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• Midnight Run | DVD | (24/07/2000) from £9.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (100.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director Martin Brest rocketed to the top of Hollywood's A list with the blockbuster success of Beverly Hills Cop, and this 1988 follow-up is even better. Midnight Run is a genuine rarity--an action comedy that's dramatically satisfying--thanks to a sharp script by George Gallo, the superb teaming of Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, and Brest's consummate skill in combining suspense and humour with well-developed characters. De Niro plays a maverick bounty hunter whose latest assignment is Grodin, an accountant accused of embezzling from the Mob. De Niro thinks he's in for an easy job, transporting Grodin (who's afraid to fly) from New York to Los Angeles, but soon discovers that both the FBI and the Mafia are hot on Grodin's trail. Equal parts road trip, action thriller, and a quirky character study, Midnight Run moves at a breakneck pace but still gives De Niro and Grodin time to create rich, memorable performances as two men who seem to be opposites, but gradually develop mutual respect and admiration. Mainstream entertainment at its best. --Jeff Shannon

• The West Wing - Season 1 Part 1 | DVD | (08/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £35.99

  Aaron Sorkin's American political drama The West Wing, set in the White House, has won innumerable awards--and rightly so. Its depiction of a well-meaning Democrat administration has warmed the hearts of countless Americans. However, The West Wing is more than mere feel-good viewing for sentimental patriots. It is among the best-written, sharpest, funny and moving American TV series of all time. In its first series, The West Wing established the cast of characters who comprise the White House staff. There's Chief of Staff Leo McGarry (John Spencer), a recovering alcoholic whose efforts to be the cornerstone of the administration contribute to the break-up of his marriage. CJ (Alison Janney) is the formidable Press Spokeswoman embroiled in a tentative on-off relationship with Timothy (Thirtysomething) Busfield's reporter. Brilliant but grumpy communications deputy Toby Ziegler, Rob Lowe's brilliant but faintly nerdy Sam Seaborn and brilliant but smart-alecky Josh Lyman make up the rest of the inner circle. Initially, the series' creators had intended to keep the President off-screen. Wisely, however, they went with Martin Sheen's Jed Bartlet, whose eccentric volatility, caution, humour and strength in a crisis make for such an impressively plausible fictional President that polls once expressed a preference for Bartlet over the genuine incumbent. The issues broached in the first series have striking, often prescient contemporary relevance. We see the President having to be talked down from a "disproportionate response" when terrorists shoot down a plane carrying his personal doctor, or acting as broker in a dangerous stand-off between India and Pakistan. Gun control laws, gays in the military, Fundamentalist pressure groups are all addressed--the latter in a most satisfying manner ("Get your fat asses out of the White House!")--while the episode "Take This Sabbath Day" is a superb dramatic meditation on Capital punishment. Handled incorrectly, The West Wing could have been turgid, didactic propaganda for The American Way. However, the writers are careful to show that, decent as this administration is, its achievements, though hard-won, are minimal. Moreover, the brisk, staccato-like, almost musical exchanges of dialogue, between Josh and his PA Donna, for instance, as they pace purposefully up and down the corridors are the show's abiding joy. This is wonderful and addictive viewing.--David Stubbs

• Nip/Tuck - Season 2 | DVD | (30/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £50.99

  The turbulent lives of two handsome and high-priced Miami plastic surgeons may be one of the more unusual premises for a television series, but the FX Channel's Nip/Tuck combines sudsy sex and biting wit with the emotional quandaries involved in body modification in a way that makes for an engrossing--and occasionally gross--hourlong drama. The show benefits greatly from its two leads--Dylan Walsh as the troubled "good" surgeon and Julian McMahon as his predatory (but equally troubled) "bad" partner--as well as Joely Richardson as Walsh's wife and Roma Maffia as the surgeons' nurse. If Nip/Tuck does have a stumbling point, it's in its occasionally glib dialogue (series creator Ryan Murphy was a writer for the verbally flashy high school series Popular), which can clash with an episode's more dramatic and poignant moments. The show also doesn't shy away from showing the more gruesome aspects of plastic surgery, but viewers can often see more stomach-churning images on the top-rated CSI. But the strength of the performances and the originality of the premise make these rough spots manageable for viewers looking for an interesting spin on the usual "doctor show." --Paul Gaita

• The Day Of The Triffids | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £13.58   |  Saving you £-3.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  All reports confirm that the world is witnessing an unprecedented shower of meteorites - a once in a lifetime spectacle that must be seen. And seen it is by most of the world's population. Bill Masen lies in his hospital bed in frustration with his eyes bandaged. When he finally gets to remove them the following morning he discovers the previous nights' light show has blinded all those who saw it. He is one of the few people to still have their sight. But worse is to come. With the meteorite shower has come the spores of a man-eating alien plant form Triffidus Celestus. The fate of mankind is in the hands of a few in this classic 1962 adaptation of the John Wyndham novel.

