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• Andy McNab's Bravo Two Zero | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A made-for-TV adaptation of Andy McNab's best-selling Bravo Two Zero--his account of a covert SAS mission in the Gulf War gone wrong. Sean Bean plays McNab, part of an eight-man team dropped behind enemy lines to sever communications lines. Things inevitably go wrong, however, and the team are captured and tortured, before making a variety of daring and amazing escapes. The story on which this film is based is certainly stirring, but it suffers from being generically at odds with the production values of a TV adaptation. The acting is wooden and the budget cannot provide the pyrotechnics or thrilling action sequences which action or war junkies may demand. At some points there are even unsuccessful attempts to blend parts of the staged drama with real documentary news footage. One might argue that the presentation of the SAS team as everyday, emotionally stunted lads, and their mission as gritty, downbeat and devoid of glamour is perhaps quite true to real-life events. It is also a huge novelty to see cinematic acknowledgement of British forces' participation in any conflict occurring in the last century. On the other hand, Bravo Two Zero undoubtedly appears quite dour when placed alongside a more flashy, Hollywood offering such as Three Kings. Nevertheless, SAS aficionados and fans of the novel will enjoy it immensely, if only to look at the way in which McNab's account presents Chris Ryan--author of a drastically different film and novel version of this incident, The One That Got Away--as a posturing, image-conscious coward. The video also includes an exclusive 22-minute interview with the author, Andy McNab. --Paul Philpott

• Lilith Fair - A Celebration Of Women In Music | DVD | (23/04/2001) from £12.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.08%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Lilith Fair - a Celebration of Women in Music | DVD | (25/08/2003) from £20.37   |  Saving you £-13.38 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Lilith Fair made rock and roll history in the summer of 1997 as the first all-female music tour. These sold-out concert performances could only be described as magical boasting many once-in-a-lifetime collaborations among the women artists. That magic is captured here in 'Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music' which also includes never-before-seen backstage jams intimate interviews and behind-the-scenes documentary footage of the artists. Tracklisting: 'Building A Mystery' - Sarah McLachlan 'Water Is Wide' - Sarah McLachlan/Indigo Girls 'Bitch' - Meredith Brooks 'Tried To Be True' - Indigo Girls/Sheryl Crow 'Sunny Came Home' - Shawn Colvin 'Strong Enough' - Sheryl Crow 'Near You Always' - Jewel 'Shame On You' - Indigo Girls 'Ice Cream' - Sarah McLachlan 'Closer To Fine' - Indigo Girls/Meredith Brooks/Jewel/Sarah McLachlan 'I Need' - Meredith Brooks 'Wichita Skyline' - Shawn Colvin 'Angel' - Sarah McLachlan 'I Shall Believe' - Sheryl Crow 'Morning Song' - Jewel 'Big Yellow Taxi' - All Artist Finale