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• Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons - Vol. 4 - Episodes 19 To 24 | DVD | (12/11/2001) from £4.89   |  Saving you £11.10 (226.99%)   |  RRP £15.99

  First broadcast in 1967, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was the most grown-up of all Gerry Anderson's SuperMarionation adventures. There are gadgets and toy-friendly machines galore, of course--like the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle, the Angel Aircraft and Cloudbase itself--but, unlike the colourful fantasies of Stingray and Thunderbirds, this series' concern with an implacable, vengeful enemy, conspiracies and double-agents drew its inspiration from James Bond and the Cold War spy dramas of the 1960s. Special effects whiz Derek Meddings imbues the action sequences with a truly Bondian grandeur and, like the sinister Spectre of the Bond films, the Martian Mysterons seem all the more hostile for their unseen presence, their agents infiltrating every organisation dedicated to their destruction just as it seemed the Soviets were doing at the time. The indestructible Captain Scarlet is killed then resurrected every week (though not like South Park's Kenny), and more often than not the unstoppable Mysterons emerge triumphant, and always undefeated. The varied cast of Spectrum agents and their voice characterisations also aim at verisimilitude (Captain Scarlet, voiced by Francis Matt hews, sounds like a grim Cary Grant), while the puppetry is more realistic than ever. Now with newly remastered picture and Dolby 5.1 surround sound, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons still looks and sounds like the epitome of 60s cool. --Mark Walker

• Strauss - Eine Nacht In Venedig | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £15.85   |  Saving you £-1.86 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A Night In Venice by Johann Strauss, recorded at BUFA, Berlin, 1973.

• Pet Shop Boys - Somewhere | DVD | (02/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• The Shadow Box | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  At a hospice facility nestled in the mountains of Southern California three very different families face the one thing they have in common: One member of each family is in the last stages of a terminal illness.

• Snow Beast | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The legendary creature is half man... half animal... and a cold-blooded killer! Mystery hangs over the Rill Ski Resort in Colorado after a young skier is found dead by an animal. But no ordinary animal. The Town Sheriff (Clint Walker) and Naturalists believe it could be a Yeti - the creature that was seen for years in the Colorado Rockies and North Western America. After many other skiers are found dead Tony Rill (Robert Logan) a good hunter sees a white creature disappearing into the woods. Worried he informs his Grandmother (Silyva Sydney) the ski resort supervisor but in order to keep her business she keeps the Resort open and says creatures are legends. After more attacks 2 ski champions (Bo Svenson and Yvette Minieux) go into pursuit to stop the beast.

• Verhoeven Collection (5 Disc) | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Dutch director Paul Verhoeven is one of the most challenging provocative and controversial European filmmakers working in Hollywood today. Before a string of US box office hits that include Robocop Total Recall and Basic Instinct Verhoeven directed five of the most critically cclaimed and successful films in Dutch history. The five films included in this collection are all filled with the raw sexuality incredible performances and unique visual style that make him one of the most fascinating filmmakers in cinema today. Business is Business (1971): A bawdy but sympathetic look at the lives of two Amsterdam prostitutes Business Is Business was Verhoeven's film debut. Turkish Delight (1973): Voted Best Dutch Film of the Century Rutger Hauer stars as Erik Vonk a free spirited sculptor who enters into a passionate affair with the beautiful Olga (Monique van de Ven). Katie Tippel (1975): A young girl Katie moves to Amsterdam in 1881 with her impoverished family and is led into prostitution in order to survive. Soldier Of Orange (1977): A gripping World War II tale about the Nazi invasion of Holland and its effects upon six wealthy boisterous college students. The Fourth Man (1983): Christine is young beautiful and rich. Her three husbands all died tragically and mysteriously. It's time for Christine to find her fourth man...

• Thatcher: The Final Days | DVD | (30/04/2012) from £8.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  One of the most significant politicians of the 20th century, Margaret Thatcher took Britain out of the turbulent '70s and into a period of war, strikes and increasingly polarised social division. Loved and hated in equal measure, by the early 1990s the knives were out and she was ousted from power in one of the most dramatic episodes in British political history.Featuring a bravura performance from Sylvia Syms as Thatcher, this dramatised documentary features strong performances from John Wood, Trevor Bowen, Paul Daneman, Roland Oliver and Keith Drinkel as John Major.

