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• 101 Dalmatians - Live Action | DVD | (06/11/2001) from £6.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  It's hard to know who thought it would be a good idea to make a live-action version of Disney's animated classic. The one bright notion anyone had was casting Glenn Close as Disney Übervillainess Cruella de Vil; her flashing eyes and angular features are a perfect match and do credit to what is one of the most indelible animated characters Disney has ever created. The story remains essentially the same, focusing on Cruella's plot to kidnap the puppies of a young married couple (Jeff Daniels and Jolie Richardson) and make them into a coat. But the dreaded John Hughes, who wrote this script, fills it with sadistic slapstick and far too few genuine laughs. The human actors work hard, but to little avail; thankfully, there's a posse of puppies to regularly steal scenes when the going gets dreary--although there are only so many laughs to be had from inappropriate dog puddles. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com

• Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Definitive Collection (Series 1-13) | DVD | (18/11/2013) from £61.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £57.99

  David Suchet stars as Agatha Christie's enigmatic eccentric and extremely intelligent detective Hercule Poirot. From England to the Mediterranean accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks Captain Hastings Chief Inspector Japp and Miss Lemon Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions. Includes all 70 episodes plus many extras.

• A Month in the Country (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (20/06/2016) from £16.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (17.73%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Adapted from the novel of the same name by J L Carr, A Month in the Country, is set during a 1920s summer in rural Yorkshire. Tom Birkin (Colin Firth), a destitute World War I veteran coming to terms with the after-effects of the war, has been employed by a village church to carry out restoration work on a medieval mural. During his time in the slow-paced village, Birkin forms a close friendship with archaeologist James Moon (Kenneth Branagh), a fellow veteran who is also emotionally scarred following the conflict. The film follows Birkin as he settles into village life, forming romantic relationships and bonding with families and locals. Neglected after its initial 1987 cinema release, the film features a score by Howard Blake (The Snowman, The Avengers) and is notable for its strong British cast which also includes Natasha Richardson, Patrick Malahide and Jim Carter.

• Battle Of Britain | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £6.80   |  Saving you £13.19 (193.97%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Despite its manipulative grandiosity, this film is completely irresistible, for several reasons: it recounts the greatest air battle in history, creating the greatest aerial battle scenes in film history; it has a terrific cast (Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Curt Jurgens, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Patrick, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Patrick Wymark and Edward Fox); and it's technically very well made, thanks to the Bond team of producer Harry Saltzman and director Guy Hamilton and the great cinematographer Freddie Young. --Bill Desowitz

• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | DVD | (26/05/2003) from £6.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (43.12%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy stars Alec Guinness as George Smiley, John Le Carré's familiar, ageing British Intelligence agent, called out of retirement to discover the identity of the high-ranking Russian mole who has burrowed deep into "The Circus"--codename for the British secret service. This slow-burning, complicated and ultimately rewarding BBC adaptation, dramatised by Arthur Hopcroft and directed by John Irvin, perfectly captures Le Carré's own insight into the shady underworld of spies and the political climate during the Cold War. Le Carré's style is the antithesis of his contemporary Ian Fleming's--far from the glamorous lifestyle of Bond, with his fast cars and faster women, these agents ride around in Skodas, and Beryl Reid is the closest thing to a femme fatale, save for Smiley's elusive wife, Anne. An extraordinary cast (including Ian Bannen, Hywel Bennett and Ian Richardson), gritty realism and close attention to detail make Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy an outstanding piece of television drama. --Nicola Perry

• U.S. Marshals | DVD | (04/01/1999) from £8.95   |  Saving you £5.04 (56.31%)   |  RRP £13.99

  An ultimately futile attempt to make lightning strike twice, this so-called spin-off from 1993's blockbuster The Fugitive avoids the label of "sequel" by forging ahead without the first film's star, Harrison Ford. The idea is to showcase the return of Tommy Lee Jones in his Oscar-winning role as tenacious U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard, this time testing his mettle against a covert government operative (Wesley Snipes) accused of murdering two secret service attachés. Unfortunately, Jones and the entire cast have been trapped in a rambling plot, and the underdog status that made Ford such a compelling hero is sacrificed to an evenly matched and eventually tiresome game of cat and mouse, with a villain whose identity is far too predictable. With no dramatic build-up and several superfluous characters to distract its focus, the film's momentum plays out like a rote exercise compared to the high stakes of the earlier film. --Jeff Shannon

• A Town Called Eureka - Season 1-5 | DVD | (30/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.38

  Eureka is a seemingly ordinary place whose residents lead ordinary lives... at least to the naked eye. Shrouded in secrecy the picturesque town is actually a community of scientific geniuses secretly relocated by the government to conduct top-secret research. This hit series smartly roots itself in reality as the drama of the townsfolk stems from life's myriad of everyday challenges. But with the population's unique talents troubled psyches and limitless resources these small-town concerns have a way of becoming big-time problems. It is at that intersection where human frailty and super-science collide - that Eureka begins. Let this Complete Series Collection take you to another place as you watch every episode from each of the five seasons back-to-back and uninterrupted! Special Features: Hard of Hearing Subtitles on Season 5 Audio Commentaries Podcast Commentaries Deleted Scenes Extended Scenes Gag Reels Outtakes Made in Eureka Happenings Around Town The Second Season Sci-Fi.com Web Casts Inside the Writer's Room Creating a Musical Personality Finishing Touch: The Visual Effects in Eureka The Mythology of Eureka Anatomy of an Episode: Jack of All Trades Ode to Carl the Jeep This Song is on the House A Fond Farewell

• The Phantom Of The Opera | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £10.15   |  Saving you £11.10 (124.86%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Joel Schumacher brings Andrew Lloyd-Webber's long-running stage musical to the big screen.

