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• Samuel L Jackson Collection | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £18.88   |  Saving you £6.11 (32.36%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Title Comprise: 1408: Renowned horror novelist Mike Enslin (Cusack) only believes what he can see with his own two eyes. After a string of bestsellers discrediting paranormal events in the most infamous haunted houses and graveyards around the world he scoffs at the concept of an afterlife. Enslin's phantom-free run of long and lonely nights is about to change forever when he checks into suite 1408 of the notorious Dolphin Hotel for his latest project Ten Nights in Haunted Hotel Rooms. Defying the warnings of the hotel manager (Jackson) the author is the first person in years to stay in the reputedly haunted room. Another bestseller may be iminent but like all Stephen King heroes Enslin must go from skeptic to true believer - and ultimately survive the night. Black Snake Moan: In a small Tennessee town two unlikely souls are about to be lured together at the sticky crossroads between rage and love. Found lying on the side of the road beaten and nearly dead is Rae (Christina Ricci) a 22 year old who has developed a reputation around town for having an insatiable itch for sex. Her rescuer is Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson) an ex-blues guitarist who has grown used to lifes relentless strains of trouble and sorrow. Desperate for a change himself Lazarus holds Rae prisoner and sets out to cure her of her wicked ways. But to get to the deep dark bottom of Rae's mystery Lazarus will first have to face the demons that reside in both their hearts especially when Raes one true love Ronnie (Justin Timberlake) a Guardsman who was supposed to be headed for Iraq comes looking for her. Against its Southern gothic background Black Snake Moan unfolds in raw revealing and ultimately transcendent shades of blue. Changing Lanes: Affluent Wall Street lawyer Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck) and recovering alcoholic Doyle Gipson (Samuel L. Jackson) are both on their way to vital court hearings when they get involved in a fender bender accident with each other on New York's FDR Drive. In a rush Banek leaves the scene without doing things by the book but he leaves behind an important document. Stranded Gipson is late for a custody hearing and so begins a cruel game of one-upmanship between the men. Changing Lanes is an engrossing intelligently scripted urban drama. Coach Carter: Inspired by a true story Samuel L. Jackson and Ashanti star in this inspirational account of a high school basketball coach (Jackson) who received high praise - and staunch criticism - for benching his entire undefeated team due to their poor academic performance... Shaft: Crooked cops on the take small-time drug lords sleazy informers and sadistic rich kids ready to kill: for police detective John Shaft it's just another night in the underbelly of New York City another shift facing down cops and criminals who want him dead and a legal system that thrives on money not justice. With Samuel L. Jackson in the starring role and John Singleton directing Shaft is a new approach to one of the great film icons of the 1970s. He's tough he's smart he's cool - just what you'd expect from a man whose uncle and mentor is John Shaft who now as then is played by Richard Roundtree. Also starring in the Paramount Pictures presentation are Vanessa Williams Jeffrey Wright Christian Bale Dan Hedaya Busta Rhymes and Toni Collette.

• Jim Jarmusch - Down By Law / Night On Earth | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Two classic films from auteur(!) director Jim Jamursch. Down By Law: 'It's not where you start - it's where you start again...' In one of the hippest comedies ever made three misfits find themselves thrown together in a New Orleans jail cell. There's Zach the unemployed DJ Jack the small time pimp and Bob the crazy Italian tourist. Unavailable for many years this cult hit stars Tom Waits John Luries and the Oscar-winning director and star of 'Life Is Beautiful' Roberto Be

• Don't Panic | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  On his 17th Birthday Michael is given a present of a Ouija board by Tony his best friend. At a session Tony using a medium known to him as 'Virgil' unwittingly unlocks the evil forces of the board. Soon there is a wave of violent killings and the cheif suspect appears to be Michael who has been a witness to all the killings via premonitions and out of body experiences. Is Michael the killer and can he prove his innocence or is someone else being possessed by the evil spirit?

• Massenet: Manon -- Paris Opera/Lopez-Cobos | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A performance of the Massenet opera 'Manon'. The Paris National Opera Orchestra and Chorus are conducted by Jesus Lopez-Cobos.

