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• The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour | DVD | (24/11/2003) from £5.10   |  Saving you £10.89 (213.53%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In October and November 2002 The Fast Show favourites took to the stage.... to rapturous applause. This sell-out tour represented the final outing for a host of favourite characters from the 'suit you' tailors to a musical incarnation of Ted and Ralph to the office joker Colin Hunt.

• Verdi: Aida -- La Scala | DVD | (28/08/2000) from £3.51   |  Saving you £17.74 (788.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  La Scala went all-out for its 1986 production of this grandest of grand operas, with a strong cast and--most important for a video recording--a larger-than-life staging. The Triumph Scene in Act II is by no means Aida's only attraction, but it is the part that makes the strongest and most lasting impression and it is the visual and musical climax of this production. Stage director Ronconi brings on a procession to dwarf all processions: looted treasures, heroic statuary, miserable captives struggling under the lash of whip-bearing slave-drivers. On par with these visuals is Lorin Maazel's first-class performance of the popular "Grand March" with the outstanding La Scala chorus and orchestra. In Act III, the contrasting tranquillity of the Nile Scene also gets a visual treatment to match the music's qualities.When it is not an epic spectacle, Aida is a tragic story of love, jealousy and horrible revenge. The shifting focus between vast spectacle and intimate moments-sometimes awkward in a live performance onstage--presents special opportunities and challenges for a video recording. In this Aida, the camera work shows an acute awareness of those opportunities and challenges. The soloists have a variety of strengths that outweigh a few small weaknesses. Luciano Pavarotti sings one of his signature roles in superb voice, but his weight problems are visually evident and detract from his impact as the dashing hero Radames. Maria Chiara has moments of vocal imperfection but gives a dramatically compelling performance. Ghena Dimitrova sings powerfully and the supporting cast is excellent throughout. --Joe McLellan, Amazon.com

• Donizetti: Elisir d'amore | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £9.75   |  Saving you £4.24 (43.49%)   |  RRP £13.99

• The Girl Of Your Dreams | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The year is 1938 and Spain is being torn apart by civil war. As one of several cordial collaborations between General Franco and Adolph Hitler a small Spanish film crew is invited to Berlin's prestigious UFA Studios to shoot two versions of a popular Andalucian musical one in Spanish and one in German. Initially the group is more than happy to have escaped the misery of their war-torn country. However they soon begin to doubt the fortune of their predicament when the German Minist

• McBain | DVD | (17/10/2011) from £5.38   |  Saving you £4.61 (46.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter King of New York) is Robert Mcbain... An ordinary steel worker with an extraordinary past. 18 years ago in the sweltering heat of the Vietnamese jungle he was a prisoner of war. Rescued by a future Columbian rebel he is now held to a sacred vow sworn over a torn $100 bill. Now McBain must help to liberate Central America and decimate its evil drug trade by bringing together his old comrades from Nam. Together with the downtrodden peasants of Columbia it s up to them to crush the military junta bring down El Presidente and give the country back to the people while blowing up as many tanks planes and people as possible. From director James Glickenhaus director of such video store exploitation action classics as The Exterminator and Shakedown comes a movie that ticks every macho box in the guns 'n' glory movie guide and delivers a body count that even Rambo would be proud of.

• Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter | DVD | (19/12/2005) from £12.64   |  Saving you £-3.65 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  The second coming is upon us and Jesus has returned to earth. But before he can get down to the serious business of judging the living and the dead he has to contend with an army of vampires that can walk in the daylight.Combining Kung-fu action with biblical prophecy and a liberal dose of humour the film teams the savior with Mexican wrestling hero El Santos against mythological horrors and science gone mad and also manages to address contemporary sexual politics. And did we mention that's it's a musical? This sure ain't Sunday school.

