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• The Stranger | DVD | (18/10/1999) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The legendary story that hovers over Orson Welles' The Stranger is that he wanted Agnes Moorehead to star as the dogged Nazi hunter who trails a war criminal to a sleepy New England town. The part went to Edward G. Robinson, who is marvellous, but it points out how many compromises Welles made on the film in an attempt to show Hollywood he could make a film on time, on budget and on their own terms. He accomplished all three, turning out a stylish if unambitious film noir thriller, his only Hollywood film to turn a profit on its original release. Welles stars as unreformed fascist Franz Kindler, hiding as a schoolteacher in a New England prep school for boys and newly married to the headmaster's lovely if naive daughter (Loretta Young). Welles, the director, is in fine form for the opening sequences, casting a moody tension as agents shadow a twitchy low-level Nazi official skulking through South American ports and building up to dramatic crescendo as Kindler murders this little man, the lovely woods becoming a maelstrom of swirling leaves that expose the body he furiously tries to bury. The rest of the film is a well designed but conventional cat-and-mouse game featuring an eye-rolling performance by Welles and a thrilling conclusion played out in the dark clock tower that looms over the little village. --Sean Axmaker

• Namu, The Killer Whale | DVD | (06/05/2013) from £9.43   |  Saving you £0.56 (5.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When his partner is killed by whale-fearing fisherman, Namu the killer whale goes into a period of mourning. He finds a friend in marine biologist Hank Donner (Robert Lansing), who realises that despite Namu's vicious reputation he is a gentle, sensitive creature. But with the local fisherman still bent on tracking Namu down and killing him, Donner must work with local widow Kate Rand (Lee Meriwether) and her young daughter to keep the whale's presence a secret.

• Galliano - Live in Marciac | DVD | (12/01/2015) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-7.29 (-42.90%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Richard Galliano: Live At The Greek

• Phenomenon - The Lost Archives - Vol. 2 | DVD | (28/05/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Governments multinational corporations and religious organisations have secretly wielded tremendous power by holding back critical data or spreading misinformation to further their own aims. This programme exposes the almost inconceivable stories of deceit conspiracy sanctioned piracy and scientific knowledge hidden from the world for far too long. Up for Sale On October 4 1957 the Soviets launch the legendary orbiter Sputnik ushering in the Space Age. In 1998 the Russian Federation launches the first stage of the space station Freedom. While at first glance it seems that little has changed closer scrutiny reveals that billions of American dollars are being funnelled to Russia to secure its participation in the space station partnership. Described by the elite of NASA as a foreign aid project for the Russians the principal purpose of the program may be to abate the mass exodus of Russian rocket scientists to unfriendly nations interested in developing weapons of mass destruction. Heavy Watergate: the War Against Cold Fusion On March 23 1989 respected chemists Dr. Stanley Pons and Dr. Martin Fleishman make an announcement that rocks the world of science. Heavy water readily available in the ocean is used in tabletop experiments that yield enormous amounts of heat energy. Appropriately named cold fusion this purported breakthrough challenges many basic scientific concepts. In response a group of powerful physicists heavily reliant upon government funding for their hot fusion research level an unprecedented smear campaign against Pons Fleishman and the entire field of cold fusion science. Was their discovery of fire from water too good to be true? Or was it the discovery of the millennium?

• Criterion Collection: Great Escape (2 Dvd) | DVD | (12/05/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• They Have Returned | DVD | (14/08/2006) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Four years ago it arrived. It was mean. Tough. Destructive. By the time it was finished almost no one was left alive. Now a new alien shapeshifter has arrived and slaughtered the personnel of a Russian nuclear power plant. She's got her hands on a hyper-fusion reactor and a cache of nuclear warheads - and is about to ignite an explosive chain reaction that will crack Earth open like an egg. But not before she takes personal highly painful revenge on IF leader Sean Lambert who killed her mate. Kickboxing action star Olivier Gruner returns as Lambert alongside Highlander: The Raven star Elizabeth Gracen First Wave co-star Roger R. Cross Forever Knight co-star Nigel Bennett; and Xena's daughter Adrienne Wilkinson. May the Interceptor Force be with you; heaven help you if it's not!

• Doom | Blu Ray | (25/06/2013) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-14.21 (-111.30%)   |  RRP £12.77

  Grab your BFG and get ready to kick some Martian-demon butt in Doom, another entry in the increasingly crowded videogame-to-movie genre. The Rock plays Sarge, the commander of a squad of Marines sent to investigate a disturbance at a scientific research facility on Mars. Among the squad is John Grimm (Karl Urban, who played Eomer in The Lord of the Rings), who turns out to have had a previous relationship with Samantha (Rosamund Pike, Die Another Day), the scientist who's accompanying the Marines in order to retrieve some vital data from the facility. Based on id Software's legendary first-person shooter, Doom tries its best to look like a game, with dark, angled corridors, ferocious creatures appearing out of nowhere, and a variety of lethal weapons that will, like the aforementioned BFG, warm the cockles of a gamer's heart. There's also one memorable sequence that actually turns the movie into a first-person shooter; the good news is that in the context of the whole film, it's not quite as goofy as it might have been. And that's not a bad frame of reference for the film in general. Considering the game-to-movie field includes such duds as Wing Commander, if you go into Doom with low expectations, you'll probably find it a surprisingly respectable horror/sci-fi thriller in the Resident Evil vein (including its somewhat obligatory subplot of corporate wrongdoing). Also in its favor is that it's unabashedly R-rated, for the extreme gore that is a trademark of the game. After all, the purpose of the movie is to pack scares and thrills into a setting that gamers will quickly recognize. In that sense, it qualifies as a success. --David Horiuchi

• The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes - Vol. 2 | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Ronald Howard takes up the mantle of the super sleuth in 4 classic episodes from 1954.

