"Actor: Alan Lake"

• Slade in Flame (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (19/05/2025) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Described as 'the Citizen Kane of British pop movies' by critic Mark Kermode, Slade in Flame both confounded and delighted audiences when it was released in 1975, at the height of the legendary glam-rock band's success. Starring the band themselves, this was a music film like no other. Charting the rise and fall of a pop group at the end of the 1960s - from bold beginnings in seedy clubs to booze-addled endings in spectacular stadiums - this darkly cynical, warts-and-all portrait of a band in freefall amidst the music-industry suits who want a piece of the pie was not what anybody was expecting. Acclaimed as a stone-cold bona-fide cult classic over subsequent decades, and boasting a razor-sharp screenplay, superb performances and a power-packed foot-stomping soundtrack, Slade in Flame has been newly remastered by the BFI from the best available 35mm materials for its first ever release on Blu-ray.ExtrasNewly remastered by the BFI and presented in High Definition and Standard DefinitionExtras tbc

• The Blue Dahlia | Blu Ray | (19/09/2016) from £54.99   |  Saving you £-35.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hollywood legends Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake (The Glass Key, This Gun For Hire) team up for a masterfully told tale of suspense and intrigue in the classic noir tradition. When discharged navy officer Johnny Morrison (Ladd) comes home from war to his old stomping ground in the Hollywood Hills, he is shocked to discover his wife Helen (Doris Dowling) having an affair with the proprietor of the glamorous Blue Dahlia nightclub. But when Helen is murdered and Johnny is fingered as the prime suspect, he is forced to prove his innocence, aided by a woman harbouring a dark secret, the beautiful and enigmatic Joyce (Lake). Directed by George Marshall (Destry Rides Again, How the West Was Won) from a script by acclaimed hard-boiled novelist Raymond Chandler his only produced original screenplay The Blue Dahlia sparkles with wit and old Hollywood glamour, showcasing some of the most celebrated talent of the golden age of the silver screen at their iconic best, making its high definition debut in this feature-packed release from Arrow Academy. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed PCM mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Selected scene commentary by Frank Krutnik, author of In a Lonely Street: Film Noir, Genre, Masculinity Introduction to the film by Frank Krutnik Rare 1949 half-hour radio dramatization of The Blue Dahlia by The Screen Guild Theater, starring Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd Original theatrical trailer Extensive gallery of vintage stills and promotional materials Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tonci Zonjic

• The Sweeney: The Complete Series | DVD | (06/10/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Sweeney, The - Complete

• Batman - The Movie | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £5.85   |  Saving you £0.14 (2.39%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Batman: The Movie carries the high camp absurdity of the 1960s TV show to gleeful new heights. Shark Repellent Batspray, costume-removing Batpoles, a contraption that dehydrates political figures into coloured powder, and endless childishly easy conundrums. Bringing the primary-coloured show to the big screen was a natural move, since sets, costume and casting were all in place. But what elevates the movie above the series? Is it the wonderful new toys--the Batcopter, Batboat and Batbike? Is it the OTT direction, taking the Dynamic Duo on location far more than usual? Or is it the electrifying one-upmanship between Burgess Meredith (Penguin), Cesar Romero (Joker), Frank Gorshin (Riddler) and Lee Meriwether (a new Catwoman since regular Julie Newmar was busy elsewhere)? As Commissioner Gordon says, "The sum of the angles of that rectangle is too monstrous to contemplate!" Really, the best of the movie's magic is to be found in the sheer glee Adam West and Burt Ward exhibit in playing for the big screen. This was the most exciting event in their careers. And it shows in their colourful, zestful performances. On the DVD: Batman: The Movie on disc includes an affectionate commentary from the two stars ("Oh lookee!" says West repeatedly), after which the duo are heavily involved in the wealth of additional material, even recording dialogue for the interactive animated menus. Seeing them on screen in the 16-minute featurette might be a shock, though. In the restored 1.85:1 film print they look much better! Additionally there's a five-minute "Batmobile Revealed" featurette with designer George Barris, a trailer page with some very humorous inclusions and two large galleries of behind-the-scenes photos.--Paul Tonks

• Titus | DVD | (01/03/2005) from £15.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Anthony Hopkins stars as the Roman General in this adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play. Co-stars Jessica Lange and Alan Cummings.

• Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark | DVD | (20/02/2012) from £3.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (350.88%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Producers Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, The Orphanage) and Mark Johnson (Chronicles of Narnia) join forces to deliver Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, a tale of hair-raising, spine-chilling horror.

