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• Liquid Dreams | DVD | (06/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Set in the future world of Neurovoid where no-one is safe and there is no escape. Eve Black a stranger is shocked to discover her sister's body in her apartment. Despite all the hallmarks of a drug overdose she senses that something far more sinister has happened.

• Oliver Stone Collection | DVD | (04/06/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £40.99

  Director Oliver Stone is celebrated in this four-film, six-disc box set collection that includes two-disc "director's cut" versions JFK and Any Given Sunday respectively, plus Heaven and Earth and the documentary Oliver Stone's America. JFK is that rarest of things, a modern Hollywood drama which credits the audience with intelligence. Epic in length--this 198-minute director's cut runs 17 minutes longer than the cinema version--Oliver Stone's film has the archetypal story, visual scale and substance to match; not just a gripping real-life conspiracy thriller, but a fable for the fall of the American dream. Stone's DVD commentary is thoughtful, eloquent and considered. The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack and the anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 picture are both first-class. The second disc contains 53 minutes of deleted and extended versions of scenes, all of which are available with or without commentary by Stone, a 10-minute video interview with the real "X", and a half-hour examination of documents only declassified in the wake of the film's release. Any Given Sunday is a massive 150-minute American football drama which, for all its ferocity and cynicism, is as soft-centred and clichéd as any Rocky-style underdogs-make-good crowd-pleaser. This is the director's cut with Stone's commentary ranging far and wide: he is far more interesting and thought-provoking to listen to than his film is to watch. The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 image and Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack are both flawless. The loaded second DVD includes Jamie Foxx's audition video, a routine 27-minute making-of documentary, music videos, outtakes set to music, and 33 minutes of deleted/alternative scenes with optional commentary from Stone. DVD-ROM and other features complete an exceptional package. Heaven and Earth follows Platoon (1986) and Born of the Fourth of July (1989) to conclude Stone's Vietnam War trilogy. Where Stone won Best Director Oscars for both previous films, Heaven and Earth proved a box-office disaster and went unrecognised by the Academy. It's hard not to think that racism underlay the commercial failure, for where the hit movies addressed the sufferings of white American soldiers played by Hollywood stars, Heaven and Earth focused on the fundamental victims, adapting the true story of a young Vietnamese woman, Le Ly, who goes from village girl to freedom fighter to wife of a US marine struggling to adjust to life in America to reconciliation in Vietnam. Superbly made, with a stunning performance by Hiep Thi Le as Le Ly, and powerful support from Tommy Lee Jones, this is intelligent, harrowing filmmaking which attempts to understand and bridge the divide between nations traumatised by war. Unfortunately heavily cut to bring it down to a multiplex-friendly running time, the often brilliant 135 minutes on show suggest a longer modern classic ended-up on the cutting room floor. The DVD features an incisive commentary by Stone, who alone of major Hollywood directors fought in Vietnam. Confirming that Heaven and Earth was heavily cut is the inclusion of 48 minutes of deleted/extended scenes, including a vastly extended 22-minute opening, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 picture are excellent. Oliver Stone's America is a 53-minute interview in which Stone talks candidly about his films, concentrating on the trio included in the Oliver Stone Collection, firing off considered opinions at a rapid rate. Also included is Stone's student film, Last Year in VietNam, clearly influenced by the French New Wave in general and L'Année dernière à Marienbad (1961) in particular. --Gary S Dalkin

• Mystery Date | DVD | (05/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Tom McHugh took one look at her and he was deeply in love. Everyone took one look at him and he was in deep trouble. Sweet natured Tom (Hawke) is obsessed with his beautiful neighbour Geena (Polo) but he's too shy to ask her out. Fortunately Tom's older brother is there to set it up and lend a hand - as well as cash his car his credit card and his suit! But before they've even ordered appetizers a case of mistaken identity turns Tom's dream date with Geena into a total nightmare. Soon a wicked crime lord a wacked out delivery man and a pair of crooked cops are after Tom determined to kill much more than the evening's romantic mood!

