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• The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl | DVD | (22/05/2017) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Watching The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl is a sobering experience, for the viewer must confront the painful truth that popular music, to judge by its increasingly infantile and banal state, will never see their like again. Either that, or admit The Doors were an irrelevant footnote in the history of pop--an idle thought that a few minutes of this extraordinary concert will dispel. Fortunately for posterity, this July 5, 1968 performance was captured by four cameras and recorded in 16-track audio, and has now been digitally remixed for DVD. The result is a crisp picture and generally excellent stereo sound that is far better than most archive footage of this band. On stage Jim Morrison has the aura of an intense performance artist, whose dark, smoky voice forms only a part of his complex persona; guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboard player Ray Manzarek and drummer John Densmore complement Morrison's free-associative outpourings with improvisational jazz-inspired interjections. They make music like no other band before or since: who else could segue effortlessly from Kurt Weill's "Alabama Song" to Willie Dixon's "Back Door Man"? And just when they're in danger of becoming too pretentious, Morrison bursts any lurking self-importance with a wry smile, a jokey aside or even a belch. But the seriousness remains, at least implicitly, throughout as Morrison's edgy lyrics--from "When the Music's Over" to "The Unknown Soldier" and "The End"--constantly hint at disturbing social undercurrents outside the concert arena. Is it fanciful to imagine that in the minds of his audience the ghosts of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement are hovering just out of view? Such thoughts are what make The Doors so unique: their music invites questions, positively dares the audience to ask them; that's why they remain so endlessly fascinating well over three decades later. And that's why this concert performance will find a home with any and every fan of the band. "The time to hesitate is through". --Mark Walker

• Gifted | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A compelling drama about scandal celebrity and sex - written by and starring Kay Mellor. Part-time lap dancer Sharon Harrison goes on a rare night out with the girls but when she claims that she's been drugged and raped by none other than Jamie Gillam the famous Castlefield football player he readily admits to having consensual sex but denies rape. When Sharon suddenly drops her case against Jamie Maxine Norris becomes suspicious and confides in her aunt determined to find out

• Flynn | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-8.99 (-225.30%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The real-life story of movie superstar Erol Flynn was more dramatic and incredible than even the wildest of his many Hollywood starring roles. He may have more swashes than anyone before or since but Flynn was also a liar and a thief an incurable seducer of women and men a fraudster hustler and even murderer... all before the age of 21! Wildly promiscuous from an early age his teenage years were a frantic rollercoaster ride of sex adventure ill-gotten riches drink sex fighting... and more sex. Through this panoramic portrayal of his amazing past the true legend of Flynn is brought explosively to life blowing the lid off his rabble-rousing time in the gutters of Sydney and his death-defying escapades searching for gold in the jungles of New Guinea. Flynn was simply the sexiest most charismatic star of the Golden Era of Hollywood. The epitome of a lusty virile hero Flynn turned the world into his stage as millions fell for his wicked wicked ways.

• Swiss Family Robinson | DVD | (05/02/2001) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-2.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The Disney touch is all over this grand, colourful version of the Johann Wyss adventure of a European family setting off for the new world of New Guinea. The film opens on a ship jostled and torn by a raging storm while a family struggles to make it through alive. Tossed into a reef near a deserted tropical island, father John Mills takes charge and the family soon turns their island prison into a veritable paradise. Their multi-level tree house, built in record time, is complete with running water and a working pipe organ scavenged from the ship, while their grand yard is abloom in English roses. As a tale of hardship and pioneer pluck it's pure fantasy, but as entertainment it's energetic and appealing. The island is impossibly populated by ostriches, zebras, lions and elephants, a private zoo that delights the youngest boy and offers plenty of comic relief. The two older brothers discover even wilder life when they rescue the prisoner of oriental pirates (led by hard-bitten Sessue Hayakawa). There's little real danger anywhere in the film: even the climactic battle with the pirates is a cartoonish affair, with coconut bombs and non-lethal booby traps, until the final desperate, deadly moments. Hardly a faithful adaptation of the novel, but a lush, beautifully shot film and an entertaining adventure safe for all ages. Dorothy McGuire co-stars as the proper, worry-prone mother. --Sean Axmaker

• Toolbox Murders | Blu Ray | (26/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Runaway Daughters | DVD | (29/11/2004) from £21.64   |  Saving you £-13.65 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Runaway Daughters tells the story of the misadventures of a trio of teenage girls. Audrey Barton wants something more out of life than her parents' money can buy; Dixie wants to escape the tyranny of her misogynistic father and Angela Forrest is a child of divorce left to fend for herself in a hostile world.

