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• The Bone Collector --Superbit | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Released in late 1999, The Bone Collector was originally promoted as a thriller in the tradition of The Silence of the Lambs and Seven, suggesting that it would earn a place among those earlier, better films. Nice try, but no cigar. The Bone Collector settles instead for mere competence and the modest rewards of a well-handled formula. With a terrific cast at his service, director Phillip Noyce (Dead Calm, Patriot Games) turns the pulpy indulgence of Jeffery Deaver's novel into a slick potboiler that is grisly fun only if you don't pick it apart. Noyce expertly builds palpable tension around a series of gruesome murders that lead us into the darkest nooks of New York City. Now a bedridden quadriplegic prone to life-threatening seizures and suicidal depression, forensics detective Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) gets a new lease on life with a sharp young beat cop (Angelina Jolie) who's a wizard at analyzing crime scenes. She does field work while he deciphers clues from his high-tech Manhattan loft, and as they narrow the search their lives are increasingly endangered. As this formulaic plot grows mouldy, Noyce resorts to narrative shortcuts, using perfunctory scenes to manipulate the viewer and taking morbid pleasure in his revelation of the murder scenes. And yet it all works, to a point, and the cast (including Queen Latifah and Luiz Guzmán) is much better than the material. If you're looking for a few good thrills, The Bone Collector is a pretty safe bet. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Hadleigh - Series 2 - Complete | DVD | (07/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Gerald Harper stars as stylish young landowner James Hadleigh. A unique character - full of charm and dynamic energy and possessed of a sharp intelligence - he has inherited amongst other things the proprietorship of the Westdale Gazette. He is in fact a man of total privilege. Tempted by a powerful press magnate into a deal he would be silly to refuse Hadleigh is torn between the promise of eventual control over a press empire and his deep love of his native Yorkshire. Episodes Comprise: Invasion Exposure Ring of Fire Bow to the Lady A Quiet Place in the Country A Letter to David Nicola Penn Open Verdict The Diplomat Absolutely Feudal The Sealed Offer Breakdown Whose Life is it?

• For Their Own Good | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £5.95   |  Saving you £3.03 (102.36%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A disturbing true story set in Texas 1984. A large corporation producing toxic substances that might cause defects in an unborn child orders the female workforce to have compulsory sterilisation or be sacked. One poverty-stricken woman fights back...

• Michael Jackson Unmasked | DVD | (26/06/2009) from £4.24   |  Saving you £8.75 (206.37%)   |  RRP £12.99

  So much has now been said about the turbulent life and phenomenal career of Michael Jackson that it has become almost impossible to disentangle the man from the myth. Perhaps more than any other icon in history of popular music Michael Jackson remains a charismatic but elusive figure of heated debate. But one fact will forever remain undisputed... his extraordinary talent for creating truly original music loved by millions. And despite setbacks that would have ended careers of lesser men Michael Jackson's legions of fans remain as loyal today as they have ever been and his accomplishments as the King of Pop during the 1980's will always remain some of the most impressive in music history. Featuring candid contributions from Janet Jackson Brook Shields Gladys Knight and from the King of Pop himself. Plus rare behind the scenes footage this documentary dares look into the life of one of the most enigmatic and flamboyant pop stars of our time.

• Verdi - Simon Boccanegra | DVD | (10/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Sir Georg Solti - Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

• Relic Hunter - Vol. 1 | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Buddah's Bowl: Sydney and Nigel head to Nepal to recover Buddah's fabled overflowing alms bowl for the residents of a small village building a shrine to the original Buddah Siddhartha. But a long-time rival of Sydney's Stewie Harper is also searching for the priceless artefact. Stewie has been hired by a banker Michael Chan who needs the treasure to save his family's bank from financial ruin. Stewie will stop at nothing to beat Sydney to the prize and it takes all her res

• Callan - Series 1 - Part 1 Of 3 - Episodes 1 - 3 | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £6.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (129.08%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode of Callan written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent of the same name (starring Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken-light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems as strong, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. A great deal of the series opener is devoted to bringing on new regulars. Theres a fresh Mr Hunter who, like Number Two on The Prisoner--with which Callan shares series editor George Markstein--was a title not a name, so several actors held the position over the course of the show. Theres also the trendily mulleted thug Cross (Patrick Mower), who would go spectacularly off the rails in the next series and a half. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman

• Laverne And Shirley - Series 1 | DVD | (07/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Tracklist: 1. The Society Party 2. The Bachelor Party 3. Bowling for Razzberries 4. A Nun's Story 5. Falter at the Alter 6. Dog Day Blind Dates 7. Once Upon a Rumor 8. One Flew Over Milwaukee 9. Dating Slump 10. It's the Water 11. Fakeout at the Stakeout 12. Hi Neighbor 13. How Do You Say 'Are You Dead' in German? 14. From Suds to Stardom 15. Mother Knows Worst

