"Actor: Brooks"

• Defending Your Life (1991) (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (29/03/2021) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Is there love after death? Acerbic everyman ALBERT BROOKS (Lost in America) finds a perfect balance between satirical bite and romantic comedy charm as the writer, director, and star of this wonderfully warm and imaginative existential fantasy. After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller (Brooks) finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia (The French Lieutenant's Woman's MERYL STREEP) offers him a chance to finally feel alive. Buoyed by a brilliant supporting cast that includes RIP TORN, LEE GRANT, and BUCK HENRY, Defending Your Life is a rare feat of personal, philosophical filmmaking that happens to also be divinely entertaining. Special Features: New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Albert Brooks, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack New conversation between Brooks and filmmaker Robert Weide New interview on the afterlife with theologian and critic Donna Bowman New program featuring excerpts from 1991 interviews with Brooks and actors Lee Grant and Rip Torn Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by filmmaker Ari Aster

• Planet Of The Apes - The Television Series | DVD | (18/08/2003) from £17.05   |  Saving you £-6.81 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.24

  Set around a dozen years after the 1967 Charlton Heston-starring Oscar winner of the same name, this Planet of the Apes is a 1974 TV spin-off that attempts to recapture the appeal of the original apes films. A second spaceship arrives on the planet, the basic plot being the same as in 67, as two surviving humans go on the run with a renegade chimpanzee, Galen (Roddy McDowell essentially reprising his Cornelius character under another name). The actor provides the strongest lead, while Booth Colman as Zaius (replacing Maurice Evans from the original film), offers fine support. The humans Ron Harper and James Naughton are relatively bland, a buddy duo very much anticipating Starsky and Hutch, while the stories, in which our heroes have a new adventure each week and then move on, fall very much into the formula that dominated earlier shows such as The Fugitive, Star Trek and Alias Smith and Jones. This is a post-apocalyptic world where everyone has perfect hair and make-up. But if the action and effects are limited, at least that gives the stories room to concentrate on some moral debates about the nature of human violence. A show finally hamstrung by the tight limitations of its formula, Planet of the Apes: The Television Series lasted only 14 episodes and was cancelled so abruptly it lacks any resolution. Nevertheless its reappearance offers a welcome chance to reassess it in context with the classic movies it apes. On the DVD: Planet of the Apes: The Television Series is presented on four discs, including all 14 episodes. The sound is good mono and the 4:3 colour picture is excellent considering the show's age. Print damage is minor though occasionally quite noticeable, and there is some fading in a few shots. Otherwise this is the best these shows have ever looked. The only extras are trailers for the movie box set and for Tim Burton's 2001 cinema "reimagining". --Gary S Dalkin

• American History X | Blu Ray | (05/11/2012) from £9.75   |  Saving you £8.24 (84.51%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Perhaps the highest compliment you can pay to Edward Norton is that his Oscar-nominated performance in American History X nearly convinces you that there is a shred of logic in the tenets of white supremacy. If that statement doesn't horrify you, it should; Norton is so fully immersed in his role as a neo-Nazi skinhead that his character's eloquent defense of racism is disturbingly persuasive--at least on the surface. Looking lean and mean with a swastika tattoo and a mind full of hate, Derek Vinyard (Norton) has inherited racism from his father, and that learning has been intensified through his service to Cameron (Stacy Keach), a grown-up thug playing tyrant and teacher to a growing band of disenfranchised teens from Venice Beach, California, all hungry for an ideology that fuels their brooding alienation. The film's basic message--that hate is learned and can be unlearned--is expressed through Derek's kid brother, Danny (Edward Furlong), whose sibling hero-worship increases after Derek is imprisoned (or, in Danny's mind, martyred) for the killing of two black men. Lacking Derek's gift of rebel rhetoric, Danny is easily swayed into the violent, hateful lifestyle that Derek disowns during his thoughtful time in prison. Once released, Derek struggles to save his brother from a violent fate, and American History X partially suffers from a mix of intense emotions, awkward sentiment and predictably inevitable plotting. And yet British director Tony Kaye (who would later protest against Norton's creative intervention during post-production) manages to juggle these qualities--and a compelling clash of visual styles--to considerable effect. No matter how strained their collaboration may have been, both Kaye and Norton can be proud to have created a film that addresses the issue of racism with dramatically forceful impact. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse | DVD | (23/05/2022) from £4.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  What do you get when you combine the DC Super Hero Girls, the Legion of Doom and Teen Titans Go! with a dash of an ancient Kryptonian goddess? A recipe for pandemonium! With the help of an amulet from Krypton, Lex Luthor unites a group of Super-Villains to capture all of Earth's Super Heroes, leaving only the DC Super Hero Girls to stop the Legion of Doom. The girls must cross dimensions to rescue their fellow heroes from the Phantom Zone, but a mix-up leads them to the wrong universe. Get sucked into the chaos as this who's who of the DC Universe battles together to save the world in an epic multiverse event!

