"Actor: Jason"

• Keyhole | DVD | (21/01/2013) from £17.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (20.01%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Guy Maddin's new film Keyhole is a film that spins 1930s gangster plot with Homer's Odyssey and stars Jason Patric and Isabella Rossellini. A gangster and deadbeat father, ulysses Pick (Jason Patric) returns home after a long absence. He is toting two teenagers: a drowned girl, Denny, who has mysteriously returned to life; and a bound-and-gagged hostage, who is actually his own teenage son, Manners. Confused, Ulysses doesn't recognise his own son, but he feels with increasing conviction he must make an indoor odyssey from the back door of his home all the way up, one room at a time, to the marriage bedroom where his wife Hyacinth (Isabella Rossellini) awaits, full of cancer, grieving over the deaths of her three children, and wooed by Ulysses arch-rival, Chang (Johnny Chang). The house is haunted by countless dead relatives. Ulysses eventually reaches his goal and vanquishes his enemy, but the equilibrium of the house has been disturbed. Perhaps this has all been a dream that is dreamt every night by Manners himself or by the ghosts he loves so much.

• Despicable Me Triple Play (Blu-ray, DVD + Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (21/02/2011) from £9.24   |  Saving you £16.75 (181.28%)   |  RRP £25.99

  The world's greatest villain (Steve Carell) has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.

• Last Exit To Brooklyn | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £13.64   |  Saving you £6.35 (46.55%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The mean and desolate streets of Brooklyn are home to a host of unhappy hopeless characters stuck in dead-end lives. A young prostitute emotionally numb from having sold her body so many times regularly leads her prospective clients to a dark alley where a gang beats and robs them; an office worker cannot deal with his repressed homosexuality; and a young girl's father refuses to admit that she is eight months pregnant. All these stories take place in a world waiting to explode: local workers are engaged in an angry strike against a nearby factory while not too far away at the Brooklyn Navy Yard soldiers sail daily for Korea many never to return. The personal and the political intermingle in this bleak look at poverty drugs and violence in the inner-city in the early 1950s based on Hubert Selby Jr's controversial book. Jennifer Jason Leigh received the Best Supporting Actress Award from the New York Film Critics Circle in 1990 for her work in this film.

• Porterhouse Blue | DVD | (15/07/2002) from £15.60   |  Saving you £-5.61 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Based on Tom Sharpe’s satirical novel and set in a fictional, all-male Cambridge College, 1987’s Porterhouse Blue is a crusty delight. Ian Richardson stars as the austere moderniser who takes over as master of Porterhouse with a view to bringing in radical changes; David Jason is Skullion, head porter for 45 years and a bulldog-style traditionalist.Porterhouse Blue is a wonderfully grotesque and not inaccurate depiction of an Oxbridge college that has set itself resolutely and decadently against the modern world. Crammed with hoggish, port-swilling dons who are more concerned that the college stay "head of the river" than with academic achievement, the highlight of Porterhouse’s year is the Founder’s Feast, in which students and tutors gorge debauchedly on roast swan stuffed with widgeon, to the horror of the new vegetarian master. Jason’s Skullion looks on approvingly: he’s a stickler for Porterhouse’s inverted values, disapproving, for instance, of student Zipser (John Sessions), the only fellow at the college actually there to work. When the master eventually fires Skullion, the forces of traditionalism gather in sympathy and attempt their revenge.Unfolding over 190 leisurely minutes, Porterhouse Blue is an elegantly turned comedy in which practically every morsel of dialogue is to be savoured for its delicious tang. Jason and Richardson are reliably excellent in what is an overall exhibition of British TV thespianism at its finest. --David Stubbs

