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• Home Sweet Home | DVD | (05/07/2005) from £12.96   |  Saving you £-8.97 (-224.80%)   |  RRP £3.99

  An escaped mental patient steals a station wagon and makes his way to the Bradley's Thanksgiving celebration where it's not just the Thanksgiving turkey that gets carved up.....

• Mission: Impossible - Series 3 | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £44.99

  Season 3, should you decide to accept it (and you definitely should), was Mission's most accomplished. It garnered six Emmy nominations, and an Emmy for Barbara Bain, her third consecutive win, probably for "The Exchange," one of her finest hours, in which, breaking series format, her character is captured and psychologically tortured to discover for whom she works. As always, the first five minutes of any Mission: Impossible episode are the coolest: the lit fuse signaling Lalo Schifrin's indelible theme song, the opening-credits montage teasing the action in the upcoming episode, and Jim Phelps (Peter Graves), in some nondescript location, receiving his covert mission (usually to some nonexistent, but real-sounding country as Povia or Costa Mateo), on that self-destructing tape. It always seemed a waste of time for Phelps to go through the dossiers of possible Impossible Missions Force agents for each mission (and he does that less this season) as he invariably chose the same ones: model beauty Cinnamon (Bain), master of disguise Rollin Hand (Martin Landau), electricians expert Barney Collier (Greg Morris), and strongman Willie Armitage (Peter Lupus). Mission: Impossible didn't delve into the team members' private lives: it was all about the mission, and together, the IMF foils any number of domestic and international villains. Some missions (foil a coup, rescue a dissident) have more at stake than others (restore boxing's good name), but there's that great moment in almost every episode when the team's target discovers that he or she has been royally IMF'd. "Don't you see?" the warden of a so-called escape-proof automated prison protests in "The Glass Cage," "they thought of everything!" He's not kidding. Not even "Q" on his best day would have come up with that faux briefcase that secretly dispenses exact replicas of the prison's towels. Mission: Impossible today does seem a little low-tech, especially when compared to the special effects-laden feature films. And for anyone who has seen Airplane, it may be difficult initially to keep a straight face whenever Peter "Do you like gladiator movies?" Graves is onscreen. But with its clever and complex stories, impeccable ensemble, and fun-to-spot guest stars (that's John "Dean Wormer" Vernon torturing Cinnamon in "The Exchange"), Mission is impossible to resist. --Donald Liebenson

• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Limited Edition Spaceship with Digibook (Blu-ray + Digital Copy + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (22/10/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £119.99

  This 20th Anniversary edition of E.T. introduces the warmth and sense of magic of Steven Spielberg's much-loved movie to a whole new generation. And it is the youngsters at whom this new version has been aimed, with the film being given a Star Wars-style make-over in the hope that it will appeal to a generation weaned on digital effects. Thus, ET now has a souped-up space ship and the pursuing FBI agents are more politically correct, carrying walkie-talkies in place of guns. They've even given ET himself a CGI face-lift, digitally replacing the beloved puppet in certain scenes. But this is no Apocalypse Now Redux. The re-edited scenes are small and insignificant to the plot: the only additional footage of any note is ET taking a bath and demonstrating that he can breathe underwater, which is amusing but irrelevant. The surprise is that the deleted scene with Harrison Ford playing Elliot's school Principal has still not made it to the new version. Despite such grumbles, E.T. is still the joyful experience it was 20 years ago, only this time grown-ups can follow the story through an added glow of nostalgia, as they fondly remember just how great BMXs were! --Nikki Disney On the DVD: E.T.--20th Anniversary Edition has the revised version of the movie (but not the original cut) on Disc One, presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen and with a choice of gloriously remastered Dolby 5.1 or DTS sound options. The major beneficiary of this new presentation is John Williams' outstanding music score, which uniquely can also be played along with the film in the live version from the LA Shrine Auditorium 2002 premiere. A documentary about Williams conducting this extraordinary performance and a feature on his original scoring sessions are the best extra features on Disc Two. Other documentaries cover the "Evolution and Creation of ET"; a "Reunion" of the principal cast and crew with some fun behind-the-scenes footage; a piece on the planets of the Solar System narrated by ET himself (!); a photo gallery; trailers, and DVD-ROM extras. There's no director's commentary, but Spielberg does briefly introduce the movie on Disc One. --Mark Walker

