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• Witchfinder General | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £7.94   |  Saving you £-1.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Witchfinder General is one of those cult British films that, like The Wicker Man, seemed to herald a renaissance in the fortunes of the British film industry in the late 1960s and early 70s. With only his third film, director Michael Reeves displayed an assured grasp of technique and a confident ability to mix and match genres that marked him out as a homegrown wunderkind to rival the Spielbergs and Coppolas who were just graduating from film school across the Atlantic. Sadly, this promise remained unfulfilled as Reeves died suddenly, soon after completing the film, from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs; Witchfinder General remains his only significant work Veteran Vincent Price is wonderfully cast as the titular witchfinder, Matthew Hopkins, whose bloody and usually sexually motivated persecutions across civil war-torn East Anglia are carried out with much relish, graphic fake blood and lots of screaming. Ian Ogilvy, an old school pal of the director's, is the upright new model soldier who swears vengeance against Hopkins for the rape of his betrothed (Hilary Dwyer, who in true Hammer Horror fashion gets to take her top off and scream a lot). Lascivious depictions of burning witches and gratuitous sex aside, what draws the viewer into the film is the setting as Reeves' camera roams lovingly across the East Anglian countryside. The opening-hanging scene, for example, depends strongly on location for its effect, and Ogilvy's quest for revenge takes on a John Ford-style Western aura in the director's hands. Perhaps not quite the masterpiece some seem to think it is, Witchfinder General remains a sturdy piece of distinctively British filmmaking. On the DVD: This disc allows the viewer to select the slightly extended "Export cut" of the movie, which has a little more graphic blood than the censored UK release, although the restored sequences are of markedly inferior quality. The anamorphic picture and mono sound are decent, even if too many murky nighttime scenes and badly dubbed actors' voices betray the film's restrictively low budget. The major extra is a documentary about the life and short career of Michael Reeves, while other fill-ups include text notes from critic Kim Newman, a music video, trailer, filmographies and stills. All in all, it's a welcome restoration of a genre classic. --Mark Walker

• Christopher Robin (Blu-Ray) | Blu Ray | (10/12/2018) from £7.41   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Winnie the Pooh and friends embark on a new adventure to help remind a grown-up Christopher Robin how to laugh again, for sometimes doing nothing leads to the very best something. Share the wonder and delight of this bighearted tale from Disney with your family. Features: In Which A Movie is Made For Pooh In Which Pooh Finds His Voice In Which Pooh And Walt Become Friends In Which Pooh And Friends Come To Life

• Phantom of the Open | DVD | (25/07/2022) from £6.18   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Phantom of the Open tells the remarkable true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a crane operator and optimistic dreamer from Barrow-in-Furness who, with the support of his family and friends, managed to gain entry to the 1976 British Open qualifying, despite never playing a round of golf before. With pluckiness and unwavering self-belief, Maurice pulls off a series of stunning, hilarious and heartwarming attempts to compete at the highest level of professional golf, drawing the ire of the golfing elite but becoming a British folk hero in the process.

• Phantom of the Open | Blu Ray | (25/07/2022) from £7.71   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Phantom of the Open tells the remarkable true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a crane operator and optimistic dreamer from Barrow-in-Furness who, with the support of his family and friends, managed to gain entry to the 1976 British Open qualifying, despite never playing a round of golf before. With pluckiness and unwavering self-belief, Maurice pulls off a series of stunning, hilarious and heartwarming attempts to compete at the highest level of professional golf, drawing the ire of the golfing elite but becoming a British folk hero in the process.

