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• Bicentennial Man | DVD | (03/07/2000) from £16.94   |  Saving you £-12.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Bicentennial Man was stung at the 1999 box office, due no doubt in part to poor timing during a backlash against Robin Williams and his treacly performances in two other, then-recent, releases, Jakob the Liar and Patch Adams. But this near-approximation of a science-fiction epic, based on works by Isaac Asimov and directed, with uncharacteristic seriousness of purpose, by Chris Columbus (Mrs Doubtfire), is much better than one would have known from the knee-jerk negativity and box-office indifference. Williams plays Andrew, a robot programmed for domestic chores and sold to an upper-middle-class family, the Martins, in the year 2005. The family patriarch (Sam Neill) recognizes and encourages Andrew's uncommon characteristics, particularly his artistic streak, sensitivity to beauty, humour and independence of spirit. In so doing, he sets Williams's tin man on a two-century journey to become more human than most human beings. As adapted by screenwriter Nicholas Kazan, the movie's scale is novelistic, though Columbus isn't the man to embrace with Spielbergian confidence its sweeping possibilities. Instead, the Home Alone director shakes off his familiar tendencies to pander and matures, finally, as a captivating storyteller. But what really makes this film matter is its undercurrent of deep yearning, the passion of Andrew as a convert to the human race and his willingness to sacrifice all to give and take love. Williams rises to an atypical challenge here as a futuristic Everyman, relying, perhaps for the first time, on his considerable iconic value to make the point that becoming human means becoming more like Robin Williams. Nothing wrong with that. -- Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-10.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The ground-breaking 'Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain' is undoubtedly one of the most famous and influential films to emerge from Hong Kong - the inspiration for John Carpenter's 'Big Trouble In Little China' and heavily borrowed by director Ang Lee to re-create the style for his epic 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon'. Featuring breath-taking art design striking cinematography and stunning locations in the Sichun Mountains Zu Warriors revolutionised the Hong Kong special-effect

• Lake Placid vs. Anaconda | DVD | (07/09/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The fifth installment in the Lake Placid franchise. Click Images to Enlarge

• Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps - Series 1 and 2 | DVD | (18/08/2003) from £4.46   |  Saving you £21.79 (680.94%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps is the smuttier, stupider sitcom descendent of Men Behaving Badly, but lacks that show's charm and intelligence. The series tells the story of five twentysomethings--the loveable Johnny (The Royle Family's Ralf Little), his libidinous sidekick Gaz (Will Mellor), their long-suffering girlfriends Janet (Sheridan Smith) and Donna (Natalie Casey), and a token comedy-weirdo Louise (Kathryn Drysdale)--doing their best to fathom life's hardships through endless discussions about sex, booze and relationships. In trying to appeal to a "yoof" audience through the use of recognisable, everyday settings, Two Pints... eschews the tradition of focusing on a "situation" almost entirely; essentially consisting of a string of scenes in which the characters sit trading witless banter in a pub, then in a lounge, then in a kitchen and then in the pub again. As a result it can't punch in the same league as more sophisticated, dramatically satisfying and, frankly, funnier sitcoms such as The Office, Spaced or Black Books and feels more like a weak excuse for a series of toilet gags. On these terms, however, it is amusing if juvenile entertainment. In particular, Little's performance as Johnny, a confused child trapped in a man's body, provides both humour and a likable centre to the show. On the DVD: Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps on DVD has the complete first two series with has episode selection, scene selection and subtitles but no special features --Paul Philpott

• The Devil's Brother / Bonnie Scotland | DVD | (12/06/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The XYY Man - The Complete Series | DVD | (26/02/2007) from £32.92   |  Saving you £-2.93 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Based on a novel by Kenneth Royce The XYY Man tells the adventures of a former cat burglar named William ""Spider"" Scott. British Intelligence decide he will be useful to them and recruit him into their ranks. The XYY refers to a man who has an extra male chromosome a conditon characterised by height and a violent temperament. This series introduced the character of George Bulman a police detective whose further adventures were shown in Strangers and Bulman Season 1: 1. The Proposition 2. The Execution 3. The Resolution Season 2: 1. Friends And Enemies 2. The Missing Civil Servant 3. The Big Bang 4. At The Bottom Of The River 5. When We Were Very Greedy 6. Now We Are Dead 7. Whisper Who Dares 8. Law And Order 9. The Detrimental Robot 10. A View To Death

