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• Midsomer Murders 15th Anniversary Crystal Collection | DVD | (07/05/2012) from £27.95   |  Saving you £72.04 (257.75%)   |  RRP £99.99

  To celebrate 15 years of Midsomer Murders on ITV, this set features the highest rating episode of each series, including the Pilot Episode - The Killings at Badger's Drift.Featured Episodes:The Killings at Badger's DriftWritten in BloodStrangler's WoodDead Man's ElevenDestroying AngelRing Out Your DeadA Tale of Two HamletsThe Maid in SplendourSauce for the GooseVixen's RunThey Seek Him HereLeft for DeadSecrets and SpiesFit for MurderDark Secrets

• Iron Man (with Marvel Iron Man Comic Book, Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) | DVD | (27/10/2008) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  You know you're going to get a different kind of superhero when you cast Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role. And Iron Man is different, in welcome ways. Cleverly updated from Marvel Comics' longstanding series, Iron Man puts billionaire industrialist Tony Stark (that's Downey) in the path of some Middle Eastern terrorists; in a brilliantly paced section, Stark invents an indestructible suit that allows him to escape. If the rest of the movie never quite hits that precise rhythm again, it nevertheless offers plenty of pleasure, as the renewed Stark swears off his past as a weapons manufacturer, develops his new Iron Man suit, and puzzles both his business partner (Jeff Bridges in great form) and executive assistant (Gwyneth Paltrow). Director Jon Favreau geeks out in fun ways with the hardware, but never lets it overpower the movie, and there's always a goofy one-liner or a slapstick pratfall around to break the tension. As for Downey, he doesn't get to jitterbug around too much in his improv way, but he brings enough of his unpredictable personality to keep the thing fresh. And listen up, hardcore Marvel mavens: even if you know the Stan Lee cameo is coming, you won't be able to guess it until it's on the screen. It all builds to a splendid final scene, with a concluding line delivery by Downey that just feels absolutely right. --Robert Horton

• Oliver Twist | DVD | (11/10/1999) from £6.51   |  Saving you £3.48 (53.46%)   |  RRP £9.99

  There have been many film and TV adaptations of Oliver Twist but this 1948 production from director David Lean remains the definitive screen interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic. From the ominous symbolism of its opening storm sequence (in which Oliver's pregnant, ill-fated mother struggles to reach shelter before childbirth) to the mob-scene climax that provokes Bill Sikes's dreadful comeuppance, this breathtaking black-and-white film remains loyal to Dickens while distilling the story into its purest cinematic essence.Every detail is perfect--Lean even includes a coffin-shaped snuffbox for the cruel Mr. Sowerberry--and as young Oliver, eight-year-old John Howard Davies (who would later produce Monty Python's Flying Circus for the BBC) perfectly expresses the orphan's boyish wonderment, stern determination and waifish vulnerability. Best of all is Alec Guinness as Fagin, so devious and yet so delightfully appealing under his beak-nosed (and, at the time, highly controversial) make-up. (Many complained that Fagin's huge nose and greedy demeanour presented an anti-Semitic stereotype, even though Lean never identifies Fagin as Jewish; for this reason, the film wasn't shown in the US until three years after its British release.) Likewise, young Anthony Newley is artfully dodgy as Fagin's loyal accomplice, the Artful Dodger. Guinness's performance would later provide strong inspiration for Ron Moody's equally splendid portrayal of Fagin in the Oscar-winning Oliver! and while that 1968 musical remains wonderfully entertaining, it is Lean's film that hews closest to Dickens' vision. The authentic recreation of 19th-century London is marvellous to behold; Guy Green's cinematography is so shadowy and stylised that it almost qualifies as Dickensian film noir. Lean is surprisingly blunt in conveying Dickens's theme of cruelty but his film never loses sight of the warmth and humanity that Oliver embodies. --Jeff Shannon

• Midsomer Murders - Dance With the Dead | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £4.96   |  Saving you £12.03 (242.54%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous thoughtful and methodical Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby. Young lovers Simon Bright and Laura Sharp are kissing in the backseat of a Humber car in a disused hanger. The next morning Simon's body is discovered there by Frances Kirby during her morning jog. There is no sign of Laura. Barnaby suspects that Simon may have been involved in a suicide pact however the evidence tells a different story.

