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• The Grand: The Complete Series | DVD | (20/06/2016) from £41.92   |  Saving you £-1.93 (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  An early success for Russell T. Davies, this peak-time drama series explores the 'upstairs-downstairs' lives of the management, staff and guests of a luxury Manchester hotel in the 1920s. Starring Susan Hampshire, Tim Healy and Mark McGann, The Grand's compelling storylines often encompass the darker side of inter-war life: as poverty and exploitation, covert prostitution and unenlightened attitudes loom large, life is not all it seems behind the hotel's elegant façade New Year's Eve, 1918. Owners John and Sarah Bannerman celebrate the reopening of their refurbished hotel and the return of demobbed son Stephen. But their joy is marred by a crisis that could lose them the hotel and one that can only be resolved with the financial muscle of John's brother, Marcus. Amoral and ruthless to the point of sadistic, with a barely concealed interest in Sarah, Marcus now holds a key stake in the business, making sibling rivalry and conflict inevitable. This complete set contains all eighteen episodes from both series.

• 5X2 | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £7.17   |  Saving you £12.82 (178.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  All marriages are a mystery to outsiders they say and Franois Ozon's new film succeeds in shining a light on one such mystery while somehow keeping its essential core of unknowability intact. 5x2 shows five scenes from a modern marriage in reverse order like Pinter's Betrayal. We see its disintegration from the final calamity to its genesis and gain a stunning insight into an ordinary middle-class relationship: that of Marion (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) and Gilles (Stphane F

• Thomas And Friends - Happy Little Helpers | DVD | (23/03/2009) from £21.16   |  Saving you £-14.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Join Thomas Percy James Edward Toby Donald & Douglas Oliver Emily and the Fat Controller for more action-packed helpful adventures on the Island of Sodor. Included on this DVD are: Three Cheers for Thomas: Thomas takes the children to their Annual Sports Day and wishes that he could take part and win a medal - just like the children. When he discovers that the children's medals have been left behind he rushes back to get them and is presented with a special medal for his helpfulness. Percy Gets It Right: Percy is out on Toby's old line when he discovers that the track is wobbly - but when he goes back to warn the others they won't listen. When Thomas gets stuck on the line and Percy has to go and rescue him the Fat Controller promises that he will always listen to Percy in the future. Edward's Brass Band: Every year Edward loves taking the brass band to their concert - but when he has an accident Bertie has to take the band instead. Due to heavy rain the roads are too muddy but thankfully Edward is fixed just in time to help out. James and the Queen of Sodor: When James hears the Queen of Sodor has arrived he volunteers to collect her - but when the Queen turns out to be a filthy coal barge he is determined to do the job and stay clean. Toby's Windmill: Toby loves the windmill but after a heavy storm it is damaged and the miller is unable to afford the timber to mend it. But when Toby finds a fallen tree he gives it to the miller and the windmill is repaired and re-opened. Bad Day at Castle Loch: Donald and Douglas are pleased that Sodor's 'Scottish' castle is opening again and they certainly don't believe the stories about a monster that lives in the loch. However when they get stuck they see something moving across the misty water - but thankfully it is only Harvey coming to help them. Snow Engine: It's time for the winter festival but Oliver doesn't like the snow and he has to take a delivery to some children in a mountain village. He gets stuck for the night and in the morning he looks like a giant snow engine and the children are delighted. Emily's New Coaches: Emily a new steam engine arrives on the island of Sodor and takes Thomas' coaches (Annie & Clarabel) by mistake. Thomas is not very happy but when Emily saves him from a crash he forgives her.

