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• Halloween V: The Revenge of Michael Myers | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Starting around Halloween 4, that masked nut Michael Myers stopped chasing his sister (played by Jamie Lee Curtis in the first and second films, as well as Halloween H20) and went after his niece. Now he's chasing her around again in part 5, but it's a lot of other people who die in the process. Donald Pleasence continues his mad-doctor bit from the earlier movies, Danielle Harris is the unfortunate relation, and Donald L. Shanks plays the monster. The film is an improvement on parts 2 and 4 (part 3 having nothing to do with Michael Myers), but it still amounts to routine slaughter with none of John Carpenter's stylistic brilliance from the original movie. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers | DVD | (05/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  You can't kill the bogeyman", the children insist to a terrorised Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in the original Halloween. How right they are. Laurie is gone, but guess who's back in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers? Acting as if the third entry never existed, this instalment picks up 10 years after the original, with mad maniac Myers in a coma and moved to a new facility. But wouldn't you know it that as soon as a loose-lipped orderly lets slip that Myers has a surviving niece he springs back into action, leaving a bloody trail of corpses on the road to Haddonfield. Donald Pleasance returns as Dr Loomis, scarred and crippled from his last encounter with Myers and seething with a fanatical zeal to stop the freak from repeating his previous rampage. Pleasance is the best thing about the film as an ageing hero seemingly on the verge of madness who drags a bum leg in his manic rush to save little orphan Jamie (Danielle Harris), the 10-year-old waif terrorised by her homicidal uncle. Director Dwight Little has managed a generic if professional slasher picture, rife with improbabilities and dominated by a killer whose superhuman powers reach near-mystical dimensions, but he delivers the goods: shocks, stabs and cold, cruel killings. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

• The Eagle Has Landed | Blu Ray | (06/01/2023) from £63.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Phenomena | DVD | (15/01/2018) from £9.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From master of horror Dario Argento (Suspiria, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) comes Phenomena one of his most eccentric and unique thrillers, featuring telepathic insects, maggots galore, and even a razor-wielding chimp! Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly, Labyrinth), daughter of a world-renowned movie star, arrives in the so-called Swiss Transylvania to attend an exclusive girls' school. However, a vicious killer is targeting the pupils, and sleepwalker Jennifer finds herself in the assassin's headlights when her nocturnal wanderings cause her to witness the death of a fellow pupil. Aided by paraplegic entomologist John McGregor (Donald Pleasence, Halloween) and her own uncanny ability to communicate telepathically with insects, Jennifer sets out to track down the killer before she herself becomes the latest victim Released in 1985, towards the end of Argento's decade-long golden age as a director, Phenomena co-stars Dalila Di Lazarro (Andy Warhol's Frankenstein), Patrick Bauchau (Clear and Present Danger) and Daria Nicolodi (Tenebrae), and features lush cinematography by Romano Albani (Inferno) and a pounding prog rock score by Goblin (Deep Red, Suspiria). Presented here in a sumptuous new 4K restoration of the film and with a newly created hybrid English/Italian audio track, this is the definitive release of Argento's creepy classic. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: ¢ Brand new 4K restoration of the full-length 116-minute Italian cut of the film from the original camera negative ¢ New 5.1 surround mix of the Italian soundtrack, derived from the original 4-channel Dolby Stereo elements ¢ New hybrid English/Italian soundtrack in lossless 5.1 and 2.0 stereo* ¢ Italian soundtrack in PCM 2.0 stereo ¢ English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack ¢ Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack ¢ New audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films ¢ Of Flies and Maggots, a new feature-length documentary including interviews with co-writer/producer/director Dario Argento, actors Fiore Argento, Davide Marotta, Daria Nicolodi and Fiorenza Tessari, co-writer Franco Ferrini, cinematographer Romano Albani, production manager Angelo Jacono, special optical effects artist Luigi Cozzi, special makeup effects artist Sergio Stivaletti, makeup artist Pier Antonio Mecacci, underwater camera operator Gianlorenzo Battaglia, and composers Claudio Simonetti and Simon Boswell ¢ Original Italian and English theatrical trailers ¢ Jennifer music video, directed by Dario Argento ¢ Rare Japanese vintage pressbook ¢ Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Candice Tripp * The 116-minute Italian cut features approximately six minutes of footage for which English audio does not exist. In these instances, the hybrid track reverts to Italian audio with English subtitles.

