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• Game of Thrones - Season 1-5 | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £39.95   |  Saving you £50.04 (125.26%)   |  RRP £89.99

  Season 1 Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plots, lusts and intrigues; to the vast and savage eastern lands; all the way to the frozen north, where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men...all will play the 'Game of Thrones.' A new original series based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series. Bonus Features: Making Game of Thrones (25:00) Character Profiles (15 clips) (30:18) Creating the Dothraki Language (5:26) Inside the Night's Watch (8:05) From the Book to the Screen (5:15) Creating the Show Open (5:05) Cast Audition Tapes (25:00) Guide to Westeros 7 Audio Commentaries Click Images to Enlarge Season 2 The Battle continues in Westeros with feuding families and power hungry rulers. Five Kings vie for a single, all-powerful throne in the all-new season of Game of Thrones – an epic story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honour, conquest and triumph. Season 2 plays out against the backdrop of a fast-approaching winter. In King’s Landing, the coveted Iron Throne is occupied by cruel young Joffrey, counseled by his conniving mother Cersei and uncle Tyrion. But the Lannister hold on the Throne is under assault on many fronts. There’s Robb Stark, son of the slain Lord of Winterfell, Ned Stark; Daenerys Targaryen, who looks to shore up her depleted power through three newborn dragons; Stannis Baratheon, eldest brother of the late King Robert; and Stannis’ brother Renly, who has maintained his own claim since fleeing King’s Landing. In the meantime, a new leader is rising among the wildlings North of the Wall, adding new perils for Jon Snow and the Night’s Watch. With tensions and treaties, animosity and alliances, Season 2 of Game of Thrones promises to be a thrilling journey through a riveting, unforgettable landscape. Bonus Features: Season 1 Recap (2:30) BTS piece (30 mins) Game of Thrones: Inner Circle (20-30mins) The Religions of Westeros (7:32) Character Profiles (7 clips) (15:25) 12 Episode Commentaries Click Images to Enlarge Season 3 In Season 3, family and loyalty will be the overarching themes, and many critical plot points from the first two seasons will come to a violent head, with several major characters meeting cruel fates. While a primary focus continues to be on King’s Landing, where the Lannisters barely held onto power after a savage naval onslaught from Stannis Baratheon (brother of the late king), stirrings in the North threaten to alter the overall balance of power in Westeros. Robb Stark, King of the North, will face a major calamity in his efforts to build on his victories over the Lannisters in Season 2, while further north, Mance Rayder (new character, played by Ciarán Hinds) and his huge army of wildlings continue their inexorable march south to scale the Wall. Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen – reunited with her three deadly, fast-maturing dragons – attempts to raise an army of slaves to sail with her from Essos, in hopes of eventually overthrowing the Iron Throne. Bonus Features: Season 1 and 2 Recap (10:02) Deleted Scenes (13:53) Inside Wildings (6:22) Politics of Marriage (8:40) New Characters of Season 3 (9:42) A Gathering Storm (14:02) 12 Episode Commentaries Click Images to Enlarge Season 4 As Season 4 begins, the Lannisters' hold on the Iron Throne remains intact in the wake of the Red Wedding slaughter that wiped out many of their Stark nemeses. But can they survive their own egos as well as new and ongoing threats? Meanwhile, an unbowed Stannis Baratheon continues to rebuild his army; the Lannister-loathing ‘Red Viper of Dorne,’ Oberyn Martell, arrives at King's Landing for Joffrey's wedding to Margaery Tyrell; Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons and unsullied force aim to liberate the largest Slavery City in the east...with long-range plans to take back the Iron Throne; and a depleted Night's Watch faces the advance of Mance Rayder's wildling army, who are in turn running from the undead White Walkers. Bonus Features: Deleted Scenes Roundtable (28:24) Battle Feature(35:39) The Politics of Power: A Look Back at Season 3 (25:02) Bastards of Westeros (7:16) New Characters & Locations (7:38) Blooper reel (2:01) 10 Audio Commentaries Click Images to Enlarge Season 5 After the shocking deaths of S4, the season begins with a power vacuum that protagonists across Westeros and Essos look to fill. At Castle Black, Jon Snow struggles to balance the demands of the Night’s Watch with those of newly-arrived Stannis Baratheon, who styles himself as the rightful king of Westeros. Meanwhile, Cersei scrabbles to hold on to power in Kings Landing amidst the Tyrells and the rise of a religious group led by the enigmatic High Sparrow, while Jaimie embarks on a secret mission. Across the Narrow Sea, Arya seeks an old friend while a fugitive Tyrion finds a new cause. And as danger mounts in Meereen, Daenerys Targaryen finds that her tenuous hold on the city requires some hard sacrifices. Bonus Features: Audio Commentaries (Episodes TBC) Anatomy of Episode 510 (30 mins) The Story of Post-Production (30 mins) A Day in the Life (26 mins) Deleted Scenes Click Images to Enlarge

