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• The Sparks Brothers | DVD | (18/10/2021) from £11.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time? From acclaimed director Edgar Wright comes THE SPARKS BROTHERS, a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers/bandmates Ron and Russell Mael. Featuring passionate tributes from Beck, Flea, Duran Duran, Mike Meyers, Patton Oswalt, and more, THE SPARKS BROTHERS celebrates the inspiring legacy of your favorite band's favorite band. Features: Full Concert Sparks Live in London Deleted Scenes Additional Interviews

• Slaughterhouse Five | DVD | (27/03/2017) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Billy Pilgrim (Michael Sacks) has a problem with time: he keeps jumping about in his own life, principally between three key scenes. The "present" is a kind of glowing suburban bliss involving a dutiful wife, large house, and presidency of the local Lions; the "past" is being a prisoner of World War II and experiencing the firebombing of Dresden from the wrong side; the "future" takes place in a glass dome on the planet Tralfamadore, to which Billy has been mysteriously spirited along with the woman of his fantasies (Montana Wildhack, played by Valerie Perrine). It isn't meant to make too much sense, since the point is to represent a man (and a century) that has witnessed things too unbearable for a wholly sane person to make sense of. In fact author Kurt Vonnegut's anguished cry on the insanity of war is one of those completely unfilmable books, so director George Roy Hill gets points even for trying. The whole package is thought provoking in a wholly Vonnegutian way. All this, and Glenn Gould playing Bach as well. --Richard Farr

• The Negotiator | DVD | (14/06/1999) from £8.78   |  Saving you £5.21 (59.34%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Although it eventually runs out of smart ideas and resorts to a typically explosive finale, this above-average thriller rises above its formulaic limitations on the strength of powerful performances by Samuel L Jackson and Kevin Spacey. Both play Chicago police negotiators with hotshot reputations, but when Jackson's character finds himself falsely accused of embezzling funds from a police pension fund, he's so thoroughly framed that he must take extreme measures to prove his innocence. He takes hostages in police headquarters to buy time and plan his strategy, demanding that Spacey be brought in to mediate with him as an army of cops threatens to attack, and a media circus ensues. Both negotiators know how to get into the other man's thoughts, and this intellectual showdown allows both Spacey and Jackson to ignite the screen with a burst of volatile intensity. Director F Gary Gray is disadvantaged by an otherwise predictable screenplay, but he has a knack for building suspense and is generous to a fine supporting cast, including Paul Giamatti as one of Jackson's high-strung hostages, and the late JT Walsh in what would sadly be his final big-screen role. The Negotiator should have trusted its compelling characters a little more, probing their psyches more intensely to give the suspense a deeper dramatic foundation, but it's good enough to give two great actors a chance to strut their stuff. --Jeff Shannon

• Deathline | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £12.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (36.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When students Alex (David Ladd - A Day of Flanders) and Patricia (Sharon Gurney - Jason King) discover a dying man in their local underground station they spark off an investigation that reveals a sinister and macabre plot that even sends shivers down the spines of hardened police officers Calhoun (Donald Pleasence - Halloween You Only Live Twice) and Rogers (Norman Rossington - Saturday Night & Sunday Morning A Hard Day's Night). Prominent people it seems have be

• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 - Leatherface | DVD | (26/04/2004) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Two friends begin a simple uneventful drive to Florida to deliver a car. But the trip soon becomes a voyage to hell when they hit the backroads of a barren Texas county and meet up with a monstrous serial killer. Through all the gore it's really a comedy...

• Life, Animated | DVD | (30/01/2017) from £3.38   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world. By evocatively interweaving classic Disney sequences with verite scenes from Owen's life, the film explores how identification and empathy with characters like Simba, Jafar, and Ariel forge a conduit for him to understand his feelings and interpret reality. Beautiful, original animations further give form to Owen's fruitful dialogue with the Disney oeuvre as he imagines himself heroically facing adversity in a tribe of sidekicks. With an arsenal of narratives at his disposal, Owen rises to meet the challenges of adulthood in this moving coming-of-age tale.

• Danielle Steel's A Perfect Stranger | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £5.25   |  Saving you £0.74 (14.10%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Rafaella Phillips (Stacy Haiduk) is young beautiful and has a wonderful marriage with the man of her dreams John Henry (Darren McGavin). He is much older than her but they are so in love their happiness looks destined to last forever. Then tragedy strikes when John falls ill and is confined to his bed while his life slowly ebbs away. Rafaella dedicates her life to nursing him and making him happy but deep down she knows her own needs and desires are going unfulfilled. At this vulnerable time in her life she meets a handsome stranger Alex Hale (Robert Urich). He offers her the emotional support and comfort that she so desperately needs and with it a chance at happiness and hope for the future. Rafaella is torn between a man with whom she could so easily fall in love and her devoted husband who needs her to be there for him until the end...

