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• Halls Of Montezuma | Blu Ray | (31/12/2019) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Although Lewis Milestone had been American cinema's premier maker of war films for three decades, 1951's The Halls of Montezuma is one of his more marginal pictures. Milestone had already won an Academy Award for the single most honoured film about WWI, All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), and made one of the most distinctive contemporaneous films of WWII, A Walk in the Sun (1945)--a notable influence on Saving Private Ryan, by the way--but by the time of Montezuma the hallmarks of his directorial style--such as his syncopated tracking shots--were becoming mannerisms, and the screenplay's rhythms of personal crises set against the bigger picture of the military campaign are pretty mechanical. That still leaves room to accord the picture a marginal recommendation: it's well-cast, competently made, and free of "Hollywood heroics". Richard Widmark stars as a Marine platoon leader who, having brought only seven of his men through Guadalcanal, is determined to see them safely through the next island conquest. The lieutenant was a schoolteacher in civilian life--as we see in flashbacks--and one member of his command is a former student (Richard Hylton) he helped overcome fear. Other platoon members include ex-boxer Jack Palance, trigger-happy bad boy Skip Homeier, hardcase veterans Neville Brand and Bert Freed, and Karl Malden as a philosophical corpsman. However, the most arresting performance is given by Milestone discovery Richard Boone, making his screen debut as a sympathetic colonel stuck with fighting the Japanese and fighting off a miserable cold at the same time. --Richard T Jameson, Amazon.com

• Cat O Nine Tails | DVD | (20/02/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Italian master of horror Dario Argento's second directorial effort (and the centerpiece of the 'animal trilogy' of giallos) is a suspenseful murder mystery infused with the filmmaker's trademark graphic violence. Karl Malden stars as a blind man with a talent for solving puzzles who teams-up with reporter Carlo Giordani (James Franciscus) to launch a private investigation into a string of peculiar murders all of which seem to involve a dubious genetic research facility. The killer soon becomes wise to the duo's plans and will do whatever it takes to stop them from reporting to the police.

• Ruby Gentry | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  She can never be a part of his world. But she can tear his world apart. Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Jones (Duel In The Sun The Song Of Bernadette) delivers a powerful performance as a strong-willed Southern beauty from the wrong side of the tracks in this bold sweeping drama co-starring Oscar winners Charlton Heston and Karl Malden. She was raised in the rugged swamplands. He was born into wealth and privilege. Yet from the moment Ruby (Jones) first laid eyes on Boake (Heston) she vowed to have him for her own. Now the residents of the small tidewater town will do everything in their power to stand in her way. But they've never seen a passion like this one...and they've never met a woman like Ruby!

• The Halls Of Montezuma | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Once again returning to the genre to which he was perhaps best-suited director Lewis Milestone traces the fate of a Marine platoon in the Pacific theater during WWII. The film stars Richard Widmark as the no-nonsense Lt. Carl Anderson an officer charged with the responibility of leading his unit on a scouting mission to capture prisoners from an experimental rocket-launching facility and bring them back for interrogation. Among his platoon are veterans Pidgeon Lane (Jack Palance) D

• Dario Argento Collection | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Six of Dario Argento's greatest films brought to you in one complete box set. Profondo Rosso: An English jazz pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of a renowned psychic and is drawn into the savage crime. With the help of a tenacious female reporter the pair tracks a twisted trail of deranged clues and relentless violence towards a shocking climax that has ripped screams from the throats of audiences for more than 25 years! Cat O'Nine Tails: The Story begins when a blind puzzle maker overhears a conversation shortly before a robbery is committed at a genetics institute. He teams up with a journalist intent on solving the crime and they uncover a trail of murders linked to the institute. Demons: Several people are invited to join the opening of a new movie theatre. As the horror film shown to the guests gets more and more violent the people start to transform one by one into bloodthirsty demons. The remaining guests begin the desperate battle for their lives. Demons 2: The story of Demons continues as a birthday party in a high-security apartment building is interrupted when the birthday girl is transformed by a horror movie on TV into a demon. All hell breaks loose as the residents unable to escape the building are forced to battle the zombie-demon neighbours. Phenomena: Can a schizophrenic sleepwalker use her telepathic power to unmask a hideous assassin? Packed with the outrageous grisly gore suspiria director Dario Argento has become world famous for including a pit of maggot infested slimy human remains and a mad monkey climax that has to be believed. Bird With The Crystal Plumage: Sam an American writer in Rome witnesses a murder attempt but is powerless to do anything as he gets trapped between a double set of glass doors. When the Police fail to make any progress with the case Sam decides to investigate on his own turning up clues that point in the direction of just one possible suspect - assuming that he really knows who he's looking for.

