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• Disappearing Acts | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £8.48   |  Saving you £-2.49 (-41.60%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This is a love story waiting to explode. Brooklyn NYC. Franklin Swift is a construction worker who's rarely more than one step away from the dole queue. Zora Banks is a music teacher who dreams of becoming a singer/songwriter. From different worlds a chance encounter throws the pair together - the attraction is instant and it's not long before the unlikely lovers move in together. At first they're lost in their passion for each other but all too soon real life begins to take its toll. Money is tight Franklin's past catches up with him while Zora reveals a frightening secret of her own...

• All You Need Is Love : The Story Of Popular Music - Tony Palmer's Classic Series (5 Discs - Region 0) | DVD | (05/05/2008) from £36.55   |  Saving you £37.44 (102.44%)   |  RRP £73.99

  Available to own for the first time!!!!! All You Need Is Love makes it DVD debut as a lavish boxed set containing all 17 episodes of this groundbreaking documentary spread across 5 discs. The series covers the ""Story OF Popular Music"" encompassing ragtime blues jazz vaudeville musicals folk swing country and rock n'roll and features some of the major names from the past 50+ years including John Lennon Paul McCartney Elvis Jerry Lee Lewis Hendrix Bing Crosby Dizzy Gillespie Muddy Waters Frank Zappa Mike Oldfield Tina Turner Eric Clapton Bill Wyman and many more!! Frequently described as ""THE definitive music documentary"" and regarded as much ""cult"" viewing today as it was upon original broadcast 30 years ago. It was in the mid 70's at the suggestion of John Lennon that celebrated journalist and film maker TONY PALMER decided to document the ""Story Of Popular Music"" and set about interviewing all the major players past and present at the time. Even in the 70's this was a monumental task but despite the undertaking the finished project was one that aspiring film makers would look to for inspiration even today. The program was originally broadcast between 1976 and 1981 but since that time it has neither been commercially released or repeated.

• Rebus: Black And Blue / Hanging Garden / Dead Souls | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  John Hannah stars as Ian Rankin's celebrated Scottish detective Rebus. Episodes Comprise: 1. Black And Blue 2. Hanging Garden 3. Dead Souls

• Every Day's A holiday | DVD | (07/12/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A group of high-spirited youngsters find friendship love and music together in this Pop musical. Gerry (John Leyton) is a bartender who fantasizes about being a famous pop star. Christina (Grazina Frame) is an upper-class bird who sneaks off to be a waitress but her Aunt (Hazel Hughes) would rather she keep up her operatic lessons with the great Bastinado (Ron Moody). Susan and Jennifer (The Baker Twins) are boy-crazy twins who work in the nursery and Timothy Gilpin (Mike Sarne) is the arrogant nightclub singer.... British Invasion pop stars Freddie and the Dreamers appear as five musical madcap chefs while Liverpool beat group The Mojos supply some hard teenage blues .... Offers a rare chance to watch some nearly forgotten British Invasion groups.

• The Joe Louis Story | DVD | (15/03/2004) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  A biopic of one of the first true greats of boxing in the 20th century this film is interspersed with footage from the real Joe Louis in action. The fact that Louis is treated on equal par with the white characters in the story led to the film being banned in certain parts of southern America when originally released!

• Monkey Shines | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £11.30   |  Saving you £1.69 (13.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  After an aspiring law student is disabled after an accident his best friend recruits an animal trainer to educate a lab monkey to assist him in his day-to-day tasks. As the two become closer it seems the monkey can read his mind and his own mind seems to be affected by that of the monkey...

