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• Maurice (the Merchant Ivory Collection) | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  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

• Return From Witch Mountain | DVD | (22/03/2004) from £7.94   |  Saving you £8.05 (101.39%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An entire city teeters on the brink of nuclear disaster when greedy criminals manipulate a young boy's supernatural powers for their own devious gain.

• Clockwork Orange | DVD | (13/11/2000) from £8.94   |  Saving you £11.05 (123.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The controversy that surrounded Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange while the film was out of circulation suggested that it was like Romper Stomper: a glamorisation of the violent, virile lifestyle of its teenage protagonist, with a hypocritical gloss of condemnation to mask delight in rape and ultra-violence. Actually, it is as fable-like and abstract as The Pilgrim's Progress, with characters deliberately played as goonish sitcom creations. The anarchic rampage of Alex (Malcolm McDowell), a bowler-hatted juvenile delinquent of the future, is all over at the end of the first act. Apprehended by equally brutal authorities, he changes from defiant thug to cringing bootlicker, volunteering for a behaviourist experiment that removes his capacity to do evil.It's all stylised: from Burgess' invented pidgin Russian (snarled unforgettably by McDowell) to 2001-style slow tracks through sculpturally perfect sets (as with many Kubrick movies, the story could be told through decor alone) and exaggerated, grotesque performances on a par with those of Dr Strangelove (especially from Patrick Magee and Aubrey Morris). Made in 1971, based on a novel from 1962, A Clockwork Orange resonates across the years. Its future is now quaint, with Magee pecking out "subversive literature" on a giant IBM typewriter and "lovely, lovely Ludwig Van" on mini-cassette tapes. However, the world of "Municipal Flat Block 18A, Linear North" is very much with us: a housing estate where classical murals are obscenely vandalised, passers-by are rare and yobs loll about with nothing better to do than hurt people. On the DVD: The extras are skimpy, with just an impressionist trailer in the style of the film used to brainwash Alex and a list of awards for which Clockwork Orange was nominated and awarded. The box promises soundtracks in English, French and Italian and subtitles in ten languages, but the disc just has two English soundtracks (mono and Dolby Surround 5.1) and two sets of English subtitles. The terrific-looking "digitally restored and remastered" print is letterboxed at 1.66:1 and on a widescreen TV plays best at 14:9. The film looks as good as it ever has, with rich stable colours (especially and appropriately the orangey-red of the credits and the blood) and a clarity that highlights previously unnoticed details such as Alex's gouged eyeball cufflinks and enables you to read the newspaper articles which flash by. The 5.1 soundtrack option is amazingly rich, benefiting the nuances of performance as much as the classical/electronic music score and the subtly unsettling sound effects. --Kim Newman

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 7 (New Packaging) | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £26.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (3.60%)   |  RRP £27.99

  The seventh and final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer begins with a mystery: someone is murdering teenage girls all over the world and something is trying hard to drive Spike mad. Buffy is considerably more cheerful in these episodes than we have seen her during the previous year as she trains Dawn and gets a job as student counselor at the newly rebuilt Sunnydale High. Willow is recovering from the magical addiction which almost led her to destroy the world, but all is not yet well with her, or with Anya, who has returned to being a Vengeance demon in "Same Time, Same Place" and "Selfless," and both women are haunted by their decisions. Haunting of a different kind comes in the excellent "Conversations with Dead People" (one of the show's most terrifying episodes ever), in which a mysterious song is making Spike kill again in spite of his soul and his chip. Giles turns up in "Bring on the Night" and Buffy has to fight one of the deadliest vampires of her career in "Showtime". In "Potential" Dawn faces a fundamental reassessment of her purpose in life. Buffy was always a show about female empowerment, but it was also a show about how ordinary people can decide to make a difference alongside people who are special. And it was also a show about people making up for past errors and crimes. So, for example, we have the excellent episodes "Storyteller", in which the former geek/supervillain Andrew sorts out his redemption while making a video diary about life with Buffy; and "Lies My Parents Told Me," in which we find out why a particular folk song sends Spike crazy. Redemption abounds as Faith returns to Sunnydale and the friends she once betrayed, and Willow finds herself turning into the man she flayed. Above all, this was always Buffy's show: Sarah Michelle Gellar does extraordinary work here both as Buffy and as her ultimate shadow, the First Evil, who takes her face to mock her. This is a fine ending to one of television's most remarkable shows. --Roz Kaveney

• Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier (remastered) | Blu Ray | (22/03/2010) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  It's Stardate 8454.130 and a vacationing Captain Kirk faces two challenges: Climbing Yosemite's El Capitan and teaching campfire songs to Spock. But vacations are cut short when a renegade Vulcan hijacks the Enterprise and pilots it on a journey to uncover the universe's innermost secrets. The Star Trek stars are back for one of their most astonishing voyages ever with all the fun and excitement fans have come to love. So buckle up for a thrilling leap into the unknown that's as much a spiritual odyssey as a space adventure and it's all the richer for it says Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times.

• Animal Kingdom | Blu Ray | (11/07/2011) from £6.99   |  Saving you £16.00 (228.90%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Following the death of his mother, seventeen year-old Joshua 'J' Cody (James Frecheville) moves in with his hitherto-estranged family, under the watchful eye of his doting grandmother, Janine 'Smurf' Cody (Jacki Weaver), and her three criminal sons.

• King Of Queens - Series 3 | DVD | (15/09/2008) from £22.93   |  Saving you £2.06 (8.98%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Doug (Kevin James) an absent-minded Queens-based UPS delivery man and Carrie his wife live in the same house as her father Arthur (Jerry Stiller). As man's man Doug tries to balance time with his pals and time with his wife it becomes abundantly clear that Carrie wears the pants in the household.

• The Who - Quadrophenia And Tommy Live With Special Guests | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £33.28   |  Saving you £-3.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Disc 1: Quadrophenia - A 90-minute show filmed on The Who's US tour 1996-97. 1. I Am The Sea 2. The Real Me 3. Quadrophenia 4. Cut My Hair 5. The Punk And The Godfather 6. I'm One 7. The Dirty Jobs 8. Helpless Dancer 9. Is It In My Head? 10. I've Had Enough 11. 5:15 12. Sea And Sand 13. Drowned 14. Bell Boy 15. Doctor Jimmy 16. The Rock 17. Love Reign O'er Me Disc 2: Tommy - The second DVD in the triple box set features the 1989 live performance of Tommy filmed at th

• Clean Slate | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £5.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (117.22%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It's a day he'll never forget. Until tomorrow! A private detective discovers that his amnesia leaves him with no memory of the previous day. As a key prosecution witness in a trial this proves frustrating for the prosecuting attorney...

• Jack's Back | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Exactly a century has passed since Jack the Ripper committed his monstrous crimes on the streets of London and a series of gruesome murders are uncovered that bear a striking resemblance to the Ripper's crimes, exactly 100 years to the day after each took place. Suspicion falls on a young doctor (James Spader), though after his death through apparent suicide the police consider the case to be closed. Yet when his identical twin brother appears, claiming to have seen visions of the true killer, it becomes clear that no one is as they seem... Will the murderer be caught before the final victim is due to be killed?

• The Baltimore Bullet | DVD | (12/07/2010) from £13.95   |  Saving you £-0.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Hide your women. Lock up your cash. Billie Joe & the Baltimore Bullet are on their way! One of the best films if not THE BEST film about pool. Hustlers Billy Joe and the Baltimore Bullet rack em' up in this lively laugh a minute production. Viewers will enjoy this movie again and again as James Coburn and Bruce Boxleitner (Billy Joe) try to set up a massive high stakes game. With a marvellous performance from Omar Sharif who plays The Deacon the ultimate pool hustler and gambler. This is a not to be missed opportunity to see a rare and great piece of cinema watch the 1970s come to life again (note all the Superfly wardrobe) in this never before released DVD.

