"Actor: William Boyd"

• Mr Holland's Opus | DVD | (20/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Acclaimed star Richard Dreyfuss gives the performance of a lifetime in this uplifting hit cheered by audiences everywhere! Glenn Holland is a passionate musician who dreams of composing one truly memorable piece of music. But reality intrudes when he reluctantly accepts a ""day job"" as a high school music teacher to support his family. In time however Mr. Holland realizes that his real passion is teaching and his legacy is the generations of young people he inspires. You're sure to

• You'll Never Get Rich | DVD | (03/11/2003) from £10.00   |  Saving you £2.99 (29.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  After his wife discovers a telltale diamond bracelet impresario Martin Cortland tries to show he's not chasing after showgirl Sheila Winthrop. Choreographer Robert Curtis gets caught in the middle of the boss's scheme. Army conscription offers Robert the perfect escape from his troubles - or does it?

• Case Sensitive - Point of Rescue | DVD | (16/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When Geraldine Bretherick and her 5-year-old daughter Lucy are found dead in the bathroom of their luxury home, the case divides new DS Charlie Zailer and her DCSimon Waterhouse. Is it a murder-suicide or something even more sinister, and how watertight is the alibi of the apparently distraught husband Mark? Meanwhile, when Sally Thorne, a young working mother with a husband and twosmall children hears of the deaths, she is deeply shocked. Months before she’d met a man called Mark Bretherick at a hotel and they had a brief but passionate affair.Now, against the advice of her best friend, Esther, Sally feels the need to getin touch with Mark again to offer her sympathy. Based on the bestselling novel Point of Rescue by Sophie Hannah, this psychological thriller explores the darker side of motherhood, identity and love.

• The General's Daughter | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £5.50   |  Saving you £10.49 (190.73%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When John Travolta first opens his mouth during the opening credits of The General's Daughter and speaks in a terrible Southern cracker drawl, one briefly hopes the movie will turn out to be just as hilariously bad. Unfortunately, the accent is soon revealed to be part of a disguise, and the movie is just as quickly unveiled as a clumsy, run-of-the-mill potboiler, too mediocre to be truly hysterical fun. A female officer is discovered strangled and tied to the ground; she's the title character, and because of the general's political ambitions, the mystery of who did it and why has to be wrapped up in 36 hours by Travolta and fellow CID officer Madeleine Stowe (Last of the Mohicans, 12 Monkeys). Sexual violence and lurid S&M have been thrown in to shore up the incomprehensible plot, but that only adds to the queasy atmosphere. The supporting actors--an impressive collection including James Woods (Salvador), Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People), and James Cromwell (Babe, L.A. Confidential)--don't embarrass themselves, but even they can't make sense of their blustering, macho dialogue. It's amazing that, screenwriter William Goldman (who wrote such great and genuinely thrilling films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Marathon Man, All the President's Men and Misery) left his name attached to this script; there's no sign of his usual skill and intelligence. Madeleine Stowe, a graceful presence in any film, is equally wasted. It was directed with a lot of empty flash by Simon West (Con Air). --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

• 3 Leading Ladies Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 3 - Bigamist / Hell's House / High Voltage | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The Bigamist: A salesman marries a wealthy woman from a blue-blooded L.A. family (Fontaine) and a street-smart waitress in a San Francisco Chinese restaurant. Driven to this agonizing extreme more by his big heart than lust the bigamist strains to keep his double life a secret from the women he truly loves. Hell's House: A naive child takes the rap for a bootlegger and is sent to an appalling reformatory. High Voltage: A bus full of passengers gets stranded in

