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• The Crossing Guard | DVD | (08/04/2002) from £10.43   |  Saving you £4.56 (43.72%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Sean Penn wrote and directed The Crossing Guard, a character-driven drama about a divorced couple (Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston) whose relationship never recovered following the death of their daughter at the hands of a drunk driver (David Morse). When the latter's character, a deeply regretful and changed man, gets out of jail, Nicholson, as the vengeful dad, decides to go after him. As a director, Penn is not so good with fluid storytelling and camera clichés, but he is amazing as an actor's director. The onscreen re-teaming of former real-life lovers Nicholson and Huston is more than just a voyeuristic exercise: Penn ingeniously uses the duo's palpable friction to bring a horrifying reality to the pain of a dead relationship. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• The Surgeon | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £4.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Detective Michael D'Angelo's state of mind has caused him to make a serious error of judgement allowing a cop killer to escape from him. As a result he has been suspended from duty. D'Angelo's life spirals further out of control following the split from his long-time girlfriend acclaimed attorney Theresa Marsh (Joan Severance) who deserted him and married a respected doctor peter Marsh (Mick Mancuso). What neither of them realise is that their lives are about to collide once more when Theresa is assigned to the prosecution of a widely-publicised homicide case. The defendant is presumed to be a serial-killer and Theresa is immediately besieged by menacing death threats as she prepares her case against the accused. Insisting on continuing with the case Theresa ignores the threats only to be stonewalled when her husband suddenly disappears. Her worst fears are confirmed when she's told to drop the prosecution if she wants to see her husband alive again. Terrified by the caller and scared to contact the Police she is forced to turn for help to her ex-lover D'Angelo...