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• Fear Index | DVD | (18/07/2022) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Dr Alex Hoffman, a computer scientist and genius who is ready with a new AI product launch that promises big returns, but whose roll-out plans go awry. What follows is a journey through the worst 24 hours of his life cutting across reality, memory and paranoid fantasy, forcing him to question everything he sees with his own eyes. Adapted by Paul Andrew Williams and Caroline Bartleet, and directed by David Caffrey (The Alienist), the fast-paced four-part limited series also has Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie), Arsher Ali (The Ritual) and Grégory Montel (Call My Agent) in the cast.

• The Koker Trilogy | Blu Ray | (23/09/2019) from £59.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami's poetic trilogy of tales that blend reality and fiction. Abbas Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry) first came to international attention for this wondrous, slyly self-referential series of films set in the rural northern-Iranian town of Koker. Poised delicately between fiction and documentary, comedy and tragedy, the lyrical fables in The Koker Trilogy exemplify both the gentle humanism and playful sleight of hand that define the director's sensibility. With each successive film, Kiarostami takes us deeper into the behind-the-scenes reality of the film that preceded it, heightening our understanding of the complex network of human relationships that sustain both a movie set and a village. The result is a gradual outward zoom that reveals the cosmic majesty and mystery of ordinary life. Includes: Where Is The Friend's House? (1987) The first film in Abbas Kiarostami's sublime, interlacing Koker Trilogy takes a simple premise - a boy searches for the home of his classmate, whose school notebook he has accidentally taken - and transforms it into a miraculous, child's-eye adventure of the everyday. As our young hero zigzags determinedly across two towns, aided (and sometimes misdirected) by those he encounters, his quest becomes both a revealing portrait of rural Iranian society in all its richness and complexity and a touching parable about the meaning of personal responsibility. Sensitive and profound, Where Is the Friend's House? is shot through with all the beauty, tension, and wonder a single day can contain. And life Goes On (1992) In the aftermath of a 1990 earthquake that left at least thirty thousand dead, Abbas Kiarostami returned to Koker, where his camera surveys not only devastation but also the teeming life in its wake. Blending fiction and reality into a playful, poignant road movie, And Life Goes On follows a film director who, along with his son, makes the trek to the region in hopes of finding out if the young star of Where Is the Friend's House? is among the survivors, and discovers a resilient community pressing on in the face of tragedy. Finding beauty in the bleakest of ci'rcumstances, Kiarostami crafts a quietly majestic ode to the best of the human spirit. Through The Olive Trees (1994) Abbas Kiarostami takes metanarrative gamesmanship to masterful new heights in the final instalment of The Koker Trilogy. Unfolding behind the scenes of And Life Goes On, this film traces the complications that arise when the romantic misfortune of one of the actors - a young man who pines for the woman cast as his wife, even though, in real life, she will have nothing to do with him - creates turmoil on set and leaves the hapless director caught in the middle. An ineffably lovely, gentle human comedy steeped in the folkways of Iranian village life, Through the Olive Trees peels away layer after layer of artifice as it investigates the elusive, alchemical relationship between cinema and reality. Special Edition Features: New 2K digital restorations of all three films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks New audio commentary on And Life Goes On featuring Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa and Jonathan Rosenbaum, co-authors of Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami: Truths and Dreams, a 1994 documentary New interview with Abbas Kiarostami's son Ahmad Kiarostami New conversation between Iranian-film scholar Jamsheed Akrami and film critic Godfrey Cheshire Conversation from 2015 between Kiarostami and film-festival programmer Peter Scarlet New English subtitle translations PLUS: An essay by critic Godfrey Cheshire and more!

• Later With Jools Holland - World | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £14.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.07%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This is the 8th 'Later' DVD to be taken from the series. It contains a fabulous collection of 33 performances featuring a range of artists from around the globe including leading lights in the world music scene Bebel Gilberto Gipsy Kings Youssou N'Dour Ibrahim Ferrer Cesaria Evora Ladysmith Black Mambazo Salif Keita plus a performance by Afel Bocoum featuring Blur's Damon Albarn. Tracklisting: 1. Youssou N'Dour: Li Ma Weesu 2. Ojos De Brujo: Ventilator R-80 3. Oumou Sang

• Jawbreaker | DVD | (10/01/2005) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-0.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A ferocious day-glo-coloured complement to Michael Lehmann's majestically spiteful late-80s teen black comedy Heathers, Jawbreaker invites us into the immaculately turned-out and deeply, deeply venal world of a quartet of high-school princesses led by one Courtney Shayne (Rose McGowan)--or "Satan in heels", as she's known to her peer group. The only thing is, Courtney's gang don't stay a quartet for long after the one vaguely likeable member of the group, Liz (Charlotte Ayanna) dies following a malicious birthday prank executed by her caring, sharing girlfriends. (All we can say is that it involves the titular hunk of candy.) Triumphantly convincing the world Liz was, in fact, the victim of a serial killer, Courtney gets on with ruling school with a manicured iron fist--except she didn't bargain for the sudden discovery of a conscience by her lieutenant Julie (Rebecca Gayheart), or the rumbling of her plan by class geek Fern Mayo (Judy Greer). In truth, no matter how badly Jawbreaker wants to be Heathers, there's little of the sharp, acidic wit or satirical glee which Lehmann brought to the table in the earlier movie--just a sticky and a faintly unpleasant aftertaste. That said, there's a certain cartoonish vibrancy to the proceedings, however predictably they unfold, and if McGowan's Joan Crawford Jr shtick as the vampish queen-bitch Shayne hardly extends her range as an actress, it's an accomplished piece of type-casting. --Danny Leigh

• Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | Blu Ray | (12/06/2017) from £16.20   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, humanity is on its last legs after Alice is betrayed by Wesker in Washington D.C. As the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity's final stand against the undead hordes, Alice must return to where the nightmare began - Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse. In a race against time Alice will join forces with old friends, and an unlikely ally, in an action packed battle with undead hordes and new mutant monsters. Between regaining her superhuman abilities at Wesker's hand and Umbrella's impending attack, this will be Alice's most difficult adventure as she fights to save humanity, which is on the brink of oblivion. Click Images to Enlarge

• Butcher Boys | DVD | (24/03/2014) from £6.39   |  Saving you £9.60 (150.24%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From the creator of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre comes this gut wrenching non-stop rollercoaster ride through the hellish underbelly of inner city America. A birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring a group of friends face to face with the macabre world of cannibals the Butcher Boys international predators who deal in human flesh dead or alive.

• Ta Ra Rum Pum | DVD | (08/06/2007) from £10.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  This is the story of one man his family and how they overcome the obstacles that life puts in their way together. It is the story of human spirit and how it ultimately prevails. Rajveer Singh (Saif Ali Khan) the pit crew worker gets the bog break as the race driver meets Radhika (Rani Mukerji) who he falls for instantly. He gets drafted into 'Speeding Saddles' - a failing race team and transforms from Rajveer Singh to 'RV' - the race car driver. While his racing career takes o

• Parineeta | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £15.09   |  Saving you £-0.10 (-0.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The lifelong romantic union between Lolita (Balan) and Shekar (Khan) is upset by the arrival of another man.

• Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | Blu Ray | (12/06/2017) from £31.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, humanity is on its last legs after Alice is betrayed by Wesker in Washington D.C. As the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity's final stand against the undead hordes, Alice must return to where the nightmare began - Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse. In a race against time Alice will join forces with old friends, and an unlikely ally, in an action packed battle with undead hordes and new mutant monsters. Between regaining her superhuman abilities at Wesker's hand and Umbrella's impending attack, this will be Alice's most difficult adventure as she fights to save humanity, which is on the brink of oblivion. Click Images to Enlarge

• The 4400 - Series 4 - Complete | DVD | (30/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Over the last century thousands of people have gone missing. Suddenly and inexplicably 4400 missing people are returned all at once exactly as they were on the day they vanished. Unclear what this world-altering event means the government investigates the 4400 to piece together where they've been and why they've been returned. It quickly becomes apparent that their presence will change the human race in ways no one could have foreseen.

• Drive Me Crazy | DVD | (25/06/2001) from £5.77   |  Saving you £7.22 (125.13%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Nicole and Chase live next door to each other - but are worlds apart.

• Kal Ho Naa Ho | DVD | (09/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  New Yorker Naina Catherine Kapur's life is dull and boring until an amazing character called Aman enters her life and nothing is the same again.

• Captain Phillips | Blu Ray | (08/07/2019) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. Based on a true story, the film focuses on the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks, Best Actor, 1993, Philadelphia; Best Actor, 1994, Forrest Gump), and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. The two men are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips' unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control. Special Features: Commentary with Director Paul Greengrass Capturing Captain Phillips 58 minutes of in-depth behind-the-scenes featurettes on making the acclaimed film

• Bomb Girls: Series 2 | DVD | (21/04/2014) from £18.88   |  Saving you £1.11 (5.88%)   |  RRP £19.99

  All 12 episodes from the second season of the Canadian wartime drama about a group of women who take over the jobs in the munitions factories as the men go away to war. In this series, Gladys (Jodi Balfour) returns to work in the factory, Betty (Ali Liebert) and Kate (Charlotte Hegele) cover up a mysterious death and a visit from the Governor General gets everyone in the factory in a frenzy.

• Lemon Tree | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £7.25   |  Saving you £12.74 (175.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The tale of warring neighbours divided by not only property lines but religious and political differences. Salma, a hard-willed widow, will do whatever it takes to save her Lemon Trees!

• Falcon Rising | DVD | (18/05/2015) from £6.15   |  Saving you £9.84 (160.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  John Falcon Chapman is an ex-marine anti-hero plagued with a terrible secret consuming him with guilt. On the self-destructive edge, he learns his sister has been brutally beaten in the favelas of Brazil and travels there to hunt down her attackers. In the process he discovers an underworld of drugs, prostitution and police corruption ruled by the Japanese mafia. With incredible fight sequences and edge-of-your-seat action, Falcon Rising is an in-your-face thrill-ride introducing America s newest action hero.