• Maria Callas - Life and Art | DVD | (18/09/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Long before the media's obsession with celebrity scaled its current heights, Maria Callas commanded headlines and column inches equal to any of the jet-setting elite of her time. In those terms alone, and much as opera purists might flinch at the idea, she was the Madonna of her day. But that is only one reason why her legend extends well beyond her place in the pantheon of great sopranos and so long after her death in 1977. An excellent companion to Tony Palmer's 1987 documentary La Divina, this documentary provides a well-rounded picture of an extraordinary talent who defended her art with the courage of a tigress, but whose turbulent private life gave her little except restless grief. It is crammed with concert footage and archive interviews. She was, as one of the contributors Franco Zeffirelli says, a genius of hair-raising stature and one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. But she was also a rather fragile human being. The tension between the two makes the telling of her story utterly compelling. The DVD includes chronologies of Callas' life and the many roles she played during her career. --Piers Ford

• Big Girls Don't Cry | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £8.07   |  Saving you £11.92 (59.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Highschoolers Kati and Steffi have been best friends forever. Now that their love lives are heating up they're hitting the books less and going out to nightclubs more. But when Steffi sees her father out with another woman her life begins to spiral out of control. Steffi hatches an outrageous revenge plan against her father's mistress. Meanwhile Kati begins a fun romance with an older man. As the two teens begin to grow apart they need each other now more than ever... Written

• The Card Player | DVD | (29/11/2004) from £15.97   |  Saving you £-0.98 (-6.50%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Policewoman Anna Mari plays a dangerous game with a serial killer: if she loses she will be forced to watch the murderer take another victim...

• The Angel With The Trumpet | Blu Ray | (12/08/2019) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A British adaptation of one of post-war Austria's most significant films, The Angel With the Trumpet is the powerful, panoramic story of a family's tribulations from the last decades of the nineteenth century through to the dark days of Nazi rule. Featuring the great dramatic actress Eileen Herlie in her first starring role, this film also stars Basil Sydney, Norman Wooland and Anthony Bushell, who also directed. It is presented here as a new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. When Francis Alt, the head of the famous family of Viennese piano makers, decides to marry socialite Henrietta Stein, his family object due to her Jewish heritage and known dalliance with the Crown Prince Rudolph. When the marriage goes ahead despite their objections the Prince commits suicide, leaving Henrietta a note... Special Features: Image gallery Promotional Material PDFs

• Nothing Personal | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The deadliest gangsters are those with a cause. Belfast 1975. A bomb goes off in a crowded pub and battle lines are drawn. Loyalist and Republican bosses are negotiating a cease-fire but the foot soldiers want vengeance. Leonard a high-ranking Loyalist orders his men to keep control but gang leader Kenny wants blood. Innocently caught in the cross-fire is Kenny's childhood friend whose involvement places events on a personal level. Tough decisions need to be made as Liam and Kenny find themselves trapped in an escalating spiral of violence from which there is no escape.

• Night Train Murders | Blu Ray | (10/11/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Wagner - Die Gotterdammer | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Bayreuth Festspielhaus / Daniel Barenboim: Gotterdammerung

• Secret Window / Panic Room / Enough | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Secret Window (Dir. David Koepp 2004): Following a bitter separation from his wife (Bello) famed mystery writer Mort Rainey (Depp) is unexpectedly confronted at his remote lake house by a dangerous stranger named John Shooter (Turturro). Claiming Rainey has plagiarised his short story the psychotic Shooter demands justice. When Shooter's fearful demands turn to threats - and then murder - Rainey turns to a private detective for help. But when nothing stops the horror from spiralling out of control Rainey soon discovers he can't trust anyone or anything... Panic Room (Dir. David Fincher 2002): Meg Altman is at a crossroads. Suffering through a painful divorce from her husband pharmaceuticals millionaire Stephen Altman Meg moves from their suburban home in Greenwich Connecticut and buys and Upper West Side Manhattan townhouse for herself and her eleven-year-old daughter Sarah. She intends to go back to school raise her child and start a new life. But the panic she feels at starting over pales in comparison to her fear and desperation when intruders break into her new home. Enough (Dir. Michael Apted 2002): In this Michael Apted thriller Jennifer Lopez plays former waitress Slim who marries a customer who has defended her honour but later discovers her husband (Bill Campbell) is a womaniser prepared to enforce the rule of law with regular beatings if Slim decides not to tow the line and accept his philandering. Enough is enough for Slim who skips town and begins a cross country trek as she and her daughter attempt to stay one step ahead of her husband...

