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  • Heidi Fleiss - Hollywood MadameHeidi Fleiss - Hollywood Madame | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

    Broomfield pursues famed Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss for an elusive interview. In the process he uncovers her previous existence and a wild lifestyle. Along the way he meets a bizarre group of associates including Ivan Nagy a producer and supposedly former boyfriend who has a Svengali- like hold over Heidi. We also meet Madam Alex her money guzzling mentor and Victoria Sellers daughter of Peter Sellars.

  • Hercules - Handel [2005]Hercules - Handel | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £19.32   |  Saving you £13.66 (83.65%)   |  RRP £29.99

    Musical drama in three acts.

  • Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg -- Australian Opera / Mackerras [1988]Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg -- Australian Opera / Mackerras | DVD | (20/02/2004) from £32.38   |  Saving you £-2.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is Wagner's most life-affirming opera, a romantic comedy about life and love in 16th century Nürnberg with none of the mythological characters and settings of the composer's other operas. The story concerns a knight, Walther Von Stolzing (here sung by Paul Frey) who must win the hand of the woman he loves, Eva (Helena Doese) by competing in a competition to become the Master Singer of the city. Against him are various romantic rivals, while in the role of his eventual mentor is the shoemaker Hans Sachs (Donald McIntyre). Doese brings just the right innocent femininity to one of only two important female roles--the other is filled by Rosemary Gunn as her governess, Magdalene. Paul Frey is fine as the romantic young knight, but the opera belongs to the great New Zealand Wagnerian bass-baritone, Donald McIntyre. His performance is richly insightful as only one so steeped in the world of the composer could be. The staging is deliberately unspectacular, the colours muted to the natural earth tones of the Middle Ages, focusing all attention on the characters, drama and exhilarating music. Though running three-and-a-half hours, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is an excellent introduction to Wagner's art; especially as presented in this 1990 performance in an engagingly direct and unpretentious style, one that draws the audience in and makes for highly effective small-screen viewing. On the DVD: Die Meistersinger is presented on two DVDs to maximise picture quality over the 227-minute playing time. The image is 4:3 and is typical of a 1990 live opera performance recorded on video, being perfectly acceptable while revealing all the faults of the medium. The stereo sound is very good without being exceptional. There are optional subtitles in English, German, French and Spanish but no extras. --Gary S Dalkin

  • Treasure Island [1972]Treasure Island | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  • Friends, Series 7 - Episodes 13-16 [1995]Friends, Series 7 - Episodes 13-16 | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

    Lots happened behind the scenes between seasons and early on in the seventh year of the hit comedy, leaving audiences speculating that this might be the last. Perry became seriously ill again, and returned looking more emaciated than ever. Cox regained weight, but despite finishing Scream 3 happily, things were already rocky with David Arquette. Much was made in the press about Aniston marrying Brad Pitt, of course, but the real news (allaying fans' fears) was NBC's expensive renewal of the cast for two years at $750,000 per episode each (more than six times their previous increase). On-screen, at least there was Chandler and Monica's engagement lasting the whole year, despite predictable ups and downs (eg: "T.O.W. The Truth About London" revealing that Monica fancied Joey). By the time we finally get to "T.O.W. Chandler's Dad" (Kathleen Turner), it seems inevitable that the two-part finale will be an insane mess--but with a happy-ish ending. Sure enough, "T.O.W. Chandler and Monica's Wedding" features Gary Oldman joining in the chaos as Chandler repeatedly goes missing. Other star-turns in the year were Seinfeld's Jason Alexander as a suicidal Office Manager, Susan Sarandon as soap queen bitch Jessica Lockhart, Denise Richards as one of Ross and Monica's endless number of cousins and Winona Ryder as a surprise old friend, prompting "T.O.W. Rachel's Big Kiss". But perhaps the most telling instalment of this weirdly atmospheric year was "T.O.W. They All Turn Thirty". It suggested that maybe the Friends are all getting too old to carry on living their frivolous lives the same way after all. Paul Tonks

  • Romantic Comedy: She's All That, French Kiss, Down To YouRomantic Comedy: She's All That, French Kiss, Down To You | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

