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• Vacas | DVD | (24/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  With Vacas, his first feature, the Basque director Julio Medem set out all the elements of his audacious and idiosyncratic approach to filmmaking: intricate, circular plots; richly sensual imagery and highly stylised camerawork; a deft interweaving of fantasy and reality; and a thoroughly subversive attitude to Spanish tradition and folklore. Vacas takes a staple Spanish genre--the epic historical melodrama with all its bombast and macho posturing--and kicks the stuffing out of it while pelting it with cowpats. The action unrolls between two Spanish civil wars--the Second Carlist War of 1874-5, and the rather better-known conflict that started in 1936. An incident in the first of these sets up a feud between two farming families in a Basque valley, and the story leapfrogs down the decades taking in star-crossed lovers, log-chopping contests (a staple Basque competitive sport, it seems), mutilation, madness, incest, photography and any number of cows, through whose placidly bemused gaze we view a good deal of the action. Though Medem is dealing with all the solemn Hemingway-esque elements of romantic Spanishry--honour, blood and death--his approach is too playful to admit any real sense of tragedy. Much of the time the tone is closer to myth, and there's more than a touch of magic realism: axes fly miles through the air, and a tree in the woods can apparently eat people alive. In the end, of course, love triumphs over all. Medem's films have since gained greatly in sophistication and technique, but there's exuberance about this debut work that's irresistible. On the DVD: Vacas on disc has trailers for all five of Medem's features to date; filmographies for Medem and his two lead actors, Emma Suárez and Carmelo Gómez; and useful written notes on the movie by film historian Robert Stone. The transfer's clean and clear, doing justice to Carles Gusi's rich photography, with good sound and in the original ratio. --Philip Kemp

• 20 Centimetres | DVD | (22/01/2007) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  With an 'Almodovarian' twist and the flamboyance of The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert director Ramn Salazar's 20 Centimetres tells the story of Marieta (Mnica Cervera) a narcoleptic transsexual who longs to get rid of 8 inches of equipment that separates her from being the glamorous woman she dreams to be. When she accidentally falls asleep in the most inopportune times Marieta's dreams become lavish and colorful musical numbers where as a real woman she can sing in Spanish French & English. So cue up the lights powder that face and slip on that sexy gown because Marieta's dreams are about to come true... Nominated for the Golden Leopard award at the 2005 Locarno International Film Festival.

• Johnny Depp - From Hell / Sleepy Hollow / Edward Scissorhands / Before Night Falls | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £13.93   |  Saving you £11.06 (79.40%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Edward Scissorhands (1991): An Avon lady discovers the half-made creation of a mad scientist living in the neighborhood's old abandoned castle. The scientist died leaving the shy boy with scissors for hands. When she attempts to bring him into suburbia his hands a metaphor for adolescence make for some awkward and hilarious situatons. An unforgettable contemporary fairy tale a poignant celebration of a visionary spirit struggling to survive in an unforgiving world. (Dir. Ti

• Automata | Blu Ray | (05/08/2015) from £17.86   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Days of Grace | DVD | (21/04/2014) from £5.49   |  Saving you £7.50 (136.61%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Mexico City is a hotbed of crime corruption violence and vengeance. During three subsequent World Cups in 2002 2006 and 2010 the lives of its inhabitants will intertwine during a series of stunning events that will send shockwaves through the years... A blistering action-thriller that's slick stylish high octane and adrenaline fuelled taking a multi-strand plot like Latino Scorchers City of God or Amore Perros and supercharging it with the dynamic energy of Scorsese and Tarantino.

• The Gunman | Blu Ray | (20/07/2015) from £24.48   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Zavvi Exclusive Steelbook - Limited to 1000 copies. A gripping action-thriller from the director of Taken and the producer of The Matrix and Non-Stop, The Gunman stars Oscar-winner Sean Penn as a former military operative dragged into a deadly cat and mouse game. With Penn in his first action role, and a top-notch cast including Javier Bardem and Idris Elba, The Gunman is a high-octane must-see.

• Compassionate Sex | DVD | (27/11/2006) from £6.73   |  Saving you £8.26 (122.73%)   |  RRP £14.99

  She saved a village looking for love. Dolores is devastated when her husband Pepe fed up with her excessive generosity towards other men leaves her. Determined to get him back Dolores attempts to quit her giving ways. But it's soon evident that Dolores has a gift. When she commits adultery she ends up bringing the color and happiness back into her community.

• The Bronze Screen | DVD | (20/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  An homage to the Latin talent/industry in Hollywood

• Against The Wind | DVD | (16/09/2002) from £12.54   |  Saving you £-8.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  The story of a passionate but incestuous love affair.

• No Country For Old Men | HD DVD | (12/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash.

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge | DVD | (02/10/2017) from £3.93   |  Saving you £1.06 (26.97%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Johnny Depp returns to the big screen as the iconic, swashbuckling anti-hero Jack Sparrow in the all-new Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge. The rip-roaring adventure finds down-on-his-luck Captain Jack feeling the winds of ill-fortune blowing strongly his way when deadly ghost sailors, led by the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle bent on killing every pirate at seanotably Jack. Jack's only hope of survival lies in the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it he must forge an uneasy alliance with Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario), a brilliant and beautiful astronomer, and Henry (Brenton Thwaites), a headstrong young sailor in the Royal Navy. At the helm of the Dying Gull, his pitifully small and shabby ship, Captain Jack seeks not only to reverse his recent spate of ill fortune, but to save his very life from the most formidable and malicious foe he has ever faced.

• Disney's The Little Mermaid (Live Action 2023) | DVD | (02/10/2023) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Save £2 on an official Little Mermaid T-Shirt when you buy the Little Mermaid (2023) on any format at the same time. Simply add both the T-shirt and the Little Mermaid (2023) on DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray or Steelbook to your basket for the discount to apply. Offer available for a limited time only.. . In this breathtaking live-action reimagining of the beloved animated musical classic, a spirited young mermaid must follow her heart. She makes a deal with an evil sea witch that allows her to experience life on land, but that ultimately puts her life in jeopardy.