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• Cast A Giant Shadow | DVD | (20/05/2002) from £12.19   |  Saving you £0.80 (6.56%)   |  RRP £12.99

  1966’s Cast a Giant Shadow is based on Ted Berkman’s biography of Colonel "Mickey" Marcus, the American soldier who served as an adviser in the fight to establish the state of Israel in 1948. It stars Kirk Douglas as the likeable "stiffneck" and WWII veteran persuaded to take up the cause. Israel back then was depicted as a negligible military force under threat of extinction at the hands of its Arab neighbours, hamstrung by a UN embargo on arms supplies. It takes Douglas at his most square-jawed to see off the Egyptian military and defy a blockade to beat a path through to Jerusalem. This is not cinema verité but Hollywood. Marcus’ dilemma--to settle into peacetime in America or follow his more natural, combative instincts abroad--is symbolised by a love triangle, involving wife Angie Dickinson and Santa Berger as Magda, the soldier whom he falls for in Palestine. Although lavish and spectacular, especially in the war scenes--filmed in the actual Middle Eastern locations in which they occurred--Cast a Giant Shadow is not entirely authentic (for a start, they’re driving 1950s vehicles in the 40s). Moreover, in the light of later troubles in the region, not everyone will be heart warmed by this depiction of plucky little Israel coping against Arab foes who are barely depicted as human throughout the film, merely as tanks and gunfire. Still, it’s an impressive enough relic of epic 1960s cinema, with cameos from Yul Brynner, John Wayne as Marcus’ wartime general, and Frank Sinatra as a pilot scattering the enemy by dropping soda dispensers on them. On the DVD: Cast a Giant Shadow‘s restoration here is visually immaculate. The mono sound, however, is often indistinct, with a good deal of sibilant hiss. Disappointingly, the only extra is the original trailer.--David Stubbs

• Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (1 Disc) | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Manny, Sid and Diego return in another prehistoric computer animated adventure.

• The Thin Red Line | DVD | (12/06/2000) from £5.27   |  Saving you £14.72 (279.32%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One of the cinema's great disappearing acts came to a close with the release of The Thin Red Line in late 1998. Terrence Malick, the cryptic recluse who withdrew from Hollywood visibility after the release of his visually enthralling masterpiece Days of Heaven (1978), returned to the director's chair after a 20-year coffee break. Malick's comeback vehicle is a fascinating choice: a wide-ranging adaptation of a World War II novel (filmed once before, in 1964) by James Jones. The battle for Guadalcanal Island gives Malick an opportunity to explore nothing less than the nature of life, death, God, and courage. Let that be a warning to anyone expecting a conventional war flick; Malick proves himself quite capable of mounting an exciting action sequence, but he's just as likely to meander into pure philosophical noodling--or simply let the camera contemplate the first steps of a newly born tropical bird or the sinister skulk of a crocodile. This is not especially an actors' movie--some faces go by so quickly they barely register--but the standouts are bold: Nick Nolte as a career-minded colonel, Elias Koteas as a deeply spiritual captain who tries to protect his men, Ben Chaplin as a G.I. haunted by lyrical memories of his wife. The backbone of the film is the ongoing discussion between a wry sergeant (Sean Penn) and an ethereal, almost holy private newcomer (Jim Caviezel). The picture's sprawl may be a result of Malick's method of "finding" a film during shooting and editing, and in some ways The Thin Red Line seems vaguely, intriguingly incomplete. Yet it casts a spell like almost nothing else of its time, and Malick's visionary images are a challenge and a signpost to the rest of his filmmaking generation. --Robert Horton

• Monty Python The Meaning Of Life (4K Ultra HD) | Blu Ray | (14/04/2025) from £17.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Those six pandemonium-mad Pythons are back with their craziest adventure ever! Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin have returned to explain The Meaning of Life. The gang offers the usual tasteful sketches involving favourite body parts and bodily functions, the wonders of war, the miracle of birth and a special preview of what's waiting for us in Heaven. You'll never look at life in quite the same way again! Bonus Features: The Meaning of Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Reunion Sing-Along Version Prologue with Eric Idle The Meaning of Making The Meaning Of Life Feature Commentary with Terry Jones & Terry Gilliam Soundtrack For The Lonely Snipped Bits Un Film De John Cleese Education Tips Song & Dance Songs Unsung and much more!

• The Haunted Mansion | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £4.27   |  Saving you £13.72 (321.31%)   |  RRP £17.99

  When a workaholic visits a haunted house with his family, he meets a whole host of ghosts that teach him a lesson about the importance of the family that he has neglected.

