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• Mozart: Don Giovanni -- Cologne/Conlon | DVD | (15/05/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Conlon conducts a skittishly dynamic performance of Don Giovanni that suits the promiscuous protagonist's restless energy more than some more ponderous and serious productions. He relies on Thomas Allen's tough Don to give the work much of its dark menace and on Holle's terrifying Commendatore to provide the moral outrage--his job is to keep things moving, and he does. The exteriors--blank city spaces reminiscent of the paintings of Giorgio De Chirico--and moodily claustrophobic interiors mirror effectively the anguish of the orphaned Anna and the abandoned Elvira; this is a performance in which the two women victims of the Don function effectively as correctives to his libertine charm. Andrea Rost as Zerlina brings real delicacy to her role, reminding us that "La ci darem la mano" is a duet about her flirtation with Don Giovanni and not just a famous stand-alone moment. This is an admirable presentation of a fine performance. The only special features of the DVD are subtitles in the standard languages. --Roz Kaveney

• The Rare Breed | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Veteran western director Andrew V. McLaglen puts his brand on this exciting story based on America's acquisition of English Hereford cattle (which would phase out Texas longhorns). In the 1880s Englishwoman Martha Price (Maureen O'Hara) and her daughter Hilary (Juliet Mills) come to America to sell their prize Hereford bull at an auction. When he is purchased by Bowen a wild Scotsman (Brian Keith) the woman hire a footloose cowhand named Burnett (James Stewart) to help them transport the animal to its new owner. So begins an adventure that tests the mettle of all involved as they battle killers cattle stampedes - and each other. But when they reach Bowen's ranch even greater obstacles force them to summon up extraordinary courage if they and the prize bull are to survive.

• Space Precinct - Vol. 3 And 4 | DVD | (05/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Snake: An alien extortionist and explosives expert known only as The Snake threatens the executives of Brett Interplanetary. Precinct 88 becomes a task force to track him down and Jane reunites with her old ECPF colleague Bill Gray. The Snake reveals his next target - The Princess an Omega Class tanker en route to Altor with two hundred million gallons of liquefied hydrogen! Body and Soul: Caught in the radiation field of Merlin's Asteroid a prototype spaceship created by recluse industrialist Alden Holmes returns to Altor after being lost in space for twenty years. Brogan finds a body on board opening an investigation into a homicide that took place two decades ago. As he tracks down the killer Brogan is haunted by the ghost in the machine..... Time To Kill: A routine sweep on a counterfeiting operation goes horribly wrong for the officers of Precinct 88 when they are suddenly attacked by a violent Cyborg and Took is caught in the crossfire. The Cyborg has Brogan marked for death and one by one Brogan's colleagues fall victim to the creature... Deadline: Brogan and Haldane discover a capsule containing the body of a Tarn male. The autopsy reveals that the Tarn is missing vital organs removed with surgical precision... and Brogan and Haldane find themselves on the trail of organ leggers from Danae - vicious killers who murder for profit and target Brogan as their next donor.

• The Maisie Collection: Volume 2 | DVD | (26/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Driller Killer | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £8.96   |  Saving you £-2.97 (-49.60%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The Driller Killer is one of the most notorious films ever. It almost single-handedly spawned the media ""video nasty"" hysteria of 1984 and the introduction of the video recordings act. It is also the film that launched the career and reputation of critically acclaimed director Abel Ferrara. Away from the hysteria The Driller Killer is a powerful and compelling study of one man's descent into madness and violence. Reno is struggling artist close to breaking point. The loud pun

• James May's Big Ideas | DVD | (22/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Top Gear presenter James May explores flying cars petrol made from air and other mind-boggling innovations in James May's Big Ideas a new Open University TV series seeking out the science that could shape our future. Energy transport and robotics are the themes that May explores in a follow-up to his earlier Open University TV show James May's Twentieth Century. Not content with merely pondering the questions that keep him up at night James travels the world and into the realms of cutting edge science with a surfeit of his trademark wit and imagination. The series is shot in the UK US Spain Germany Holland Japan Russia Eire and over three episodes looks at the issues that trouble him.

• Suddenly | DVD | (15/10/2001) from £11.27   |  Saving you £1.72 (15.26%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Nothing ever happens in Suddenly. It's a just small town with small concerns. That is until the President decides to show up... In this intelligent 1954 film noir thriller Frank Sinatra delivers an electrifying lead performance as psychotic undercover assassin John Baron. Alleged to have been viewed by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963 only days prior to the shooting of President Kennedy Suddenly was subsequently withdrawn from circulation by United Artists at Sinatra's personal request.

• No Saints For Sinners | DVD | (28/05/2012) from £6.25   |  Saving you £11.74 (187.84%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Mickey O'Hara is a committed IRA member but his days of freedom fighting are long gone, leaving him peddling drugs and disenchanted the cause. When a deal goes wrong, things take a dramatic turn for Mickey, who is forced to kill his partner. Marked for death, Mickey flees to LA, determined to make a fresh start and leave his violent past behind. When a close friend runs afoul of some powerful drug dealers, Mickey temporarily resorts to his old ways to help him get out of trouble. However, instead of making things better, Mickey unwittingly sets off a chain of events that reawakens the ghosts of his past and threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.

