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• A Little Princess | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £5.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (133.56%)   |  RRP £13.99

  After the critical success of 1993's The Secret Garden, Warner Bros returned to the novels of Frances Hodgson Burnett to create this 1995 adaptation of A Little Princess, which instantly ranked with The Secret Garden as one of the finest children's films of the 1990s. Neither film was a huge box-office success, but their quality speaks for itself, and A Little Princess has all the ingredients of a timeless classic. A marvel of production design, the film features lavish sets built almost entirely on a studio backlot in Burbank, California. The story opens in New York just before the outbreak of World War I, when young Sara (Liesel Matthews) is enrolled in private boarding school while her father goes off to war. Under the domineering scrutiny of the school's wicked headmistress, Miss Minchen (Eleanor Bron), Sara quickly becomes popular with her schoolmates, but fate intervenes and she soon faces a stern reversal of fortune, resorting to wild flights of fancy to cope with an unexpectedly harsh reality. Rather than label her fanciful tales as escapist fantasy, A Little Princess actively encourages a child's power of imagination--a power that can be used to learn, grow, and adapt to a world that is often cruel and difficult. It's also one of the most visually beautiful films of the 90s and creates a fully detailed world within the boarding school--a place where imagination is vital to survival. A first-class production in every respect, this is one family film that should (if it's not too stuffy to say it) be considered required viewing for parents and kids alike. --Jeff Shannon

• Happy Death Day (DVD + digital download) | DVD | (19/02/2018) from £6.99   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.00

  Tree Gelbman must relive the same day over and over again on her birthday and figure out who attempts to kill her at her party every time and why.

• Frozen Doublepack Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (30/03/2020) from £7.57   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, she'll set out on a dangerous but remarkable journey. In Frozen, Elsa feared her powers were too much for the world. In Frozen 2, she must hope they are enough.

• Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Complete Series | Blu Ray | (05/08/2024) from £28.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Complete Series Blu-Ray:One of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's best-loved series, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons brought a new level of realism and sophistication to Century 21's endlessly popular Supermarionation productions. To mark its fiftieth anniversary, the series has been remastered in HD from the original 35mm film elements for this Blu-ray edition - it has never looked better! The year is 2068; after a misunderstanding leading to an attack on their Martian city, the Mysterons declare war on the inhabitants of Earth. Ranged against this devastatingly powerful enemy is Spectrum, a worldwide security organisation - its leading operative: Captain Scarlet. Having been captured and replicated by the Mysterons, but breaking free of their control, he now possesses extraordinary powers that make him Spectrum's most powerful agent in the fight to save humanity!

• Aliens | DVD | (15/05/2000) from £4.98   |  Saving you £15.01 (301.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  James Cameron heads back into the depths for this underwater IMAX extravaganza.

• Air Force One | DVD | (11/06/2001) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  If you can manage to suspend your disbelief for the duration, you won't be disappointed with Air Force One. Harrison Ford plays a US president who single-handedly employs his rigid anti-terrorism policy when a band of Russian thugs hatch a mid-flight takeover of Air Force One. Gary Oldman, who chews the scenery as the lead terrorist, will shoot a hostage at the slightest provocation. Glenn Close plays the sternly pragmatic vice president who negotiates with Oldman from her Washington seat of power. If you can believe that the aircraft's pressurized cabin can sustain hundreds of rounds of machine-gun fire, you'll buy anything in this entertaining potboiler, especially thanks to Ford's stalwart heroics and some nifty special effects. Director Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot) keeps the action moving so fast you won't be sweating the details.--Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Rex | DVD | (19/03/2018) from £6.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Rex is based on the true life story of a young Marine Corporal named Megan Leavey (Kate Mara), whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an explosion injures them, putting their fate in jeopardy.

• Happy-Go-Lucky | DVD | (18/08/2008) from £5.98   |  Saving you £14.01 (234.28%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The uplifting story of Poppy, a boho Camden-nite, who must come to terms with a whole new way of thinking after her beloved bicycle is stolen.

• Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Complete Series | Blu Ray | (08/10/2018) from £24.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's best-loved series, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons brought a new level of realism and sophistication to Century 21's endlessly popular Supermarionation productions. To mark its fiftieth anniversary, the series has been remastered in HD from the original 35mm film elements for this Blu-ray edition it has never looked better! The year is 2068; after a misunderstanding leading to an attack on their Martian city, the Mysterons declare war on the inhabitants of Earth. Ranged against this devastatingly powerful enemy is Spectrum, a worldwide security organisation its leading operative: Captain Scarlet. Having been captured and replicated by the Mysterons, but breaking free of their control, he now possesses extraordinary powers that make him Spectrum's most powerful agent in the fight to save humanity!