• Supergirl S2 | Blu Ray | (21/08/2017) from £6.99   |  Saving you £19.00 (271.82%)   |  RRP £25.99

  Years ago, Krypton was about to explode and Kal-El was sent to Earth to escape that fate. However, his older cousin, Kara, was also intended to accompany the infant as his protector. Unfortunately, Kara was accidentally diverted into the timeless Phantom Zone for years before finally arriving on Earth decades later and found by her cousin who had grown into Superman. Years later, Kara Danvers is a young professional adrift in a thankless job until a fateful crisis ignites a sense of purpose using Kryptonian powers she had long hidden. Inspired, Kara decides to emulate her cousin's superheroic ways, only to find her foster sister introducing her to the secret Department of Extra-Normal Operations, dedicated to fighting alien menaces including those Kara inadvertently led to Earth. Now with such help, the Maid of Might takes her place as Earth's newest champion with new friends and enemies challenging her world.

• Star Trek - Deep Space 9 - Series 2 | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £15.99   |  Saving you £19.00 (118.82%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The third Star Trek series is led by Benjamin Sisko commander of the space station Deep Space Nine who discovers the first known stable wormhole a virtual shortcut through space that leads from the Alpha Quadrant to the Gamma Quadrant on the other side of the galaxy. The Gamma Quadrant is governed by the Dominion a group led by the Changelings - an group of shapeshifters which counts DS9 crew member Odo (Rene Auberjonois) among its numbers. The Dominion has become a violent force in the galaxy and Deep Space Nine and its crew has become the only home in upholding the way of life established by the Federation. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Homecoming 2. The Circle 3. The Siege 4. Invasive Procedures 5. Cardassians 6. Melora 7. Rules Of Acquisition 8. Necessary Evil 9. Second Sight 10. Sanctuary 11. Rivals 12. The Alternate 13. Armageddon Game 14. Whispers 15. Paradise 16. Shadowplay 17. Playing God 18. Profit And Loss 19. Blood Oath 20. The Maquis - Part 1 21. The Maquis - Part 2 22. The Wire 23. Crossover 24. The Collaborator 25. Tribunal 26. The Jem'Hadar

