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• Gianni Versace - Final 24 | DVD | (03/05/2010) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-1.54 (-9.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  July 15th 1997: Gianni Versace is one of the most famous fashion designers in the world. He begins his day like any other with his regular morning walk to a nearby caf''. In a matter of hours he will be murdered outside his home by Andrew Cunanan who was obsessed with Versace and had been carrying a seven-year grudge. Featuring archival footage dramatic reenactments and interviews with his family and closest companions Final 24 documents the final moments of the fashion designer's life. This compelling documentary unlocks the hidden secrets psychological flaws and events that result in the tragic death of the famed notorious and the iconic. Part of a series every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person's life. By weaving the star's back-story with events from their last day it attempts to uncover the mystery of how each celebrity met their untimely end.

• The Magus | DVD | (20/02/2017) from £26.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Minder - Series 3 - Part 1 Of 4 | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £6.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (129.08%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Dead Men Do Tell Tales Terry and Arthur are lumbered with a dead-weight when Terry has to mind a coffin! Guest Stars: Suzy Quatro & Derek Fowlds. You Need Hands ""Thing is my boy Terry got himself in a bit of a scrape. He's now what you might call horse des combat and just when I need some impressive muscle."" Guest Stars: Mike Reid. Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Anymore A chance meeting in a club Terry is minding sets Arthur off into the world of fine art. Gue

• Stargate S.G -1: Season 4 (Vol. 15) | DVD | (24/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The 1994 film Stargate was originally intended as the start of a franchise, but creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were distracted when celebrating their Independence Day. Episodic TV treatment was the natural next step. In the roles of Colonel Jack O'Neill and Dr Daniel Jackson respectively are Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks. They're joined by Captain Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) and guilt-stricken former alien baddie Teal'c (Christopher Judge) to form the teacher's-pet primary unit SG-1. With a seemingly endless network of Stargates found to exist on planets all across the known universe, their mission is to make first contact with as many friendly races as possible. Chasing their heels at almost every turn are the "overlord" Goa'uld--the ancient Egyptian Gods who are none too chummy after the events of the original film. The welcome notion of a continued plot thread sees offshoots that follow the reincarnation of Daniel's wife, Sam's father literally joining a renegade faction of the Goa'uld and Jack in an unending quest to out-sarcasm everyone. There's something of The Time Tunnel to the show's premise, but amid a dearth of derivative lookalikes, Stargate has held its own with stories that put the science fiction back into TV sci-fi. On this DVD: "Divide and Conquer" presents a disturbing theory that none of us may be who we think we are. Newly recurring guest star Vanessa Angel returns as Freya to reveal that "za'tarc" technology can programme a person to be an assassin without their knowledge. This episode becomes a claustrophobic showcase for the actors to display distrust for one another. "Window of Opportunity" is the now mandatory Groundhog Day scenario episode that all franchise series must attempt. Typically the SG-1 writers make more of the material than in other shows, with O'Neill and Teal'c growing to enjoy having 10 hours to live repeatedly. Ultimately, though, there's a lesson to be learned about the fruitlessness of trying to recapture the past. "Watergate" demonstrates the excellent continuity kept up by the show in revealing what happened to the original missing Dial Home Device--the Russians have it! Not only that, they have their own Stargate, a disturbing amount of information on the SG-1 team, a mysterious link to a water planet and a scientist who bears an uncanny resemblance to Deanna Troi from Star Trek: The Next Generation (Marina Sirtis). "The First Ones" is a warm variant on the Lion and the Mouse fable when Daniel establishes a relationship with a primitive alien creature. The planet is the original home world of the Goa'uld parasites, meaning that the SG Team's rescue mission turns into a dangerous period of paranoid suspicion. Who has been compromised and what does Chaka really want with Daniel? --Paul Tonks

• Michael McDonald - Soundstage | DVD | (04/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Music from Michael McDonald formerly of the Doobie Brothers.

