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• Thunderbirds: Volume 6 | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £9.96   |  Saving you £9.02 (129.41%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Filmed in VIDECOLOR--[explosions, drum roll, music builds to a climax]--and SUPERMARIONATION"! The opening sequence of Thunderbirds is itself a masterclass in Gerry Anderson's marionette hyperbole: who else would dare to make a virtue out of the fact that (a)the show is in colour and (b) it's got puppets in it? But everything about this series really is epic: Thunderbirds is action on the grandest scale, pre-dating such high-concept Hollywood vehicles as Armaggedon by 30 years and more (the acting is better, too), and fetishising gadgets in a way that even the most excessive Bond movies could never hope to rival. Unsurprisingly, it transpires that the visual effects are by Derek Meddings, whose later contributions to Bond movies like The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker echo his pioneering model work here. As to the characters, the clean-cut Tracey boys take second place in the audience's affections to their cool machines--the real stars of the show--while comic relief is to be found in the charming company of Lady Penelope and her pink Rolls (number plate FAB1), driven by lugubrious chauffeur Parker, whose "Yes, milady" catchphrase resonated around school playgrounds for decades. (Spare a thought for poor old John Tracey, stuck up in space on Thunderbird 5 with only the radio for company.) The puppet stunt-work is breathtakingly audacious, and every week's death-defying escapade is nail-bitingly choreographed in the very best tradition of disaster movies. First shown in 1964 and now digitally remastered, Thunderbirds is children's TV that still looks and sounds like big-budget Hollywood. On this DVD: The four episodes are: "The Duchess Assignment", "Brink of Disaster", "Attack of the Alligators!" and "Martian Invasion". Amazon.com

• Ben 10: Ultimate Alien - Volume 4 | DVD | (20/08/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this animated series follows 16-year-old Ben Tennyson, once again ready to take on enemies both human and alien. A few things have changed for the super-powered kid (now a super-powered teen) - his secret identity has been revealed! He's now an international megastar superhero, loved by kids the world over but distrusted by almost as many adults. Armed with a mysterious new Omnitrix, the full powers of which are not yet known, Ben will see action in places he's never been.

• New Street Law - Series Two | DVD | (08/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From the BAFTA-winning creator of Judge John Deed G.F. Newman and former barrister Matthew Hall New Street Law is a gripping legal drama follows the exploits and cases of two rival barristers' chambers the well-to-do family enterprise run by Laurence Scammell (Paul Freeman) and the dysfunctional collective headed by Scammell's former protege Jack Roper (John Hannah)...

• Flags Of Our Fathers | Blu Ray | (09/07/2007) from £5.59   |  Saving you £14.40 (257.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Directed by Clint Eastwood, this tells the stories of the six men who raised the American flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima.

• Bedlam | DVD | (16/03/2015) from £5.06   |  Saving you £7.93 (156.72%)   |  RRP £12.99

  George is haunted by demons from his family's past and tortured by voices in his head. He makes one last attempt at recovery by checking himself into a psychiatric hospital but soon discovers it is hiding a terrible secret.

• D-Day The 6th Of June | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £6.86   |  Saving you £6.13 (89.36%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The great love story of the Great War. Hollywood once again looks back at the undeniably compelling story of D-Day this time through the device of two officers facing the coming battle one American and one British recalling their love for the same woman.

• Britten: Death In Venice | Blu Ray | (02/03/2014) from £30.84   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | DVD | (22/05/2000) from £23.74   |  Saving you £-5.75 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Terrifyingly dark and based (very loosely) on factual events, this controversial, brilliantly atmospheric, occasionally darkly funny film tells of the tragedy that befalls a group fo five teenagers one summer afternoon.

• World War II Classics - Above Us The Waves / In Which We Serve | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Even if all written and documentary evidence were to disappear, you could still get a real insight into Britain's involvement in the Second World War through feature films such as Above Us the Waves (1955) and In Which We Serve (1942). Directed by Ralph Thomas, Above Us the Waves tells of a Royal Navy mission to sink the "invincible" German battleship Tirpitz off the Norwegian coast. John Mills is calm and confident as the mission commander, with strong support from John Gregson and Donald Sinden--all treated by the German personnel as fellow gentlemen when captured. Despite stirring music from Arthur Benjamin, the action sequences are visually no more than adequate, and the film is only a partial success compared with the naval and domestic drama of the earlier In Which We Serve. Noël Coward wrote the screenplay and musical score, co-directed (with David Lean) and gave possibly his finest screen performance as the commander of HMS Torrin. His speech to the survivors of the sunken ship, as they prepare for reassignment, is just the highlight of a film packed with memorable visuals and perceptive dialogue. On the DVD: Though there are no additional features the black-and-white prints have come up excellently in the 4:3 video aspect ratio. There are 15 access points for each film, though the lack of subtitles is an unfortunate omission. These are period pieces that capture the mood of an era.--Richard Whitehouse

• Judy Garland:Me and My Shadows | DVD | (04/02/2002) from £16.67   |  Saving you £3.32 (19.92%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dorothy found the rainbow; Judy spent her life looking for it. 'Life With Judy' follows the amazing life story of American icon Judy Garland. Based on New York Times best seller from daughter Lorna Luft 'Life With Judy' is a deeply moving testament to the healing powers of embracing one's past facing one's demons and charting a course of self-love and discovery.

