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• Wittmann vs Ekins - The Death of a Panzer Ace | DVD | (01/05/2010) from £18.63   |  Saving you £4.35 (27.81%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The story of two men destined to face each other on the battlefields of Normandy is told in this programme. Michael Wittmann was a knight of the Nazi empire a natural and accomplished soldier and highly decorated. Like Wittmann Trooper Joe Ekins a shoemaker from Northamptonshire was a volunteer for military service but there the similarities ended. Joe was a reluctant soldier in a county yeomanry armoured regiment while Wittmann served in the Waffen SS s elite Tiger Battalion. Panzer ace Wittmann had 138 tank kills to his name including an impressive score against 7th Armoured Division at Villers Bocage early in the Normandy Campaign but by August 1944 the Allied breakout was gaining momentum and I SS Panzer Corps were struggling to contain the British and Canadians as they fought towards Falaise. In the fields south of Caen Wittmann s Tiger and Joe Ekins s Sherman Firefly were pitted against each other but how was the Panzer Ace finally knocked out? Joe Ekins Veteran of the Battle of Normandy and the North West European Campaign Joe Ekins fought with the Northamptonshire Yeomanry and during Operation Totalise the British and Canadian breakout from the Normandy Beachhead he was a gunner in a Sherman Firefly. This was the only Allied tank that could knock out the much feared mighty German Tiger tank at anything other than the closest of ranges. During the desperate battle he knocked out three Tigers and a Panzer Mark IV. At the end of the war preferring the anonymity of being a shoemaker in civi-street Joe attempted to keep a low profile but over the years his achievement of knocking out the vaunted German SS panzer ace Michael Wittmann denied him obscurity. Stung by some wilful misrepresentation of facts and his views Joe has for the first time told his story for this DVD in full and in detail.

• Vanilla Sky | Blu Ray | (16/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Dead Scared | DVD | (11/04/2005) from £17.97   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  'The Evil Dead' meets 'Scream' as an evil professor through an ancient staff and a book of incantation possesses the bodies of a group of fraterity and sorority pledges during a night of ""hazing"" activities in an abandoned mansion. When the students meet one grisly death after another the survivors finally realize it's the professor who is possessing their friends and killing them all off. Now none of them trust each other-- is it their friends or puppets of the professor that they

• Yogi Bear (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (16/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A blend of live action and computer animation, Yogi Bear is a lighthearted comedy featuring everyone's favorite smarter-than-average bear, Yogi (Dan Aykroyd), and his pal Boo-Boo (Justin Timberlake). Ranger Smith (Tom Cavanagh) and his assistant Ranger Jones (T.J. Miller) are charged with keeping everything running smoothly in Jellystone Park, which basically translates into keeping Yogi's obsession with stealing people's picnic baskets under control and stocking the pamphlet stand. But when Mayor Brown (Andrew Daly) decides to close the park and rezone the land to allow widespread logging, Ranger Smith must find a way to make the park quickly turn a profit to stop the process and save the park from destruction. Documentary filmmaker Rachel (Anna Faris) happens to be in the park on a quest to film the unusual talking bear Yogi, so she and Ranger Smith team up and create a big centennial celebration that has the potential to save the park. Unfortunately, a crazy stunt by Yogi derails the celebration and destroys any chance of the park making a profit. The question is, was there sabotage involved and is there any other way to save the park? This film is packed full of crazy inventions, silly gags, high adventure, and slapstick comedy, and, while it's really just fanciful entertainment, it does leave viewers with the message that you can't fail if you never stop trying. (Ages 7 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

• The X Files: Season 9 | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  With so many promises to fulfil and questions left unanswered, the ninth and final series of The X-Files was inevitably going to short-change some of its audience. Mulder is missing, Scully is in and out with various baby concerns, Reyes frequently seems like she's only along for the ride and Doggett seems so right in the role that some fans wondered if he should have appeared sooner. Other cult cameos flitted across the screen in an attempt to keep viewers transfixed. Lucy Lawless, Cary Elwes and Robert Patrick's real-life wife were interesting diversions, but when Burt Reynolds appeared to be none other than God himself, it was apparent that nothing at all was sacred in this last year. Standalone episodes (for example, on Satanic possession and a Brady Bunch psycho) proved to be amongst the least interesting of the show's efforts. No doubt because everyone was focussing on the all-important arc story episodes. Was there more than one alien faction? Were they all in collusion? Who had control of the black oil virus? Who had been in charge of the abductions? More importantly, would Mulder and Scully finally get in bed together? Scattered through the 19 episodes (the fewest of any season), were answers to some of these points. Then as much as possible that remained was packed into the two-hour finale. After 200 episodes, it's just possible that The X-Files overstayed its welcome; nonetheless it will always be remembered for being the most influential TV product of the 1990s. And since this is science-fiction, don't assume it's completely dead either. --Paul Tonks

