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• Cinema Paradiso 25th Anniversary Remastered Edition | Blu Ray | (16/12/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A Celebration of Youth Friendship and the Everlasting Magic of the Movies. A winner of awards across the world including Best Foreign Language Film Oscar 5 BAFTA Awards including Best Actor Original Screenplay and Score the Grand Prize of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival and many more. Giuseppe Tornatore's loving homage to the cinema tells the story of Salvatore a successful film director returning home for the funeral of Alfredo his old friend who was the projectionist at the local cinema throughout his childhood. Soon memories of his first love affair with the beautiful Elena and all the high and lows that shaped his life come flooding back as Salvatore reconnects with the community he left 30 years earlier. Presented in both the original award-winning cut and the expanded Director's Cut incorporating more of Salvatore's backstory newly restored from original negative materials. 2-Disc Special Edition Features: Newly restored from the original camera negative and presented in two versions - the 124 minute Cannes Festival theatrical version and the 170 minute Director's Cut Uncompressed original stereo 2.0 Audio and 5.1 options Optional English subtitles Giuseppe Tornatore's A Dream of Sicily Documentary A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise Documentary The Kissing Sequence Original Trailer Booklet featuring new writing on the film

• Jurassic Park | Blu Ray | (16/12/2013) from £19.55   |  Saving you £5.44 (27.83%)   |  RRP £24.99

  On remote Isla Nuba entrepreneur John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) has built the ultimate theme-park, populated by genetically engineered dinosaurs painstakingly reconstructed from DNA extracted from prehistoric amber... and, of course, frogs! Adapted from Michael Crichton's novel, Steven Spielberg's classic blockbuster became a cultural and commercial phenomenon thanks in part to the enduring appeal of all things prehistoric. But the film's extraordinarily realistic digital dinosaurs also showcased the spectacular computer-generated effects which have since become ubiquitous in Hollywood filmmaking. Indeed, in the years since 1993 it is debatable whether any film has revolutionised special effects to such an extent, and this DVD release offers the perfect opportunity to relive its visual and aural splendour (the film was also the first to be released with a DTS soundtrack). Given the rather insipid team of experts (including Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum) sent to approve Hammond's site, there is no doubt that the dinosaurs are the real stars of Spielberg's film. From the benign majesty of the towering brachiosaurus to the reptilian menace of the velociraptors, the inhabitants of Jurassic Park were a radical departure from their stop-motion predecessors, and remain compellingly real in their animalistic pursuit of survival at all costs. Most memorable of all is the T-rex, displaying a spine-chilling combination of physical ferocity and child-like bewilderment in the face of its reincarnation in the modern world. It was no surprise that in The Lost World sequel the T-rex once again took centre stage, but this first appearance still retains a unique power and a seminal place in film history. --Steve Napleton

• 2 Guns | DVD | (09/12/2013) from £7.05   |  Saving you £12.94 (183.55%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Denzel Washington (Safe House) and Mark Wahlberg (Contraband) lead an all-star cast in 2 Guns, an explosive action film that tracks two operatives from competing bureaus who are forced on the run together.

• Showtime, Storytime (Bonus DVD) | DVD | (02/12/2013) from £21.15   |  Saving you £4.84 (18.60%)   |  RRP £25.99

  After being awarded triple Platinum status in Finland, as well as Gold status in numerous European countries (Germany, Switzerland and Poland, among others) for their most current studio masterpiece 'Imaginaerum', and following the highly successful release of their very own fantasy motion picture 'Imaginaerum By Nightwish', the band close the Imaginaerum World 2012-2013 Tour with a festival triple - Wacken Open Air being the first of those final shows. The Imaginaerum World Tour visited 34 c...

