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• Danielle Steel's A Perfect Stranger | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £5.80   |  Saving you £0.19 (3.28%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Rafaella Phillips (Stacy Haiduk) is young beautiful and has a wonderful marriage with the man of her dreams John Henry (Darren McGavin). He is much older than her but they are so in love their happiness looks destined to last forever. Then tragedy strikes when John falls ill and is confined to his bed while his life slowly ebbs away. Rafaella dedicates her life to nursing him and making him happy but deep down she knows her own needs and desires are going unfulfilled. At this vuln

• Stanley Kubrick | DVD | (10/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  This superb nine-disc Stanley Kubrick Box Set contains all the late director's work from 1962's Lolita to Kubrick's final film, the highly controversial Eyes Wide Shut (1999). There's also the excellent and highly informative two-hour documentary: Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, narrated (a little drably) by Tom Cruise. It isn't exactly a warts-and-all portrait of Stan the Man, which is not surprising, really, given that it's directed and produced by Kubrick's brother-in-law Jan Harlan, and that Kubrick's widow Christine was closely involved in the making of it. But it does give a detailed and revealing portrait of a brilliant, demanding and often infuriating man, airing rare footage that goes right back to his earliest years as a brash youngster in the Bronx, already playing to camera with a frightening degree of self-awareness. Six of the eight movies (all but Dr Strangelove and Eyes Wide Shut) have been digitally restored and remastered, and almost all (barring Strangelove again and Lolita) now boast Dolby Digital 5.1 stereo sound remixes. For some bizarre reason, Kubrick insisted on mono sound for the 1999 set, which he approved shortly before his death. Visually the improvement over the often grainy, scratchy prints previously on offer--The Shining (1980) was notoriously messy--is immense. All the features are presented in their original ratios, which in the case of Strangelove means the changing ratios in which it was originally shot, and for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) the full glorious 2.21:1 expanse of the Cinerama screen.So what don't you get? Essentially, the early Kubrick--the work of the young, hungry director before he moved to England and started to gather all the controlling strings into his own hand: most notably the tough, taut thriller The Killing (1956) and the icily furious war film Paths of Glory (1957). Too bad Warners couldn't have negotiated the rights for those too. But what we have here is the culminating phase of Kubrick's filmmaking career--the final 27 years of one of the great masters of cinema. On the DVDs: Besides the visual and sonic improvements mentioned above, each of the eight features includes the original theatrical trailer and multiple-language subtitles. The DVD of Dr Strangelove also gives us filmographies of the principal players, plus theatrical posters and a photo gallery, while Eyes Wide Shut includes interviews (taped after Kubrick's death) with Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Steven Spielberg, plus a couple of 30-second TV spots. And with The Shining we get a fascinating 34-minute documentary made by Kubrick's then 17-year-old daughter Vivian, plus--just to add a further layer--Vivian's present-day voice-over commentary on her film. --Philip Kemp

• The Unit | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Covert Warriors. Unsung Heroes. From executive producers Shawn Ryan (The Shield Angel) and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright David Mamet. They are The Unit a covert Special Forces team operating outside the usual military chain of command. Whether stateside or aboard these heroes are on the frontlines protecting U.S. citizens and foreigners alike slipping in under the radar and risking their lives to save the day then leaving just as quietly without any well-deserved credit or thanks. Hailed as ""TV's best new show"" (Rolling Stone) this riveting action-packed drama is as realistic pulse-pounding TV at its finest. Episodes Comprise: 1.First Responders 2. Stress 3. 200th Hour 4. True Believers 5. Non-Permissive Environment 6. Security 7. Dedication 8. SERE 9. Eating The Young 10. Unannounced 11. Exposure 12. Morale Welfare And Recreation 13. The Wall

• Chrysalis | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £6.26 (48.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Paris 2020 a high tech surgeon and her daughter are involved in a horrific car accident the surgeon saves her daughter's life at the cost of manipulating her dreams and memories. Meanwhile gung-ho police officer Hoffman loses his wife and partner in a pitched gun battle with an escaped thug. When the shattered cop gets a new partner the hunt is on as Hoffman seeks revenge and justice his investigation takes him all the way to the surgeon and clinic run by the iron hand of technology where all is not as it seems.

• Les Diaboliques | DVD | (25/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director Henri-Georges Clouzot cast his own wife Vera as the hapless victim in this acclaimed masterpiece of the macabre. A wife plans the murder of her tyrant husband with the help of his mistress yet when his body dissappears panic and confusion ensues... The Great Suspense Film That Shocked the World... And Became A Classic.

