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• The Kite Runner | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £3.46  |  Saving you £16.24 (81.20%)  |  RRP £19.99

  Based on Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel about Amir a well-to-do Pashtun boy from Afghanistan who is still haunted by the guilt of betraying his childhood friend Hassan son of a family servant. Having lived in California for a number of years Amir returns home to Afghanistan to help Hassan when his son gets into trouble.

• Slumdog Millionaire | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £3.23  |  Saving you £15.00 (75.00%)  |  RRP £19.99

  Danny Boyle (Sunshine) directed this wildly energetic, Dickensian drama about the desultory life and times of an Indian boy whose bleak, formative experiences lead to an appearance on his country's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Jamal (played as a young man by Dev Patel) and his brother are orphaned as children, raising themselves in various slums and crime-ridden neighorhoods and falling in, for a while, with a monstrous gang exploiting children as beggars and prostitutes. Driven by his love for Latika (Freida Pinto), Jamal, while a teen, later goes on a journey to rescue her from the gang's clutches, only to lose her again to another oppressive fate as the lover of a notorious gangster. Running parallel with this dark yet irresistible adventure, told in flashback vignettes, is the almost inexplicable sight of Jamal winning every challenge on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?," a strong showing that leads to a vicious police interrogation. As Jamal explains how he knows the answer to every question on the show as the result of harsh events in his knockabout life, the chaos of his existence gains shape, perspective and soulfulness. The film's violence is offset by a mesmerizing exotica shot and edited with a great whoosh of vitality. Boyle successfully sells the story's most unlikely elements with nods to literary and cinematic conventions that touch an audience's heart more than its head. --Tom Keogh Stills from Slumdog Millionaire (Click for larger image)    

• Tell No-One | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £2.99  |  Saving you £17.00 (85.00%)  |  RRP £19.99

  Relentless edge-of-your-seat suspense jaw-dropping high-octane action and a powerful love story combine in what has been hailed by many critics as the best film of the year. Tell No One follows one man's frantic race against time when his tragic past is suddenly and unexpectedly unearthed. Dr. Alex Beck is left unconscious after his wife and childhood sweetheart Margot is brutally murdered. 8 years on and still unaware of the truth Alex receives an anonymous e-mail. Clicking on the link he sees a woman's face in a crowd - Margot's face... But before this can sink in Alex is thrown headlong into a deadly chase - running from both the Police and a team of killers who will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.

• Pan's Labyrinth | DVD | (21/05/2007) from £3.65  |  Saving you £12.02 (75.20%)  |  RRP £15.99

  Innocence Has A Power Evil Cannot Imagine. Pan's Labyrinth is the story of a young girl that travels with her mother and adoptive father to a rural area up North in Spain 1944 - after Franco's victory. The girl lives in an imaginary world of her own creation and faces the real world with much chagrin. Post-war Fascist repression is at its height in rural Spain and the girl must come to terms with that through a fable of her own.

• The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | DVD | (08/12/2008) from £5.49  |  Saving you £12.50 (69.50%)  |  RRP £17.99

  The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is an animated feature film based on a Japanese novel written by Yasutaka Tsutsui. When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to quite literally leap backwards through time she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems and eventually will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

• Bleach - Series 4 - Complete | DVD | (09/08/2010) from £26.99  |  Saving you £13.00 (32.50%)  |  RRP £39.99

  The final chapter in the Bount Trilogy! After returning home from their battles in the Seireitei Ichigo and his friends Chad Orihime and Ishida find themselves tormented by Lirin Kurodo and Nova three nasty game-playing spirits.

• If.... (including screenplay - exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) | DVD | (23/07/2007) from £3.97  |  Saving you £12.02 (75.20%)  |  RRP £15.99

  Directed by Lindsay Anderson and shot at his own school in Cheltenham If.... is the story of rebellion against autocracy but represents something far darker. Malcolm MacDowell stars as Mick Travis returning to his public boys' school for a new term. Terminally persecuted by the Whips Travis and his non-conformist gang encounter all of the stereotypical traditions of boarding school life. Choosing to ask when we live rather than fitting in to life thrust upon them Travis

• Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Vol 1 (Eps 1-13) | DVD | (23/08/2010) from £14.85  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Alchemy - the mystic science of transmutation. Gifted alchemists can break down and reconstruct matter using the Law of Equivalent Exchange creating miraculous things. But one taboo can never be broken - human transmutation. The Elric brothers Edward and Alphonse broke the taboo in an attempt to resurrect their late mother and as a result lost everything. Al's soul was transferred to a suit of living armour and Ed lost two limbs confining him to mechanical auto-mail. To recover what they've lost they embarked on a journey to find the fabled Philosopher's Stone. The closer they get to the hidden truth of the Philosopher's Stone the deeper they fall under shadowy schemes and the perils of unnatural creatures. The military nation of Amestris the grudges and hatreds of a persecuted people and the countless tragedies caused by alchemy all form a dark vortex that will draw people and countries into its void. The Elric brothers forge ahead in their quest to transmute despair into hope...

• Red Cliff | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £5.00  |  Saving you £18.99 (79.20%)  |  RRP £23.99

  Red Cliff is a Chinese historical epic set in 208 AD and tells the story of the most famous Chinese battle of all time The Battle of Red Cliff. A true David and Goliath story Red Cliff is set at a time when China was divided into three warring states. To unite them together Prime Minister Cao Cao sent 800 000 soldiers to wipe out the South and West Kingdoms whose combines army was a fraction of the size but their resistance and courage against this larger army was to go down in history.

• Bleach - Series 5 Part 1 | DVD | (30/08/2010) from £11.99  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Kariya and the Bounts arrive in the Soul Society and find themselves battling two Soul Reaper lieutenants but the abundance of reishi in the Soul Society gives the Bounts a ready source of power rendering them formidable opponents. Ichigo and friends arrive in the Soul Society and when Rukia is injured in a fight Ichigo follows her to the Kuchiki house where he asks Byakuya to fight alongside him against the Bounts. Byakuya refuses and insists they leave it up to the 13th Court Squad Guards but soon enough Byakuya finds himself in a one-on-one battle with Kariya.

• Grave Of The Fireflies | DVD | (23/07/2007) from £6.83  |  Saving you £9.16 (57.30%)  |  RRP £15.99

  In the aftermath of World War II bombing two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year old sister the helplessness and indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the enemy raids. Through desperation hunger and grief these children's lives are as heartbreakingly fragile as their spirit and love is inspiring. 'Grave Of The Fireflies' is a tale of the true tragedy of war and innocence lost not only of the abandoned young but of an entire nation. Isao Takahata's rightly revered and thought-provoking anime was winner of a special award at the 1989 Blue Ribbon awards and the Adult's Jury award at the 1994 Chicago International Children's Film Festival.

• Water Lilies | DVD | (07/07/2008) from £2.94  |  Saving you £13.05 (81.60%)  |  RRP £15.99

  Set in the competitive world of synchronised swimming Water Lillies is a brilliantly observed portrait of female adolescence. The film centres around three 15-year-old-girls who experience first love in very different ways. Water Lillies is the directorial debut of twenty-seven year-old Cline Sciamma and stars newcomers Pauline Acquart Louise Blachre Adle Haenel and Warren Jacquin. Premiering at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard Sciamma and her young cast were widely hailed as among the most talented newcomers to emerge from the festival.

• Katalin Varga | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £5.85  |  Saving you £10.14 (63.40%)  |  RRP £15.99

  Antal Borlan's loving wife would never even suspect that her devoted and kind husband is responsible for a past atrocity. Antal believes he has felt God's forgiveness and that his enduring marriage is testament to his redemption. An avenging angel by the name of Katalin Varga scales the Carpathian Mountains by horse and is in possession of the one thing that can redefine Antal's notion of redemption. Yet Katalin cannot fully comprehend the notion of vengeance until the devastating trail she leaves behind in her search for Antal finally catches up with her.

• Death Note | DVD | (05/01/2009) from £4.94  |  Saving you £11.00 (68.80%)  |  RRP £15.99

  Death Note is based on the hit supernatural action mystery manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata.The live-action film directed by Shusuke Kaneko - already established as a director of note through his series of popular monster movies featuring ''Gamera'' - was released in late 2006 and went straight to the number 1 slot in Japan. The film follows the Manga story of Light Yagami who is a brilliant but bored student with great prospects. Life changes dramatically when he finds the Death Note a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami (God of Death) named Ryuk. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies. Light sees an opportunity to rid the world of evil using the powers granted in the Death Note.The police authorities call in the help of the famous but unconventional detective L when criminals begin to mysteriously die. Both Light and L believe themselves to be serving justice and so begins the battle of wits to see who really is good or evil.