• Kevin And Perry Go Large / South Park The Movie / Ace Ventura - Pet Detective | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Kevin & Perry Go Large: Kevin and Perry the two gormless teenagers from the Harry Enfield Show go feature-length. This film tells the complete story of Kevin and Perry's adventure in Ibiza. It's the summer holidays and Kevin and Perry know that there is only one place where the DJ reigns supreme and girls will shag anyone - Ibiza. The boys are ready to set out armed with top gear and a suitcase full of condoms. The only problem is Mr. and Mrs. Patterson are coming too. On arrival the boys spy the girls of their dreams - Candice and Gemma - superstar DJ Eye Ball Paul. It looks like Kevin and Perry may have the best summer ever. South Park - Bigger Longer Uncut: If you're male or female or of any particular ethnic sexual religious or national persuasion you may be offended by this movie. Or perhaps this movie may make you laugh more than any other recent comedy. Fame. Authority. Show tunes. The military. Race. Sex. Religion. The way to a woman's heart. The creators of TV's South Park skewer all in a feature-length story that plunges an outraged U.S. into war with Canada after South Park schoolkids sneak into a restricted Canadian-made film and emerge their fragile little minds warped spouting expletives that would make a sex-shop proprietor blush. What? Your mind is already warped? Well friend looks like this movie is perfect for you. Stan Kyle Kenny and Cartman sneak into an R-Rated movie and it warps their fragile little minds. Soon their indignant parents declare war on Canada and our young heroes are America's last hope to stop armageddon. Ace Ventura Pet Detective: He's the best there is. In fact he's the only one there is! He's Ace Ventura Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he's undercover under fire or underwater he's always gets his man..or beast!

• Daddy Day Care / The Nutty Professor / Liar Liar | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Daddy Day Care (Dir. Steve Carr 2003): In the hilarious comedy 'Daddy Day Care' two fathers (Murphy Jeff Garlin) lose their jobs in product development at a large food company and are forced to take their sons out of the exclusive Chapman Academy and become stay-at-home fathers. With no job possibilities on the horizon the two dads open their own day care facility Daddy Day Care and employ some fairly unconventional and sidesplitting methods of caring for children. As Daddy Day Care starts to catch on it launches them into a highly comedic rivalry with Chapman Academy's tough-as-nails director (Anjelica Huston) who has driven all previous competitors out of business... The Nutty Professor (Dir. Tom Shadyac 1996): Eddie Murphy stars as Dr Sherman Klump a kind calorically challenged genetics professor who longs to shed his 400-pound frame in order to win the heart of beautiful Jada Pinkett. So with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum Sherman becomes Buddy Love a fast-talking pumped-up plumped-down Don Juan. Can Sherman stop his buff alter ego before it's too late or will Buddy have the last laugh? Liar Liar (Dir. Tom Shadyac 1997): In this uproarious hit from the director and producers of the Nutty Professor comic genius Jim Carrey stars as a fast talking attorney and habitual liar who forced by his son's birthday wish must tell the truth for the next 24 hours. Co-starring Jennifer Tilly Swoosie Kurtz and Amanda Donohoe Siskel & Egbert give Liar Liar Two thumbs up!

• Scenic Rail Journeys - Alaska - The Last Frontier | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Sit back and enjoy the sparkling streams to pristine mountain glaciers to moose or Caribou or even the occasional grizzly or black bear through the window as the train penetrates Alaska's spectacular wilderness...

• The Funk Box | DVD | (01/01/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Guaranteed to get you on your feet The Funk Box contains three of the greatest dance acts of all time performing at the Montreux Festival. James Brown the Godfather Of Soul kicks us off with his typically dynamic performance from 1981. Then we have the cool sophistication of Nile Rodgers and Chic from 2004 and finish off with the legendary Earth Wind & Fire on scintillating form in 1997. Tracklisting: 1. Payback 2. It's Too Funky In Here 3. Gonna Have A Funky Good Time 4. Try Me 5. Get On The Good Foot 6. It's A Man's Man's Man's World 7. Prisoner Of Love 8. I Got The Feelin' 9 Hustle (Dead On It) 10. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag 11. I Got You (I Feel Good) 12. Please Please Please 13. Jam 14. Sex Machine 15. Hot Pants 16. Funky Men 17. Honky Tonk Popcorn 18. Living In America 19. Sex Machine 20. Everybody Dance 21. Dance Dance Dance 22. I Want Your Love 23. Diana Ross Medley / Sister Sle... 24. At Last I'm Free 25. Chic Cheer 26. My Forbidden Lover 27. Le Freak 28. Good Times 29. Rock That 30. Jupiter 31. Saturday Nite 32. Revolution 33. Gratitude 34. September 35. Let's Groove 36. Rock It 37. Sun Goddess 38. Can't Hide Love 39. That's The Way Of The World 40. Drum Solo 41. Reasons 42. Fantasy 43. Mo's Solo 44. Boogie Wonderland 45. After The Love Has Gone 46. Sing A Song 47. Shining Star 48. Devotion

