"Actor: Bill Douglas"

• Joker | DVD | (10/02/2020) from £3.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Joker is an original, standalone story. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale. Please Welcome...Joker! - Through various takes of Joker's entrance on The Murray Franklin Show, learn why Todd Phillips describes Joaquin Phoenix as ˜the most nimble actor' he has ever worked with.

• The Limehouse Golem | DVD | (26/12/2017) from £3.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When a series of gruesome murders shake Victorian London, Inspector Kildare (Bill Nighy; Their Finest) of Scotland Yard is promoted to lead an investigation into finding the killer. The community believes only the mythical ˜Limehouse Golem' could be responsible, but as Kildare uncovers a group of unlikely suspects, he must discover which one is the killer before they strike again. Olivia Cook (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Douglas Booth (The Riot Club), Sam Reid ('71), Daniel Mays (Line of Duty) and Eddie Marsan (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell) star in suspenseful murder mystery, THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM, from the Screenwriter of the Woman in Black.

• Joker | Blu Ray | (10/02/2020) from £6.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Joker is an original, standalone story. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale. Extras Becoming Joker - Watch the haunting evolution of Arthur Fleck to Joker with this peek into the costume test process. Joker: A Chronicle of Chaos-Through a series of photos shot on-set, explore the production of Joker through a new lens. Joker: Vision & Fury-Todd Phillips, Joaquin Phoenix, and others take you inside the seedy underbelly of their Gotham for this comprehensive look at the making of Joker.

• Two By Christie - The Witness for the Prosecution & And Then There Were None | DVD | (09/01/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION: 1920's London. A brutal, bloodthirsty murder has stained the plush carpets of an elegant London townhouse. The victim is the rich and glamorous Emily French; and all the evidence points to Leonard Vole, a handsome young man who stands to profit from the vast fortune the victim has left in her will. But he is not alone. Leonard is adamant that his partner, an enigmatic chorus girl, can prove his innocence, and his down-at-heels solicitor is swiftly convinced of this. Soon there is more than one life on the line, and a terrible fate for the guilty party lies in the hands of The Witness for the Prosecution. AND THEN THERE WERE NONE: Ten strangers drawn from their normal lives to a remote mansion on an island find themselves stranded, when a lone voice echoes through the house. Terror mounts as they hear a bone-chilling indictment: each stands accused of a terrible crime for which a price must now be paid. All too soon they will start to die brutally slaughtered the killer inspired by a nursery rhyme that hangs in every room of the house. The ill-fated guests form a tentative alliance, each afraid of the other, desperately hoping to combat the killer in their midst. But if all are destined to die, who can their executioner be?

• Joker | Blu Ray | (10/02/2020) from £15.11   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Joker is an original, standalone story. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale. Extras Becoming Joker - Watch the haunting evolution of Arthur Fleck to Joker with this peek into the costume test process. Joker: A Chronicle of Chaos-Through a series of photos shot on-set, explore the production of Joker through a new lens. Joker: Vision & Fury-Todd Phillips, Joaquin Phoenix, and others take you inside the seedy underbelly of their Gotham for this comprehensive look at the making of Joker.

• The Spongebob Movie: Sponge On The Run | DVD | (08/11/2021) from £3.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After SpongeBob's beloved pet snail Gary is snail-napped, he and Patrick embark on an epic adventure to The Lost City of Atlantic City to bring Gary home.

• Lolita | DVD | (01/06/2006) from £6.19   |  Saving you £7.80 (126.01%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Stanley Kubrick's 1961 version of Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov's notorious 1953 novel, prompted a scandal in its day: even to address the issue of paedophilia on screen was deemed to be as perverted as the hapless protagonist Humbert Humbert. James Mason plays Humbert, the suave English Professor whose gentlemanly exterior peels away as quickly as his scruples once exposed to Sue Lyons' well-developed teenage beauty. In order to be close to her, he marries her mother, the lonely and pathetically pretentious Charlotte (Shelley Winters) only for her to expire conveniently, leaving Humbert free to embark on a motel-to-motel trek across America with Lolita in tow, evading suspicions that theirs is more than a father-daughter relationship. Peter Sellers, meanwhile, gives a Dr Strangelove-type tour de force performance as Clare Quilty, a TV writer also in pursuit of Lolita, who harasses Humbert under several guises, including a psychiatrist. As a movie, Lolita is flawed, albeit interestingly so. The sexual innuendo (a summer camp called Camp Climax, for example) seems jarring and pointless, while Sellers' comic turn detracts from any sense of guilt, tension or tragedy. It's as if the real purpose of the film is to offer a sort of silent, mocking laughter at the wretched Humbert and systematically divest him of his dignity. By the end, he is a babbling wretch while Sue Lyons' Lolita is pragmatic and self-possessed. It's Mason and Lyons' performances, which lift the film from its mess of structural difficulties. Decades on, their central relationship still makes for pitifully compulsive viewing. On the DVD: Few extras, sadly, though the brief original trailer is excellent, built around the question, "How could they make a film out of Lolita?". The original black and white picture and mono sound are excellent. --David Stubbs

• Santa's Slay | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an Angel so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off he returns to his evil ways.