• The Wiz | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.95   |  Saving you £3.04 (43.74%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico) and penned by Joel Schumacher (Batman and Robin), this lavish 1978 adaptation of the Broadway hit The Wiz was the biggest production filmed in New York City up to that point, utilising the newly revamped Astoria Studios and locations around the city. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross (reprising his Tony-winning role as the Lion) star in this Academy Award-nominated musical for the whole family. The Wiz is probably the grandest take on L. Frank Baum's classic tale The Wizard of Oz. The production team created sets with a sense of urban magic and spectacle: a New York subway station literally comes to life, and the massive plaza between the World Trade Center towers is transformed into the Emerald City, featuring nearly 400 dancers with three costume changes. Like all good musicals, the Quincy Jones arrangements are highly hummable long after viewing (especially the funky "Ease On Down the Road" and the inspirational "Brand New Day"). In an era before MTV, the camera stays nearly stationary as Ross and Lena Horne vocally soar through their numbers. Their stage-like performances successfully make the leap to film, making The Wiz a testament to their singing talents and star presence. The then-thirtysomething Ross raised some eyebrows playing the traditionally teenaged Dorothy, but she and her supporting cast (including Richard Pryor as the Wiz) carry the tunes with an infectious verve that will appeal to folks of all ages. --Shannon Gee

• Cries And Whispers | DVD | (25/02/2002) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ingmar Bergman’s Cries and Whispers is a brilliant and at times shockingly traumatic piece of chamber cinema. It also represented a renaissance for Bergman, whose previous few films had flopped commercially. Set in a large house with interiors done out entirely in a disquieting red and against a soundtrack of ticking and barely audible chatter, the film features three of Bergman’s female stalwarts. Harriet Andersson plays Agnes--a thirtysomething woman dying of cancer--Ingrid Thulin plays her sister Karin--non-tactile and caught in a marriage with a man she finds physically repulsive--and Liv Ulmann is the almost childishly sensual second sister Maria. Kari Sylwan, meanwhile, stars as the earth-motherly maid Anna, whose cradling of the dying Agnes against her naked bosom is one of the centrepieces of the movie. Much of what transpires here can be construed as fantasy sequence, including one extraordinary incident in which Thulin cuts her vagina with broken glass and smears the blood over herself, in order to avoid sex with her husband. Agnes’ unbearable cries of anguish in her death throes, however, are all too real. Many familiar Bergman themes are explored in Cries And Whispers--mortality, the existence of God (here doubted by a Pastor) and the space between people. However, they are set against a singular, blood-red, dreamlike ambience that is irresistible. This is Bergman at his finest. On the DVD: the dominant red backdrops of the movie are richly enhanced in this edition. Text-only extras include notes from Bergman’s own memoirs. In a lengthy extract here, he reveals that he had considered Mix Farrow for the part of one of the sisters. Philip Strick’s additional notes add further context and background--it seems that the film’s success in America was due to its distribution by, of all people, Roger Corman. --David Stubbs

• Disney & Pixar's Onward Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (01/06/2020) from £3.80   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney and Pixar's Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers (voices of Chris Pratt and Tom Holland) who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there. Pixar Animation Studios' all-new original feature film is directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Raethe team behind Monsters University. Onward releases in theaters on March 6, 2020.

