New Releases

• Hannibal Lecter Trilogy | Blu Ray | (20/09/2010) from £15.00   |  Saving you £-5.26 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.74

  Box Set Comprises: Red Dragon: The first and most terrifying chapter in the Hannibal Lecter Trilogy. Anthony Hopkins returns in his finest and most chilling performance yet as the malevolent Dr. Hannibal Lecter. FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton Fight Club) is called out of early retirement to catch a serial killer known as The Tooth Fairy. To stop the brutal murders from continuing Graham must first let Lecter inside his head. Prepare to be disturbed as Graham confronts the brilliantly sinister Lecter in this dark and heart-pounding thriller. With an outstanding cast including Oscar Nominees Ralph Fiennes Emily Watson and Harvey Keitel plus Mary Louise Parker and Philip Seymour Hoffman. To understand the origin of evil you must first go back to the beginning. The Silence of the Lambs: One of the most shocking compelling and diabolical crime thrillers ever made is even more delectable on Blu-Ray! Including in depth documentaries about the film's journey from page to screen director's commentary generous servings of deleted scenes still photos and outtakes - and much more. This powerful five-time-Academy Award winner will chill you to the bone. When FBI Agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is assigned a case involving a monstrous serial killer she seeks counsel from an imprisoned cannibalistic psychiatrist - Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) whose fascination with the young woman is as great as his hunger for murder. As their relationship develops Starling must confront her own demons - and an evil so powerful that she may not have the courage or strength to stop it! Hannibal: Ten years have passed since FBI agent Clarice Starling faced the ingenious Dr. Hannibal Lecter... ten years of watching wondering and waiting. But now the wait is over. The sophisticated killer re-emerges in Florence Italy ready to entice Clarice into their old game of cat-and-mouse. Yet she isn't the only one interested in capturing him. Another mind with a dubious motive - ravenous vengeance - also wishes to stake his claim to the enigma that is Hannibal. But of these three brilliant minds whose cunning will prevail? Only one thing is certain.

• House - Season 6 | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  House M.D.: Season 6 (6 Discs)

• The World At War | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £49.14   |  Saving you £30.85 (62.78%)   |  RRP £79.99

  The World At War: The Ultimate Restored Edition (11 Discs)

• K-9/K-911/K-9 P.I. | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £21.08   |  Saving you £-8.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  K-9: James Belushi stars as Thomas Dooley an unorthodox narcotics cop who teams with an independently minded police dog in this hilarious action-comedy. Headstrong Dooley is one step away from nailing a prominent socialite in a million cocaine bust. But branded as too crazy to partner with no one will work with him except Jerry Lee a superbly trained German Shepherd police dog with the best nose in the drug-busting business. The unconventional pairing pleases neither partner but after a series of shoot-outs stake-outs brawls and romantic misadventures they develop a grudging respect for each other. It's a heart-warming fast-footed adventure about an unlikely and unbeatable police team that will have you rooting for man's best friend. K-911: They may have lost a step or two but Detective Dooley (James Belushi) and his four-legged partner Jerry Lee are still fighting crime with their mix of heroics and hilarity. Now reluctantly partnered with a younger K-9 team: the beautiful detective named Welles (Christine Tucci) and her highly disciplined Doberman Zeus. K-9 PI: Detective James Dooley (Belushi) and his K-9 partner Jerry Lee are ready to retire from the police force. But before he can retire with his pension he must work as a P.I...

• The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £14.95   |  Saving you £-9.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

• During One Night | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Don Borisenko plays a USAF pilot whose buddy is castrated during a mission leading him to go AWOL in an attempt to lose his virginity. Reduced to impotence through trauma he eventually finds hope in his quest in the form of a young Susan Hampshire but not before a brutal encounter with the military police.

• Mars Attacks! | Blu Ray | (20/09/2010) from £10.98   |  Saving you £9.00 (100.11%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Stars that shine across the galaxy. Jack Nicholson (in a dual role) Glenn Close Annette Bening Pierce Brosnan Danny DeVito and a dozen more. And mean green invaders from the angry red planet! Armed with insta-fry ray guns endowed with slimy humungous brains - and enlivened with out-of-this-world but state-of-the-art special effects. As the U.S. legislature is overwhelmed. (Don't fear we still have 2 out of 3 branches of the government working for us and that ain't bad!). As Earth fights back with an unexpected weapon. Take that Martians!

