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• Hannibal - Superbit | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Yes, he's back ... and he's still hungry. Hannibal is set 10 years after The Silence of the Lambs, as Dr Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter (Anthony Hopkins, reprising his Oscar-winning role) is living the good life in Italy, studying art and sipping espresso. FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore, replacing Jodie Foster), on the other hand, hasn't had it so good--an outsider from the start, she's now a quiet, moody loner who doesn't play bureaucratic games and suffers for it. A botched drug raid results in her demotion--and a request from Lecter's only living victim, Mason Verger (Gary Oldman, uncredited), for a little Q and A. Little does Clarice realise that the hideously deformed Verger--who, upon suggestion from Dr Lecter, peeled off his own face--is using her as bait to lure Dr Lecter out of hiding, quite certain he'll capture the good doctor. Taking the basic plot contraptions from Thomas Harris's baroque novel, Hannibal is so stylistically different from its predecessor that it forces you to take it on its own terms. Director Ridley Scott gives the film a sleek, almost European look that lets you know that, unlike the first film (which was about the quintessentially American Clarice), this movie is all Hannibal. Does it work? Yes--but only up to a point. Scott adeptly sets up an atmosphere of foreboding, but it's all a build-up to the anticlimax, as Verger's plot for abducting Hannibal (and feeding him to man-eating wild boars) doesn't really deliver the requisite visceral thrills, and the much-ballyhooed climatic dinner sequence between Clarice, Dr Lecter and a third, unlucky guest wobbles between parody and horror. Hopkins and Moore are both first-rate, but the film contrives to keep them as far apart as possible, when what made Silence of the Lambs so amazing was their interaction. When they do connect it's quite thrilling but it's unfortunately too little too late. --Mark Englehart, Amazon.com On the DVD: The good-looking widescreen (1.85:1) anamorphic print is accompanied by a directorial commentary on the first disc. Ridley Scott is no stranger to DVD commentaries by now, and keeps up a pretty constant flow of enjoyable story exposition, although provides few specifics about the actual filmmaking process. He's obviously more than happy to talk about this movie, since on the second disc there are also "Ridleygram" interviews with Scott about the process of storyboarding and a huge chunk of deleted or alternate scenes (including the alternate ending) with optional directorial commentary. There's a wealth of other extras to dip into, including five "making-of" featurettes (73 minutes in all), plus two multi-angle "vignettes" of the film's opening sequences (the fish-market shoot-out and opening titles), and a marketing gallery of trailers, stills and artwork. Surround-sound enthusiasts can select either Dolby 5.1 or DTS soundtracks for the main feature. --Mark Walker

• Rising Damp / Porridge / George And Mildred / Bless This House | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  This fantastic TV Classic Comedy Box Set will provide a feast of laughter with movie versions of some of the most popular sitcoms ever made. The set comprises movie versions of Rising Damp Porridge George and Mildred Bless This House and Please Sir.

• The Strange Love Of Martha Ivers | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  This dark melodrama based on the John Patrick story 'Love Lies Bleeding' stars Barbara Stanwyck as the wonderfully wicked Martha Ivers a wealthy and domineering woman who controls a small town after inheriting a large family fortune. She lives with her weakling husband a district attorney running for mayor played by Kirk Douglas in his feature film debut - a role that's an unusual departure from his later work. What no one in the town knows however is that Stanwyck and Dougl

• A Star Is Born (Deluxe Series) | DVD | (17/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The A STAR IS BORN Deluxe Series box set will include: box set will include: two disc special edition (packed with extras) the complete set of eight limited edition lobby card prints a film Senitype'' (image from the film and 35mm film frame) US one sheet movie poster and an exclusive collection of behind-the-scenes black and white photo stills; plus an in-pack free rolled US cinema poster (one sheet) mail-in offer. Full details of content listed below A STAR IS BORN is the quintessential story of a couple one who's career is on the rise the other on the decline is made extraordinary by the performances of Judy Garland and James Mason. It marked Judy Garland's return to movies after a four year absence director George Cukor's first musical and first colour film and a showcase for the great Harold Arden/Ira Gershwin songs in state-of-the-art stereo. Shortened after its premiere the movie underwent one rebirth in 1983 when almost all the cut sequences were found and reconstructed to near its original length. Its new DVD rebirth is this breathtaking digital surround stereo track and incorporating picture and musical material recently found in the vaults.

• Byther Smith: Blues on the Moon, Live at the Rhythm Social Club | DVD | (08/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

• Harrad Summer | DVD | (09/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The Harrad College is a teaching experiment where 'free and open' sexual relations are encouraged between students. After a year of living at Harrad College beth harry Sheila and Stanley take the summer off to travel together to test the teachings to see how they work in the outside world.

• Africa: The Serengeti | Blu Ray | (14/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Africa The Serengeti takes you on an extraordinary journey to view a spectacle few humans have ever witnessed: The Great Migration. Journey with more than two million wildebeest, zebras and antelope on their annual 500-mile trek across the Serengeti Plains. Filmed entirely on location in Kenya and Tanzania and featuring Africa's greatest predators in deadly pursuit of their migrating prey, Africa the Serengeti brings you spectacular vistas and dynamic aerials, while vividly deta...

