"Actor: Percy"

• The Bridge On The River Kwai | DVD | (04/12/2000) from £4.65   |  Saving you £18.34 (394.41%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Based on the true story of the building of a bridge on the Burma railway by British prisoners-of-war held under a savage Japanese regime in World War II, The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) is one of the greatest war films ever made. The film received seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, Performance (Alex Guinness), for Sir Malcolm Arnold's superb music, and for the screenplay from the novel by Pierre Boulle (who also wrote Monkey Planet, the inspiration for Planet of the Apes). The story does take considerable liberties with history, including the addition of an American saboteur played by William Holden, and an entirely fictitious but superbly constructed and thrilling finale. Made on a vast scale, the film reinvented the war movie as something truly epic, establishing the cinematic beachhead for The Longest Day (1962), Patton (1970) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). It also proved a turning-point in director David Lean's career. Before he made such classic but conventionally scaled films as In Which We Serve (1942) and Hobson's Choice (1953). Afterwards there would only be four more films, but their names are Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Dr Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970) and A Passage to India (1984). On the DVD: Too often the best extras come attached to films that don't really warrant them. Not so here, where a truly great film has been given the attention it deserves. The first disc presents the film in the original extra-wide CinemaScope ratio of 2.55:1, in an anamorphically enhanced transfer which does maximum justice to the film's superb cinematography. The sound has been transferred from the original six-track magnetic elements into 5.1 Dolby Digital and far surpasses what many would expect from a 1950s' feature. The main bonus on the first disc is an isolated presentation of Malcolm Arnold's great Oscar-winning music score, in addition to which there is a trivia game, and maps and historical information linked to appropriate clips. The second disc contains a new, specially produced 53-minute "making of" documentary featuring many of those involved in the production of the movie. This gives a rich insight into the physical problems of making such a complex epic on location in Ceylon. Also included are the original trailer and two short promotional films from the time of release, one of which is narrated by star William Holden. Finally there is an "appreciation" by director John Milius, an extensive archive of movie posters and artwork, and a booklet that reproduces the text of the film's original 1957 brochure. --Gary S Dalkin

• Veronica Mars: The Complete Collection | DVD | (12/05/2014) from £32.95   |  Saving you £-7.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  After nine years Veronica Mars has definitely landed on her feet. She's left behind her impulsive beau Logan given up her detective business and gotten her law degree. She's living with respectable boyfriend Piz in New York City where a prestigious law firm wants to make her an associate. One day she learns of the shocking death of pop singer Bonnie DeVille an old classmate from Neptune High. Because Logan had been dating Bonnie he's now a suspect in her murder and he begs Veronica to fly to California and help him choose a decent lawyer. Back in Neptune Veronica catches up with her detective father and other old pals. At karaoke night loopy Ruby Jetson wails a Bonnie Deville song; Veronica and Logan wonder if this clearly obsessed fan could be Bonnie's killer? Veronica sneaks into Ruby¿s vacant home to look for clues but is arrested as an intruder. Ruby agrees not to press charges if Logan will take Ruby out on a date. At a local bar Veronica uncovers surprising news: Ruby had been seen at this bar the night of Bonnie's murder and thus could not be her killer. So who done it then? Old sleuthing partners Mac and Wallace reveal a curious discovery: Susan an old friend of Bonnie's had also died several years earlier drowned in a boating accident. Is there a connection between the deaths? Mac and Wallace drag Veronica to the Neptune High ten-year reunion and Piz has flown in from New York to be there too. Veronica runs into many old friends including best 'frenemy' Gia and politically aspiring Luke. When an old sex tape featuring Veronica and Logan is shown by pranksters a massive brawl erupts and Piz gets walloped. At an after-party at Gia's loft Veronica learns that Susan was last seen during a night of heavy drinking on a boat with Gia and Luke. Noting that spy footage of Bonnie keeps turning up on the Internet she enlists movie star James Franco's help in tracking down celebrity sleaze monger Vinnie. The slimeball has been tapping the camera feeds from tablet computers given to celebrities. He shares with Veronica all the footage from Bonnie's tablet some of which implicates one of the dead girl's friends. With a furious Piz breaking off their relationship and the New York law firm retracting their offer Veronica's life is falling apart. Can she trick the culprit into confessing before a desperate partner blows Veronica out of the sleuthing game forever? Special Features: The Movie: By the Fans: The Making of the Veronica Mars Movie

• Young and Innocent | Blu Ray | (19/01/2015) from £9.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (87.61%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Celebrated for the macabre tour-de-force plots and sublime twist endings that would come to define the very genre of suspense Alfred Hitchcock is one of cinema's greatest auteurs his career spanning six decades and over sixty films. One of Hitchcock's most significant pre-war thrillers – a series of films that would help pave the way to even greater success in Hollywood – Young and Innocent stars Derrick de Marney as Robert Tisdall a man who turns fugitive after he finds the body of a young woman washed up on a beach and is promptly accused of her murder; Nova Pilbeam is the beautiful young lady whose help he enlists and George Curzon features in one of his best-known British film roles as the jealous ex-husband who harbours a terrible secret...

