"Actor: Thomas"

• A Streetcar Named Desire | DVD | (23/03/2020) from £15.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Looking for a benchmark in movie acting? Breakthrough performances don't come much more electrifying than Marlon Brando's animalistic turn as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. Sweaty, brutish, mumbling, yet with the balanced grace of a prize-fighter, Brando storms through the role--a role he had originated in the Broadway production of Tennessee Williams's celebrated play. Stanley and his wife, Stella (as in Brando's oft-mimicked line, "Hey, Stellaaaaaa!"), are the earthy couple in New Orleans's French Quarter whose lives are upended by the arrival of Stella's sister, Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh). Blanche, a disturbed, lyrical, faded Southern belle, is immediately drawn into a battle of wills with Stanley, beautifully captured in the differing styles of the two actors. This extraordinarily fine adaptation won acting Oscars for Leigh, Kim Hunter (as Stella) and Karl Malden (as Blanche's clueless suitor), but not for Brando. Although it had already been considerably cleaned up from the daringly adult stage play, director Elia Kazan was forced to trim a few of the franker scenes he had shot. In 1993, Streetcar was re-released in a "director's cut" that restored these moments, deepening a film that had already secured its place as an essential American work. --Robert Horton

• Christiane F | DVD | (16/11/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Based on the true story of Christiane F who at 13 became addicted to Heroin and turned to prostitution. Christiane discovers a place called The Sound a seedy teen hangout infested with drugs and dealers only too happy to feed Valium and Heroin to kids eager to escape their dreary reality. She meets Detlef who starts using heroin soon after they become a couple. Scared of losing him to the drug Christiane also begins using and in her desperation soon finds herself selling her body on the street trying to support their habit. A dark and powerful film about the brutal reality of an addiction to Heroin.

• To the Wolves | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-8.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

• Latex | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Thomas Lang - Creative Co-ordination And Advanced Foot Technique | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £59.92   |  Saving you £-17.93 (-42.70%)   |  RRP £41.99

  Thomas Lang provides a concise method for working up to fast complex and challenging beats that push the boundaries of Rock Metal and Fusion music. Advanced Foot-Technique Exercises: Single & double-stroke patterns Flam & double-stroke accent patterns and exercises Multi-pedal orchestrations and foot ostinatos workouts Contemporary Coordination Matrix: Thomas reveals his 'secret formula' for practicing contemporary coordination and independence. Modern Playing Concepts: Demonstrates 21st Century drumming concepts and how to apply them to real-life situations. Demonstrates hardcore-drumming techniques in contemporary musical styles and several tour de force drum solos.

• King Kong | Blu Ray | (06/05/2014) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-12.69 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.30

  The extended version of Peter Jackson's King Kong adds 13 minutes to the running time--fortunately those 13 minutes include two dynamic action scenes and no material has been added to the movie's belaboured set-up, which tries to give depth to these quintessentially b-movie characters with a clumsy patchwork of melodrama and in-jokes. But once movie-maker Carl Denham (Jack Black, School of Rock) and his crew finally arrive at Skull Island, the movie kicks into gear with spectacular action, technical wizardry, and genuine feeling. Though Kong seems crafted to dazzle the eye on the giant screen, the overlong structure improves when you can take an intermission at will. At home, each scene can be approached on its own terms, be it the insanely choreographed battle between Kong and three T. Rexes or the subtle and multi-layered interplay between Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive) and Kong (played, through motion-capture technology, by Andy Serkis, who previously played the similarly animated Gollum in Jackson's Lord of the Rings). The addition of a rampaging ceratops and an underwater race with what the movie's crew dubbed a "piranhadon" not only add more eye candy, but provide some valuable moments of character development. But in the end, that's frosting on the cake; when the movie's weaknesses and strengths are weighed, the emotional power of the fantastical relationship between a woman and a giant ape is a real cinematic achievement. --Bret Fetzer

• Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (Classic Archive): Karl Richter | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem

• The Pianist | HD DVD | (11/12/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and winner of 3 The Pianist stars Oscar winner Adrien Brody in the true-life story of brilliant pianist and composer Wladyslaw Szpilman the most acclaimed young musician of his time until his promising career was interrupted by the onset of World War II. This powerful ultimately triumphant film follows Szpilman's heroic and inspirational journey of survival with the unlikely help from a sympathetic German officer. A truly unforgettable epic testifying to both the power of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit. The Pianist is a miraculous tale of survival masterfully brought to life by visionary filmmaker Roman Polanski in his most personal movie ever.

• Anders Nordentoft - On This Planet | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £12.55   |  Saving you £2.44 (19.44%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A mixture of modern music combining rock blues and jazz. 'On This Planet' transcends the limits of conventional opera and presents a new artistic idiom ideal for viewing on DVD....

