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• Aladdin (Special Edition) | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £5.88   |  Saving you £-4.89 (N/A%)   |  RRP £0.99

  Disney's 1992 animated feature Aladdin is a triumph of wit and skill. The high-tech artwork and graphics look great, the characters are strong, the familiar story is nicely augmented with an interesting villain (Jafar, voiced by Jonathan Freeman), and there's an incredible hook atop the whole thing: Robin Williams's frantically hilarious vocal performance as Aladdin's genie. Even if one isn't particularly moved by the love story between the title character (Scott Weinger) and his girlfriend Jasmine (Linda Larkin), you can easily get lost in Williams's improvisational energy and the equally entertaining performances of Freeman and Gilbert Gottfried (as Jafar's parrot). --Tom Keogh

• The Talented Mr Ripley | DVD | (08/01/2001) from £7.39   |  Saving you £10.60 (143.44%)   |  RRP £17.99

  To be young and carefree amid the blue waters and idyllic landscape of sun-drenched Italy in the late 1950s; that’s la dolce vita Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) craves - and Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) leads.

• Happiness (Criterion Collection) - UK Only | Blu Ray | (30/09/2024) from £26.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As disturbingly funny as it is audaciously empathetic, auteur of unease Todd Solondz's portrait of damaged souls reaching out for connection reveals the existential void underneath middle-class suburban normalcy. An extraordinary ensemble cast-including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jane Adams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ben Gazzara, and Dylan Baker-embodies an array of loosely connected New Jersey deviants, depressives, and misfits, among them a frustrated phone-sex pest, an all-American dad concealing his paedophilic urges, and a lonely woman with a grisly secret, all of whom want just one thing: to be loved. One of the most controversial films of the 1990s, the unflinching Happiness unnerves precisely because it dares to see the humanity in those most often denied it. FILM INFO- United States- 1998- 140 minutes- Colour- 1.85:1- English DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Maryse Alberti, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack- New conversation between director Todd Solondz and filmmaker Charlotte Wells- New interview with actor Dylan Baker- Trailer- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing- PLUS: An essay by novelist and screenwriter Bruce Wagner- New cover based on original poster art by Daniel Clowes

• Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet | DVD | (29/03/2010) from £20.69   |  Saving you £-0.70 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• My Best Friend's Wedding | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £7.20   |  Saving you £5.79 (80.42%)   |  RRP £12.99

  One of the best romantic comedies of the 1990s, My Best Friend's Wedding not only gave Julia Roberts a delightful vehicle for her crowd-pleasing comeback, but it further distinguished itself by avoiding the conventional plotting of the genre. Julia plays a prominent Chicago restaurant critic whose best friend (Dermot Mulroney) is a former lover from her college days with whom she'd made a binding pact: if neither of them were married by the age of 28, they'd marry each other. Just when they're about to reach the deadline of their agreement, Mulroney arrives in Chicago to introduce Roberts to his seemingly perfect fiancée (Cameron Diaz) and announce their wedding in just three days. That leaves the shocked Julia with just three short days to sabotage the wedding and marry the man she now realises she's loved all along. With potential heartbreak waiting in the wings, she'll either get what she wants or pay the price for her selfish behaviour, and Ronald Bass's cleverly constructed screenplay keeps us guessing to the very end. Rupert Everett scored rave reviews for his scene-stealing performance as Robert's gay friend who goes along with her scheming (but only so far), and even as she makes her character's needy desperation disarmingly appealing, Roberts wisely allows Diaz to capitalise on her charming time in the spotlight. As the romantic outcome remains uncertain, the viewer is held in a state of giddy suspense, and director PJ Hogan pulls off some hilarious scenes (like a restaurant full of people singing the Dionne Warwick hit "I Say a Little Prayer") that could easily have fallen flat in the hands of a less talented filmmaker. It's no surprise that this was one of the box-office smashes of 1997. --Jeff Shannon

• Calendar Girls | DVD | (09/02/2004) from £4.96   |  Saving you £13.03 (262.70%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The real-life story of the North Yorksire lasses of Rylstone Women's Institute who decided to show a little WI skin to sell a calendar in aid of cancer.