• Daphne | DVD | (22/01/2018) from £5.61   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Daphne is a young woman negotiating the tricky business of modern life. Caught in the daily rush of her restaurant job and a nightlife kaleidoscope of new faces, she is witty, funny, the life of the party. Too busy to realise that deep down she is not happy. When she saves the life of a shopkeeper stabbed in a failed robbery, the impenetrable armour she wears to protect herself begins to crack, and Daphne is forced to confront the inevitability of a much-needed change in her life.

• Second Thoughts - The Complete Third Series | DVD | (07/11/2011) from £8.39   |  Saving you £11.60 (138.26%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Faith (Lynda Bellingham - At Home with the Braithwaites) and Bill (James Bolam - The Likely Lads) are middle-aged divorcees attempting to maintain a relationship despite the forces that threaten to pull it apart. These include constant interference from Bill s scheming ex-wife and work colleague, Liza (Belinda Lang - 2point4 Children), and the activities of Faith s teenage children - the football-obsessed Joe, and demanding daughter Hannah (Julia Sawalha - Absolutely Fabulous). Nobody said it would be easy... Running for five highly successful series, this LWT comedy series - based on scripts for the original BBC Radio 4 series - was inspired by the real-life relationship of husband-and-wife writing team Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie. With bittersweet storylines and memorable performances from a star cast, Second Thoughts was one of the most popular sitcoms of the 90s.

• Blue Mountain State - The Rise Of Thadland | DVD | (25/04/2016) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  With Blue Mountain State football star Thad Castle (Alan Ritchson; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) recently signing a multi-million dollar NFL contract, his teammates and college life seem like a distant memory. However, when a new school Principal threatens to clean up the Blue Mountain State image by auctioning off the infamous Goat House, Alex, Sammy and the boys must find a way to convince him to get involved. Despite his new fortune and fame, there is one small favour that Thad needs done before he saves the day: the biggest booze fest in BMS history. Welcome to Thadland!

• The Relic | DVD | (27/04/2015) from £6.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (85.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Relic is the story of a monster that runs amok in a Chicago museum on the very day the institution is holding a glitzy reception. Naturally, the museum bosses want to go ahead with their public relations even as the creature is decapitating victims. Penelope Ann Miller plays a scientist on the run from the critter (which is at times computer generated and reminiscent of the raptors in Jurassic Park), and Tom Sizemore is a cop looking for his cold-blooded (in every sense) killer. Peter Hyams (Timecop) directs, and as always he excels at managing the plastic action at the cost of real feeling and logic. (Much of the story is pretty laughable.) --Tom Keogh

• Free Jimmy | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

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• Path To War | DVD | (28/07/2003) from £15.17   |  Saving you £-9.18 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  As the successor to a martyred president Lyndon B. Johnson sought to transform America into a 'Great Society' of equal opportunity. Instead he became the symbol for the most unpopular war in U.S. history. Michael Gambon (as President Johnson) Donald Sutherland (as Clark Gifford) and Alec Baldwin (as Robert McNamara) star in a compelling drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams set inside the LBJ White House in the volatile years leading up to and during Vietnam. This HBO production was decorated director John Frankenheimer's final film.

• Shameless - Series 4 | DVD | (21/04/2008) from £13.98   |  Saving you £13.00 (108.42%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Paul Abbott's multi award-winning Shameless returns for a fourth series! Frank (David Threlfall) is sent into a spin when mum Monica (Annabelle Apsion) turns up claiming to be back for good. Surely the house is not big enough for her and Sheila (Maggie O'Neill)? Lip (Jody Latham) is juggling with parenting and Ian (Gerard Kearns) is looking for love. Carl (Elliott Tittensor) is busy on a secret crime spree while Debbie (Rebecca Ryan) decides to interview potential boyfriends. Carol (Marjorie Yates) is still having trouble keeping her legs and mouth shut while Kash (Chris Bisson) is happy screwing the council. And what is the connection between Kev Veronica Marty Sue and a Romanian baby? Meanwhile the Maguires have moved in next door. After a stint in prison Jamie Maguire (Aaron McCusker) returns and sparks fly with barmaid Karen (Rebecca Atkinson). Then there are his brothers; not-so bright Shane (Nicky Evans) and Micky Maguire (Claran Griffiths) a wannabe hard man struggling with his own secrets. Life as normal on the Chatsworth estate.