• 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £5.85   |  Saving you £9.14 (156.24%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The swashbuckler genre bumped into science fiction in 1954 for one of Hollywood's great entertainments, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The Jules Verne story of adventure under the sea was Walt Disney's magnificent debut into live-action films. A professor (Paul Lukas) seeks the truth about a legendary sea monster in the years just after the Civil War. When his ship is sunk, he, his aide (Peter Lorre), and a harpoon master (Kirk Douglas) survive to discover that the monster is actually a metal submarine run by Captain Nemo (James Mason). Along with the rollicking adventure, it's fun to see the future technology that Verne dreamed up in his novel, including diving equipment and sea farming. The film's physical prowess is anchored by the Nautilus, an impressive full-scale gothic submarine complete with red carpet and pipe organ. In the era of big sets, 20,000 Leagues set a precedent for films shot on the water and deservedly won Oscars for art direction and special effects. Lost in the inventiveness of the film and great set pieces including a giant squid attack are two great performances. Mason is the perfect Nemo, taut and private, clothed in dark fabric that counters the Technicolor dreamboat that is the beaming red-and-white-stripe-shirted Kirk Douglas as the heroic Ned Land. The film works as peerless family adventure nearly half a century later. --Doug Thomas

• One Million Years BC | DVD | (13/11/2006) from £10.35   |  Saving you £2.64 (25.51%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This is the way it was.... Caveman Tumak is banished from his savage tribe. He finds a brief home among a group of gentle seacoast dwelling cave people until his unstable nature forces his banishment from them as well. Missing him one of their women Loana (Welch) leaves with him and the couple must survive the onslaught of giant reptiles before their love can be fulfilled...

• Secret Agent | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-7.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  One of Alfred Hitchcock's finest pre-Hollywood films, the 1936 Secret Agent stars a young John Gielgud as a British spy whose death is faked by his intelligence superiors. Reinvented with a new identity and outfitted with a wife (Madeleine Carroll), Gielgud's character is sent on assignment with a cold-blooded accomplice (Peter Lorre) to assassinate a German agent. En route, the counterfeit couple keeps company with an affable American (Robert Young), who turns out to be more than he seems after the wrong man is murdered by Gielgud and Lorre. Dense with interwoven ideas about false names and real identities, about appearances as lies and the brutality of the hidden, and about the complicity of those who watch the anarchy that others do, Secret Agent declared that Alfred Hitchcock was well along the road to mastery as a filmmaker and, more importantly, knew what it was he wanted to say for the rest of his career. --Tom Keogh

• Real Michael Jackson, the | DVD | (31/10/2011) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Producer & television star David Gest presents a feature length definitive portrait of his best friend Michael Jackson through the eyes of family friends and music legends including Smokey Robinson Dionne Warwick Whitney Houston Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson Holland-Dozier-Holland Gamble & Huff Freda Payne The Temptations' Dennis Edwards Martha Reeves Paul Anka Petula Clark Jimmy Ruffin Percy Sledge Brenda Holloway Kim Weston Bobby Taylor Russell Thompkins Jr. plus many more. Includes never before seen footage and unprecedented interviews with Michael's Mum Katherine and siblings Tito and Rebbie Jackson covering all the highs and also the lows in the King of Pop's extraordinary life story uniquely told by those who knew him best. Plus fantastic music from The Jackson 5 and other Motown Legends.

• Sea Of Sand | DVD | (13/04/2015) from £5.96   |  Saving you £7.03 (117.95%)   |  RRP £12.99

  War drama starring Richard Attenborough, John Gregson and Michael Craig. Captain Williams (Gregson) is a martinet mine expert who undertakes to whip the hitherto lackadaisacal British Long Range Desert Group patrol into shape. This brings him into conflict with patrol leader Captain Cotton (Craig), but earns him the respect of hard-bitten trooper Brody (Attenborough). The wisdom of Williams' no-nonsense approach is demonstrated when the patrol is besieged by the highly-disciplined members of the German Afrika Korps.