• Final Appointment / Murder On The Campus | DVD | (14/10/2013) from £13.05   |  Saving you £-0.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Final Appointment: A newspaper journalist and his wisecracking assistant team up with the police to solve a perplexing murder case involving war veterans, each killed on the same date each year. Murder On The Campus: A reporter learns that his brother, a student, has committed suicide. Unconvinced, he begins his own investigation when the police dismiss his suspicions. Could a killer be on the loose in Cambridge?

• Midsomer Murders - Blood Wedding | DVD | (04/08/2008) from £10.32   |  Saving you £6.67 (39.30%)   |  RRP £16.99

  An upper class wedding results in an evil and sudden death which becomes another challenge for Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby. These people are not used to having the police around asking a lot of questions and Tom Barnaby has Cully's wedding on his mind.

• Western Box Set 1 | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Titles Comprise: Legends Of The Lost: Soldier Blue: Sometimes the truth is lost in battle. Honus Gent a U.S. soldier devoted to his duty and Cresta a white woman who had lived with the Cheyenne for two years are the only two survivors of a slaughter committed by the Cheyennes on a cavalry group. Together they are hoping to stay alive until they reach the cavalry's base camp. As they travel Honus feels a growing affection for Cresta but he is disgusted with her anti-American beliefs as she has more sympathy for Indians than for the U.S. government. They arrive at the cavalry outpost on the eve of an attack on a Cheyenne village where Honus will learn who has been telling him the truth. /Barquero: A ruthless gang of thuggish outlaws butcher the settlers of a small Colorado town taking with them anything they can get their hands on. Leaving a bloody trail of death behind them they head for the Mexican Border. Their only obstacles are a notoriously lethal river and mysterious hard as nails shotgun wielding boat owner called Travis Barquero (Lee Van Cleef) and he ain't going nowhere. A Sergio Leone-inspired western from legendary director Gordon Douglas (In Like Flint Stagecoach) starring cult seventies icons Lee Van Cleef (The Good The Bad And The Ugly) Warren Oats (The Wild Bunch) Forrest Tucker (The Night They Raided Minsky's) and Kerwin Mathews (Battle Beneath The Sea).

• Very Important Person | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS (James Robertson Justice) is a cantankerous and crotchety old professor. Testing one of his new radar inventions (and travelling incognito as Lt. Farrow RN) the plane he is travelling is shot down and he is incarcerated as a POW. His overbearing and abrasive manner leads his fellow inmates into believing he is a German spy but when they discover who he actually is they realise that his escape is vital to the war effort. Written by Henry Blyth (The Bul

• Heartless | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £8.94   |  Saving you £8.05 (90.04%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Angus Deayton and Simone Lahbib star in the original director's cut of this heart-warming comedy drama. Harry Holland (Deayton) is a charming yet ruthless and hedonistic barrister. Struck down in the middle of a major trial by a rare cardiac condition he is rushed to hospital where he wakes up three weeks later after a successful heart transplant operation. To Harry's dismay he has changed into a different man questioning the morals of his career and unable to enjoy his old bachelor

• This Happy Feeling | DVD | (08/08/2016) from £9.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (30.16%)   |  RRP £12.99

  To escape the attentions of her lecherous boss, spry dental receptionist Janet Blake (Debbie Reynolds) accepts a lift home from a rain-soaked society party in rural Connecticut from handsome upcoming actor Bill Tremaine (John Saxon). But when Bill also comes on a little too strong she takes flight, knocking on the door of Bill's neighbour, actor-turned-horse-rancher Preston ˜Mitch' Mitchell (Curd Jürgens). Short of options, Mitch and Janet agree she'll spend the night in his spare room. Mitch has chosen early retirement from theatrical life in the face of competition from a new tribe of wannabe Brandos: This is the age of dirty T-shirts and motorcycle jackets... If you don't know Method and how to mumble, slouch, and pick your nose, you haven't got a chance. But his worldy-wise on-off girlfriend Nita Holloway (Alexis Smith) is determined to drag him back onto the stage. Janet, now desperate for work, accepts a role as Mitch's secretary, and begins a playful flirtation with the older man, who in turn is seduced by her girlish charms. But Bill, right next door, is also smitten: cue a four-way tug-of-love between youth and experience, hope and wisdom from which all or none may emerge as victors. Adapted by Blake Edwards from the F. Hugh Herbert play For Love or Money, This Happy Feeling is a whimsical chronicle of romance, rivalry, true callings and contentment in art and life.

• A Warning To The Curious | DVD | (25/11/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Dim the lights stoke up the fire and settle down for a classic chiller from the BBC's much loved A Ghost Story for Christmas series. Based on a story by the master of the supernatural tale M.R. James A Warning to the Curious tells the tale of three fabled crowns buried on the Norfolk coast which according to legend protect England from invasion. When an amateur archaeologist (Peter Vaughan) goes treasure hunting for the last remaining crown he digs up more than he bargained for.

• The Broken Hearts Club - A Romantic Comedy | DVD | (05/11/2001) from £9.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The cynical yet tender tale of a group of gay friends living in Hollywood, all ultimately in search of one true love.

• Deliver Us From Evil | DVD | (10/03/2008) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The story of the most notorious paedophile priest in the modern history is told in this Oscar-nominated documentary.

• Midsomer Murders 13 | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £4.96   |  Saving you £13.03 (262.70%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous thoughtful and methodical Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby. A rejuvenating Spa break turns out to be anything but for Barnaby and his wife as the country hotel soon becomes a murder scene. As Barnaby investigates he also has personal matters on his mind and his upcoming birthday leads him to question where his future lies