• Crazy As Hell | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £36.99

  A famous psychiatrist takes on the job of trying to cure patients at the Sedah State Hospital run by it's folksy doctor. This takes a strange turn when a mysterious patient calling himself Satan arrives at the hospital seeking help...

• The Plague Dogs | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £10.88   |  Saving you £-7.89 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  An animated adventure from the artistic team behind 'Watership Down'. A pair of dogs Rowf (Christopher Benjamin) and Snitter (John Hurt) escape from an animal research facility situated in a remote part of the English countryside. Rowf is cynical and mistrusting of humans having only known the tortured existence of being a laboratory animal. Snitter on the other hand had previously enjoyed life as a domestic pet and longs to be loved and cared for by a human master once again. Unprepared for life in the wild the pair befriend a fox The Tod (James Bolam) who helps them learn to survive in the bleak environment by feeding on the area's livestock. As the authorities attempt to track down the escapees things take a turn for the worse when a deliberately leaked story suggests the dogs may be infected with the bubonic plague...

• John Martyn - The Apprentice In Concert | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In 1990 with the release of John's comeback album the Apprentice John undertook a series of concerts at the Shaw Theatre London. These concerts were filmed and the resulting video was released in 19990. Featuring John and his band which included Andy Shepperd on sax and special guest Dave Gilmour.Tracklisting:1. Easy Blues2. May You Never3. Dealer4. Outside In5. Never Let Me Go6. Sapphire7. Deny This Love8. Sweet Little Mystery9. The River10. The Apprentice11. John Wayne12. Look At The Girl13. One World

• Rehearsal For Murder | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• Devil's Child | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A woman's mother makes a last-minute deal with the Devil to save her daughter's life not realizing that her daughter's life is her stake. The daughter lives but with no chance of children. 20 years later she mysteriously becomes pregnant after meeting a dashing stranger. Yet people are dying around her...

• Christmas Box Set - I'll Be Home For Christmas/The Christmas Shoes/A Christmas Romance | DVD | (21/11/2011) from £12.59   |  Saving you £0.40 (3.18%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A Christmas Romance: It is Christmas and Julia Stonecypher (Olivia Newton-John) has just lost her husband. Life is bleak for her and her two daughters and it looks like getting worse when the bank manager (Gregory Harrison) turns up saying that her house will be repossessed, making them homeless. When he leaves, he crashes his car during a snowstorm and his only refuge is the single mother's house. The four of them are now trapped by the storm and the hostility begins to thaw.I'll Be Home For Christmas: Part-time mayor Sarah (Ann Jillian) heads a town council desperate to find a doctor to keep open the small town's clinic. Fearing the town's decline, her hopes are raised when widower Michael (Robert Hays), a surgeon, returns to visit during the holidays. Unfortunately, the mayor's attempt to recruit Michael is complicated by their previous high school romance.The Christmas Shoes: Seasonal drama based on the novel by Donna van Liere. Two stories intertwine: in the first, Rob Lowe stars as Robert Layton, a workaholic lawyer who is drifting away from his wife, Kate (Maria del Mar) and his family. In the second, a little boy, Nathan (Max Morrow), tries to raise the cash to buy a pair of red shoes for his mother, who is dying from a congenital heart defect. As Robert's path crosses with Nathan's, he is moved to learn the value of love, family and giving.

• War Wagon | Blu Ray | (01/04/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Boogeyman | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £9.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  A young girl witnesses her brother murder a man through a reflection in a mirror. Twenty years later the mirror is shattered, freeing his evil spirit, which seeks revenge for his death.

• Secretariat | Blu Ray | (28/03/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Based on the remarkable true story, Secretariat chronicles the spectacular journey of the 1973 Triple Crown winner.

