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• Open Hearts | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £5.38   |  Saving you £0.61 (10.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A Danish Dogme film about an engaged couple that is torn apart after the man is paralyzed in an accident, and the woman falls in love with the husband of the woman who caused the accident.

• Verdi - Otello | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £15.25   |  Saving you £-0.26 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Giuseppe Verdi - The Royal Opera Otello - At the Royal Opera House.

• The Bolshoi Ballet 2 | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £27.40   |  Saving you £13.85 (52.98%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The Bolshoi Ballet 2 contains performances of:- Ivan The Terrible- The Stone Flower- Spartacus- RaymondaPerformances recorded at the Bolshoi Theatre, 1989, 1990.

• At Home With The Braithwaites | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Acclaimed actress Amanda Redman stars with Peter Davison Lynda Bellingham and Sylvia Syms in the complete third series of At Home With the Braithwates. Things take an odd turn for the Braithwaites as Alison discovers she is pregnant with Graham's baby and their lottery win is contested in court.

• The Alcohol Years | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Alcohol Years: Almost 20 years after leaving it behind Carol Morley - winner of the City Of Melbourne Award for Best Short Documentary at the 2000 Melbourne International Film Festival - returned to Manchester where she had spent several years lost in an alcoholic haze at the centre of the city's burgeoning musical and cultural scene. From booze fuelled nights at the city's legendary Hacienda club to inebriated revelries at New Order's expense 'The Alcohol Years' is a poetic retrieval of that time in which Carol's rediscovered friends and acquaintances recount tales of her drunken and promiscuous behaviour. Carol Morley's search for her lost self and the conflicting memories and viewpoints of those around her weave in and out revealing a poignant portrayal of the city its pop culture the people who lived it and of a young woman who found herself at the centre of a defining moment in Manchester's cultural history. Among those contributing to Carol's story are many of the most notable and significant figures from the era including broadcaster record company executive and entrepreneur Tony Wilson author and DJ Dave Haslam Buzzcocks singer Pete Shelley Vini Reilly of The Durutti Column musician journalist and TV presenter Dick Witts Jesus And Mary Chain bassist Douglas Hart and Nico's former manager Alan Wise. 'The Alcohol Years' features music by New Order The Durutti Column Pete Shelley Vini Reilly ToT Stella Grundy and Fall drummer Spencer Birtwistle. Everyday Something: Based on Carol Morley's collection of newspaper cuttings and narrated by the late John Peel 'Everyday Something' presents private moments that give strange glimpses into everyday life.

• Flashpoint | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £12.57   |  Saving you £4.42 (35.16%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Maverick Detective Jun Ma (Donnie Yen - Dragon Tiger Gate Hero Seven Swords) is a man under serious pressure. His city has been taken over by three Triad brothers led by a vicious smuggler (Collin Chou - Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions Jet Li's Fearless) he's been demoted as punishment for beating up a suspect and he's starting to loose the respect of his team. But when Ma's indecision over withdrawing a young undercover officer (Louis Koo - Rob B Hood) from the Triad gang leads to the rookie being badly hurt Ma finally snaps and embarks on a one man killing spree that will not cease until the brothers are dead his city is safe and the team is avenged. Packed with real contact fighting manic John Woo style gun-play and incredible mixed martial arts action including a breathtaking 20 minute final'' Flashpoint is the kick-ass movie of the year!

• Columbo - Series 8 - Complete | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Peter Falk dusts down his trenchcoat for another season of Columbo. Again there's a veritable smorgasbord of stars and big-names behind each episode... Featuring all the cigar-chewin' episodes from Columbo Season 8!

• TittyBangBang - Series 2 | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £19.65   |  Saving you £0.34 (1.73%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tittybangbang's roster of comedy talent led by Lucy Montgomery and Debbie Chazen returns for a second seven-part series that includes a special festive episode - Chrissytittybangbang. This outrageous collection of characters includes returning favourites like the Italian Cleaning Lady (Don't look at me I'm shy!) the over-indulging queen of cosmetic surgery - Maxine It's just a little bit of seepage Bendix and Paula the Twitching Darter (Right there!). Frustrated bachelor Don Peacock receives a very special guest in his grim bedsit the Harrogate Ladies leave the comfort of their dining room for a camping holiday and Pete Wade gets a new job. There are also return appearances from Carol her model daughter Leslie-Marie and newly-acquired fianc'' Dennis; Trina and Jean the combative stately home stewards; and Melanie Nathalie and Colleen who have turned their attention towards television and bring you a running patios TV commentary. These well-known faces are joined by brand-new comedy creations: look out for Veronica Cooper a horsey blonde cantering through the countryside with posh best friend Christina sharing their favourite outdoor pursuit; Jackie and her exceptionally gullible mate Nikki; Barnsley's first Vampire Slayers and some very Salty Tales from a storm-blasted village in Scotland. Tom Cruise the world-famous movie megastar also makes an appearance sampling the traditional delights of England as he tours the country.