• Zombie Creeping Flesh | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £18.06   |  Saving you £1.93 (10.69%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A center producing synthetic nourishments for the Third World is rocked by a huge explosion. A cloud of toxic gas fills the air and asphyxiates the workers. They return as flesh-eating zombies - destroying villages and quenching their thirst for blood on the inhabitants... devouring them alive! A special Squad is sent - their mission is to destroy the energy formula and end the blood-crazed zombies reign of terror. Bruno Mattei's former Video Nasty title Zombie Creeping Flesh makes a serious point - that if you don't feed the Third World they'll come and feed on you! Previously banned Uncut version!

• Wagner: Parsifal (Andrew Richards/Anna Larsson) | DVD | (02/12/2013) from £19.42   |  Saving you £8.57 (44.13%)   |  RRP £27.99

  I will ship by EMS or SAL items in stock in Japan. It is approximately 7-14days on delivery date. You wholeheartedly support customers as satisfactory. Thank you for you seeing it.

• Deadlocked | DVD | (17/11/2000) from £9.98   |  Saving you £-3.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A young man is arrested for the rape and murder of a woman in a deserted building. All evidence against him seems undisputable but his father is not convinced and in his rage he takes the jury hostage.

• My Friend Flicka | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £5.16   |  Saving you £7.83 (151.74%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In this touching family film based on the celebrated novel by Mary O'Hara ten-year-old Kenny McLaughlin a rancher's son desperately wants a horse of his own. When his father finally agrees to let him choose a foal Ken picks Flicka a beautiful but high-spirited filly who comes from a bloodline considered to be hopelessly wild. It is up to Ken to prove Flicka is tamable or risk losing her. Along the way Ken and his family learn some important lessons in this poignant tale of love patience faith and hope beyond hope.

• The Clint Eastwood DVD Legacy | DVD | (09/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £61.99

  Includes the following 8 great films: Dirty Harry The Outlaw Josey Wales Kelly's Heroes Magnum Force Pale Rider Space Cowboys The Gauntlet True Crime

• Stargate SG-1: Season 6 (Vol. 26) | DVD | (31/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Redemption - Part 1: The SGC has come under attack from Anubis who has a device that can use one Stargate to destroy another. With a wormhole dialed in to Earth's stargate the SGC can not contact its off-world allies for help. Carter works furiously to find a solution... Redemption - Part 2: Teal'c is off world attending his wife's funeral; his son believes she would not have been killed if Teal'c had not joined the fight against the Goa'uld. Wanting proof that the Goa'uld are not gods and can be stopped he insists that Teal'c allow him to join in battle so he can see for himself what the war is all about. Together they search for Anubis... Descent: SG-1 heads for the now abandoned Goa'uld mothership that once belonged to Anubis and now houses a downloaded version of Thor's mind. Frozen: The SGC's study of the Antarctic Gate site reveals a woman buried in the ice who is revived. Unwittingly carrying a deadly disease she poses a deadly threat to the team.

• Stargate SG-1 :Series 8 - Vol. 42 | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Join Colonel Jack O'Neill and the SG-1 team as they return for the latest exciting season of Stargate SG-1. Continuing it's blend of sharp wit and cool adventure with award winning special effects Stargate delivers all the action adventure you desire as the crew battle against old foes and face new dangers in amazing but ever more hostile worlds.... Reckoning: Part 1 & Part 2: The mighty Jaffa resistance assembles an army to retake a holy city while the system Lord Baal desperately seeks help from earth when faced with their common enemy. Threads: In Threads the whole galaxy faces a new threat from the Gau'uld. Dr. Daniel must once again decide to face death or ascend when Oma Desala gives him a second chance. O'Neill and Carter struggle with their respective personal relationships.

