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• 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

• Nichols: The Complete Series | DVD | (10/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Texas Rangers | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £7.97   |  Saving you £7.02 (88.08%)   |  RRP £14.99

  After the Civil War Texas is at the mercy of murderous bandits! From the chaos emerges a group of young cowboys summoned to reform the Texas Rangers and restore order. Under the fearless leadership of Leander McNelly (McDermott) the new rangers find themselves severely outgunned and outmanned but unmatched for courage and determination!

• Las Vegas - Series 1-3 - Complete | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Las Vegas is a fast-paced sexy drama that follows the elite Las Vegas surveillance team charged with maintaining the security of one of ""Sin City's"" largest resorts and casinos. Big Ed Deline former CIA is the head of the surveillance team for the Montecito Resort & Casino as well as the newly appointed President of Operations. His right-hand man is Danny McCoy an ex-U.S. Marine and Las Vegas native. They deal with card-counting cheaters costly streaks of random luck and rival casinos stealing their big-money players... Episodes Comprise: 1. Pilot 2. What Happens In Vegas Stays In Vegas 3. Donny We Hardly Knew Ye 4. Jokers And Fools 5. Groundhog Summer 6. Semper Spy 7. Pros And Cons 8. Luck Be A Lady 9. Year Of The Tiger 10. Decks And Violence 11. Blood And Sand 12. Hellraisers And Heartbreakers 13. The Night The Lights Went Out In Vegas 14. Things That Go Jump In The Night 15. Die Fast Die Furious 16. New Orleans 17. You Can't Take It With You 18. Nevada State 19. Sons And Lovers 20. The Strange Life Of Bob 21. Family Jewels 22. The Big Bang 23. Always Faithful 24. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? 25. The Count of Montecito 26. Blood Is Thicker 27. Catch of the Day 28. Good Run of Bad Luck 29. Games People Play 30. Montecito Lancers 31. Two of a Kind 32. Degas Away with It 33. Silver Star 34. My Beautiful Launderette 35. When You Got to Go You Got to Go 36. Sperm Whales and Spearmint Rhinos 37. The Lie Is Cast 38. Whale of a Time 39. Can You See What I See? 40. Tainted Love 41. To Protect and Serve Manicotti 42. One Nation Under Surveillance 43. Hit Me! 44. Hide and Sneak 45. Letters Lawyers and Loose Women 46. Magic Carpet Fred 47. Centennial 48. Viva Las Vegas 49. Fake the Money and Run 50. Double Down Triple Threat 51. Whatever Happened to Seymour Magoon? 52. The Big Ed De-cline 53. The Real McCoy 54. Everything Old Is You Again 55. Bold Beautiful & Blue 56. Mothwoman 57. For Sail by Owner 58. Down and Dirty 59. Bait and Switch 60. The Bitch Is Back 61. And Here's Mike with the Weather 62. Urban Legend 63. Coyote Ugly 64. Lyle & Substance 65. Like a Virgin 66. Cash Springs Eternal 67. All Quiet on the Montecito Front 68. Chaos Theory 69. Fidelity Security Delivery 70. Father of the Bride

• The Face Of Fu Manchu | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that fiendish Fu Manchu may not after all be dead even though Smith witnessed his execution. A killer spray made from Tibetan berries seems to be involved and clues keep leading back to the Thames.

• Hercules | DVD | (21/07/2014) from £2.50   |  Saving you £10.49 (419.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  During a bloody coup, a ruthless Greek general seizes the bride of an officer in his army. When the officer, Arias, turns to legendary Hercules for help, he discovers the fallen hero has been living in exile, banished for killing his family. Initially Hercules refuses, but when he sees this as a chance for salvation, he agrees to help Arius. Together they must battle the general s army, as well as the demi-god s demons, in order to rescue the bride and reclaim the honor of Hercules.

• The Birth Of Anarchy - Punk '76 | DVD | (25/11/2013) from £8.75   |  Saving you £9.24 (105.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Sex Drugs Clothes and Rock 'n' Roll. Along with a strong dash of political dissent every ingredient was present in the Molotov cocktail that was Punk in '76. Following its UK cinema release this brand new documentary is now released on DVD and starts the punk journey at 430 Kings Road London the Sex shop of punk's 'enfant terrible' pair of Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood. Sex was the melting pot that brought London's fashionistas rebels musos kinksters and petty criminals together spawning the punk movement and its cultural vanguard - The Sex Pistols. Featuring major contributions from Tony James Gene October Jon Savage Glen Matlock Jah Wobble Caroline Coon Steve Severin Charlie Harper plus archive performances from some of Punk's early London bands this is one of the great stories of British musical in the 20th Century.

• Spider-Man 2 | UMD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Castle In The Sky | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  An airship glides over a sea of clouds in the silvery light of a full moon. Muska a government secret agent is escorting a girl Sheeta to the Tedis Fortress. Suddenly the ship is attacked by sky pirates who like the government seek the secret of a magic levitation stone which Sheeta wears around her neck.The stone is the key that will unlock the hidden city of Laputa a floating island in the sky created by a mysterious race of people who long ago disappeared from the planet. A young boy Pazu befriends Sheeta helps her escape from her pursuers and joins her in the search to solve the mystery of the floating castle.As Sheeta and Pazu journey to Laputa they set in motion a chain of events that cannot be reversed. What they find in this strange and mysterious place is a treasure more valuable than the power to rule the world.

