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• Girls at Sea | DVD | (17/03/2014) from £6.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Guy Rolfe, Michael Hordern, Ronald Shiner and Lionel Jeffries find their sea legs in this little-known but hugely engaging nautical yarn from 1958. Also featuring legendary duettist Teddy Johnson (along with early sightings of Warren Mitchell and - in his first big-screen role - Richard Briers), Girls at Sea is presented here in brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. When HMS Scotia pays a visit to the French Riviera, the office...

• Charles Dickens Collection | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  Martin Chuzzlewit (Dir. Pedr James 1994): Martin Chuzzlewit is a wealthy old man. But who will inherit his riches? He has disinherited his grandson young Martin suspecting the motives of the young man's love for Mary Chuzzlewit's nurse and companion. With such a prize to play for the rest of his family - including the snivelling hypocrite Pecksniff and the fabulously evil Jonas - bring forth all of their cunning greed and selfishness. With his grandson floundering in Amer

• Carry On Don't Lose Your Head | DVD | (17/02/2003) from £6.64   |  Saving you £6.35 (95.63%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Carry On Don't Lose Your Head parodies the adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel, with crinkly cackling Sid James as master of disguise the Black Fingernail and Jim Dale as his assistant Lord Darcy. He must rescue preposterously effete aristocrat Charles Hawtrey from the clutches of Kenneth Williams' fiendish Citizen Camembert and his sidekick Citizen Bidet (Peter Butterworth). The Black Fingernail is assisted in his efforts to thwart the birth of the burgeoning republic by the almost supernatural stupidity of his opponents, who fail to recognise the frankly undisguisable Sid James even when dressed as a flirty young woman. What with an executioner who is tricked into beheading himself in order to prove the efficacy of his own guillotine, it's all a little too easy. As usual, no groan-worthy pun is left unturned, or unheralded by the soundtrack strains of a long whistle or wah-wah trumpet. This is pretty silly stuff even by Carry On standards, with most of the cast barely required to come out of first gear and an overlong climactic swordfight sequence hardly raising the dramatic stakes. Most of the humour here resides neither in the script nor the characterisation but in the endlessly watchable Williams' whooping, nasal delivery (occasionally lapsing into broad Cockney) and the jowl movements of the always-underrated Butterworth. --David Stubbs

• Empire State | DVD | (17/03/2014) from £5.09   |  Saving you £14.16 (369.71%)   |  RRP £17.99

  After failing to get into the police academy Chris Potamitis (Liam Hemsworth The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) settles for a security guard job with the Empire State Armoured Truck Company. Chris makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend Eddie (Michael Angarano Haywire) and is soon drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the cash stored there - resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S. history. As the stakes continue to rise Chris and Eddie must outwit James Ransone (Dwayne Johnson Fast and Furious 6) the veteran NYPD Detective that is hot on their trail.

• Michael Palin's Global Adventures | DVD | (13/11/2023) from £10.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Dawn of the Dead (Collector's Edition) | Blu Ray | (31/01/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Ultimate Alien And Predator Collectors Edition | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £29.96   |  Saving you £30.03 (100.23%)   |  RRP £59.99

  All seven films together for the first time! Films Comprise: 1. Alien (Dir. Ridley Scott 1979) 2. Aliens (Dir. James Cameron 1986) 3. Alien 3 (Dir. David Fincher 1992) 4. Alien Resurrection (Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet 1997) 5. Predator (Dir. John McTiernan 1987) 6. Predator 2 (Dir. Stephen Hopkins 1990) 7. Alien vs Predator (Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson 2004)

• The Wannabe | DVD | (17/04/2017) from £9.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Obsessed with mob culture, and desperate to fit in, Thomas (Vincent Piazza) sets out to fix the 1992 trial of John Gotti. He believes if the plan is executed, it will put him at the center of all that he idolizes. The plot is foiled, setting off events worthy of mob lore. The Wannabe intertwines real people and true events, past and present, with a fictional interpretation.