• Final Destination Collection | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £44.99

  Final Destination: Death is coming and Alex Browning (Devon Sawa) is blessed with the curse of knowing when how and where the Grim Reaper will strike. Alex's bone-chilling gift reveals itself just as the teenager embarks on a trip to Paris with his high school French class. In the plane's cabin buckled-in and ready for take off Alex experiences a powerful premonition. He sees the plane explode in a fiery blaze moments after leaving the ground. Sensing imminent doom Alex panics and insists that everyone get off the plane. In the melee that ensues seven people including Alex are forced to disembark. As each fumes about their lost opportunity to visit Paris Alex's horrific premonition proves tragically accurate. The ill-fated plane explodes in midair. Shocked and confused the survivors struggle to understand how Alex was able to anticipate the catastrophe. Some are drawn to his eerie clairvoyance but most of the group is scared of his gift. As sceptical FBI Agents question his every word Alex tries to reconcile his tragedy and return to a normal life but portents of doom surround him. Final Destination 2: It's a matter of life and death when eight strangers narrowly escape a catastrophic freeway accident. But now that they have put a rift in death's design there is a price to pay - and it's going to be painful! Final Destination 3: Set six years after the original Final Destination film the latest installment in the series centers around a high school senior who has a premonition of a fatal roller coaster accident involving herself and all her friends. When the premonition proves true those who have cheated death and survived the accident are forced to deal with the repercussions of escaping their fate. Final Destination 4: On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races Nick O'Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash sending flaming debris into the stands brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics persuading his girlfriend Lori and their friends Janet and Hunt to leave... escaping seconds before Nick's frightening vision becomes a terrible reality. Thinking they've cheated death the group has a new lease on life but unfortunately for Nick and Lori it is only the beginning. As his premonitions continue and the crash survivors begin to die one-by-one in increasingly gruesome ways - Nick must figure out how to cheat death once and for all before he too reaches his final destination.

• The 4400 - Season 3 | DVD | (23/07/2007) from £5.60   |  Saving you £34.39 (614.11%)   |  RRP £39.99

  These are the stories of 4400 abductees after they are returned to Earth. People dealing with traumatic changes driven by the mystery of what happened and why. Some of them have been affected in mysterious ways and some will have certain abilities both good and bad. The pilot has a ball of light sailing towards Earth. But rather than the expected catastrophic event thousands of returned abductees are left with no memory of their otherworldly experiences. Each has been gone anywher

• Convoy | DVD | (05/03/2001) from £14.23   |  Saving you £-0.24 (-1.70%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Even in the tiny genre of films based on songs, Convoy is a strange effort--CW McCall's 1977 CB radio-themed novelty hit was just a collection of trucker slang, but here it is gussied up by Sam Peckinpah (no less) as a big rig reprise of The Wild Bunch with Kris Kristofferson as trucker outlaw hero Rubber Duck and a wonderfully oversized Ernest Borgnine as "Dirty Lyle", the "bear" who hates "breakers" and finally decides to call in the National Guard to help him enforce traffic laws with machine guns. The plot is almost invisible, as Rubber Duck and his breaker buddies just up and decide to trundle their lorries across the Western States in a dash for Mexico (no one ever mentions delivering their loads to intended destinations) and becoming such a folk hero that the creepy governor (Seymour Cassell) tries to cash in. Kristofferson and Borgnine were old Peckinpah hands, as is heroine Ali MacGraw (a characterless photographer) and sidekick Burt Young ("Love Machine" aka "Pigpen"), and there's a lot of business about cops and outlaws who mirror each other, but the main attraction is the visuals--huge trucks rolling across desert roads in clouds of dust, police cars crashing through billboards, trucks demolishing a corrupt small town. There are traces of road-movie melancholia in the depressed cafes, jails and laybys where free spirits are broken, but it's still mostly a cash-in on Smokey and the Bandit with a few rags of poetry tossed into the mix. On the DVD: A letterboxed print, enhanced for 16x9, looks pretty good, with enough widescreen to get all the trucks into the image. But otherwise this is the sort of release that passes off "chapter search" and "multilingual menus" as extras, although there are basic filmographies for the principal and a poster/photo album. The mono soundtrack comes in English, French, Spanish and Italian. --Kim Newman

• The Mirror Has Two Faces | DVD | (06/03/2006) from £17.10   |  Saving you £-11.11 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In The Mirror Has Two Faces Barbra Streisand stars as Rose a lecturer in Romantic Literature with no romance of her own. Jeff Bridges longs for a platonic partner he can respect yet maintain a safe physical distance from. Set up by Rose's sister they meet and intellectual sparks fly and they soon find unexpected passion getting in their way in this delightfully sparkling comedy.