• Blood, Sweat And Tears - In Concert | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This DVD recorded at the Civic Theatre in Halifax in 1980 features a line up of David Clayton-Thomas Richard Martinez David Piltch Keith Seymour Robert Economou Stanley Cassidy and Vernon Dorge as they put all their blood sweat and tears into this incredible performance. Formed in 1967 this New York band created a hybrid of rock blues pop jazz blues and soul that became known as 'jazz rock'. Founded by Al Kooper and co the band has been constantly updating its roster musicians whilst still maintaining its original and unique sound and style. They have released eighteen albums to date and are presently touring around the world with their current line-up including some who have been around during the past twenty years. Tracklisting: 1. Overture 2. Nuclear Blues 3. You're The One 4. God Bless The Child 5. Hi De Ho 6. Spinning Wheel 7. You Made Me So Very Happy 8. Blood Sweat And Tears Blues 9. Manic Depression.

• Death In Small Doses | DVD | (21/01/2013) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

• Last Of The Mississippi Jukes | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Documentary filmmaker Robert Mugge explores the juke joints of Mississippi in this fascinating documentary tracing the origins of the blues down to the nearly extinct clubs where many bluesmen first made their names. Actor Morgan Freeman introduces us to his own club which attempts to recapture some of the original spirit and passion of the old juke joints sparking a lengthy voyage of discovery for Mugge and his team.

• Hamlet | DVD | (16/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This vibrant and colourful new cinema version of William Shakespeare’s most popular tragedy features a powerful performance in the lead role by rising star William Houston. With superb supporting performances by the cream of British acting talent.

• American Pie: Reunion | Blu Ray | (10/09/2012) from £10.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  All the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago are returning to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn't and that time and distance can't break the bonds of friendship. It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye. Oz and Heather grew apart, ...

• Stolen Innocence | DVD | (24/02/2014) from £8.07   |  Saving you £-3.08 (-61.70%)   |  RRP £4.99

• Dog Story : Little Heroes 2 | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Charlie and his dogs Samson and Hercules travel with Aunt Karen to see the ships at the Naval Yard. While Charlie and his Aunt are touring the Naval Yard the dogs save an old man who falls off the pier into the ocean. TV reporters broadcast the heroics of the two dogs hailing them as 'Little Heroes'. On camera Charlie is offered a free trip to Universal Studios and an animal hero medal for each of the dogs. Meanwhile Carney and Slick the two bumbling convicts previously captured by our two four-legged heroes have escaped from prison and head for Hollywood in serach of revenge on the canine duo!

• Wire In The Blood - Shadows Rising | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Robson Green plays Dr Tony Hill a clinical psychologist with empathy beyond the established boundaries of his science in 'Wire In The Blood' based on the best selling novels by Val McDermid.

• The Red Right Hand | DVD | (10/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When five friends return home from a high school reunion it is clear between them they share a dark secret. Their bond of secrecy is put under threat as the story of a friend who was buried alive begins to surface. They must attempt to survive the dark forces that lead them back to the shallow grave as one grisly event after another continues to plague them...

• The Christmas Star / One Magic Christmas / I'll Be Home For Christmas | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The Christmas Star (Dir. Alan Shapiro 1986): Disney gives families a gift full of the spirit of the season as Ed Asner plays Horace McNickle a counterfeiter who escapes prison through his extraordinary likeness to St. Nick. The Police are closing in but Christmas is near so there are redsuited ones everywhere. McNickle is desperate to recover loot from an earlier caper and can't make a move until he takes advantage of two neighborhood kids who really believe he is Santa. After the kids come through it dawns on him that he has always missed the true meaning of the holidays. rather than make good on his escape he tries to make good on his promises. I'll Be Home For Christmas (Dir. Arlene Sanford 1998): Jake Wilkinson (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) a wheeling dealing self-centered college student has one thing on his mind: get home for Christmas dinner or forfeit the vintage Porsche his father promised him. Just days before his deadline Jake awakens in the California desert - stranded and penniless wearing a Santa suit and a white beard glued to his face! Desperate to claim his gift he flies crawls cons races bullies and even sleighs his way east. But his non-stop mission turns into a non-stop comedy of errors as a multitude of colourful and offbeat strangers look to 'Santa' for help and kindness. The closer Jake gets to home the closer he gets to the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of family... One Magic Christmas (Dir. Phillip Borsos 1985): Christmas is a time of enchantment... when a wondrous feeling larger than life captures the soul...but not for everyone. Academy Award-Winner Mary Steenburgen stars as a young mother Ginny Grainger who is disillusioned with Christmas and finds its approach as adding only more pressures to an already stress-filled existence. Thanks to the unshakable faith of her young daughter Abbie and a guardian angel named Gideon (played by Harry Dean Stanton) Ginny's spirit of hope and Christmas is re-kindled through a miraculous yuletide experience in which she sees what life would be like if Christmas did not exist. In the tradition of It's A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol One Magic Christmas is a renowned holiday favourite not to be missed! It will touch your heart and warm your soul but most of all...it will leave you inspired with the true spirit of Christmas!

• Ultimate DVD - Gold | DVD | (07/12/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99