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• 28 Days Later/28 Weeks Later/The Transporter/The Transporter 2 | DVD | (18/02/2013) from £30.99   |  Saving you £-11.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  28 Days LaterA powerful virus is unleashed. Transmitted in a drop of blood and devastating within seconds the virus locks those infected into a permanent state of murderous rage. Within 28 days the country is overwhelmed and a handful of survivors begin their attempts to salvage a future little realizing that the deadly virus is not the only thing that threatens them.28 Weeks LaterPrepare for a mind blowing assault on the senses as the terror and devastation unleashed in 28 Days Later picks up six months after the Rage virus has decimated the city of London. The US Army has restored order and is repopulating the quarantined city when a carrier of the Rage virus enters London and unknowingly re-ignites the spread of the deadly infection once again...The Transporter

• Verdi: La Traviata (Aix-en-Provence, 2011) | DVD | (12/03/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Natalie Dessay made her first European appearances as Violetta in La traviata in a new production by the French director Jean-Franois Sivadier at the 2011 Aix-en-Provence Festival. This DVD captures her intense performance in the company of American tenor Charles Castronovo as Alfredo and French baritone Ludovic Tzier as his father, Giorgio Germont. Her theatrical impact is devastating, wrote the Financial Times. With this new production of La traviata at the 2011 Aix-en-Provence Festival, Natalie Dessay made her first European appearances as Verdi's Violetta, a pinnacle of the soprano repertoire. She made her debut in the role in 2009 at the Santa Fe Festival in the US, and subsequently sang Violetta in Japan. Dessay's 2011-12 season will include La traviata at the Vienna State Opera (in this Aix-en-Provence production by French theatre and opera director Jean-Franois Sivadier) and the New York Metropolitan. Violetta makes tremendous demands on a singer, both vocally and dramatically, and signals Dessay's transition from lighter coloratura roles to the more full-blooded lyric repertoire. I'm tired of playing weeping girls, she told the French magazine Tl 7 Jours, Violetta is a real woman. That makes a nice change! The change was clearly successfully achieved: describing Dessay’s performance, the Financial Times wrote that her theatrical impact is devastating. Sivadier's production was staged in the open air, in Aix-en-Provence's exquisite Thtre de l'Archevch with its huge spiral staircases, medieval arches and 18th-century wings. The stage dcor was minimal, the simple costumes evoked the 1940s or 1950s, and the prime focus was on intense characterisation.

• Atlantic City | DVD | (18/06/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  French New Wave director Louis Malle made two pieces of memorable Americana in mid-career, Atlantic City (1980) and Pretty Baby (1978). Atlantic City stars Burt Lancaster in one of his greatest screen performances: as an ageing crook now working the numbers racket from a seedy apartment in the casino town of Atlantic City. Susan Sarandon is a waitress whose brother is on the run from the mob, having stolen a cache of drugs. She and Lancaster form an odd but engaging couple and hatch a plot to beat the odds stacked against them. Atmospheric, bittersweet, with lots of character and some neat action: it all adds up to a pretty classy offering. On the DVD: Unfortunately, the picture and sound quality on the DVD are only average. The image is 14:9 ratio and has been taken from a print of variable quality in which some reels are barely adequate. There are no additional features. --Ed Buscombe

• Naked as Nature Intended / Secrets of a Windmill Girl | DVD | (18/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Titles Comprise: Naked as Nature Intended: The George Harrison Marks' nudie classic that was previously thought lost! City girls Pamela and Jacki hire a car to explore some of Britain's most beautiful countryside in Devon and Cornwall. Already enjoying some freedom from the routine of daily life they stumble upon committed nudists Bridget and Angela - and that's when the holiday and the fun really starts. Secrets of a Windmill Girl: London's historic Windmill Theater became famous as the only London establishment that stayed open throughout the Blitz. At the time it offered live entertainment that mixed comedy with semi-nude burlesque dancing. Filmed by Stanley Long Secrets of a Windmill Girl captures the excitement of London in the mid-60s while telling the tale of the brutal demise of Windmill's star performer. All of the stage scenes use the theatre's real dancers to give viewers a taste of what the Windmill was like back in the 60s.

• Transporter 2 | Blu Ray | (01/12/2008) from £17.18   |  Saving you £2.81 (16.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mercenary Frank Martin, who specializes in moving goods of all kinds, heads home to the United States.

• Troy/Alexander/Clash of the Titans Triple Pack | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Throughout time men have waged war. Some for power some for honour – and some for love. In ancient Greece the passion of two of history’s most legendary lovers Paris Prince of Troy and Helen Queen of Sparta ignites a war that will devastate a civilization. One man stands as the keyto victory or defeat over Troy: Achilles.

