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• A Concert of Music by Offenbach / Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski, Théâtre du Châtelet | DVD | (02/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Offenbach composed over 100 operettas, and yet is primarily remembered now only for The Tales of Hoffman and for having written the "Can-Can". This live Concert of Music by Offenbach aims to put the record straight and show that at least some of his other works deserve the chance to be staged. Fortunately the composer has found almost ideal advocates in conductor Marc Minkowski and mezzo Anne Sofie von Otter. The latter takes a respectful but unstuffy approach to the scores (the orchestral numbers Souvenirs d'Aix-les-Bains and the Barbe Bleue Ouverture are played with exquisite attention to detail, especially in some sighing woodwind solos) and von Otter shows that she is as great a comedienne as she is a singer. From the blowsy Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein declaring her love for soldiers in tight uniforms to the outrageous yodelling of the Colonel's Widow from La Vie Parisienne, she hits just the right note of inspired lunacy and frothiness. And there are some delicious costume changes too, including a grotesque bumpkin hat that's almost as big as the mezzo herself ("Duo des Alsaciens"). There's even more unintentional comedy in the English subtitles, which must be among the worst ever produced: "myself every night what I do coming here to seat" is one solipsistic oddity. Oliver Becker directs well for the small screen, capturing the fizz of a lively event. On the DVD: A Concert of Music by Offenbach is presented in 4:3 ratio, with LPCM Stereo, AC3 Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 sound options. The picture quality is fine, although the foreground and background of the stage seem to be presented in one rather flat surface. There are subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. --Warwick Thompson

• Fifi - Mystery in Flowertot Garden | DVD | (10/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Fifi Forget-Me-Not is a Flowertot who lives in Forget-Me-Not Cottage. Fifi is always busy whether looking out for her friends tending to the garden or thwarting Stingo and Slugsy's latest madcap scheme. Sometimes she simply forgets what she was supposed to be doing in the first place! Contains 6 Brand new episodes.

• No End In Sight | DVD | (03/11/2008) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war warlord rule criminality and anarchy No End In Sight is a jaw-dropping insider's tale of wholesale incompetence recklessness and venality. Based on over 200 hours of footage the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officials such as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage Ambassador Barbara Bodine Lawrence Wilkerson former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell and General Jay Garner as well as Iraqi civilians American soldiers and prominent analysts. No End In Sight examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy - the use of insufficient troop levels allowing the looting of Baghdad the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government and the disbanding of the Iraqi military - largely created the insurgency and chaos that engulf Iraq today. How did a group of men with little or no military experience knowledge of the Arab world or personal experience in Iraq come to make such flagrantly debilitating decisions? No End In Sight dissects the people issues and facts behind the Bush Administration's decisions and their consequences on the ground to provide a powerful look into how arrogance and ignorance turned a military victory into a seemingly endless and deepening nightmare of a war.

• Face/Off / Snake Eyes / Bringing Out The Dead | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Face Off (Dir. John Woo 1997): Oscar-winning superstar Nicolas Cage and screen icon John Travolta battle head to head in 'Face/Off' the ultimate cat and mouse thriller directed by the world's most acclaimed action film director John Woo. To avenge the senseless murder of his son FBI agent Sean Archer undergoes a radical new surgery allowing him to switch faces with the comatose terrorist Castor Troy and assumes Sean's identity the real Sean is thrust into an unimaginable nightmare fighting not only for his life but also those of his wife and daughter! Brilliant performances and mind-numbing visual effects make Face/Off the explosive stylish action thriller you've got to see to believe! Snake Eyes (Dir. Brian De Palma 1998): An explosive highly entertaining action thriller Snake Eyes teams Nicolas Cage with big-screen favourite Gary Sinise. Cage is an Atlantic City cop who along with an arena full of spectators at a championship prize-fight is eyewitness to a political assassination! Determined to quickly solve the crime he immediately launches an intensive investigation... then learns that a search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an ever-widening web of conspiracy intrigue and danger! Bringing Out The Dead (Dir. Martin Scorsese 1999): Nicholas Cage plays EMS paramedic Frank Pierce. It is the early 1990's and New York has not yet undergone its renaissance of recent years. Surrounded by the injured and the dying Frank is dwelling in an urban night-world crumbling under the accumulated weight of too many years of saving and losing lives. The film follows Frank over the course of fifty-six hours in his life - two days and three nights on the job - as he reaches the very brink of spiritual collapse and redemption.

