"Actor: Dan Frank"

• Star Wars: Episode VI - Die Rückkehr der Jedi-Ritter - Steelbook Edition | Blu Ray | (11/03/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Boxer | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £22.95   |  Saving you £0.03 (0.15%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director Jim Sheridan links up once more with Daniel Day-Lewis for 1997's The Boxer, a study of a violent Belfast's uneasy crossover into the peace process (they had previously worked on My Left Foot among other films). Day-Lewis stars as Danny Flynn, imprisoned in his late teens for terrorism, now out after 14 years. A once promising boxer, he's initially looking to resume what's left of his career. However, his rekindled love for Maggie (Emily Watson), daughter of local IRA boss (Brian Cox), is coupled with a need to be a part of the healing process in Northern Ireland. With the help of his former trainer (Ken Stott), he reopens a non-sectarian gym. However, the non-pacific wing of the IRA, personified by Gerard McSorley, resents Flynn, not least for consorting with Maggie, who is another IRA prisoner's wife. Day-Lewis plays Flynn as an almost spiritual figure, still caught in the introspection that enshrouded him during his years in jail. Ironically, the well-executed boxing scenes provide a respite from the air of serious violence that pervades the rest of the film, symbolised by the ominous rotorblades of the ever-present helicopters, from which much of the action of this sad, yet gripping and ultimately uplifting movie, is shot.On the DVD: Generous extras include commentaries from producer Arthur Lappin, who offers a tourist's guide to various locations, as well as one from director Jim Sheridan, who offers technical info and remarks drily of a brief, tart exchange between Maggie and Flynn, "This is an Irish love scene". There's also an alternative (though not that alternative) ending, extra scenes which probably deserved to stay on the cutting room floor and, most illuminatingly, a featurette on the movie. This reveals that the career of Barry McGuigan (boxing advisor here) provided Sheridan with the impetus to make The Boxer, inspired by the courage and grace he showed in the ring to rise above partisanship. --David Stubbs

• The Football Factory | UMD | (24/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A frighteningly real exploration of the tribal culture of football hooligans from the Brit director of "Goodbye Charlie Bright."

• L'Elisir D'Amore - Donizetti | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  It's hard to think of a couple better suited to play the romantic leads in Donizetti's comedy L'Elisir d'amore than husband-and-wife team Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu. Both are charming on stage, and both have voices to die for: Gheorghiu's dark liquid tones are particularly spine-tingling, and her coloratura abilities awe-inspiring, and though Alagna has mainly concentrated on the more spinto (powerful) roles of the tenor repertoire, in 1996 when this live production was recorded his voice was just a little fresher and lighter and thus perfect for the bel canto gracefulness of Donizetti's writing. His performance of "Una furtiva lagrima", for example, is meltingly sung and free from all temptation to overplay the high notes. Frank Dunlop's 1920s-set production doesn't quite produce the belly laughs some stagings manage (in Dulcamara's patter song, for example), but has a certain small-town wistful charm nonetheless. The orchestral accompaniment under Donizetti expert Evelino Pidò is spot on, and never falls into the banal "oom-pah" trap that such simple writing can often lead to. Overall, it's a production of great charm. On the DVD: L'Elisir d'amore comes to disc with a 52-minute film on the history of the opera and its recording, with contributions from Alagna and Gheorghiu, and subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese. The Lyon opera house is particularly well set up for video recording, and Brian Large does a sophisticated job of capturing a live performance: it's hard to believe at some points that the cameras aren't actually on stage in the middle of the action. Just occasionally this leads to the singers not knowing where to look and seeming a trifle lost, but generally the performances work superbly well on the small screen. --Warwick Thomson

• The Addams Family | Blu Ray | (09/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Hard And Brutal - Scum / Romper Stomper / Chopper | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Scum: Alan Clarke's Scum shows a vicious system and doesn't pull any of the punches - or kicks - so relentlessly deployed in the battles between rivals in the power stakes that incarceration promotes. It's the brutal story of life in a modern-day Borstal. Run by the violence and cruelty of both inmates and officers the system is a jungle which brutalizes all within its walls. Carlin who has been transferred from another Borstal for retaliation against violent officers is thrown into this human quagmire - and what follows is a harsh and bitter battle for survival. He realises that the only way is by beating the system at its own game and eventually erupts as leader of a bloody climatic riot. Romper Stomper: Violent but never gratuitous emotionally powerful and never afraid to portray the ugly destructive face of prejudice Romper Stomper excites disturbs and boldly challenges the viewer. Its angry raw story about a brutal lawless group of skinheads is a savage kick in the guts. This is no simplistic street-gang film but a rivetting portrayal of the hopelessness and blind hatred of youth that is both controversial and profound. Chopper: An extraordinary movie about an extraordinary man the highly acclaimed and award winning Chopper is the boldest and grittiest Australian film in decades. Brimming with dangerous excitement and stunning innovation the sensational debut of rock director Andrew Dominik is an exhilarating sharp shock to the system revealing the no-holds-barred story of the notorious Oz criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read. Told in flashback as Read serves one of his many prisons sentences this extreme biography charts the brutal carnage and wicked sense of humour of a man who supposedly committed nineteen vicious murders and got away with it. Mixing startling facts from his nine best-selling books including 'How To Shoot Friends and Influence People ' with stylish pulp fiction to paint an astonishing portrait of a larger-than-life legend Chopper is funny fascinating and frightening and features a show-stopping central performance from Eric Bana Australia's top stand-up comedian.