• The Adventures Of Robin Hood - The Complete Series 2 | DVD | (26/04/2004) from £79.99   |  Saving you £-40.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  First broadcast in 1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood stars Richard Green as Robin of Locksley. Together with his band of merry men he protects the countryside from evil Prince John (Donald Pleasence). This release features all the episodes from Series Two. Episode titles: A Village Wooing The Scientist Blackmail A Year and a Day The Goldmaker The Imposters Ransom Isabella The Hero The Haunted Mill The Black Patch Outlaw Money The Friar's Pilgrimage The Trap Hubert

• Battle Of The Sexes | DVD | (21/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Angela Barrows (Constance Cummings) is a man-eating businesswoman who is sent by her American employer to investigate their export opportunities in Edinburgh. En route she meets Robert MacPherson (Robert Morley) a businessman who asks for help to bring his company into the 20th century. The staff led by Mr Martin (Peter Sellers) has other ideas however and a comic battle between the old and new business methods soon breaks out. A vintage Peter Sellers comedy that ranks amongst his funniest!

• War Collection - 633 Squadron / The Bridge At Remagen / The Great Escape | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This box set contains the following three titles; all classic war films. 633 Squadron: 633 Squadron has enjoyed an unqualified stream of successes. Their luck changes when they are assigned to bomb a German heavy water plant which is part of the Nazi effort to develop an atomic bomb in Norway which is shielded by a mountain and guarded by heavy anti-aircraft defences. Their nearly impossible mission is further complicated by a German air raid the difficult approach to the target and the capture and torture of the underground leader who is assisting the squadron. The Bridge At Remagen: In the last days of World War II the Allied Army desperatly searched for a bridgehead across the impenetrable Rhein River in order to launch a major assault into the center of Germany. 'Bridge At Remagen' tells the true story of the battle for this last bridgehead from both the German and the American perspective. The Great Escape: Based on a true story 'The Great Escape' deals with the largest Allied escape attempt from a German prisoner of war camp during the Second World War. The first part of the film focuses on the escape efforts within the camp and the process of secretly digging an escape tunnel. The second half of the film deals with the massive effort by the German Gestapo to track down the 70 escaped prisoners who are at this point throughout the Third Reich attempting to make their way to England and various neutral countries.

• Wedding In White (Dual Format Edition) | Blu Ray | (23/10/2017) from £12.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A father will do anything to protect his family's reputation when his unmarried teenage daughter becomes pregnant because she was raped by her brother's friend.

• Twilight Zone - Series 3 (Black & White) | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow between science and superstition and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area we call...The Twilight Zone! Episodes comprise: 1. Two 2. The Arrival 3. The Shelter 4. The Passerby 5. A Game of Pool 6.

• The Shakedown | DVD | (30/01/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The first ever release of this classic British title on DVD.Terence Morgan stars in this 1959 British production. Directed and co written by John Lemont which was distributed by Rank.Morgan plays Augie a crook just released from prison and intent on getting his rackets back from Gollar (Harry H Corbett). Augie sets up, down and out photographer (Donald Pleasence) in a studio with blackmail in mind.Well shot, this gritty crime flic is a must for crime buffs with a good supporting cast, Bill Owen, Robert Beatty and Hazel Court, whose first role in 1944 was a tipsy champagne drinker and her last role, in 1981 was a champagne drinker!

