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• With Or Without You | DVD | (10/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  With or Without You works as an above-average television drama; but that's about the height of its ambition. It's strange that Michael Winterbottom, director of the hard-edged, bitter Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) and the grandiose snowy western The Claim (2000) should have bothered with anything as routine and undemanding. Perhaps its greatest distinction is that it's set in present-day Belfast without so much as a mention of the Troubles. The plot is a bog-standard romantic triangle. Rosie and Vincent, who have been married five years or so, want a baby, but nothing's happening. It doesn't help that Rosie's older sister has sprogs burgeoning like mushrooms wherever you look. Then up pops a figure from Rosie's past--Benoît, her pen-pal from before she met Vincent. And being French, he's naturally charming, witty, romantic and everything poor old Vincent isn't. Think you can guess what's coming? Well, most likely you can--right down to the all-too-pat happy ending. Still, the actors (Christopher Ecclestone, Dervla Kirwan and Yvan Attal are the leads) are accomplished and watchable, the dialogue stays the right side of banal and it's refreshing to see Belfast shown as a civilised, cultured place to live. With or Without You passes an hour and a half pleasantly enough and may even raise the odd chuckle, but it covers well-trodden territory without much new to say. On the DVD: aptly routine stuff--the theatrical trailer, a bland "making of" featurette and some interviews with the three principal players. Widescreen (16:9 anamorphic) and Dolby Surround Sound give the material the best possible showcase. --Philip Kemp

• The Gold Diggers | DVD | (28/12/2009) from £16.66   |  Saving you £3.33 (19.99%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The first feature from Sally Potter the director of Orlando The Tango Lesson and The Man Who Cried is a key film of early Eighties feminist cinema embracing a radical experimental structure and made with an all-woman crew.

• Young Warlocks | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £15.97   |  Saving you £-4.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  At an exclusive private school John Marcus and Matt are the outcasts of their class. Constantly in trouble with the school bullied by the other students and having no luck with the girls they long to be part of the in-crowd. When a new student Luc arrives they are given the chance to transform their lives. Luc initiates them to a mysterious and shocking ritual. In return they gain the popularity and adulation they always dreamed of. The newly invigorated classmates set forth on a path of death destruction and debauchery. But Luc has not revealed the true extent of his supernatural skills as in reality he is a Warlock whose sinister mission is to acquire their souls for eternity.

• Requiem For Heavyweight | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  They beat him... they broke him... they betrayed him... but they could not crush the towering dignity of a real fighter! Knockout performances by Anthony Quinn Jackie Gleason Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris highlight this hard-hitting drama of corruption in the fight game. After 17 years in the ring it's the final bell for Mountain Rivera (Quinn). A fight doctor confirms one more punch for the washed-up heavyweight and he could become permanently disabled. Reluctantly but

• Simpsons Triple Pack - Bart Wars/Too Hot for TV/Dark Secrets | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Too Hot For TV: Includes four episodes: Treehouse of Horror IX The Cartridge Family Natural Born Kissers and Grandpa Vs Sexual Inadequacy. Dark Secrets: Episodes include: Homer To The Max The Springfield Files Lisa The Iconoclast and Homer Badman. Bart Wars: Episodes include: Mayored To The Mob Dog Of Death The Secret War Of Lisa Simpson and Marge Be Not Proud.

• Coronation Street 1980s | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £54.99   |  Saving you £45.00 (81.83%)   |  RRP £99.99

  A celebration of Britain's most famous and enduring television programme Coronation Street features 80 landmark episodes 8 from each year of the decade from the 1980s in a 10-disc box set. With 8 outstanding episodes from each year this box set represents the very best of Coronation Street in the decade where soap opera viewing figures went through the roof. With many episodes unseen since their original broadcast the release is an opportunity to re

• Off Beat | DVD | (20/04/2004) from £5.38   |  Saving you £9.61 (178.62%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The story of a wacky librarian who impersonates a New York city policeman during a dance contest. When he unexpectedly wins the competition the fast paced comedy begins.

• Beyblade - Vol. 6 | DVD | (24/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  My Enemy My Friend: During the finals of the Asian Tournament Ray faces off against his old teammate and former friend Mariah. They soon come to realise how much they have lost by being rivals. A Score To Settle: The final match of the Asian Beyblade Tournament reaches an uncertain conclusion when Tyson and Lee's decisive battle ends in a draw. The resulting sudden death session between Ray and Lee rekindles the pair's old hometown grievances. A Star Is Born Fresh: from the Bladebreakers' win in Asia Tyson comes home and realises he's front-page news! Meanwhile at a local playground the kids are all out Beyblading when Tyson spots a boy being bullied. With the help of Max Kenny and Dizzi Tyson manages to rebuild his blade and demands a rematch.

• Second in Command | DVD | (04/07/2011) from £5.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as an official appointed second-in command to the US ambassador to a tumultuous Eastern European country. When the ambassador is murdered in an attempted coup it's down to JC and a small group of US marines to fend off the attackers!

• Coronation Street 1975 | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Coronation Street was first broadcast in December of 1960 and since then has gone from strength to strength in establishing itself as the nation's favourite soap opera. With a more light hearted slant on the genre Coronation Street has always drawn viewers from across the generations and its longevity is tribute to it's across the board appeal. On this DVD we take a look back to 1975 and eight classic episodes from that year.

