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• A Gala Concert With Joan Sutherland And Marilyn Horne | DVD | (06/08/2001) from £50.23   |  Saving you £-28.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In 1986 one of opera's legendary partnerships was celebrated in A Gala Concert with Joan Sutherland and Marilyn Horne at Sydney Opera House. Under the musical direction of Sutherland's husband and long term conductor Richard Bonynge, the great soprano and mezzo soprano treated their audience to an epic evening of solos and duets from works with which they had long since become indelibly linked. The concert was preserved and transmitted as an Esso-sponsored night at the opera by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Each diva is given ample room to shine individually. Here in all their glory are Sutherland's "Les Oiseaux dans la Charmille", the mechanical doll's aria from Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann and Horne's "Iris, Hence Away" from Handel's Semele. Magical duets include "Serbami Ognor si Fido" (Rossini's Semiramide), "Viens Mallika, les Lianes en Fleurs" (Delibes' Lakme, much-used in their advertisements by British Airways) and of course the "Barcarolle" from Hoffmann. The overwhelming effect is of their passion for the music and the great professional respect and friendship which Sutherland and Horne clearly feel for each other as two of the greatest champions of the bel canto repertoire in living memory. Essential viewing for anyone remotely interested in operatic history. On the DVD: Digitally restored and remastered from the original tape, this disc at least offers the benefit of crystalline PCM stereo sound quality. In all other respects, it is a television production which inevitably shows its age. The curtain calls and long waits between every item, while Horne and Sutherland are fetched singly or together by Bonynge, are interminable and should have been cut. The 4:3 picture format is sharp enough and reveals the cumbersome dullness of the staging in all its glory. But none of this detracts from the wonder of two appealing prima donnas near their vocal peak. --Piers Ford

• Children's Christmas Classics - Snow Queen/The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe/Box Of Delight | DVD | (30/10/2006) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-10.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Snow Queen: The dark and complex tale of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen is brought to life in this stunning and magical mix of music and song animation and 'live' drama. The tale of how innocence and love in the shape of the heroine Gerda can overcome the evil power of their nemesis The Snow Queen takes us on a journey through the Enchanted Flower Garden on a flight through the Northern Lights and into the palace of the Snow Queen herself - a figure powerful enough to 'tie all the winds of the world together'. We meet talking flowers the helpful raven and reindeer the Finland woman and the Lapland woman a band of robbers and a whole royal family. And finally Gerda's tears bring the hero Kay back to warmth and life and Spring returns to the countryside. And all the while we are reminded that splinters of an ancient broken enchanted looking glass are in the air around us waiting to fly into an unsuspecting eye like Kay's and turn a good heart to a lump of ice - and a good person into a gift for the Snow Queen. The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe: The first published and arguably best loved tale in C.S. Lewis' acclaimed ""Chronicles of Narnia"" 'The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe' is the adventure-filled tale of two brothers and two sisters who cross through an enchanted wardrobe into the magical world of Narnia land of talking animals and mythical creatures. They discover that Narnia is under the evil power of the White Witch who brings eternal winter to the land. It is up to the children to join the noble lion Aslan and bring Springtime and happiness back to Narnia! The Box Of Delights: Based on the classic children's novel by John Masefield this tale follows the adventures of Kay Harker a young boy who finds himself lured into a world of fantasy and danger after a chance encounter with an old Punch and Judy man. A magical mix of animation and live-action this spectacular production is guaranteed to thrill the fantasies of children and adults alike. Seldom is a story so sophisticated as to draw its audience spellbound into a series of such enchanting adventures as those we share with young Kay Harker. As he travels home on the train for the Christmas holidays Kay Harker has the strangest feeling something very mysterious is about to happen... there is snow on the wind and wild dogs are roaming the countryside. Then a chance meeting with an old Punch and Judy man Cole Hawlins the guardian of the elixir of life and a shabby box of powers pulls Kay into an array of fantastic worlds where he encounters ancient heroes wolves Romans rats flashing rings and flying ponies. This memorable production was first shown just before Christmas 1984. The enchanting adventures and magical atmosphere hold fond memories for many and are sure to delight a new generation of children. Now available for the first time on DVD with a myriad of special features you can enjoy this very special production for years to come.

