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• Shrek - Special Edition | DVD | (16/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Full of verve and wit Shrek is a computer-animated adaptation of William Steig's delightfully fractured fairy tale. Our title character (voiced by Mike Myers) is an agreeable enough ogre who wants to live his days in peace. When the diminutive Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) evicts local fairy tale creatures (including the now-famous Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio and the Gingerbread Man), they settle in the ogre's swamp and Shrek wants answers from Farquaad. A quest of sorts starts for Shrek and his new pal, a talking donkey (Eddie Murphy), where battles have to be won and a princess (Cameron Diaz) must be rescued from a dragon lair in a thrilling action sequence. The story is stronger than most animated fare but it's the jokes that make Shrek a winner. The PG rating is stretched when Murphy and Myers hit their strides. The mild potty humour is fun enough for the 10-year-old but will never embarrass their parents. Shrek is never as warm and inspired as the Toy Story films, but the realistic computer animation and a rollicking soundtrack keeps the entertainment in fine form. Produced by DreamWorks, the film also takes several delicious stabs at its cross-town rival, Disney. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com On the DVD: DVD could have been invented to showcase Shrek's stunning computer animation--admirably served here by 16:9 anamorphic widescreen presentation--while the exuberant soundtrack comes alive in 5.1 Dolby Digital. There are plenty of extras to choose from on this DVD, from The Tech of Shrek and fake Character Interviews to the amusing Swamp Karaoke Dance Party featuring the whole cast. However, none of these features have much depth, nor do they last long and it would be easy to feel slightly disappointed--were it not for the excellent Shrek's ReVoice Studio. This first-of-its-kind feature requires a computer running Microsoft Windows 98SE or higher, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, an Internet connection and a DVD-ROM drive. However, once the DVD-ROM is up and running, the instructions could not be clearer and within minutes the whole family will be dubbing their voices over favourite characters and scenes--rendering the other extras almost irrelevant.--Helen Baker

• Drop Dead Fred/The Parole Officer/Guest House Paradiso | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-15.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Drop Dead Fred (Dir. Ate De Jong 1991): When Elizabeth returns to her mother's home when her marriage breaks up she recreates her imaginary childhood friend Fred to escape from the trauma of losing her husband and her job. In between the chaos and mayhem that Fred creates Elizabeth desperately attempts to win back her husband and return to normality with comical results! Parole Officer (Dir. John Duigan 2001): Simon Garden (Steve Coogan) a useless parole officer

• Mon Roi | Blu Ray | (11/07/2016) from £13.98   |  Saving you £13.00 (108.42%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation centre after a serious ski accident. Dependent on the medical staff and pain relievers, she takes time to look back on a turbulent relationship that she experienced with Georgio. Why did they love each other? Who is this man that she loved so deeply? How did she allow herself to submit to this suffocating and destructive passion? For Tony, a difficult process of healing is in front of her, physical work which may finally set her free From multiple award winner Maïwenn (Polisse)comes the critically acclaimed MON ROI, the story of a passionate and destructive relationship featuring award winning performances from Emmanuelle Bercot (Polisse)and Vincent Cassel (Black Swan).

• Black Swan | Blu Ray | (03/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Feverish worlds such as espionage and warfare have nothing on the hothouse realm of ballet, as director Darren Aronofsky makes clear in Black Swan, his over-the-top delve into a particularly fraught production of Swan Lake. At the very moment hard-working ballerina Nina (Natalie Portman) lands the plum role of the White Swan, her company director (Vincent Cassel) informs her that she'll also play the Black Swan--and while Nina's precise, almost virginal technique will serve her well in the former role, the latter will require a looser, lustier attack. The strain of reaching within herself for these feelings, along with nattering comments from her mother (Barbara Hershey) and the perceived rivalry from a new dancer (Mila Kunis), are enough to make anybody crack… and tracing out the fault lines of Nina's breakdown is right in Aronofsky's wheelhouse. Those cracks are broad indeed, as Nina's psychological instability is telegraphed with blunt-force emphasis in this neurotic roller-coaster ride. The characters are stick figures--literally, in the case of the dancers, but also as single-note stereotypes in the horror show: witchy bad mummy, sexually intimidating male boss, wacko diva (Winona Ryder, as the prima ballerina Nina is replacing). Yet the film does work up some crazed momentum (and undeniably earned its share of critical raves), and the final sequence is one juicy curtain-dropper. A good part of the reason for this is the superbly all-or-nothing performance by Natalie Portman, who packs an enormous amount of ferocity into her small body. Kudos, too, to Tchaikovsky's incredibly durable music, which has meshed well with psychological horror at least since being excerpted for the memorably moody opening credits of the 1931 Dracula, another pirouette through the dark side. --Robert Horton

• Adventures In Future Shorts Vol.1 | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Adventures In Future Shorts: Vol.1

• Elizabeth | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Now close to death Queen Mary I (Kathy Burke) steps up her policy of Protestant repression. Even Princess Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) her younger sister and her heir apparent is in grave danger but Mary's last ditch to execute her for treason fails. Within days Mary is dead and Elizabeth is crowned Queen of England but with enemies and rebellion continuing in her own council she is advised to hit back. She retaliated in a counter-coup of immense ferocity wiping out all opposition to her leadership. Her throne is finally secure.

