"Actor: Jack Palance"

• The Halls Of Montezuma | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Once again returning to the genre to which he was perhaps best-suited, director Lewis Milestone traces the fate of a Marine platoon during WWII. The film stars Richard Widmark as the no-nonsense Lt. Carl Anderson, an officer charged with the responibility of leading his unit on a scouting mission to capture prisoners from an experimental rocket-launching facility and bring them back for interrogation. Among his platoon are veterans Pidgeon Lane (Jack Palance), Doc (Karl Malden), and Sgt. Zelenko (Neville Brand), as well as raw recruits Coffman (Robert Wagner) and Cpl. Stuart Conroy (Richard Hylton). Anderson is skilled at subtly motivating the varied group of characters, while suffering himself from crushing headaches. The platoon attacks the island, taking losses on the heavily defended beach. When they try to take a strategic ridge, they're pinned down by rocket fire whose source is impossible to locate. In desperation, Anderson is ordered to take a hand-picked patrol behind enemy lines to bring back prisoners. After some painful losses, they finally return with prisoners. Despite occasional war movie cliches, this is a solid, exceptionally well acted effort, which gives full weight to the terrible human cost of war. The film is also notable for great performances by Malden, Palance, Widmark, Webb, and the very young Wagner.

• Chato's Land | Blu Ray | (16/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Panic In The Streets | DVD | (31/01/2011) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Winner of the 1950 Academy Award for writing (Best Motion Picture Story) and directed by Elia Kazan (On the Waterfront Street Car Named Desire) Panic In The Streets is a gripping and powerful crime story that builds relentlessly from beginning to its shattering end. What begins as a simple homicide case turns into a race against an epidemic of death! An autopsy of a murdered man reveals he had the bubonic plague; now his killer must be found before he becomes contagious and begins spreading the deadly scourge. It's a nightmare manhunt through the seamy steamy underside of the New Orleans waterfront. This classic crime melodrama features an all-star cast taut action and searing performances by Richard Widmark Jack Palance and Zero Mostel. Palance is the cold-blooded killer who becomes a ticking time bomb. Widmark is the public health service doctor who has 48 hours to find him.

• Le Mepris | DVD | (05/04/2010) from £16.65   |  Saving you £-0.66 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Starring Brigitte Bardot, then at the height of her fame, and Michel Piccoli as a married couple tearing the last strips off a failing marriage, Le Mépris is both one of Jean-Luc Godard's most accessible films and perhaps his most excoriating and emotionally raw. Godard and his regular cinematographer Raoul Coutard (lensman for most of the greatest films of the New Wave) splashed out the budget for this international co-production on Bardot's salary and gorgeous CinemaScope photography to capture the Italian setting's intense beauty, bright as a knife. The nominal story concerns the film production of an adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, on which Piccoli is the scriptwriter, much to the disgust of his wife Camille (Bardot) who preferred life when he merely wrote novels. Hired by Jack Palance's swaggering American producer to adapt the Greek epic for a film to be directed by the august Fritz Lang (director of M, here playing himself), Paul inadvertently sets in motion the elements which will unravel his marriage, earning his wife's contempt (the closest translation of the French word "mépris"). Soon, the tenderness of the film's opening sequence--wherein they loll naked on a bed as she coquettishly solicits his approval of each of her body parts--gives way to harrowing bickering, the meat of film's central 35-minute scene which will induce pained winces in anyone who has ever been through a bitter split-up. If that sounds harrowing, be reassured that Le Mépris is not without its lighter moments and joys: Godard's trademarked musings on the nature of cinema, Bardot looking exquisitely chic in a selection of soigné little outfits, Lang bemusedly quoting the German poet Hölderlin and Bertolt Brecht. As mannered as the New Wave posturings now seem, Le Mépris still looks unbeatably stylish, its themes as eternal as Homer and the Capri landscape. --Leslie Felperin

• Batman (2 Disc) | DVD | (21/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  After a young boy witnesses his parents' murder on the streets of Gotham City he grows up to become Batman a mysterious figure in the eyes of Gotham's citizens who takes crime-fighting into his own hands. He first emerges out of the shadows when the Joker appears - a horribly disfigured individual who is out for revenge on his former employer and generally likes to have a good time but the identity of the ""bat"" is unknown. Perhaps millionaire Bruce Wayne and photographer Vicki Val

