"Director: Thomas"

• Edvard Grieg - What Price Immortality ? | DVD | (28/09/2001) from £25.90   |  Saving you £-5.91 (-29.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A 70-minute co-production between various European TV companies Edvard Grieg: What Price Immortality? seeks to reveal the man behind the iconic image of Norway's great national composer. Death in Venice (1971) is immediately called to mind as the narrative unfolds through the memories of an elderly Grieg sitting alone on the deck of a boat, particularly in sequences which suggest a more-than-platonic love for fellow composer Rikard Nordraak. The memory structure likewise suggests the Proust adaptation Time Regained, from the same year, while comparison can also be drawn with Ken Russell's TV composer biopics, particularly the elegiac Song of Summer (1968). Set around performances of two of Grieg's most personal works, the piano Ballade and the String Quartet, director Thomas Olofsson effectively creates a "silent movie" where the storytelling is predominantly visual, eloquently assisted by Derek Jacobi as the voice of the composer. Grieg is played by various actors at different ages, most notably by the distinguished pianist Staffan Scheja, while even without uttering a word Claudia Z makes a charismatic impression as Grieg's wife, Nina. Elegantly composed and lit, this beautiful, resolutely middle-brow film is ultimately far too derivative of previous art films to achieve artistic greatness of its own. On the DVD: the stereo sound and anamorphically enhanced 1.77:1 image are both very good, with the latter showing just occasional grain. Colours and detail levels are excellent. There are no extras, only Spanish subtitles and a choice of English, French and German voiceovers. Trailers for a further five Arthaus DVDs are included. --Gary S Dalkin

• Macbeth | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Opera in four acts. Recorded live from the Zurich Opera House... Prelude ACT 1 Witches “Che faceste? Dite su!” Macbeth Banquo Witches “Giorno non vidi mai” Witches “S’allontanarono!” Lady Macbeth Servant “Nel d della vittoria io le incontrai…” Macbeth Lady Macbeth “Oh donna mia!” Macbeth Lady Macbeth “Sappia la sposa mia che” Macduff Banquo Lady Mac

• The Hunt | DVD | (08/07/2013) from £6.73   |  Saving you £8.26 (55.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  An under-cover reporter is commissioned to write an article about a series of gruesome murders. His investigation leads him to a secret society involved in a deadly ritual whereby humans are hunted for money. Caught in a spiral of violence and betrayal, can he survive this man hunt and live to tell the tale?

• The Big Fall | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  It's dark. It's raining. The streets are empty. A contract killer goes for his next victim. Nothing will go as expected.

• Doctor Dolittle | DVD | (21/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Treat yourself to a healthy dose of Eddie Murphy's untamed animal magnetism in the smash hit comedy that'll make you ""roar howl and hoot with laughter!"" A successful physician and devoted family man John Dolittle (Murphy) seems to have the world by the tail until a long-suppressed talent he possessed as a child - the ability to communicate with animals - is suddenly reawakened...with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down! Featuring an all-star menagerie of voice talent (including Chris Rock John Leguizamo Norm MacDonald Albert Brooks Garry Shandling and Ellen DeGeneres) this wild and wooly free-for-all is your prescription for hilarious hijinks and ""mischievous fun!"" (The New York Times).

• The Parsons Dance Company | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  If you like your contemporary dance to be full of abstraction and metaphor, The Parsons Dance Company is unlikely to move you greatly. However, if you believe that dance should be about something, then you'll appreciate the group's work and its leader's choreography. Rather more widely known in his native US than elsewhere, David Parsons spent nearly 10 years with the Paul Taylor Company before forming his own group in 1987. The seven dances here are each inspired by a very specific idea such as social interaction, male companionship or judgmental behaviour. "Reflections of Four" is both the most interesting and, in some ways, the most irritating piece. Taking as its theme "the strength of women", it's a tour de force for the troupe's female members while also being patronising to the point of sexism--no doubt there's a reason for the dance being staged in four inches of water other than for the girlies to get their leotards wet, but you can almost hear Barry White grunting "Feel mah lurve". Elsewhere, it's a woman who gets her top pulled off during "Scrutiny" for no obvious reason, while David Hasselhof lookalike Parsons reserves the clinical appraisal alluded to in the title for his female dancers. These odd peculiarities aside, this is a successful and very approachable collection. On the DVD: The Parsons Dance Company on disc has the dances interspersed with extra material in the form of interview excerpts with Parsons--Roger Thomas

• Live | Blu Ray | (01/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.48

  Blu-Ray pressing. Live release from the British vocalist, keyboardist and Rock icon. Smooth delivery, high-spirited melodies, that velvet voice and a soul-stirring rhythmic foundation. All are the elements that Steve Winwood brings to this live concert featuring songs from the album About Time along with his classic hits including 'Why Can't We Live Together' and 'Back in the High Life'. Winwood also performs hits from his day with Traffic as well as current recordings that represent a tapes.

• Essential Live Songbook | Blu Ray | (02/08/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.48

  Blu-Ray pressing. Recorded at both the historic Rialto Theatre in Joliet, Illinois and the Myerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas, these two captivating concerts contain over 45 tracks from the multi-talented artist's vast catalog plus four bonus live songs from Red Rocks. Note! DTS sound. If the player is not DTS capable, go into the audio set-up and choose Dolby Digital 5.1 to hear the audio.

