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• Like Mike / Like Mike 2 | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £8.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (77.86%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Like Mike (Dir. John Schultz 2002): One day when a box of used clothes arrives orphanage inhabitant Calvin discovers a pair of trainers inscribed with the initials of his all time basketball hero Michael Jordan. These magical shoes transform him into a NBA superstar and with them he finds he can shoot hoops like a pro. He is quickly signed to struggling NBA team The Knights whose boss Frank Bernard believes a kid on the bench will boost much needed ticket sales. Calvin find

• Wicked | DVD | (26/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A teen-themed entry in the long-established Psycho-Bitch-from-Hell sub-genre of Hollywood thriller, Wicked affords current high school princess Julia Stiles an opportunity to stop smiling and play a manipulative, disturbed, alienated girl who is also the number one suspect in the “did she or didn't she batter Mum to death with a heavy tragedy mask” mystery.Set in one of those hideous American "gated communities", a pastel suburban enclave with round-the-clock security and enough adulteries to keep a soap going for a year, the film is subtler than stablemates like The Crush and Teacher's Pet, with a more convoluted plot and enough suspects to put the outcome in doubt. However it's still a by-the-numbers mix of soap and suspense. Stiles crosses her eyes and pouts a lot, making tastefully incestuous moves on her weakling father (an aptly hollow William R Moses), but she's not really well cast in a role Christina Ricci could have played in her sleep a few years ago. The best supporting performance comes from Michael Parks as a drawling cop brought into the community by the killing of the strident mother (Chelsea Field), who lingers to watch the fall-out as Stiles replaces Mum as the homemaker only to be sidelined in favour of the au pair who needs a green-card marriage. When the battering and stabbing starts, the film is surprisingly explicit, splattering several distinct types of stage blood around the designer living caricature home.On the DVD: the picture is an anamorphic 1.85:1 print, with Dolby Digital surround-sound. The minimal extras include trailers, filmographies for very few of the principals, and a neat menu. --Kim Newman

• Sharpe's Enemy | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £4.49   |  Saving you £3.50 (77.95%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Action and romance follow Sharpe as he and his chosen men once again risk their lives on a dangerous and heroic mission.In Sharpe's enemy Sharpe first has to do battle with a gang of deserters led by the evil renegade Sergeant Hakeswill (Pete Postlethwaite).Hakeswill uses hostages including Sharpe's old flame the beautiful Isabella as innocent pawns in his wicked game to win a ransom. This is only the beginning of the problems facing Sharpe. A far greater threat is on the horizon. One where failure would mean the end of the war for the allied armies ....

• Subspecies (BLU-RAY) | Blu Ray | (18/03/2013) from £18.02   |  Saving you £-0.77 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  As ancient Transylvania struggles into modern times, old myths and superstitions blur with reality. Two American students, Michelle and Lillian, join their Romanian friend Mara in the Carpathian Mountains to study the legends of vampires. While the three innocents explore the mysterious village culture and rituals, a suppressed evil rises again and casts its shadow upon the land. Unknowingly snared in a centuries-old family feud, the girls fall into the clutches of Radu: a diabolical vampir...

• Wishcraft | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Life is about to change for Brett Bumpers Martin Van Buren High School's resident brain. Socially inept and head over heels in love with Samantha the school beauty. Brett receives a mysterious package a talisman and the power to make three wishes. Brett makes his first wish - for Samantha to be his date at the school dance then makes a second wish for Samantha to fall in love with him. But evil forces have been awakened by the use of dark magic. A sinister force appears and method

• Chronicle | DVD | (26/08/2013) from £5.65   |  Saving you £14.34 (253.81%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Chronicle is an unconventional and slightly darker take on the superhero genre where three ordinary teenagers suddenly gain super powers and are able to do things they never imagined possible. Initially they have fun but their pranks become ever more dangerous and they must face the inevitable question of whether they can handle the responsibility that comes with extraordinary powers.

• Subspecies (DVD) | DVD | (18/03/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  As ancient Transylvania struggles into modern times, old myths and superstitions blur with reality. Two American students, Michelle and Lillian, join their Romanian friend Mara in the Carpathian Mountains to study the legends of vampires. While the three innocents explore the mysterious village culture and rituals, a suppressed evil rises again and casts its shadow upon the land. Unknowingly snared in a centuries-old family feud, the girls fall into the clutches of Radu: a diabolical Vampire prince whose madness and bloodlust know no bounds. To claim his birthright – the ancient Bloodstone – Radu kills his father and hunts his noble half brother Stefan. Dangerous passions erupt into violence as the vampire brothers each become obsessed with Michelle and begin to battle for her immortal soul. Stefan's forbidden love for Michelle endangers her friends, as the jealous Radu plots to make them his undead consorts. With Stefan's help, the girls fight for their lives against Radu and his minions – the Subspecies – an army of hellish creatures born of his own flesh. Will they survive to see the sunrise or will Radu curse them to eternal night?