• Great Expectations | DVD | (26/09/2008) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  David Lean's masterpiece based on Charles Dickins' timeless novel about Pip, a blacksmith's apprentice who suddenly comes into great fortunes.

• Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes | DVD | (27/11/2023) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Between 1968 and 1977, the BBC broadcast 84 television episodes of 'Dad's Army'. Across nine seasons and seven Christmas specials, the programme continues to be one of the most beloved of all British sitcoms. However, not every episode of 'Dad's Army' still survives in its original format. Five episodes were never formally archived by the BBC and are today presumed lost. No footage is known to exist from any of these episodes. They are collectively some of the most sought-after of all lost television programmes. Happily, audio-only recordings have survived of all five of these lost classics. These audio recordings (starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Clive Dunn) have been painstakingly reassembled and restored and are now used as the basis for a series of new animated episodes of 'Dad's Army' - featuring all new hand-drawn black and white animation, synced up to the words of the original actors. These new animated episodes give audiences a chance to enjoy five original episodes of this much-loved comedy classic for the first time in over fifty-years.

• The Butler | DVD | (10/03/2014) from £8.75   |  Saving you £15.24 (174.17%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Academy Award nominated director Lee Daniels' (PRECIOUS) epic drama tells the story of White House butler Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), who serves during seven presidential administrations between 1957 and 1986.

• Hudson & Rex Season 5 | DVD | (13/11/2023) from £24.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  All 20 episodes from the fifth season of the Canadian crime drama which follows Detective Charlie Hudson (John Reardon) and his trusted German Shepherd Rex as they tackle crime in the town of St. Johns. In this season, the team investigate a case involving Charlie's estranged brother and Rex is accused of attacking a former policeman. The episodes are: 'Lost in the Barrens', 'Punch Drunk Glove', 'Run, Donovan, Run', 'Hand of Cod', 'The Good Shepherd', 'Den of Snakes', 'The Date Escape', 'Bury the Lead', 'Rexpert Witness', 'One Wild Night', 'Working for the Weekend', 'Lost Lives Club', 'The Miranda Act', 'Rexit, Stage Left', 'Northern Rexposure', 'Due North', 'Lost and Found', 'Jail Break', 'The Cook, the Chief, the Cop and His Lover' and 'One for the Road'.

• Peppa Pig - Holiday (Vol 18) | DVD | (25/03/2013) from £11.12   |  Saving you £1.87 (16.82%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Join Peppa and friends for 10 episodes, brand new to DVD for Easter 2013 including the 4 part special The Holiday. Episodes Comprise: 1. Flying on Holiday2. The Holiday House3. Holiday in the Sun4. The End of the Holiday5. George's New Dinosaur6. Granda Pig's Train to the Rescue7. The Pet Competition8. Spider Web9. The Noisy Night10. The Wishing Well11. Madame Gazelle's Leaving Party

• Grease/Grease 2 | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £5.97   |  Saving you £2.02 (33.84%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Grease: John Travolta solidified his position as the most versatile and magnetic screen presence of the decade in this film version of the smash hit play Grease. Recording star Olivia Newton-John made her American film debut as Sandy Travolta's naive love interest. The impressive supporting cast reads like a who's who in this quintessential musical about the fabulous '50's. Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade - it's an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock n'roll! Grease 2: It's 1961 two years after the original gang graduated from Rydell High and there's a new crop of seniors. The Pink Ladies and the T-Birds are still the epitome of cool except that over the summer something's happened to Stephanie the sorority leader. She feels she's outgrown Johnny the head T-Bird and is looking for a new love - one who's even more cool and whose bike is even hotter. Meanwhile newcomer Michael is smitten with Stephanie who won't even notice him...

• Chisum | DVD | (25/08/2003) from £7.95   |  Saving you £5.04 (63.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Cattle king John Chisum is determined to protect his empire against a land-grabbing developerin New Mexico's 1878 Lincoln County War...

• Never Been Kissed | DVD | (19/06/2000) from £5.52   |  Saving you £8.73 (204.93%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Josie Geller (Drew Barrymore) wants more out of life. As a bright twenty-five-year-old copy editor at Chicago's revered newspaper, the Chicago Sun-Times, she yearns to be a reporter.

