"Director: James Lapine"

• Impromptu | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  There are Victorian country-house shenanigans aplenty in Impromptu: novelist George Sand (Judy Davis, affected but pretty charming) has eyes for Franz Liszt's young protégé Chopin (Hugh Grant, solid as always, but burdened by a silly Polish accent and a script that never lets him stretch out), but various lovers, jealous rivals, and Chopin's own overdeveloped sense of propriety conspire to confound her. Impromptu is witty but overlong--probably 20 minutes of hijinks and repartee, not to mention several completely gratuitous and redundant characters, could have been sliced from the film. Davis plays Sand as an impetuous, overgrown tomboy, outraging her genteel hosts by wearing pants, chomping cigars, and falling off horses; her coterie of artist-friends assure us, in a series of naked plot devices, that she nonetheless has a heart of gold. It's all good silly fun, and about as feminist as your average Def Leppard video--the other two developed female characters are ugly stereotypes: a featherbrained, feckless social climber (Emma Thompson, who once again proves she's up for anything) and a spiteful, back-stabbing shrew (the ever-capable Bernadette Peters). Director James Lapine clearly belongs to the Dr Quinn: Medicine Woman school of historical accuracy, so don't expect to learn anything about the period or the artists themselves. --Miles Bethany

• Stephen Sondheim - Into The Woods | DVD | (10/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A masterful production of the Sondheim clasic this seamless fusion of fairy tales will strike at the child's heart in all of us. A baker and his wife journey into the woods and meet up with a beguiling cast of characters that will make you laugh and cry. Recorded in 1988 this production won three Tony Awards for Best Score Best Book and Best Actress (Joanna Gleason). Includes 'Children Will Listen' and 'No One Is Alone'.

• Earthly Possessions | DVD | (09/05/2003) from £3.88   |  Saving you £2.11 (54.38%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Charlotte is a seemingly mild-mannered middle-aged housewife - who's decided to leave her husband and skip town. Her mind is made up and all that's left to do is go to the bank and withdraw her money. But while she's waiting in line her plans are suddenly changed when a desperate young man robs the bank - and takes Charlotte along as a hostage. What ensues is a wild and quirky road trip that includes car theft demolition derbies a cat named Murder and maybe even romance...

• Stephen Sondheim - Sunday In The Park With George | DVD | (10/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Stephen Sondheim's music and lyrics bring to life the world famous painting by George Seurat 'A Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of Grande Jette' to brilliant life. While the painting depicts people gathered on an island in the Seine the musical goes beyond simply describing their lives. This Production stars Broadway legends Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters.

• Life With Mikey | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Mikey is a former child star having a little trouble with his new role as a kids' talent agent. He's desperate to find a way to keep his third-rate talent agency from going under when he meets Angie a young con artist. With her streetwise smarts she's a natural for TV commercials and could be their ticket to the big time; that is if they don't drive each other crazy first! Count on big laughs with Life With Mikey a fun filled comedy treat that's sure to entertain everyone!

• Sunday in the Park With George | DVD | (10/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, by George Seurat, is one of the great paintings of the world, and in Sunday In The Park With George, book writer James Lapine and composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim bring a story based on the work brilliantly to life.; ; While the painting depicts people gathered on an island in the Seine, the musical goes beyond simply describing their loves. It is an exploration of art, of love, of commitment. Seurat connected dots to create images; Lapin...

• The Stephen Sondheim Collection | DVD | (19/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £35.99

  A Must For Every Sondheim Fan! Stephen Sondheim is an American stage musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award multiple Tony Awards (seven more than any other composer) multiple Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize. He has been described by Frank Rich in The New York Times as ""the greatest and perhaps best-known artist in the American musical theater."" His most famous scores include (as composer/lyricist) A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Company Follies A Little Night Music Sweeney Todd Sunday In The Park With George Into The Woods and Assassins as well as the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy. Featuring His All-Time Favourite Musicals: Into The Woods: This bold Tony-Award winning journey into the magical world of fairy tales is filled with witches beanstalks and life lessons both funny and tragic. Original broadway cast production starring Bernadette Peters. Sunday In The Park With George: Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters star in this deeply moving Pulitzer-Prize-winning musical depicting the artistic and emotional legacy of the famous French impressionist painter George Seurat. Sweeney Todd In Concert: Broadway legends Patti Lupone and George Hearn bring new life to this darkly comic story of the razor-wielding barber from Fleet street seeking revenge in turn-of-the century london and the sly meat pie seller who helps dispose of his handywork. Follies In Concert: Go backstage for an up-close and personal look at this 1985 concert performance of the broadway hit. Features Mandy Patinkin Barbara Cook Elaine Stritch George Hearn and more !