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• The New Statesman - The Complete Third Series | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-4.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The New Statesman is a multi-award winning masterpiece of political satire. Rik Mayall stars as the ruthless Alan B'Stard the egocentric MP who will stop at nothing to further his political career. Episodes comprise: Labour Of Love / The Party's Over / Let Them Sniff Cake / Keeping Mum / Natural Selection / Profit Of Boom

• Roberto Devereux - Donizetti | DVD | (27/07/2001) from £25.65   |  Saving you £-0.66 (-2.60%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In the summer of 1974 The Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association began videotaping a number of live operatic and concert performances at the Filene Center in Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna Virginia for telecast in an innovative new series entitled 'In Performance at Wolf Trap'. The series met with overwhelming success and set the stage for the many live performance telecasts which have since followed.In 1975 'In Performance at Wold Trap' presented Beverly Sills in perhaps her most acclaimed portrayal that of Queen Elizabeth I in the Donizetti rarity Roberto Devereux. When Miss Sills first sang the role at the New York City Opera in 1970 Winthrop Sargeant wrote in the New Yorker She was Elizabeth from the extreme pallor of her makeup to the royal sweep of her train. It was a characterisation that I shall never forget. The combination of skills she brought to her role made this a historic moment. Daniel Webster wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer Miss Sills sang the towering role with such authority and portrayed Queen Elizabeth with such fervour that the opera unstaged (in New York) for more than 125 years now is one of the theatrical events of the year.

• Adventures Of Robin Hood - The - The Complete Series 4 | DVD | (24/01/2005) from £26.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (11.12%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Featuring all 26 episodes from the fourth series of The Adventures Of Robin Hood. Episodes comprise: 1. Sybella 2. The Flying Sorcerer 3. The Lady-Killer 4. A Touch Of Fever 5. The Devil You Don't Know 6. The Loaf 7. Six Strings To His Bow 8. Tuck's Love Day 9. A Bushel Of Apples 10. The Truce 11. The Debt 12. The Oath 13. The Charm Pedlar 14. Goodbye Little John 15. The Reluctant Rebel 16. The Bagpiper 17. The Parting Guest 18. Hostage For A Hangman 19. Hue And Cry 20. The C

• Trauma | DVD | (29/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Trauma was director Dario Argento's big crossover attempt at combining the Italian giallo genre with the American stalk 'n' slash. His fans may debate whether the result was a complete success, but the film certainly put his name in front of a wider international audience. Essentially the story is a psycho-murderer-mystery, with the audience made to piece together clues towards the identity-revealing denouement. The movie comes alive as a result of suitably intense performances, even while the characters die. Piper Laurie and Brad Dourif supply atypically explosive cameos. The leads are contrastingly subdued for the most part, no doubt because of their characters' involvement with drugs. Asia Argento (the director's daughter) is an anorexic who witnesses her parents' decapitations among a series of similar murders by the notorious "Headhunter". Christopher Rydell plays the ex-junkie who takes her in and helps track down the killer. Backing them up are some even greater performances from Tom Savini's eye-boggling special FX. With the aid of a motorised garrotte, the beheadings are gruesomely real, especially the one that leaves a head still able to talk. On the DVD: Trauma comes to disc in full 2.35:1 widescreen, though this isn't the clearest of transfers (plenty of artefacts present). The sound is in an unspecified Dolby mix. An interesting selection of extras almost makes up for the lack of a commentary. There are filmographies of Dario and Asia, a gallery of behind-the-scenes stills, and trailers for the movie Phantom of the Opera and several more in this series of releases. More interesting are the text features: interviews with Asia on her memories of the shoot and with renegade horror director Richard Stanley surreally recalling his long-term fandom of everything Argento. Most fascinating, there's a mini-essay on what was cut and why by the BBFC for the original UK video release. --Paul Tonks

• Where There's Life | Blu Ray | (01/02/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Secret Rivals 3 | DVD | (25/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In this the third chapter of the popular Secret Rivals series North kick John Liu is framed for the murder of the brother of Southern Fist's brother. Together they find out who is the mastermind behind this heinous plot.

• 3 Classic Comedies Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 2 - Jack And The Beanstalk / Utopia / Spooks Run Wild | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Jack And The Beanstalk: The legendary comedic duo Abbott and Costello provide fairy tale fun for kids (of ALL ages!). The wacky pair pretty much stick to the outline of the original childrens fairytale but add their own signature comic flourishes and slapstick details. Utopia: Stan and Ollie inherit a yacht along with a small island. They set sail accompanied by a stateless refugee and a stowaway. A violent storm causes our heroes to crash on their island. Together

• A Sense Of Freedom | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A Sense Of Freedom

• Nosferatu | DVD | (06/12/2004) from £10.07   |  Saving you £9.18 (104.20%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This DVD combines the original Dracula film Nosferatu (1922) enhanced by a Gothic industrial soundtrack from some of artists that were directly influenced by F.W. Murnau's Classic vampire film. An Estate Agent's Clerk (Gustav Von Wangenheim) in the city of Bremen leaves his bride (Greta Schroeder) to conduct business in the distant Carpathian mountains with an eccentric client named Graf Orlok (Max Schrek). During a long and hazardous journey the closer he gets to his destination the more terrified are the people he meets. What he finds when he reached Orlok's sinister castle is enough to make the flesh of the most devoted horror fan creep. Featuring music by: Electric Hellfire Club Christian Death Rozz Williams and more...

