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• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Triple Play (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (13/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  Jake Gyllenhaal's doe eyes and bulging biceps will make some hearts flutter in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Dastan (Gyllenhaal), adopted prince of the Persian empire, must flee into the desert when accused of murdering his royal father--but a glass-handled dagger he found as loot from a captured city turns out to hold powerful time-manipulating magic. Not only is he pursued by his vengeful brothers, his scheming uncle (Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast), and a strange cabal of assassins, but a princess/priestess named Tamina (Gemma Arterton, Quantum of Solace) wants the dagger back and will kill Dastan if she has to. Prince of Persia wants to be a rollicking adventure along the lines of Pirates of the Caribbean. Unfortunately, it's hampered by clumsy dialogue and hard-to-follow action sequences, with choppy editing that wrecks the flow of the parkour-inspired stunts. But the production design is extravagant and every time Alfred Molina (Spiderman 2) appears as a greedy sheik the movie gets a delightful jolt of energy. Gyllenhaal doesn't have much to work with--Dastan is a fairly generic hero--and whoever designed his hair should have been fired on the first day, but his lazy charm comes through and carries him through the movie. --Bret Fetzer

• The Third Man | Blu Ray | (13/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This classic noir mystery from the team of Carol Reed and Graham Greene is regarded to be the best filmwork of both of these extreme talents. The Third Man features Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins a pulp novelist who has come to post-WWII Vienna with the promise of work from his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). When he finds that Lime has just been killed in a questionable car accident he decides to remain in the city to investigate his friend's mysterious death. The Third Man is a masterpiece of melancholia featuring extraordinary writing acting and directing as well as a classic zither score by Anton Karas.

• The Pianist | Blu Ray | (13/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A brilliant pianist a Polish Jew witnesses the restrictions Nazis place on Jews in the Polish capital from restricted access to the building of the Warsaw ghetto. As his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the Nazi labor camps he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of Warsaw.

• Gothika | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £5.41   |  Saving you £4.58 (84.66%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The title of Gothika prepares you for a spooky, atmospheric thriller with an emphasis on supernatural mystery. The best way to appreciate the movie itself is to understand that it's a waking nightmare that needn't make sense in the realm of sanity. Making a flashy Hollywood debut after his superior 2000 thriller The Crimson Rivers, French actor-director Mathieu Kassovitz pours on the dark and stormy atmosphere, trapping a competent psychologist (Halle Berry) in the prison ward where she treated inmates (including Penelope Cruz) until she was committed for killing her husband (Charles S. Dutton), who was also her boss. Did a car crash cause her to suffer ghostly delusions, or is a young girl--dead for four years--sending clues from beyond the grave? Berry has to prove her innocence while Kassovitz keeps everything--including the viewer and costar Robert Downey Jr. (as Berry's colleague)--in the dark about just where the nonsensical plot is leading. There's a better movie in here somewhere, among the catwalks and crannies of the impressive prison-castle setting, and Berry gives 100% in a performance that's consistent with the movie's overwrought tone. Attentive viewers will identify the killer early on, and the ending is anticlimactic, but Gothika serves up a few good shocks for ghost-story connoisseurs. --Jeff Shannon

• Rapt | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Rapt

• UFO - The Secret Evidence - We Are not Alone | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  UFO and Alien Disclosure! The US government cover-up finally exposed! MJ-12 refers to an elite TOP SECRET military group called into action by United States presidential order to investigate and conceal real alien and UFO encounters. This story and the trail of scientific discovery and followed proves that the official US government position on UFOs has been and still is a carefully orchestrated deception designed to hide the most extraordinary secret in recorded history. Includes the shocking facts behind this amazing story and features video photos and secret government documents along with a fascinating series of spellbinding interviews with investigators witnesses researchers scientists astronauts and the best known most credible UFO stories in the world today. Packed with bonus features expert analysis in depth commentary and unforgettable conclusions about this alarming cover-up.