• Fletch / Sergeant Bilko / King Ralph | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  King Ralph: This heart warming comedy starring John Goodman as the unlikliest king ever.... A freak accident kills off the whole Royal Family and a new heir must be found. The last person anyone expects it to be is lounge singer Ralph Jones who goes from one disaster to another as he reluctantly becomes King Ralph.... Sgt. Bilko: Sgt. Bilko is back and up to his old tricks. The arrival of Major Thorn threatens to put a stop to the casino under-the-table deals and Bilko's other illicit businesses... Fletch: Chevy Chase is at his hilarious best in this suspense-packed comedy thriller based on Gregory McDonald's novel. Fletch is an investigative reporter who's constantly changing his identity. While working on a drug expose Fletch attracts the attention of a strange business man (Tim Matheson) who wants to be killed so his wife will inherit more insurance. The wily Fletch senses a scam and soon he's up to his byline in frame-ups murder police corruption and forbidden romance. It'll be the story of the year if he can stay alive to meet his deadline!

• Pumpkinhead | DVD | (24/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  For each of man's evils a special demon exists... so say the inhabitants of the backwoods where a small boy has just accidently been killed by a group of bikers. Some call the tale a myth but Ed Harley (Lance Henriksen) the boy's father knows better. As a small child he once saw Pumpkinhead carrying out his evil work. Now to seek a primitive lust for revenge against the reckless bikers he summons the hideous monster to rise again. He didn't realise what horrors would follow... 'Pumpkinhead' marked the directorial debut of Stan Winston - special effects maestro behind the likes of The Terminator Aliens and Jurassic Park - and is a technical and artistic tour de force.

• Golden Saddles And Silver Spurs - The Story Of Movie Westerns | DVD | (21/11/2005) from £3.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (50.13%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Out of a cloud of dust and across the silver screen...the American West came to life in the movies. From the very beginning audiences came to love the 'old West' even though the movies did not always represent the 'real west'. Cowboys and Indians good guys and bad guys - it was and remains one of the most popular film genres ever even though the heyday of the Western has long passed. This is the story of the early western movie pioneers. Among those featured John Wayne Tom Mix Randolph Scott Gary Cooper Clarke Gable and many many more! Features chapter points for easy scene selection.

• John Mclaughlin - Remember Shakti | DVD | (28/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The way of beauty is:A 60 minutes documentary film 'Shakti Timeless' which tells the story of the Indo-western music group Shakti. Formed in 1975 the group pioneered a groundbreaking and highly influential music East-meets-West approach. In the 70s the group whose name means creative intelligence beauty and power consisted of legendary British jazz guitarist John McLaughlin North Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain and violinist L. Shankar and ghatam [percussion] player T.H. 'Vikku' Vinayakram both of whom hail from South India. Together they created a fluid and organic sound that managed to successfully combine seemingly incompatible traditions. After a number of very successful live concerts and albums they disbanded.The group was reformed in 1997 under the name 'Remember Shakti' with new talents from India like V. Selvanganesh who replaced his father 'Vikku' and the young prodigy 'Mandolin' U. Shrinivas who replaced L. Shankar. In 2000 the young Indian Classical singer Shankar Mahadevan joined the group as the first vocal element in the group.Through interviews with the original founding members John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain the film uncovers the quest for breaking new musical ground that led to the creation of their own brand of music.These interviews are interwoven with rare and exclusive historical footage of the group from the 70s to the present day. The film also introduces the younger generation of Shakti and their views on its ever-evolving music.A 45 minutes live coverage film called 'Sound check' shot at a Remember Shakti concert in Paris (New Morning Club) in 2004 featuring a behind the scenes look at the group.A 55 minutes live concert in Bombay in 2000 called 'Saturday Night in Bombay'.Two live concert videos of the group shot in Montreux Jazz Festival in 1976 and 2004.

• Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs | DVD | (06/05/2013) from £4.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (160.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In the coolest adventure yet Manny and the herd discover a lost world of ferociously funny dinosaurs including a cranky T.rex who's got a score to settle with Sid! Meanwhile Scrat goes nuts over the beautiful Scratte but is she trying to win his heart - or steal his acorn? Includes Epic Sneak Peek DVD containing a preview of the new movie Epic soon to be released in cinema and more fun and games!