• Higher Love | DVD | (09/02/2004) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-8.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Ross a self-absorbed and determined young man plans to sell off his family's priceless wine collection to finance his purchase of a substantial mining interest which promises to make him rich. However standing in the way is his eccentric Uncle Cullen who has a very different and much more bizarre plan for the family estate.

• Welcome To Collinwood | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £5.47   |  Saving you £10.52 (65.80%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Five hapless inner-city low-lifes unsuccessfully attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but wind up gaining more than they lose.

• Crime Traveller 2 | DVD | (26/05/2003) from £10.78   |  Saving you £0.21 (1.95%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Meet the most unconventional investigative duo of any time - detective Jeff Slade and temporal scientist Holly Turner in this mystery adventure series. High speed chases and intriguing puzzles are solved with the aid of their unreliable time machine in this stylish fast-paced drama.

• The Magnet | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £6.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (100.14%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A classic Ealing film of half-truths whispers and wild imaginations! Centred on Johnny Brent (James Fox) a boy who fleeces a younger child out of his beloved magnet. In its place he offers an 'invisible' timepiece and there begins the chain of chaos in which the young swindler absconds from his home with the mistaken belief that he has somehow caused the young child's death. Unbeknownst to him he has become the town hero and as the unsung victor remains on the run the community ar

• Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 7 | DVD | (23/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £84.99

  The seventh and final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation will always remain a curiosity in TV SF history. Despite the end being definite, despite Deep Space Nine taking over, despite knowing there'd be a movie six months after the series' end, and despite Babylon 5 starting that year with its pre-determined story arc, there is nothing here to suggest things were coming to a close. Wesley finally gets dispatched ("Journey's End"), but everyone was waiting for that anyway. Some continuity was attempted, such as a sequel to Season 1's "The Battle" ("Bloodlines"), Alexander following the Klingon soap saga through ("Firstborn"), the Maquis and the Cardassians being mentioned several times and final instalments being provided for Lwaxana Troi, Barclay, Lore, Guinan and Ro Laren. None of this brings any form of resolution, however. The one-off storylines seem to throw out ideas that beg for development. "Force of Nature" suggests frequent high-warp travel is damaging the very fabric of space-time. "Parallels" has Worf experiencing multiple realities including one where The Borg won at Wolf 359. "Lower Decks" finally introduces some secondary crew from the more than a thousand supposedly supporting Picard and co. There are even hints at some romance at long last between Dr Crusher and Picard as well as Worf and Troi. In the long run, even after terrific guest spots from Trek alumni Armin Shimerman and Robin Curtis, or from Paul Sorvino and Kirsten Dunst, there's one thing for which the final year is remembered: "All Good Things..." is a near-perfect denouement for the show. With terrific production values and FX, not to mention standout performances from all concerned, it was an amazing surprise to have Q suggest there'd been a story arc right from the get-go. If only this final script had been fully conceived earlier on, The Next Generation might not have been overshadowed by the glut of TV SF that followed in its wake. --Paul Tonks

• The Last Temptation Of Christ | DVD | (29/01/2001) from £16.70   |  Saving you £-6.71 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It isn't difficult to imagine why this 1988 retelling of the Crucifixion story was picketed so vociferously on its release in the US--this Jesus bears little resemblance to the classical Christ, who was not, upon careful review of the Gospels, ever reported to have had sex with Barbara Hershey. Heavily informed by Gnostic reinterpretations of the Passion, The Last Temptation of Christ (based rather strictly on Nikos Kazantzakis's novel of the same name) is surely worth seeing for the controversy and blasphemous content alone. But the "last temptation" of the title is nothing overtly naughty--rather, it's the seduction of the commonplace; the desire to forgo following a "calling" in exchange for domestic security. Willem Dafoe interprets Jesus as spacey, indecisive and none too charismatic (though maybe that's just Dafoe himself), but his Sermon on the Mount is radiant with visionary fire; a bit less successful is method actor Harvey Keitel, who gives the internally conflicted Judas a noticeable Brooklyn accent, and doesn't bring much imagination to a role that demands a revisionist's approach. Despite director Martin Scorsese's penchant for stupid camera tricks, much of the desert footage is simply breathtaking, even on small screen. Ultimately, Last Temptation is not much more historically illuminating than Monty Python's Life of Brian, but hey, if it's authenticity you're after, try Gibbon's. --Miles Bethany

• Around The Bend | DVD | (02/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Jason Lair is a simple man with a simple wish: a normal life. But families have a way of messing wishes up.