• Buffalo Soldiers | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £3.98   |  Saving you £6.01 (151.01%)   |  RRP £9.99

  An Army-base comedy about soldiers "with nothing to kill except time", Buffalo Soldiers invites casual comparison to Catch-22 and M*A*S*H. It's 1989: the Berlin Wall is falling, completing the Cold War's thaw and Ray Elwood (Joaquin Phoenix)--a clerk with the 317th Supply Battalion, stationed in west Germany--combats boredom with a variety of black-market schemes, from cooking heroin for the base's corrupt MPs to dealing stolen arms to the highest bidder, in addition to having a shallow affair with the two-timing wife (Elizabeth McGovern) of his outgoing commander (Ed Harris). Elwood's new CO (Scott Glenn) clamps down on his illegal activities while protecting his daughter (Anna Paquin) from Elwood's advances. Fine casting and positive buzz couldn't prevent this movie's ironic fate: acquired by Miramax one day before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Buffalo Soldiers was shelved for nearly two years, by which time this dark and defiantly amusing exercise in political incorrectness--based on the novel by Robert O'Connor--had been overshadowed by world events. --Jeff Shannon

• Dario Argento Box Set (Suspiria, Opera, Four Flies on Grey Velvet) | Blu Ray | (19/12/2022) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A curated thematic collection The Symphony Of Fear: Three Films by Dario Argento. Suspiria (1977) Dario Argento personally introduces on-screen this 4K-restoration of his first true horror lm, the critically acclaimed masterpiece which married the rhythm of ballet and progressive rock for an unsurpassed concerto of witchcraft and supernatural nightmares. American student Suzy Bannion enrols at a prestigious Dance Academy where people either disappear or turn up dead, gored and mangled. There's a demented killer on the loose and Suzy fears that she's next. Four Flies On Grey Velvet (1971) is a giallo to the tune of Maestro Ennio Morricone's distinctively ravishing score! An unseen maniac is terrorizing an acclaimed rock musician whose life is soon besieged by senseless gory murders. The last image, mysteriously fixed before death, in one of the victim's eye contains the only clue to the insane criminal, whose identity is then discovered in a dizzying twist! Opera (1987) It was only a matter of time before Argento tackled his beloved opera milieu, showcasing his favourite composer Giuseppe Verdi. Also known as TERROR AT THE OPERA it is now 2K-restored to original speci cations. Young opera singer, Betty, is new in the lead role of Verdi's 'Macbeth'. Soon she attracts the attention of a knife-wielding psycho who forces her to watch - with eyes pinned-open - as he butchers all who are close to her. Product Features Suspiria New 4K Scan Dario Argento Suspiria 40th Anniversary interview 27' Dario Argento introduces his 4K restored Suspiria Audio Commentary by Alan Jones and Kim Newman Fear at 400 Degrees: Cine Excess interviews Argento, Simonetti et al. 35' Suspiria Perspectives: Cine Excess Critical Comments on a Cult Classic 40' Documentary on the 4K Restoration Process by TLE Films 57' Four Flies On Grey Velvet Exclusive interview with Writer & Assistant Director Luigi Cozzi 42' Restored film rebuilt with prior missing footage New English audio remastered from original vault materials Trailers & Photo gallery 8' Opera aka Terror At The Opera New 2K Scan 'Aria of Fear': A brand new candid interview with director Dario Argento, revisiting his work from a fresh viewpoint 40' 'Opera Backstage': Detailed, period documentary showing Argento making Opera 45' Restoration featurette on the process from raw scan to the regraded, restored final vision 9' New improved English subtitles for the optional Italian audio

• Saving Hope: Season 1 | DVD | (28/10/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  When charismatic Chief of Surgery Charlie Harris of Toronto's Hope-Zion Hospital ends up in a coma he leaves the hospital in chaos – and his fiancée and fellow surgeon Alex Reid in a state of shock. Along with newly-arrived star surgeon Joel Goran Alex and her fellow doctors press on to save Charlie's life and those of their other patients as they deal with the complicated and courageous decisions that are made in their daily struggle to keep hope alive.

