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• Unfaithful | Blu Ray | (26/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Although the premise of infidelity and its devastating consequences on all involved may not be a new one, Unfaithful still manages to emerge as a stylish, involving thriller. Based on an obscure 1970s French offering, director Adrian Lynne's version is pure Hollywood, from its casting of Richard Gere and Diane Lane in the lead roles, to its graceful visual style and even its somewhat unsatisfactory denouement. It's impossible not to watch the film without thinking of Lynne's own Fatal Attraction, although here the gender roles have been reversed to focus on the affair between bored suburban housewife Connie and exotic French book dealer Paul. The obsessive relationship between the two provides the film with its only real frisson. Gere is given very little to work with as the dull cuckolded husband Edward and delivers even less. The film moves rather slowly towards its key plot twist which never really lives up to its promise. On the DVD: Unfaithful may be lacking a little as a film, but this DVD is an impressive package. The film has a rich visual element and the digital picture quality brings out the best in Adrian Lynne's unique eye for detail. The reams of extras include commentaries from director Lynne and the cast, a well put together documentary, interviews, features, deleted scenes and a (superior) alternative ending. Lynne is always good interview value, coming across as a slightly less eccentric Ken Russell, and Lane and Olivier Martinez are both engaging and charismatic. A shame, then, that the movie itself isn't quite so impressive. --Phil Udell

• Sherlock Holmes - The Sign Of Four / The Blue Carbuncle | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Sign Of Four: One of the most exotic tales in the Sherlock Holmes collection this story features lost treasure a murderous pigmy a beautiful wronged woman with whom Watson falls in love a mad and mysterious pair of twins and a thrilling deadly chase along the Thames. These elements have made the mystery a real favourite amongst Holmes aficionados and this episode stands as a faithful but fast-paced adaptation of a much-loved novel. The Blue Carbuncle: This re

• Dark World | DVD | (22/06/2015) from £5.83   |  Saving you £4.16 (41.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Defeated on the battlefield by Thor Loki is brought to Odin for justice. But by using his guile and trickery Loki escapes to Earth. There he will conquer mankind and raise an even larger army to use in his quest for domination throughout the Nine Realms. Enraged by devastation of his home Thor pursues Loki but in the journey he is rendered defenceless awakening on Earth without his mighty hammer or his memory. Alone and disoriented Thor is besieged by Loki's followers hell-bent on stopping him...at any cost. Enlisting the help of a female human companion Thor fights his way North in search of his mythical weapon. Finding his hammer Thor's identity and prowess are restored and he must now prepare himself for a final climactic battle with Loki to prevent the overthrow of the universe.

• Zoo | DVD | (18/05/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Confessions of a Nazi Spy | DVD | (19/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Agatha Christie's Marple - The Sleeping Murder | DVD | (17/07/2006) from £7.96   |  Saving you £2.03 (25.50%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Agatha Christie's classic sleuth Miss Marple (here essayed by Geraldine McEwan) takes on another case of murder most foul... Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernise the house she only succeeded in dredging up its past. Worse she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs. In fear Gwenda turns to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Between them they attempt to solve a 'perfect' crime

• Sherlock Holmes - Baker Street Dozen | DVD | (28/11/2005) from £14.55   |  Saving you £10.44 (71.75%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This six disc box-set brings together the most memorable twelve titles from the most famous actor to ever walk the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes. The feature films included in this collection are: House Of Fear (1945): Sherlock Holmes ever abetted by the trusty Watson investigates a series of deaths at a castle with each foretold by the delivery of orange pips to the victims... The Scarlet Claw (1944): Holmes and Watson investigate the death of Lady Penrose of La M

• 28 Days Later/28 Weeks Later/The Transporter/The Transporter 2 | DVD | (18/02/2013) from £28.99   |  Saving you £-9.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  28 Days LaterA powerful virus is unleashed. Transmitted in a drop of blood and devastating within seconds the virus locks those infected into a permanent state of murderous rage. Within 28 days the country is overwhelmed and a handful of survivors begin their attempts to salvage a future little realizing that the deadly virus is not the only thing that threatens them.28 Weeks LaterPrepare for a mind blowing assault on the senses as the terror and devastation unleashed in 28 Days Later picks up six months after the Rage virus has decimated the city of London. The US Army has restored order and is repopulating the quarantined city when a carrier of the Rage virus enters London and unknowingly re-ignites the spread of the deadly infection once again...The Transporter

• Grand National Night (1953) | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £11.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (8.34%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A murder mystery without peer. Gerald Coates is a simple man with a reckless and glamorous wife. After throwing one of her usual tantrums she disappears until her body is found in an abandoned car.

