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• Sex Traffic | DVD | (04/09/2006) from £10.78   |  Saving you £5.21 (32.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Elena and Vara believe they are leaving their home in Moldova one of the poorest countries in Europe for a better life in London. However they soon realise that they have in fact been sold to traffickers and are being taken to the dark and seedy side of the capital to work as sex slaves. Daniel Appleton (Simm) is a researcher and investigator for London-based charity Speak For Freedom investigating the plight of girls sold into sexual slavery. A chance meeting with Elena changes Daniel's life forever as he uncovers a potentially explosive corruption scandal involving Kernwell a private US contractor supplying troops to the international peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. When the girls' story reaches Madeleine Harlsburgh (Wendy Crewson) the wife of Kernwell's chief she starts to suspect that Kernwell employees may themselves be trafficking women. As she seeks out the truth she finds herself forced to choose between her husband's reputation and her family's happiness. The interweaving strands of this story combine in a single explosive narrative that exposes the shocking and all too real network of sex trafficking. Winner of 8 BAFTAs including Best Drama Serial and Best Actress for Anamaria Marinca.

• Callas - 30th Anniversary Edition | DVD | (18/01/2010) from £15.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  There are so many astonishing facts about Maria Callas... First she was born not in Greece but in Manhattan and went to school there. Second considering her colossal influence and in contrast to the pumped-up preposterous overpaid pipsqueak divas of today her actual international career was tiny - 18 years at most. Third and in spite of her reputation her cancellation record was the lowest of any great singer of her day. Fourth she rarely looked at the conductor during an opera simply because she could not see him - she was very short-sighted and often appeared (partly as a result) to be in a trance while on stage. Fifth she was betrayed by most of those intimate with her throughout her life and eventually abandoned by many of those who should have known better and who claimed to have loved her. Sixth she died almost penniless - even her grotesquely rich long-time lover Onassis whose marriage to Jackie Kennedy she only discovered by watching the 6 o'clock news had invested her money in half a cargo boat which sank. Paradoxically although she died 30 years ago her records today outsell every other recorded classical artist and single handedly keep EMI Classics afloat. Last hers was not the most beautiful voice of her time as she frequently admitted. Some days it worked; other days it just didn't. In the end those who met her in Paris in the seventies agree that she was one of the loneliest most desperate of women they had ever encountered slowly drugging herself to death. Every day thank God is one day less she told Di Stefano. A summons to tea (for half an hour at most) often lasted until the early hours with the guest or guests pleaded with not to leave. It was pathetic and horrible but it was Callas. It was always Callas and that was the secret and the magic. We witness on stage a broken woman who sings nakedly from her heart about herself and her life who acts with such incredible power and unashamed truth that we stagger back before what we know in our hearts is all of her. No artifice here; no vulgar posturings to which her absurd imitators - and there are many - aspire. Gheorghiu Battle Garrett - they cannot touch her hem. Maria - just a woman who often spoke of Callas in the third person in trouble asking begging sometimes for our understanding and our love. She deserves it because there was no greater singing actress in our time. And she was only 53 when she died.

• Les Dames Du Bois De Boulogne | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £15.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Beneath the veneer of glamour occupied Parisian high-society has become a rotten core of corruption and hate capable of producing Helene - a young woman intent on bringing about the pain and humiliation of her ex-lover.

• Moscow On The Hudson | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Robin Williams is in his fuzzy, sensitive-with-bittersweet-touches mode in Moscow on the Hudson. Playing a musician in a Russian circus who gets talked into defecting by a pal and does so in the middle of Bloomingdale's. A great concept, to be sure, but writer-director Paul Mazursky doesn't seem to know where to go from there. Williams winds up living in the same kind of poverty that he did in Russia, casting about for a way to make a living while both wallowing and drowning in the sudden tidal wave of freedom. Mazursky wants to make a point about how little we appreciate what we have, but he fails to entertain in the process--or at least to engage in a consistent way. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com

• Blind Dead Box | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Four cult classics from Amando de Ossorio! They are called 'Blind Dead' heretic horsemen whose eyes were burned out to prevent them from finding their way back from Hell. Over the course of 4 unforgettable films writer/director Amando de Ossorio created what fright fans worldwide consider to be one of the most startling series in horror history. This unique quartet of shockers delivers a relentless onslaught of creepy atmosphere shocking violence forbidden sexuality and the stil

• Amer | DVD | (31/01/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Gialli fans will absolutely not want to miss co-directors Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani's immaculately executed flawless valentine to the 70s thriller genre popularized by Dario Argento Mario Bava and Lucio Fulci. Recreating the motifs clichs and visual codes from the vintage Italian back catalogue (including A Lizard in a Woman's Skin Suspiria and Black Sabbath) the Belgian-based duo unfold a virtually dialogue free tale of frightening obsession sexual sensation and stunning black-gloved murder as the three faces of fear throughout an enigmatic woman's life unfold in dazzling style. Scored to recycled Italian soundtrack selections in the grand Tarantino tradition the hypnotic and ethereal allure of the classic gialli lives again in this boldly imaginative cult phenomenon.