• Three Men And A Baby | DVD | (20/05/2002) from £5.12   |  Saving you £9.87 (192.77%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Not nearly as good as the original French comedy upon which it is based, Three Men and a Baby is nevertheless decent brain candy directed with some crackle by Leonard Nimoy. Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson star as three swinging bachelor roommates who find a baby girl on their doorstep--the daughter of Danson's character (who doesn't know about her) by a woman (Nancy Travis) with whom he had a brief fling. The jokes about dirty diapers and feeding schedules are predictable, but the film gains real warmth from Selleck, who does a convincing job playing a man whose life is changed for the better by added responsibility. A distracting subplot involving some bad guys threatens to derail everything, and the ending is a bit unconvincing as filmed, but the virtues of this film finally win out over its weaknesses. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Ashes To Ashes - Series 2 - Complete | DVD | (13/07/2009) from £22.73   |  Saving you £17.26 (75.93%)   |  RRP £39.99

  8 episodes of Ashes to Ashes the BBC's follow-up to Life On Mars starring Philip Glenister and Keeley Hawes.

• Happiness | Blu Ray | (30/09/2024) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As disturbingly funny as it is audaciously empathetic, auteur of unease Todd Solondz's portrait of damaged souls reaching out for connection reveals the existential void underneath middle-class suburban normalcy. An extraordinary ensemble cast-including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jane Adams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ben Gazzara, and Dylan Baker-embodies an array of loosely connected New Jersey deviants, depressives, and misfits, among them a frustrated phone-sex pest, an all-American dad concealing his paedophilic urges, and a lonely woman with a grisly secret, all of whom want just one thing: to be loved. One of the most controversial films of the 1990s, the unflinching Happiness unnerves precisely because it dares to see the humanity in those most often denied it. FILM INFO- United States- 1998- 140 minutes- Colour- 1.85:1- English DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Maryse Alberti, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features- New conversation between director Todd Solondz and filmmaker Charlotte Wells- New interview with actor Dylan Baker- Trailer- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing- PLUS: An essay by novelist and screenwriter Bruce Wagner- New cover based on original poster art by Daniel Clowes

• Educating Rita | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Michael Caine and the knockout Julie Walters deliver a pair of wonderful performances in this endearingly bittersweet tale of a boozily burnt-out professor's tutoring of (and subsequent tutoring by) a free-spirited hairdresser determined to improve her lot in life. The basic plot won't exactly surprise anyone who's ever seen a movie before but the ace cast (particularly Caine, who's rarely this subtle) continually finds new directions to spin off from the rather rote path. Although the end result is perhaps just a little too convinced of its own adorability to attain classic status, this remains a rarity in the genre--a feel-good film that earns its emotions honestly. A nice change of pace for director Lewis Gilbert, who is perhaps better known for his contributions to the James Bond series. --Andrew Wright

• Strike Back Shadow Warfare | DVD | (06/01/2014) from £11.67   |  Saving you £13.32 (114.14%)   |  RRP £24.99

  All ten episodes from the fourth series of the action drama based on the novel by former Special Forces operative Chris Ryan. In this series, when a Section 20 operative is executed in Lebanon by Leo Kamali (Zubin Varla), a member of Al-Zuhari's terrorist organisation, Scott (Sullivan Stapleton) and Stonebridge (Philip Winchester) travel to Columbia to try and take him alive.

• A Horseman Riding By (Box Set) | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £30.06

  A Horseman Riding By is a magnificent saga adapted from the book by R.F. Delderfield of rural Edwardian England from 1900 to the end of the Great War. Nigel Havers stars as Paul Craddock invalided out of the army during the Boer War to become Squire of the long neglected Devonshire Estate of Shallowford. The series charts Craddock's new life in the Valley which is challenging because of the Valley's inhabitants and the harsh consequences of war.

• The Krays | DVD | (20/09/1999) from £7.64   |  Saving you £2.35 (30.76%)   |  RRP £9.99

• Cider with Rosie (1971) - BBC | DVD | (01/09/2014) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Laurie Lee's evocative tale of an idyllic childhood capturing traditional life in a remote village in the Cotswolds soon after the First World War.