• In Live Concert at The Royal Albert Hall (3CD+2DVD) | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £41.83   |  Saving you £-4.84 (-13.10%)   |  RRP £36.99

  OPETH-3CD PLUS 2DVD

• Admirable Crichton, The | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £9.16   |  Saving you £0.83 (9.06%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Kenneth More stars as Crichton, the impeccable butler to Lord Henry Loam (Cecil Parker) in Lewis Gilberts evergreen British comedy classic. Crichton is a man who knows his place in the grand scheme of things. He's supremely happy being a gentleman's gentleman - until fate takes a strange twist!

• The Ghost | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £3.70   |  Saving you £14.29 (386.22%)   |  RRP £17.99

  From acclaimed director Roman Polanski and resonating with topical themes, this atmospheric and intriguing political thriller charts one man's determination to discover the truth and to tell it, if necessary, from beyond the grave.

• Special Relationship | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £5.95   |  Saving you £11.80 (281.62%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A dramatisation that traces former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

• The Greengage Summer | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £17.25   |  Saving you £-7.26 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Kenneth More, and Susannah York star in this compelling and sinister romance from celebrated British director Lewis Gilbert (The Admirable Crichton, Reach For The Sky) and set in the Champagne Country of the Marne. When their mother falls ill while on holiday in France, 16 year old Joss (Susannah York) is charged with looking after her younger brother and sister. Almost immediately, she finds herself out of her depth. At their hotel, she is swiftly caught up in a strange and bitter love triangle involving an Englishman, Eliot (Kenneth More), and the two women running the hotel. As the older man turns his attentions to her - and she finds herself responding - Joss begins to realise that the charming Eliot may not be everything he seems. He may even be dangerous.

• The Simpsons - Season 13 - Complete | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £29.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (33.39%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Episodes Comprise: 1. Treehouse of Horror XII 2. The Parent Rap 3. Homer the Moe 4. A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love 5. The Blunder Years 6. She of Little Faith 7. Brawl in the Family 8. Sweets and Sour Marge 9. Jaws Wired Shut 10. Half-Decent Proposal 11. The Bart Wants What It Wants 12. The Lastest Gun in the West 13. The Old Man and the Key 14. Tales from the Public Domain 15. Blame It on Lisa 16. Weekend at Burnsie's 17. Gump Roast 18. I Am Furious Yellow 19. The Sweetest Apu 20. Little Girl in the Big Ten 21. The Frying Game 22. Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge

• Mother | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £7.55   |  Saving you £10.44 (138.28%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A woman devoted to her son struggles to keep him from spending his life in prison in this drama from director Bong Joon-ho. Do-jun (Weon Bin) is a man in his mid-twenties who isn't especially bright and is easily led. Do-jun lives with his elderly mother (Kim Hye-ja), who loves him fiercely even though she has no illusions about his abilities or his bad habits. Do-jun spends much of his spare time with Jin-tae (Jin Gu), a borderline criminal who takes advantage of Do-jun's credulous nature, much to his mother's annoyance. When Do-jun is arrested by police and accused of the murder of a young woman, his mother is certain he couldn't have done it and sets out to prove her son's innocence to police detectives, who seem more interested in closing the case than researching other possible leads. At first, mother feels certain that Jin-tae has framed her son to avoid being punished himself, but as she digs deeper she suspects the truth is more complicated.

• Hannibal Lecter Trilogy - 2010 version + Silence of the Lambs | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.45

  Box Set Comprises: Red Dragon: The first and most terrifying chapter in the Hannibal Lecter Trilogy. Anthony Hopkins returns in his finest and most chilling performance yet as the malevolent Dr. Hannibal Lecter. FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton Fight Club) is called out of early retirement to catch a serial killer known as The Tooth Fairy. To stop the brutal murders from continuing Graham must first let Lecter inside his head. Prepare to be disturbed as Graham confronts the brilliantly sinister Lecter in this dark and heart-pounding thriller. With an outstanding cast including Oscar Nominees Ralph Fiennes Emily Watson and Harvey Keitel plus Mary Louise Parker and Philip Seymour Hoffman. To understand the origin of evil you must first go back to the beginning. The Silence Of The Lambs: This powerful five-time-Academy Award winner will chill you to the bone. When FBI Agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is assigned a case involving a monstrous serial killer she seeks counsel from an imprisoned cannibalistic psychiatrist - Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) whose fascination with the young woman is as great as his hunger for murder. As their relationship develops Starling must confront her own demons - and an evil so powerful that she may not have the courage or strength to stop it! Hannibal: Ten years have passed since FBI agent Clarice Starling faced the ingenious Dr. Hannibal Lecter...ten years of watching wondering and waiting. But now the wait is over. The sophisticated killer re-emerges in Florence Italy ready to entice Clarice into their old game of cat-and-mouse. Yet she isn't the only one interested in capturing him. Another mind with a dubious motive - ravenous vengeance - also wishes to stake his claim to the enigma that is Hannibal. But of these three brilliant minds whose cunning will prevail?

