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• Verdi: Otello -- Berlin Staatskapelle/Barenboim | DVD | (15/11/2002) from £13.40   |  Saving you £11.59 (86.49%)   |  RRP £24.99

  One of the chief pleasures of this live production of Otello from the Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden is Daniel Barenboim's conducting. From the opening gale-force blast of storm music, through the crunching and stabbing accompaniment of Iago's "Credo" to the shimmering strings of Desdemona's "Willow Song", he doesn't miss a trick. Everything works at the highest pitch of intensity and the orchestra sticks to his beat like glue. It's a necessary compensation for the shortcomings of the staging: the stolid chorus remains unperturbed by the storm and is directed to perform with unison movements; the acting (apart from Valeri Alexejev) is non-committal, and Alexandre Tarta's video direction somewhat flat-footed. She doesn't manage to make much small-screen sense of an impenetrably murky opening scene, for example, and doesn't seem fond of reaction shots. That said, Christian Franz and Emily Magee both have large-scale voices that they know how to shade into mo! ments of intimacy, and George Tsypin's sets are impressive: the murder of Desdemona is set against a brilliant lake of fire. On the DVD: Otello is presented in 1.78:1 ratio with PCM Stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound options. The picture quality is clear, although much of the lighting of this live production is low-level and thus many details do not come over well. Nor does the stage microphone system avoid some muffling of sound. There are subtitles in Italian, English, German, French and Spanish. --Warwick Thompson

• Pink Panther | UMD | (17/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Take | DVD | (17/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Starring Minnie Driver Take occurs over two days - one is present day and one is in the past. In the present Ana drives through the desert to witness the execution of the man who has dominated her life for the past seven years. On Death Row Saul with his priest waits out the final hours of his life. Each must grapple with what their lives have become since the day their paths crossed so many years ago. In the past Ana discovers that her seven year old son Jesse has been kicked out of school and unless she can juggle her life to home school him she will be forced to put him into special education. Determined to save her son from this path Ana tries to restore some order to her chaotic life. On the same day Saul is in a desperate fight against time to pay of his gambling debt and care for his ailing father. Forced to take desperate action for quick cash he faces one struggle after another until he makes one fateful decision. When Ana and Saul cross paths it only takes an instant for their lives to be tragically connected. It is not until the present day when Ana arrives at the prison to face the man who destroyed her life that both Ana and Saul discover who they are and how far the soul will go to survive.

• Cinema Collection - Vol. 3 | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Features eight movies. In 'Take Out The Beast' two men returning home in a cosmic station are ordered to kill the biorobot that is accompanying them. Unfortunately for them the robot is more human than they think... Also features: 'Under The Car' 'On Hope' 'Override' 'Present Tense Past Perfect' 'Evening Class' 'Peacock Blues' and 'Partners'.

• Midnight Chronicles | DVD | (08/06/2009) from £5.92   |  Saving you £10.07 (63.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Midnight Chronicles

• Empire of the Sun | Blu Ray | (12/12/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun is an inspiring, action-packed epic of a small boy in a great war. That boy is Jim Graham, a young Briton whose unconquerable spirit soars high and free above the harsh confines of a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Through his eyes we see the fascination and horror of war. And we see Jim's hold on childhood weaken as his struggle to survive grows fiercer.Based on J. G. Ballard's memorable best-seller, this first major Hollywood studio production ever to shoot in the People's Republic of China earned 1987 National Board of Review awards for Best Picture and Director, as well as a special citation for Outstanding Juvenile Performance for Christian Bale as Jim.IncludesAll-New Digital Transfer Remastered in 1080p Hi-DefBehind-the-Scenes Documentary The China Odyssey: 'Empire of the Sun,' a Film by Steven Spielberg

• David Copperfield - Limited Edition Box Set (with Book) | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Born to a weak but loving mother soon after his father dies David Copperfield is nine years old when his mother Clara marries Mr Murdstone. A cruel man who believes in extreme discipline he has no hesitation in sending David away to school. Shortly after he is sent away Clara dies and Murdstone seizes the opportunity to send him away for good this time into menial labour at a London wine merchants. It is here that David meets the genial Micawber family and his aunt Betsey arra

• Chicago Joe And The Showgirl | DVD | (03/11/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-0.74 (-12.40%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Chicago Joe

• Love Lies Bleeding | DVD | (09/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Amidst the chaos of 19th century London is Katherine Ringward a beautiful young woman who dreams of carving a career for herself as a journalist. Whilst visiting a local newspaper office news arrives of the horrific and gruesome murder of a prostitute in the East End. As the body count grows and the culprit continues to elude the police Katherine finds herself involved in the biggest man hunt that London has ever seen.

