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• Ever After: A Cinderella Story | DVD | (23/03/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Once upon a time... A “modern” young woman of the 16th century Danielle (Drew Barrymore) is as independent and wise as she is beautiful and kind. Standing up to her scheming stepmother (Anjelica Huston) she works miracles on the lives of everyone around her including the crown prince of France (Dougray Scott). Relive this captivating contemporary retelling of the classic fairy tale — “a dazzling rendering of the Cinderella story” (The Washington Post).

• Man About The House | DVD | (24/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This is the film based on the 1970s TV sitcom Man About the House, made during the same period with the same cast. At the time, the whole idea of a single man and two single women sharing a flat, however (more-or-less) platonically, seemed terribly naughty. The scriptwriters wickedly stirred things up even further by making Richard O'Sullivan's character a randy-but-gentlemanly heterosexual, despite being a catering student--after all, in the 70s everyone just knew that all chefs were roaring poofs. The trio's sex-starved landlady (Yootha Joyce) and her rodent-like, impotent husband (Brian Murphy) were later to get their own series, George and Mildred. The plot is a perfunctory affair, as property developers attempt and fail to demolish the street in which the protagonists live. That said, the script (cowritten by John Mortimer) isn't really narrative-driven anyway, it's purely an excuse for the characters to interact with the will-they-won't-they-ooh-they-are-a-bit relationship between Robin and Chrissie (Paula Wilcox) and practically invites the viewer to cheer them on. While the transition to the big screen caused the idea to lose much of its energy, as a dollop of comedy nostalgia Man About the House is still great fun. And if you don't laugh at the jokes, just check out the clothes, cars, hairstyles and makeup, not to mention all that cigarette smoking! --Roger Thomas

• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (1998--TV movie) | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A lost world that time forgot populated by prehistoric creatures not seen on this earth for 50 million years - that is the astonishing possibility presented by Professor George Edward Challenger (Patrick Bergin) to the Royal Geographic Society of London England. A gruff impossible man Challenger calls for an expedition to prove - or disprove - this incredible claim first presented by Professor White who died on a prior expedition to this supposed lost world. Joined by the effervescent reporter Edward D. Malon the dashing big game hunter Peter Roxton Challenger's nemesis and Professor White's vivacious daughter Amanda (Jayne Heitmeyer) Challenger sets off on a journey to the edge of the earth. The explorers find a land-locked island that time and evolution forgot. By creating a primitive hot-air balloon the hardy adventurers manage to enter this dark cauldron of humanity's infancy venturing on to explore a world of stegosaurs and t-rex brontosaurs and raptors and finally make contact with a race of humanity's ancestors who make human sacrifices to their dinosaur gods. Beaten battered but triumphant Challenger and Amanda White return to England - but report their expedition as a failure. Humanity they have decided is not yet ready for the wonders they have seen.

• Age of Kill | Blu Ray | (15/06/2015) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A black ops sniper is blackmailed by a psychotic international terrorist into killing 6 unrelated people in 6 hours... but there is more to the victims than meets the eye. Sam Blake is running out of time. Living in the shadow of a botched mission that claimed an innocent victim the disgraced special ops sniper is plunged into a world of darkness when his daughter is taken hostage by a mysterious terrorist. Out of options and with no one to turn to Blake is forced to carry out their evil bidding and must assassinate six seemingly random targets within six hours on the streets of London. As chaos reigns and the body count rises the city’s fragile political climate is threatened. If shattered the consequences would be catastrophic. With his old unit closing in and his daughter at the mercy of a psychopath every second counts.

• The Puppet Masters | DVD | (27/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Here's the edge-of-your-seat thriller that delivers unrelenting suspense and nonstop action! Donald Sutherland leads a team of top-level government agents who make a chilling discovery: extraterrestrial beings have landed and are quickly taking control of the residents of a small midwestern town - manipulating their bodies and minds like puppets! Faced with an escalating crisis as the creatures multiply the team must somehow eliminate the seemingly unstoppable aliens!