• The Glass Key | Blu Ray | (19/09/2016) from £13.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (42.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Twists, double-crosses and political intrigue abound in this classic thriller starring the golden couple of film noir, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd (The Blue Dahlia, This Gun For Hire). A crooked political boss, Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy), falls for Janet Henry (Lake), daughter of a prospective Baltimore governor, and decides to mend his ways. However, when Janet s no-good brother turns up dead, Madvig s colourful past returns to haunt him as he is fingered as the likely suspect. Which of his many enemies conspired to frame him? And can he, with the assistance of right-hand man Ed Beaumont (Ladd), prove his innocence before he is sent down for murder? The earliest collaboration between Lake and Ladd, The Glass Key boasts a screenplay adapted from the novel by Dashiell Hammett (The Maltese Falcon), father of hard-boiled crime. Now appearing for the first time ever on Blu-ray in the UK, this timeless noir thriller shines like never before. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed PCM mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by crime fiction and film expert Barry Forshaw New visual essay on the film by Alastair Phillips, co-author of 100 Film Noirs Rare 1946 half-hour radio dramatization of The Glass Key by The Screen Guild Theater, starring Alan Ladd, Marjorie Reynolds and Gene Kelly Original theatrical trailer Extensive gallery of vintage stills and promotional materials Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tonci Zonjic

• Film Noir Collection | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £74.26   |  Saving you £-44.27 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Set Comprises: The Killers (1946) Double Indemnity (1944) The Big Steal (1949) Crossfire (1947) Out of the Past (1947) The Blue Dahlia (1946) The Glass Key (1942) This Gun For Hire (1942) Farewell My Lovely (1944)

• The Edgar Wallace Anthology | DVD | (04/11/2013) from £115.05   |  Saving you £14.94 (12.99%)   |  RRP £129.99

  One of the twentieth century's most successful crime novelists, Edgar Wallace's thrillers have been widely adapted for film and television - the most memorable of which are the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series, made at Merton Park Studios during the first half of the 1960s. A noir-esque series, it updates some of the author's stories to more contemporary settings, blending classic B-movie elements with a distinctly British feel. Unseen for decades and freshly transferred from the origina...

• The Mary Millington Movie Collection Limited Edition Blu-Ray Box-Set | Blu Ray | (22/06/2020) from £42.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Mary Millington s death, this special edition Blu-ray box set (individually numbered and limited to 3,000 units) features Mary s most glamorous film roles, with new, stunning 2K restorations, including: Come Play with Me (1977), The Playbirds (1978), Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979), Queen of the Blues (1979), Mary Millington s True Blue Confessions (1980) plus Respectable: The Mary Millington Story (2015), an in-depth documentary chronicling her extraordinary life. This collector s edition is a must for any Millington fan! Filled with scintillating new extras, packaged in a collectable case (displaying brand new artwork throughout) and including a huge 80-page book, with an introduction from David Sullivan and notes by biographer Simon Sheridan (author of Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema). A tantalising orgy of extras that no self-respecting lover of Mary Millington or 1970 s British sex comedies can but fail to be aroused by!

• Edgar Wallace Mysteries - Volume 5 | DVD | (22/10/2012) from £15.98   |  Saving you £16.00 (114.37%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The thrillers of Edgar Wallace one of the twentieth century’s most successful crime novelists have been widely adapted for film and television – the most memorable of which being the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series made at Merton Park Studios during the first half of the 1960s. A noir-esque series it updates some of the author’s stories to more contemporary settings blending classic B-movie elements with a distinctly British feel. Unseen for decades these dramas have been freshly transferred from the original film elements specifically for this release.

• The Mary Millington Collection | Blu Ray | (18/08/2023) from £48.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This special edition Blu-ray box set features Mary's most glamorous film roles, with stunning 2K restorations, including: Come Play with Me (1977), The Playbirds (1978), Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979), Queen of the Blues (1979), Mary Millington's True Blue Confessions (1980) plus Respectable: The Mary Millington Story (2015), an in-depth documentary chronicling her extraordinary life.

• The Blue Dahlia | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When Johnny Morrison returns home at the end of the war he expects to receive a warm welcome from his wife. However he makes the unpleasant discovery that she's been unfaithful to him with Eddie Harwood the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. After a heated and violent argument he storms out of their house. Later that night she's murdered--and Johnny winds up the prime suspect. Now to prove his innocence Johnny must find the real culprit. Among the suspects are the ruthless nightclub owner and a vicious gangster. Joyce Harwood the estranged wife of the club's proprietor lends Johnny a hand and the two fall in love while tracking down the killer. Two ex-service buddies also come to Johnny's aid: the shell-shocked Buzz Wanchek and George Copeland. Will Johnny solve the mystery before the police find him and charge him with murder? This film noir classic was Raymond Chandler's first original story written directly for the screen.

• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  As the private eye of private eyes Steve Martin is Rigby Reardon. He's tough rough and ready to take on anything when Juliet Forrest appears on the scene with a case: her father a noted scientist philanthropist and cheesemaker has died mysteriously. Reardon immediately smells a rat and follows a complex maze of clues that lead to the 'Carlotta Lists'. With a little help from his 'friends' Alan Ladd Barbara Stanwyck Ray Milland Burt Lancaster Humphrey Bogart Charles Laughton

• The Playbirds | Blu Ray | (22/08/2022) from £12.15   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Britain's most famous erotic actress, Mary Millington, stars as a policewoman who goes undercover in the secret world of porn to find out who is stalking and killing glamour models. Expect nothing to stay undercover for very long in this raunchy British classic! Product Features: Ten Million Dirty Words (brand new featurette about Harry Knights, the Nottingham-based porn writer who helped create Mary s image). Confessions of a Photographer (new interview with George Richardson, the photographer who snapped Mary topless at 10 Downing Street) Response (8mm softcore short film, 1974) New The Playbirds audio commentary by biographer Simon Sheridan and director Willy Roe.

• The High Life | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-9.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  All six episodes plus the pilot of the previously unreleased camp comedy concerning the crackpot crew of a charter jet from Scotia Airways... Comic Asides (Pilot Episode): Frustrated by their daily grind air steward Sebastian longs for glamour while his colleague Steve longs for a girlfriend. Feart: Steve and Sebastian decide that the time has come to find an escape route out of the Air Scotia rut. Birl: As standards fall the company orders its employees to attend a weekend of intensive retraining. Steve finds love Shona finds herself and Sebastian finds out a secret. Winch: Sebastian returns from his Florida holiday to discover something has definitely happened between Steve and Shona. Captain Duff meanwhile is as confused as ever. Choob: Much to Steve and Sebastian's irritation Shona lands the job of presenting Air Scotia's in-flight video. Dug: Sebastian hits on a scheme to find fame fortune and females for Steve. Dunk: The crew become embroiled in a small business espionage plot.

• Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (SINGLE DISC) | Blu Ray | (30/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Producers Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, The Orphanage) and Mark Johnson (Chronicles of Narnia) join forces to deliver Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, a tale of hair-raising, spine-chilling horror.

• This Sporting Life | Blu Ray | (09/06/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Prolific British filmmaker Lindsay Anderson weaves this small, evocative tale of young life at the crossroads in early 1960s Northern England. A rough, sullen young man (Richard Harris) working in the local coal mines begins to make a name for himself as a star rugby player, but even as he begins to fall in love he cannot escape the harsh realities of the bleak life around him. The rugby sequences in the film are striking, but no more so than the depiction of downtrodden people living in the shadow of industry and corruption that too often crushes their spirit. Harris in one of his first roles, is remarkably effective as an unlikeable but sympathetic figure trying against hope to savour the small joys life has to offer, and the film also features the debut of renowned actress Glenda Jackson. One of a series of working-class, character-driven British imports, This Sporting Life is one of the best on the field. --Robert Lane

• The Glass Key | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £5.38   |  Saving you £4.61 (46.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A classic murder mystery based on the the Dashiell Hammet novel and said to be the inspiration for Kurosawa's Yojimbo. When a corrupt politician is accused of murder his assistant hunts the real killer avoiding amorous advances from his boss' fiancee and attacks from gangsters along the way.

• Confessions From The David Glaxy Affair / Queen Of The Blues Digitally Remastered DVD | DVD | (12/07/2010) from £11.59   |  Saving you £1.40 (12.08%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Alan Lake is David Galaxy the playboy astrologer who beds beautiful young women as easily as he reads fortunes. His glamorous conquests include a high society debutante (sex superstar Mary Millington) and a busty beauty queen (real-life 'Miss Bournemouth' Rosemary England) but he soon finds himself on the wrong side of the law and not even his own horoscope can predict the future! First released at the Eros cinema on Piccadilly Circus in June 1979 this saucy sex comedy follows in the footsteps of Come Play With Me and The Playbirds and features a supporting cast of classic British actors including Bernie Winters Anthony Booth Kenny Lynch and the legendary Diana Dors.