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• Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) DVD | DVD | (18/07/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Hoping to expose fatal flaws in the legal system a writer (Dana Andrews Laura) places a bet that he can have himself convicted of murder on purely circumstantial evidence by planting false clues at a crime scene before sensationally revealing his trick at the last minute. However a series of disastrous coincidences leaves him facing execution - and a frantic search for the true killer begins. Fritz Lang's ingenious thriller (his last Hollywood film and the companion-piece to While The City Sleeps) also stars Academy Award winner Joan Fontaine (Rebecca) and Arthur Franz (The Caine Mutiny).

• Quatermass 2 | DVD | (31/03/2003) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Quatermass is intrigued by strange images on his radar. Thinking them to be meteorites he follows them to a village which on his arrival he finds has been completely destroyed...

• Carry On Dick | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £14.26   |  Saving you £-4.27 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The 18th century, with its frills and bawds, was ideal territory for the Carry On movies: Carry On Dick is one of the few of the series where one notices the quality of the art direction in intervals between terrible old Talbot Rothwell jokes and the creaking of standard farce moments. Captain Fancy (Kenneth Williams) is sent to the remote village of Upper Denture to arrest Big Dick Turpin (Sid James) and makes the mistake of confiding in the local Rector, the Reverend Flasher (who is Big Dick's secret alter-ego). Dick has troubles of his own: his liaison with his housemaid and henchperson Harriet (Barbara Windsor) is perpetually interrupted by his amorous housekeeper Hattie Jacques). Meanwhile, Joan Sims struts around the plot as the proprietor of a touring show of scantily clad young women. This is not one of the best of the series--a certain mean-spiritedness creeps in to the humour as does the self-conscious awareness that 1974 was a date a little late for some of the more sexist jokes--but any film with Kenneth Williams discussing satin coats with his tailor has something going for it. On the DVD: Sadly, the DVD has no frills: it is presented in mono and 4:3 screen ratio.--Roz Kaveney

• The Joe Louis Story | DVD | (15/03/2004) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  A biopic of one of the first true greats of boxing in the 20th century this film is interspersed with footage from the real Joe Louis in action. The fact that Louis is treated on equal par with the white characters in the story led to the film being banned in certain parts of southern America when originally released!

• For Love Of Ivy | DVD | (15/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Ivy Moore a black housekeeper in a white household has grown weary of domestic service. She dreams of leaving her sterile lifestyle and Long Island residence for big city living and a series of adventures on the road to self-discovery. Her employers however are loath to lose her. They've even offered Ivy a trip to Africa as an incentive to stay in their employment. But just when it looks like she's about to leave one of her employer's children finds the one person who could make her stay: Jack Parks a handsome eligible bachelor who'd be a perfect match for Ivy.

• War of the Wildcats/In Old California (John Wayne) | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £13.45   |  Saving you £-3.46 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  War Of The Wildcats (Dir. Albert S. Rogell 1943): A cowboy battles with an oil tycoon for drilling rights on Indian lands in Oklahoma during the oil boom days. In Old California (Dir. William McGann 1942): Tom Craig (John Wayne) is a recent arrival to Sacramento California where he is trying to set up his pharmacy. He unfortunately finds out that the town is owned by political boss Britt Dawson (Albert Dekker) who is getting protection money from the townspeople. The town boss meets his match when he tries to frame Craig with poisoned medicine but Craig is ready for a fight.

• Confessions Of A Serial Killer | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Following his arrest a Texas man begins confessing to the brutal murder of over 200 women. He recounts his random selection of victims and his travelling companions his friend and friend's sister. But the police can't be sure whether to believe him or not until he locates a body and shows them some polaroids. Confessions Of A Serial Killer is based on the true story of Henry Lee Lucas.

• Carry On Girls | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £15.05   |  Saving you £-5.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Carry On Girls was the last really successful instalment of the epic series of British film comedies. It's studded with gems of cameo performances and a tremendously innuendo-laden Talbot Rothwell script that is easily the equal of any of its predecessors. The setting, a beauty contest to raise the profile of the dismal resort Fircombe-on-Sea, is ripe for politically incorrect activity of the sort that could only be conducted by Sid James at the height of his lecherous powers. Enter Bernard Bresslaw in a corset, Wendy Richard as Ida Downs, Barbara Windsor as Miss Easy Rider and a host of other semi-clad lovelies and watch as the whole thing rises to a slapstick climax of frisky old colonels, bikinis, bosoms and itching powder. In the smaller roles, Joan Hickson (BBC television's Miss Marple) is hilarious as an elderly woman who believes she is a man-magnet and the always under-used Patsy Rowlands excels as the downtrodden mayor's wife, a worm who finally turns. But in many ways this is June Whitfield's film. As the terrifying reactionary councillor Mrs Prodworthy, with a butch lesbian sidekick, she plots the downfall of her male colleagues with classic lines. "Rosemary, get the candle", she orders as Patsy Rowlands requests initiation into the cause. Margaret Thatcher never sounded so ominous. On the DVD: Like most of the other DVD Carry On releases, this one is presented in 4:3 format with a mono soundtrack. All right, you don't really need anything more sophisticated to recreate the cosy ritual of Carry On watching in your living room. And the print is good and sharp. But apart from the usual scene index, the lack of extras reflects a disappointingly unimaginative approach to celebrating a genre of film comedy that, for all its low budget reputation, provided a showcase for the cream of a whole generation of British comic actors. They deserve better.--Piers Ford

• Carnival Of Souls | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-15.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Three friends are out for a day's drive when they accept a drag challenge. Their car is forced off a bridge and plunges in to a river. with all three appearing to have drowned. Eventually Mary resurfaces and makes her way into town where she accepts a job as a church organist but a mysterious phantom figure begins to dog her every move.

