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• Blackout | DVD | (17/04/2017) from £3.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This documentary follows a group of people who discover the ultra-scary, psycho-sexual horror experience Blackout, and develop an obsession that hijacks their lives and blurs the line between reality and paranoid fantasy.

• Micawber | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Micawber was ITV's big weapon in the Christmas 2001 television ratings war. With its gritty recreation of Dickensian London and David Jason--a name guaranteed to attract viewers regardless of the programme--in the title role it certainly had all the hallmarks of blockbusting television drama. Jason is certainly a fine Micawber, wringing every ounce of pathos and relentless optimism from one of Dickens' most well loved characters. And he is ably abetted by Annabelle Apsion as his put-upon wife who stands by him through thick and thin and who "never will desert him". The trouble is that if you're going to lift a familiar fictional character out of his original context and give him a whole new life and set of adventures, they really have to match or improve on the original. And Micawber has already been through so much during the course of David Copperfield that stretching him across four episodes and a plot which can only really offer a series of variations on the original theme doesn't give much room for development or dramatic impact. In the writer's corner, Jason's long-term collaborator John Sullivan (creator of Only Fools and Horses) makes a valiant attempt to generate some authentic Dickensian atmosphere. Touches of authentic Victoriana abound in the backstage theatre scenes, a dancing bear, the pawn shop and the highly imaginative flashbacks to the source of Micawber's straightened state. The script tends to combine gritty costume drama with modern comedy in an occasionally uneasy mixture; sometimes we see the ghosts of Del Boy or Pa Larkin rather than Dickens' hapless, pathetic but great-hearted victim of circumstance. But fans of Jason won't complain and there's enough soul in the story to make it compelling. --Piers Ford

• Mary Higgins Clark - We'll Meet Again | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Investigative reporter Fran Simmons has only just returned to her native New York when a huge story lands on her desk. Five years ago Molly Carpenter was convicted of murdering her husband Dr Gary Lasch; now Fran is determined to reassemble Molly's partial memories of the fateful night...

• Tales Of The Unexpected - Vol. 2 | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £4.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (60.12%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Featuring Episodes: The Wrong 'Un Have A Nice Death Hit And Run and The Reconciliation

• Rab C. Nesbitt - Series 5 | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £17.35   |  Saving you £-7.36 (-73.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

• The Fall Of The Roman Empire | DVD | (30/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The second and last of Anthony Mann's historical epics is a smart, handsome spectacle of the decadence, corruption and intrigue that tore apart the Roman empire. The sprawling story spreads itself thin over a number of characters and stories. At the centre are handsome but stiff Stephen Boyd as Livius, the loyal soldier and symbolic son of the ageing emperor Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness), and Christopher Plummer as Commodus, the corrupt heir to the throne. They are boyhood friends turned enemies when the latter accedes to the throne and sells out the values of his father for greed and hedonistic pleasures. The three-hour running time is filled out with the tales of Sophia Loren (as the beautiful Lucilla in love with Livius but coveted by greedy Commodus) and a gallery of heroes and villains that includes James Mason, Mel Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Omar Sharif and Eric Porter. The film is highlighted with spectacular scenes--a grandiose funeral fit for an emperor, brutal battles in the provinces as the barbarians threaten the empire, and a climactic duel to decide the destiny of Rome--which Mann weaves into the shadowy intrigue of the halls of power. Like his previous epic El Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire remains one of the best of the 1960s epics: well written with strong performances and a consistently elegant style, but lacking the central core and magnetic hero of its superior predecessor. Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000) tackles almost the same story with a more crowd-pleasing action-adventure slant. --Sean Axmaker

• The Sullivans: Volume 4 | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £41.83   |  Saving you £-1.84 (-4.60%)   |  RRP £39.99