• Stargate S.G -1: Season 3 (Vol. 11) | DVD | (23/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The 1994 movie Stargate was originally intended as the start of a franchise, but creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were distracted celebrating their Independence Day. Episodic TV treatment was the natural next step. In the roles of Colonel Jack O'Neill and Dr Daniel Jackson respectively are Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks. They're joined by Captain Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) and guilt-stricken former alien baddie Teal'c (Christopher Judge) to form the teacher's pet primary unit SG-1 With a seemingly endless network of Stargates found to exist on planets all across the known universe, their mission is to make first contact with as many friendly races as possible. Chasing their heels at almost every turn are the "overlord" Goa'uld--the ancient Egyptian Gods who are none too chummy after the events of the original film. The welcome notion of a continued plot thread sees offshoots that follow the reincarnation of Daniel's wife, Sam's father joining a renegade faction of the Goa'uld, and Jack in an unending quest to out-sarcasm everyone. There's something of The Time Tunnel to the show's premise, but amid a dearth of derivative look-a-likes, Stargate has held its own with stories that put the science fiction back into TV sci-fi. --Paul TonksOn this DVD: Resolving the cliffhanger from Volume 10, "The Devil You Know" reveals an embarrassing secret that could allow the team to escape the clutches of Satanic Sokar. Then, when following up clues to find the Harcesis child "Forever in a Day", Teal'c is the only one to notice the SGC has been taken over by chameleonic aliens trying to establish a "Foothold" on Earth for invasion. The following "Pretense" is one of those sci-fi series staples as a character is put on trial to prove their guilt on behalf of another. "Urgo" is this volume's highlight, and expands the general sardonic humour with a little pathos for the guest appearance by Dom DeLuise. Lots of slapstick ensues. As well as trailers for the next volume, the disc includes a seven-minute interview with Don Davis on his character of General George Hammond. He talks about his own Captaincy in the army and an acting career that began with MacGuyver! There's also five minutes with costume designer Christine McQuarrie explaining what has to be done in just seven days. --Paul Tonks

• The Prometheus Trap | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £12.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.08%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In the future, man's quest for answers will take him to the edge of the universe. But the knowledge they seek...Should never be known...PROMETHEUS TRAP. In deep space, the military cruiser Venom is diverted from its mission to investigate a derelict freighter ship, the PROMETHEUS. On board, all of the crew are dead -- victims of sabotage. And its only cargo is a weapon - one that will change the course of man s destiny.

• Plaster Caster | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Plaster Caster is an intimate documentary portrait of legendary artist and groupie Cynthia Plaster Caster famous for plaster casting the penises of rock stars including most notoriously Jimi Hendrix. The film explores how Cynthia developed her unique pursuit follows the ups and downs of casting sessions with a shy guitarist and an extroverted glam rocker and goes along for the rise as Ms. Caster prepares for her first gallery show in New York City. Featuring candi

• Queer Duck | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Queer Duck The gayest mallard that ever did live stars in his very own movie! Brilliant animated comedy from The Simpsons scribe Mike Reiss.

• The Atrocity Exhibition | DVD | (29/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Adapted from J.G. Ballard's infamous 1968 novel The Atrocity Exhibition is a brave unsettling and unconventional film. In a mental research institution things have gone terribly wrong. A doctor has enlisted patients and staff in staging a series of bizarre micro-dramas. Is it a record of his own mental breakdown or a collapse between the outer world of reality and the inner world of the psychopathologies which inhabit us all?

• Paradise Postponed - Part 1 | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £22.96   |  Saving you £0.02 (0.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Written by barrister and playwright Sir John Mortimer Paradise Postponed takes in all of the upheavals of post-war British society. Why does the left-wing cleric Rev. Simeon Simcox leave the Simcox brewery millions to the morally loathsome Leslie 'The Toad' Titmuss? Titmuss is a city developer and Conservative cabinet minister who has wheeled and dealed his way through life. Simeon's sons set out to unravel the truth behind the will. Featured episodes: 1.Death Of A Saint

• Capture Anthologies 3-The Dimensions of Self | DVD | (28/02/2011) from £5.78   |  Saving you £4.21 (42.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Dimensions Of Self brings together the best UK Sci-Fi short films that look at the theme of identity through the lens of cloning time travel and space flight. Are we who we think we are were and will be when our DNA past and very existence are all up for grabs?

• Executive Target | DVD | (05/06/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When the president of the USA begins spending money on the poor a Government agency takes matters into its own hands.

• Hardball | DVD | (20/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Hardball (aka Bounty Hunters 2) (1997)

• Handel: Alcina | DVD | (21/01/2002) from £14.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (66.82%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Produced with the cast of a year-2000 Stuttgart stage version, this performance of Handel's 1735 opera Alcina has been specially shot for home viewing without the audience present (though applause is heard during the closing credits). Director Janos Darvas enhances the usual low theatre illumination with stronger television-friendly lighting to provide more detail, and he also takes his cameras much closer to the artists than live performance permits, offering film-style close-ups that greatly enhance the drama. With just eight performers and an essentially static set--though some intriguing interesting things are done with a large "mirror"--this intimate approach proves an enormous advantage. Handel's complex tale of intense romantic entanglement on the island of the enchantress Alcina focuses as much on high-voltage acting as powerful music-making. The 20th-century costumes are initially disconcerting, but soon become part of a psychologically intense world where time seems out of joint and charged with otherwise-unimaginable emotional possibilities. As Alcina, Catherine Naglestad gives an extraordinary performance, both strikingly passionate and deeply sensual, her revealing costuming being just the most obvious sign of a production intent on the erotic. Though Naglestad dominates, each performer offers memorable characterisation and fine singing. On the DVD: Alcina comes to disc with an anamorphically enhanced 16:9 picture that is clear and detailed, while the PCM stereo audio is natural and is recorded with good presence. Other than various optional subtitles, including English, extras are entirely absent. Within the booklet is a brief biography of Handel, background notes on Alcina and a synopsis, but nothing on the artists or performance. --Gary S Dalkin