• Under Hellgate Bridge | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £4.99   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  In his directorial debut Michael Sergio reveals the mean streets that run beneath NYC's Hellgate Bridge. In a world where money guns and drugs are a way of life two old enemies Ryan (Rodrick) and Vincent (LaPaglia) confront each other in a battle for love and power. Returning to Astoria Queens after being falsely imprisoned Ryan is drawn to ex-girlfriend Carla(Bayne) who is now married to the small time mobster Vincent. As the secrets that all have kept hidden begin to resurface Ryan again finds himself in a world that he has desperately tried to avoid. Confronted with the reality that he is about to lose everything and seeking redemption for his past actions Ryan turns to the local Priest(Chianese). In a neighborhood where a bridge symbolizes death escape and renewal Ryan learns that sometimes we must all choose between the lesser of two evils.

• TRADING PLACES - TRADING PLACES (1 Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (12/06/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The List of Adrian Messenger | Blu Ray | (17/04/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Little Monsters - Wide- Awake Wesley Plus Other Stories | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Wesley was always wide-awake. He did anything he could to avoid going to bed. I'm not tired he said at bedtime. He always found a reason to stay up later and later and later... This DVD in the Little Monsters series also features episodes with Clumsy Clarissa Curious Calvin Perfect Prudence Dirty Dermot and Shy Sophie.

• Anaconda -- Superbit | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Deep in the mighty Amazon jungle a documentary crew headed by Dr Steven Kale and Terri Flores rescue a charismatic loner Paul Sarone. But Sarone is a man obsessed and his secret motive wraps them all in a deadly coil of danger as he sets out to capture the vicious master of all predators - a lethal Anaconda!

• On The Border | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £10.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Jack Barnes a tall handsome Texan once was part of a foiled bank raid and now works as a security guard in a sleepy Texas border town bank. His boss Ed asks Jake to moonlight and spy on his sultry and very sexy wife Rosalita who Ed suspects is fooling around. Ed owns the bank and is not adverse to handling a little money laundering for a drug cartel. He is expecting another money drop soon millions of dollars in unmarked bills that must be stored in his bank before being smuggled over the border. One evening Jack is crossing back over the border after a passionate liaison with his lover Rosalita when in the dark street he almost runs down Kristen a heart stopping blonde who tells him she has fought with her boyfriend and needs help. Kristen is really a set up. She is controlled by Barry a ruthless and violent man who has been following the drug money and is planning on robbing the bank the night the drop is made.

• Terminator 3 / The 6th Day / Last Action Hero | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £22.75   |  Saving you £0.23 (1.16%)   |  RRP £19.99

  T3 - Rise Of The Machines (Dir. Jonathan Mostow 2003): A decade has passed since John Connor (Nick Stahl) helped prevent Judgment Day and save mankind from mass destruction. Now 22 Connor lives off the grid - no home no credit cards no cell phone and no job. No record of his existence. No way he can be traced by Skynet - the highly developed network of machines that once tried to kill him and wage war on humanity. Until... ...out of the shadows of the future steps the T-X (Kristanna loken) Skynet's most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet. Sent back through time to complete the job left unfinished by her predecessor the T-1000 this machine is as relentless as her human guise is beautiful. Now Connor's only hope for survival is the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) his mysterious former assassin. Together they must triumph over the technologically superior T-X and forestall the looming threat of Judgment Day...or face the apocalypse and the fall of civilization as we know it. The 6th Day (Dir. Roger Spottiswoode 2000): Superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger is Adam an ace pilot in the very near future who is having a serious identity crisis. An illegal corporation illegally cloned him and now they're trying to kill him to hide the evidence. Torn from his beloved family and faced with a shocking exact duplicate of himself Adam races against time to reclaim his life and save the world from the underground cloning movement. From the director of Tomorrow Never Dies The 6th Day also stars powerhouse actors Robert Duvall and Michael Rapaport. Prepare for a high-tech sci-fi blast with twice the Arnold and twice the action! Last Action Hero (Dir. John McTiernan 1993): Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) a young cinema fan is crazy about his all-time great movie hero L.A. cop Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenneger). Having received a magic golden cinema ticket Danny is blasted through the big screen and into the action alongside his celluloid hero who is more than a little puzzled by his presence. Fasten your seatbelt as the dare-devil duo dodge bullets bombs and bad guys in a whirlwind world where anything is possible! But. ..disaster strikes when the baddies grab half the magic ticket and make their escape into the real world where they find life a doddle for two rogues intent on madness and mayhem.With Jack and Danny in hot pursuit hold your breath as the action addicts discover that real life can be even more exciting than the movies.