• Danger Man - Vol. 3 - Prisoner / Traitor / Deadline And Six More Episodes | DVD | (14/05/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  John Drake is a special agent in the deadly world of international espionage. A master in his field he is free to go wherever duty calls. Danger Man does not simply attract danger he thrives on it. Episode 13 - The Prisoner: John Drake has to find a double for an American who has been accused of espionage and is kept prisoner in the American Embassy in a Caribbean City. Episode 14 - The Traitor: What makes a traitor? John Drake finds out when his latest assignment takes him to Kashmir in Northern India and to drama high up a mountain. Episode 15 - Deadline: Disguised as a gun runner Danger Man plunges into the African jungle in an attempt to penetrate a deadly terrorist group. Episode 16 - Colonel Rodriguez: John Drake flies to the Caribbean and masquerades as a reporter in a bid to aid an American jounalist who has been arrested on a spy charge. Episode 17 - The Island: Two assassins escape from Drake's custody in a mid aor struggle forcing the plane to crash. They survive and make it to a remote island where the real struggle begins. Episode 18 Find and Return: Drake finds himself in certain danger in the Middle East when he is assigned to find a woman wanted for espionage and possibly treason. He is not alone in his search. Episode 19 - The Girls Who Liked GI's: Drake investigates the death of a solider in Munich who worked on a top security missile section in Munich. The only clues are a roll of film and a girl who like Gls and the head of West German Intelligence. Episode 20 - Name Date and Place: A series of successive similar style murders in France Ireland Italy and London lead Drake to expose the possible link of a Murder Incorporated organisation.

• Blood Relatives | DVD | (31/01/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  In this disturbing psychological thriller two young girls are attacked on the street by a violent rapist. Muriel (Langlois) is murdered but her cousin Patricia (Landry) survives. Inspector Carella (Sutherland) soon has a prime suspect - Doniac (Pleasence) - a known sex offender. He is released when Patricia fails to identify him and Carella turns his attention to Armstrong a man known to Muriel who fits the description. Muriel's funeral is marked by an emotional outburst from Patri

• Buried Alive | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £11.39   |  Saving you £-5.40 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  'Save Yourself...No One Can Hear You Scream'. Janet Pendleton arrives at Ravens-croft Reform School to teach Science but discovers macabre goings-on especially to wayward girls. Suffering hallucinations of someone being bricked-up behind a wall she seeks the help of the School Doctor only to discover he was once a patient at the School when it was an asylum...

• The Great Escape/The Thomas Crown Affair/The Magnificent Seven | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £29.97   |  Saving you £-9.98 (-49.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Great Escape (Dir. John Sturges 1963): One of the most ingenious and suspenseful adventure films of all time The Great Escape is a masterful collaboration between director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven) screenwriters James Clavell (""Shogun"") and W.R. Burnett and composer Elmer Bernstein. Based on a true story this film also stars Steve McQueen James Garner Charles Bronson and James Coburn. The Thomas Crown Affair (Dir. Norman Jewson 1968): Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is a lone wolf in chic clothing. He's a Boston tycoon who masterminds a daring bank job even though he doesn't need the money. What he needs is the thrill of the heist the adrenaline rush of not getting caught. Catching crooks is where insurance investigator Vicky Anderson (Faye Dunaway) comes in. She always gets her man. But this time she may be too much in love to give him up. McQueen and Dunaway are lovers and adversaries in a stylish cat-and-mouse thriller written by Alan R. Trustman and directed by Norman Jewison. Jewsion makes exciting use of split screen images as the action leaps from the boardroom to the boudoir the polo field to a glider cockpit. The Oscar winning Best Song (1968) ""The Windmills of Your Mind"" sets the perfect tone for the swirl of romance and intrigue... The Magnificent Seven (Dir. John Sturges 1960): Yul Brynner stars as one of seven master gunmen who aid the helpless farmers of an isolated village pitted against an army of marauding bandits in this rousing action tale based on Akira Kurosawa's classic Seven Samurai. Released in 1960 John Sturges' masterpiece garnered an Oscar nomination for Elmer Bernstein (for Best Score) and launched the film careers of Steve McQueen Charles Bronson Robert Vaughn and James Coburn.

