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• Superman Collection | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Superman The Movie: The movie that makes a legend come to life. You know the story. The planet Krypton is doomed. Only one man Jor-El knows it and rockets his infant son to refuge on a distant world called Earth. As Jor-El's son grows to manhood he learns he possesses super-powers he must hide from ordinary mortals around him. It takes a big movie to contain the considerable talents of Marlon Brando Gene Hackman Jackie Cooper Glen Ford Margot Kidder Valerie Perrine and at its heart the most human portrayal of the Man of Steel Christopher Reeve. Superman an Academy Award winner (1978) for special achievement in visual effects is more than big enough. Directed by Richard Donner Superman: The Movie makes us believe this epic story all over again. Superman II: A nuclear explosion in outer space has freed rebel General Zod and his evil cohorts from their captivity in a fragment of Kryptonite. Having been banished from Krypton for their treachery against Jor-El they now plot revenge on his son - Superman. Arch villian Lex Luthor offers his services to Zod meanwhile Lois Lane has discovered Clark Kent's identity. Will Superman surrender his superhuman powers to marry her or will he save the city of Metropolis? Original cast members from Superman create a blend of thrills humour and humanity that makes this sequel great fun for the whole family. Superman III: After Superman: The Movie's epic storytelling and Superman II's awesome battles how could the first two hits be topped? In Superman III meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor) a half-witted computer programming natural. For him a keyboard is a weapon and Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his life. Christopher Reeve reprises his most beloved role deepening his character's human side as Clark Kent reunites with an old flame (Annette O'Toole) at a Smallville High class reunion. And when Superman becomes his own worst enemy after Kryptonite exposure Reeve pulls off both roles with dazzling conviction. Incredible visual effects abound - but above all it has heart heroism and high-flying humor. All in superabundance of course. Superman IV: Christopher Reeve not only dons the hero's cape for the fourth time in Superman IV: The Quest For Peace but also helped develop the film's provocative theme: nuclear disarmament. For me it's the most personal of the entire series Reeve says. It directly reflects what Superman should be and should be doing. Superman does a lot this time around. To make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants archvillain Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow). The two foes clash in an explosive extravaganza that sees Superman save the Statue of Liberty plug a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna and rebuild the demolished Great Wall of China. Your quest for superheroic excitement is over!

• Chloe | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £4.50   |  Saving you £13.49 (299.78%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Catherine (Julianne Moore), a successful doctor, suspects her handsome music professor husband David (Liam Neeson) is cheating on her. To lay her suspicions to rest, she hires an irresistible young woman, Chloe (Amanda Seyfried), to test David's fidelity.

• Silent Light | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £10.35   |  Saving you £6.64 (64.15%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Silent Light is the latest breathtaking work from Carlos Reygadas the controversial and prestigious director of the award-winning Battle in Heaven and Jap''n. Johan is the head of a family in a Mennonite community in northern Mexico. However he goes against the law of both God and men by falling in love with another woman and although he is honest with his wife about the affair his actions create conflict in their otherwise serine and tranquil existence. An enlightening and engaging exploration of moral and spiritual crises Silent Light's poetic tone at times invokes Dreyer Bergman and even Kubrick as it weaves its intricate and brilliant way to one of cinema's most exquisite finales. A modern classic from one of the greatest film-makers of our time.

• Superman Batman: Public Enemies (Amazon.co.uk Exclusive) | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £7.90   |  Saving you £6.35 (95.63%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A mysterious space ship from planet Krypton crashes on Earth with a beautiful girl inside and everyone wants to meet the new kid. Superman embraces the connection to his past Batman suspects a traitor Wonder Woman senses a kindred spirit and Darkseid desires a champion. But this feisty teen has her own ideas none of which include a secret identity a cape or heroics. It will take a life or death battle with Darkseid to uncover her true purpose on Earth. A dynamic voice cast – Kevin Conroy Tim Daly Andre Braugher and Summer Glau – highlights this DC Universe Original Animated Movie that introduces the world to the newest form of girl power!

