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• Raving Maniacs | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £35.69   |  Saving you £-19.70 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ravers at the biggest rave in Providence Rhode Island perpetuate their evening by taking a new drug to hit the streets. The reckless youths in their quest for euphoria don't take a second thought to what they are taking indeed no one has ever seen these type of drugs before. But soon it becomes apparent that not all is well and unbeknown to them they are becoming embroiled in an alien plot...

• Soldier's Story, A / The Beast / Anzio | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Anzio: Robert Mitchum Peter Falk and Arthur Kennedy star in the rivetting war drama Anzio a vivid portrait of one of the bloodiest WWII battles ever fought. After landing with Allied troops at Anzio Italy in 1944 war correspondent Dick Ennis (Mitchum) and buddy Corporal Rabinoff (Falk) tell Anzio commander General Lesley (Kennedy) that the road to Rome is wide open. But instead of heading to Rome Lesley attempts to build a coastal stronghold only to discover that the Germans have outflanked them by enclosing the Anzio beachhead. Four months and over 30 000 casualties later the Allied forces smash through the German lines and victoriously march to Rome. Directed by Edward Dmytryk (The Caine Mutiny Back To Bataan) Anzio is a powerful film and a symbol of heroic tenacity. The Beast: War brings out the beast in every man. Afghanistan 1981 and the Soviet Union is locked in a futile and bloody battle with the Mujahedeen guerillas. Separated from their patrol the crew of a Russian T-62 tank engages in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the local insurgents led by Taj (Steven Bauer). The tyrannical tank commander Daskal (George Dzundza) wreaks havoc on a peaceful Afghani village pushing the moral boundaries of the tank driver Koverchenko (Jason Patric) to the limits. Sensing mutiny the psychotic Daskal abandons the disenchanted tanker to die in the desert at the hand of rebels only to find he's sealed his own fate. A Soldiers Story: Tensions flare in this gripping film about a murder on a black army base near the end of World War II. Captain Davenport (Howard E. Rollins Jr.) a proud black army attorney is sent to Fort Neal Louisiana to investigate the ruthless shooting death of Sergeant Waters (Adolph Caesar). Through interviews with Waters' men Davenport learns that he was a vicious man who served the white world and despised his own roots. Was the killer a bigoted white officer? Or could he have been a black soldier embittered by Waters' constant race baiting? Directed by Norman Jewison from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Soldier's Story is both a spellbinding mystery and a superb drama that transcends race.

• Documentary Essentials | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Super Size Me (Dir. Morgan Spurlock 2004): Here's a documentary that needs absolutely no introduction. Why is America so fat? This is the question that Morgan Spurlock wanted to answer. He set out to interview experts in 20 US cities including Houston the fattest city in America whilst at the same time conducting his own personal experiment: eat nothing but McDonalds for 30 days straight. There were four rules: 1. No options: only eat what was available over the counter (including water!) 2. No 'supersizing' unless offered 3. No excuses: eat every item on the menu at least once 4. No quitting: eat three square meals a day from McDonalds The results shocked even the doctors who were monitoring his experiment... The winner of a host of international awards this unmissable documentary has really got the world talking and the junk food peddlers running scared! Wal-Mart (Dir. Robert Greenwald 2005): A look at the impact of the retail giant on local communities. This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values. The Yes Men (Dir. Dan Ollman Sarah Price & Chris Smith 2003):A revelatory documentary directed by the team behind the Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner 'American Movie'. The Yes Men are a small group of prankster-activists indulging in such pranks as impersonating the World Trade Organisation on TV and at business conferences around the world. They even set up a website that mimics the WTO's and it's mistaken for the real thing! Soon they find themselves being invited to important functions as representatives of the WTO. Delighted to represent the organisation they wish to oppose the two protagonists set out to shock audiences with darkly comic satire...

• Something About Sex | DVD | (15/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Marriage what a wonderful institution. But who wants to be in an institution or so the joke goes. Sit back for a comedic roller-coaster ride through love sex trust monogamy and cheating. Through the cynical vision of a bachelor nerd (Jason Alexander) doubts about fidelity are planted in the minds of three seemingly happy couples. Follow the exploits and sexploits as the couples set about hiding or exposing the naked truth in the upside-down and steamy world of your favourite subject...S-E-X.

• The Laughing Dead | DVD | (03/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• 976 Evil II | DVD | (05/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Robin (Debbie James) finds herself visited by an astral spirit. She soon becomes the only witness through her visions to the murders that the spirit commits in his astral form. Robin's only hope is a handsome stranger named Spike Johnson (Patrick O'Bryan). Through his past experiences with the horrorscope Spike's acquired his own psychic strength. Together they discover that the only way to save themselves from the vicious revenge of the astral spirit is to fight him on his own turf...

• Keeping Mum | UMD | (20/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A Reverend, his wife, and their two children, await the arrival of their new housekeeper, Grace Hawkins. But is Grace all she seems?

