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• Silver Bullet | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Silver Bullet is a generic, by-the-numbers Stephen King film with a Stephen King screenplay adapted from an earlier novella. Back in the innocent days of 1976--the age of innocence gets later every year--the town of Tarker's Fall finds itself in the grip of mass hysteria when something starts tearing people apart. Only a crippled child Martie (Corey Haim) works out the truth, which is that the new pastor is a werewolf. Eventually he manages to convince his supercilious sister Janey and his unreliable drunk Uncle Red (Gary Busey) and there is the usual confrontation involving a silver bullet melted down from the children's religious jewellery; the title also refers to the boy's motorised wheelchair. The film neglects interesting possibilities--the lynch-mob mentality that takes over the town fizzles after the major vigilantes are killed, the pastor tries to justify the killings to himself--in favour of stock ultra-violent confrontations and extended metamorphoses; its major strength is a familiar King theme, the helplessness of being a child in a world full of people who will not listen to you. On the DVD: The DVD comes with a director's commentary by Daniel Attias and dubbed versions in German, French and Italian. The soundtrack has Dolby sound which brings out the stylised fairy-tale elements in the score and the widescreen picture is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic ratio. The sometimes muddy-looking night-scenes are balanced by brisk pastoral daylight scenes that have their own innocence. --Roz Kaveney

• Tour of Duty - Season Three | DVD | (26/11/2012) from £44.49   |  Saving you £5.50 (12.36%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Bravo Company returns for more explosive action and more thrilling adventures in the third and final season of this much acclaimed Vietnam war series. The men face some tough challenges ahead when their platoon, now called Team Viking, is transferred to Camp Barnett to become part of a Special Operations unit. The final season delivers extreme combat action and intense personal drama focusing on real Vietnam War issues such as the catastrophic effects of chemical warfare, the massacre of Vietnamese civilians, the out-of -control problem of heroin addiction and the difficulties soldiers faced when returning home to a country so bitterly divided by the war.

• The Forsaken | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £7.27   |  Saving you £12.72 (174.97%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sean (Kerr Smith) is driving cross-country to deliver a vintage Mercedes and attend his sister's wedding when he picks up a hitchhiker, Nick (Brendan Fehr), who just happens to be a vampire hunter with a secret.

• LES COUSINS | Blu Ray | (08/04/2013) from £32.99   |  Saving you £-13.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Made barely a year after Claude Chabrol's debut Le Beau Serge, Les Cousins featured the earlier film's same starring pair of Jean-Claude Brialy and Grard Blain, here reversing the good-guy/bad-guy roles of the previous picture. The result is a simmering, venomous study in human temperament that not only won the Golden Bear at the 1959 Berlin Film Festival, but also drew audiences in droves, and effectively launched Chabrol's incredible fifty-year-long career. A gripping and urbane examination of city and country, ambition and ease, Les Cousins continues to captivate and shock audiences with its brilliant scenario, the performances of Brialy and Blain, and the assuredness of Chabrol's precocious directorial hand. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Claude Chabrol's breakthrough film in a beautiful new Gaumont restoration on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in the UK. Special Features: Gorgeous new Gaumont restoration of the film in its original aspect ratio, presented in 1080p on the Blu-ray New and improved English subtitles Original theatrical trailer A 47-minute documentary about the making of the film L'Homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel [The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower], Chabrol's 1964 short film A lengthy booklet with a new and exclusive essay by critic Emmanuel Burdeau; a new and exclusive translation of a rare text about actress Franoise Vatel provided for this release by its author, the filmmaker and critic Luc Moullet; excerpts of interviews and writing by Chabrol; and more

• My Parents Are Aliens - Best Of | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £23.39   |  Saving you £-10.40 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Terrific fun for all the family with My Parents are Aliens featuring 6 amazing episodes! Simply out of this world entertainment!

• Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  After witnessing the brutal murder of his family Jack Brooks (Trevor Matthews) is left with an unquenchable fury that he is constantly fighting to control. Now working as a local plumber and struggling in a relationship with his girlfriend Eve (Rachel Skarsten) Jack's life has become a downward spiral. One night Jack attempts to fix Professor Crowley's (Robert Englund) old rusted pipes but unknowingly awakens an ancient evil. Lured by this demonic power Crowley discovers a monstrous black heart that quickly forces its way inside him. Possessed by the heart by beating in his chest the Professor starts a slow gruesome transformation. Only then does Jack realise he can't run away from his past and quickly discovers the true purpose of his inner rage.

