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• Dead Ringers | DVD | (31/01/2000) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-13.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Like many other films by Canadian director David Cronenberg (especially Crash), Dead Ringers presents the cinematic and psychological equivalent of an automobile accident--you dare not look, but you can't turn away. The film marked a directorial breakthrough for Cronenberg, who was able to continue some of the themes explored in his earlier horror films while graduating to a higher, more critically "respectable" level of artistic sophistication. The film is loosely based, amazingly enough, on a true story about twin gynaecologists who routinely traded each others' identities, lives and even lovers. Utilizing innovative split-screen technology (years before computer manipulation made such trickery much easier), the film stars Jeremy Irons in flawless dual roles as the identical brothers Beverly and Elliot Mantle. Their ability to instantly switch identities leads them to a shared relationship with a well-known actress (Genevieve Bujold) and, ultimately, a physical and psychological tailspin that sends them both to the brink of madness and death. The scenario suggests that both men are halves of a whole, and that one cannot exist without the other. But when Beverly pursues a kinky, drug-addicted affair with the actress, his more self-controlled brother is helpless to prevent their mutual decline. In this way Dead Ringers becomes a fascinating and stylistically clinical study of duality, and Cronenberg doesn't shy away from the dark and unpleasant aspects of the story. (One look at the movie's display of bizarre gynaecological instruments and you'll know why women find this film particularly--and unforgettably--disturbing.) The Criterion Collection DVD includes illuminating commentary by Cronenberg, Irons, production designer Carol Spier and others; extensive production information; interviews with the principal cast; and a detailed examination of the film's groundbreaking use of invisible special effects. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com --This text refers to the DVD edition of this video.

• When Husbands Cheat | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Tess McCall had better be careful or she might find what she's looking for when she starts spying on cheating husbands. What starts out strictly as amateur sluething quickly turns into a full-time profession for this middleaged mother of two. Using logic intuition and numerous high-tech surveillance gadgets Tess succeeds in helping jilted wives such as Sally Russell find out about their wandering husbands. But catching unsuspected philanderers in the act is one thing; getting the goods on one that is a police officer is another - especially when he is married to her. When evidence starts pointing to her husband Craig's infidelity Tess is faced with a difficult decision - whether to spy on his afterhours activities or believe that all those incriminating clues are the result of his own undercover police work. Like any good detective Tess goes with her instincts. But she soon finds out more than she bargained for. Her work uncovers a long history of incessant womanising that she had been blind to for years. This is the tale of a woman whose new calling empowers and liberates her and enables her to assist other women who have become victims of their husbands' deception. Based on a true story...

• The Shepherd | DVD | (01/09/2001) from £6.35   |  Saving you £-4.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Welcome to a world where freedom is forgotten. The inhabitants of this future world have a choice to follow the rules or follow The Shepherd. In this world their destiny is dictated by militant cults and those who stray will be 'cleansed' by The Shepherd. Soon The Shepherd becomes the hunted and he must fight for his survival and that of his new flock.

• Science Fiction Films (Box Set) | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  This box set contains the following four titles: Cyber Tracker: This is the future. The streets are policed by robots. When an agent witnesses the execution of a justice fighter he joins the rebels. From then on he must kill or be killed. Cyber Tracker 2: It's the future in Los Angeles. Will Eric defeat the evil Cyber Assassins and save the world from the jaws of death? Only his strength and honour will reveal. The Shepherd: In a world where freedom is forgotten the inhabitants of this future world have a choice: follow the rules or follow The Shepherd. Darkbreed: When a shuttle returns to earth the crew goes missing carrying within themselves a monstrous alien life that plans to colonise Earth.

• Blind Fear | DVD | (12/12/2005) from £4.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A blind employee at a New England lodge is in danger when a gang of killers arrives to stay at the lodge.