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• Vengeance Valley | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• National Geographic - Beyond The Movie - The Lord Of The Rings | DVD | (11/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The connection between National Geographic and The Lord of the Rings may seem tentative, but the illuminating TV special Beyond the Movie proves otherwise. While incorporating cast and crew interviews and film clips from director Peter Jackson's 2001 blockbuster The Fellowship of the Ring, this hour-long documentary transcends timely opportunism to explore the myriad inspirations for JRR Tolkien's Middle-Earth fantasy classic, beginning with the influence of Tolkien's idyllic childhood in rural England, which served as the model for his threatened Hobbit paradise. Equally fascinating are the influences of Tolkien's experience in World War I and the "evil" of industrial development on his work, and more directly those of Anglo-Saxon poetry (notably Beowulf) and the mythology of the Finnish Kalevala, which formed the basis of Tolkien's elvish culture. The author's passion for nature conservancy and cultural preservation are what ultimately serve the National Geographic agenda, but eloquent testimonials by archaeologists, anthropologists, and filmmakers make this a most agreeable hour of justified propaganda. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Music For Montserrat | DVD | (02/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Various Artists - Music For Montserrat

• Southie | DVD | (13/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A wiser and sober Danny Quinn returns home after three years to attend the wedding of a good friend Martin Powers heir to the Irish Mafia throne. Facing a vengeful rival a bitter ex-girlfriend and a family caught in the self destructive pattern of gambling excessive behaviour and despair he battles the insidious influence of Southie's white ghetto mob culture that threatens to see him revert back to his brutal ways.

• Smallville: The Complete Series (20th Anniversary Edition) | DVD | (19/10/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Mr Forbush And The Penguins | DVD | (24/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Life for Richard Forbush brilliant biologist and conceited philanderer is one long round of eat drink and be merry. His enthusiasm for birds is more for the feather-cut kind than the feathered but when his tutor urges him to go in for research study of a penguin rookery in the Atlantic Forbush sees a chance to impress one ‘bird’ who so far hasn’t fallen for his charms. However on reaching the ice and Shackleton’s derelict hut Forbush is desperately alone w

• Fun With Dick And Jane | DVD | (22/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni star in this remake of the 1977 comedy.

• John Barrymore Collection | DVD | (14/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The John Barrymore Collection (3 Discs)

• The Naked Country | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £9.97   |  Saving you £-5.98 (-149.90%)   |  RRP £3.99

  BAsed on a novel by Morris West this is a classic American cowboy tale set in Australia's exotic outback with the aborigines pitted against a rancher Lance Dillon because he is on their land. After a renegade Aborigine Mundara kills one of Lance's Brahma bull's and a ranch hand who gets involved Mundara spears the fleeing Lance in the shoulder but does not catch up with him to finish the job. The story of Lance's survival is the focus of the film along with a parallel story of his wife Mary temporarily falling for Lance's opposite Sgt Neil Adams. The characters of the two men and Mundara arew contrasted against a setting of conflict that escalates out of control.

• Todd McFarlane's Spawn - Series 2 - Vol. 2.1 | DVD | (15/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Avenging betrayal and murder fighting for good in a world steeped in evil. Award-winning llustrator of Spiderman Todd McFarlane brings a life's work to the screen in this dark stylish and brutal animated incarnation of his Spawn anti-hero. Double-crossed and murdered Al Simmon's is sent to the fires of Hell. He makes an ill-fated deal with the Devil to return to see his wife again. Disfigured and trapped in the body of a hell-spawn caught between life and death he roams New York looking for trouble. The cloak and chains of Spawn explode from the comic-book page onto the screen in a deadly tornado of untapped unwrapped merciless power! Episodes titles: Home Bitter Home Access Denied Colours Of Blood.

• Regan - The Movie | DVD | (06/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Regan is classic TV drama that will have you saying, "they don't make 'em like that any more". This is the feature-length pilot to what became the long-running TV series The Sweeney, starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman as the hard-as-nails Flying Squad double act. The story opens in a south London pub decorated in shades of brown so manifold that it forms a patina on the screen more normally associated with a painterly artist. It's the early 1970s, and Thaw's Inspector Regan is a lone ranger fighting on several fronts including the imminent modernisation of the police force, which he describes as a vision of "hundreds of little grey men working on top of each other, pots of tea and committees". The dialogue is clever, rich and funny. When Regan tries to persuade Carter to work with him on the case he growls: "Mary darling, I'm not trying to start an affair with you." The heroes have thinning hair and bad habits: Regan drinks whiskey in the middle of the day and constantly smokes, he's lost his wife, let down his daughter, and then loses his girlfriend (Maureen Lipman). The filming is wonderfully crafted--shots taken from odd angles, action that surprises and gritty London locations. "You're a copper. You belong like me out in the cold," Regan says to Carter in the last scene as they go off to get a drink out of licensed hours. Not the end, but the start of a beautiful relationship. --Joan Byrne