• The Other One - Series 1 | DVD | (27/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ralph Tanner is a compulsive liar he uses any means no matter how embarrassing to portray himself as a worldly 'been there seen it done it all' chap whereas in reality he is an inexperienced incompetent. Nevertheless his brash front is enough to impress the gullible timid Brian whom he meets in an airport awaiting the same flight to Spain where they hope to pursue amorous conquests. Inevitably they fail.

• Men At Work: Season 1 | DVD | (01/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Get your daily dose of menspiration in this laugh-out-loud comedy series created by writer and actor Breckin Meyer (Road Trip TV's Franklin and Bash). Irreverent and outrageously funny Men at Work - Season 1 follows the misadventures of Milo (Danny Masterson TV's That '70s Show) Neal (Adam Busch TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Tyler (Michael Cassidy Argo) and Gibbs (James Lesure TV's Las Vegas) four sex-obsessed employees at a Manhattan-based men's magazine who have each other's backs as they mate date and relate to women.

• Love Thy Neighbour - Episode 1 And 2 | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £10.43   |  Saving you £0.55 (7.39%)   |  RRP £7.99

  One of the highest rated sitcoms of the 1970s attracting 16 million viewers at the peak of its popularity Love Thy Neighbour explores the culture clash between black and white neighbours Bill Reynolds (Rudolph Walker) and Eddie Booth (Jack Smethurst). This release features episodes one and two of Series One.

• To the Manor Born Series Two | DVD | (06/06/2011) from £9.55   |  Saving you £10.44 (109.32%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hot on the heels of her acclaimed success in The Good Life, Penelope Keith undertook a role that would further confirm her place as one of Britain’s leading comic actors: the role of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in To The Manor Born. Series Two, first broadcast in 1980, finds the war of words, wits and witticisms escalating as successful businessman Richard De Vere continues to attempt to bring his expertise to the running of Grantleigh Manor, often in direct opposition to the wishes of its previous owner. 'Rationalising' the estate, and ploughing new fields are just two of Richard’s plans, when he’s not sniffing out poachers and disappearing vases as well as playing host to a friend of Marjory’s who once went by the name of ‘Podge’. But the cold frost between them may yet be melting as familiarity begins to breed the opposite of contempt.

• Mean Guns | Blu Ray | (10/08/2015) from £5.92   |  Saving you £10.07 (170.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  100 Assassins. 1 000 Weapons. 10 000 000 Dollars. Only One Can Survive. Vincent Moon (Ice-T) represents a crime syndicate that just built a maximum security prison which is scheduled to open the next day. Rather than killing them individually the crime syndicate brings together 100 people who have in some way wronged the syndicate provides them with weapons and gives them a choice: fight or die. The assassins are given six hours to eliminate the competition and told that the last three will walk away with 10 million dollars. Christopher Lambert plays Lou a highly skilled killer attempting to eliminate all the others and make off with a prize. Various agreements and alliances are made as the killers battle for survival and the money.

• CLEOPATRA (Masters of Cinema) (DVD) | DVD | (24/09/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  A pre-code film that sneaked onto screens just as the censorious Hays Office began cracking down on Hollywood's racier propositions, Cleopatra is a libertine paean to decadence and depravity that can still send a viewer's mind reeling and pulse thumping - all courtesy of the Golden Age's swampiest psychosexual auteur, Cecil B. DeMille (The Ten Commandments; The Greatest Show on Earth; The King of Kings).Claudette Colbert (It Happened One Night; The Palm Beach Story; Drums Along the Mohawk) presides over the most outrageous spectacle this side of The Scarlet Empress as the eponymous pharaoh queen who speeds from Julius Caesar (Warren William) to Marc Antony (Henry Wilcoxon), from Egypt to Rome, from war-room to bedroom... The whiff of incense permeates every scene, with each connected to the next in a veritable matrix of whips, blindfolds, and bindings - the crazed arrangement laying bare all the fetish inklings of the moving-picture dream.Lavishly produced with some of the most inspired waxing-moon photography and unwholesome set-design to come out of the studio system, DeMille's film is an erotic tour-de-force that obliges us to re-examine the appeal of this most popular of Hollywood directors. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Cleopatra on DVD.