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• The Sopranos: Complete Series 2 | DVD | (24/11/2003) from £15.74   |  Saving you £46.25 (293.84%)   |  RRP £61.99

  The second series of The Sopranos, David Chase's ultra-cool and ultra-modern take on New Jersey gangster life, matches the brilliance of the first, although it's marginally less violent, with more emphasis given to the stories and obsessions of supporting characters. Sadly, the programme-makers were forced to throttle back on the appalling struggle between gang boss Tony Soprano and his Gorgon-like Mother Livia, the very stuff of Greek theatre, following actress Nancy Marchand's unsuccessful battle against cancer. Taking up her slack, however, is Tony's big sister Janice, a New Age victim and arrant schemer and sponger, who takes up with the twitchy, Scarface-wannabe Richie Aprile, brother of former boss Jackie, out of prison and a minor pain in Tony's ass. Other running sub-plots include the hapless efforts by Chris (Michael Imperioli) to sell his real-life Mafia story to Hollywood, the return and treachery of Big Pussy and Tony's wife Carmela's ruthlessness in placing daughter Meadow in the right college. Even with the action so dispersed, however, James Gandofini is still toweringly dominant as Tony. The genius of his performance, and of the programme-makers, is that, despite Tony being a whoring, unscrupulous, sexist boor, a crime boss and a murderer, we somehow end up feeling and rooting for him, because he's also a family man with a bratty brood to feed, who's getting his balls busted on all sides, to say nothing of keeping the government off his back. He's the kind of crime boss we'd like to feel we would be. Tony's decent Italian-American therapist Dr Melfi's (Loraine Bracco) perverse attraction with her gangster-patient reflects our own and, in her case, causes her to lose her first series cool and turn to drink this time around. Effortlessly multi-dimensional, funny and frightening, and devoid of the sentimentality that afflicts even great American TV like The West Wing, The Sopranos is boss of bosses in its televisual era. --David Stubbs

• Flight 666: Documentary | Blu Ray | (25/05/2009) from £16.35   |  Saving you £11.64 (71.19%)   |  RRP £27.99

  What happens when you take a legendary British metal band a customised Boeing 757 12 tons of music and stage equipment a film crew and fly them to 13 countries in 45 days? You get Flight 666- a full length documentary charting the Iron Maiden's ambitious 2008 Somewhere Back In Time World Tour. With lead singer Bruce Air-raid Siren Dickinson piloting 'ED FORCE ONE' Maiden played some of their classic early material to nearly half a million rabid fans worldwide. Watch concert footage and behind the scenes action from aboard the Maiden jet with this fantastic Blu-ray package! Tracklisting: 1. Iron Maiden: Flight 666 2. Churchill's Speech / Aces High (Live In Mumbai 1/2/08) 3. 2 Minutes To Midnight (Live In Melbourne 7/2/08) 4. Revelations (Live In Sydney 9/2/08) 5. The Trooper (Live In Tokyo 16/2/08) 6. Wasted Years (Live In Monterrey 22/2/08) 7. The Number Of The Beast (Live In Los Angeles 19/2/08) 8. Can I Play With Madness (Live In Mexico City 24/2/08) 9. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Live In New Jersey 14/3/08) 10. Powerslave (Live In San Jose 26/2/08) 11. Heaven Can Wait (Live In Sao Paulo 2/3/08) 12. Run To The Hills (Live In Bogota 28/2/08) 13. Fear Of The Dark (Live In Buenos Aires 7/3/08) 14. Iron Maiden (Live In Santiago 9/3/08) 15. Moonchild (Live In San Juan 12/3/08) 16. The Clairvoyant (Live In Curitiba 4/3/08) 17. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Live In Toronto 16/3/08)

• The Full Monty | DVD | (27/02/2006) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Six men. With nothing to lose. Who dare to go....the full monty! Dole queue Job Club domestic discord - the world is falling apart for six unemployed Sheffield steelworkers. But one of them has had enough. Determined to beat the system Gaz (Carlyle) hatches a plan that will make him and his friends serious rich - and quickly! He convinces them that a strip routine will bring in the punters especially when that act reveals the ultimate - the Full Monty! As our local heroes

• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (The Criterion Collection) | Blu Ray | (17/11/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - Live At Wacken | DVD | (15/11/2010) from £56.73   |  Saving you £-42.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  On Thursday July 30th 2009 Heaven & Hell took to the stage at the famous Wacken Festival in Germany as part of the tour in support of their album The Devil You Know released earlier in the year. Although nobody knew at the time it was to be Ronnie James Dio's last filmed concert appearance before his sad death in May 2010 from stomach cancer. Heaven & Hell were on fantastic form and played a set blending tracks from the newly released album with classics from their Black Sabbath days. This is a truly fitting tribute to one of the legendary voices of rock. Tracklist: 1) E5150 2) Mob Rules 3) Children Of The Sea 4) I 5) Bible Black 6) Time Machine 7) Fear 8) Falling Off The Edge Of The World 9) Follow The Tears 10) Die Young 11) Heaven And Hell 12) Country Girl 13) Neon Knights

• Resolution | DVD | (24/06/2013) from £14.83   |  Saving you £-1.84 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Paranormal forces descend upon a junkie forced to go cold turkey in an isolated cabin - or do they? Genre-bending horror at its most bone-chilling. Michael is committed to getting his best friend Chris to sober up and get his life back on track. With the best of intentions Michael implements a plan to convince Chris to go to rehab before his drug addiction leads to an early death. But what begins as an attempt to save his friend's life quickly takes an unexpected turn as the two friends confront personal demons the consequences of past actions and forces beyond their control.