• Herman's Hermits - Listen People | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Herman's Hermits: Listen People

• S.O.D. - Speak English Or Live | DVD | (18/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This excellent DVD release chronicles of one of the greatest hardcore bands of the eighties. This DVD contains the famous Tokyo Budokan concert plus material from the first live show in 5 years in front of 100 000 fans at the Full Force Festival. The band have only ever played live 14 times and here's your chance to see them.

• Stargate S.G. 1 - Series 10 Vol. 4 | DVD | (12/11/2007) from £10.90   |  Saving you £9.09 (83.39%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Stargate is an intergalactic gateway developed by an ancient civilization that links other planets from other solar systems to ours. Boasting incredible special effects sequences rapid-fire pacing and awesome scenes of alien warfare Stargate SG-1 is your gateway to pulse-pounding sci-fi action! Episodes Comprise: 1. The Road Not Taken 2. The Shroud 3. Bounty 4. Bad Guys

• Cimarron Strip - The Sound Of A Drum | DVD | (19/05/2007) from £7.09   |  Saving you £-1.10 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When the ever popular cavalryman Sgt. Clayton Tyce is found drinking in a Cimarron bar having abandoned is duties he is offered the painful choice of an honourable discharge or face a court-martial. Striped of all he knows the ex-soldier seeks revenge on the sergeant major he holds responsible for his discharge. Meanwhile Marshal Jim Crown has his hands full trying to locate some cattle rustlers with an uncanny knack of avoiding army patrols - someone's been tipping them off.

• Paul Mccartney - Ecce Cor Meum | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £18.88   |  Saving you £-4.89 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Paul McCartney performs his critically-acclaimed Ecce Cor Meum score. This performance recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS perfectly conveying the music as it was intended.

• Revenge In The House Of Usher | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-7.54 (-75.50%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Jess Franco directs this low budget slice of Euro horror under the name J.P. Johnson. Revenge in the House of Usher is a chilling tale based on the Edgar Allan Poe classic The Fall of the House of Usher. When Allen comes upon a sinister house clinging to a high cliff he is plunged into the macabre world of the Usher last descendent of a family plagued by madness. Usher leads Allen down a whirlpool of evil where Ushers' murdered wives are vampires and living corpses. Allen is

• The Day Of The Triffids | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  All reports confirm that the world is witnessing an unprecedented shower of meteorites - a once in a lifetime spectacle that must be seen.' Bill Masen lies in his hospital bed and listens to the radio broadcast in frustration - the bandages on his eyes are not meant to be removed until the following morning. When the time comes he is relieved to find he can see perfectly. But is soon to discover that he is one of the few people left in the world that can. The previous night's light show has blinded all those who watched. With the meteorites have come the spores of a man-eating alien plant form - Triffidus Celestus. Multiplying quickly they uproot themselves in search of a prey that stumbles helplessly in the dark. The fate of the world is in the hands of a few as the Triffids threaten the future of mankind in this classic adaptation of John Wyndham's sci-fi chiller.

• Vivre Sa Vie | DVD | (14/03/2005) from £15.98   |  Saving you £4.01 (20.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jean-Luc Godard expertly directs his then wife Anna Karina in one of the seminal movies of the French new wave. As one would expect from Godard the film is daring and experimental both in its use of sound recording and finished editing and includes a thought-provoking insight into the social conditions and mores prevalent at the times. Karina plays provincial girl Nana working as a shop assistant who after separating from her husband decides to embark on a career as an actress.