• Call It Murder | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Edward Weldon (O.P. Heggie) is a foreman of a jury finding himself in the unenviable position of having the casting vote in a case that would send a young woman to the electric chair for murder. Before long however his daughter Stella (Sidney Fox) murders a gangster (played by Humphrey Bogart)...

• The Little Colonel | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £12.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.08%)   |  RRP £12.99

  After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman her father a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War vows to never speak to her again. Several years pass and Elizabeth returns to her home town with her husband and young daughter. The little girl charms her crusty grandfather and tries to patch things up between him and her mother.

• Damien: Omen II (Remastered) | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £20.97   |  Saving you £-4.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The first time was only a warning... Since the sudden and highly suspicious death of his parents 12-year-old Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle (Lee Grant and William Holden). Widely feared to be the Antichrist Damien relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire - and the world. Meanwhile anyone attempting to unravel the secrets of Damien's sinister past or fiendish future meets with a swift and cruel demise. In this chilling sequel to The Omen the forces of good and evil battle each other to a taut and terrifying end!

• Katharine Hepburn | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  A bumper box set of classic films featuring 'The First Lady of Cinema' Katharine Hepburn! State Of The Union (Dir. Frank Capra 1948): The Flamboyant businessman Grant Matthews (Spencer Tracy) is persuaded by his mistress the powerful publishing heiress Kay Thorndyke (Angela Lansbury) to seek the Republican nomination in the forthcoming elections. Mary Matthews (Katharine Hepburn) joins her estranged husband to present a public portrait of a happy family for the voters.

• A Raisin In The Sun | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Younger family frustrated with living in their crowded Chicago apartment sees the arrival of a $10 000 insurance check as the answer to their prayers. Matriarch Lena Younger (Claudia McNeil) promptly puts a down payment on a house in an all-white suburban neighborhood. But the family is divided when Lena entrusts the balance of the money to her mercurial son Walter Lee (Poitier) against the wishes of her daughter (Diana Sands) and daughter-in-law (Ruby Dee). It takes the streng

• Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time | Blu Ray | (17/05/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Heidi | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £8.59   |  Saving you £4.40 (51.22%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Shirley Temple in a role that seems custom-made for her portrays the spirited young heroine of the popular children's novel giving her rich emotional depth and infinite charm. When her Aunt tires of caring for her orphan Heidi is taken into the Swiss mountains to live with her gruff Grandfather (Jean Hersholt) a hermit who comes to adore her. But the Aunt returns to steal Heidi away selling her to a family whose invalid daughter (Marcia Mae Jones) needs a companion. Bullied by an evil governess (Mary Nash) Heidi still charms the entire household and never stops trying to return to her beloved Grandfather.

• Duel At Diablo | DVD | (07/04/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  An unlikely group of companions are thrown together to fight off an imminent Apache attack on Diablo canyon: an embittered army scout (James Garner), seeking revenge for the death of his Comanche wife; an ex-cavalry sergeant and expert horse-breaker (Sidney Poitier); and a racist bigot (Dennis Weaver) and his runaway wife (Bibi Anderson).

• David And Lisa | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £5.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  When two troubled teenagers meet they discover an extraordinary empathy for each other that will lead them on the most emotionally painful journey of their lives. Both David and Lisa have experienced loneliness and terror and suffer from different mental afflictions. He is obsessive and fears touch while she acts childishly and talks only in rhymes in order to prevent her other persona the one she calls Muriel from coming out. David and Lisa's meeting in a mental health facility for disturbed teenagers also brings them under the watchful care of Dr. Jack Miller. What now unfolds is one of the most moving tender and heart-rending stories that eventually sees David and Lisa being forced to confront their problems and reach out to one another. The moment when they finally touch will live with you forever. Sidney Poitier Lukas Haas and Brittany Murphy deliver intensely powerful performances that explore every emotion and the tremendous healing power of love.

• Charlie Chan - The Sidney Toler Collection | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £68.99

  The first film featuring Charlie Chan, The House Without a Key, appeared in 1925. Forty-seven films and six Charlies later, the series still delights audiences. Charlie Chan connoisseurs cite a variety of reasons for the honourable detective's longevity and appeal, ranging from his wit and personality to the films' fascinating casts that often included future celebrities.Titles Comprise:In RioIn PanamaIn RenoMurder CruiseDead Men TellCity in DarknessIn HonoluluCastle in the DesertAt Treasure IslandAt the Wax MuseumMurder Over New York

• Blood On The Sun / James Cagney On Film | DVD | (01/03/2000) from £4.49   |  Saving you £-0.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  This is one of the first American martial arts movies and features some gripping action with James Cagney doing his own stunts for which he trained intensively with Ken Kuniyuki a fifth degree judo master before shooting. This is Cagney at his best.