"Actor: Robert Mack"

• The Muppet Christmas Carol | DVD | (18/11/2002) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Brian Henson directs his late father's creations in the Charles Dickens classic, the best known (and most oft-filmed) Christmas story of all time. Michael Caine plays the old miser Scrooge with Kermit as his long-suffering but ever-hopeful employee Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy as Cratchit's wife, and a host of Muppets (including the Great Gonzo as an unlikely Charles Dickens) taking other primary roles in this bright, playful adaptation of the sombre tale. Or at least it starts brightly enough--the anarchic humour soon settles into mirthful memories and a sense of melancholy as the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future take Scrooge on a journey of his lonely, wasted life. Michael Caine makes a wonderful Scrooge, delightfully rediscovering the meaning of life as fantastic creations from Henson's Creature Shop (developed specially for this film) take the reins as the three ghosts. While the odd mix of offbeat humour and sombre drama undercuts the power of Dickens's drama, this kid-friendly retelling makes an excellent family drama that adults and children alike can enjoy. --Sean Axmaker

• The Good Life - The Complete Series 4 | DVD | (28/01/2002) from £17.96   |  Saving you £10.02 (66.93%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Good Life has proved an enduring jewel in the BBC's mainstream comedy archive. More than 25 years after it first appeared in our living rooms, nostalgia must be a major reason for its appeal. A whole generation of young men--and their fathers--found the weekly sight of Felicity Kendal as Barbara Good, pert in denim dungarees, irresistible. But it's the quality of the playing that has really stood the test of time and triumphs over a premise--self-sufficiency in Surbiton--that now seems naïve. Even in 1975, a Tom Good (a masterpiece of comic eccentricity from Richard Briers) quitting the rat race would probably have sold up his semi and chanced his luck as a small holder somewhere more remote than suburban Surrey. Comic tensions arise not just from the Goods' daily struggle to beat the system on their own terms, but also from the relationship with their incredulous, often horrified, but usually supportive neighbours. Penelope Keith's Margo Leadbetter remains one of the great comic creations in British sitcom history--a simmering volcano of conservatism waging her own battle against creeping mediocrity in all aspects of life, whose human frailty somehow keeps her loveable. Paul Eddington as Jerry, her long-suffering husband, spars splendidly. These are happy memories indeed. --Piers Ford

• Gunpowder, Treason And Plot | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern explores the lives of Mary Queen of Scots and her son James I in this new BBC drama. Robert Carlyle leads a prestigious cast in this lavish production. Peoples with infamous characters driven by compelling drama and life with love lust politics and prejudice we are offered a gripping ride through a fascinating period of history. Set against the brutal landscape of rebellion against religious repression 'Gunpowder Treason and Plot' dramalises

• The Broken Hearts Club - A Romantic Comedy | DVD | (05/11/2001) from £7.32   |  Saving you £5.67 (77.46%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The cynical yet tender tale of a group of gay friends living in Hollywood, all ultimately in search of one true love.

• The Son of Kong | DVD | (23/08/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) returns to Skull Island where he found the original Kong in search of rumoured treasure. He finds the diamonds and something even more remarkable - Kong's son who has a winning personality and amazing strength. Denham along with damsel in distress (Helen Mack) rescues Kong from a quicksand pit and in return the appreciative and playful ape makes sure to defend them from any creatures that threaten Denham and his crew. But when a mighty earthquake strikes Skull Island even the son of Kong may not be powerful enough to save them...

• Black Sheep Squadron | DVD | (17/07/2006) from £15.73   |  Saving you £17.26 (109.73%)   |  RRP £32.99

  For the first time on DVD the US series which was a prequel to M*A*S*H is based on the memoirs of Major Greg ""Pappy"" Boyington who led one of the most famous marine corps fighter squadron. They were collection of misfits and screwballs who became terrors of the South Pacific. Episodes Comprise: 1. Flying Misfits 2. Best Three Out of Five 3. Small War 4. High Jinx 5. Prisoners of War 6. Presumed Dead 7. The Meatball Circus 8. Up For Grabs 9. Anyone For Suicid

• Mae West - Screen Goddess Boxset | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £44.95   |  Saving you £5.04 (10.10%)   |  RRP £49.99

• Marvel's The Avengers - Infinity War (4K Ultra HD) (+ Blu-ray 2D) - 4K Mondo Edition - Steelbook | Blu Ray | (24/02/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Taggart - Vols. 38 To 41 | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The longest running police drama on TV marks its' 20th anniversary in September 2003 with this box set release. Episode titles: Skin Deep Wavelength Football Crazy Falling In Love.

• Captain America - The Return of the First Avenger (4K Ultra HD) (+ Blu-ray 2D) - 4K Mondo Edition - Steelbook | Blu Ray | (24/02/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Intolerance | DVD | (27/12/2000) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Intolerance is considered the greatest film of the silent era and may well be the greatest film ever made. It has gained this reputation due to its influence on other filmmakers an influence that has become film grammar itself. The man behind the film D.W. Griffith is the acknowledged master of cinematic storytelling the first American director to elevate the movies to the level of serious art. More than 50 years after Griffith's death there is little question of the brillian

