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• Tootsie/To Wong Foo - Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar/Connie And Carla | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tootsie: Sydney Pollack directs this touching gender-bending farce in which Dustin Hoffman plays actor Michael Dorsey. Dorsey who is fine actor but an irreproachable perfectionist can hardly make ends meet; the best he can do for his wallet is take on a couple of jobs as a part-time drama coach and a part-time waiter. But when with the help of a few accessories (including rouge and a padded bra) he transforms himself into Dorothy Michaels everything changes. Dorothy lands a hot job on a soap opera monopolizes the covers of glossy magazines and wins thousands of adoring fans. But when he falls head-over-heels for his co-star Julie (Jessica Lange) he's got a real problem: How can he tell Julie he loves her when she thinks he's a she? Michael desperate to relinquish his disguise proceeds as a she and endures a battle with his agent played by Pollack who refuses to end his contract with the soap; a fight with his best friend who is a woman; unwanted sexual advances from a fellow soap actor; and sweet affections from Julie's father. (Dir. Sydney Pollack 1982) Too Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julia Newmar: En route from New York City to Hollywood for a drag queen beauty pagent Noxeema Vida and Chi Chi are forced to take an unwelcome detour when their 1967 Cadillac convertible breaks down. Stranded in the tiny midwestern town of Snydersville the three try to make the best of their unfortunate circumstance. And when their glitz and glamour wake up the sleepy local citizens the stage is set for an outrageously funny weekend... (Dir. Beeban Kidron 1995) Connie And Carla: Struggling Chicago dinner theater performers Connie (Vardalos) and Carla (Collette) accidentally witness a mafia hit...and who subsequently hit the road running for their lives. Assuming the killers will never look for them in a place devoid of culture the pair head to Los Angeles where they assume new identities and find their middling talent at song and dance perfectly suited to new careers; as drag queens! Much to their surprise they inadvertently become the toast of the cabaret circuit. As their ruse becomes increasingly difficult to maintain they discover that it is indeed lonely at the top especially after Connie meets Jeff (Duchovny) a guy she'd really like to be a real girl with... With the mafia zeroing in and the line separating their onstage/offstage personas blurring beyond the point of recognition Connie and Carla soon discover the power of not compromising to pursue your dreams fighting the good fight and never ever underestimating the transformative power of cosmetics. (Dir. Michael Lembeck 2004)

• The Positively True Adventures Of The Alleged Texas Cheerleader - Murdering Mom | DVD | (13/09/2002) from £6.19   |  Saving you £-3.20 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  She wanted to give her daughter the best shot at being a cheerleader... The things you do for your kids. What happens when the pursuit of happiness drives you round the bend? Holly Hunter finds out when she stars as Wanda Holloway a loving mother who wants the best for her daughter -- at almost any price. Wanda and her close neighbor and fellow stage mother Verna each want their own daughter to win a coveted spot on the high school cheerleading team. The battle for the prized pom-poms is so intense that while her daughter is doing the splits Wanda is busy devising a plan to try and guarantee her winning. Her plan leads her to talk of murder. Wanda says it started as a joke but when her brother- in- law Terry (Beau Bridges) goes to the cops Wanda becomes entangled in a trial for solicitation of murder making for a movie that would be tragic -- if it weren't so hysterically funny.

• Tooth Fairy | Blu Ray | (22/04/2013) from £11.98   |  Saving you £13.01 (52.10%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Dwayne Johnson stars as Derek Thompson one of the toughest hockey players around until he's sentanced to once week's hard labour as the world's most unlikely toothe fairy! Even though he must sport frilly wings and learn the magical tricks of the trade Derek's determined to do the job his way and prove he's got what it takes! Also starring Julie Andrews Stephen Merchant and Billy Crystal. Special Features: Introduction by Director Michael Lembeck Tooth Fairy Training Center Sing Along with Fairy Oke Gag Reel Deleted Scenes Behind the Scenes of Tooth Fairy Theatrical Trailer

• A Christmas Wedding Tail | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £5.15   |  Saving you £0.84 (16.31%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Jennie Garth of 90210 stars as Susan, an unemployed Los Angeles museum curator and widowed single mom temporarily living in a small California town with her three sensitive sons. Jake (Brad Rowe of General Hospital) is a single dad of two tomboys who owns a local winery. When Susan's dog Rusty (voiced by Jay Mohr of Ghost Whisperer) falls for Jake's poodle Cheri (voiced by Nikki Cox of Las Vegas), these canine matchmakers help their owners fall in love too. Now wit...