• Stargate S.G -1: Season 4 (Vol. 14) | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £3.00   |  Saving you £18.25 (1,048.85%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The 1994 film Stargate was originally intended as the start of a franchise, but creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were distracted celebrating their Independence Day. Episodic TV treatment was the natural next step. In the roles of Colonel Jack O'Neill and Dr. Daniel Jackson are Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks. They're joined by Captain Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) and guilt-stricken former alien baddie Teal'c (Christopher Judge) to form the teacher's pet primary unit SG-1 With a seemingly endless network of Stargates found to exist on planets all across the known universe, their mission is to make first contact with as many friendly races as possible. Chasing their heels at almost every turn are the "overlord" Goa'uld--the ancient Egyptian gods who are none too chummy after the events of the original film. The welcome notion of a continued plot thread sees offshoots that follow the reincarnation of Daniel's wife, Sam's father literally joining a renegade faction of the Goa'uld and Jack in an unending quest to out-sarcasm everyone. There's something of The Time Tunnel to the show's premise, but amid a dearth of derivative lookalikes, Stargate has held its own with stories that put the science fiction back into TV sci-fi. On this DVD: Picking up a week after the Season Three cliff-hanger "Nemesis", the Fourth Season finds the SG team split apart to win a few "Small Victories". Providing a nice change of scenery for the show, O'Neill and Teal'c are trapped aboard a Russian submarine fending off the remaining Replicator threat. Carter meanwhile is whisked away by Thor to come up with her best "stupid idea" to save the Asgard homeworld. Then the show respectfully broaches the subject of racial tolerance found on a planet at war on "The Other Side". The material is handled superbly by guest star Rene Auberjonois (formerly Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Odo). A little comic relief is provided in "Upgrades". When Tok'ra scientist Anise/Freya (Vanessa Angel) shows off some fabled technology the team are initially cautious. But the armbands give the wearer increased strength and speed, and in no time at all Jack, Sam and Daniel are abusing them. The fun of seeing them at a local restaurant ordering multiple rare steaks gives way to practical use when it's revealed that arch-enemy Apophis is constructing a new battleship. If the Tok'ra's duplicity is off-putting to the SGC this time, it's nothing compared to seeing Anise/Freya again in "Crossroads". O'Neill notices the "sparkage" between Teal 'c and visiting Jaffa-babe Sho'nac. When she states she has a way for the Tok'ra to obtain information about the Goa'uld from her placid symbiote, it's just bound to go bad. --Paul Tonks

• Battle Royale - Two Disc Special Edition | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  With the Japanese currently leading the way in thought-provoking cinematic violence, it's only fitting that Kinji Fukasaku's Battle Royale is being touted as A Clockwork Orange for the 21st century. Based on the novel by Koshun Takami, the film opens with a series of fleeting images of unruly Japanese schoolkids, whose bad behaviour provides a justification for the "punishments" that will ensue. Once the prequel has been dispensed with, the classmates are drugged and awaken on an island where they find they have been fitted with dog collars that monitor their every move. Instructed by their old teacher ("Beat" Takeshi) with the aid of an upbeat MTV-style video, they are told of their fate: after an impartial Lottery they have been chosen to fight each other in a three-day, no-rules contest, the "Battle Royale". Their only chance of survival in the "Battle" is through the death of all their classmates. Some pupils embrace their mission with zeal, while others simply give up or try to become peacemakers and revolutionaries. However, the ultimate drive for survival comes from the desire to protect the one you love. Battle Royale works on many different levels, highlighting the authorities' desperation to enforce law and order and the alienation caused by the generation gap. Whether you view the film as an important social commentary or simply enjoy the adrenalin-fuelled violence, this is set to become cult viewing for the computer-game generation and beyond. On the DVD: Battle Royale comes out fighting in a special edition format only a few months after the initial DVD release became cult viewing. But don't get too excited about the new cut of the film, only a few additional scenes have been added and the alternate ending simply offers a series of Requiem sequences. Disc 2 contains a whole heap of behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, unfortunately many of these tend to repeat material. The Q&A with the cast (in full costume) and the director is repeated in the Tokyo Film festival. The special effects comparison feature is a case of "spot the difference" the S-FX hardly being in the Star Wars league and the instructional video on how to direct a film proves that the DVD makers have tried to grasp irony and failed. The disc also includes trailers and text filmographies for "Beat" Takeshi and director Kinji Fukasaku along with a written statement by the master of extreme cinema. Lacking in commentary and substance this DVD is redeemed by a superior sound and visual print to its predecessors. –-Nikki Disney