• Ice Road Truckers Season 3 | Blu Ray | (13/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Chain up! Season 3 of this gripping HISTORY™ series gets plenty of traction from its setting, the more than 400-mile "gauntlet of terror" known as the Dalton Highway. Said to be the most dangerous road in North America, the Dalton has reportedly claimed a life for each of its miles. "If the curves don't get you," the narrator intones in a dramatic John Wayne-like drawl, "the avalanches will." The drivers, a right-stuff bunch ("They don't pay us this much because it's easy," one proclaims), have 12 weeks to deliver more than 6,000 loads to the Prudhoe Bay oil fields before the ice roads thaw. Along with familiar grizzled ice road veterans Hugh and George from the show's first two seasons, season 3 shifts gears with its first female driver, the attractive Lisa Kelly, a motocross champion determined to prove herself as a heavy hauler in this male-dominated profession. The competition between the drivers to see who can make the most runs really takes a back seat to the potential calamities that await beyond every curve and over every steep incline. "Pick the wrong gear, you wash out," the narrator cautions, "hit the brakes too hard, you end up in a ditch." The road, it is said, never lets up, and neither does Ice Road Truckers. Photos of horrific crashes and computer-generated re-creations of serious accidents amp up the drama, but (spoiler alert), beyond tense moments driving through blinding storms or experiencing equipment malfunctions, the drivers emerge from this punishing season unscathed. Ice Road Truckers will especially appeal to truck enthusiasts who may have grown up with the Road Construction Ahead and There Goes a Truck videos. These drivers do some serious hauling (45,000 pounds is considered a light load) and it is fascinating, for example, to watch how 16-ton pipes are loaded and secured onto a flatbed. A feature film inspired by the series is reportedly in the works, but there's nothing like the real thing. --Donald Liebenson

• Focus 500 | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £12.89   |  Saving you £7.10 (55.08%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Two superb films from a golden era of motorcycle Grand Prix racing featuring legendary names including the fans' favourite Barry Sheene.

• Delicatessen | Blu Ray | (13/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In a distant apocalyptic future conventional society has reached a state of collapse. Grain is now used as currency and meat has become a rare commodity. Meanwhile an unemployed clown finds work as a maintenance man in a squalid apartment block situated above a butcher's shop. Having fallen in love with the owner's daughter he soon discovers the sinister truth behind the ominous landlord's unsavoury intentions. Between blossoming romance and disappearing tenants his only hope for survival could be the members of a subterranean militia of vegetarian freedom fighters. Or is it too late already? With its iconic surreal imagery gallows humour and its cast of warped characters Delicatessen marked the breakthrough collaboration between celebrated directors Marc Caro (Dante 01) and Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie A Very Long Engagement Micmacs). Equal parts horror comedy and dystopian fantasia Delicatessen is still one of the most original and influential films of its time.

• Rupert and the Snowglobe / Postman Pats Magic Christmas / First Snow of Winter / Frosty the Snowman | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £8.64   |  Saving you £14.34 (253.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Rupert And The Snowglobe: Fun and adventures with Rupert The Bear and his friends. Features the episodes 'Rupert And The Snowglobe', 'Rupert's Magic Car', 'Rupert And The Weather Machine', 'Rupert And The Oldest Tree', 'Rupert Flies To Chedder Moon' and 'Rupert And The Toy Soldiers' Postman Pat's Magic Christmas: Christmas fun with Postman Pat and his black and white cat, Jess. Features the episodes: 'Postman Pat And The Greendale Rocket' in which the children find Greendale's forgotten train and all the village works hard to get the train back in working order for the opening of the new train station. In 'Postman Pat's Magic Christmas' Postman Pat has so many parcels to deliver in time for Christmas that he is not sure that he can make it in time... First Snow Of Winter: A hopeful tale about a brave little duck named Sean. When he misses the annual migration South for the winter, he is left alone and frightened. He stumbles into a friendship with a humorous friend named 'Voley', and it is their relationship that keeps them alive and optimistic. Frosty The Snowman: Remember when frosty was brought to life by a top hat on Christmas day? Sing along with your family to these memorable songs and relieve the adventures of Frosty and his friends. This original Christmas classic is a must-have for the holidays!

• On the Limit | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £12.89   |  Saving you £7.10 (55.08%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A rare chance to enjoy thrilling action from Grand Prix touring car and sports car racing in the 1950s. Features classic colour footage of a 1958 Production Touring Car race one of the first races of what we know today as the British Touring Car Championship. Offers detailed coverage and a wonderful opportunity to enjoy early slow-motion footage of roadgoing cars sliding through the corners at Silverstone.

• Lemon Popsicle 6 - Up Your Anchor | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Lemon Popsicle 6: Up Your Anchor

• Dead Long Enough | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £8.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (14.17%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Michael Sheen stars in the role that began his glittering film career as one of two brothers on a stag night in Donegal where they last spent a holiday 16 years ago. Here old passions and love are reignited amidst the unlikely mix of an ex- local gun runner a suspicious Garda and the British Army. This begins a sequence of misunderstandings and mishaps with hilarious consequences. With breathtaking scenery Dead Long Enough is in the very best tradition of Irish comedy film making.

