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• Artaud, Antonin Artaud/Artaud the Momo | DVD | (23/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £37.99

  A two film two disc DVD homage we touch the essence of the enigmatic genius - Antonin Artaud. Poet actor director playwright philosopher visionary madman - Artaud remains one of the most influential figures of 20th Century art theatre and cinema. His influence ranges from Jean Genet Peter Weiss and Peter Brook to rock and roll artists Jim Morrison and Patti Smith. My Life and Times With Antonin Artaud A film based on the work by Jacques Prevel Black & White/90 min. In French with English subtitles. The True Story Of Artaud The Momo A documentary film in which Artauds friends and colleagues provide moving and extraordinary eyewitness testimony to his final years in this unique documentary. Colour/170 min. In French with English subtitles.

• Leonard Cohen - Under Review | DVD | (19/03/2007) from £12.33   |  Saving you £-6.34 (-105.80%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Leonard Cohen - Under Review 1934 -1977 is a 90-minute documentary film which reviews the poetry music performances and career of one of contemporary America's greatest artists. This documentary includes obscure footage rare interviews scarcely seen photographs live and studio recordings of Cohen's classics and reviews of some of Cohen's musical performances. There are reviews comments criticisms and insights from; official Cohen biographer Ira Nadel; Leonard's regular guitarist and band leader Ron Cornelius; producer on the New Skin For The Old Ceremony and New Positions albums John Lissauer; studio owner and engineer on Death Of A Ladies Man David Gold Cohen's backing vocalist Ronee Blakley; producer of Songs Of Leonard Cohen John Simon; Music Editor from Village Voice Robert Christgau; Rolling Stone magazine's Anthony De Curtis and many others.

• Sean Connery Collection - The Untouchables/The Hunt For Red October/The Presidio | DVD | (27/07/2009) from £14.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (6.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Titles Comprise: The Untouchables: Brian De Palma's 'The Untouchables' is a must-see masterpiece: set to a classic Ennio Morricone score this is the glorious and fierce depiction of the larger than life mob warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago - and the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down. This classic confrontation between good and evil stars Kevin Costner as federal agent Eliot Ness Robert De Niro as gangland kingpin Al Capone and Sean Connery winning an Oscar as Malone the cop who teaches Ness how to beat the mob: shoot fast and shoot first. The Hunt For Red October: Based on Tom Clancy's bestseller directed by John McTiernan (Die Hard) and starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin The Hunt For Red October seethes with high-tech excitement and sweats with the tension of men who hold Doomsday in their hands.A new technologically superior Soviet nuclear sub the Red October is heading for the US coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius (Connery). The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst (Baldwin) has a different idea: He thinks Ramius is planning to defect but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find him too. The hunt is on! The Presidio: Lt. Col. Caldwell (Sean Connery) and Police Inspector Jay Austin (Mark Harmon) don't like each other. Not even a little bit. That's because Caldwell helped run Austin out of the military police a few years back. And now these natural enemies are forced to team up to solve a brutal murder at The Presidio military compound. To make matters worse Inspector Austin has taken a sudden and passionate interest in a beautiful feisty young woman (Meg Ryan) who just happens to be Lt. Col. Caldwell's daughter. First sparks fly between the two lovers. Then fists and bullets start flying as this action-packed thriller kicks into high gear and tears up the streets of San Francisco.

• Zorro's Fighting Legion - Vol. 1 | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £9.37   |  Saving you £-4.38 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  EPISODES 1 to 6:The Golden GodThe Flaming 'Z'Descending DoomThe Bridge Of PerilThe DecoyZorro To The Rescue

• Der Sechs Millionen Dollar Mann - Die komplette Serie | Blu Ray | (14/10/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Untouchables - Paramount Originals (includes Limited Edition reproduction film poster) | DVD | (23/07/2007) from £5.80   |  Saving you £4.19 (72.24%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Brian De Palma's The Untouchables is a must-see masterpiece: set to a classic Ennio Morricone score this is the glorious and fierce depiction of the larger than life mob warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago - and the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down. This classic confrontation between good and evil stars Kevin Costner as federal agent Eliot Ness Robert De Niro as gangland kingpin Al Capone and Sean Connery winning an Oscar as Malone the cop who teaches Ness how

• John Wayne - 3 On 1 - Star Packer / Arizona Skies / Lawless Frontier | DVD | (21/01/2002) from £6.23   |  Saving you £-0.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  John Wayne - The Restored Collection' brings The Duke's classic early westerns to DVD as they have never been seen before. Using the original negatives held in the vaults of Republic Studios the films have been remastered to a standard of the highest possible quality. A man who leads a crowd of trouble makers is made sheriff in 'The Star Packer'. In 'Neath The Arizona Skies' a cowboy protects an indian princess from outlaws. 'In Lawless Frontier' a man must prove his innocence.

• Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique (Eschenbach, Zimmermann) | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £12.57   |  Saving you £10.42 (45.30%)   |  RRP £22.99

• Inside the Actors Studio - Robert De Niro | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £6.73   |  Saving you £3.26 (32.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Robert De Niro is universally acknowledged to be one of the two or three leading actors of his generation. The astonishing range of his work from his early triumphs in Taxi Driver and Raging Bull to the terrifying menace he brought to The Untouchables Goodfellas and The Godfather Trilogy the moving portrait he created in Midnight Run and the hilarity of his performances in Analyze This and Meet The Parents attest to the limitless horizons of the talent his peers have recognised and honoured with two Academy Awards''.Famous for being as protective of his privacy as of the integrity of his performances this pillar of the Actors Studio ended years of personal silence when he brought his matchless experience and penetrating insights to the worldwide stage of Inside the Actors Studio.

• The Time Of Your Life | DVD | (01/07/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  When James Cagney starred in the movie adaptation of The Time of Your Life in 1948, it was hotly been debated whether William Saroyan’s stage play was really filmable at all. Because of its small cast, because all the action takes place on a single claustrophobic set, because the "plot" consists entirely of sub-plots, and because Saroyan’s "dirty sentimentality" isn’t to everyone’s taste, such doubts are still understandable today. However, accept the movie for what it is--a play in a box--and you’ll be captivated. The story revolves around a slightly down-at-heel bar-restaurant, where a group of disparate characters come and go as their stories gradually unfold. They include an ex-prostitute desperately seeking a new life, a dancer looking for a break into showbusiness, a down-and-out who discovers a vocation as a pianist, a beer-sodden cowboy and a villainous "stoolie" who, needless to say, gets his comeuppance. This gaggle of misfits is presided over by an enigmatic, champagne-drinking philanthropist (brilliantly played by Cagney) who gently nudges them towards their goals while indulging his own fascination with the minutiae of daily life. Throughout this quietly delightful picture the audience are not told why he’s this way, but it is possible to make an educated guess. On the DVD: The Time of Your Life might be a classic, but it apparently warrants no extra features. The black and white picture is 4:3. --Roger Thomas

• Bikini Carwash Company 2 | DVD | (30/07/2007) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

• Funny About Love | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Directed by Leonard Nimoy and starring off-the-wall comedian Gene Wilder as New York cartoonist Duffy Bergman 'Funny About Love' is about Bergman's desire to father a child and the surreal and slightly obscure elements of being in love. Wilder's often deranged and paranoid portrayal of one man's desire to enter the realm of parenthood and responsibility reveals a humorous yet touching insight into the battlefield that love can be. Bergman's inability to socially interact with peop

• Puccini - La Boheme (Schirmer, Vienna So, Villazon) | DVD | (08/08/2006) from £23.24   |  Saving you £2.75 (10.60%)   |  RRP £25.99

• East L.A. Warriors | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In East Los Angeles a young man out for revenge seeks help from an experienced fighter 20 years his senior...

• The Mask Of Zorro --Superbit | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £12.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.08%)   |  RRP £12.99

  With The slash of a steel blade and the mark of a 'Z' he defends the weak and exploits and avenges the wrongs committed against them... It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega (Anthony Hopkins) successfully fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero Zorro. He transforms troubled bandit Alejandro (Antonio Banderas) into his successor in order to stop the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero (Stuart Wilson) who robbed him of his freedom his w

• Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon -- Superbit | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £5.96   |  Saving you £7.03 (117.95%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is so many things: an historical epic on a grand scale, an Asian martial-arts flick with both great effects and fantastic fighting (choreographed by The Matrix's guru Yuen Wo Ping), a story of magic, revenge and power played with a posse of star-crossed lovers thrown in for good measure. Set during the Qing dynasty (the late 19th century), the film follows the fortunes of righteous warriors Li Mu Bai and Yu Shu Lien (Asian superstars Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh, respectively) whose love for one another has lain too long unspoken. When Li Mu Bai's legendary sword Green Destiny is stolen by wilful aristocrat's daughter Jen (exquisite newcomer Zhang Ziyi), who has been trained in the way of the gangster by Li Mu Bai's arch-rival Jade Fox, the warriors must fight to recover the mystical blade. The plot takes us all across China, from dens of iniquity and sumptuous palaces to the stark plains of the Western desert. Characters chase each other up walls and across roof and treetops to breathtaking effect, and Tan Dun's haunting, Oscar-winning East-West inflected score. Directed by Taiwanese-born Ang Lee and co-written by his longtime collaborator American James Schamus, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon joins the ranks of the team's slate of high-quality, genre-spanning literary adaptations. Although it superficially seems like a return to Ang's Asian roots, there's a clear throughline connecting this with their earlier, Western films given the thematic focus on propriety and family honour (Sense and Sensibility), repressed emotions (The Ice Storm) and divided loyalties in a time of war (Ride with the Devil). Nonetheless, a film this good needs no prior acquaintance with the director's oeuvre; it stands on its own. The only people who might be dismissive of it are jaded chop-socky fans who will probably feel bored with all the romance. Everyone else will love it. --Leslie Felperin On the DVD: As might be expected this superb anamorphic widescreen version of the original 2.35:1 theatrical ratio presents Peter Pau's spellbinding cinematography in its full glory; the same goes for the Dolby 5.1 audio track that showcases Tan Dun's haunting score. Annoyingly, however, the default language option is the dubbed English soundtrack, which means you have to select the original Mandarin version before playing. The extra features are good but not exceptional, with an obligatory "making-of" documentary and commentary from Ang Lee and James Schamus being the best options: the director and producer/cowriter chat amiably and in some detail about their martial arts version of Sense and Sensibility. But it's the breathtaking delight of the seeing the movie in such quality that really counts, and this disc does not disappoint. --Mark Walker

• Dassin Noir: Three Film Noir Classics by Jules Dassin | DVD | (28/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Three thrilling film noir classics from the masterful director of Rififi and Night and the City.Brute ForceAt overcrowded Westgate Penitentiary, violence and fear are the norm and the least contented prisoner is tough, single-minded Joe Collins (Burt Lancaster). Joe hates chief guard Captain Munsey, a petty dictator who glories in absolute power. After one infraction too many, Joe and his cell-mates are put on the dreaded drain pipe detail; prompting an escape scheme that has every chance of turning into a bloodbath.The Naked CityThe vicious murder of beautiful blonde Jean Dexter sends Detectives Dan Muldoon and young Jimmy Halloran (Barry Fitzgerald and Don Taylor) to work on a case with the classic twists and turns of hard boiled pulp fiction. This two time Oscar winner is notable for being as much noir crime as it is hard hitting realism with its stark documentary portrait of the Big Apple.RififiTony le Stephanois is a master thief fresh out of jail, wearing a harried look and suffering ill health he refuses to be involved with crime, until he finds his girlfriend shacked up with a rival gangster. With little reason to keep living he plans a final job. Rififi revolves around the central heist, famed for its finite detail and incredible tension, Dassin’s film is a humanist tale that hinges on the loyalty among thieves and draws on the fatalistic, doom laden lives common to crooks and thieves in pulp literature. The Special Features comprise of;Three original theatrical trailers and a critical analysis of Rififi by Ginette Vincendeau

• Born To Win | DVD | (19/09/2011) from £5.38   |  Saving you £-3.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Former hairdresser Jay Jay has become a drug addict, living his new life by doing the occasional deal for Vivian. As his drug habit grows, so does his need for money, leading him to undertake robberies. On the threat of arrest, he is forced to become a narc to two policemen.

• 2012: Doomsday | Blu Ray | (11/04/2011) from £10.79   |  Saving you £5.20 (48.19%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The end is nigh in this apocalyptic disaster film that mixes Christian values, Mayan mythology, and scientific theories about polar shifts. When four strangers journey into Mexico in 2012, they are drawn into ancient mysteries that foretell the coming of the End Times.

• National Lampoon's Gold Diggers | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £9.24   |  Saving you £-3.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A comedy about two of the world's worst gold diggers who'd do anything to be on top! Two clueless con-men (Will Friedle and Chris Owen) incapable of making their scams profitable decide to forfeit their careers and become gold diggers instead. They marry a pair of rich Beverly Hills sisters hoping to bump them off and cash in on the insureance. However these two lascivious older ladies have their own plan to eliminate their young suitors prompting a fun-filled festival of hilarity!