"Actor: Dirk"

• The A-Team - Vol. 3 | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Initially one of NBC network's most successful series, The A-Team ran for 90 one-hour episodes (with a few feature-length specials thrown in) from 1983 to 1987. The premise of the series was certainly different. A group of US operatives is sent to rob the Bank of Hanoi during the Vietnam War in an attempt to destabilise the country's economy, but the bigwig who organises the raid is killed, leaving no indication that the mission was officially sanctioned. Returning home, Smith (George Peppard), BA (it stood for "Bad Attitude") Baracus (Mr T), Face (Dirk Benedict) and that "crazy foo" Murdoch (Dwight Schultz) suddenly find themselves accused of criminal activity, obliging them to set up as benevolent mercenaries. They tear around the country in what looks like a delivery van, generally do-gooding while keeping one step ahead of the inept military police. Snappy, witty and fast paced, the series began as a spoof of the action-thriller genre. It wasn't until the later episodes that an element of seriousness crept in, which may have caused the decline in audience figures eventually resulting in the show's cancellation. On video and DVD though, it remains a feast for fans of classic cult TV.--Roger Thomas

• Alien Undead | DVD | (27/10/2011) from £7.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (50.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In the near future, eight people at a secret underground research facility are trapped by a horde of terrifying zombie-like creatures. An ancient evil has been unleashed, and the danger escalates as the flesh-hungry creatures begin mutating.With no supplies, few weapons, and little hope of rescue, the survivors must put aside their differences and try to find a way out. But one of them is not who they seem to be, and is about to present a far greater danger than the rabid monsters. Alien Undead is an action-packed, high-octane terror ride, with a killer of a twist.

• A Tale Of Two Cities | DVD | (11/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Based on Charles Dickens' epic novel, this critically acclaimed film version stars Dirk Bogarde and Dorothy Tutin in the unforgettable tale of the French Revolution.

• Cutting Class | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Welcome to Wurleigh High School, where the pressures of student life can be seriously crushing. The night janitor hates teenagers, the students are turning to drink. Brian's just returned from a mental hospital, and everyone else is losing their mind. Somebody is cutting classes at Wurleigh High, and the bodycount's rising.

• The A Team - Series 1 | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem if no one else can help and if you can find them maybe you can hire the A-Team! Episodes comprise: 1. Mexican Slayride (Part 1) 2. Mexican Slayride (Part 2) 3. Children Of Jamestown 4. Pros And Cons 5. A Small And Deadly War 6. Black Day At Bad Rock 7. The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas 8. The Out-Of-Towners 9. Holiday In The Hills

• Vampire Clan | DVD | (18/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Based on the true story of the murder of a girls parents in Eustis Florida. Five teens in a vampire cult on the run are captured by police in New Orleans Los Angeles and tell their tale of how they got there....

• Victim | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Victim is quite simply a watershed moment in cinema history. The first mainstream film to portray sympathetically and realistically homosexual society, it did so at a time when homosexuality was still a crime in Britain. Janet Green and John McCormick's screenplay makes Dirk Bogarde's Melville Farr a deeply conflicted man; married and in love with his wife, he also has relationships with men; while as a lawyer he is bound to uphold the law, even as he is compelled to break it. When Jack Barrett (a young Peter McEnery) commits suicide to avoid the consequences of blackmail, Farr sees this as murder, and decides to end the extortion even if it costs him his career. Rather more skilfully plotted than it initially appears, Victim generates considerable tension, and boasts fine performances from an ensemble cast including Sylvia Syms as Farr's wife, Norman Bird, Donald Churchill and John Barrie. Basil Dearden, who memorably featured Bogarde in an early role in The Blue Lamp (1950), directs with professional assurance. Not just a historical document--though the location footage of central London circa 1961 is fascinating in its own right--Victim was instrumental in changing attitudes, which led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality. A turning point for Bogarde too, the film marked a move from matinee idol to the more serious fare of The Servant (1963) and Darling (1965). On the DVD: Victim is presented in an anamorphically enhanced 16:9 transfer, which beautifully captures the noir-ish black-and-white cinematography of Otto Heller. There is occasional print damage, but it is minimal and doesn't distract from the film. The mono sound is very good. The disc also includes the original trailer, an annotated gallery of production photographs and a 28-minute television interview with Dirk Bogarde. This excellent feature was filmed in the actor's house just prior to the release of Victim and finds him discussing his career with particular reference to Hunted (1952), the Doctor comedies, Song Without End (1960) and his latest, "bitterly controversial" picture, which he says couldn't have been made even two years earlier. --Gary S Dalkin

