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• NYPD Blue - Season 2 | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Originally broadcast in 1994, the second series of NYPD Blue was disrupted by the departure of star David Caruso (Detective John Kelly) after just four episodes--apparently under less than amicable circumstances. He was ably replaced as Detective Sipowicz's partner by Jimmy Smits as the smoother Detective Bobby Simone, and the series managed not to miss a beat. More streamlined and downbeat than its predecessor Hill Street Blues (also created by Steven Bochco), NYPD Blue continued second time around to mix near-the-knuckle detective work in pursuit of New York's scummiest with more character and relationship-based drama. Although it's regrettable that its ethnic-minority characters such as Lieutenant Fancy are increasingly marginalised here, the series is more comfortable, and even has fun with, regular characters such as the nervy Detective Medavoy and his on-off paramour Donna Abandando. Andy Sipowicz's simmering, tough-nosed recovering alcoholic is increasingly and amusingly put to the test in a number of situations, including a murder investigation in a gay bar; being sung to at his own wedding by Nic Turturro's Detective Martinez; and a love scene in the shower in which we experience the dubious pleasure of seeing his bare bum. New female introductions, such as the strong but sympathetic Detective Lesniak, also helped to shake up the series with a much-needed oestrogen boost. There's also fun to be had in spotting a number of guest appearances by up-and-coming actors destined to make it in their own right such as Richard Schiff and Bradley Whitford (The West Wing) and Debra Messing (Will and Grace). On the DVD: NYPD Blue, Series 2 DVD box set contains a number of extras, primarily a one-hour documentary in which the cast and programme-makers discuss the series episode by episode, the self-congratulatory mood only broken by some subtle digs at departing star David Caruso (apparently, he walked straight off the set following his final take into a waiting limo without any farewells). There's also a small piece paying tribute to the music of theme-writer Mike Post and an item covering the relationship between Sipowicz and Assistant DA Sylvia Costas, in whose marriage this series culminates. --David Stubbs

• Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage | DVD | (24/11/2008) from £5.85   |  Saving you £7.14 (122.05%)   |  RRP £12.99

  "The Christmas Cottage" is the story of how a small community and an ageing artist come together to discover the true meaning of Christmas!

• Spider-Man 2 | Blu Ray | (04/06/2012) from £8.08   |  Saving you £11.91 (147.40%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In Spider Man 2, the latest installment in the blockbuster Spider-Man series, based on the classic Marvel Comics hero, Tobey Maguire returns as the mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is juggling the delicate balance of his dual life as college student and a superhuman crime fighter. Peter's life becomes even more complicated when he confronts a new nemesis, the brilliant Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) who has been reincarnated as the maniacal and multi-tentacled "Doc Ock". When Doc Ock kidnaps MJ (Kirsten Dunst), Spider-Man must swing back into action as the adventure reaches new heights of unprecedented excitement.

• Legend of Korra: Book One: Air - Volume 1 | DVD | (28/10/2013) from £4.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (50.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The time of Aang the last Airbender has passed, but the spirit of the Avatar lives on in Korra, a teenage girl from the Southern Water Tribe. Against the wishes of her guardians, Korra leaves the safety of her home in the Southern Water Tribe to travel to Republic City. There she begins her quest to capture the man who ultimately seeks to rid the world of bending forever. Get ready to experience a story like nothing before in The Legend of Korra: Book One - Air!

• Autumn In New York | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A New York restaurant owner falls for a young woman chef. When she reveals a dark secret about herself, their relationship takes on deeper meaning.

• Juno | Blu Ray | (09/06/2008) from £6.10   |  Saving you £19.89 (326.07%)   |  RRP £25.99

  Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual and bizarre decision regarding her unborn child.