• The Day The Earth Stood Still | DVD | (03/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The very epitome of a cult SF classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still is more often referenced than seen, which is a pity since it remains even now one of the most thought-provoking examples of the genre. The title is a misnomer, a mere tease to entice 1950s audiences into the cinema in the expectation of seeing another sensationalist B-movie about murderous aliens (i.e. Communists). In fact, Robert Wise's film of Edmund North's screenplay is a thoughtful Cold War allegory about a Christ-like visitor (Michael Rennie) who comes to Earth preaching a message of salvation for mankind, only to be spurned, killed then finally resurrected (significantly, Rennie's character Klaatu adopts the pseudonym "Mr Carpenter" while on the run from the authorities). Aside from its philosophical message, the film also boasts memorable imagery--notably the giant robot Gort--a much-quoted catchphrase in "Klaatu barada nikto", and one of composer Bernard Herrmann's most admired scores, featuring the theremin and other electronic instruments that must have sounded very otherworldly back in 1951. The result is a bona fide landmark in cinema SF with a central message about "weapons of mass destruction" that's still uncannily relevant today. On the DVD: The Day the Earth Stood Still has been splendidly restored for its DVD incarnation from the original 35 mm print, and the results are demonstrated in the "Restoration Comparison" feature. Also included is a fascinating 1951 newsreel showing Klaatu receiving a certificate of merit amid stories of Communist threats, the Korean war and beauty pageants ("Pomp and pulchritude on parade in Atlantic City"). Best of all is an absorbing commentary track with director Robert Wise in conversation with Nicholas Meyer (both men have Star Trek movies on their CV). --Mark Walker

• Club Dread | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £6.51   |  Saving you £9.48 (145.62%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From the creators of "Super Troopers" comes the comic tale of a booze-soaked island resort owned by a rock star has-been. But the non-stop party takes a turn for the weird when dead bodies start turning up...

• Mrs Santa Claus | DVD | (08/11/2010) from £5.96   |  Saving you £10.03 (168.29%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Neglected by her husband during the pre-Christmas rush Mrs. Santa Claus takes the reindeer and sleigh out for a drive...

• The Quiet American | DVD | (02/05/2011) from £31.24   |  Saving you £-11.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Nothing, and no one, is as it seems, in this adaptation of Graham Greene's classic and prophetic story of love, betrayal, murder and the origin of the American war in Southeast Asia.

• The Predator 4K UHD | 4K UHD | (28/01/2019) from £21.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Decades after the first, fateful encounters between elite American forces and the extra-terrestrial Predators who hunt humans for honour and sport, Special Forces Captain Quinn McKenna (Boyd Holbrook) encounters a Predator marooned in the Mexican wilderness. But soon after the captive Predator becomes the centrepiece of a top-secret study under evolutionary biologist Casey Brackett (Olivia Munn), a deadly new breed of Predator arrives on Earth, with plans that could threaten the entire planet's future. Now Brackett, McKenna, his son, and a squad of military misfits have to band together to fend off both the alien threat and a human conspiracy - making surprising allies in the process.

• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - Season Three | DVD | (25/09/2023) from £17.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In Season 3 of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Jack (John Krasinski) is working as a CIA case officer in Rome when he is tipped off that the Sokol Project, a secret plan to restore the Soviet Empire, is being resurrected more than 50 years after it was thought to have been shut down. Jack embarks on a mission to confirm the intelligence, but things quickly go awry, and he is wrongly implicated in a larger conspiracy. Crisscrossing Europe, he races against the clock to stop the cascade of destabilising conflicts from leading to global catastrophe. Also starring Wendell Pierce (The Wire), Nina Hoss (The Contractor), Betty Gabriel (Get Out), and Emmy Award nominee Michael Kelly (House of Cards).

• Nelly And Mr Arnaud | DVD | (01/01/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A woman desperately in need of employment meets up with a former judge who just happens to be looking for a secretary. Whilst working on his memoirs the two become quite close but their relationship becomes strained upon the arrival of the publisher...

• Tron/Tron Legacy | Blu Ray | (18/04/2011) from £17.53   |  Saving you £10.46 (59.67%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Titles Comprise: Tron (1982): Experience the original landmark motion picture that inspired a new generation of digital filmmakers and became a favourite of fans and critics across the world. Relive the electrifying thrills of Tron with an all-new state-of-the-art digital restoration and enhanced high-definition sound. When a brilliant video game maker named Flynn (Jeff Bridges) hacks the mainframe of his exemployer he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. Complete with hours of never-before-seen bonus material it's an epic adventure that everyone will enjoy! Tron Legacy (2010): Disney presents a high-tech motion picture unlike anything you've ever seen. Immerse yourself in the digital world of Tron as celebrated actor Jeff Bridges stars in a revolutionary visual effects adventure beyond imagination. When Flynn the world's greatest video game creator sends out a secret signal from an amazing digital realm his son discovers the clue and embarks on a personal journey to save his long-lost father. With the help of the fearless female warrior Quorra father and son venture through an incredible cyber universe and wage the ultimate battle of good versus evil. Bring home an unrivaled entertainment experience with Tron: Legacy - complete with never-before-seen bonus features that take you even deeper into the phenomenal world of Tron.