• Vanished Without A Trace | DVD | (26/11/2001) from £6.96   |  Saving you £2.02 (50.88%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When a group of school children are kidnapped on their way home from school a nationwide search begins...

• One Eyed Jacks | DVD | (01/09/2014) from £9.43   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• A Streetcar Named Desire Steelbook (Blu-ray + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (28/01/2013) from £31.95   |  Saving you £-13.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Western | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Outlaw (Dir. Howard Hughes 1943): Jane Russell plays a busty siren who steals the heart of Billy the Kid in this Howard Hughes/Howard Hawks-directed story which centres on the rivalrous tentative friendships between Billy Doc Holiday and Pat Garrett. Vengeance Valley (Dir. Richard Thorpe 1941): An unusually adult Western for its time Vengeance Valley (1951) gave Burt Lancaster his first Western role. His athletic prowess made him perfect for the genre and he'd

• One Eyed Jacks | DVD | (15/03/2004) from £6.96   |  Saving you £-4.97 (-249.70%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Outlaw Rio (Marlon Brando) is betrayed by his partner Dad Longworth (Karl Marden) and sentenced to five years in a Mexican prison. When he escapes he has revenge on his mind and tracks Longworth down to a town in California where Longworth has become the local Sheriff! This is Brando's only directorial film a position he took somewhat reluctantly replacing Stanley Kubrick after early shooting.

• Cat O Nine Tails | Blu Ray | (26/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Italian master of horror Dario Argento's second directorial effort (and the centerpiece of the 'animal trilogy' of giallos) is a suspenseful murder mystery infused with the filmmaker's trademark graphic violence. Karl Malden stars as a blind man with a talent for solving puzzles who teams-up with reporter Carlo Giordani (James Franciscus) to launch a private investigation into a string of peculiar murders all of which seem to involve a dubious genetic research facility. The killer soon becomes wise to the duo's plans and will do whatever it takes to stop them from reporting to the police.

• The Cat O Nine Tails | DVD | (17/10/2011) from £6.46   |  Saving you £-4.47 (-224.60%)   |  RRP £1.99

  A retired journalist and a blind former police detective team up to solve a series of killings centred on the genetic research of a pharmaceutical company. In so doing, they both become targets of the killer.

• Giallo | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A triple bill of stylish 'Giallo' thrillers from Italian maestro Dario Argento: The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970) The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) and Phenomena (1984). The Bird With The Crystal Plumage : An American writer (Tony Musante - Toma TV series) travelling in Rome is the only witness to an attempted murder by a sinister man in a raincoat and black leather gloves though he is powerless to do anything to stop him. With a feeling that something is not quite right about the scene he has witnessed and the police's inability to make any progress he launches his own personal investigation - and nearly loses his life in the process. While this modern day Jack-the-Ripper type is slithering through the dark byways of Rome slicing up pretty girls director Dario Argento is carving up the emotions of terrified viewers. Dark deeds are mixed with black comedy worthy of Hitchcock in a film of almost unbearable tension and nail-biting suspense. Cat O'Nine Tales: The second movie directed by Dario Argento. With the screenplay by Dardano Sachetti and score by Ennio Morricone Cat O'Nine Tails is a haunting and suspensful thriller in the classic giallo tradition. The story begins when a blind puzzle maker (Karl Malden) overhears a conversation shortly before a robbery is committed at a genetics institute. When he teams up with a journalist (Franciscus) intent on solving the crime they uncover a trail off murders linked to the institute. Can they discover the murderer's identity before it is too late? Phenomena: Young Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly) is sent to study at an exclusive boarding school in Switzerland. A psychopathic killer is at large and has already murdered one of the academy's students. Jennifer sleepwalks and has a strange empathic relationship with insects. One day she befriends local entomologist Dr. McGregor (Donald Pleasance) who has been helping the police in their murder investigation with his knowledge of insects. McGregor encourages her to use her gift to track down the killer bu this places her in mortal danger...