• Made In Dagenham | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.05   |  Saving you £12.94 (183.55%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From the director of Calendar Girls comes the new comedy/drama with an all star British cast, Made in Dagenham.

• From Hell - Single Disc Edition | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £5.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (200.33%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Adapted from the acclaimed graphic novel this dark film follows the police investigation into the Jack The Ripper killings in Victorian London, with Johnny Depp as Scotland Yard Detective Fredrick Abberlines.

• The Handmaid's Tale | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Dystopian drama adapted by Harold Pinter, from Margaret Atwood's novel, starring Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, and Robert Duvall. Atwood's timeless novel became an instant bestseller and continues to attract attention. It's about a new social order brought about by declining birth rates. The few remaining fertile women are kept as slaves to carry children for the new regime's leadership and elite. Kate, a handmaid, is sent to the house of Fred, the Commander. There she must submit to his demands, and those of Serena his jealous, vindictive wife. Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, and Robert Duvall star.

• Red Sparrow | 4K UHD | (09/07/2018) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jennifer Lawrence is Dominika, a former ballerina forced to enter Sparrow School, a secret government program that trains young recruits to manipulate, seduce and kill. She emerges as a dangerous agent, but is trapped in a world she desperately wants to escape. With the lives of her loved ones at risk, Dominika must find a way to take back control and serve justice to those who betrayed her.

• Stephen Poliakoff's Gideon's Daughter | DVD | (27/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Gideon Warner is a hugely successful public relations consultant to the wealthy to politicians to businessmen and rising starlets. Their hair their clothes where they go and with whom - Gideon advises them on everything. With all his skills he is the perfect man to package the Millennium celebrations and sell them to the rest of the world. But disillusioned with the world in which he works and increasingly concerned over the growing distance between him and his daughter Gideon

• Churchill And The Generals | DVD | (11/05/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £36.99

  The true story of how Winston Churchill led England away from the bleak Dunkirk battle and rallied the Allied generals to a D-Day victory. Based upon Churchill's memoirs. Timothy West in the title role is instantly believable and the swings of temper and mood portray the way it must have been being around this impossible man who embodied the fight against Hitler during the early war years. Some of the finest actors from Britain and USA were assembled to take on the difficult task of making believable characters from well-known historical figures including Joseph Cotton (Citizen Kane) as General George C. Marshall.

• I Am Legend | Blu Ray | (21/04/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £20.26 (301.04%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Will Smith stars as Robert Neville in this Boxing Day release about the last living man on Earth. But he soon finds that he is not alone. Just how long can one man survive in a world full of vampires?

• Porterhouse Blue | DVD | (19/05/2008) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Set in Cambridge University Porterhouse Blue centres around the fictional Porterhouse College whose genially eccentric Fellows are the proud guardians of six centuries of tradition in which oar-pulling prowess and gourmet cuisine have taken priority over academic achievement. However the arrival of a new master threatens the old established order and events take a number of unexpected not to mention explosive turns...

• Belle | DVD | (20/10/2014) from £6.23   |  Saving you £15.02 (302.21%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Belle is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson) Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges yet the colour of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing. Left to wonder if she will ever find love Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son bent on change who with her help shapes Lord Mansfield's role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England.

• Biker Boyz | DVD | (02/07/2006) from £6.25   |  Saving you £11.74 (187.84%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Laurence Fishburne stars as 'The King of Cali,' president of a Californian motorcycle club made up of professional African American men who exchange their suits and ties at night for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets.

• A Town Called Eureka - The Complete Series | DVD | (21/10/2019) from £34.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eureka is a seemingly ordinary place whose residents lead ordinary livesat least to the naked eye. Shrouded in secrecy, the picturesque town is actually a community of scientific geniuses secretly relocated by the government to conduct top-secret research. This hit series smartly roots itself in reality, as the drama of the townsfolk stems from lifes myriad of everyday challenges. But with the populations unique talents, troubled psyches and limitless resources, these small-town concerns have a way of becoming big-time problems. It is at that intersection, where human frailty and super-science collide - that Eureka begins. Let this Complete Series Collection take you to another place as you watch every episode from each of the five seasons, back-to-back and uninterrupted!

• Our Man In Havana | DVD | (26/12/2005) from £9.90   |  Saving you £3.09 (31.21%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Jim Wormold (Alec Guinness) a vacuum cleaner salesman is short of money. His 17-year old daughter Milly (Jo Morrow) has reached an expensive age - so he accepts Hawthorne's (Noel Coward) offer of 0-plus a month and becomes Agent 59200/5 MI6's man in Havana. To keep the job Wormold pretends to recruit sub-agents and sends fake stories. Then the stories start becoming disturbingly true... Based on the novel by Graham Greene this was the final collaboration between Greene and director Carol Reed who had previously worked together on The Third Man and Fallen Idol.