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• ElizabethTown | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst headline this new romcom from director Cameron Crowe.

• Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | DVD | (02/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Renowned author and Shakespeare scholar Leon Garfield adapts 12 plays, abridged and animated renditions of the classic texts that are fully faithful to the narrative and language of the Bard. The adaptations use a variety of animation techniques and features the vocal talents of Felicity Kendal, Alun Armstrong, Joss Ackland and Zoe Wanamaker, among others. The plays are: 'Macbeth'; 'Hamlet'; 'Romeo and Juliet'; 'Othello'; 'Twelfth Night'; 'As You Like It'; 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'; 'The Ta...

• The Ladykillers | Blu Ray | (09/11/2020) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This stunning new 4K restoration of 1955 Ealing comedy THE LADYKILLERS and the first from the original 3 strip technicolour negative, showcases Alexander Mackendrick's vision is its full glory. Considered by many as the finest British comedy ever made, THE LADYKILLERS follows the hilarious capers of a group of small-time crooks, taking on more than they can handle in the form of their sweet elderly landlord, Mrs. Wilberforce (BAFTA Award winning actress Katie Johnson; How To Murder A Rich Uncle). The criminal gang, posing as a string quartet, are unprepared for their landlord's meddling when one of the ˜musicians' cases gets caught in a door, revealing the group's true identity. Featuring an impressive all-star lineup, with the finest comedy actors of the day; Alec Guinness (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Lavender Hill Mob) plays the gang's mastermind ˜Professor Marcus', Cecil Parker (A French Mistress) is Claude otherwise known as ˜Major Courtney', Peter Sellers (I'm Alright Jack) is Harry aka ˜Mr. Robinson', Herbert Lom (The Pink Panther) is Louis aka ˜Mr. Harvey' and Danny Green (A Kid For Two Farthings) plays One Round also known as ˜Mr. Lawson'. A stunning new 4K restoration of Ealing Studios finest comedy Special Features: NEW Investigating the Ladykillers featurette NEW Colour in The Ladykillers: an interview with Professor Keith Johnston Lobby Cards gallery Behind the scenes stills gallery Peter Sellers spoof trailer from the set of The Ladykillers Audio commentary with author and film scholar Philip Kemp King's Cross Locations featurette with Alan Dein Audio Interview with Assistant Director Tom Pevsner Audio Interview with Unit Production Manager David Peers Trailer Includes the feature in both 1.37 and 1.66 aspect ratios - first time both have been available together

• Along Came Polly | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £3.20   |  Saving you £14.79 (462.19%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Ben Stiller stars as an over-cautious risk assessor who falls in love with Jennifer Aniston's adventure-craving, ferret-loving free spirit.

• The Lavender Hill Mob Collectors Edition (Vintage Classics) | Blu Ray | (22/04/2024) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Glimmering new 4K restoration of THE LAVENDER HILL MOB (1951), the enduring Ealing Studios comedy classic directed by CHARLES CRICHTON with cinematography by the great DOUGLAS SLOCOMBE. Winner of a BAFTA for Best British Film and an Academy Award® for Best Screenplay, THE LAVENDER HILL MOB remains today one of the finest British comedies ever made. Holland (ALEC GUINNESS) is a shy, retiring man who works as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold bullion. One day he befriends Pendlebury (STANLEY HOLLOWAY), a maker of souvenirs. Holland remarks that, with Pendlebury's smelting equipment, one could forge the gold into harmless-looking toy Eiffel Towers and smuggle them into France. Soon after, they gain the services of professional criminals Lackery (SID JAMES) and Shorty (ALFIE BASS) and the four plot what they believe will be the perfect crime - which turns out to be anything but! Collector's edition includes: UHD and Blu-ray, 64-page booklet x 2 posters x 4 pop-art artcards NEW The Lavender Hill Mob: Analysis by BENEDICT MORRISON NEW London Comedy Film Festival Q&A with PAUL MERTON Introduction by MARTIN SCORSESE F Those British Faces: Stanley Holloway Extract from BEHP Audio interview with CHARLES CRICHTON Good Afternoon: Mavis interviews T.E.B. CLARKE Audio Commentary by film historian JEREMY ARNOLD Original Trailer F Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery

• The Aviator | Blu Ray | (19/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  When Howard Hughes was a child his father made a fortune by patenting a new cutting head for oil drilling. As an old man Hughes holed up in Las Vegas hotel and didn't wash. But it's the middle section of his life that's the foundation of Martin Scorsese's lavish bio-pic where we see the young Hughes become one of America's most famous men.... Nominated for 11 Oscars at the 2005 Academy Awards. * Please note: Martin Scorsese colour tinted some of his scenes to add authenticity to the era represented in the film and in keeping with Technicolor at that time. You may notice a lack of the colour green in some scenes as well. This was done deliberately and is not a fault of your DVD. Thank you.

