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• The Man Who Fell To Earth | DVD | (29/07/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-6.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  While other films directed by Nicolas Roeg have attained similar cult status (including Walkabout and Don't Look Now), none has been as hotly debated as this languid but oddly fascinating adaptation of the science fiction novel by Walter Tevis. In The Man Who Fell to Earth, David Bowie plays the alien of the title, who arrives on Earth with hopes of finding a way to save his own planet from turning into an arid wasteland. He funds this effort by capitalising on several highly lucrative inventions, and in so doing becomes the powerful leader of an international corporate conglomerate. But his success has negative consequences as well--his contact with Earth has a disintegrating effect that sends him into a tailspin of disorientation and metaphysical despair. The sexual attention of a cheerful young woman (Candy Clark) doesn't do much to change his outlook, and his introduction to liquor proves even more devastating, until, finally, it looks as though his visit to Earth may be a permanent one. The Man Who Fell to Earth is definitely not for every taste--it's a highly contemplative, primarily visual experience that Roeg directs as an abstract treatise on (among other things) the alienating effects of an over-commercialised society. Stimulating and hypnotic or frightfully dull, depending on your receptivity to its loosely knit ideas, it's at least in part about not belonging, about being disconnected from the world--about being a stranger in a strange land when there's really no place like home. --Jeff Shannon.

• Uncle Buck/Stripes/Brewster's Millions | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Uncle Buck (Dir. John Hughes 1989): An idle good natured bachelor is left in charge of his nephew and nieces during a family crisis. Unaccustomed to family life Buck soon charms his younger relatives but his style doesn't impress everyone including his girlfriend. The film charts his progress from slob to a reasonable human being by having to manage with girlfriend troubles unemployment a sex mad neighbour cooking breakfast and a beautiful but rebellious niece. Stripes (Dir. Ivan Reitman 1981): The story of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy...and meet girls. When John Winger (Bill Murray) loses his job his car his apartment and his girlfriend-all in one day-he decides he only has one option: volunteer for Uncle Sam. Way over their head they eventually learn the ropes and manage to take a top-secret U.S. recreational vehicle behind the Iron Curtain on a road trip... Brewster's Millions (Dir. Walter Hill 1985): Brewster (Pryor) a lowly pitcher with the minor league Hackensack Bulls baseball team suddenly is left $300 million by a distant relative. But there's a catch; he must spend $30 million in thirty days without having any assets to show for it. And if he reveals it to a soul the real reason why he's throwing away all his cash he will forfeit everything! So aided and abetted by his team mate Spike (Candy) and a stream of hangers-on Brewster begins a spending spree that would bring any self-respecting accountant to his knees...

• The Tyrant King - The Complete Series | DVD | (01/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Directed by Mike Hodges (Get Carter, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead), written by Ace Of Wands creator Trevor Preston, and starring Philip Madoc, Murray Melvin and juvenile leads from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, The Tyrant King follows three teenagers as they traverse London searching for an answer to a hidden secret. A quest fraught with drama and danger takes them to some of the capital's most iconic landmarks and beyond (a reflection of the drama's origin as an adventure story published by London Transport), while the action is complemented by an atmospheric contemporary soundtrack featuring, among others, Pink Floyd, The Nice, Cream and The Moody Blues. Shown once in black and white in 1968, this is the first time it will be seen in colour, transferred from original film materials specifically for this release. This six-part mystery thriller was Thames Television's very first production. Shot on location on 16mm film, it was effectively an experiment to assess the feasibility of a small-scale production unit within the company - a subsidiary that would eventually become the legendary Euston Films, responsible for a string of phenomenally successful dramas including The Sweeney and Minder. Music from The Rolling Stones, The Nice, The Moody Blues, Cream and Pink Floyd.

• Turner And Hooch/Splash | DVD | (20/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Turner And Hooch (Dir. Roger Spottiswoode) (1989):Tom Hanks stars as Scott Turner a compulsively neat detective whose tidy world goes to the dogs when he's forced to team up with a drooling slob of a junkyard pooch named Hooch. Not exactly man's best friend Hooch turns Turner's life upside down wrecking Turner's home career and budding romance! It's a hilarious non-stop test of wills between this mismatched duo leading to the most unlikely friendship you've ever seen! Splash (Dir. Ron Howard) (1984): A star-studded cast including Tom Hanks Daryl Hannah and John Candy join together for this hilarious comedy. The fun starts when a successful businessman (Hanks) falls in love with the girl of his dreams (Daryl Hannah). There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook line and sinker for a mermaid.

• Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Blu Ray | (23/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Armed And Dangerous | DVD | (19/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  John Candy and Eugene Levy charge into the world of private security in the outrageous action-comedy Armed And Dangerous. Unfortunately they're usually charging in the wrong direction! When Candy abungling cop and Levy an inept lawyer lose their jobs they wind up together at the Guard Dog Security Company. After thorough training in the use of firearms (for two hours) they're raring to go. But even as security guards they can't cut it and rip-offs take place right under their noses. Eventually they figure out the robberies aren't coincidental and that their company is in cahoots with the security union's mobster president (Robert Loggia Jagged Edge). Eager to snag the crooks Candy and Levy set out as spies and in a wild car chase turn a million-dollar heist into an armored carnival! When the dust finally settles Candy and Levy save the day as the hilarious rent-a-cop duowho are never more funny than when they're Armed and Dangerous.

• Going Berserk | DVD | (06/06/2016) from £6.98   |  Saving you £9.00 (225.56%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Featuring one of John Candy's earliest leading roles, Going Berserk is a laugh-out-loud comedy part slapstick, part sharp wit that'll have you howling from the first scene till the credits roll. John Bourgignon couldn't be happier. In a few weeks, the tubby limousine driver played by Emmy award-winner John Candy (Planes, Trains and Automobiles) will walk down the aisle with Nancy Reese, a bombshell blonde with ties to big money. But Nancy's father, a US congressman and presidential hopeful, can't stand the idea of his daughter getting hitched up to a lowly chauffer. While trying to impress his father-in-law to be (Pat Hingle, of Splendor in the Grass and Norma Rae), happy-go-lucky John finds himself mixed up with the wrong crowd. As his wedding day looms ever closer, the bumbling, lovable driver is confronted with blackmail, brainwash, a murder plot, a jailbreak, a religious cult of aerobics instructors the list goes on. With a little (not-so-helpful) assistance from his sleazy, film-director friend (Eugene Levy, National Lampoon's Vacation) and limo-driving sidekick (Joe Flaherty, Stripes, Happy Gilmore), John stumbles his way towards the altar, with plenty of side-splitting laughs to be had along the way.

• Home Alone / Home Alone 2 - Lost In New York / Home Alone 3 | DVD | (15/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Home Alone-Eight-year-old Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them! Written and produced by John Hughes (101 Dalmatians) this madcap slapstick adventure features an all-star supporting cast including Catherine O'Hara and John Heard as Kevin's parents Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern as the burglars and John Candy (Planes Trains and Automobiles) as the 'Polka King of the Midwest.'Home Alone 2 - Lost In New York -Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) is back! But this time he's in New York City - with enough cash and credit cards to turn the big apple into his own playground! But Kevin won't be alone for long. The notorious Wet Bandits Harry and Marv (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) Still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin are bound for New York too plotting a huge holiday heist. Kevin's ready to welcome them with a battery of booby traps the bumbling bandits will never forget! Home Alone 3 -The US Air Force has a new secret weapon - and he's only eight years old! From comedy legend John Hughes comes this hilarious action packed hit. A band of international crooks has hidden a military computer chip inside a toy car but an airport mix-up lands it in the hands of whiz-kid Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz) who's home alone with the chicken pox in a quiet Chicago suburb. When the criminals zero in on Alex's house with their high-tech gadgetry madness and mayhem kick into high gear as the pint-sized hero defends himself against the bumbling bad guys - armed with an outrageous array of ambushes and booby traps!

• The Cockettes | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £7.09   |  Saving you £12.90 (181.95%)   |  RRP £19.99

  1969. San Francisco. Sexual Anarchy! Emerging at the end of the `60s The Cockettes were a theatrical troupe of assorted hippies drag queens and gay men who embraced the new drug-fuelled anti-establishment counterculture in San Francisco. Founded by the flamboyant `Hibiscus' they started out by doing improv musicals before the midnight film at the Palace Theatre. As their popularity grew so did the number of performers and the flamboyance of the events which continued into th

• Films That Define A Decade: '80s | Blu Ray | (22/08/2016) from £15.00   |  Saving you £-1.54 (-11.40%)   |  RRP £13.46

  The excessive ˜80s... where everyone had huge hairdos and massive shoulder pads, mobile phones were the size of bricks and the movies were larger than life. We had John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd starring as The Blues Brothers; An American Werewolf in London took horror to new heights; a young Al Pacino thrilled as the iconic Scarface; and Kurt Russell challenged shape-shifting aliens in The Thing.

• Stripes | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The story of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy...and meet girls. When John Winger (Bill Murray) loses his job his car his apartment and his girlfriend-all in one day-he decides he only has one option: volunteer for Uncle Sam. Way over their head they eventually learn the ropes and manage to take a top-secret U.S. recreational vehicle behind the Iron Curtain on a road trip...

