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• The Day The Earth Stood Still | DVD | (03/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The very epitome of a cult SF classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still is more often referenced than seen, which is a pity since it remains even now one of the most thought-provoking examples of the genre. The title is a misnomer, a mere tease to entice 1950s audiences into the cinema in the expectation of seeing another sensationalist B-movie about murderous aliens (i.e. Communists). In fact, Robert Wise's film of Edmund North's screenplay is a thoughtful Cold War allegory about a Christ-like visitor (Michael Rennie) who comes to Earth preaching a message of salvation for mankind, only to be spurned, killed then finally resurrected (significantly, Rennie's character Klaatu adopts the pseudonym "Mr Carpenter" while on the run from the authorities). Aside from its philosophical message, the film also boasts memorable imagery--notably the giant robot Gort--a much-quoted catchphrase in "Klaatu barada nikto", and one of composer Bernard Herrmann's most admired scores, featuring the theremin and other electronic instruments that must have sounded very otherworldly back in 1951. The result is a bona fide landmark in cinema SF with a central message about "weapons of mass destruction" that's still uncannily relevant today. On the DVD: The Day the Earth Stood Still has been splendidly restored for its DVD incarnation from the original 35 mm print, and the results are demonstrated in the "Restoration Comparison" feature. Also included is a fascinating 1951 newsreel showing Klaatu receiving a certificate of merit amid stories of Communist threats, the Korean war and beauty pageants ("Pomp and pulchritude on parade in Atlantic City"). Best of all is an absorbing commentary track with director Robert Wise in conversation with Nicholas Meyer (both men have Star Trek movies on their CV). --Mark Walker

• Doc Hollywood | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (100.14%)   |  RRP £13.99

  He's a big city plastic surgeon...in a small town that doesn't take plastic. A brash young medical resident is driving across the country to begin a career in Beverly Hills as a cosmetic surgeon to the stars. But an accident of fate strands him in a small southern town. There his outlook on life - and love - gets a down-home twist that changes him forever.

• The Demon Headmaster - The Complete Series | DVD | (14/05/2018) from £27.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Adapted from the award- winning children's novels written by Gillian Cross, it ran for three series from 1996 to 1998. Good versus evil at St Champions School, as the Demon Headmaster plans to take over the world using otherworldly hypnotic powers! However, he does not count on the resistance of his unruly pupils, who together form a crack-taskforce, SPLAT (Society for the Protection of our Lives Against Them). As term progresses SPLAT realise their adversary is a wily and dangerous enemy. Who will come out on top? The future of St Champions School and the universe is at stake...! Starring Terrence Hardiman (Doctor Who/Doctors) as The Demon Headmaster and Frances Amey as Dinah. This release contains all three series: Series 1: 1996 Part 1 The Demon Headmaster Part 2 The Prime Minister s Brain Series 2: 1996 The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again Series 3: 1998 The Demon Headmaster Takes Over

• The Book Of Eli | Blu Ray | (31/05/2010) from £8.45   |  Saving you £16.54 (195.74%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Denzel Washington stars as the wandering Eli - a man guarding a book that may prove the redemption of a post-nuclear wasteland in "The Book of Eli".

• Gremlins | Blu Ray | (06/10/2014) from £7.98   |  Saving you £1.27 (18.90%)   |  RRP £7.99

  When his absent-minded father gives young Billy Pelzer (Zach Galligan) a new pet, he warns him to abide by three rules. The rules get broken, of course, and the pet--a cute Mogwai named Gizmo--unwittingly gives birth to the vicious Gremlins who proceed to terrorise the town. Although the long shadow of Producer Steven Spielberg hangs over Joe Dante's 1984 comedy Gremlins almost as much as it did over Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist (1982), Dante doesn't allow it to overwhelm his own quirky style too much. Glimpses of Robbie the Robot and The Time Machine (which promptly disappears) at an inventors' convention reveal his passion for old-movie references (which culminated with Matinee, 1993). Aided and abetted by Spielberg's guidance and a script by Chris Columbus (who would go on to direct and produce the Home Alone franchise) and a music score by Jerry Goldsmith, Dante had all the help he needed to make the biggest hit of his career. Much of the humour derives from Dante's playful handling of the setting in Smallsville, USA, whose inhabitants are as much the target of his satire as they are of the Gremlins' unwanted solicitations. The xenophobic neighbour who warns prophetically of "gremlins" in foreign cars and machinery provides a subtext for the attack on homely American values, as does showing Invasion of the Body Snatchers on TV while the wicked Gremlins hatch. The sight of the little tykes cavorting in a bar, getting drunk and even dancing in pink leggings looks suspiciously like a satirical dig at the whole 1980's culture of selfishness: with their destructive impulses and overindulgences the Gremlins are the ultimate egotistical yuppies. As with many Spielberg projects, the bland hero saves the day for nostalgic, old-fashioned values, but there are plenty of laughs along the way--for example in the now-classic scene when the hero's mother fights off Gremlins in the kitchen by stuffing them in the blender and microwave. Dante's 1990 sequel is even more satirically pointed, and he effectively remade the original with Small Soldiers (1998), replacing Gremlins with toys. On the DVD: Disappointingly, there are no extra features at all here, aside from subtitles and "interactive menus"--which simply means there is an onscreen menu and it works. --Mark Walker