• Torture Garden | Blu Ray | (30/10/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Hammer-rival Amicus Productions comes this horror anthology penned by Robert Bloch (author of Psycho) and directed by the great British cinematographer Freddie Francis. Genre legend Peter Cushing stars alongside Jack Palance and Burgess Meredith in an omnibus of chilling and gruesome stories, inspired by E.C. Comics' Tales from the Crypt comic-book series of the 1950s. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES: High Definition remaster Original mono audio Ramsey Campbell on Robert Bloch (2017, tbc mins) Interview with Fiona Subotsky (2017, tbc mins) Interview with actor Barbara Ewing (2017, tbc mins) TBC Hannah Gordon on husband DoP Norman Warwick (2017, tbc mins) TBC Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Laura Mayne, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and historic articles on the film UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited Edition of 3,000 copies

• The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: 8-Movie Collection | DVD | (02/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Bagdad Cafe | DVD | (13/08/2018) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A lonely German woman ends up in the most desolate motel on Earth and decides to make it brighter.

• Bagdad Cafe | Blu Ray | (13/08/2018) from £11.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A lonely German woman ends up in the most desolate motel on Earth and decides to make it brighter.

• The Big Knife | Blu Ray | (28/08/2017) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mere months after delivering one of the definitive examples of film noir with Kiss Me Deadly, Robert Aldrich brought a noir flavour to Hollywood with his classic adaptation of Clifford Odets stage play, The Big Knife. Charles Castle, one of Hollywood s biggest stars, looks like he has it all. But his marriage is falling apart and his wife is threatening to leave him if he renews his contract. Studio boss Stanley Shriner Hoff isn t taking the news too well, and he ll do anything he can to get his man to sign on the dotted line even if means exposing dark secrets... Winner of the Silver Lion at the 1955 Venice Film Festival, The Big Knife also boasts a remarkable cast list including Jack Palance (Shane) as Castle and Rod Steiger (On the Waterfront) as Hoff, plus Shelley Winters (The Night of the Hunter), Ida Lupino (On Dangerous Ground), Jean Hagen (Singin in the Rain) and Everett Sloane (Citizen Kane). SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Brand-new 2K restoration from original film elements produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed LPCM mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Commentary by film critics Glenn Kenny and Nick Pinkerton, recorded exclusively for this release Bass on Titles Saul Bass, responsible for The Big Knife s credit sequence, discusses some of his classic work in this self-directed documentary from 1972 Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Nathalie Morris

• Prancer Returns | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The magical story of a boy who finds a reindeer and a family that finds itself... Eight-year old Charlie Holton's life is about to change; deep in the mountain woods he discovers a gangly baby reindeer all alone. Believing this must be Prancer Santa's reindeer Charlie takes the gentle creature home to care for him until Christmas. Charlie emails Santa hoping he'll pick up Prancer on Christmas Eve...

• The Halls of Montezuma | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Once again returning to the genre to which he was perhaps best-suited, director Lewis Milestone traces the fate of a Marine platoon in the Pacific theater during WWII. The film stars Richard Widmark as the no-nonsense Lt. Carl Anderson, an officer charged with the responibility of leading his unit on a scouting mission to capture prisoners from an experimental rocket-launching facility and bring them back for interrogation. Among his platoon are veterans Pidgeon Lane (Jack Palance), Doc (Karl...

• Dracula (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (05/10/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Academy Award® winner Jack Palance stars in this terrifying adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire legend with screenplay by sci-fi/horror master Richard Matheson and produced by the legendary Dan Curtis (Dark Shadows). Palance is Count Dracula whose existence is threatened after he attacks Lucy (Fiona Lewis) and her fiancé (Simon Ward); and they call in vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing (Nigel Davenport). Transferred and restored from the original 35mm camera negative. Features:   First ever UK release on Blu-ray of this critically acclaimed Dracula film   Remastered and restored to HD   Directed by renowned horror film director Dan Curtis “ More faithful to the novel than any of the cinematic variations” - dailymotion.com

• Le Mepris | Blu Ray | (28/09/2009) from £18.39   |  Saving you £7.86 (45.88%)   |  RRP £24.99

  When aspiring playwright Paul Javal (Michel Piccoli) is called in as script doctor on a film of 'The Odyssey' he is caught between a director (Fritz Lang) who wants to capture the reality of Homer's world and crass producer Prokosch (Jack Palance) who just wants more mermaids. As his artistic integrity gradually succumbs to the power of Prokosch's cheque book his wife Camille (Bardot) regards him with increasing contempt.