    She's All That When High School prom king and all round coolest guy in the neighbourhood Zack (Freddie Prinze Jr) is told by his girlfriend Taylor (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe) that she's leaving him for Brock Hudson star of MTV's The Real World he's naturally more than a little put out. After all it doesn't do for the class president and captain of the school soccer team to be seen with anything less than the prettiest girl in the school especially with prom night coming up. French KissStraight-laced Kate (Ryan)has her future all planned out: marry her fiance Charlie (Timothy Hutton) and live happily ever after. What she didn't count on was Juliette the beautiful French woman Charlie falls for on a business trip to Paris! Determined to win him back Kate jumps on a plane where she meets Luc (Kline) a petty thief whom she immediately dislikes. But when Luc sneaks a stolen necklace into Kate's purse she finds herself travelling through France with him on a trip full of surprises: the biggest one being that this con man is stealing her heart! Down To YouFrom the moment they meet amid the chaos of college in New York City Al (Prinze) and Imogen (Stiles) begin a romantic journey where true love often competes with the temptation to stray from commitment. As time passes and an outrageous array of friends enter the scene they'll celebrate all the highs and confront all the lows that greet their passionate affair.

  • Friends - Series 9 - Episodes 21-23 [1995]Friends - Series 9 - Episodes 21-23 | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £3.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (75.19%)   |  RRP £6.99

    The One With The Fertility Test: Ross is in agony because brilliant and beautiful professor Charlie (Aisha Tyler) who usually prefers paleontologists is instead dating shallow Joey. Nevertheless Ross helps the desperate Joey pretend to be intelligent to impress Charlie - with mixed results. Meanwhile Chandler and Monica's nervous visit to a fertility clinic is made even more uncomfortable by the unexpected appearance of Chandler's annoying ex-girlfriend Janice (Maggie Wheeler). The One With The Donor: Disappointed to learn that they cannot conceive a baby naturally Monica and Chandler mull over their options. When Chandler brings home handsome unknowing co-worker Zack (John Stamos) for dinner Monica and Chandler embarrassingly 'interview' him as a potential sperm donor. The One In Barbados: Parts I & II as a feature-length 75 minute episode.

  • Friends - Series 7 - Episodes 5-8 Plus Director's Cut [1995]Friends - Series 7 - Episodes 5-8 Plus Director's Cut | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

    Lots happened behind the scenes between seasons and early on in the seventh year of the hit comedy, leaving audiences speculating that this might be the last. Perry became seriously ill again, and returned looking more emaciated than eve r. Cox regained weight, but despite finishing Scream 3 happily, things were already rocky with David Arquette. Much was made in the press about Aniston marrying Brad Pitt, of course, but the real news (allaying fans' fears) was NBC's expensive renewal of the cast for two years at $750,000 per episode each (more than six times their previous increase). On-screen, at least there was Chandler and Monica's engagement lasting the whole year, despite predictable ups and downs (eg: "T.O.W. The Truth About London" revealing that Monica fancied Joey). By the time we finally get to "T.O.W. Chandler's Dad" (Kathleen Turner), it seems inevitable that the two-part finale will be an insane mess--but with a happy-ish ending. Sure enough, "T.O.W. Chandler and Monica's Wedding" features Gary Oldman joining in the chaos as Chandler repeatedly goes missing. Other star-turns in the year were Seinfeld's Jason Alexander as a suicidal Office Manager, Susan Sarandon as soap queen bitch Jessica Lockhart, Denise Richards as one of Ross and Monica's endless number of cousins and Winona Ryder as a surprise old friend, prompting "T.O.W. Rachel's Big Kiss". But perhaps the most telling instalment of this weirdly atmospheric year was "T.O.W. They All Turn Thirty". It suggested that maybe the Friends are all getting too old to carry on living their frivolous lives the same way after all. Paul Tonks

  • Punk In London [1979]Punk In London | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

    With Punk now the stuff of postcards, its good to have Punk in London, a 1977 feature that taps the source of what the scene was all about. German director Wolfgang Büra interviews a number of players and promoters but, apart from concert sequences by The Adverts and The Clash--in gritty form on their ill-fated first European tour--the emphasis is on "almost were" bands. Büras reticent and awkward questioning wont win awards for journalism, but interviewees are prepared to open up to him. Theres political hard-talking from members of Chelsea, a chat with the unassuming bassist of The Lurkers (and parents!), priceless interview footage with Kevin Rowland, then in Birmingham band The Kiljoys; best of all, the laconic roadie of Subway Sect, a true leveller well aware that the whole "Punk thing" will fall victim to commercial pressure like counter-cultures before it. On the DVD: The 1977 film reproduces decently, its faded realism appropriate to the subject, and the sound captures the sweaty environs of Londons club scene with raw immediacy. A pity, though, that sound and vision in the interviews werent better synchronised. There are 21 access points; The Clash sequence is repeated with German subtitles (though markedly inferior picture quality), and an extended adverts sequence with German-only offstage banter. Overall, a quirky package, and a quirky documentary--but with a sincerity and authenticity that no "Best of" could ever hope to capture.--Richard Whitehouse

