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• V/H/S | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £3.89   |  Saving you £12.10 (311.05%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When a group of petty criminals are hired by a mysterious party to retrieve a rare piece of found footage from a rundown house in the middle of nowhere, they soon realise that the job isn't going to be as easy as they thought. In the living room, a lifeless body is slumped before a hub of old television sets, surrounded by stacks of VHS tapes. As they search for the right one they are treated to a seemingly endless number of horrifying videos, each more terrifying than the last.

• Waiting/Van Wilder Party Liaison/Just Friends | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Waiting: No one's gonna make it big here. Always remember the cardinal rule of eating out: Never mess with people who handle your food! Ryan Reynolds (The Amityville Horror) Anna Faris (Scary Movie) and Justin Long (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story) star in this hilarious comedy about the band of mischievous waiters waitresses and cooks just waiting to show guests how extraordinary the service at ShenaniganZ restaurant can be. Just Friends: Some friends are just friends. Others you get to see naked. When Chris a likable high-school loser finally gathers the courage to reveal his love to Jamie - the girl of his dreams and a super cool cheerleader - she rejects him saying she just wants to be friends. So he moves across the country and transforms himself into a selfish womanizing and successful music executive. But 10 years later circumstances bring him back to his home town and fate reconnects him with the ""just friends"" girl of his dreams. Suddenly Chris has the chance to undo the past but unbelievably he finds it more difficult to romance Jamie than it was 10 years ago. Can one escape the clutches of the ""friend zone?"" Is it possible to go from ""just friend"" to boyfriend? Chris is about to find out the hard way. Van Wilder: Ryan Reynolds gives a charismatic performance as a seventh year senior Van Wilder who wants nothing more than to continue his cushy life at Coolidge College as ""Campus Legend."" With a personal assistant and a panache for throwing parties graduation is the furthest thing from his mind. But when Gwen Pearson (Tara Reid) enters his life could his priorities start changing?

• Goodnight Sweetheart - Series 2 | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £6.51   |  Saving you £13.48 (207.07%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Starring Nicholas Lyndhurst Goodnight Sweetheart became an instant hit with TV viewers of all ages as it charts the life of Gary Sparrow a dealer in memorabilia and antiques of WW2 who has miraculously discovered a portal in time which allows him to travel between the present and wartime Britain. This handy little trick obviously adds to the success of his business but the complications that it adds to Gary's love life are a different matter! Episodes comprise: 1. Don't Get

• Frank Sinatra | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-0.58 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.40

  Tony Rome: Tony Rome a tough Miami PI living on a houseboat is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter and in the process has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami Beach PD. The Detective: A hard-boiled mystery starring Frank Sinatra as the tough-as-nails Detective Joe Leland 'The Detective' was based on a novel by Roderick Thorp. Called in to investigate the murder of Teddy Leikman the homosexual son of a well-conn

• Ealing Comedy DVD Collection - The Ladykillers/Kind Hearts and Coronets/The Lavender Hill Mob/The Man in the White Suit | DVD | (02/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Four of the British film industry's best-loved comedies in one box set makes The Ealing Comedy Collection absolutely essential for anyone who has any passion at all for movies. The set contains Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), The Man in the White Suit (1951) and The Ladykillers (1955). Ealing's greatest comedies captured the essence of post-war Britain, both in their evocation of a land once blighted by war but now rising doggedly and optimistically again from the ashes, and in their mordant yet graceful humour. They portray a country with an antiquated class system whose crumbling conventions are being undermined by a new spirit of individual opportunism. In the delightfully wicked Kind Hearts and Coronets, a serial killer politely murders his way into the peerage; in The Lavender Hill Mob a put-upon bank clerk schemes to rob his employers; The Man in the White Suit is a harshly satirical depiction of idealism crushed by the status quo; while The Ladykillers mocks both the criminals and the authorities with its unlikely octogenarian heroine Mrs "lop-sided" Wilberforce. Many factors contribute to the success of these films--including fine music scores from composers such as Benjamin Frankel (Man in the White Suit) and Tristram Cary (The Ladykillers); positively symphonic sound effects (White Suit); marvellously evocative locations (the environs of King's Cross in Ladykillers, for example); and writing that always displays Ealing's unique perspective on British social mores ("All the exuberance of Chaucer without, happily, any of the concomitant crudities of his period")--yet arguably their greatest asset is Alec Guinness, whose multifaceted performances are the keystone upon which Ealing built its biting, often macabre, yet always elegant comedy. On the DVD: The Ealing Comedy Collection presents the four discs in a fold-out package with postcards of the original poster artwork for each. Aside from theatrical trailers on each disc there are no extra features, which is a pity given the importance of these films. The Ladykillers is in muted Technicolor and presented in 1.66:1 ratio, the three earlier films are all black and white 1.33:1. Sound is perfectly adequate mono throughout. --Mark Walker

