"Actor: Angela"

• Upstairs Downstairs - Series 5 - Episodes 1 To 8 | DVD | (18/08/2003) from £7.64   |  Saving you £7.35 (96.20%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Episodes 1-8 including: On with the Dance A Place in the World Laugh a Little Louder Please The Joy Ride Wanted-A Good Home An Old Flame Disillusion and Such a Lovely Man. World War I is over and Eaton Place has moved into the 1920's. The uncertainty of this new age is emphasised as Richard Bellamy's plans for the future with his new wife Virginia cause anxiety. James Bellamy on returning from the war looking for a worthwhile occupation decides to follow in his father's footsteps and enters politics. James and Georgina are caught up in the hysterical gaiety of the times and throw a wild fancy dress party which ends in tragedy. James finds himself bored with his life and embarks on an affair with his best friend's wife. Meanwhile below the stairs Hudson becomes enamoured with a new young housemaid and puts his position as butler in danger...

• Upstairs Downstairs - The Black And White Episodes | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £10.79   |  Saving you £4.20 (38.92%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Pre-colour episodes from the acclaimed drama series. Featuring The Mistress and the Maids Board Wages The Path of Duty A Suitable Marriage and A Cry for Help.

• Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots | DVD | (26/01/2001) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  As grand opera goes, few examples of the form have the inherent grandeur of Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots. The dramatic backdrop is Mérimée's account of the 16th-century St Bartholomew's Day Massacre of thousands of French Calvinists under the Catholic regime. The trick, insofar as there is one, is the way in which the attendant upheaval is reflected in the smallest detail of the lives of the main protagonists. This Berlin Opera production of 1991 carries this process several stages further, embedding--and there really is no other word to describe the thoroughness of the process--the narrative into an indeterminate, hyper-condensed 20th-century setting. While this approach has its own pitfalls, such as the silent "pre-overture" which proposes an unsubtle comparison between the oppression of the Catholics and the persecution of the Jews in wartime Germany, it would be churlish to let them detract from what is a robust and highly memorable performance of this sometimes unfashionable opera. The usual trailer for other Arthaus DVDs is appended. --Roger Thomas

• Furry Vengeance / Evan Almight | DVD | (04/07/2011) from £11.51   |  Saving you £6.47 (75.94%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Evan Almighty: Newly elected to Congress Evan (Steve Carell) leaves Buffalo behind and shepherds his family to suburban northern Virginia. Once there his life gets turned upside-down when God (Morgan Freeman) appears and mysteriously commands him to build an ark. But his befuddled family just can't decide whether Evan is having an extraordinary mid-life crisis or is truly onto something of Biblical proportions... Furry Vengeance: When Dan Sanders (Brendan Fraser) uproots his family to the Oregon woods to build an 'eco-friendly' housing development he thinks his biggest problem will be keeping his family happy. But his job puts him top of the local animals' hit list as the feisty creatures set out to teach Dan that green isn't just the colour of money!

• Anastasia / Fern Gully - The Last Rainforest | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £12.65   |  Saving you £2.34 (18.50%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Anastasia The lost Russian Princess Anastasia and her incredible quest to find her true identity. When the shadow of revolution falls across Russia Anastasia the royal family's youngest daughter barely escapes with her life. Years later joined by a band of heroic companions Anastasia must battle the evil Rasputin his sidekick Bartok the bat and a host of ghostly minions in a headlong race to reach Paris reclaim her rightful destiny and solve the greatest mystery of the 20th century! Fern Gully - The Last Rainforest An animated musical fantasy that takes a journey deep into the Australian rainforest where humans exist only in fairy tales...