• LA POISON | Blu Ray | (25/02/2013) from £18.88   |  Saving you £1.11 (5.88%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One of the great late period films by Sacha Guitry - the total auteur who delighted (and scandalised) the French public and inspired the French New Wave as a model for authorship as director-writer-star of screen and stage alike. In every one of his pictures (and almost every one served as a rueful examination of the war between the sexes), Guitry sculpted by way of a rapier wit - one might say by way of the Guitry touch - some of the most sophisticated black comedies ever conceived... and La Poison [Poison] is one of his blackest. Michel Simon plays Paul Braconnier, a man with designs on murdering his wife Blandine (Germaine Reuver) - a woman with similar designs on her husband. When Braconnier visits Paris to consult with a lawyer about the perfect way of killing a spouse - that is, the way in which he can get away with it - an acid comedy unfolds that reaches its peak in a courtroom scene for the ages. From the moment of Guitry's trademark introduction of his principals in the opening credits, and on through the brilliant performance by national treasure Michel Simon (of Renoir's Boudu sauve des eaux and Vigo's L'Atalante, to mention only two high-water marks), here is fitting indication of why Guitry is considered by many the Gallic equal of Ernst Lubitsch. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to introduce Sacha Guitry into the catalogue with La Poison for the first time on video in the UK in a dazzling new Gaumont restoration. Special Features: New HD restoration of the film, presented in 1080p on the Blu-ray Newly translated optional subtitles Substantial booklet containing writing on the film, vintage excerpts, and rare archival imagery

• Batman And Robin (2 Disc) | DVD | (21/10/2005) from £14.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (6.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Chills and thrills: will Gotham City be put on ice? George Clooney is Batman as the dark knight battles his greatest threat yet: Cold-hearted Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and venomous Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman). New very special effects include a wild sky-surfing sequence and Freeze's outrageous ice-blasting arsenal. It's state-of-the-art excitement from our Batfamily to yours!

• Beautiful Joe | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £5.90   |  Saving you £-2.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Beautiful Joe is a well-intentioned film. The problem is that it tries for both comedy and drama, and succeeds in neither. Amiable Irishman Joe (Billy Connolly), after one of the worst days imaginable, decides to leave his adopted New York home and seek adventure. Unfortunately, he runs into Hush (Sharon Stone) and gets "Far More Adventure than He Bargained For". Stone's character is the standard beautiful-but-messed-up-woman-who-needs-rescuing that is for some mystifying reason supposed to be appealing. And yes, of course she has a mute son who just might speak if only he had the right reason. Stone is "stretching" herself here, and is clearly eager to play a character: she mugs, she drawls, she wiggles and she cries. Not a scrap of scenery escapes her gullet; at times her attempts at comedy actually become sort of upsetting. Ally McBeal's Gil Bellows turns in a similarly inept and cartoonish "comic" performance. Beautiful Joe's one saving grace is Connolly, who manages to rise above his fellow cast members and the bizarre editing to turn in a charming, dignified performance. --Ali Davis, Amazon.com

• Fire On The Amazon | DVD | (17/06/2002) from £7.65   |  Saving you £-1.66 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In Bolivia's Amazon basin corporate cattle ranches are replacing the rain forest. When Santos charismatic leader of the union of rubber tappers forges an alliance with Indians to protest deforestation he is assassinated. O'Brien a US photo-journalist lacking skills as an investigator wants a story when he thinks the police have framed and murdered an innocent Indian as the assassin. In his search for the truth he involves Lysa Rothman who worked for Santos and with whom he falls in love. As he becomes ever more deeply embroiled he not only needs Lysa's help but that of the Indians' leader. How many will O'Brien endanger to get his story?

• Tango (1998) | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £6.75   |  Saving you £9.24 (136.89%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This is the seductive world of the tango stunningly brought to life by acclaimed director Carlos Saura Grammy-award winning composer Lalo Schifrin and Oscar winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. Mario Suarez is a director determined to make the ultimate tango movie. After his wife leaves him he falls in love with Elena a beautiful young dancer but she happens to be the girlfriend of Angelo Larroca a powerful man who is also an investor in the movie.

