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• The Hornblower Collection (6 discs) | DVD | (10/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Based freely on the classic novels by CS Forester, Hornblower is a series of TV films following the progress of a young officer through the ranks of the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The series' greatest asset is the handsome and charismatic Ioan Gruffudd in the lead role, surely a major star in the making. For television films the production values are very good, though as Titanic, Waterworld and The Perfect Storm demonstrated, filming an aquatic adventure is a very expensive business, and it is clear that the Hornblower dramas simply make the best of comparatively small budgets. No more faithful to Forester's books than the 1951 Gregory Peck classic Captain Horatio Hornblower, the real inspiration seems to have come from the success of Sharpe, starring Sean Bean, which likewise featured a British hero in the Napoleonic Wars. Nevertheless, while rather more easygoing than the real British navy of the time, the Hornblower saga delivers an entertaining adventure, greatly enhanced by the presence of such guest stars as Denis Lawson, Cheri Lunghi, Ronald Pickup and Anthony Sher. --Gary S Dalkin

• Oliver Twist | DVD | (11/10/1999) from £6.47   |  Saving you £3.52 (54.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  There have been many film and TV adaptations of Oliver Twist but this 1948 production from director David Lean remains the definitive screen interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic. From the ominous symbolism of its opening storm sequence (in which Oliver's pregnant, ill-fated mother struggles to reach shelter before childbirth) to the mob-scene climax that provokes Bill Sikes's dreadful comeuppance, this breathtaking black-and-white film remains loyal to Dickens while distilling the story into its purest cinematic essence.Every detail is perfect--Lean even includes a coffin-shaped snuffbox for the cruel Mr. Sowerberry--and as young Oliver, eight-year-old John Howard Davies (who would later produce Monty Python's Flying Circus for the BBC) perfectly expresses the orphan's boyish wonderment, stern determination and waifish vulnerability. Best of all is Alec Guinness as Fagin, so devious and yet so delightfully appealing under his beak-nosed (and, at the time, highly controversial) make-up. (Many complained that Fagin's huge nose and greedy demeanour presented an anti-Semitic stereotype, even though Lean never identifies Fagin as Jewish; for this reason, the film wasn't shown in the US until three years after its British release.) Likewise, young Anthony Newley is artfully dodgy as Fagin's loyal accomplice, the Artful Dodger. Guinness's performance would later provide strong inspiration for Ron Moody's equally splendid portrayal of Fagin in the Oscar-winning Oliver! and while that 1968 musical remains wonderfully entertaining, it is Lean's film that hews closest to Dickens' vision. The authentic recreation of 19th-century London is marvellous to behold; Guy Green's cinematography is so shadowy and stylised that it almost qualifies as Dickensian film noir. Lean is surprisingly blunt in conveying Dickens's theme of cruelty but his film never loses sight of the warmth and humanity that Oliver embodies. --Jeff Shannon

• Sandringham | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £9.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (47.40%)   |  RRP £18.99

  This unique DVD celebrates the history and heritage of one of England's most famous country houses. Robert Hardy guides us through the architectural history and enchanting gardens of Sandringham House and Estate. We are invited for the 96th birthday celebrations of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother the carriage driving events with HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and a private concert held for guests of HRH the Prince of Wales. In this beautifully filmed 1 hour programme it is clear

• Reno 911! Season 1 | DVD | (01/02/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Reno 911!: Season 1 (2 Discs)

• The Story of Navy | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The story of the Navy which found the race for supremacy of the sea begin in earnest at the start of the century. The British Royal Navy remains one of major maritime forces.

• Titanic - The Story | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  There have been many maritime disasters but none have caught the public imagination in such a dramatic and lasting way as that of the Titanic. On April 10 1912 the Titanic left Southampton for New York under the command of Captain Edward John Smith. On April 14 she collided with an iceberg breeching six of the watertight compartments claimed to make her ""unsinkable"". For over 70 years the Titanic lay undiscovered in the depths of the Atlantic until she was found by scientist

• The Adventures Of Superman - The Complete Season 3 And 4 | DVD | (31/07/2006) from £19.99   |  Saving you £25.00 (125.06%)   |  RRP £44.99

  ""The Adventures of Superman"" Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!"" This DVD box set features the complete third series of the Superman TV series! Originally aired in the 1950s it features George Reeves as Superman and enjoyed tremendous success during its broadcast. The TV series premise was established a year before its broadcast via the theatrical release of Superman and The Mole Men in

• Palookaville | DVD | (02/10/2000) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Rus Jerry and Sid are desperate men. Broke and unemployed they're three not-so-wise guys whose get rich quick schemes never seem to go quite right. But their luck could be about to change. The trio decide to hit an armoured car and this time the plan is foolproof or so they'd like to believe....

• Vamp | DVD | (03/10/2016) from £8.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE FIRST KISS COULD BE YOUR LAST! Two fraternity pledges head to a seedy part of town to find some entertainment for their college friends but are faced with bloodthirsty vampires! Keith (Chris Makepeace, Meatballs) and AJ (Robert Rusler, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge) want to make the right impression at college and so they devise a plan to get them into the best frathouse on campus. They head to the After Dark Club where they want to find a stripper for a party their friends won't forget, instead they find themselves among vampires led by Kinky Katrina (Grace Jones, A View to a Kill)! Almost certainly an influence on From Dusk til Dawn, Vamp is superbly designed by many of Grace Jones' own award-winning collaborators and features stunning effects by four-time Oscar winner Greg Cannom (The Lost Boys, Bram Stoker's Dracula). Delivering laughs and scares in equal measure, with the added bonus of vampy sex appeal, Vamp is a comedy horror romp with real bite! SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition digital transfer Original mono audio Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing One of those Nights: The Making of Vamp - a brand new documentary featuring interviews with director Richard Wenk, stars Robert Rusler, Dedee Pfeiffer, Gedde Watanabe Behind-the-scenes rehearsals Blooper Reel Image gallery Dracula Bites the Big Apple (1979) - Richard Wenk's celebrated short film Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil First pressing only: Booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Cullen Gallagher

• The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £14.94   |  Saving you £-12.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Starring Steve McQueen as the getaway driver this 1959 film tells the story of a thwarted bank robbery at the Southwest Bank in St. Louis in 1953. Many St. Louis residents bank employees and police who were on duty during the actual robbery attempt either played themselves or were cast as extras in the film.

