"Actor: Gardner"

• The Taming Of The Shrew | DVD | (19/03/2001) from £14.96   |  Saving you £5.03 (33.62%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The 1967 Franco Zeffirelli film of The Taming of the Shrew had all the ingredients to make it a high point in Shakespearian cinema. In Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor it starred the most bankable couple in Hollywood history as the sparring leads in the Bard's quick-firing comic battle of the sexes; and in Zeffirelli, it had a director with a Shakespearian pedigree second to none. But the reality is that this is Burton's picture all the way. His Petruchio is a weighty performance of such intelligence that the whole film is thrown off-kilter whenever he is on screen and the other performers just can't keep up. Apart from Michael Hordern's wonderfully distracted Baptista, Burton is the only actor in total, effortless command of the language. Taylor's bosomy glamour and fiery spirit are ample compensations for her occasionally murderous treatment of Katharina's verse. Whether or not she is really tamed by the end is another matter: those legendary violet eyes suggest otherwise. Ultimately it's a rich, bawdy and colourful romp, with Burton at the peak of his powers. The DVD includes the theatrical trailer, a "making-of" featurette and filmographies. --Piers Ford

• The Ballad of Tam Lin | Blu Ray | (10/10/2022) from £18.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ! The 45th release in the BFI Flipside series of rediscovered British cinema, The Ballad of Tam Lin was the first and only film directed by the Hollywood actor Roddy McDowall (best known, perhaps, for The Planet of the Apes). Loosely based on the traditional Scottish folk ballad, this 1971 rarity stars silver screen icon Ava Gardner (The Killers) as a mysterious and wealthy older woman who uses witchcraft to exercise control over a group of younger hippies and thrill-seekers (played by a sensational cast including Ian McShane (Deadwood), Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) and Bruce Robinson (Withnail And I). Features music is by folk-rock legends Pentangle, and spectacular cinematography by Academy Award-winner Billy Williams (Women in Love, Gandhi). Part folk-horror and part Blow-Up style, Swinging-60s critique, this unique cult film is being made available for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK. Extras Presented in High Definition Interview with Roddy McDowall (1998, 17 mins) Interview with Jacqui McShee (2022): newly recorded interview with the lead singer of British folk-jazz band Pentangle **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by William Fowler Other extras TBC

• The Snows Of Kilimanjaro | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £9.60   |  Saving you £-4.61 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Based on the Ernest Hemigway novel of the same name Peck plays the part of a wounded hunter who is accompanied by two young women in the African wilds. Each of them tries to analyse his or her past life.

• The Armando Ianucci Shows | DVD | (04/09/2006) from £7.45   |  Saving you £2.54 (34.09%)   |  RRP £9.99

  From the writer and producer behind such comedy heavyweights as The Day Today Knowing Me Knowing You...With Alan Partridge and I'm Alan Partridge as writer / performer comes Armando Ianucci's very own incisive and sometimes downright vicious comedy series. With the inventive and unpredictable Ianucci at the helm each episode loosely follows a theme where he'll comment upon human behaviour through his quirky gaze poking fun at all those who deserve it and probably those who don't as well. Joined by Hugh an old man who talks about the old days and the East End Thug who has a unique way of problem solving there has never been a more entertaining way of looking at the peculiarities of modern existence! Produced and cut with deftness the show initially received little media attention however it has since become a firm cult favourite and deserves its place in the cannon along side the likes of Alan Partridge and Brasseye. Episodes Comprise 1. Episode #1.1 2. Work 3. Mortality 4. Communication 5. Episode #1.5 6. Neighbours 7. Reality 8. Imagination

• My Forbidden Past | DVD | (27/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  My Forbidden Past

• On The Beach | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £23.24   |  Saving you £-10.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The war is over. Nobody won. Only the inhabitants of Australia and the men of the U.S. submarine Sawfish have escaped the nuclear destruction. Captain Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck) takes the Sawfish on a mission to see if an approaching radiation cloud has weakened but returns with grim news: the cloud is lethal. With the days and hours dwindling each person confronts the grim situation in his or her own way as the final chapter of human history is coming to a close...

• Robocop - The Series | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Now for the first time the complete 22 TV episodes and the feature-length pilot are all available in one 6-disc Box set comprising over 16-hours of viewing. Police Officer Alex Murphy is wounded in the line of duty. As doctors fight to save his life robot parts are used to restore Alex turning him into the ultimate defender of the peace - Robocop. With his memory erased Robocop's sole purpose is to rid the streets of Detroit of crime along with former partner Lisa Madigan who looked on when Alex was wounded in action. However he is forever haunted with flashbacks of his forgotten life. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Future of Law Enforcement (1) 2. The Future of Law Enforcement (2) 3. Prime Suspect 4. Trouble in Delta City 5. Officer Missing 6. What Money Can't Buy 7. Ghosts of War 8. Zone Five 9. Provision 22 10. Faces of Eve 11. When Justice Fails 12. The Human Factor 13. Inside Crime 14. RoboCop vs. Commander Cash 15. Illusions 16. The Tin Man 17. Sisters in crime 18. Heartbreakers 19. Mother's Day 20. Nanno 21. Corporate Raiders 22. Midnight Minus One 23. Public Enemies

• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  As the private eye of private eyes Steve Martin is Rigby Reardon. He's tough rough and ready to take on anything when Juliet Forrest appears on the scene with a case: her father a noted scientist philanthropist and cheesemaker has died mysteriously. Reardon immediately smells a rat and follows a complex maze of clues that lead to the 'Carlotta Lists'. With a little help from his 'friends' Alan Ladd Barbara Stanwyck Ray Milland Burt Lancaster Humphrey Bogart Charles Laughton

• Halloween Kills Boxset | DVD | (17/01/2022) from £4.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  HALLOWEEN Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. Master of horror John Carpenter joins forces with director David Gordon Green and producer Jason Blum (Get Out, Split) for this follow up to Carpenter's 1978 classic. HALLOWEEN KILLS The Halloween night when Michael Myers returned isn't over yet. Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie's basement but when Michael manages to free himself from the trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. As Laurie fights her pain and prepares to defend herself against him, she inspires all of Haddonfield to rise up against their unstoppable monster. Evil dies tonight.

