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• Gandhi | DVD | (04/07/2011) from £5.25   |  Saving you £0.74 (14.10%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Gandhi is a great subject, but is Gandhi a great film? Undoubtedly it is, not least because it is one of the last old-school epics ever made, a glorious visual treat featuring tens of thousands of extras (real people, not digital effects) and sumptuous Panavision cinematography. But a true epic is about more than just widescreen photography, it concerns itself with noble subjects too, and the life story of Mahatma Gandhi is one of the noblest of all. Both the man and the film have profound things to say about the meaning of freedom and racial harmony, as well as how to achieve them. Ben Kingsley, in his first major screen role, bears the heavy responsibility of the central performance and carries it off magnificently; without his magnetic and utterly convincing portrayal the film would founder in the very first scene. Sir Richard Attenborough surrounds his main character with a cast of distinguished thespians (Trevor Howard, John Mills, John Gielgud and Martin Sheen, to name but four), none of whom do anything but provide the most sympathetic support. John Briley's literate screenplay achieves the almost impossible task of distilling the bewildering complexities of Anglo-Indian politics. Attenborough's treatment is openly reverential, but, given the saint-like character of his subject, it's hard to see how it could have been anything else. He doesn't flinch from the implication that the Mahatma was naïve to expect a unified India, for example, but instead lets Gandhi's actions speak for themselves. The outstanding achievement of this labour of love is that it tells the story of an avowed pacifist who never raised a hand in anger, of a man who never held high office, of a man who shied away from publicity, and turns it into three hours of utterly mesmerising cinema.On the DVD: The anamorphic (16:9) picture of the original 2.35:1 image has a certain softness to it that may reflect the age of the print, but somehow seems entirely in keeping with the subject . Sound is Dolby 5.1. The extras are fairly brief, but worthwhile: original newsreel footage of Gandhi includes an astonishingly patronising British news account of his visit to England; in a recent interview, Ben Kinglsey chats enthusiastically about the film and the difficulties he experienced bringing the character to life. The dull "making-of" feature is simply a montage of stills. --Mark Walker

• Criterion Collection: Stagecoach | Blu Ray | (25/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Gandhi | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £5.82   |  Saving you £10.17 (174.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Richard Attenborough's award-winning epic recounts the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi. In South Africa a young Indian lawyer is booted off a train for refusing to ride second-class. Upon his return to his native India and fed up with the unjust political system he joins the Indian Congress Party which encourages social change through passive resistance. When his ""subversive"" activities land him in jail masses of low-skilled workers strike to support his non-violent yet revolutionary position. Back in India Gandhi renounces the Western way of life and struggles to organize Indian labor against British colonialism. A strike costs many British soldiers their lives so the crown responds by slaughtering 1 500 Indians. Enraged the ascetic spiritual leader continues to preach pacifism until he has lead India out from under the tyranny of British imperialism.

• 90 Minutes In Heaven | DVD | (11/04/2016) from £11.48   |  Saving you £6.51 (56.71%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Don Piper (Hayden Christensen) died January 18, 1989 when a truck crushed his car. Declared dead by the first rescue workers to arrive on the scene, Don's body lay under a tarp for the next 90 minutes. When a pastor's prayers helped bring Don back to life, he became a living miracle! Yet this is one miracle Don wished never happened as his injuries resulted in excruciating pain and emotional turmoil. With the support and love of his beloved wife Eva (Kate Bosworth), their three children, and friends near and far, Don fights to regain a semblance of his previous life. Based on the true story, the Piper family's incredible journey of perseverance and overcoming the challenges of lifeand death will bring hope and encouragement to all who see it.

• Barney's Great Adventure - The Movie | DVD | (26/08/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-10.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Barney stars in his first movie which sees Mom and Dad leaving the children at home to be looked after by Grandpa and Grandma. A shooting star delivers a colourful egg and the children go off in search of it...

