the character of nerdy janitor Melvin, who suffers heaps of abuse from local bad-guys and is stuffed into a vat of toxic waste while dressed in a ballerina outfit. He emerges mutated into a Swamp Thing/Hulk-style monster hero who romps around the blighted township of Tromaville, New Jersey, offing the grotesque villains in nastily gruesome ways and mooning over his blind true love. The Troma style is unique, and perhaps predates the anything-gross-for-a-laugh approach of the Farrelly Brothers by a good 10 years, but it sometimes wavers between the good-natured gags and genuinely unpleasant plot images that somewhat spoil the tone. Entry-level filmmaking, but with surprisingly professional head-squashing effects and a degree of enthusiasm that breaks down most resistance. Several sequels have ensued, including The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie. -- Kim Newman

• Hootie And The Blowfish - A Series Of Short Trips | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Take A Series Of Short Trips with Mark Dean Darius and Soni - and get to know them. This release features a never before seen video: Be The One shot on location in Asia. Also included is behind the scenes footage and interviews with the band - completely uncensored - and 14 of the bands favourite tunes.

• Late Bloomers | DVD | (06/11/2006) from £19.75   |  Saving you £0.24 (1.22%)   |  RRP £19.99

  At a suburban Texas high school Dinah (Connie Nelson) a geometry teacher who coaches the girls' basketball team and Carly (Dee Hennigan) a principal's assistant who is also the wife of an algebra teacher kiss during a basketball lesson and find themselves embarking on an affair. When word gets out they find themselves in the middle of a scandal that rocks the foundations of their pious community. Winner of the 1996 Sundance Film Festival.

• Parasite | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  On an abandoned oil rig in the middle of the North Sea Dr. Christine Hansen (Saskia Gould) is charged with the task of testing an experimental fluid that could revolutionise the oil industry. A crew of engineers accompany Hansen but within hours one of them goes missing in mysterious circumstances. Things quickly go from bad to worse when an environmental activist and his associate seize control of the rig and hold everyone hostage. However soon the captors and captives will have to

• A Crack In The Floor | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The continuing popularity of horror spoofs has created an opportunity for low-quality slashers such as A Crack In the Floor to pass themselves off as humorous. The story follows axe-wielding psychotic hermit Jeremiah who meets a bunch of fresh-faced young hikers and the movie employs every trick in the genre's book but still fails to rise itself above cheap exploitation (best indicated by the tasteless rape of Jeremiah's mother that prefaces the action). Brazenly claiming to feature Tracy Scoggins and Gary Busey--who in reality appear for about five minutes each--the film features young unknowns, the most high profile being Saved By the Bell's Mario Lopez. Which is fitting really because the film, with its mix of teen enthusiasm, redneck stereotypes and crass violence, is little more than that show meets The Dukes of Hazzard meets Deliverance meets Friday the 13th. Recommended for connoisseurs of everything gory and tacky but no-one else. On the DVD: The DVD manages to keep the quality set so spectacularly by the film itself--featuring an appalling trailer, a reprint of the information on the disc's box, biographies of the handful of established actors who make the briefest of cameos and trailers for some equally naff TV movies. Not what DVD was invented for. --Phil Udell

• Jaws (1975) 30th Anniversary Collectors Edition (Limited Edition) | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  In the vastly overrated 1998 book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, author Peter Biskind puts the blame for Hollywood's blockbuster mentality at least partially on Steven Spielberg's box-office success with this adaptation of Peter Benchley's bestselling novel, Jaws. But you can't blame Spielberg for making a terrific movie, which Jaws definitely is. The story of a Long Island town whose summer tourist business is suddenly threatened by great-white-shark attacks on humans bypasses the potboiler trappings of Benchley's book and goes straight for the jugular with beautifully crafted, crowd-pleasing sequences of action and suspense supported by a trio of terrific performances by Roy Scheider (as the local sheriff), Richard Dreyfuss (as a shark specialist), and particularly Robert Shaw (as the old fisherman who offers to hunt the shark down). The sequences on Shaw's boat--as the three of them realize that in fact the shark is hunting them--are what entertaining moviemaking is all about. It's odd that the cornerstone of the new edition is a 10-year-old documentary. Shot for the laserdisc release (the unofficial 20th anniversary edition), the 2-hour "The Making of Jaws" is an excellent telling of how this film was made and became the top grossing film (and launched the career of extras filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau). An hour-long edited version appeared on the 25th anniversary DVD. Here's what else different from the 25th anniversary DVD: an interesting a 9-minute vintage featurette shot for British TV that has never been seen in the States; a few additions to the extensive "Jaws Archives" (production stills, storyboards and the like), and a few new fragments in the deleted scene roll. The image is the same excellent transfer as before but this time you can get the DTS and Dolby sound on the same disc plus a nice 60-page photo journal. A seaworthy set but hardly worth trading in your old DVD. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com

• Fatal Blade | DVD | (11/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  East meets West as the Japanese Yakuza do battle with both their rival drug lords and the L.A.P.D. on the streets of Los Angeles. When a deal goes badly wrong the air is soon filled with machine gun fire and the money and the merchandise go missing. Now the head of the Los Angeles Yakuza Kenji Ryujin must report the loss to his superiors in Japan who quickly decide that the only solution is to send their most lethal assassin - Domoto (Kiyoshi Nakajo) the man with the Fatal Blade.

• Jazz Legends - Live! - Deluxe Edition 5 | DVD | (21/02/2005) from £13.35   |  Saving you £1.64 (10.90%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Jazz Legends Live! is a series of live performances from contemporary jazz artists recorded all over the world in a variety of venues - intimate American jazz culubs open air jazz festivals and concert halls throughout Europe. However what is consistant throughout the series is the wonderful music the quality and enthusiasm of the performing jazz legends and the apprecciation of the worldwide audiences. Disc 1 - Tracklist: African Flower - Gary Burton Red Baron - Billy Cobham Sky Lark - Dexter Gordon My Funny Valentine - Ahmad Jamal What A Little Moonlight Can Do - Carmen McRae Listen Hear - Carmen McRae Confirmation - Richie Cole Coles Nocturne - Richie Cole Disc 2 - Tracklist: Time For Love - Stan Getz Jammin' - Bobby Hutcherson Bud Powell - Gary Burton Love Letters - Red Rodney 52nd Street - Red Rodney Doctors Blues - Ben Sidran Piano Players - Ben Sidran Turn To The Music - Ben Sidran The Third Plane - Ron Carter

• Backflash 2 - Angels Don't Sleep Here | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Some secrets do not stay buried.Robert Patrick (Terminator 2) stars in this compelling thriller as a corrupt cop who's hiding the dark secrets of a high profile politician (Roy Scheider Jaws).Everything seems under control until a forensic specialist comes to town asking questions about the disappearance of his twin brother.There are more questions than answers in this daunting thriller about corruption mistaken identity and murder.

• Order of the Grail | DVD | (09/04/2012) from £6.38   |  Saving you £9.61 (60.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  He who holds the Grail holds the World.A white-knuckle journey into a blood-soaked world of mystical legend and war-torn history, Order of the Grail is a jaw-dropping tale of honour, heroism and the battle to save the holiest relic in the world.When a 12th century knight-errant on a mission to rid the Holy Land of injustice discovers a mysterious chalice in the depths of a Saracen cell he is thrown into a desperate quest to save the known world from the forces of darkness.