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• Roman Holiday | DVD | (07/04/2003) from £4.58   |  Saving you £12.67 (381.63%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The three-way combination of ingénue Audrey Hepburn, admirable Gregory Peck and the Eternal City itself guarantees that Roman Holiday (1953) still knocks the socks off any modern rom-com you might care to name. Add to this stellar triumvirate the meticulous, loving direction of William Wyler and a warm-hearted original story by Dalton Trumbo (blacklisted and uncredited at the time) and the result is assuredly one of Hollywood's timeless classics. At the leading man's own suggestion, newcomer Hepburn was generously accorded equal above-the-title billing with Peck: he knew that the film belonged to her anyway and wasn't one to stand on ceremony. As the princess who chafes at stuffy responsibility Hepburn's appealing girlishness is suffused with a will and wilfulness that rubs delightfully against Peck's more earnest mannerisms (even playing light-hearted comedy, he's still Atticus Finch at heart). The then-unusual decision to shoot entirely on location provides the movie with its glorious travelogue backdrop, and stalwart character-actor Eddie Albert is a fine foil for the two leads. Although Wyler is best known now for the grander vistas of The Big Country and Ben-Hur, none of his epics have as much heart as this. On the DVD: Roman Holiday comes to DVD in a good digitally restored print--in itself a powerful reason to acquire the movie on disc. Sound is clean Dolby mono. Extras include a brief piece on the film restoration process, and a short documentary about costume designer Edith Head, which isn't specifically about this movie. The 25-minute making-of featurette has recent and archive interviews with cast members, including Peck and Eddie Albert, as well as William Wyler's daughter, plus Hepburn's screen test footage. Still-photo galleries and trailers complete a pleasant selection. --Mark Walker

• Playgirls and the Vampire | DVD | (02/05/2016) from £11.05   |  Saving you £1.94 (17.56%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Five beautiful showgirls are trapped by a storm and find refuge in a creepy old castle. The owner of the castle, a strange nobleman, has a secret laboratory in the basement and has his own plans for the girls... Extras include Kim Newman: Vampire Hunter Featurette, Rare 8mm version Last Fling of the Vampire . Original Theatrical Trailer. Extra Scene from French version and optional Italian audio track + English subtitles.

• Acquasanta Joe | DVD | (16/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The American Civil War: a ruthless gang of robbers use a stolen union army cannon to break into the bank where bounty killer Acquasanta Joe has deposited his earnings. Joe sets off in hot pursuit of the loot crossing and double-crossing as he goes...

• Playgirls And The Vampire | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Five beautiful showgirls are trapped by a storm and find refuge in a creepy old castle. The owner of the castle strange nobleman Count Kernassy has his own fiendishly frightening plans for the girls involving his secret subterranean basement...

• Playgirls And The Vampire | DVD | (29/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Five beautiful showgirls are trapped by a storm and find refuge in a creepy old castle. The owner of the castle strange nobleman Count Kernassy has his own fiendishly frightening plans for the girls involving his secret subterranean basement...