• Boys On Film 16: Possession | DVD | (12/06/2017) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As a brooding teenager, BOYS ON FILM is celebrating it s (not so) sweet sixteen with an astonishing selection of the latest international gay short films. Featuring golden boys, teenage lust, self-conscious dolls, chance encounters and a vengeful creature, alongside a holiday romance and a young man s attempt to conceal his sexuality from his mum, BOYS ON FILM 16 is our most possessive collection yet. GOLDEN Dir. Kai Stänicke (Germany) 3 mins As a golden boy becomes a golden man, his carefree spirit wanes under the weight of being different. As he grows up he becomes more introverted until, one day he discovers he s not alone. JAMIE Dir. Christopher Manning (UK) 9 mins Shy, quiet Jamie, spends a revealing afternoon with Ben after meeting on a dating app. As they chat, Jamie finds himself opening up and letting loose his hopes and fears in an unexpected awakening. B. Dir. Kai Stänicke (Germany) 15 mins Torn between a cold relationship with K. and her feelings for another woman, shy and insecure B. is heading for a disaster. For too long she has suppressed her desire and lived a lie. But is it really too late for B. to follow her heart? PYOTR495 Dir. Blake Mawson (Canada/Germany) 15 mins One evening in Putin s Moscow, 16-year-old Pyotr is baited by an ultra-nationalist group known for their violent abductions and attacks on young gay men. But Pyotr isn t as defenceless as he might appear... WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Dir. Charlie Francis (UK) 10 mins When Nick, who still hides his sexuality from his mother, gets a call to say she s coming to visit, he desperately turns to best friend Amanda to pose as his girlfriend. Nick must use charm, cash and emotional blackmail to convince a hungover and reluctant Amanda to continue the ruse. FOLLOW ME Dir. Anthony Schatteman (Belgium) 16 mins Eighteen-year-old Jasper is madly in love with his art teacher. Overcome with confusion and longing, Jasper takes to following his teacher and his new girlfriend wherever they go. CHANCE Dir. Jake Graf (UK) 17 mins Trevor's life has become a void, following the passing of his wife and long term companion, Doris. A chance encounter in the park with a mysterious stranger equally troubled by his own dark past jarringly reawakens him, and forces both men to live again. SIGN Dir. Andrew Keenan-Bolger (USA) 15 mins When Ben summons up the courage to talk to Aaron at their local subway station he is surprised to find that Aaron is deaf. Despite the communication barrier love blossoms, but their very different worlds threaten to tear them apart. AWAY WITH ME Dir. Oliver Mason (UK, France) 11 mins Alex and Paolo have just hooked up in London. Despite only knowing each other briefly, Alex whisks Paolo away to his Aunt's home in Nice. Alex believes it s a holiday romance, but does Paulo feel the same? WE COULD BE PARENTS Dir. Björn Elgerd (Sweden) 15 mins Marely left Erik when he found out he was selling himself for sex. Now, Erik s last chance to get Marely back is to make this film explaining the reason why; so that they could afford to become parents one day.

• Orange is the New Black Season 7 | DVD | (03/08/2020) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the seventh and final season of the Golden Globe Award - nominated* comedy-drama from Primetime Emmy Award - winning executive producer Jenji Kohan, the all-star cast of inmates faces circumstances that take drastic and unexpected turns. After being granted an early release, Piper struggles with the demands of parole and life on the outside, while other inmates - some in Litchfield and others in immigration detention facilities - experience a mix of disappointment, redemption, and hope in this compelling conclusion to the dark-humoured, genre-defining series.

• Black Butler | DVD | (23/02/2015) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mummified dead bodies of various dignitaries from around the world are being discovered a mysterious tarot card left beside them at the scene. The world is headed towards chaos... Kiyoharu is the young head of the Genpo noble family owners of a massive toy manufacturing enterprise. He also functions as a secret watchdog for the Queen a service that his family has provided for generations. The Queen orders Kiyoharu to solve the mummification incidents and he starts to investigate. He is supported by his perfect butler Sebastian who is actually a demon. Kiyoharu has been hiding his true female identity since his parents’ tragic death 10 years earlier. In return for perfect service to his master in public and private Sebastian will receive his master’s soul after Kiyoharu achieves revenge for the murder of his parents. Who is really behind the serial mummification deaths? Will Kiyoharu finally find out who killed his/her parents?

• Supergirl: Season 5 | DVD | (14/09/2020) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In season five, Supergirl faces threats, both new and ancient. National City becomes enthralled with addictive virtual reality technologies created by CatCo's charming-but-secretive new owner, Andrea Rojas. As Kara uses the power of the press to try to expose this danger, she must contend with challenges put up by rival reporter William Dey, renegade Martian Malefic J'onzz, a shadowy organization called Leviathan, and the shocking return of Lex Luthor who, in addition to his plot for world domination, seeks to claim the soul of Supergirl's best friend (and his sister) Lena. With humanity choosing to lose itself in technology, can Supergirl save the world yet again?