• The Stud | DVD | (12/04/2021) from £13.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Handsome and sensual Tony Blake (Oliver Tobias) has ambitions to acquire his own discotheque in fashionable London. So when he meets the ravishing and insatiable Fontaine Khaled (Joan Collins), Tony agrees to manage her disco and also attend to Fontaine s more personal requirements . The sexually-charged relationship of this ill-starred couple plays out against a hedonistic backdrop of international intrigue, sexual lust and illicit love in this renowned 70 s bonkbusting blockbuster!

• Tommy | Blu Ray | (11/11/2013) from £13.65   |  Saving you £8.34 (61.10%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Finally on Blu-ray! Ken Russell's cinematic telling of The Who's psychedelic rock opera about a deaf dumb and blind kid. Roger Daltrey Oliver Reed Elton John Ann-Margaret Eric Clapton Keith Moon Jack Nicholson and Tina Turner star! Special Features: Audio Commentary with Ken Russell and Mark Kermode Ken Russell on Tommy Pete Townshend Interview Roger Daltrey Interview Ann-Margret Spills the Beans The Story of the Sound Theatrical Trailer

• The Three Musketeers | DVD | (17/03/2003) from £8.74   |  Saving you £4.25 (48.63%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The young D'Artagnan (Michael York) arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men Athos (Oliver Reed) Porthos (Frank Finlay) and Aramis (Richard Chamberlain) each of whom challenges him to a duel. D'Artagnan finds out that they are musketeers and is invited to join them in their efforts to oppose Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston) who wishes to increase his already considerable power over the king. D'Artagnan must also juggle

• Burnt Offerings Dual-Format Blu-ray & DVD | Blu Ray | (17/10/2016) from £17.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When college lecturer Ben Rolf (Oliver Reed, The Brood, The Devils) and his family rent a remote country mansion at a bargain price, they believe they're in for an uneventful summer. Little do they realise that they've just moved into a veritable house of horrors! As the malevolent force that dwells within its walls exerts its dark influence on the minds of its new inhabitants, and the sinister occurrences begin to mount up, it grows increasingly clear that this is a holiday they'll never forget... provided any of them live to tell of it. Also starring Karen Black (The Day of the Locust) and Bette Davis (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?), Burnt Offerings provides a unique and chilling portrait of a modern family in meltdown. Presented in high definition for the first time in the UK, there has never been a better time to revisit or discover for the first time this unforgettable slice of American Gothic. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the feature, transferred from original film elements by MGM Original uncompressed PCM mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by film historian Richard Harland Smith Acting His Face, an interview with actor Anthony James Blood Ties, an interview with actor Lee Montgomery From the Ashes, an interview with screenwriter William F. Nolan Portraits of Fear, an animated gallery of promotional materials and behind-the-scenes stills Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Haunt Love First pressing only: Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Kat Ellinger

• Wonder Park (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (19/08/2019) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Wonder Park tells the story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive. One magical day, June is running through the woods to find her way home where she discovers an old rollercoaster car and climbs inside. She suddenly finds herself in Wonderland, an amusement park she had created in her mind and put aside. All of her rides and characters are brought to life but are falling into disarray without her. Now, with the help of her fun and lovable park characters, June will have to put the wonder back in Wonderland before it is lost forever.