• Unnamable, The / The Unnamable Returns | DVD | (22/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  A double bill of horror inspired by H.P. Lovecraft: 'The Unnamable' (1988) and 'The Unnamable Returns' (1993). The Unnamable: It is rumoured that Joshua Winthrop was horribly murdered and mutilated by the creature born of his wife. Meanwhile college students at nearby Miskatonic University decide to disprove the rumours by spending the night in the house. They are later joined by Carter who now takes the legends more seriously when he learns that his buddy has disappeared the

• Clash of the Santas | DVD | (09/11/2009) from £9.78   |  Saving you £6.20 (91.31%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Clash Of The Santas

• Turn Of The Screw - Britten | DVD | (21/01/2005) from £21.19   |  Saving you £3.80 (17.93%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Benjamin Britten's haunting and sinister opera composed in 1954 is based on the famous novella written by Henry James in 1898. Katie Mitchell's atmospheric and innovative film of the opera returns to the late 19th century setting of the original tale to a world where it is hard to tell ghosts from mere reflections in the glass. There have been many discussions about what happened to the children in both the novella and Britten's opera. This production with an inspired cast led by excellent performances from Lisa Milne and Mark Padmore remains true to both sources. The rich dark imagery entices the viewer exposing the deepest layers of the tantalising unnamed and hidden past relationships between the two servants and the children in one of the greatest operas of the 20th century.

• King Of Crime | DVD | (14/01/2019) from £3.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When the biggest player in British cybercrime faces destruction by some serious Islamic extremists, he knows it's time to settle old scores and play the biggest scam of his life - before bailing out fast. Marcus King is an old school gangster - a crime lord, who's left behind the old school crime. He's maneuverer his business into the leafy lanes of the suburbs and now, in place of pimps and dealers, his team consists of the best graduate geeks that money can bribe. No brothels, no casinos and no drugs - he's dragged serious, organised crime well and truly into the 21st Century. From credit card cloning and skimming to Internet spamming and scamming, he is the King of Cyber Land. He has more cash, more foot soldiers and more connections than ever, but now his world is under threat - targeted by the money making side of terrorism. They want everything. His entire operation. Either Marcus gives it to them, or they will take it plain and simple. He understands the need for power, for money and for respect and he knows how to fight and win against anyone who comes at him. But how does he defeat fanaticism? This time he's beat and he knows it. His last remaining option is to orchestrate a deal. His entire operation - in exchange for his life. He's ready to retire; he's grafted his whole life chasing his dream and now it's time for his very own land of milk and honey... Before he gets there though, he has one last game to play and a huge score to settle. He has a plan; it's audacious and it's daring. It will elevate his smartest geek into the cyber halls of fame and leave a legacy so great, his name will be whispered in awe for generations to come. But, most of all, it will teach these terrorists - that this time - they messed with the wrong gangster. He'll walk away into his new life, free from the past... But what if the past can't be buried and old scores aren't completely settled? Extras: Trailer Bloopers Deleted scenes Behind the scenes.

• Scourge Of The Worlds - A Dungeons And Dragons Adventure | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Scourge of Worlds: A Dungeons and Dragons Adventure is not a film sequel to Dungeons and Dragons (2000), but the DVD equivalent of an interactive role-playing novel. There are over 900 short digitally animated sequences, leading every so often to a choice to be made with the remote control, resulting after about 90 minutes in one of four possible endings. Just as the original D&D was inspired by The Lord of the Rings, the scenarios here are Tolkien rehashed: a newly arisen darkness is seeking an ancient ultimate weapon, against which stand a human warrior, Regdar, a halfling, Lidda and an elven wizard, Mialee. The CGI is closer to Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles than the pseudo-realism of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, the electronic score is tiresome and the contemporary American voice acting, using such expressions as "head's up" and "…or something", is laughable. What of the interactive element? Essentially it offers two equally uninteresting paths at the end of every major scene--uninteresting because it's impossible to care what happens to the marionette-like stereotypes no matter what they do. While the adventure does offer plenty of well-choreographed cartoon-style action, interacting with Scourge of Worlds is ultimately about as much fun as watching someone else play a computer game--and that's just the first time through. On the DVD: Scourge of Worlds: A Dungeons and Dragons Adventure fills the DVD with the 900-plus animated sequences, presumably leaving no room for extras. The only options are between stereo sound and far more involving Dolby Digital 5.1. The image appears to have been taken directly from a digital master and is flawless, the images only limited by the TV-standard computer rendering. --Gary S Dalkin

• Sam - Series 3 - Part 1 | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £14.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (33.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The third series of Sam comes to DVD this release features part one of the series. In series two Sam went to Germany in search of his father. When he returned to Skellerton many things had changed. His grandmother had died and he moved in with his grandfather. Despite moving on his mind Sam continued to be drawn back to his childhood and the day his father left.