• John Mills - Centenary Collection Vol.2 | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £32.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (51.53%)   |  RRP £49.99

  This box set features the following films: Car Of Dreams (Dir. Graham Cutts and Austin Melford) (1935): John mills stars as playboy Robert Miller the son and heir of a wealthy tycoon who owns a musical instrument factory. Robert is in love with Vera Hart (Grete Mosheim) a poor girl who works at his father's factory--but neither is aware of the other's true identity. When Robert anonymously buys Vera a Rolls-Royce he discovers her low social class and must further conceal his identity to avoid a family scandal. This Happy Breed (Dir. David Lean) (1944): A dramatisation of Noel Coward's play which details the lives of ordinary people between WWI and WWII. The Way To The Stars (Dir. Anthony Asquith) (1945): In 1940 a deserted airfield somewhere in the heart of England becomes a bustling bomber command station. In 1942 advance units of the American Air Force arrive to join The Royal Air Force and help turn the tide of World War II. So unfolds the story of a group of flyers and their 'missions'. Peter Penrose (John Mills) a young RAF pilot is sent to Halfpenny Field close to the small town of Shepley. His Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant David Archdale (Michael Redgrave) gives him inspiration and encouragement and they fast become friends. They are joined by a young American pilot Johnny (Douglas Montgomery) which complicates the friendship. This is the story of the group's private lives - particularly their loves during war-time. The Long Memory (Dir. Robert Hamer) (1952): After a long jail term for a crime he did not commit a man is torn between revenge or making a new life for himself. The Vicious Circle (Dir. Gerald Thomas) (1957): When Dr Howard Latimer finds the German Actress that he has just met at London Airport murdered in his flat it leads him into the world of murder blackmail and a fake passport scam. Above Us The Waves (Dir. Ralph Thomas) (1955): The dramatic World War II story of Britain's heroic attempts to sink the monster German battleship Tirpitz in a Norwegian Fjord using midget submarines. In this adventure of unsurpassed courage the crews of the Navy become human torpedos. Tiger Bay (Dir. J. Lee Thompson) (1959): Polish sailor Korchinsky (Buchholz) is furious to discover his lover has left him for another man and in a confrontation murders her. The crime is witnessed by 10 year old Gillie (Hayley Mills) who steals the gun used and as officer Graham (John Mills) closes in Korchinsky abducts Gillie... Forever England (Dir. Walter Forde) (1935): A war drama based on the story by C.S. Forrester in which the illegitimate son of a British naval officer singlehandedly brings about the downfall of a German battleship during World War I.

• Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure: Complete BBC Series 1 & 2 Box Set | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure is a unique sociological TV experiment. Featuring Oz Clarke - renowned wine authority Francophile and former Wine Tasting Champion of the World - as he attempts to reveal the wonder of the world's most complex viniculture to James May - a beer drinker who admires the Renault 4 but can identify a wine only as being 'nice' or 'nasty'. The results are often ugly and embarrassing for Britain. This is what happens when two grown men spend a month together in a car arguing about who's going to drive and whether or not it is acceptable to eat with your fingers in the Chateau of a French aristocrat. French wine for many people is a subject shrouded in mystery and confusion and following Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure it remains so. Can you make your own wine in a bucket? Should you spit or swallow? And where does this tent pole go? In series 2 we rejoin the pair in California as they take a month-long trip around the revered Californian wineries. They begin in Santa Barbara county - home of Pinot Noir where Oz is a local hero and inspiration to winemakers. Travelling on they meet wine 'renegades' an eccentric millionaire bicker when James crashes the Monaco Recreational Vehicle and argue over the quality of wine - from the Inaccessible and over-priced to 'two-buck-Chuck' who knocks out bottles for only two dollars. Finally they arrive at the glamorous Napa Valley where they are dismayed to discover that they're staying in the car park. The pair argue about who will empty the RV's waste tank then sample Californian sparkling wine at the Taittinger estate. Next the Schramsberg estate where they have a heated debate about what bubbles taste like!