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• Jean Simmons Collection - How To Make An American Quilt/Spartacus/Divorce American Style/A Bullet Is Waiting | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  How To Make An American Quilt (Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse 1995): Berkeley graduate student Finn (Winona Ryder) is spending the summer at the home of her sparring grandmother and great aunt (Oscar-winners Ellen Burstyn & Anne Bancroft). Their house is a quiet haven where Finn intends to finish her latest thesis and think over a marriage proposal. But when she meets sexy smoldering Leon things begin to get complicated. As she wrestles with her decision the women in her grandmothe

• Secret Agent Man - Vols. 3 And 4 (DVD) | DVD | (09/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Robinsons | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Persistent hallucinations have been dogging Maurice for quite a while now but his visions begin to manifest themselves in amore violent and lucid way after the death of his father. Only his teenage daughter and daughter-in-law believe that there is something more to Maurice's raving then delirium tremens alone.

• The Paul Morrissey Collection | DVD | (08/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Titles Comprise: Madame Wings Women in Revolt Mixed Blood

• Eisenstein Collection Vol.2 | DVD | (12/11/2007) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  This DVD box set features the following films: Bezhin Meadow Alexander Nevsky: Nevsky was a warrior hero who fought the Teutons in 13th century Russia and helped forge the national identity. Classical composer Prokofiev wrote the score a collaboration which continued with Ivan parts1 and 2. It was regarded as a propaganda film for the Russian national spirit it found support from Stalin himself. Ivan The Terrible: The first half of Eisenstein's epic history of Ivan IV follows his life from his coronation as Tsar of all Russia to his marriage as well as his early battle campaigns against the Tartars and the increasing number of rivals plotting his overthrow. It's his most richly visual and textured but again it got him into trouble with authorities ironically accusing him of being anti-Stalin. Ivan The Terrible Part 2: The Boyars Plot: In his continuing saga of Ivan's reign Eisenstein dramatizes the poisoning of Ivan's wife the defection of his friends - one to the rival army the other joining the Church -and the plotting by his own aunt to put her own son on the throne. It also deals with the Tzar's descent into madness and the growing paranoia of the nobility. His first film in dazzling colour its climactic scenes have been unrivalled. Stalin had it banned fearing it to be a but it was finally released ten years after Eisenstein's death before he could start on the final part of his trilogy.

• The Invisible | Blu Ray | (15/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £26.99

  A young man is attacked and left for dead. Trapped in limbo he can only watch as his mother and the police search frantically for him.

• Beaches/When A Man Loves A Woman | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Beaches: (Dir. Garry Marshall) (1988): Two very different young girls meet on a beach in a 1950s American resort. CC Bloom (Bette Midler) is a brash confident minx determined to make it in the glitzy world of show business. Hillary (Barbara Hershey) is a wealthy restrained and privileged WASP who seems destined for a life as a trophy wife. Against all odds their friendship survives through broken marriages diverging careers and the trials of life. When A Man Loves A Woman: (Dir. Luis Mandoki) (1997): Alice and Michael Green are a passionate couple who have worked hard to build a good life for themselves and their two young daughters. But a dark secret from Alice's past is about to surface - a secret that threatens to destroy them as lovers as a family and as individuals.

• Finding Neverland/The Hours | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Finding Neverland: (Dir. Marc Forster) (2004): This is a tale of magic and fantasy inspired by the life of Peter Pan author James Barrie. Set in London 1904 the film is a fictional account of Barrie's creative struggle to bring Peter Pan to life from his first inspiration up until the play's premiere - a night that will change not only Barrie's own life but the lives of everyone close to him. The Hours: (Dir. Stephen Daldry) (2002): An adaptation of the novel by Michael Cunningham this is the story of three women living in different time periods of the Twentieth Century all linked by a work of literature. In 1923 Virginia Woolf starts to write her novel 'Mrs Dalloway' whilst struggling to cope with depression and mental illness. In 1951 Laura Brown a dissatisfied housewife contemplates her own life after reading 'Mrs Dalloway'. In 2000 editor Clarissa Vaughan struggles to look after her ex-lover Richard Brown who is losing his battle with Aids. Richard nicknames her 'Mrs Dalloway'.