• Wedding Crashers (Theatrical And Unrated) | DVD | (26/12/2005) from £4.94   |  Saving you £15.05 (304.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson star in this fast-paced comedy of love turned upside down.

• Getting Even With Dad | DVD | (07/04/2003) from £6.73   |  Saving you £6.26 (93.02%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Small time crook Ray Gleason just committed the perfect crime but it took one small thing to screw it up - a visit from his son. Because after a lifetime of being ignored Timmy is getting even! Macaulay Culkin and Ted Danson join forces in this hilarious and heartwarming comedy about an enterprising kid who finds the ideal way to make his father into the dad he never had; a little love a little kindness and a little blackmail...

• The Last Waltz (Criterion Collection) | Blu Ray | (13/06/2023) from £45.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Hellboy | DVD | (10/01/2005) from £5.15   |  Saving you £17.84 (346.41%)   |  RRP £22.99

  The mythical world starts a rebellion against the human realm in order to rule the Earth, so Hellboy and his team must save the world from the myriad creatures.

• Hellboy - Animated: Sword Of Storms/Blood And Iron | DVD | (01/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sword Of Storms: In this first animated feature from Director Tad Stones (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), and Creative Producers Mike Mignola (creator of HELLBOY comics) and Guillermo del Toro (writer/director of the HELLBOY movie), a folklore professor becomes unwittingly possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning. But when The Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense dispatches a team of agents to investigate, a cursed samurai sword sends Hellboy (Ron Perlman) ...

• Brothers and Sisters - Season 1-5 | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £34.91   |  Saving you £54.08 (154.91%)   |  RRP £88.99

  Touted as the next great family drama, Brothers And Sisters explores the highs and lows of The Walkers - a postmodern American family and their delicate relationships. This is the complete season 1 - 5 collection.

• Sons of Anarchy - Season 1 | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £10.98   |  Saving you £14.01 (56.10%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From Kurt Sutter executive producer of The Shield comes a gripping drama that takes you into the ruthless underworld of outlaw bikers. The Sons of Anarchy live ride and die for brotherhood. But as the club's leader (Ron Perlman) and his wife (Katey Segal) steer them in an increasingly lawless direction her son Jax (Charlie Hunnam) is torn between loyalty and the legacy in this adrenaline-charged first season. Episodes Comprise: 1. Pilot 2. Seeds 3. Fun Town 4. Patch Over 5. Giving Back 6. AK-51 7. Old Bones 8. The Pull 9. Hell Followed 10. Better Half 11. Capybara 12. The Sleep of Babies 13. The Revelator

• Cronos (2-disc Blu-ray Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (24/02/2025) from £24.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro's (Pan's Labyrinth, The Shape of Water) directorial debut offers a unique take on the classic vampire story and went on to win the Critics' Week award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993.When antiques dealer Jesús Gris (Federico Luppi) discovers an ancient artifact, in the form of a golden mechanical scarab, he is unaware of the power it holds. Whilst the parasite inside the device grants eternal life to its new host, it also causes an extreme aversion to daylight and an unquenchable thirst for human blood. Desperate to claim the device for himself, a dying millionaire (played by Claudio Brook) and his brutish nephew (Ron Perlman, Hellboy) are in hot pursuit. Newly restored in 4K, the BFI is delighted to be bringing Cronos back to UK audiences, in an extras packed limited edition Blu-ray.Extras¢ Restored in 4K and presented in High Definition¢ Newly recorded audio commentary by Jason Wood¢ Audio commentary with Guillermo del Toro (2002)¢ Audio commentary with producers Arthur H Gorson and Bertha Navarro and co-producer Alejandro Springall (in English and Spanish with optional English subtitles)¢ Optional original Spanish-language voice-over introduction¢ Cronos - An Introduction (2024, 34 mins): director Guillermo del Toro in conversation with the former head of the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes film festival and current managing director of Arte France Cinéma, Olivier Père (2024, 34 mins)¢ Geometria (1987, 7 mins): a short film by Guillermo del Toro about a young man who pays dearly to have his dreams come true¢ Guillermo del Toro on Geometria (7 mins): a short interview with the director about Geometria¢ BFI Screen Talk: Guillermo del Toro (2017, 74 mins): filmed around the release of The Shape of Water, the writer and director discusses his career with journalist, author and screenwriter Mark Salisbury and the BFI London Film Festival¢ The Making of Cronos: An Interview with Federico Luppi (2006, 5 mins): a short archival interview with the actor ¢ Interview with the director (2010, 60 mins): an archival interview with Guillermo del Toro¢ Interview with Guillermo del Toro (2010, 18 mins): an interview with the writer and director ¢ Interview with Guillermo Navarro (2010, 13 mins): an interview with the film's cinematographer¢ Interview with Ron Pearlman (2010, 7 mins): an interview with the actor who since Cronos has gone on to become one of Del Toro's regular collaborators¢ Theatrical trailer¢ Stills gallery¢ 60-page book featuring new essays by Michelle Kisner, Rich Johnson, Barry Forshaw, and Michael Leader. Also includes and edited version of ˜Guillermo del Toro: The origins of horror and Cronos', an interview that originally appeared in The Faber Book of Mexican Cinema, by Jason Wood and an original Sight & Sound review by John Kraniauskas.¢ Fold-out poster featuring the new artwork for the film