• 21 Hours At Munich | DVD | (23/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Based on the true story of terrorism striking at the 1972 Olympics in Germany this film does not spare viewers the violence and intensity of the real event. A Munich police chief learns that during the games a group of Palestinian extremists have kidnapped members of the Israeli team. With the help of a brave policewoman the cops negotiate with the terrorists in an attempt to buy time until the authorities can devise a rescue plan. As time ticks away the skirmishes escalate into gu

• Full Moon In Paris | DVD | (22/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Full Moon in Paris, the fourth of Eric Rohmer's Comedies and Proverbs, is also the most ironic and, in many ways, the most judgmental of his films. Louise (Pascale Ogier), a restless designer bored with sleepy suburban life outside of Paris, lives with her lover, Remy (Tcheky Karyo), a stable architect happy with a calm home life and a long-term relationship. The independent Louise decides to move back into her old Paris apartment during the week, losing herself in the bustle of dinner parties and nightclubs and single men, while spending her weekends back with Remy. Louise becomes briefly entangled with another man, a spontaneous musician who is the opposite of Remy, but in a neat twist on the formula, Remy himself drifts to another--at the suggestion of Louise herself. Willowy Ogier's kittenish sexuality and zest for life are wrapped in a self-absorbed determination that borders on indifference, but for the most part this is another wryly witty look at modern love from the master of the sophisticated romantic comedy. Fabrice Luchini plays Louise's best friend and conniving confidante, Octave, and Laszlo Szabo appears as a café patron who pontificates on the magical effects of the full moon. Ogier, who died shortly after the film's release, designed many of the handsome sets. Rohmer followed this with perhaps his most generous character study, the modestly magical romantic adventure Summer. --Sean Axmaker

• True Romance (2 Disc Special Edition) | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Two lovers (Christian Slater Patricia Arquette) are thrust into a dangerous game of high-stakes negotiations and high-speed adventure. The pair come into unexpected possession of a suitcase of mob contraband. Fleeing to Los Angeles they hope to sell the goods and begin a new life. But both sides of the law have other ideas...

• Une femme mariée | Blu Ray | (13/02/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Long out-of-circulation and unavailable on home-video, Jean-Luc Godard's 1964 masterpiece Une femme marie, fragments d'un film tourn en 1964 en noir et blanc [A Married Woman: Fragments of a Film Shot in 1964 in Black and White] has, until now, represented the ostensibly 'missing' key work from the first, zeitgeist-defining phase of JLG's filmography. The feature which bridges the gap between Bande part and Alphaville, Une femme marie is, nevertheless, a galaxy, or gallery, unto itself — a lucid, complex, profoundly funny series of portraits, etched with Godardian acids, of the wife that represents either a singular case, or a universal example, of ''a''/''the'' married woman, and the men in her orbit. Macha Mril (later of Pialat's Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble, and Varda's Sans toit ni loi) plays Charlotte — the title character. She's married to aviator Pierre (Philippe Leroy, of Becker's Le Trou). She sleeps with thespian Robert (Bernard Nol). She talks intelligence with renowned critic-filmmaker Roger Leenhardt, and takes part in a fashion-shoot at a public pool. The fragments of the film's subtitle are chapters, episodes, vignettes, tableaux; Une femme marie is a pile of magazines made into a film, and a film turned into a magazine — the table of contents reading: Alfred Hitchcock. Jean Racine. La Peau douce. A Peruvian serum. Nuit et brouillard. The Eloquence bra. The quartets of Beethoven. Madame Cline. Fantmas. Robert Bresson. A Volkswagen making a right turn. — A film shot in 1964, and in black and white. Special Edition including: Newly restored 1080p/24fps transfer of the film in its original 1.37:1 aspect ratio New and improved subtitle transmitions The original 3 1/2 minute trailer from the film 80 page booklet

• Soul Men | Blu Ray | (17/01/2011) from £9.43   |  Saving you £10.56 (111.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac are estranged soul singers Louis and Floyd in this hilarious road-trip comedy. Out of shape and out of practice the duo sets off on a cross country journey to perform a tribute concert at the legendary Apollo Theatre - settling their 25-year-old grudge along the way. Also starring Sharon Leal (Dreamgirls) Isaac Hayes (Hustle & Flow) and Grammy' Award-winning singer John Legend.

• 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.

• Amazon | DVD | (05/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Every man has his limits: every dream has its price... Action adventure where Dan (Davi) and his two daughters try to build a new life for themselves in Brazil after the death of his wife but are challenged by greedy developers who are harming the environment.

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £19.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (50.03%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Lluis Pasqual's powerful new production for the Spanish capital sets Da Ponte's timeless story of sleaze and seduction into the dark world of 1940s Spain. Carlos Alvarez, in the title role, toys with the affections of Donna Anna, Zerlina and the Spanish lady Donna Elvira, before his overpowering methods finally bring his own destruction. Filmed with high definition cameras and true surround sound.

• Turbo | Blu Ray | (05/05/2014) from £13.93   |  Saving you £16.06 (115.29%)   |  RRP £29.99

  From the makers of Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda Turbo is a high-velocity 3D comedy about a snail who dares to dream big - and fast. After a freak accident infuses him with the power of super-speed Turbo kicks into overdrive and embarks on an extraordinary journey to achieve the seemingly impossible: competing in the world's fastest race the Indianapolis 500. With the help of his tricked-out streetwise snail crew this ultimate underdog puts his heart and shell on the line to prove that no dream is too big and no dreamer too small.