  • Teenage CavemanTeenage Caveman | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

    Known only as the boy he is the son of a leader of a prehistoric tribe who live in a desolate valley. Making a perilous journey with them he sees them killed one by one....

  • 976 Evil II [1992]976 Evil II | DVD | (05/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

    Robin (Debbie James) finds herself visited by an astral spirit. She soon becomes the only witness through her visions to the murders that the spirit commits in his astral form. Robin's only hope is a handsome stranger named Spike Johnson (Patrick O'Bryan). Through his past experiences with the horrorscope Spike's acquired his own psychic strength. Together they discover that the only way to save themselves from the vicious revenge of the astral spirit is to fight him on his own turf...

  • King Lear [1999]King Lear | DVD | (04/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Adaptation of the Shakespeare drama with Blessed taking the lead role as well as directing the production.

  • Breakout [1975]Breakout | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

    Breakout is a 1975 jailbreak vehicle for Charles Bronson and wife Jill Ireland. It also stars Robert Duvall as Jay Wagner, framed by his wealthy but scheming grandfather (John Huston) and sentenced to 28 years in a Mexican jail. Ireland plays his concerned wife who enlists the help of small-time pilot Nick Colton (Bronson) to get Duvall out of jail in an audacious escape plot. While supporting actors such as Randy Quaid as Bronson's sidekick bring a little enthusiasm to their parts, the major players do not. Bronson and Ireland deliver their parts with the stiltedness of a first run-through, while Robert Duvall's mind seems entirely elsewhere, as if he's unable to believe he's involved in such an inauspicious project. His character seems strangely indifferent to his fate, an indifference which spreads swiftly to the audience. The escape sequence takes an eternity to arrive and when it does is almost breathtakingly underwhelming. Only the gruesomely depicted death of a bad guy, slashed to pieces by a propeller on a runaway, strikes a pleasingly jarring note. Otherwise, you almost feel sorry for this film, so manifestly unloved is it by those who conceived and participated in it. On the DVD: Breakout on disc is presented in anamorphic widescreen format. There are no extras other than subtitles. --David Stubbs

  • From Hell - Definitive EditionFrom Hell - Definitive Edition | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

    FROM HELL referring to the return address on a letter penned by the Ripper is about people who are in hell trying to survive the grimmest circumstances. At the core are five impoverished prostitutes who share a desperate friendship drawn tighter as their ranks are terrorized by a gruesome murderer. Mary Kelly Kate Eddowes Liz Stride Dark Annie Chapman and Polly exist on the brink earning a meagre living with their bodies in a society that concurrently dishonours and feeds upon them. Owning virtually nothing of value they are threatened by a monster that would steal from them their only possession: existence.

  • To Hell and Back [Blu-ray]To Hell and Back | Blu Ray | (30/11/2021) from £21.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  • The Bourne Identity / The Bourne Supremacy / PaycheckThe Bourne Identity / The Bourne Supremacy / Paycheck | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