• Six Million Dollar Man Complete | Blu Ray | (21/08/2023) from £162.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology.We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster. Steve Austin an astronaut who crashed during an experimental aircraft test is a man barely alive and clinging to life. At that point the government decided to use secret funding for a secret bionics project to create the next generation of covert operative--an agent with bionic limbs that give him superhuman strength and enable him to run speeds beyond 60 miles per hour, along with a bionic eye that allows him to see details over a mile away. Col Austin awakens after this almost fatal crash to find that he now processes integrated bionic technology. For his second chance at life he is coerced into taking on specialized missions for the OSO (Office of Strategic Operations). Product Features All three pilot movies in their original feature-length versions and their longer syndicated 2 part versions All three reunion movies The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman, Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman, Bionic Ever After? Featurette : The Reunion Movies : Life after the Series Real Bionics An Iconic Opening Season 1 VIPS : A Celebration of The Six Million Dollar Man Guest Stars Bionic Breakdown OSI Mission Debriefing: Executive Producer Harve Bennett Featurette: The Bionic Sound Effects Season 2 VIPS : A Celebration of the Six Million Dollar Man Guest Stars Audio Commentaries from writer / producer Kenneth Johnson on The Bionic Woman, The Bionic Woman Part II, The Secret of Bigfoot, The Secret of Bigfoot Part II Audio Commentaries from director Cliff Bole on The Blue Flash, The Vulture of the Andes Season 3 VIPS : A Celebration of The Six Million Dollar Man Guest Stars The Search for Bigfoot Season 4 VIPS : A Celebration of The Six Million Dollar Man Guest Stars The Six Million Dollar Fans OSI Mission Debriefing: Richard Anderson (Oscar Goldman), Season 5 VIPS : A Celebration of The Six Million Dollar Man Guest Stars OSI Mission Debriefing: Martin E. Brooks ( Dr. Rudy Wells) The Six Million Dollar Man's Best Villains and Best Fights OSI Mission Debriefing: Writer and Producer Kenneth Johnson OSI Mission Debriefing: Lee Majors Featurette: TV Goes Bionic: The Origins of the Six Million Dollar Man Featurette: The Bionic Age of TV: The Success of the Six Million Dollar Man Top Secret OSI, NASA and Bionics The Pop Culture Effect Bionic Action..Figures. The Stunts of The Bionic Age Meet The Cast : Getting to Know Lee Majors & Steve Austin Getting to Know Lindsay Wagner & Jamie Sommers Getting to Know Richard Anderson & Oscar Goldman Getting to Know Dr. Rudy Wells Episode Guide Booklets New extras on this edition. Audio Commentary With Author Herbie J. Pilato on The Six Million Dollar Man Feature Length Pilot Population Zero Day Of The Robot The Seven Million Dollar Man The Return Of Bigfoot: Part 1, The Return Of Bigfoot: Part 2, A Bionic Christmas Carol Bryan Cranston Gives It To Us Straight The Actor Talks About His Time On The Return Of The Six Million Dollar Man And The Bionic Woman Bionic Ever After? (1994) Featuring A NEW 2K Scan Of The Interpositive Audio commentary by James Sherrard on The Winning Smile Bionic Galleries for all 5 seasons, all 3 Pilot episodes and all 3 Reunion Movies Reunion Movie Promos The Six Million Dollar Man Scripts (BD-ROM) for Deathprobe Part I Deathprobe Part II Bigfoot V Walk a Crooked Wing Rollback All New Photo Galleries including Photos from the Kenneth Johnson Collection Photos from the Kenneth Johnson Collection-The Hollywood Museum Kenneth Johnson Recording Commentary Tracks Gallery Photos from Bionicon Bionic Testing Center Brochure from Universal Studios Park