• Great Performers That Was Rock | DVD | (08/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Rock had arrived - and in 1964 and 1965 thirteen of the world's top teenage recording acts were assembled for two spectacular shows.The TAMI and TNT shows were the greatest dance concerts ever filmed. Now they are together in one rock 'n' roll extravaganza featuring 37 of the sixties red hot chart toppers. Rock legend Chuck Berry introduces all 13 artists whose exceptional vintage performances make it clear why these groups influenced an entire generation and are still making the top ten today!

• Opera, Concert, Ballet - the Best of Classical Music on Tdk | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The Best Of Classical Music On TDK - Opera Concert Ballet 08

• Le Nozze Di Figaro / Don Giovanni / Cosi Fan Tutte - Mozart | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £65.99

  This 6 DVD set contains the three Mozart operas composed to texts by Da Ponte presented in contemporary stagings by the director Peter Sellars. Sung in the original Italian but relocated to contrasting worlds of late-twentieth-century America Le nozze di Figaro takes place in the ersatz elegance of Fifth Avenue Don Giovanni in the darker streets of brownstone New York and Cosi fan tutte in the chrome-&-neon surroundings of a seaside diner.

• Treasures Of The Twilight Zone | DVD | (19/03/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

• James Brown Live | DVD | (27/09/2019) from £9.43   |  Saving you £0.56 (5.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Recorded at Chastain Park in Atlanta Georgia in 1985 James Brown proved why many refer to him as ""the hardest working man in show business"". Enjoy the enthusiasm passion and unique vocal style of the ""Godfather of Soul"" as he performs hit after hit to a sell-out crowd. Tracklist: 1. Give It Up Or Turn It Loose 2. It's Too Funky In Here 3. Try Me 4. Get On The Good Foot 5. Prisoner Of Love 6. Get Up Offa That Thing 7. Georgia On My Mind 8. It's A Man's Man's Man's World 9. Cold Sweat 10. I Can't Stand Myself 11. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag 12. I Got You (I Feel Good) 13. Please Please Please 14. Jam

• Laurel And Hardy - Flying Deuces | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £6.24   |  Saving you £-0.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Laurel and Hardy star as a pair of fishmongers from Des Moines Iowa who join the Foreign Legion while on a visit to Paris. Within a few days they are in uniform and on laundry detail at an outpost in Morocco and soon find that the tough Commander and Legion life does not suit them. They are arrested for trying desert and escape the firing squad by stealing a plane in a hilarious and exciting climax.

• The Expert | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  John Lomax a special operations expert finds out that his sister has been murdered. In his attempt to discover the perpetrator he helps the police. However when the killer gets a minor sentence Lomax turns vigilante and decides to take justice into his own hands.

• Hitch | DVD | (30/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Will Smith plays a date doctor who is about to be unmasked by a glam gossip reporter in this charming romantic comedy.

• B.E.I.N.G. | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A tragi-comic assortment of stories, which focus on the strange and sometimes wonderful behaviourial ticks of man.

• John Wayne Special Edition - Hell Town & John Wayne Bigger Than Life | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of John Wayne's death with this Special Edition DVD. Helltown Helltown (aka Born to the West) begins with cowboys Dare Rudd (John Wayne) and his sidekick Dink Hooley (Syd Saylor) down on their luck after a few poker games gone wrong. The pair decides to head off to Wyoming to ask Dare's Cousin Tom Filmore (John Mack Brown) a rich coffee baron and bank owner for money. Tom needs Dare to drive his cattle to market but he is worried about whether he can trust Dare to fend off the local cattle rustlers resist the power tables or even steal his girl. This is a classic early John Wayne film and a must see for all Wayne fans. Bigger Than Life Celebrate the life of one of the greatest movie icons and legends of all time 'John Wayne' aka 'The Duke' in this fascinating and in-depth biography. Take a journey back to his humble beginnings to his place as a legend in movie history. This documentary is a testimony to the screen icon and traces his career and his personal life away from the lights camera and action. On screen he was part of some of the best loved westerns of all time including 'The Searchers' and 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon'. Including rare archive footage and interviews this is the definitive look back at one of the most defining film careers of all time.

• 2000 AD | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £6.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• Against Me - We're Never Going Home | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  This documentary is about a tour that took place from April 1st to May 2nd of 2004. The bands were Against Me! Planes Mistaken For Stars and No Choice.I'm not going to make any apologies or try to explain any decisions or actions. It is what it is an accurate representation of one month in time. One month on tour one month driving around the country playing Rock and Roll with some really good friends one month drunk. I'm sure we say some stupid shit I'm sure we do some stupid shit and I'd like to think that maybe somehow in some way there were moments of brilliance and beauty in that. To be honest i don't really care if anyone else can see that in this i can. The highs and the lows the good shows and the bad and all the small stuff that happens along the way that you all too often forget about. I'm a very thankful person for being able to be a part of something like this for being able to have the friends i have and to see the country this way.So as i said this isn't meant to be a representation of who we are as people. Just who we were right then. I hope it stands for what it is a bunch of people having a really really good time. Thanks for watching. -Tom.

• Atonement - Original Posters Series | DVD | (26/08/2013) from £7.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Fledgling writer Briony Tallis as a 13-year-old irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan. Special Features: Limited Edition packaging featuring rarely seen film posters and design artwork Feature Commentary with Director Joe Wright Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of Atonement From Novel to Screen: Adapting a Classic Deleted Scenes Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Golden Age Trailer