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• Vertigo | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Dreamlike and nightmarishly surreal, Vertigo is Hitchcock's most personal film because it confronts many of the convoluted psychological issues that haunted and fascinated the director. The psychological complexity and the stark truthfulness of their rampant emotions keeps these strangely obsessive characters alive on screen, and Hitchcock understood better than most their barely repressed sexual compulsions, their fascination with death and their almost overwhelming desire for transcendent love. James Stewart finds profound and disturbing new depths in his psyche as Scotty, the tortured acrophobic detective on the trail of a suicidal woman apparently possessed by the ghost of someone long dead. Kim Novak is the classical Hitchcockian blonde whose icy exterior conceals a churning, volcanic emotional core. The agonised romance of Bernard Herrmann's score accompanies the two actors as a third and vitally important character, moving the film along to its culmination in an ecstasy of Wagnerian tragedy. Of course Hitch lavished especial care on every aspect of the production, from designer Edith Head's costumes (he, like Scotty, was most insistent on the grey dress), to the specific colour scheme of each location, to the famous reverse zoom "Vertigo" effect (much imitated, never bettered). The result is Hitch's greatest work and an undisputed landmark of cinema history. On the DVD: This disc presents the superb restored print of this film in a wonderful widescreen (1.85:1) anamorphic transfer, with remastered Dolby digital soundtrack. There's a half-hour documentary made in 1996 about the painstaking two-year restoration process, plus an informative commentary from the restorers Robert Harris and James Katz, who are joined by original producer Herbert Coleman. There are also text features on the production, cast and crew, plus a trailer for the theatrical release of the restoration. This is an undeniably essential requirement for every DVD collection. --Mark Walker

• London Kills - Series 2 | DVD | (06/04/2020) from £13.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  London's elite murder squad is back as DI David Bradford (Hugo Speer, Father Brown) leads a team of detectives solving the city's worst crimes. But Bradford remains haunted by the disappearance of his wife, Sarah, months earlier. His forthright subordinate, DS Vivienne Cole (Sharon Small, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries), thinks his account of events doesn't add up, and when her colleague DC Rob Brady (Bailey Patrick, Bodyguard) drops a bombshell about the night Sarah went missing, the two start their own investigation. As Vivienne and Rob work behind their boss's back, Trainee DC Billie Fitzgerald (Tori Allen-Martin, Unforgotten) and the rest of the team contend with the death of a Portuguese au pair, a father and son shot execution-style, and the discovery of the year-old remains of a man who is still sending his sister postcards. Sleek and realistically shot, this wonderfully nuanced mystery series from the creator of Suspects will keep you guessing.

• London Kills - Series 1 and 2 Box Set | DVD | (06/04/2020) from £19.17   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  London's best detectives take on its worst crimes in this slick mystery series from the creator of Suspects. Veteran DI David Bradford (Hugo Speer, Father Brown) heads an elite murder squad, but he's been on leave following the unexplained disappearance of his wife. In his absence, ambitious DS Vivienne Cole (Sharon Small, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries) has been leading the investigations, and when Bradford returns to work, the two clash over their methods and lines of inquiry. Despite the tension, they strive to solve complex crimes, along with DC Rob Brady (Bailey Patrick, Bodyguard) and Trainee DC Billie Fitzgerald (Tori Allen-Martin, Unforgotten). The only case David can't crack is the one most personal to him until another of their investigations uncovers evidence linked to his missing wife.

• The Fox And The Hound/The Fox And The Hound 2 (Disney) | DVD | (26/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A box set featuring the original Disney animated production The Fox And The Hound as well as its belated sequel

• Laurel and Hardy - Great Guns/Jitterbug/the Big Noise | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £16.50   |  Saving you £8.49 (51.45%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Great Guns (Dir. Monty Banks 1941): Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy join the army to protect their country...but who will protect the army from them? In Great Guns the comic team play a chauffeur and a gardener whose hypochondriac employer (Dick Nelson) a wealthy young man with little experience is drafted. Convinced that he needs them in order to survive in the service they join up as well. Of course the Texas cavalry post to which they're all assigned is made far worse for the wear by the presence of these well-meaning troublemakers and there is never a dull moment in this classic featuring two of the cinema's most revered comic actors! Jitterbugs (Dir. Malcolm St. Clair 1943): Considered the best of the Laurel and Hardy projects filmed at Twentieth Century Fox this energetic musical comedy also introduces singer Vivian Blaine. Stan and Oliver star as a traveling two-man jitterbug band who operate out of a dilapidated jalopy and form an unlikely partnership with a likable con man (Bob Bailey). When the trio joins a carnival they meet Susan a naive young singer (Vivian Blaine) whose mother has been swindled by grifters. Suddenly chivalrous the three orchestrate a sting operation using disguises - with Laurel dressed as Susan's disheveled aunt and Hardy as a rich Texan - to get the woman's money back. Although things don't go as planned the inimitable comedy duo provide nonstop laughs from start to finish in this delightful caper. The Big Noise (Dir. Malcolm St. Clair 1944): The zany antics of legendary comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy come to life in this romp about two phony private detectives. The duo play janitors accidentally hired as sleuths to protect a new super-bomb destined for the War Department in Washington D.C. However the bomb's inventor has loaded his house with crazy contraptions that entrap and confuse the protectors. Meanwhile next door is the biggest threat of all - a gang of crooks determined to get their hands on the inventor's deadly creation. Through a series of crazy misadventures our heroes end up in a remote-controlled airplane along with the bomb and head straight for trouble.

• The Fox And the Hound/The Fox And The Hound 2 | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Title Comprise: The Fox And The Hound:This highly acclaimed classic blends vibrant animation and breathtaking action to tell the story of two best friends who didn't know they were supposed to be enemies. The fun and adventure begin when a lonely widow adopts an orphaned fox cub named Tod. The mischievous fox soon meets up with Copper an adorable hound puppy. As the innocent pair grow up together in the forest they become inseparable friends. But the day soon arrives when their friendship is put to the test! The Fox And The Hound 2: Disney heads to the country with this sequel to the beloved animated movie The Fox And The Hound. Things are pretty much the same between Tod and Copper. Still best buds the two stick together when Copper gets a chance to show off his vocal chords in a hound dog chorus. But will their different paths drive them apart? The animated comedy comes alive with voice-work by Patrick Swayze Reba McEntire and Jeff Foxworthy as well as country music by Lucas Grabeel and Trisha Yearwood.

• Malibooty | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £9.45   |  Saving you £7.54 (79.79%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The perfect summer beach party is here! From director Barry Bowles (Q: The Movie) stars Brian Hooks (Phat Beach) and hip hoppers E-40 Sticky Fingaz and Bad Azz delight in summer frolics with babes and waves and good times. Tracklist inclues: Give It Up Turn It Loose Too Funky In Here Try Me Get On The Good Foot Prisoner Of Love Get Up Offa That Thing Georgia On My Mind It's A Mans Mans Mans World Cold Sweat Papa's Got A Brand New Bag I Feel Good Please Please Please James Brown Jam.