• The Jackal | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £16.04   |  Saving you £3.95 (19.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Jackal is filmmaking by numbers: take two huge stars, Richard Gere and Bruce Willis, and pit them opposite each other in a plot that's already been audience tested. That director Michael Caton Jones' film is based not on Frederick Forsyth's novel but on the script for the 1973 original starring James Fox is the first clue that something here is amiss. Fred Zinneman's The Day of the Jackal was a genuinely taut and claustrophobic thriller; the remake is like a Rocky & Bullwinkle take on international terrorism disguised as an action movie. Dashing IRA terrorist, Declan Mulqueen (Richard Gere), is sprung from jail to help the FBI Deputy Director Carton Preston (Sidney Poitier) track down The Jackal, an amoral international terrorist who is a master of disguise. The FBI believes he is about to assassinate a US political bigwig and is engaged in a race against time to discover exactly who the target is and where they will be felled. Throughout the film Gere sports an Irish accent as ill-fitting and phoney as the bushy lip-wig that Willis adopts at one point as a disguise. The usually warm-hearted Willis plays the steel-jawed terrorist with a cool reserve, but he doesn't have much character development to work with (apart from a misguided attempt to introduce a gay subtext). At over two hours of running time with plenty of exposition and precious few action sequences, this film is a test of will for the audience as well as the protagonists.On the DVD: The DVD includes a lengthy "making of" featurette, several deleted scenes and an alternate ending with some small dialogue changes. There is also an exceedingly dry director's commentary by Michael Caton Jones which muses on such mind-numbingly dull details as the colour of the subway platform in the film's climactic sequence. The film is presented in a clear print in 2.35:1 anamorphic format with 5.1 Dolby Digital sound. --Chris Campion

• How To Make An American Quilt | DVD | (15/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Berkeley graduate student Finn (Winona Ryder) is spending the summer at the home of her sparring grandmother and great aunt (Oscar-winners Ellen Burstyn & Anne Bancroft). Their house is a quiet haven where Finn intends to finish her latest thesis and think over a marriage proposal. But when she meets sexy smoldering Leon things begin to get complicated. As she wrestles with her decision the women in her grandmother's quilting bee confide to her the stories of the loves that shaped

• Hamlet | Blu Ray | (19/10/2009) from £8.79   |  Saving you £11.20 (127.42%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Laurence Oliver delivers one of his greatest Shakespearean performances as Hamlet. Seldom has the tragic story of the Danish prince tortured by his duty to his murdered father and by the guilt and fear he feels at the prospect of revenge been so brilliantly portrayed. It is the tragedy of a man who thinks but fails to act. For as long as Shakespeare is performed this film will stand as a definitive production.

• Life At The Top | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £5.38   |  Saving you £4.61 (85.69%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Laurence Harvey turns in an excellent performance in this sequel to the highly successful Room At The Top which follows the life of a social climber whose self-doubt tarnishes his success. With his marriage to the boss' daughter on the rocks, Harvey finds himself embroiled in an affair with a London anchorwoman.

• The Grass Is Greener | DVD | (21/04/2008) from £13.29   |  Saving you £-8.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Hollywood legends Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons team up for this lush romantic comedy that proves that variety is the spice of love. When a struggling British earl (Grant) opens his manor to the public, what he wants is some badly needed money... what he gets is a handsome American millionaire (Mitchum) who sweeps the earl's gorgeous wife off her feet. Encouraged by his wife's chatterbox best friend (Simmons), the jealous earl challenges his Yank rival to a duel. The romantic royal is fighting for love and honor, but he could lose something more - his life!