• The Prisoner - 35th Anniversary Companion | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Primarily aimed at fanatic completists, The Prisoner 35th Anniversary Companion gives us an alternative version of the opening episode "Arrival" recently rediscovered from Canadian archival material, along with the broadcast version for comparison. The collection also has text files on associative material like the score for the music, the novelisations and the Dinky model of the mini-moke, clips of the interval bumpers, alternative clips of the opening credits and a sequence in which the opening credits shot of a filing cabinet labelled "Resignations" is reshot in a variety of languages for foreign markets. The episode included reminds us, in both its versions, what an innovative and sinister show The Prisoner was--George Baker in particular is an impressive foil to Patrick McGoohan. There are also text files on the careers of McGoohan and his collaborator George Markstein, as well as an extended interview with Bernard Williams in which he talks frankly about the difficulties of producing a show whose scripts were being written by the star as it was being shot, and tells us of the last-minute improvisation of the sinister balloon, Rover. There is also a short documentary about the show, its fans and the memorabilia shop at Portmeirion, plus a Prisoner parody Renault ad. On the DVD: The Prisoner 35th Anniversary Companion is presented in standard 4:3 television visual ratio; the mono sound has not worn well, especially in the alternative version of "Arrival" where it is at times painfully scratchy. The interface is user-confusing; if you don't already know the shape of The Village it is not immediately obvious that the menu continues on two screens. The packaging includes a lavish booklet that includes a facsimile of the production notes for the show. --Roz Kaveney

• Inspector Morse - The Dead Of Jericho / Mystery Of Morse | DVD | (14/09/1998) from £6.38   |  Saving you £13.61 (213.32%)   |  RRP £19.99

  John Thaw created one of Britain's most-loved TV detectives in this pilot episode that started the long-running Inspector Morse series, based on the novels by Colin Dexter. The brilliant, somewhat elitist police inspector who loves crosswords, classical music and the more-than-occasional pint of ale clumsily romances a woman (Gemma Jones) from his choir. When he finds her hanged in her apartment on the eve of their big recital, he suspects murder and muscles his way in on the investigation. The assigned investigators are convinced it's suicide except for the eager Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately), and they reluctantly team up to sort out a mystery tangled in blackmail, adultery, peeping neighbours (former Doctor Who Patrick Troughton) and mistaken identities. With his snooty temperament and lone-wolf lifestyle, the white-haired, Oxford-educated bachelor is a wonderful mismatch with the younger Lewis, a married man with a family and a rather less classical background (Whatley is a Geordie, though Lewis was a Brummie in the book). There's a quiet undercurrent of affection and respect almost from their first meeting that builds with each continuing Inspector Morse mystery, as well as an air of melancholia and loneliness beautifully developed in the script by future Oscar-winning writer/director Anthony Minghella (The English Patient). Morse's initial theories may be washouts (a series hallmark), but his relentless sleuthing, eye for clues and mind for puzzles dredges up the answer in the end, even as he loses the girl. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

• The House of Eliot - Complete Box Set | DVD | (09/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £119.99

  When the philandering Eliott dies penniless there is no inheritance for his daughters Beatrice and Evangeline to survive on. Forced to go into business their London dressmaking enterprise grows into an industrial force to be reckoned with... This special gift set contains every episode from all three series of this wonderful BBC drama.

• A Place in the Sun / Elephant Walk Double Pack | DVD | (22/04/2013) from £8.08   |  Saving you £4.91 (37.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A Place In The Sun: George Stevens' stunning adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's 'An American Tragedy' garnered six Academy Awards� (including Best Director and Best Screenplay) and guaranteed immortality for screen lovers Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Clift stars as George Eastman, a poor young man determined to win a place in respectable society and the heart of a beautiful socialite (Elizabeth Taylor). Shelley Winters plays the factory girl whose dark secret threat...

• Lilith | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-0.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Before Eve there was Evil... and her name was Lilith! Available on DVD for the first time. Warren Beatty and Jean Seberg co-star in this haunting drama about the obsessive love between a therapist and his patient. Vincent (Beatty) a war veteran returns to his bleak Maryland hometown and takes a job as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge a private mental institution for the wealthy. There Vincent meets a young schizophrenic Lilith (Seberg) an enchanting patient who

• Hollywood DVD - 12 Sci-Fi DVD | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Includes the following films: The Final Countdown / Creator / Sleep Stalker / Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man 2 / Crocodile / Crocodile 2 / Shark Attack / Shark Attack 2 / Octopus / Octopus 2 / Spiders / Spiders 2

• Saint Sinner | DVD | (14/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In 1815 monk Tomas Alcala unwittingly unleashes two female succubi Munkar and Nakir upon an unsuspecting 21st century. He is chosen by God to travel through the centuries and stop the demons' rampage...