• The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (16/09/2019) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Out of the Age of Wonders one of the most wonderful motion pictures of our time! An all-time classic adventure, featuring the pioneering special effects of filmmaking legend Ray Harryhausen, presented here in a stunning restoration on Blu-ray. Extras: 4K restoration from the original negative Original mono audio Alternative 5.1 surround sound track Audio commentary with Ray Harryhausen, visual effects experts Phil Tippett and Randall William Cook, author Steven Smith, and producer Arnold Kuner The Secrets of Sinbad (2017, 11 mins): a new interview with Phil Tippett This Is Dynamation! (1958, 4 mins): original promotional teaser introducing Harryhausen's groundbreaking special effects process Remembering ˜The 7th Voyage of Sinbad' (2008, 24 mins): with Ray Harryhausen A Look Behind the Voyage (1995, 12 mins): with Ray Harryhausen, producer Charles H. Schneer, and actor Kerwin Mathews Super 8 version in four instalments ˜Sinbad May Have Been Bad, But He's Been Good to Me' (1958, 3 mins): promotional tie-in song, sung by Ann Leonardo The Music of Bernard Herrmann (2008, 27 mins): a tribute hosted by Herrmann biographer Steven Smith Isolated score: experience Bernard Herrmann's original soundtrack music Phil Tippett's birthday message to Ray Harryhausen (2006, 1 min) Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013, 5 mins): a short critical appreciation Theatrical trailer Image gallery: extensive promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

• The Sword In The Stone | DVD | (03/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  As far as Disney is concerned, The Sword in the Stone was a portent of things to come, with slapstick upstaging storytelling, and cultural in-jokes substituting for wonder. Based on TH White's beloved novel The Once and Future King, this Disney version chronicles King Arthur's boyish adventures. There's much to enjoy here as coach Merlin the magician shows the young Arthur, nicknamed Wart, the skills that will help him become the future ruler of the Britons. The transformation sequences, where the boy is turned into a fish, a bird and a squirrel are vintage Disney. The oft-repeated scene of Merlin battling it out with mean old Madame Mim still is worth a few chuckles, but it underlines the problem with most of the film--most of its scenes are only played for laughs. References by Merlin to television and other items of modern life also mar the generally innocuous landscape. Younger children will like it, while older kids will find it slower compared with recent Disney films. --Keith Simanton, Amazon.com

• Lizzie Dripping & Lizzie Dripping Rides Again (BBC) | DVD | (16/10/2017) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Contains all 9 episodes from Lizzie Dripping (Series One) and Lizzie Dripping Rides Again (Series Two). In the country village of Little Hemlock lives a young girl called Penelope Arbuckle. With a vivid imagination and regular daydreaming, Penelope is known by the nickname Lizzie. Although an introvert Lizzie has the most mischievous side which is encouraged by a Witch that only Lizzie can see or hear.

• Happy Death Day 2U (DVD) | DVD | (24/06/2019) from £3.80   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  It's déjà vu all over again for Tree Gelbman, the snarky sorority sister who solved her own murder by repeatedly reliving her death. When the masked campus killer mysteriously returns to terrorize new targets, Tree cycles through another time-loop of clever chills and slick suspense in HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U, the devilishly inventive follow-up to Blumhouse's hit thriller HAPPY DEATH DAY. Bonus Features Include: Gag Reel Deleted Scene The Never-ending Birthday Web of Love: Tree's Nightmare Multiverse 101

• Three Edgar Allan Poe Adaptations Starring Bela Lugosi (Masters of Cinema) 2-Disc Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (12/04/2021) from £17.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Special Features This trio of classic 1930s horror filmsMurders in the Rue Morgue, The Black Cat, and The Ravenis also distinguished by a trio of factors regarding their production. Most notably, each film is based on a work by master of the macabre Edgar Allan Poe. Part of the legendary wave of horror films made by Universal Pictures in the 30s, all three feature dynamic performances from Dracula's Bela Lugosi, with two of them also enlivened by the appearance of Frankenstein's Boris Karloff. And finally, all three benefit from being rare examples of Pre-Code studio horror, their sometimes startling depictions of sadism and shock a result of being crafted during that brief period in Hollywood before the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code's rigid guidelines for moral content. Director Robert Florey, who gave the Marx Brothers their cinema start with The Cocoanuts in 1929, worked with Metropolis cinematographer Karl Freund to give a German Expressionism look to Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), with Lugosi as a mad scientist running a twisted carnival sideshow in 19th-century Paris, and murdering women to find a mate for his talking ape main attraction. Lugosi and Karloff teamed forces for the first time in The Black Cat, a nightmarish psychodrama that became Universal's biggest hit of 1934, with Detour director Edgar G. Ulmer bringing a feverish flair to the tale of a satanic, necrophiliac architect (Karloff) locked in battle with an old friend (Lugosi) in search of his family. Prolific B-movie director Lew Landers made 1935's The Raven so grotesque that all American horror films were banned in the U.K. for two years in its wake. Specifically referencing Poe within its story, Lugosi is a plastic surgeon obsessed with the writer, who tortures fleeing murderer Karloff through monstrous medical means. Significant and still unsettling early works of American studio horror filmmaking, these three Pre-Code chillers demonstrate the enduring power of Poe's work, and the equally continuous appeal of classic Universal horror's two most iconic stars.