• Orrible | DVD | (20/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The idea behind 'Orrible is easy to appreciate, even if the programme itself often wasn't. Take Johnny Vaughan--a supremely talented and likable broadcaster, one of very few ubiquitous television presences whose appearance does not drive the intelligent viewer to grim fantasies of revenge involving a baseball bat and a dark ally--and cast him as the lead in a sitcom. It was, at best, a partial success. The problem with 'Orrible is that Vaughan's forte is improvisation and association, not adhering to a script, not even one he cowrote. His character, a dimwitted, shell-suited West London minicab driver with Walter Mitty-ish fantasies of being an underworld player, has possibilities. But the potential is never fully realised, partly due to surprisingly leaden lines, but mostly due to Vaughan's limitations as an actor: he never quite manages to project anything other than a less-funny version of the screen persona audiences know and like. On the DVD: 'Orrible on disc has an episode selector, and a scene selector for each episode. Subtitles are available in English. There is also the option of listening to a running commentary by writers Ed Allen and Johnny Vaughan which, as it is isn't scripted, occasionally offers glimpses of the unrestrained, free-flowing Johnny Vaughan familiar from his other television work--as such, it's far funnier than anything in the actual programme. --Andrew Mueller

• High Heels And Low Lifes | DVD | (13/05/2002) from £4.96   |  Saving you £11.03 (222.38%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack star in this London action comedy as friends, a nurse and a teacher, who overhear a conversation on a mobile phone about a robbery and decide to try and con the money from the thieves.

• Biggles - Adventures in Time | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £18.99   |  Saving you £-13.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Young advertising executive Jim Ferguson suddenly finds himself tossed back and forward in time between present-day New York and the battlefields of World War I. In London he learns that he is the time twin of flying ace Captain James Bigglesworth - `Biggles' to his friends. Unpredictably flung back and forward between eras he comes to the aid of Biggles and his friends as they try to combat a deadly new German sonic weapon...

• Sophia Loren | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  A bumper box set of classic films featuring the voluptuous sex-siren Sophia Loren! Pride And The Passion (Dir. Stanley Kramer 1957): Napoleonic forces are sweeping across Europe and Spain is on the brink of falling to the mighty invasion. Standing alone against the onslaught is one brave fighter and his ragtag band of guerillas. Seizing a gigantic cannon Spanish fighter Miguel (Sinatra) plans to attack Napoleon's army by battering the walls of French-occupied Avila. But because he's untrained in complex weaponry he must rely on the expertise of Captain Trumbell (Grant) a British naval officer. Allies on the battlefield Trumbell and Miguel soon find themselves in a bitter struggle over Miguel's mistress (Loren) a sultry beauty drawn to the captain's refined ways even as they race toward the most harrowing battle of their lives... El Cid (Dir. Anthony Mann 1961): El Cid is an epic movie masterpiece a tribute to one of history's greatest legends. This dazzling spectacle with a cast of thousands fills the screen with action and romance - from knights in armour jousting on horseback to massive battles on sea and land where columns of warriors stretch across the horizon. At the centre of this powerful motion picture is Charlton Heston in the role he was born to play... the immortal El Cid. Heston is the Spanish warrior battling to drive the Moors from Spain with the vision to be just and the courage to be merciful whose love and devotion to the radiant Chimene (Sophia Loren) knows no bounds... Anthony Mann's epic was nominated for three Oscars but surprisingly returned home empty-handed. The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Dir. Anthony Mann 1964): This classic film re-enacts the spectacular collapse of perhaps the greatest dominion the world has ever known. Pestilence greed and corruption bring a once-proud empire to its knees. Now restored with stunning scenes and a cast of thousands - in battles gladiatorial and otherwise; martyrs burning at the stake; chariot races in the midst of which is the romance between two people.... White Sister (Dir. Alberto Lattuada 1972): The Key (Dir. Carol Reed 1958): In wartime England circa 1941 poorly-armed tugs are sent into U-Boat Alley to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to captain one of these tugs. He's given a key by a fellow tugboat-man -- a key to an apartment and its pretty female resident. Should something happen to the friend Ross can use the key. Countess From Hong Kong (Dir. Charlie Chaplin 1966): Charlie Chaplin's final film is a delightful romantic comedy filled with the clever touches for which he's famous. Written directed and composed by Chaplin it revolves around Russian ''migr'' countess Natascha (Sophia Loren) forced into prostitution in Hong Kong who stows away in wealthy American Ogden's (Marlon Brando's) stateroom to blackmail her way to the States. Since Ogden has a mind of his own and can even resist Natascha's charms what follows is one of the funniest tugs of war ever devised! A wealth of talent supports these stars. There's Chaplin's son Sydney as Brando's cruise companion Tippi Hedren as his icy wife Patrick Cargill as the ultimate gentleman's gentleman and Margaret Rutherford as a dotty old dame. Chaplin himself tops it off with a cameo as the ship's steward! The gags are pure Charlie and his actors make the most of them sailing in and out of slamming doors and outrageous situations with ease!

