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• Hong Kong 1941 | DVD | (21/01/2002) from £21.29   |  Saving you £-1.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hong Kong 1941 is a film from the former Crown Colony uniquely focusing on the Japanese occupation during the Second World War. Starring Chow Yun-Fat, shortly before A Better Tomorrow (1986) made him a superstar, this is a war drama far removed from the usual action fare expected from Hong Kong cinema. The English title deliberately evokes Spielberg's 1941, though the content anticipates the same director's Empire of the Sun, even to the extent that the hymn "Suo Gan" is used in both movies. The story of two friends in love with the same woman may call to mind Pearl Harbor, though this comparatively low-budget feature offers an infinitely more convincing account of the horrors of war than Michael Bay's glossy big-budget epic, with some of the most harrowing sequences since The Deer Hunter. The film does not shy away from the moral complexities of collaboration with the enemy, and likewise presents the main characters as fully three-dimensional. Chow Yun-Fat inevitably dominates (he won a Golden Horse award for his performance), yet Cecilia Yip Tong makes a strong impression as the heroine whose terminal illness does not result in the expected sentimental clichés. Alex Man is memorable as the third corner of the triangle, but what makes Hong Kong 1941 genuinely notable is its emotionally charged evocation of WWII from a rarely seen perspective. On the DVD: Hong Kong 1941 is presented in an anamorphically enhanced transfer at 1.77:1, cropping just a little of the original Hong Kong Critics Award-winning cinematography. The picture is excellent, with no blemishes, fine detail, rich colours and barely a hint of grain. The sound is offered in stereo in the original Cantonese, with optional English subtitles, or in a Dolby Digital 5.1 remix and dubbed into English. Both tracks have occasional distortion on the music. The original version preserves the performances much better, though some of the subtitles are wildly inaccurate--references to living in the 21st century and to Japanese jet planes--while the dubbed track offers better than average voice acting but with many of the cultural references Westernised. The multi-channel remix adds only discrete ambient effects and is barely noticeable. The main special features are an information-packed commentary by Hong Kong movie expert Bay Logan, and two interviews. Chow Yun-Fat speaks rather nervously in English for 12 minutes on a variety of topics, concentrating on his work with John Woo. The interview with Cecilia Yip Tong, specific to Hong Kong 1941, is in Cantonese with English subtitles, runs 27 minutes and is anamorphically enhanced with excellent image quality. Also included is a routine photo gallery, the original theatrical trailer and 12 Hong Kong Legends DVD trailers. --Gary S Dalkin

• The Who - Quadrophenia And Tommy Live With Special Guests | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £26.56   |  Saving you £3.43 (12.91%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Disc 1: Quadrophenia - A 90-minute show filmed on The Who's US tour 1996-97. 1. I Am The Sea 2. The Real Me 3. Quadrophenia 4. Cut My Hair 5. The Punk And The Godfather 6. I'm One 7. The Dirty Jobs 8. Helpless Dancer 9. Is It In My Head? 10. I've Had Enough 11. 5:15 12. Sea And Sand 13. Drowned 14. Bell Boy 15. Doctor Jimmy 16. The Rock 17. Love Reign O'er Me Disc 2: Tommy - The second DVD in the triple box set features the 1989 live performance of Tommy filmed at th

• Nevada Smith | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £6.86   |  Saving you £9.13 (133.09%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This classic Western adapted from the novel by Harold Robbins and starring STEVE MCQUEEN in the title role is an edgy and gripping story of revenge that interweaves a number of different stories together in one mans quest to track down the killers of his parents. NEVADA SMITH sees a return to form for McQueen in a genre that he excelled in and with a supporting cast including Karl Malden Martin Landau and Arthur Kennedy the film sparkles with great performances and breathtaking s

• DOMAN,JOHN/RYDER,MARK - BORGIA/GESAMTEDITION (1 BLU-RAY) | Blu Ray | (01/09/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Perils Of Penelope Pitstop | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £11.23   |  Saving you £-1.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Pretty Penelope finds peril at every pit stop pursued by Sylvester Sneakly (alias The Hooded Claw and also alias the incomparable voice of peerless Paul Lynde) until the notorious Ant Hill Mob somehow bumble to her rescue. But don't let Penelope's girly Southern belle drawl fool you. This damsel in distress can fight back aided by her stylish retro-chic go-go boots! If you loved Wacky Races you'll love this spoofy spinoff with Penelope Pitstop the girl with beauty and brains (other than her inability to figure out Sneakly's dual identity). Enjoy all 17 fun-packed adventures in one racy package with a marvelous mob of DVD extras!