• The Manson Family | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  You've seen the story through the eyes of the law; now see it through the eyes of the Manson 'family'... A terrifying biopic of Charlie Manson and his coterie responsible for some of the most heinous crimes in American history... August 9th 1969. In the quiet secluded canyons above Beverly Hills the silence of a summer's nights is shattered by the terrified screams of a woman begging for mercy. Within 48 hours Charles Manson and his so called 'Family' have butchered seven innocent people in a killing spree that shook the world. In a movie as controversial as it is relentlessly shocking the story of the most infamous cult of all time unfolds; the story of one man's twisted vision of an Armageddon and how it turned the hippy dream into a nightmare. Take a glimpse inside the killers' minds and discover that the grisly truth is even more chilling than the myth....

• Do Elephants Pray? | DVD | (20/05/2013) from £3.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (275.69%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Frustrated by the soulless routine of life, advertising executive Callum Cutter is thrown into poetic chaos when he meets free-spirited French seductress Malika who promises to change his life forever providing he keeps her identity a secret. Whilst his employees, lead by the egotistical Marrlen mutiny over a make or break campaign on a seemingly unsellable product, Callum follows Malika to her native France where he is subjected to increasingly demoralizing trials and tribulations. Will he find the hidden meaning of life? Will the unsellable become sellable? A poetically spiritual film set in London and Brittany with stunning imagery.

• LAPD | DVD | (11/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Dennis Hopper stars as Captain Ellisworth in this drama that focuses on crooked cops and the crime underworld. The captain is up to his neck in red tape when new officer (Marc Singer) tries to play hero during a bank robbery turning it into a dangerous shoot-out. Soon the new officer also happens upon a dirty lieutenant (Michael Madsen) and his crew in the middle of wrongdoings and accepts a payoff to keep his mouth shut. This opens up a new story of conspiracy and corruption within

• Protocols Of Zion | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £8.64   |  Saving you £7.35 (46.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Most Persistent Conspiracy Theory Of All Time...Has Met Its Match. Despite all the evidence millions around the world continue to blame the Jews for 9/11. This belief is a modern-day incarnation of the infamous ""The Protocols Of The Elders Of Zion "" the century old forgery that some people claimed to be the Jews' master plan to rule the world. Filmmaker Marc Levin sets out to understand why this racist tract has been revived and to challenge one of the most persistent insidious conspiracy theories of all time. In the course of his explosive journey Levin finds himself delving into the heart of hate facing those who would traffic in bigotry.

• Hackers | UMD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Custer Of The West | DVD | (01/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  General George Armstrong Custer has been portrayed as everything from a vain but ultimately honourable hero (Errol Flynn in They Died with Their Boots On) to an insane, pompous incompetent (Richard Mulligan in the biting Little Big Man), but few have attempted an ambitious look at the man in all his contradictions. Robert Siodmak's Custer of the West, his final American production, attempts the task with fine results, portraying the career soldier as a pragmatist, a disciplinarian with a bullying streak, a loner and ultimately an Old World romantic in the modern age. Robert Shaw gives the role a regal bearing (though his continental accent keeps drifting in) and a sense of dignity, depicting a man who ironically identifies more with the Indians than with the US Army. Jeffrey Hunter and Ty Hardin co-star as his battling junior officers and Robert Ryan is memorable in a brief appearance as a gold-mining deserter. Shooting in handsome widescreen and vivid Technicolor, Siodmak makes his outdoor settings come alive and nimbly handles the many action scenes, most notably a chase that sends an escaping soldier whooshing down a log water chute like a Disney ride. Siodmak's sweeping visuals deliver both grand images and ironic counterpoint, but ultimately Custer of the West eschews the heroism of Hollywood adventures for a portrait of the corrupt state of the American military and one man's hopeless fight against it. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