• The Bells Go Down | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £9.56   |  Saving you £6.43 (67.26%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Bells Go Down

• Early Summer | Blu Ray | (19/07/2010) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When family friends and colleagues pressure Noriko - played with enigmatic brilliance by Setsuko Hara (Tokyo Story Late Spring) - to marry they provoke a surprising decision with wide-reaching consequences. Available for the first time on Blu-ray Yasujiro Ozu's Early Summer is wonderfully poised ensemble work which presents the intricacies and contradictions of three generations who have lived through the end of an era and are looking towards the new.

• Samurai Zombie | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £9.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (30.16%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Sword-wielding, head-lopping martial arts mayhem and reanimated rotting corpses combine to hilarious effect in this super-gory and totally over-the-top horror-comedy from the creator of the cult hit, Versus.

• Hideous Kinky | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £13.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Hideous Kinky journeys back to the early 1970s to Marrakesh, that hippy mecca for everyone from Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix to Gillies MacKinnon, the director of this movie. Here you'll find one nice but confused middle-class young woman escaping the daily grind of a drab London with her two young daughters in tow. Whereas Esther Freud's book was told from the younger girl's perspective, the film-script places Julia centre-stage as she searches for what she describes wistfully as "the annihilation of the ego". Though fresh from her Titanic experience, Kate Winslet is no drippy hippy, bringing a refreshing feistiness to her role and looking fetching swathed in diaphanous layers. As her two daughters, Bella Riza (Bea, the wide-eyed younger one) and Carrie Mullan (Lucy, the sensible one) are brilliant discoveries--unselfconscious, charmingly quirky and enjoying a camaraderie that belies their difference in characters. Completing the family unit is Julia's lover, the endearingly unreliable Bilal (a fiery performance from Saïd Taghmaoui). When the money runs out, their adventures begin and the resilience and practicality of the girls is contrasted throughout with the dreaminess of their mother, her sense of duty vying with her quest for self-discovery. Visually, it's a veritable feast as we're pitched from the colour and cacophony of the market-place to the dusty harshness of the mountains. And that elusive title--which is never explained in the film--is in fact a phrase coined by the girls as a term of approbation.--Harriet Smith

• The Duke Wore Jeans | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Comedy about a cockney lad who pretends to be a Lord in order to woo a South American princess.

• The Karate Kid 1-4 Box Set | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Karate Kid (Dir. John G. Avildsen 1984): Daniel (Ralph Macchio) arrives in Los Angeles from the East Coast and faces the difficult task of making new friends. However he becomes the object of bullying by the Cobras a menacing gang of karate students when he strikes up a relationship with Ali (Elisabeth Shue) the Cobra leader's ex-girlfriend. Eager to fight back and impress his new girlfriend but afraid to confront the dangerous gang Daniel asks his handyman Miyagi (Noriyuki Pat Morita) whom he learns is a master of the martial arts to teach him karate. Miyagi teaches Daniel that karate is a mastery over the self - mind and body - and that fighting is always the last answer to a problem. Under Miyagi's guidance Daniel develops not only physical skills but also the faith and self-confidence to compete despite tremendous odds as he encounters the fight of his life in the exciting finale to this entertaining film. The Karate Kid 2 (Dir. John G. Avildsen): Karate student Daniel Larusso (Macchio) accompanies his wise and whimsical teacher Mr. Miyagi (Morita) to his ancestral home in Okinawa. For the boy it's a journey to an exotic new world offering new clues to his mentor's secret past. For Miyagi it's an opportunity to see his father one last time and to rekindle a romance with his childhood sweetheart (Nobu McCarthy). But Miyagi's return also re-ignites a bitter feud with long-time enemy Sato (Danny Kamekona) - a feud that involves young Daniel in a brilliant collision of cultures and combat. Now far away from the tournaments the cheering crowds and the safety of home Daniel will face his greatest challenge ever when the teacher becomes student and the price of honour is life itself. The Karate Kid 3 (Dir. John G. Avildsen 1989): When Daniel (Macchio) decides not to compete in the upcoming karate championship he becomes the target vicious Cobra Kai student Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan) who is determined to win the title back. Standing firm Daniel's mentor and trainer Mr. Miyagi (Morita) instructs him to ignore Mike's threats - and stay away from the tournament. But when Mike's relentless abuse escalates into blackmail Daniel finds himself forced into competition - and at serious odds with Miyagi the one person he cherishes most. Desperate Daniel turns to another karate instructor Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) whose violent combat techniques are directly opposed to Miyagi's wise instruction. But when Daniel realises that Terry and Mike are allied with Mr Miyagi's old nemesis Kreese (Martin Kove) in an elaborate set-up for revenge he also knows he has alienated the only person who can help him. The Next Karate Kid (Dir. Christopher Cain 1994): Noriyuki Pat Morita and Oscar-winner Hilary Swank co-star in The Next Karate Kid the story of a rebellious teenager Julie who blossoms with a little help from her friends - in this case the wise Mr. Miyagi and a trio of Buddhist monks! The action kicks into overdrive when Julie is pitted against a posse of paramilitary students who rule her high school. And while their leader teaches them to fight to kill Julie and Miyagi teach them the secret of fighting to live.