    The Bourne Identity (Dir. Doug Liman 2002): A man who may or may not be Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is found floating in the Mediterranean Sea and is hauled onto a fishing boat. When the ship's doctor examines the unconscious castaway he discovers two bullet wounds and an implanted device that displays a Swiss bank account number. With nothing but this code the amnesiac Bourne travels to Zurich and gains access to a safe-deposit box containing a gun thousands of dollars in various currencies and valid passports from numerous countries - each listing a different identity. Within minutes Bourne is on the run from a seemingly ever-present agency relying on language and fighting skills he didn't even know he possessed! Offering 000 for a ride to Paris Bourne gains the reluctant help of the nomadic Marie (Franka Potente). Meanwhile the shadowy organization headed by a tough-talking bureaucrat (Chris Cooper) sends numerous assassins (including the Professor played by Clive Owen) after Bourne and Marie. As their situation grows more perilous the two strangers struggle to find out who Bourne really is and why they are being hunted... The Bourne Supremacy (Dir. Paul Greengrass 2004): Expert assassin Jason Bourne (Damon) who continues to find himself plagued by the splintered nightmares from his former life. The stakes are now even higher for the agent as he coolly maneuvers through the dangerous waters of international espionage - replete with CIA plots turncoat agents and constantly shifting covert alliances - all the while hoping to find the truth behind his haunted memories and answers to his own fragmented past... Paycheck (Dir. John Woo 2003): Ben Affleck stars as Michael Jennings a brilliant computer engineer hired by high-tech corporations for specialized top-secret projects. Once a job is complete Jennings routinely has his short-term memory erased so as not to divulge any sensitive company information to future clients. Highly paid for his work he expects to earn .4 billion at the end of his latest 3-year project. But upon completion of the job instead of a big paycheck Jennings is handed an envelope filled with random objects and told that he has agreed to forfeit all payment. With his memory erased as usual Jennings has no way to prove them wrong until he discovers the objects are clues to the puzzle that once was his past. But with Federal agents hot on his heels Jennings quickly learns that more than just his paycheck is at stake. In a race against time Jennings must put the pieces together with the help of Rachel (Uma Thurman) the woman he has worked with and loved for the past three years who rekindles his memory of their life together before the people he once worked for have him killed.

  • The Manson FamilyThe Manson Family | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

    You've seen the story through the eyes of the law; now see it through the eyes of the Manson 'family'... A terrifying biopic of Charlie Manson and his coterie responsible for some of the most heinous crimes in American history... August 9th 1969. In the quiet secluded canyons above Beverly Hills the silence of a summer's nights is shattered by the terrified screams of a woman begging for mercy. Within 48 hours Charles Manson and his so called 'Family' have butchered seven innocent people in a killing spree that shook the world. In a movie as controversial as it is relentlessly shocking the story of the most infamous cult of all time unfolds; the story of one man's twisted vision of an Armageddon and how it turned the hippy dream into a nightmare. Take a glimpse inside the killers' minds and discover that the grisly truth is even more chilling than the myth....

  • Friends - Series 7 - Episodes 1-4 Plus Director's Cut [1995]Friends - Series 7 - Episodes 1-4 Plus Director's Cut | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

    Lots happened behind the scenes between seasons and early on in the seventh year of the hit comedy, leaving audiences speculating that this might be the last. Perry became seriously ill again, and returned looking more emaciated than eve r. Cox regained weight, but despite finishing Scream 3 happily, things were already rocky with David Arquette. Much was made in the press about Aniston marrying Brad Pitt, of course, but the real news (allaying fans' fears) was NBC's expensive renewal of the cast for two years at $750,000 per episode each (more than six times their previous increase). On-screen, at least there was Chandler and Monica's engagement lasting the whole year, despite predictable ups and downs (eg: "T.O.W. The Truth About London" revealing that Monica fancied Joey). By the time we finally get to "T.O.W. Chandler's Dad" (Kathleen Turner), it seems inevitable that the two-part finale will be an insane mess--but with a happy-ish ending. Sure enough, "T.O.W. Chandler and Monica's Wedding" features Gary Oldman joining in the chaos as Chandler repeatedly goes missing. Other star-turns in the year were Seinfeld's Jason Alexander as a suicidal Office Manager, Susan Sarandon as soap queen bitch Jessica Lockhart, Denise Richards as one of Ross and Monica's endless number of cousins and Winona Ryder as a surprise old friend, prompting "T.O.W. Rachel's Big Kiss". But perhaps the most telling instalment of this weirdly atmospheric year was "T.O.W. They All Turn Thirty". It suggested that maybe the Friends are all getting too old to carry on living their frivolous lives the same way after all. Paul Tonks

  • TwinkyTwinky | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    It must be love but it's definitely exhausting. Scott Warden A middle-aged American writer of pornographic novels meets and falls in love with sixteen-year old Twinky. This alone is cause for concern but when the couple gets married and moves to America the trouble (and fun) really begins...

  • Beatles-Big Beat BoxBeatles-Big Beat Box | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £4.99   |  Saving you £23.00 (460.92%)   |  RRP £27.99

    This unique video traces the extraordinary rise of The Beatles from their early days in the clubs of Liverpool and Germany to their undisputed status as the world's most successful pop group ever. Recorded are the astounding events as Beatlemania swept through the UK across the USA and exploded throughout the world.

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