• Angel - The Vampire Anthology - Wesley | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £4.75   |  Saving you £8.24 (173.47%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This DVD release features 4 of Wesley's best episodes selected by series creator Joss Whedon. Episodes comprise: 1. Parting Gifts (Season 1) 2. Guise Will Be Guise (Season 2) 3. Loyalty (Season 3) 4. Sleep Tight (Season 3)

• The Big Swap | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Big Swap is the sexiest movie of the 90's. It takes the frankest look yet at one of society's last remaining taboos partner swapping! This is cinema at it's most challenging. It is compelling explicit and intelligent. One drunken night five couples decide to swap partners. At first it seems like harmless fun but events begin to move swiftly out of their control; events that take them to extremes of human emotions. A cross between 'Sex Lies and a Videotape' and 'This Life'

• The Passion Of Ayn Rand | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Charismatic author Ayn Rand brings college students under the spell of her ideology a forceful spirit in perpetual conflict with those she thinks herself superior to. And it's a dangeorus game. In 1949 in the aftermath of the success of her most famous novel 'The Foutainhead' two students Nathaniel and Barbara great fans of her work visit Ayn Rand and her husband Frank. Their friendship develops quickly as Rand's highly intellectual temperament begins to manipulate the pair's relationship forcing the students into an akward affair and eventually marriage. As Nathaniel and Barbara's relationship is strained by the years and Rand herself struggles to complete her novel 'Atlas Shrugged' Nathaniel and Rand begin a torrid affair. Ayn attempts to justify the affair to Barbara and Frank under the growing assumption that they are superior beings deserving of special treatment. As her passion spirals out of control leaving her friends and loved ones devastated and distraught Ayn must decide whether to take the leap her spirit dictates to her and risk losing everything she once held dear.

• Psycho Cop | DVD | (13/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Six college students spend a weekend at a country resort completely unaware that they are being stalked by a devil worship cult.

• Barney's Night Before Christmas | DVD | (12/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This truly magical time is given some Barney magic, when he takes BJ, Baby Bop and his friends to visit Santa Claus at the North Pole. Enjoy the excitement of looking around Santa's home with its beautiful decorations and wonderful toys. Meet Mrs Santa Claus and listen to her stories, climb aboard Santa's train for a fantastic ride, and then move on to his toy factory. With time running short the elves need help in finishing the packing, so join them in a song or two, and see how much fun working together can be. Christmas traditions are explained, and the lessons of working together and the spirit of giving are enjoyed, along with the excitement and magic that surrounds Christmas. --Mandy Wood

• Rude Awakening | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  In the late 1960s two hippies are forced to leave their friends as they are wanted by the FBI who sees them as criminals. They hide in the jungle for 20 years secluded from the outside war. In the late 1980s they find out that a secret war is about to start in the US and decide to return to New York to tell someone about it. What they find when they return is that all of their fellow hippies have become rich yuppies like everyone else and that no one wants to save the world anymore -- they just want to buy it.

• Coronation Street - 1976 | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Coronation Street was first broadcast in December of 1960 and since then has gone from strength to strength in establishing itself as the nation's favourite soap opera. With a more light hearted slant on the genre Coronation Street has always drawn viewers from across the generations and its longevity is tribute to it's across the board appeal. On this DVD we take a look back to 1976 and eight classic episodes from that year.

• Fruits Basket - Vol. 1 - A Great Transformation | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  The Sohma family is cursed. However this is no ordinary family curse. When a member of the family is embraced by a person of the opposite gender they transform into an animal of the Chinese Zodiac! The Sohma's managed to keep thecurse private for generations but when a young girl stumbles upon their secret life at the Sohma house changes forever. Conflict erupts as Zodiac rivals clash in this most unusual household. Young Tohru Honda must promise thesecret will remain her own or

• Das Labor des Grauens | Blu Ray | (03/11/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Shampoo | DVD | (13/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Shampoo was billed as a sex comedy when it was first released in 1975, cashing in on the priapic reputation of its leading man and producer Warren Beatty. More than a quarter of a century on, that tag looks somewhat inadequate. Against a background of aimless bed-hopping and power-broking, Shampoo satirises the cultural and political wasteland of late-1960s Beverley Hills society. Ladies who lunch are married to ambitious, unfaithful husbands with mistresses; their daughters are dysfunctional; and the mistresses spend more time with their dogs than their lovers. George, the philandering hairdresser, is the common denominator who services them all. But he has private ambitions and is hustling for investment in his own salon. Beatty's restless performance as the man who can't say "no" is intriguing, waking up suddenly and too late to the chaos and vapidity of his life. The humour is bleak, sharpened by the background of Nixon's ascent to the White House: Shampoo is a cynical by-product of the Watergate scandal. There are good performances from Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn as two of George's leading conquests, and from a pre-Star Wars Carrie Fisher as the teenager who tries to seduce him. But Lee Grant garnered the awards as the embittered wife who finally calls "time". On the DVD: Shampoo is presented in 1:85.1 anamorphic widescreen, replicating the glossy production values of the original theatrical experience. The mono Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is well balanced. There are no extras apart from standard subtitles. --Piers Ford