• The Adventures Of Shark Boy And Lava Girl | UMD | (27/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Marc Almond - Live at the Lokerse Feesten 2000 | DVD | (28/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  From his early days with Soft Cell Marc Almond has excelled in mixing different genres of music ranging from synthpop and goth to cabaret jazz trip hop and soul music.Tracklist Concert DVD & CDOne Big SoulBlack KissMy LoveOpen All NightMy Hand Over My HeartLove To Die ForChild StarSomething's Gotten Hold Of My HeartThe Days Of Pearly SpencerA Lover SpurnedThe IdolJackyTears Run RingsbedsitterTainted LoveSay Hello Goodbye

• Phoenix 2 | DVD | (25/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Fifty years after an earthquake sent California Oregon and Washington sliding into the Pacific Ocean the new metropolis of the West coast is Phoenix in Arizona. Replicants (almost human robots) are used only for dangerous work so when four females are stolen and brought to Phoenix android tracers Jack Ford is called in....

• The Taming Of The Shrew | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Taming Of The Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, lively and full of wonderful characters. It is a play within a play, presented as a practical joke to Christoper Sly, a town drunk, who is duped into believing he is a Lord. The players enact the story of the courtship of Bianca and her strong-willed sister Katharina (the Shrew). Kate's temper and forthright views frighten off would-be suitors much to her younger sisters frustration as she cannot wed until after her elder ...

• Before I Forget | DVD | (29/03/2010) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Pierre is a one-time gigolo reflecting on a life of wild parties multiple boyfriends and hedonistic impulses in present day Paris. His attempts to complete a book are constantly derailed by numerous visits from hustlers and a heavy writer''s block. Embarking on a series of visits to see friends old and new Pierre attempts to piece together memories of the past and future prospects. Eventually a discussion about the desires of one of his many rent boys leads Pierre''s life in a totally different but not entirely unexpected direction.

• The Most Fertile Man In Ireland | DVD | (29/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  While the rest of the male population of Belfast are firing nothing but blanks, Eamonn (Kris Marshall) is blessed with 'tadpoles on speed that could impregnate a stone'.
  Realising that there's cash to be made out of his fellow man's infertility, this 24 year old virgin transforms himself overnight into Belfast's very own one-man sperm bank.
  Business is booming until Eamonn is sucked into the 'troubles' and finds his crown jewels dangling in the fires of political distrust and religious...

• Pusher | DVD | (14/02/2011) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-4.24 (-26.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Salim (Assad Raja) is dealing drugs on the streets of London during the summer of 1999. When he's not working he hangs out with his girlfriend Anita (Mahima Chaudhry) and best friend Kabir (Pasha Bocarie) and places heavy bets on the Cricket World Cup with an illegal bookie. Anita stashes drugs for Salim even though he disapproves of her job as a nightclub 'champagne girl'. When a new customer places an order at a price Salim cannot refuse Salim goes to Davar (Marc Anwar) a local gangster with two vicious henchmen Shamsher and Khan. When Salim's big deal goes wrong he finds himself wondering if there's anyone left he can trust. And now he has even bigger problems as Davar and the bookie are preparing to pounce...

• Point Of Betrayal | DVD | (25/05/2001) from £3.64   |  Saving you £2.35 (64.56%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Laura and Ted are incredibly rich and blissfully happy but Mark the son of Laura is hatching a plan to relieve her of her wealth...

• Ice | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A husband and wife team Charley and Ellen steal diamonds from a crime lord which results in Charley being gunned down. Now Ellen must escape from a team of professional killers and a rival gangster family.

• James Bond - Limited Edition Attache Case Ultimate Editions Box Set (40 Discs) | DVD | (17/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £299.99

  This Limited Edition attache case style box set, houses all 20 of the much-desired 2 Disc James Bond Ultimate Edition DVDs. Completely remastered with an extensive new set of DVD extras for each film.