• Dracula 2001 / Dracula 2 - Ascension | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dracula (Dir. Patrick Lussier 2001): A gang of high-tech thieves led by Marcus (Omar Epps) and Solina (Jennifer Esposito) break into a vault buried deep in the heart of London hoping to find treasure. Instead they succeed in reviving an ancient evil - the legendary Count Dracula himself (Gerard Butler) - who terrorized England a century earlier until he was stopped by Dr. Abraham Van Helsing. Now Dracula makes his way to modern New Orleans to track down Mary Heller (Justine Waddell) an innocent young woman haunted by dreams she doesn't understand. Matthew Van Helsing (Christopher Plummer) Dracula's current keeper must track the Count down with the help of his assistant Simon (Jonny Lee Miller) but they also have to deal with the vampire's new victims who soon return from the dead thirsty for blood. Can Dracula be stopped before he seduces Mary and begins a new reign of terror or do secrets from his past hold the key to destroying him forever? Dracula II: Ascension (Dir. Patrick Lussier 2003): An ancient evil is once again unleashed in the 21st century as fright master Wes Craven presents this terrifying and suspenseful sequel to the big-screen hit Dracula 2001! Ascension is the riveting story of a group of medical students who come across the body of the world's most notorious vampire! When a mysterious stranger appears and offers the students $30 million to harvest the body and steal its blood for auction it's an offer they can hardly refuse! But as the lure of riches collides with unimaginable terror the students also find themselves relentlessly pursued by a vampire killer from the Vatican!

• Lilith Fair - a Celebration of Women in Music | DVD | (25/08/2003) from £20.37   |  Saving you £-13.38 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Lilith Fair made rock and roll history in the summer of 1997 as the first all-female music tour. These sold-out concert performances could only be described as magical boasting many once-in-a-lifetime collaborations among the women artists. That magic is captured here in 'Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music' which also includes never-before-seen backstage jams intimate interviews and behind-the-scenes documentary footage of the artists. Tracklisting: 'Building A Mystery' - Sarah McLachlan 'Water Is Wide' - Sarah McLachlan/Indigo Girls 'Bitch' - Meredith Brooks 'Tried To Be True' - Indigo Girls/Sheryl Crow 'Sunny Came Home' - Shawn Colvin 'Strong Enough' - Sheryl Crow 'Near You Always' - Jewel 'Shame On You' - Indigo Girls 'Ice Cream' - Sarah McLachlan 'Closer To Fine' - Indigo Girls/Meredith Brooks/Jewel/Sarah McLachlan 'I Need' - Meredith Brooks 'Wichita Skyline' - Shawn Colvin 'Angel' - Sarah McLachlan 'I Shall Believe' - Sheryl Crow 'Morning Song' - Jewel 'Big Yellow Taxi' - All Artist Finale

• Street Trash | DVD | (18/12/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  If you want a rude crude tasteless movie about rude crude tasteless people -this one's for you! A batch of toxic 'hooch' called Tenafly Viper is causing bowery derelicts to melt into slime while a cop with a bad case of Clint Eastwood-itis a couple of likable dimwits a junkyard warlord and a mob boss battle is out for all sorts of nonsensical reasons. As black a black comedy as you're ever going to find Street Trash is filled with virtuoso camerawork good characters hilarious dialogue and lots of ultra gore. Ever seen a bunch of guys play catch you with severed prick? You'll see all this and more and be sure to hang around for the riotous end credits theme! A veritable catalogue of sadism and perversion! - Official Splatter Guide

• Ulee's Gold | DVD | (30/03/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Director Victor Nunez's richly photographed Ulee's Gold drew critical acclaim for Peter Fonda's and Patricia Richardson's subtle performances--and premiered as the Festival Centrepiece in 1997's Sundance Film Festival. Vividly photographed and set amid southern Florida's tupelo swamps, the film's narrative hinges on the evolution of a more-than-platonic connection between neighbours Ulysses, "Ulee" for short (Fonda), and Connie (Richardson). Best-known for her role on TV's Home Improvement, Richardson makes a satisfying foray into film with this appropriately smaller role where she manages to hatch out of potential typecasting. Fonda is independent, stubborn, and reserved Ulee anchors the narrative. He is a beekeeper whose struggling small business is all that keeps him focused in the wake of his wife Penelope's death, his daughter-in-law Helen's (Christine Dunford) drug addiction, and the de facto single-parent obligations he takes on to his adolescent granddaughters (notice the Homeric references). Soon the plot twists, however, in the sociopathy of Eddie and Ferris, friends of Ulee's jailed son--a sociopathy that is also the impetus for the family to confront its dysfunction and for Connie and Ulee to see more in each other than mere neighbourliness. Thankfully, Nunez foregoes the bathos of a Hollywood ending and leaves us satisfied on one hand with Helen's healing and Eddie's justice but uncertain, though hopeful, about Ulee's next step. --Erik Macki, Amazon.com

• Prison Of The Dead | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99