"Actor: White"

• Verdi: Falstaff -- Aix-en-Provence/Mazzola | DVD | (20/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  With Willard White in the title role, this very well-sung production of Falstaff from the Aix-en-Provence festival, set in the 1950s, makes for a radical yet plausibly alternative view to the traditional setting in "Merrie England". By casting Jamaican-born baritone White in the title role, director Herbert Wernicke has emphasised Falstaff's role as an outsider, spurned by the community on account of his success as a local businessman and here with the added burden of being black. White engages our sympathy for Falstaff's plight, notably in the last act where he finally turns the table on his adversary, Ford. Yet in his world-weary sophisticated persona this Falstaff seems at odds with the farce unfolding about him; he's been there, done that. There are, nevertheless, key moments to relish: his flicker of the eye as he dismisses Pistol and Bardolph with his letters to the Misses Ford and Page; the duet he shares with Ford on the trials and tribulations of love; and the return of his self-esteem as he pulls himself up to full height following his ducking in the Thames. His face in the final act, shot in close-up, white beard illuminated by moonlight, framed by Herne's horns, is unforgettable. The supporting cast are uniformly excellent as singers and actors, a joy to watch and hear. The main set consists of a polished wooden floor with walls of wooden slatted flaps that open and shut as characters drop in and out of the action. White linen on washing lines, sheets tumbling out of drawers, or, somewhat incongruously, neatly folded on the bed that Falstaff rolls out of after his dip in the Thames, make welcome visual diversions. The Orchestre de Paris play brilliantly under maestro Enrique Mazzola who captures the ebb and flow of Verdi's fast moving score to perfection. On the DVD: Falstaff on disc has subtitles in Italian, English, German, French and Spanish. The picture quality has a real three-dimensional feel to it and the soundtrack likewise. --Adrian Edwards

• Legends Of Country Blues Guitar - Vol. 3 | DVD | (12/12/2012) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A compilation of ragtime / blues featuring archive performances....

• Trois: The Escort | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In debt. In danger. In deep. Trent a young club promoter finds himself in debt to a loan shark named Benny. After being threatened that he must obtain the money Trent must find a way to pay Benny without letting his father a prominent politician know his job or that he is no longer in school. Trent is saved from the loan shark by a sexy female night-club owner named Kyria. He becomes one of her ""call boys"" as long as Kyria pays off his debt. However everything changes

• Dracula's Daughter | DVD | (23/06/2014) from £4.49   |  Saving you £8.50 (65.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A series of murders take place in a remote European village which the locals believe to be the work of vampires and which the police dismiss as nonsense. The murders coincide with the arrival of the beautiful Luisa Karlstein (Britt Nichols) who has been summoned by the imminent death of her mother Baroness Karlstein who tells her daughter the family secret that they are all vampires! Loosely based on the classic Sheridan le Fenu short story Carmilla Franco's tale of lesbianism and vampirism is it must be said a disjointed and hotch-potch affair filmed almost back-toback with the Erotic Rites of Frankenstein. Yet despite its flaws it maintains enough of Franco's classic languid and dreamlike otherworldliness to include it among Franco's classic titles.

• Legends Of Country Blues Guitar - Vol. 2 | DVD | (01/01/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Archival performances and rare recordings are included in this celebration of the American blues. Rare footafe of several pioneering blues guitarists is included. Among the performers are Son House Leadbelly Bukka White Reverend Gary Davis and Houston Stackhouse.

• 12 Rounds / the Marine | DVD | (04/08/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  12 Rounds: When Detective Danny Baxter's girlfriend is kidnapped by an ex-con seeking retribution he must complete 12 challenges in return for her safety. The Marine: WWE champion John Cena dominates the big screen as Marine John Triton. Wherever there's danger Triton is usually smack dab in the middle of it... and he doesn't play by rules! After he's unwillingly discharged from Iraq Triton's beautiful wife Kate (Nip And Tuck's Kelly Carlson) is kidnapped by merciless jewel thieves led by a vicious killer (Robert Patrick)! Now Triton must fight to save her utilizing his most powerful weapon - himself!

• Let's Hear It For The Girls | DVD | (21/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  27 Classic tracks from the queens of swing including performances by Anita O'Day with the Gene Krupa Orchestra Thelma White Peggy Lee with the Benny Goodman Orchestra Ina Ray Hutton and her Melodears June Christy and Helen O'Connell

• Barry White - Live In Concert | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £4.30   |  Saving you £12.95 (425.99%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Following the sad death of Barry White in July fans old and new are appreciating the music that made The Walrus of Love so popular for over 4 decades. His success was truly international reflected by more than 100 Gold and 38 Platinum record awards. In this unforgettable 55 minute concert filmed in Frankfurt in 1975 Barry demonstrates admirably his vocal talents with unmistakable hits including: Never Never Gonna Give You Up Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby and Your the Fir

• Paranormal Insanity | DVD | (17/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In an attempt to rid their dorm of the ghost of a little girl, a group of college students inadvertently bring back the girl's killer, with horrifying results.