• The Barbarian Invasions | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £7.90   |  Saving you £13.35 (201.05%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sharp comedic drama about an ageing womanizer who may be dying of cancer but hasn't lost any of his wit or libido.

• Munich | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £5.04   |  Saving you £14.95 (296.63%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Steven Spielberg explores the aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre in this tense drama.

• The Unit - Series 2 - Complete | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £9.29   |  Saving you £30.70 (330.46%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Covert Warriors. Unsung Heroes. From executive producers Shawn Ryan (The Shield Angel) and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright David Mamet. They are The Unit a covert Special Forces team operating outside the usual military chain of command. Whether stateside or aboard these heroes are on the frontlines protecting U.S. citizens and foreigners alike slipping in under the radar and risking their lives to save the day then leaving just as quietly without any well-deser

• Shoot The Pianist | Blu Ray | (28/07/2014) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Francois Truffaut portrays a film noir world of gangsters and intrigue with Charles Aznavour as a famous concert pianist who leaves his former life behind to play in a sleazy Parisian bar. He gradually becomes involved in the criminal activities of the big-city underworld.

• The Shiver of the Vampire (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (06/08/2018) from £7.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When a honeymooning couple visit the crumbling estate of the bride's ancestors, they discover her closet is filled with more than skeletons; a sinister lesbian vampire, a pair of nubile handmaidens, and two vampire hunters who have been recruited into the ranks of the undead.

• Manifesto | DVD | (19/03/2018) from £3.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Julian Rosefeldt's film Manifesto (2016) pays homage to the moving tradition and literary beauty of artistic manifestos, ultimately questioning the role of the artist in society today. Manifesto draws on the writings of Futurists, Dadaists, Fluxus artists, Suprematists, Situationists, Dogma 95 and other artist groups, and the musings of individual artists, architects, dancers and filmmakers. Passing the ideas of Claes Oldenburg, Yvonne Rainer, Kazimir Malevich, André Breton, Sturtevant, Sol LeWitt, Jim Jarmusch, and other creators through his lens, Rosefeldt has edited and reassembled thirteen collages of artists' manifestos. Performing these ˜new manifestos' as a contemporary call to action, while inhabiting thirteen different personas among them a school teacher, a puppeteer, a newsreader, a factory worker and a homeless man Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett imbues new dramatic life into both famous and lesser-known words in unexpected contexts. Rosefeldt's film reveals the performative component and the political significance of these declarations. Often written in youthful rage, they not only express the wish to change the world through art but also reflect the voice of a generation. Exploring the powerful urgency of these historical statements, which were composed with passion and conviction by artists many years ago, Manifesto questions whether the words and sentiments have withstood the passage of time. Can they be applied universally? And how have the dynamics between politics, art and life shifted?

• Selena | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £13.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The story of life of Mexican 'Tejano' style singer Selena Quintanilla and the progress of her career resulting in her tragic death at the early age of just 23.

• The Midwife | DVD | (11/09/2017) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Midwife centers around the newly resurfaced relationship between Claire (Catherine Frot), a talented but tightly wound midwife and single mother, and Beatrice (Catherine Deneuve), the estranged, free-spirited mistress of Claire's deceased father.

• The Éric Rohmer Collection Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (11/12/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Éric Rohmer enjoyed a remarkable career. Between 1949, when he started work on his first short film, to the release of his final effort, The Romance of Astrea and Celadon, in 2007, Rohmer directed some 28 features, as well as numerous shorts and documentaries, many of them masterpieces. The Éric Rohmer Collection brings together ten of the best: the complete six-film Comédies et proverbes series; his 1976 adaptation of Heinrich von Kleist's novella, The Marquise of O..., recipient of the Grand Prix at that year's Cannes Film Festival; his outstanding Arthurian tale, Perceval; his delightful portrayal of female friendship, Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle; and, making its UK debut in any format, The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque. Complemented by numerous bonus features, this limited edition Blu-ray set provides both a welcome opportunity for the newcomer to explore the work of a great director as well as a must-have collection for the die-hard Rohmer fan. Limited Edition Contents: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of ten Éric Rohmer features: The Aviator's Wife, A Good Marriage, Pauline at the Beach, Full Moon in Paris, The Green Ray, My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, The Marquise of O..., and exclusive to this collection only: Perceval, Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle and The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Introductions to The Aviator's Wife, A Good Marriage, Pauline at the Beach, Full Moon in Paris and The Green Ray by Éric Rohmer Brand-new appreciation of Rohmer by filmmaker and actor Richard Ayoade, recorded exclusively for this release Nestor Almendros: Director of Photography, an hour-long French television documentary profile of Perceval, The Marquise of O... and Pauline at the Beach's cinematographer Two full-length episodes of the French television series Ciné regards devoted to the making and release of Perceval Effraction: Tchéky Karyo, an hour-long French television documentary profile of the Full Moon in Paris actor On-set report from the making of My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Archive interview with Bruno Ganz on The Marquise of O... Archive interview with André Dussollier on The Aviator's Wife Archive interview with Claude-Jean Philippe and Caroline Champetier on Pauline at the Beach Archive interview with Arielle Dombasle on Pauline at the Beach Archive interview with Pascale Ogier on Full Moon in Paris Archive interview with Marie Rivière on The Green Ray Archive interview with Joëlle Miquel on Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle Audio interview with Rohmer Changing Landscapes, a 1964 documentary short directed by Rohmer Trailers for The Aviator's Wife, A Good Marriage, Pauline at the Beach, Full Moon in Paris, The Green Ray and My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin Limited edition book containing new writing on the film by Jonathan Romney, Geoff Andrew, Philip Lopate, Geoffrey Macnab, David Jenkins, Tara Judah, Sophie Monks Kaufman, Justine Smith, Andy Miller and Brad Stevens