• Clangers - Series 1 | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £7.99   |  Saving you £-4.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.93

  The Clangers enjoy the simple things in life like green soup and blue-string pudding and are happy to share their moon with unforgettable characters such as the Soup Dragon the Froglets several Glow Buzzers the Iron Chicken and any other visitor who may decide to drop in. Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin the creators of such classics as Bagpuss Ivor The Engine Pogles Wood and Noggin the Nog made these magical programmes thirty years ago but they are timeless as space itself

• Clangers - The Complete Clangers | DVD | (15/10/2001) from £24.98   |  Saving you £-14.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Complete Clangers is an unmissable double-DVD set containing all 26 episodes of this classic television series. Devised by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, whose other credits include such masterpieces as Ivor the Engine and Bagpuss, the programmes detail life on the small blue planet, somewhere out in space, that is home to these long-nosed, gentle, pink creatures with their distinctive whistling language. Life is simple when you're a Clanger; with plentiful green soup and blue-string pudding to eat, the main worry is being hit by objects from space. Fortunately, Clangers have armour to protect their little knitted bodies and live in caves within the planet enclosed by metal lids--the slamming of which gives them their name. A peaceful race, the Clangers live in harmony with the other inhabitants of their world--the Soup Dragon, the Froglets, several Glow Buzzers and the Iron chicken--as well as any other visitors who may drop by. When you're sitting comfortably, prepare to wallow in nostalgia with these timeless tales or introduce them to a new generation--neither of you will be disappointed. --Helen Baker

• Walking with Cavemen | DVD | (31/03/2003) from £24.38   |  Saving you £-6.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Breaking the mould of previous "Walking with" offerings, the BBC's Walking with Cavemen sees Professor Robert Winston follow in the footsteps of ancient man in a series that traces the history of humanity from bipedal ape-men (Australopithecus Aphaeresis) to the awakening of the human mind's potential with Homo Erectus. Spread over four fascinating half-hour instalments, Wilson presents an accessible and populist, but still suitably anthropological study on how apes became human and the traits that we inherited from our earliest ancestors. Unlike Dinosaurs and Beasts, Cavemen combines CGI with actors to portray the characters in the story of man. Initially this seems to make it far less technically impressive than the earlier programmes--memories of Kubrick's 2001 are inevitable--but fortunately the acting is superb and the viewer soon forgets that these are people in monkey suits. The series also makes use of a special effect called "deep time-lapse", which shows in a matter of dramatic seconds the thousands of years of geological changes that sped up our ancestors' evolution. Wilson himself takes part in the action as if he is a modern-day naturalist following lions across the Serengeti rather than creatures long extinct. This approach makes for a more immediate as well as poignant interpretation of history: the result is an enlightening and moving tribute to the human journey. On the DVD: Walking with Cavemen on disc has production interviews with series producer Peter Georgi, executive producer and director Richard Dale, director of animated extras Ben Palmer and actor David Rubin. There are also location interviews, the best of which is two of the actors in full costume explaining the difficulties involved in eating lunch. There are sequences explaining the creation of the digital effects, and the original score can be accessed as an audio-only option. A fact file for each episode and a picture gallery complete the extras package. --Kristen Bowditch

• Executive Decision | DVD | (24/05/1999) from £4.97   |  Saving you £9.02 (181.49%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Steven Seagal gets killed during the first 20 minutes of this enjoyable thriller, so Executive Decision scores points for ingenuity because it immediately improves when you realise that Seagal's role is just a heroic cameo. That leaves Kurt Russell to star as an American intelligence expert who (due to Seagal's untimely demise) finds himself leading a strike force against Islamic terrorists who have seized in-flight control of a 747 jetliner with 400 passengers. It's not all that different from Air Force One, but the formula story perks right along with considerable suspense as Russell's cohorts (Oliver Platt, Joe Morton) try to defuse a chemical bomb that could wipe out (you guessed it) the entire Eastern seaboard. John Leguizamo plays one of the US commandos attempting to stop the violent hijackers and Halle Berry co-stars as a flight attendant who risks her life to assist Russell's rescue team. As action movies go, Executive Decision marked an impressive directorial debut for veteran film editor Stuart Baird. --Jeff Shannon

• The Scandalous Lady W | DVD | (05/10/2015) from £7.88   |  Saving you £10.10 (206.54%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Natalie Dormer (Hunger Games, Game of Thrones, The Tudors) plays the passionate, courageous Seymour, Lady Worsley, who escapes her troubled marriage only to find herself at the centre of a very public trial brought by her powerful husband Sir Richard Worsley, played by Shaun Evans (Endeavour, The Lost Weekend), who seeks compensation from her lover for the affair. As this extraordinary true story unfolds, Lady Worsley takes the brave decision to publicly expose the secrets of her marriage. The scandalous courtroom revelations challenge the hypocrisy of the law that brands a wife the property of her husband, calling into question the whole concept of a woman's 'worth'.