• La Gloire de Mon Père & Le Château de Ma Mère Blu Ray Box Set | Blu Ray | (19/11/2012) from £18.75   |  Saving you £11.24 (59.95%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Based on the childhood memoirs of Marcel Pagnol, author of Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, Yves Robert's La Gloire de Mon Pre and its sequel Le Chteau de Ma Mre are two of the most loved and successful French films ever made.An adult Marcel nostalgically recalls idyllic retreats with his family to the hills of Provence. A love affair with the country began and during those perfect days he found new respect for his school-teacher father as he adapted to life away from the city, while the long journey there would soon bring its own adventures.Together these timeless classics stand as one of cinema's greatest celebrations of childhood, filled with warmth, love and a poignant nostalgia for bygone days they continue to captivate audiences.

• Cosmopolis | Blu Ray | (12/11/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  New York is in turmoil, the age of capitalism is drawing to a close and Eric Packer, a high finance golden boy is chauffeured across the city in his extravagant limousine to get a haircut. A visit from the President of the United States paralyses Manhattan and as the day goes by, an eruption of wild activity unfolds on the city's streets. Eric watches helplessly as his empire collapses and as his paranoia intensifies during the 24-hour period, he starts to piece together clues that lead him to a most terrifying secret: his imminent assassination.

• Franklin and Bash - Season 1 | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £5.99   |  Saving you £24.00 (400.67%)   |  RRP £29.99

  After winning a high-profile case, streetwise lawyers and life-long friends Peter Bash (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) and Jared Franklin (Breckin Meyer) are recruited to shake things up at a stuffy law firm. Now living large in the buttoned-down world of corporate law, these two legal rebels continue to practice their freewheeling courtroom style.

• Kung Fu | DVD | (13/02/2006) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-6.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  In his travels Caine (Carradine) meets an old man who has several surprises for him. The first being the destruction of the Shaolin order the second being that the man is the father of the Emperor's nephew whom he killed in China and the third is that he seeks his revenge using the son Caine never knew he had sired as the instrument of his death! It will take all of Caine's skill and wisdom to find a solution to this deadly predicament...

• Amazing Stories: The Complete Series | DVD | (15/01/2021) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Nurse Jackie - Series 1 | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £4.40   |  Saving you £20.59 (467.95%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This dark comedy series starring Emmy Award winning actress Edie Falco takes place in the surreal world of a New York City hospital where Falco plays Jackie a nurse battling the insanity of everyday life in the American health care system. Jackie is a genius at what she does but she's also a deeply troubled woman with looming shadows of prescription drug addiction and her lapsed Catholic faith always appearing in the background. Nurse Jackie never shrinks from tackling controversial content or hot button issues.

• Nurse Jackie - Season 1 and 2 | DVD | (18/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Jackie Peyton is far from ordinary. As an ER nurse she navigates the rough waters of a crumbling healthcare system doing everything she can to provide her patients with the best care possible. Whether she's laying into a smug doctor for failing to heed her advice or forging the organ donor card of a man who just died Nurse Jackie is compelled to make sense of the chaos and to level the playing field whenever she can. Jackie's brand of justice is dished out alongside a daily diet of prescription pain medication...

• Fakers | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £9.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Faking it has never been so good! In this hilariously charming crime caper set in the eccentric London art world Nick Edwards owes 50 000 to the super-smooth yet brutal crime-lord Foster Wright and has four days to find the cash. Nick knows nothing about working a heist of that size but when he stumbles across a lost sketch by the legendary Italian artist Antonio Fraccini he believes he's in the clear. The problem is it's only worth 15 grand! With the help of the eter