• Mafia! | DVD | (12/02/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This hapless comedy may actually work a lot better on video than it did in theatres. A parody of contemporary mob movies (with a few sidebars skewering such hits as Forrest Gump and The English Patient), Mafia! most closely resembles the first two Godfather films in its generational saga of a gangster family. Lloyd Bridges plays Don Cortino, a native Sicilian who presides over a crime syndicate, and Jay Mohr plays his Michael-Corleone-like son. The film is by Jim Abrahams, formerly of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker directing team (Airplane!, The Naked Gun), single-handedly trotting out the old dumb-joke aesthetic that worked wonderfully a lifetime ago but looks a little creaky in the era of There's Something About Mary. Silly allusions to every crime film (GoodFellas, Casino) produced in the last three decades and featuring at least one wise guy or made man find their way into Mafia!'s gags, but most are arbitrary and shrugged off. The film tanked in theatres for good reason; on the other hand, Mafia! might have a lot more to offer if you're slumped on your own couch at the end of a long day, ready for brain-dead entertainment and absolutely apathetic about comic integrity. Even a film this instantly stale on the big screen might have its place in video posterity. --Tom Keogh

• Jason Byrne - Live: The Collection | DVD | (25/11/2013) from £29.02   |  Saving you £-4.03 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Cirque du Byrne Jason Byrne, the Ringmaster of comedy, presents his stand-up show Cirque du Byrne filmed during the sell-out UK tour. With a riotous set captured at London's Hammersmith Apollo, Jason shows just why his is one of the fastest and biggest selling comedians of all time at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival and across the UK. Opening with a high-octane spectacular, Jason's devilishly inspired and deftly delivered stand-up comedy will have you roaring with laughter.

• Waterloo Road Series Seven Complete | DVD | (08/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  It's a year of change at Waterloo Road as the school finds itself with a new Head Teacher and on the cusp of even greater change. Meanwhile the first term finds Head Teacher Karen Fisher still trying to stay in control, while finding herself enamoured of the new Site Manager Rob Scotcher. An abandoned baby, new teaching staff, gender issues, bullying, cancer, backstabbing and more brings in a Director of Education with an ulterior motive as he gathers information to threaten the school with closure. But the spring term brings a new Head Teacher, Michael Byrne, and new staff including married couple Jeremy 'Jezz' Diamond, and his wife Sian, as well as an old companion of Michael's, the conceivably unbalanced Linda Radleigh. New students include Phoenix and Harly Taylor, as well as twins Shona and Rhona Mansfield, Tariq and his sister Trudi, while stepping up as best mates are the unlikely pairing of Emily James and Jodi 'Scout' Allen. As the tension builds, Michael is taken out by a hit and run driver, and the summer term finds him recuperating while the school faces a new challenge in the form of gang culture. On the home front, Grantly loses his wife to Alzheimer's; Janeece meets the man of her dreams in an all-too whirlwind romance; and even young Scout finds herself caught up in a love affair that may be less than it seems. Prom night is coming, Kyle is on the loose with a crossbow, the school may be about to close, what will the future hold? Whatever happens, Waterloo Road will live on - although its future may lie further afield. Special Features: Social Networking Snaps Subtitles

• The Water Babies | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £15.96   |  Saving you £-13.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  The Water Babies tells the story of Tom, a chimney sweep who gets framed for theft in 1850s England. Even though a young girl named Ellie knows the real thieves' identities and tries to clear Tom's name, Tom's desperate escape run lands him right in the middle of Dead Man's Pool. Assumed to have met certain death, Tom gets sucked into a magical underwater world. Tom befriends the creatures he meets beneath the sea, and they accompany him on a journey to the land of Water Babies, where he intends to ask the all-powerful Cracken to help him return to the world above the water. However, when Tom finally does manage to return to land, life is far from idyllic as he must set out clear his name and trap the real thieves. Many adults possess fond memories of seeing this 1978 movie as children. The land portions of this musical feature live-action footage, while the water sequence is fully animated. To a fresh, modern audience, the abrupt change from one format to the other is somewhat disconcerting, as is the choppy, older animation style. The story, based on the classic children's book of the same name by Charles Kingsley, is an intriguing look at both Victorian culture and the fantasy world. (Ages 4-8) --Tami Horiuchi, Amazon.com

• Midsomer Murders : The Fifth Collection - A Further 10 Investigations | DVD | (10/09/2007) from £25.25   |  Saving you £74.74 (296.00%)   |  RRP £99.99