• School Of Rock / Orange County / Without A Paddle | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £9.50   |  Saving you £14.49 (152.53%)   |  RRP £23.99

  School Of Rock (Dir. Richard Linklater 2003): Fired from his band rock guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn takes a job as a 4th grade substitute teacher at an uptight private school where his free livin' lifestyle attitude music and antics soon influences the students to explore other sides of themselves the school doesn't encourage. Finn's real goal in taking the job is to recruit a 9-year-old guitar prodigy Zack to become the lead guitarist in a band that would be able to

• Catholics | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £29.54   |  Saving you £-16.55 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Controversial for its time The Catholics stars Trevor Howard in a powerhouse performance as the Abbot in charge of a remote Irish monastery in Mork Eire. In defiance of an edict from Rome the Abbot and his monks elect to travel to the Irish mainland in order to celebrate the Mass in Latin. Refusing to bow down to Papal pressure and use English for their Mass the monks of Mork soon become celebrated amongst orthodox Catholics and Eire turns into a place of international pilgrimage. Alarmed by the Abbot's populist move Rome acts to quell the dissent when The Father General (Raf Vallone) sends his representative Father Kinsella (Martin Sheen) to force the Abbot to cease the Latin masses or be transferred to another position. When the two men argue against each other's religious beliefs and interpretations the Abbot discovers that it is not just the teachings of his church that he has come to question but the very basis of his own belief in God.

• Le Silence de la mer (Masters of Cinema) | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Le Silence De La Mer - Jean-Pierre Melville's debut film - is an adaptation of the novella of the same title by celebrated French Resistance author Vercors (the pen name of Jean Bruller). Clandestinely written in 1942 during the Nazi occupation of France and furtively distributed it captured the spirit of the moment and quickly became a staple of the Resistance. Melville's cinematic adaptation - partly shot in Vercors' own house - tells the story of a German officer Werner von Ebrennac (Howard Vernon) who is billeted to the house of an elderly man (Jean-Marie Robain) and his niece (Nicole Stphane) in occupied France. Resisting the intruder the uncle and niece refuse to speak to the German officer who warms himself by the fire each evening espousing idealistic views about the relationship between France and Germany. These propagandised illusions are shattered however when a trip to Paris reveals the truth of what is really going on. One of the most important French films to deal with World War II and a landmark in Melville's distinguished oeuvre Le Silence de la mer is a lyrical timeless depiction of the experiences and struggles of occupation and resistance. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Melville's debut film for the first time on home video or DVD in the UK.

• Fist Of The North Star | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Experience a brand-new feature-packed presentation of the World's ONLY live-action adaptation of the Manga sensation Fist of the North Star. Made with the full cooperation of leading man Gary Daniels this 2-Disc Special Collectors' Edition features a host of special features that will appeal to action fans everywhere.

• Man Of The Frontier | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £3.49   |  Saving you £0.50 (14.33%)   |  RRP £3.99

• The First Of The Few | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £29.39   |  Saving you £-16.40 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This classic 1942 war movie tells the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Jeffrey Quill - developed the aeroplane whose technological superiority helped Britain to win the vital battle of the skies. It features two of Britain's best-loved stars: Leslie Howard (who also directs and who tragically went missing in action shortly after the film was made) as Mitchell and David Niven as Quill. Scripted by two other great names from British cinema Miles Malleson and Anatole de Grunwald The First Of The Few also features a stirring score by William Walton.

• Midsomer Murders Series 15: Death and The Divas | DVD | (04/02/2013) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-2.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Britain's best-loved detective series starring Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby who continues to fight crime in the beautiful but deadly villages of Midsomer. The murder of a journalist has chilling echoes of a 1960s cult horror film starring Midsomer's own Stella Harris. The same film opens the inaugural Midsomer Langley film festival. But Stella's evening is eclipsed by the dramatic arrival of her more famous sister, Diana Davenport, returning after a 40-year family rift. Against the backdrop of sibling rivalry the killings quickly escalate, each of them reminiscent of a movie plot. Is life - and death - imitating art? This DVD also includes an entertaining look behind the scenes with the cast and crew. Special Features: Behind the Scenes Feature Cast Filmographies Picture Gallery Biography of the Writer Broadcast Dates Subtitles