• Chocky | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  First transmitted in 1984, Chocky is a six-part TV adaptation of John Wyndham's clever novel. Matthew, an apparently normal 12-year-old boy, starts talking to an invisible presence called Chocky, who quizzes him on a wide variety of subjects as if unfamiliar with life on Earth. Over the course of the serial it is suggested that Chocky is an alternate personality or, after Matthew has been helped by Chocky to rescue his sister from drowning, a guardian angel. But we realise early on that this non-imaginary friend is in fact an alien who has made exploratory contact with the boy. Though Chocky manifests as a swirl of blue light, this is a rare piece of TV science fiction that sticks to the domestic arena, exploring ideas rather than playing with special effects. Wyndham's very 1950s-styled novel is updated by making the kids less well-spoken, and throwing in Rubik's cubes and space invaders video games, but adaptor Anthony Read's script preserves the virtues of the novel. Young Andrew Ellams is fine in a demanding role, and there's good-quality puzzled concern from dad James Hazeldine and 80s TV's resident sexy mum Carol Drinkwater. Apart from a few eye-abusing 1984 fashions--Jeremy Bulloch's huge glasses and blinding white jeans in a cameo as a psychiatrist--and the general leisurely pace, which is no bad thing in such a careful piece of drama, this has dated little. Those who remember its first broadcast will find it lives up to the memory, and those who weren't born then should still find it an entertaining watch. On the DVD: Chocky on disc can be accessed as a marathon two-and-a-half-hour watch or as six individual episodes (the latter is recommended). Print quality is fine given the techniques of its production. A nice extra is a 20-minute, in-depth chat with writer Anthony Read. --Kim Newman

• Blood Simple | Blu Ray | (30/10/2017) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The debut film of director Joel Coen and his brother-producer Ethan Coen, 1983's Blood Simple is grisly comic noir that marries the feverish toughness of pulp thrillers with the ghoulishness of even pulpier horror. (Imagine the novels of Jim Thompson somehow fused with the comic tabloid Weird Tales and you get the idea.) The story concerns a Texas bar owner (Dan Hedaya) who hires a seedy private detective (M Emmett Walsh) to follow his cheating wife (Frances McDormand in her first film appearance) and then kill her and her lover (John Getz). The gumshoe turns the tables on his client and suddenly a bad situation gets much, much worse, with some violent goings-on that are as elemental as they are shocking. (A scene in which a character who has been buried alive suddenly emerges from his own grave instantly becomes an archetypal nightmare.) Shot by Barry Sonnenfeld before he became an A-list director in Hollywood, Blood Simple established the hyperreal look and feel of the Coens' productions (undoubtedly inspired a bit by filmmaker Sam Raimi, whose The Evil Dead had just been coedited by Joel). Sections of the film have proved to be an endurance test for art-house movie fans, particularly an extended climax that involves one shock after another but ends with a laugh at the absurdity of criminal ambition. This is definitely one of the triumphs of the 1980s and the American independent film scene in general. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £59.99   |  Saving you £-40.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 directed by Gordon Flemyng now fully restored and starring Peter Cushing in his return to the big screen as British TV's most iconic sci-fi hero Doctor Who. The earth of 2150 AD is a desolate and hostile ruin of a planet crumbling at the edge of civilisation slowly disappearing into the darkness of space. For the future of planet earth now belongs The Daleks a destructive army of alien invaders who have turned the human race into cowering slaves. Meanwhile deep within the London Underground a group of resistance freedom fighters are planning an attack. But there's only one man who could possibly help them succeed in destroying their extra terrestrial enemies and take back control of planet earth. A man of mystery a man of time and space a man known only as... The Doctor. Special Features: Restoring Daleks Invasion Earth: 2150 AD Interview with Actor Bernard Cribbins Interview with Author Gareth Owen Stills Gallery Trailer

• Say Anything | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.45   |  Saving you £6.54 (101.39%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Seven years after he earned his first screen credit as the writer of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, former Rolling Stone writer Cameron Crowe made his directorial debut with this acclaimed romantic comedy starring John Cusack and Ione Skye as unlikely lovers on the cusp of adulthood. The casting is perfect and Crowe's rookie direction is appropriately unobtrusive, no doubt influenced by his actor-loving, Oscar-winning mentor, James L. Brooks. But the real strength of Crowe's work is his exceptional writing, his timely grasp of contemporary rhythms and language (he's frequently called "the voice of a generation"), and the rich humour and depth of his fully developed characters. In Say Anything, Cusack and Skye play recent high-school graduates enjoying one final summer before leaping into a lifetime of adult responsibilities. Lloyd (Cusack) is an aspiring kickboxer with no definite plans; Diane (Skye) is a valedictorian with plans to further her education in Europe. Together they find unlikely bliss, but there's also turbulence when Diane's father (John Mahoney)--who only wants what's best for his daughter--is charged with fraud and tax evasion. Favouring strong performances over obtrusive visual style, Crowe focuses on his unique characters and the ambitions and fears that define them; the movie's a treasure trove of quiet, often humorous revelations of personality. Lili Taylor and Eric Stoltz score high marks for memorable supporting roles, and Cusack's own sister Joan is perfect in scenes with her on- and offscreen brother. A rare romantic comedy that's as funny as it is dramatically honest, Say Anything marked the arrival of a gifted writer-director who followed up with the underrated Singles before scoring his first box-office smash with Jerry Maguire. --Jeff Shannon