• 3 Classic Westerns Of The SIlver Screen - Vol. 2 - The Painted Desert / Hell Town / Texas Terror | DVD | (10/01/2005) from £4.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The Painted Desert: Filmed at the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona The Painted Desert follows the lives of two feuding cowboys J. Farrell MacDonald and William Farnum who clash over who will raise an orphaned boy they find at a deserted waterhole. Farnum takes the boy whom he names Bill but several years later the feud continues this time over water their adjacent ranches share. Tension escalates until the grown Bill played by William Boyd must choose between h

• Sophia Loren | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  A bumper box set of classic films featuring the voluptuous sex-siren Sophia Loren! Pride And The Passion (Dir. Stanley Kramer 1957): Napoleonic forces are sweeping across Europe and Spain is on the brink of falling to the mighty invasion. Standing alone against the onslaught is one brave fighter and his ragtag band of guerillas. Seizing a gigantic cannon Spanish fighter Miguel (Sinatra) plans to attack Napoleon's army by battering the walls of French-occupied Avila. But because he's untrained in complex weaponry he must rely on the expertise of Captain Trumbell (Grant) a British naval officer. Allies on the battlefield Trumbell and Miguel soon find themselves in a bitter struggle over Miguel's mistress (Loren) a sultry beauty drawn to the captain's refined ways even as they race toward the most harrowing battle of their lives... El Cid (Dir. Anthony Mann 1961): El Cid is an epic movie masterpiece a tribute to one of history's greatest legends. This dazzling spectacle with a cast of thousands fills the screen with action and romance - from knights in armour jousting on horseback to massive battles on sea and land where columns of warriors stretch across the horizon. At the centre of this powerful motion picture is Charlton Heston in the role he was born to play... the immortal El Cid. Heston is the Spanish warrior battling to drive the Moors from Spain with the vision to be just and the courage to be merciful whose love and devotion to the radiant Chimene (Sophia Loren) knows no bounds... Anthony Mann's epic was nominated for three Oscar's but surprisingly returned home empty-handed. The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Dir. Anthony Mann 1964): This classic film re-enacts the spectacular collapse of perhaps the greatest dominion the world has ever known. Pestilence greed and corruption bring a once-proud empire to its knees. Now restored with stunning scenes and a cast of thousands - in battles gladiatorial and otherwise; martyrs burning at the stake; chariot races in the midst of which is the romance between two people.... White Sister (Dir. Alberto Lattuada 1972) The Key (Dir. Carol Reed 1958): In wartime England circa 1941 poorly-armed tugs are sent into U-Boat Alley to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to captain one of these tugs. He's given a key by a fellow tugboat-man -- a key to an apartment and its pretty female resident. Should something happen to the friend Ross can use the key. Countess From Hong Kong (Dir. Charlie Chaplin 1966): Charlie Chaplin's final film is a delightful romantic comedy filled with the clever touches for which he's famous. Written directed and composed by Chaplin it revolves around Russian ''migr'' countess Natascha (Sophia Loren) forced into prostitution in Hong Kong who stows away in wealthy American Ogden's (Marlon Brando's) stateroom to blackmail her way to the States. Since Ogden has a mind of his own and can even resist Natascha's charms what follows is one of the funniest tugs of war ever devised! A wealth of talent supports these stars. There's Chaplin's son Sydney as Brando's cruise companion Tippi Hedren as his icy wife Patrick Cargill as the ultimate gentleman's gentleman and Margaret Rutherford as a dotty old dame. Chaplin himself tops it off with a cameo as the ship's steward! The gags are pure Charlie and his actors make the most of them sailing in and out of slamming doors and outrageous situations with ease!