• Wagner - Tannhauser (Levine, Cassilly) | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £19.95   |  Saving you £-4.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Wagner's passionate opera about a medieval minstrel torn between the temptations of sacred and profane love is seen here. A distinguished cast is headed by Richard Cassilly who was perhaps the leading exponent of Tannhauser at this time; Eva Marton is the radiant Elisabeth; Tatiana Troyanos a musically and dramatically stunning Venus.

• Joker Steelbook | Blu Ray | (10/02/2020) from £69.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Limehouse Golem | Blu Ray | (26/12/2017) from £7.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When a series of gruesome murders shake Victorian London, Inspector Kildare (Bill Nighy; Their Finest) of Scotland Yard is promoted to lead an investigation into finding the killer. The community believes only the mythical ˜Limehouse Golem' could be responsible, but as Kildare uncovers a group of unlikely suspects, he must discover which one is the killer before they strike again. Olivia Cook (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Douglas Booth (The Riot Club), Sam Reid ('71), Daniel Mays (Line of Duty) and Eddie Marsan (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell) star in suspenseful murder mystery, THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM, from the Screenwriter of the Woman in Black.

• Sleepwalker (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (23/09/2013) from £16.98   |  Saving you £5.00 (33.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When wealthy couple Richard and Angela visit Marion and Alex in their decaying family home their differing social and moral attitudes create uneasy tensions. An inharmonious evening of drunkenness and sexual rivalry soon turns bloody as the guests fall victim to an unhinged attacker. Featuring a rare performance from Bill Douglas (Bill Douglas Trilogy Comrades) and starring British screen greats Joanna David and Heather Page (both of whom would go on to work with Douglas in Comrades) Sleepwalker is an outrageous and incendiary mix of biting satire and bloody horror that is at once reminiscent of otherwise unlikely bedfellows Lindsay Anderson and Dario Argento. The stellar cast also includes Nikolas Grace and features cameos by Fulton MacKay Michael Medwin (O Lucky Man) and Raymond Huntely. Remastered from the only surviving print this long-unseen mid-length film is presented here for the first time on any home video format along with two shorts by its director Saxon Logan and the rare 1971 mid-length fantasy The Insomniac directed by Rodney Giesler. Special Features: Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition The Insomniac (Rodney Giesler 1971 45 mins): a man experiences a night-time world that is part foreboding nightmare part sexual fantasy Stepping Out (Saxon Logan 1977 10 mins): a couple’s untraditional early morning ritual is observed in a short drama which originally supported Polanski’s The Tenant in UK cinemas Working Surface: A Short Study (with Actors) in the ‘Ways’ of a Bourgeois Writer (Saxon Logan 1979 15 mins): Bill Douglas plays a writer struggling with a script about the interior lives of two women (playing by Joanna David and Heather Page) Extensive booklet with essays and complete credits

• Hemlock Grove - Season 1 | DVD | (21/04/2014) from £15.96   |  Saving you £14.03 (87.91%)   |  RRP £29.99

  From executive producer Eli Roth and based on the gripping Brian McGreevy novel of the same name, Hemlock Grove is a murder-mystery series involving the eccentric residents of a former steel town in Pennsylvania. The story begins with the discovery of a high school cheerleader, mangled and murdered in the shadow of an abandoned Godfrey steel mill in the dilapidated community of Hemlock Grove. The ensuing investigation exposes the community s underbelly and reveals that nothing is as it seems.

• Hemlock Grove - Season 1 | Blu Ray | (21/04/2014) from £13.38   |  Saving you £22.61 (168.98%)   |  RRP £35.99

  From executive producer Eli Roth and based on the gripping Brian McGreevy novel of the same name, Hemlock Grove is a murder-mystery series involving the eccentric residents of a former steel town in Pennsylvania. The story begins with the discovery of a high school cheerleader, mangled and murdered in the shadow of an abandoned Godfrey steel mill in the dilapidated community of Hemlock Grove. The ensuing investigation exposes the community s underbelly and reveals that nothing is as it seems.