• COFFEE AND CIGARETTES - MOVIE | Blu Ray | (04/06/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Coffee And Cigarettes | DVD | (28/02/2005) from £11.24   |  Saving you £8.75 (77.85%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Short stories from Jim Jarmusch that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.

• Heaven And Hell - Live From Radio City Hall | DVD | (23/08/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Live From Radio City Music Hall captures the band bashing its way through some of the Dio era's best including Mob Rules Die Young Neon Knights Children Of The Sea and an epic 15-minute-plus version of Heaven And Hell. The quartet also performed a pair of new songs-the hit single The Devil Cried and Shadow of the Wind. The DVD will include the entire show shot in breathtaking HD as well as a tour documentary and other bonus footage.

• Casino (Special Edition) | DVD | (11/07/2005) from £4.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (140.76%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Director Martin Scorsese reunites with members of his GoodFellas gang (writer Nicholas Pileggi; actors Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Frank Vincent) for a three-hour epic about the rise and fall of mobster Sam "Ace" Rothstein (De Niro), a character based on real-life gangster Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal. (It's modelled on Wiseguy and GoodFellas and Pileggi's true crime book Casino: Love and Honour in Las Vegas.) Through Rothstein, the picture tells the story of how the Mafia seized, and finally lost control of, Las Vegas gambling. The first hour plays like a fascinating documentary, intricately detailing the inner workings of Vegas casinos. Sharon Stone is the stand out among the actors; she nabbed an Oscar nomination for her role as the voracious Ginger, the glitzy call girl who becomes Rothstein's wife. The film is not as fast-paced or gripping as Scorsese's earlier gangster pictures (Mean Streets and Good Fellas) but it's still absorbing. And, hey--it's Scorsese! --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com

• Jersey Shore - Season 2 | DVD | (29/08/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The eight housemates of Jersey Shore are back for another season of GTL, fist pumping, and battling grenades. But this time the party has moved south to Miami Beach. The area code may have changed, but the drama remains the same.The Situation, Vinny and Pauly D give MVP a whole new meaning; Snooki continues her search for the perfect gorilla juicehead while JWOWW tries to keep her out of trouble; Sammi and Ron pick up right where they left off; and Angelina can't help but stir things up. MVP will be creepin', Ron Ron juice will be flowin', and Snooki will be Snookin' on Season Two of Jersey Shore.

• Jersey Shore - Season 1 | DVD | (21/02/2011) from £29.95   |  Saving you £-9.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  On Jersey Shore MTV follows eight young adults as they move into a summer house to indulge in everything Seaside Heights New Jersey has to offer. Jersey Shore uncovers sometimes surprising often hilarious and usually over-the-top personalities as they juggle work love nightlife friendship and the drama that ensues. Includes all nine explicit episodes! Episodes Comprise: 1. A New Family 2. The Tanned Triangle 3. Good Riddance 4. Fade to Black 5. Just Another Day at the Shore 6. Boardwalk Blowups 7. What Happens in AC 8. One Shot 9. That's How the Shore Goes

• Jersey Shore: Season 3 | DVD | (13/02/2012) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  It's tee-shirt time! New Jersey's most recognisable housemates are reunited in Seaside, NJ - where all the fist-pumping magic began - living in their original shore house and working at the tee-shirt shop.There's still fallout from the note in Miami, but nothing can stop the family dinners, G.T.L and gorilla hunting that have bonded them from the beginning. Angelina is long gone, but nobody told the roomies Snooki invited her BFF Deena to move in.And like Snooki, Deena will prove that big fun and drama come in small packages. So brace yourself as they hit the boardwalk, beat up the beat and continue to prove that a summer at the Jersey Shore is truly unforgettable.