• Velvet Touch | DVD | (29/07/2013) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Comedy actress Valerie Stanton (Rosalind Russell) and her producer Gordon Dunning (Leon Ames) are the toast ofBroadway, with a host of smash-hit shows behind them. They are also secret lovers.Now, Valerie wants to work with someone new and has met architect Michael Morrell (Leo Genn) and fallen head overheels in love with him. Gordon, however, is unwilling to let her go and threatens Valerie with scandal and ruin...The scene is set for a brutal murder.As New York police captain Danbury (Sydney Greenstreet) investigates, all the clues seem to point to Valerie's co-starMarian (Claire Trevor), but in the world of the theatre, everything may be an elaborate act and an illusion...

• The Angel With The Trumpet | Blu Ray | (12/08/2019) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A British adaptation of one of post-war Austria's most significant films, The Angel With the Trumpet is the powerful, panoramic story of a family's tribulations from the last decades of the nineteenth century through to the dark days of Nazi rule. Featuring the great dramatic actress Eileen Herlie in her first starring role, this film also stars Basil Sydney, Norman Wooland and Anthony Bushell, who also directed. It is presented here as a new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. When Francis Alt, the head of the famous family of Viennese piano makers, decides to marry socialite Henrietta Stein, his family object due to her Jewish heritage and known dalliance with the Crown Prince Rudolph. When the marriage goes ahead despite their objections the Prince commits suicide, leaving Henrietta a note... Special Features: Image gallery Promotional Material PDFs

• Chaplin Classics Vol 1 | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £71.99

  Modern Times: In this delightfully madcap comedy Chaplin plays a hapless factory worker who cracks under the strain of his job and runs amok. Unemployed on the streets of Depression America he joins forces with a young woman fleeing the childcare authorities and they embark on a misadventure-filled search for happiness. The Great Dictator: Tomanian dictator Adenoid Hynkel has a double a poor Jewish barber who one day is mistaken for Hynkel and comic catastrophes ensue! Gold Rush: The Tramp goes to the Klondike in search of gold and finds a whole lot more! Limelight: Fading comedian Calvero (Chaplin) and suicidally despondent ballet dancer Thereza (Bloom) look to each other to find meaning and hope in their lives... Charlie: The Life And Art Of Charles Chaplin: Richard Schickel's new documentary Charlie chronicles Charles Chaplin's brilliant career as an actor writer director producer and composer as well as his controversial and much publicised private life - his love affairs and four marriages his paternity suit scandal and persecution by the FBI culminating in a self-imposed exile from the United States. With its brilliant observations rare footage interwoven with scenes from Chaplin's greatest films and a remarkable series of newly recorded interviews Charlie is the definitive documentary overview of Chaplin and his Little Tramp.

• Flamingo Road | DVD | (03/03/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Grindhouse Collector's Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (06/11/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Van Der Valk - Series 1 - Part 1 Of 4 | DVD | (03/03/2003) from £13.45   |  Saving you £2.54 (18.88%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Van der Valk - Series 1 (Part 1)

• Marley & Me: The Puppy Years | Blu Ray | (14/11/2011) from £9.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (100.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Marley And Me: The Puppy Years is the prequel to the highly successful, heartwarming family movie Marley and Me. When the Grogan family goes on vacation, Marley is left with Bodi, their 12 year old nephew and his no nonsense grandfather, Fred. To prove he is able to take care of a dog of his own, Bodi decides to train a team made up of Marley and two other neighborhood puppies for the local Puppy Agility Challenge. Little does Bodi know that the Worlds Worst Puppy may just be his secret weapon.