• Shoebox Zoo - Series 1 | DVD | (15/11/2004) from £2.70   |  Saving you £2.29 (84.81%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Shoebox Zoo fuses classic drama with state of the art CGI animation by taking viewers on a magical adventure in search of the alchemist's Book of Forbidden Knowledge lost a millennium ago in the borders of Scotland. It's the worst birthday of Marnie McBride's life. She half-heartedly blows out the 11 candles on her birthday cake and makes a wish. What she wants more than anything is for her Mom to come back. She's 11 years old today and she's never felt so lost and alone... Marni

• The Spongebob Movie: Sponge On The Run | Blu Ray | (08/11/2021) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After SpongeBob's beloved pet snail Gary is snail-napped, he and Patrick embark on an epic adventure to The Lost City of Atlantic City to bring Gary home.

• Joker Ultimate Collector's Edition | Blu Ray | (26/10/2020) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Failed comedian Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) encounters violent thugs while wandering the streets of Gotham City dressed as a clown. Disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as Joker in director Todd Phillips' thrilling origin story. This Ultimate Collector's Edition includes: 4k & Blu-ray Steelbook Vinyl Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Poster Collectable Photocards Special Features: The Making Of: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Creation of the Film, Joaquin Phoenix Alternate Takes, Costume Tests and More!

• The Peter McDougall Collection (5 Disc) | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £59.90   |  Saving you £-43.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Peter McDougall has played a huge role in Scotland's television history. His controversial and gritty dramas written for the BBC spawned a whole new era in regional programming and have been a profound influence on many modern playwrights and actors. Three of these plays were screened in the 1970s as part of BBC's Play For Today series. Down Among The Big Boys is a more recent tale from the 90's Screen One series. Four timeless classic dramas in one great package. Just Another Saturday: Glasgow on the day of the Orange Walk Jon Morrison is the eager baton twirling parade leader gradually coming to terms with the violent truth behind the symbolic pageantry. The Elephant's Graveyard: Two men spend a day together talking their way through their mutual alienation from the world of employment but what does the future hold? Just A Boy's Game: Jake played by Frankie Miller lives forever in the shadow of his dying grandfather who was once the hardest man in the town. Despite their hatred of each other Jake tries to live up to the reputation that is his legacy. One day as Jake drinks fights and drifts his way through life a bleak realization dawns... Down Among The Big Boys: CID officer Louie Gibbons is about to marry Claire Donnelly daughter of Jo Jo. He believes that Claire's father is a businessman. However Jo Jo's latest business venture is to rob a local bank - and Louie is put in charge of the investigation.

• Jimi Hendrix Story | DVD | (11/09/2000) from £8.60   |  Saving you £5.39 (62.67%)   |  RRP £13.99

  If any artist deserved a hagiography it was Hendrix, and Joe Boyd's 1973 "authorised" tribute The Jimi Hendrix Story adequately sanctifies the legend. Perversely for a documentary, it achieves this simply by well-chosen concert footage rather than through the insights of the various talking heads. Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Lou Reed and Germaine Greer are all wheeled out to wax lyrical about their days with Jimi--but nothing is more eloquent than watching and listening to him play. From "Hey Joe" in grainy black and white on Ready Steady Go, classic footage of Monterey, Woodstock (yes, "The Star-Spangled Banner") and the Isle of White festivals, to an acoustic 12-string rendition of "Hear My Train a' Comin'", Hendrix the musician speaks for himself. But if Hendrix the musician shines through, this is not the most insightful profile of Hendrix the man: the circumstances surrounding his death, for example, are hardly touched upon (girlfriend at the time Monika Dannemann gets only a few seconds screen time). Interview footage with Hendrix himself plus some occasionally rambling and incoherent comments from such intimates as his father, army buddies, ex-girlfriends (including Linda Keith, who "discovered" him in New York and brought him to England) and fellow musicians all take second place to the music itself. The most sensible quote comes from Little Richard, who proves once and for all that he's utterly bonkers, when he says of Jimi's music: "At times he made my big toes shoot up into my boot." On the DVD: This is a dual-layer disc, with a widescreen (1.85:1) print on one side and a standard (4:3) ratio version on the other--although watching in widescreen is redundant, as the film is shot in 4:3 anyway. There are no extras other than a theatrical trailer (despite being advertised as such a menu and scene access surely don't count as "special features": what use is a disc without them?) --Mark Walker

• Son Of Paleface | DVD | (30/10/2006) from £19.97   |  Saving you £-6.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In this sequel to The Paleface Bob Hope and Jane Russell return as the lead characters. Hope plays Junior Potter who returns to claim his father's gold which is nowhere to be found. Throw in Russell as ""Mike"" the luscious head of a gang of thieves and Roy Rogers as a federal marshal hot on her trail.