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• Manchurian Candidate, The / Rules Of Engagement / The Sum Of All Fears | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £5.99   |  Saving you £18.00 (300.50%)   |  RRP £23.99

  The Manchurian Candidate (Dir. Jonathan Demme 2004): When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber) saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer Major Ben Marco (Denzel Washington) was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee while Marco is haunted by dreams of what happened or indeed didn't happen in Iraq. Searching for peace from

• Casper's Haunted Christmas | DVD | (30/10/2000) from £5.38   |  Saving you £-1.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  In Casper's Haunted Christmas, a direct-to-video animated film, the haunted world of spooks meets the happy spirit of Christmas--a faulty premise to begin with. The plot gets even more absurd when Kibosh, supreme ruler of all ghosts, declares that Casper's "scare quota" is way down. To avoid serious repercussions, Casper must scare at least one person before Christmas Day, or he will be banished to the dark side. Talk about a merry holiday tale! To force the fear factor, Kibosh catapults Casper and the Ghostly Trio to Chrismassachusetts, where they must find an unsuspecting victim to scare. Kindhearted Casper doesn't have the nerve to scare anyone, so the Ghostly Trio secretly hires Casper's loo k-alike cousin, Spooky, to do the job. There's no doubt the wide-eyed little ghost is endearing, but his heyday may have ended with his series in Harvey Comics. There are some redeeming moments of humour, such as when Spooky mistakenly calls himself "Casper, the Frenzied Ghost", and country singer Randy Travis does his best to add his musical charms to the score, but overall, Scrooge would be more welcome under the mistletoe than these bunch of ghouls. Teens may discover a few laughs (if the video can keep their attention), but mildly scary scenes, thematic elements and irreverent language suggest parental guidance for the younger set. (Ages 5 and older.) --Lynn Gibson, Amazon.com

• Night Of The Living Dead | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £5.38   |  Saving you £0.61 (10.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Revenge knows no mercy. Seeing the world as an orchestra Kimberly manipulates those around her like the master conductor she believes herself to be. Convincing her two best friends to join her in a devastating campaign of character assassination against their befuddled teacher Mr Anderson Kimberly entangles the entire Bevery Hills community in her carefully woven web of seduction and deceit.

• Doctor Who - The Complete Series 5 (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (08/11/2010) from £14.70   |  Saving you £65.29 (444.15%)   |  RRP £79.99

  Brand New Doctor! Exciting New Adventures! Episodes Comprise: 1. The Eleventh Hour 2. The Beast Below 3. Victory of the Daleks 4. The Time of Angels 5. Flesh and Stone 6. The Vampires of Venice 7. Amy's Choice 8. The Hungry Earth 9. Cold Blood 10. Vincent and the Doctor 11. The Lodger 12. The Pandorica Opens 13. The Big Bang

• To Serve Them All My Days - Part 2 | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £18.17   |  Saving you £1.82 (10.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A man who has been invalided out of the Army takes a teaching position at the Bamfylde School during the First World War. Drama based on the novel by R.F. Delderfield.

• Bad Girls - Series 6 | DVD | (20/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Hard-hitting original and controversial 'Bad Girls' depicts the trials and triumphs of prison inmates and officers in a notorious women's prison. It's a tense and sexually charged atmosphere and it's a hidden world where anything can happen. With such a heady mix of characters will Di Barker (Tracey Wilkinson) be able to keep her grip on the wing and will this be at the expense of some happiness in her personal life? Struggling heroin addict Colin Hedges (Tristan Sturrock) finds

• Scarface / Carlito's Way / Casino | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Scarface (Dir. Brian De Palma 1983): In the spring of 1980 the port at Mariel Harbour was opened and thousands set sail for the United States. They came in search of the American Dream. One of them found it on the sun-washed avenues of Miami... wealth power and passion beyond his wildest dreams. He was Tony Montana. The world will remember him by another name - Scarface! Al Pacino gives an unforgettable performance as Tony Montana one of the most ruthless gangsters ever d

• Laurel And Hardy - Bogus Bandits / March Of The Wooden Soldiers | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Bogus Bandits Ollie and Stan play Olio and Stanlio a pair of incompetent bandits who are hired as servants to Fra Diavolo (The Devil's Brother) a real bandit played by Dennis King who in his other guise is known as the Marquis de San Marco an aristocrat who uses his position to discover the whereabouts of the treasures worn by the ladies in high society... March Of The Wooden Soldiers Stannie Dum (Stan Laurel) and Ollie Dee (Oliver hardy) are well-meaning but bra