• The Parole Officer | Blu Ray | (04/07/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Although there are one or two belly laughs along the way, for the most part The Parole Officer gets by on the pleasantly old-fashioned charm of a latter-day Ealing comedy. And despite a handful of gross-out moments (involving a roller coaster at Blackpool, a severed head and a wasp) most of the humour comes from the interaction of a good ensemble cast. It’s the first big-screen vehicle for Steve Coogan, who plays the titular officer as a watered-down, more likeable version of his most famous creation, Alan Partridge. After being set up by a corrupt detective Coogan’s hapless Simon Garden--in fact always identified as a Probation Officer, so presumably the film’s title is an attempt to attract a transatlantic audience--must recruit a motley gang of his ex-con clients to plan and execute a bank robbery in Manchester. Indeed, one of the film’s principal attractions is its affectionate use of that city centre as a setting instead of the more usual seedy London locations of most British caper-comedies.Coogan’s gang are a familiarly dysfunctional bunch, redeemed by sympathetic performances from, notably, Om Puri as irascible serial bigamist George and the young Emma Williams as serial car thief Kirsty. Not enough effort goes into fleshing out the characters, though, and in particular Lena Headey as Coogan’s policewoman girlfriend is far too thinly sketched to seem convincing. However, much fun is had by all as the team bond, bicker and construct, A Team-style, the tools they need for the big heist. The bank raid itself is the film’s highlight and features a surprising deus ex machina appearance from a very distinguished guest star. If The Parole Officer never stretches to the sublime heights (or psychological depths) of I’m Alan Partridge, it does play out in a brisk 90 minutes like an extended episode of Coogan’s Run; which is to say it’s got plenty of easygoing charm even if it never pushes any boundaries. On the DVD: the handful of extra features include a surprisingly serious commentary from Coogan, cowriter Henry Normal, director John Duigan and producer Duncan Kenworthy. More interesting is the handful of deleted scenes, in which we find that some precious character development was sacrificed in the interests of pace (as well as a couple of perfectly good jokes). There's a 22-minute featurette, which isn't really a "making of" but just a series of interviews with the principal cast, plus the trailer and Atomic Kitten's "Eternal Flame" video. The picture is a good anamorphic (16:9) ratio with Dolby 5.1 sound. --Mark Walker

• Girls - Season 6 | Blu Ray | (24/07/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ‹Lena Dunham stars in the sixth and final season of Girls, HBO's hit comedy that follows the assorted humiliations and triumphs of a group of 20-something friends in NYC. Season 6 picks up six months after the end of S5, with Hannah (Dunham), enjoying new success as a writer after her participation in The Moth last season, getting a plum writing assignment that could dramatically change the course of her life. Marnie (Allison Williams), now in a relationship with Ray (Alex Karpovsky), seeks to maintain her independence post-divorce from Desi, but when her actions veer into self-absorption, it may end up making her current relationship unsustainable. Now also a couple, Jessa and Adam (Jemima Kirke and Adam Driver) decide to embark on a creative project to channel their passions, which could become a source of contention. And Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) finds herself professionally on the right path in a new job at a marketing agency, though personally she realizes that her friendships may be holding her back. Episodes: Episode 1: All I Ever Wanted Episode 2: Hostage Situation Episode 3: American Bitch Episode 4: Painful Evacuation Episode 5: Gummies Episode 6: Full Disclosure Episode 7: The Bounce Episode 8: What Will We Do This Time About Adam? Episode 9: Goodbye Tour Episode 10: Latching Extra Content: Audio Commentaries (TBD) Inside the Episodes (40:00) Finale Show - Extended Cut (35:30) Favorite Moments: Shoshanna Supercut (18:33) Favorite Moments: Jessa Supercut (15:33) Favorite Moments: Hannah Supercut (11:59) Favorite Moments: Marnie Supercut (11:46)

• Riviera: Season 3 Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (11/01/2021) from £13.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The glamour, style, class and money of Monaco and the Cote d'Azur returns for a third series, which is set to be more glamourous than ever. Now a rising star in international art restitution, Georgina has reinvented herself as Georgina Ryland. She revels in the relative black and white clarity that her new role gives her, as well as her new alliance with the carefree, charismatic and worldly Gabriel Hirsch. In series 3 Julia takes the glitz and glamour of the Cote d'Azur around the globe, including trips to Venice and Argentina, as her character Georgina Clios tries to escape the devastation the Riviera has wrought on her. Drugs and Multi Million Pound Paintings!