• Natural Lies | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Advertising executive Andrew Fell (Bob Peck) discovers on Christmas Eve that his ex-lover has committed suicide. His growing obsession with the circumstances of her death leads him to the first link in a cover-up of food double-dealings and into danger for himself and his wife (Sharon Duce). During his investigations the disturbing and mysterious Jo Scott tempts Andrew with information about the people behind Beth's death but then subjects him to public harassment. When Andrew

• Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons - Vol. 5 - Episodes 25 To 32 | DVD | (12/11/2001) from £12.50   |  Saving you £3.49 (27.92%)   |  RRP £15.99

  First broadcast in 1967, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was the most grown-up of all Gerry Anderson's SuperMarionation adventures. There are gadgets and toy-friendly machines galore, of course--like the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle, the Angel Aircraft and Cloudbase itself--but, unlike the colourful fantasies of Stingray and Thunderbirds, this series' concern with an implacable, vengeful enemy, conspiracies and double-agents drew its inspiration from James Bond and the Cold War spy dramas of the 1960s. Special effects whiz Derek Meddings imbues the action sequences with a truly Bondian grandeur and, like the sinister Spectre of the Bond films, the Martian Mysterons seem all the more hostile for their unseen presence, their agents infiltrating every organisation dedicated to their destruction just as it seemed the Soviets were doing at the time. The indestructible Captain Scarlet is killed then resurrected every week (though not like South Park's Kenny), and more often than not the unstoppable Mysterons emerge triumphant, and always undefeated. The varied cast of Spectrum agents and their voice characterisations also aim at verisimilitude (Captain Scarlet, voiced by Francis Matt hews, sounds like a grim Cary Grant), while the puppetry is more realistic than ever. Now with newly remastered picture and Dolby 5.1 surround sound, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons still looks and sounds like the epitome of 60s cool. --Mark Walker

• Phantasm IV | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The sequel with balls! The nightmare lives on... but humanity may not! The Phantasm saga reaches its terrifying climax in a horrific explosion of gut-wrenching battles lethal flying spheres and a spine-tingling quest to discover once and for all the secret of the mysterious Tall Man. For years the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) has waged a gruesome war against humanity slowly populating the world with his undead legions. But two determined heroes Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) and

• Roman Polanski | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  A collection of films from controversial Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski. The Pianist (2002): Roman Polanski's remarkable Oscar and Palme D'Or winning film 'The Pianist' tells the true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody). Managing to survive in the Krakow ghetto while the vast majority of the Jewish population have been transported to concentration camps Szpilman leads a lonely dangerous existence sheltering in abandoned houses... Directed by a film artist who

• The Tomorrow People - A Rift In Time - The Complete Story | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A Rift In Time: The Complete Story - All Four Episodes. Episode 019: Vase of Mystery Episode 020: Turn of the Thumb Episode 021: From Little Acorns Episode 022: Rise of the Roman Empire

• Born To Win | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Their story is written on his arm. If they can get a grip on each other maybe they can turn their lives around. Former hairdresser turned smart-mouthed junkie/loser known as J (Segal) spends his days looking for 'just one more fix' as his lifestyle alienates all those around him... This film is a gritty story of lust greed and deceit with Segal playing small time hustler lurking in the back alleys of the Big Apple trying to escape the self-spun web of treachery that threate

• Cosi Fan Tutte | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £12.65   |  Saving you £2.34 (15.60%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Opera in two acts from the Glyndebourne Festival Opera 1975. Sung in Italian.

