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• Gothic | DVD | (20/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A richly detailed delightfully chilling horror tale centering around the romanticism's poetic elite. When Lord Byron Percy and Mary Shelley and other assorted artistic guests gather at a secluded mansion they enjoy a frightfully scary drug-induced evening that ultimately inspires the writing of both Mary Shelley's ""Frankenstein"" and Polidori's ""The Vampyre.""

• Eric Clapton - Crossroads | DVD | (26/11/2007) from £14.27   |  Saving you £10.72 (75.12%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This double DVD features over 4 hours of material from the world's greatest guitar players including Eric Clapton Jeff Beck Robert Cray Sheryl Crow B.B. King John Mayer Steve Winwood and many more. Tracklisting: Disc One: 1. Introduction - Bill Murray 2. Uberesso - Sonny Landreth 3. Hell At Home - Sonny Landreth With Eric Clapton 4. Maharina - John Mclaughlin 5. Rosie - Doyle Bramhall Ii 6. Outside Woman Blues - Doyle Bramhall Ii 7. Little By Little - Susan Tedeschi With The Derek Trucks Band 8. Anyday - The Derek Trucks Band 9. Highway 61 Revisited - Johnny Winter With The Derek Trucks Band 10. Nobodysoul - Robert Randolph & The Family Band 11. Poor Johnny - The Robert Cray Band 12. Dirty Work At The Crossroads - Jimmie Vaughan With The Robert Cray Band 13. Sitting On Top Of The World - Hubert Sumlin With The Robert Cray Band & Jimmie Vaughan 14. Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King With The Robert Cray Band With Jimmie Vaughan & Hubert Sumlin 15. Rock Me Baby - B.B. King With The Robert Cray Band With Jimmie Vaughan & Hubert Sumlin 16. Sweet Thing - Vince Gill 17. Country Boy - Albert Lee With Vince Gill 18. If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow With Vince Gill & Albert Lee 19. Tulsa Time - Sheryl Crow With Eric Clapton Vince Gill & Albert Lee 20. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson With Vince Gill & Albert Lee 21. On The Road Again - Willie Nelson With Sheryl Crow Vince Gill & Albert Lee Disc Two: 1. Belief - John Mayer 2. Gravity - John Mayer 3. Don't Worry Baby - Los Lobos 4. Mas Y Mas - Los Lobos 5. Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck 6. Big Block - Jeff Beck 7. Tell The Truth - Eric Clapton 8. Isn't It A Pity - Eric Clapton 9. Little Queen Of Spades - Eric Clapton 10. Who Do You Love - Robbie Robertson With Eric Clapton 11. Presence Of The Lord - Steve Winwood And Eric Clapton 12. Can't Find My Way Home - Steve Winwood And Eric Clapton 13. Had To Cry Today - Steve Winwood And Eric Clapton 14. Dear Mr. Fantasy - Steve Winwood 15. Crossroads - Eric Clapton And Steve Winwood 16. Mary Had A Little Lamb - Buddy Guy 17. Damn Right I've Got The Blues - Buddy Guy 18. Sweet Home Chicago - Buddy Guy With Eric Clapton Robert Cray John Mayer Hubert Sumlin Jimmie Vaughan & Johnny Winter

• Three Smart Girls | DVD | (07/03/2011) from £5.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (54.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Three sisters set off from Switzerland with their divorced mother to go to New York in order to stop their father marrying a calculating socialite...

• Dexter: Seasons 5-8 | DVD | (10/10/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.57

  Season Five finds Dexter struggling with the guilt over Rita's death. He seeks solace in his old killer ways and embarks on an unexpected and surprising relationship with the mysterious Lumen (Julia Stiles). Season Six finds America's favourite serial killer with a new lease on life and death. An outbreak of gruesome killings based on the Book of Revelations and the emergence of the Doomsday Killer puts Dexter and Miami Homicide on the hunt for a new beast of biblical proportions. In Season Seven, Dexter has a chance for possible romance with a beautiful fellow murderer; Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) learns how difficult it is to keep her brother's secrets; Batista pursues a dream away from the force; Quinn loses his heart; and LaGuerta gets closer to pinning the Bay Harbor Butcher killings on Dexter. In the Final Season, Dexter's estranged sister Deb tries to cope with her guilt in her brother's crimes, while an emotionally vulnerable Dexter comes face-to-face with a psychopathologist who knows the code that has motivated his every murder, finishing Dexter's twisted journey with a bloody amazing send-off that will haunt fans forever.

