"Director: Davis Guggenheim"

• 24: Series 3 | DVD | (09/08/2004) from £4.44   |  Saving you £46.81 (1,472.01%)   |  RRP £49.99

  There's not one cougar to be found in 24's dynamic third season, and that's good news for everyone. After Jack Bauer's daughter Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) survived hokey hazards in season 2, she's now a full-time staffer at CTU, the L.A.-based intelligence beehive that's abuzz once again--three years after the events of "Day Two"--when a vengeful terrorist threatens to release a lethal virus that could wipe out much of the country's population. Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) attempts to broker a deal for the virus involving drug kingpin Ramon Salazar (Joaquim de Almeida), whose operation Jack successfully infiltrated at high personal cost: to maintain his cover, he got hooked on heroin. That potentially deadly triangle--drug lords, addiction, and bioterrorism on a massive scale--sets the 24-hour clock ticking in a tight, action-packed plot involving a potential traitor in CTU's midst; the return of TV's greatest villainesses in Nina Meyers (Sarah Clarke) and former First Lady Sherry Palmer (Penny Johnson Jerald); a troubled romance between Kim and Jack's new partner Chase (James Badge Dale); and a scandalized reelection campaign by president David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert), who monitors CTU as they struggle to (literally) save the day. The intricately woven subplots that are 24's greatest strength are masterfully developed here, and character arcs are equally strong, especially among CTU staffers Tony (Carlos Bernard) and his wife Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth); CTU director Ryan Chappelle (Paul Schulze), who is season 2's tragic bargaining chip; and the annoying but well-intentioned Chloe O'Brian (Mary Lynn Rajskub), who makes pivotal contributions with by-the-book efficiency. It's 24's superior casting that overcomes the series' occasional lapses in credibility, and season 3's twists make marathon viewing a nerve-wracking delight. By the time it's all over, with a high body count and the surgical reattachment of a main character's severed hand, 24 once again leaves you gratefully exhausted. As always, Sutherland anchors the series in the role he was born to play. When Jack takes a private moment to release 24 hours' worth of near-fatal tension and psychological anguish, Sutherland proves that 24's dramatic priorities are as important as its thriller momentum. DVD extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes (about the prison break sequence, climactic F-18 Hornet air-strike, and real-life bio-weaponry) that pay welcome tribute to the series' hard-working crew, who create Emmy-worthy television under pressures as intense as 24 itself. --Jeff Shannon

• 24: Series 1 | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £14.93   |  Saving you £35.06 (234.83%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Such a simple idea--yet so fiendishly complex in the execution. 24, as surely everyone knows by now, is a thriller that takes place over 24 hours, midnight to midnight, in 24 one-hour episodes (well, 45-minute episodes if you extract the ad breaks). Everything to take place in real time--on-screen and off-screen time the same--which means no flash-backs, no flash-forwards, no nice handy time-dissolves. Every strand of the plot has to be dovetailed and interlocked to make sure that things happen just when they should, in the right amount of time. Not that easy. Creator Robert Cochran and his team of writers and directors have done a pretty impressive job in putting the jigsaw together and keeping the tension ratcheted up high, as Federal Agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) hares around LA trying to stall an assassination attempt on a black Presidential candidate and rescue his wife and daughter from the clutches of the Balkan baddies. Twists, turns, revelations and cliffhangers are tossed at us with satisfying regularity. It’s not perfect: we get some hokey plot devices (instant amnesia, anybody?) and the final twist, once you start thinking back, makes no sense whatsoever. There are altogether too many huggy family moments ("I love you, Dad." "I love you, son"); and as for überbaddie Dennis Hopper’s "Serbian" accent… Even so, this is undeniably mould-breaking TV. Sutherland, rescuing his career from the doldrums in one heroic leap, fully deserves his Golden Globe. Sets and locations are artfully deployed--we gain a real sense of LA’s splayed-out geography--and Sean Callery’s score is a powerful, brooding presence. Like Murder One and The Sopranos, 24 is one of those series future TV thrillers will have to measure themselves against. On the DVDs: 24 is released in a six-disc box set. On discs 1- 5 there are no extras, but disc 6 includes the "alternative" ending and a preview of Series 2, presented by an urbane Kiefer Sutherland, that tells us precisely nothing. The transfer, in 16x9 widescreen and 2.0 Dolby Digital sound, does the high production values of the original every justice.--Philip Kemp

