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  • The Sopranos: Series 1 (Vol. 3) [1999]The Sopranos: Series 1 (Vol. 3) | DVD | (16/04/2001) from £33.02   |  Saving you £-17.77 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

    The Sopranos, writer-producer-director David Chase's extraordinary television series, is nominally an urban gangster drama, but its true impact strikes closer to home: This ambitious TV series chronicles a dysfunctional, suburban American family in bold relief. And for protagonist Tony Soprano, there is the added complexity posed by heading twin families, his collegial mob clan and his own, nouveau riche brood.The series' brilliant first season is built around what Tony learns when, whipsawed between those two worlds, he finds himself plunged into depression and seeks psychotherapy--a gesture at odds with his mid-level capo's machismo, yet instantly recognisable as a modern emotional test. With analysis built into the very spine of the show's elaborate episodic structure, creator Chase and his formidable corps of directors, writers and actors weave an unpredictable series of parallel and intersecting plot arcs that twist from tragedy to farce to social realism. While creating for a smaller screen, they enjoy a far larger canvas than a single movie would afford, and the results, like the very best episodic television, attain a richness and scope far closer to a novel than movies normally get.Unlike Francis Coppola's operatic dramatisation of Mario Puzo's Godfather epic, The Sopranos sustains a poignant, even mundane intimacy in its focus on Tony, brought to vivid life by James Gandolfini's mercurial performance. Alternately seductive, exasperated, fearful and murderous, Gandolfini is utterly convincing even when executing brutal shifts between domestic comedy and dramatic violence. Both he and the superb team of Italian-American actors recruited as his loyal (and, sometimes, not-so-loyal) henchman and their various "associates" make this mob as credible as the evocative Bronx and New Jersey locations where the episodes were filmed.The first season's other life force is Livia Soprano, Tony's monstrous, meddlesome mother. As Livia, the late Nancy Marchand eclipses her long career of patrician performances to create an indelibly earthy, calculating matriarch who shakes up both families; Livia also serves as foil and rival to Tony's loyal, usually level-headed wife, Carmela (Edie Falco). Lorraine Bracco makes Tony's therapist, Dr Melfi, a convincing confidante, by turns "professional", perceptive and sexy; the duo's therapeutic relationship is also depicted with uncommon accuracy. Such grace notes only enrich what is not merely an aesthetic high point for commercial television, but an absorbing film masterwork that deepens with subsequent screenings. --Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com

  • The Sopranos: Series 1 (Vol. 6) [2000]The Sopranos: Series 1 (Vol. 6) | DVD | (16/04/2001) from £16.79   |  Saving you £-1.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

    The Sopranos, writer-producer-director David Chase's extraordinary television series, is nominally an urban gangster drama, but its true impact strikes closer to home: This ambitious TV series chronicles a dysfunctional, suburban American family in bold relief. And for protagonist Tony Soprano, there is the added complexity posed by heading twin families, his collegial mob clan and his own, nouveau riche brood.The series' brilliant first season is built around what Tony learns when, whipsawed between those two worlds, he finds himself plunged into depression and seeks psychotherapy--a gesture at odds with his mid-level capo's machismo, yet instantly recognisable as a modern emotional test. With analysis built into the very spine of the show's elaborate episodic structure, creator Chase and his formidable corps of directors, writers and actors weave an unpredictable series of parallel and intersecting plot arcs that twist from tragedy to farce to social realism. While creating for a smaller screen, they enjoy a far larger canvas than a single movie would afford, and the results, like the very best episodic television, attain a richness and scope far closer to a novel than movies normally get.Unlike Francis Coppola's operatic dramatisation of Mario Puzo's Godfather epic, The Sopranos sustains a poignant, even mundane intimacy in its focus on Tony, brought to vivid life by James Gandolfini's mercurial performance. Alternately seductive, exasperated, fearful and murderous, Gandolfini is utterly convincing even when executing brutal shifts between domestic comedy and dramatic violence. Both he and the superb team of Italian-American actors recruited as his loyal (and, sometimes, not-so-loyal) henchman and their various "associates" make this mob as credible as the evocative Bronx and New Jersey locations where the episodes were filmed.The first season's other life force is Livia Soprano, Tony's monstrous, meddlesome mother. As Livia, the late Nancy Marchand eclipses her long career of patrician performances to create an indelibly earthy, calculating matriarch who shakes up both families; Livia also serves as foil and rival to Tony's loyal, usually level-headed wife, Carmela (Edie Falco). Lorraine Bracco makes Tony's therapist, Dr Melfi, a convincing confidante, by turns "professional", perceptive and sexy; the duo's therapeutic relationship is also depicted with uncommon accuracy. Such grace notes only enrich what is not merely an aesthetic high point for commercial television, but an absorbing film masterwork that deepens with subsequent screenings. --Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com