• Just Jhoom! - Bollywood Workout | DVD | (27/05/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Inspired by the glitz and glamour of Bollywood, Just Jhoom! is a brand new form of dancercise that's energetic, sexy...and a great way to keep fit! Just Jhoom! means Just Dance! and using Indian dance moves, Bollywood music and strengthening exercises inspired by yoga, we'll make sure you get a really good workout without even realising you are working out! Featuring, by kind permission, music from Yash Raj Films for the first time on a UK fitness DVD. You'll be Jhooming to tracks from blockbuster hits such as Chak De! India and Band Baaja Baarat. So, dont just sit there...Just Jhoom!

• Scars Of Dracula (Doubleplay) | Blu Ray | (30/10/2017) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  At a remote castle a vampire bat dribbles fresh blood over mouldering remains, resurrecting the infamous Count Dracula (Christopher Lee ). Terrified villagers set fire to the castle, but later discover that a swarm of vengeful bats has killed the women and children that sought sanctuary in the local church. Dracula's latest reign of terror has begun. In Scars of Dracula, Christopher Lee returned to his most famous role for the fifth time, and director Roy Ward Baker (Quatermass and the Pit, Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde) created the unprecedented shot of the Count scaling his castle walls. This was the last of Hammer's traditional Dracula films, and the bloodiest entry in the entire series. EXTRAS: NEW FEATURETTE - Blood Rites: Inside Scars of Dracula ORIGINAL TRAILER

• Edward And Mrs Simpson | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  He abandoned crown and country for the woman he loved. Everything that is known about Edward VIII is almost totally eclipsed by the world-shattering act which brought his short reign to a close in 1936. To many it seemed a selfish and irresponsible abandonment of duty. To others it was the supreme sacrifice of a man who put love above all things. Based on the definitive biography by Frances Donaldson Edward and Mrs Simpson focuses on the riveting truth behind the sensational headline

• Dracula Prince Of Darkness (DOUBLE PLAY) | DVD | (30/04/2012) from £12.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (76.98%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Four English tourists find themselves stranded in the mysterious village of Karlsbad, a sinister and remote place of deadly, dark legend. Their journey leads them to an abandoned castle where a nightmarish destiny awaits them. However, it wasn't just fate that brought them here, but an evil force in need of resurrection, a blood craving beast known only as Count Dracula, Prince Of Darkness. Released in 1966 this is Christopher Lee's second outing as Dracula, with Hammer Films pushing the cinematic boundaries of graphic gore and terror.

• Made In Chelsea - Series 1-5 | DVD | (02/09/2013) from £9.99   |  Saving you £30.00 (300.30%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The leafy streets of Chelsea are rarely quiet especially when our favourite socialites are partying in its most elite bars and clubs. Over the last 5 series we've seen great love affairs explosive break-ups outrageous make-ups and some ring-side cat fights! No one can launch a put down like a scorned Chelsea girl and no boy can kiss all the girls and still remain a devilish cad unless they're from the elite SW3. One thing is for sure every series is unmissable and unforgettable. Sit back relax and immerse yourself in five series of the guiltiest of pleasures... Special Features: Includes all the extras from all series just under 2 hours of bonus material

• Paul Temple: The Complete Collection | DVD | (05/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Stylish cool incisive - protective of his loving wife 'Steve' - Paul Temple was an exemplary crime writer turned crime solver as played by Francis Matthews in the acclaimed and much loved TV series. Often filmed at glamorous locations throughout Europe Temple operated like a cross-between Miss Marple and Poirot with the slick cutting-edge style of The Saint. The Complete Paul Temple Collection represents the surviving colour episodes of this rich series along with the five final episodes available only in black and white. The collection reveals a time capsule of 1970s fashion in clothes cars décor - and crime presenting an unmissable collection of mysteries that must be solved; and there's only one crime writer who can do it! Special Features: Being Paul Temple An Interview with Francis Matthews The Women of Paul Temple Fashion Statements Francis Durbridge Biography Selected Cast Filmographies Subtitles