• The Electric Horseman | DVD | (24/12/2001) from £10.31   |  Saving you £2.68 (25.99%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Hill Street Blues - Season 2 | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £12.59   |  Saving you £23.66 (208.83%)   |  RRP £34.99

  ""Let's be careful out there."" The complete second season of Steve Bochco's ground-breaking cop show. Episodes Comprise: 1. Hearts and Minds 2. Blood Money 3. The Last White Man on East Ferry Avenue 4. The Second Oldest Profession 5. Fruits of the Poisonous Tree 6. Cranky Streets 7. Chipped Beef 8. The World According to Freedom 9. Pestolozzi's Revenge 10. The Spy Who Came in From Delgado 11. Freedom's Last Stand 12. Of Mouse and Man 13. Zen and

• Scarface/Carlito's Way/Casino | DVD | (18/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

• Star Trek 3 - The Search For Spock | DVD | (01/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The name says it all--Star Trek III: The Search for Spock--so you didn't think Mr. Spock was really dead, did you? When Spock's casket landed on the surface of the Genesis planet at the end of Star Trek II, we had already been told that Genesis had the power to bring "life from lifelessness". So it's no surprise that this energetic but somewhat hokey sequel gives Spock a new lease of life, beginning with his rebirth and rapid growth as the Genesis planet literally shakes itself apart in a series of tumultuous geological spasms. As Kirk is getting to know his estranged son (Merritt Butrick), he must also do battle with the fiendish Klingon Kruge (Christopher Lloyd), who is determined to seize the power of Genesis from the Federation. Meanwhile, the regenerated Spock returns to his home planet, and Star Trek III gains considerable interest by exploring the ceremonial (and, of course, highly logical) traditions of Vulcan society. The movie's a minor disappointment compared to Star Trek II, but it's a--well, logical--sequel that successfully restores Spock (and first-time film director Leonard Nimoy) to the phenomenal Trek franchise ... as if he were ever really gone. With Kirk's wilful destruction of the USS Enterprise and Robin Curtis replacing the departing Kirstie Alley as Vulcan Lt Saavik, this was clearly a transitional film in the series, clearing the way for the highly popular Star Trek IV. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Doogie Howser MD - Season 3 | DVD | (17/09/2012) from £16.92   |  Saving you £13.07 (77.25%)   |  RRP £29.99

  It was the year that changed it all for Douglas ‘Doogie’ Howser. In this season, Doogie (Neil Patrick Harris) deals with his virginity, moves into an apartment with best friend Vinnie (Max Casella) and confronts the changing relationship with girlfriend Wanda (Lisa Dean Ryan). There's still more life lessons to be learned as Doogie hits Palm Springs for Spring Break, accepts the challenge to work a 'mindless' fast food job, becomes part of a Civil War screenplay, makes an unexpected detour during a father/son trip to Honduras and much more... Special Features: Interviews with James Sikking: The Other Doctor Howser and Neil Patrick Harris: Growing Up on the Set

• The Final Days | DVD | (04/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  This compelling drama traces the activities of Richard Nixon's (played by Lane Smith) last days in office as he and his aides try desperately to repair the damage and clear up all allegations about the Watergate scandal. Based on the riveting book by the Pultizer Prize-winning team of Woodward and Bernstein The Final Days not only captures the feverish intensity of the Watergate era but also offers a valuable insight into the psyche of Nixon.

• Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock -- Two Disc Special Edition | DVD | (13/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  With hindsight, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is the satisfactory middle instalment of a well-rounded trilogy that began with The Wrath of Kahn and ended with The Voyage Home (after which this crew really should have retired gracefully). But on its first release, few fans knew what to expect and initial impressions were disappointing. The biggest talking points were that the film was Leonard Nimoy's directorial debut and that his name wasn't in the opening credits. Naturally, the biggest question was just how would the loss of Spock affect the franchise? That question was neatly dodged and what audiences got instead was a tale of team-spiritedness, sacrifice and rebellion that ended on a question mark. In other words it was a fun ride without many answers. The centrepiece of the movie has to be stealing The Enterprise, a beautifully conceived sequence that remains at the heart of classic Trek's filmic storyline: sacrificing all for the sake of friendship, Kirk and co. set out to rescue their lost companion; this single action defines everything the characters had ever meant to each other, and has an effect on everything that followed. And if the loss of Spock had left audiences eager for more, that was as nothing compared to the loss of The Enterprise. On the DVD: Star Trek III on disc does not come in a new transfer as the previous two special edition DVDs, and you won't find any deleted or new scenes either. The extras package is fascinating, nonetheless, especially with the contributions from Nimoy. His fond reminiscences in the commentary track are priceless, with good support from writer-producer Harve Bennett, director of photography Charles Correll, and Robin Curtis (Saavik). The text commentary from the Okudas isn't as involving as the others, sadly, but this is made up for by the trivia dished out in documentaries covering: model-making, costume design, the science of Terraforming, and how to speak Klingon. The best inclusion is "Captain's Log" featuring interviews with an enthusiastic Nimoy, a sarcastic Shatner, an appreciative Curtis and the rarely seen Christopher Lloyd. --Paul Tonks

• Gasaraki (Vol.7): In the Spider's Web | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As Yushiro struggles desperately to rescue Miharu the noose around the neck of the free world begins to tighten. As the US and Japan find themselves driven to the brink of war the very fabric of civilization begins to unravel. Caught in the crossfire the TA Team must make the difficult decision of whom and what to fight for in a war that no one can possibly win. Apocalypse approaches in Gasaraki!

• When We Were Kings (Criterion Collection) | Blu Ray | (22/10/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Strauss: Elektra | DVD | (03/07/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Richard Strauss's wildest and most passionate opera gets an almost ideal performance in this 1989 production with three great female singers at the height of their powers. Marton is terrifyingly unreasonable as Elektra, determined to mourn her dead father in the face of her mother who had him killed, and to hope and pray for the vengeance that her brother will one day bring. Told he is dead, her emotional collapse is equally total, and her eventual self-destructive dance of triumph is a bittersweet ecstasy of anger and joy. Studer gives the sometimes underplayed role of the normal, compromising "feminine" sister the weight and sympathy Strauss intended it to have. Fassbaender is electric as Clytemnestra, collapsing under the weight of her guilt and paranoia, but still scarily sexy and regal in her manipulation of those around her. Abbado's conducting is electric--from the opening "Agamemnon" chords to the final dying fall of Elektra's dance, he never puts a foot wrong or misjudges the pacing of this most difficult of opera scores. The DVD has subtitles in English, German and French. --Roz Kaveney

• High Lonesome | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £4.03   |  Saving you £-2.04 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  High Lonesome (1995) is a made-for-TV movie, otherwise known as A Father for Charlie. It's set in the American South in the Depression and tells of the friendship between Walter, a black sharecropper (Louis Gossett Jr) and Charlie, a small white boy. Though the film's motives are honourable in its attempt at dealing with white racism, the story is implausible in its assumptions (would a black man have been allowed to foster a white boy at that time?) and deeply sentimental, not least in the last-minute conversion of the virulently racist local sheriff. On the DVD: The quality of the sound and image is adequate, but there are no extras apart from trailers. --Ed Buscombe

• Maurice | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The second of the Merchant/Ivory films (A Room with a View, Howard's End), Maurice deals with a theme few period pieces dare mention--a young man's struggle with his homosexuality. It's not just a gay coming-of-age story, however. The hero wrestles with British class society as much as his personal and sexual identity.The film opens on a stormy, windswept beach, as an older man awkwardly instructs young, fatherless Maurice Hall (James Wilby) in the "sacred mysteries" of sex. The same turbulent, wordless struggle with passion lasts throughout this slowly evolving, beautifully filmed story. Novelist E M Forster's brainy, British melodrama hinges on choice and compulsion, as the pensive hero falls for two completely different men. First comes frail, suppressed Clive (Hugh Grant), who wants nothing more than classical Platonic harmony ... and a straight lifestyle. (Grant's performance is so convincing, one wonders how he ever became a heterosexual sex symbol.) After Clive's wedding, Maurice turns to hypnosis to cure his unspeakable longings. Unfortunately, his "cure" is interrupted by Clive's lustful, brooding, barely literate gamekeeper Scudder (Rupert Graves), a worker more at home gutting rabbits than discussing the classics. Maurice's love for a "social inferior" forces him to confront his illicit desire and his ingrained class snobbery. --Grant Balfour