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• Raining Stones | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Raining Stones is classic Ken Loach--an overtly bleak piece of drama shot through with defiant humour, a story of life beyond the edge of society. Bob (Bruce Jones in a role that foreshadows his more ludicrous Coronation Street character) is unemployed and struggling to make ends meet, especially with the added pressure of his young daughter's first communion and the expense involved. And that's it really--one man's struggle to maintain his dignity and provide for his family. Despite the film's frequent moments of comedy (more often than not provided by Loach regular Ricky Tomlinson), Raining Stones is ultimately more than a little disheartening. The film is in many ways similar to Loach's previous film, Riff Raff (1991), but here the examples of a community pulling together are countered with backstabbing and exploitation. In the end, there are no winners or losers in Loach's world, only those who survive and those who don't. --Phil Udell

• House of Bones | DVD | (29/10/2012) from £4.17   |  Saving you £8.82 (211.51%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This jumpy horror yarn (headlined by Corin Nemec and Charisma Carpenter) takes you on the journey with a group of reality television ghost hunters as they get trapped in a haunted plantation home. Their initial attempt for creating an entertaining reality show soon becomes a lot darker than anticipated. Through their attempt to uncover the many secrets in this haunted house they become convinced that they are not only in the presence of the dead but surrounded by evil supernatural activity. As fleeting spirits are spotted fear becomes apparent. Crew members start going missing objects around are disappearing and the house itself feels alive. It seems the crew's only hope of survival is to unlock the mysteries of the plantation's dark past…..

• Rio Bravo | Blu Ray | (01/08/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Spaced: Complete Series 2 | DVD | (11/03/2002) from £7.67   |  Saving you £12.32 (61.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The second series of Spaced finds the gang at 23 Meteor Street a little older, but definitely none the wiser. Tim's career is hampered by severe hang-ups over The Phantom Menace. Daisy's career is just plain non-existent. There is still a spark of sexual tension between them, but it's overshadowed by Brian and Twist getting it on. Propelling the seven-episode series arc is the threat of Marsha discovering that none of the relationships are what they seem, Mike's increasing jealousy and a new love interest for Tim. That's the basis for a never-ending stream of in-jokes and references that easily match the quality of the first series. Tim has a Return of the Jedi flashback, then déjà vu in reliving the end of The Empire Strikes Back. There are spoofs of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Robocop, The Sixth Sense and comedy rival The Royle Family. There are guest spots from Bill Bailey, Peter (voice of Darth Maul) Serafinowicz and The League of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith. Every episode is packed with highlights, but this series' guaranteed geek pant-wetting moments have to be the mock gun battles, slagging off Babylon 5 and learning that "The second rule of Robot Club is: no smoking." Jessica Stevenson won a British Comedy Award for this year. It deserved a whole lot more.--Paul Tonks On the DVD: There's a chaotic but highly enthusiastic commentary from the director and cast, including of course Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, who also talk about some deleted scenes and why they were removed. There's an outtakes blooper reel, as well as a selection of raw location footage and a self-explanatory clip, "Daisy Does Elvis". The most useful feature, though, is the subtitle "Homage-o-Meter" facility, which displays all the movie references throughout the series. --Mark Walker

• Official Cricket World Cup 2003 Review | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £9.28   |  Saving you £10.71 (53.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  These are all the definitive highlights from the 2003 World Cup featuring all the teams and all of the action. This box also contains a special 'Winners Review' programme following the mighty Australian team from their first game - through to the final.

• Getting On - Series 2 | DVD | (06/12/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Devised and written by its three principal cast Getting On is a funny refreshing and improvised look at the staff 'getting on with it' in an overlooked corner of the health service: care for the elderly. It may be the least glamorous area of the hospital but in this comedy of characters the staff are doing the best they can in a place where difficult choices are the order of the day. It's the scene that awaits all of us - whether we like to admit it or not.

• Even More Great Comedy Moments | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £6.87   |  Saving you £9.12 (132.75%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A compilation of best bits from BBC comedy. Programme excerpts include: 'The Office' 'I'm Alan Partridge' 'The League Of Gentleman' 'Only Fools And Horses' 'Shooting Stars' 'Absolutely Fabulous' and 'Red Dwarf'.

• The Invisible Circus | DVD | (02/07/2001) from £4.72   |  Saving you £16.53 (477.75%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In 1976 an eighteen year old girl (Jordana Brewster) travels to Europe to find out the truth about her elder sister's (Cameron Diaz) mysterious death six years earlier.

• WWE - Backlash 2009 | DVD | (17/08/2009) from £7.93   |  Saving you £13.05 (264.17%)   |  RRP £17.99

  WWE - Backlash 2009

• The Invention of Lying | Blu Ray | (01/02/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In a world where all that people speak is the truth, and nothing but the truth, the lying man is king...or so that's what perennial loser Mark (Ricky Gervais) thinks!