• Dragnet | DVD | (28/03/2016) from £7.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (87.61%)   |  RRP £14.99

• The Falcons Brother | DVD | (01/11/2010) from £18.91   |  Saving you £-5.92 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Gay Lawrence (George Sanders) is the debonair and ruthless amateur detective known only as The Falcon. He learns that his brother Tom (Tom Conway) has been reported murdered on a ship arriving from South America. The Falcon swoops to investigate and stalks the would-be murderers before learning that his brother is still alive. His hunt leads him into murky waters with a variety of spies spivs and racketeers arriving into New York. The Falcon pursues the gangsters and comes off worse when protecting a diplomat so the scene is set for the Falcon's mantle to be passed to his brother. When Tom takes over the case his investigations lead to the doors of a fashion magazine and a ring of Nazi spies...

• Dear Frankie / In America / Girl With A Pearl Earring | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £8.25   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dear Frankie: Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress

• Stiletto | DVD | (09/11/2009) from £5.38   |  Saving you £4.61 (85.69%)   |  RRP £9.99

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• Sucker Punch | DVD | (07/07/2008) from £10.50   |  Saving you £4.49 (30.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The story of a hustler looking to gain revenge on a top fight promoter 'Sucker Punch' sees lowlife loser Harley (Danny John Jules) form a fragile partnership with enigmatic fighter Buchinsky (Gordon Alexander) to topple fight baron Maitland (Ian Freeman) in this fast-paced action comedy. With gritty realistic fights throughout 'Sucker Punch' features one of the most brutal final fights in UK Cinema history in a film that superbly balances the action and comedy elements. Be the first to say you saw it coming.

• Tom & Jerry Collectors 5 & 6 | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  This final double pack draws together Volumes 5 & 6 of the Tom & Jerry collection and features 58 cartoons, each packed with crazy cat and mouse antics. So join Tom & Jerry for nearly 3 hours of mayhem in these classic cartoons. Volume 5 - Contains The Following Cartoons: Top With Pops Timid Tabby Feedin The Kiddie Mucho Mouse Tom's Photo Finish Happy Go Ducky Royal Cat Nap The Vanishing Duck Robin Hoodwinked Tot Watchers Switchin Kitten Down And Outing It's Greek To Me-ow High Steaks Mouse In Space Landing Stripling Calypso Cat Dicky Moe The Tom & Jerry Cartoon Kit Tall In The Trap Sorry Safari Buddies Thicker Than Water Carmen Get It! Volume 6 - Contains The Following Cartoons: Penthouse Mouse The Cat Above & The Mouse Below Is There A Doctor In The Mouse Much Ado About Mousing Snowbody Loves Me The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse Ah Sweet Mouse Story Of Life Tom-ic Energy Bad Day At Cat Rock The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off Haunted Mouse I'm Just Wild About Jerry Of Feline Bondage The Year Of The Mouse The Cat's Me Ouch Duel Personality Jerry, Jerry Quite Contrary Jerry Go Round Love Me Love My Mouse Puss N Boots Filet Meow Matinee Mouse The A-Tom-Inable Snowman Catty Cornered Cat And Dupli-Cat O Solar Meow Guided Mouse-Ille Rock N Rodent Cannery Rodent The Mouse From H.U.N.G.E.R Surf Bored Cat Shutter Bugged Cat Advance And Be Mechanised Purr-Chance To Dream

• Artificial Eye 40th Anniversary Collection: Volume 1 British Film | DVD | (12/09/2016) from £16.79   |  Saving you £23.20 (58.00%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Revisit recent British classics by visionary directors Andrew Haigh, Terence Davies, Andrea Arnold and Lynne Ramsay with a special collection of films celebrating Artificial Eye's 40th anniversary. Read more at http://www.curzonartificialeye.com/artificial-eye-40th-anniversary-collection-volume-1-contemporary-british-cinema/#44ulBRqwOaqMTGZ3.99

• The X-Files: The Truth | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The guest cast list for The X-Files: The Truth runs almost to the first commercial break, suggesting how many plot strands this season-and-series finale needs to make room for, with many old characters (including ghostly appearances for the dead ones) popping up. Mulder (David Duchovny), teasingly absent for the final season, is suddenly back, accused of murdering a super-soldier who isn't supposed to be able to die. He faces a military tribunal, defended by AD Skinner (Mitch Pileggi), as guest stars trot out testimony that fills the double-length episode with explanations recapping nine years of confusion as creator Chris Carter tries to spatchcock his impromptu conspiracy theories into a real plot. Last-season regulars Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish are shunted aside as Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Mulder get to dodge a last-scene explosion and wind up in a pretty silly clinch-with-philosophy in the face of vaguely imminent apocalypse. Seriously, if the franchise is to continue on the big screen, how about ditching the embarrassing alien conspiracy mess and doing a monster story? On the DVD: The X-Files: The Truth comes to disc with a lovely widescreen transfer, a 13-minute "Reflections on the Truth" featurette that, though it hits the self-congratulation button a couple too many times, has a little more meat than the puff pieces included on previous releases, and a bonus episode ("William") that is unfortunately another of the maudlin ones, this time resolving the plotline about Scully's super-baby. --Kim Newman

• A Closed Book | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £9.77   |  Saving you £6.22 (38.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Academy Award nominee Tom Conti and Kill Bill's Daryl Hannah are at their thrilling best in this twisted tale of murderous revenge, dark secrets and psychological mind games.

