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PRIDE AND GLORY (15)

ACTION thriller with Colin Farrell, Edward Norton and Jon Voight that begins when four men from NYPD are ambushed and slain during a drug bust.

A crack police task force is formed to identify and capture the shooter and the investigation leads to the uncovering of police corruption. Pride And Glory pounds the beat with a band of brothers for whom intimidation, extortion and murder are badges of honour. Gavin O'Connor's gritty thriller is shot predominantly on hand-held cameras to maintain uncomfortable, close proximity to the action. Norton and Farrell are also solid in underwritten roles. Bonus features include a making of featurette. *****

GHOST TOWN (12)

COMEDY romance with Ricky Gervais as middle-aged, British dentist Bertram Pincus who reacts badly to an anaesthetic and dies.

Thankfully, hospital staff revive him on the operating table but Bertram wakes with a strange gift. He can now see and hear the spirits of the recently departed.

With a different leading man, Ghost Town could have been a quirky and charming romantic comedy. Regrettably, with Gervais on board, the project becomes a limp one-man show and the award-winning star of The Office and Extras simply doesn't have the charisma to carry an entire film.

Saturday Night Live regular Kristen Wiig is a blessed relief in a cameo as a litigation shy surgeon, who tries to cover up for the unfortunate turn of events on the operating table.

"You died... a little bit," she eventually confesses. *****

MARY POPPINS (U)

TWO disc 45th anniversary edition of the timeless family musical about a magical nanny who arrives at the Banks's household to take charge. Extras include crew commentary, Disney On Broadway bonus features, Disney's song selection, Poppins Pop-Up Fun Facts, Chimpanzoo deleted song and A Magical Musical Reunion. Featuring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and Richard Sherman featurette.

SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL - SEASON 2

LADY of pleasure Belle de Jour returns in eight episodes of ITV 2's award-winning drama based on the book of the same name.

Sexy graduate Hannah (Billie Piper) is working as a high-class prostitute and only her best friend and ex-boyfriend Ben (Iddo Goldberg) knows the truth and has sworn to keep her saucy secret.

BURN NOTICE - SEASON 1

FOUR disc box set of the FX Channel's action-packed spy series revolving around covert operative Michael Weston (Jeffrey Donovan).

He learns he has been fired or "burned" and his bank accounts are frozen as he is placed on every government wanted list imaginable.

He turns to ex-girlfriend and former IRA operative Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar) and military intelligence contact Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell) for help.

Meanwhile, he must contend with being stuck in Miami, far closer than he would like to his mother Madeline (Sharon Gless).

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KICKER... Colin Farrell, Edward Norton (above) and (right) Jon Voight in action thriller Pride and Glory.; LIMP ONE-MAN SHOW... Ricky Gervais plays middle-aged, British dentist Bertram Pincus in romantic comedy Ghost Town.