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• The Woodsman | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Kevin Bacon gives one of the best, most nuanced performances of his career in The Woodsman, a daring and thought-provoking drama he co-produced with his wife, Kyra Sedgwick. In portraying a convicted pedophile named Walter, recently released from prison and struggling to rebuild his life, Bacon and writer-director Nicole Kassell (making her feature-film debut) do a remarkable job of exploring all facets of this troubling yet very human character, from his continuing criminal impulses to the despair he feels over having to conceal his horrible past. Sedgwick costars as the one woman who appears willing to accept Walter, secrets and all, and while The Woodsman takes a few regrettable shortcuts in illustrating Walter's quest for the good man he can be, the film deserves to be seen and discussed as a provocative yet admirably humane study of an individual whom society may too quickly label a "monster." The film allows for different interpretations, and that complexity--along with Bacon's performance--makes it worthy of a wide and hopefully understanding audience. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Hellraiser / Hellraiser 2 | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £19.78   |  Saving you £-1.79 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Having made his reputation as one of the most prolific and gifted horror writers of his generation (prompting Stephen King to call him "the future of horror"), Clive Barker made a natural transition to movies with this audacious directorial debut from 1987. Not only did Barker serve up a chilling tale of devilish originality, he also introduced new icons of horror that since have become as popular among genre connoisseurs as Frankenstein's monster and the Wolfman. Foremost among these frightful, Hellraiser visions is the sadomasochistic demon affectionately named Pinhead (so named because his pale, bald head is a geometric pincushion and a symbol of eternal pain). Pinhead is the leader of the Cenobites, agents of evil who appear only when someone successfully "solves" the exotic puzzle box called the Lamont Configuration--a mysterious device that opens the door to Hell. The puzzle's latest victim is Frank (Sean Chapman), who now lives in a gelatinous skeletal state in an upstairs room of the British home just purchased by his newlywed half-brother (Andrew Robinson, best known as the villain from Dirty Harry), who has married one of Frank's former lovers (Claire Higgins). The latter is recruited to supply the cannibalistic Frank with fresh victims, enabling him to reconstitute his own flesh--but will Frank succeed in restoring himself completely? Will Pinhead continue to demonstrate the flesh-ripping pleasures of absolute agony? Your reaction to this description should tell you if you've got the stomach for Barker's film, which has since spawned a number of interesting but inferior sequels. It's definitely not for everyone, but there's no denying that it's become a semiclassic of modern horror. --Jeff Shannon

• Carry On Girls | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £15.05   |  Saving you £-5.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Carry On Girls was the last really successful instalment of the epic series of British film comedies. It's studded with gems of cameo performances and a tremendously innuendo-laden Talbot Rothwell script that is easily the equal of any of its predecessors. The setting, a beauty contest to raise the profile of the dismal resort Fircombe-on-Sea, is ripe for politically incorrect activity of the sort that could only be conducted by Sid James at the height of his lecherous powers. Enter Bernard Bresslaw in a corset, Wendy Richard as Ida Downs, Barbara Windsor as Miss Easy Rider and a host of other semi-clad lovelies and watch as the whole thing rises to a slapstick climax of frisky old colonels, bikinis, bosoms and itching powder. In the smaller roles, Joan Hickson (BBC television's Miss Marple) is hilarious as an elderly woman who believes she is a man-magnet and the always under-used Patsy Rowlands excels as the downtrodden mayor's wife, a worm who finally turns. But in many ways this is June Whitfield's film. As the terrifying reactionary councillor Mrs Prodworthy, with a butch lesbian sidekick, she plots the downfall of her male colleagues with classic lines. "Rosemary, get the candle", she orders as Patsy Rowlands requests initiation into the cause. Margaret Thatcher never sounded so ominous. On the DVD: Like most of the other DVD Carry On releases, this one is presented in 4:3 format with a mono soundtrack. All right, you don't really need anything more sophisticated to recreate the cosy ritual of Carry On watching in your living room. And the print is good and sharp. But apart from the usual scene index, the lack of extras reflects a disappointingly unimaginative approach to celebrating a genre of film comedy that, for all its low budget reputation, provided a showcase for the cream of a whole generation of British comic actors. They deserve better.--Piers Ford

• Beat Street | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Rapper Kenny and his break dancing brother Lee are up and coming soul artists. They only need a few good connections and one big break to make it. When they meet a beautiful college music professor who can help them expand their horizons everything starts to fall into place. Produced by Harry Belafonte and film producer David Picker Beat Street stars many of the day's hottest breakdancers and musicians including the New York City breakers.

• Leon Russell And The New Grass Revival | DVD | (01/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Leon Russell the ultimate session musician collaborated with the New Grass Revival and took the sound to another level combining his keyboard skills and uniquely gravelly voice with the fantastic sounds of the band... Tracks include: Somewhere Over The Rainbow Rollin My Sweet Baby's Arms I've Just Seen A Face Prince Of Peace Stranger In A Strange Land Amazing Grace Jambalaya Jumpin' Jack Flash.