• The Smurfs 2 (DVD + UV Copy) | DVD | (02/12/2013) from £3.51   |  Saving you £18.24 (1,042.29%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties hoping they will let him harness the magical Smurf-essence. However he soon discovers that he needs the help of Smurfette who knows the secret to turning the Naughties into real Smurfs. When Gargamel and his Naughties kidnap Smurfette from Smurf Village and bring her to Paris it's up to Papa Clumsy Grouchy and Vanity to reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow and rescue her!

• Scanners | Blu Ray | (04/12/2013) from £18.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (17.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  David Cronenberg's 1981 horror film Scanners is a darkly paranoid story of a homeless man (Stephen Lack) mistakenly believed to be insane, when in fact he can't turn off the sound of other people's thoughts in his telepathic mind. Helped by a doctor (Patrick McGoohan) and enlisted in a programme of "scanners"--telepaths who also can will heads to explode--he becomes involved in a battle against nefarious forces. A number of critics consider this to be Cronenberg's first great film, and indeed it has a serious vision of destiny that rivals some of the important German expressionist works from the silent cinema. Lack is very good as the odd hero, and McGoohan is effectively eccentric and chilly as the scientist who saves him from the street, only to thrust him into a terrible struggle. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Planes | DVD | (02/12/2013) from £6.27   |  Saving you £11.72 (186.92%)   |  RRP £17.99

  From high above the world of 'Cars' flies 'Planes', Disney's animated action-packed comedic adventure starring Dusty, a big-hearted, fast-flying crop duster who dreams of competing in the most exhilarating around-the-world air race in history.

• An Adventure in Space and Time | DVD | (02/12/2013) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This fantastic one-off drama travels back in time to 1963 to see how the beloved Doctor Who was first brought to the screen. Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles. Wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling. Both of them were to find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama time travel and monsters! Allied with a team of brilliant people they went on to create the longest-running science fiction series ever now celebrating its 50th anniversary. An Adventure in Space and Time is written by Mark Gatiss executive produced by Mark Gatiss Steven Moffat and Caroline Skinner and directed by Terry McDonough. David Bradley (Harry Potter Game of Thrones Broadchurch) plays the lead role of William Hartnell while Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife The Woman in Black) co-stars as the first ever producer of Doctor Who Verity Lambert. The stellar cast is joined by Sacha Dhawan (Waris Hussein) Lesley Manville (Heather Hartnell) and Brian Cox (Sydney Newman). A must see drama for all doctor who and drama fans alike. Special Features: Leaflet Featuring Programme Images and an Exclusive Foreword by Writer and Executive Producer Mark Gatiss William Hartnell: The Original The Making of An Adventure - Narrated by Carole Ann Ford Reconstructions: Scenes from An Unearthly Child and the Pilot Regenerations Farewell to Susan Festive Greeting The Title Sequences Deleted Scenes: The Radiophonic Workshop Verity's Leaving Party

• Il Bidone (Masters of Cinema) (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (30/12/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Federico Fellini followed up his iconic breakthrough La strada with this brilliant drama - an unsparing look at the dog-eat-dog values of post war Italian society that nonetheless manages to navigate expertly between the lightly comic and the emotionally stark to become one of his richest most moving works. Il bidone [The Swindle] follows three small-time conmen - the ageing Augusto (Broderick Crawford) Picasso (Richard Basehart) and Roberto (Franco Fabrizi) - as they prey upon the poor and gullible for modest gains. However once Augusto is unexpectedly reunited with his daughter now struggling with her studies the moral and emotional demands of his lifestyle begin to take their toll sooner than he had anticipated. With its masterful set pieces and host of superb performances (including the director's wife and muse Giuletta Masina) this forms the centrepiece of what has been termed Fellini's Trilogy of Loneliness (with bookending films La strada and Le notti di Cabiria) and may be the darkest examination of human nature he ever attempted. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this long-undervalued classic in a new high-definition restoration. Special Features: Beautiful new high-definition master with the film appearing in 1080p Optional English subtitles Original theatrical trailer 36-Page Booklet featuring the words of Federico Fellini rare imagery and more! More to be announced!