• The Boxtrolls - LAIKA Studios Edition | Blu Ray | (31/08/2021) from £19.08   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• American Mavericks - Driven by a Vision | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £32.37   |  Saving you £-12.38 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Donnie Darko - Director's Cut: October 1988 and small town USA is about to witness the end of the world. It's home to Donnie Darko a brilliant but troubled teenager plagued by terrifying visions of which he alone holds the key to the meaning. With his class mate and soul mate Gretchen and a mysterious ex teacher Grandma Death he must unravel the strange occurrences infecting his school his home and his life before a horrifying spectre known only as ""Frank"" can pull Donnie over the edge of his sanity. (Dir. Richard Kelly 2001) Easy Riders Raging Bulls: How the sex drugs and rock 'n' roll generation saved Hollywood. This searing documentary traces the highs and lows the scandals and celebrations the tragedies and the triumphs that shaped this phenomenal period in cinema history. Adapted from Peter Biskind's literary phenomenon the book that blew the lid off both Hollywood and the lives of the infamous celebrated movie makers who came to be known as the 'movie brats'. Contains never before seen fotage shot by the legendary film makers themselves from parties premieres and film sets. Packed with clips from such seminal movies as 'Bonnie And Clyde' 'Jaws' 'The Deer Hunter' 'Star Wars' 'Easy Rider' 'Taxi Driver' 'Shampoo' and 'Chinatown' and featuring all-new interviews with Dennis Hopper Roger Corman Cybil Shepherd Richard Dreyfuss and Peter Fonda. (Dir. Kenneth Bowser 2003) Overnight: There's more than one way to shoot yourself in Hollywood! Alternately hilarious and horrifying Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to riches story as Troy Duffy a Boston-bred bartender sells his first screenplay for The Boondock Saints. The deal includes a directing gig for Duffy a soundtrack gig for his band and at one point there's even an offer to purchase the bar he works at. Duffy uses his newfound good fortune as fuel to mistreat his associates friends and even his own brother. With his overwhelming arrogance he burns every bridge possible in both the music and film industries. Soon his calls go unreturned the studio drops the film and the picture ends up going into production with half the original budget. Duffy's rise and subsequent fall from Hollywood grace is something you won't believe unless you see it for yourself. (Dir. Tony Montana & Mark Brian Smith 2003)

• Fast Riding the Roberts Way | DVD | (09/02/2009) from £11.79   |  Saving you £4.20 (35.62%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A rare chance to uncover the secrets behind the incredible success of one of motorcycle racing's biggest stars. This film never previously available on DVD follows the progress of a team of young riders through the gruelling development programme run by World Champion Kenny Roberts at his dedicated training camp. Packed with excellent action footage personal contributions from Roberts expert advice on racing from Roberts and fellow Grand Prix star Randy Mamola. This film offers viewers a chance to discover the philosophy and teaching methods of a true legend of the racetrack the secrets which have helped guide more riders to success including Wayne Rainey.

• Leaving Las Vegas | HD DVD | (13/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  After getting fired by his production studio alcoholic script writer Ben Sanderson (Nicholas Cage) decides to leave everything to go to Las Vegas. In the city where the bars never close he diligently goes about drinking himself to death - that is until he meets Sera (Elisabeth Shue) a young prostitute on the run from her former pimp. The two lost souls find solace together; making Ben realise there may be something to live for after all...

• Girls in Prison | DVD | (16/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Protesting innocence, 21-year-old Anne Carson, convicted as an accomplice to a bank robbery, finds herself in prison with 3 equally glamorous cellmates in form-fitting uniforms: tough Jenny, unbalanced Dorothy, and deceptive, sweet-talking Melanee who makes unwanted advances toward Anne.

• The Alternate | DVD | (17/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  One week from the elections The President of the United States stages his own kidnap by terrorists in a bid to ensure his second term in office. However things don't go exactly to plan... In the tradition of Die Hard!

• Beauty & Beast D/Play BD Box Specifics | Blu Ray | (01/11/2010) from £5.99   |  Saving you £18.00 (300.50%)   |  RRP £23.99

  When an arrogant prince is cursed to become a Beast, the only way to break the spell is to love and be loved in return. But who could ever learn to love a Beast? After he imprisons Belle, a bookworm who dreams of life outside her provincial village, he sees her as difficult and stubborn while she views him as a monster. But the two soon taste the bitter-sweetness of finding you can change and learning you were wrong.

• National Geographic - 30 Years Of National Geographic Specials | DVD | (20/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  For three decades National Geographic has produced documentaries of exploration and discovery. Now you can witness the story behind the quest for this knowledge and the adventures that went with it.

• Strauss - Die Frau Ohne Schatten | DVD | (26/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

• Ninja Dragon | DVD | (01/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The Ninja's way is the only way to survive.... Two rival gangs the Furious Fox and the Black Eagle are fighting to establish domination of the territory of Great Shanghai. Only one force can put an end to this....

• And Mother Makes Three: Series 4 | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  ...And Mother Makes Three was an early hit for BAFTA-winning comedienne Wendy Craig (Butterflies Not in Front of the Children) showcasing her talents as a harassed slightly dotty young widow doing her best to bring up two rather challenging sons. This complete fourth series originally screened in 1973 finds Sally wondering if love really is better the second time around...

• Ah, Wilderness! | DVD | (01/02/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This production of Eugene O'Neill's nostalgic paean to the rites of adolescence has been hailed for its beauty, intimacy and good humour. Set in New England in the days of America's innocence, the affectionate comedy presents a young man's coming of age