• Evil Bong Remastered | Blu Ray | (21/01/2022) from £16.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Love Story | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £6.44   |  Saving you £9.55 (148.29%)   |  RRP £15.99

  One of the most famous tearjerkers ever LOVE STORY tells the tale of Jenny (Ali McGraw) a poor college student from Rhode Island and Oliver (Ryan O''Neal) a rich law student from Boston who fall in love while attending college. Despite opposition to their relationship from Oliver's wealthy father the two get married. After graduation Oliver takes a job at a prestigious legal firm in New York as everything seems to be going well for the couple tragedy strikes Jenny who

• Saturday Morning Pictures - The Best Of The Children's Film Foundation - Vol. 4 | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Runaway Railway Some young railway enthusiasts repair a derelict locomotive and find themselves inadvertently involved in a mail train robbery! Junket 89 Junket always seems to be in trouble at school but his troubles really begin when the absent minded science master allows him to borrow his experimental instant transportation machine to journey to faraway places...

• Shaft / Changing Lanes / Rules Of Engagement | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (65.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Samuel L. Jackson Collection. Shaft: With Samuel L. Jackson in the starring role and John Singleton directing ""Shaft"" is a new approach to one of the great film icons of the 1970s. He's tough he's smart he's cool - just what you'd expect from a man whose uncle and mentor is John Shaft who now as then is played by Richard Roundtree. Also starring in the Paramount Pictures presentation are Vanessa Williams Jeffrey Wright Christian Bale Dan Hedaya Busta Rhymes and

• Satanic - Ausgeburt des Wahnsinns | Blu Ray | (30/07/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Silent Madness | DVD | (26/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When Howard Johns is accidentally released from Cresthaven mental hospital he returns to Barrington College the scene 20 years before of the brutal and vicious murders of a number of young and beautiful girls. Dr Joan Gilmore a psychiatrist follows him terrified that the horrific crimes of 20 years before will be re-enacted. Sucked into a vortex of horror Joan fights for her sanity and her life.

• Spork | DVD | (25/06/2012) from £7.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.94%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A close cousin to Glee, Spork is colorful and foul-mouthed feature musical comedy about those of us who don't fit in. Spork is a frizzy-haired, pink-cheeked outcast who is trying to navigate her way through the annals of junior high. When a school dance show provides a chance for Spork to show up a mean girls gang, her trailer-park neighbour steps up to coach her with some booty-poppin moves.Featuring a vintage 90's soundtrack (that includes 2-Live Crew, JJ Fad's SuperSonic, Dimples T's Get It Girl), a score by Casey James and the Stay Puft Kid; and extended school hall dance sequences, Spork is a warm-hearted film that'll make you stand up and cheer.

• There Was A Young Lady | DVD | (07/12/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In this comedy a diamond merchant's secretary gets fired by her new boss for being too efficient. She ends up kidnapped by a ring of jewel thieves.

• Van Der Valk - Series 1 - Part 2 Of 4 | DVD | (03/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Van der Valk - Series 1 (Part 2)

• Blood Crime | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £6.75   |  Saving you £13.24 (196.15%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Originally made for television, Blood Crime is a standard thriller with a better-than-usual plot. Seattle detective Daniel Pruitt (Jonathan Schaech) goes out to the country with his wife Jessica (Elizabeth Lackey, Mulholland Drive), who is brutally attacked; hysterical, she accuses an innocent man, whom Pruitt beats severely. But when he finally contacts the local sheriff (James Caan) the beaten man turns up dead and turns out to be the sheriff's son. Now Pruitt has to find the real murderer before the evidence starts pointing to him. The script isn't subtle, and as a larger mystery unfolds, some elements of Blood Crime are a little too convenient--but the tension between Pruitt and the sheriff remains surprisingly taut, the story zips along, and--for the genre--the character motivations are unusually plausible. --Bret Fetzer

• The Invisible Man - Vol. 2 | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £6.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Dr. Peter Brady (Tim Turner) is a brilliant English scientist who working with the principles that govern the reflection of light has developed a theory that every form of matter can be reduced to invisibility just as a jellyfish becomes invisible in water. During an accident in the laboratory Brady himself becomes invisible but his experiments have not yet gone far enough for him to reverse the process and regain visibility!