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• Tess Of The D'Urbervilles | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £15.75   |  Saving you £-5.76 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The powerful tale of a peasant girl whose life is torn apart by the love and jealousy of two men. Tess's journey from innocent country maiden to tragic ruined heroine is a story of love prejudice and hypocrisy in an era of Victorian values.

• Depeche Mode - 101 | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £18.88   |  Saving you £-4.89 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Depeche Mode 101 is a fascinating documentary co-directed by the esteemed DA Pennebaker (The War Room, Down from the Mountain), focusing on backstage realities of art and business during the synthesizer band's 1988 American tour. We see managers worrying over slow ticket sales for a stand at the Rose Bowl, observe sound checks at concert sites, get a tour of the group's multiple keyboard banks and listen with some alarm to singer David Gahan describe his steroid-based throat treatments. There are plenty of performance clips, but for music alone, Disc 2 in this package contains the uninterrupted Rose Bowl show, including the plaintive "Blasphemous Rumours", the exultant drama of "Stripped", and the dreamy "Somebody". Pennebaker's promotional video "Everything Counts" is also here, but don't miss the director's recent, touching and informative interviews with the now 40-something, individual members of Depeche Mode. --Tom Keogh

• Die Musketiere - Einer für Alle - Alle für einen! (2 4K Ultra HDs) ( + 2 Blu-rays) | Blu Ray | (27/04/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• National Geographic - Beyond The Movie - The Lord Of The Rings | DVD | (11/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The connection between National Geographic and The Lord of the Rings may seem tentative, but the illuminating TV special Beyond the Movie proves otherwise. While incorporating cast and crew interviews and film clips from director Peter Jackson's 2001 blockbuster The Fellowship of the Ring, this hour-long documentary transcends timely opportunism to explore the myriad inspirations for JRR Tolkien's Middle-Earth fantasy classic, beginning with the influence of Tolkien's idyllic childhood in rural England, which served as the model for his threatened Hobbit paradise. Equally fascinating are the influences of Tolkien's experience in World War I and the "evil" of industrial development on his work, and more directly those of Anglo-Saxon poetry (notably Beowulf) and the mythology of the Finnish Kalevala, which formed the basis of Tolkien's elvish culture. The author's passion for nature conservancy and cultural preservation are what ultimately serve the National Geographic agenda, but eloquent testimonials by archaeologists, anthropologists, and filmmakers make this a most agreeable hour of justified propaganda. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Laurel And Hardy - Flying Deuces | DVD | (27/08/1999) from £5.98   |  Saving you £18.01 (301.17%)   |  RRP £23.99

  One of their best movies digitally remastered. The boys are still indulging in their same old head bumping pants falling dead-pan slapstick comedy routines with water squirting in Oliver's eyes as the most persistent device to win a laugh. The story devised from a French farce - is a situation and a little more. Stan and Ollie join the French foreign legion in order that they may forget a lost love. They try to desert because of the insufficient pay (3 cents a day) are caught and

• A Ghost In Monte Carlo | DVD | (29/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Based on a novel by Barbara Cartland, A Ghost in Monte Carlo is an undemanding period romp packed full of twists and turns. The perfect cinematic equivalent of Cartland's literary style, the film is a glossy, star-filled but ultimately shallow exercise. Lysette Anthony is the wide-eyed innocent Mistral, released from her convent upbringing into the care of her Aunt Emilie (Sarah Miles). On arriving in glamorous Monte Carlo, she immediately strikes up a relationship with a dashing young lord and sets out to experience her newfound freedom. Matters take an unexpected, darker turn as Mistral finds herself caught up in the plotting of her aunt and in increasing danger. The performances range from Anthony's passable purity to a ludicrously over-the-top turn from Miles. The much-vaunted all-star casting amounts to a series of brief cameos from the likes of Oliver Reed, Joanna Lumley, Lewis Collins and Gareth Hunt--presumably at the request of executive producer Lord Lew Grade. It's fun for what it is but only as long as you leave any critical sensibilities on hold. On the DVD:A Ghost in Monte Carlo is essentially a video release transferred directly to DVD. The sound is digitally remastered and there is a very poor interactive menu to guide you through the various chapters but no extras. --Phil Udell

• The Office - Series 1 | UMD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Project Vampire | DVD | (04/08/2003) from £7.72   |  Saving you £-1.73 (-28.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Three medical interns escape project Alpha a diabolic scheme injections. An additional injection of Antidote allows the vampire to masquerade as a human in the daylight. The Superserum as an antdote is distributed worldwide. The vampires produced are physically controlled by Doctor Fredrick Klaus the master vampire. His goal with Project Alpha is politics and business dominated by vampires. Only intern Victor Hunter struggles to regain his humanity and stop klaus and his addicted

• Greyfriars Bobby/Beethoven | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Adventures Of Greyfriar's Bobby (Dir. John Henderson 2005): Bobby a small dog befriends Ewan a young boy. The adventures that they share in 19th century Edinburgh change their lives and the city forever. Based on the true story of 'Greyfriars Bobby'. Beethoven (Dir. Brian Levant 1992): A St. Bernard puppy 'adopts' a new home after escaping from dog thieves. The Newton family just haven't realised the trouble that 185 pounds of dog can get into...

• The Infiltrator | DVD | (29/07/2002) from £10.32   |  Saving you £-7.33 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  A Jewish journalist infiltrates a neo-Nazi group to shed light on their organised racist atrocities. Based on a true story.

• Top Wing | DVD | (15/07/2019) from £3.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  It's time to earn your wings with Team Top Wing as they work together in these 7 training missions! Swoop in with Swift to save Baddy McBat, get big air with Rod to earn jump badges, find treasure with Penny to get your Map Reading Badge, and work on your navigating skills with Brody to lead geese to safety! Plus, save Shirley Squirrely from a high-flying disaster and rescue Timmy from a rapid river! Includes: Time to Earn Our Wings Race Through Danger Canyon Rod's Big Jump Treasure Map Mission Goose on the Loose Shirley Squirrely Flies Away Lunch Box Rescue