• Brotherhood Of The Wolf | HD DVD | (02/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the true story of the Beast of the Gevaudan that terrorised France in the mid-XVIIIth century. A special envoy of the King of France a biologist an explorer and a philosopher arrives in the Gevaudan mountainous central region of France. The Beast has been attacking women and children for months and nobody has quite been able to harm it or even take a good look at it. In the second part our hero Chevalier de Fronsac will not only have to fight the Beast but also ignorance bigotry and conspiracy and will rely on two women one an aristocrat the other a prostitute as well as the enigmatic Mani a Mohawk he met in New-France.

• La Haine | HD DVD | (11/12/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Inspired by cinematic classics including Mean Streets Do the Right Thing and The BAttle of Algiers Mattieu Kassovitz's La Haine is arguably the most incendiary provocative and prescient film to emerge from the 90s. Starkly shot in black and white capturing a Paris not seen on any tourist map the film deals with France's intolerance towards outsiders following Vinz (Vincent Cassel Irreversible Oceans 12) Hubert (Hubert Kounde) and Said (Said Taghmaoui Hideous Kinky Three Kings) three young men trapped in the Parisian economic ethnic and social underclass. In the decade since the film's release Europe has witnessed the rise in prominence of Far Right politics the increasing marginalisation of minorities and the growth of religious fundamentalism. Following the 2005 riots across France La Haine is now more relevant than ever in a continent which has finally woken up.

• Irreversible | DVD | (28/12/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass.

• Shrek Family - Fun Pack | DVD | (05/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) is searching for a wife. Because of a complicated situation he needs a mate so he can qualify as king of the land. The 3-foot-tall despot has already banished all the fairy tale characters from his land resulting in a diaspora of familiar bedtime figures. Shrek (Mike Myers) and the obnoxious Donkey (Eddie Murphy) factor in when Farquaad concludes that he needs dragon-slaying assistance. The woman he wants is the beautiful Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) who's imprisoned in a castle by said dragon. To cut a deal to keep his house the antisocial Shrek accepts the mission except he falls in love with the princess he's been ordered to find!

• Yoga For Me And My Baby | DVD | (22/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the American west during the 1870's U.S Marshal Mike S. Blueberry tries to stop Wally Blount the man who killed his girlfriend from snatching a stockpile of gold hidden deep in Indian territory...

• Gauguin | DVD | (18/12/2017) from £9.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Paul Gauguin feels smothered by the atmosphere prevailing in Paris in the year 1891. Around him, everything is so artificial and conventional: he needs authenticity to renew his art. Failing to convince his wife Mette and his five children to follow him to Paradise Lost, he sets out for Tahiti alone. Once there, he chooses to settle down in Mataiera, a village far away from Papeete, installing himself in a native-made hut. He soon starts working passionately, painting and carving in a style close to the primitive art specific to the island. During his two-year stay the artist will experience poverty, cardiac problems and other displeasures but also happiness in the arms of Tehura, a beautiful young native girl. Written by Guy Bellinger.

• Blueberry | DVD | (10/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the 1870s in the Old West, a U.S Marshall named Mike S. Blueberry must confront his own inner demons while stopping a villain stealing an indian treasure.

• Dobermann | DVD | (17/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ruthless cunning and sexy The Dobermann (Vincent Cassel) is a class-A criminal for the 21st Century. Along with his stunning partner Nat the Gypsy (Monica Bellucci) The Dobermann leads a crazy gang of bank robbers into one of the most awesomely high-tech weapons ever seen: Dobermann and his gang are thirsty for action. Hot on their trail is the sadistic renegade cop Christini (Tcheky Karyo) who will break every rule legal and moral to personally dispense with The Dobermann. Christini sets a merciless trap for his arch enemy which culminates into a relentlessly explosive confronation finally bringing the two evils face to face..... A visually stunning cocktail of gun play adrenalin-fuelled action dazzling special effects and a pumping soundtrack featuring The Prodigy 'Dobermann' is a frenetic assault on your senses. You have been warned.

• The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan | DVD | (14/08/2023) from £15.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A