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• Halloween III: Season of the Witch | DVD | (09/10/2000) from £7.98   |  Saving you £1.00 (20.04%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Halloween III: Season of the Witch was producer John Carpenter's attempt to get the series away from the original psycho-on-the-loose storyline and turn it into a vehicle for more far-fetched Halloween-themed horror tales. Incredibly, the fans voted for more of the same and Carpenter walked away for others to rehash the Michael Myers plotline in a succession of lookalike movies that are still turning up every few years. Though original screenwriter Nigel Kneale (of the Quatermass series and The Stone Tape) removed his name from the final film after a coarsening rewrite by director Tommy Lee Wallace, his strange touch is evident in the offbeat story. After the mysterious deaths of a toyshop owner, a doctor (Tom Atkins) and the man's daughter (Stacy Nelkin), an investigation takes place in the Irish-dominated Northern California community of Santa Mira, a company town owned by the Silver Shamrock Novelty corporation, whose bestselling Halloween masks are pushed by an amazingly irritating TV jingle you won't ever be able to get out of your head ("Two more days to Halloween, Halloween, Halloween"). Atkins and Nelkin are typical low-rent horror movie protagonists, dim-bulbs who discover an Invasion of the Body Snatchers-style conspiracy involving sharp-suited corporate robots. But guest star Dan O'Herlihy steals the film as a Celtic joke tycoon ("the man who invented sticky toilet paper and the dead dwarf gag") who hates the way American kids are despoiling the religious spirit of Samhain and decides to teach them a nasty lesson. His scheme, which involves a stolen Stonehenge megalith ("sure, you'd never believe how we did it") and a techno-magic spell that turns the heads of TV watchers into writhing masses of snakes and insects, is value for money. O'Herlihy mixes enough serious malice into the charm to come across as a great screen baddie. On the DVD: Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a disappointment on disc. After letterboxed titles, this defaults to full frame throughout, severely cramping Dean Cundey's Panavision cinematography, and it's a grainy, indifferent print that ill-serves the performances or the atmospherics. However, the severe cuts to the gruesome scenes made to previous video releases (in order to preserve the theatrical 15 rating) seem to have been restored. With an extras-packed Halloween disc on the market, it's a shame the most interesting of the follow-ups rates such a flimsy release--with not so much as a trailer as an extra. --Kim Newman

• David Bintley's Hobson's Choice | DVD | (02/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This special studio recording of David Bintley's three act ballet is an enchanting portrayal of life in a northern English town at the turn of the 19th century. It is based on Harold Brighouse's much-loved play of the same name.

• Black Joy | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Black Joy is a lightly ironic British culture-clash comedy. Trevor Thomas heads the cast as a Guyanan youth who is under the delusion that life will be easier for him in London. No sooner does Thomas set foot in England than he gets tangled up in one disaster after another. The catalyst for most of Our Hero's travails is ""assimilated"" Caribbean Dave Beaton who delivers an antic performance as a streetwise con artist. Black Joy was adapted from Dar

• Batman Forever | Blu Ray | (22/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Courage now truth always... Riddle me this; riddle me that you'll find adventure on the wings of a bat! Brace for excitement as Val Kilmer (Batman) Tommy Lee Jones (Two-Face) Jim Carrey (The Riddler) Nicole Kidman (Dr. Chase Meridian) and Chris O'Donnell (Robin) star in the third spectacular film in the Warner Bros. Batman series. Joel Schumacher directs and Tim Burton co-produces this thrill-ride of a movie that thunders along on Batmobile Batwing Batboat Batsub and bold heroics. Hang on!

• STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS - SEASON ONE | DVD | (18/05/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Shock Treatment "Nation" Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (11/09/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  FROM THE CREATORS OF THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! It's not a sequel it's not a prequel it's an equal! Available on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world, it is with absolute pleasure that Arrow Video presents Shock Treatment the criminally underrated sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Several years on from the events of the original Rocky, Brad and Janet Majors find their strained marriage put to the test on popular Denton TV show Marriage Maze. Poor Brad is heavily sedated and institutionalised, whilst Janet is given a radical makeover and primed for stardom. But what are the real motivations behind the kooky DTV crew and their enigmatic head-honcho, Farley Flavors? Featuring a host of familiar Rocky faces including Richard O'Brien and Patricia Quinn, alongside the likes of Jessica Harper, Barry Humphries and Rik Mayall not to mention a rocking, shocking score from Richard O'Brien and Richard Hartley Shock Treatment is the follow-up that's more than the equal of its predecessor. LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS: Digital transfer from original film elements High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation 5.1 and Mono audio options Isolated Music and Effects Track Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by Shock Treatment Fan Club presidents Mad Man Mike and Bill Brennan 35 Years of Shock Treatment live panel filmed at British Film Insitute DTV Presents: A Shockumentary featurette Let's Rock 'n Roll: Shock Treatment's Super Score featurette Theatrical and International Trailers Exclusive Digipak Packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys Collector's Booklet featuring new writing on the film by festival programmer Michael Blyth Set of Exclusive Shock Treatment Mix ˜n' Match Cards! Exclusive double-sided DENTON poster

• Too Young To Die? - A True Story | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £4.57   |  Saving you £6.42 (140.48%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Featuring stunning performances from two young actors who went on to become prominent Hollywood stars - Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis - the shocking hard hitting true story 'Too Young To Die?' confronts one of the most difficult dilemmas facing the US legal system: should teenage murderers be executed for their crimes? By the age of 14 Amanda Sue Bradley has already suffered a lifetime of cruelty and neglect. She's alone in the world and desperate for love. All too easily she falls prey to a seductive hustler who introduces her to a tawdry world of strip joints and drug abuse. One night high on speed and alcohol they take off on a murderous spree. Their victim: the one man who has ever shown Amanda love and compassion. Amanda is arrested for the kill and the crime is so brutal that despite her age she face trial as an adult. If she's found guilty of murder the penalty will be the ultimate one: the gas chamber.

• Rudyard Kipling's Kim | DVD | (09/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  KIM is a classic unforgettable story of a young boy the secret service the British Ary spies espionage Russians and a Buddhist Lama. Kim is a happy go lucky urchin living on the streets of India in the 1890's. One of Kim's many adventures lead him to befriend a Buddhist Lama and together the pair decide to join the resources and follow a path that will lead them into adventures excitement danger conflict and finally fulfilment.

• Mr Selfridge - Series 1 | Blu Ray | (08/03/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Created by Emmy and BAFTA award-winning writer Andrew Davies and starring Award-winning actor Jeremy Piven as Mr Selfridge, this brand new drama tells the story of 'Mile a Minute Harry', a man with a mission to make shopping thrilling. Pioneering and reckless, with an almost manic energy, he created a theatre of retail where any topic or trend that was new, exciting, entertaining - or sometimes just eccentric - was showcased.

• The Adventures Of Tintin - 75th Anniversary | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £24.66   |  Saving you £5.33 (21.61%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Tintin the world's most famous boy reporter embarked on his very first adventure in 1929. From the beginning he was accompanied by his faithful dog Snowy and for more than half a century this intrepid pair journeyed to exploits around the world. Along the way they encountered a colourful cast of characters who have become familiar to generations of children and adults: Captain Haddock Thompson and Thomson Professor Calculus and Oliveira da Figueira among many others. The eternal

• Let's Scare Jessica to Death | Blu Ray | (26/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Lester Piggott - A Classic Tribute | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £5.84   |  Saving you £-3.85 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Lester Piggot is the greatest jockey the world has ever known. In a career spanning over 40 years he dominated the sport of flat racing becoming the housewife's choice the punter's favourite and the man his fellow jockey's feared above all others. This film presented and narrated by Derek Thompson is an historical tribute to Piggot's Classic record-breaking performance and includes coverage of all his Classic victories. Interspersed with interviews with many of the great names in racing including the legendary Vincent O'Brien Clive Brittain and the voice of racing Sir Peter O'Sullivan O.B.E. this programme is a must have for all true racing fans.

• A Month In The Country | DVD | (09/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Based on J L Carr's novel two young soldiers fresh from the trauma of World War I meet in a tranquil Yorkshire village and form an unusual bond. Birkin has come to spend a month restoring a church mural whilst Moon who is still suffering nightmares from the horrors of war has come to excavate a forgotten chapel. Set against the background of an idyllic summer passion and forbidden love are uncovered as Birkin falls for the rector's beautiful wife and Moon has to face his own inner desires. As the men become drawn into their work they find reassurance and escape from their experiences and can begin a personal journey to recovery.