• The Broken Hearts Club - A Romantic Comedy | DVD | (14/01/2008) from £4.24   |  Saving you £5.75 (135.61%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In an endearing and funny coming-of-age story Dennis can't quite decide if his friends are a blessing or a curse. Benji is a punkish youth whose obsession with gym bods gets him into trouble. Howie is an annoyingly overanalysing psychology grad student who can't let go of his ex-boyfriend. Cole is a ""pretty boy"" actor who goes through guys like clean underwear. Patrick is a painfully ordinary ""average Joe"" whose insecurity has turned him bitter. Taylor is the resident drama queen who prides himself on his LTR (long-term relationship) only to find himself sleeping single in a double bed. Jack is the group's wizened patriarch whose restaurant is a haven for them all. And then there's Kevin the nave ""newbie"" and most recent addition to the club. To an outsider it may seem like the only thing these friends have in common is that they play on the same team but when times get tough these friends are more like family.

• Body Count | DVD | (06/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  A group of teenagers go camping for the weekend and fall victim to a serial killer known only as 'The Shaman'.

• Three Businessmen | DVD | (26/02/2001) from £18.23   |  Saving you £-12.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Alex Cox's Three Businessman is an existentialist fable for the independent businessman. Two travelling art dealers staying in a labyrinthine Liverpool hotel, Frank King (Alex Cox) and Bennie Reyes (Miguel Sandoval of Clear and Present Danger), sit down for dinner only to find that the hotel staff have deserted them. They begin to walk the Mersey streets in search of sustenance, talking about dogs, dinner, the "Plutonium" credit card and the state of the world. But lost without a map, they inadvertently wander half way across the world on public transport in search of their hotel, touching down in Rotterdam, Hong Kong, Japan and Spain. In a desert, they come across a third businessman, Leroy Jasper (Robert Wisdom), clutching a replica of the Mir space station. Soon after, they stumble across a food stand outside a small abode that holds within it the true object of their quest. It is a destination that they have found without looking for. This small, mannered movie grows in stature as it progresses. Sandoval and Cox are amiably crotchety travelling companions. Aided and abetted by jump cuts, the surrealist conceit that allows the businessman to roam across the world without ever realising they have left Liverpool is distinctly Bunuelian (cf. the name of Cox's production company Exterminating Angel Films). On the DVD: An amusing commentary by Alex Cox and writing partner and producer Tod Davies has the added bonus of Cox acting out deleted scenes. The feature appears in widescreen format with an excellent sound and picture transfer, enhanced by Pray for Rain's melancholic soundtrack. But the Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop promo video promised on the sleeve and liner notes does not appear anywhere on the disc. --Chris Campion

• Star Hill Ponies - Vol. 1 | DVD | (10/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Star Hill Ponies is a delightful stop-frame animated TV series focusing on the adventures of a young girl and her encounters with her three pony friends. Featuring the voices of popular British comedians Josie Lawrence and Andrew Sachs. Episodes Comprise: 1. Scruffy Helps Out 2. Art For Scruffy's Sake 3. The Outing 4. Birthday Tea 5. Circus Tricks 6. Scruffy Pays The Price 7. High Tea High-Jinks 8. Nicked Knickers

• The Queen at 80 | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £4.75   |  Saving you £8.24 (173.47%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Her Majesty The Queen has been sovereign over the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth for more than 50 years. She is undoubtedly one of the most famous women in the world but what is The Queen's role in the modern state in her 80th year? The Queen at 80 follows The Queen's working life in a cross-section of engagements including the royal tour of Canada and the End of the War celebrations for 2 000 veterans at Buckingham Palace. It also features exclusive and intima

• My Boyfriend's Back | DVD | (20/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Teenager Johnny Dingle will do anything to keep his date with the hottest girl in school -- even come back from the grave! You see, Johnny had the perfect scheme to win the heart of Missy McCloud, the town beauty. Unfortunately, Johnny's scam goes sour and he winds up dead! Even so, Johnny's determined to keep his date -- unaware of the hilarity waiting for him upon his return! See for yourself why everyone's dying to see this outlandishly funny comedy!