• Farscape 1.2 | DVD | (17/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  An international co-production of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Australia's Channel 9 and Hallmark Entertainment, Farscape is genre television at its most ambitious, inspired both by the cult appeal of Babylon 5 and the continuing success of the Star Trek franchise. Making extensive use of CGI, prosthetics and state-of-the-art puppetry, Farscape takes a visual leap beyond previous shows. Admittedly, the basic premise may be borrowed from Buck Rogers (American astronaut catapulted to far-flung galaxy populated by strange aliens), while the crew have something of Blake's 7 about them (a motley bunch of escaped convicts pursued by a relentless foe), and ideas like the living ship are borrowed from Babylon 5, but the Farscape concept has a freshness that makes it look and feel completely original. The production design is all bio-mechanical curves and the script never takes itself too seriously (fart jokes and double-entendres pop up when you least expect them). It must have been expensive to make, but it certainly looks (and sounds in Dolby Digital 5.1) like every penny made it to the screen. In true Buck Rogers style, Ben Browder plays leading man John Crichton as an all-American astronaut, although with a more believable sense of bewilderment; the supporting cast is a mixture of Australian and British actors, mostly disguised under heavy make-up.In this second box set there are five episodes spread across two discs. Although the generic Star Trek-style storylines seem a little over-familiar, the witty and fast-paced scripts help to keep things fresh. In "Exodus from Genesis" the crew of Moya are invaded by space cockroaches, who, in a suprising twist then help them fend off the Peacekeepers. "Thank God it's Friday Again" shows D'Argo finding happiness in a hippy commune where all is not what it seems; Crichton has a Matrix-style worm inserted in his navel before Rygel's bodily functions prove to be instrumental in rescuing the crew. Crichton finds love with the "PK Tech Girl", much to the consternation of Aeryn Sun, who goes into full Lt. Ripley mode and spends the episode running around with a pulse rifle under flickering strobe lighting. In "That Old Black Magic", a malevolent magician forces a confrontation between Crichton and his nemesis, Crais; Zhaan must revive her bad old ways in order to save the day. "DNA Mad Scientist" is the most original episode, with a neat twist on the Frankenstein scenario thanks to the splendid villain, Namtar; a distinctly unpleasant side to some of the characters is revealed as they bargain body parts in exchange for a map home. On the DVD: Because the first disc contains three episodes instead of the usual two, special features are limited to a trailer and some conceptual art. The second disc also has a profile of Zhaan. --Mark Walker

• Campfire Stories | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Gather round the fire for the last night of your life! Two teens on their way to a backswoods party come across a beautiful young woman (Jamie Lynn Sigler) having car trouble. Their search for help leads them deep into the woods getting more and more lost with every step they take. Then their luck changes as they happen upon Forest Ranger Bill (David Johansen): but does their luck change for the better?

• Rollerball - 5-Disc Ultimate Edition (4K Ultra HD/UHD + 3x Blu-Ray + Daten-Disc) | Blu Ray | (17/04/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Unbelievable Truth | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  After serving time for murder Josh Hutton returns to his home town where me meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did and so as the town gossips tales of Josh's part spiral out of control!

• MAZE 3D (1953) - MAZE 3D (1953) (1 Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (24/04/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen | DVD | (07/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  From Terry Gilliam director of Time Bandits and Brazil comes The Adventures of Baron Munchausen a spectacular epic fantasy quite unlike any other film ever made. Just who is Baron Munchausen? Liar? Rogue? Madman? Or the greatest superhero ever to battle and triumph against unbeatable odds? Did he really ride through the air on a cannonball slay a three-headed griffin journey to the moon and all before breakfast...? Helped and hindered by a supporting cast of literally thousands including Vulcan (Oliver Reed) Bertholdt (Eric Idle) and many more the indomitable Baron (John Neville) succeeds in overcoming every obstacle to face his final greatest challenge... Death itself.

• What Planet Are You From ? | DVD | (15/01/2001) from £6.73   |  Saving you £13.26 (197.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  What Planet Are You From? stars Garry Shandling whose hilarious TV series The Larry Sanders Show offered him a great vehicle to show his comic performance abilities; you could scarcely tell the difference between his smile and his grimace--he always looked as if Hollywood was giving him a bad case of gas. However in this shockingly unfunny film, which Shandling co-wrote, one can only imagine that the other writers severely diluted Shandling's original intentions--the wince, his only expression, seems real. Worse, you'll share his dismay. Shandling stars as an alien from a sterile race of clones who is sent to Earth to procreate with an Earth woman--exactly why this is necessary is left fuzzy. Ostensibly, given the title, this should lead to a raucous satire of dating mores. Instead, our space invader quickly takes up with a recovering alcoholic played by Annette Bening, and we chart their stridently bumpy but predictable relationship. Greg Kinnear co-stars as a slimy co-worker; Linda Fiorentino plays Kinnear's man-eating wife; John Goodman portrays an FAA official who's onto Shandling's secret; and Ben Kingsley appears as the humourless leader of the alien planet. The single recurring joke involves the alien's genitalia and its propensity, when excited, to buzz loudly, which it does at least 10 or 15 times--afterit ceases to be remotely amusing. Shandling plays his character as so stunningly obtuse that whenever he manages a genuinely clever line it practically seems out of character; the rest of the talented cast flounders, similarly lost. Director Mike Nichols has staged painfully awkward scenes with Elan in the (distant) past--think The Graduate or Carnal Knowledge--but What Planet Are You From? simply sits there, flailing desperately, seemingly aware of its own crushing tedium. Large chunks of the film appear to have been left on the editing room floor; it's hard to imagine material even more comically futile than what appears onscreen. --David Kronke, Amazon.com