• Studio Classic: Classic War Movies | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Von Ryan's Express (1965): Colonel Joseph Ryan of the US Army Air Forces is shot down in Italy and taken to a prison camp populated by the Royal Army's 9th Fusiliers and run by sadistic commandant Battaglia. With the recent passing of their commanding colonel the 9th Fusiliers under Major Eric Fincham must now answer to the new senior officer of the prisoners Ryan. Also in the camp are several American prisoners who don't cotton to Major Fincham's stubborn passive resistance

• Shakespeare: As You Like It (Shakespeare: As You Like It Globe Theatre 2009) | DVD | (26/04/2010) from £15.25   |  Saving you £4.74 (31.08%)   |  RRP £19.99

  William Shakespeare's As You Like It: Globe Theatre 2009

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  The John Wayne Ultimate Collection

• Manuela | DVD | (02/03/2015) from £9.44   |  Saving you £2.31 (30.08%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Trevor Howard heads a strong cast as the jaded captain of a cargo ship who finds himself falling for a young stowaway (Elsa Martinelli) in this BAFTA-nominated drama an early feature from Guy Hamilton and one of four films on which the future Bond director collaborated with writer-producer Ivan Foxwell. Also known as Stowaway Girl, Manuela is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain and he's sick to death of carting goods back and forth across the world. Then he meets Manuela, a beautiful native girl smuggled on board by one of his crew, and comes to realise that she, too, is a lost soul. Gradually a love affair develops between them, and Prothero becomes dangerously blind to the responsibilities of his position...SPECIAL FEATURES:Alternate Ending Italian Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery

• Catholics | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Controversial for its time The Catholics stars Trevor Howard in a powerhouse performance as the Abbot in charge of a remote Irish monastery in Mork Eire. In defiance of an edict from Rome the Abbot and his monks elect to travel to the Irish mainland in order to celebrate the Mass in Latin. Refusing to bow down to Papal pressure and use English for their Mass the monks of Mork soon become celebrated amongst orthodox Catholics and Eire turns into a place of international pilgrimage. Alarmed by the Abbot's populist move Rome acts to quell the dissent when The Father General (Raf Vallone) sends his representative Father Kinsella (Martin Sheen) to force the Abbot to cease the Latin masses or be transferred to another position. When the two men argue against each other's religious beliefs and interpretations the Abbot discovers that it is not just the teachings of his church that he has come to question but the very basis of his own belief in God.

• Aspen Extreme | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £5.38   |  Saving you £9.61 (64.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In this heart-pounding action-adventure two buddies abandon their blue-collar world to become ski instructors in glamorous Aspen Colorado. There they discover the electrifying playground of the rich and famous - experiencing firsthand extreme skiing wealth and seduction. Surrounded by temptation and Aspen's alluring lifestyle their friendship faces the ultimate test as they struggle to keep sight of the things that really matter. Featuring some of the most incredible ski foota

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  Light Heavyweight Championship: Chuck Liddell vs Jeremy Horn Tim Sylvia vs Tra Telligman Randy Couture vs Mike Van Arsdale Diego Sanchez vs Brian Gassaway Frank Trigg vs Georges St. Pierre Matt Lindland vs Joe Doerkson Travis Lutter vs Trevor Prangley James Irvin vs Terry Martin

• Catholics | DVD | (19/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Father Kinsella is sent by the Pope to Ireland as an emissary with a mission to quell turmoil and unease caused by a group of maverick priests. He finds the priests are giving teachings that are contrary to the church's doctrines.

• Armchair Thriller Vol.7 - The Circe Complex | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  With memorable and unsettling opening credits and exceptional performances and direction Armchair Thriller became a massive hit for Thames Television in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With its trademark ghoulish razor-sharp cliff hangers and iconic theme tune (by Roxy Music's Andy Mackay) this haunting anthology series was an immediate success its eerie disturbing and downright scary tales regularly attracting over 15 million viewers. Each of its ten stories is a gripping exercise in compelling television showing ordinary people plunged into extraordinary situations. For many this series remains a high-watermark of dramatic television and its many frightening and spooky moments are remembered by viewers nearly thirty years after its original transmission. The Circe Complex: Tom Foreman has hidden ''400 000 worth of jewellery from a robbery and is now in prison but his wife Val has a plan for aiding his escape. In prison Tom's health begins to deteriorate and is finished off by his cell-mate Ollie Milton. But Ollie soon starts showing hints on insanity and he is driven mad trying to decipher the meaning behind Tom's last words on the whereabouts of the loot.

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