• A Bullet Is Waiting (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (25/03/2024) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jean Simmons (Footsteps in the Fog), Rory Calhoun (The Colossus of Rhodes), Stephen McNally (The Lady Gambles) and Brian Aherne (The Song of Songs) star in A Bullet Is Waiting. Sheriff Munson (McNally) is escorting prisoner Ed Stone (Calhoun) when circumstances force both men to seek shelter in an isolated cabin with a solitary young woman, Cally (Simmons). With neither man seeming to be who he claims to be, Cally is unsure who to trust, and the tension begins to mount. Directed John Farrow (Night Has a Thousand Eyes), A Bullet Is Waiting is a thrilling and unique hybrid of film noir and western. Product Features High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with writers Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman (2021) From Cricklewood to Hollywood (2021, 21 mins): archivist and historian Josephine Botting discusses the early career of actor Jean Simmons and her transition from British to American cinema The Yoke's on Me (1944, 16 mins): comedy short starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio protect their isolated farmhouse from unwanted guests Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Moonlight And Valentino | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £17.98   |  Saving you £-4.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This is a powerful comedy drama about four women who discover untapped strength within themselves when they finally let go of what divides them. In the blink of an eye the happily married Rebecca Lott becomes a widow or as she puts it 'the w word'. She is not alone for long however when her eccentric friend Sylvia neurotic younger sister Lucy and controlling ex-stepmother Alberta move in with a lot of baggage - both emotional and literal! But when Alberta hires a sexy house paint

• David Lean Box Set | DVD | (20/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  A collection of David Lean's finest films. Include: 1. The Sound Barrier (1952) 2. Hobsons Choice (1954) 3. Blithe Spirit (1945) 4. Brief Encounter (1945) 5. Great Expectations (1946) 6. Oliver Twist (1948) 7. Madeleine (1950) 8. The Passionate Friends (1949) 9. This Happy Breed (1944)

• The Grass Is Greener | DVD | (04/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Hollywood legends Cary Grant Deborah Kerr Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons team up for this lush romantic comedy that proves that variety is the spice of love. When a struggling British earl (Grant) opens his manor to the public what he wants is some badly needed money what he gets is a handsome American millionaire (Mitchum) who sweeps the earl's gorgeous wife off her feet. Encouraged by his wife's chatterbox best friend (Simmons) the jealous earl challenges his Yank rival to a duel. The romantic royal is fighting for love and honor but he could lose something more -- his life!

• Zack Snyder's Justice League | Blu Ray | (27/05/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Shadows in The Sun | DVD | (23/02/2015) from £7.05   |  Saving you £2.94 (29.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Jamie Dornan (50 Shades of Grey The Fall) plays Joe the friend and unconventional carer for Hannah played by Oscar winner Jean Simmons (Spartacus Guys and Dolls) as she spends her later years alone in her Norfolk country home. When Hannah's son Robert (James Wilby) arrives with his teenage daughter played by Ophelia Lovibond (Guardians of the Galaxy) and younger son he becomes shocked with his mother's intimacy with her young friend. Emotions and tensions between the group begin to surface and it might take a tragic incident to bring them together. Writer/director David Rocksavage has produced this unique drama that explores the complexities of family relationships.

• Portrait Of Jennie | DVD | (06/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Artist Eben Adams has never been able to impress dealer Henry Matthews with his work - until he draws a sketch of a young girl he meets in the park one day.She says she is only twelve and is dressed in clothes of a bygone era. The next time the couple meet Adams has become a success and Jennie a beautiful young woman whom he persuades to sit for a portrait. Adams learns that Jennie was raised in a convent in New England and died when a tidal wave hit the town. Hoping to be reunited w

• The Gift | DVD | (10/09/2007) from £9.49   |  Saving you £6.50 (68.49%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From cult film maker Sam Raimi comes the tale of Annie, a woman with rare psychic powers, is willing to use them to investigate a murder, but what she uncovers could well make her the killer's next victim.

• Wanted: Dead Or Alive | DVD | (10/09/2001) from £19.09   |  Saving you £-13.10 (-218.70%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Los Angeles is being ripped to shreds by terrorist bombs so the CIA turn to former agent turned bounty hunter Josh Randall (Rutger Hauer). When the terrorist Malak (Gene Simmons) kills two of Randall's close friends he forgoes thoughts of the bounty and the quest becomes driven by revenge.