• The Ladykillers | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £7.49   |  Saving you £6.50 (86.78%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Although you never really fear for Mrs "lop-sided" Wilberforce or General Gordon (her parrot) in The Ladykillers, the criminal gang who come to stay are clearly dangerous. Alec Guinness is extraordinary as the buck-toothed mastermind, and once the hijacked lolly is stowed in their digs it's a joy to watch him scheme to eliminate the other crooks and abscond with it all. Herbert Lom's thuggishness, Peter Seller's nervy twitching, and Danny Green's lumbering cloddishness are a treat, but are wickedly done away with one by one under cover of locomotive smoke plumes. So many set-pieces make this a classic: sending the landlady to collect the stolen money at the station, Frankie Howerd's boisterous fruit seller cameo, and keeping alive the idea that the gang's a musical troupe with a penchant for Boccherini and Haydn. Some inspired set design and camera work even add an expressionistic quality. --Paul Tonks

• The Man In The White Suit | DVD | (19/11/2012) from £7.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (100.13%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the birth of one of Ealing's greatest directors, Alexander Mackendrick, StudioCanal are releasing the restored version of the DVD and the first ever Blu-Ray of The Man In The White Suit starring Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker. Ealing Studios' output from the 1940s and 1950s helped define what was arguably the golden age for British cinema. It fostered great directors such as Alexander Mackendrick and Robert Hamer, while giving stars such as Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers the chance to shine. Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness), a humble inventor, develops a fabric which never gets dirty or wears out. This would seem to be a boon for mankind, but the established garment manufacturers don't see it that way; they try to suppress it. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures. Special Features: Exclusive 'Revisiting The Man In The White Suit' Featurette Stills Gallery Restoration Comparison Trailer

• Glengarry Glen Ross | Blu Ray | (10/02/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Like moths to a flame, great actors gravitate to the singular genius of playwright-screenwriter David Mamet, who updated his Pulitzer Prize-winning play for this all-star screen adaptation. The material is not inherently cinematic, so the Glengarry Glen Ross's greatest asset is Mamet's peerless dialogue and the assembly of the once-in-a-lifetime cast led by Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, and Alec Baldwin (the last in a role Mamet created especially for the film). Often regarded as a critique of the Reagan administration's impact on the American economy, the play and film focus on a competitive group of real estate salesmen who've gone from feast to famine in a market gone cold. When an executive "motivator" (Alec Baldwin) demands a sales contest among the agents in the cramped office, the stakes are critically high: any agent who fails to meet his quota of sales "leads" (ie, potential buyers) will lose their job. This intense ultimatum is a boon for the office superstar (Pacino), but a once-successful salesman (Lemmon) now finds himself clinging nervously to faded glory. Political and personal rivalries erupt under pressure when the other agents (Alan Arkin, Ed Harris) suspect the office manager (Kevin Spacey) of foul play. This cauldron of anxiety, tension and sheer desperation provides fertile soil for Mamet's scathingly rich dialogue, which is like rocket fuel for some of the greatest actors of our time. Pacino won an Oscar nomination for his volatile performance, but it's Lemmon who's the standout, doing some of the best work of his distinguished career. Director James Foley shapes Mamet's play into a stylish, intensely focused film that will stand for decades as a testament to its brilliant writer and cast. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Mr Palfrey of Westminster | DVD | (16/08/2010) from £16.61   |  Saving you £8.38 (50.45%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Mr Palfrey is a mild unassuming middle-aged man - the quintessential middle-rank British civil servant who enjoys a spot of fishing in his spare time. Mr Palfrey is also a spook... As a senior investigator for the Special Intelligence Service Palfrey's office is based close to the Houses of Parliament. His work is assigned by his female boss known only as 'the Co-ordinator' and assisting him is Blair a younger man adept at dealing with the nastier aspects of counter-intelligence. Beginning life as a pilot in Thames' Storyboard anthology and notable for its intelligent highly credible depiction of Cold War-era counter-espionage Mr Palfrey Of Westminster stars Alec McCowen (Travels With My Aunt) as the meticulous master spycatcher; John Shrapnel Leslie Phillips Ronald Hines and Martin Jarvis are among several high-profi le actors making guest appearances and writers include George Markstein (The Prisoner) and Philip Broadley (Public Eye Department S). This first-time release on DVD comprises both series originally screened in 1984 and 1985 the Storyboard pilot of 1983 and the 'postscript' play transmitted in 1989 and featuring Clive Wood as Blair.