• The Early Hitchcock Collection | DVD | (26/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Contains the following early Hitch' classics: 1. Blackmail (1929) 2. Champagne (1928) 3. Murder! (1930) 4. The Ring (1927) 5. Farmer's Wife (1928) 6. Rich & Strange (1931) 7. Skin Game (1931) 8. Manxman (1929) 9. Number Seventeen (1932)

• Sleeping Dogs | Blu Ray | (16/04/2018) from £16.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Adapted from C.K. Stead's novel Smith's Dream, Sleeping Dogs almost single-handedly kickstarted the New Zealand New Wave, demonstrating that homegrown feature films could resonate with both local and international audiences, and launching the big-screen careers of director Roger Donaldson (No Way Out, Species) and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Possession). Neill in his first lead role in a feature plays Smith, a man escaping the break-up of his marriage by finding isolation on an island off the Coromandel Peninsula. As he settles into his new life, the country is experiencing its own turmoil: an oil embargo has led to martial law and civil war, into which Smith reluctantly finds himself increasingly involved. Co-starring Warren Oates (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia) as the commander of a US army unit drawn into the conflict, Sleeping Dogs is simultaneously a political thriller, a personal drama and a true landmark in New Zealand cinema. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Optional 2.0 (uncompressed LPCM) and DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtracks Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Commentary by writer-director Roger Donaldson, actor Sam Neill and actor-writer Ian Mune The Making of Sleeping Dogs (2004), a 65-minute retrospective documentary on the film's production featuring interviews with Donaldson, Neill, Mune, Geoff Murphy The Making of Sleeping Dogs (1977), a contemporary behind-the-scenes documentary featuring interviews with Donaldson and Neill Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Neil Mitchell, a contemporary review by Pauline Kael and the original press book

• The Gambler | Blu Ray | (01/06/2015) from £5.99   |  Saving you £21.00 (350.58%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides immersing himself in an illicit underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman) a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance…

• Outlaw | Blu Ray | (06/10/2008) from £9.75   |  Saving you £10.24 (105.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sean Bean and Danny Dyer star in this gritty thriller about people who have had enough and decide to do something about it.

• Zulu | Blu Ray | (27/04/2015) from £9.43   |  Saving you £10.56 (111.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When a teen girl is discovered brutally murdered in Cape Town’s botanical gardens Chief of Police Ali Sokhela (Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker – The Last King Of Scotland) and cop Brian Epkeen (Orlando Bloom - Lord Of The Rings) are tasked with solving the crime. However upon investigating the murder they uncover a sinister synthetic drug ring with a worldwide network releasing a new illegal substance into the market which is spiralling out of control. Sokhela and Epkeen are soon placing their own lives in danger in an attempt to end further devastating and disturbing consequences.

• Scarface | Blu Ray | (05/09/2011) from £25.63   |  Saving you £-0.64 (-2.60%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A tense and violent update of the 1932 Howard Hughes gangster classic with the setting changed from Chicago to Miami. Al Pacino stars as Tony Montana, whose intelligence, guts, and ambition help him skyrocket from dishwasher to the top of a criminal empire but whose eventual paranoia and incestuous desire for his kid sister (played by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) prove his undoing.

• The Boston Strangler | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Boston Strangler: The Untold Story is an intense true-crime thriller about Albert De Salvo a wise cracking small time criminal with an unrelenting sex drive who ultimately falsely confesses to being the strangler that wreaked havoc in Boston during the early sixties. Guided by his manipulative cell mate who knows more about the murders than he reveals they devise a plan to gain all of the notoriety from the killings and the money from the reward. Meanwhile Detective John Marsden searches out the truth certain that they were not committed by one man. Fighting the bureaucracy of the day Marsden lets his emotions get the best of him as he follows the trail of the murders.

• Lady in the Lake | DVD | (03/03/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Fargo | Blu Ray | (04/05/2009) from £14.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (33.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  William H. Macy plays Jerry Lundegaard a Minneapolis car salesman who is by all accounts a loser. He is desperately in debt so decides to hires two thugs (who are bigger losers than he is) to kidnap his wife in the hope that his wealthy father-in-law (who bullies him regularly) will pay the ransom. When one of the kidnappers goes off the rails and events career out of control it falls to Marge Gunderson Chief of the Brainerd Police Department to set things right. Arguably the best of the Coen brothers films (they won an Oscar for the script) featuring two of their best usual suspects Steve Buscemi and Frances McDormand who won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in this role. The film raked in a range of other prestigious and International Awards 36 in total - including best direction at Cannes and David Lean Award for Direction at the 1997 BAFTA awards.

• Training Day Steelbook | HD DVD | (27/02/2023) from £199.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Alonzo Harris is a twisted but charismatic L.A. undercover narcotics detective who both attracts and repels as he becomes the kind of thug he's supposed to collar. Jake Hoyt is an idealistic rookie on his first day of patrol with Harris...and it's a day of reckoning. Product Features Director Commentary with Antoine Fuqua Crossing the Line Featurette Music Videos from Nelly and Pharoahe Monch Theatrical Trailer Alternate Ending Deleted Scenes Special Steelbook Finishes Overall matt Spot gloss map markings and title treatment (front) Debossed bullet holes (reverse)

• Compulsion | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Sometimes murder is just a way to pass the time Compulsion is a compelling stylish thriller that sees two callous law students murder a young boy in cold blood to improve their intellectual superiority.