• Pretty Baby | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Director Louis Malle tackled a social taboo and made 12-year-old Brooke Shields a star with this controversial examination of child prostitution in turn-of-the-century New Orleans. Violet (Shields) is the daughter of a prostitute (Susan Sarandon) who works at one of the brothels in New Orleans' legendary red-light district Storyville. One day photographer Ernest Bellocq (Keith Carradine) arrives at the brothel to take photos of the prostitutes and becomes fascinated with Violet who is fast approaching her 12th birthday and a subsequent initiation into prostitution. When her mother moves to St. Louis in search of marriage and respectability Violet determines to marry the much older Bellocq. Malle infuses the potentially lurid subject matter with a lyrical beauty that brings humanity to his characters and story with the assistance of a sensitive script by Polly Platt and superb cinematography by Sven Nykvist.

• Bats | DVD | (09/10/2003) from £12.90   |  Saving you £-6.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Bats, the result of a government experiment gone wrong, have suddenly become intelligent, vicious, and omnivorous, and are attacking people near Gallup, Texas.

• Retroactive | Blu Ray | (08/08/2016) from £13.48   |  Saving you £7.50 (71.50%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Police psychologist Karen Warren (Kylie Travis) is stranded on a Texas highway when she accepts a lift from Frank (James Belushi) and Rayanne Lloyd. Frank and his wife row violently, and Frank ends up pulling out a gun and shooting Rayanne. Karen makes a run for it, and finds refuge in a military bunker. There she encounters a scientist who has perfected a time travel machine. Karen finds herself catapulted back into Frank's car, 20 minutes earlier. Can she alter events so that Rayanne is not killed?

• Concert For New York City | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The Concert for New York City took place at New York's Madison Square Gardens six weeks after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. As presented here, with about five hours of musical performances and celebrity cameos, it was a frequently awkward affair: the traditional fatuous jollity of American show business ceremonies is not, perhaps, the ideal medium for articulating the feelings engendered by the kind of tragedy America had just suffered. It is often evident--and actually quite endearingly so--that the film and television stars who appear here feel somewhat foolish accepting applause while standing alongside the members of New York's Police and Fire departments who take the stage to offer brief tributes to fallen comrades (it would be nice, but naïve, to believe that September 11 caused our celebrity-obsessed culture to redraft its parameters of heroism). The performances captured here are mostly pretty good, though David Bowie's opening, with an eerie and affecting take on Paul Simon's "America", followed by a rumbustious "Heroes", sets a standard not subsequently matched. The short films by New York directors are also worth seeing, especially Kevin Smith's daringly funny New Jersey perspective (the concert's only other overt attempts at humour misfire woefully--especially the toe-curling George W Bush impersonator). However, the concert is principally of interest as a document of a moment in history, rather than as a musical artefact. All of what America felt, for better and for worse, in the immediate wake of September 11, is on view here: sorrow, defiance, pride and, as Richard Gere famously discovered when he suggested that perhaps there were more constructive responses than carpet-bombing Third World basket-cases, anger. On the DVD: The Concert for New York Cityhas a viewing option which screens out everything except the musical performances. Sound is available in Dolby 5.1 Surround and PCM Stereo. --Andrew Mueller

• Legendary Warriors Box Set | Blu Ray | (15/08/2011) from £47.23   |  Saving you £-12.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Titles Comprise: 10 000 B.C: From Roland Emmerich director of Independance Day and The Day After Tomorrow comes 10 000 BC a sweeping odyssey into a mythical age of prophesies and gods when spirits rule the land and mighty mammoths shake the earth. In a remote mountain tribe the young hunter D'Leh (Steven Strait) has found his heart's passion - the beautiful Evolet (Camilla Belle). But when a band of mysterious warlords raid his village and kidnap Evolet D'Leh leads a small group of hunters to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. As they venture into unknown lands for the first time the group discovers there are civilizations beyond their own and that mankind's reach is far greater than they ever knew. At each encounter the group is joined by other tribes who have been attacked by the slave raiders turning D'Leh's once-small band into an army. Troy: For honour... In 1193 B.C. the dandy Trojan prince Paris (Bloom) irresponsibly spirits away the unhappy wife of Menelaus (Gleeson) the Spartan king. Demanding the return of Helen the Greeks launch a thousand ships and lay siege to Troy. Under the command of Agamemnon (Cox) revered warrior Achilles (Pitt) leads the Greek forces against the Trojan defenders commanded by Hector (Bana) who carries the fate of his nation on his shoulders... Clash Of The Titans: In Clash Of The Titans the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes) vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god defies fate and creates his own destiny. 300: Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy drawing a line in the sand for democracy. The film brings Miller's (Sin City) acclaimed graphic novel to life by combining live action with virtual backgrounds that capture his distinct vision of this ancient historic tale.