• Dog Eat Dog | DVD | (13/01/2003) from £9.91   |  Saving you £0.08 (0.80%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Knockabout British comedy about a group of young DJs who have trouble achieving their dreams, featuring cameos from numerous celebrities including Alan Davies, Melanie Blatt, Gary Kemp and Ricky Gervais.

• Scorcher | DVD | (01/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Colonel Ryan Beckett (Mark Dascascos) and his team of misfit tactical mavericks are called away from leave on orders from President Nelson (Rutger Hauer) only to be informed that the gravest threat to all humanity has become their ultimate challenge. Man's quest for harnessing the power of nuclear weapons has wreaked havoc on the earth. The Pacific plates are shifting. The world is hotting up. Earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions. An apocalypse of biblical proportions. They have just three days left to deflect the plates successfully with the power of another thermo-nuclear bomb - ground zero: Los Angeles. As both heat and panic flare through the cities of the world and with the help of a group of the US's top scientists Beckett must battle to save the planet and fight for the life of his daughter caught between marauding gangs taking the lawless streets hostage before the raging fire of hell on earth consumes them all!

• The Last Horror Movie | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £11.98   |  Saving you £4.01 (33.47%)   |  RRP £15.99

  ""I'm trying to make an intelligent film about murder whilst actually doing the murders...."" Julian Richards' independent slasher horror film is a disturbing journey through the mind of Max Parry a mild-mannered wedding photographer with a rapacious hunger for human flesh...

• Sam - Series 3 - Part 2 | DVD | (10/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The third series of Sam comes to DVD this release features part two of the series. In series two Sam went to Germany in search of his father. When he returned to Skellerton many things had changed. His grandmother had died and he moved in with his grandfather. Despite moving on his mind Sam continued to be drawn back to his childhood and the day his father left.

• Madagascar Skin | DVD | (31/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Harry a shy young man with a Madagascar shaped birthmark flees the city and his unhappy life there and ends up alone on a beach. In strange circumstances he bumps into Flint and hiding out in an abandoned cottage their suspicions of one another start to disappear...

• Cracking The Da Vinci Code | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £3.75   |  Saving you £6.24 (166.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Featuring an interview with author Dan Brown! Host and author of international best-seller Cracking The Da Vinci Code Simon Cox takes you on an in depth journey through the heart of the mysteries behind Dan Brown's best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code. The comprehensive documentary cuts through the confusion ultimately cracking Da Vinci's code and revealing the remarkable truth behind the legend of the Holy Grail. HEAR THE EXPERTS probe new revelations in an exclusive discussion with authors Clive Prince and Lynn Picknett whose book The Templar Revelation is the main source for The Da Vinci Code. They confide that Brown did not access all of their research and explain secrets untold until now. Dr Stephen A Hoeller renowned expert on comparative religion and Gnostic history uses current thinking and Christian history to reach startling conclusions. Mark Oxbrow Templar expert and writer on Rosslyn Chapel reveals new Rosslyn mysteries and confides that the chapel may be alive. SEE THE SITES then follow the path of the book and explore the Louvre Museum and Saint Sulpice Church in Paris; investigate the amazing sites of Temple Church and Westminster Abbey; and examine Scotland's enigmatic and mysterious Rosslyn Chapel. All experts ultimately converge on the mysterious; Rennes-Le-Chateau region of France believed to be the centre of the paradox of Christianity. EXAMINE THE ART The Madonna of the Rocks and The Last Supper as well as several additional works by Leonardo Da Vinci are detailed and dissected using unique visual aids to expose their remarkable conspiratorial symbolism and their true meaning.