• The History Of Mr Polly | DVD | (14/05/2007) from £11.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Lee Evans stars in this television adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic in which a humble draper's assistant grows tired of his life and takes to the road

• Les Visiteurs | DVD | (07/02/2000) from £18.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Les Visiteurs is the smash hit time-travelling romp that everyone's talking about. When knights were bold in days of old there could never have been anything quite like the wild and wacky adventures of Count Godefroy and his grotesque vassal Jacquoville who are accidentally zapped from the 12th century to the present day with hilarious consequences. Toilets telephones cars and clingfilm are just some of the new fangled inventions that baffle our olde-world heroes - not to mention pe

• My Name Is Joe | DVD | (17/03/2008) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-14.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  'My Name Is Joe' is a slice of life so raw that you can see the blood dripping off it and as in real life it mixes humour passion tragedy and violence in equal measure. Joe is a recovering alcoholic and has done a few things in his past which he'd rather forget. Like most people he knows he's out of work but he keeps sane by coaching the self-styled worst football team in Glasgow. When one of Joe's players Liam gets involved with some local gangsters a chain of events is set in motion which not only threatens the lives of those concerned but also comes between Joe's budding love affair with social worker Sarah.

• Plein Soleil | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Passion at ten. Envy at eleven. Murder at noon! A handsome wealthy bachelor has a sexy girlfriend and all the finest things money can buy. His envious friend on the other hand has nothing but his charm good looks and a wickedly sinister plot involving murder and a plan to take over the rich man's life! Tensions mount as the deadly game unfolds and the murderer struggles to stay one step ahead of the police - and the ever-growing suspicions of the dead man's friends! Rene Cl

• Aristocrats | DVD | (20/01/2009) from £16.24   |  Saving you £6.74 (50.87%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on Stella Tillyard's bestseller that made history sexy again (London Sunday Times) this encore presentation of Aristocrats tells the true story of the bewitching Lennox sisters: Caroline Emily Louisa and Sarah. Great-granddaughters of King Charles II and his French mistress they live up to their mixed heritage by tempting scandal with their unconventional ideas and daring affairs. A sweeping saga of a noble family's disgrace and fall spanning two generations Aristocrats is a dazzling adaptation an acclaimed family chronicle set against the spectacular backdrop of palaces country estates and ballrooms of eighteenth-century England and Ireland. What producer David Snodin (Great Expectations) finds most striking is that the story is absolutely true. As far as characters and plot Aristocrats could be a classic novel. But it isn't. It actually happened.

• Strauss: Arabella | DVD | (16/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Like most of his later operas, Richard Strauss' Arabella ends with a meltingly lovely duet. But then criticising Strauss for composing melodically enduring operas is as pointless as lambasting Vermeer for painting only exquisite interior scenes. Those who say Strauss never improved on Rosenkavalier may be right but when such beguiling sounds kept coming from his music for the next 30 years of his life, there shouldn't be any quibbles. Arabella is, in a nutshell, the story of a woman who cannot make up her mind about a suitor. Taped at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1994 under the baton of conductor Christian Thielemann, this production features Kiri Te Kanawa in the title role; her acting is mediocre but vocally she never forces anything and at least sounds like the perfect Arabella. Wolfgang Brendel does well with Mandryka, who finally ends up with Arabella and Marie McLaughlin makes a sympathetic younger sister to the heroine as Zdenka. Otto Schenk's production is sturdily conservative, the video transfer is acceptable if unspectacular and the sound mix is CD-quality. --Kevin Filipski, Amazon.com