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• S.W.A.T./Inside Man | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £5.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (116.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This boxset contains the following films: S.W.A.T (Dir. Clark Johnson) (2003): An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it. Inside Man (Dir. Spike Lee) (2006):Acclaimed actors Denzel Washington Clive Owen and Jodie Foster come together to explore the lure of power the ugliness of greed and the mystery of a perfect robbery in a combustible new crime drama from Spike Lee. The hardbitten but unorthodox Detective Fraiser (Washington) pits his wits against a high-class bank robber Dalton Russell (Owen) following the robbery of a Manhattan bank. As the chase unfolds political corruption and hidden agendas threaten to destabilise an already volatile situation.

• Working | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint...showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a series of interviews with real working people - construction workers waitresses firemen secretaries and cleaning women Working is both an exploration of the individuals' occupations and a lament for lost hopes and dreams. This musical adaptation was conceived by Stephen Shwartz ('Godspell' and 'Pippin'). A must for all musical theatr

• City Girl | DVD | (11/04/2011) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After the visual fireworks of Sunrise and the now-lost splendour of 4 Devils F.W. Murnau turned his attention to this vivid painterly study of an impulsive and fragile marriage among the wheatfields of Minnesota. During a brief stay in Chicago innocent farmer's son Lem falls for and weds Kate a hard-bitten but lonely waitress. Upon bringing her home at the start of harvest time the honeymoon soon turns into a claustrophobic struggle as they contend with the bitter scorn of his father and the invasive leering jealousy of the farm's labouring community. Tenderly romantic and tough-minded in equal measure City Girl is one of cinema's great pastorals featuring some of the most delicate performances Murnau ever directed and influencing filmmakers such as Terrence Malick and Jean Vigo.

• L.A. Riot Spectacular | DVD | (21/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Fans and critics are hailing this outrageous all-star satire which bravely tackles Los Angeles' devastating riots that erupted after the Rodney King beating verdict -- a subject most filmmakers wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole! As funny as it is thought-provoking this gloriously politically incorrect comedy reenacts the videotaped beating and continues through the police officers' trial and the destructive aftermath. The film riffs on the city's explosive ethnic and social tensions skewers the media's hunger for higher ratings and digs into the hypocrisy of the Los Angeles Police Department.

• Blues Brothers | Blu Ray | (06/05/2014) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-14.21 (-111.30%)   |  RRP £12.77

  After building up the duo's popularity through recordings and several performances on Saturday Night Live, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd--as "legendary" Chicago blues brothers Jake and Elwood Blues--took their act to the big screen in this action-packed hit from 1980. As Jake and Elwood struggle to reunite their old band and save the Chicago orphanage where they were raised, they wreak enough good-natured havoc to attract the entire Cook County police force. The result is a big-budget stunt-fest on a scale rarely attempted before or since, including extended car chases that result in the wanton destruction of shopping malls and more police cars than you can count. Along the way there's plenty of music to punctuate the action, including performances by Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, and James Brown that are guaranteed to knock you out. As played with deadpan wit by Belushi and Aykroyd, the Blues Brothers are "on a mission from God," and that gives them a kind of reckless glee that keeps the movie from losing its comedic appeal. Otherwise this might have been just a bloated marathon of mayhem that quickly wears out its welcome (which is how some critics described this film and its 1998 sequel). Keep an eye out for Steven Spielberg as the city clerk who stamps some crucial paperwork near the end of the film.-- Jeff Shannon

• Classic Christmas Collection (Beyond Christmas/A Christmas Wish/Scrooge) | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Titles Comprise: 1. Beyond Christmas 2. A Christmas Wish 3. Scrooge (1935)

• The Music Of Chance | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Nashe is an ex-fireman travelling across America burning up what's left of his inheritance and his memories of the past when he picks up a bloody and battered man by the side of the road. Both begin a series of card games where the stakes spiral out of control leading to unforseen bizarre circumstances. A card game that could literally change their lives forever.

• Fated | DVD | (21/03/2011) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When the charismatic and eccentric art teacher Tatty (Michael Angelis) falls in love with Amy (Katrine de Candole) one of his students he believes he has met the love of his life. Unfortunately Amy beautiful and free-spirited does not share his feelings and ends the relationship. As Amy breaks away from him Tatty is left to watch in horror as she runs into the path of an oncoming car. Distraught and blaming himself Tatty loses all focus on his own life and drinks heavily. In a state of delirium he creates a statue of Amy that he places in the dark interior of a haunted burnt-out church. Tatty lives there protecting his creation and devoted to her for the next 13 years. On New Years Eve a magical night with the sky lit with fireworks a clubhouse burns. While the city celebrates Cal (Brendan Mackey) is on the run suspected of arson. Tired and frightened Cal takes refuge in the church only to be startled by Tatty. As Cal starts to run again he accidentally breaks the statue. The magic of the night and the mystery of the church combine to cast a spell and Amy comes alive. However in order to remain alive Amy must kiss the first man she sees. To Tatty's horror it was Cal not him that Amy saw so together they run into the night after Cal. Amy realises that if she is to live Cal must die and so she runs again. As Amy enjoys the magic of the evening in the company of drunken reveler Pedro (Craig Charles) Tatty works frantically to reverse the spell and save them all.