• Bulworth | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £9.43   |  Saving you £-2.18 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Jay Bulworth is your typical senator going through a nervous breakdown. The empty speeches, lies, money and pressure have led him to plan his own assassination on a weekend trip home to California just before the election. However, a cord snaps in him and like Jim Carrey's rambling lawyer in Liar, Liar, Bulworth can only tell the truth. This new freedom turns Bulworth on and he spews the ugly truth about politics: he tells mass media they are as corrupt as insurance companies; lambastes a black church for not having leaders; and riles the Jewish power elite of Hollywood. He enters South Central running away from advisors (including a bemused Oliver Platt) and mixing it up with a potential new girlfriend (Halle Berry) and a local boss (Don Cheadle). He offends across the board, even developing an inherent knack to rap his speeches. And the public loves it. The weekend becomes a clarifying point for Bulworth: he finds a reason to live.Beatty's rude and relevant comedy is a one-joke movie but the joke is pretty good. It's a courageous film that is always sharp even though it loses narrative focus. Beatty's hilarious raps are so inspired they deserve repeated viewings. As usual, Beatty surrounds himself with a great crew, Ennio Morricone's music and Vittorio Storaro's cinematography being especially noteworthy. Beatty and Storaro even have the audacity to imitate two very famous photographs in the film's final seconds. The script by Beatty and Jeremy Pikser won the LA Film Critics award and was nominated for an Oscar. --Doug Thomas

• Honest | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £7.78   |  Saving you £-1.79 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Three tough and sexy working class sisters intent on thieving and burgling their way out of poverty, masquerading as men

• Flight 666: Special Edition/Documentary | DVD | (24/02/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Tracklist: Full Concert Shot In 16 Different Cities 1. Churchill's Speech / Aces High (Live In Mumbai 1/2/08) 2 Minutes To Midnight (Live In Melbourne 7/2/08) 3. Revelations (Live In Sydney 9/2/08) 4. The Trooper (Live In Tokyo 16/2/08) 5. Wasted Years (Live In Monterrey 22/2/08) 6. The Number Of The Beast (Live In Los Angeles 19/2/08) 7. Can I Play With Madness (Live In Mexico City 24/2/08) 8. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Live In New Jersey 14/3/08) 9. Powerslave (Live In San Jose 26/2/08) 10 .Heaven Can Wait (Live In Sao Paulo 2/3/08) 11. Run To The Hills (Live In Bogota 28/2/08) 12. Fear Of The Dark (Live In Buenos Aires 7/3/08) 13. Iron Maiden (Live In Santiago 9/3/08) 14. Moonchild (Live In San Juan 12/3/08) 15. The Clairvoyant (Live In Curitiba 4/3/08) 16. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Live In Toronto 16/3/08)

• Heaven And Hell - Live From Radio City Hall Ltd Edition | DVD | (23/08/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Live From Radio City Music Hall captures the band bashing its way through some of the Dio era's best including Mob Rules Die Young Neon Knights Children Of The Sea and an epic 15-minute-plus version of Heaven And Hell. The quartet also performed a pair of new songs-the hit single The Devil Cried and Shadow of the Wind. The DVD will include the entire show shot in breathtaking HD as well as a tour documentary and other bonus footage.

• The Black Sabbath Story - Vol. 2 - 1978-1992 | DVD | (26/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This second instalment in The Black Sabbath Story covers the period between 1978 and 1992. These were the wilderness years after founding vocalist Ozzy Osbourne left the group and it often seemed as though Sabbath had fitted their tour bus with a revolving door--by 1986, guitarist Tony Iommi was the only founder member left in the group. Five different vocalists are featured in this programme: Ronnie James Dio (ex-Rainbow), Ian Gillan (ex-Deep Purple), Glenn Hughes, Geoff Nicholls and Tony Martin. The nine promo videos collected here are representatives of an era that all but the most die-hard of Sabbath fans have tried to forget. It is an ignominy that is richly merited. The kindest thing that can be said of this collection of awful 80s hair-metal soundtracking dreadful black-and-white videos of men with haircuts that not even German football players would be caught dead with is that it's an interesting period piece. On the DVD: The Black Sabbath Story is presented in widescreen. Sound is available in Dolby 5.1 Surround or Dolby Digital. The menu of extras is badly laid out, but includes a gallery of Sabbath albums and further interviews with band members--including an extraordinary and hilarious reminiscence from Ian Gillan, which confirms that that Black Sabbath's reality was far more preposterous than any of the satirical conceits offered by This Is Spinal Tap.--Andrew Mueller

• Kindergarten Ninja | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  When a football star is convicted of drunk driving and sentenced to community service teaching kids a martial arts Guardian Angel helps him overcome his own ego and learn the meaning of responsibility.

• Night At The Golden Eagle | DVD | (09/02/2004) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-10.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In Night at the Golden Eagle, a cross-section of decrepit people live out their desperate, dead-end lives over the course of a long night at an equally decrepit LA hotel. This is the jaundiced vision of director Adam Rifkin, best known for the raucously enjoyable Detroit Rock City and the cult curiosity The Dark Backward. He's corralled some good people for this low-budget offering (Natasha Lyonne and Ann Magnuson as hookers, Vinnie Jones as a cruel pimp), but the lion's share of screen time goes to a pair of small-time crooks (Donnie Montemarano and Vinny Argiro) planning to split for Vegas in the morning. It's diverting for a while, but the bleached-sepia look and unrelenting rancidity take their toll, grinding the picture down. Even a soft-shoe shuffle for Fayard Nicholas (of the awesome Nicholas Brothers), a grace note if there ever was one, can't lift the movie out of its determined sense of gloom. --Robert Horton