• The Paradise: Series 2 | DVD | (09/12/2013) from £4.96   |  Saving you £21.79 (680.94%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The ladies of The Paradise are back. The popular series adapted from the much-loved classic French novel by Emile Zola follows the smart ambitious and big-hearted Denise Lovett played by Joanna Vanderham who arrives in the city to find work. The second series sees The Paradise reopen its doors a year after the dramatic events of Series 1. We see old and new faces battling for control of the business alongside the complicated love triangle of Moray Denise and Catherine.

• Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty | DVD | (30/12/2013) from £14.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Lone Ranger (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (02/12/2013) from £11.89   |  Saving you £11.10 (93.36%)   |  RRP £22.99

  From Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Director Gore Verbinski (Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise) come Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in The Lone Ranger. Filled with action and excitement this thrilling adventure brings the famed masked hero to life through brand-new eyes. Native American warrior Tonto (Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Hammer) a man of the law into a legend of justice. It's a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as these two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption. Special Features: Deleted Scenes Bloopers Armie's Western Road Trip Becoming a Cowboy Riding the Rails of the Lone Ranger Easter Eggs

• Pain & Gain | Blu Ray | (23/12/2013) from £11.98   |  Saving you £17.00 (170.17%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Michael Bay's hilarious action comedy Pain and Gain is GoodFellas on steroids. When an ambitious group of personal trainers (Mark Wahlberg Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie) decide to chase the American Dream they get caught up in a criminal enterprise that goes horribly wrong. Now living large will take everything they've got in the unbelievable true story that critics are calling hilarious smart clever and fresh.

• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Blu Ray | (02/12/2013) from £9.75   |  Saving you £3.24 (33.23%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Freddy Benson (Steve Martin) is a crass, loud American. Laurence Jameson (Michael Caine) is a suave, urbane European. Their common ground is that they both are confidence men, and they meet in a train compartment as Benson is scamming his way across Europe, taking advantage of women's generosity. The two are forced into a rivalry, which culminates in a wager to see who can be the first to bilk $50,000 out of American heiress Janet Colgate (Glenne Headly). Their game of one-upmanship is, of course, brought to ridiculous heights as things progress. Written by Paul Henning (the mind behind such TV shows as Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is an uneven but funny mix of Martin's physical comedy and Caine's oily charms. Martin's first role as cohort is to assume the persona of Ruprecht, the "special" younger brother intended to scare off potential brides. As Ruprecht, he comes off as a down-home version of Jerry Lewis; hilarious as it is, it doesn't quite fit with the rest of the film. Once the wager is on, though, Martin slips into his overly earnest mode as an American military man suffering from hysterical paralysis, with Caine as a psychologist who takes on his case. All in all, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (a loose remake of the 1964 film Bedtime Story with David Niven and Marlon Brando) is a droll, intelligent comedy, short on knee slappers but long on comic situations and characterisations. --Jerry Renshaw, Amazon.com

• Man of Steel | Blu Ray | (02/12/2013) from £10.01   |  Saving you £19.98 (199.60%)   |  RRP £29.99

  From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes Man of Steel starring Henry Cavill (Immortals TV's The Tudors) in the role of Clark Kent/Superman under the direction of Zack Snyder (300 Watchmen). A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind. The film also stars four-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams (The Master) as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane and Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne (What's Love Got to Do with It) as her editor-in-chief Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent's adoptive parents Martha and Jonathan Kent are Oscar nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful) and Academy Award& winner Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves). Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians the villainous General Zod played by Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) and Faora Zod's evil partner played by Antje Traue (upcoming The Seventh Son). Also from Superman's native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van Superman's mother played by Ayelet Zurer (Angels and Demons) and Superman's father Jor-El portrayed by Academy Award winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator). Rounding out the cast are Christopher Meloni (42) as U.S. military man Colonel Hardy Harry Lennix (State of Play) as General Swanwick Michael Kelly (The Adjustment Bureau) as Steve Lombard and Richard Schiff (TV's The West Wing) as Dr. Emil Hamilton. Man of Steel is being produced by Charles Roven Christopher Nolan Emma Thomas and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer from a story by Goyer and Nolan based upon Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and published by DC Entertainment. Thomas Tull Lloyd Phillips and Jon Peters are serving as executive producers. Special Features: Pacific Rim International English Trailer Pacific Rim International Spanish Trailer Pacific Rim International Italian Trailer Strong Characters Legendary Roles All Out Action Krypton Decoded-Dylan Sprayberry New Zealand: Home of Middle Earth Superman 75th Anniversary Animated Short

