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• The American President | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £6.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (151.81%)   |  RRP £15.99

  What sounds like a high-concept romantic comedy pitch from hell--widower president falls for smart lobbyist while the world watches--is actually intelligent, charming, touching and quite funny. Granted, it's wish fulfilment all the way (when was the last time you saw a president who was truly presidential?) but in the capable hands of writer Aaron Sorkin (TV's Sports Night) and director Rob Reiner, TheAmerican President is incredibly enjoyable entertainment with quite a few ideas about both romance and the government. Michael Douglas stars as the president, who after three years in office starts thinking about the possibility of dating. When he auspiciously encounters cutthroat environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening), sparks begin to crackle and the two begin a tentative but heartfelt romance. Of course, his job gets in the way--their first kiss is interrupted by a Libyan bombing--but darn it if these two kids aren't going to try and make it work! However, they hadn't counted on the president's Republican antagonist (Richard Dreyfuss), who starts carping about family values. The predictable plot--Douglas finally goes to bat for his lady and his country--is leavened by Sorkin's wonderful, snappy dialogue and a light touch from the usually subtle-as-a-sledgehammer Reiner. Both manage to create a believable White House-office atmosphere (with a crack staff including Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere Smith and Samantha Mathis) as well as a plausible and funny dating scenario. The true success of the movie, though, rides squarely on Douglas and Bening; this is unequivocally Douglas's best comedic performance (ergo his best performance, period) and Bening, usually such a good bad girl, takes a standard career-woman role and fleshes it out magnificently. You can see in an instant why Douglas would fall for her. One of the best unsung romantic comedies of the 90s. --Mark Englehart

• Christine | DVD | (27/02/2017) from £7.76   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Rebecca Hall stars in director Antonio Campos' third feature film, 'Christine', the story of a woman who finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a spiraling personal life and career crisis.

• Christine | Blu Ray | (27/02/2017) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on true events, Christine is the shocking story of a Florida news reporter who, in 1974, shocked the world by taking her own life live on air. Christine, always the smartest person in the room at a small town Florida news station, is relentless in her pursuit of an on-air position. As an aspiring newswoman with an eye for nuance and an interest in social justice, she finds herself constantly butting heads with her boss, who pushes for juicier stories that will drive up ratings. Plagued by self-doubt and a tumultuous home life, Christine's diminishing hope begins to rise when an on-air co-worker initiates a friendship which ultimately becomes yet another unrequited love. Disillusioned as her world continues to close in on her, Christine takes a dark and surprising turn.

• Guyver - Dark Hero | DVD | (19/06/2000) from £24.95   |  Saving you £-18.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This is the sequel to the first live action version of the cartoon 'Guyver' which was based on the original Manga (Japanese animation) cartoon series. An alien force lives within Sean Barker's body... the incredible power of the Guyver. In his search for truth about the Guyver he enters the caves of Utah where he encounters a corrupt alien empire who aim to steal his power and take control of the Earth...

• Ballast | DVD | (25/04/2011) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.94%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A drama set in the Mississippi delta where one man's suicide affects three people's lives.

• Ruthless Behaviour | DVD | (27/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Max is a small-time criminal who trades in stolen goods. One day an equally ruthless criminal named Jack turns up at his warehouse apartment falsely claiming to be his brother. The smoothly persuasive Jack soon talks Max into joining him in the biggest score of his life a million dollar scam which involves some sixteenth century pistols known as The Spanish Judges....

• When Soldiers Cry | DVD | (16/05/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  1965 South Vietnam two American Soldiers find themselves trapped in the Jungle with a War surrounding them. The only thing keeping them alive is the promises in their hearts they kept to their families - to return home at any cost. One Soldier Private David M. Church awakes from being rendered unconscious to find all of his squad killed by the Vietcong. Three Days by foot he must travel to the Landing Zone for extraction. In the distant Jungle Church comes across an injured VC and makes him pay for the lives of his squad. Payment comes in the form of a bullet to the VC shoulder. Moving closer Church finds out the farmer dressed VC is actually an American Tunnel Rat. Mentally broken Church carries the Tunnel Rat closer to the LZ. Along the way Church finds other American Soldiers in need of help. Death follows as Church makes a gallant effort to save lives in dire desperation to reach the LZ...