• Les Miserables | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £3.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (50.13%)   |  RRP £5.99

  France 1796: in the new Republic poverty is rife and crimes harshly punished. Jean Valjean is sentenced to five years at the gallery for stealing a loaf of bread. There the Inspector of Guards Javert takes an intense loathing to him - and every rebellion on Jean's part is met with strict punishment and a longer sentence. Jean eventually escapes. Five years later he is living a respectable life as a Mayor when fate intervenes and brings him face to face with his old enemy Javert. Victor Hugo's enduring classic is lavishly recreated and performed by an outstanding cast.

• Fantastic Voyage | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A Fantastic and spectacular voyage... Through the human body... Into the brain. Shrunk to microscopic size an elite scientific and medical team enters the bloodstream of an ailing scientist in a desperate effort to save his life. Battling the body's incredible defenses the crew must complete their mission before time runs out. The film was to win Oscars for Best Visual Effects (by Art Cruikschank) and Art Direction. The legacy of the film was to continue as 'Fantastic Voya

• Casablanca Express: The Churchill Kidnap | DVD | (19/09/2011) from £12.39   |  Saving you £0.60 (4.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  WW II; when a crack unit of Nazi Sturmtruppen kidnapped Churchill on a train half way across the Moroccan desert, it was down to a few fearless, unsung heroes from the British Secret Intelligence Service and a U.S. Marine Platoon to rescue the British Prime Minister and prevent a devastating Nazi victory which would have changed the course of the War and the world as we know it.In November 1942 the Allied forces seized North Africa from pro-German Vichy France and occupied Casablanca, Algiers and Oran. Just a few months later, in January 1943, the British Prime Minister Winston Spencer Churchill, the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt and France's General de Gaulle held a conference in Casablanca to establish their strategy to win the war and demand the 'unconditional surrender' of the Axis powers.Churchill's plane took off from London on the night of 12 January 1943 on his way to meet Roosevelt and de Gaulle, but his journey was to prove more difficult than expected... and remains shrouded in mystery as many other Wartime legends are to this day..

• Phenomena | DVD | (24/10/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Italian horror maestro Dario Argento made his name by turning homicide into modern art with a cinematic flourish, but with Phenomena he takes his stylish mayhem in new directions. The film opens with the dreamy grace of a fairy tale: a young girl wandering the green meadows of Switzerland and discovering a gingerbread house, wherein lives a monster more modern than mythic, a psychopathic maniac who plunges the picture into a lush nightmare. Jennifer (Jennifer Connelly in her first starring role), a gifted young girl at a Swiss school, has a psychic link to the insect world and develops a connection with the killer through midnight sleepwalks. With the help of a lonely, wheelchair-bound entomologist (genre stalwart Donald Pleasence, who inflects his sonorous tenor with a gentle Scottish burr) she turns telekinetic detective, which only draws her closer to the killer's lair. The densely plotted story becomes muddled at times (this is the busiest film in Argento's oeuvre) but the lyrical cinematography and gorgeous nocturnal imagery--dreamy sleepwalks, nightmarish murders, hideous horrors that emerge in the dark of night--take on a poetic elegance not seen in his previous work, providing the tale with a kind of dream logic. This is a slasher film reborn as an exquisitely grim fantasy: Jennifer in Argentoland. --Sean Axmaker

• The Uncanny | Blu Ray | (28/05/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Phenomena | Blu Ray | (07/03/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Jennifer Connelly stars as Jennifer Corvino the daughter of an American film star who enrolls in a prestigious Swiss boarding school under the tutelage of the prudish Mrs. Bruckner (played by frequent Argento collaborator and former beau Daria Nicolodi). Possessing a unique telepathic gift Jennifer is capable of communicating with insects on an instinctive level often while sleepwalking. This trait soon brands her a freak among her snooty classmates but makes her a valuable asset to entomologist Dr. MacGregor (Donald Pleasence) who is currently employing the innate forensic skills of insects to aid police in tracking a serial killer targeting the boarders at Jennifer's school.