• The Pallisers | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £28.74

  The complete box set of The Pallisers saga. Set in the palatial country houses and grand Mayfair salons of mid-Victorian England The Pallisers is a saga of wealth passion power intrigue and scandal. Based on 6 political novels by Anthony Trollope this powerfully addictive series stars Susan Hampshire and Philip Latham as Lady Glenncora and Plantagenet Palliser. Their Politically advantageous marriage sets the stage for this fascinating chronicle of three generations of a powerf

• Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait | Blu Ray | (06/04/2020) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Bursting onto the scene, wide-eyed and keen, your first time with the boys was Hard Love. For a second you were In Too Deep - you dallied with the American Boy, travelling the Pacific Rim with Bad Romance on your tail. Now out of your teens, your Heroes behind you, the future is yours. Heaven Can Wait. Come celebrate 20 years of Boys on Film with the finest of gay short cinema for your eyes only. On the cusp of adulthood, the world's longest running short film series is only getting started. Featuring over two hours of the best short films from around the world including; - Sleepover - Just Me - Mine - Don t Blame Jack - Foreign Lovers - Mankind - Isha - RUOK - The World In Your Window

• Scent Of A Woman | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Hoo-ah! After seven Oscar nominations for his outstanding work in films such as The Godfather, Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon, it's ironic that Al Pacino finally won the Oscar for his grandstanding lead performance in this 1992 crowd pleaser. As the blind, blunt, and ultimately benevolent retired Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, Pacino is both hammy and compelling, simultaneously subtle and grandly over-the-top when defending his new assistant and prep school student Charlie (Chris O'Donnell) at a disciplinary hearing. While the subplot involving Charlie's prep-school crisis plays like a sequel to Dead Poets Society, Pacino's adventurous escapades in New York City provide comic relief, rich character development, and a memorable supporting role for Gabrielle Anwar as the young woman who accepts the colonel's invitation to dance the tango. Scent of a Woman is a remake of the 1972 Italian film Profumo di donna. In addition to Pacino's award, Scent of Woman garnered Oscar nominations for director Martin Brest and for screenwriter Bo Goldman. --Jeff Shannon

• The Hustle (DVD) | DVD | (02/09/2019) from £4.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Hustle In this hilarious new comedy, Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson star as female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, who team up to take down the dirty rotten men who have wronged them.

• Doctor Who - The Brain Of Morbius | DVD | (21/07/2008) from £9.29   |  Saving you £10.70 (115.18%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Time Lords have taken control of the TARDIS sending the Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith into dangerous territory... On the graveyard planet of Karn the eternal Sisterhood fights to keep the sacred flame alive. High in the castle the brilliant surgeon Mehendri Solon conducts gruesome experiments on living flesh. And as a storm approaches evil from the depths of Time Lord history plots its return to the land of the living. But is even the Doctor's mind a match for the Brain of Morbius? This story was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 3rd January 1976 - 24th January 1976

• Strike Back - Series 3 | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £8.93   |  Saving you £16.06 (179.84%)   |  RRP £24.99

  British Special Forces Sergeant Michael Stonebridge and US ex-Delta Force commando Damien Scott are thrust back into the field at the orders of maverick new Section 20 commanding officer, Major Rachel Dalton. When enigmatic billionaire businessman, Conrad Knox resolves to play God with the future of Southern Africa using weapons stolen from the crumbling regime in Libya, Section Twenty are the only force capable of confronting his deadly scheme. Strike Back: Vengeance is a heart-pounding, thrill-ride set across five electrifying stories. Section 20 are tasked with rescuing British hostages from a Somali warlord in Mogadishu; chasing an infamous al-Qaeda operative into a terrifying siege in the Algerian desert; turning a scientist concealing a deadly secret in Cape Town; diffusing a scheme to overthrow the government of Zimbabwe and finally countering a nuclear plot that will change the face of Africa forever. But when Knox and his generals attack the very heart of Section 20 and the private lives of its operatives: the fight becomes personal...