• Roam | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One of the most highly anticipated mountain bike video releases of the year Roam is the second film from the critically acclaimed group of filmmakers lnown as The Collective. Shot on gloriously detailed 16mm film Roam really pushed the boundaries as much in terms of cutting edge riding as breath taking cinematography. Shot in eight primary locations including the North Shore Moab Prague Morocco Whistler Bike Park British Columbia and producing 100 hours of raw footage. Roam promises to be everything a mountain biker could wish for in a DVD.

• The Boys in Company C | DVD | (26/09/2011) from £13.98   |  Saving you £1.00 (8.34%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Recognised as the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, Boys of Company C is a high-end member of the cannon of classic battle-field movies and a frighteningly realistic critique of the pointlessness and corruption universally associated with the US/Vietnam war.Boys of Company C follows the lives of five nave young Marine inductees from their training in boot camp through a tour in Vietnam that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they can defeat a rival soccer team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines. But as they might have predicted, nothing in Vietnam is as simple as it seems.

• The Gingerbread Man - A Pinch Of Salt | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The characters in this delightful series live on the shelves of a kitchen dresser. Late at night while the 'Big Ones' are sleeping The Gingerbread Man and his friends 'Salt' and 'Pepper' and 'Herr Von Cuckoo' come alive and create much mischief! 'The Old Bag' a long forgotten teabag living in the teapot on the top shelf and 'Sleek the mouse' do their best to spoil the adventures of the four friends. Episodes: 1. A Pinch of Salt 2. Locked Clock 3. Weekend Break 4. Old Bag in Danger 5. While the Cat's Away 6. It's Not Fair 7. The Gingerbread Ghost

• Diggity: A Home For Christmas | DVD | (11/10/2010) from £5.76   |  Saving you £7.23 (125.52%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Diggity: A Home For Christmas

• The Hornblower Collection (6 discs) | DVD | (10/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Based freely on the classic novels by CS Forester, Hornblower is a series of TV films following the progress of a young officer through the ranks of the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The series' greatest asset is the handsome and charismatic Ioan Gruffudd in the lead role, surely a major star in the making. For television films the production values are very good, though as Titanic, Waterworld and The Perfect Storm demonstrated, filming an aquatic adventure is a very expensive business, and it is clear that the Hornblower dramas simply make the best of comparatively small budgets. No more faithful to Forester's books than the 1951 Gregory Peck classic Captain Horatio Hornblower, the real inspiration seems to have come from the success of Sharpe, starring Sean Bean, which likewise featured a British hero in the Napoleonic Wars. Nevertheless, while rather more easygoing than the real British navy of the time, the Hornblower saga delivers an entertaining adventure, greatly enhanced by the presence of such guest stars as Denis Lawson, Cheri Lunghi, Ronald Pickup and Anthony Sher. --Gary S Dalkin

• Ermione - Glyndebourne Festival Opera | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £68.99   |  Saving you £-51.00 (-283.50%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Rossini's rarely performed 'opera series' Ermione was a surprise hit when it was first performed at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1995. Set in Troy after the fall of the city to the Greeks this tragedy of great histrionic force concentrates on the bitter struggle for the love of Pyrrhus between Hector's widow Andromache and the jealous Ermione sister of Helen of Troy. Graham Vick sets this highly effective production in the classically-inspired auditorium of an

• The Adventures of Bailey - The Christmas Hero | DVD | (29/10/2012) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It's Christmas time at the Baker household, and Bailey is at it again. Worried that he will not get any presents from Santa because he's been a bad doggie, Bailey learns about a mysterious Native American Indian called the Handsome Fellow who just might be able to make his Christmas wishes come true! With thoughts of tennis balls, stuffed animals and more dog bones then he can count, he sets out to find this legend, bringing his brother Duke along for the ride. But when Bailey's blunders cause harm to Duke and even threaten their family's Christmas plans, he must not only find a way to save his brother, but he is also forced to make a big decision - one that just might enable him to finally understand the true meaning of Christmas.