• He Named Me Malala | DVD | (29/02/2016) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (65.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  HE NAMED ME MALALA is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old (she turns 18 this July) was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls' education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world. She miraculously survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls' education globally as co-founder of the Malala Fund. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman) shows us how Malala, her father Zia and her family are committed to fighting for education for all girls worldwide. The film gives us an inside glimpse into this extraordinary young girl's life from her close relationship with her father who inspired her love for education, to her impassioned speeches at the UN, to her everyday life with her parents and brothers.

• 24 - Season 1-9 | DVD | (06/10/2014) from £58.99   |  Saving you £-9.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Experience all nine exhilarating seasons of the critically acclaimed groundbreaking one-hour drama 24! Emmy® winner Kiefer Sutherland stars as former Counter Terrorism Unit head Jack Bauer who sidesteps authority and tries to stop terrorist attacks – his way. Featuring tension-filled storylines that unfold in real time and a knockout supporting cast including Mary Lynn Rajskub William Devane Kim Raver Dennis Haysbert Carlos Bernard and Cherry Jones 24 is one of the most electrifying series ever made! This extraordinary collection offers all nine seasons as well as the feature-length 24: Redemption.

• An Inconvenient Truth | DVD | (26/12/2006) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

• It Might Get Loud | DVD | (18/01/2010) from £6.41   |  Saving you £13.58 (211.86%)   |  RRP £19.99

  "It Might Get Loud" is unlike any rockumentary you've ever seen. Three guitar virtuosos from three generations, get together to jam, swap stories and share their passion for the most influential instrument in rock 'n' roll history: the electric guitar.

• An Inconvenient Truth | DVD | (26/12/2006) from £12.94   |  Saving you £7.05 (35.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

• The Unit | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Covert Warriors. Unsung Heroes. From executive producers Shawn Ryan (The Shield Angel) and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright David Mamet. They are The Unit a covert Special Forces team operating outside the usual military chain of command. Whether stateside or aboard these heroes are on the frontlines protecting U.S. citizens and foreigners alike slipping in under the radar and risking their lives to save the day then leaving just as quietly without any well-deserved credit or thanks. Hailed as ""TV's best new show"" (Rolling Stone) this riveting action-packed drama is as realistic pulse-pounding TV at its finest. Episodes Comprise: 1.First Responders 2. Stress 3. 200th Hour 4. True Believers 5. Non-Permissive Environment 6. Security 7. Dedication 8. SERE 9. Eating The Young 10. Unannounced 11. Exposure 12. Morale Welfare And Recreation 13. The Wall

• Gossip | DVD | (26/02/2001) from £5.23   |  Saving you £10.02 (252.39%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Gossip is one of a spate of movies that owe a lot to Cruel Intentions. This time it's rich kids in college, but other than that Gossip stays well within the beautiful-young-people-doing-awful-things-to-each other formula. Lena Heady plays Jones, obviously the Smart Girl because she is briefly seen wearing glasses. Jones hangs out with Arty Guy Travis and Handsome Rich Guy Derrick, who finances their adventures and has a little bit of a lying habit. The three are all in the same journalism class (acidic monologist Eric Bogosian plays the acidic professor) and decide to start and track a rumour for their term papers. They pick rich and beautiful couple Beau and Naomi (Joshua Jackson and Kate Hudson) as the focus of the rumour, and before you know it their juicy story starts spinning out of control into ugly territory and a truly ludicrous climax. There are attempts at making sledgehammer points about the slippery task of finding Truth, but mostly Gossip is about the guilty pleasure of watching pretty young actors be mean to each other. You'll hate yourself in the morning, but watch it anyway. --Ali Davis, Amazon.com