• Girls - Season 1-6 | DVD | (24/07/2017) from £34.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (14.29%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Season 1 Created by and starring filmmaker Lena Dunham, Girls takes a comic look at the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their early 20s. The girls, having lived in New York for a couple of years are still not sure what they want from boys, from each other, from themselves... and things don't seem to be getting any clearer. Season 2 Following the urban adventures of a group of 20-something women, the series focuses on Hannah Horvath (Dunham) and her complicated web of NYC friends, ex-friends, boyfriends, and ex-boyfriends. This season, Hannah forges ahead with her dream of being a bestselling author and even starts to earn a little cash, but her enthusiasm is tempered by the responsibility she feels for her now-ex Adam (Adam Driver), convalescing after his S1-finale accident. Let down by work and still lonely after calling things off with Charlie, Marnie (Allison Williams) needs her best friend and former roommate more than ever, but lingering awkwardness and some surprising turns only drive a wedge further between them. Meanwhile, Jessa (Jemima Kirke) meets her new inlaws and attempts to live the married life, and Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) gives Ray (Alex Karpovsky) another chance at a relationship. The girls may have their ups and downs, but the show's raw poignancy and fresh humor remain constant. And Season 2 of Girls is as addictive as ever. Season 3 Following the misadventures of a group of 20-something friends in NYC, the series centres on Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham) and her mess of anxieties, insecurities and uncertainty as she approaches her mid-20s. In Season 3, Hannah is now in a committed relationship with Adam (Adam Driver), and the two are settling into a newfound domesticity in her apartment. Hannah is also working on rehabilitating her writing career and concentrating on delivering her eBook to her eccentric publisher. Meanwhile, Marnie (Allison Williams) is adjusting to life after a sudden and traumatic breakup with Charlie and meticulously working to achieve the life she feels she deserves. Nearing graduation, newly single Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) masterminds a plan to create a healthy (at least on paper) balance between partying and her studies. And, continuing her streak of disrupting the lives of those around her, Jessa (Jemima Kirke) resurfaces and strikes up an ambiguous friendship with a flamboyant father figure. Over this season's 12 episodes, the friendships between the girls are more volatile than ever, proving that female friendship is its own kind of romance. As always, love, life, sex and death can all interrupt the circuitous path to adulthood - and will arrive when you're least prepared. Season 4 Lena Dunham returns for the fourth season of Girls, the Emmy®- and Golden Globe-winning comedy series that follows the misadventures of a group of 20-something friends in and out of NYC. This season finds the girls tentatively edging towards maturity as they take on new personas in new worlds. As the season begins, Hannah (Dunham) leaves New York to attend the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop in the hopes of becoming a more serious writer, while confronting uncertainty in her relationship with Adam (Adam Driver). Meanwhile, back in New York, Marnie (Allison Williams) pursues a music career while balancing her professional and romantic relationship with Desi (Ebon Moss-Bachrach); Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) graduates and begins interviewing for jobs, while sorting out her relationship with Ray (Alex Karpovsky); and Jessa (Jemima Kirke) is trying out sobriety through AA, though her ability to stir up drama remains undiminished. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this season's 10 episodes offer up some unexpected twists, as the girls of Girls continue to hunt for success creatively, professionally and romantically in New York City and beyond. Guests this season include Richard E. Grant (Doctor Who) as Jessa's rehab friend Jasper; Rita Wilson (The Good Wife) as Marnie's mom Evie; John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) as Hannah's editor/publisher David; Gaby Hoffmann (You Can Count on Me) as Adam's sister Caroline; and others. Season 5 Lena Dunham returns for the highly anticipated fifth season of Girls, the award-winning hit comedy series that follows the assorted humiliations and triumphs of a group of girls in their mid-20s each facing new challenges in life and love this season. As Season 5 begins, Hannah is, for the moment, putting her writing ambitions aside, continuing to work as a teacher alongside new boyfriend (and refreshingly nice guy) Fran a relationship which her friends urge her not to screw up. Meanwhile, Marnie micro-manages her upstate wedding to her