• Justice League - Paradise Lost | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £7.91   |  Saving you £6.07 (123.37%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Paradise Lost: Wonder Woman returns home to Themyscira to find that the evil sorcerer Felix Faust has turned her mother Hippolyta and the rest of her Amazon sisters to statues of stone. Faust promises to free Themyscira from his evil enchantment if Wonder Woman agrees to help him find the lost fragments of a mysterious ancient relic. War World: In the second superhero episode Superman is captured by the warlord Mongul and plunged into a gladiator-style fight to t

• The World Is Not Enough | Blu Ray | (23/03/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Pierce Brosnan returns as sexy super-spy James Bond. The agent's assignment is as follows: he must protect Elektra King (Sophie Marceau) the sole heir of a British oil tycoon from the influence of terrorist Renard (Robert Carlyle). Unfortunately she double-crosses him and the world's oil supply is put in peril. Now he must take on Renard a villain who feels no physical pain with the help of do-gooder scientist Christmas Jones (Denise Richards)...

• Verdi: La Traviata -- Venice | DVD | (10/04/2000) from £14.19   |  Saving you £3.80 (26.78%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This performance of Verdi's La Traviata comes from the Gran Teatro La Fenice, Venice in 1992. The intimacy and social realism of the story make it one of the most dramatically successful of all operas, while the score contains some of the finest music of the 19th century. Despite the strong production values and well-staged party scenes, any production of La Traviata stands or falls on the performers in the vital roles of the lovers Violetta and Alfredo, and that of Alfredo's father, Giorgio. Here Giorgio Zancanaro is suitably decent and morally serious as Giorgio, and Neil Shicoff makes a strong impression as an ordinary man suddenly overwhelmed by love. The drawback is that--and there is no polite way to say this--Edita Gruberova is not only too old to play the sparkling young society girl, Violetta, but she is a much better singer than she is an actress. She comes into her own in the tragic last act, but is otherwise awkward and uncomfortable when the part requires her to demonstrate confidence and sensuality. This remains a production with considerable merits, but overall a more dramatically, not to say visually, compelling version is that originally broadcast world-wide live from Paris in 2000 starring Eteri Gvazava and José Cura.On the DVD: The production is presented at 4:3 with above average picture quality for a live opera DVD, and with excellent PCM stereo sound. The disc and booklet both offer a synopsis, but other than the option to watch with or without subtitles there are no special features. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Agoraphobia | DVD | (01/02/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: An agoraphobic inherits her father's house in a remote part of the Florida Keys. When weird things start happening, she discovers that there's something far more terrifying trapped inside the house with her. ...Agoraphobia ( Agora phobia )

• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Blu Ray | (01/12/2008) from £4.21   |  Saving you £20.78 (83.20%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The blockbuster global "Mummy" franchise takes a spellbinding turn as the action shifts to Asia for the next chapter in the adventure series, "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor".

• The Wolf Man | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The original horror classic that introduced one of the screen's most infamous monsters! Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman. One fateful night Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where Jenny's fate is revealed by a mysterious gypsy fortune teller. The dreamlike atmosphere and elaborate settings combined with a chilling musical score make it a masterpiece not only of the genre for for all time.

• Colonel Redl | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In the early part of the 20th Century Alfred Redl (Klaus Maria Brandauer) ruthlessly rises from his peasant background to become a high-ranking member of the Imperial Austrian Military. But when Redl is sent to spy on the Russian Empire his espionage is compromised by his secret double life as a homosexual. As the world perches on the brink of war Redl finds himself trapped in a web of deception where honor grandeur and greed can only be betrayed by one final shocking act of fate. Armin Mueller-Stahl (Shine) co-stars in this remarkable epic written and directed by Istvan Szabo (Sunshine) that became Szabo and Brandauer's internationally acclaimed follow-up to their Oscar-winning classic Mephisto (1981 Best Foreign Language Film).

• Mouchette | Blu Ray | (10/03/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Perhaps the most accessible of Robert Bresson's films, this story of a 14-year-old schoolgirl at the mercy of the world around her is like a melodrama stripped of flourish. Mouchette is an angry adolescent in the French provinces, the daughter of a drunken bootlegger and a dying, bedridden mother, a pariah in school and a figure of village gossip. She rebels in typically adolescent ways, lobbing mud at teasing classmates and defying wagging tongues with a wilful stare, but her deep pain and loneliness pour from her hollow, sad eyes. There's no sentimentality in Bresson's portrait of village life but for a few brief moments the film explodes with energy and emotion. Mouchette rides the bumper cars at a local fair, flirting with a young boy in loving bumps and deliberate rams, and her dour expression flowers in a smile as the fairground speakers blare a rock & roll tune... until her father's heavy hand slaps her back to reality. It's a moment unlike any other in a Bresson film, a joyous reprieve from the monotony of her life, but if the rest of her existence is glum and hopeless, the film is unexpectedly beautiful. The style is often fragmented--the film opens on a stunning play of hands, feet and spying eyes as poacher and police both wait for their prey--but the beauty of the forests and meadows creates an idyllic naturalism that leavens Bresson's harsh portrait of the human condition. --Sean Axmaker