• I Am Waiting No More | DVD | (05/07/2005) from £6.54   |  Saving you £-2.55 (-63.90%)   |  RRP £3.99

  This is a hilarious comedy about a man who suffers from a severe identity crisis as his 30th birthday apparoaches.

• No Tomorrow | DVD | (03/03/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When the world's most notorious criminal allies himself with a senior employee of a major shipping corporation a lethal deal is struck to secure a multi million dollar arms transaction. As word of the sinister deal spreads through the underworld a big city mobster an extreme militia force and the FBI enter the clandestine mix blurring the lines of loyalty and trust. With the deal in place and fortune at their fingertips it becomes apparent that no one is quite who they seem to be....

• Cocaine Fiends | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Jane Bradford (Lois January) moves from a small town to a large city and is turned into a cocaine addict by drug running gangsters. When her brother Eddie (Dean Benton) arrives in the city he too becomes addicted and forces his girlfriend into prostitution in order to support their habit. Similar in style to Reefer Madness this has become something of a cult classic with the underlying message being ""There always will be Jane Bradfords until you Mr Citizen co-operate with the forc

• Kevin And Perry Go Large / South Park The Movie / Ace Ventura - Pet Detective | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Kevin & Perry Go Large: Kevin and Perry the two gormless teenagers from the Harry Enfield Show go feature-length. This film tells the complete story of Kevin and Perry's adventure in Ibiza. It's the summer holidays and Kevin and Perry know that there is only one place where the DJ reigns supreme and girls will shag anyone - Ibiza. The boys are ready to set out armed with top gear and a suitcase full of condoms. The only problem is Mr. and Mrs. Patterson are coming too. On arrival the boys spy the girls of their dreams - Candice and Gemma - superstar DJ Eye Ball Paul. It looks like Kevin and Perry may have the best summer ever. South Park - Bigger Longer Uncut: If you're male or female or of any particular ethnic sexual religious or national persuasion you may be offended by this movie. Or perhaps this movie may make you laugh more than any other recent comedy. Fame. Authority. Show tunes. The military. Race. Sex. Religion. The way to a woman's heart. The creators of TV's South Park skewer all in a feature-length story that plunges an outraged U.S. into war with Canada after South Park schoolkids sneak into a restricted Canadian-made film and emerge their fragile little minds warped spouting expletives that would make a sex-shop proprietor blush. What? Your mind is already warped? Well friend looks like this movie is perfect for you. Stan Kyle Kenny and Cartman sneak into an R-Rated movie and it warps their fragile little minds. Soon their indignant parents declare war on Canada and our young heroes are America's last hope to stop armageddon. Ace Ventura Pet Detective: He's the best there is. In fact he's the only one there is! He's Ace Ventura Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he's undercover under fire or underwater he's always gets his man..or beast!

• Spiderman and His Amazing Friends - Complete Box Set | DVD | (24/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  First airing in 1981 and narrated by Stan Lee Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends is a true Marvel classic - and comes to DVD for the first time as a complete box set. The wall crawling web slinger is joined by his Amazing Friends - Firestar and X-Men hero The Ice-Man in thirteen crime busting episodes! Whether it is battling the Green Goblin or foiling the vile plans of Dr Doom our heroes are always ready to battles the forces of evil! Beautifully restored the complete Box Set is a must have for Spidey fans and collectors of all ages! Episodes Comprise: 1. Triumph of the Green Goblin 2. The Crime of all Centuries 3. The Fantastic Mr Frump 4. Sunfire 5. Swarm 6. 7 Little Superheroes 7. Videoman 8. The Prison Plot 9. Spidey Goes to Hollywood 10. The Vengence of Loki 11. Knights and Demons 12. Pawns of the Kingpin 13. Quest of the Red Skull 14. The Origin Of Iceman 15. Along Came Spidey 16. A Firestar Is Born 17. Spider-Man: Unmasked! 18. The Translyvanian Connection 19. The Education Of A Superhero 20. Attack Of The Arachnoid 21. Origin Of The Spider-Friends 22. Spidey Meets The Girl From Tomorrow 23. The X-Men Adventure 24. Mission: Save The Guardstar

• Indiscretions | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In the glamorous world of fashion beautiful models bare it all as they try to amke it to the top by any means necessary...

• Little Monsters - Sulky Sue Plus Other Stories | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Sue was a very sulky little girl. Especially if she didn't get her own way. If she couldn't have sweets before lunch or the biggest doll in the shop she sulked. This DVD in the Little Monsters series also features episodes with Sickly Simon Bossy Bethany Rude Roger Worried Winnie and Friendly Franco.