• Tommy The Toreador | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £10.35   |  Saving you £5.64 (54.49%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Tommy is a happy sailor travelling the world singing his favourite songs. But when he visits Spain he gets mistaken for a famous bullfighter!

• How I Met Your Mother - Season 4 | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £3.95   |  Saving you £21.04 (532.66%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From dating dilemmas to career conundrums the recently engaged Ted and his feisty friends find themselves at the crossroads of young adult life. While newlyweds Marshall and Lily contemplate parenthood single gal Robin explores the advantages of having friends with benefits. Meanwhile the irrepressible Barney continues his hilariously dogged pursuit of the fairer sex. As for Ted his Miss Right is out there but amid bar brawls and blizzards how will he ever find her?

• NCIS - Naval Criminal Investigative Service - Seasons 1-6 - Complete | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £48.95   |  Saving you £71.04 (145.13%)   |  RRP £119.99

  NCIS: Season 1 - 6 Box Set (38 Discs)

• The Good Life - Series Three | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £8.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (122.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Celebrating 35 years since its original broadcast and available for the first time in series order this is the comedy series that put organic foods self-sufficiency and green thinking on the map. The swings and roundabouts of relationships with Jerry and Margo continue to swing and go roundabout as Tom and Barbara evolve their good life in Suburbia. Windbreaks that break more than wind pregnant pigs and a bad case of fleas lead to all manner of mishaps and misread intentions; and while Tom experiments in talking to plants Barbara reaches the end of her tether with a tear in her last posh frock. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Early Birds 2. The Happy Event 3. A Tug Of The Forelock 4. I Talk To The Trees 5. Whos Fleas Are These? 6. The Last Posh Frock

• Donnie Darko | Blu Ray | (19/07/2010) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-8.74 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  October 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 of which he alone holds the key to the meaning. With his class mate and soul mate Gretchen and a mysterious ex teacher Grandma Death he must unravel the strange occurrences infecting his school his home and his life before a horrifying spectre known only as Frank can pull Donnie over the edge of his sanity.

• Handy Manny - Fixing It Right | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £9.98   |  Saving you £2.01 (20.14%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Handy Manny: Fixing It Right

• Blood River | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £5.71   |  Saving you £7.28 (127.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A psychological thriller which explores the destruction of a young couple's seemingly perfect marriage.

• Roger Whittaker - New World in the Morning | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £4.69   |  Saving you £0.30 (6.00%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Having generated worldwide sales of over 55 million albums it is true to say that Roger Whittaker has proved his global appeal with his unique style of easy listening music. Singing a collection of songs that helped catapult him to international prominence this DVD is 50 minutes of pure escapism with renditions of hits such as The Last Farewell New World In The Morning and From Both Sides Now. Tracklist: 1. The Last Farewell 2. If I Were A Rich Man 3. The Mexican Whistler 4. All Of My Life 5. New World In The Morning 6. Mamy Blue 7. The First Hello The Last Goodbye 8. Hold On 9. Summer Days 10. Fire And Rain 11. From Both Sides Now 12. Streets Of London 13. River Lady 14. Changelip 15. Sloop John B

• Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang | Blu Ray | (19/07/2010) from £4.71   |  Saving you £22.28 (473.04%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Emma Thompson returns to the role of the magical nanny who appears when she's needed the most and wanted the least in the next chapter of the hilarious and heartwarming fable that has enchanted children around the world.

• Dr Quinn Medicine Woman - A Heart Within | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £25.95   |  Saving you £-9.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Dr Quinn Medicine Woman: A Heart Within