• Transformers 6-Movie 4K UHD + Blu-ray Steelbook Collection | Blu Ray | (29/05/2023) from £76.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Get ready to roll out with the Autobots and their human allies as they defend the world from the evil Decepticons. This limited edition must-have collection includes six unique Steelbooks containing the blockbuster TRANSFORMERS movies on 4K Ultra HD™ and special features on bonus Blu-ray™ discs - housed together in a striking magnetic slipcase. Transformers From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg comes a thrilling battle between the AUTOBOTS™ and the DECEPTICONS™. When their epic struggle comes to Earth, all that stands between the evil DECEPTICONS™ and ultimate power is a clue held by Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf). Join the fight for mankind in the extraordinary adventure that features some of the most spectacular action and effects sequences of any movie of its kind and will appeal to the kid in all of us. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The battle for Earth continues in this action-packed blockbuster from director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg. When college-bound Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers, he must accept his destiny and join Optimus Prime® and Bumblebee® in their epic battle against the Decepticons™, who have returned stronger than ever with a plan to destroy our world. Transformers: Dark of the Moon A mysterious event from Earth's past threatens to ignite a war so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save the planet. Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and the Autobots™ must fight against the darkness to defend our world from the Decepticons'™ all-consuming evil in the smash hit from director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg. Transformers: Age of Extinction From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg comes the hugely entertaining * Transformers: Age of Extinction. With humanity facing extinction from a terrifying new threat, it's up to Optimus Prime and the Autobots to save the world. But now that our government has turned against them, they'll need a new team of allies, including inventor Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) and the fearsome Dinobots! Transformers: The Last Knight From Director Michael Bay and Executive Producer Steven Spielberg comes the best 'Transformers' yet. * Our world's greatest hero becomes our fiercest enemy when Optimus Prime launches a mission to save Cybertron by destroying Earth. Now Bumblebee and Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) must lead the Autobots against their former ally in the ultimate battle to save mankind from annihilation. Bumblebee Cybertron has fallen. When Optimus Prime sends Bumblebee to defend Earth, his journey to become a hero begins. Charlie Watson (HAILEE STEINFELD), a teenager trying to find her place in the world, discovers and repairs the battle-scarred robot, who's disguised as a Volkswagen Beetle. As the Decepticons hunt down the surviving Autobots with the help of a secret agency led by Agent Burns (JOHN CENA), Bumblebee and Charlie team up to protect the world in an action-packed adventure that's fun for the whole family.

• Where the Crawdads Sing | Blu Ray | (24/10/2022) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ! From the best-selling novel comes a captivating mystery. Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumours of the Marsh Girl haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. Drawn to two young men from town, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world; but when one of them is found dead, she is immediately cast by the community as the main suspect. As the case unfolds, the verdict as to what actually happened becomes increasingly unclear, threatening to reveal the many secrets that lay within the marsh.

• Doctor Who - The Collection - Season 12 | Blu Ray | (31/05/2021) from £32.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  BUILD YOUR OWN DOCTOR WHO ARCHIVE WITH THIS 6-DISC COLLECTORS' SET! The Fourth Doctor's classic first season all 20 episodes newly restored for Blu-ray, packed with bonus material. ROBOT THE ARK IN SPACE THE SONTARAN EXPERIMENT GENESIS OF THE DALEKS REVENGE OF THE CYBERMEN Special Features TOM BAKER IN CONVERSATION - A brand new candid one-hour interview with the Fourth Doctor BEHIND THE SOFA - Classic clips, viewed by Tom Baker, Philip Hinchcliffe, Louise Jameson, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton and Sadie Miller NEW MAKING-OF DOCUMENTARIES For The Sontaran Experiment and Revenge Of The Cybermen IMMERSIVE 5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIXES For The Ark In Space and Genesis Of The Daleks OPTIONAL UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS For Revenge Of The Cybermen GENESIS OF THE DALEKS TV-MOVIE VERSION - Unseen since broadcast in 1975 DOCTOR WHO TIMES 1970s TV context documentary THE TOM BAKER YEARS - The 1991 VHS release, on disc for the first time PDF PRODUCTION MATERIAL - Rare files from the BBC Archives Also contains extensive Special Features previously released on DVD including: MAKING OF DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURETTES, OPTIONAL CGI EFFECTS, AUDIO COMMENTARIES, RARE FOOTAGE, PRODUCTION INFORMATION SUBTITLES, PDF MATERIAL AND MUCH MORE.