• Young Duke - Bandit Of The Badlands | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £4.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (100.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Young Duke is a collection of original Western adventure movies starring John Wayne. This DVD contains a series of five John Wayne films from the 1930's which have been updated with digital colouring. Not previously released in the UK it's an exciting action packed collection of films which will be a 'must have' for all John Wayne fans. Featuring: 1.Bandits of the Badlands 2.The Stagecoach Race 3.The Shadow Gang 4.Next Of Kin 5.Avenging Angel

• Miami Vice - Series 1 Vols. 1-3 | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From executive producer Michael Mann (Heat Collateral) comes the first season of the explosive groundbreaking detective show that redefined the word ""cool."" Set against the seamy and steamy Miami underworld ride shotgun with suave Vice cops Sonny Crockett (Golden Globe winner Don Johnson) and Rico Tubbs (Phillip Michael Thomas) as they battle a never-ending gallery of criminals drug dealers and lowlifes.

• Ricky Martin - MTV Unplugged | DVD | (25/02/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Latino pop sensation Ricky Martin performs live unplugged for MTV.

• The Red Right Hand | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  When five friends return home from a high school reunion it is clear between them they share a dark secret. Their bond of secrecy is put under threat as the story of a friend who was buried alive begins to surface. They must attempt to survive the dark forces that lead them back to the shallow grave as one grisly event after another continues to plague them...

• Meatrack/Sticks And Stones | DVD | (21/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Two gay exploitation fims from the 1970's! Meatrack (Dir. Stan Lopresto 1970): Confessions of a Male Hustler! J.C. a bisexual hustler with a mama fixation sells himself to anyone who'll pay his price. Turning tricks in the balcony of a movie theater cruising a gay bathhouse or offering himself along The Meatrack J.C.'s only interested in cheap sex and quick cash. But when he sees an old man attacking a Jersey-girl named Jean J.C. rescues her - and is immediately forced into making a porno by two knife-wielding transvestites! Fed up J.C. decides to run away with Jean but to get the cash needed to leave the life he surreptitiously arranges a quick date with a leather-clad masochist - which Jean walks in on... Sticks And Stones: (Dir. Richard Stockton 1970): Peter and Buddy are throwing a 4th of July Fire Island Party and you're all invited! Leather-Queen George will be there bragging about his rubber bed sheets. So will The Lavender Guru a loquacious flower child incessantly babbling hippie-speak. Bobby who's ""new to this whole thing "" will be having a panic attack and Bike-Boy Fernando will be showing off his new Prince Albert. Yet despite Peter and Buddy's relationship disintegrating right before our eyes the party will be a smashing success - especially their inevitable end-of-the-romance tussle on the floor....

• Contra Conspiracy | DVD | (05/08/2002) from £16.16   |  Saving you £-3.17 (-24.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The C.I.A. inherit footage of the slaughter of a Hollywood movie crew while on location. One crew member the teenage daughter of the slain director escapes the carnage to tell the blood-thirsty tale of staying alive and a counter-revolutionary army's ruthless objectives that must be stopped!

• Live | Blu Ray | (12/07/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.48

  Blu-Ray pressing. The man needs no introduction. Truly the reigning king of blues, over the last 60 years B.B. King has developed one of the world's most identifiable guitar styles and has influenced thousands of musicians. Known for integrating precise and complex string bends with left hand vibrato, King has a uniquely regal and velvety tone making every note count. With trademark Gibson 'Lucille' settled on his lap, B.B. King presents a concert filled with staggering guitar jams on hits l.

• Dr Dolittle | DVD | (07/10/2013) from £9.43   |  Saving you £0.56 (5.94%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Treat yourself to a healthy dose of Eddie Murphy's untamed animal magnetism in the smash hit comedy that'll make you 'roar, howl and hoot with laughter!' A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle (Murphy) seems to have the world by the tail, until a long-suppressed talent he possessed as a child - the ability to communicate with animals - is suddenly reawakened...with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an ou...

• Don't Knock Yourself Out | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Previously only available with the best-selling 40th Anniversary Edition of The Prisoner this highly acclaimed feature-length documentary is the definitive look at the series' production told by those involved in its creation. It includes a combination of archive and newly fi lmed interviews with nearly 40 people including Annette Andre Bernard Williams David Tomblin Derren Nesbitt Peter Wyngarde Anton Rodgers Michael Grade George Baker and Peter Bowles. The final word on the inside story of the coolest series ever made Don't Knock Yourself Out was recently screened to a rapturous reception at the National Film Theatre as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations.

• The Day the Earth Stopped | DVD | (23/03/2009) from £25.90   |  Saving you £-9.91 (-62.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Hundreds of massive intergalactic robots appear in all of the major world capitals with an ultimatum: Prove the value of human civilization or be destroyed.

• BS! DVD | DVD | (25/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  The Volcom surf team of Alex Gray, Nate Tyler, Dusty Payne, Mitch Coleborn, Andrew Doheny and Ozzie Wright give us a glimpse into the happenings of the New School. Whether it is Mitch Coleborn's rodeo air in Indo, Nate Tyler's ripping Central Cal mysto spots, Ozzie Wright rock jumping into waves or his kamikaze slashes in the shorepound, Andrew Doheny ripping Trestles or Dusty Payne collecting four five+plus second barrels, we should feel secure that the future of surfing is completely radical! Disc includes Bonus Features and Pack includes free stickers

• Live in the Heartland | Blu Ray | (06/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.48

  Blu-Ray pressing. Captured in High-Definition and Mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound. REO Speedwagon: Live In The Heartland presents Kevin Cronin (lead vocals, guitar), Bruce Hall (bass), Neal Doughty (keyboards), Dave Amato (lead guitar) and Bryan Hitt (drums) performing a full-throttle, 16-song set that spans the band's celebrated 35 year career - from the #1 charting 'Keep on Loving You' and 'Can't Fight This Feeling' to hits from their most recent album release Find Your Own Way Home. Note! DTS.