• Last Shop Standing: The Rise, Fall And Rebirth Of The Independent Record Shop | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £6.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (85.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Netherlands released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Surround ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Last Shop Standing, inspired by the book of the same name by Graham Jones, takes you behind the counter to discover why nearly 2,000 record shops have already disappeared across the UK. The film charts the rapid rise of record shops in the 60,70 and 80's, the influence of the chart, the underhand deals, the demise of vinyl and rise of the CD as well as new technologies. Graham meets the characters behind the counter, and in front of the counter the likes of Paul Weller, Johnny Marr, Norman Cook, Billy Bragg, Nerina Pallot, Richard Hawley and Clint Boon tell us how the shops became part of their own musical education, and why they might just have a brighter future. ...Last Shop Standing ( Last Shop Standing: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the Independent Record Shop )

• The Big Lift | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £7.03   |  Saving you £-2.04 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  It's 1948. It's Berlin and the city is in a state of devastation. Although in the hands of Allied troops the Soviet Union as a member state blockades all Allied sectors in an attempt to take sole control of the fallen German capital. The result is the Berlin Airlift and the story follows the lives of two US Airmen Sgt. Danny MacCullough and Sgt. Hank Kowalski who are there to help the civilians but have very different views of the German people. The arrogant Kowalski cannot forgive them for WWII and will not be dissuaded from holding every German accountable but MacCullough grasps the beleaguered city with both hands and opens his heart to an attractive German widow... in return she opens Danny's eyes to the twilight world of occupied Berlin. Shot on location in bomb blasted Berlin this movie shows some truely harrowing scenes of a post war capital city in ruins.

• Jayson Bend | DVD | (08/08/2016) from £9.98   |  Saving you £8.00 (100.13%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Jayson Bend, R.I.M. Agent 009, teams up with a Swiss counterpart to try and stop the launch of a satellite that will turn Ray Perdood, the owner of the largest global hair salon chain, into one of the most powerful men in the world.

• Manhattan Project | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The switch is set... The clock has started... Time's running out! A 16 year old student Paul Stephens (Chris Collet) has high hopes of winning first prize at a science fair with his fully-operational A-bomb! Needless to say the army are not happy and set out to disarm the prospective 'terrorist' before he can harm the good people of America. When the bomb is activated only Dr. Mathewson (Lithgow) can save Paul... and prevent Armageddon.

• Grand Tours of Scotland Series 7 | DVD | (13/03/2017) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Paul Murton explores the most fascinating parts of the country that have charmed visitors for more than 200 years.

• Porterhouse Blue | DVD | (15/07/2002) from £15.60   |  Saving you £-5.61 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Based on Tom Sharpe’s satirical novel and set in a fictional, all-male Cambridge College, 1987’s Porterhouse Blue is a crusty delight. Ian Richardson stars as the austere moderniser who takes over as master of Porterhouse with a view to bringing in radical changes; David Jason is Skullion, head porter for 45 years and a bulldog-style traditionalist.Porterhouse Blue is a wonderfully grotesque and not inaccurate depiction of an Oxbridge college that has set itself resolutely and decadently against the modern world. Crammed with hoggish, port-swilling dons who are more concerned that the college stay "head of the river" than with academic achievement, the highlight of Porterhouse’s year is the Founder’s Feast, in which students and tutors gorge debauchedly on roast swan stuffed with widgeon, to the horror of the new vegetarian master. Jason’s Skullion looks on approvingly: he’s a stickler for Porterhouse’s inverted values, disapproving, for instance, of student Zipser (John Sessions), the only fellow at the college actually there to work. When the master eventually fires Skullion, the forces of traditionalism gather in sympathy and attempt their revenge.Unfolding over 190 leisurely minutes, Porterhouse Blue is an elegantly turned comedy in which practically every morsel of dialogue is to be savoured for its delicious tang. Jason and Richardson are reliably excellent in what is an overall exhibition of British TV thespianism at its finest. --David Stubbs

• Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (26/02/2018) from £10.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami takes the viewer on an intimate and electrifying journey that moves between four cinematic layers performance, family, artist and traveller to explore the fascinating world of this pop cultural phenomenon. Jones' bold aesthetic echoes throughout unique musical performances that include hit songs Slave to the Rhythm and Pull Up to the Bumper. Larger than life, wild, scary and androgynous, Grace Jones plays all these parts yet here we also discover her as lover, daughter, mother, sister and even grandmother, allowing us to explore the world inside the icon.