• The Jackal | DVD | (21/07/2003) from £6.20   |  Saving you £9.79 (157.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Bruce Willis is The Jackal - the greatest assassin in history - out to eliminate a top U.S. government official. Declan Mulqueen an imprisoned underground operative is the only man who can stop him. Now the Deputy Director of the FBI is taking the biggest risk of all . . . he's releasing one criminal to stop another in this terrifically explosive totally intrigueing suspense thriller.

• Six Centuries of Verse - The Complete Series | DVD | (12/08/2013) from £7.43   |  Saving you £12.56 (169.04%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sir John Gielgud is joined by an outstanding repertory of actors - including Dame Peggy Ashcroft Sir Anthony Hopkins Lee Remick Ian Richardson and Julian Glover - in this pioneering imaginative series demonstrating the immense variety and emotional impact of English-language poetry from the fourteenth century to the contemporary era. Screened in 1984 and compiled by writer and poet Anthony Thwaite Six Centuries of Verse was the first television series to provide a systematic and chronological overview of the art taking in Chaucer the Medieval and Renaissance periods Shakespeare the Metaphysical poets Milton the Romantic period and modernism through to Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes; the chosen poems both classics and overlooked treasures are placed into context historically and geographically and read in richly evocative settings.

• The Bone Collector | DVD | (07/08/2000) from £6.11   |  Saving you £16.88 (276.27%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Released in late 1999, The Bone Collector was originally promoted as a thriller in the tradition of The Silence of the Lambs and Seven, suggesting that it would earn a place among those earlier, better films. Nice try, but no cigar. The Bone Collector settles instead for mere competence and the modest rewards of a well-handled formula. With a terrific cast at his service, director Phillip Noyce (Dead Calm, Patriot Games) turns the pulpy indulgence of Jeffery Deaver's novel into a slick potboiler that is grisly fun only if you don't pick it apart. Noyce expertly builds palpable tension around a series of gruesome murders that lead us into the darkest nooks of New York City. Now a bedridden quadriplegic prone to life-threatening seizures and suicidal depression, forensics detective Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) gets a new lease on life with a sharp young beat cop (Angelina Jolie) who's a wizard at analyzing crime scenes. She does field work while he deciphers clues from his high-tech Manhattan loft, and as they narrow the search their lives are increasingly endangered. As this formulaic plot grows mouldy, Noyce resorts to narrative shortcuts, using perfunctory scenes to manipulate the viewer and taking morbid pleasure in his revelation of the murder scenes. And yet it all works, to a point, and the cast (including Queen Latifah and Luiz Guzmán) is much better than the material. If you're looking for a few good thrills, The Bone Collector is a pretty safe bet. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Scala!!! (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (22/01/2024) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Archive footage, eye-popping movie clips, acid-crazed animation and some famous names collide to tell the story of London's infamous, influential Scala cinema. With its cracked marble floors, resident cats and mysterious, extrasensory rumblings, the Scala was magic and a refuge from the violence of Thatcher's Britain. Hilarious, irreverent, and ultimately heartbreaking with a fabulous original score by Barry Adamson, SCALA!!! is more than mere nostalgia, it's an X-rated love letter and a universal shout-out to the power of cinemas to inspire impressionable young minds and create a sense of community for outsiders. A place where everyone is welcome. Product Features Presented in High Definition Audio feature commentary by directors Jane Giles and Ali Catterall (2023) Best of the Rest (Jane Giles and Ali Catterall, 2023): essential outtakes from SCALA!!! Scala (Michael Clifford, 1990, 30 mins) an intimate portrait of the cinema in its later years, originally made for Cable London Scala (Ali Peck and Victor de Jesus, 1992, 3 mins): the Scala's projectionist at work The Incredibly Strange Film Show Sampler (tbc mins): essential Psychotronic interviews with some Scala-favourite filmmakers Osbert Parker's Animations (2023): animations from the film Davey Jones animations (2023): the Viz cartoonist creates a piece of artwork for the film Festival Introduction (2023, 13 mins) Jane Giles and Ali Catterall's London film Festival introduction Scala Programmes (2023) Jane Giles selects favourite Scala programmes Cabinet of Curiosities (2023): images, ephemera and true stories from the cinema's history Theatrical trailer Audio description for the blind and visually impaired **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring a statement from the directors, new writing on the film and archive writing about the Scala

