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• Easier with practice | DVD | (14/02/2011) from £7.78   |  Saving you £9.47 (145.24%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In an effort to promote his unpublished novel Davy Mitchell sets out on a road trip with his younger brother. However the idealism of being on the road wears off and it quickly proves to be a lonely and unfulfilling experience for Davy. One night in a motel room he gets a random phone call from a mysterious woman named Nicole. They start a funny and intimate long distance relationship that leaves Davy happier than he has been in years. Hoping there is more to the relationship then a voice and a phone bill Davy decides he wants to meet Nicole. Ultimately he will have to face not only the truth about their relationship but also about himself.

• The Marriage of Figaro | Blu Ray | (20/06/2011) from £32.38   |  Saving you £-2.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

• Afro-Cuban Legends | DVD | (01/08/2001) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-8.03 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  With no apparent let up in the fascination for all things musically Cuban, Afro-Cuban Legends is a rather uneven but ultimately fascinating examination of the phenomenon. The first half, a 1998 South Bank Show documentary about the Afro-Cuban All Stars is wonderful, telling the story of young band leader Juan de Marcos Gonzáles and his efforts to reunite some of the stars of the golden age of Cuban music. The film works as much as travelogue as music documentary, painting a poignant portrait of a grand old city in decline--quite the opposite story of the musicians involved. Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González and Pio Leyva are all elderly artists who, having assumed that their moment had past, are clearly enjoying a second time in the sun. The story of their revival is both moving and inspiring (one of the best moments comes as Ferrer and González drive round Havana in an open topped car, raging about the US and its bully-boy tactics) and achieves that rare feat--a documentary that holds the interest whether or not the viewer is an aficionado of the music. The second half, a live concert recording of Company Segundo, is not quite so vital. A rather shaky television recording, the music lacks the spark and vitality of the Afro-Cuban All Stars and is strictly second division Cuban material. On the DVD: Chapter selection, a range of subtitles and a Web link are all that is on offer by the way of extras. Given that both programmes were made for television, the picture quality is not big budget standard. The South Bank Show is, however, beautifully shot and the DVD format makes the most of the impressive settings, both natural and architectural. The sound quality is crisp and clear, perfect for the series of musical performances. The Company Segundo segment suffers from the original's lack of production values, although the sound track is equally vibrant. --Phil Udell

• Larry Carlton, Robben Ford And Autour Du Blues - Paris Concert | Blu Ray | (14/07/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £37.77

  As 2006 drew to a close the New Morning presented an incredible meeting of legendary blues players specially flown in from Nashville & Tokyo to live it up in Paris. As the climax of the club's 25th Anniversary Festival - and a birthday gift from the musicians - this Franco-American guitar summit brought together for the first time the members of Autour du Blues (the cream of France's top studio musicians) and two of America's most brilliant guitar heroes Larry Carlton and Robben Ford. Filmed in HDTV and out on Blu-Ray for the first time it features Larry Carlton Robben Ford Francis Cabrel Denys Lable Michael Jones Patrick Verbeke and their friends united - for once beyond show business constraints - to give back to the blues what it has always given them. Not to be missed! Tracklist: 1. Black Night 2. Got My Mojo Working 3. Rock Me Baby 4. Stormy Monday 5. Reconsider Baby 6. Ain't That Particular 7. You Gotta Move (Tu Dois Partir) 8. Down In Mississippi 9. Mama Talk To Your Daughter 10. Blackjack 11. Bad Bad Whiskey 12. A Change Is Gonna Come 13. She Belongs To Me

• Rajasthan - Taj Mahal | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £22.93   |  Saving you £-7.94 (-53.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

• When The Pipers Play | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  From the creators of the highly acclaimed Instrument Of War comes 'When The Pipers Play' the final part of the trilogy. This landmark series winner of 8 awards and aired on international television including PBS and the History Channel is the definitive history of the great Highland bagpipe and its music. This compelling film combines inspiring songs with stunning footage bringing to the screen a unique insight into one of the world's most popular instruments.

• Absence of Light | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When scientists discover how to create life, two competing organizations bent on world dominance attempt to steal the secret and create a race of inhuman super soldiers that will make slaves of the world.

• Kill Me Tomorrow | DVD | (11/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  What they like to do might hurt them. Tricia the prettiest girl in Mountain Glenn is in love with Russell the town hot-shot. But Holly Peacock the mysterious new girl has stolen him away from her luring him with illicit sex in cemeteries. When Tricia catches him with Holly sparks fly but Holly turns out to be an evil witch with demonic powers and her lust for sex is just a cover for her hunger for murder...

• The Laughing Dead | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A futuristic thriller set in a crime-plagued urban area. Hunter (Patrick Gleason) weak from his drug addiction arrives in a city of junkies and attempts to survive. Making matters worse is menacing billionaire Vincent (John Hammond) who creates chaos in the city.

• Drop Dead Gorgeous | DVD | (21/06/2010) from £5.38   |  Saving you £0.61 (11.34%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Ellen Barkin who plays the trailer-trash beer-swilling mother of Amber (Kirsten Dunst) and the homicidally ambitious mother (Kirstie Alley) of spoilt rich bitch Becky (Denise Richards) will stop at nothing to ensure their daughters win the Mount Rose teen beauty pageant. Underneath the fresh-faced all-American fa''ade of Mount Rose's contest to find the best brightest and most beautiful lie two roads to greatness: high hopes and homicide. In this game there can only be one survivor and it's all out war. A wickedly funny black comedy set in small-town America where you win anyway you can or you DIE trying.