• Accelerate Your Guitar Playing | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £25.63   |  Saving you £-6.64 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Accelerate Your Guitar Playing

• The Hessen Affair | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Daddy Day Camp / Daddy Day Care / Are We There Yet / Are We Done Yet | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Daddy Day Care: In this hilarious comedy two fathers (Eddie Murphy Jeff Garlin) lose their jobs in product development at a large food company and are forced to take their sons out of the exclusive Chapman Academy and become stay-at-home fathers. With no job possibilities on the horizon the two dads open their own day care facility Daddy Day Care and employ some fairly unconventional and sidesplitting methods of caring for children. As Daddy Day Care starts to catch on it launches them into a highly comedic rivalry with Chapman Academy's tough-as-nails director (Anjelica Huston) who has driven all previous competitors out of business... Daddy Day Camp: This hilarious sequel finds dads Charlie Hinton and Phil Ryerson in another kid harried adventure as they take over running a summer day camp. Armed with no knowledge of the great outdoors a dilapidated facility and a motley group of campers it doesn't take long before things get out of control. Are We There Yet?: Smooth operator Nick (Ice Cube) is interested in young attractive divorcee Suzanne (Nia Long) mother of a 7-year-old-boy and an 11-year-old-girl. Trying to get together with Suzanne Nick volunteers to bring her children to meet her out of town. Missing the plane they must make the long journey by car. What Nick doesn't know is that Suzanne's children think that no man is good enough for their mom and will do everything they can to make the trip a nightmare for him... Are We Done Yet?: Nick Persons (Cube) and his new wife Suzanne (Long) move into his tiny bachelor pad with her two loveable - but outspoken - kids. When Suzanne drops the bombshell that she is pregnant something has to give and the whole family move to a bigger house in the country. Their idea of a dream home is turned upside down by the local wildlife the amount of work that needs doing and the crazy contractor they hire to do it John C. McGinley (Wild Hogs TV's Scrubs) in a brilliant star turn as Chuck Mitchell Jr. the builder with a bizarre approach to home improvement. Will the Persons' family realise their dream and finish the house before the family expands? Are We Done Yet? is a hilarious slapstick comedy that proves a move to the country and a bigger house does not automatically mean an easier life!

• Their Finest Hour: Aircraft Of The Battle Of Britain | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £9.43   |  Saving you £8.56 (47.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The most beautiful aircraft ever designed' is how many would describe the Spitfire. Together with the legendary and more numerous fighter of the era the Hurricane this aircraft was successfully used in 1940 to halt the might of the advancing German war machine. The Hurricane was a sound aircraft often 'the fighter pilot's choice' being both sturdy and offering an excellent gun platform. But many other aircraft also played their part in defending the British shores from a vast and well equipped German Air Force. Just why was the Messerschmitt Bf 109E a better aircraft than the RAF's defending aircraft during the early stages of the battle? Why did the Hurricane shoot down three times more German bombers than the Spitfire? Why was the Heinkel He 111 the most successful bomber of the era? Why was the Stuka dive bomber so feared? What happened to the squadrons of Defiants that experienced such mixed fortunes that summer? How did the Germans develop such a vast and advanced airforce in the light of the restrictions placed on them after the First World War at the Treaty of Versailles? These unique DVDs answer these questions examining the significance of the technology behind the different aircraft in the Battle of Britain.

• Beginner's Pilates For Men And Women | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Pilates Method stresses the importance of each individual's awareness of their body as it relates to the individual muscle group being targeted in a specific exercise. It is not about lifting heavy weights or working muscle tissue to failure but rather about stretching and feeling the muscles get healthy by working against minimal resistance. By concentrating on form breathing and controlled movement the body is trained to work as a unit with the mind to achieve a healthy presence. Our Pilates Basics class is geared toward the beginner focusing on a beneficial fundamental routine as well as breathing techniques and focusing on proper body alignment. The Workout Warm-up Individual Set for the Beginner Individual Set for the Intermediate Student Relaxation With regular Pilates exercising you will enjoy its benefits which include: Better flexibility strength and balance Toning and trimming of muscle tissue Injury prevention and rehabilitation Relief from back and neck pain Improved posture Enhanced sports performance

• Perfect Stranger | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £11.03   |  Saving you £-1.04 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Halle Berry and Bruce Willis star in this thriller about a reporter investigating the unsolved murder of one of her childhood friends.

• NBA All-Stars 2010 Special | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £7.21   |  Saving you £10.77 (255.21%)   |  RRP £14.99

  NBA All-Stars 2010 Special