• Thunderbirds: Collection Part 2 (Vols 5 - 8 ) | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £63.99

  The Man From MI5: A British spy vanishes while carrying atomic weapon blueprints. Lady Penelope is hot on the scent but is soon in great danger. Cry Wolf: An Australian operative is terrorised by the Hood. When his sons raise the alarm they are ignored by Jeff because the boys have ""cried wolf"" before. Danger At Ocean Deep: After the launch of the ship Ocean Pioneer.fears are raised that its potentially explosive cargo of liquid alsterene may mean impending di

• Victim | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Victim is quite simply a watershed moment in cinema history. The first mainstream film to portray sympathetically and realistically homosexual society, it did so at a time when homosexuality was still a crime in Britain. Janet Green and John McCormick's screenplay makes Dirk Bogarde's Melville Farr a deeply conflicted man; married and in love with his wife, he also has relationships with men; while as a lawyer he is bound to uphold the law, even as he is compelled to break it. When Jack Barrett (a young Peter McEnery) commits suicide to avoid the consequences of blackmail, Farr sees this as murder, and decides to end the extortion even if it costs him his career. Rather more skilfully plotted than it initially appears, Victim generates considerable tension, and boasts fine performances from an ensemble cast including Sylvia Syms as Farr's wife, Norman Bird, Donald Churchill and John Barrie. Basil Dearden, who memorably featured Bogarde in an early role in The Blue Lamp (1950), directs with professional assurance. Not just a historical document--though the location footage of central London circa 1961 is fascinating in its own right--Victim was instrumental in changing attitudes, which led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality. A turning point for Bogarde too, the film marked a move from matinee idol to the more serious fare of The Servant (1963) and Darling (1965). On the DVD: Victim is presented in an anamorphically enhanced 16:9 transfer, which beautifully captures the noir-ish black-and-white cinematography of Otto Heller. There is occasional print damage, but it is minimal and doesn't distract from the film. The mono sound is very good. The disc also includes the original trailer, an annotated gallery of production photographs and a 28-minute television interview with Dirk Bogarde. This excellent feature was filmed in the actor's house just prior to the release of Victim and finds him discussing his career with particular reference to Hunted (1952), the Doctor comedies, Song Without End (1960) and his latest, "bitterly controversial" picture, which he says couldn't have been made even two years earlier. --Gary S Dalkin

• Thunderbirds: Collection Part 1 (Vols 1 - 4 ) | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £87.73   |  Saving you £-23.74 (-37.10%)   |  RRP £63.99

  Trapped In The Sky: Criminal mastermind the Hood puts a bomb on a plane. International Rescue must foil the Hood's evil plans and at the same time save Tin-Tin who is on board. Pit Of Peril: The Sidewinder a revolutionary mobile army unit disappears underground during testing. Brains concocts an elaborate and risky scheme to rescue the men on board. The Perils Of Penelope: Professor Borender an important scientist and Lady Penelope are both abducted. T

• Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4 and 7 (Haitink) | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Renowned as one of the great Mahler interpreters of our age Bernard Haitink conducted a now-legendary Mahler cycle with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the early 1990s. This DVD offers a powerful record of this memorable undertaking bringing together the composer's pastoral Fourth Symphony with the often enigmatic but ultimately joyous Seventh Symphony.

• Herod The Great | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £14.99   |  Saving you £-13.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  The Story Of The King Of Ancient Judea This epic portrays the tale of the downfall of Herod (Edmond Purdom) King of Judea. After the defeat of his army by Octavius (Massimo Girotti) Herod travels to Rhodes to pay homage to the new sovereign. Mistakenly word spreads to Judea declaring King Herod is dead and arrangements need to be made to succeed him. But to everyone's disbelief Herod returns to find that he must not only deal with a collapsing kingdom but a failing marriage to wife Miriam (Sylvia Lopez). Despite his power Herod cannot prevent the ultimate destruction of the lives of his loved ones or himself.

• 20:30:40 | DVD | (11/04/2005) from £4.69   |  Saving you £16.56 (482.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A romantic drama about the universal complexity of modern relationships and follows three women aged 20 (Lee); 30 (Liu); and 40 (Chang) at different stages of life and love. Set in Taipei Taiwan against the background of minor earthquakes that the city is experiencing the women's love lives are as unpredictable and turbulent as the tremors they endure. Xiao Jie (Lee) innocent and impressionable escapes her overbearing parents for the first time to leave home and follow her dream o