• Control Room | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £5.50   |  Saving you £15.75 (371.46%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Startling and powerful, Control Room is a documentary about the Arab television network Al-Jazeera's coverage of the U.S.-led Iraqi war, and conflicts that arose in managed perceptions of truth between that news media outlet and the American military. Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim (Startup.com) catches the frantic action at Al-Jazeera headquarters as President Bush stipulates his 48-hour, get-out-of-town warning to Saddam Hussein and sons, soon followed by the network's shocking footage of Iraqi civilians terrorized and killed by invading U.S. troops. Al-Jazeera's determination to show images and report details outside the Pentagon's carefully controlled information flow draws the wrath of American officials, who accuse it of being an al-Qaida propagandist. (The killing of an Al-Jazeera reporter in what appears to be a deliberately targeted air strike is horrifying.) Most fascinating is the way Control Room allows well-meaning, Western-educated, pro-democratic Arabs an opportunity to express views on Iraq as they see it--in an international context, and in a way most Americans never hear about. --Tom Keogh

• Normal | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A poignant and funny portrait of a marriage that undergoes a wrenching examination... After 25 years of a loving marriage in a small midwestern town husband Roy announces to his wife Irma that he is a woman trapped in a man's body and wants to have a sex change operation.

• Emmerdale 2004 | DVD | (22/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  2004 was one of Emmerdale's most successful years ever with events that had us on the edge of our seats throughout the year. Emmerdale 2004 takes us behind the scenes to see everything that goes into making one of Britain's most popular soaps. With exclusive cast and crew interviews we get the opportunity to see how Emmerdale is such an enjoyable production to work on.

• Leonard Bernstein: Trouble In Tahiti | DVD | (20/01/2003) from £17.15   |  Saving you £2.84 (16.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This new film of Leonard Bernstein's music-theatre piece Trouble in Tahiti, produced by BBC Wales and Opus Arte and directed by Tom Cairns, makes a strong case for a neglected work. Bernstein wrote his satire on American materialism in 1952, drawing on elements of opera, revue and musical comedy to tell a story of a marriage that's turned sour amid the trappings of suburban prosperity. The brevity of the piece, which flashes by in 39 minutes, perhaps accounts for its rare appearances, making this version specially welcome. Tom Cairns directs with style and panache, moving the camera effortlessly to and fro between the seven scenes. Amir Hosseinpour's choreography recalls with affection the heyday of the MGM musical then at its zenith. The film opens with a Greek-style chorus singing in scat jazz fashion to a montage of 1950s imagery: flickering television adverts, manicured lawns and white picket fences. Characters within the narrative appear in flash-back in home video footage. This is all highly diverting and possibly a ruse to mask some dramatic weakness in the story written by Bernstein himself. The wife never offers an explanation for her visit to the cinema to see Trouble in Tahiti instead of attending her son's school play, nor do we see the boy again after witnessing his parents having a tiff. The two principals, Karl Daymond as Sam and Stephanie Novacek as Dinah, are well cast and sing in a natural and pleasing manner with clear diction. The scat vocal trio is well matched and the City of London Sinfonia under Paul Daniel catch the spirit of the jazz inflected score as if it were second nature. On the DVD: Trouble in Tahiti is shot in wide-screen, appropriate for the era that gave us CinemaScope. There are subtitles in German, Spanish and French. A full translation in English is printed in the booklet. The extras include an introduction that partly overlaps with "A Very Testing Piece", in which Paul Daniel touches on the parallel with Bernstein's own unhappy childhood. Humphrey Burton in "Not Particularly Romantic" elaborates on this theme and goes on to offer a further fascinating commentary on Bernstein, whom he knew well. --Adrian Edwards

• Violent Enemy | DVD | (22/01/2007) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In this suspenseful crime drama set in war-torn Ireland IRA terrorists conspire to blow up a British power station. Fortunately a British supporter escapes from captivity and sets about stopping them...

• The Falcon Out West | DVD | (05/09/2011) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Tom Conway returns as Tom Lawrence - The Falcon himself - ready to foil another fiendish crime. This time the stylish sleuth investigates the murder of a playboy millionaire in New York. The trail takes him all the way to Texas and the Wild West. As Tom finds out however they make their own rules out west. Warned off by gunmen and threatened with deadly snake venom the big city detective has to watch his step. The Falcon is used to danger but this is the riskiest case he's ever tackled. Will he make it out of Texas alive?