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• LA POISON | DVD | (25/02/2013) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  One of the great late period films by Sacha Guitry - the total auteur who delighted (and scandalised) the French public and inspired the French New Wave as a model for authorship as director-writer-star of screen and stage alike. In every one of his pictures (and almost every one served as a rueful examination of the war between the sexes), Guitry sculpted by way of a rapier wit - one might say by way of the Guitry touch - some of the most sophisticated black comedies ever conceived... and La Poison [Poison] is one of his blackest. Michel Simon plays Paul Braconnier, a man with designs on murdering his wife Blandine (Germaine Reuver) - a woman with similar designs on her husband. When Braconnier visits Paris to consult with a lawyer about the perfect way of killing a spouse - that is, the way in which he can get away with it - an acid comedy unfolds that reaches its peak in a courtroom scene for the ages. From the moment of Guitry's trademark introduction of his principals in the opening credits, and on through the brilliant performance by national treasure Michel Simon (of Renoir's Boudu sauve des eaux and Vigo's L'Atalante, to mention only two high-water marks), here is fitting indication of why Guitry is considered by many the Gallic equal of Ernst Lubitsch. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to introduce Sacha Guitry into the catalogue with La Poison for the first time on video in the UK in a dazzling new Gaumont restoration. Special Features: Newly translated optional subtitles Substantial booklet containing writing on the film, vintage excerpts, and rare archival imagery

• The Wild Geese | Blu Ray | (08/10/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One Last Pay Day... One More Chance To Die!Legendary hell-raisers Richard Burton and Richard Harris, along with a coolly detached Roger Moore are aging mercenaries with a taste for fine liquor, drawn together for a late but extremely lucrative pay day in The Wild Geese, an African adventure soaked in booze, gunfire and bloodshed.Colonel Allen Faulkner (Burton) is secretly back in London to accept the task of reinstating an African leader deposed in a violent military coup, but without the combat skills of his two old friends, there isn't going to be a mission. With his two reliable loose cannons in place, Faulkner and the team enact a text book rescue operation but disaster is close at hand when the cynical multinational who set up the whole deal turns the tables, striking a new deal with the local despot which sees The Wild Geese trying to escape with their lives intact.The Wild Geese are ready for one last mission so finish your drinks and relive this classic old school British action adventure today.

• The Man Who Haunted Himself | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Stalked by fear and terror - night and day! Based on an episode from TV's 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' The Man Who Haunted Himself was written and directed by Basil Dearden. After a horrific car crash where he almost dies Harold Pelham returns home to find his life has been overturned. People have seen him places where he cannot have possibly been and his business has been taken over a move which he had opposed before the accident. It soon becomes clear that there is another ""Ha

• Querelle | DVD | (21/01/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Adapted from Jean Genet's novel the final film of director Fassbinder's career is a surreal tale of sex and murder that has become a cult favourite. Brad Davis (Midnight Express Chariots Of Fire) stars as Querelle an enigmatic drug-dealing sailor on shore leave in the port of Brest. Amidst the sultry highly charged atmosphere he embarks on a journey of sexual self-discovery. With its striking iconic imagery set against the orange glow of a permanent sunset Querelle is a d

• British Rallying Greatest Years - 1972-2000 | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Informative and well researched look at the greatest rally years of British Rally Championship from its origins in the 1970s right up to 2000. Roger Clark Stig Blomqvist Jimmy McRae Malcolm Wilson Russel Brookes Colin McRae and Mark Higgins all feature and viewers also see great cars in full cry - Ford Escort Audi Quattro Opel Manta Porsche 911 Toyota Celica and Subaru Legacy.

• La Belle Noiseuse | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Jacques Rivette's award-winning critically acclaimed film stars Michel Piccoli in one of his finest performances as an artist who ten years previously abandoned his masterpiece entitled 'La Belle Noiseuse' (The Beautiful Troublemaker) a painting of his wife (Jane Birkin). When he encounters the beautiful and fascinating Marianne (Emmanuelle Beart) he is inspired to return to the unfinished canvas using her as his new model. But disturbing tensions develop as the work progresse