• The Ultimate Horse Boxset | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.62   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A triple DVD set containing 3 great films for families and horse lovers alike A Gift Horse, My Best Friend, A Horse for Summer. A Gift Horse: When 10 year old Amanda loses her mother, she spends most of her time at the neighbouring horse ranch, owned by a business tycoon. The arrival of Misty, a spirited white horse, creates a new challenge for the ranchers as the tycoon's spoiled daughter rejects the horse. But Amanda doesn't lose faith and with an inspiring and loving horse trainer, they prove that the Misty is a true champion, creating new friendships and family bonds in the process. My Best Friend: Kristen feels like the luckiest girl in the world; she has it all. But when she moves away from the city she has to leave her friends behind and start again. Arriving at her Grandma's ranch, Kristen has to adjust to a new life in the country, to new friends and to a totally different style of fashion. With the help of her new BFF, a talking horse named Stanford, she's finally fitting in and the two become inseparable. But sometimes, even best friends can become jealous of other friends! A Horse for Summer: Kent and Teri Walsh and teenage daughter, Sarah, 14, move to Arizona to pursue Kents dream of running a horse boarding ranch. A failing economy makes pursuing this dream difficult. Their lives change dramatically when Kents street-hardened teenage niece, Summer, moves in after Ava, her mother is arrested. Summer has a difficult time adjusting to life on the ranch-as rules, respect, and faith has been missing from her life. Caring for the horses gives Summer something to care about. When one of the horses falls ill, the Walshs finances are strained. When Summer makes the decision to do the wrong thing for the right reason, a community discovers the meaning of forgiveness, and Summer realizes this is the only place she has ever been where people really care about her.

• PANDORA'S BOX | Blu Ray | (16/09/2024) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eureka Entertainment to re-issue G. W. Pabst's sordid melodrama PANDORA'S BOX, one of silent cinema's great masterworks, starring Louise Brooks. Presented on Blu-ray from a new restoration as part of The Masters of Cinema Series. Available from 16 September 2024.In a role intended at one point for Marlene Dietrich (The Blue Angel), 22 year-old Louise Brooks (Diary of a Lost Girl), with her fragile beauty and iconic dark bob hairstyle, gives a performance decades ahead of its time that immortalised her as an icon. Largely condemned and censored upon its initial release for its daring treatment of sexuality and female desire, Brooks' understated yet erotically charged performance endures as among the most modern of the silent era.Adapted from a pair of plays by Frank Wedekind, Pandora's Box tells the story of sex worker Lulu, a free spirit whose open sexuality breeds chaos in its wake. When Lulu's latest lover, the newspaper editor Dr Ludwig Schon (Fritz Kortner, The Hands of Orlac), announces plans to leave her to marry a more respectable woman, Lulu is devastated. Cast in a musical revue written by Schon's son, Alwa (Francis Lederer, The Return of Dracula), Lulu seduces Schon once more - only to have their tryst exposed, and Schon's plans for a more socially acceptable marriage shattered. Left with no choice but to marry Lulu, Schon meets with tragedy on their wedding night. Lulu stands trial for the incident, facing years of imprisonment. With the aid of her former pimp (Carl Goetz, Tom Sawyer), an infatuated lesbian countess (Alice Roberts, The Merry Widower) and Alwa, she flees toward a fate of increasing squalor and peril, finally crossing paths one Christmas Eve with Jack the Ripper.Reviled and bowdlerised at its debut, Pandora's Box has since been recognised as one of the masterpieces of early German cinema. A sordid melodrama made with great style, it affirms G. W. Pabst as a daring and important director and Louise Brooks as one of cinema's most exquisite and distinctive performers. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present Pabst's masterpiece in a new restoration on Blu-ray.1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a definitive 2K digital restoration | Optional English subtitles | Orchestral Score by Peer Raben | Audio commentary by critic Pamela Hutchinson | The New Woman & The Jazz Age: The Dangerous Feminine in Pandora's Box - Visual appreciation by author and critic Kat Ellinger | Godless Beasts - Video essay by David Cairns | Lulu in Wonderland - Video essay by Fiona Watson | Restoring Pandora's Box - Interview with Martin Koerber | PLUS: A 28-page collector's booklet featuring an essay by film critic and historian Imogen Sara Smith, author of Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City