• The Wedding Singer | UMD | (26/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Don't just think of The Wedding Singer as an Adam Sandler comedy--though it most certainly is that. But also think of it as the tip of the wave of the 1980s nostalgia craze. Set in the post-disco, new wave era, the film tells the story of Robbie Hart (Sandler), the king of small-town wedding-band singers, who once dreamt of being a rock star. His contentment with life shatters when his fiancée stands him up at the altar. After wallowing in self-pity (by musically attacking the next wedding couple he serenades) and swearing off women, he helps a new friend, Julia (Drew Barrymore), get ready for her impending nuptials--only to find himself falling in love with her. If you're a Sandler fan, you'll enjoy him as an actual adult, though a wise-cracking one. And dig all those kooky 80s reference jokes and that greatest-hits-of-early-MTV soundtrack. --Marshall Fine

• Notorious | Blu Ray | (22/06/2009) from £12.90   |  Saving you £12.09 (93.72%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The tragic story of Christopher Wallace - a young man who would go on to take the R&B world by storm under the alias of The Notorious B.I.G.

• BLACK PANTHER 3D-LTD. - MOVIE | Blu Ray | (19/07/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Xena - Warrior Princess - Series 1 - Part 1 | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  First aired in 1995 Xena: Warrior Princess now boasts a huge cult following. Xena is a charismatic and highly-skilled warrior from ancient times. This DVD box set includes the half of the first season of this action-packed series. Episodes comprise: 1. Sins Of The Past 2. Chariots Of War 3. Dreamworker 4. Cradle Of Hope 5. The Path Not Taken 6. The Reckoning 7. The Titans 8. Prometheus 9. Death In Chains 10. Hooves & Harlots 11. The Black Wolf 12. Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts Please note: This DVD box set includes half the first season episodes but not in the order they were aired.

• Treading Water | DVD | (31/08/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  An instantly recognizable vision of modern lesbian romance Treading Water is an unforgettable drama that stays with you long after the credits roll . Casey and Alex share an unshakable bond having created a perfect life for themselves in upscale Massachusetts - but demons continue to plague Casey as her mother refuses to accept that her little girl has not turned into the perfect daughter she'd always dreamed of. As Casey tries to sustain each precarious relationship it begins to appear as though the life that she has known may be in danger of falling apart. One of the most honest and subtly moving depictions of a lesbian love affair to come out of the US in the last decade Treading Water has already earned its place as a consummate example of the genre.

• Avé | DVD | (28/05/2012) from £6.98   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  While hitchhiking from Sofia to Ruse, Kamen meets Av, a 17-year-old runaway girl. With each ride they hitch, Av invents new identities for them and her compulsive lies get Kamen deeper and deeper into trouble. Reluctantly drawn into this adventure, Kamen begins to fall in love with the fleeting Av.

• L'Elisir D'Amore - Donizetti | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  It's hard to think of a couple better suited to play the romantic leads in Donizetti's comedy L'Elisir d'amore than husband-and-wife team Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu. Both are charming on stage, and both have voices to die for: Gheorghiu's dark liquid tones are particularly spine-tingling, and her coloratura abilities awe-inspiring, and though Alagna has mainly concentrated on the more spinto (powerful) roles of the tenor repertoire, in 1996 when this live production was recorded his voice was just a little fresher and lighter and thus perfect for the bel canto gracefulness of Donizetti's writing. His performance of "Una furtiva lagrima", for example, is meltingly sung and free from all temptation to overplay the high notes. Frank Dunlop's 1920s-set production doesn't quite produce the belly laughs some stagings manage (in Dulcamara's patter song, for example), but has a certain small-town wistful charm nonetheless. The orchestral accompaniment under Donizetti expert Evelino Pidò is spot on, and never falls into the banal "oom-pah" trap that such simple writing can often lead to. Overall, it's a production of great charm. On the DVD: L'Elisir d'amore comes to disc with a 52-minute film on the history of the opera and its recording, with contributions from Alagna and Gheorghiu, and subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese. The Lyon opera house is particularly well set up for video recording, and Brian Large does a sophisticated job of capturing a live performance: it's hard to believe at some points that the cameras aren't actually on stage in the middle of the action. Just occasionally this leads to the singers not knowing where to look and seeming a trifle lost, but generally the performances work superbly well on the small screen. --Warwick Thomson

• The Miracle Of Our Lady Of Fatima | DVD | (03/02/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The miracle that stunned the world.The faith that inspired millions. As three children play in a meadowland near Fatima they see a vision a woman in a cloud of light who brings prophesies and words of faith. Local officials hear of the vision and threaten the children with torture if they don't recant. But the youthful believers cling to their convictions inspiring the faith of the community.. and far beyond. Seventy thousand people pour into Fatima after the children report the vision will perform a miracle. A beautiful breathtaking tale in the tradition of Song of Bernadette and Keys to the Kingdom The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima is a glorious tribute to the triumph of human faith - and a memorable movie recreation of events which changed the world.

