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• Ealing Studios Boxset 4 | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A fantastic box set featuring a quartet of beauties from Ealing Studios. Includes: 1. Whisky Galore (Dir. Alexander Mackendrick 1949) 2. Champagne Charlie (Dir. Alberto Cavalcanti 1944) 3. The Maggie (Dir. Alexander Mackendrick 1954) 4. It Always Rains on Sunday (Dir. Robert Hamer 1947)

• Lenny Henry - In Pieces | DVD | (13/05/2002) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-25.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  After some years making a name for himself as a serious actor and television presenter, Lenny Henry in Pieces sees the comedian return to the world of the TV sketch show. Having always struggled to find a suitable format for his comedy (remember Delbert Wilkins?), Henry has this time settled on a fairly frantic style, with mixed results. The best bits, as has often been the case with his material, come when he draws on the rich vein of West Indian humour, particularly the more mature characters. When he heads more for the middle of the road, however, Henry starts to falter. The movie pastiches are largely uninspired, ironically coming across as little more than cast offs from French and Saunders, and the show is lacking in the energy that so infuses Henry's stand up routines. There certainly are some good characters (Weekend Dad and the homo-erotic trawlermen Pete and Steve especially) but after a while the lack of variety in even these creations becomes frustrating. Such repetition works in the superior ensemble piece of The Fast Show, but this falls flat over the course of the eight episodes. Looks like Lenny Henry might need to go back to the drawing board. On the DVD: Lenny Henry in Pieces has a running time of nearly four hours, so the lack of extras may be understandable but is no less disappointing. The interactive menu is handy for skipping through some of the less engaging moments but is not detailed enough to help pinpoint specific scenes. The audio and picture quality is good enough television quality. Additional material is limited to 14 minutes of cringingly unfunny out-takes, further proof (if it were needed) that watching someone forget their lines over and over again does not necessarily mean great comedy. --Phil Udell

• The Underneath | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £3.00   |  Saving you £6.99 (70.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A charming drifter returns to his ""home "" where he makes a desperate and very dangerous deal in order to reclaim his ex-girlfriend. When passion ignites into obsession a treacherous game of ""who can you trust?"" spins a deadly web of intrigue and murder - from which no one escapes unscathed.

• Footballers' Wives - The Complete Series 4 | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-8.74 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Footballer's Wives returns to DVD with plenty more sex and scandal surrounding the gates of Earls Park F.C. Episode 1: The Sparks are on a relaxing team holiday in Spain but it's not all fun in the sun. When a poolside party gets out of hand the players soon find themselves in hot water with the police. Episode 2: It's a sad day for Conrad and Amber as they bury their dead son. Meanwhile Jackie and Roger tie the knot and the team and their wives flock to

• The Quiet Earth | DVD | (15/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  'The Quiet Earth' centres around a scientist called Zack who wakes on morning to discover he is alone in the world. The global top-secret energy project (Operation Flashlight) which he has been working on for a year has changed the world. Humanity seems to have been wiped out. Zac begins a frantic search for other survivors. At the same time he has the chance to live out his fantasies. In a world where excess and wealth have no meaning he switches from dwelling to dwelling and vehi

• A Song for the Season | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £6.39   |  Saving you £-1.40 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  A town stands on the verge of losing its best teacher when an uncaring school board sends a bureaucrat to cut the local school budget. But can a Christmas miracle save the day and give a gift of music to an entire community?

• Life Is Sweet | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £19.93   |  Saving you £-6.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Life is Sweet, Mike Leigh's 1990 snapshot of the suburban family condition at the tail end of the Thatcher era, is often depressing and occasionally harrowing. It is also ultimately joyous, not just for the sharpness of Leigh's satire--the script was improvised with and by the cast--but also for the real affection that binds the family together. Through a series of minor crises, channels of communication silted up by the daily grind and terminal self-absorption are gradually eased open and the film ends on a note of genuine hope. As parents Wendy and Andy, Alison Steadman and Jim Broadbent give virtuoso performances: two adults who use fantasy, mundane work and a stream of banal chatter to keep reality at bay before a freak kitchen accident forces them to stop and take stock. They have two daughters to perplex them: one a plumber (Claire Skinner) and the other an angry anorexic (Jane Horrocks, unsparing in a gut-wrenching bulimic scene). Timothy Spall is hilarious as family friend Aubrey, a would-be restaurateur whose efforts to establish a gourmet eatery in Enfield collapse in hopeless, drunken farce. This is not an overtly political film, but the sense of a stake being driven through the heart of the 1980s enterprise culture is unmistakeable. Inspiring. --Piers Ford

• The Beiderbecke Collection | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Beiderbecke Collection' is a charming mix of comedy and drama that has all the hallmarks of a classic detective thriller. Follow the exploits of jazz fan Trevor and his long-suffering girlfriend Jill as they find themselves embroiled in various mysteries which follow them to Amsterdam and Edinburgh and include dodgy businessmen black economies refugees and much much more.... This box set contains the following titles: 'The Beiderbecke Affair' 'The Beiderbecke Tapes' and 'The Beiderbecke Connection'.