• Entertaining The Troops | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  A wonderful insight into the activities of American Entertainers during World War II

• The Cursed | DVD | (05/02/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  For Terry and her family everything that can go wrong has. When her brother-in-law commits suicide it seems like the whole family curse will never spare them. Now with the bank threatening to repossess their house Terry and her husband are prepared to do almost anything to end their run of misfortune. Tempted by fate they decide to retrieve the money that was stolen and bury in a secret location near her dead brother-in-law. But with their greed lies the sinister secret

• Inside the Actors Studio - Robert Redford | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £7.89   |  Saving you £0.10 (1.27%)   |  RRP £7.99

  With powerful performances in films like The Sting All The President s Men and Out Of Africa making his case and his mark as an actor Robert Redford then expanded his horizons and ours stepping behind the lens to become one of only six actors ever to win a Best Director Academy Award'' as he was saluted for Ordinary People in 1980. Pursuing his passion for the art of film Redford went on to revolutionize independent cinema in 1980 by launching the acclaimed Sundance Institute for aspiring filmmakers. His charm wit and wisdom make this interview taped in 2004 an effective reminder that before there was the Sundance Institute there was the Sundance Kid.

• Lost At War DVD | DVD | (04/02/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Following a furious battle with the enemy, a team of five elite soldiers find themselves stranded in a foxhole in a deserted camp. As time presses on the soldiers come to realise that their battle has only just begun and to win they must overcome not only the enemy but also their own paranoia. Lost At War is a harsh film that uncovers the real horrors of war.

• Colin James Presents The Blues Masters | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In 1966 CBS Television America invited some of North America's greatest blues performers to gather in a studio in Toronto. The artists were recorded together and individually in sessions that lasted three days. The result was originally televised as part of the CBS Festival series but now more than 30 years later the session video tapes have been found restored and re-edited into this DVD. Blues Masters features the great Muddy Waters Willie Dixon and James Cotton in rare performances for a new generation. Tracklisting: Muddy Waters - I've Got My Mojo Working Otis Spann - Blues Don't Like Nobody Maybelle Hillary - How Long Has That Train Been Gone Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee - Cornbread And Peas Sonny Terry - Hooray These Women Is Killin' Me Brownie McGhee - Born And Livin' With The Blues Sunnyland Slim - Tin Pan Alley Blues Willie Dixon/Sunnyland Slim/Colin James - Crazy For My Baby Willie Dixon - Bassology Muddy Waters - You Can't Lose What You Never Had Bye Bye Baby Goodbye

• Children's Classic Adventures | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of the little boy who lives in the animal kingdom is a well-loved and enchanting tale that teaches honour and respect for all creatures. The Adventures Of Moby Dick There is nothing fishy about this tale - it's pure excitement from start to finish. A classic story with some new characters and some great sea songs too. Black Beauty This time-honoured tale follows a beautiful ebony horse on his journey through the ro

• Wagner: Die Walkure -- Metropolitan/Levine | DVD | (12/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The 1990 Metropolitan Opera performance of Die Walkure ("The Valkyrie") with James Levine conducting is a solid, four-square performance with few frills and no gimmicks, just extraordinarily fine singing and orchestral playing. There is no point in this where you find yourself asking why the director did something: this is the sort of production which could be criticised as unimaginative but defended as serving Wagner's intentions for this instalment of his Ring cycle. Levine and his orchestra give the music an emotional intensity that never overwhelms its grandeur, though perhaps in Wotan's farewell to Brunnhilde, we feel him more as father than as god. James Morris as Wotan has real stature, making us feel that he has finally created the free agents he needs to avoid the curse he has unleashed on the world, but he has broken his heart in the process. Jessye Norman is surprisingly good and erotically self-assured as Sieglinde; the Act 1 love duet with Gary Lake as Siegmund has an ardour that makes the incestuous aspect less a matter of perversity than of the conduct of heroes. Kurt Moll makes Sieglinde's rapist and husband Hunding, a three-dimensional sinister villain; and Christa Ludwig almost manages to sell us Fricka's interminable paean to family values. The most impressive performance here, though, is Hildegard Behrens as Brunnhilde, the steely godling who sacrifices everything because she learns to feel and to know what is right. On the DVD Die Walkure on disc comes with menus and subtitles in German, French, English, Spanish and Chinese and with a picture gallery of the production. Awkwardly it is presented in (American) NTSC format not PAL, with a visual aspect of standard TV 4:3. More impressive is the choice of PCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 6.1; the sound is admirably clear and well-balanced. --Roz Kaveney

• The Mexican | Blu Ray | (11/02/2022) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Together for the first time, superstars Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts take a hilarious, action-packed tour south of the border with James Gandolfini (The Sopranos) in what People Magazine calls a quirky romantic comedy with plenty of gunplay and intrigue.Before reckless Jerry can make amends with Samantha, he has to take one more wild ride down to Mexico to pick up a priceless antique pistol and settle his debts. As things begin heating up with mob bosses and hit men, the action boils over with surprise twists and turns in the film Roger Ebert give a Thumbs Up.