• DEEP BLUE SEA 2 | DVD | (23/07/2018) from £4.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Sahara | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £4.67   |  Saving you £15.32 (328.05%)   |  RRP £19.99

  If the mere sight of Michael Palin striding purposefully towards the camera across some foreign terrain is enough to send you into fits of delight, then Sahara is just for you. Following on from his three pan-global expeditions, Palin is back on the exploration trail. This time it's traversing the Sahara desert; travelling from Gibraltar through Tangiers and the Arab world down through Africa and some of the most inhospitable conditions on the planet. The formula that Palin established in Around The World In Eighty Days has hardly been tampered with, but Sahara is proof that there are few better exponents of the travelogue. Palin is an engaging host, far more attractive than the extreme survival merchants, walking the fine line between experienced traveller and slightly eccentric Englishman abroad. The programme also strikes a perfect balance between grand visual gestures (the camerawork is simply stunning) and focusing on the individual lives that characterise the region, all underpinned by Palin's unique brand of humour. This is one to return to again and again. On the DVD: Sahara comes in at a mere four one-hour episodes and the producers were left with a huge amount of unused footage. Thus the DVD features a large selection of deleted scenes, all linked by Palin. The excellent set of extras also includes a collection of rough video diaries--mainly featuring Palin being pummelled by the elements--and an extensive interview with the presenter. The picture quality is fantastic (particularly compared to Palin's earlier series), as is the digital sound. There is a subtitle option and scene selection and the whole package is thoroughly recommended. --Phil Udell

• Michael Palin in Nigeria | DVD | (09/09/2024) from £13.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Great British Railways Journeys: The Complete Series 8 | DVD | (15/05/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Armed with his Victorian copy of Bradshaw's Railway Handbook, Michael Portillo takes to the tracks as, over a series of three journeys, he travels from coast to coast to discover what remains of Bradshaw's Britain and Ireland. This 3 DVD set features 15 episodes covering 3 different journeys: London to Edinburgh Blackpool to Harwich Goes to Ireland: Wexford to Westport Passionate about trains, Michael Portillo continues to chart the great British romance with the railways in this phenomenally successful series. Armed with his copy of George Bradshaw's famous railway handbook, he retraces three journeys that were first documented in the Victorian guide, witnessing what's changed and discovering how our love of the railways began. Throughout, he makes stops at some of Britain and Ireland's most beautiful cities and secluded villages, meeting extraordinary people and hearing how their lives have been shaped by the railways. This complete eighth series sees Michael going back to school, testing a state-of-the-art passenger train, uncovering the macabre history of body snatching, rubbing shoulders with Nobel prize-winning scientists and making a once-in-a-lifetime journey aboard the most famous train in history the Flying Scotsman!.

• Kalifornia | DVD | (06/05/2002) from £4.96   |  Saving you £11.03 (222.38%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Directed with a cool remove by Dominic Sena, Kalifornia falls somewhere between Badlands and Natural Born Killers. David Duchovny is a blocked author with a fascination for outlaw killers who hatches a plan to road trip through America's mass-murder landmarks to finish his book. He enlists the help of his frustrated photographer girlfriend Michelle Forbes, who desperately wants to leave the East Coast for LA, and they advertise for riding partners. Luckily for them, they wind up with a veteran killer, the greasy trailer-park ex-con Brad Pitt, who decides to skip parole with his cowering child-woman girlfriend Juliette Lewis. Duchovny is enamoured by gun-toting Pitt's recklessness and lawless disregard for, well, everything--simultaneously terrified and thrilled by Pitt's brutal beating of a barfly. Meanwhile, Pitt's leaving a trail of corpses in their wake. Pitt brings a ferocious magnetism to his part, but it's still hard to buy genial Duchovny's odd attraction; Juliette Lewis conveys a terrifying sense of victimization with her poor dumb creature. Despite the film's best efforts, it never really plumbs the psyche of Pitt's simmering psycho--he's just plain bad, you know--but it does fashion an effective little thriller out of the tensions brewing in the restless quartet. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

• Arrival | 4K UHD | (19/11/2018) from £21.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker star in this sci-fi drama directed by Denis Villeneuve. After mysterious alien spacecraft land on Earth, American linguistics professor Dr Louise Banks (Adams) finds herself working with the army to decode the aliens' communications. Under the command of Colonel Weber (Whitaker), Louise and military scientist Ian Donnelly (Renner) try to learn more about the aliens' language so they can communicate with them and discover why they have come to Earth, before someone else across the globe decides to attack first. But with the CIA and global leaders monitoring their interactions, will they be able to make their breakthrough without any unwanted interference? The film was nominated for nine BAFTAs, including Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Leading Actress (Adams), two Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Adams) and Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Jóhann Jóhannsson), and eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Villeneuve) and Best Adapted Screenplay.