• Splash | DVD | (26/03/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Tom Hanks was a relatively unknown TV actor with a sitcom as his biggest credit when relatively unknown director Ron Howard (best known for his own sitcom acting) cast him in this surprise hit. It made stars of Hanks, Daryl Hannah and John Candy and an A-list director out of Howard. Hannah is a mermaid who comes to Manhattan in search of Hanks, the guy she has twice saved from drowning. Hanks runs a business with his loveable, blowhard brother (Candy), whose goal in life is to have a letter published in Penthouse. When this perfect woman shows up, Hanks can't believe his luck and plunges into a dizzyingly romantic relationship, unaware of her sea-water secret. But the mermaid needs to soak and unfurl her tail from time to time, which leads to complications, including her capture by the government for scientific study (what else?). Hanks is winningly charming and Hannah is a perfect match in this enjoyably high-spirited comedy, though the biggest laughs belong to Candy. --Marshall Fine

• Made For Each Other / James Stewart On Film | DVD | (01/11/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Produced in a time when films were both literally and figuratively black and white, Made for Each Other was unique in its effective blending of the comedic, the dramatic and, as perhaps some would insensitively say, the melodramatic. Beautiful Carole Lombard and likeable James Stewart are Jane and John Mason, a couple who meet, fall madly in love, marry and quickly have a baby. But while they--and the audience--are confident that they are meant for each other, life intercedes and the couple must meet with disapproving in-laws, job stress, financial challenges and, finally, a devastating illness.Lombard and Stewart--and the genuinely good people they portray--are utterly compelling and charming. Say yawningly what you will about tradition but the Masons' path is one that many, if not most, go down. And unlike the wonderful but wholly fantasy world of peer Preston Sturges, director John Cromwell's universe is, like real life, full of ups and downs. It's an accessible, sensitive portrayal. He gives the audience characters they want to see succeed, and to see stay together in the process. It may be a tale of triumph of the human spirit but its ultimate sentiment--one that celebrates the kindness of strangers--is thoroughly sweet, though in no way saccharine. Look for a great supporting cast, including a blustery Charles Coburn as John Mason's boss and Lucile Watson as Mason's interfering mother. --N F Mendoza

• Civil War Life - Shot to Pieces | DVD | (10/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Fighting Caravans | DVD | (20/01/2003) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-4.03 (-23.70%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Gary Cooper stars in this adaptation of Zane Grey's western as a young frontiersman who journeys across the country with his freight wagon. On the way he fights Indians and evil traders while his old companions try to keep him from falling in love!

• Jazz In Paris - Carter, Escoude, Charles Capon | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £6.98   |  Saving you £13.01 (65.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Paris Jazz festival is a tradition in the jazz concert calendar with artists from around the world delighted to accept an invitation to play. The unique 1987 festival series not only captures some of jazz's finest innovators in concert but also rehearsals for this prestigious event and candid backstage interviews with the artists. With more than 2 500 album credits Ron Carter may be the world's most recorded jazz bassist. He is easily among the most respected and original. In h

• Ray Charles - The Genius Of Soul | DVD | (11/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An American individual Ray Charles was an innovator who fused gospel jazz and blues to create modern soul music. Spanning five decades this is a fascinating look at the man and the times with lively documentary footage rare performance clips and previously unseen interviews with those closest to him. Performances include: Georgia Drown In My Own Tears I Got A Woman Let The Good Times Roll You Don't Know Me I Can't Stop Loving You What'd I Say Hit The Road Jack and more!

• The Classic Pirates Box Set | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Contains 2 classic Pirate feature films Long John Silver's Return To Treasure Island starring Robert Newton and Captain Kidd starring Charles Laughton & Randolph Scott. Plus 8 classic T.V episodes of The Adventures Of Long John Silver

• The Taming Of The Shrew | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Taming of The Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies lively and full of wonderful characters. It is a play within a play presented as a practical joke to Christopher Sly a town drunk who is duped into believing his is a Lord. The players enact the story of the courtship of Bianca and her strong-willed sister Kate (the Shrew). Kate's temper and forthright views frightens off would-be suitors much to her younger sisters fustrations as she cannot wed until after h

