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• Lala-Oopsies: A Sew Magical Tale: The Movie | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £5.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (40.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  From the creators of Lalaloopsy comes a Sew Magical Tale! Now for the very first time journey beyond the rolling green hills of Lalaloopsy Land to a magical place never seen before where you'll meet the Lala-Oopsies! On islands that float on strawberry milk rivers surrounded by tall mushroom trees live the whimsical Lala-Oopsies princess ballerinas fairies and mermaids. Join them as they embark on a fantastical journey to save their precious homes when the strawberry milk which powers Lala-Oopsies Land suddenly stops flowing.

• Lore | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £8.97   |  Saving you £11.02 (122.85%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Stranded with her younger siblings after their Nazi parents are imprisoned, Lore leads the remains of her family across war-torn Germany in 1945. To survive the children must reach their Grandmother's house in the North but amidst the chaos of a defeated nation, Lore meets a young Jewish refugee called Thomas. In order to survive Lore must learn to trust a person she has been taught to hate. And as the consequences of her parent's actions and beliefs apparent, Lore must also start to face the darkness within herself.

• Finding The Sacred Heart - Live In Philly 1986 | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £20.73   |  Saving you £-3.74 (-22.00%)   |  RRP £16.99

  trama: finding the sacred heart live in philly 1986 e' stato filmato al the spectrum di philadelphia il 17 giugno 1986 durante la seconda parte del sacred heart tour che aveva alla chitarra craig goldy. uno show straordinario con un drago meccanico gigante che sovrasta il palco e incredibili giochi pirotecnici.

• The Visitor | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £8.38   |  Saving you £7.61 (47.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  You may think you’ve seen it all but NOTHING can prepare you for The Visitor! The ultimate excursion into B-movie madness this 1979 cinematic oddity from schlock producer extraordinaire Ovidio G. Assonitis director of such deliciously guilty pleasures as Beyond the Door and Tentacles brings together an extraordinary ensemble cast in a mind-bending tale of a girl and her pet hawk. At first glance Katy Collins is just like any other normal 8-year-old girl – but appearances can dangerously deceptive. As it turns out Katy is the Earthly incarnation of an ancient evil by the name of Sateen – an intergalactic supernatural entity who was vanquished many light years ago. Katy possesses tremendous powers making her capable of great destruction – powers which some are keen to eradicate and some to harness… A veritable cult phenomenon thanks to its recent re-discovery The Visitor combines stunning imagery incredible set-pieces alongside a truly jaw-dropping cast list which includes John Huston Mel Ferrer Shelley Winters and Franco Nero appearing as Jesus! Special Edition Contents: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the feature transferred from original film elements Original Mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Interview with Star Lance Henriksen Interview with Screenwriter Lou Comici Interview with Cinematographer Ennio Guarnieri Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film and more!

• The Unbelievable Truth | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Audry (Adrienne Shelly) is a Long Island teenager beset with worries - college, parents, nuclear war and frustrated by small town life. When mysterious Josh (Robert Burke) arrives and goes to work as a mechanic for Audrey's father, she feels overwhelmingly attracted to him, despite town rumours that he's a murderer.

• Aurora | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £10.39   |  Saving you £5.60 (35.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The long awaited follow-up to The Death of Mr Lazarescu premiered at Cannes in May and is the second in his projected series of 6 films dealing with life in Romania. Aurora is the story of the fall of an ordinary man - an imperfect fall without glory. The film follows Viorel for two days as he wanders Bucharest. A recently divorced father of two young daughters, Viorel is an engineer. At work, he has an altercation with one of his co-workers who owes him money and drops in on another employee who hands over two hand-made firing pins, prepared in secret, for a hunting rifle. Viorel wanders around Bucharest. Wherever he is, he feels the same strange nervousness, the same muffled anxiety and the same urge to end the instability that rules his life. He buys a rifle and ammunition, then goes back home to test his weapon...

• Darklands | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Welsh reporter Frazer Truick (Craig Fairbrass) returns home after losing his job in London. He investigates animal sacrifices taking place at local churches, and becomes involved with his colleague Rachel (Rowena King), whose brother has recently died in an industrial accident. Truick comes to suspect local businessman David Keller of involvement, but soon discovers that all is not as it seems.

