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• The Legends Of British Comedy | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £26.99

  This unique DVD set provides an unrivalled insight into the wonderful performances given by four of the greatest British comedians. With a huge array of clips and rare interviews these films give a delightful overview of the careers that have brought laughter to homes across the country for the last 50 years and give us a chance to enjoy once more moments from Carry On The Two Ronnies and Rising Damp and much more! Fantastic footage of the men themselves plus revealing and candid interviews with close friends and colleagues from the cream of the British comedy industry. Everyone knows the call of 'Oh Matron' from the Carry On films but the amazing career of Kenneth Williams is so much more than a catchphrase. In this DVD Carry On stars reminisce on his best performances and relive the genius that was Kenneth Williams His many performances on film and TV have made Sid James and his dirty laugh instantly recognisable features of British comedy. The people who knew and worked with him in the Carry On films and on TV complete this testament to a comedy legend. Perhaps best known for his role of Rigsby in Rising Damp Leonard Rossiter is a true comic acting hero. Appearing in film and TV roles he made cynicism and lechery a comedy art form. With clips spanning his career and interviews with intimates of the man this review gives a fresh look at his amazing comic talents. He is a comedian who took on so many characters from Fletcher to Arkwright as well as writing hilarious material for The Two Ronnies. In this DVD the comic genius that was Ronnie Barker is presented in all his glory with commentary from experts including long time partner Ronnie Corbett. Featuring extensive extracts from the finest comedy moments of the late great and sadly missed comedy duo of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore including hilarious highlights from Not Only But Also. Essential viewing for any comedy fan this film explores the complicated dynamic that grew into one of the best loved on-screen pairings in the history of humour. Featuring connoisseurs' cuts from the finest comedy moments of the late great and sadly missed Spike Milligan including hilarious highlights from the unforgettable Goon Show. Essential viewing for any comedy fan this film will take you into the fantastic (and sometimes frightening) world that fuelled the humour that inspired amongst many others the Monty Python team.

• Deep Blood | Blu Ray | (27/04/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Killing Them Softly | Blu Ray | (20/05/2014) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-15.49 (-134.80%)   |  RRP £11.49

  Based on Killing Them Softly's somewhat misleading promotional campaign, expectant audiences may have thought they were in for an action-driven crime thriller. There's plenty of grit, street life, gangland lingo, and nuts-and-bolts criminal insiderism, but the overall tone is more akin to a David Mamet play than a rollicking Hollywood shoot-'em-up. The movie is an adaptation of the fine George V. Higgins novel Cogan's Trade, and it nicely transposes the tone and delivery of Higgins's spare prose into a visual style that keeps a long, lingering gaze on its unlovable bad guys. It also holds an attentive ear to the rhythm and pattern of their speech, turning the extended stretches of dialogue into unique tableaux of stylish exchanges between hit men, lowlife punks, and middle management gangsters. These scenes of hushed talk are infused with deeper meaning, not to mention lots of wit, and they make up the bulk of the film, whether in cars, bars, or hotel rooms or on street corners. Brad Pitt is a sleek and enigmatic presence as Jackie Cogan, a professional killer who's as exasperated by the stupidity around him as he is obsessed with the details of doing his job right. After an odd couple of hapless losers (Scoot McNairy and Ben Mendelsohn, who are a hoot) hit a mob-run card game, Jackie is called in to clean up the mess. Richard Jenkins is in terrific form as the befuddled mob accountant who reluctantly gives him the assignment. Thinking he'll need help with the job, Jackie enlists his long-time associate Mickey. But as inhabited by James Gandolfini, Mickey turns out to be a slovenly mess who Jackie clearly sees is past his prime. There are two long, highly oblique scenes between Pitt and Gandolfini that crackle with greatness. Also in the soup of clouded meaning and distinctive formal structure is Ray Liotta as Markie, the boob who runs the card game. A rain-soaked scene that has Markie at the four-fisted end of a brutal beat-down is one of the most vicious and visually poetic fights ever seen. The master of all the talking, fleeting sequences of grisly violence and philosophizing about financial downfall and change (the movie is set on the cusp of 2008's economic crisis and presidential campaign) is director Andrew Dominik. Much as he did in 2007's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (also starring Brad Pitt), Dominik is much more interested in the nuanced detail of manner and attitude than the physical action that results. That's not to say that Killing Them Softly doesn't excel at the remarkable execution of classic crime-drama set pieces. But the movie and its characters take a lot of time to hang back and observe and listen to get at the real meaning of how things happen and why. It's a process that's fascinating to watch, no matter how trivial the detail or how shocking the result. --Ted Fry

• Blood On The Sun | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  While much of the world watched the early success of 'Mein Kampf' and the bombing of Pearl Harbour was ten years in the future few were aware of the existence of an oriental 'Hitler' ... Baron Giichi Tankara. But the war had already started in Japan for James Condon American journalist and editor of the Japanese Chronicle whose intuition has led him to believe that major trouble was brewing. The role of Condon man of hard words and harder fists is just the kind of tough guy t

• Dragon Fist | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Jackie offers his first real serious performance in this tale of a dishonoured student of the Dragon Fist sect hell-bent on revenge for the death of his teacher. The powerhouse fight choreography combined with dramatic acting from Chan makes 'Dragon Fist' an electrically charged movie with an all-out explosive ending!