• Harlequin (aka Dark Forces) | Blu Ray | (15/04/2022) from £17.77   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Harlequin (1980) is volume 13 in the Ozploitation Classics collection. This release includes O-ring packaging, special features, artwork, and a limited collector's card.In this supernatural political thriller, a hypnotic faith healer Wolfe (Robert Powell in the title role), saves the life of the son of a wealthy government senator (David Hemmings) being groomed for power before both the senator and his wife (Carmen Duncan) fall prey to the enigmatic Harlequin's spellbinding powers of manipulation. A modern-day reworking of the story of 'Mad Monk' Grigori Rasputin, the faith healer and mystic who held a darkly charismatic influence over the Russian Tsar, this atmospheric chiller in the tradition of Rosemary's Baby and The Omen boasts dazzling special effects and a top notch International cast headed by Robert Powell (Jesus of Nazareth), David Hemmings (Blow Up), and Academy Award Winner Broderick Crawford (All The King's Men).8 collector cards.Extended NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD interviews with director Simon Wincer, writer Everett De Roche, producer Antony I. Ginnane and actor Gus Mercurio. 2004 audio commentary with director Simon Wincer and producer Antony I. Ginnane. Archival interviews with actors Robert Powell and David Hemmings.Archival audio interviews with director Simon Wincer, associate producer Jane Scott and production designer Bernard Hides.AN OZPLOITATION RETROSPECTIVE an interview with critic Kim Newman.Stills and poster gallery Antony I. Ginnane trailer reelIsolated music score Original promo Theatrical trailer

• Mccabe And Mrs Miller (Hmv Exclusive) - The Premium Collection | Blu Ray | (09/04/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Land Before Time 11 - Invasion Of The Tinysauruses | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Littlefoot discovers even little lies can cause big trouble. Your favourite prehistoric pals are back in an all-new adventure filled with fun and laughter! This time around the Tinysauruses invade the Great Valley to teach Littlefoot a big lesson about a little lie. Meet their new tiny friends and sing along to brand new songs. Featuring the unforgettable voices of Michael Clarke Duncan and Camryn Manheim The Invasion of the Tinysauruses shows that heroes frie

• Midsomer Murders - Who Killed Cock Robin? | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £7.20   |  Saving you £9.79 (135.97%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Chief Inspector Barnaby is pitted against one of his old rivals when what at first seems like a routine road accident opens the door on a much more sinister crime.... An Irish stranger vanishes after being knocked down by Dr Burgess on his way home from an evening's drinking. Barnaby discovers the visitor to be Sean O'Connell a disgraced vet turned horse whisperer then his search brings him face to face with an old adversary Melvyn Stockard. Stockard's daughter is about t

• MONTY PYTHON: DAS LEBEN DES BR | Blu Ray | (22/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Trouble With Harry | Blu Ray | (23/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  What happens in the New England woods of Vermont when for different reasons various native innocents find and bury the same body. Special Features: The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over The Trouble with Harry Theatrical Trailer Production Photographs Centennial Trailer

• 13 Conversations About One Thing | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £6.31   |  Saving you £6.68 (51.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Director Jill Sprecher's critically acclaimed film assembles an all-star ensemble cast in a fresh and whimsical look at the invisible everyday and destiny shaping miracles that we've come to call ""fate."" In five distinct New York tales the lives of seemingly disparate characters: a public defender (Matthew McConaughey) whose life suddenly mirrors that of the criminals he prosecutes; a college professor (John Turturro) facing a poignant crossroads an envious businessman (Alan A