• The Shield - Season 2 | DVD | (01/10/2012) from £6.49   |  Saving you £13.50 (67.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The second season of drama in an inner city L.A. police precinct where detective Vic Mackey (Chiklis) leads a corrupt but highly effective strike team in a tough morally ambiguous world in which the line between good and bad is crossed every day... Episodes Comprise: 1. The Quick Fix 2. Dead Soldiers 3. Partners 4. Carte Blance 5. Greenlit 6. Homewrecker 7. Barnstormers 8. Scar Tissue 9. Co-Pilot 10. Coyotes 11. Inferno 12. Breakpoint 13. Dominoes Falling

• It Might Get Loud | Blu Ray | (18/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Three generations of rock guitarists come together for It Might Get Loud, a 2009 documentary directed by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth). These are not just your garden-variety guitar gods: Jimmy Page, in his mid-'60s at the time of the film, founded Led Zeppelin, who dominated the 1970s following the breakup of the Beatles. As a member of U2, 48-year-old David Evans, better known as the Edge, created one of the most distinctive and influential sounds of the past quarter century. And 34-year-old Jack White (of the White Stripes, the Raconteurs, and the Dead Weather) was described by one music publication as "the most significant rock 'n' roll figure of the past ten years." Guggenheim, who followed the three around for the better part of a year, takes us into their individual lives, past and present. There are shots of Page as a young London session musician, with the Yardbirds and Zeppelin, at Headley Grange (the estate where much of the fourth Zep album was made), and at home with his record collection. The Edge takes us to the Dublin classroom where U2 first rehearsed, as well as to the practice room he uses now (never a virtuoso soloist, he developed a style based on texture and a mind-boggling array of effects); and White, whose insistence on authenticity is admirable but perhaps a tad self-conscious, constructs a "guitar" from a plank of wood, a piece of wire, and a Coke bottle (he also plays a recording by the primitive bluesman Son House, featuring just voice and handclaps, that White says is still his biggest inspiration). The three also converge on a Hollywood sound stage, where they chat and a do a little jamming on Zep's "In My Time of Dying" (with all three playing slide guitar) and the Band's "The Weight." It's hard to say if the film's appeal will extend beyond guitar freaks and fans of these particular bands, but at the very least, It Might Get Loud offers some interesting insight into the soul and inspiration behind some of pop's best and most popular music. --Sam Graham

• 24 : Series 1 & 2 (Limited Edition Box Set) | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £69.99

  This limited-edition DVD box set contains the complete first and second series of 24. Read our reviews of the individual series here: 24, Series 1, 24, Series 2.

• Waiting For Superman | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-8.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN.

• 24: Series 1 - 3 | DVD | (09/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  24' is an innovative television drama where the entire series takes place in one day. Each of the 24 episodes covers one hour told in real time. And all the time the clock keeps ticking... This box set contains all three series of the high-octane adventures of Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) and his CTU team.

• Num3ers | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  FBI Special Agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) recruits his mathematical genius brother Charlie (David Krumholtz) to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles. The two brothers take on the most confounding criminal cases from a very distinctive perspective. Assisting Don at the FBI is his partner Terry Lake (Sabrina Lloyd) and new recruit David Sinclair (Alimi Ballard). Dr. Larry Fleinhardt (Peter MacNicol) is Charlie's friend and colleague who urges Charlie to focus more on his university studies than on FBI business. Don and Charlie's father Alan Eppes (Judd Hirsch) is pleased to see his two sons working together but fears their competitive nature will lead to trouble. Episodes Comprise: 1. Pilot 2. Uncertainty Principle 3. Vector 4. Structural Corruption 5. Prime Suspect 6. Sabotage 7. Counterfeit Reality 8. Identity Crisis 9. Sniper Zone 10. Dirty Bomb 11. Sacrifice 12. Noisy Edge 13. Manhunt

• 24 - Series 1 | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  24 is an innovative television drama where the entire series takes place in one day. Each of the 24 episodes covers one hour told in real time. The series follows several characters as they live through a day that none of them will forget. And all the time the clock keeps ticking... This collection features a sampler of what awaits in season 1!