• Rush Hour 2 | DVD | (24/12/2001) from £5.94   |  Saving you £14.05 (236.53%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The unlikely duo of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are reunited in this sequel. This time round their investigations take them from Hong Kong to L.A.

• Thief Of Baghdad | DVD | (19/06/2006) from £7.39   |  Saving you £2.60 (35.18%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This wondrous fantasy comes out of the pages of ""A Thousand and One Nights."" When the nefarious Jaffar usurps the Sultan's throne the princess's beloved suitor Ahmad and the strong and handsome thief Abu use magic to help the king regain power. To defeat them Jaffar causes Ahmad to go blind and turns Abu into a dog. But the heroes overcome these adversities and conquer many other mortal dangers before reclaiming the kingdom. The Thief of Bagdad made quite an impact on the

• Hand in Hand | DVD | (28/07/2014) from £7.75   |  Saving you £2.24 (28.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A triumph for British director Philip Leacock this profoundly moving film recounts a universal story of friendship between two children and the testing of that friendship by religious differences and entrenched prejudice. With captivating performances from its two young leads the drama won 14 international awards including a Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding and saw Leacock nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 1962. Hand in Hand is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements. Life is a great adventure for best friends Rachel and Michael. Fortunately they are too young to know that Rachel being Jewish and Michael being Catholic are on opposite sides of a steep fence of intolerance. The first shadow falls across their world when Rachel tells Michael her parents are moving away. Appalled at the idea of separation they become blood brothers and decide to celebrate by making a trip to London to see the Queen. It is just the beginning of their adventures... SPECIAL FEATURES: [] Original Theatrical Trailer

• The Who And Special Guests - Live At The Royal Albert Hall | DVD | (24/09/2001) from £8.06   |  Saving you £1.93 (23.95%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Who: Live at the Royal Albert Hall commemorates a remarkable charity gig in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Roger Daltrey does allow himself a smirk as he declaims his famous hope that he'll die before he gets old, but other than that, The Who are to be commended for playing their reunion entirely straight. Their souped-up rhythm'n'blues was always propelled by a self-belief as fervent as it was absolute; had any irony been allowed to impinge on proceedings here, the spectacle of three men well into their 50s delivering a set of what remain definitive hymns to youth and its attendant furies would have been wholly preposterous. As it is, the three surviving members of The Who (Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Jon Entwhistle) combine with keyboardist John Bundrick and drummer Zak Starkey (son of Ringo Starr) to altogether engaging effect. There is, obviously, nothing wrong with the songs "Pinball Wizard", "The Kids Are Alright", "You Better You Bet", and they all get the treatment they deserve here. In fact, the only downsides are the many guest performances, which are either redundant, like Noel Gallagher's rhythm guitar on "Won't Get Fooled Again", or actually detrimental, like Kelly Jones' dreadful braying of "Substitute".On the DVD: The widescreen DVD is enhanced for 16:9 TVs. The second disc of extras includes backstage and rehearsal footage, the option to watch the performance of "Pinball Wizard" from a variety of angles, and an interview with Roger Daltrey, which he devotes principally to his work for the Teenage Cancer Trust, who were the beneficiaries of the concert. Also included is a derisory booklet of hopeless out-of-focus photos of the show taken by Bryan Adams, who would be well advised, on this evidence, to stick with the day job. --Andrew Mueller