• The Postman | DVD | (25/09/1998) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Falling from the Oscar-winning glory of Dances with Wolves to the opposite end of the critical and box-office scale, Kevin Costner must have been deeply humbled when this three-hour postapocalyptic tale--his sophomore effort as a director--was greeted with a critical thrashing and tepid audience response. One of the most conspicuous flops of its decade, the 1997 release must have seemed like a sure thing on paper: a kind of futurist Western starring Costner as a charismatic drifter-turned-hero who leads the resistance against a military tyrant (Will Patton) by reviving the long-dormant postal system to reunite isolated communities in their fight for freedom. The movie bombed, but, like many audacious failures, it's got qualities that make it at least partially endearing, and its earnestness (although bordering on corny) keeps it from being entirely silly. Faint praise, perhaps, but Costner's ode to patriotism is occasionally stirring and visually impressive. --Jeff Shannon

• The Hot Rock | DVD | (03/06/2013) from £7.19   |  Saving you £2.80 (38.94%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Robert Redford, George Segal and Zero Mostel head a crack cast in this hilarious comedy about jewel thieves out to score the biggest heist of their lives. When John Dortmunder (Redford) learns that a huge, rare diamond is just waiting to be lifted in Manhattan, he assembles a team of pros to try and steal the stone. But all that glitters is not easily gotten, and, despite their careful planning and execution, actually stealing the gem proves a challenge far greater than any of the men bargained for.

• Minyan (DVD) | DVD | (07/02/2022) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Philadelphia | DVD | (25/05/1998) from £7.37   |  Saving you £5.62 (76.26%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Philadelphia wasn't the first movie about AIDS (it followed such worthy independent films as Parting Glances and Longtime Companion), but it was the first Hollywood studio picture to take AIDS as its primary subject. In that sense, Philadelphia is a historically important film. As such, it's worth remembering that director Jonathan Demme (Melvin and Howard, Something Wild, The Silence of the Lambs) wasn't interested in preaching to the converted; he set out to make a film that would connect with a mainstream audience. And he succeeded. Philadelphia was not only a hit, it also won Oscars for Bruce Springsteen's haunting "The Streets of Philadelphia," and for Tom Hanks as the gay lawyer Andrew Beckett who is unjustly fired by his firm because he has AIDS. Denzel Washington is another lawyer (functioning as the mainstream-audience surrogate) who reluctantly takes Beckett's case and learns to overcome his misconceptions about the disease, about those who contract it, and about gay people in general. The combined warmth and humanism of Hanks and Demme were absolutely essential to making this picture a success. The cast also features Jason Robards, Antonio Banderas (as Beckett's lover), Joanne Woodward, and Robert Ridgely, and, of course, those Demme regulars Charles Napier, Tracey Walter and Roger Corman. --Jim Emerson

• Annette | Blu Ray | (10/01/2022) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An epic musical on the pitfalls of love, fame and fortune from visionary filmmaker Leos Carax (Holy Motors), starring Adam Driver (Marriage Story) and Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose). The glamorous lives of a seemingly perfect celebrity couple a provocative stand-up comedian and an internationally renowned opera singer take an unexpected turn when their daughter Annette is born with a mysterious gift. An unabashedly unique and unforgettable spectacle, this Cannes Best Director prize winner co-stars Simon Helberg and features an original story and music by Sparks, one of pop's best-loved and most influential cult bands.