• Raising Cain | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £10.65   |  Saving you £-4.66 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Directed by Brian De Palm Raising Cain is about Carter Nix a man who obsesses over the upbringing of his daughter. But is this all his wife needs to worry about? A spate of local kidnappings forces her to accept the possibility that he may be trying to recreate the twisted mind-control experiments of his discredited psychologist father.

• Misery | Blu Ray | (01/10/2012) from £9.75   |  Saving you £0.24 (2.46%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A heart-stopping psychological thriller (Joel Siegel), this Academy Award-Winning film is one of the best horror movies ever. Adapted from a Stephen King story, this unforgettable film will draw you into a harrowing game played between two cunning minds - one as sharp as a tack and the other as blunt as a sledgehammer. Novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) doesn't remember the blinding blizzard that sent his car spinning off the road. All he remembers is waking up in the home of Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) - a maniacal fan who is bent on keeping her favourite writer as her personal prisoner... for the rest of his cock-a-doodie life!

• Wombling Free | DVD | (17/07/2006) from £10.98   |  Saving you £2.01 (18.31%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Based on the popular BBC series Wombling Free follows the adventures of the furry loveable litter-pickers from Wimbledon Common - The Wombles. Only seen by those who believe in them their work goes largely unnoticed until a young girl Kim spots them. When she invites them to her birthday party her mother is forced to believe when she comes face to face with Orinoco Tobermory and the rest of the gang. A public meeting is set up to prove once and for all that the Wombles to exist and should be helped with their quest to clean up the common. But on the day in question a bad storm breaks out over the common. Will the inhabitants of Wimbledon actually be able to see their cuddly crusaders?

• Slumber Party Massacre | DVD | (10/01/2022) from £4.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Cheri | DVD | (21/09/2009) from £4.97   |  Saving you £11.02 (221.73%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend engage in a passionate love affair in this lush period piece directed by Stephen Frears

• Olive Kitteridge | DVD | (09/02/2015) from £11.98   |  Saving you £14.27 (133.12%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Based on Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name Olive Kitteridge tells the poignantly sweet acerbically funny and devastatingly tragic story of a seemingly placid New England town wrought with illicit affairs crime and tragedy told through the lens of Olive (Frances McDormand) whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. The story which spans 25 years focuses on Olive a middle-school math teacher and her relationships with her husband Henry (Richard Jenkins) the good-hearted town pharmacist and their son Christopher (John Gallagher Jr) who chafes at his mother's parenting style and other denizens of their community. Episodes: Pharmacy Incoming Tide A Different Road Security

• Piccadilly Jim | DVD | (22/05/2006) from £8.76   |  Saving you £4.23 (48.29%)   |  RRP £12.99

  What's wrong with love? Piccadilly Jim was adapted from P.G. Wodehouse's novel by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) and directed by John McKay (Crush). London the 1930's: Following a string of scandalous incidents bad-boy American Jimmy Crocker - now labelled ""Piccadilly Jim"" by the gossip pages - proves to be a liability to his stepmother Eugenia's social climbing and his put-on father's dreams of returning to New York. Nesta Eugenia's sister and archriv

• Scrooge | DVD | (22/11/2004) from £5.45   |  Saving you £10.54 (193.40%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A mixed bag as variations on A Christmas Carol go, this 1970 British musical tells the usual story of Scrooge (Albert Finney) and his spirits on Christmas Eve, although the whole thing is set to music by Leslie Bricusse. Except for Finney's feisty and involved performance, however, there isn't much to recommend this. The songs, which absorb so much of the evolving story line and emotions, are not all that good. Plenty of support, however, from the likes of Roy Kinnear (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) and Dame Edith Evans (Tom Jones), the handsome production is directed by veteran Ronald Neame (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie). --Tom Keogh

