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• City Of Angels | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (100.14%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Some critics complained that City of Angels could never compare to Wim Wenders's exquisite German film Wings of Desire, which served as the later film's primary inspiration. The better argument to make is that any such comparisons are beside the point, because Wings of Desire was a much more deeply poetic, artfully contemplative film, whereas City of Angels is an enchanting product of mainstream Hollywood. Meg Ryan stars as Dr. Maggie Rice, a heart surgeon who is grieving over a lost patient when an angel named Seth (Nicolas Cage) appears to comfort her. She can see him despite the "rule" that angels are invisible, and Seth's love for Maggie forces him to choose between angelic immortality and a normal human existence on earth with her. Featuring heavenly roles for TV veterans Andre Braugher and Dennis Franz, the film liberally borrows imagery from Wings of Desire, but it also creates its own charming identity. Cage and Ryan give fine performances as lovers convinced they are soul mates, and although the plot relies on a last-minute twist that doesn't quite work, this earnest love story struck a chord with audiences and proved to be one of the surprise hits of 1998. --Jeff Shannon

• Blow Out | Blu Ray | (22/07/2024) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the enthralling Blow Out, brilliantly crafted by Brian De Palma, John Travolta gives one of his greatest performances, as a film sound-effects man who believes he has accidentally recorded a political assassination. To uncover the truth, he enlists the help of a possible eyewitness to the crime (Nancy Allen), who may be in danger herself. With its jolting stylistic flourishes, intricate plot, profoundly felt characterizations, and gritty evocation of early-1980s Philadelphia, Blow Out is an American paranoia thriller unlike any other, as well as a devilish reflection on moviemaking

• NYPD Blue - Season 3 | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £44.99

  The third thrilling season of TV uberproducer Steven Bochco's NYPD Blue. Episodes Comprise: 1. E.R. 2. Torah! Torah! Torah! 3. One Big Happy Family 4. Heavin' Can Wait 5. Dirty Laundry 6. Curt Russell 7. Aging Bull 8. Cold Heaters 9. Sorry Wrong Suspect 10. The Blackboard Jungle 11. Burnin' Love 12. These Old Bones 13. A Tushful Of Dollars 14. The Nutty Confessor 15. Head Case 16. Girl Talk 17. Hollie And The Blowfish 18. We Was Robbed 19. Auntie Maimed 20. A Death I

• NYPD Blue Complete Season 11 | DVD | (29/04/2013) from £27.25   |  Saving you £7.74 (28.40%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The complete eleventh season of the popular US drama following detectives including Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) as they police the streets of the Big Apple.

• Dressed To Kill | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  To condemn Dressed to Kill as a Hitchcock rip-off is to miss the sheer enjoyment of Brian De Palma's delirious thriller. Homages to Hitchcock run rampant through most of De Palma's earlier films, and this one's chock-full of visual quotes, mostly cribbed from Vertigo and Psycho. But De Palma's indulgent depravity transcends simple mimicry to assume a vitality all its own. It's smothered in thickly atmospheric obsessions with sex, dread, paranoia, and voyeurism, not to mention a heavy dose of Psycho-like psychobabble about a wannabe transsexual who is compelled to slash up any attractive female who reminds him--the horror--that he's still very much a man. Angie Dickinson plays the sexually unsatisfied, forty-something wife who's the killer's first target, relaying her sexual fantasies to her psychiatrist (Michael Caine) before actually living one of them out after the film's celebrated cat-and-mouse sequence in a Manhattan art museum. The focus then switches to a murder witness (De Palma's then-girlfriend Nancy Allen) and Dickinson's grieving whiz-kid son (Keith Gordon), who attempt to solve the murder while staying one step ahead (or so they think) of the crude detective (Dennis Franz) assigned to the case. Propelled by Pino Donaggio's lush and stimulating score, De Palma's visuals provide seductive counterpoint to his brashly candid dialogue, and the plot conceals its own implausibility with morbid thrills and intoxicating suspense. If you're not laughing at De Palma's shameless audacity, you're sure to be on the edge of your seat. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Body Double | DVD | (09/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Director Brian De Palma pits sexuality against physical violence in a roller coaster of a thriller starring Craig Wasson and Melanie Griffith. A beautiful young woman performs a seductive striptease at the window of her fabulous Hollywood home. A struggling young actor watches entranced from a house nearby drawn into her obsession. Suddenly he becomes a helpless witness to her savage murder. Compelled to track down the psychopath responsible his investigations lead him into the stark and perverted world of the body double.