• Bleach Series 3 Complete Box Set | DVD | (17/08/2009) from £10.99  |  Saving you £24.00 (68.60%)  |  RRP £34.99

  Bleach: Complete Series 3 Box Set (5 Discs)

• Girl Play | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £5.85  |  Saving you £14.14 (70.70%)  |  RRP £19.99

  Girl Play is a vivacious romantic comedy that is told through a series of humorous flashbacks. The story revolves around Robin Greenspan who is essentially ""married"" to her girlfriend and Lacie Harmon whose relationships don't seam to last past one night of passionate sex. They meet when they are cast to play lesbian lovers in a Los Angeles stage play. Innocently flamboyant stage director Gabriel directs the actresses through a series of rehearsals designed to ""bring out the intimacy"" in each performer. The two women find themselves increasingly and undeniably attracted to each other and overcome with desire. They must ask themselves whether this relationship is manufactured for the sake of the ""girl play"" or if it genuinely is true love. What follows is their personal journey to come to terms with their passionate feelings for each other and the life-altering choices they face. This film is sexy realistic and honest in its characterisations.

• Volver | DVD | (13/08/2007) from £4.99  |  Saving you £8.00 (61.60%)  |  RRP £12.99

  Spanish for "coming back," Volver is a return to the all-female format of All About My Mother. Unlike Pedro Almodóvar's previous two pictures, the story revolves around a group of women in Madrid and his native La Mancha. (The cast received a collective best actress award at Cannes.) Raimunda (a zaftig Penélope Cruz) is the engine powering this heartfelt, yet humorous vehicle. When husband Paco (Antonio de la Torre) is murdered, Raimunda makes like Mildred Pierce to deflect attention away from daughter Paula (Yohana Cobo). After telling everyone the lout has left, she struggles to conceal his body. The other women in her life all have secrets of their own. Her sister, Sole (Lola Dueñas), for instance, has taken in their mother, Irene (a sprightly Carmen Maura). Since Irene perished in a fire, is this person a ghost or simply a woman who looks like her? Then there's their childhood friend, Agustina (Blanca Portillo), who is desperate to find out why her mother disappeared after the blaze. Was she responsible? Almodóvar deftly blends the ghost story with the murder mystery in his tribute to the Italian neo-realist films of the 1950s. The resilient Raimunda is a throwback to the earthy heroines of Sophia Loren and Anna Magnani. The latter appears in Luchino Visconti's Bellissima, which shows up on Sole's television one night (thus confirming the link). If Almodóvar's 16th feature lacks the emotional punch of the more audacious Talk to Her, it's less heavy-handed than Bad Education and Cruz is a revelation. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• Black Book | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £4.29  |  Saving you £15.70 (78.50%)  |  RRP £19.99

  In 1944 the young Jewish woman Rachel Steinn tries together with her family and other Jews to flee the Nazi-occupied part of the Netherlands to the liberated southern part of the country by boat. However getting there proves more difficult than any of them could imagine...

• Love On A Branch Line | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £5.83  |  Saving you £14.16 (70.80%)  |  RRP £19.99

  Leslie Phillips and Michael Maloney star in this BBC adaptation of John Hadfield's 1959 comic novel Love On A Branch Line. The series concerns a civil servant Jasper Pye (Maloney) who is sent by the government to dismantle a forgotten research unit housed in an old country mansion Arcady Hall. The owner Lord Flamborough (Phillips) an eccentric double amputee lives in an old train on his own otherwise closed 'branch line' while the government pay for the upkeep of his ancestral home. Flamborough's equally eccentric family his wife and three daughters all live in Arcady Hall. When Pye arrives he is intent on producing an efficient report regarding the unit however within days he falls under the spell of the stately home and its inhabitants...

• Meat Grinder | DVD | (23/08/2010) from £9.99  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Meat Grinder is the tale of Bus a woman who owns a unique noodle stall. Controlled by a mysterious decision making voice right and wrong become confused. Mixing human flesh with spices she creates her secret recipe. Gradually her dark side takes control as she has to lure more victims to her slaughter house to become part of her success story as her fame spreads.... this gory feast of murder and cannibalism may convert you into a vegetarian!!