musical partner Desi, but upon returning from the honeymoon, begins to realize she needs more space, literally and figuratively. Jessa, working towards becoming a therapist, tries to stay on the straight and narrow, while managing a budding relationship. And Shoshanna, who makes a brief return to the U.S. for Marnie's wedding, is thriving at her new job in Japan, where she flirts with her boss despite her long-distance relationship with Scott back home. Honest and uproarious, with unexpected surprise turns, Girls' fifth season promises to maintain the series' place as one of the most talked-about shows on television. Season 6 Lena Dunham stars in the sixth and final season of Girls, HBO's hit comedy that follows the assorted humiliations and triumphs of a group of 20-something friends in NYC. Season 6 picks up six months after the end of S5, with Hannah (Dunham), enjoying new success as a writer after her participation in The Moth last season, getting a plum writing assignment that could dramatically change the course of her life. Marnie (Allison Williams), now in a relationship with Ray (Alex Karpovsky), seeks to maintain her independence post-divorce from Desi, but when her actions veer into self-absorption, it may end up making her current relationship unsustainable. Now also a couple, Jessa and Adam (Jemima Kirke and Adam Driver) decide to embark on a creative project to channel their passions, which could become a source of contention. And Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) finds herself professionally on the right path in a new job at a marketing agency, though personally she realizes that her friendships may be holding her back. Episodes: Season 1: 1. Pilot (30.25) 2. Vagina Panic (26.10) 3. All Adventurous Women Do (28.25) 4. Hannah's Diary (27.53) 5. Hard Being Easy (27.26) 6. The Return (27.14) 7. Welcome to Bushwich A.K.A. The Crackcident (26.52) 8. Weirdos Need Girlfriends Too (28.07) 9. Leave Me Alone (25.31) 10. She Did (28.44) Season 2: 1. It's About Time (28.18) 2. I Get Ideas (26.56) 3. Bad Friend (27.55) 4. It's A Shame About Ray (27.38) 5.One Man's Trash (27.16) 6. Boys (28.42) 7.Video Games (27.08) 8. It's Back (28.44) 9.On All Fours (27.45) 10. Together (27.55) Season 3: 1. Females Only 2. Truth or Dare 3. She Said OK 4. Dead Inside 5. Only Child 6. Free Snacks 7. Beach House 8. Incidentals 9. Flo 10. Role-Play Season 4: Ep. 1 Lowa Ep.2 Triggering Ep.3 Female Author Ep.4 Cubbies Ep.5 Sit-In Ep.6 Close Up Ep.7 Ask Me My Name Ep.8 Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz Ep.9 Daddy Issues Ep.10 Home Birth Season 5: 1. Wedding Day 2. Good Man 3. Japan 4. Old Loves 5. Queen for Two Days 6. The Panic in Central Park 7. Hello Kitty 8. Homeward Bound 9. Love Stories 10. I Love You Baby Season 6: Episode 1: All I Ever Wanted Episode 2: Hostage Situation Episode 3: American Bitch Episode 4: Painful Evacuation Episode 5: Gummies Episode 6: Full Disclosure Episode 7: The Bounce Episode 8: What Will We Do This Time About Adam? Episode 9: Goodbye Tour Episode 10: Latching Extra Content: Season 1: A.Audio Commentary (E1) with Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner B.Audio Commentary (E6) with Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow C.Audio Commentary (E7) with Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner D.Audio Commentary (E9) with Lena Dunham and Richard Shepard E.Audio Commentary (E10) with Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, and Zosia Mamet F.Inside the Episodes (10 total, Disc1 = 13.51, Disc2 =14.57 ) Season 2: A.Audio Commentary (E201) with Allison Williams and Andrew Rannells B.Audio Commentary (E203) withDirector Jesse Peretz C.Audio Commentary (E204) with Zosia Mamet, Alex Karpovsky and Director Jesse Peretz D.Audio Commentary (E205) with Richard Shepard E.Audio Commentary (E207) with Richard Shepard F.Audio Commentary (E209) with Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner G.Audio Commentary (E210) with Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow H.Inside the Episodes (D1=15.56,D2=15.55 ) I.Episode 5 Table Read (22.12) J.Guys on Girls (17.37) K.Season 1 Recap (2.02) Season 3: A. Season 2 Recap (1:00) B. Inside the Episodes (Disc 1:18:00Disc 2:19:00 approx - total 35:27) C. Audio Commentary (E302) D. Audio Commentary (E307) E. Audio Commentary (E309) F. Audio Commentary (E310) G. Audio Commentary (E311) H. Audio Commentary (E312) Season 4: B. Season 3 Recap (1:00 approx) C. Inside the Episodes (Disc 1:14:00 approxDisc 2:18:00 approx) D. Audio Commentary (E401) E. Audio Commentary (E402) F. Audio Commentary (E403) G. Audio Commentary (E405) H. Audio Commentary (E406) I. Audio Commentary (E408) J. Audio Commentary (E409) Season 5: Inside the Episodes (34:30) Deleted &Extended Scenes (18:00) Season 6: Audio Commentaries; Inside the Episodes; Finale Show - Extended Cut; Favorite Moments: Shoshanna Supercut; Favorite Moments: Jessa Supercut Favorite Moments: Hannah Supercut; Favorite Moments: Marnie Supercut;