• Bluestone 42: Series 3 | DVD | (16/11/2015) from £13.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (42.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The men and women of bomb disposal unit BLUESTONE 42 are back in this funny, poignant comedy. Battered and bleeding after their vehicle was rocked by an IED at the end of Series 2, our favourite soldiers are preparing to leave Afghanistan, but the risks are still ever present - as are the pranks and wind-ups. The team will have to stay sharp if they're going to make it home in one piece... "YOU'D BE A FOOL TO MISS IT - IT'S A BLAST" Radio Times "I LAUGHED OVER AND OVER AGAIN" The Independent "VERY FUNNY" ***** The Telegraph

• Halloween Kills Boxset | Blu Ray | (17/01/2022) from £20.15   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  HALLOWEEN Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. Master of horror John Carpenter joins forces with director David Gordon Green and producer Jason Blum (Get Out, Split) for this follow up to Carpenter's 1978 classic. HALLOWEEN KILLS The Halloween night when Michael Myers returned isn't over yet. Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie's basement but when Michael manages to free himself from the trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. As Laurie fights her pain and prepares to defend herself against him, she inspires all of Haddonfield to rise up against their unstoppable monster. Evil dies tonight.

• The Sentinel | DVD | (26/11/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Man Who Could Work Miracles | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Ralph Richardson and Roland Young head the cast in this film in which a group of heavenly observers decide to bestow magical powers on a mild mannered draper's assistant George Fotheringay (Roland Young) with amazing results. At first George doesn't realise the extent of his gift and uses it to play tricks to impress and woo Ada Price (Joan Gardner). When others try to exploit George's gift for their own ends he is dismayed by their selfishness and takes it upon himself to assert moral authority. When things start getting out of hand the celestial beings decide it is time to intervene. Based on the novel by H.G Wells.

• Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | Blu Ray | (08/11/2021) from £12.69   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Band Wagon | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Get Aboard! Fading movie musical star Tony Hunter down and out in Hollywood decides to try his luck on the Broadway stage. Unfortunately the simple hoofer discovers that a pretentious director has control of the project and that instead of good humor happy songs and a tapping chorus line there'll be lengthy speeches heavy drama and lots of deep soul-searching. Even worse Tony's expected to dance with a classical ballerina! Thanks to the massive egos of everyone involv

• The Barefoot Contessa | DVD | (15/04/2002) from £11.12   |  Saving you £4.87 (43.79%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A Brilliant Picture!"" -The Hollywood Reporter. Sparking with ""juicy dialogue"" (Leonard Maltin) and a superb cast (including Edmond O'Brien in an Oscar-winning performance) this landmark film is ""spectacular... ingeniously-fashioned original entertainment"" (Variety). With extraordinary beauty talent and grace Spanish dancer Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner) was born to be a star. Aided by American movie director Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart) she attains great success and fortune in Ho

• Mogambo | DVD | (28/06/2013) from £10.15   |  Saving you £5.84 (57.54%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Big game trapper Victor Marswell (Gable) has his hands full when the feisty Eloise Kelly (Ava Gardner) and a couple on safari descend on his company in Kenya...

• Geordie Shore - Season 1 | DVD | (07/11/2011) from £4.70   |  Saving you £15.29 (325.32%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Make way for eight loud and proud Geordie lads and lasses who promise to show you a summer you'll never forget! Inspired by hit US phenomenon, Jersey Shore, the glamorous city of Newcastle is the latest stomping ground for this gang of tanned and buffed individuals, ready for six weeks of unadulterated partying - toon-style.As the Geordies live together in a luxury house by day, and get their tash on at night in the bars and clubs of Newcastle's infamous Diamond Strip - there are tears, tantrums, drama and outrageous behaviour by the bucket-load. Promising to bring the North East to life like never before… It'll be proper mint! Special Features: Meet the Geordie cast: Gary, Vicky, Sophie, Greg, Holly, James, Jay and Charlotte Geordie Shore: The reunion Geordie Shore's Best Bits Geordie Shore Banter: Sophie & Vicky Charlote & Holly Jay & Gary Greg & James MTV Geordie 'Hoose'

• Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | DVD | (31/01/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Originally released in 1951, PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN is iconoclastic director Albert Lewin's deliriously romantic and contemporary Technicolor visualisation of the often told legend of the sea.

• Bluestone 42: Series 2 | DVD | (23/03/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The return of the hilarious and often surprising comedy drama series that follows the adventures of a bunch of diverse characters living and working together in a bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. They may face danger on a daily basis but that doesn’t mean they can’t have some fun! Corporal Gordon 'Towerblock' House replaces Corporal Mills as Nick's second in command but it doesn’t take long for the new arrival to ruffle a few feathers and competitive Nick is soon regretting his tactics to prove he's just as good as Towerblock much to Bird’s amusement. The team is warned to be on best behaviour for a visit from the Minister for the Armed Forces who Mary takes a shine to; they push Simon to the brink of madness and join together to track down the new Taliban bomber who is targeting Nick.