• Minder - Series 2 | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The comic partnership of Arthur Daley (George Cole) and Terry McCann (Dennis Waterman) returns for the Series Two along with a galaxy of star appearances from TV film and pop celebrities. Set Comprises: 1. National Pelmet. 2. Whose Wife Is It Anyway. 3. You Lose Some You Win Some. 4. Don't Tell Them Willie Boy Was Here. 5. Not a Bad Lad Dad. 6. The Beer Hunter. 7. A Nice Little Wine. 8. All Mod Cons. 9. Diamonds Are A Girl's Worst Enemy. 10. The Old School Tie. 11. All About Scoring Innit. 12. Caught In The Act Fact. 13. A Lot Of Bull And A Pat On The Back.

• Wristcutters - A Love Story | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From the moment Zia (Patrick Fugit) cuts his wrists and enters a bizarre afterlife reserved for suicides, this film becomes a strangely uplifting, darkly comic tale about a journey through the hereafter.

• X-Men 1-3 | DVD | (01/07/2013) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Prepare to join the fight for mutant rights with the X-Men Trilogy on DVD! Experience the first three adventures of the saga X-Men X-Men 2 and X-Men The Last Stand in which Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is drawn into a conflict between Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen) who have opposing views on humanity and mutants. When the war for the future of mankind comes to a head are you ready to choose a side? This legendary collection kick-started an entire genre and features an all-star cast including Halle Berry Anna Paquin Famke Janssen and many more. Includes all new artwork and a host of bonus features for you to enjoy.

• Fame Academy | DVD | (13/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Fame Academy the Extended Remix tells the whole story of Fame Academy from the Auditions to final live showdown and the winner getting their amazing prize. See the students arrive at the Academy Carrie's first dressing down Kevin working them hard the first expulsion David's arrival. You'll see everything warts and all - the highs and lows the tears the romance and of course the amazing music. With footage of the live final including backstage stuff you won't have seen before the masterclasses singing for survival and the highlights of the fantastic live final this is an unmissable treat for all Fame Academy fanatics!!

• Valentine's Day | Blu Ray | (12/07/2010) from £8.65   |  Saving you £16.34 (188.90%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A love story. More or less. Valentine's Day follows the intertwining storylines of a group of Los Angelinos as they find their way through romance over the course of one Valentine's Day. Directed by veteran film maker Garry Marshall the film features a star studded ensemble cast.

• Carry On Jack | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £4.50   |  Saving you £11.49 (255.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Carry On Jack was the 1963 offering from a team which had, by then, become a repertory company with special guests dropping in for a dose of innuendo. "What's all this jigging in the rigging?" demands Kenneth Williams, this time playing a ship's captain, and the scene is set for 90 minutes of ribaldry involving cross-dressing, press-ganging and plank walking. The plot scarcely matters. It's set after the Battle of Trafalgar and the sea is awash with Spanish galleons and pirates as the British navy sets about defending its shores with as much incompetence as possible. Sally, a barmaid at the Dirty Duck (Juliet Mills in feisty principal boy mode), knocks Bernard Cribbins on the head and steals his uniform so that she can go in search of her childhood sweetheart. He is promptly press-ganged and they end up on the same ship. Williams, on the brink of his ascendancy as a star turn, just about keeps the mannerisms under control enough to build the character of the naïve and neurotic captain. Familiar Carry On faces on top form include Charles Hawtrey and Jim Dale, while Peter Gilmore--in his pre-Onedin Line days--appears as a pirate. Peter Rodgers' script is not quite vintage Carry On but the jokes keep coming and it's all good, clean fun. On the DVD: This was one of the first Carry On films to be made in colour. The print is in reasonable condition. The picture quality, apart from a couple of scratchy scenes of sailing ships that were probably drafted in from stock footage, is fair, as is the sound. But apart from the scene index there are no extras on the disc. Given the cult status of the Carry On films, and the wealth of documentary material which has been made about them and their stars, you'd think something extra could have been offered with the DVD releases to make them a more worthwhile alternative to the video. --Piers Ford