• Slumber Party Massacre | Blu Ray | (31/01/2022) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A slumber party turns into a bloodbath when a psychopath wielding a power-drill disrupts the fun. Slumber Party Massacre is a reimagining of Roger Corman's 1982 cult classic. Extras: Audio Commentary with Director Danishka Esterhazy Danishka Esterhazy Q&A : Abertoir Horror Festival Alternate Ending Trailer Stills Gallery Dread Central (5/5) This thoughtful reboot reminds us why slashers are fun Bloody Disgusting (4/5) gory, funny and filled with likable characters The Hollywood News (4/5) Slumber Party Massacre offers the newer, younger horror generation perfect sleepover scary fun

• Six Feet Under - The Complete Fifth Season | DVD | (04/10/2006) from £16.77   |  Saving you £33.22 (198.09%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Alan Ball's incredible drama series comes to an end in this the concluding season of Six Feet Under Episodes Comprise: 1. A Coat of White Primer 2. Dancing For Me 3. Hold My Hand 4. Time Flies 5. Eat a Peach 6. Rainbow of Her Reasons 7. The Silence 8. Singing For Our Lives 9. Ecotone 10. All Alone 11. Static 12. Everyone's Waiting

• Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1 | Blu Ray | (21/06/2021) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Batman races against the calendar when an unknown criminal named Holiday starts committing murders on holidays throughout the year. Special Features Justice Society: World War II - Consumer Trailer HD Batman: Soul of the Dragon - Consumer Trailer HD Batman: Death in the Family - Consumer Trailer HD A Sneak Peek at the Next Animated DC Universe Movie, Batman: The Long Halloween Part Two - The saga continues as Batman desperately hunts the Holiday killer and Harvey Dent comes face to face with his worst nightmare. DC Showcase: The Loser From the DC Vault: Batman The Animated Series: Christmas With The Joker - After escaping Arkham Asylum on Christmas Eve, the Joker takes over Gotham's airwaves and terrorizes the city for a crime. He challenges Batman and Robin to find his hidden TV studio and free his hostages Commissioner Gordon, Detective Bullock and Summer Gleeson before midnight. From the DC Vault: Batman The Animated Series: It's Never Too Late - A mob war between crime bosses Rupert Thorne and Arnold Stromwell is nearing its end when Batman saves Stromwell and tries to persuade him to give up his life of crime and help the police bring Thorne down by testifying against him.

• Wedding Planner, The / Down With Love / One Fine Day | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £9.70   |  Saving you £10.29 (106.08%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Wedding Planner While celebrating her newest and most lucrative account - the wedding of Internet tycoon Fran Donelly (Bridgette Wilson)- Mary is rescued from a near-fatal collision with a runaway dumpster by handsome pediatrician Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey). After spending the most enchanting evening of their lives together Mary thinks she's finally found a reason to believe in love. What she doesn't know is that cupid and her career are about to collide head-on... Down With Love When best-selling feminist author Barbara Novak (Zellweger) becomes the target of dashing playboy Catcher Block (McGregor) the sparks they generate will fly you to the moon and back! Set in the early sixties every frame pops with 60's technicolour. One Fine Day Melanie Parker (Pfeiffer) is juggling single parenthood with a career as an architect. Jack Taylor (Clooney) is a commitment-shy newspaper columnist who only has his daughter every other weekend. When their kids miss a school field trip Melanie and Jack agree to take shifts babysitting for the day resulting in twelve hours of hilarious misadventures with one unexpected twist.

• Friday Night Dinner - Series 1 - 5 | DVD | (16/07/2018) from £24.79   |  Saving you £15.20 (61.32%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Tuck into five glorious helpings of award-winning madness with the Goodmans as they get together for a Friday night dinner of food, family and major-league bickering. Of course every family has its eccentricities, it's just the Goodman family have made an art form of theirs. Friday Night Dinner is an original series about growing up but not growing away. It marries the groundbreaking with the familiar and, best of all, it's really, really funny.

• Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day | DVD | (09/03/2009) from £6.15   |  Saving you £11.84 (192.52%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In 1939 London middle-aged governess Miss Pettigrew has a glamorous change of career and life when she becomes social secretary for an actress and singer.

• The Dark Is Rising | DVD | (10/03/2008) from £4.49   |  Saving you £15.50 (345.21%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.