• The Hangover Trilogy | Blu Ray | (02/12/2013) from £21.78   |  Saving you £-7.13 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.65

  The HangoverFrom the director of Old School comes a comedy about a bachelor party gone horribly wrong. Two days before his wedding Doug (Justin Bartha) and his three friends (Bradley Cooper Ed Helms and Zach Galifiankis) drive to Las Vegas for a blow-out night they'll never forget. But when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning with pounding headaches they can't remember a thing. Their hotel suite is beyond trashed and the groom is nowhere to be found. With no clue of what happened and little time to spare the trio attempt to retrace their bad decisions from the night before in order to figure out where things went wrong and hopefully get Doug back to Los Angeles in time for his wedding. However the more they begin to uncover the more they realise just how much trouble they’re really in. The Hangover: Part IIThe Hangover: Part II is director Todd Phillips' follow-up to 2009's smash hit The Hangover which became the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all-time and also won the Golden Globe for Best Film - Comedy or Musical. Reprising their roles from The Hangover Bradley Cooper Ed Helms Zach Galifianakis and Justin Bartha star in the film. Jeffrey Tambor Ken Jeong and Mike Tyson also rejoin the cast. In The Hangover Part II Phil (Bradley Cooper) Stu (Ed Helms) Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe subdued pre-wedding brunch. However things don't always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas but what happens in Bangkok can't even be imagined. The Hangover: Part IIIIt's been two years. Phil (Bradley Cooper) Stu (Ed Helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha) are happily living uneventful lives at home. Tattoos have been lasered off files purged. The last they heard from disaster-magnet Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) he'd been tossed into a Thai prison and with him out of the way the guys have very nearly recovered from their nights prowling the seamy side of Las Vegas in a roofie'd haze and being kidnapped shot at and chased by drug-dealing mobsters in Bangkok. The only member of the Wolfpack who's not content is Alan (Zach Galifianakis). Still lacking a sense of purpose the group's black sheep has ditched his meds and given into his natural impulses in a big way-which for Alan means no boundaries no filters and no judgment-until a personal crisis forces him to finally seek the help he needs. And who better than his three best friends to make sure he takes the first step. This time there's no bachelor party. No wedding. What could possibly go wrong? But when the Wolfpack hits the road all bets are off. The Hangover Part III is the epic conclusion to an incomparable odyssey of mayhem and bad decisions in which the guys must finish what they started by going back to where it all began: Las Vegas. One way or another...it all ends here.