• Q. - The Almost Complete Q | DVD | (20/11/2017) from £29.80   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Comedic madness in Spike Milligan's ground-breaking, wild, subversive and nonsensical BBC sketch comedy series from 1969 1980. Simply Media are delighted to announce release of Q: The Almost Complete Collection on DVD 20th November 2017, containing all surviving episodes from Qs 5-9 in this 5-disc set, on DVD together for the very first time. Originally shown by the BBC from 1969-1980, this BAFTA-nominated series is considered a landmark in British Comedy. The fast-paced, anarchic sketch comedy will delight fans of the series and Spike Milligan's work. Written by and starring BAFTA-winner Spike Milligan in a variety of silly outfits and outlandish situations involving idiot Boy Scouts, Adolf Hitler, and the Royal Family. The original Q5 of 1969 was heralded as the inspiration behind Monty Python's Flying Circus, which debuted a few months later. It's also one of the best showcases of Spike's surreal and eccentric humour. Sketches come in thick and fast, and jump from one plot point or location to another with no explanation, and sometimes no apparent conclusion. Bizarre, yes. Funny, most definitely! Terry Jones and I adored the Q... shows , recalled Michael Palin for Spike's biography, [Milligan] was the first writer to play with the conventions of television. The BBC initially delayed re-commissioning the ground-breaking Q series until the Monty Python series ended, despite the impact Q had already had on the world of alternative comedy, and at a time when Kenny Everett and Not the Nine O'clock News were further testing the limits of TV Comedy. However, the popular Q returned over 6 years later for four further series. It is clear to see Monty Python in Spike's work, with Life of Brian's Chris Langham on the writing team and Monty Python's Flying Circus director Ian MacNaughton directing some episodes. For Q8 and Q9, direction was taken over by the talented BAFTA-winning Ray Butt (Only Fools and Horses). Spike leads a fantastic cast of co-performers including John Bluthal (The Vicar of Dibley), Bob Todd (Superman III), John D. Collins (˜Allo ˜Allo), Peter Jones (The Rag Trade), and Margaret Nolan (Goldfinger), Alan Clare (Rising Damp) and a self-parodying David Lodge in yet more surreal, outrageous and determinedly under-prepared sketches and musical interludes. Enjoy all the madness and mayhem of Spike Milligan's Q again with this landmark DVD collection.

• Uncle Buck Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (28/09/2020) from £13.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  John Candy stars in this John Hughes comedy as an idle, good-natured bachelor who's left in charge of his nephew and nieces during a family crisis. Unaccustomed to suburban life, fun-loving Uncle Buck soon charms his younger relatives Miles and Maizy with his hefty cooking and his new way of doing the laundry. But his carefree style doesn t impress everyone, including Tia (Jean Kelly), his rebellious teenage niece, and Chanice (Amy Madigan), his impatient girlfriend. Uncle Buck is the last person you d think of to watch the kids. But with a little luck and a lot of love, he manages to surprise everyone in this heartwarming family comedy.

• Tipping the Velvet | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £6.45   |  Saving you £-0.46 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Screenwriter Andrew Davies describes Tipping the Velvet, his adaptation of Sarah Waters's acclaimed novel of lesbian love, betrayal and redemption in Victorian England, as "Pride and Prejudice with dirty bits". This three-part BBC production chronicles with relish the story of Nan Astley (Rachael Stirling, the ravishing image of her mother, Diana Rigg), barely 18, and certain that life holds more for her than her oyster girl's existence. "You'll meet someone who'll have your head spinning and your legs turning to jelly", her sister promises. That someone surprisingly turns out to be "gay and bold" Kitty Butler (Keeley Hawes), a music-hall entertainer with whom Nan falls instantly, and swooningly, in love. Nan follows her to London, where, as a double act, they become the toast of London, until Kitty's "marriage of convenience" breaks up the act and Nan's heart. The outcast Nan, decked out in Victor/Victoria duds, becomes a streetwalker, and then "tart" to the aptly named Diana Leatherby (Anna Chancellor). This affair, too, comes to "a bad end" as a destitute Nan is deposited back on the streets, where she insinuates herself into the lives of Florence (Jodhi May), a social worker, and her socialist brother. Is Nan "too spoiled and stained for love"? Will she risk her blossoming relationship with Florence when Kitty inevitably returns to rekindle their affair? Nan's couplings, while tastefully done, do carry what Waters calls "a queer erotic charge". They are graphic by BBC standards. But the sterling writing and performances will captivate even the most sensitive viewers, making this groundbreaking mini-series, to quote one character, "a delightful evening... a rare treat". --Donald Liebenson

• Monsters Inc. / Monsters University Collection | DVD | (11/11/2013) from £13.09   |  Saving you £12.90 (98.55%)   |  RRP £25.99

  Monsters IncLovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters Inc. the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world it's the monsters who are scared silly and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home. Special Features: All-New Animated Short Film Mike's New Car For the Birds: 2001 Academy Award-Winner for Best Animated Short Film Finding Nemo - Sneak Peek Hilarious Outtakes and Company Play Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes Disney Storytime Peek-A-Boo: Boo's Door Game Monster UniversityMike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan (Sulley) are an inseparable pair but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. Unlock the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends. Special Features: The Blue Umbrella - Theatrical Short Audio Commentary