• Lennon NYC | Blu Ray | (24/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The ultimate tribute to the ultimate music legend.When The Beatles split up in 1970, John Lennon found himself carrying the weight of public adoration and expectation, as the break-up of the world's most influential band left a hole at the centre of popular culture that he was expected to fill. Leaving his native Britain in 1971, he travelled - as so many had before him - to the city of New York for the chance of a new life. As with so many immigrants to the Big Apple, Lennon sought freedom: freedom to be himself, to leave the Beatles behind and to live his life as a husband, father and artist.This feature-length documentary, produced with complete support from Yoko Ono, tells the definitive story of Lennon's solo career and the artistic choices he made in his new adopted city. Featuring access to never-before-seen material from the Lennon archives, rare recordings of some of his greatest solo hits and interviews with the likes of Yoko Ono, Elton John and Ringo Starr, this is the ultimate portrait of John Lennon in his post-Beatle years.

• The Toxic Avenger | DVD | (18/08/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The foundation stone of the Troma label's trash-movie empire, The Toxic Avenger introduces the character of nerdy janitor Melvin, who suffers heaps of abuse from local bad-guys and is stuffed into a vat of toxic waste while dressed in a ballerina outfit. He emerges mutated into a Swamp Thing/Hulk-style monster hero who romps around the blighted township of Tromaville, New Jersey, offing the grotesque villains in nastily gruesome ways and mooning over his blind true love. The Troma style is unique, and perhaps predates the anything-gross-for-a-laugh approach of the Farrelly Brothers by a good 10 years, but it sometimes wavers between the good-natured gags and genuinely unpleasant plot images that somewhat spoil the tone. Entry-level filmmaking, but with surprisingly professional head-squashing effects and a degree of enthusiasm that breaks down most resistance. Several sequels have ensued, including The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie. -- Kim Newman

• The Sleepover Club - Series 1 - Episodes 1-4 | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  There's not much sleeping going on in the beachside suburb of Crescent Bay. Come and meet Fliss Lyndz Kenny Rosie & Frankie; all members of a secret society called 'The Sleepover Club' - no boys or parents allowed! Constantly in conflict with their arch rivals - three boys called the M&Ms - life couldn't be more serious... or more funny! The Sleepover Club has a bit of everything for everyone... You'll laugh... You'll cry... But most of all you'll love The Sleepover Club; It's seriously cool!

• Transformers: Dark Of The Moon | DVD | (19/06/2017) from £10.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A mysterious event from Earth's past threatens to ignite a war so big that the TRANSFORMERS alone will not be able to save the planet. Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and the AUTOBOTS™ must fight against the darkness to defend our world from the DECEPTICONS'™ all-consuming evil in the smash hit from director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg.

• Juliette Binoche Collection | DVD | (03/12/2007) from £22.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (4.40%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Set Comprises: Three Colours Blue (Trois Coleurs Bleu): Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy which explores the French Revolutionary ideals of Freedom Equality and Brotherhood are landmarks of world cinema. 'Three Colours Blue' was an immediate success winning the top prizes at the 1993 Venice film festival and unanimous praise from critics and audiences the world over. Julie (Juliette Binoche) loses her composer husband and their child in a car crash and though devastated she tries to make a new start away from her country house and a would-be lover. But music still surrounds her and she uncovers some unpleasant facts about her husband's life. Slowly Julie learns to live again as music and the gift of creativity prove to be a healing force. Code Unknown (Code Inconnu): Paris. A very busy boulevard. Someone throws a crumpled piece of paper into the outstretched hands of a beggar-woman. This is the bond which for an instant links the trajectories of several very different characters : Anne a young actress is on the threshold of making it in the cinema. Her boyfriend Georges is a war photographer he is rarely in France. His father is a farmer. Georges' younger brother Jean has no interest in taking over the farm. Amadou is a music teacher in an institute for deaf-mute children. His father a taxi driver originates from Africa. His little sister is deaf and it's because of her that Amadou has chosen his profession. Maria comes from Romania and sends home the money she gets from begging. Having been deported she goes back home to spend some time with her family before embarking on another humiliating journey to France. What do they have in common these characters and those whose path they cross? Written and directed by Michael Haneke one of modern cinema's most distinctive and ambitious directors Code Unknown is a complex film of powerful emotional force and a fascinating study of the subtle connections and barriers between people social class race and the difficulty of communicating in the modern world. The Night Is Young (Mauvais Sang): Leos Carax's second film confirmed his status as one of the most talented young French filmmakers of his generation. Set a few years before the 21st century Mauvais Sang (Bad Blood) tells the story of Alex (Dennis Lavant) the teen-age son of a murdered criminal who is enlisted by two former associates of his father to steal a valuable serum for an AIDS-like disease. Alex's mission becomes complicated when he begins to fall in love with one of the associates' young mistress (Juliette Binoche) and he becomes involved in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a rival gang woman known only as ""The American.""