• Hallmark Christmas 3 Film Collection (Christmas at Dollywood/Time for You to Come Home for Christmas/Picture a Perfect Christmas) | DVD | (13/11/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• A Cry In The Dark | DVD | (23/06/2003) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A family torn apart. A public filled with outrage. A woman accused of murder. Based on true events Fred Schepisi's film stars Sam Neill and Meryl Streep as an Australian couple who are accused of murder when their claims that their baby was taken by a dingo in the outback fall under suspicion...

• Jaws: The Inside Story | DVD | (13/12/2010) from £43.99   |  Saving you £-31.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Steven Spielberg takes us behind the cameras for the making of a classic movie. Jaws stunned the world when it hit the screens in 1975 breaking all existing box office records and grossing $470 million dollars worldwide. Terror gripped the globe as a 25-foot great white shark captured the world's attention and made sure no one ever felt safe going into the water again. The film made its young director Steven Spielberg a superstar won three Oscars and inspired numerous imitations and countless shark phobias. This special celebrates the classic movie looking back at the film's origins as a bestselling novel adapted to become the first real summer blockbuster.

• The Day Of The Triffids | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £13.58   |  Saving you £-3.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  All reports confirm that the world is witnessing an unprecedented shower of meteorites - a once in a lifetime spectacle that must be seen. And seen it is by most of the world's population. Bill Masen lies in his hospital bed in frustration with his eyes bandaged. When he finally gets to remove them the following morning he discovers the previous nights' light show has blinded all those who saw it. He is one of the few people to still have their sight. But worse is to come. With the meteorite shower has come the spores of a man-eating alien plant form Triffidus Celestus. The fate of mankind is in the hands of a few in this classic 1962 adaptation of the John Wyndham novel.

• The Song Of Songs | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £9.43   |  Saving you £0.56 (5.94%)   |  RRP £9.99

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• Monkey Trouble | DVD | (27/03/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Monkey Trouble is a movie only a kid could love, which was the whole point. Harvey Keitel plays a small-time thief who performs as an organ grinder on the boardwalk at Venice Beach. His scam involves his monkey, which has been trained to pick pockets. Now a mob boss wants to borrow the monkey to pull off some big scores--but the monkey runs away and is adopted by a lonely little girl (Thora Birch). She finds herself in increasingly hot water when her new pet starts bringing her the valuables of everyone in the neighbourhood. Birch is a natural young actress, while Keitel hams it up shamelessly (he reportedly made the film to amuse his young daughter). --Marshall Fine

• The Buccaneers | DVD | (07/03/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the last novel of acclaimed author Edith Wharton The Buccaneers features an epic cast including Michael Kitchen Cherie Lunghi Mira Sorvino Dinsdale Landen Rosemary Leach Sheila Hancock Greg Wise Connie Booth and Jenny Agutter. Seen through the eyes of a family governess four ambitious American girls - Virginia and her sister Nan their friend Lizzy Elmsworth and their Brazilian friend Conchita - secure husbands and position in England in order to live happily ever after. But life bears little resemblance to the fairytales; and castles appear a lot less magical when you have to live in them. They soon find themselves trapped by the trappings of wealth and discover that beneath fine manners and social graces lie some very shabby vices. A superb cast stunning scenery and costumes and a story that unfolds as lavishly and unexpectedly as their lives The Buccaneers makes compelling viewing representing television drama at its very best.

• The Eternal | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Tormented by nightmare visions of a past she cannot explain wealthy New Yorker Nora (Alison Elliot) persuades her husband Jim (Jared Harris) to escape with her to the peace and quiet of her ancestral home in remotest Ireland. Arriving at the gloomy old house the couple are met by Nora's uncle (Christopher Walken) who unshrouds a gruesome secret; the mummified corpse of a druid witch who died 2000 years ago and who is trapped halfway between life and death. Little does Nora realise that her presence in the old family house will compel her not only to face her dark side but also do battle with forces of true evil...

• Mandy (65th Anniversary Digitally Restored) | Blu Ray | (12/06/2017) from £11.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mandy Garland was born deaf and has been mute for all of her life. Her parents believe she is able to speak if she can only be taught and enroll her with a special teacher.

• Alison Krauss: A Hundred Miles or More - Live From the Tracking Room | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £14.45   |  Saving you £1.54 (10.66%)   |  RRP £15.99

  You're Just a Country BoyAway Down the RiverHow's the World Treating YouSawing on the StringsShadowsWhiskey LullabyJacob's DreamLay Down Beside MeSimple Love

• A Private Function | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A Private Function is a hysterically funny tale of social climbing and a stolen pig starring Monty Python legend and famous world traveller Michael Palin (A Fish Called Wanda; Brazil; Time Bandits; The Missionary).

• Blame It On The Bellboy | DVD | (22/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In the wildly entertaining spirit of A Fish Called Wanda BLAME IT ON THE BELLBOY delivers the year's craziest laughs! Featuring an all-star cast the hilarity kicks off when a daffy bellboy (Bronson Pinchot) accidentally switches the itinerary envelopes for three guests (Dudley Moore Bryan Brown and Richard Griffiths). His actions cause a hilarious case of mistaken identities sending the trio down a road of comic non-stop adventures! Check in today for a zany time where mix-ups