• Die Hard 2: Die Harder | DVD | (10/01/2000) from £5.98   |  Saving you £14.01 (234.28%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director Renny Harlin (Cutthroat Island) took the reins of this 1990 sequel, which places Bruce Willis's New York City cop character in harm's way again with a gaggle of terrorists. This time, Willis awaits his wife's arrival at Dulles Airport in Washington, DC, when he gets wind of a plot to blow up the facility. Noisy, overbearing and forgettable, the film has none of the purity of its predecessor's simple story; and it makes a huge miscalculation in allowing a terrible tragedy to occur rather than stretch out the tension. Where Die Hard set new precedents in action movies, Die Hard 2 is just an anything-goes spectacle. -- Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• NYPD Blue Complete Season 12 | DVD | (29/04/2013) from £24.35   |  Saving you £10.64 (43.70%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The complete twelfth season of the popular US drama following detectives including Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) as they police the streets of the Big Apple.

• Blow Out (1981) (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (02/08/2021) from £23.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the enthralling Blow Out, brilliantly crafted by Brian De Palma (Sisters, Carrie, Scarface), John Travolta (Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction) gives one of his greatest performances, as Jack, a movie sound-effects man who believes he has accidentally recorded a political assassination. He enlists the help of Sally (played by Carrie's Nancy Allen), a possible eyewitness to the crime who may be in danger herself, to uncover the truth. With its jolting stylistic flourishes, intricate plot, profoundly felt characterizations, and gritty evocation of early-1980s Philadelphia, Blow Out is an American paranoia thriller unlike any other, as well as a devilish reflection on the act of moviemaking. Special Features: New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director Brian De Palma, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack New hour-long interview with De Palma, conducted by filmmaker Noah Baumbach New interview with star Nancy Allen Cameraman Garrett Brown on the Steadicam shots featured in the film within the film Select on-set photos from photographer Louis Goldman Original theatrical trailer More! PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Sragow and Pauline Kael's original New Yorker review

• Psycho 2 | Blu Ray | (31/07/2017) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  IT'S 22 YEARS LATER, AND NORMAN BATES IS COMING HOME. Just when you thought it was safe to step back in the shower, Norman Bates returns in this expertly crafted sequel to Alfred Hitchcock s acclaimed horror classic. Deemed fit to return to society more than two decades years after his original crimes, Norman Bates has returned to his family mansion and adjacent motel. Joined by an unlikely house guest in the form of young Mary (Meg Tilly), things seem to be looking up for Norman until the grisly murders start up afresh. Has Norman really put his terrible past behind him, or is he losing his grip on sanity all over again? Aided by a fiendishly clever script from Fright Night director Tom Holland, Psycho II is regarded by many as one of the most successful horror sequels of all time, with a plot that will keep you guessing until the very end... SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: Digital Transfer from Original Film Elements High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original Stereo Audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with writer Tom Holland Never-before-heard audio interview with director Richard Franklin Archive Interview with star Anthony Perkins Vintage EPK material featuring interviews with cast and crew Trailers & TV Spots Still Gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED! FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector s Booklet with new writing on the film alongside a reprint of the Psycho II chapter from Richard Franklin s unpublished autobiography

• NYPD Blue Season 6 | DVD | (10/12/2012) from £24.07   |  Saving you £10.92 (45.37%)   |  RRP £34.99

  NYPD Blue is a multi Emmy award winning police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan.