• Sign Of The Pagan | DVD | (08/08/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Jack Palance is in full swagger as ˜Scourge of God' Attila the Hun, who seeks to conquer the Roman Empire's 5th century power bases of Rome and Constantinople. Centurion Marcian (Jeff Chandler) is captured by Attila on his way to Constantinople to warn the Eastern Emperor Theodosius of an attack by the barbarian tribes. Attila, impressed by his enemy's wiliness, honesty and courage, is powerless to prevent his escape. The two men meet again at the court of Theodosius (George Dolenz), where they fall under the spell of the Emperor's scheming sister Pulcheria (Ludmilla Tchérina). At a feast for the barbarian kings, Theodosius and Attila strike a deal that Constantinople will not be sacked so Attila turns his attentions to Rome. As Attila prepares his assault, he is wracked by foreboding as he recalls a childhood vision of his death beneath the shadow of a cross. When he learns of a betrayal by his daughter Kubra (Rita Gam), it seems his fate is sealed. Douglas Sirk's first foray in CinemaScope is both lavish and savvy, with Parlance's Hun a fine balance of ferocity, vulnerability and doubt.

• Batman (1989) Ultimate Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD Steelbook | Blu Ray | (04/07/2022) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ultimate Collector's Edition includes: 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Collectible Steelbook case Premium packaging with unique artwork 16-page booklet 5 Lobby Cards 5 Art Cards Poster (2-Sided) Tim Burton directs; Michael Keaton stars as Batman; and Jack Nicholson stars as his arch foe, The Joker, in the first of the blockbuster Batman series of features. As the Dark Knight, defender of law and order in Gotham City, Batman treads the shadow zone between right and wrong, fighting with only his skill in martial arts and his keenly honed mind to defend the innocent and to purge the memory of his parents' brutal murder-always keeping his true identity as millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne a closely guarded secret. Based upon Batman characters created by Bob Kane and published by DC Comics. Product Features Commentary by Director Tim Burton On the Set with Bob Kane Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight Parts 13 Beyond Batman Documentary Gallery 3 Prince Music Videos The Heroes and The Villains Profile Galleries Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence Theatrical Trailer

• Talking To Heaven | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £33.99   |  Saving you £-31.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  The true story of James Van Praagh the medium many believe opened the door between life and death. Praagh has been haunted by psychic visitations since childhood and although terrified by them he is encouraged by his friend Midge to delve deeper and by his mother - after she dies - to accept his gift as a blessing. But then a criminal investigation forces James to use his powers to solve a 30 year old murder involving seven young boys. Detective Karen Condrin helps him identify the children and they both set about solving the crime allowing the lost boys to continue their path to heaven.

• The Twighlight Zone | DVD | (28/07/2008) from £8.55   |  Saving you £-0.56 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The Twilight Zone the groundbreaking creation of screenwriter Rod Serling gained instant legendary status in the 1950s and its popularity and influence endure worldwide. In 1994 Serling's widow Carol discovered an unfilmed screenplay entitled 'Where The Dead Are'; along with another short story entitled 'The Theater' the 'lost' work was subsequently adapted for television by Richard Matheson. A celebrated science-fiction author in his own right (perhaps best known for his novel 'I Am Legend' on which the 2007 blockbuster was based) Matheson had worked closely with Serling on the the original series. Rod Serling's Lost Classics comprises both 'Where The Dead Are' and 'The Theater' stylish adaptations that remain true to Serling's original vision for 'The Twilight Zone': a thought-provoking blend of disconcerting mystery interwoven with a powerful and timely moral allegory. The Theatre: A young couple see their own lives played out on a cinema screen. Can they escape their own seemingly inevitable fates? Where The Dead Are: In the aftermath of the Civil War a brilliant young surgeon is determined to do battle with death. But his research reveals a macabre reality...

• Bagdad Cafe | DVD | (11/05/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  ""An adorable comic fable."" -Los Angeles Times. German writer-director Percy Adlon makes a ""remarkable"" (Boxoffice) American debut with his ""charming"" (Vogue) Bagdad Caf starring CCH Pounder (Face/Off) and Jack Palance (City Slickers). Injecting his bold and unique style into a sweet story about the common threads that connect disparate people Adlon succeeds in creating a cinematic jewel that is both ""hilarious and touching"" (Los Angeles Times). Drawn to a pair of lights in the

• Sudden Fear | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-3.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A wealthy lady playwright is wooed by and ultimately marries a younger actor/con artist she once fired.