• A Wedding | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  More than one family secret hides behind a wedding... When the Corellis and the Brenners come together for the joyous occasion of their children's wedding events get off to a shaky start with the aging Bishop struggling to remember the order of service. As the reception gets underway the wedding planner looks set to crack the over-zealous staff attack one of the guests infidelities are rife and scandalous secrets are revealed. As the chaos ensues and tension rises between t

• Midsomer Murders - Dark Autumn | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £6.94   |  Saving you £10.05 (144.81%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Postman Dave Cutler is murdered on his early morning rounds in the tiny hamlet of Goodman's Land. The brutal killing rocks the community where WPC Jay Nash is more used to dealing with traffic cones than slashed throats. With WPC Nash's help Barnaby and Troy discover that the postman offered more than just a postal service to the female villagers - and that there are several jealous husbands or jilted lovers who might have wanted him dead. When a woman's body is found on the

• Midsomer Murders S14 - Sacred Trust | DVD | (16/01/2012) from £11.30   |  Saving you £6.69 (37.20%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Britain’s best-loved detective series enters a new era as DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon), a cousin of the original detective, moves in to fight crime in the beautiful but deadly villages of Midsomer. Midsomer Priory houses the nuns of the Order of St Mathilde, a community which has very little to do with the outside world. When one of the nuns is found murdered, the Priory has to open its doors to the world of modern policing. Barnaby and Jones discover that the Priory is subject to a Deed of Trust and will house the Order as long as there is a community living there. When the community no longer exists it reverts back to heirs of the benefactor. Will Barnaby find the heirs and can the motive for murder be that simple?Special Features: Cast Filmographies Picture Gallery Biography of the Writer Broadcast Dates Subtitles

• Midsomer Murders Series 15: Schooled in Murder | DVD | (08/04/2013) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-2.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Britain's best-loved detective series starring Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby who continues to fight crime in the beautiful but deadly villages of Midsomer. When dairy worker Debbie Moffett is crushed to death by a giant round of cheese at the home of the world-famous Midsomer Blue, Barnaby and Jones are soon on the case. Pathologist Kate Wilding discovers the victim's daughter was being expelled from the local prep school and it emerges Debbie died just hours after an argument at a parents' council meeting. Her phone leads the detectives to Oliver Ordish, with whom she was having an affair. But is it really simply a matter of a woman scorned? Special Features: Cast Filmographies Picture Gallery Biography of the Writer Broadcast Dates Subtitles

• Midsomer Murders Series 13: The Silent Land | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £9.43   |  Saving you £7.56 (80.17%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Midsomer Murders 13: The Silent Land

• An American Tale: The Mystery Of The Night Monster | DVD | (05/12/2005) from £6.46   |  Saving you £3.53 (35.30%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Fievel Tony Tanya Tiger and their new friend hot-shot reporter Nelly Brie are on the trail of an alleged mouse-nabbing monster rumors of which have made Manhattan's rodent population tremble.

• Matilda / Madeline | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £13.48   |  Saving you £4.51 (25.10%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Matilda: Unfortunately for Matilda her father Harry (Danny DeVito) is a used car salesman who bamboozles innocent customers and her mother Zinnia (Rhea Perlman) lives for bingo and soap operas. Far from noticing what a special child Matilda is they barely notice her at all! They bundle Matilda off to Cruncham Hall a bleak school where students cower before the whip hand and fist of a hulking monster headmistress Miss Trunchball (Pam Ferris). But amid Crunchem's darkness Ma

• Call Northside 777 | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When a classified ad grabs the attention of Chicago Times editor Brian Kelly (Lee J. Cobb) he sends ace reporter P.J. McNeal (James Stewart) to dig up new evidence in the 11-year-old case of a cop killer: It appears that Frank Wiecek (Richard Conte) has taken a fall and been wrongly imprisoned for the murder. Although hard-nosed McNeal is initially skeptical he eventually believes that Wiecek was in fact a patsy. And although McNeal hits one dead end after another the avid newsma

• Mr In-Between | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £13.12   |  Saving you £2.87 (21.88%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Haunting dark and disturbing 'Mr In-Between' is a genuinely unsettling drama set against the backdrop of London's underwold with an original twist on a love triangle story of divided loyalties the perils of love and ultimate death... 'Delivers shocks and gruesome thrills ... darkly memorable' - Film Review