• Annie / Pollyanna / Return To Oz | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Annie (Dir. Rob Marshall 1999): As seen on The Wonderful World of Disney this new production of the classic musical features an all-star cast belting out the beloved songs. Original Broadway Annie Andrea McArdle makes and appearance too! Fun for the whole family. Pollyanna (Dir. David Swift 1960): The heartwarming story of a young girl who brings goodwill and happiness to the residents of a New England town. Hayley Mills won an honorary Academy Award for her performance. Return To Oz (Dir. Walter Murch 1985): In 1899 Dorothy Gale returns to the land of Oz only to find the enchanting Emerald City in ruins and all her old friends have been captured by the Nome King and the evil Princess Mombi...

• Patton | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-2.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A critically acclaimed film that won a total of eight 1970 Academy Awards (including Best Picture) Patton is a riveting portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest military geniuses. One of its Oscars went to George C. Scott for this triumphant portrayal of George Patton the only Allied general truly feared by the Nazis. Special mention must go to Francis Ford Coppola's superb script which he wrote while laying low from from the box-office faliure of Rain People. Charism

• Marlon Brando-One-Eyed Jacks | Blu Ray | (05/12/2011) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-4.19 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Marlon Brando directs and stars in this western tale of betrayal and revenge. Brando stars as Johnny Rio, a man betrayed by his best friend, Dad, and sentenced to serve five years in prison. On his release he seeks out his nemesis (now sheriff of Monterey) and seduces his step-daughter, leading the Sheriff to throw him back into prison. His ire now stoked even more, Johnny seeks out Dad for the final showdown.

• One Eyed Jacks | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-3.19 (-24.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  MARLON BRANDO took over the direction of this film from Stanley Kubrick and created one of the best western's in the genre shot in glorious Technicolor Brando captured the rugged terrain of the American desert and the beauty of Monterey's sea coast as his character a ruthless outlaw Rio seeks revenge over cohort Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) after being double crossed and left to rot in prison Longworth has used their gold to become the local sheriff but has always lived in fear of the day when Rio comes looking for him.

• On The Waterfront | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £22.99   |  Saving you £-17.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody instead of a bum which is what I am let's face it. - Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) Marlon Brando is the longshoreman who finds himself increasingly isolated when he challenges the might and power of the tough New York City dockers' Union. Rod Steiger is his elder brother torn between loyalty to union and love of family. Lee J. Cobb is the powerful union boss while Eva Marie Saint is the girl with whom Brando falls in love. Winner of 8 Oscars including Best Picture Best Actor Best Support Actress Best Director and Best Screenplay this devastating film has since its first screening become one of the movie greats.

• Hollywood DVD Ninja | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Golden Ninja Warrior Ninja speed of action meets Ninja speed of thought in Golden Ninja Warrior. The Golden Ninjas decide to return their valuable golden statue to China for an important ceremony. But longtime enemies the Red Ninjas intend to steal the statue and send their best Ninja heroine to draw out the Golden Ninjas leader Max. This is a breath-taking story of underworld revenge murder and Ninja challenges. The Ninja Terminator All-action martial arts tale of three Ninjas competing for a statue of the Golden Ninja Warrior which embodies the divine power of the Ninja Empire. Spectacular fight scenes and swordplay. The Ninja Squad The Ninja empire is at stake as the supreme Ninja master and his disciple confront Ivan the Red a power-hungry Ninja. When the police fail to help the young disciple must use his amazing fighting ability to save his sister and avenge his mother's murder. The master must face Ivan the Red in a final gruelling duel to determine the fate of the Ninja Empire.

• One Eyed Jacks | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-0.49 (-3.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Brando(""Rio"") stars with Karl Malden(""Dad Longworth"") as two bank robbers on the run from the Federales in Mexico They are pinned down and only one can get away to get fresh horses for their escape. Dad is the one to go but greed gets the best of him. He takes off with the money and leaves Rio to be captured and sent to a Mexican Jail for 5 long years. When he escapes he goes looking for Dad finally finding him in Monterey California where ""Dad"" is now a tough Sheriff and has a beautiful step-daughter Louisa. The action and the romance heat up as Rio is bent on revenge and falls for the beautiful Louisa.