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• Hellboy Animated - Blood and Iron | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £5.69   |  Saving you £9.30 (62.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The original team are back! Produced by Guillermo Del Toro (Director of Hellboy Blade 2 Pan's Labyrinth) and the creator of the Hellboy comic Mike Mignola In 1939 young Professor Broom (John Hurt - Alien V For Vendetta) destroyed Erzsebet Ondrushko a female vampire that bathed in the blood of innocents to stay young. Now someone in upstate New York is trying to bring her back and the elderly Professor Broom has decided to investigate it himself. He takes the top BPRD agents Hellboy Liz Sherman Abe Sapien (Doug Jones - Pan's Labyrinth) and a new agent Sideny Leach who are more worried about his welfare than the return of any vampire.Their tune changes when they face a horde of ghosts a phantom wolf pack witches harpies a giant werewolf and Erzsebet herself. Hellboy ends up battling the Queen of Witches the goddess Hecate who wants him to embrace his true destiny a destiny that includes the destruction of mankind.

• My Fair Lady -- 40th Anniversary Special Edition (2 discs) | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £8.00   |  Saving you £7.25 (107.57%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Audrey Hepburn stars as Eliza Doolittle a poor flower girl who under the guidance of Professor Higgins played by Rex Harrison becomes the Belle of British Society. Winner of 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture and blessed with an array of scintillating songs this classic movie is a feast for both the eyes and the ears and is breathtaking entertainment for the whole family.

• Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Complete Series 4 | Blu Ray | (25/05/2020) from £25.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS FULLY RESTORED IN HIGH DEFINITION FOR THE FIRST TIME! To celebrate the 50th anniversary of a genuinely iconic series, we present Monty Python s Flying Circus, starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, in all its HD glory! This pre-eminent restoration has been produced from the best available materials, painstakingly restored, and terror and destruction are sure to follow. Previously edited sketches have been returned to their original length, while filmed sequences and Terry Gilliam s animations have been newly scanned in High Definition, adding unimaginable depth and clarity to classic moments. From the archive come genuine rarities including previously unseen studio outtakes and extended versions of filmed sketch material, making this the ultimate in television restoration and a must-have for every generation of Python fan! SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: Limited edition digipak packaging Book by Andrew Pixley featuring an exhaustive episode-by-episode production history of series four The Golden Age of Ballooning: Extended Barry Zeppelin filmed material Michael Ellis: Deleted Icelandic Honey Week filmed material, extended Toupee Department and Football Pundits filmed material LE War: Repeats extended voiceover & unused M2 filmed material, When Does a Dream Begin (clean closing titles) Hamlet: Extended Queen Victoria Handicap filmed material Mr Neutron: Reinstated content, extended Mr Neutron Takes Tea filmed material Party Political Broadcast: Extended Fanshawe-Chumleigh Dinner Party filmed material, deleted Ursula Hitler filmed material Restoring Flying Circus with Terry Gilliam In Vision archive interview from December 1974 Birds Eye Peas, Harmony Hairspray and Close-Up Toothpaste product relaunches

• Monty Python's Life Of Brian (Special Edition) | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  You could say this is one of the greatest comedies ever but the Monty Python team said it first! 'Life Of Brian' is all about (and here's the big surprise) the life of Brian who was born in a Bethlehem manger next door to Jesus. Three wise men believe he is the messiah but it becomes apparent that he is only Brian. It's written and performed by the Monty Python lads so you know what you're in for; if you don't put this disc down and go out while it's safe!

• Emma (Repackaged) | DVD | (23/01/2012) from £13.94   |  Saving you £-3.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Emma's chief pleasure in life is arranging the lives of her friends. Having engineered the marriage of her governess, she now turns her attention towards making a match for Mr Elton, the local vicar and her new protg Harriet Smith. Her one voice of reason and restraint is Mr Knightly, who has known her since she was a child. He watches her with wry amusement, a critical eye and an ever growing admiration…

• The Barbarian and the Geisha | DVD | (09/04/2012) from £13.95   |  Saving you £-3.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In 1856, an American Diplomat embarks on a trade mission to negotiate with the hostile Japanese government. Neither threats, discomfort, nor even a beautiful geisha can stand in his way as he goes about his formidable task.

• Monster | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £6.49   |  Saving you £13.50 (208.01%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An Oscar winning biopic about Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was executed for killing seven men in the state of Florida during the 1980s.

• The Wind In The Willows | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £12.05   |  Saving you £-6.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Follow the adventures along the river bank and enjoy the thrill of the chase as a manic Mr Toad escapes from the police in a stolen car. Cheer on Badger and Rat as they lead the battle to reclaim Toad Hall from a band of evil weasels. Packed with comedy fun and high drama 'The Wind in the Willows' is a true classic. Featuring an all-star cast of top British comedians.