• Perfect Crimes 3 | DVD | (06/01/2003) from £6.60   |  Saving you £-3.61 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  3 star packed crime thrillers recreating the golden age of film noir. 'A Dime A Dance': When taxi-dancer Ginger's best friend Julie is found murdered the evidence points to a stalker killer. Detective Nick Marino stakes-out the dance hall and gets cheek-to-cheek with sexy Ginger. But while Nick's away Ginger finds herself in the arms of customer number 5 a slow dance of death. 'Good Housekeeping': 1950's USA. Helen Fiske had it all: the little house in the suburbs the well-stocked refridgerator and the hard-working husband. A good life. Until the night a blind gangster with a sharp cane and his two cronies turned her world upside down forever. 'The Black Bargain': Crime boss Abbazzia checks into a plush suite with the last remnants of his shot- up mob to regroup and wait for reinforcements. But as his women and bodyguards begin to desert he's left to ponder the rules of the underworld jungle- the wounded animal always dies alone...

• Mozart: Don Giovanni -- Von Karajan | DVD | (16/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A performance of Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera Choir; conducted by Herbert Von Karajan. Singers include: Samuel Ramey and Julia Varady; directed by Michael Hampe. Recorded live at the Festpiele Salzburg in 1987.

• Crime Story - Series Two Boxset | DVD | (06/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Following the phenomenal success of Miami Vice executive producer Michael Mann returned to the small screen with a new kind of gritty police drama one that talked tougher and hit harder than anything TV had ever seen before. Episodes comprise: 1. The Senator the Movie Star and the Mob 2. Blast from the Past 3. Always a Blonde 4. Atomic Fallout 5. Shockwaves 6. Robbery Armed 7. Little Girl Lost 8. Love Hurts 9. MIG-21 10. Moulin Rouge 11. Seize the Time 12. Femme Fatale 13. Protected Witness 14. Last Rites 15. Pauli Taglia's Dream 16. Roadrunner 17. Desert Justice (aka The Brothel Wars) 18. Byline 19. The Hearings 20. Pursuit 21. Escape 22. Going Home

• The Red Shoes | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £14.38   |  Saving you £-4.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  One of Powell and Pressburger's most famous films, "The Red Shoes" is the tragic and romantic story of Vicky Page, the brilliant young dancer who must give up everything if she is to become a great ballerina.

• Friends - Series 1 - Episodes 9-16 | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £5.64   |  Saving you £4.34 (163.77%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Season 1: When the first series of Friends debuted in September 1994, it was immediately obvious there would be no need for the show to find its feet. "The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate" was a confident introduction to the six lead characters, opening in the middle of an everyday conversation with the soon-to-be uncharacteristic line: "There's nothing to tell". In fact, the soap opera-style plot got complicated pretty quickly, with spoiled brat Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) moving on from her failed wedding to feelings toward nerdy/heartthrob Ross (David Schwimmer). However, no love life was more complicated than Joey's (Matt LeBlanc), with an endless stream of girlfriends that annoyed the hell out of wisecracking roommate Chandler (Matthew Perry), who only seemed to be able to connect with Janice (Maggie Wheeler), the shrillest voice in the city. Bouncing all manner of neuroses around them were Ross' obsessive sister Monica (Courteney Cox) and endearingly ditzy Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow). Premise established, Series 1 matured the characters by providing a monkey and a son for Ross. We met also meet Ross and Monica's parents Jack (Elliott Gould) and Judy (Christina Pickles), Chandler's mother (Morgan Fairchild) and Phoebe's twin sister Ursula (Kudrow, naturally). Fans loved cameos from George Clooney, Jay Leno and show creators Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman and David Crane. But really the focus was on building to "T.O.W. Rachel Finds Out" that Ross is in love with her. --Paul Tonks

• Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle | DVD | (01/10/2001) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  If nothing else, Doggystyle indicates a remarkable, if not exactly commendable, honesty in the relationship between Snoop Dogg and his fans. Snoop recognises that his absurdly wealthy, sexually indulged, permanently stoned persona is admired chiefly by priapic 14-year-old boys who don't understand why girls won't speak to them, and young men who think a booming car stereo is a signifier of awesome masculinity. He has delivered to these constituencies precisely the kind of video they would want. Doggystyle does not trouble itself with any actual promotional clips or artist interviews. Though Snoop occasionally deigns to wander in front of the camera and mime half-heartedly along to one of his songs, this is essentially a porn film, which is appropriate given that most of what Snoop has recorded in the last few years resembles uncannily the glutinous muzak that usually serves as a soundtrack for such things. It is not without amusement value, wholly inadvertent though this is--the editing of this "Soft" version of Doggystyle, intended to make it saleable in shops which are not patronised exclusively by men in overcoats, occasionally lends the joyless copulations of Snoop's mates a certain comedic appeal. --Andrew Mueller

• American Buffalo | DVD | (20/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  A plot to steal a potentially valuable buffalo-head nickel binds together two mistrusting, disaffected schlubs and their young, would-be accomplice. David Mamet adapted the screenplay from his hard-biting 1975 stage play.

• Funny Games | DVD | (19/02/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A family settles into their new vacation home, which just so happens to be the next stop for a pair of young, articulate, white-gloved serial killers on an excursion through the neighborhood.

• Alienate | DVD | (22/02/2016) from £4.59   |  Saving you £8.40 (64.70%)   |  RRP £12.99

  David leaves home for a business trip. When airplanes start mysteriously falling out of the sky and cell towers fail, he finds himself trapped. With the Earth falling to an alien invasion, David fights to return to whatever is left of his home and marriage.

• A Breath Of A Scandal | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Austrian Princess Olympia is in a quandary. Olympia is betrothed to an unloving buffoonish Prussian prince named Ruprecht. Then she meets Charlie a mining engineer from the States and falls in love with him. It looks like she may have to follow her heart not tradition and say ""I do"" to the charming American. Will she really go through with it? Or will the conventions of royalty dictate her groom?

• Ally McBeal - Season 2 Part 2 | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £10.41   |  Saving you £9.58 (92.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A blend of courtroom dramas and neurotic love affairs create the perfect formula for the second part of the acclaimed Ally McBeal season 2. Ally (Calista Flockhart) continues to suffer in the hands of love and embarks upon a series of doomed love affairs that culminate in an adulterous kiss with her old love Billy (Gil Bellows). The confusion that accompanies her fated love life follows her into the courtroom where not only does she experience bizarre Al Green hallucinations but she also tries to sue God in defence of a little boy with leukaemia (Angels and Blimps). Meanwhile as Ally encounters visions of Al Green in the courtroom an inner Barry White takes over John Cage (Peter Macnicol) leaving him re-energised and finally confident enough to conquer his infatuation with sub-zero Nelle (Portia di Rossi). Enter the magical world of Ally with these essential Season 2 Part 2 DVDs that chronicle the daily traumas of Elaine's (Jane Krawkoski) face bras imaginary extended tongues and rigorous therapy sessions that will leave us all hollering for more. This box set includes the episodes: Angels & Blimps; Pyramids on the Nile; Sideshow; Sex Lies and Politics; Civil Wars; Those Lips That Hand; Lets Dance; Only the Lonely; The Green Monster; and I Know Him by Heart.