• City By The Sea | DVD | (14/07/2003) from £4.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (180.92%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The true story of Vincent Lamarca, whose father was executed for a 1950s kidnapping of a child, grew up to become a police officer, only to see his own son become a murderer.

• Spartacus | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £6.24   |  Saving you £13.75 (220.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For a limited time only, Universal Pictures are re-releasing five of their most beloved Cinema Classics in cinemas around the UK. The following films will be released: Spartacus, Blues Brothers, Scar Face, The Thing and Animal House.

• The Doris Day Collection | DVD | (28/09/2009) from £44.00   |  Saving you £-24.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Titles Comprise: 1. Pajama Game: The Pajama Game based on the hit Broadway show is packed full of musical numbers and romantic subplots the real story is the seven-and-a-half-cents-per-hour raise the pajama factory workers are demanding to keep their salaries comparable with other garment workers pay. 2. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon: The stars come out when the night shimmers like this! Young lovers Doris Day and Gordon MacRae return in a moonlit sequel to On Moonlight Bay. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon has charm by the bucketful as Leon Ames Rosemary DeCamp Mary Wickes and Billy Gray rejoin the two leads in this remembrance of World War I-era Americana. 3. Lucky Me: Candy Williams is a struggling performer in a musical troupe which has fallen on hard times forcing the members to take up cleaning jobs to pay their way. Their luck changes when Candy catches the eye of a celebrity songwriter who could be their way to the top. 4. On Moonlight Bay: The Winfield family moves to a small Indiana town where tomboy Marjorie begins a romance with the boy across the street. However his unconventional ideas lead to a dispute with her father who deems him unsuitable. 5. Tea For Two: Wealthy heiress Nanette dreams of making it as a star and so bets her uncle 000 she can say no to everything for 48 hours. If she succeeds she can invest the money in a Broadway show in which she will star The trouble for Nanette is that the Stock Market Crash has wiped out her uncle's wealth. 6. Lullaby Of Broadway: Musical troupe star Melinda has been working abroad making a name for herself but decides to make a surprise visit home to see her successful Broadway star mother working in Manhattan. However on her arrival she discovers her mother has burnt out and is now living in a haze of whiskey. 7. April In Paris: A bureaucratic mix-up sends chorus girl Ethel Jackson all the way to Paris to represent the American Theatre at an Arts Show instead of the professional Ethel Barrymore.

• Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  London 1940: aspiring jazz musician and future comedy legend Terence ""Spike"" Milligan reluctantly obeys his call-up papers and sets out on an Army career filled with adventures that'll bring a smile to the face and a tear to the eye! Based on Spikie Milligan's own best-selling book.

• The West Wing - Complete Seasons 1 and 2 | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £79.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (2.50%)   |  RRP £81.99

  Aaron Sorkin's American political drama The West Wing is more than mere feel-good viewing for sentimental US patriots. It is among the best-written, sharpest, funny and moving American TV series of all time. In its first series, The West Wing established the cast of characters who comprise the White House staff. There's Chief of Staff Leo McGarry (John Spencer), a recovering alcoholic whose efforts to be the cornerstone of the administration contribute to the break-up of his marriage. CJ (Alison Janney) is the formidable Press Spokeswoman embroiled in a tentative on-off relationship with Timothy (Thirtysomething) Busfield's reporter. Brilliant but grumpy communications deputy Toby Ziegler, Rob Lowe's brilliant but faintly nerdy Sam Seaborn and brilliant but smart-alecky Josh Lyman makes up the rest of the inner circle. Initially, the series' creators had intended to keep the President off-screen. Wisely, however, they went with Martin Sheen's Jed Bartlet, whose eccentric volatility, caution, humour and strength in a crisis make for such an impressively plausible fictional President that polls once expressed a preference for Bartlet over the genuine incumbent. The second series of The West Wing takes up where the first one left off and, a few moments of slightly toe-curling patriotic sentimentalism apart, maintains the series' astonishingly high standards in depicting the everyday life of the White House staff of a Democratic administration. With Aaron Sorkin's dialogue ranging as ever from dry, staccato mirth to almost biblical gravitas, an ensemble of overworked (and curiously undersexed) characters and an overall depiction of the workings of government that's both gratifyingly idealised yet chasteningly realistic, The West Wing is one of the all-time great American TV dramas. --David Stubbs

• Dynasty | DVD | (09/03/2009) from £4.25   |  Saving you £22.00 (735.79%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Greed. Seduction. Betrayal. Revenge. Dynasty has it all and more! The formidable Alexis descends on the Carringtons like a force of nature while the devious Sammy Jo wreaks her own brand of havoc on her new family. Radiant stars Joan Collins and Heather Locklear join the award-winning ensemble cast which includes John Forsythe and Linda Evans. From television-producing icon Aaron Spelling and show creators Richard and Esther Shapiro this season skyrocketed Dynasty into the series that defined a decade and captured the imagination of viewers worldwide. The 6-disc collection contains all 22 episodes! Decadence has never been this much fun.