• Havana | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £5.54   |  Saving you £0.45 (8.12%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Robert Redford and Lena Olin star in Oscar-winning director Sydney Pollack's passionate romantic adventure set in a place once called ""the sexiest city in the world."" High-rolling poker player Jack Weil (Redford) is trying to make one big score in 1958 Havana a pleasure-seeker's paradise on the verge of revolution. But his plan doesn't include falling for Roberta (Olin) the beautiful enigmatic wife of revolutionary Arturo Duran (Raul Julia). After Arturo is removed by the police Jack is drawn closer to Roberta who ignites a passion that threatens his last chance for the big score. Breathtaking cinematography a powerful story and a sensual score be Dave Grusin make Havana an unforgettable experience.

• Riviera - Season 01 | DVD | (25/09/2017) from £5.81   |  Saving you £9.48 (163.17%)   |  RRP £15.29

  After newlywed Georgina's billionaire husband Constantine is killed in a yacht explosion, she is shocked to discover the fortune and lifestyle he maintained was surrounded by violence, lies, secrets and murder. She soon must step out of her comfort zone to protect the family and herself.

• Disney & Pixar's Onward 3D Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (01/06/2020) from £27.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney and Pixar's Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers (voices of Chris Pratt and Tom Holland) who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there. Pixar Animation Studios' all-new original feature film is directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Raethe team behind Monsters University. Onward releases in theaters on March 6, 2020.

• Alias Season 3 | DVD | (30/05/2005) from £4.48   |  Saving you £40.51 (904.24%)   |  RRP £44.99

  The third season of Alias found super spy Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) waking up in Hong Kong with a monster hangover and two years in the future with nary a memory. What's worse, her world has been turned upside-down with the evil Sloane (Ron Rifkin) now a world-famous humanitarian and philanthropist, and, even worse, her true love Vaughn (Michael Vartan) married to a seemingly great gal. Nice way to go back to work, eh? After coming up with one heck of a cliffhanger in season 2, Alias proceeded a bit aimlessly through these 22 episodes, and as a result, the parts were truly greater than the whole. With Lena Olin no longer around as Syd's duplicitous mother, and the addition of admirable yet bland Melissa George as Vaughn's wife Lauren, Garner found herself for the first time without a compelling female foil to play off. By dividing its focus equally between the quest for the enigmatic Rambaldi device, Syd and Vaughn's now-contentious relationship, and the uncovering of Syd's missing years, Alias lost a little of its power without a larger story arc. The loss of regular cast members Merrin Dungey (Francie/Alison) and Bradley Cooper (Will)--both of whom do make great guest appearances--also divest the show of the personal life that kept Sydney human and approachable. Still, Garner is stellar as always, the plot twists come fast and furious, and secret identities are revealed. This season does have a great panorama of guest actors including Ricky Gervais, Justin Theroux, Djimon Hounsou, David Cronenberg, Quentin Tarantino, Vivica A. Fox, and Isabella Rossellini as Syd's long-lost aunt. --Mark Englehart, Amazon.com

• Girls - Season 5 | DVD | (16/01/2017) from £8.69   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Lena Dunham returns for the highly anticipated fifth season of Girls, the award-winning hit comedy series that follows the assorted humiliations and triumphs of a group of girls in their mid-20s each facing new challenges in life and love this season. As Season 5 begins, Hannah is, for the moment, putting her writing ambitions aside, continuing to work as a teacher alongside new boyfriend (and refreshingly nice guy) Fran a relationship which her friends urge her not to screw up. Meanwhile, Marnie micro-manages her upstate wedding to her musical partner Desi, but upon returning from the honeymoon, begins to realize she needs more space, literally and figuratively. Jessa, working towards becoming a therapist, tries to stay on the straight and narrow, while managing a budding relationship. And Shoshanna, who makes a brief return to the U.S. for Marnie's wedding, is thriving at her new job in Japan, where she flirts with her boss despite her long-distance relationship with Scott back home. Honest and uproarious, with unexpected surprise turns, Girls' fifth season promises to maintain the series' place as one of the most talked-about shows on television.