• The Life Aquatic | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £10.05   |  Saving you £15.93 (225.64%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Bill Murray and Owen Wilson take to the high seas in this quirky comedy from director Wes Anderson.

• In Search of Shakespeare | DVD | (25/08/2003) from £8.97   |  Saving you £11.02 (122.85%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The BBC series In Search of Shakespeare could be the English teacher's most important ally yet. With his typical mixture of intensive research, detective work, boyish enthusiasm and popular appeal, television historian Michael Wood comes closer than anyone to bringing the Bard to life. There are some astonishing discoveries along the way, which help to give a documentary cohesion to Shakespeare's story. But Wood is never arrogant enough to claim to have pinned the playwright's character down. The ifs, buts and maybes are all part of the fascination. The man himself remains tantalisingly just out of reach, which is probably as it should be. Instead, Wood takes us on an exhilarating journey through Elizabethan and Jacobean England, building a picture of his subject through painstaking reference to the climate of the age: a police state in which Shakespeare's family was devastated by the persecution of Catholics. Social, familial and political influences are all unravelled and pieced together, counterpointed with scenes from the plays--RSC actors conveniently to hand--and the life and times of the travelling actor and playwright are evoked in front of our eyes, becoming tangible and relevant. Wood gives us the chance to consider the plays in context, products of a great mind living in interesting times, rather than in academic isolation. It's a compelling tale, full of bloody danger, sex, celebrity and social history, and densely packed with layers of detail. Wood's great gift is to tell it in such an accessible way and without the sense of superiority that some of his peers bring to popular history. --Piers Ford

• The Game | DVD | (09/11/2007) from £8.65   |  Saving you £7.34 (84.86%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It's not quite as clever as it tries to be, but The Game does a tremendous job of presenting the story of a rigid control freak trapped in circumstances that are increasingly beyond his control. Michael Douglas plays a rich, divorced, and dreadful investment banker whose 48th birthday reminds him of his father's suicide at the same age. He's locked in the cage of his own misery until his rebellious younger brother (Sean Penn) presents him with a birthday invitation to play "The Game" (described as "an experiential Book of the Month Club")--a mysterious offering from a company called Consumer Recreation Services. Before he knows the game has even begun, Douglas is caught up in a series of unexplained events designed to strip him of his tenuous security and cast him into a maelstrom of chaos. How do you play a game that hasn't any rules? That's what Douglas has to figure out, and he can't always rely on his intelligence to form logic out of what's happening to him. Seemingly cast as the fall guy in a conspiracy thriller, he encounters a waitress (Deborah Unger) who may or may not be trustworthy, and nothing can be taken at face value in a world turned upside down. Douglas is great at conveying the sheer panic of his character's dilemma, and despite some lapses in credibility and an anticlimactic ending, The Game remains a thinking person's thriller that grabs and holds your attention. Thematic resonance abounds between this and Seven and Fight Club, two of the other films by The Game 's director David Fincher. -- Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Common - Written by Jimmy McGovern - As Seen on BBC1 | DVD | (15/09/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Multi-award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern's brand new film based on the UK's controversial joint enterprise law. 17-year-old Johnjo (Nico Mirallegro) gives his cousin Tony and his mates Colin and Kieran a last minute lift in his brother Patrick's car. They tell him they're going for pizza; Johnjo doesn't know that they're going to 'have a word' with a local loudmouth who needs putting in his place. As Johnjo waits in the car Kieran takes offence with an innocent bystander Thomas Ward who is fatally stabbed. The murder victim is the eldest child of Margaret (Susan Lynch) and Tommy Ward (Daniel Mays) who has become estranged from his family after a bitter divorce. Struggling to make ends meet on her own Margaret is nevertheless determined to fight through bureaucracy and the cool indifference of the banks to give Thomas the send-off he deserves. Johnjo makes his own way to the police station and asks for DI Hastings (Robert Pugh). A career copper used to doing battle with 'no comment' Hastings can't believe his luck as Johnjo lays the blame squarely with Kieran. But Hastings wants everyone possible to be tried for murder and with the joint enterprise doctrine at his disposal that includes Johnjo. Also starring Jodhi May Michelle Fairley and Sir Michael Gambon.