• Doctor Who - The Complete First Series Boxset | DVD | (21/11/2005) from £16.99   |  Saving you £53.00 (311.95%)   |  RRP £69.99

  Thirteen episodes. In Episode One 'Rose', a young woman called Rose meets up with a mysterious stranger called The Doctor, who saves her from harm when a basement full of showroom dummies comes alive and attacks her.

• Magnolia - Two Disc Set (1999) | DVD | (02/10/2000) from £11.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  24 hours in L.A.; it's raining cats and dogs. Two parallel and intercut stories dramatize a man about to die: both men are estranged from a grown child, both want to make contact, and neither child wants anything to do with dad.

• The Secret Policeman's Ball - 25th Anniversary Silver Box Set | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A collection of musical and comedy performances from the Secret Policeman's Balls....

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | DVD | (20/04/2020) from £4.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Harry returns for his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry along with his best friends Hermione and Ron. He ignores warning s not to go back to Hogwarts by a mysterious house elf named Dobby. Soon into the school year strange things start happening...

• Twentieth Century (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (22/03/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The second film Howard Hawks (The Criminal Code) made at Columbia Pictures is among his greatest works. John Barrymore plays a theatre impresario down on his luck. Carole Lombard is his former protégé, now a major star. When the two meet by chance aboard the Twentieth Century locomotive, their love-hate relationship is reignited. Now recognised as a classic, Twentieth Century is the film which established the template for the screwball comedy and made Lombard a star. Extras 4K restoration Original mono soundtrack Audio commentary with novelist and film historian Farran Smith Nehme (2021) Stars in Her Eyes (2021): academic Lucy Bolton discusses the film career of Carole Lombard Howard Hawks Study Day (1997): archival audio recording of an event from the British Film Institute's 1997 Howard Hawks retrospective at the National Film Theatre, London Super 8 version: cut-down home cinema presentation Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Pamela Hutchinson, extracts from interviews with Howard Hawks, overview of contemporary and modern critical responses, and film credits World premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies All extras subject to change

• Farscape 3.1 | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  It's clear from the opening episodes of its third season that Farscape has developed into a grown-up show. There's a new self-confidence and maturity here that's entirely welcome after the often wildly erratic tone of the second season. The production design and high-quality effects remain true to the show's original quirky style, although both the look and the more adult-themed scripts have become progressively darker. It's also clear that anyone who has not followed Farscape extremely closely from the very first episode of Season One will be utterly baffled by the convoluted plotting and complex character interactions. This is not the best place to begin your interstellar journey. All the principal actors know their characters inside and out by now, and delight in showing off their many weaknesses and flaws. Refreshingly, the crew of Moya are a squabbling, bickering, selfish bunch most of the time, who somehow and against expectations manage to pull together (just) at the crucial moment. The writing has matured, too, remaining as witty as ever but equally unafraid to push both genre and censorship boundaries as villains bloodily torture their victims (usually Crichton) and the main characters become more and more obsessed with their sex lives (or lack thereof). Farscape is a whole galaxy away from the clean, cosy world of Star Trek. On the DVD: with a number of key personnel changes on the horizon, these first five episodes are evidence that Farscape knows where it's going even as it delights in keeping the audience guessing. Will Aeryn survive? If so, at what cost to her crewmates? What will D'Argo do when he discovers that Chiana and his son are having an affair? Can Zhaan really be dying? Just who is Neeyala? And can Crichton keep one step ahead of S&M fetishist Scorpius, various Skarrans and sundry other bloodthirsty aliens all intent upon getting into his mind, sometimes literally? Aware that no one is going to be able to start Season Three without knowing a lot of background, sensibly the main extra is a 45-minute "Farscape Undressed" documentary, hosted by Ben Browder and Claudia Black, which introduces all the key characters and themes of the show and sets up the backstory for the new season. There are "Info Pods" on Aeryn (with interview) and Zhaan, an interview with new series composer Guy Gross, some text trivia pieces, plus a gallery. There's also a bonus sampler disc of the pilot episode, though if you really want to keep up you'd better start but not stop there. --Mark Walker