• The Long Firm | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £6.43   |  Saving you £13.56 (210.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  During the swinging sixties in London there was only one crime boss in Soho that mattered: the indomitable Harry Starks. With a reputation for savagery and generosity in equal measure Starks ruled central London with a coercive fist and his favourite implement of torture: the red-hot poker. Based on Jake Arnott's best selling novel which combines fact with fiction this is a retrospective tale of criminality in the 1960s through to the 1980s; told from the view of four characters a

• The Gods Must Be Crazy, The / Gods Must Be Crazy 2 | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Gods Must Be Crazy: For five thousand years things have pretty much stayed the same for Xi and his fellow bushmen. Then one day an empty Coke bottle drops magically from the sky and life goes topsy turvy in the face of this generous 'gift of the Gods'. An international sensation 'The Gods Must Be Crazy' is one of the most original and thought provoking comedies ever. Starring real life Bushman Nixau it's a movie that looks at us from the other side - and shows us just how

• The Parole Officer | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £5.75   |  Saving you £4.24 (73.74%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Steve Coogan (TV's Alan Partridge) stars in this comedy about a hapless parole officer who finds himself being set up by a crooked police chief. The only way out is to set up a heist, with help from some reluctant ex-cons.

• Unbearable Lightness Of Being - 2 Disc Special Edition | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Tomas, the happily irresponsible Czech lover of Milan Kundera's novel, which is set in Prague just before and during the Soviet invasion in 1968. Lena Olin and Juliette Binoche are the two vastly different women who occupy his attention and to some extent represent different sides of his values and personality. In any case, the character's decision to flee Russian tanks with one of them--and then return--has profound consequences on his life. Directed by Philip Kaufman, this rich, erotic, fascinating character study with allegorical overtones is a touchstone for many filmgoers. Several key sequences--such as Olin wearing a bowler hat and writhing most attractively--linger in the memory, while Kaufman's assured sense of the story inspires superb performances all around. --Tom Keogh

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  In this ferocious retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae based on the epic graphic novel by Sin City creator Frank Miller, King Xerxes of Persia (Rodrigo Santoro -- Lost) amasses an army of hundreds of thousands, drawn from Asia and Africa, to invade and conquer the tiny, divided nation of Greece in 481 B.C. But when the advancing Persian forces enter the treacherous mountain pass of Thermopylae, they encounter Spartan King Leonidas (Gerard Butler -- The Phantom of the Opera) and his royal guard of soldiers numbering just 300. According to legend, their valor and sacrifice inspired all of Greece to unite against the Persian foe, planting the seeds of democracy and ushering in the Golden Age of Greece.With nonstop action and awe-inspiring visual effects, director Zack Snyder creates a breathtaking vision of one of history's most legendary battles ... and an epic tale of sacrifice and heroism.

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  Based on Stieg Larsson's literary phenomenon and featuring an award-winning breakthrough performance by Noomi Rapace, the trilogy follows the unlikely heroine Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist. First as they unite to solve the case of a missing girl and then as they fight to uncover the truth about Salander's past. A past full of secrets that a mysterious underground Government group would kill to keep hidden.

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  Seasons One & Two of Sky's hit drama in one Boxset Season One After just a year of marriage, the immaculate life Georgina (Julia Stiles) has quickly become intoxicated by is blown apart when her art collector husband Constantine is killed in an explosion aboard the yacht of a Russian oligarch. Believing there to be more to the tragedy, she sets out to uncover what happened. Dark truths about Constantine's dealings emerge and, as she begins to realise who she was really married to, Georgina enters a spiral of moral descent as she becomes immersed in a world of lies, double-dealing and criminality. In order to maintain the Clios' legendary Côte d'Azur mansion and protect the family and its fortune, she will have to learn to adapt, survive and ultimately thrive in her dangerous new reality. But as she first proved back in her days as a fine art scholar in the US, she's an A-plus student Season Two Riviera is back. The second ten sensational part season of Riviera sees Georgina (Julia Stiles) focused on trying to get away with murder as she fights to retain power within the Clios household and her position at the top of the elusive art world. This intoxicating drama is full of sun, sex, sea, fast cars, fast living, chateau's and everything that says the glamour of the rich and powerful. Picking up immediately from the shocking ending of season one, with the Clios family still reeling from the devastation caused by Constantine's mysterious death, Georgina continues her battle for dominance and control with Irina Clios (Lena Olin) and her children Christos (Dimitri Leonidas) and Adriana (Roxanne Duran).