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• Jean-Luc Godard Box Set - Alphaville/Le Petit Soldat/Une Femme Est Une Femme | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Contains three films by Jean Luc Godard: ALPHAVILLE UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME and LE PETIT SOLDAT.ALPHAVILLE:With 1965's ALPHAVILLE--part sci-fi action film part noir thriller--the acclaimed French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard achieves a stunningly clinical futurism using absolutely no special visual effects. The result is a moving original film that with its abstract political and intellectual themes essentially redefines the apocalyptic science fiction genre. ALPHAVILLE clearly the product of one of cinema's greatest contributors is nothing less than a bona fide cult classic.UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME:Godard pays tribute to American musicals in much the same way that his debut feature A BOUT DE SOUFFLE did to American gangster films. The story follows the beautiful Angela (Anna Karina) a strip-tease artist who wants nothing more than to have a baby. Her live-in boyfriend Emile (Jean-Claude Brialy) doesn't want to refuse and risk sparking major friction between the two. However fed up with her constant pleading Emile finally suggests that she shack up with his best friend Alfred (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and much to Emile's dismay she eventually takes his advice. Godard's second feature employs jump cuts and jarring sound mixing--most notably during Karina's strip-tease performances. Godard is at his most affectionate and good-natured here. He also makes several cinematic in-jokes including one in which Belmondo's character mentions that he wants to hurry home to watch A BOUT DE SOUFFLE the film that turned Belmondo into a megastar just one year before. Featuring a magnetically cute performance from Karina who soon after the film became Godard's wife this loving romantic comedy is a dazzler.LE PETIT SOLDAT (1960):Michel Subor stars as Bruno a hitman under contract by the French government who suddenly develops a conscience and a philosophy when he is ordered to kill a left wing Arab leader. His newfound ideals are provoked by the stunning Veronica (Karina) a young woman who is secretly employed by the Arabs. The two fall in love and not surprisingly Bruno finds it impossible to carry out his mission bringing down the wrath of the French government on both he and Veronica. Beautifully filmed by Raoul Coutard LES PETIT SOLDAT is less interested in the mechanics of plot as it is in providing Godard a voice for thoughts and musings on the politics and horrors of the Algerian War. It was originally banned in France because of its frank depiction of torture during Algeria's war of Independence which was tearing France apart at the time of the film's completion.

• The Night Caller | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A woman goes to desperate measures to meet a successful radio psychologist even if it means killing in order to do so...

• Midsomer Murders - Death Of A Stranger | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £5.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (185.55%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby and Sergeant Troy investigate a murder. DCI Barnaby returns from a winter holiday to discover an unidentified tramp has been beaten to death in the woods near the village of Marshwood. While he was away Supt Ronald Pringle just before his retirement quickly arrested a local young man. But Barnaby suspects that he is innocent which is only reinforced when there is an apparent suicide at the same spot.

• Midsomer Murders - Death In Disguise | DVD | (08/07/2002) from £7.44   |  Saving you £9.55 (56.20%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Barnaby and Troy are sent to investigate the death of William Carter found dead at the bottom of the stairs at his commune.

• Midsomer Murders - The Electric Vendetta | DVD | (09/08/2004) from £8.07   |  Saving you £11.91 (234.45%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The body of criminal Ronnie Stokes is found in the middle of a crop circle in Midsomer Parva with his hands burnt puncture wounds in his back and a chunk of his hair missing. Lloyd Kirby the local UFOlogist believes that it is the work of aliens however Barnaby and Troy are not convinced by his theory. John Nettles and Daniel Casey star in another installment of this rural detective series based on the novels by Caroline Graham.

• Midsomer Murders - Bad Tidings | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £13.85   |  Saving you £3.14 (22.67%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous thoughtful and methodical Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby.

• Midsomer Murders - Blue Herrings | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby finds himself investigating the strange goings-on in his Aunt's rest home. Aunt Alice reports a death and footsteps in the night. Now Barnaby and Troy are forced to take notice...based on the novel by Caroline Graham.

• Orloff And The Invisible Man | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  One rainy night Dr. Garondet (Paco Valladares) is summoned to the castle of Professor Orloff (Howard Vernon). Making it to the castle on foot the good doctor meets Cecile (Brigitte Carva) Orloff's daughter a seemingly deranged girl who is convinced that an invisible phantom is at large on the premises. Orloff explains the story behind Cecile's insanity to the doctor - a tale involving premature burial grave robbing and flagellation - and invites him to stay over. As Garonet spend

• Manderlay | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £9.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (100.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Manderlay is a plantation in 1933 Alabama whose residents live as though slavery hadn't been abolished 70 years earlier.

• The Day Of The Triffids | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  All reports confirm that the world is witnessing an unprecedented shower of meteorites - a once in a lifetime spectacle that must be seen.' Bill Masen lies in his hospital bed and listens to the radio broadcast in frustration - the bandages on his eyes are not meant to be removed until the following morning. When the time comes he is relieved to find he can see perfectly. But is soon to discover that he is one of the few people left in the world that can. The previous night's light show has blinded all those who watched. With the meteorites have come the spores of a man-eating alien plant form - Triffidus Celestus. Multiplying quickly they uproot themselves in search of a prey that stumbles helplessly in the dark. The fate of the world is in the hands of a few as the Triffids threaten the future of mankind in this classic adaptation of John Wyndham's sci-fi chiller.