• Hotel// Complete Collection/All 5 Seasons/115 Episodes | DVD | (09/12/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Heidi | DVD | (15/09/2003) from £14.22   |  Saving you £-3.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Heidi is the spirited little girl whose sweet disposition wins the hearts of everyone around her. Heidi lives with her Grandfather in the beautiful mountains of Switzerland where she loves playing with her shepherd friend Peter and frolicking in the meadow with the goats. She is such a bright and happy girl that she even manages to turn her grandfather from a bitter old hermit into a kind and loving man. Then one day Heidi's aunt takes her away from the mountains to live in the c

• Fantastic Voyage | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A Fantastic and spectacular voyage... Through the human body... Into the brain. Shrunk to microscopic size an elite scientific and medical team enters the bloodstream of an ailing scientist in a desperate effort to save his life. Battling the body's incredible defenses the crew must complete their mission before time runs out. The film was to win Oscars for Best Visual Effects (by Art Cruikschank) and Art Direction. The legacy of the film was to continue as 'Fantastic Voya

• Silver Surfer - The Complete Series | DVD | (22/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This DVD set features all 13 episodes of the animated television series The Silver Surfer. Based on the comics written by Stan Lee The Silver Surfer follows the trials and tribulations of Norrin Radd. The Silver Surfer entered the world of comics in March 1966 in Fantastic Four #48 as an unplanned addition to a story about Galactus and the Fantastic Four. Both Stan Lee and Jack Kirby enjoyed the character so much that he featured him in a solo title The Silver Surfer in 1968 with him going on to become one of the most well-loved of all the Marvel characters. In 1998 the Surfer starred in a solo animated series - which is available now for the first time ever on DVD! In his animated series the Silver Surfer's origins were laid out alongside encounters with many characters from Marvel's cosmic stable including The Fantastic Four Thanos The Watcher Ego the Living Planet Mentor Drax the Destroyer Pip the Troll Nebula as well as the Kree and Skrull empires. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Origin of the Silver Surfer (Parts 1) 2. The Origin of the Silver Surfer (Parts 2) 3. The Origin of the Silver Surfer (Parts 3) 4. The Planet of Dr. Moreau 5. Learning Curve (Parts 1) 6. Learning Curve (Parts 2) 7. Innervisions 8. Antibody 9. Second Foundation 10. Radical Justice 11. The Forever War 12. Return to Zenn-La 13. The End of Eternity

• Doris Day | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  A bumper box set of films featuring America's sweetheart Doris Day! Young At Heart (Dir. Gordon Douglas 1954): Barney Sloan (Frank Sinatra) is a cynical down-on-his-luck musician who reluctantly agrees to help his composer friend Alex Burke (Gig Young) with a new comedy he is working on. However Barney gains a new perspective on life and love when he meets Alex's irrepressibly perky fiancee Laurie (Doris Day) - and promptly falls in love with her! A musical remake of

• Hilary And Jackie | DVD | (10/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It earned Oscar nods, yet this cinematic look at a genius--that of English cellist Jacqueline du Pré, who enraptured audiences with her bold, emblazoned and wholly unconventional playing style, and who died at age 42--was criticised for its "lapses" in truth by people who purportedly knew du Pré. Some of the controversy revolved around the other main character in Anand Tucker's gorgeous, involving movie--du Pré's sister, Hilary, whose book,A Genius in the Family (cowritten with brother Piers), dished some dirt on Jackie's sleeping with Hilary's husband. But don't let that deter you from this ebullient movie experience. Hilary and Jackie is a bisected story (each sister's tale is told in the same amount of screen time) teeming with heartfelt drama that belies the cheap shots it received from its detractors. It's stirring, reckless, loving, involving, and rife with unconventional passion; passion for music, life, art, and the delicate relationship between these two synchronous, extraordinary sisters as played by brilliant actors Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths (both of whom earned Oscar nods). Though Watson got the juicy, showy role as Jackie, it's Griffiths who provides the heart, soul, and spine of the film. And director Tucker has that gift of being able to explain through the visual medium what is happening inside of his character's heads. He's helped by a fine screenplay by Frank Boyce Cottrell. No matter what the truth of Hilary and Jackie might really be, this is an exceptional, rare film that is defined and graced by fine acting and writing. --Paula Nechak

• The Courier | Blu Ray | (01/06/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Happy - The Littlest Bunny | DVD | (22/03/2004) from £4.05   |  Saving you £3.94 (97.28%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Happy is the littlest bunny in the forest and he hates it. Because of his size Happy is always being picked on by his brothers Patch and Moosey and is left out of the forest animal games. With the help of his mischievous friend Chicky the Chipmunk Happy plots revenge and plays a practical joke on his brothers. He then starts to believe that the only way to get respect is by becoming mean tough and nasty. However one day one of ""Scrappy's"" rotten tricks goes horribly wrong and h

• The Sandlot Kids 2 | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £9.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (30.16%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Ten years after the original story the local dirt field is now 'home' to a new group of neighbourhood kids who get together to share laughs show off...and play baseball! Yet the gang faces their toughest challenge yet as they try to retrieve an irreplaceable model rocket that has landed in the junkyard behind left field; a forbidden territory guarded by the legendary slobbering beast known as 'The Great Fear'. Join the Sandlot kids as they experience a summer they'll never forget!

• Sahara / Frailty / How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Sahara (Dir. Breck Eisner 2005): Dirk (Matthew McConaughey) and Al (Steve Zahn) have been friends since kindergarten having also gone through college and the Navy together. The two now work for a former admiral travelling around the world and salvaging treasures from the sea with the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). In his spare time Dirk is obsessed with the 150-year-old mystery of the Texas an Ironclad battleship that reportedly disappeared from Richmond Vir