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• To Catch A Thief | DVD | (13/01/2003) from £5.18   |  Saving you £7.81 (150.77%)   |  RRP £12.99

  To Catch a Thief is not one of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest, but it's arguably his most stylish thriller, loved as much for the elegantly erotic banter between Grace Kelly and Cary Grant as for the suspense that ensues when retired burglar Grant attempts to net the copycat diamond thief. The action, much of it shot on location, hugs the coast of the French Riviera; John Michael Hayes' screenplay crackles with doubles entendres; and Edith Head's dresses define the aloof poise of one of cinema's more enigmatic icons. If anything is missing, it's the undertow of black humour which snags the unsuspecting viewer in so many of Hitchcock's greater films. Here, the edge is supplied by the splendid Jessie Royce Landis as Kelly's vulgar, worldly mother; her special way with a fried egg is one of those cinematic moments which linger in the mind with almost pornographic disgust. History, of course, delivered its own ironic blow years later when the then Princess Grace of Monaco died in an accident on the very road where Kelly and Grant shot their exhilarating car chase. Portents aside, she remains Hitchcock's most alluring and sophisticated heroine. On the DVD: To Catch a Thief is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, which distils the distinctive qualities of the VistaVision cinematography, and with a mono Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. Interesting extras include several mini-documentaries in which Hitchcock's daughter and granddaughter, among others, reminisce about the great director, censor problems over the risqué dialogue, the talents of costume designer Edith Head, and the peculiar difficulties of shooting in VistaVision. An original theatrical trailer is another bonus. --Piers Ford

• Texas Terror | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Sheriff John Higgins quits and goes into prospecting after he thinks he has killed his best friend in shooting it out with robbers...

• Geppetto | DVD | (12/04/2004) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-14.00 (-87.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When a man wishes for a son he learns what it means to be a father...

• 976 Evil II - The Astral Factor | DVD | (11/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Disguised as a harmless horoscope this number is the vehicle for evil. When a caller named Gruber phones in he is hooked by devilish forces that send his spirit on murderous sprees while his body sleeps...

• Lured | DVD | (14/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A serial killer in London lures young women into his clutches by posting ads in the personal columns of newspapers. After each murder he informs the police by means of a cryptic poem earning himself the tag the 'Poet Killer'. But when the poet killer murders a dancer her best friend decides to assist the police by answering one of his ads...

• Texas Terror | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Sheriff John Higgins quits and goes into prospecting after he thinks he has killed his best friend in shooting it out with robbers...

• 976 Evil II | DVD | (05/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Robin (Debbie James) finds herself visited by an astral spirit. She soon becomes the only witness through her visions to the murders that the spirit commits in his astral form. Robin's only hope is a handsome stranger named Spike Johnson (Patrick O'Bryan). Through his past experiences with the horrorscope Spike's acquired his own psychic strength. Together they discover that the only way to save themselves from the vicious revenge of the astral spirit is to fight him on his own turf...

• The Star Packer | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £22.98   |  Saving you £-16.99 (-283.60%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Fast-paced western adventure with Wayne playing the marshall who must straighten out a gang of criminals while still finding time for romance.

• Bahama Hustle | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £7.80   |  Saving you £7.19 (48.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The sun is less than fun for two undiscovered rappers on the run in this urban comedy which stars Dr. Dre and Ed Lover in their last filmic performance together. Ace and Cool Breeze have struck a deal with a couple of music promoters with big promises but they're forced to take out a loan from Daddy T. a loan shark who asks for the boys' body parts as collateral. When the would-be rap stars discover that the promoters have run off to the Bahamas with their money they follow hustling to get their money back before Daddy T. catches up to them.