• The Sopranos: Series 1 (Vol. 2) | DVD | (16/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The Sopranos, writer-producer-director David Chase's extraordinary television series, is nominally an urban gangster drama, but its true impact strikes closer to home: This ambitious TV series chronicles a dysfunctional, suburban American family in bold relief. And for protagonist Tony Soprano, there is the added complexity posed by heading twin families, his collegial mob clan and his own, nouveau riche brood.The series' brilliant first season is built around what Tony learns when, whipsawed between those two worlds, he finds himself plunged into depression and seeks psychotherapy--a gesture at odds with his mid-level capo's machismo, yet instantly recognisable as a modern emotional test. With analysis built into the very spine of the show's elaborate episodic structure, creator Chase and his formidable corps of directors, writers and actors weave an unpredictable series of parallel and intersecting plot arcs that twist from tragedy to farce to social realism. While creating for a smaller screen, they enjoy a far larger canvas than a single movie would afford, and the results, like the very best episodic television, attain a richness and scope far closer to a novel than movies normally get.Unlike Francis Coppola's operatic dramatisation of Mario Puzo's Godfather epic, The Sopranos sustains a poignant, even mundane intimacy in its focus on Tony, brought to vivid life by James Gandolfini's mercurial performance. Alternately seductive, exasperated, fearful and murderous, Gandolfini is utterly convincing even when executing brutal shifts between domestic comedy and dramatic violence. Both he and the superb team of Italian-American actors recruited as his loyal (and, sometimes, not-so-loyal) henchman and their various "associates" make this mob as credible as the evocative Bronx and New Jersey locations where the episodes were filmed.The first season's other life force is Livia Soprano, Tony's monstrous, meddlesome mother. As Livia, the late Nancy Marchand eclipses her long career of patrician performances to create an indelibly earthy, calculating matriarch who shakes up both families; Livia also serves as foil and rival to Tony's loyal, usually level-headed wife, Carmela (Edie Falco). Lorraine Bracco makes Tony's therapist, Dr Melfi, a convincing confidante, by turns "professional", perceptive and sexy; the duo's therapeutic relationship is also depicted with uncommon accuracy. Such grace notes only enrich what is not merely an aesthetic high point for commercial television, but an absorbing film masterwork that deepens with subsequent screenings. --Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com

• The Blair Witch Project | DVD | (04/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• The Last Days Of Frankie The Fly | DVD | (15/04/2002) from £6.14   |  Saving you £-3.15 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Dennis Hopper and Michael Madsen star in this darkly comic thriller about the seedier side of Hollywood. Hopper plays Frankie a kind-hearted gopher working for the Hollywood mafia whose main line of business is making porno movies. Constantly tyrannised by his violent unpredictable boss Sal (Madsen) Frankie sees the way out of the gutter lies in making his own movie. In return for placing his bets Frankie enlists the halp of Joey (Kiefer Sutherland) a wannabe Hollywood director paying off his gambling debts to Sal by making his skin flicks. However Sal has many eyes on the street and sees what Frankie's up to. His reaction is swift and unrelenting forcing Frankie to watch as he mockingly films the torture of Joey and Margaret (Darryl Hannah) a porn actress whom Frankie secretly loves. Vengeance not escape now plagues Frankie's mind as he vows to make Sal pay... in more ways than one.

• Quicksand | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £4.74   |  Saving you £1.25 (20.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  On the trail of a money laundering op Raikes (Keaton) flies to France to investigate a film studio rumored to be fronting the scam. Asking too many questions he finds himself drawn into a bloody turf war between the French Underworld and the Russian Mafia After witnessing an assassination with mounting horror he realises he has been set up for murder. Now a fugitive on the run he has to prove his innocence but when is daughter is kidnapped by the mob it all becomes too much...

• Harvey Birdman - Season 2 Box Set | DVD | (07/12/2009) from £16.18   |  Saving you £3.81 (19.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The superhero formerly known as Birdman continues making a mockery of the legal system representing Hannah-Barbera toons gone bad including Shaggy Scooby Fred Flinstone and Yogi Bear.

• Terminator 3 / The 6th Day / Last Action Hero | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £22.75   |  Saving you £0.23 (1.16%)   |  RRP £19.99