• Krakatoa - East Of Java | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-11.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Captain Hanson (Schell) of the Batavia Queen embarks on a perilous search for sunken treasure off the island of Krakatoa. To find a fortune in rare pearls he must brave a boiling sea douse an uprising by a horde of convicts and outwit a greedy crew desperate for more than their fair share... only to confront the most devastating and catastrophic volcanic explosion the modern world has ever felt!

• A Very British Gangster | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A documentary about one of Britain's most dangerous crime families that introduces us to its magnetic, larger-than-life leader, Dominic Noonan.

• The Killing Of John Lennon | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An equally shocking and powerful dramatization of Mark Chapman's plan to murder John Lennon.

• Kurt Cobain - About A Son | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £9.74   |  Saving you £10.25 (105.24%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist Kurt Cobain based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews conducted with Cobain by noted music journalist Michael Azerrad for his book ""Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana."" In the film Kurt Cobain recounts his own life - from his childhood and adolescence to his days of musical discovery and later dealings with explosive fame - and offers often piercing insights into his life music and times. The conversations heard in the film have never before been made public and they reveal a highly personal portrait of an artist much discussed but not particularly well understood.

• Manhattan Baby | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £13.98   |  Saving you £1.00 (8.34%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A forgotten classic and never before released in the UK the uber-trashy Ratman is a guilty horror pleasure of gory delights proudly brought back into your hands by Shameless Screen Entertainment to cherish forever. Pint-sized cult hero Nelson De La Rosa stars as the horrific genetic mutation that is Ratman! Created to win a Nobel prize; the only awards he'll be picking up will be for slaying showering beauty Eva Grimaldi but not before she's soaped up for your pleasure! Janet Agren plays her sister out to discover what has happened to Eva and who or what is devouring the residents of a lush Caribbean island. A glorious exploitation fest of bad taste worse acting needless nudity and tense wince-inducing slaughter please welcome and give the loveable Ratman a home in your horror collection today.

• Black Sheep | Blu Ray | (31/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  A genetic mutation sees a flock of New Zealand sheep develop a taste for humans in this hilarious splatterfest.

• I'll Be Seeing You | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £9.94   |  Saving you £-4.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Oscar winner Ginger Rogers and Joseph Cotten top a stellar cast in this tender wartime love story about two troubled strangers who meet by chance and try to crowd a lifetime of love and laughter into eight days. After serving half of a prison sentence for accidental manslaughter Mary Marshall (Rogers) is allowed a holiday furlough to visit her family. Keeping her history a secret she falls in love with a kindhearted G.I. (Cotten) who's struggling to overcome shell shock. Both long for a normal life. But can they have it if he learns the truth about her?

• Emergancy Ward 10 Vol. 1 | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Set in the fictitious Oxbridge General Hospital Emergency - Ward 10 concentrated as much on the private lives of the staff as it did on their jobs setting the template for today's modern medical soaps. It also introduced the viewers to medical procedures earning praise from the British Medical Council for helping to allay the public's fears of hospitals. This series no longer exists in its entirety; included in this set are 24 of the earliest surviving episodes from 1959 and 1960: 247 - 30 June 1959 254 - 24 July 1959 255 - 28 July 1959 260 - 14 August 1959 261 - 18 August 1959 262 - 21 August 1959 263 - TX 25 August 1959 265 - TX 1 September 1959 266 - TX 4 September 1959 268 - TX 11 September 1959 269 - TX 15 September 1959 270 - TX 18 September 1959 385 - TX 25 October 1960 386 - TX 28 October 1960 387 - TX 1 November 1960 388 - TX 4 November 1960 389 - TX 8 November 1960 390 - TX 11 November 1960 392 - TX 18 November 1960 393 - TX 22 November 1960 394 - TX 25 November 1960 396 - TX 2 December 1960 397 - TX 6 December 1960 399 - TX 13 December 1960

• Regarde La Mer And Other Short Films | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £9.15   |  Saving you £10.84 (118.47%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Franois Ozon is one of the most provocative and vibrant filmmakers to emerge during the 1990s. His dark mordantly psychological films draw their impact from often disturbing explorations of transgression and sexuality and combine wry humour sensitivity and subversive insight with a talent for manipulation. This eclectic collection of seven shorts captures the talent Ozon would continue to display in his later feature films.

• Schubert - Symphony No. 9/Schumann - Manfred Overture - Bernstein | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £17.69   |  Saving you £7.30 (29.20%)   |  RRP £24.99

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• The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (Collector's edition) | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £12.96   |  Saving you £7.03 (35.20%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck star in this western which delves into the private life and public exploits of America's most notorious outlaw.

• Seaquest DSV - Series 2 - Complete | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  1. Daggers (1) 2. Daggers (2) 3. The Fear That Follows 4. Sympathy for the Deep 5. Vapors 6. Playtime 7. The Sincerest Form of Flattery 8. By Any Other Name 9. When We Dead Awaken 10. Special Delivery 11. Dead End 12. Meltdown 13. Lostland 14. And Everything Nice 15. Dream Weaver 16. Alone 17. Watergate 18. Something in the Air 19. Dagger Redux 20. The Siamese Dream 21. Blindsided 22. Splashdown (1)