• Grange Hill BBC TV Series 9 & 10 Boxed Set (8-Discs) (DVD) | DVD | (19/10/2020) from £22.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  New pupils Eric ˜Ziggy' Greaves, Danny Kendall, Georgina Hayes & Ant Jones are amongst the fresh faces piling through the Grange Hill gates & Zammo makes some bad decisions when he should ˜Just Say No'. This boxed set features all 48 episodes from series 9 & 10, originally broadcast in 1986 & 1987. ALSO INCLUDED for the very first time The 1985 Christmas Special Episode (First broadcast 27th December 1985 Pre-Series 9). Grange Hill Series 9 synopsis First Broadcast on 1st April 1986 Zammo's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic & it's Roland who eventually discovers the shocking truth. The thorny subject of smoking is tackled with new student Danny Kendall taking every opportunity for a crafty cigarette. This leads pupils to set up an anti-smoking campaign, which also targets the teachers!! In other news the ever entrepreneurial Gonch serves up his latest money-making scheme, anyone for a slice of toast?? Grange Hill Series 10 synopsis First Broadcast on 6th January 1987 Imelda Davis continues her campaign of carnage & bullying, creating difficulties for pupils & teachers alike. It's a tough year for Danny Kendall as he battles cancer. Roland starts up a School Fund to help pay for his treatment. A sixth form barge trip is certainly eventful as Gonch, Ziggy, Rob & Trevor first manage to crash the boat, then send it floating off on its own with stowaway (& former Grange Hill pupil) Ant Jones inside. The school gets its own radio station; Zammo & Jackie get engaged; & what will happen to Harriett the Donkey ? Special Feature: 1985 Christmas Special Episode - First broadcast on 27th December 1985 The School Christmas Fayre preparations are underway. Roland faces Christmas alone & Calley can't decide which of her parents to spend the festive season with. At the Fayre Zammo & Banksie's shaky hand machine proves popular, as does the wet sponge stall (especially with Mr Baxter as the target!!). Gonch & Hollo unwittingly unleash pandemonium when they unlock a storeroom & a donkey runs out. Merry Christmas everyone!!

• The Old Grey Whistle Test -- Two Disc Set | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £9.35   |  Saving you £15.64 (167.27%)   |  RRP £24.99

  For better and for worse, The Old Grey Whistle Test was probably the most resolutely serious music programme ever broadcast on television. During its 16-year run it showcased only the most earnest exponents of whichever musical style was currently popular, and given that the programme's heyday coincided with the early 70s, some of the footage included here will provide mirth as exquisite as only unintentional comedy can. The absurd prog noodlings of The Edgar Winter Group and the belief-beggaringly awful Focus now seem as unfathomable in retrospect as trench warfare or child labour. However, the good stuff collected here is very good, both in terms of performance (Tom Petty snarling "American Girl", a pre-irony U2 whooping up "I Will Follow") and historical interest, notably a shockingly youthful Elton John crooning "Tiny Dancer" and reminding us, in the process, of a time when he was regarded as a cool and hip singer-songwriter, rather than understudy to the Queen Mother. --Andrew Mueller On the DVD: Wonderful performances all captured in remarkably pristine picture and extraordinarily vivid sound, regardless of vintage (it doesn't even crackle during "Hocus Pocus"!). However, the menu is pretty clunky and won't allow direct access to the individual songs (other than selecting the "Random play" option). Instead, you can only jump into the programme year by year, not song by song. The track listing itself is unhelpfully hidden behind the discs in the gatefold packaging. --Mark Walker

