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Nick Love (The Football Factory, The Firm) updates the popular 70's police drama, with Ray Winstone stepping into the role of Flying Squad detective Jack Regan, and Ben Drew (aka. Plan B) starring as his partner in crime busting, George Carter. DVD.

Beverly (Drew Barrymore) loves boys, but she knows her limits--nothing below the waist (her own), if she doesn't know the boy. Ray (Steve Zahn), however, a sweet-natured but shiftless young man is the exception to her rule and shortly after meeting him she ends up pregnant--at age fifteen. At the wedding insisted upon by her disappointed father, Bev finds out her best friend is also pregnant, and the two console each other for the youth they've lost. Riding in Cars with Boys is a true story based on the autobiography by Beverly D'Onofrio about her youthful days of revelry, rebellion, and teenage motherhood. Barrymore is credible as an Italian-American girl who's far too smart to be stuck where she is in life, but it's Zahn (That Thing You Do) who steals the show in a long-overdue starring turn, with his heartfelt portrayal of a lost little boy who never finds his way to manhood. James Woods is Bev's alienated father. And Lorraine Bracco is her supportive, long-suffering mother who looks after the house, Bev's son Jason, and Ray, while Bev desperately tries for her GED and a scholarship to NYU. It's Bev's drive and unflagging ambition--and Penny Marshall's usual sure handed direction--that turn her hardship into the triumph of survival.

The Old West.. Where a lone cowboy leads an uprising against a terror from beyond our world. 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been. Contains 1 disc. Cert 12.

3 great titles of mad-cap comedies starring popular funny man Jim Carrey. Cable Guy/Fun With Dick and Jane/Liar Liar.

Contains 3 discs. Cert 12.

Marvel Studios presents Marvel's The Avengers - the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.

Contains 1 disc. Cert 12.

This period drama set in England leading up to the First World War, Downton Abbey tells the story of a community and its fiercely jealous servants while some loyal to their family who live, but the mischievous dream and plan for the betterment of love or adventure Downton Abbey written and created by Julian Fellowes boasting an all-star cast staring Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Dan Stevens, Penelope Wilton, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Siobhan Finneran, Joanne Froggatt, Rob James-Collier and Brendon Coyle. This prestigious ensemble brings the world of Downton to life with brilliance and passion with this Christmas Special period drama.

Contains 1 disc.

Director Wayne Wang, known for family dramas about Chinese Americans that focus on mother-daughter relationships (Dim sum, The Joy Luck Club), here adapts Mona Simpson's Anywhere But Here, a novel perfectly suited for his talents. Teenage Ann (Natalie Portman) wants a normal life, but her mother, Adele (Susan Sarandon), has a different idea of what is considered normal. When Adele grows tired of claustrophobic small-town life in Wisconsin, she takes the constantly complaining Ann across the country to Los Angeles, where she wants to start a new life. Ann, however, doesn't want to go, and her behaviour wavers between typical adolescent annoyance to real insightfulness into her mother's character. Much of this comes from the voice-over provided by the adult Ann, who explains it all from her mature point of view. This sentimental story, long on feelings and more feelings, is nicely played, with Sarandon enthusiastic as the eccentric single mother that her daughter can't wait to get away from.

Includes the following: Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005), Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).

Cert 12. Contains 8 discs.

The creative team behind The Lord of the Rings trilogy returns to Middle-earth with this adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic precursor The Hobbit. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh share writing duties with Guillermo del Toro, and Martin Freeman stars as Bilbo Baggins, with Ian McKellen reprising his iconic role as Gandalf the Grey. Contains 1 disc. Cert 12.