• Licorice Pizza | Blu Ray | (06/06/2022) from £8.41   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  California's San Fernando Valley, 1973. Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) is a precocious high schooler and child star who meets - and is immediately besotted with - Alana (Alana Haim), a twenty-something photographer's assistant trying desperately to find herself. The two of them form an unlikely bond, and soon begin running around the Valley together taking part in Gary's many haphazard schemes.

• Man of Violence / The Big Switch | Blu Ray | (03/06/2024) from £22.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  MAN OF VIOLENCE - A mercenary joins forces with 2 crooked cops in an attempt to steal a fortune in gold bullion from a corrupt Arab country. THE BIG SWITCH - Playboy John Carter is implicated in the murder of a blonde from a discotheque and is forced by gangsters into posing for pornographic photographs.

• The Human Jungle - The Complete Series | DVD | (29/10/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Cult favourite actor Herbert Lom takes on his first British television role as the gifted and compassionate psychiatrist Dr. Roger Corder in this classic series from ABC Television. A widower in his mid-forties, Corder spends his life analysing others; tearing them apart to put them back together again in better shape. Primarily he is a detective, probing secrets and searching for causes dispassionately laying the facts before those seeking his help in the human jungle ...This complete series set contains all 26 episodes of this hard-hitting and well-remembered series. John Barry's rousing theme tune sets the scene for each story (based on a real-life case history) and the cast includes Joan Collins, Francesca Annis, Rita Tushingham, Alfred Burke and Annette Andr, among many others.

• Wonka Amazon Exclusive Steelbook | Blu Ray | (04/03/2024) from £29.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Wilde | Blu Ray | (14/12/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Wilde could easily have been nothing more than another well-dressed literary film from the British costume drama stable, but thanks to a richly textured performance from Stephen Fry in the title role, it becomes something deeper--a moving study of how the conflict between individual desires and social expectations can ruin lives. Oscar Wilde's writing may be justifiably legendary for its sly, barbed wit, but Wilde the film is far from a comedy, even though Fry relishes delivering the great man's famous quips. It takes on tragic dimensions as soon as Wilde meets Lord Alfred Douglas, known as Bosie, the strikingly beautiful but viciously selfish young aristocrat who wins Oscar's heart but loses him his reputation, marriage and freedom. Fry is brilliant at capturing how the intensity of Wilde's love for Bosie threw him off balance, becoming an all-consuming force he was unable to resist. Jude Law expertly depicts both Bosie's allure and his spitefully destructive side, there are subtle supporting performances from Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle and Zoe Wanamaker, and the period trappings are lavishly trowelled on. But this is Fry's show all the way: from Oscar the darling of theatrical London to Wilde the prisoner broken on the wheel of Victorian moralism, he doesn't put a foot wrong. It feels like the role he was born to play. --Andy Medhurst

• The Waltons - Season 2 | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £22.49   |  Saving you £17.50 (77.81%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The welcome mat's out on Walton's Mountain. A year has gone by on Walton's Mountain. The Depression has deepened but so have the love and respect that hold the Waltons together. Share good times and hard times with America's favourite family in this 5-disc set featuring all 24 of the episodes from season 2 including 'The Thanksgiving Story' a poignant movie-length tale that won an Emmy Award for Best Writing in Drama (Series). This is the year John-Boy graduates from high

• Free Fire | Blu Ray | (07/08/2017) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Justine (Brie Larson, Room) has brokered a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two Irishmen (Cillian Murphy, Inception, Michael Smiley, Kill List) and a gang led by Vernon (Sharlto Copley, District 9) and Ord (Armie Hammer, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) who are selling them a stash of guns. But when shots are fired in the handover, a heart stopping game of survival ensues.

• Hornblower - Complete Collection | DVD | (24/08/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The complete collection of Horatio Hornblower's (Ioan Gruffudd) hi-jinks on the high seas! Set during the 18th Century Napoleonic Wars this action packed epic award-winning series is based on C.S. Forester's classic novels.