• Dick Turpin - The Complete Second Series | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From the producers of 'Robin Of Sherwood' and 'The Adventures Of Black Beauty' Richard O'Sullivan stars as the notorious highwayman in the complete second series of the 1978 London weekend television show. Episode titles: The Fox - Part One The Fox - Part Two Blood Money Deadlier Than the Male The Elixir of Life The Thief-Taker The Judge Sentence of Death - Part One Sentence of Death - Part Two The Godmother The Secret Folk The King's Shilling The Hanging.

• Motorpsycho: | Blu Ray | (28/04/2025) from £35.22   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Just prior to FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL!, producer / director / co-writer and cinematographer Russ Meyer first unleashed his singular vision of full-throttle violence and vengeance with this 1965 shocker.When a trio of psycho bikers launches a sexual assault and murder spree in a desert town, the local veterinarian (Alex Rocco of THE GODFATHER fame in his screen debut) teams with a rage-ravaged vixen (the incredible Haji in her own first film role) to settle the score. Steve Oliver (WEREWOLVES ON WHEELS), Lane Carroll (THE CRAZIES), Timothy Scott (THE FARMER) and Russ himself co-star in this slick, violent and well made (Variety) Meyer milestone, now scanned in 4K from the original negative restored by The Museum of Modern Art with new and archival Special Features curated by Severin Films in association with The Russ Meyer Trust.UHD:Audio Commentary with Film Historian Elizabeth Purchell and Filmmaker Zach ClarkTrailerBLU-RAY:Audio Commentary with Film Historian Elizabeth Purchell and Filmmaker Zach ClarkDesert Rats On Hondas Interviews With Stars Haji and Alex RoccoTrailer

• Women in Love (UHD) | Blu Ray | (14/07/2025) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ken Russell's lauded D H Lawrence adaptation is a sophisticated meditation on the complexities of human relationships and the shifting social mores of a country shell-shocked by World War One.Women in Love was hailed upon its release, earning four Academy Award nominations, and the Best Actress Oscar for Glenda Jackson. Audiences flocked to see its famous, erotically charged naked wrestling scene, and critics celebrated the film's opulent design, handsome cinematography and the compelling ensemble performances of Alan Bates, Jennie Linden, Oliver Reed and Glenda Jackson. Often regarded as Russell's masterpiece, Women in Love endures as one of British cinema's finest achievements.Extras4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible (1989, 49 mins): Ken Russell's documentary on his life and careerInterview with Alexander Verney-Elliott (2025): newly recorded interview with Ken Russell's sonATV Today (1968, 10 mins): interviews with writer and producer Larry Kramer and actors Alan Bates and Jennie Linden on the set of Women in LoveBilly Williams OBE BSC in conversation with Phil Méheux BSC (2015, 49 mins): in-depth interview with the Oscar winning cinematographerAudio commentary with director Ken Russell (2003)Audio commentary with writer and producer Larry Kramer (2003)Second Best (1972, 27 mins): short film starring Alan Bates based on the short story by D H LawrenceThe Guardian Lecture: Glenda Jackson interviewed at the National Film Theatre (1982, 77 mins, audio only)The Pacemakers: Glenda Jackson (1971, 14 mins): a documentary profile in which the actress speaks of her performance in Women in LoveStills and Collections galleryOriginal theatrical trailer**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring new writing by Matthew Melia and Lisi Russell, and archive essays by Michael Brooke, Claire Smith and Vic PrattFirst 4K UHD release anywhere in the worldHugely popular and groundbreaking film. Its infamous nude wrestling scene is still renowned as one of the most notorious scenes in British film history Academy Award-winning performance by Glenda Jackson who died in 2024Award-winning cinematography by Billy Williams

• Awaydays | DVD | (28/09/2009) from £6.30   |  Saving you £11.69 (185.56%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A gritty and hard-hitting coming-of-age story about one young man looking for answers in all the wrong places as he falls in with a violent gang