• Fearless Hyena | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Since bursting onto the martial arts film scene in 1973 Jackie Chan has become one of the world's most popular stars. His movies - which he acts in performs his own stunts for and often directs - have earned millions at the box office. In Fearless Hyena he plays a young man whose grandfather and teacher Master Chen escapes from the tyrannical Ching Dynasty and come to live in his village. Although Jackie wants to learn martial arts more than anything his grandfather won't permit this out of fear that the villainous Ching rulers will come after him. After seeing his grandfather murdered Jackie promises to get revenge. So he enlists the aid of Master Chen who teaches the young student kung fu. Soon the pupil has learned enough to make him invincible --even against the infamous death blows. Now Jackie sets out to avenge his grandfather's death.

• U.S. Seals | DVD | (11/09/2006) from £8.20   |  Saving you £-2.22 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  When death stalks the high seas...There's only one combat force for the job... Modern-day pirates have taken to the seas crippling the world shipping trade and making the ocean a very dangerous place to be. The U.S. president has no choice but to call on the immediate intervention of the world's most lethal daring combat force: the Navy SEALs. From an oil rig in the icy North Atlantic to the luxurious playground of the French Riviera the SEALs engage the pirates at every turn leading to the fiery climax at the pirate's base in remote Kazahkstan. What stars as an important mission for the SEALs becomes a personal grudge match and finally a life-and-death struggle for control of the seas. In the tradition of Under Siege and Delta Force U.S. Seals is searing white-hot high-caliber action you'll watch again and again.

• Tony Palmer - All You Need Is Love Vol.1 | DVD | (09/02/2009) from £8.59   |  Saving you £0.40 (4.66%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Over the past forty plus years British film director Tony Palmer has established himself as one of the countrys foremost directors of documentary and factual films. One of Tony Palmer's first successes was the film All My Loving which was released in 1968. Some seven years later Tony had the idea encouraged by John Lennon to document the history of popular music. The result was the groundbreaking and award winning series of films made for television under the title All You Need Is Love. Volume One entitled Gods Children The Beginnings is just that and sets out the story for the rest of the series by charting the origins of popular music and traces it back to the African continent by way of Europe and America.

• Criterion Collection: Great Escape (2 Dvd) | DVD | (12/05/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Cinema Legends - James Cagney | DVD | (25/02/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Titles Comprise: Great Guy:Great Guy was the first Jimmy Cagney produced film from Grand National Pictures and brings to the screen the reality of widespread corruption in the 1930's during FDR's New Deals. The movie does a good job of shedding light on that intriguing era and uncovers various plots and schemes that go all the way up to the highest offices. Directed by John G. Blystone. Something To Sing About: Something To Sing About wittily mirrors Cagney's frustrations with the Hollywood rat race and pokes fun at the studio system as a whole. Production methods acting styles pompous executives overzealous agents and the era's intense fandemonium all provide choice fodder for the film's writers. Directed by Victor Schertzinger. Blood On The Sun:Blood On The Sun is one of the most powerful films to try to explain exactly how the Japanese 'Co-Prosperity Sphere' came into mortal conflict with the United States. Based on historical fact this riveting brutal action-packed motion picture has a tremendous supporting cast typical of a Cagney Production never lets up on the great Jimmy Cagney-style action. Directed by Frank Lloyd.

• Atom - Vol. 1 | UMD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Silicon Towers | DVD | (11/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When the ambitious Charlie Cook starts his rise up the corporate ladder he is soon catapulted into a dangerous world of white collar crime. After beginning his new job Charlie receives an anonymous e-mail containing classified information. He informs the police but is himself accused of creating the e-mail and of corporate espionage! On the run from the law and his sinister employers Charlie is on an explosive career path in a world where money and power all that matters...

• Vengeance Valley | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £6.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-74.90%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Owen Daybright has taken the rap for his boyhood pal Les Strobie all his life. Now the foreman on Strobie's ranch he is even willing to accept paternity of Strobie's illegitimate child. Daybright continues to make life easy for his friend partly from high motives - to protect Strobie's wife - and partly from habit. He even dodges bullets and doesn't give his friend up for the heel he is until Strobie negotiates to make off with his father's cattle. An unusual adult Western for its

• High Risk | DVD | (24/08/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Four American friends badly needing money decide to make a commando-like raid into a South American country and steal million from the hacienda of an American-born drug dealer who lives there. The four Americans then succeed rather easily in stealing the money but soon run into trouble trying to get back out of the country as both the drug dealer and a small army of bandits each hunt them down trying to get the money.