• British Superbike: 2017 - Behind The Scenes | DVD | (11/12/2017) from £13.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  For a great overview of all the support classes that make up a BSB racing weekend and to find out what really goes on behind the scenes of the MCE BSB 2017 championship join ex-superbiker James Whitham who has an All Access pass across BSB, Supersport, Superstock and other classes. Features: Official British Superbikes Production

• Skeleton Coast | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £4.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Tough action story in which a group of renegade mercenaries are called upon to enter Angolan territory to rescue a CIA agent who captured by some bad guys involved in the African Civil War.

• Meet Me In St. Louis | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The wonderful Judy Garland stars in this charming musical as Esther Smith whose father comes home and announces he is going to uproot his whole family to New York on the very eve of the 1903 St. Louis World Fair. Brilliantly directed by Vincente Minnelli and full of wonderful songs - 'Trolley Song' 'Have yourself A Merry Little Christmas'.

• Bullet Boy | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £16.70   |  Saving you £-6.71 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  So Solid Crew's Asher D leads this gritty drama set in the tough streets of East London.

• Kiss Daddy Goodnight | DVD | (22/05/2000) from £6.92   |  Saving you £2.06 (52.42%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Downtown Manhattan plays host to a number of misfits and loners. Laura is one of these. She has no past. She disguises herself picks-up lecherous middle-aged men slips them a mickey and empties their wallets. Laura lives in a world where there are clubs with no signs no names no nothing. Sid an old acquaintance who's turned up is a musician looking for a gig in a club with no name. He's left trouble behind; she's looking for it. So it's natural their paths should meet. Laura has an upstairs neighbour a man not unlike her unwitting prey named William a middle-aged poet writer and connosieur - an old village-type bohemian. But to William Laura is not unlike the daughter who deserted him - and to whom deadly payback is about to happen.

• Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey - Steelbook (4K Ultra HD) (+ Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (13/07/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Loose Cannons | DVD | (15/03/2004) from £12.40   |  Saving you £0.59 (4.76%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In 'Loose Cannons' Gene Hackman plays Mac a Washington DC police detective teamed with a new partner Ellis (Dan Aykroyd) to break open a case that involves the FBI Nazis Israelis and pornographers. The plot involves the fight for the possession of a pornographic film starring Hitler and a prominent German politician...

• King Kong/King Kong Lives | DVD | (01/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  King Kong: The Legend Reborn (1976) Fred Wilson (Charles Grodin) head of an oil drilling expedition to the remote island of Micronesia discovers a stow-away on his ship Jack Prescott (Jeff Bridges) a zoologist in search of a prehistoric creature fabled to exist on the island. Off the coast of Micronesia they rescue Dwan (Jessica Lange) a beautiful woman shipwrecked in the treacherous seas. On the island the expedition witness a mysterious ritual to a strange beast called Kong. They soon realise that Kong is the gigantic ape that Prescott is searching for... Producer Dino De Laurentiis' remake of the original hairy monster movie features remarkable special effects by Rick Baker. King Kong Lives! (1986) The mighty ape is resurrected through a miracle of modern medicine and brings him together with what will be the equally terrifying love of his life: Lady Kong... This version of the classic story picks up from where the 1976 version left off.

• Charlie Daniels - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird - The Movie/Tribute Tour Live Concert | DVD | (11/06/2007) from £17.97   |  Saving you £-4.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this unique double feature witness the legend of this unique band who hold a special place in the annals of rock 'n' roll history. In Freebird see the band in their prime and in Tribute Tour after their tragic loss feel a part of the tribute where other musicians come together in honour of Lynyrd Skynyrd's endless and indelible spirit...Freebird: The Movie:Even though they recorded for only four short years Lynyrd Skynyrd left behind some of rock 'n' roll's most enduring classics. Go back in time and experience the band's true spirit raw power and three-guitar attack in blistering live performances revealing interviews rare photos and home movies.Includes Complete Live versions of:Workin' for MCAI Ain't the OneGimme Back My BulletsSaturday Night SpecialCry For The Bad ManSearchingCall Me The BreezeWhat's Your NameBlue Yodel ('T' for Texas)Whiskey Rock-A-RollerTravellin' ManFree BirdGimme Three StepsBonus Tracks: Sweet Home Alabama That SmellTribute Tour:After ten years Lynyrd Skynyrd fans are treated to a long awaited musical reunion. In this sensational live concert Lynyrd Skynyrd perform favourites 'Workin' for MCA ' 'Simple Man ' 'Gimme Three Steps ' 'Free Bird ' and the classic southern anthem 'Sweet Home Alabama'. This musical documentary traces the band's roots from Jacksonville Florida through the tragedy and triumph that makes the Tribute Tour a celebration. Join the original band members along with Jonny Van Zant Randall Hall Dale Krantz Rossington and Carol Bristow. The spirit the magic and the music continue!