• Jade | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Money sex power. They're all part of this crisp stylish suspense thriller from the director of The French Connection and the screenwriter of Basic Instinct. David Caruso plays Corelli a D.A. up to his neck in a case that may lead where he doesn't want to go. Chazz Palminteri portrays Matt a prominent attorney local power broker and Corelli's longtime pal. Linda Fiorentino is Matt's wife Trina a clinical psychologist who's bold uninhibited and capable of anything - maybe even m

• Friday The 13th 8-Movie Collection Steelbook | Blu Ray | (11/10/2021) from £21.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Journey back to Camp Crystal Lake and re-experience the screams, the terror, and the blood of the screen's unstoppable bad guy, Jason Voorhees, and his horrifying legacy in this killer collection of eight Friday the 13th movies! It begins with Friday the 13th and some unwary campers ignoring the locals' warnings about Camp Crystal Lake's tragic past. It culminates when Jason's murderous rampage moves from wilderness camp to the streets of New York City in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. It's hockey-masked mayhem unleashed in this heart-stopping, unforgettable 8-movie set on limited edition SteelBook! FRIDAY THE 13TH UNCUT The film that started it all... Unwary campers ignore the locals' warnings and one by one they find out how unlucky Friday the 13th can be. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 Five years after the massacre at Camp Crystal Lake, the legend of Jason Voorhees lives on. Despite ominous warnings, a group of counsellors encounter horrors of their own. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3 A carefree summer becomes a deadly nightmare for a group of teenagers who choose to ignore Camp Crystal Lake's gruesome legacy. FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER After the Crystal Lake Massacres, Jason is pronounced dead but the diabolical killing spree continues at the camp where the gruesome slaughter began. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING Young Tommy Jarvis may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he's still haunted by his nemesis, the maniacal serial killer Jason Voorhees. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI: JASON LIVES Jason rises from the grave to wreak havoc upon a new group of unsuspecting campers in an ultra-bloody rampage. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD What chance does a telekinetic teenage girl have against a maniacal serial killer with a machete? Return to Crystal Lake to find out if you dare! FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN High school senior Rennie Wickham is in for the ride of her life and possibly her death when she and her classmates take a graduation cruise bound for New York City. Little do they know that crazed serial killer Jason is a stowaway who quickly transforms the teen-filled 'love boat' celebration into the ultimate voyage of the damned! Only a few survivors reach New York, where the bloody rampage spills into the gritty streets and subways of Manhattan in a deadly game of hide-and-seek leading to a toxic confrontation with Jason for one final time Special Features Journey to camp Crystal Lake for 8xs the terrors, 8xs the scares and 8xs the horrors! FRIDAY THE 13TH UNCUT Commentary by Director Sean S. Cunningham with Cast and Crew ¢ Featurette Return to Crystal Lake: The Making of Friday the 13th, A Friday the 13th Reunion, Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th, The Man Behind the Legacy: Sean S. Cunningham, Lost Tales from Camp Blood Part 1, Vintage Featurettes The Friday the 13th Chronicles, Secrets Galore Behind the Gore FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 Inside Crystal Lake Memories, Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions, Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part 2, Jason Forever FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3 Fresh Cuts: 3D Terror, Legacy of the Mask, Slasher Films: Going for the Jugular, Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part III FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER Commentary by Director Joe Zito, Screenwriter Barney Cohen and Editor Joel Goodman, Fan Commentary by Adam Green and Joe Lynch, The Friday the 13th Chronicles: Friday the 13th Part IV, Secrets Galore Behind the Gore - Tom Savini on Part IV, Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part 4, Slashed Scenes with Commentary by Director Joseph Zito, Jason's Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, The Lost Ending, The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part I, Jimmy's Dead Dance Moves FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING Commentary by Director/Co-Screenwriter Danny Steinmann with Cast and Crew, The Friday the 13th Chronicles, Part V, Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part 5, The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part II, The Making of Friday the 13th Part V - A New Beginning FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI: JASON LIVES Commentary by Writer/Director Tom McLoughlin, Commentary by Writer/Director Tom McLoughlin with Cast and Crew, The Friday the 13th Chronicles, Part VI, Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part 6, The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part III, Jason Lives: The Making of Friday the 13th: Part VI, Meeting Mr. Voorhees, Slashed Scenes FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD Killer Commentary by Director John Carl Buechler and Actors Lar Park Lincoln and Kane Hodder, The Friday the 13th Chronicles, Part VII, Secrets Galore Behind the Gore - John Carl Beuchler on Part VII, Jason's Destroyer: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood, Mind Over Matter: The Truth About Telekinesis, Makeover by Maddy: Need A Little Touch-Up Work, My Ass, Slashed Scenes FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN Commentary by Director Rob Hedden, Killer Commentary by Actors Scott Reeves, Jensen Daggett and Kane Hodder, The Friday the 13th Chronicles, Part VIII, New York Has A New Problem The Making of Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Slashed Scenes, Gag Reel