  • Academy Award Winning ShortsAcademy Award Winning Shorts | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Experience an amazing collection of Academy Award winning and nominated features all in one box! The celebrated Cinema Collection includes 56 short movies starring some of Hollywood's finest acting talent! Films comprise: 1. Texan 2. The Investigator 3. Teach 109 4. Another Round 5. Hogg's Heaven 6. Museum Of Love 7. Once In A Blue Moon 8. Hearts Of Stone 9. Lieberman In Love 10. The Witness 11. Birch St. Gym 12. The Price Of Life 13. The Gift 14. Grandpa's Funeral 15. Two Ov

  • Gnomeo & Juliet - Festive Sleeve COMBI (DVD & BLU-RAY)Gnomeo & Juliet - Festive Sleeve COMBI (DVD & BLU-RAY) | Blu Ray | (17/10/2011) from £8.54   |  Saving you £15.45 (180.91%)   |  RRP £23.99

    Set in the gardens of fair Verona Drive, we witness the blossoming romance of two young gnomes, Gnomeo (James McAvoy) and Juliet (Emily Blunt), amidst a turf war between the reds and the blues. Between the high-speed lawnmower chases and stealth missions, hearts (and hats) are broken, loyalties are tested and garden boundaries drawn, but can true gnomance conquer all? When your best friends are an over-excitable frog, a lovelorn flamingo, a loyal mushroom, a team of Bond-esque bunnies and a dopey fawn, there's a shedload of fun and adventure around every plant pot!The miniature monuments are voiced by massive household names including James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Matt Lucas, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Stephen Merchant, Ashley Jensen, Jason Statham and Ozzy Osbourne to gnome a few! Featuring classic and original songs by Elton John and directed by Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2) Gnomeo And Juliet is a great love story......with a very small difference.

  • Born And Bred - Series 4 - Part 2Born And Bred - Series 4 - Part 2 | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

    Part 2 of the fourth series of Born and Bred starring Richard Wilson and Maggie Stead.

  • NovemberNovember | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

    The truth lies outside the frame. November is a psychological thriller exploring one woman's struggle to overcome trauma through a surreal blend of emotion and memory. After a dinner out Photographer Sophie Jacobs (Cox) and her boyfriend Hugh (James LeGros) stop at a corner store for a late-night snack. While Sophie waits unaware in the car Hugh is murdered in a violent robbery. Haunted by guilt Sophie gets on with her life as best as she can: teaching p

  • Michael Schenker Group, the - World Wide Live 2004Michael Schenker Group, the - World Wide Live 2004 | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

    The eccentric guitar God Michael Schenker who made his name with The Scorpions UFO and then his solo band MSG releases his first DVD. Recorded live at Metalmania Festival 2004 it features an excellent set list spanning Schenker's entire illustrious career.... Tracklisting: 01. Ready to Rock 02. Mother Mary 03. Assault Attack 04. Let It Roll 05. Lights Out 06. Rock'n'roll Believer 07. Arachnophobiac 08. Into the Arena 09. Only You Can Rock Me 10. On and On 11. Too Hot to Handle 12. Attack of the Mad Axeman 13. Armed and Ready 14. Doctor Doctor 15. Rock Bottom + Bonus: Interview

  • Cinema Collection - Vol. 1Cinema Collection - Vol. 1 | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

    Features eight movies. In 'Texan' a retired pilot grows suspicious of his wife's actions when he discovers that she is meeting with another man and withdrawing money from the bank... Also features: 'The Investigator' 'Teach 109' 'Another Round' 'Hogg's Heaven' 'Museum Of Love' 'Once In A Blue Moon' and 'Hearts Of Stone'.

  • Dragon Flyz - There Can Be Only One [1996]Dragon Flyz - There Can Be Only One | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

    Flight is Might! Three more episodes of animated action: 'There Can Be Only One' 'Cifex' and 'Into Hell's Gate'.