• Wishmaster / Wishmaster 2 - Evil Never Dies / Wishmaster 3 - Devil Stone / Wishmaster 4 | DVD | (11/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  Wishmaster: Magically powerful. Supernaturally evil. The ancient entity known in human legend as the Djinn can grant a person's wildest dreams. And in the process it unleashes your darkest nightmares. The moral of this explosively terrifying special-effects-powered horror-fantasy spectacular: be careful what you wish for! Wishmaster 2 - Evil Never Dies:When a small-time thief Morgana Kuleshov is pinned down by gunfire during a botched heist her life is saved when the huge opal she's clutching deflects a bullet. Unknown to her this jewel imprisons a legendary monster known as the Djinn. The Djinn has the power to grant wishes and twist them into a person's worst nightmare capturing their soul. As the Djinn invades Morgana's nightmares she calls upon brother Gregory a priest for help. In a fight for humanity's future only Morgana and Gregory stand between the Djinn and an eternal dark age of horror and chaos. Wishmaster 3 - Devil Stone:The Djinn that evil genie is back and eager to grant you three wishes... Diana Collins (Cook) is a teaching assistant at a prestigious college where she studies comparative religion and mythology under Professor Barash (Connery). She inadvertently solves a mysterious puzzle left for one of Barash's colleagues unknowingly unleashing the evil Djinn a malicious genie who is eager to grant his waker three wishes in order to free his race and destroy mankind. The Djinn assumes Barash's body and begins his search for the person who woke him. He stops short of nothing in his pursuit systematically killing Diana's friends. In desperation Diana invokes the archangel warrior St. Michael as one of her three wishes. St. Michael's spirit possesses the body of her boyfriend Greg (Mehler) and a bloody battle ensues between the archangel Michael and the Djinn... Wishmaster 4 - The Prophecy Fulfilled: Perversity depravity and fear are at an all time high as the hell-raising Wishmaster unleashes his undying love and three wishes on a beautiful new victim. A victim whose crucial third wish is one that the Wishmaster cannot fulfill without leaving a trail of terror devastation and blood in his wake. Wishmaster 4 is a film that fulfills your deepest desire for a highly seductive thriller filled with unspeakable horror titillating forbidden passion and riveting suspense from beginning to nail-biting end!

• Buried Alive | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £9.26 (57.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A college prank at an abandoned house accidentally awakens a frightening spirit. A supernatural horror which revolves around a group of college students who take a trip to an old ranch house in the desert as part of an initiation of two sorority women. Their fun trip soon descends into the weekend from Hell when a caretaker who has been digging for gold digs up more than he bargained for when he discovers the grave of a murdered witch who wants vengeance on the descendants and friends of her former husband.

• The Persuaders - Vol. 5 - Episodes 15-18 | DVD | (18/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Further action-fuelled adventures with those cool crimefighters Lord Brett Sinclair (Moore) and Danny Wilde (Curtis). Epsisodes include: The Man In The Middle: A double agent is discovered working in British Intelligence... Element of Risk: A known criminal arrives in London and gets mixed up with Danny... A Home of One's Own: Danny buys himself a cottage and gets involved with the illegal activities of the local squire... Nuisance Value: A fake kidnapping threatens to test the sleuthing skills of Brett and Danny...

• Sherlock Holmes And The Deadly Necklace | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Holmes and Watson are on the trail to find a necklace that once belonged to Cleopatra. Holmes must unravel the mystery which brings him face to face with his arch rival Moriarty...

• Double Dragon | DVD | (17/06/2002) from £16.36   |  Saving you £-8.37 (-104.80%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The hit video game roars to life with amazing special effects and spectacular action sequences. In 2007 New Angeles is ravaged by earthquakes tidal waves and vicious gang wars. The evil tycoon Koga Shuko (Terminator 2's Robert Patrick) is obsessed with finding both halves of the Double Dragon a talisman which will give him awesome mystical powers. Teenaged brothers Jimmy and Billy (Mark Dacascos Scott Wolf) wind up with the missing half thrusting them into the adventure of their lives. Marian (Alyssa Milano) and her vigilante Power Corps help them summon all of their courage resourcefulness and martial-arts skills to stop the villain's evil plan. This high octane action spectacular crackles with the energy and humour of its heroes: buckle your seatbelt and enjoy the ride!

• Pret A Porter | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Robert Altman's much-anticipated broadside at the world of fashion, Pret A Porter is a disappointment. The film's crazy-quilt Nashville-like narrative structure and ensemble casting (Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lauren Bacall, Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren) are a thing to behold, but the story's many interlocking pieces lack overall depth and resonating emotion. There is a grand, satiric statement about fashion and society at the end of the film, and there are hints of an aging, nostalgic filmmaker's scepticism about our post-modern world of short-lived attachments and meanings. But watching this film is a long, long uphill climb, with a lot of thin air to endure before arriving at a destination. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com