• Gamma Ray: Hell Yeah | DVD | (23/08/2010) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-12.29 (-102.50%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Recorded in Montreal in front of a wildly enthusiastic audience the band present their impressive potential as a live force keeping fans and media alike in suspense for two hours leaving the stage at the end of a furious performance like heroic gladiators: victorious happy and celebrated frenetically. Let's start with the fact that Hell Yeah! includes not only the 120-minute Montreal concert with its 18 songs (among them classics such as 'No World Order' 'Man On A Mission' 'Valley Of The Kings' 'Somewhere Out In Space' 'Land Of The Free' and 'Rebellion in Dreamland') but also a Gamma Ray history a worthwhile road movie and unplugged sequences featuring Kai Hansen and Henjo Richter in Japan. In addition there are a total of seven video clips from different stages of the band's career and two live cuts from the W:O:A shows 2003 and 2006. The package is rounded off by a 40-minute bonus DVD with recordings from Barcelona and a road movie shot during the 'Hellish Rock' tour in Spain. Adds up to impressive five hours plus of playing time altogether. Band leader Kai Hansen looks back at Gamma Ray's first American tour with pride and great joy saying: We had played in the States only once before so this was our first headliner tour of America. Of course we had no idea what exactly to expect but the reactions were overwhelming. The tickets sold extremely well and the atmosphere was amazing night after night. What you see on the footage from Montreal is what we experienced at almost every show. Tracklist: Disc 1: Montreal-Show 2006 1. Welcome 2. Gardens Of The Sinner 3. New World Order 4. Man On A Mission 5. Fight 6. Blood Religion 7. Heavy Metal Universe 8. Dreamhealer 9. The Heart Of The Unicorn 10. Fairytale 11. The Silence 12. Beyond The Blackhole 13. Valley Of The Kings 14. Somewhere Out In Space 15. Land Of The Free 16. Rebellion In Dreamland 17. I Want Out 18. Send Me A Sign Disc 2: GammaRay History (Historay) Roadmovie (Northamerica-Tour 2006) All Gamma Ray Video Clips Disc 3: 4 Songs of Land Of The Free II live in Barcelona during the Hellish Rock-Tour with Helloween in January 2008 1. Into The Storm 2. Empress 3. From The Ashes 4. Real World plus Backstage-Scenes Soundchecks

• A Letter To True | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £7.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (50.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Bruce Weber is a professed animal lover and this film centres on his own dogs a family of gorgeous golden retrievers including True. A Letter To True is a stunning look at the affection loyalty and unconditional love displayed by these animals - which the filmmaker sees as a metaphor for peace and hope in the world. In a highly personalised commentary Weber interweaves his personal obsessions: music of the 50's and 60's home movies of Dirk Bogarde in Provence; conversations with Elizabeth Taylor (another great dog lover) recollections of friendships past and speculation about how our lives have been changed by the events of 9/11. Tying these various stranda together with a poet's logic A Letter To True is a little like staying up late with Bruce Weber listening to great music and peeking into the mind of a world class connoisseur.

• The A-Team | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem if no one else can help and if you can find them maybe you can hire the A-Team. Volume 1 1: The Taxi Cab Wars: The small independent Lonestar cab company admits defeat and closes its doors when their cabs are destroyed and their drivers beaten by their rivals the large and powerful Love Cab Company. The A-Team become co-owners of Lonestar and take to the streets to set about making the Love Cab Company pay for their damages. 2: The Maltese Cow: The A-Team comes to the rescue of their old friend from the Vietnam war Sam Yeng whose restaurant is demolished when he refuses to pay protection money to the Lung Chin a powerful Chinese gang which controls China Town. 3: Chopping Spree: The A-Team comes to the help of a young ex-con who loses his job parking cars when one of the cars is stolen. While attempting to bait the car-nappers B.A.'s van is stolen turning him into a very angry individual. Volume 2: Another three helpings of uncontainable high-octane action adventure-escapades with everyone's favourite renegades - Hannibal Face Murdock and B.A: Pure-dee Poison Hide In Plane Sight and The Battle of Bel Air. 1.Pure-dee Poison 2.Hide In Plane Sight 3.The Battle of Bel Air Volume 3: 1: Bounty: Murdock has been kidnapped by bounty hunters to lure the rest of the team out of hiding but Murdock is in no rush to leave the lovely young lady veterinarian he has just fallen in love with... 2: Waste 'em!: The team is hired to stop thugs who are threatening a Vietnam veteran and his blind sister and discover a plot to dump dangerous toxic waste on a site where the siblings work. 3: Black Day At Bad Rock: A doctor becomes suspicious when Hannibal and Murdoch arrive on her doorstep with a seriously injured B.A. Suspecting they are part of a biker gang returning to spring their leader from jail she notifies the local sheriff who when making his inquiries discovers the real identites of The A-Team...