• Monty Alexander Trio - New Morning - The Paris Concert | DVD | (16/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Accompanied by the excellent Bobby Thomas Jr. and Hassan W. Shakour this concert which was filmed in 2001 at the New Morning Concert in Paris shows that Monty Alexander can truly live up to his name as being ""The Great"".In the course of an exemplary musical journey both as monster pianist and subtle composer Monty Alexander is truly spectacular. One of his main influences was Louis Armstrong and after travelling to New York he performed together with Frank Sinatra at a local Bar. Alexander's swing and lyricism inspired giants such as Milt Jackson Clark Terry Dizzy Gillespie and many others some of whom he recorded albums with. Recently he has concentrated on Randy Weston and Bob Marley as he returns to his Jamaican roots.

• Randy Brecker Quartet - The Geneva Concert | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £9.52   |  Saving you £7.73 (93.58%)   |  RRP £15.99

  August 1994: Randy Brecker and his comrades Niels Lan Doky Alvin Queen and Pierre Boussaguet gave a memorable concert at the New Morning Jazz Festival in Geneva. At that time just about everything had already been said about Randy's trumpeting skills. The elder brother of the late - and much lamented - tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker Randy was born in Philadelphia in 1945. During the heyday of the loft scene in Manhattan he and his brother formed the mythical Brecker Brothers in the eighties a fusion of Jazz and Rock. The many thousands of fans of this irresistibly charming introvert still remember the precise powerful and soft sound of Randy Brecker's superb improvisations.

• Larry Carlton, Robben Ford And Autour Du Blues - Paris Concert | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £9.33   |  Saving you £11.92 (147.71%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As 2006 drew to a close the New Morning presented an incredible meeting of legendary blues players to live it up in Paris. This Franco-American guitar summit brought together for the first time the members of Autour du Blues (the cream of France's top studio musicians) and two of America's most brilliant guitar heroes Larry Carlton and Robben Ford. Being the first time theyve performed live together the show was a smash success with the people of Paris. All aboard then for this trip ""Round About the Blues"" (Autour du Blues) featuring Larry Carlton Robben Ford Francis Cabrel Denys Lable Michael Jones Patrick Verbeke and their friends united - for once beyond show business constraints - to give back to the blues what it has always given them. A real treat to be sure!

• Taggart - An Eye For An Eye / Penthouse And Pavement / Atonement | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Glasgow crime fighting police team in three cases: 'An Eye For An Eye' 'Penthouse And Pavement' and 'Atonement'.

• Taggart - Penthouse & Pavement | DVD | (23/08/2010) from £13.40   |  Saving you £-5.41 (-67.70%)   |  RRP £7.99

  A famous novelist is found dead in a city alley the morning after a book launch and police find the victim enjoyed a secret life amid Glasgow's sleazy underworld.

• Various Artists - Vietnam Hmong - the Art of Attraction | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £22.93   |  Saving you £-7.94 (-53.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The mountain tribes of Northern Vietnam are losing their veil of secrecy and mystery and becoming an item on the tourist trail as well as being sucked remorselessly into the mainstream of modern Vietnamese life. So this film which focuses on the music culture and fashion of the Hmong people is a valuable insight into a disappearing world. Flutes Lutes Jew harps bamboo mouth organs and leaves are all featured.

• Various Artists - Drums and Djembes of Burkina Faso | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £22.93   |  Saving you £-7.94 (-53.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Deep in the bush of Burkina Faso the drum is a sacred instrument surrounded by taboos and mystery. It takes on endless shapes and performs many functions: it takes the place of the human voice in recounting the history of individuals or even whole peoples it carries the news it confers praise and speaks to the world beyond... when it isn't simply rhythming a dance.But the world is changing. Today a younger generation looking for adventure and recognition is bringing the drum out of its 'secret universe'... turning it away from its ancient functions... and sometimes re-shaping it to be displayed in the neo-African 'shop window'.

• Larry Coryell, Badi Assad And John Abercrombie - The Paris Concert | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £25.35   |  Saving you £-9.36 (-58.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Larry Coryell is one of the world's acknowledged guitar masters. He has recorded more than 70 albums over the past 35 years as a bandleader soloist and 'featured accompanist'. Hailed by his legion of fans as one of ""the guitar gods"" in the late 1970s and as a ""truly Renaissance musician who excels at all styles of playing"" he has also been christened as ""a true pioneer of rock-jazz fusion"" by the New York Times and dubbed ""the Godfather of Fusion"" by Dan Ouellette of Down Beat Mag

• Sacred Hearts | DVD | (29/06/2009) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The emotional story of a teenage girl's fight to keep her family together as her world begins to fall a part. Like any 17 year old Elizabeth's future looked rosy and full of promise until her mother's mental health deteriorated and her father started to struggle with the consequences turning to the bottle. Now she must come of age in an effort to keep what she holds most dear from destroying them all.

• Celtic Inheritance | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Superbly photographed and delightfully told by a host of celebrities CELTIC INHERITANCE traces the effect of the great Highland bagpipe and it's music on people both in peace and in war. This special edition DVD contains sequences from the land mark PBS/History Channel series INSTRUMENT OF WAR as well as footage never seen before.