• High Crimes | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Just about acceptable as an in-flight movie, High Crimes is a tad weak for the big-screen, though its amiable stars and typical plotting offer the comforts of familiarity for home viewing. Ashley Judd plays a high-end lawyer who specialises in brilliant defence of the guilty, while Morgan Freeman is a broken-down ex-drunk who specialises in court martials ("military justice is to justice what military music is to music"). When Judd's handyman husband (Jim Caviezel) is arrested by the FBI and indicted for a massacre carried out in El Salvador while he was serving as a marine, Judd gets over the fact that he has concealed his entire past and even his real name and rallies to fight the case, even if it means going up against the shadowy masters of a conspiracy to cover up what actually happened. The movie rattles through all the clichés: bugs in phones; cars that cruise ominously by; staged road accidents; night-time intrusions; mystery men who hand out clues in the supermarket; dubious polygraph results; appearing and disappearing witnesses; smugly brutal generals, brilliantly made points of law; fights in the interview room; multiple revelations; a media circus and a final tussle in a darkened, deserted house. Judd, one of the best screen actresses of her generation, needs to pick better scripts since her commitment to rubbish only makes her look silly, but Freeman has done enough of these walk-through parts to get by on charisma and the odd smart line. On the DVD: High Crimes on disc comes with a gaggle of featurettes: a chat with the author of the original novel, Joseph Finder, some making-of puffery about staging stunts and the working relationship of the stars, and interesting little bits with the technical advisors about the court martial system and how to beat a polygraph. Franklin contributes a commentary track with a lot of enthusiasm, which is a little more pleased with the end product than most viewers will be. --Kim Newman

• Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Deluxe Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £6.99   |  Saving you £18.00 (72.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Based on the bestselling videogame Franchise, Halo. UNSC Cadet Thomas Lasky must conquer his inner fears and join forces with super-soldier John-117 to take down a massive faction of the Covenant.Also includes over 40 minutes of bonus extras and features. Special Features: This Deluxe Edition features the original 90 minute feature film edit of Halo 4:Forward Unto Dawn beautifully packaged in a limited edition o-card Includes the Blu-ray and bonus DVD copy Includes a set of Halo art cards and poster.

• Secret Aircraft Of Wwii | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Uncover the story of the aircraft no one knew about. Using specially commissioned computer graphics never-before seen archive footage and interviews with aviation experts these four incredible programmes bring to life the Secret Aircraft of World War II. Episodes Comprise: Allied:Behold the genius and ingenuity of innovators on both sides of the Atlantic. From the chance Vought flying pancake that could take off vertically to perhaps the biggest secret project outside the building of the A-bomb - Churchill's plan to build a fleet of giant aircraft carriers made of ice - uncover the mysteries of the Allied aircraft programs. Luftwaffe:Hear the story of the tiny HE 162 jet interceptor built in deep underground caves and flown by pilots from the Hitler Youth and the amazing Horten flying wing jet bomber designed to attack New York. Plus we reveal the plans for a jet version of the Stuka dive bomber and how it might have impacted the battle for the Eastern Front. Russia:History has overlooked the unimaginable hardships Russian aircraft designers faced under the rule of Josef Stalin. This programme reveals how Soviet aircraft designers independently discovered jet and rocket technology. Japanese:Trace the development of the Japanese aviation industry and its famous creations including the Nakajima KI-43 Oscar and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. In addition explore the frantic top-secret weapons programs that would have made these legendary aircraft tame by comparison such as a long-range aircraft designed to strike directly at the US west coast with biological weapons.

• The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mum | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £13.18   |  Saving you £-0.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Gil Bellows (Ally McBeal) and Macha Grenon (Barney's Version) star in a fabulous and funny coming of age story about a little girl in search of her real mother, and herself. Featuring music from Martha Wainright, Nelly Furtado and of course Dolly, The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom tells it like it is, in true Dolly style!It's 1976 and Elizabeth is just your average suburban 11-year-old praying for adolescence to arrive, when she discovers her whole life has been a lie. With only her imagination to guide her, Elizabeth runs away in search of her true identity. Her adoptive mother Marion is then forced to break out of the carefully constructed truth she's been clinging to, and go after her daughter. What results is a breathtaking cross-country trek to meet Dolly Parton at a huge concert in Minneapolis - but will mother and daughter be reunited in time?

• The Wedding Band | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £6.04   |  Saving you £13.95 (230.96%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Young Dudes Behaving Badly! A Bromance show about dudes being dudes who've figured out the perfect way to avoid growing up... rocking out on weekends at the best parties - With the hottest women and the finest food. At the core it s about our 4 guys who go out of their way to help people out - but get in trouble together doing it, bringing the comedy of Wedding Crashers and Hangover to TV! Starring Brian Austin Green (Beverley Hills 90210) Harold Perrinau (Lost), Peter Cambor (NCIS: Los Angel...

• Stranded (Blu-Ray) | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Colonel Gerard K. Brauchman (Slater) leads a team of isolated astronauts on board the ARK moon base. When a meteor collides with their base, the astronauts find themselves in immediate danger spores from the meteorite can replicate, reproduce and mutate human cell structure, leaving everyone on board to fight for their lives. Stranded is directed by Oscar nominated Roger Christian; the creative mind behind Star Wars and Alien.