• Doomwatch (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (20/06/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The mysterious island village of Balfe is experiencing unexplainable phenomena...from grossly oversized sea life to half-buried bodies in the dark woods to strange Neanderthal-like men suffering from a rare disfiguring disease. Is this town afflicted by radioactive waste contaminating their water? Is there a vengeful mutant monster lurking in the woods? Or worse, are the townsfolk being punished by an act of God for their past sins? It is up to Dr. Del Shaw and the dedicated scientists at Doomwatch headquarters to discover the cause of these horrific mutations. Infuriating local villagers who cling to their secluded island's survival, Dr. Shaw (Ian Bannen) and local school teacher Victoria Brown (Judy Geeson) risk their lives to uncover the truth behind the strange happenings, no matter how frightening or dangerous it may be. Based on the British television series of the same name, DOOMWATCH is a haunting telltale film that just might be hazardous to your health!

• Percy The Park Keeper - The Classic Collection | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.00   |  Saving you £5.99 (149.75%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Percy is a gentle kindly sort of chap who is happy with his life in the park totally unhindered by the stresses and strains of modern life. He is a father figure and friend to all the animals who live in the park. It is always Percy they turn to in times of need - or just to have some fun and games in the park. Join Percy and his friends in this special length extended video which will delight children with these enchanting tales... Episode titles: The Hedgehog's Balloon The Fox's

• The Worker | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £25.00   |  Saving you £14.99 (59.96%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Charlie (Charlie Drake) is keen to work for his living but unfortunately he's completely accident-prone. He's been visiting his local Labour Exchange regularly for over 20 years and has had nearly 1000 jobs. He managed to get himself sacked from every one of them within hours of starting. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Machinery Of Organisation 2. Out Of The Mouths Of Casual Labourers 3. The Mechanics Of Piecework 4. No Automation Without Representation 5. A Democratic Democratism 6. And Never The Twine Shall Meet 7. A Host Of Golden Casual Labourers 8. Eight And Thrupence 9. Little Tom 10. A Punting We Will Go 11. Through A Glass Darkly 12. The Man Who Moved His Head 13. I Just Don't Want To Get Involved 14. Hello Cobbler 15. You Have Enjoyed The Sweets Now You Must Suffer The Sours 16. The Siege Of Kidney Street 17. Now Is The Time For All Left Legs 18. When Adam Delved And Eve Span 19. A Change Is As Good As A Rest 20. Breed For Speed Breed Out For Stamina 21. Cough 22. The Saucerer's Apprentice 23. Ma Chandelle Est Morte 24. I Babble Babble As I Flow To Join The Brimming River 25. No Room At The Inn For The Odd Couple Up The Staircase

• Mysterious Island | DVD | (02/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Notable neither for its director nor its stars, Mysterious Island has been given the widescreen DVD treatment rather because of its special-effects man, the legendary Ray Harryhausen. And though his input here is minimal compared with other movies, his stop-motion contributions add zest to a cracking good yarn. A gang of American Civil War soldiers hijack a hot-air balloon and escape from the frying-pan of a military prison to the fire of a deserted tropical island. When a couple of English girls are washed ashore and a legendary nautical figure resurfaces, the scene is set for a ripping survival adventure, taking in weighty theories of political democracy, equality and cowardice, and still managing to add a healthy dollop of stirring music, dodgy accents, old-fashioned sexism, pirates, giant bees, a giant crab and a fearsome, err, giant chicken. Harryhausen's eighth feature contains all the elements that make his movies great, and the pacey script, based on the Jules Verne novel, has you gripped from the off. One of his more modern-feeling early films, the colour film stock, the exotic settings and wider stable of stars (black and English actors feature alongside a pre-Clouseau Herbert Lom) move it forward an era from his dated black-and-white schlock-fests. Gripping, erudite and easily on a par with the more well-known Sinbad and Argonauts movies, this is one to be marooned with. On the DVD: Mysterious Island's colour picture is bright, clean and crisp in this anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen transfer, and the Dolby digital mono soundtrack is clear enough. The theatrical trailer will please the kitsch fans, as will the featurette "This Is Dynamation" produced at the same time as the first Sinbad movie. The real corker here though is the generously lengthy documentary "The Harryhausen Chronicles". Narrated by Leonard Nimoy, it features a stellar cast of devotees (George Lucas among them) waxing lyrical about the influence of Harryhausen's films, and allows the man himself to ramble fascinatingly over clips of his filmic canon. If you're a fan, it's Harryhausen heaven. --Paul Eisinger