• Legend of the Guardians/Happy Feet Double Pack | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (75.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Legend Of The Guardians When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with newfound friends to seek out the legendary Guardians to stop the menace. Happy Feet Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!

• Double Cross | DVD | (04/08/2003) from £5.29   |  Saving you £0.70 (13.23%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Johnny and Andy are best friends. Both he and she are desparately fighting against poverty and crime in a world that denies them their dream. They dream of being artists. The only outlet they have is sprayart. At night they secretly transform their cold surroundings into a riot of colour and imagination. Johnny finds a voluptuous young woman and falls in love.... Soon he finds himself enslaved by drugs sex and violence. He is at Hell's gate immersed in hopelessness and near death. A

• Charlie Wilson's War/Capote | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £12.01   |  Saving you £4.24 (39.44%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Charlie Wilson's War: The true story of how a playboy congressman a renegade CIA agent and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history. Their efforts contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War with consequences that reverberate throughout the world today. Capote: In 1959 Truman Capote a popular writer for The New Yorker learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Halcomb Kansas. Inspired by the story material Capote and his partner Harper Lee travel to the town to research for an article. However as Capote digs deeper into the story he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work 'In Cold Blood'. To that end he arranges extensive interviews with the prisoners especially with Perry Smith a quiet and articulate man with a troubled history. As he works on his book Capote feels some compassion for Perry which in part prompts him to help the prisoners to some degree. However that feeling deeply conflicts with his need for closure for the book which only an execution can provide. The conflict and mixed motives for both interviewer and subject make for a troubling experience that would produce a literary account that redefined modern non-fiction....

• Being Considered | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Olivier Award winner James Dreyfus stars in this quick-witted comedy as the bitter Jake a self-professed 'artist and filmmaker' who can't quite keep life together in the face of other people's success. Jake's life changes when small-time thief Jojo (Tom Farrelly) breaks into Jake's car and steals his briefcase containing a book on screenwriting and Jake's filofax of 'contacts'. Jojo's new script ensures he quickly becomes the talk of the town. Jake meanwhile decides to 'drop out of

• Dead Innocent | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £12.88   |  Saving you £-3.89 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  One bullet... One choice... A two hour deadline. Returning home after a day in court defence lawyer Suzanne St Laurent discovers her maid murdered and her daughter missing. Horrified and panic stricken her call to the police is interrupted by a strange but cool voice instructing her to terminate the call and look carefully around the room. Discovering that her every move is being watched by miniature cameras whic are positioned to cover every angle of her apartment all her actions are being monitored... but why? and for whom?

• War Horse BD Play.com artcards | Blu Ray | (07/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  From director Steven Spielberg comes War Horse, an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, War Horse begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meet...

• The Wind Rises | Blu Ray | (22/09/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Scumrun 4 DVD | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £8.44   |  Saving you £4.55 (35.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  94 cars, 6 countries, 4 days and 2459 miles - That's the Scumrun! Emily Booth is back for the third time, but this year it's an all new challenge! The teams traverse their way through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland and Germany. With a welcomed return to the Nurburgring; all in vehicles bought for less than 500. The Scumrun route is a closely guarded secret until the morning of each new day. Many of the teams travelling in fancy dress ... and anything goes! Join them all as they party across Europe. No flash cars, hotels or champagne - just beer, campsites and scrap motors - all in the name of charity... again!

• Oh My Goddess! - Vol. 1 | DVD | (14/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.38

  Fujishima Kyousuke's Oh My Goddess is--as both animated film and the Manga comic book original--one of the most cutely romantic things in Japanese popular culture. In this first volume, the lonely student Morisato, desperate to get some takeaway food, finds himself connected to the Goddess Hotline and is visited by the angelically beautiful Belldandy, who offers him a wish. Assuming this to be a joke by his fellow students, he wishes that she stay with him forever. In the event, their relationship is tender and most of the comedy derives from brief intermissions when true love fails to run smooth, partly because of visits from her highly sexualised sister Urd and petulant baby sister Skuld. There is an odd picture here of Japanese student life--highly authoritarian dormitories and a playboy culture in which the motorcycle mechanic Morisato is constantly exploited by affluent biker chums--but there is an underlying sweet-naturedness to the three episodes here "Moonlight and Cherry Blossoms", "Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Burning Hearts on the Road" that is remarkably attractive in its sugary way. --Roz Kaveney

• Oranges and Sunshine | Blu Ray | (12/04/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Curse of the Puppetmaster | DVD | (31/05/2010) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-0.49 (-3.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Curse Of The Puppet Master