• Lexx - Season 2 - Vol. 4 | DVD | (10/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In the fourth collection of episodes from the second series of Lexx the crew finally acknowledge that they're worried about Mantrid taking over the universe, and decide to test "The Uncertainty Principle" to be found at the centre of the universe. The Lexx is ensnared by "The Web", and everyone begins behaving peculiarly. Worst of all--Stanley can't find his hat. This extremely clever instalment should be watched back-to-back with the following "The Net", where all is revealed. It's the same show all over again, but with extended shots and external footage of what is happening to the Lexx. Some TV shows cobble together a "clips episode" in order to save budget. Lexx proves itself different yet again with this ingenious idea. The difference continues into "Brigadoom", which is a musical: a theatre appears from nowhere to put on a show telling the tale of the Brunnen-G. Kai and Xev take to the boards, and singalong quite oblivious to the fact TV SF usually can't pull this sort of thing off. They do. Desperate to call Mantrid's bluff, the Lexx crew are even prepared momentarily to trust his old tutor the Bio Vizier "Brizon". They know he has some treacherous agenda, but never guess what until it's almost too late. The storyline links straight into "End of the Universe", and the season finale sees every player of Mantrid's game attempting checkmate. 790 builds a counter army of drone arms, but it's Lyekker's efforts that once again save the day. The show ends with the very definition of a Big Bang, and leaves everything under one enormous question mark. On the DVD: Lexx Series 2 Vol. 4 has the most extras yet. There's one last commentary from Brian Downey (Stan) and writer Lex Giggeroff on the episode "End of the Universe". The humour remains, but it's fun to hear their awe for the CG interpretation of their original idea: putting 790's head on a Drone Arm. We also learn about the writer's arguments about the physics. Also featured is a gallery of stills, some hilarious text "FAXX" about all five episodes, four Sci-Fi Channel character spots, a fascinating interview with composer Marty Simon, biographies of 790, The Lexx, Brizon and Mantrid, and a story so far recap. Best of all, is a Sing-A-Long-a-Brunnen-G karaoke lyrics option for "Brigadoom", surely one of the greatest ideas ever had for a DVD. --Paul Tonks

• Blood Reaper | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £6.75   |  Saving you £9.24 (57.80%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Drawn by the lure of fresh air hiking and rafting six city friends escape to the mountains and become prey to a serial killer in 'Blood Reaper'. According to local lore a blade-wielding psycho appears on a full moon during leap year. These untimely mountaineers must try to outwit a killer intent on slaughtering them all.

• You, Me and Dupree/Deuce Bigalow: Euro Gig/Sweetest Thing | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  You Me And Dupree: For newlyweds Carl (Matt Dillon) and Molly Peterson (Kate Hudson) life can't get any sweeter as they begin anew to settle down into married life. With a nice house and established careers in tow nothing seems to get in their way. However Carl is about find out just how much friendship means when Randy Dupree (Owen Wilson) his best friend has been displaced from his home and fired from his job because of attending their wedding. Taking his friend in what Carl and Molly are about to experience is that the fine line between a few days and whatever else after can be a lot more than they bargained for! Duece Bigalow: European Gigalow: Deuce Bigalow is seduced back into this unlikely pay-per-pleasure profession when his former 'pimp' T.J. Hicks (Eddie Griffin) is implicated in the murders of Europe's greatest gigolos. In order to clear his good friend's name Deuce will have to cross the pond and put himself at the mercy of Europe's wildest women! The Sweetest Thing: Christina's love life is stuck in neutral. After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship she meets Peter her perfect match. Fed up with playing games she finally gets the courage to let her guard down and follow her heart only to discover that he has suddenly left town. So she sets out to capture the one that got away.

• The Borderland | DVD | (18/08/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When a British secret service agent is captured behind enemy lines in North Korea; his wife turns to Gabriel an elite bounty hunter whose martial arts expertise and special ops skills make him the scourge of paedophiles and fugitives in Hong Kong’s violent underworld. Promised his freedom in exchange for one last mission Gabriel agrees to cross the border into North Korea to track down and rescue his former partner.

• Strip Jack Naked | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  British director Ron Peck's look back at at the production of his groundbreaking ""Nighthawks "" which candidly explored a closeted gay schoolteacher's inner conflicts. The director tells very poignantly his own story of self-discovery and coming out. Most striking is the story of how much effort and determination it took to get Nighthawks made and why there are hundreds of names in the closing credits that the ""producers would like to give thanks to"" - they are people who sent in sma