• Fatal Love | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  An inspiring commercial artist Alison Gertz was young white and upwardly mobile from a strong upper middle class family. She was heterosexual not promiscuous had never used intravenous drugs and had never had a blood transfusion. Yet her life and the lives of her family and friends are changed radically by her diagnosis as having AIDS at the age of 22. One moment of passion changed Alison Gertz's life forever.

• Class of 1984 (Dual Format) Limited Edition) 101 Black Label | Blu Ray | (25/02/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  101 Films presents Class of 1984 (1982), title 007 on our Black Label and a UK Blu-ray debut. Extras include a brand new career-retrospective interview with writer Tom Holland (Fright Night), a commentary from director Mark L. Lester (Commando) and interviews with cast and crew. The first 3,000 copies of each title will come complete with a slipcase, and a Limited Edition booklet, including a new interview with the director. An idealistic and naïve music teacher (Perry King) moves to the inner city with his pregnant wife to find that his new school is plagued by drugs and violence. Determined to bring a semblance of order to his classroom, he soon clashes with the school's dominant gang, setting off a chain of escalating events, with potentially fatal consequences. Features: Life is Pain... An interview with writer Tom Holland Limited edition booklet: Includes 'Future Retro: The Punk Culture and 1980s SciFi' by Scott Harrison and 'And Pain is Everything: An interview with director Mark L. Lester' Additional Extras Commentary with director Mark L. Lester Do What You Love - A career retrospective of Perry King History Repeats Itself - An interview with director Mark Lester and composer Lalo Schifrin Blood and Blackboards - Interviews with cast and crew Girls Next Door - Interviews with actors Erin Noble and Lisa Langlois Trailer and TV spots Stills gallery

• The Long Good Friday Steelbook | Blu Ray | (04/05/2015) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-11.75 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.24

  Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins) is a businessman with great ambitions. Spotting the development potential of London’s derelict Docklands area years before the Thatcher government he tries to broker a deal with his American counterpart (Eddie Constantine) that will make them both millions. But who is killing Harold’s other associates and blowing up his businesses - and why? Universally regarded as one of the greatest British gangster films ever made The Long Good Friday rocketed Hoskins to international stardom. He’s given sterling support from Helen Mirren (as his upper-crust mistress) Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Derek Thompson (Casualty) and there’s even an early appearance from future James Bond Pierce Brosnan. But it’s Hoskins’ film through and through his towering performance taking on a Shakespearean intensity as he’s forced to resort to the down-and-dirty methods that he thought he’d put behind him in order to find out who’s muscling in on his territory on what should be the best day of his life. He quickly finds out that this will be a very long Good Friday indeed… Special Edition Contents: Limited Edition SteelBook™ Packaging featuring original artwork. High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray and Standard Definition DVD presentation of a brand new restoration sourced from the original camera negatives and approved by cinematographer Phil Meheux. Original uncompressed PCM mono 1.0 sound. Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Audio commentary by director John Mackenzie. Bloody Business a documentary about the making of the film including interviews with John Mackenzie stars Bob Hoskins Helen Mirren Pierce Brosnan producer Barry Hanson and Phil Meheux. Brand new interviews with Barry Hanson writer Barrie Keeffe and Phil Meheux. Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and BFI curator Mark Duguid illustrated with original production stills. More to be announced!