• The Net - Collector's Edition / The Net 2.0 | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Net (Dir. Irwin Winkler 1995): Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock) is a freelance computer analyst who spends her days tracking down computer viruses and her nights at home 'chatting' to other Internet users. She is content with her reclusive existence until her life is turned upside down when she is sent a top-secret disc. Caught up in a murderous web of corruption and conspiracy and pursued by a force that will stop at nothing including deleting all traces of her existenc

• American Graffiti | Blu Ray | (26/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Here's how American critic Roger Ebert described the unique and lasting value of George Lucas' 1973 box-office hit, American Graffiti: "[It's] not only a great movie but a brilliant work of historical fiction; no sociological treatise could duplicate the movie's success in remembering exactly how it was to be alive at that cultural instant." The time to which Ebert and the film refers is the summer of 1962, and American Graffiti captures the look, feel, and sound of that era by chronicling one memorable night in the lives of several young Californians on the cusp of adulthood. (In essence, Lucas was making a semi-autobiographical tribute to his own days as a hot-rod cruiser, and the film's phenomenal success paved the way for Star Wars.) The action is propelled by the music of DJ Wolfman Jack's rock & roll radio show--a soundtrack of pop hits that would become as popular as the film itself. As Lucas develops several character subplots, American Graffiti becomes a flawless time capsule of meticulously re-created memory, as authentic as a documentary and vividly realised through innovative use of cinematography and sound. The once-in-a-lifetime ensemble cast members inhabit their roles so fully that they don't seem like actors at all, comprising a who's who of performers--some of whom went on to stellar careers--including Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Mackenzie Phillips, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, and Paul Le Mat. A true American classic. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• 100 Women | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £7.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In the hilarious and edgy atmosphere of an all female residence inhabited by 100 gorgeous women Sam the universal underdog is on a mission. He met the stunning Hope when the wind blew his glasses away. She rescued them and he instantly fell for her incredible smile. Next time they meet Hope has become mysteriously sad. In his search to return Hope's smile Sam encounters every type of woman imaginable as he enlists the help of the other 99 women with whom Hope shares her residence: the party girl career girl religious girl rich girl and even a girl who cleans in the nude!

• Android | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The year is 2036 and aboard the space station ULC53 the enigmatic Dr. Daniels (Kinski) is conducting illegal experiments in robotics aiming to develop the perfect android in the form of the beautiful Cassandra (Kendra Kirchner). Assisting the doctor is Max 404 (Opper) an early-model android who is threatened with obsolescence by Cassandra. In his spare time Max studies the history of the 20th Century through old records and films and dreams of visiting Earth where an android rev

• Duel Of The Tough | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A young Kung Fu practitioner man is given the task of escorting some sacred Buddhist scriptures back to Shaolin from Canton. On his journey he encounters untold merciless fighters and masters of the martial arts. Are the young man's skills up to the job?

• 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

• 28 Days / The Net / Forces Of Nature | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Net:Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock) is a freelance computer analyst who spends her days tracking down computer viruses and her nights at home 'chatting' to other Internet users. She is content with her reclusive existence until her life is turned upside down when she is sent a top-secret disc. Caught up in a murderous web of corruption and conspiracy and pursued by a force that will stop at nothing including deleting all traces of her existence Angela is forced to flee for her life... 28 Days:From director Betty Thomas (Dr. Dolittle Private Parts) comes 28 Days the story of Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) a successful New York writer living in the fast lane and everyone's favorite party girl - until she gets drunk with boyfriend Jasper (Dominic West) borrows her sister's (Elizabeth Perkins) wedding limo and earns herself a stay in court-ordered rehab. There Gwen comes face to face with a unique set of rules and rituals embraced by an assortment of interesting characters - Counselor Cornell (Steve Buscemi) and fellow re-habbers Eddie (Viggo Mortensen) Gerhardt (Alan Tudyk) Oliver (Mike O'Malley) Andrea (Azura Skye) Roshanda (Oscar-nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste) and Bobbie Jean (Oscar nominee Diane Ladd). Forces Of Nature:It's only two days before his wedding when Ben's (Ben Affleck) plane skids out of control leaving him stranded in New York with no way home to his nervous fianc''e in Savannah. Against his better judgment the reliable groom-to-be hitches a ride with free spirited traveler Sarah (Sandra Bullock) - setting off the year's most riotous road trip. At first these two opposites attract nothing but trouble in a sidesplitting series of comic mishap as and unnatural disasters. But an irresistible attraction and the forces of nature threaten to detour them forever in this sexy whirlwind adventure Jeffrey Lyons (WNBC-TV) declared 'a fun hip ride' - one you'll never forget.

• Highlander - The Animated Series - Exodus / The History Lesson | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Episodes are: 'Exodus' and 'The History Lesson'.

• Kidnapped | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance his relative first tries to murder him and then has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies. Fortunately for David he strikes up a friendship with Alan Breck (Michael Caine) and together they manage to escape. On arriving back in Scotland they set out for Edinburgh dodging the ruthless Redcoats to claim David's rightful inheritance...

• Highlander - The Animated Series - The Sound Of Madness / The Suspended Village | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Episodes are: 'The Sound Of Madness' and 'The Suspended Village'.