• Chronicle of a Summer (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The first time on DVD or Blu-ray in the UK for this hugely influential and ground-breaking documentary film from leading French documentarist Jean Rouch. Shot in Paris during 1960 Chronicle of a Summer is a fascinating result of collaboration between filmmaker-anthropologist Jean Rouch and sociologist Edgar Morin. Through a series of interviews with real-life individuals the filmmakers produce a compelling film that questions the level of reality and truth in documentary filmmaking as well as being a fascinating insight into 1960's Parisian society. With its use of handheld cameras and observational techniques Chronicle of a Summer was a seminal influence of the cinema-verite movement of the 1960s and on many filmmakers since. Special Features: Un été + 50 (2011): documentary with new interviews from participants and co-director Edgar Morin as well as outtakes from Chronicle of a Summer Illustrated booklet with newly commissioned essays and notes on the film

• Thomas Lang - Creative Control | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £32.95   |  Saving you £10.04 (23.40%)   |  RRP £42.99

  On Creative Control Thomas Lang presents the unique and innovative system that he has used to develop his awesome speed control finesse and coordination - a step-by-step system that will allow you to hone your drumming chops so that you can play more effectively in any style of music. Bonus footage includes live concert action as well as clips from the Meinl 'Generation-X' tour.

• The Sullivans: Volume 4 | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £41.83   |  Saving you £-1.84 (-4.60%)   |  RRP £39.99

• One Deadly Summer | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Fuelled by a scorchingly erotic performance from Isabelle Adjani, the ingeniously plotted One Deadly Summer spirals from provincial drama into a disturbing and complex psychological thriller, proving itself among the most under-rated of modern French films. In the hottest summer since Body Heat, Eliane (Adjani) and local mechanic Pin Pon (Alain Souchon) begin an affair then marry. From this starting point (a similar plot device to Chabrol's Le Boucher, 1969), life in a beautiful small town in Southern France begins to come apart. Under Jean Becker's direction every character is fully rounded, and the naturalistic tone adds considerably to the impact of an intense drama that offers the perfect showcase for Adjani, establishing once and for all what an extraordinarily accomplished actress she can be. Where Beatrice Dalle in Betty Blue was similarly erotically charged and mentally unstable, Eliane has a dark and obsessive agenda that anticipates the sexual psychosis of Basic Instinct. Combining an art-house love of the French countryside with more class than a dozen Hollywood erotic thrillers, One Deadly Summer is a striking vision of sex gone bad which builds to a shocking climax. It deserves to take its place as a modern classic. --Gary S Dalkin

• Great Wall of China & Secrets of the Forbidden City Box Set | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £15.99   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Double bill of documentaries that explore the construction of Chinese landmarks. 'The Great Wall of China' traces the construction of the eponymous wall, arguably one of the greatest engineering feats in human history. 'Secrets of the Forbidden City' explores Beijing's extravagant imperial palace, constructed at the beginning of the 15th century for the Yongle Emperor. The film uses CGI and reconstructions to tell the story of the Forbidden City's creation and the emperor's rise to power.

• Black Friday | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £7.90   |  Saving you £3.35 (50.45%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Boris Karloff stars in this sci-fi horror from 1940. When mild-mannered professor George Kingsley (Stanley Ridges) is fatally wounded, his friend Dr. Ernest Sovac (Karloff) performs illegal brain surgery to save him. After the operation, Kingsley is left with part of deceased mobster Red Cannon (Ridges)'s brain and as a result suffers from a split personality. He tells Sovac about a secret stash of money that Cannon stole. To locate the cash, Sovac hypnotises Kingsley so that Cannon's persona...

• Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Four (Episodes 40-52) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £21.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (50.03%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Alchemy - the mystic science of transmutation. Gifted alchemists can break down and reconstruct matter using the 'Law of Equivalent Exchange ' creating miraculous things. But one taboo can never be broken - human transmutation. The Elric brothers Edward and Alphonse broke the taboo in an attempt to resurrect their late mother and as a result lost everything. Al's soul was transferred to a suit of living armour and Ed lost two limbs confining him to mechanical auto-mail. To recover what they've lost they embarked on a journey to find the fabled Philosopher's Stone. The closer they get to the hidden truth of the Philosopher's Stone the deeper they fall under shadowy schemes and the perils of unnatural creatures. The military nation of Amestris the grudges and hatreds of a persecuted people and the countless tragedies caused by alchemy all form a dark vortex that will draw people and countries into its void. The Elric brothers forge ahead in their quest to transmute despair into hope...