• The Asphyx | DVD | (14/10/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Brilliant Victorian aristocrat and scientist Sir Hugo Cunningham (Robert Stephens) has a morbid fascination with photographing the dead. But when his son's death in a horrific boating accident is caught on film he discovers that a mysterious creature (called the Asphyx) appears at the point of death to consume the soul. Sir Hugo theorises that if he can capture the Asphyx when it appears and lock it away he can achieve immortality. Together with his soon to be son-in-law Giles (Robert Powell) Sir Hugo embarks on a dangerous and all-consuming quest to give his family eternal life. But as his obsession takes over his experiments start to go wrong... The Asphyx has been digitally remastered from the original negatives by BBC Post Production. Special Features: Deleted Scenes Theatrical Trailer Stills Gallery Restoration Featurette

• Lord Peter Wimsey - Five Red Herrings ) | DVD | (27/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the series of novels written by Dorothy L Sayers in the 1920s and 30s, Lord Peter Wimsey was dramatised for TV by the BBC between 1972-5. Ian Carmichael, veteran of British film comedy, played the genial, aristocratic sleuth; Glyn Houston was his manservant Bunter. The pair are similar to PG Wodehouse's Jeeves and Bertie Wooster (whom Carmichael played in an earlier TV adaptation) though here the duo are equal in intelligence, breezing about the country together in Wimsey's Bentley and stumbling with morbid regularity upon baffling murder mysteries to test their wits. Those for whom this series forms hazy memories of childhood might be surprised at its somewhat stagy, lingering interior shots, the spartan paucity of music, the miserly attitude towards locations, especially foreign ones, and the rather genteel, leisurely pace of these programmes, besides which Inspector Morse seems like Quentin Tarantino in comparison. It seems that initially the BBC was reluctant to commission the series and ventured on production with a wary eye on the budget. The Britain depicted by Sayers is, by and large, populated by either the upper classes or heavily accented, rum-do-and-no-mistake lower orders, which some might find consoling. However, the acting is generally excellent and the murder mysteries are sophisticated parlour games, the televisual equivalent of a good, absorbing jigsaw puzzle. There were five feature-length adaptations in all. "Five Red Herrings" is the last and perhaps the least of the series, involving a trout fishing holiday interrupted by the death of a local artist. --David Stubbs

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

• Shakedown | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A highly trained terrorist cell led by the fanatic St. Joy (Ron Perlman) invades a high security bank seeking a stolen biological weapon of apocalyptic effect. Suddenly an immense earthquake shakes Los Angeles trapping Julie (Erika Eleniak) and the criminals inside. As aftershocks rip through the city Julie finds herself cut off from any outside aid except for a lone undercover FBI agent Alex McKay (Wolf Larsen) trapped with her. Overhead F16 jets circle the city ready to incinerate the deadly virus in a nuclear fireball awaiting the authorisation of General Wolf (Fred Dryer). Now Julie and Alex are all that stand between the terrorists and their deadly goal. A biological nightmare even worse than the earthquake tearing the city apart!

• Escape to Burma | DVD | (19/06/2017) from £8.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jim Brecan (Ryan) may have killed his partner, a local prince in British Burma. The bereaved father wants Brecan's head, but until the murder can be solved, Brecan finds refuge on the teak plantation of wealthy colonial elephant trainer Gwen Moore (Stanwyck), where mutual attraction occurs.

• Gothika | Blu Ray | (18/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A criminal psychologist awakens to find herself a patient in the very same mental institution in which she works with no memory of the murder of her husband that she's accused of committing. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her coworkers of her innocence a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn... which only further convinces all involved of both her guilt and her increasingly stead descent into madness and delusion.

• Great Brit Flicks Collection (4 pack) | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £9.95   |  Saving you £20.04 (201.41%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Great Brit Flicks Collection

• The Nutcracker And The Mouseking | DVD | (13/11/2006) from £5.04   |  Saving you £9.95 (197.42%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Based on the Fairytale By E.T.A. Hoffman Christmas in Czarist Russia 1900. A spoiled prince lives in a magnificent palace with his magician uncle Drosselmeier. To test the young prince Drosselmeier gives him one of two magic nuts. Each one has the power to make a wish come true. The prince carelessly plays with the nut as he muses that life would be much more fun if everyone was a toy. In a flash the prince and his servants are turned into toy nutcrackers. The evil mouse king that lives within the palace walls hatches a plot to take over the kingdom. Drosselmeier persuades Clara a young girl who is enchanted by the nutcracker prince to set off on a mission to save the kingdom. Will they be able to reverse the magic spell and save the kingdom from tyranny?

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days - Triple Play (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (26/11/2012) from £9.87   |  Saving you £15.12 (153.19%)   |  RRP £24.99

  During his summer vacation, "Wimpy Kid" Greg Heffley hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club -- which fails to keep him away from the season's dog days, including embarrassing mishaps at a public pool and on a camping trip.

• Brotherhood of the Rose | DVD | (23/05/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99