• Ray Charles - The Legend Live | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  50 Years in Music (2005): a spectacular star-studded once-in-a-lifetime birthday tribute. In celebration of an extraordinary career spanning over 50 years some of Ray's most devoted fans gave him a birthday party to remember. Features a selection of Ray's greatest songs lovingly rendered by Michael McDonald James Ingram and Gladys Knight while such greats as Willie Nelson and Michael Bolton join Ray himself for breathtaking duets. Then history is made when two legends - Ray Charles and the incomparable Stevie Wonder - perform together on stage for the first time! Filled with touching personal tributes from Paul McCartney Quincy Jones Bill Cosby Gloria Estefan and other celebrities (1h 30m). Tracklist: 1. What'd I Say 2. Hallelujah I Love Her So - Stevie Wonder 3. Livin' for the City - Duet with Stevie Wonder 4. Busted - Duet with Willie Nelson 5. Never Stop - the Brand New Heavies 6. Georgia on My Mind - Duet with Michael Bolton 7. Your Cheatin' Heart - Randy Travis 8. I Can't Stop Loving You - James Ingram 9. I Got a Woman - Michael McDonald 10. Just Ask Me To - Tevin Campbell 11. Just for a Thrill 12. I Wish I'd Never Loved You At All - Gladys Knight 13. Can't Keep a Good Man Down 14. America The Beautiful In Concert (featuring Special Guest Diane Schuur): in this charity benefit gala show filmed in 1999 in Miami Florida Ray Charles performs such classic hits as ""Georgia On My Mind"" ""I Got A Woman"" as well as his moving rendition of ""America The Beautiful"". In addition Charles delights the audience with a solo on saxophone and a duet with Grammy-award winning jazz vocalist Diane Schuur (1h 22m). Tracklist: 1. I Got a Woman 2. A Song for You 3. It Hurts to Be in Love 4. Georgia on My Mind 5. The Good Life 6. Your Cheatin' Heart 7. They Can't Take That Away From Me 8. It Had to Be You (with Diane Schuur) 9. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (with Diane Schuur) 10. Till There Was You 11. Say No More 12. Blues for Big Scotia 13. If You Go Away 14. All I Ever Need Is You 15. Love in Three Quarter Time 16. America The Beautiful

• Mr. St. Nick | DVD | (24/11/2008) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Kelsey Grammer stars in this seasonal family comedy as Santa Claus' pleasure seeking son. Rather than taking his duties seriously he thinks that being Santa junior is a day at the beach!

• Charles Lloyd - Live in Montreal | DVD | (15/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

• Sl: Robert Redford | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £49.99   |  Saving you £-25.00 (-100.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  More than just a pretty boy Robert Redford has consistently proven his considerable acting abilities in a number of great films over the past 5 decades. This box set features 4 of his finest hours! The Natural (Dir. Barry Levinson 1984): Nothing would stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball superstardom. Robert Redford stars in this inspiring fable that begins when 14-year-old Hobbs (Redford) fashions a powerful bat from a fallen oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability fixing his extraordinary talent in the mind of sportswriter Max Mercy (Robert Duvall) who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobbs' career. But a meeting with a mysterious woman shatters his dreams. Years pass and an older Hobbs reappears as a rookie from the New York Knights. Overcoming physical pain and defying those who have a stake in seeing the Knights lose Hobbs with his boyhood bat has his chance to lead the Knights to the penant and to finally fufill his dream. The Way We Were (Dir. Sydney Pollack 1973): Screen legends Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford make movie magic as the captivating star-crossed lovers Katie Morosky and Hubbell Gardiner. Theirs is a classic love story sparked by the attraction of opposites played out against the backdrop of American life during times of foreign war domestic prosperity and McCarthy-era paranoia in Hollywood. Winner of two Academy Awards (Best Song 'The Way We Were' and Best Score) The Way We Were is the timeless romance that cannot be forgotten. Out of Africa (Dir. Sydney Pollack 1985): Sydney Pollack directs this sweeping romantic drama based on the memoirs of Danish writer Isak Dinesen. Meryl Streep stars as Karen Blixen the restless wife of European aristocrat and plantation owner Baron Bror Blixen (Brandauer). When Bror departs to hunt big game and chase women the running of their East African coffee plantation falls to Karen. She throws herself into this task with the same determination and spirit she brings to her passionate but sporadic affair with free-spirited British hunter Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford). While enduring her husband's infidelities and the eventual destruction of their beloved land she entertains Denys and befriends the workers. Hatton shares Karen's profound love for the African landscape but is unwilling to sacrifice his independence for their relationship... The Sting (Dir. George Roy Hill 1973): After the huge success of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid George Roy Hill re-teamed with Hollywood stars Robert Redford and Paul Newman for this dazzlingly inventive tale about revenge in 1930s Chicago. The Sting is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed films of all time. Set in the 1930's this intricate comedy caper deals with an ambitious small time crook (Robert Redford) and a veteran con man (Paul Newman) who seeks revenge on the vicious crime lord (Robert Shaw) who murdered one of their gang. How this group of charlatans puts the sting on their enemy makes for the greatest double-crosses in movie history complete with an amazing surprise finish... The Sting was nominated for ten Oscars collecting seven on the night: Best Art Direction (Henry Bumstead James W. Payne) ; Best Costume Design (Edith Head); Best Director (George Roy Hill) ; Best Editing (William Reynolds) ; Best Score (Marvin Hamslich); Best Picture (Tony Bill Michael Phillips Julia Phillips); and Best Screenplay (David S. Ward).