• Ladder 49/The Guardian | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ladder 49: (Dir. Jay Russell) (2004): What does it take for a man to run into a burning building when everyone else is running out? Why do firemen leave their families each morning to risk their lives for strangers? The film chronicles Baltimore firefighter Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) as he makes the transition from inexperienced rookie to seasoned veteran. As he struggles to cope with a risky demanding job that often shortchanges his wife and kids he relies on the support of his mentor and chief Mike Kennedy (John Travolta) and his second family - the brotherly bond between the men of the firehouse. But when Jack becomes trapped in the worst blaze of his career his life and the things he holds important - family dignity courage - come into focus. As his fellow firemen of Ladder 49 do all they can to rescue him Jack's life hangs in the balance. Guardian: (Dir. Andrew Davis) (2006): In an effort to find his place in life a troubled young man enlists in the Coast Guard where he's taken in by a renowned rescue swimmer who's hardened by the loss of his team from an accident years back. Unfortunately for the pair the past is about to re-incarnate itself...

• The Village/The Sixth Sense | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Village: (Dir. M. Night Shyamalan) (2004): A small community are plagued by fear of the unknown forest that surrounds them. For years they have kept a truce with mysterious creatures in the woods by vowing never to breach a clearly defined border. However when a young man (Joaquin Phoenix) becomes determined to explore the nearby towns his actions are met with menacing consequences. The Sixth Sense (Dir. M. Night Shyamalan) (1999): After the assault and suicide of one of his ex-patients award-winning child psychologist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is left determined to help a young boy named Cole who suffers from the same diagnosis as the ex-patient - they both see dead people. Malcolm cannot rest until he makes amends for his feelings of failure created by the mental breakdown of the first patient. Cole is a young boy who is paralyzed by fear from his visions of dead people. His mother is at her wits end trying to cope with Cole's eccentricities. With the help of Dr. Crowe Cole goes on a journey of self as he learns to overcome his fears all the while discovering the purpose of his gift.

• Legends Of The Fall | Blu Ray | (05/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Donnie Darko/Blue Velvet/Dune | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  DONNIE DARKOOctober 1988 and small town USA is about to witness the end of the world. It's home to Donnie Darko a brilliant but troubled teenager plagued by terrifying visions which he alone knows the meaning of. With his class mate and soul mate Gretchen and a mysterious ex-teacher nicknamed Grandma Death he must unravel the strange occurrences affecting his school his home and his life before a horrifying spectre known only as Frank leads Donnie to the edge of his sanity.BLUE VELVETAfter reporting his shocking discovery of a severed human ear in his hometown of Lumberton clean cut Jeffrey Beaumont decides to pursue his own line of enquiry. This sets Jeffery on a voyage of discovery that takes him to the very heart of Lumberton's seedy and sinister underworld and a collection of misfits that threaten to engulf him in their twisted world.DUNETravel to a time and place beyond your imagination with this epic sci-fi adventure. Set in the distant future KYLE MACLACHLAN is Paul Atreides an intergalactic warrior who leads his people into battle against the dreaded Harkonnens for control of the desert planet Arrakis and its most valuable asset: the spice Melange.

• Ryan's Daughter/Michael Collins/The Butcher Boy/The General | DVD | (19/11/2007) from £29.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This box set features the following films: The Butcher Boy (Dir. Neil Jordan) (1998): Francie and Joe live the usual playful fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However with a violent alcoholic father and a manic depressive suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When his mother eventually commits suicide Francie sinks ever deeper into paranoia. He directs his anger towards Mrs. Nugent a nasty neighbour and after his father dies Fancie's condition worsens his behaviour becomes more bizarre and erratic. Michael Collins (Dir. Neil Jordan) (1996): This is Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of Michael Collins the 'Lion of Ireland' who led the IRA against British rule and founded the Irish Free State (Eire) in 1921 Ryan's Daughter: Special Edition (Dir. David Lean) (1970): Lovely headstrong Rosy (Sarah Miles) cannot forsake her passionate romance with the handsome British officer (Christopher Jones). Yet is there a greater love? The devotion of her reserved schoolteacher husband Charles (Robert Mitchum) who stands by Rosy when her illicit affair leads to a charge of treason. The General (Dir. John Boorman) (1998): True story about the rise and fall of Irish criminal Martin Cahill - who became a Dublin folk hero.