• Orange is the New Black Season 6 | DVD | (10/06/2019) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Picking up one week after the emergency response team stormed Litchfield Penitentiary, the ladies of Litch have been torn apart, literally and figuratively, as they enter a new facility in the sixth season of Orange Is the New Black. Now newbies starting at the bottom, they must navigate new rules and power dynamics while getting hazed by inmates and tortured by guards. Friendships will be tested and new allegiances formed some by choice, others by circumstance as the women face a slew of charges from the riot. Will they take plea deals and turn on each other, or band together and keep their bonds intact?

• Star Trek - Deep Space 9 - Series 6 | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The third Star Trek series is led by Benjamin Sisko commander of the space station Deep Space Nine who discovers the first known stable wormhole a virtual shortcut through space that leads from the Alpha Quadrant to the Gamma Quadrant on the other side of the galaxy. The Gamma Quadrant is governed by the Dominion a group led by the Changelings - an group of shapeshifters which counts DS9 crew member Odo (Rene Auberjonois) among its numbers. The Dominion has become a violent force in the galaxy and Deep Space Nine and its crew has become the only home in upholding the way of life established by the Federation. Episodes Comprise: 1. A Time To Stand 2. Rocks And Shoals 3. Sons And Daughters 4. Behind The Lines 5. Favor The Bold 6. Sacrifice Of Angels 7. You Are Cordially Invited... 8. Resurrection 9. Statistical Probabilities 10. The Magnificent Ferengi 11. Waltz 12. Who Mourns for Morn? 13. Far Beyond The Stars 14. One Little Ship 15. Honour Among Thieves 16. Change Of Heart 17. Wrongs Darker Than Death Or Night 18. Inquisition 19. In The Pale Moonlight 20. His Way 21. The Reckoning 22. Valiant 23. Profit And Lace 24. Time's Orphan 25. The Sound Of Her Voice 26. Tears Of The Prophets

• Bionic Woman Complete | Blu Ray | (14/08/2023) from £104.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When tennis pro Jaime Sommers (Emmy Award winner* Lindsay Wagner), is critically injured in a skydiving accident, she is rebuilt using the government's top secret cybernetic replacement surgery known as bionics . As the world's first bionic woman, Jaime is equipped with bionic legs capable of running over 60 miles-per-hour, a bionic arm that can lift an automobile, and a bionic ear that can detect the slightest of sounds. With her tennis career necessarily over, Jaime returns to her hometown of Ojai, California, to start life anew as a school teacher at a U.S. Air Force base. Between her classroom duties, Jaime moonlights as a secret agent for OSI Director Oscar Goldman (Richard Anderson), taking on highly-classified-and usually dangerous-missions, to satisfy a debt she feels is owed to the government for making her whole again. Product Features Scattered throughout the set are all 4 Six Million Dollar Man episodes explaining the origin of The Bionic Woman All 3 Reunion Movies 2 Six Million Dollar Man Cross-Over Episodes Bionic Beginnings Featurette Gag Reel Bionic Blast Featurette Q&A with Series Star Lindsay Wagner All New Bionic Galleries Audio Commentaries on 23 Episodes Podcast on 'Brain Wash from Bionic Fan and Collector James Sherrard(br) Bionic Woman Scripts Bionic Woman Promos Bionic Woman Files Declassified Bryan Cranston Gives it to Us Straight TV Spots Episode Guide Booklets