• Midsomer Murders - Murder On St Malley's Day | DVD | (11/04/2005) from £6.91   |  Saving you £10.08 (145.88%)   |  RRP £16.99

  There is trouble at Devington School in the village of Midsomer Parva. During the annual St. Malley's Day race Daniel Talbot is stabbed. Daniel is a member of The Pudding Club a secret society which comprises of elite students from the school. Who committed the attack? If Barnaby and Troy are to unravel the mystery they must first break the silence that shrouds the club.

• Peter Tosh - Captured Live | DVD | (08/07/2002) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-5.54 (-46.20%)   |  RRP £11.99

  The incomparable reggae legend capured live in concert... Tracklist: 1. Intro / Creation 2. Pick Myself Up 3. African 4. Coming In Hot 5. Not Gonna Give It Up 6. Rastafari Is 7. Where You Gonna Run 8. Glass House 9. Equal Rights / Downpresser Man 10. Johnny B. Goode 11. Get Up Stand Up

• Herold - La Fille Mal Gardee | DVD | (10/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Herold: La Fille Mal Gardee (Lanchbery Wiener Symphoniker)

• Housesitter | DVD | (25/06/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A slick, smart vehicle for Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn, Housesitter offers an acceptably daffy premise and enough inventive business to sustain it through to the, not unexpected, happy ending. Architect Martin builds a dream home for his childhood sweetheart (Dana Delaney) only to be rejected when he proposes marriage. After a one-night stand, Hawn--a daffy waitress with a gift for making up improbable but convincing lies--moves into Martin's house and tells his parents (Donald Moffatt, Julie Harris) and the whole community that she is his surprise new wife. When he sees how this impresses Delaney, Martin goes along with the charade, encouraging wilder and wilder fictions and doing his best to join in so that he can rush through to a divorce and move on to the woman he has always wanted. Hawn has to recruit a couple of winos to pose as her parents and impress Martin's boss into giving him a promotion, but we glimpse her real misery at his eventual intention to toss her out of the make-believe world she has created because her own real background is so grim. Its sit-com hi-jinx are manic enough not to be strangled by an inevitable dip in to sentiment towards the end, and Hawn, who always has to work hard, is better matched against the apparently effortless Martin than in their subsequent pairing in Out-of-Towners. Martin, often wasted in comparatively straight roles, has a few wild and crazy scenes as Hawn prompts him into joining her improvised fantasies. Director Frank Oz, a frequent Martin collaborator (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Little Shop of Horrors, Bowfinger), is the model of a proper, competent, professional craftsman when he sets out to put a comedy together--but the film misses streaks of lunacy or cruelty that might have made it funnier and more affecting. On the DVD: The disc offers a pristine widescreen non-anamorphic transfer, letterboxed to 1.85:1. There are no extra features to speak of, just text-based production notes, cast and director bios, plus a trailer and an assortment of language and subtitle options. --Kim Newman

• The Vampire Lovers | Blu Ray | (30/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• I Shouldn't Be Alive - Series 1 | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Ten extraordinary true stories of human survival from around the world which focus on one of our most basic human instincts and leave the audience asking - Would I have survived in the same circumstances? Each film narrates a unique and exceptional feat of survival. We focus on the moral dilemmas crucial moments chance events and life-or-death decisions of our survivors. Some stories come from the world of the professional adventurer and extreme sports the men and women who deliberately push the envelope of danger. Compelling first person testimony is brought to life with the highest quality dramatic reconstructions filmed in extreme locations across the globe.

• Buffalo Girls | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the last days of the Wild West Calamity Jane works as a mule skinner for Custer has a fling with Bill Hickok and tries to reclaim her daughter when she travels to London with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show...

• Raid On Entebbe | DVD | (13/07/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Raid On Entebbe

• Royal Wedding | DVD | (05/03/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Fred Astaire dances on the ceiling in this 1951 Alan Jay Lerner musical for MGM, directed by Stanley Donen (Singin' in the Rain). The appealing story finds Astaire as part of a brother-and-sister act (along with Jane Powell) that travels to London at the time of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding. Astaire and Powell each find romances that threaten to break up the act, but that's mostly fun window dressing in a movie better known for some truly creative sequences made vivid by Donen, including Astaire's famous dance with a hat rack and his duet with Powell, "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You (When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life)?" --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Run For The Sun | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Boulting Brothers Collection: Run For The Sun