• Speck | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £15.05   |  Saving you £-7.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The summer of 1966 has been a long and hot one as America is still reeling from racial tensions and foreign wars but nothing compares to what happened on the night of July 13 1966 in a sleepy suburban community on the south side of Chicago. On this hot and seamy July night the ""windy city"" was haunted by the menacing acts of Richard Speck. Driven by anger and revenge spurned on drugs Speck entered a boarding house and systematically terrorized eight nursing students. But what he

• The A-Team - Series 1 Vol. 1 | DVD | (18/02/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem if no one else can help and if you can find them maybe you can hire the A-Team!

• The Cape Town Affair | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £7.49   |  Saving you £-3.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• Doa - 1978 - 1985: Smash the State | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £11.48   |  Saving you £0.51 (4.30%)   |  RRP £11.99

  This long awaited compilation is loaded with a ton of raw footage shot at four shows in the San Francisco/Bay Area and the infamous Canada Day Anarchist Picnic in Vancouver. The DVD features D.O.A.'s original line up: Joe Shithead Keithley Chuck Biscuits Randy Rampage and Dave Gregg at their best. Smash the State includes 21 classic songs interviews newscasts plus footage of the day anarcho punks took over Vancouver's Stanley Park on July 1st 1978. Guest appearances by: Keith Morris (Circle Jerks) Dirk Dirksen (Mabuhay Gardens/San Francisco punk guru) JB Shayne (legendary Vancouver DJ) and Zippy Pinhead (Los Popularos The Dils) Canada's punk godfather Joe Sh*thead had this to say: I really wanted people to see the original version of D.O.A. performing. You know the completely raw band that went out and took on the world. So I gathered together some of the best footage I could find and came up with Smash the State. Most of the footage is taken from shows in San Francisco and the East Bay. This makes a lot of sense as San Francisco became D.O.A.'s home away from home in the late seventies and into the eighties.

• Battlestar Galactica - Special Edition | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £64.99

  Battlestar Galactica the definitive battle between the last surviving human colony and an evil robotic race - an epic journey of intergalactic survivors in search of a distant and unknown planet 'earth'. This seven-disc Complete Epic Series Box Set features all 24 x 45 min episodes of the original series.

• Learn To Play Cajun Accordion 1 | DVD | (01/01/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £28.99

• The Damned (Criterion Collection) | Blu Ray | (28/09/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Cutting Class | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• Battlestar Galactica - Series 1 Vols. 1-3 | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Galactica a futuristic aircraft carrier the size of a small city careens through a distant starfield followed by a convoy of bizarre space vehicles all fleeing the destruction of the human race. Led by Commander Adama (Lorne Greene) these survivors have started on a journey to a thirteenth sister colony in a distant galaxy star system – a planet called Earth. Battlestar Galactica follows these interstellar refugees and their battles with their enemy - the dreaded Cylons. The extraordinary special effects are provided by John Dykstra an Academy Award winner for his work on Star Wars.

• Learn To Play Cajun Accordion 2 | DVD | (29/04/2005) from £31.03   |  Saving you £-4.04 (-15.00%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Following on from the first DVD Dirk Powell's Learn To Play Cajun Accordion 2 covers more advanced topics for this playing beloved instrument and driving force behind Cajun tunes. Suited to intermediate and advanced players Dirk explains how to add ornamentation syncopate the phrasing and drive the beat strong phrases to pump up and fill out a tune and how to put that extra spark into the melody. With another selection of repertoire pieces from the Cajun style and advice and tips for accordionists in contemporary electric or modern bands this DVD method contains everything you need to perfect your playing and take it to the next level.