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  Clive King's Video and DVD choice for Christmas
    Gladiator     A Clockwork Orange
   

Columbia Tristar, 15, 155 mins, 2000, Video £14.99
Russell Crowe dons breastplate and sandals in Ridley Scott's latest epic about betrayal and revenge. Raw, brutal and utterly compelling, Gladiator is the best toga party that you will ever be invited to...

    Warner Brothers, 18, 137 mins, DVD £19.99
Based on the classic 1962 science fiction novel by Anthony Burgess, this is one of Stanley Kubrick's finest films. Clockwork Orange has lost little of its power although by today's standards the violence seems remarkably socially responsible. Stylish, witty and disturbing, it is, as Alex would say, 'a real horrorshow.'...
         
    Erin Brockovich     Some Like It Hot
   

Jersey Films, 15, 131 mins, 1999, DVD £19.99
Julia Roberts is the unschooled divorced mother of two who bullies Albert Finney's attorney into giving her a job, discovers big business hanky-panky in what seems like a footling case, and ends up with her self-respect shining...

    Plaza, U, 121 mins, Video, £9.99
What's left to say about this most cherished of comedies? Only that every viewing reminds you just how fresh Billy Wilder's deliciously risqué script and stylishly scatty direction still seem...
           
    The Shawshank Redemption    
    Warner Home Video, 15, 142 mins, DVD £15.99
City banker, Andy Dufresne (Robbins) arrived at Shawshank Prison in 1947, convicted of two brutal murders and received a double life sentence. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Actor, this film is an extraordinary tale of hope, friendship and survival...