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

  What if there was no tomorrow? What if you knew the world was coming to an end? How - and with whom - would you spend your last hours on earth? These are the questions facing a number of very different individuals ahead of the millennium in this beautifully shot drama. Don McKellar plays an architect who plans to meet his maker alone while others party or pray in groups. A recently married couple (Sandra Oh David Cronenberg) make a suicide pact but are caught apart and struggle to get back together. One man pursues final sexual conquests and a weak woman strives to gain courage. As the end of the world approaches these strangers' lives end up interacting.

• Grandma's House | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £4.59   |  Saving you £15.40 (335.51%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Grandma's House is a new comedy for BBC2. It's written by Simon Amstell and long term collaborator Dan Swimer. The series stars Simon Amstell playing a version of himself; a television presenter who is quitting his job to try and do something more meaningful with his life. Each episode is set at Grandma's House where Simon's Jewish family regularly congregate to catch up. Everything happens under Grandma's (Linda Bassett - East Is East Larkrise to Candleford) watchful eye who is desperate to see everything going well. The show also stars BAFTA winner Rebecca Front (The Thick of It Nighty Nighty) who plays Simon's mum Tanya a large than life single woman who's looking for love and dotes on her famous son. The rest of the cast includes the late Geoffrey Hutchings (Benidorm Sunshine) as Grandpa James Smith (In The Loop The Armando Iannucci Shows) as Clive Samantha Spiro (Cor Blimey Tomorrow La Scala) as Auntie Liz and introduces Jamal Hadjkura as her son Adam.

• The Ghost | Blu Ray | (20/09/2010) from £11.98   |  Saving you £13.00 (130.13%)   |  RRP £22.99

  From acclaimed director Roman Polanski and resonating with topical themes, this atmospheric and intriguing political thriller charts one man's determination to discover the truth and to tell it, if necessary, from beyond the grave.

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

  When an allied bomber plane is hot down over Paris it's crew are forced to enlist the help of some French civilians to aid them in crossing the border into the unoccupied south of France.

• Robin Hood / Gladiator Double Pack | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-8.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  GladiatorA big-budget summer epic with money to burn and a scale worthy of its golden Hollywood predecessors, Ridley Scott's Gladiator is a rousing, grisly, action-packed epic that takes moviemaking back to the Roman Empire via computer-generated visual effects. While not as fluid as the computer work done for, say, Titanic, it's an impressive achievement that will leave you marveling at the glory that was Rome, when you're not marveling at the glory that is Russell Crowe. Starring as the heroic general Maximus, Crowe firmly cements his star status both in terms of screen presence and acting chops, carrying the film on his decidedly non-computer-generated shoulders as he goes from brave general to wounded fugitive to stoic slave to gladiator hero. Gladiator's plot is a whirlwind of faux-Shakespearean machinations of death, betrayal, power plays, and secret identities (with lots of faux-Shakespearean dialogue ladled on to keep the proceedings appropriately "classical"), but it's all briskly shot, edited, and paced with a contemporary sensibility. Even the action scenes, somewhat muted but graphic in terms of implied violence and liberal bloodletting, are shot with a veracity that brings to mind--believe it or not--Saving Private Ryan, even if everyone is wearing a toga. As Crowe's nemesis, the evil emperor Commodus, Joaquin Phoenix chews scenery with authority, whether he's damning Maximus's popularity with the Roman mobs or lusting after his sister Lucilla (beautiful but distant Connie Nielsen); Oliver Reed, in his last role, hits the perfect notes of camp and gravitas as the slave owner who rescues Maximus from death and turns him into a coliseum star. Director Scott's visual flair is abundantly in evidence, with breathtaking shots and beautiful (albeit digital) landscapes, but it's Crowe's star power that will keep you in thrall--he's a true gladiator, worthy of his legendary status. Hail the conquering hero! --Mark Englehart