• Doctor Zhivago | DVD | (10/05/2010) from £6.79   |  Saving you £11.20 (164.95%)   |  RRP £17.99

  David Lean's wintry adaptation of Boris Pasternak's melodramatic Russian Revolution romance, Doctor Zhivago, is a masterpiece of epic filmmaking, but one that risks leaving the viewer cold. Though none of the film was shot in the then USSR, Lean's assured technique nevertheless illuminates the breathtaking backgrounds magnificently: from the snowy wastes of the Urals to the strife-torn streets of Moscow, Lean stages a series of wonderful set-pieces showing war, revolution and its terrible aftermath. The problem lies in the foreground. Omar Sharif's entirely passive Zhivago is, we are told, a romantic poet of great sensitivity who internalises all his emotions and expresses them in verse. The trouble is the audience never gets to see a line of his poems, not even the centrally important "Lara" cycle. Thus Zhivago at the end of the picture is as much an emotional blank to us as he was at the beginning. His affair with the idealised beauty that is Julie Christie's Lara is also taken for granted by the filmmakers rather than set up in any convincing way, their mutual attraction remaining a mystery that creates a vacuum at the core of the picture. Given that none of the central characters with the exception of Rod Steiger's fire-breathing lecher Komarovsky ever give way to strong emotions, the romantic heart of the film remains oddly frigid. Matters are not helped by composer Maurice Jarre's incessant "Lara's Theme", which many will find teeth-grindingly irritating. Still, any David Lean epic, even a flawed one, is always going to be a first-class cinematic experience, and Zhivago is assuredly that. On the DVD: A stunning anamorphic widescreen print is the ideal way to appreciate David Lean's craftsmanship and this movie's glorious, wintry cinematography. Maurice Jarre's "Lara's Theme" and the rest of his patchwork score can be heard in a music-only track, while Omar Sharif is joined by Lean's widow Sandra and Rod Steiger for an intermittent commentary. The second bonus disc contains a good hour-long making-of documentary plus 10 shorter contemporary documentaries giving various insights into the location shooting and the cast and crew. But it's the sheer beauty of the picture that will astonish and make this disc forever treasurable. --Mark Walker

• God's Own Country | Blu Ray | (29/01/2018) from £9.24   |  Saving you £-0.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Johnny Saxby (Josh O'Connor) works long hours on his family's remote farm in the north of England. He numbs the daily frustration of his lonely existence with nightly binge-drinking at the local pub and casual sex. But when a handsome Romanian migrant worker (Alec Secareanu) arrives to take up temporary work on the family farm, Johnny suddenly finds himself having to deal with emotions he has never felt before. As they begin working closely together during lambing season, an intense relationship starts to form which could change Johnny's life forever. Captivating and broodingly beautiful, GOD'S OWN COUNTRY is the award winning debut feature from writer/director Francis Lee. Bracingly open hearted, this is a thrillingly romantic story set in the heart of rural Yorkshire. Both poignant and moving, this finely crafted British film features a host of standout performances, marking it out as an absolute must see.

• The Witches (Blu-ray + DVD) | Blu Ray | (21/10/2013) from £12.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (76.98%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Originally released in 1966 The Witches is an unforgettably chilling pastoral horror from the legendary Hammer Films studio. Adapted for the screen by Nigel Kneale (The Quatermass Xperiment) it also stars Joan Fontaine (Rebecca Suspicion) in her last major film role. Gwen Mayfield an English schoolteacher working in an African missionary suddenly finds herself being victimized by a tribe of local witch doctors. Exposed to the deadly powers of the occult she's left deeply traumatized. In an effort to recover Gwen takes up a position in a rural school within the British countryside. But the idyllic village surroundings become increasingly sinister as Gwen begins to uncover a nightmarish web of dark and satanic secrets. Special Features: Brand new documentary: Hammer Glamour Commentary

• The Edge | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In The Edge writer David Mamet created two engrossing and memorable characters; an urbane fashion photographer played by Alec Baldwin and a reserved and intellectual billionaire played by Anthony Hopkins. They find themselves teamed up against both a giant Kodiak bear and their own inner demons, when lost together in the Alaskan wilderness. The subject matter includes male rivalry, the isolationism of extreme wealth and, most conspicuously, the survival of the fittest. Mamet's script, which sounds a little too arched in spots, is well served by New Zealand director Lee Tamahori, who knows how to capture beauty and brutality in one frame. Although the themes are enormous in scope, they are well balanced and one rarely overpowers the other, nor does the achingly beautiful scenery overshadow the acting. Even if you don't like the intellectualism of the dialogue, there are some great scenes with the bear. --Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com

• The Departed | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £10.75   |  Saving you £19.24 (178.98%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon star in Martin Scorese's gritty gangster thriller.

• Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Paul Hogan returns as Mick Dundee, an adventurer in the truest sense. He is an ace crocodile hunter who leaves his home in the wilds of the Australian Outback to take on the dangers of the concrete jungle of Los Angeles!

• The Lavender Hill Mob | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £7.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (112.64%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Directed by Charles Crichton, who would much later direct John Cleese in A Fish Called Wanda (1988), 1951's The Lavender Hill Mob is the most ruefully thrilling of the Ealing Comedies. Alec Guinness plays a bowler-hatted escort of bullion to the refineries. His seeming timidity, weak 'r's and punctiliousness mask a typically Guinness-like patient cunning. "I was aware I was widiculed but that was pwecisely the effect I was stwiving to achieve". He's actually plotting a heist. With more conventionally cockney villains Sid James and Alfie Bass in tow, as well as the respectable but ruined Stanley Holloway, Guinness' perfect criminal plan works in exquisite detail, then unravels just as exquisitely, culminating in a nail-biting police car chase in which you can't help rooting for the villains. The Lavender Hill Mob depicts a London still up to its knees in rubble from World War II, a world of new hope but continued austerity, a budding new order in which everything seems up for grabs; as such it could be regarded as a lighter hearted cinematic cousin to Carol Reed's 1949 masterpiece The Third Man. The Lavender Hill Mob also sees the first, fleeting on-screen appearance of Audrey Hepburn in the opening sequence. --David Stubbs

• Concussion | DVD | (06/06/2016) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of a football-related brain trauma, CTE, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful and beloved institutions in the world. With captivating performances by Alec Baldwin and Academy Award® nominee Albert Brooks (1987 Best Supporting Actor, Broadcast News). Click Images to Enlarge

• Hanover Street | DVD | (16/09/2002) from £10.85   |  Saving you £2.14 (19.72%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Written and directed by Peter Hyams 'Hanover Street' stars Harrison Ford as David a WWII American bomber pilot who meets and falls in love with a beautiful nurse during an air raid in London. Unbeknownst to him she is married. David is then shot down behind enemy lines while accompanying a British agent into France. In the midst of danger David comes to realise that the agent is his lover's husband...

• 30 Rock - Complete Season 1-7 Box Set | DVD | (05/05/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Tune in with 30 Rock The Complete Collection - includes every hilarious episode from this multi-award winning hit series. Created by and starring Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe winner Tina Fey paired up with fellow Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin as quirky TV writer Liz Lemon and conservative company executive Jack Donaghy bound together by chaos charisma and employment contracts! Together Jack and Liz preside over the everyday mayhem at a late night variety show with no help from Liz's loose cannon stars Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) and Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) and hapless NBC page Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer). What happens when everyone tries to balance the wacky pleasures of work and life... find out in this Complete Collection that celebrates seven seasons of hard core coffee addiction failed relationships inter-office alcoholism sexual espionage puppet murders and topless break dancing! Enjoy the triumph of this multi-award winning comedy that the San Francisco Chronicle described as 'One of the all-time greats'. Special Features: Deleted Scenes Audio Commentaries Alternate Live Show versions Cooter Table Read 30 Rock Live at the UCB Theater Tina Hosts SNL The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Presents: An Evening with 30 Rock Behind The Scenes With The Muppets 1-900-OKFACE Kidney Now! Table Read The Making Of Kidney Now! Behind The Scenes Photo Gallery Alec Baldwin's SNL Monologue Tracy Jordan's Rant Award Acceptance Speeches Behind the Scenes of The Moms Featurette Behind the Scenes of I Do I Do Featurette Tennis Night In America Food Networks Ace of Cakes 30 Rock (and Roll) Photo Gallery Behind-the-Scenes of the Live Show Jack Donaghy Executive Superhero Jenna's Obituary Song Behind The Scenes Of Live From Studio 6H Cheyenne Jackson And Jane Krakowski: Live From Studio 6H Warm Up Webisode - 'The Donaghy Files' Featurette - Tina Fey Studio Tour