• Orange County | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Sam Complete Series 2 | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  From the 1930s to the 1960s Sam follows the life of a young boy growing up in a Yorkshire mining village. But Sam reflects more than just one man's life it captures the qualities and textures of the time weaving and exploring the fabric of a nation. The war is over and Sam is a young man. He is unhappy working in the pit and has no respect for Alan Dakin his mother's ex-lover whose house he lives in. When his Grandfather dies he leaves Sam some property and appoints him Trustee for his father. Nobody knows Sam's father Harry's whereabouts or even if he is still alive. Sam goes to sea and in Germany finds people who actually knew his father. But when Sam returns from sea he finds many things in Skellerton have changed. His mind strays back to his childhood and he relives the actual day his father left and his last words.

• Total Yoga: the Flow Series | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £4.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (160.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  One of the most popular and well produced US yoga franchises with over 1.5 million units sold. Water the second session in The Flow Series is a balanced intermediate practice of over twenty poses suitable for all levels. Water instructs with fluidity grace and power in Vinyasa flowing sequences of standing seated and inverted yoga positions. This Water practice reduces stress while developing strength muscle tone flexibility stamina and refinement. The Flow Series is a great balanced yoga workout.

• Jack Black Pack - School Of Rock / Orange County | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £16.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (58.86%)   |  RRP £26.99

  While it invites charges of Hollywood nepotism, Orange County overcomes that stigma with a delightful cast of newcomers and veterans alike. It's no better or worse than many teen comedies, but director Jake Kasdan (son of director Lawrence Kasdan) astutely combines teen-flick staples (stoner gags, raucous parties) with a biting undercurrent of southern California absurdity. This comedic texture helps Colin Hanks (son of Tom) and Schuyler Fisk (daughter of Sissy Spacek) to prove their big-screen promise. They play (respectively) an Orange County teen and aspiring writer named Shaun who yearns for admission to Stanford, and his sensible girlfriend who knows just how to nurture his dreams. Much of the comedy arises from the foibles of Shaun's dysfunctional family (played to perfection by Jack Black, Catherine O'Hara and John Lithgow), while unbilled cameos by Ben Stiller and Kevin Kline add zest to a movie that tries to be different, and mostly succeeds. --Jeff Shannon

• Mercy Streets | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £6.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (200.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Out of the depths of the criminal underworld emerges Rome a ruthless two-bit hoodlum who will stop at nothing not even murder to pull-off a counterfeiting scam worth twenty million dollars. Standing outside the prison gates Rome eagerly awaits the release of his former criminal cohort John. Determined to go straight with a land deal in Florida John rejects Rome's scam. But without money to finance his own deal he reluctantly goes along with Rome. With $50 000 in borrowed fro

• Othello / Merchant Of Venice | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £31.99

  Othello: Trevor Nunn's masterful interpretation of William Shakespeare's Othello stars Ian McKellan as the conniving treacherous Iago. Othello (acclaimed operatic bass Willard White) is a Moroccan nobleman whose marriage to the lovely and loyal Desdemona is untroubled by jealousy or conflict. That is until his trusted confidante Iago who is envious of Othello's happiness begins to scheme against the couple and ultimately incites a jealous rage in the honorable aristocrat. O

• Rough An' Ready - Performing Classic Whitesnake | DVD | (01/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Original Whitesnake members Bernie Marsden Micky Moody and Neil Murray are joined by a selection of well-known music artists as they perform the hits that propelled the band into fame.

• Tom Sawyer (Animated) | DVD | (06/05/2013) from £6.49   |  Saving you £3.50 (53.93%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Tom Sawyer and his best buddy Huck Finn love going fishing, daydreaming about pirates and stolen gold and thinking about Becky Thatcher - the pretty new girl at school. But when these pals set out on a quest for buried treasure, they end up face to face with the town's most 'grizzly' bear, Injurin' Joe. Giving Joe the slip, they find themselves in the middle of a fantastic adventure that takes them from the mighty Mississippi to the mysterious caverns of a secret hideout where they discover f...

• Polyester (The Criterion Collection) | Blu Ray | (17/09/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Hot in Cleveland - Complete Series 2 | DVD | (29/08/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Three fabulous LA women of a certain age (played by Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick) took an unplanned detour and discovered Cleveland - turning back the clock and taking back the spotlight! They decide to stay, and end up in a house whose feisty caretaker - played by Betty White - offers the Midwest perspective. But reinventing yourself doesn't happen overnight! In this season the women continue to rediscover themselves and see that their LA ways don't always play in the real world.

• Laurel And Hardy - Classic Comedy Shorts - Vol. 3 | DVD | (27/03/2000) from £3.99   |  Saving you £20.00 (501.25%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Stan Laurel stars in 'On The Front Page' Oliver Hardy stars in 'Along Came Auntie' and 'Bromeo And Juliet' Laurel and Hardy star in 'This Is Your Life' (recorded on the 1st December 1954 and was for many years believed lost).