• Bible Epic Movies Vol 2 | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £29.90   |  Saving you £-14.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  An amazing collection of Star – Studded films featuring six of the best Bible epic movies: The Bible - Mary Magdalene- In this film series, Mary’s life story is graphically depicted as she confronts Herod, Herodius, the powerful Roman occupiers and eventually a man who is to change her life forever...Jesus. The Bible – Jesus- Directed by Emmy Award winner Roger Young and featuring an all-star cast, this mesmerising mini-series vividly depicts the life and mission of Jesus of Nazareth. The Bible - Saint Paul- Paul tortured and persecuted Christians until he experienced a vision of Jesus that forever changed his life. After converting to Christianity, Paul suffered persecution and imprisonment, but never stopped trying to spread the teachings of Christ. The Bible – Joseph- Joseph is Jacob’s favourite son, much to the annoyance of his 11 brothers. Fuelled by their jealousy, they sold Jospeh into slavery, yet Joseph rose to become a powerful Egyptian official. The Bible – Judas- This is an intriguing and tense drama about the life of one of history’s most reviled figures. How did a man who was a follower and disciple of Jesus betray his own Messiah? The Bible – Thomas- This fascinating version of Thomas’ life sees the impact of Jesus Christ through a fresh pair of eyes and particularly the dramatic events that unfold before and after the death of Jesus.

• Orphan Black - Series 1 & 2 | Blu Ray | (20/04/2015) from £14.95   |  Saving you £25.04 (167.49%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Sarah is a streetwise outsider currently on the run from a bad relationship and painfully separated from her own daughter. When an eerily lookalike stranger commits a shocking suicide right in front of her Sarah sees a potential solution to all her problems by assuming the dead woman’s identity boyfriend and bank account. But instead she stumbles headlong into a kaleidoscopic thriller mystery and soon uncovers an earth-shattering secret: she is a clone. As Sarah searches for answers she soon learns there are more like her out there genetically identical individuals nurtured in wildly different circumstances. And someone is trying to kill them off one by one…

• Dancing On Ice with Torvill & Dean | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £2.89   |  Saving you £13.10 (453.29%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Record breaking gold medal winning ice skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean returned to the rink for the first time in 8 years to oversee 10 sets of celebrity skaters each hoping to be crowned Britain's new ice sensation! Celebrity contestants include David Seaman Broadway and West End star John Barrowman Olympic gold medalist Kelly Holmes Andi Peters Coronation Street's Sean Wilson Bonnie Langford Tamara Beckwith GMTV'S Andrea Mclean Fat Friends star Gaynor Faye and The Bill's Stefan Booth.

• Gomorrah Season 1-3 | Blu Ray | (12/03/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on an idea by Roberto Saviano, from his international best-selling book, ˜Gomorrah' and the film of the same name, directed by Matteo Garrone, comes an event-series from Italy focused on the fierce Neapolitan crime organization, the Camorra. Set in the suburbs of Naples, focusing on organized crime and the relationships between gangsters, drug dealers, and ordinary people, Gomorrah depicts street-level crime and its hierarchical organization from the pavement, all the way up to regional government offices. The Savastano clan, led by the Godfather, Pietro (Fortunato Cerlino) and his loyal wife, Lady Imma (Maria Pia Calzone) reign over Naples with the assistance of his obedient and self-confident right-hand man, Ciro ˜The Immortal' (Marco D'Amore), who must teach their only son Gennaro - the heir to the Savastano gilded throne, the brutal and bloody ways of their clan. As Gennaro transforms into, and beyond, what Ciro and Pietro could have ever wished for him to become, power struggles ensue, and the balance of power shifts back and forth with devastating consequences for all involved. As the era of the Savastano clan looks to be crumbling, Ciro and Gennaro's fates will intertwine as they spread their criminal links beyond their homeland, encountering new illicit ways to trade in drugs and thrive on the spoils, despite both of them being all but destroyed in the process.

• PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC, THE | Blu Ray | (26/11/2012) from £21.58   |  Saving you £8.41 (28.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  One of the most emotional film experiences of any era, Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1928 The Passion of Joan of Arc is a miracle of the cinema, an enigmatic and profoundly moving work that merges the worlds of the viewer and of saintly Joan herself into one shared experience of hushed delirium.Dreyer's film charts the final days of Joan of Arc as she undergoes the degradation that accompanies her trial for charges of heresy - through her imprisonment and execution at the stake.The portrayal of Joan by Rene Maria Falconetti is frequently heralded as the all-time finest performance in the history of film, and Dreyer's unusual and virtuosic method, in seeming to render the very soul of his actress, vaulted the director decisively into the ranks of the art form's supreme geniuses.

• DV8 - The Cost Of Living | DVD | (27/02/2006) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-5.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  ""The Cost of Living"" was shot on location in Cromer on the Norfolk Coast in England: a typical old-fashioned and faded seaside resort. The summer season has petered to an end and an air of desertion hangs over the town. Eddie and David are disillusioned street performers. Eddie is tough confrontational and not afraid to defend his belief in justice and honesty. David is a dancer who has no legs; watching him makes you reconsider accepted notions of perfection. He is quietly determin