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• Road Racing - Great Races | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £8.05   |  Saving you £11.94 (148.32%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Count down 12 of road racing's greatest ever races in this action-packed collection of fast and furious between-the-hedges competition. Many of the closest fastest and most memorable showdowns of the modern era are here featuring the biggest names going flat out for glory. Leading road racing commentator Stephen Watson is your guide as you experience our selection of Road Racing's Great Races with action from the Ulster Grand Prix Macau Southern 100 Cookstown 100 Mid-Antrim 150 Manx Grand Prix and North West 200. There's comprehensive coverage of all 12 of the carefully selected events featuring incredible race action captured by the best camera angles including plenty of white-knuckle on-board footage and interviews with many of the leading riders.

• The League Of Gentlemen | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The League of Gentlemen is a sardonic crime drama in which Jack Hawkins plays an embittered retired army officer who recruits seven fellow ex-soldiers to carry out a bank raid with military precision. The film presents an England between post-war austerity and the more liberated 1960s where traditional moral certainties were rapidly being discarded; a London where ex-officers left on the scrapheap at war's end could justify turning their military experience to armed robbery. Unfortunately the tale is neither particularly amusing or thrilling, with an overlong central detour via an army camp prefacing the exciting heist and a largely anti-climactic ending. Nevertheless Hawkins effectively subverts his heroic officer type from The Cruel Sea (1953) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and there's excellent support from a great cast including Nigel Patrick, Richard Attenborough and Roger Livesey. Bryan Forbes not only wrote the cynical screenplay but costarred with wife Nanette Newman in her first significant screen role. More influential than truly classic, The League of Gentlemen has lent its name to a modern BBC comedy, an "Extraordinary" comic strip-turned-movie, and proved the template for heist films ever since, including both versions of The Italian Job (1969 and 2003). On the DVD:The League of Gentlemen is presented in an anamorphically enhanced 16:9 transfer from an excellent condition print and mostly looks and sounds fine. There's minimal print damage, though sadly Philip Green's ironically patriotic main title music suffers from significant distortion. The only extra is the original trailer, which is now something of a period piece itself. --Gary S Dalkin

• Ultimate Force - Series 1 to 3 | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £19.93   |  Saving you £30.06 (150.83%)   |  RRP £49.99

  In the S.A.S. drama Ultimate Force Ross Kemp plays Sergeant Henno Garvie the tough and charismatic leader of Red Troop who with his men puts his life on the line in the name of his country. This release features all the episodes from Series One Two and Three.

• Sir John Mills' Moving Memories | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britain's most distinguished actors. Compiled from interviews with the man himself and with his family and friends, it traces his career from humble beginnings to all-time great of British cinema. The many film clips reveal an electric screen presence and a willingness to undertake a range of difficult, challenging roles. The package creates major interest with its excerpts from hundreds of hours of home movies shot by Mills during the 1950s and 1960s. These not only capture his young family but many of the period's biggest stars at their most candid: there cannot be many films showing Sir Laurence Olivier belly-flopping into a swimming pool. This is a fascinating document of a bygone age and a fine tribute to a genuine legend. On the DVD: Sir John Mills' Moving Memories is a short main feature and there has been little attempt to make use of the additional disc space. Extras are limited to text-only biographies and filmographies, plus a selection of movie stills. The quality of the picture and sound betrays the film's television origins, although the home movie footage is blessed with a rich, vibrant colour. --Phil Udell

• Lansky | DVD | (17/02/2003) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Meyer Lansky was an enigma. Few knew him. Many feared him. He was passionately loyal to his friends and ruthless towards his enemies. He was calm and calculating. He seemed above reproach. Lansky is based on the true story of a young Jewish immigrant from Poland who grew up on the impoverished streets of the Lower East Side of New York at the turn of the 20th Century. Turning his back on poverty Lansky (Richard Dreyfuss) embarked on a life of crime. He monopolised racketeering bootlegging gambling and organised crime with a keeness of mind and shrewdness never before seen. Partnered with his childhood friend Ben Bugsy Siegel (Eric Roberts) and young Italian street thug Charlie Lucky Luciano (Anthony LaPaglia) Lansky earned notoriety that eventually made him the object of several FBI investigations and congressional hearings. Directed by John McNaughton this HBO production is a fascinating tale of loyalty and deception innocence and guilt crime and murder.

• La Traviata - Verdi | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £22.13   |  Saving you £2.86 (11.40%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The famous performance of Verdi's romantic tragedy captures one of the most sensational debuts in operatic history. Singing Violetta for the first time was the young Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu whose remarkable interpretation reached the front pages of the world's press and led the BBC immediately to film the production. Equally notable was the masterly conducting of Sir Georg Solti and director Richard Eyre's stylish staging. This DVD and highlights CD present the definitive record of a momentous occasion.

• Bridge Too Far, A / The Battle Of Britain / The Great Escape | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £16.23   |  Saving you £3.76 (23.17%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A Bridge Too Far: In September 1944 flush with success after the Normandy Invasion the Allies confidently launched Operation Market Garden a wild scheme intended to put an early end to the fighting by invading Germany and smashing the Reich's war plants. But a combination of battlefield politics faulty intelligence bad luck and even worse weather led to the disaster beyond the Allies' darkest fear. The Great Escape: 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. The Battle Of Britain: This is a spectacular retelling of a true story that shows courage at its inspiring best. Few defining moments can change the outcome of war . But when the outnumbered Royal Air Force defied unsurmountable odds in engaging the German Luftwaffe they may well have altered the course of history!