• Iconic Horror 5-Film Collection | DVD | (03/10/2022) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ! The Exorcist The story, both nightmarish and realistic, features an innocent young girl who is possessed by a terrifying entity, her mother who desperately wants to save her, as well as two priests - one who is rather sceptical and the other resolutely devout - who join in the fight against the ultimate evil, leaving viewers breathless. The greatest horror thriller of all time surprises and shocks viewers like no other film in its genre. Friday the 13th Welcome to Camp Crystal Lake. Its history is bloody, and its inhabitants say that it's cursed. It's the perfect place for a psychopath to start killing the camp counsellors. Director and producer Sean S. Cunningham's original slasher movie has spawned a phenomenal franchise and hundreds of imitators. With a charming cast (including young Kevin Bacon) and the creative use of sharp instruments by a stalker with an overprotective mother, this classic shock movie continues to thrill, inspire, and terrify audiences. Stephen King's IT (1990) In October 1957, IT wakes up and the small town of Derry, Maine will never be the same again. Stephen King brings all our childhood fears and phobias to light as seven children face unimaginable horrors that come in many guises, including Pennywise (Tim Curry), a living clown, who hunts and kills in the city's sewers. Years later, the surviving adults are brave enough to return to Derry to stop the killing, this time for good. A Nightmare On Elms Street Nancy, Kris, Quentin, Jesse, and Dean live on Elm Street, in the heart of a residential suburb similar to thousands of others - peaceful, clean, and uneventful... But for some time now, these five young people have been haunted every night by the same oppressive nightmare - a man with a hollow voice emerges from the darkness. Dressed in a torn red and green shirt, he hides his horribly burned and disfigured face under an old hat. Carrie (1976) Carrie (SISSY SPACEK, Badlands, JFK ) is a tortured teenager, ill-at-ease and totally unaware of her telekinetic power. When her psychotic mother and her sadistic classmates go overboard, she unleashes the most terrible vengeance, and unleashes hell around her in a whirlwind of fi re and blood. Special Features The Exorcist: The Fear of God Documentary 8 Trailers (Nobody Expected It, Beyond Comprehension, Flash Image, Exorcist 2: The Heretic, Fallen, Interview with the Vampire, Beetlejuice, Devil's Advocate) 6 TV spots (Beyond Comprehension, You Too Can See The Exorcist, Between Science and Superstition, The Movie You've Been Waiting For, Nobody Expected It, Life Had Been Good Interviews (The Original Cut, Stairway to Heaven, The Final Reckoning) The Original Ending Separate commentaries by Friedkin & Blatty, sketches and storyboards Friday the 13th: Documentary: Return to the Crystal Lake: Making of Friday the 13th Feature-length Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Sean S. Cunnigham Trailer Stephen King's IT (1990) Feature-length Audio Commentary by Dennis Christopher, Tim Reid, John Ritter, Richard Thomas and Director Tommy Lee Wallace A Nightmare On Elms Street: Commentary Trailer Carrie (1976): Acting Carrie Featurette Visualising Carrie: From Words to images Singing Carrie: Carrie, the Musical Theatrical trailer Photo Gallery

• Blair Witch Double Pack (The Blair Witch Project/Blair Witch) | DVD | (23/01/2017) from £7.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Double bill of documentary-style horror films. 'The Blair Witch Project' (1998) follows three students from Burkittsville - Heather (Heather Donahue), Josh (Joshua Leonard) and Michael (Michael Williams) - as they head into the woods to investigate the local legend of the Blair Witch, a spirit blamed for the deaths of various children. After trekking deep into the forest, the group lose their map, quickly become lost and are forced to spend extra days trying to find their way back out. Confronted by terrifying noises and with strange artefacts appearing around their camp, panic sets in as the students are driven further into the woods by an unseen and sinister force. In 'Blair Witch' (2016), college student James Donahue (James Allen McCune), accompanied by a group of friends, ventures into Maryland's Black Hills Forest in search of his missing sister who disappeared 20 years earlier while searching for evidence of the Blair Witch. After an uneventful hike deep into the woods, the group begin to feel a menacing presence in their camp as the night draws on. When a number of mysterious figures then appear in the trees around the camp, the panicked group begin to realise that the legend is real and more sinister than they could have imagined...

• Daughters of the Dust (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (26/06/2017) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  At the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina - former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors Yoruba traditions - struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland, even further from the roots. This is a new 25th anniversary restoration of director Julie Dash's landmark film. The first wide release by a black female filmmaker, Daughters of the Dust was met with wild critical acclaim and rapturous audience response when it initially opened in 1991. Casting a long legacy, Daughters of the Dust still resonates today, most recently as a major influence on Beyonce's video Album Lemonade. Restored (in conjunction with UCLA) for the first time, complete with the correct colour grading overseen by cinematographer Arthur Jafa, audiences will finally see the film exactly as Julie Dash intended. Special Features: Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film and full credits Other extras TBC

• Poetic Justice | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  After witnessing the murder of her first and only boyfriend young Justice decides to forget about college and become a South Central Los Angeles hairdresser. Avoiding friends the only way for her to cope with her depression is by composing beautiful poetry...