• Luis Bunuel DVD Collection - Vol. 2 | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A triple bill of classic Luis Bunuel films, comprising 'That Obscure Object Of Desire', 'Phantom Of Liberty' and 'The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie'. That Obscure Object Of Desire: A passenger on a train pours a bucket of water over a young girl at the platform. Seemingly a random act, the man recounts in flashback how he came to be so obsessed with the girl... Phantom Of Liberty: Perhaps Bunuel's most surreal film, consisting of a series of loosely realted vignettes. <...

• Classics On A Summer's Evening - A Gala Concert From Dresden | DVD | (16/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Classics on a Summer's Evening is an outdoor concert for an enormous audience which was staged in an architecturally striking public square in Dresden in July 1999. It features the most glamorous young husband and wife currently active on the international operatic scene, soprano Angela Gheorghiu and tenor Roberto Alagna. Along with these fine performances comes Giuseppe Sinopoli--before his untimely death at age 54--who was considered one of Europe's finest opera conductors, and, in the Dresden orchestra and chorus, performers who match his creative energy. The programme seems to have been selected, quite successfully, with two criteria in mind: mass popularity and opportunities to display technical brilliance. Gheorghiu and Alagna join their voices in love duets from Verdi's Otello and Puccini's Madama Butterfly that will appeal especially to the many fans who have been attracted to them as a couple. But each also sings impressive solos in some of opera's Top 40 numbers, notably the "Flower Song" from Carmen and "Elucevan le stelle" from Tosca for Alagna, and "Un bel di" from Madama Butterfly and "Pace, pace, mio Dio" from La forza del Destino for Gheorghiu. The chorus and orchestra take the spotlight powerfully in showpieces from La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Carmen and Aida, among other selections. The only problem with the show is the self-consciously chic dance numbers to themes from Carmen and Aida. --Joe McLellan, Amazon.com

• Press Gang - Complete Series 3 | DVD | (11/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  BAFTA Award winning children's series Press Gang is back in a new DVD release of the complete third series originally shown on ITV in 1991. Starring Dexter Fletcher and Julia Sawalha Press Gang was written by Steven Moffat ('Coupling' and the new 'Doctor Who')and is generally acknowledged to be one of the best series ever written for television. Episodes Included: The Big Hello Killer On The Line Chance Is A Fine Thing The Last Word Part 1 The Last Word Part 2 Holding On

• Upstairs Downstairs - Series 4 - Episodes 1 To 7 | DVD | (18/08/2003) from £12.50   |  Saving you £2.49 (19.92%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In this collection of episodes from Series Four of 'Upstairs Downstairs' a series of dramatic events befall the residents of Eaton Place. The events of World War I are having some harrowing effects on British society as the country is struggling to get through the hardships that take place from 1914-1918...

• Puccini: Tosca (AXIOM FILMS - DVD AXM637) | DVD | (28/11/2011) from £11.03   |  Saving you £15.22 (155.78%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Official Selection Venice Film Festival, Beno�t Jacquot's acclaimed 2002 film of Puccini's opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role with Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi and the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, under Antonio Pappano. Region: 0 (Region free)

• Wes Craven's Don't Look Down | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £7.97   |  Saving you £-1.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Wes Craven acts as executive producer on this psychological horror film. Carla's (Megan Ward) sister accidentally falls off a cliff when the railing becomes loose while Carla's boyfriend takes photos. She has a hard time getting over her death and keeps having visions of her sister yelling at her for not saving her. It seems that every time she gets next to the edge of a high area she gets terrified. She then starts to take a class with other acrophobiacs. Then the people in the group start getting killed one by one. She starts to suspect that someone wants her never to get over her fear and that he loose railing was meant for her...

• Titty Slickers 1 / Titty Slickers 2 | DVD | (07/04/2003) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-1.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99