• Fiend Without A Face | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £28.97   |  Saving you £-18.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Few 1950s creature features deliver in the way Fiend Without a Face does. The first hour is all build-up as tension grows between an Air Force research base and a small Canadian town (this is one of those British B films that pretends to be set overseas) as a series of mystery deaths are blamed by the superstitious on weird military experiments. It's not a spoiler to give away the big revelation, since every item of publicity material, including the DVD cover, blows the surprise: the initially invisible culprits turn out to be a killer swarm of disembodied brains with eyes on stalks and inchworm-like spinal cord tails. These creatures have a nasty habit of latching onto victims and sucking out their grey matter. The finale is a siege of a house by the fiends, which swarm en masse making unsettling brain-sucking sounds, and are bloodily done away with by the heroes. Using excellent stop-motion animation, this climax goes beyond silliness and manages to be genuinely nightmarish. The orgy of splattering brains stands proud among the cinema's first attempts at genuine horror-comic glee, setting a precedent for everything from The Evil Dead to Peter Jackson's Braindead. Marshall Thompson is a bland, stolid uniformed hero and most of the rest of the cast struggle with "anadian" accents, but Kynaston Reeves is fun as the decrepit lone researcher whose fault it all is. On the DVD: Fiend Without a Face on disc comes with a montage of scenes from other films in this batch of releases (The Day of the Triffids, The Stars Look Down) that plays automatically when the disc is inserted, but otherwise not even a trailer, much less the commentary track and other material found on the pricey but luxurious US Region 1 Criterion release. The print has nice contrasts but is pretty grainy. --Kim Newman

• Love In Limbo | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Love In Limbo' is a Technicolor tour around the teenage libido as it was in 1957 when sex was still a dirty word. Set to rhythm 'n' blues tunes of unrequited love and designed for maximum visual impact the film plays with the icons of the era and the social mores of the day. Russell Crowe co-stars in this Australian film as a virginal nerd by the name of Arthur Baskin!

• Combat Zone | DVD | (28/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A tough realistic war film that centers around a small platoon at a remote firebase in Vietnam. The platoon are sent relentlessly on search and destroy missions. On one particular mission the Platoon move into a village catching and killing a band of Viet-Cong they then destroy the arms cache. As the Platoon moves out of the village they discover they are surrounded by a battalion. They make for a rendezvous point where they will be lifted out by helicopter they manage to fight their way to the helicopter pick-up point most of the platoon are now dead and the handful of men left become trapped at the bottom of the ravine.

• Folks! | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Jon Aldrich an all around nice guy inadvertently becomes the target of an FBI sting. But compared to everything else in his life that doesn't seem so bad.

• The Stranger | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Juliet has it all - a rich and successful husband a beautiful home and a loving family. But everything changes when a mysterious stranger invades her perfect world. All too soon his ominous presence begins to take a terrible toll on Juliet's life. She is tormented by a recurring nightmare - dark desires long since repressed are re-awoken and forbidden fantasies become a shocking reality. A sexually charged psychological thriller The Stranger is the story of one woman's journey into the terrifying recesses of her mind...

• Spy Game/U-571/Stalingrad Triple Pack | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Stalingrad (Dir. Joseph Vilsmaier 1992) From the same production team as the critically acclaimed 'Das Boot' this film brings the bloodiest battle in the history of warfare to the screen - the legendary battle of Stalingrad. With German forces following Hitler's orders to neither retreat or surrender over 2 million Russians and Germans lost their lives in what came to be a turning point in the defeat of Germany in the Second World War. Pulling no punches in revealing the gritty reality of combat the viewer is put in the trenches with the young soldiers as they face the harsh elements and brutal fighting conditions. Considered in the company of such anti-war classics as 'Paths Of Glory' 'Platoon' and 'Apocalypse Now' 'Stalingrad' stands alone in its searing unforgettable imagery. U-571 (Dir. Jonathan Mostow 2000): A U. S.Navy captain and his crew are just beginning to enjoy 48 hours of leave when they receive word to immediately return to duty. On a top-secret assignment they must disguise themselves as Nazis and infiltrate a severely damaged Nazi U-boat. Once on board they are to steal the Nazi's top-secret decoding device and sink the sub before the Germans catch on to what's really happening. Their mission is more dangerous and frightening than anything they could have ever imagined but one which has the power to turn the tide of battle. Filled with incredible explosions raging fires and speeding torpedoes this suspense-filled action-packed film sets a new standard for high-impact entertainment and features an impressive all-star cast. Spy Game (Dir. Tony Scott 2001): Superstar Brad Pitt teams with Academy Award-winner Robert Redford in this pulse-pounding action thrill ride. When a top-secret unauthorized mission goes awry CIA agent Tom Bishop (Pitt) is captured and sentenced to die. With just 24 hours to get him out alive Bishop's boss Nathan Muir (Redford) must battle enemies abroad and the system inside the CIA to save his protege in an adrenaline-fueled thriller that ABC Radio says 'sizzles with suspense!

• Cinema Collection - Vol. 3 | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Features eight movies. In 'Take Out The Beast' two men returning home in a cosmic station are ordered to kill the biorobot that is accompanying them. Unfortunately for them the robot is more human than they think... Also features: 'Under The Car' 'On Hope' 'Override' 'Present Tense Past Perfect' 'Evening Class' 'Peacock Blues' and 'Partners'.

• Taggart - Vols. 34 To 37 | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Four further investigations from the famed Scottish detectives.

• The Laughing Dead | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A futuristic thriller set in a crime-plagued urban area. Hunter (Patrick Gleason) weak from his drug addiction arrives in a city of junkies and attempts to survive. Making matters worse is menacing billionaire Vincent (John Hammond) who creates chaos in the city.