• Herbie Collection | DVD | (28/11/2005) from £29.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (16.67%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Herbie - The Love Bug (1969): The tale of a struggling race car driver named Jim Douglas who only begins winning races once he starts driving Herbie. Elated at his new found success Jim does not realise that it is the Volkswagen who is responsible for the first-place finishes! Herbie Rides Again (1974): Herbie the lovable VW protects Grandma against an evil property tycoon! Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo (1977): The lovable VW Beetle is entered for a road race from Paris to Monte Carlo. He falls in love and gets mistakenly involved in a robbery; will he manage to make it to the finishing line in time? Herbie Goes Bananas (1980): There's disorder south of the border when Herbie the almost human Volkswagen meets Paco the pickpocket and has to dismantle a counterfeiting ring down in Mexico! Herbie - Fully Loaded (2005): Herbie the most beloved movie-car of them all is back and Lindsay Lohan's behind the wheel in Disney's latest revved-up comedy hit! Maggie Peyton the new owner of 'Number 53' puts the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor. Being a third generation member of a NASCAR family racing is in Maggie's blood but she if forbidden from competing by her overprotective father Ray Sr. (Michael Keaton). When Maggie's offered a car as a graduation present she surprisingly ends up with a battered old '63 VW Beetle; but this is no ordinary 'Bug'. As she prepares to leave town for a career at ESPN News Maggie discovers that 'Herbie' has a mind of his own... and an alternate route for her future.

• Lock Up | DVD | (04/08/2008) from £17.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled however Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.

• New Scotland Yard - The Complete Series 3 | DVD | (23/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  This highly regarded crime series stars John Woodvine as Detective Chief Superintendent Kingdom of the Central Office of the CID, and John Carlisle as his colleague DI Ward. An intelligent, authentic portrayal of the complexities of police work in the increasingly violent London of the 1970s, New Scotland Yard benefited from the involvement of ex-Chief Superintendent Frank Williams, former head of the Yard's Murder Squad, who acted as series adviser. This third series sees the workaholic King...

• The Very Best Of The Royle Family | DVD | (25/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Spanning the three series of this superb sitcom, The Very Best of The Royle Family is a prime taster for those not familiar with the series. Co-created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, who star as Denise and Dave respectively, The Royle Family deserves its own comedic category. They had a hard fight persuading the BBC to leave a laughter track off the show, which would have disrupted its unique ambience and chemistry. Never departing from the house of lazy, good-for-nothing but defiantly sardonic Jim Royle (Ricky Tomlinson) and wife Barbara (Sue Johnston), The Royle Family chronicles the everyday chat and banal comings and goings of this Northern household, which barely qualifies as "working" class, since mostly they are slumped on the sofa in front of the telly in a cathode-induced stupor. Confused viewers waiting for something to "happen" in the conventional sitcom manner will be disappointed. What they'll get instead is an irresistible stream of dialogue that captures unerringly the humdrum cadences of "ordinary" people. These episodes capture the Royles in customary, festive mood--Denise's marriage, Christmas, baby David's birthday party and so forth--which is good, as we get to see more of Liz Smith's magnificent Nana. As each seemingly inconsequential scene vividly illustrates, this is hardly a romanticised family. Denise is an appallingly negligent mother, there's probably never been a green vegetable in the house, most of their friends, including Darren, are well dodgy, and mum Barbara is unfairly put-upon ("Eh, I've been so busy this morning I haven't had time to smoke", she laments at one point). Yet undoubtedly, unlike their regal counterparts, this Royle Family are close-knit, somehow getting by. The family that watches telly together stays together. On the DVD: The Very Best of the Royle Family, disappointingly, has no extra features. --David Stubbs

• The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen | DVD | (02/05/2011) from £13.26   |  Saving you £-7.27 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Monty Python's Terry Gilliam (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) directs this wild, wild version of the stories of Baron Munchausen, pushing the limits of 1989 special effects technology to bring us such sights as a horse divided in half and running around in two parts, and a giant Robin Williams with his head flying off his shoulders. Basically, this is a treat for Gilliam fans, as the sustaining idea of the film runs out of steam, and manic energy alone keeps the momentum going. Casual viewers might find it tedious after awhile. There are nice parts for fellow Python Eric Idle, as well as Sting, Alison Steadman, and Uma Thurman as a dazzlingly beautiful Venus on a half-shell. Gilliam had greater artistic and commercial success with Brazil, The Fisher King and 12 Monkeys. --Tom Keogh

• Jane Eyre | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £8.51   |  Saving you £4.48 (52.64%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Jane Eyre is a poor orphan brought up by a wealthy Aunt who is determined she should never forget her impoverished background. Surviving the cruelty of an oppressive boarding school she becomes the governess of Thornfield Hall owned by the enigmatic and rarely seen Mr Rochester. When Jane finally meets Mr Rochester in the flesh she is consumed by an overwhelming attraction towards him that soon becomes mutual.