• Wing And A Prayer | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £5.29   |  Saving you £7.70 (145.56%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A group of eager young Navy pilots become frustrated when their superiors enact a non-combat strategy against the Japanese. To make matters worse the pilots must answer to a rigid unyielding commander (Ameche). Against all odds the men fly into action in the decisive Battle of Midway. Nominated for a 1944 Best Original Screenplay Oscar'' this stunning war drama uses actual combat footage to tell its engrossing story.

• Man About The House - The Complete Third Series | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The complete third series of one of Thames TV's most successful sitcoms about the ups and downs of mixed flat-sharing. Episodes comprise: 1. Cuckoo In The Nest 2. Come Into My Parlour 3. I Won't Dance Don't Ask Me 4. Of Mice And Women 5. We Shall Not Be Moved 6. Three Of A Kind

• Dark Matter - Season 1 & 2 Boxed Set | DVD | (10/10/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £40.99

  In DARK MATTER Season One, the crew of the Raza, a derelict spaceship, awakens with no memories of who they are or how they got there. Facing threats at every turn, they have to work together to survive a voyage fuelled by vengeance, betrayal and hidden secrets. In Season Two, the crew find themselves prisoners on the Hyperion-8 Maximum Security Galactic Detention Facility. They are soon embroiled in an intergalactic conspiracy, seeking a mysterious device that may hold the key to victory in a looming all-out corporate war. With nonstop action and spectacular visual effects, DARK MATTER was made by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, the creators of the graphic novel of the same name and the executive producers and writers of STARGATE. This DVD set includes all 26 episodes from Seasons One and Two as well as 26 accompanying mini-featurettes.

• Rio Grande | DVD | (28/05/2001) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Rio Grande was the last and least memorable of John Ford's famous cavalry trilogy (following Fort Apache and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon), but it none the less maintains an interesting continuity about the gentlemanly rules of military conduct. Here the focus is on the family. While creating a heated controversy over his handling of the Apache war, John Wayne must also contend with disgruntled wife Maureen O'Hara and estranged son Claude Jarman Jr, a new recruit trying to earn his father's love and respect. Ford suggests that there are two conflicting codes of honour in every cavalry officer's life, the personal as well as the professional, and that it takes an act of heroism to maintain both. It's fascinating to observe Wayne's progression throughout the trilogy, as his personal stakes intensify. This is the first of five onscreen appearances between the Duke and O'Hara, each filled with a competitive spirit and stormy sexuality. --Bill Desowitz, Amazon.com

• The Most Fertile Man In Ireland | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £11.54   |  Saving you £-9.55 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  The most fertile man in Ireland is in serious demand. Whilst the rest of the male population of Belfast are firing nothing but blanks Eamonn is blessed with 'tadpoles on speed that could impregnate a stone'. Realising that there is cash to be made out of his fellow man's infertility this 24 year old virgin transforms himself overnight into Belfast's very own one man sperm bank. Business is booming until Eamonn is sucked into the 'troubles' and finds his crown jewels dangling in the fires of political distrust and religious intolerance!

• Under The Skin | DVD | (24/01/2005) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Things are going badly for Iris. Her mother has been given only weeks to live and she feels increasingly distant from her happily married and heavily pregnant older sister Rose. Unable to deal with her grief and jealousy Iris ditches her job her flat and her boyfriend and prowls the streets looking for love in all the wrong places. Sexy dark and ultimately uplifting Carine Adler's stylish debut won the Michael Powell award at the Edinburgh Film Festival and the Critics Prize at th

• Ghett'a Life (DVD) | DVD | (13/05/2013) from £3.69   |  Saving you £11.30 (306.23%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Derrick, a ghetto teenager, dreams of being Jamaica's next world boxing champion, but it's election year and politics and tribal violence divide the country. His father, a loyal party supporter, forbids him from going to the boxing gym situated in a rival part of town. Derrick defiantly follows his heart but is confronted by the local 'don' who threatens his family. Derrick refuses to give up and the ignorance of divisiveness soon give way to the triumph of unity.