• Persuaders, The - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1 And 2 - Overture / Angie, Angie | DVD | (10/07/2000) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Between heroic spells as the Saint and James Bond, Roger Moore was teamed with Tony Curtis in this derivative but fun series about a couple of millionaire dilettante adventurers who swan around the world competing for the attention of beautiful women and getting involved in perplexing mysteries. Moore is Lord Brett Sinclair, an uppercrust Brit of impeccable breeding, while Curtis is Danny Wilde, an up-from-the-streets self-made man whose trademark is a pair of brown gloves. The allegedly tasteful Brett and the crasser Danny both model a succession of garish early 70s fashions while their pursuits of duplicitous crumpet usually wind up with the women getting away and the heroes stuck with each other. Given that, this may well be the most blatantly homoerotic of all the buddy television pairings (see the eponymous stars of Starsky and Hutch, Regan and Carter in The Sweeney, Bodie and DoyleThe Professionals) that ran over the screen in the 70s, sublimating their feelings for each other by pulling out their guns and popping off at baddies. Volume One includes: "Overture" which features a gangster who has faked his own death and a brunette with a birthmark, with guest star Imogen (When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth) Hassall; and "Angie... Angie", which concerns a murder at the Cannes Film Festival, with Larry (F Troop) Storch. --Kim Newman

• The Persuaders - Vol. 6 - Episodes 19-22 | DVD | (08/07/2002) from £6.59   |  Saving you £9.40 (142.64%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Starring two icons of the movie world - Tony Curtis as a Bronx boy made good and Roger Moore as an upper crust peer of the realm. Together they are The Persuaders - seekers of justice in an unjust world. Four episodes include: The Morning After wherein Brett awakens after a heavy night's drinking party and finds he has a wife; Read And Destroy where Brett offers his stately home to a double agent on the wrong; A Death In The Family in which a distant relative is killing off the Sinclair family; andThe Ozerov Inheritance where The Grand Duchess requires Brett and Danny's help in establishing her rights to some priceless jewels.

• Tommy | DVD | (27/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Your senses will never be the same! This classic rock opera is brought energetically to life by an outstanding cast including many stars of the rock music industry. Told through the remarkable music of The Who this is the story of Tommy who when just a boy of six witnessed the murder of his father by his mother (Ann-Margaret) and her lover (Oliver Reed). They command him ""You didn't hear it you didn't see it and you won't say anything to anyone.."" As a result the traumatised boy retreats into the shadows of his mind and becomes deaf dumb and blind. Growing into manhood Tommy (Roger Daltrey) is subjected to several bizarre cure attempts by the Acid Queen (Tina Turner) the preacher (Eric Clapton) and the Specialist (Jack Nicholson). In spite of his handicap Tommy defeats the Pinball Wizard (Elton John) and becomes the champ attaining a devoted following. When he is finally cured he is hailed by his fans as a ""Messiah"".

• Heart Condition | DVD | (16/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Bob Hoskins and Denzel Washington star in this high-spirited comedy from the producer of Forrest Gump. Hoskins is Moony an overweight out-of-shape narrow minded vice cop who's in love with a hooker named Crystal (Chloe Webb). Washington is Stone a slick urban lawyer who's defending Crystal. Moony hates Stone. But Moony suffers a heart attack and Stone dies suddenly in a car accident - The two become closer than they ever dreamed possible as Stone's heart is transplanted into Moony's body! And if that wasn't bad enough Stone comes back from the dead to haunt Moony with a story about how he was really murdered by drug dealers and now they're after Crystal. Stone will keep on haunting Moony until they solve his murder together!

• Crosby, Stills And Nash - Long Time Coming | DVD | (24/01/2005) from £9.46   |  Saving you £3.53 (37.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Available for the first time on DVD! In 1969 the founding members of three of the most acclaimed bands of the '60s united to form the first rock 'supergroup' - Crosby Stills & Nash. LONG TIME COMIN' showcases their unforgettable 20-plus years together with a nostalgic musical and visual career retrospective of rare TV appearances recording sessions revealing interviews and exciting concert footage spanning their entire career. Includes performances by The Byrds The Hollies and

• Film Noir Thrillers | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

• Roger Whittaker - Legends In Concert | DVD | (23/08/2004) from £4.67   |  Saving you £6.32 (135.33%)   |  RRP £10.99

  This DVD shows the inimitable Roger Whittaker in a live 80s performance singing a selection of the songs that helped to catapult him to a position of world prominence.Born in Nairobi Kenya from English parents Roger Whittaker has entertained the world with his velvet smooth voice since he took his first steps into the limelight in 1962 despite gaining a B.Sc in zoology biochemistry and marine biology.His break came with a demo tape he had made whilst at Bangor Univer

