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Alexander - Director's Cut [2004]Alexander - Director's Cut [2004]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.74
Dashing romantic epic with great acting and music. Over the top? Hell yeah!!!
Alexander: Original SoundtrackAlexander: Original Soundtrack by Vangelis
Buy new: £5.87 / Used from: £2.49
Listen to this on your way to work and the Earth will Tremble at Your Feet!!
Mellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins
Buy new: £12.08 / Used from: £4.45
If you could only take one album to your desert Island... Why does everyone think Nirvana were the best 90s rock band? Come on! For people who aren't afraid of great music.
Scary Monsters: RemasteredScary Monsters: Remastered by David Bowie
Buy new: £5.88 / Used from: £3.49
Infinitely better than most other bands' best. So much attitude! Mentalist guitar playing!!!
Station to Station: RemasteredStation to Station: Remastered by David Bowie
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £3.49
Wow. Only 6 songs but when each is a cracker... Huge amount of swagger throughout and David's voice is a supreme instrument. Worth it for 'Word on a Wing' alone.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
A real life account of a murder trail where the townsfolk out-weird the inhabitants of Twin Peaks. Which brings me to...
Twin Peaks: Complete Season 1 [1990]Twin Peaks: Complete Season 1 [1990]
Buy used from: £22.93
Stupidly good TV show at a stupidly good price. Why no series 2 on DVD? GRRR!!!
Greek MythsGreek Myths by Robert Graves
Buy new: £8.44 / Used from: £3.68
Very readable and user friendly. For the novice and expert alike. Fresh prose too.
The Big Lebowski [1998]The Big Lebowski [1998]
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Possibly the only film MORE quotable than Withnail and I, this will keep you amused for yonks. Genius.
God of War (PS2)God of War (PS2)
Buy used from: £7.00
Wreak unforgettable harm upon everything you possibly can! Great de-stresser! Pull off Medusa's head! Yay! It's the only thing to do this christmas.
DuneDune by Frank Herbert
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
Majestic Magnificent Masterpiece! (nice alliteration too) Easily better than Lord of the Rings and not just for geeks either!
Orff: Carmina BuranaOrff: Carmina Burana
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For when you wake up in one of those 'I want to destroy the world' moods!
Wings Of Desire [1987]Wings Of Desire [1987]
Buy used from: £9.00
Absolutely beautiful, tender, existential movie experience. Very human.
The Satanic VersesThe Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Buy new: £5.89 / Used from: £3.74
Stunning widescreen epic of a novel. Love was never more bruised and magical.
Don QuixoteDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
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This is the translation to go for. Huge book but hilarious and ultra sarcastic. The Don is THE role model for pensioners! Well, him and Keith Richards.
The Campaigns of Alexander (Classics)The Campaigns of Alexander (Classics) by Arrian
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.95
For the inevitable post-movie knowledge seeking. Arrian's is the oldest and most dependable account. Enthralling and lively.
AliceAlice by Tom Waits
Buy new: £7.78 / Used from: £5.49
Nearly everything by Tom is great but this takes the biscuit. Otherwordly and traditional at the same time, every cut on this moving album is essential to the experience. Absolutely lovely