• National Security | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £6.54   |  Saving you £-0.55 (-9.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Although it's enjoyable as a brainless diversion, National Security is one of those forgettable entertainments that denies its own considerable potential. It's a police action comedy in the mould of Beverly Hills Cop, tailored to the buddy-flick formula and laced with racial tensions of the post-Rodney King era. It's set in Los Angeles, where dedicated cop Hank (Steve Zahn) does jail time for allegedly beating Earl (Martin Lawrence), whose only real assailant was an overzealous bumblebee. As fate and lazy screenwriting would have it, the two adversaries reunite as security guards, teaming up to crack a team of violent smugglers led by bleached-blond Eric Roberts (further proof that this movie's got nothing new to offer). Routine stunts distract from the comedy's mostly untapped resource: Lawrence pointedly riffs on racial profiling, and his prolific ad-libs play well against Zahn's by-the-book straight man. If their partnership had been allowed to develop more believably, National Security might have been more than a blip on the box-office radar. --Jeff Shannon

• Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best - Series Two | DVD | (16/01/2012) from £20.23   |  Saving you £5.76 (28.47%)   |  RRP £25.99

  The Hairy Bikers continue their mission to savour Britain’s best family recipes as they travel up and down the country in search of mums and their recipe books – often handed down from generation to generation. On the way, they hear the stories and prepare the food, heart-warming, stomach-filling family favourites including Meat and Potato Pie, Grandma Lassie’s Dock Pudding, Welsh Cakes, Saltfish and Ackee, Dutch Pea Soup, Tortillas, Stuffed Cabbage, Chicken Pie, Paella, Diggers and more… much more! In each episode the mums join the Bikers at the Recipe Fair to share their best recipes, while members of the public bring theirs; and food historian Gerard Baker tests cooking skills of the Bikers – and the unsuspecting public. It’s a feast of cooking fun as the Hairy Bikers continue to prove without a doubt that Mums Know Best!Bonus Feature: The Hairy Bikers Mums Know Best at Christmas. The Bikers are looking for Christmas-minded Mums and festive foods as they prepare an unforgettable feast with homemade decorations and a special Christmas Recipe Fair.

• Starlings | DVD | (09/07/2012) from £15.28   |  Saving you £4.71 (30.82%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Meet the Starlings: Granddad has recently moved in, following a rabble rousing incident at the old folks' home. Rather than see him unhappy, his son Terry and wife Jan, decide to put him up in their already crammed family home. Making room for him is Charlie, their 16 year old football crazy tomboy daughter; work-shy, reptile enthusiast, Gravy, beautiful Bell (and her brand new baby, Zac, who arrives bang on time for the first episode.Then there's Bell's ex-boyfriend, Reuben, desperate to get back together with her. Uncle Loz, Granddad's long lost son, is the artist of the family. Last but not least, Jan's nephew, Fergie who offers to bivouac in the garden, after being made homeless when his long suffering partner chucks him out.

• Monte Carlo/ Ramona and Beezus Double Pack | DVD | (04/06/2012) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Monte CarloA graduation trip to Paris and a case of mistaken identity coincide to give three Texan girls an overseas adventure they'll never forget. Friends Grace (Selena Gomez) and Emma (Katie Cassidy) are going on a trip to Paris to celebrate Grace's graduation, but find themselves saddled with Emma's soon-to-be stepsister Meg (Leighton Meester), who's just about as different from Emma and Grace as is humanly possible. The trip starts out rushed and much less glamorous than the girls anticipated, but when Grace is mistaken for British heiress Cordelia Winthrop Scott, the girls suddenly find themselves in the lap of luxury and wind up at a charity event in Monte Carlo. Along the way, each of the girls meets a boy who helps them to mature and discover what's truly important in their lives. This movie has essentially been done before (think The Lizzie McGuire Movie and Cheetah Girls 2), and even with the star power of Gomez, this rendition pales in comparison. Throw in the unlikely pairing of Cassidy and Gomez as friends and contemporaries despite their significant age difference, and the abrupt personality switch that Meester's character undergoes, and the whole film comes off as pretty unbelievable to those over 12-years-old. However, tweens are likely to find the characters and situation enticing enough, especially when combined with the draw of Disney Channel icon Gomez, to earn the film a passing score. (Ages 10 to 12) --Tami Horiuchi Ramona and BeezusBeverly Cleary fans will love Ramona and Beezus, a peppy, affectionately directed film based on the series of Cleary's children's books, starring the adorable, awkward Ramona Quimby. Ramona and Beezus manages to appeal to three distinctly different audiences--tweens, because of its heroine, played with winsome agility by the adorable Joey King; teens, because of the presence of actress-singer Selena Gomez as Beezus (short for Beatrice), the hapless Ramona's older sister; and adults, because of the great casting of the girls' parents, Bridget Moynahan and especially John Corbett. There's also a romantic sub-story involving Ramona's Aunt Bea, played by Ginnifer Goodwin, and a neighbour, Hobart (Josh Duhamel). But the star of this film, as with the Cleary books, is Ramona, the imaginative, active, creative, and sometimes lost-in-her-own-world 9-year-old, whose best intentions have a funny way of nearly always going awry. Ramona and Beezus is adapted from several of Cleary's books, and readers will recognise many of Ramona's escapades and mishaps. And perhaps surprisingly, they knit together to make a fine, cohesive family film--the cast interacts well together, especially King and Gomez, whose sisterly chemistry is adorable. There are several laugh-out-loud moments, including a really, really bad cooking incident, and the most creative accidental paint job ever perpetrated on a Jeep. But there's pathos too, and real family emotion, and there are a few teary scenes that make Ramona and Beezus that much more endearing. My 10-year-old companion pronounced it "awesome," "believable," and "really, really funny, with good music." Beverly Cleary fans of all ages will agree. --A.T. Hurley