  T3 - Rise Of The Machines (Dir. Jonathan Mostow 2003): A decade has passed since John Connor (Nick Stahl) helped prevent Judgment Day and save mankind from mass destruction. Now 22 Connor lives off the grid - no home no credit cards no cell phone and no job. No record of his existence. No way he can be traced by Skynet - the highly developed network of machines that once tried to kill him and wage war on humanity. Until... ...out of the shadows of the future steps the T-X (Kristanna loken) Skynet's most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet. Sent back through time to complete the job left unfinished by her predecessor the T-1000 this machine is as relentless as her human guise is beautiful. Now Connor's only hope for survival is the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) his mysterious former assassin. Together they must triumph over the technologically superior T-X and forestall the looming threat of Judgment Day...or face the apocalypse and the fall of civilization as we know it. The 6th Day (Dir. Roger Spottiswoode 2000): Superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger is Adam an ace pilot in the very near future who is having a serious identity crisis. An illegal corporation illegally cloned him and now they're trying to kill him to hide the evidence. Torn from his beloved family and faced with a shocking exact duplicate of himself Adam races against time to reclaim his life and save the world from the underground cloning movement. From the director of Tomorrow Never Dies The 6th Day also stars powerhouse actors Robert Duvall and Michael Rapaport. Prepare for a high-tech sci-fi blast with twice the Arnold and twice the action! Last Action Hero (Dir. John McTiernan 1993): Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) a young cinema fan is crazy about his all-time great movie hero L.A. cop Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenneger). Having received a magic golden cinema ticket Danny is blasted through the big screen and into the action alongside his celluloid hero who is more than a little puzzled by his presence. Fasten your seatbelt as the dare-devil duo dodge bullets bombs and bad guys in a whirlwind world where anything is possible! But. ..disaster strikes when the baddies grab half the magic ticket and make their escape into the real world where they find life a doddle for two rogues intent on madness and mayhem.With Jack and Danny in hot pursuit hold your breath as the action addicts discover that real life can be even more exciting than the movies.

• Donnie Brasco | UMD | (01/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Love Is Forever | DVD | (14/02/2011) from £8.07   |  Saving you £-3.08 (-61.70%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The true story of an Australian news photographer and the heroic rescue of the girl he loved from a country torn asunder by war.

• The Other Woman | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £8.99   |  Saving you £-6.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  When Tessa's ex-husband Michael remarries leaving her with two children she takes an immediate dislike to Carolyn. But when Tessa finds out she is terminally ill she decides to give Carolyn another chance...

• Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World - Original Poster Series | Blu Ray | (26/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Canadian slacker/musician Scottie Pilgrim finds himself caught between two girlfriends - a high school student and a mysterious stranger who roller-blades through his life - and is forced to battle video game style a series of evil ex-boyfriends. Special Features: Limited Edition packaging featuring rarely seen film posters and design artwork U-Control Storyboard Deleted Scenes Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary By Director/Co-Writer Edgar Wright Documentaries Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Outtakes Alternate Edits Alternate Footage Documentaries Music Featurette You Too Can Be Sex Bob Alternate Footage Bits and Pieces Music Promos - Music Videos: Garbage TruckBlack Sheep Threshold Summertime Osymyso Soundworks Collection: Sound For Film Profile Visual Effects - VFX Before and After Roxy Fight / Ribbon Version Phantom Montage: Hi Speed Footage Props Rigs and Sets Montage Pre-Production Footage Casting Tapes Rehearsal Videos: Scene 1 Test Shoot Animatics Hair and Make-Up Footage Blogs Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Censors TV Safe Version Adult Swim: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Animation Galleries Scott Pilgram Vs. The World Teaser Trailer Scott Pilgram Vs. The World Main Trailer Scott Pilgram Vs. The World International Trailer 15 TV Spots Trivia Track Cast Feature Commentary With Anna Kedrich Aubrey Plaza Kieran Culkin and Mark Webber Cast Feature Commentary With Michael Cera Jason Schwartzman Mary Elizabeth Winstead Ellen Wong and Brandon Routh Feature Commentary with Director/Co-Writer Edgar Wright and Co-Writer Michael Bacall and Author Bryan Lee O'Malley Technical Commentary With Director/Co-Writer Edgar Wright and Director of Photography Bill Pope Credits Game Code Easter Eggs Game Trailer (Playstation Network Launch) Game Trailer (Extended Debut) Game Trailer (Playstation Network) Game Trailer (Zombies)

• Paranoid | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £7.15   |  Saving you £9.84 (137.62%)   |  RRP £16.99

  A new dimension in TERROR is here! A group of Sugar Hill school seniors put on a haunted house to raise money for a trip. When Sarah Falls' twin sister is savagely murdered and two more students are brutally killed the haunted house is closed. Police suspect it is the work of the serial murderer known as the 'Conscience Killer'. Look Behind You He Might Be There.

• Fun With Dick & Jane | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £4.90   |  Saving you £5.09 (103.88%)   |  RRP £9.99

  See Dick Run. Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni star in this fantastic re-make of Ted Kotcheff's original 1977 comedy hit. Dick (Jim Carrey) and Jane (Tea Leoni) are a typical suburban couple. They have a nice house in a development she works as a travel agent to supplement his white-collar income. Things change in the blink of an eye when Dick's company folds; his pension has no future and he can't find a job to save his life. Their front lawn is even repossessed! To make matters worse Jane has quit her job their house has lost value and all their savings went down along with his former employers. In increasingly dire straits Dick has a brainstorm: he'll steal to supplant his income. Jane joins him and soon the dynamic duo is dressing in elaborate costumes and ineptly attempting to make it big on the wrong side of the law!