• Sir Patrick Moore - The Apollo Story | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  ... I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.' With these words delivered in a speech at Rice University on 12th September 1962 President John F. Kennedy signalled the start of a space race that was to end with Neil Armstrong stepping on to the surface of the Moon. But what of the history of the Apollo programme of their great exploratory successes and the human cost of their spectacular failures? On this DVD and with unique NASA footage and access to the Science Museum''s fantastic Space Expedition Sir Patrick Moore to many the voice of the actual Moon Landings explains the Apollo project in great detail including the launch pad disaster of the Apollo 1 mission which lead to the deaths of the three astronauts Virgil Grissom Ed White and Roger Chaffee Neil Armstrong''s first historical 'giant leap for mankind'' on to the lunar surface and to the explosion on board Apollo 13 where the world held it''s breath and prayed for the safety of its three astronauts.

• Ladder 49 | Blu Ray | (16/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  When Joaquin Phoenix's Baltimore fire fighter gets trapped in the worst blaze of his career, his fellow firemen do all they can to rescue him.

• Gioacchino Rossini - La Cenerentola | DVD | (11/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Gioacchino Rossini: La Cenerentola

• Dirty Dancing | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Patrick Swayze returns to our screens as rebellious dance teacher Johnny Castle in the re-release of this classic '80s hit.

• Welcome Aboard | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £3.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (300.75%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Taillandier (Patrick Chesnais) is a well-known painter in his sixties, but despite his success he finds himself overwhelmed by depression and decides to give up on his art. With no direction or destination in mind, he leaves his home without giving an explanation to even those closest to him. During his travels he has an unlikely encounter with Marylou (Jeanne Lambert), a young girl rejected by her own mother and also seeking out her path in life. As the pair travels together the bond between them grows closer, akin to a father-daughter relationship, as they give each other the helping hand they both need to make sense of their lives once more.

• The Avengers : The Definitive Dossier 1963/1964 (Box Set) | DVD | (31/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The complete initial adventures of the upper crust crimefighter John Steed...

• Jimmy Neutron - Box Set | DVD | (24/06/2016) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-1.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this adventure based on NICK's first 3-D cartoon (JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS) a ten-year-old boy genius Jimmy Neutron is forced to deal with typical pre-adolescent pressures: hopelessly clueless parents fitting in with his peers and of course the inner workings of an intergalactic jet propulsion system stored under his playhouse. This film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Animated Feature Film.

• The League Of Gentlemen | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The League of Gentlemen is a sardonic crime drama in which Jack Hawkins plays an embittered retired army officer who recruits seven fellow ex-soldiers to carry out a bank raid with military precision. The film presents an England between post-war austerity and the more liberated 1960s where traditional moral certainties were rapidly being discarded; a London where ex-officers left on the scrapheap at war's end could justify turning their military experience to armed robbery. Unfortunately the tale is neither particularly amusing or thrilling, with an overlong central detour via an army camp prefacing the exciting heist and a largely anti-climactic ending. Nevertheless Hawkins effectively subverts his heroic officer type from The Cruel Sea (1953) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and there's excellent support from a great cast including Nigel Patrick, Richard Attenborough and Roger Livesey. Bryan Forbes not only wrote the cynical screenplay but costarred with wife Nanette Newman in her first significant screen role. More influential than truly classic, The League of Gentlemen has lent its name to a modern BBC comedy, an "Extraordinary" comic strip-turned-movie, and proved the template for heist films ever since, including both versions of The Italian Job (1969 and 2003). On the DVD:The League of Gentlemen is presented in an anamorphically enhanced 16:9 transfer from an excellent condition print and mostly looks and sounds fine. There's minimal print damage, though sadly Philip Green's ironically patriotic main title music suffers from significant distortion. The only extra is the original trailer, which is now something of a period piece itself. --Gary S Dalkin

• Madonna - Ciao Italia | DVD | (24/05/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Direct from her 1987 world tour Madonna stars in a dazzling concert video that features over a dozen of her top hits. Featuring : Open Your Heart Lucky Star True Blue Papa Don't Preach White Heat Causing a Commotion The Look of Love Medley Dress You Up/Material Girl/Like a Virgin Where's the Party Live to Tell Into the Groove La Isla Bonita Who's that Girl Holiday