  • Murphy's Law [2003]Murphy's Law | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

    James Nesbitt stars as a tough unorthodox cop who does what it takes to get the job done.... This release includes the pilot of Murphy's Law plus four episodes which comprise: Electric Bill Manic Monday Reunion Kiss And Tell.

  • Severe Action Box set- 10 movies [DVD]Severe Action Box set- 10 movies | DVD | (12/11/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

    10 Severe action films on 3 discs! Timecop Set in the year 2004 where time travel is a reality and a new breed of crime has emerged. It is now possible to alter history and the Time Enforcement Commission has ruled that no-one goes back in time. But someone has broken the rule and Timecop Max Walker must prevent a change in history - and prevent the murder of his wife... Without Evidence While working late one night an ambitious and high-ranking state official is brutally assasinated. The entire community is stunned by the murder of this popular politician. The Police are quick to attribute the murder to a burglary gone wrong. His family are told to stop asking questions. Important evidence is censored and ignored. Festering under the surface is evidence that points to a chilling conspiracy at the highest level of both the government and Police department... Crime Spree An out-of-town heist becomes a nightmare for a crew of French burglars when they mistakenly rob the head of the Chicago Mafia. Pursued A fast-rising hi-tech executive must protect his career and family from the ruthless tactics of a homicidal corporate headhunter. Shadow of Fear Harrison French is faced with losing everything when a big money deal collapses. And things are about to get worse. At night on a deserted highway his car hits and kills a man. Desperate to avoid more trouble French hides the body before fleeing the scene of the incident. Suddenly his life is spiralling out of control. So when a rich and influential businessman offers to solve his problems French gladly accepts... Gun Crazy 'Gun Crazy' combines the spirit and dark humour of 'Thelma and Louise' with the dramatic action of 'Bonnie and Clyde' to create a stylish and compelling thriller. This explosive love story features a top class cast. Anita is a white trash teenager trapped in the boredom and misery of a small rural town who becomes infatuated with a very strange penpal... Hard Cash Thomas Taylor (Christian Slater) is finally out on parole. He returns to his girlfriend and daughter and gets a legit job at a betting parlor... or so it seems. Shade The hand is quicker than the eye in LA's underground gambling scene hustlers getting hustled and fortunes ride on every deal. Three small time grifters devise a plan to beat the ultimate card mechanic-The Dean. But a seat at The Dean's table doesn't come cheap... McBain When a group of U.S. Rangers save McBain from execution during the Vietnam War he vows to repay them. Years later when his saviour Santos is killed on a mission to reclaim Colombia for its people he finds himself called into action and regroups his army platoon to lead Santos rebel army... Ground Control When stormy weather and failing equipment put a flight in danger Jack Harris a retired air traffic controller still haunted by a past plane crash mst band together with a cocky young controller and his seasoned supervisor to prevent a fresh disaster.

  • Hitch [UMD Universal Media Disc]Hitch | UMD | (01/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  • The Last Line Of Defense 2 [2001]The Last Line Of Defense 2 | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-12.01 (-150.30%)   |  RRP £7.99

    Decorated Lieutenant and Navy SEAL John Kennedy Brascoe is a broken man having been stripped of his position within the mighty US military machine. While operating undercover during a botched mission for the CIA his partner Cody has named him as a traitor and thief. Thrown out of the military and faced with the insurmountable medical fees for the care of his sick young son John is reunited with an ex-navy SEAL buddy Sparks (Michael Madsen). Together they embark on the mission of a lifetime: to penetrate the fortress home of a multi-billionaire.

  • Blood Snow [DVD]Blood Snow | DVD | (27/09/2010) from £12.74   |  Saving you £0.25 (1.96%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Blood Snow