• Fiona | DVD | (08/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• The Gigolos | DVD | (11/02/2008) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A gigolo and his valet search for love and friendship in the twilight world of the London male escort. Sacha is the favourite young gigolo of the over-50s of Mayfair and Piccadilly. His clients are wealthy smart successful - and pay for sex. Sacha's day begins at dusk. Behind the closed doors of late-night London he works to give pleasure to lonely women. He loses himself in the darkness. His clients savour one night of male charm and attention. A night that's repeated once a week. They're only as old as the man they feel. At dawn Trevor (the valet) starts work. He collects the dry cleaning sources the clients and books the hotel rooms. He takes pride in a job well done. Across town Sacha leaves a hotel room his client sleeping and satisfied. He drives home to Trevor in the early morning light loneliness creeping over him like a fever. With British screen legends Anna Massey Sian Phillips and Susannah York playing the clients The Gigolos provokes stimulates and arouses. With absolute discretion guaranteed.

• The Good Father | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Bill is a man who's very bitter about his divorce and losing custody of his son. So when one of his friends is being sued for divorce by hiw wife so that she can enter a lesbian relationship Bill decides to help his friend gain custody of his son...in any way that they can devise including using a sleazeball lawyer. But while Bill feels that Feminism has robbed him of his family he begins to be appalled at what he and Roger have done.

• Wetherby | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When a young man a casual acquaintance of a middle-aged woman decides to kill himself right before her eyes the woman is then forced to re-examine her past and becomes occupied by the memory of a man she was once in love with.

• Memoirs of a Geisha - DVD and Book Giftpack | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Arthur Golden's blockbuster bestseller Memoirs Of A Geisha has been brilliantly brought to the big screen by Oscar-nominated director Rob Marshall. The film opens in a remote Japanese fishing village in 1929 where two sisters Chiyo and Satsu are sold by their troubled father to people who place Chiyo in a classy geisha house known as an okiya in Gion and Satsu in a much more vulgar and dangerous district. Chiyo becomes a maid to Hatsumomo a cold controlling and calculating geisha who is instantly jealous of Chiyo's unusual beautiful eyes and childish innocence. Chiyo is befriended by Pumpkin another maid at the okiya but the two are soon driven apart. Chiyo is shown compassion by the Chairman and another more successful geisha Mameha who takes her under her wing as her little sister furthering the battle between Chiyo now called Sayuri and Hatsumomo. As Sayuri is trained in the art of being a geisha learning how to walk talk dance and serve (up to a point) in order to please and honor her distinguished male clients World War II looms on the horizon threatening to upend Japan and its old ways. Memoirs Of A Geisha is a lush sweeping historical and romantic Oscar-winning epic featuring gorgeous period costumes - primarily the exquisite kimono worn by the geisha. Featuring a fantastic cast of Ziyi Zhang (in her first English speaking role) Michelle Yeoh Ken Watanabe and Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa with an enchanting score from John Williams. Winner of 3 Oscars for Best Costume Design Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography.

• Murder Rooms | DVD | (11/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

• Nixon/Shadow Conspiracy/American History X | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Nixon (Dir. Oliver Stone 1995): Nixon takes a riveting look at a complex man whose chance at greatness was ultimately destroyed by his passion for power - when his involvement in conspiracy jeopardized the nation's security and the presidency of the United States! With a phenomenal all-star cast. Shadow Conspiracy (Dir. George Pan Cosmatos 1997): Bobby Bishop (Charlie Sheen) is one of the President's most powerful and trusted advisors but when he becomes involved with a college professor who has information on a traitor he suddenly becomes a fugitive. Hunted down in the dead of night by a ruthless killer Bishop enlists the help of former girlfriend Amanda Givens (Linda Hamilton) a plucky reporter and together they uncover a hideous conspiracy. But Bishop is now an outsider and must try to get Washington to believe him before it's too late... American History X (Dir. Tony Kaye 1998): Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists lands in prison for a brutal hate-driven murder. Upon his release ashamed of his past and pledging to reform Derek realises he must save his younger brother Danny (Edward Furlong) from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family.