Colin Firth Frolic ($17.99)

Maybe you’re a Jane Austen fan, maybe (incredibly) you’re not, but who can honestly say there is ever enough Colin Firth in the world? Seriously. And no better way to have him to yourself than via the acclaimed Pride and Prejudice BBC miniseries, where our man squares off with a well-matched Jennifer Ehle and the air crackles with wit, irony, and great gusts of lust, however deeply concealed. During Barnes and Noble’s sweeping 50%-off DVD/blu-ray sale, the 5-hour series is now just $17.99 (less than a movie ticket and snack these days) and—trust us–supremely, richly satisfying.

John Lennon & Co. ($6.74)

For heartthrobs of a different era – mid-century madness, anyone?—check out the Beatles’ groundbreaking film foray, A Hard Day’s Night, the sly, quirky, fast-paced, trend-setting classic chronicling life on the road for the Fab Four. Fresh and visually inventive as ever, it’s considered by some the finest rock ‘n’ roll comedy ever made, influencing such later mockumentaries as This Is Spinal Tap and the Monty Python canon (and just $6.74 – c’mon, you can’t even get popcorn for that!).

Mystery, Insight in Botswana ($26.99)

We’re also way partial to the recent #1 Ladies Detective Agency series, based on the best-selling novels by Alexander McCall Smith and featuring magnificent Jill Scott as the serene, resourceful proprietor of Botswana’s first and only female-owned detective agency, along with her fascinating crew. Three-disc set.

Hugh Jackman Rules ($17.99)

And OK, for some more-lowbrow fun, there’s Night at the Museum – Battle of the Smithsonian (with Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Robin Williams, and Ricky Gervais);  Ice Age 3 (Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary); and X Men Origins Wolverine (with hunky Hugh Jackman); plus The Golden Compass, a slew of  Monty Pythons, a whole mess of Battlestar Galacticas, Hugh Grant romantic flicks,  and many more TV series and movies of all climes from all times.

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