• NYPD Blue Season 5 | DVD | (10/12/2012) from £26.05   |  Saving you £8.94 (34.32%)   |  RRP £34.99

  NYPD Blue is a multi Emmy award winning police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan.

• NYPD Blue Complete Season 10 | DVD | (01/04/2013) from £20.94   |  Saving you £14.05 (40.20%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The complete tenth season of the popular US drama following detectives including Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) as they police the streets of the Big Apple. The episodes comprise: 'Ho Down', 'You've Got Mail', 'One in the Nuts', 'Meat Me in the Park', 'Death By Cycle', 'Maya Con Dios', 'Das Boots', 'Below the Belt', 'Half-Ashed', 'Healthy McDowell Movement', 'I Kid You Not', 'Arrested Development', 'Bottoms Up', 'Laughlin All the Way to the Clink', 'Tranny Get You...

• Blow Out | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  ""A great movie!"" -Pauline Kael The New Yorker. John Travolta (Pulp Fiction Face/Off) stars in this riveting mystery/thriller filled with powerful performances intense action and an ""engrossing web of suspense and intrigue"" (Blockbuster Entertainment Guide). Written and directed by master filmmaker Brian De Palma (Mission: Impossible) Blow Out is a heart-stopping adventure hailed by Rolling Stone as ""an American moviemaking triumph!"" Jack Terri (Travolta) is a talented audio tech

• NYPD Blue Complete Season 7 | DVD | (25/02/2013) from £26.05   |  Saving you £8.94 (34.32%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The complete seventh season of the popular US drama following detectives Andy Sipowicz as they help police the streets of the Big Apple. The episodes comprise: 'Loogie Nights' 'A Hole in Juan' 'The Man With Two Right Shoes' 'The Naked Are the Dead' 'These Shoots Are Made for Joaquin' 'Brothers Under Arms' 'Along Came Jones' 'Everybody Plays the Mule' 'Jackass' 'Who Murders Sleep' 'Little Abner' 'Welcome to New York' 'The Irvin Files' 'Sleep Over' 'Stressed for Success' 'Goodbye Charlie' 'Roll Out the Barrel' 'Lucky Luciano' 'Tea and Sympathy' 'This Old Spouse' 'Bats Off to Larry' and 'The Last Round Up'.

• NYPD Blue - Series One | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  First broadcast in 1993, NYPD Blue was created by Steven Bochco and David Milch, the team responsible for the magnificent, mould-breaking Hill Street Blues, which had featured both of NYPD's principal stars, David Caruso (Detective John Kelly) and Dennis Franz (Detective Andy Sipowicz). Here, their partnership takes up most of the screen time, a break from the ensemble feel of the earlier show (though he's the boss, James McDaniel's Lieutenant Fancy, for instance, is a peripheral figure). But there are familiar Bochco themes. Tough-but-put-upon cops struggle with their own problems as well as the criminal element: Kelly is going through a divorce, while Sipowicz is fighting alcoholism, though these are as nothing compared with officer Janice Licalsi's dramatic means of escaping her involvement with the Mob. Although fast-cut and street-sharp, NYPD Blue arguably betrays a right-wing bias: the villains are invariably irredeemable scum, too often let off the hook by a slack and excessively liberal judiciary, with victims of crime often forced to take desperate measures of their own. The fate of one 4B (a young David Schwimmer), however, acts as a warning against vigilantism. Unleavened by much of Hill Street's humour and with plots more designed to keep the pulse racing than reflect social realism, NYPD Blue is simmering, downbeat, compelling viewing that edged mainstream American TV nearer to the knuckle than it had previously dared to venture. On the DVD: NYPD Blue, Series 1 has a number of special features, including a making-of documentary in which creator Steven Bochco explains the lengthy negotiations he had to undertake with the network in order to get the show aired in anything like its original form. "Cast Blotters" is a feature about the characters and players. There's also a short piece on the love interest in NYPD Blue and biographies of the cast and programme makers. --David Stubbs