• The Secret Identity Of Jack The Ripper | DVD | (04/08/2008) from £4.03   |  Saving you £-1.04 (-34.80%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Over one hundred years ago a serial murderer stalked the streets of London. Innocent women were murdered by his knife. No suspects were convicted. Dozens of theories about the killings have evolved but none have been conclusive. To this day the identity of the killer has never been determined. In this event hosted by Peter Ustinov a team of world-renowned forensic scientists and criminologists from top agencies including the F.B.I. and Scotland Yard comes together to use state-of-the-art criminal investigation techniques to finally uncover The Secret Identity Of Jack The Ripper! With vivid re-enactments of the original witness testimonies the panel of experts revisit the evidence and profile the suspects. Who got away with the most infamous serial crime of the 19th Century?

• Clash of the Titans (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + UV Copy | Blu Ray | (18/06/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In Clash of the Titans the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes) vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god defies fate and creates his own destiny.

• Les Vampires | DVD | (24/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A legendary early masterpiece of French cinema 'Les Vampires' follows the exploits of a nefarious band of master criminals led by the seductive femme fatale Irma Vep alluringly played by Musidora. Holding Paris in the grip of terror the underworld gang are pursued across the city by heroic journalist Philippe Guerande and his sidekick Mazamette. Reflecting the mood of fear and anxiety in World War I era France this meticulously restored ten-part silent serial from film pioneer Louis Feuillade - creator of the acclaimed Fant''mas serials - is a hugely influential and engrossing crime drama from cinema's golden age. Musical accompaniment composed by Eric Le Guen and Chateau Flight.

• Mona The Vampire - The Book Of The Slimy | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £9.70   |  Saving you £0.29 (2.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Stories include: 'The Book Of The Slimy' 'The Sam 'n' Ella Infiltration' 'The X-Change Student' and 'Red Moon Monsters'.

• Clash of the Titans/Wrath of the Titans Double Pack | DVD | (15/10/2012) from £17.09   |  Saving you £5.90 (34.52%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Clash of the Titans The ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Finnes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neelson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny. Wrath of the Titans A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Worthington) - the demigod son of Zeus (Neeson) - is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus' godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramrez), switch loyalties and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.

• Reefer Madness | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A U.S. governement funded propaganda docu-drama film from 1938 designed to inform the public of the perils of smoking marijuana but ironically now worth seeing for its laughable historical and scientific innaccuracy...

• The Last Outpost | DVD | (05/05/2008) from £5.68   |  Saving you £4.31 (75.88%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Last Outpost depicts the friendship between two British soldiers (Cary Grant and Claude Rains) defending the Empire in Kurdistan as they assist native refugees to safety. However their bond is soon put to the test when they vie for the affections of Rosemary Haydon (Gertrude Michael).

• Beyond Biba | DVD | (01/02/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Beyond Biba provides an invaluable glimpse into Barbara Hulanicki today. A rare insight into the woman herself, her memories of her father's murder, the impossible glamour of Biba, the impact of her husband Fitz on her life, her thoughts on modern America and her refusal to give up and live in the shadow of the past. The film focuses on these elements, and more, to create an all access of an overlooked and elusive artist. Special features"Barbara Hulanicki On Tour" documentaryDirector's CommentaryStills galleryDeleted scenes Collectors bookletFrench subtitlesReviews'Beyond Biba' will leave you bubbly about Biba - LA Times "A fascinating portrait of the life of 1960s fashion legend Barbara Hulanicki" - The Guardian

• An Alternative Reality: The Football Manager Documentary Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (03/11/2014) from £4.80   |  Saving you £13.19 (274.79%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Having sold the game for over 20 years and capturing the hearts and minds of generations An Alternative Reality: The Football Manager Documentary is a feature-length film examining its enduring appeal. Narrated by BAFTA-winning actress Vicky McClure (This Is England Broadchurch) the film features contributions from football managers international footballers and celebrity fans. Interspersed with humour from Tony Jameson's Stand Up Comedy Act 'Football Manager Ruined my Life'. It delves into the inspiration with the creators of the iconic game and how it has influenced Football. Special Features: Live Q&A with Miles Jacobson