• The Twilight Zone - Season 4 | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  ""There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow between science and superstition and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area we call... The Twilight Zone!"" All the episodes from Season 4! Episodes Comprise: 1. In His Image 2. The Thirty Fathom Grave 3. Vall

• National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Emilio Estevez and Samuel L. Jackson are Colt and Luger two dangerously over-the-edge detectives who uncover a despicable plot to simultaneously rot America's brains and teeth with drug-laced Wilderness Girl cookies. Aided by a likeable slimeball (Jon Lovitz) a leather-loving beauty (Kathy Ireland) they battle arch bad-dudes General Mortars (William Shatner) and Mr Jigsaw (Tim Curry) in a riotous crime-busting comedy romp featuring surprise cameos from more superstars than you can shake a .375 Magnum at. In the tradition of 'Hot Shots!' and 'Naked Gun' it's outlandishly off-beat and outrageously out-of-control as macho crime-action takes it in the shorts in... 'National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1'!

• Afro Samurai | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Afro Samurai is the coolest the hippest and the bloodiest anime to come out of Japan in quite some time - and maybe ever. With a fast action-packed storyline a dream-like quality to the animation and the spectacular voices of the uber-cool Samuel L. Jackson the bone-chillingly evil Ron Perlman (Hellboy Alien Resurrection) and the ultra-sexy Kelly Hu (X Men 3) Afro has quickly become a major worldwide hit. Add a Hip Hop/Soul/Rock soundtrack especially composed by The RZA (Wu Tan Clan Kill Bill) and you can see why Afro commanded one of the biggest budgets anime has ever seen. Cutting edge animation top Hollywood cast a pumping sound track and a great story - it doesn't get better than this!

• Pauly Shore Is Dead | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Hollywood will never be the same again... So many stars...so little sympathy! Leave it to legendary Hollywood ""weasel"" Pauly Shore to fake his own death and chronicle the hilarious reactions from dozens of A-list celebrities in this outrageous dark comedy that raises the eternal show business question: is it better to be a dead genius or a living idiot?

• Saved By The Bell - 3 Classic Episodes / Hawaiian Style / Wedding In Las Vegas | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £25.00   |  Saving you £-12.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Saved by The Bell is back with this exclusive three-disc DVD collection of all the very best moments from Bayside High. 'Classic Episodes' Collection Includes the first ever episode when Slater and Zack battle it out to be Kelly's dance partner in a national competition. Then comes Graduation Day when Zack is forced to join the ballet class and the College Years when Kelly plans to get hitched. But it all seems hopeless until a familiar face turns up and that's when the fun rea

• Paisiello: Nina | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £33.21   |  Saving you £-8.22 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Live recording of Giovanni Paisiello's opera 'Nina' which follows the tale of a woman traumatised by the death her lover Lindoro.

• Offenbach: La Vie Parisienne | DVD | (14/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Offenbach's 1867 La Vie Parisienne is perhaps the quintessential French comic operetta: a broad satire on Paris society set against the backdrop of the 1867 Exposition and the descent of easily lampooned foreigners on to the city; sharp moments that Molière would be proud of; undercurrents of quick-fire farce, confusion, lust and mistaken identity; and a rich cast of characters racing inexorably to a can-can finale. This 1991 production by the Lyon National Opera presents a welcome opportunity to revel in a uniquely Gallic confection rarely seen outside France. It's also a chance to enjoy one of Offenbach's most inventive, melodic scores in which the starring musical role and many of the best tunes go to the orchestra, here conducted by Jean-Yves Ossonce. This is no accident: the operetta was originally created for a company of actors who relied on pastiche and the composer's help to get them through their "numbers". Not so these singers, of course. As Metella, the languorous courtesan who is responsible for the unravelling debacle, Helene Delavault is in meltingly good voice for her show-stopping rondeau, "A minuit sonnant commence la fete". Her sparring suitors Gardefeu (Jean-Francois Sivadier) and, particularly, Bobinet (Jacques Verzier) combine marvellous visual comedy with fluid singing and there is some dazzling vocal work from the supporting cast. It's a long piece, but hugely enjoyable. On the DVD: La Vie Parisienne has the usual, excellent booklet notes of ArtHaus DVD releases, which go some way to compensate for a disappointing lack of extras. Time, surely, to introduce some on-screen history or cross-references to other relevant works. The picture quality is good and sharp, although the 4:3 format does little justice to Carlo Tommasi's sweeping, stylish sets. The PCM Stereo soundtrack provides an adequate orchestral experience while managing to muffle much of the spoken dialogue. --Piers Ford