• The Twilight Zone - Vol. 19 | DVD | (23/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In 1959 screenwriter Rod Serling first opened the door to the "dimension of imagination" that is The Twilight Zone, a show quite unlike anything that had gone before, and better than much that has followed in its wake. This original and daring television series ran for a magnificent five seasons from 1959 to 1964 and still looks as fresh as ever, particularly on DVD. What distinguished the series (and still does) is the quality of the scripts, many of which were penned by Serling, but with significant contributions from veteran sci-fi authors and screenwriters such as Richard Matheson. Actors of the calibre of Robert Redford, Burgess Meredith, Lee Marvin and William Shatner gave some of their best small-screen performances, while an unforgettable main title theme by Bernard Herrmann and musical contributions from young turks such as Jerry Goldsmith underlined the show's attraction for great creative talent both behind and in front of the cameras. --Mark Walker

• WEST POINT STORY (1950) - WEST POINT STORY (1950) (1 DVD) | DVD | (07/02/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Driftwood | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Based on the novel by Richard M. Waring and directed by Ronan O'Leary (Diary Of A Madman; Fragments Of Isabella) DRIFTWOOD is a haunting erotic psychological thriller starring James Spader (Secretary; The Stickup; Crash) ) and Csar Award winner Anne Brochet (Cyrano de Bergerac; Tous Les Matins Du Monde).

• The Twilight Zone - Vol. 17 | DVD | (26/03/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In 1959 screenwriter Rod Serling first opened the door to the "dimension of imagination" that is The Twilight Zone, a show quite unlike anything that had gone before, and better than much that has followed in its wake. This original and daring television series ran for a magnificent five seasons from 1959 to 1964 and still looks as fresh as ever, particularly on DVD. What distinguished the series (and still does) is the quality of the scripts, many of which were penned by Serling, but with significant contributions from veteran sci-fi authors and screenwriters such as Richard Matheson. Actors of the calibre of Robert Redford, Burgess Meredith, Lee Marvin and William Shatner gave some of their best small-screen performances, while an unforgettable main title theme by Bernard Herrmann and musical contributions from young turks such as Jerry Goldsmith underlined the show's attraction for great creative talent both behind and in front of the cameras. --Mark Walker

• Ultimate Combat Legacy - Vol. 2 | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  5 Events... 14 Hours... 53 Fights! Ultimate Combat quickly became the leading Mixed Martial Arts event in Europe before shocking the World of Mixed Martial Arts to its very core at Ultimate Combat 11 when it was announced live that the show would be the last ever despite Ultimate Combat being at the very pinnacle of its success! Now you can witness the Ultimate Combat Legacy first-hand with this awesome action-packed box set! Ultimate Combat 7: World Domination: This event featured an unbelievable fightcard which resulted in a non-stop rollercoaster ride of outstanding fights - including the first ever World Title Fight! Fights include: Pierre Guillet vs Lars Besand Sol Gilbert vs David Patterson James Thompson vs Richie Cranny Kim Hovgaard vs Dave McLaughlin Fabricio Nascimento vs Javier Garcia Ultimate Combat 8: Retribution: This epic event saw old legends ended and new ones begun as the action heated up in the Ultimate Combat Octagon! Fights Include: James Thompson vs Marc Goddard Sol Gilbert vs Matt Ewin Fabricio Nascimento vs Paul Jenkins Damien Riccio vs Ruben Vazquez Ultimate Combat 9: Rebellion: Damien Riccio returned once again to face Evert Fyeet in their battle for the Title whilst the seemingly unstoppable James The Colossus Thompson faces his first Superfight. Fights Include: James Thompson vs Aaron Marsa Kim Hovgaard vs Mark Wilson Damien Riccio vs Evert Fyeet Javier Garcia vs Bram van Koppen Ultimate Combat X: James The Colossus Thompson put his undefeated record on the line against the almighty Tengiz Tedoradze. And Pierre Guillet stepped up against K-1 Champion Matthias Riccio in a fight that rocked the world of Mixed Martial Arts to its very core! Fights Include: James Thompson vs Tengiz Tedoradze Pierre Guillet vs Matthias Riccio Lars Besand vs Nathan Schouteren Ross Mason vs Patrick Suhl Ultimate Combat 11: Wrath of the Beast: Dan The Beast Severn returned to Ultimate Combat to take on the almighty James The Colossus Thompson. Fabricio Nascimento returned to defend his World Title to Javier Garcia and Ross Mason squared up to Nathan Schouteren in the third of the World Title fights. Fights Include: Dan Severn vs James Thompson Ross Mason vs Nathan Schouteren Fabricio Nascimento vs Javier Garcia Peter Angerer vs Rafles la Rose

• American Ninja 3 | DVD | (01/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Jackson is back and now he has a new partner karate champion Sean as they must face a deadly terrorist known as The Cobra...