• Shabby Tiger | DVD | (20/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Prunella Gee and John Nolan star in Granada Television's triumphant 1973 adaptation of the classic novel by Howard Spring, set in the poverty-stricken Manchester of the 1920s. Free spirited young Irish girl Anna (Prunella Gee) leaves her job as a servant and falls in with up-and-coming Manchester artist Nick Faunt (John Nolan). As they take up the bohemian lifestyle favoured by artists in the city, Nick is unwilling to make commitments - and Anna is a girl who comes with a lot of baggage. She has a four-year-old son, Brian, who is living with his 'Uncle Jacob' (Howard Southern). Now Anna dreams of taking him back into her life and away from Jacob, while Nick finds himself more and more captivated by Jacob's aloof sister Rachel (Sharon Mughan). In a world where everyone wants to be free, some commitments can't be ignored...

• Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs | Blu Ray | (22/04/2013) from £8.03   |  Saving you £16.96 (67.90%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The sub-zero heroes from Ice Age are back on an a new incredible adventure. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut (while, maybe, finding true love); Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth; Diego wonders if he is going too soft hanging with his pals and Sid gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have so...

• Futureworld | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Sequel to Westworld where the robots have rebuilt the theme park. Not content with the simple aims of capitalism the robots led by the indomitable Duffy (Hill) are bent on complete global domination. When powerful leaders are invited to the park they uncover a sinister cloning plan to carry out the mission.

• Off Beat | DVD | (20/04/2004) from £5.38   |  Saving you £9.61 (178.62%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The story of a wacky librarian who impersonates a New York city policeman during a dance contest. When he unexpectedly wins the competition the fast paced comedy begins.

• House Of Cards | DVD | (10/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When Ruth Matthews finds that her young daughter has withdrawn from reality she and a well-meaning doctor struggle to come to the aid of the child. But when conventional science appears unable to reach the little girl Ruth embarks on a journey within herself to unlock the mysteries that hold her daughter captive in this passionate and heartrending tale of a mother's love - and a family's determination to heal.

• Budgie - Series 2 | DVD | (11/09/2006) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Budgie stars the late British pop star Adam Faith as petty crook Ronald ""Budgie"" Bird. Budgie has just been released from prison however this doesn't stop him delving into questionable scams and get rich quick schemes; which seemingly always end in failure. This constantly gets him into trouble with both the police and his underworld boss Charlie Endell played by Iain Cuthbertson. This boxed set features every episode from the second series. Episodes Comprise: 1. Dreaming Of Thee 2. And The Lord Taketh away 3. Louie The Ring Is Dead & Buried In Kensal Green Cemetery 4. The Jump-Up Boys 5. Our Story So Far 6. Do Me A Favour 7. Glory Of Fulham 8. 24 000 Ball Point Pens 9. King For A Day 10. The Outside Man 11. The Man Outside 12. Brief Encounter 13. Run Rabbit Run Rabbit Run Run Run

• Zorro - The Collection | DVD | (13/07/2009) from £32.38   |  Saving you £-7.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Originally created for in 1919 Zorro (the name is Spanish for fox) has become one of the endearing characters of the West with a mission to 'avenge the helpless to punish cruel politicians ' and 'to aid the oppressed.' This collection features the first three film series made of the Zorro legend - Zorro Rides Again with John Carroll Zorro's Fighting Legion with Reed Hadley and Zorro's Black Whip in which Linda Sterling plays an 1880s female descendant The Black Whip. Films Comprise: Disc 1: Black Whip - Vol. 1 Disc 2: Black Whip - Vol. 2 Disc 3: Fighting Legion - Vol. 1 Disc 4: Fighting Legion - Vol. 2 Disc 5: Rides Again - Vol. 1 Disc 6: Rides Again - Vol. 2

• Meyerbeer: Robert Le Diable | Blu Ray | (03/06/2013) from £25.65   |  Saving you £4.34 (16.92%)   |  RRP £29.99

  OA 7121; OPUS ARTE - BBC - Inghilterra; Classica Lirica

• Mozart: Don Giovanni -- Glyndebourne | DVD | (21/08/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Deborah Warner's 1995 production of Don Giovanni for Glyndebourne is characterised by a central portrayal of the Don as at once evil and sexually magnetic. Gilles Cachemille has at one at the same time a raffish charm and a deep mean-spiritedness--many Don Giovannis don't bully his servant nearly as much as this one, and Warner pushes his sinfulness all the way into sacrilege--apart from mocking the Commendatore's grave effigy, this Giovanni also has his way with a statue of the Madonna. Pieczonka's Elvira is at once stately and sensual--there is no sense of hysteria here, rather more of a deep sadness and sense of a ruined life. Page's Leporello is a wonderful long-faced clown; his catalogue aria is at once genuinely funny and a rather sadistic tease of Elvira. Though Kreizberg is working with authentic forces, the feel of his performance has a passionate gloominess that teeters on the brink of Romanticism without ever exceeding the work's adventurousness. The DVD comes with subtitles in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish, as well as a full printable text of the libretto. --Roz Kaveney