• 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

• The Persuaders - Vol. 4 - Old New And Deadly / Chain Of Events / That's Me / Long Goodbye | DVD | (16/07/2001) from £6.52   |  Saving you £9.47 (145.25%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis) a street-smart self-made millionaire from the Bronx. Lord Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) an upper-crust member of the British establishment. As opposite as two men can possibly be together they're 'The Persuaders!' Moving throughout the glittering capitals of Europe they are the seekers of justice in an unjust world. Episodes include: Episode 11 - 'The Old The New And The Deadly' Episode 12 - 'Chain Of Events' Episode 13 - 'That's Me' Episode 14 - 'The Long Goodbye

• Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever | DVD | (04/08/2003) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-6.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  If you have a hearty appetite for fiery explosions, heavy ordnance and nonsensical mayhem, Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever is just for you. This mindless action flick is so wrong-headed that even its ungainly title is inaccurate: as expert assassins on the fringes of government intelligence, FBI agent Ecks (Antonio Banderas) and Defence Intelligence agent Sever (Lucy Liu) aren't battling each other at all. Instead, he's trying to find his missing ex-wife (the stunning but expressionless Talisa Soto) and young son, while she's pursuing an agency turncoat (Gregg Henry) who's stolen the ultimate micro-technology for clandestine killing. United against a common enemy, Ecks and Sever lay waste to half of Vancouver (the film's budget-conscious location), and it all makes as much sense as meatballs on a vegetarian menu. Banderas and Liu look fabulous as corpses pile up around them, but Thai action director Kaos (aka Wych Kaosayananda) must have confused his nickname with the incomprehensible plot of his movie. --Jeff Shannon

• Porky's/Porky's 2 - The Next Day | DVD | (19/05/2008) from £16.19   |  Saving you £-6.20 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Alien Vs Predator: It may be our planet but it's their war! The deadliest creatures from the scariest sci-fi movies ever made face off for the first time on film beginning when the discovery of an ancient pyramid buried in Antarctica sends a team of scientists and adventurers to the frozen continent. There they make an even more terrifying discovery: two unstoppable alien races engaged in the ultimate battle... Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem: The warring alien and predator races descend on a small town where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.

• The Persuaders - Vol. 5 - Episodes 15-18 | DVD | (18/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Further action-fuelled adventures with those cool crimefighters Lord Brett Sinclair (Moore) and Danny Wilde (Curtis). Epsisodes include: The Man In The Middle: A double agent is discovered working in British Intelligence... Element of Risk: A known criminal arrives in London and gets mixed up with Danny... A Home of One's Own: Danny buys himself a cottage and gets involved with the illegal activities of the local squire... Nuisance Value: A fake kidnapping threatens to test the sleuthing skills of Brett and Danny...

• The Persuaders - Vol. 3 - Power Switch / Time And Place / Someone Like Me / Anyone Can Play | DVD | (14/05/2001) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis) a street-smart self-made millionaire from the Bronx. Lord Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) an upper-crust member of the British establishment. As opposite as two men can possibly be together they're 'The Persuaders!' Moving throughout the glittering capitals of Europe they are the seekers of justice in an unjust world. Episode 7 - Powerswitch: The body of a beautiful girl found floating in a Cote d'Azure bay plunges Danny and Brett into deep water. When it is discovered she has been murdered there are sinister implications for the Persuaders! Episode 8 - The Time And The Place: Danny and Brett stop to help a pretty girl whose car seems to have broken down but danger awaits when Danny comes across a man's body nearby then the girl vanishes. Episode 9 - Someone Like Me: Danny is faced with someone masquerading as Brett Sinclair. If dealing with the forceof Brett wasn't enough he now has to work out who is the imposter and who is the real McCoy - or is something more serious at play? Episode 10 - Anyone Can Play: While gambling at the seaside resort of Brighton a case of mistaken identity finds Danny playing a roulette game he can't lose. Unexpectedly Danny has become a communist network's paymaster Brett is inevitably involved and a whole series of bewildering events follow...

• The Last Time I Saw Paris | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £4.60   |  Saving you £-0.61 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  This tragic love story is brought to life with vitality and verve in this no expense spared lavish production. Van Johnson stars as a G.I. with literary ambitions who relocates to Paris after World War 2 and meets a wealthy American girl. They fall in love and settle down as he attempts to write his first novel. His work is not well received and he hits the bottle. The story follows Johnson to America and then back to Paris as the tragic tale of these two star-crossed lovers unfolds. Elizabeth Taylor was never more beautiful and both she and Van Johnson turn in superb performances.