• The Man Who Fell To Earth | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Man Who Fell To Earth is Nic Roeg's science-fiction cult classic starring David Bowie. Crash landing on Earth from his dying planet an alien humanoid traveling by the name of Thomas Jerome Newton uses his superior intelligence to build a vast business empire. As he takes on and beats every US corporation people can only guess his true purpose - to save his dying world from agonizing death by drought. Newton's ageless fall from grace as he becomes prey to lust alcohol business rivals and the US Government makes The Man Who Fell To Earth not only a bitingly caustic indictment of the modern world but also a poignant commentary on the loneliness of the outsider.

• Once Upon A Crime | Blu Ray | (05/12/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An out of work actor (Richard Lewis) and a just-jilted woman (Sean Young) find they are competing to return a lost dachshund to it's owner and collect the $5,000 reward. They go from Rome to Monte Carlo together but when they find the owner, he has been murdered and they are the prime suspects, along with a compulsive gambler (John Candy) and a hideous American (James Belushi).

• Deadly Snail Vs Kung Fu Killers | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £5.95   |  Saving you £0.04 (0.67%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In this kung fu fantasy a daring duel of powers between the fairies finds the young mortal Cheung rescuing the Sky Mussel Fairy. His bravery is not repaid however as Cheung is driven out of his home by his uncle. Now Cheung must struggle to stay alive in a world of gods and demons with only his kung fu powers to keep him safe. With wild images dazzling visuals and mind-boggling fights Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers is fast furious kung fu action!

• Beautiful Darling | DVD | (05/01/2016) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Beautiful Darling pays tribute to the short but extraordinary life of actress Candy Darling Although born a man she was drawn to the feminine from childhood and by the mid-Sixties James had become Candy a blonde actress and well-known New York character. There she became close to Andy Warhol and starred in two of his movies. Candy used her Warhol fame to land further film roles but tragically she died of lymphoma at only twenty-nine. The film uses both current and previous interviews excerpts from Candy's own diaries and letters to explain her life. The films explore the glamorous parties the famous friends and most of all the strength of will she demonstrated in her remarkable act of self-creation. “An extraordinarily sad touching and compassionate documentary...” - Rex Reed - New York Observer

• Russ Meyer's Up | DVD | (28/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Another Meyer and Ebert collaboration... The inimitable Russ Meyer turns in another unbelievably bizarre movie with this comedically complex feature which fearlessly blends sex and violence into a heady over-the-top brew. The film begins with the murder of aging Nazi Adolph Schwartz (Edward Schaaf) then segues into the story of a busty heroine (Raven De La Croix) who destroys the man who rapes her becomes a smash attraction at a restaurant and gets caught up in a violent axe ba

• The Plumber | DVD | (01/01/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  There is evil hidden in every shadow... everyday things are not what they seem. One morning there is an unexpected knock on the door and Jilly opens it to a wild man who says he's 'the plumber'. So begins five days of mental torment that will change her life...

• More American Graffiti | Blu Ray | (07/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Charles Martin Smith and Paul Le Mat return in this laugh-fi lled follow-up look into the lives of the gang from George Lucas' original coming-of-age classic, American Graffi ti. Set a few years later, the fi lm traces the continuing hopes, dreams and romances of these high school friends. Gone are the sock hops, cruise nights and make-out spots.Now it's all about campus parties, love-ins and peace rallies - as these friends fi nd themselves in the midst of the amazing era that was the mid-60s. Featuring a timeless soundtrack loaded with the period's greatest hits by Bob Dylan, Donovan, Simon and Garfunkel, The Byrds, The Doors and more, it's a story sure to evoke memories of a time when becoming an adult meant laughing, crying and savouring old friendships.

• Cold Moon | DVD | (22/01/2018) from £6.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on the Michael McDowell novel 'Cold Moon Over Babylon'. McDowell is also the author of 'Beetlejuice' and 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'. In a sleepy southern town, a young girl disappears but all hopes of finding her alive are soon shattered by the discovery of a body in the river. But the end of the search is just the beginning of a waking nightmare. Traffic lights blink an eerie warning, a ghostly visage prowls in the streets, and graves erupt from the local cemetery in an implacable march of terror. Beneath the murky surface of the river, a shifting, almost human shape slowly takes form to seek a terrible vengeance...

• The Man Who Fell To Earth | DVD | (29/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Who is Newton? Arriving one day at a remote Kentucky town Newton has soon hired a New York lawyer to help him found a mysterious industrial empire using his advanced technological advantage. As he takes on and beats every major US corporation people can only guess at his true purpose. Initially his noble intention is to save his dying world from agonising death by drought but soon Newton agelessly falls from grace as he becomes prey to lust...