• The Royle Family - The Complete First Series | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  On paper, The Royle Family doesn't sound that promising: a working-class family from Manchester sit in their cluttered living room, watch the telly and argue over domestic details (the arrival of a telephone bill, for instance, provides the big dramatic event of the first episode, which aired in September 1998). But from such small everyday incidents, Royle Family creators Caroline Aherne and Dave Best (who play young couple Denise and Dave) have crafted one of the most successful shows on British television: a comedy about the joys and frustrations of family life that's warm, honest and very, very funny--Britain's answer to The Simpsons, whose success the show rivalled when it started broadcasting on BBC2 (the programme jumped channels to BBC1 for its second series).The Royle Family marked an on-screen reunion for Brookside-actors Ricky Tomlinson (who plays bearded, big-hearted, banjo-playing Jim Royle) and Sue Johnston as his wife Barbara, the driving force behind the Royle household. It is smart casting because The Royle Family is as much a soap opera as a situation comedy. Now in its third series, The Royle Family has seen its characters develop like real folk. Denise and Dave got married and now have a little sprog; Barbara starts menopause (how many sitcoms are brave enough to use that for laughs?) and Denise's kid brother Anthony shakes off his surly adolescence when he turned 18 in series two. Unlike Oasis, who provide the shows theme song "Halfway Round the World", this programme just keeps getting better.But no soap--not even Brookside in its dafter moments--has one-liners as brilliantly crafted as The Royle Family. (The scripts from the series are available to buy.) Slouched in his armchair, Jim's dour running commentary on the TV shows that are on at the time are particularly priceless: Changing Rooms, for instance, boils down to "a Cockney knocking nails into plywood... Is this what its come to?" Not quite: because as long as the Royle Family are around, there is something worthwhile to watch. --Edward Lawrenson

• Wwe - Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen | DVD | (01/01/2008) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-8.74 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  One of the first and coolest factions in sports-entertainment was the Four Horsemen. This stable was a powerful group that ran roughshod over WCW and lasted for the better part of a decade with its various members including 16-time World Champion Ric Flair. The constant amongst the Four Horsemen the 'Nature Boy' was joined by other members such as Arn Anderson Ole Anderson Tully Blanchard Barry Windham Sting Lex Luger Brian Pillman Chris Benoit Dean Malenko and more. This

• Country Music: Live At The Ryman | DVD | (12/11/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Top Buzzer - The Complete First Series | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Written by Johnny Vaughan the raw stylised and streetwise story-telling provides a perfect format to explore the high times and comedowns of a group of young urbanites.... The world's first ever 'dope' opera!

• Bones | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £8.04   |  Saving you £11.95 (148.63%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sleepy-eyed hip-hop luminary Snoop Dogg stars in Bones, an energetic horror film about a hustler who returns from the dead. Jimmy Bones used to rule his street, but now his body lies in the basement of a gothic abandoned house. When a troupe of young DJs and promoters decide to turn the house into a nightclub, dark forces are, unsurprisingly, unleashed. Bones has a cutting sense of humour, and Ernest Dickerson's direction snaps, crackles and pops. It's not exactly subtle--the opening scene launches into gore and special effects--but there is some evocative imagery, particularly a large black hell-hound that the club kids foolishly adopt as a pet. Snoop casts an effectively spectral aura and Pam Grier, as the hustler's psychically gifted former girlfriend, has her usual presence and energy. All in all, a dynamic and enjoyable horror flick. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

• Still Game - Episodes 1-6 | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Two of the fan favourite characters from the successful comedy series 'Chewin The Fat' Victor Jack and get their own series of comedic catastrophes... Episodes comprise: 1. Flittin' 2. Faimly 3. Cauld 4. Courtin' 5. Waddin' 6. Scones

• Status Quo - Hello Quo | DVD | (29/10/2012) from £3.98   |  Saving you £16.01 (402.26%)   |  RRP £19.99

  With 128 million worldwide album sales already under their collective belts, two OBE awards, a million neon lit 'Sold Out' signs, a record 108 appearances on Top of the Pops, this will never be beaten or even equalled! You'd think that HRH Prince Charles favourite band had nothing more to prove in the field of entertainment... But, they've never in all their long and glorious history been seen on a cinema screen...

• Ricky Gervais Live IV: Science | Blu Ray | (23/11/2010) from £6.98   |  Saving you £18.01 (258.02%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The hilarious fourth live stand up show from Ricky Gervais. Ricky Gervais Live IV - Science filmed live from the London Hammersmith Apollo 2010.

• Taste Of Flesh | DVD | (12/10/2009) from £4.84   |  Saving you £-1.85 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Taste Of Flesh

• Grand Ole Opry At Carnegie Hall - Various Artists | DVD | (06/11/2006) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  The best in modern country music from New York's legendary venue. Tracklist: 1. Songs about me - Trace Adkins 2. If you ever had forever in mind - Vince Gill 3. May the bird of paradise fly up your nose - Jimmy Dickens & Vince Gill 4. She's in love with the boy - Trisha Yearwood 5. Tryin' to love you - Trisha Yearwood 6. Kiss an angel good morning - Charley Pride 7. She's got you - Alison Krauss 8. Walls of time - Ricky Skaggs 9. Black-eyed Suzie - Ricky Skaggs 10. Go rest high on the mountain - Vince Gill 11. Alcohol - Brad Paisley 12. Too country - Bill Anderson & Brad Paisley 13. Whiskey lullaby - Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss 14. Independence Day - Martina McBride 15. 'Til I can make it on my own - Martina McBride 16. Remember when - Alan Jackson 17. Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson 18. Medley: I'll fly away - I saw the light - Will the circle be unbroken - All participants