• Stolen Innocence | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £3.29   |  Saving you £2.70 (82.07%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A rebellious American teenager's plan to assert her independence runs an explosively violent course when she falls for the charms of an alluring ex-convict in Stolen Innocence a gripping drama based on a true story. Eighteen-year-old Stacy Sapp (Gold) runs away from her overbearing mother Becky (Armstrong) and passive father John (Searcy) for a life of freedom and adventure on the road. The nave girl meets Richard Brown (Calabro) a handsome charismatic young man travelling

• The Tomorrow People - A Rift In Time - The Complete Story | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A Rift In Time: The Complete Story - All Four Episodes. Episode 019: Vase of Mystery Episode 020: Turn of the Thumb Episode 021: From Little Acorns Episode 022: Rise of the Roman Empire

• Legacy Of Evil | DVD | (03/03/2003) from £6.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Based on a true story. A man becomes plagued by nightmares and trances. He finds himself possessed by a demon which is trying to destroy his family...

• Hatchetman | DVD | (21/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  He's got an axe to grind with you... Claudia Wagner is a typical college coed by day and a sexy stripper by night. Her dream to become a lawyer seems almost in reach when her girlfriends start turning up dead victims of a brutal serial killer. As she and her friends try to stay one step ahead of the killer will they live long enough to uncover his identity?

• The Toxic Avenger | DVD | (20/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The foundation stone of the Troma label's trash-movie empire, The Toxic Avenger introduces the character of nerdy janitor Melvin, who suffers heaps of abuse from local bad-guys and is stuffed into a vat of toxic waste while dressed in a ballerina outfit. He emerges mutated into a Swamp Thing/Hulk-style monster hero who romps around the blighted township of Tromaville, New Jersey, offing the grotesque villains in nastily gruesome ways and mooning over his blind true love. The Troma style is unique, and perhaps predates the anything-gross-for-a-laugh approach of the Farrelly Brothers by a good 10 years, but it sometimes wavers between the good-natured gags and genuinely unpleasant plot images that somewhat spoil the tone. Entry-level filmmaking, but with surprisingly professional head-squashing effects and a degree of enthusiasm that breaks down most resistance. Several sequels have ensued, including The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie. -- Kim Newman

• Horror Films (Box Set) | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This box set contains the following four titles: Pariah: Steve and Sam are attacked by Neo-Nazis. Steve decides to go undercover as a skinhead to learn more about them. With this accomplished he can kill them... The Stendhal Syndrome: On the trial of a serial rapist and killer a detective hides her own secret. She suffers from a mental condition which makes her retreat into frightening hallucinations.... The Stendhal Syndrome. The Class Of Nuke'em High: Meet the students of Tromaville High School as they transform into horrifying mutants due to their location near the nuclear power plant. Howling VI The Freaks: A mysterious drifter wanders into a desolate desert town in search of the man who put a curse on him to become a werewolf every full moon.

• Rats (Beyond Terror) | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  2225 A.D. The discovery of a city which has food and uncontaminated water in plenty and no-one to fight or kill for is paradise to the survivors of a nuclear war... until they learn of the killer rats...

• Sexual Predator | DVD | (10/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Handsome Richard Grieco and the sensationally sexy Angie Everhart set the screen on fire in Sexual Predator - a blisteringly hot erotic thriller full of intrigue and suspense and packed with the most incredibly intense love scenes since 9 1/2 Weeks. Photographer J.C. Gale (Grieco) is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the fatal and accidental erotic asphyxiation of a beautiful young woman. Beth Spinella (Everhart) the agent assigned to monitor his probation is the dead

• Sleepless Nights | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Those lips at your throat... might not be your lover's. Mankind is being attacked by a growing vampire population led by the powerful and ruthless Lord Malgaard. The sinister and blood thirsty villain has come up with an evil plan to transform humans into a race of blood donors. Dr. Jacob Slone who is the proud leader of the war against vampire rule is sidetracked when his trusty assistant is bitten by none other than his own wife. Christian Grey the doctor's protege has t

• Stolen Innocence | DVD | (18/12/2003) from £20.98   |  Saving you £-12.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A teenage girl becomes infatuated with a criminal who attempts to extract money from her parents...

• Elizabeth | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Now close to death Queen Mary I (Kathy Burke) steps up her policy of Protestant repression. Even Princess Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) her younger sister and her heir apparent is in grave danger but Mary's last ditch to execute her for treason fails. Within days Mary is dead and Elizabeth is crowned Queen of England but with enemies and rebellion continuing in her own council she is advised to hit back. She retaliated in a counter-coup of immense ferocity wiping out all opposition to her leadership. Her throne is finally secure.

• Phase IV | DVD | (17/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Simon thinks it strange that four of his classmates have died and Doctor Ben Roanic cannot believe that it's because they were his patients. Soon the doctor is on the run and the only person he can turn to is Ben....

• Big Brother.Com.The Movie | DVD | (29/07/2002) from £8.30   |  Saving you £-2.31 (-38.60%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Dark comic adult horror.