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• Shining Through | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £9.95   |  Saving you £-3.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Based on a novel by Susan Isaacs, Shining Through is uncomfortably close to Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious. This World War II drama concerns a love affair between a spy (Michael Douglas) and a secretary (Melanie Griffith) that goes south when duty turns him cold and pushes her into dangerous, behind-the-lines intelligence work. Liam Neeson plays the gentleman Nazi unwittingly providing Griffith with cover as domestic help. The best parts of the film are the twists and turns in the romance (Douglas is very good at playing a character who can turn off all feeling at will) at the beginning; the German scenes are less compelling despite such high stakes for the heroine. The climax--taking us back to Notorious whether it wants to or not--is quite gripping, largely due to Douglas's performance.--Tom Keogh

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  BBC One's heartwarming drama proves that home really is what you make it. Frank (Larry Lamb), is struggling to find the energy or enthusiasm to run Daffodil Dunes Holiday Park on the picturesque North Wales coast; recently widowed he is feeling the loss of his beloved wife. When his flighty daughter Carys (Caroline Sheen), and grandson Dylan, show up at his 71st birthday party and announce they are staying for good, Frank wonders if it s not time for him to just sell up and start again, especially as local estate agent, Iona Driscoll (Hayley Mills), has a very tempting offer for him to consider in more ways than one. But Carys convinces her dad to let her become the park's new manager, prompting a flurry of hare-brained schemes as she attempts to attract new customers and appease the long-term residents the park already has. Carys also has to deal with her feelings for ex-fiancé Danny, who runs the local pub with his new partner, Tanya. Can she stay away from the man she jilted at the altar?

• Breeders | DVD | (05/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Wanted: Intergalactic couple seeks romance + possibly more w/nubile SWF. We're a real pair! He's an NSGEM (Non-Smoking, Green-Eyed Monster). She's a SCECLS (Scantily Clad, Egg-Carrying Love Slave). You're eager to get nekkid, have an IQ that resembles a Celsius temp. reading, and reside at an unnamed female college filled w/randy staffers & idiotic administration. First date w/us includes attempts at terrorisation & you being encased in a monster semen chrysalis. May include zombification. Interested? Wander down to the local sewers--we'll be waiting! (No boyfriends (except as HDs [hors d'oeuvres]) or STDs (space-transmitted diseases).) --Keith Simanton, Amazon.com