• Dynasty: Season 7 | DVD | (30/01/2012) from £6.99   |  Saving you £23.00 (76.70%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Golden Globe winners John Forsythe, Joan Collins and Linda Evans lead the glamorous Dynasty cast in the explosive seventh season of the sensational hit drama from legend Aaron Spelling and creators Richard and Esther Shapiro.As the all-out war between the Carrington and Colby empires turns more treacherous - and personal - than ever before, their battle for power results in arson, murder, a baby kidnapping, and the most unexpected love triangle in series history. Celebrated for its astonishing story twists, Dynasty delivers non-stop cliff-hanging surprises through all 28 Season Seven episodes, from the intense first moments to the jaw-dropping finale.

• Hitchcock Collection- House of Hitchcock | Blu Ray | (14/10/2019) from £54.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Universally recognised as the Master of Suspense, the legendary Alfred Hitchcock directed some of cinema's most thrilling and unforgettable classics. The House of Hitchcock features 18 iconic films from the acclaimed director's illustrious career including Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window, Vertigo and North by Northwest, plus a range of limited edition extras including blueprints of the infamous Psycho House, original storyboards from some of his finest movies, movie poster artcards for all the films, and a booklet about the man himself. Includes: SABOTEUR SHADOW OF A DOUBT ROPE STRANGERS ON A TRAIN DIAL M FOR MURDER REAR WINDOW TO CATCH A THIEF THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH VERTIGO NORTH BY NORTHWEST PSYCHO (1960) THE BIRDS MARNIE TORN CURTAIN TOPAZ FRENZY FAMILY PLOT Bonus features: DOCUMENTARIES EXPERT COMMENTARIES INTERVIEWS SCREEN TESTS STORYBOARDS AND MUCH MORE! Plus: ORIGINAL LETTERS, STORYBOARDS, BLUEPRINTS AND MORE...

• The Animatrix | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Collection of nine short animated films telling the backstory of the Matrix.

• Taking Care of Business | DVD | (12/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Jimmy Dworski is a happy-go-lucky convict who breaks out of prison and finally gets a life - somebody else's! When Dworski finds the daily planner that literally runs the life of ultra-organized executive Spencer Barnes (Charles Grodin) all hell breaks loose! With newfound cash credit cards and the keys to a Malibu mansion the imposter Dworski embarks on an all-expenses-paid trip to ""Easy Street"" while posing as the high-powered Barnes. Meanwhile Spencer's life is turned upside down as he hunts through the jungles of Los Angeles for his beloved book: when these oddball opposites finally meet it's a comedic collision you won't soon forget!

• Dynasty - Series 4 | DVD | (08/03/2010) from £19.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (25.01%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The fourth season of classic American soap opera Dynasty.

• John Fogerty - Comin' Down The Road - The Concert At Royal Albert Hall | DVD | (23/11/2009) from £15.78   |  Saving you £-0.79 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Tracklist1. Comin' Down The Road2. Born On The Bayou 3. Lookin' Out My Back Door 4. Rambunctious Boy 5. Don't You Wish It Was True 6. My Toot Toot 7. Commotion 8. Creedence Song 9. Ramble Tamble 10. Gunslinger 11. I Will Walk With You 12. Somebody Help Me 13. Broken Down Cowboy 14. Keep On Chooglin' 15. Southern Streamline 16. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues 17. Almost Saturday Night 18. Rock And Roll Girls 19. Down On The Corner 20. Hey Tonight21. Up Around The Bend 22. The Old Man Down The Road 23. Fortunate Son 24. Travelin' Band 25. Rockin' All Over The World 26. Proud Mary

• Letter From An Unknown Woman | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In turn of the century Vienna a dashing man arrives at his flat instructing his manservant that he will leave before morning: the man is Stefan Brand (Louis Jourdan) formerly a concert pianist planning to leave Vienna to avoid a duel. His servant gives him a letter from an unknown woman. In the letter he experiences the lifelong passion of Lisa Berndle for him: first as a girl who was his neighbor; next as a young woman who in secret has his child; then as a mature woman who meets him again and abandons husband and son to be with him. Each time he does not remember who she is or that they have ever met. By morning he has finished the letter and her husband awaits satisfaction..... This haunting tale is perhaps cinema's greatest unrequited love story and is considered to be one of Ophuls' great masterpieces.

• The Longest Day | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £7.64   |  Saving you £5.35 (70.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  On June 6 1944 the Allied Invasion of France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3 000 000 men 11 000 planes and 4 000 ships comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen. Presented in the original black & white version The Longest Day is a vivid hour-by-hour re-creation of this historic event. Featuring a stellar international cast and told from the perspectives of both sides it is a fascinating look at the massive pre

• The Wild Geese | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Their home is their battlefield. Their calling is war. Their only loyalty is to each other. They are the Wild Geese. While they fight their mission in Africa sinister forces in the corridors of power are working to seal their fate.

• Goin' South | DVD | (03/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  About to be hung by a posse a man is given a second chance at redemption but the cost may be more than he's willing to pay: he must give up his wiley ways and marry a widow to help her work her mine.