• Annie / Pollyanna / Return To Oz | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Annie (Dir. Rob Marshall 1999): As seen on The Wonderful World of Disney this new production of the classic musical features an all-star cast belting out the beloved songs. Original Broadway Annie Andrea McArdle makes and appearance too! Fun for the whole family. Pollyanna (Dir. David Swift 1960): The heartwarming story of a young girl who brings goodwill and happiness to the residents of a New England town. Hayley Mills won an honorary Academy Award for her performance. Return To Oz (Dir. Walter Murch 1985): In 1899 Dorothy Gale returns to the land of Oz only to find the enchanting Emerald City in ruins and all her old friends have been captured by the Nome King and the evil Princess Mombi...

• The Bulldog Breed | DVD | (12/11/2001) from £7.98   |  Saving you £2.01 (20.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Navy's newest recruit is Norman Puckle (Norman Wisdom). He's no ordinary sailor and that's just as well because he soon finds himself lined up for an extraordinary adventure. It is planned that the Navy will put a rocket into orbit and Norman is chosen to man it. Hilarious setbacks and chaos are Norman's constant companions as he undertakes the strenuous tests and training required. Eventually doubts arise as to whether the right person has been chosen but surely the whims of admirals and officers will not be enough to deny Norman his moment of glory!

• Zathura / Jumanji | UMD | (26/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Victor Herbert - Naughty Marietta / Munsel / Drake | DVD | (05/01/2004) from £21.35   |  Saving you £-2.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Naughty Marietta is one of Victor Herbert's most enduring and beloved operettas boasting such favourite Herbert melodies as Ah Sweet Mystery of Life Italian Street Song I'm Falling in Love with Someone and Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!In 1935 MGM Studios chose Naughty Marietta as the premiere vehicle for Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy although much of the original storyline and music were drastically altered. Twenty years later Producer-Director Max Liebman brought Naughty Marietta to television in a production which was according to Variety prepared with painstaking care and devotion. Unlike the Hollywood approach Liebman's production is quite faithful to the original work allowing the unforgettable Herbert score to speak (or sing) for itself.For his leads Liebman chose two reigning stars from the worlds of Opera and Broadway: Patrice Munsel and Alfred Drake. Ms. Munsel a Met Opera favourite in such roles as Lucia Juliet and Adele gives a spirited account of the saucy Marietta d' Altena. Mr. Drake famous for creating the leading roles in Oklahoma! and Kismet made his television debut in this production lending his rich baritone voice to the role of Captain Warrington (appearing without his trademark beard).The strong supporting cast of singers and dancers - including the lovely Gale Sherwood - helps to make this a memorable evening.

• Zathura | UMD | (26/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Hitch / Men In Black / Men In Black 2 | DVD | (22/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hitch (Dir. Andy Tennant 2005): In Andy Tennant's delightful romantic comedy Hitch Will Smith stars as Alex Hitchens an urban date doctor who helps the common man woo the woman of his dreams. Hitch will use any means necessary--dance lessons back waxing--to instill romantic confidence in his clientele. Why? He was once a lonely wallflower himself who learned about love and heartbreak the hard way. His latest project Albert Brennaman (Kevin James) may be his most difficult. Brennaman a junior accountant prone to clumsiness has fallen head-over-heels for one of his clients Allegra Cole (Amber Valleta) a well-known celebrity. To complicate things further Hitch's dating dogma is shaken when he meets and falls for a beautiful gossip columnist Sara Melas (Eva Mendes) whose sharp wit easily pierces his cool fa''ade. Conflict arises when Melas uncovers Hitch's true profession and blames him for her best friend being dumped. Men In Black (Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld 1997): Secret agents 'K' (Tommy Lee Jones) and 'J' (Will Smith) work for a highly funded yet unofficial government agency which tracks civilisation-infiltrating extraterrestrial. K and J must prevent an alien terrorist (Vincent D'Onofrio) from assassinating two galactic ambassadors on Earth for a conference dooming the Earth to certain destruction! Men In Black 2 (Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld 2002): Agent J and Agent K are back! Agent J (Will Smith) needs help with a new breed of alien terror intent on destroying the planet. He is sent to find Agent K (Jones) restore his memory and enlist him in the fight of a lifetime...

• Sudden Damage | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• School Of Life | DVD | (23/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Ryan Reynolds lights up the screen as the charismatic Mr D A teacher whose lessons extend far beyond the classroom in this heart-warming tale of learning to appreciate every moment we're given. At Fallbrook Middle School a Warner has won the coveted Student-Elected Teacher of the Year award 43 years in a row. Unfortunately it was ""Stormin"" Norman Warner each time and now that he's passed away the burden of maintaining the family legacy falls to Matt Warner (David Paymer) who's

• Men In Black | UMD | (08/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Phobic | DVD | (07/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  After witnessing the horrific murder of his sister Joey Walters (Billy Parish) can't bring himself to leave the house. However as he could be about to find out such loyalty to her memory may not be so clever as the killer knows that Joey is still there and he also knows Joey is the only witness so naturally he has to die! The maniac returns to the scene of carnage with only one thought embedded in his evil twisted head - to erase the memory of Joey by whatever method it takes...

• Die Hard (Special Edition) | DVD | (08/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  New York cop John McClane facing Christmas alone flies to Los Angeles to see his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) and their kids in an attempt to patch things up. He arrives at his wife's high tech office building in the middle of their Christmas party just as it is gatecrashed by the ruthless master criminal Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and a dozen fellow activists intent on relieving the Nakatomi Corporation of six hundred million dollars in negotiable bonds...