• John Bishop Live: Box Of Laughs | DVD | (21/11/2016) from £4.92   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Includes the following four Live Tours: The Elvis Has Left the Building Tour, Rollercoaster Tour, The Sunshine Tour and Supersonic LIVE The Elvis Has Left the Building Tour John brings his unique talent for observational humour to DVD for the first time with his critically acclaimed show. Filmed in front of a packed house at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, it shows a man at the top of his game, and illustrates why he has become one of the nation's favourite comedians. Extras: PORTHCAWL ELVIS FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF JOHN'S LIVE SHOW JOHN'S TOUR DIARY Rollercoaster Tour At the end of The Sunshine Tour, John Bishop decided to take some time off the road. However, his family concluded life was better when he was out of the house and so Bishop spent a year jumping out of aeroplanes, visiting Downing Street and taking male grooming to the extreme. Delivered in Bish's signature laid back style in front of a packed out Manchester Arena, the multi-award winning stand up phenomenon is back to tell you all about his Rollercoaster year. Extras: THE MAKING OF ROLLERCOASTER Q&A WITH JOHN BISHOP The Sunshine Tour Filmed live at Liverpool's Echo Arena on the hugely successful tour of the same name (which saw John play to over 400,000 people in the arenas of the UK). In this show John shares anecdotes about the ways in which his life has changed because of fame, he confesses to what his kids really think of him and he explains why this is his time in the SUNSHINE. Extras: BEHIND THE SCENES MAKING OF NIGHT FEVER & NIGHT FEVER VIDEO ROYAL ALBERT HALL ADVERTS Supersonic LIVE John Bishop's back! After taking time out to write his autobiography, John limbered up again for his third sell-out national Arena tour, ending with a special one-off show at London's iconic Royal Albert Hall. This latest comedy caper by the immensely talented John Bishop was described as the funniest two hours you'll have anywhere, anytime soon by The Daily Mirror. Extras: A JOKE TOO FAR FAN TWITTER Q & A

• Juliet Bravo - Series 6 | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £149.90   |  Saving you £-119.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Kate Longton (Anna Carteret) continues her stewardship of the Lancashire police force plotting a tricky course through the pitfalls of force politics and rising crime on the streets... Episodes Comprise: 1. Hostage To Fortune 2. Scab 3. Chasing The dragon 4. Talk To me 5. Friends And Neighbours 6. The Cut 7. Keys 8. Flesh And Blood 9. Unlawful Arrest 10. Inspection 11. We Are The People 12. Turbulence 13. Girl Talk 14. Jobs For The boys 15. In A Man's World 16. Reason For Leaving.

• The Hard Way | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Michael J. Fox and James Woods team up for hilarious action-adventure from director John Badham. Nick Lang (Fox) is a popular actor who seeks out obsessive detective Moss (Woods) in order to research a new part and break out of his 'nice guy' screen image. On the trail of a ruthless serial killer the last thing Moss needs is a pampered Hollywood sidekick...

• Robocop 3 | DVD | (24/01/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Early on in Robocop 3, an action figure of our metal hero on the nightstand in a little girl's room informs us that he's now become a children's toy. The image is right on the money; despite following up two of the most violent, hilarious sci-fi/action films ever made, Robocop 3 is strictly for the kiddies. It's not just that the gore has been toned down considerably to make for a PG-13 rating; also excised is the straight-faced portrait of a world run by corporate fascism. When evil corporation OCP, and its even more evil Japanese parent company, plan to raze a Detroit neighbourhood to put up the shining new Delta City, the residents (including the aforementioned adolescent, who conveniently happens to be a computer expert) gang up to fight back, just like the angry neighbours in Death Wish V. Robocop (played this time out by Robert John Burke, Peter Weller having wisely passed) could be a hindrance to the companies' plans, so a ninja android is sent in to deal with him. Even all this could have been enjoyable, in a campy sort of way, but nothing pays off as either comedy or action--tellingly, the two big showdowns with the ninja start exhilaratingly (Robocop's clunky movements hilariously counterpoised by the android's acrobatic leaps), only to end just when they're getting good. Director Fred Dekker has some nice stylistic touches scattered about, but not nearly enough to save the film. One high note, though: the animated "Johnny Rehab" spot may be the funniest ad in the whole series. --Bruce Reid, Amazon.com

• Presumed Innocent | DVD | (26/07/1999) from £13.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.07%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Rich with ambiguity, this smooth adaptation of Scott Turow's bestselling mystery novel stars Harrison Ford as Rusty Sabich, the prosecuting attorney assigned to a case involving the murder of a beautiful, seductive lawyer (Greta Scacchi) with whom he'd been having a secret affair. After the investigation gets off to a slow start, damning evidence points to Rusty as the prime suspect. His career is destroyed when his superior and secondary suspect Raymond Horgan (Brian Dennehy) sets him up for the fall. Bonnie Bedelia plays Rusty's wife Barbara, who is not above suspicion herself. While Ford's performance rides a fine line between presumed innocence and possible guilt, director Alan J Pakula (All the President's Men) maintains a consistent tone of uncertainty that keeps the viewer guessing. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com