  This thrilling box set contains a further ten investigations for the two detectives DCI Barnaby and DC Ben jones in a special gift box. Episodes Comprise: 1. Secret For The Goose 2. Midsomer Rhapsody 3. The House In The Woods 4. Dead Letters 5. Vixen's Run 6. Down Among The Dead Men 7. Death In Chorus 8. Country Matters 9. Last Years Model 10. Four Funerals & A Wedding

• Victim | DVD | (01/10/2012) from £3.30   |  Saving you £13.95 (683.82%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Victim is a powerful powerful thriller about justice, society, self-respect and redemption. It co-stars Ashley Medekwe of CBS series Revenge and 2012 Golden Globe winner, David Harewood.

• False Arrest | DVD | (30/10/2006) from £5.42   |  Saving you £0.57 (10.52%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Accused of murders she did not commit a woman fights desperately to prove her innocence and hold her family together in this gripping true story of passion and betrayal. Joyce Lukesic seems to have it all: luxurious lifestyle loving husband terrific children. But a triple mafia-style murder brings this secure world of privilege to an abrupt end as an ambitious state investigator links Joyce to the crimess. Despite her pleas of innocence she is brought to trial. Her dream life now a living nightmare Joyce finds herself incarcerated alongside hardened criminals - and unable to trust even those closest to her. Somehow she must find the inner strength to survive the ordeal take on a hostile justice system and reunite her shattered family. Based on a true story...

• The Event: Series 1 | Blu Ray | (14/10/2013) from £37.22   |  Saving you £12.77 (34.31%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Suspenseful mysterious and action-packed The Event is 'a Lost meets 24 thrill-rides' (OK! Magazine). When everyman Sean Walker goes looking for his missing girlfriend he stumbles upon a massive government conspiracy that is bigger than the President himself. Jason Ritter (Parenthood) Blair Underwood (The New Adventures of Old Christine) and Laura Innes (ER) star in this epic series from the executive producer of 24. With great effects and stunning twists The Event is unlike anything you've ever seen before! This five-disc set includes all 22 thrilling episodes plus hours of explosive bonus features you won't see anywhere else. Special Features: The Making of the Event Dr. Dempsey Alternate Story Deleted Scenes Episode Recaps Commentaries

• Diamond Geezer - Series 2 | DVD | (14/05/2007) from £19.90   |  Saving you £5.09 (25.58%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The nation's favourite actor Sir David Jason dazzles onces again as he returns as loveable rogue Des in the comedy drama Diamond Geezer The pilot episode of Diamond Geezer was first broadcast in 2005 and introduced us to dodgy Des a prisoner who fooled inmates and prison guards whilst committing the perfect crime. Now Des is back and will use his cheeky charm to carry out grand thefts under a number of different guises. From infiltrating Buckingham Palace with the intention of stealing a large diamond to nicking 8 million of Russian gold this is a rip-roaring hilarious comedy that will have you gripped from start to finish. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Piolet 2. A Royal Affair 3. Old Gold 4. Old School Lies

• Waterloo Road Series Eight - Spring Term | DVD | (17/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  There are new kids in town when the Barry family arrives at Waterloo Road led by their hard as nails matriarch Carol. There's Dynasty dressed to kill and capable of it; Kacey a girl with the kick of a pro-footballer and Barry Barry (so bad they named him twice) a smiling charmer who's greatest ability is to spell trouble for Waterloo Road. It promises to be a hard year all round as Head Teacher Michael may face trial for the assisted death of his father; Chalky is set to become a foster parent to the doubting Kevin; Christine struggles to remain sober while keeping Imogen and Connor apart; and Sian is trying to keep it all together while about to face a challenge all of her own. For the most struggling kids there's help in sight with a new Pupil Referral Unit for vulnerable underachievers like Phoenix Rhiannon and Jodie. Nikki Boston is running the unit with a chip on her shoulder and a reason to crush Jodie's spirit - but it could be the wrong girl to pick on for the wrong reason. Throw in a couple of young lottery winners a much-loved teacher with a new found weakness and wedding bells at the last minute for an on-again/off-again couple and it all adds up to one of the most exciting terms yet for the new-look Waterloo Road. Special features: Picture Gallery Subtitles

• Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | Blu Ray | (20/06/2016) from £6.46   |  Saving you £22.53 (348.76%)   |  RRP £28.99

  Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami...and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother

• Quarantine/Quarantine 2 | DVD | (15/08/2011) from £28.22   |  Saving you £-8.23 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Titles Comprise: Quarantine: Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units. They soon learn that a woman living in the building has been infected by something unknown. After a few of the residents are viciously attacked they try to escape with the news crew in tow only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building. Phones internet televisions and cell phone access have been cut-off and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside. When the quarantine is finally lifted the only evidence of what took place is the news crew's videotape. Quarantine 2: Terminal: A plane is taken over by a mysterious virus. When the plane lands it is placed under quarantine. Now a group of survivors must band together to survive the quarantine.

• Beverly Hills 90210 - Season 1 | DVD | (13/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestley) and his sister Brenda (Shannen Doherty) survive the first day of school at West Beverly High but will they endure the drama that awaits? The complete first season of the teen favourite which followed the Walsh family as they relocated from Minnesota to the richer pastures of West Beverly Hills. Episodes Comprise: 1. Class Of Beverly Hills 2. The Green Room 3. Every Dream Has Its Price (Tag) 4. The First Time 5. One On One 6. High Education 7. Perfect Mom 8. The 17 Year Itch 9. The Gentle Art Of Listening 10. Isn't It Romantic 11. B.Y.O.B 12. One Man And A Baby 13. Slumber Party 14. East Side Story 15. A Fling In Palm Springs 16. Fame Is Where You Find It 17. Stand (Up) And Deliver 18. It's Only A Test 19. April Is The Cutest Month 20. Spring Training 21. Spring Dance 22. Home Again

• A Touch Of Frost - Series 6 - 12 - Complete | DVD | (31/05/2010) from £34.99   |  Saving you £65.00 (185.77%)   |  RRP £99.99

  A Touch of Frost is one of Britain's most successful detective series and stars award-winning actor David Jason as Detective Inspector Jack Frost a policeman with a knack for attracting trouble. Set in the dreary town of Denton Frost approaches each case with his characteristic dry wit and a sense of moral justice. Features the complete series 6-12.

• Wes Craven: Dracula III: Legacy | DVD | (10/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  More horror-filled terror in the modern Dracula series presented by Wes Craven, Dracula III: Legacy adds Rutger Hauer (Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind, The Hitcher) to a hot returning cast starring Jason Scott Lee (The Jungle Book), Jason London (Grind, Out Cold) and Roy Scheider (Jaws). The feared Dracula (Hauer) leads vampire hunters Father Uffizi (Lee) and Luke (London) back to eastern Europe and a country plagued by civil war. There they discover powerful local warlords are assisting Dracula by capturing victims and delivering them to feed the vampires residing in Dracula's castle! And to make matters worse, Father Uffizi must face his own temptations as he struggles to overcome the vampire virus within himself! With sizzling stars, a riveting story and stunning special effects, this suspense-filled thriller will satisfy anyone with a taste for terrifying entertainment!

• Sharpe's Battle / Sharpe's Sword | DVD | (08/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Based on the novels by Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe (1993-7) ran to 14 full-length television films that follow the adventures of the titular soldier through the later years of the Napoleonic Wars. The programmes are an outstanding achievement for the small screen, dominated by Sean Bean's central performance as the heroic, troubled outsider who turns out to be a resourceful and loyal leader. Bolstered by a strong supporting cast, particularly Daragh O'Malley as Harper and (in later episodes) Abigail Cruttenden as Jane, Sharpe is often visually striking, the action tense and gripping. Consistency is maintained by all 14 episodes being directed by Tom Clegg. On the DVD: Sharpe on DVD's sound is full-bodied stereo while the very "sharp" (pun intended) picture has been transferred slightly letterboxed at 14:9. Though looking much better than the original TV transmissions the occasionally cropped framing makes it apparent the films were shot in 16:9 widescreen, so it is regrettable they have not been transferred to DVD in that format. Otherwise these are first-rate releases. --Gary S Dalkin