• Everyone Stares – The Police Inside Out | DVD | (31/05/2019) from £13.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Organization | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Organization was the second and final sequel to 1967's In the Heat of the Night and sees Sidney Poitier's homicide detective Virgil Tibbs called in to investigate the murder of a factory manager. In a lengthy, dialogue-free opening (the film's best sequence), it appears that we are witnessing the culprits in action. However, this group turns out to be a gang of idealistic young vigilantes who knew that the factory was a front for an international drugs cartel--the Organization of the title--and have made off with a haul of heroin secreted there. Suspected of the manager's murder, they meet Tibbs and seek his cooperation. He agrees to help them, pitting himself not only against the Organization but his own police department. Set in San Franscisco, The Organization invites invidious comparisons with Bullitt: its somewhat cheesy contemporary soundtrack, derived from Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, certainly marks it as a piece of its period, as do the occasionally less-than-convincing action sequences, risible acting and far-fetched plot. Poitier, as ever, lends the film a certain dignity and poise, worthy of better material to work with than this. The film is also notable for providing early showcases for two of Cop TV's most famous Captains: Daniel J Travanti (Hill Street Blues) and Bernie Hamilton (later Captain Dobey in Starsky & Hutch) are both assigned minor roles here. On the DVD: The Organization comes to disc in an adequate transfer, though still a little grainy. The sole extra is the original trailer. --David Stubbs

• Visitors Of The Night | DVD | (19/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  They're Watching...They're Waiting...They're Back. Judith (Markie Post There's Something About Mary) notices some very creepy things are happening around town. She and the town's Sheriff make a chilling discovery the town's teens are disappearing. When they reappear they are suffering from amnesia. Judith is even more troubled when her daughter Katie (Candace Cameron Full House) is missing. When she returns and begins acting strange it soon becomes evident alien powers have taken over the town. Judith must stand up to her fears and rid the town of aliens that have come to claim her daughter. Don't miss the unstoppable excitement of this smart and scary hit!

• The Tall Men | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £15.58   |  Saving you £-2.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Clark Gable and Jane Russell star in this spectacular western directed by Hollywood legend Raoul Walsh. When Ben Allison and his brother Clint journey to Montana for gold they save a party of settlers under attack from a group of Red Indians. Grateful for the Allison Brothers' interventions Nella Turner promptly joins the sibling duo and on to Montana. However this buxom babe proves to be more trouble than she's worth and the brothers soon find themselves at loggerheads over their

• Zombie Hotel - It's Alright We Don't Bite! | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £5.88   |  Saving you £0.37 (8.01%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Fun for the kids at the Zombie Hotel!

• The Police - Everybody Stares: The Police Inside Out | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-10.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This fantastic film features a never before seen documentary capturing the Police from their inception in 1978 through to their peak in 1982 and their split in 1984. All the footage was culled from Stewart Copeland's Super 8 archives and the man himself edited directed and narrated. Features classic performances archive footage and interviews with the key players. Tracklist: 1. The First Two Years 2. I Got This Movie Camera 3. And It May Sound Strange 4. Europe Summer Festivals 5. Next To You 6. First Frenzy 7. Chat to Camera During Show 8. Rock Star Trashes Road Store 9. Blond Life 10. News Reels 11. Zenyatta Bull Rings 12. Arena Band in America 13. Do Do Inna Snow Snow 14. Life Becomes a Duran Duran Video 15. Japanese Valentines 16. Wretched In Montserrat 17. World Conquest 18. This Is What We Came For 19. US festival With Real Cameras 20. End Titles

• Blue Steel | DVD | (18/06/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Blue Steel contains all the familiar elements of action cinema, such as gun fetishism and the glamorisation of violence, yet tells the story from a uniquely feminine viewpoint. Directed by one of Hollywood's few female action directors, Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, Strange Days), and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Blue Steel is superficially an engaging action thriller about a rookie cop stalked by an obsessive killer, but Bigelow also offers an underlying message about our fascination today with gun culture and violence. The director subverts an essentially male-dominated genre with a film that displays all the requisite action credentials yet at the same time offers a portrait of how women deal with a violent world. --Abi Brennan

• The Adventures of Tintin | Blu Ray | (10/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Tintin is the world's most famous boy reporter. With his faithful dog Snowy at his side the intrepid pair travel the globe to investigate exciting cases. Along the way they encounter a colourful cast of characters who have become familiar to generations of children and adults: Captain Haddock Thompson and Thomson Professor Calculus and Oliveira da Figueira among many others.

• The Last Broadcast | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £12.92   |  Saving you £-9.93 (-332.10%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Only one member of a documentary film crew returns with his footage from a trip into the wilds of New Jersey in search of the legendary Jersey Devil