  • The Sopranos: Series 2 (Vol. 3)The Sopranos: Series 2 (Vol. 3) | DVD | (21/05/2001) from £22.77   |  Saving you £-8.52 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    The second series of The Sopranos, David Chase's ultra-cool and ultra-modern take on New Jersey gangster life, matches the brilliance of the first, although it's marginally less violent, with more emphasis given to the stories and obsessions of supporting characters. Sadly, the programme makers were forced to throttle back on the appalling struggle between gang boss Tony Soprano and his Gorgon-like Mother Livia, the very stuff of Greek theatre, following actress Nancy Marchand's unsuccessful battle against cancer. Taking up her slack, however, is Tony's big sister Janice, a New Age victim and arrant schemer and sponger, who takes up with the twitchy, Scarface-wannabe Richie Aprile, brother of former boss Jackie, out of prison and a minor pain in Tony's ass. Other running sub-plots include soldier Chris (Michael Imperioli) hapless efforts to sell his real-life Mafia story to Hollywood, the return and treachery of Big Pussy and Tony's wife Carmela's ruthlessness in placing daughter Meadow in the right college. Even with the action so dispersed, however, James Gandofini is still toweringly dominant as Tony. The genius of his performance, and of the programme makers, is that, despite Tony being a whoring, unscrupulous, sexist boor, a crime boss and a murderer, we somehow end up feeling and rooting for him, because he's also a family man with a bratty brood to feed, who's getting his balls busted on all sides, to say nothing of keeping the Government off his back. He's the kind of crime boss we'd like to feel we would be. Tony's decent Italian-American therapist Dr Melfi's (Loraine Bracco) perverse attraction with her gangster-patient reflects our own and, in her case, causes her to lose her first series cool and turn to drink this time around. Effortlessly multi-dimensional, funny and frightening, devoid of the sentimentality that afflicts even great American TV like The West Wing, The Sopranos is boss of bosses in its televisual era. --David Stubbs

  • The Boys From Brazil [UMD Universal Media Disc] [1978]The Boys From Brazil | UMD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  • 12 Lethal Kicks12 Lethal Kicks | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Featuring twelve different titles: Best Of The Best: Alex Grady an Oregan welder and widowed father of a 5-year-old son is chosen for the United States National Karate team. He finds himself in the company of of Tommy Lee a soft spoken Karate instructor and a mix of international colleagues. It's a team with rough edges that must be resolved if they're to win the international competition in the South Korean capital Seoul. The team's sponsor brings in an unorthodox tr

  • The Sopranos: Series 2 (Vol. 5) [2000]The Sopranos: Series 2 (Vol. 5) | DVD | (25/06/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    The second series of The Sopranos, David Chase's ultra-cool and ultra-modern take on New Jersey gangster life, matches the brilliance of the first, although it's marginally less violent, with more emphasis given to the stories and obsessions of supporting characters. Sadly, the programme makers were forced to throttle back on the appalling struggle between gang boss Tony Soprano and his Gorgon-like Mother Livia, the very stuff of Greek theatre, following actress Nancy Marchand's unsuccessful battle against cancer. Taking up her slack, however, is Tony's big sister Janice, a New Age victim and arrant schemer and sponger, who takes up with the twitchy, Scarface-wannabe Richie Aprile, brother of former boss Jackie, out of prison and a minor pain in Tony's ass. Other running sub-plots include soldier Chris (Michael Imperioli) hapless efforts to sell his real-life Mafia story to Hollywood, the return and treachery of Big Pussy and Tony's wife Carmela's ruthlessness in placing daughter Meadow in the right college. Even with the action so dispersed, however, James Gandofini is still toweringly dominant as Tony. The genius of his performance, and of the programme makers, is that, despite Tony being a whoring, unscrupulous, sexist boor, a crime boss and a murderer, we somehow end up feeling and rooting for him, because he's also a family man with a bratty brood to feed, who's getting his balls busted on all sides, to say nothing of keeping the Government off his back. He's the kind of crime boss we'd like to feel we would be. Tony's decent Italian-American therapist Dr Melfi's (Loraine Bracco) perverse attraction with her gangster-patient reflects our own and, in her case, causes her to lose her first series cool and turn to drink this time around. Effortlessly multi-dimensional, funny and frightening, devoid of the sentimentality that afflicts even great American TV like The West Wing, The Sopranos is boss of bosses in its televisual era. --David Stubbs

  • Assassination TangoAssassination Tango | DVD | (01/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Veteran hit man John J. (Duvall) has just received the toughest assignment of his career: Travel to Buenos Aires take down a corrupt general and be back in America in less than three days. But when the hit is unexpectedly delayed John finds himself prowling the city's intoxicating tango clubs - only to be seduced by a sultry dancer (Pedraza) tempted by the tango...and betrayed by a lethal conspiracy.

  • Taggart - Vols. 34 To 37Taggart - Vols. 34 To 37 | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

    Four further investigations from the famed Scottish detectives.

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