• Kick-Ass/Kick-Ass 2 | Blu Ray | (09/12/2013) from £222.00   |  Saving you £-192.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Kick-AssWhen average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) decides to take his obsession with comic books as inspiration to become a real-life superhero he chooses a new name - Kick Ass - assembles a suit and mask and gets to work fighting crime. There's only one problem - Kick Ass has absolutely no superpowers. His life is forever changed when he meets up with a pair of crazed vigilantes - an eleven year old sword-wielding dynamo Hit Girl (Chloë Moretz) and her father Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) - and forges a friendship with another fledging superhero Red Mist (Chris Mintz-Plasse). But thanks to the scheming of a local mob boss Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong) this new alliance will soon be put to the test... Kick-Ass 2After Kick-Ass's (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey) our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) - reborn as The MotherF!?ker - only the blade-wielding Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) can prevent their annihilation! Special Features: Kick-Ass It's on the Comic Book Origin of Kick-Ass A New Kind of Super Hero: The Making of Kick-Ass Feature Commentary The Art of Kick-Ass Kick-Ass 2 Alternate Opening (3m 6s) and Commentary The Making of Kick-Ass 2 (49m 33s) Extended Scenes (14m 10s) and Commentary Hit Girl Attacks: Creating the Van Sequence (5m 18s) Big Daddy Returns: The Unshot Scene (2m 4s) Feature Commentary with Aaron Taylor-Johnson Christopher Mintz-Plasse Chloë Grace Moretz and Writer / Director Jeff Wadlow

• Grown Ups 2 | DVD | (02/12/2013) from £4.22   |  Saving you £15.03 (507.77%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Lenny has relocated back to the town in which he grew up and soon realises that he can try to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, but between old bullies, cops on skis and a group of rowdy local college kids, sometimes crazy follows wherever you go.

• Ballet Steps Workout Inch Loss & Tone - Joey Bull - Fit for Life Series | DVD | (16/12/2013) from £12.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.08%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Ballet has an exceptional capacity to strengthen tone and increase mobility and fitness. So who better to devise a ballet based workout programme than Joey Bull - a fitness expert of international renown a former 4 x UK Fitness Champion and a classically trained dancer. In Ballet Steps Workout Joey combines years of ballet education with her stellar career as a great trainer and motivator to create and deliver a sequence of energising exercises for total body benefits and fabulous results. 'I studied ballet for many years and know that it can bring a whole new and wonderful dimension to our workouts. There are so many great all round benefits. Ballet works wonders for the body structure.' Ballet Steps Workout has strength cardiovascular and stretching elements of differing degrees of intensity to guide you to a tighter trimmer tummy improved posture and better all-round shape and vitality. 'I have combined various elements of ballet in exercise sequences of different levels and intensities to engage everyone from the novice to the more experienced ballet dancer.' In this fun and truly effective new innovative workout Joey Bull will unlock the ballet dancer inside you and a firmer fitter and slimmer body will be your reward! Joey Bull is a top international trainer a 4 x UK Fitness Champion experienced Adventure Athlete and a classically trained dancer. She writes regularly for magazines and has authored 'Tidy The Temple'.

• The Simpsons - Season 16 | DVD | (02/12/2013) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The Simpsons reside in the town of Springfield. Homer works as a safety inspector at the local nuclear power plant; Marge tries to keep the peace in her family; Bart is the mischievous 10-year-old hellion; 8-year-old Lisa is the intelligent saxophone-playing vegetarian member of the family; and baby Maggie conveys emotions via pacifier sucks. Viewers also have come to know and love the rich and sometimes quirky universe of characters that inhabit Springfield. In the milestone 350th episode Homer befriends beer-loving barfly and roofer Ray Magini guest-voiced by Ray Romano. After discovering a shared passion for sandwiches and the Three Stooges Homer and Ray become inseparable friends. However Marge believes Ray is a figment of Homer's imagination and enlists the help of Dr. Hibbert to literally shock Ray Magini out of Homer's system. Famed author and scientist Stephen Hawking also makes a return guest voice appearance as himself. Episodes Comprise: Treehouse of Horror XV All's Fair in Oven War Sleeping With the Enemy She Used to Be My Girl Fat Man and Little Boy Midnight Rx Mommie Beerest Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass Pranksta Rap There's Something about Marrying On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister Goo Goo Gai Pan Mobile Homer The Seven-Beer Snitch Future-Drama Don't Fear the Roofer The Heartbroke Kid A Star Is Torn Thank God It's Doomsday Home Away from Homer The Father the Son and the Holy Guest Star