• Will Hay - Oh Mr Porter | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Though he gets solo above-the-title billing, Will Hay was no more a solo comedian than Groucho Marx--and Oh, Mr Porter!, one of his finest vehicles, finds him congenially teamed with sidekicks Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt in one of the British cinema's greatest comedy gangs. Hay's William Porter, an inept railway worker, is shunted off to the dead-end job of stationmaster in Buggleskelly, Northern Ireland, arriving as the latest in a long line of doomed souls who have left their presentation clocks on the mantelpiece of the dilapidated office. The delight of the film is in the interplay between Hay and Marriott, the single-toothed dotty old-timer, and Moffatt, the chubby smart kid, as they fail the most basic requirements of their jobs but come up trumps when investigating the ghost of One-Eyed Joe and his haunted mill, discovering a branch line being used by cross-border gun-smugglers who are defeated in a spirited final chase. There's some slapstick with an escape from the mill in a high wind and the last ride of the venerable locomotive Gladstone, but Hay works best with character comedy, pompously reprimanding his subordinates for dodges he proceeds to pull himself, reacting to every ominous line with a perfect double-take and blithely surviving the chaos his character causes wherever he goes. --Kim Newman

• Lee Van Cleef Super Box Set | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £31.99

  Titles Featured: 'Bad Man's River' 'Blood Money' and 'Captain Apache'.

• Percy the Park Keeper | DVD | (09/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  This charming series features Percy - a gentle kindly sort of chap who is happy with his life in the park totally un-hindered by the stresses and strains of modern life. He is a father figure and friend to all the animals who live in the park. It is always Percy they turn to in times of need - or just to have some fun and games in the park and enjoying the changing seasons and all that they have to offer.

• State Fair | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £4.90   |  Saving you £3.09 (63.06%)   |  RRP £7.99

  In this rousing celebration of love and laughter in America's heartland each member of the Frake family is up for a different prize when they attend their state fair: Father wants a blue ribbon for his favorite pig first prize (and only first prize) will do for Mom's entry in the pie-baking contest and for their son and daughter the hunt is on for true love...

• Disorder | Blu Ray | (25/07/2016) from £8.45   |  Saving you £13.54 (160.24%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Following a tour of duty, Special Services soldier Vincent (Matthias Schoenaerts) takes a job in security for a wealthy businessman and his family. During a lavish party at their luxurious ˜Maryland' villa, Vincent senses that something is amiss. When his employer is then urgently called away on business Vincent is left to ensure the safety of his wife Jessie (Diane Kruger) and their child. Suffering from post-traumatic stress, Vincent battles his own paranoia whilst clinging to the certainty that Jessie and her family are in immediate danger, unleashing a hell-bent determination to protect them at all costs. Bonus features exclusive to the Blu-ray: Director Alice Winocour's short films Kitchen, Magic Paris and Pina Colada; and Q&A with star Matthias Schoenaerts and director Alice Winocour filmed at Picturehouse Central 8th March 2016.

• Tsotsi | DVD | (17/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A young South African gangster finds himself having to care for a three-month old baby in this gritty Oscar-winning drama.

• One Million Years B.C. | Blu Ray | (24/10/2016) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This spectacular prehistoric adventure was promoted as Hammer's 100th production and gave the world the iconic image of star Raquel Welch in a fur-lined bikini. The highlight of the movie was the stop-motion dinosaurs that were subsequently added by legendary special effects animator Ray Harryhausen. The result was Hammer's biggest commercial success, the most famous dinosaur epic until the release of Jurassic Park 26 years later.

• Alec Guinness - The Screen Icons Collection | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £24.89   |  Saving you £10.10 (40.58%)   |  RRP £34.99

  This box set contains the following films: The Last Holiday (Dir: Henry Cass) (1950): Alec Guinness plays a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. He decides to enjoy his last months to the fullest. Kind Hearts And Coronets (Dir: Robert Hamer) (1949): Dennis Price plays Louis D'Ascoyne the would-be Duke of Chalfont whose mother was spurned by her noble family for marrying an Italian singer for love. Louis resolves to avenge his mother by murdering the relatives ahead of him in line for the dukedom all of whom are played by Alec Guinness! The Man In The White Suite (Dir: Alexander Mackendrick) (1951): Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) invents a new strong fibre which repels dirt and never wears out! He uses this material to make a brilliant white suit and attempts to sell his product to the textile industry. However all is not as it seems when those in the industry realise that Stratton's new fibre could mean the end of their livelihood - the race is on to catch Stratton! Captain's Paradise (Dir: Anthony Kimmins) (1953): Henry St. James is the Captain of an international ferry. He enjoys his life at Sea especially as he has a loving English wife waiting for him in Gibraltar and another in Tangiers! A perfect life - so long as neither woman decide to travel with him! Barnacle Bill (1957) A British Naval Captain who is plagued by incurable seasickness retires from service and buys a decrepit amusement pier in a small coastal town. After discovering the local commissioners seek to condemn and seize his pier Captain Ambrose must do all in his power to save his pier.