• Love And Action In Chicago | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £9.98   |  Saving you £-7.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Eddie Jones (Courtney B. Vance) is a professional hit man for the US government. He is the most efficient and enthusiastic eliminator they have ever hired. His female boss Middleman (Kathleen Turner) wants Eddie to have a life outside of the job. She sets him up on a blind date with a beautiful friend Lois (Regina King). She has no idea of what Eddie does for a living and is soon madly in love with him. When Lois is caught in the middle of a hit Eddie is forced to tell her the truth.

• Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons - Vol. 2 - Episodes 7 To 12 | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £9.42   |  Saving you £6.57 (69.75%)   |  RRP £15.99

  First broadcast in 1967, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was the most grown-up of all Gerry Anderson's SuperMarionation adventures. There are gadgets and toy-friendly machines galore, of course--like the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle, the Angel Aircraft and Cloudbase itself--but, unlike the colourful fantasies of Stingray and Thunderbirds, this series' concern with an implacable, vengeful enemy, conspiracies and double-agents drew its inspiration from James Bond and the Cold War spy dramas of the 1960s. Special effects whiz Derek Meddings imbues the action sequences with a truly Bondian grandeur and, like the sinister Spectre of the Bond films, the Martian Mysterons seem all the more hostile for their unseen presence, their agents infiltrating every organisation dedicated to their destruction just as it seemed the Soviets were doing at the time. The indestructible Captain Scarlet is killed then resurrected every week (though not like South Park's Kenny), and more often than not the unstoppable Mysterons emerge triumphant, and always undefeated. The varied cast of Spectrum agents and their voice characterisations also aim at verisimilitude (Captain Scarlet, voiced by Francis Matt hews, sounds like a grim Cary Grant), while the puppetry is more realistic than ever. Now with newly remastered picture and Dolby 5.1 surround sound, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons still looks and sounds like the epitome of 60s cool. --Mark Walker

• Enemy Of The State | DVD | (05/01/2001) from £9.76   |  Saving you £3.23 (33.09%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith) is a lawyer with a wife and family whose happily normal life is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy (Jason Lee) at a lingerie shop. Unbeknownst to the lawyer, he's just been burdened with a videotape of a congressman's assassination. Hot on the tail of this tape is a ruthless group of National Security Agents commanded by a belligerently ambitious fed named Reynolds (Jon Voight). Using surveillance from satellites, bugs and other sophisticated snooping devices, the NSA infiltrates every facet of Dean's existence, tracing each physical and digital footprint he leaves. Driven by acute paranoia, Dean enlists the help of a clandestine former NSA operative named Brill (Gene Hackman) and Enemy of the State kicks into high-intensity hyperdrive. Teaming up once again with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Top Gun director Tony Scott demonstrates his glossy style with clever cinematography and breakneck pacing. Will Smith proves that there's more to his success than a brash sense of humour, giving a versatile performance that plausibly illustrates a man cracking under the strain of paranoid turmoil. Hackman steals the show by essentially reprising his role from The Conversation--just imagine his memorable character Harry Caul some 20 years later. Most of all, the film's depiction of high-tech surveillance is highly convincing and dramatically compelling, making this a cautionary tale with more substance than you'd normally expect from a Scott-Bruckheimer action extravaganza. --Jeremy Storey