• NYPD Blue Complete Season 8 | DVD | (25/02/2013) from £24.35   |  Saving you £10.64 (43.70%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The complete eighth season of the popular US drama following detectives as they help police the streets of the Big Apple. The episodes comprise: 'Daveless in New York' 'Waking Up Is Hard to Do' 'Franco My Dear I Don't Give a Damn' 'Family Ties' 'Fools Russian' 'Writing Wrongs' 'In-Laws Outlaws' 'Russellmania' 'Oh Golly Goth' 'In the Still of Night' 'Peeping Tommy' 'Thumb Enchanted Evening' 'Flight of Fancy' 'Nariz a Nariz' 'Love Hurts' 'Everyone Into the Pool' 'Dying to Testify' 'Lost Time' 'Under Covers' and 'In the Wind'.

• NYPD Blue Complete Season 9 | DVD | (25/03/2013) from £26.97   |  Saving you £8.02 (29.74%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The complete ninth season of the popular US drama following detectives including Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) as they help police the streets of the Big Apple. The episodes comprise: 'Lies Like a Rug', 'Johnny Got His Cold', 'Two Clarks in a Bar', 'Hit the Road, Clark', 'Cops and Robber', 'Baby Love', 'Mom's Away', 'Puppy Love', 'Here Comes the Son', 'Jealous Hearts', 'Humpty Dumped', 'Oh, Mama!', 'Safari, So Good', 'Hand Job', 'Guns and Hoses', 'A Little Dad'll...

• NYPD Blue - Season 2 | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Originally broadcast in 1994, the second series of NYPD Blue was disrupted by the departure of star David Caruso (Detective John Kelly) after just four episodes--apparently under less than amicable circumstances. He was ably replaced as Detective Sipowicz's partner by Jimmy Smits as the smoother Detective Bobby Simone, and the series managed not to miss a beat. More streamlined and downbeat than its predecessor Hill Street Blues (also created by Steven Bochco), NYPD Blue continued second time around to mix near-the-knuckle detective work in pursuit of New York's scummiest with more character and relationship-based drama. Although it's regrettable that its ethnic-minority characters such as Lieutenant Fancy are increasingly marginalised here, the series is more comfortable, and even has fun with, regular characters such as the nervy Detective Medavoy and his on-off paramour Donna Abandando. Andy Sipowicz's simmering, tough-nosed recovering alcoholic is increasingly and amusingly put to the test in a number of situations, including a murder investigation in a gay bar; being sung to at his own wedding by Nic Turturro's Detective Martinez; and a love scene in the shower in which we experience the dubious pleasure of seeing his bare bum. New female introductions, such as the strong but sympathetic Detective Lesniak, also helped to shake up the series with a much-needed oestrogen boost. There's also fun to be had in spotting a number of guest appearances by up-and-coming actors destined to make it in their own right such as Richard Schiff and Bradley Whitford (The West Wing) and Debra Messing (Will and Grace). On the DVD: NYPD Blue, Series 2 DVD box set contains a number of extras, primarily a one-hour documentary in which the cast and programme-makers discuss the series episode by episode, the self-congratulatory mood only broken by some subtle digs at departing star David Caruso (apparently, he walked straight off the set following his final take into a waiting limo without any farewells). There's also a small piece paying tribute to the music of theme-writer Mike Post and an item covering the relationship between Sipowicz and Assistant DA Sylvia Costas, in whose marriage this series culminates. --David Stubbs

• NYPD Blue - Season 4 | DVD | (14/08/2006) from £32.38   |  Saving you £12.61 (38.94%)   |  RRP £44.99

  The fourth compelling season of TV uberproducer Steven Bochco's NYPD Blue. It was the groundbreaking series that broke all the rules and triggered what may be the biggest mutiny in TV history when some of the station affiliates refused to carry the show. Some viewers also complained but the majority loved what was being touted as TV's first R-rated series. NYPD blue has garnered an amazing 86 Emmy Award nominations and 21 wins. So if you missed all the excitement back