• Quo Vardis, Baby | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £3.99   |  Saving you £16.00 (401.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Giorgia a short-tempered but quick-witted investigator works in her father's private detective agency in Bologna. She spends most of her time trailing cheating spouses with a telephoto camera. One day she receives a box of video cassettes - taped diaries of her younger sister Ada sixteen years after her mysterious death. The tapes show a happy extroverted girl fully involved in her future - struggling to start an acting career and keeping an affair secret from her boyfriend. As she negotiates the twists and turns of the mystery and her own complex love life Giorgia finds herself descending deeper and deeper into her sister's past...and ultimately her own. Soon Giorgia begins to suspect that Ada's death was something far more sinister... Making atmospheric use of its Bologna locations and effective and subtle use of music Quo Vadis Baby? is one of the most distinctive European thrillers of recent years.

• Il Viaggio A Reims - Rossini | DVD | (22/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  From theGRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU BARCELONAGIOACHINO ROSSINIIl Viaggio a ReimsOssia l'Albergo del Giglio d'OroDramma giocoso in one act

• Out Of Africa/The Natural/The Sting | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Titles Comprise: Out Of Africa: Meryl Streep stars as Karen Blixen the restless wife of European aristocrat and plantation owner Baron Bror Blixen (Brandauer). When Bror departs to hunt big game and chase women the running of their East African coffee plantation falls to Karen. She throws herself into this task with the same determination and spirit she brings to her passionate but sporadic affair with free-spirited British hunter Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford). While enduring her husband's infidelities and the eventual destruction of their beloved land she entertains Denys and befriends the workers. Hatton shares Karen's profound love for the African landscape but is unwilling to sacrifice his independence for their relationship... The Natural: Nothing would stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball superstardom. Robert Redford stars in this inspiring fable that begins when 14-year-old Hobbs (Redford) fashions a powerful bat from a fallen oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability fixing his extraordinary talent in the mind of sportswriter Max Mercy (Robert Duvall) who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobbs' career. But a meeting with a mysterious woman shatters his dreams. Years pass and an older Hobbs reappears as a rookie from the New York Knights. Overcoming physical pain and defying those who have a stake in seeing the Knights lose Hobbs with his boyhood bat has his chance to lead the Knights to the penant and to finally fufill his dream. The Sting: is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed films of all time. Set in the 1930's this intricate comedy caper deals with an ambitious small time crook (Robert Redford) and a veteran con man (Paul Newman) who seeks revenge on the vicious crime lord (Robert Shaw) who murdered one of their gang. How this group of charlatans puts the sting on their enemy makes for the greatest double-crosses in movie history complete with an amazing surprise finish...

• Boom | DVD | (23/04/2012) from £14.29   |  Saving you £1.70 (11.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A comedy about a man in debt who conspires to sell one of his eyes to cover his loses and remain a success in the eyes of his wife.

• Tetro | Blu Ray | (27/09/2010) from £11.49   |  Saving you £8.50 (73.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Seventeen year old Italian-American Bennie arrives in Buenos Aires in search of his prodigal brother poet Tetro. On finding him the pair reflect on their troubled past with composer father Carlo.

• Salome | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £17.99 (89.95%)   |  RRP £37.99

  A one-act production performed at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden with Maria Ewing in the lead role ably supported by Michael Devlin and Kenneth Riegel. The Orchestra of The Royal Opera House is conducted by Edward Downes. Directed by Derek Bailey. English subtitles.