• Rocketman | DVD | (15/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Blast off for this outrageously funny space travel in this comedy that spins wildly out of control all the way to Mars! Though he's a whiz with computers accident-prone astro-nut Fred Randall is the last guy on Earth you'd want on the first manned mission to Mars. But as bad luck and poor timing would have it that's exactly what happens and Fred undergoes rigorous if not hilarious training at NASA. After that Fred blasts off with the rest of the space shuttle crew a cocky no-

• 3 Classic Sherlock Holmes Films Of The Silver Screen - Sherlock Holmes And The Secret Weapon / Terror By Night | DVD | (06/06/2006) from £4.03   |  Saving you £0.96 (23.82%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The Secret Weapon: The inventor of a secret weapon and its prototype are abducted leaving the wartime Allies in dire need of assistance. Sherlock Holmes is called and begins to do battle with Professor Moriarty who will later become his arch-enemy... Terror By Night: A precious jewel 'The Star Of Rhodesia' is stolen from a train. The master detective is forced to use all his powers of deduction with the help of his trusty aid Dr. Watson in this fast paced thriller.

• Puppet Master | DVD | (13/11/2000) from £10.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Five psychics hear rumours that the secret of life has been discovered by Andre Toulon a puppeteer and decide to investigate. What they find are five mutated puppets which have been specially designed to kill...

• Spoils of War - Series Three | DVD | (05/07/2010) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Originally broadcast on ITV in 1980 The Spoils of War follows the fortunes of two north country families the Haywards and the Warringtons in post war Britain starring Alan Hunter (Dangerfield) James Bate (Auf Wiedersehen Pet) Ian Hastings (Prime Suspect) Malcolm Tierney (Dalziel and Pascoe) and Madeleine Newton (When the Boat Comes In).

• The Adventures Of Black Beauty - The Best Of Series Two | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £10.78   |  Saving you £4.21 (39.05%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A Member of the Family (Parts 1 & 2): Black Beauty and Jenny find themselves in the middle of a foxhunt. Ned joins the Gordon household and is immediately under suspicion of theft. The Medicine Man: A quack doctor moves into the village selling his own medicine for sixpence a bottle claiming it cures all ills. Out of the Night: Eerie happenings in Monkswood when Jenny and Ned claim to have seen a ghost. The Escape: Dr Gordon doesn't believe Kevin and Albert when they tell him that Cicely Eddington is being held prisoner in Granley Hall by her aunt and uncle. Game of Chance: Dr Gordon and Amy visit London for the day leaving Jenny to look after things. Albert gallops off to Maybury fair and loses not only his money but Beauty as well.

• Lumberjack | DVD | (19/05/2007) from £5.04   |  Saving you £0.95 (18.85%)   |  RRP £5.99

  William Boyd stars as the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy is this all-action western adventure. Julie Jordan’s husband is murdered leaving her as the only heir to a large timber forest which is worth a fortune. With so much money involved it’s not long before it draws unwanted attention from some unscrupulous business men who are determined to get hold of the property.

• Puppet Master - The Legacy | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The history of horror began when Andre Toulon a benign toymaker became the master of a group of killer puppets. It's a tale of sorcery death resurrection and deadly revenge as told by Eric Weiss a young boy who was once protected from Hitler's SS by Toulon. Weiss now a grown man has spent his life trying to perfect Toulon's secret of giving life to the inanimate. In comes Maclain a rogue agent who wants to peddle the secret on the open market. Maclain breaks into Weiss' lab

• Painted Desert, The / Clark Gable On Film | DVD | (01/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The Painted Desert: Filmed at the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona The Painted Desert follows the lives of two feuding cowboys J. Farrell MacDonald and William Farnum who clash over who will raise an orphaned boy they find at a deserted waterhole. Farnum takes the boy whom he names Bill but several years later the feud continues this time over water their adjacent ranches share. Tension escalates until the grown Bill played by William Boyd must choose between h

• The Lost City | DVD | (19/09/2011) from £9.70   |  Saving you £-3.71 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  An evil scientist has invented a machine that can cause earthquakes, which he is unleashing as part of his plan for world domination. Electrical engineer Bruce Gordon is sent to Africa, the likely source of the disturbances, to investigate the phenomenon.