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• The Indian Fighter | DVD | (14/03/2005) from £6.96   |  Saving you £6.03 (86.64%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Showing why he will forever rank among Hollywood's most virile leading men Kirk Douglas gallops fights and woos his way across the danger-filled prairie in this Western from director Andre DeToth. Douglas plays a frontier scout responsible for a wagon train of settlers headed for Oregon Territory. Though known as an Indian fighter he falls head over moccasins for a proud young Sioux girl. Thus sidetracked he's unaware of the bad blood caused by two gold hungry crooks who trade wh

• Kirikou And The Sorceress | DVD | (01/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on a traditional West African folk tale the film tells the story of the 10cm Kirikou a small boy who delivers himself from his mother's womb to emerge walking and talking. Kirkou undertakes a perilous journey in order to discover the secret of the evil sorceress who has cursed his village eating up the men folk and drying up the spring.

• Blue Lamp, The / The Nanny | DVD | (23/06/2003) from £14.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (6.67%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This is a double-feature of two British crime classics, The Blue Lamp (1949) and The Nanny (1965). The Blue Lamp is the film that introduced PC George Dixon, played by Jack Warner, later immortalised in the BBC's long-running Dixon of Dock Green (1955-76). Here Dixon's murder is the catalyst for an exciting London manhunt, shot largely on location in a fast-moving, starkly efficient style showing the influence of The Naked City (1948). The war-damaged East End and the car chases through almost vehicle-free streets offer a documentary-like vision of a London now long gone, and a young Dirk Bogarde makes a serious impact in an early starring role. In contrast, The Nanny has a superstar, the imported Hollywood legend Bette Davis, in the declining years of her career. Just one of three psychological thrillers Hammer produced in 1965 (the others were Frantic and Hysteria), the film capitalises on the popularity of Davis's Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) with a comparable mix of hateful insanity and paranoia. The screenplay skilfully juggles the audience's sympathies between a superb Davis and the dysfunctional family of which she becomes a part, developing a powerful sense of dread which shows such clichéd later fare as The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) how to do this sort of thing with real class. On the DVD: The Blue Lamp and The Nanny are presented in black and white with adequate mono sound. The Blue Lamp is in its original 4:3 ratio; The Nanny is cropped from its theatrical 1.85:1 to 4:3, though it's only in a few shots that it becomes obvious that information is missing at the sides of the screen. The print of The Blue Lamp is soft and grainy, while The Nanny is grainy with a considerable amount of flicker. There are no extras. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Vantage Point | Blu Ray | (04/08/2008) from £9.41   |  Saving you £15.58 (165.57%)   |  RRP £24.99

  When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide. With a "Rashomon" narrative style, the attempted assassination is told from five different perspectives.

• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | DVD | (05/10/2020) from £4.34   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald escapes from custody, Magizoologist Newt Scamander is called upon by Hogwarts professor Albus Dumbledore once again. Facing unforeseen dangers, Newt must find a way to stop Grindelwald, whose plan for pure-blood wizards to rule over non-magical beings threatens to divide the entire wizarding world.

• The Demonic Toys | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £9.97   |  Saving you £6.02 (37.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Demonic Toys

• Gypsy Woman | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £11.91   |  Saving you £-5.92 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Whilst attending the inquest surrounding the death of one his workers property developer Leon Hawthorne meets the deceased man's widow Natalie. Enchanted he sets about tracking her down...

• Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier (remastered) | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £5.98   |  Saving you £2.01 (33.61%)   |  RRP £7.99

  It's Stardate 8454.130 and a vacationing Captain Kirk faces two challenges: Climbing Yosemite's El Capitan and teaching campfire songs to Spock. But vacations are cut short when a renegade Vulcan hijacks the Enterprise and pilots it on a journey to uncover the universe's innermost secrets. The Star Trek stars are back for one of their most astonishing voyages ever with all the fun and excitement fans have come to love. So buckle up for a thrilling leap into the unknown that's as much a spiritual odyssey as a space adventure and it's all the richer for it says Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times.

• Prophet Of Evil | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £8.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-49.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The true story of Ervil LeBaron a fanatical cult leader who ordered the death of anyone who dared to challenge his beliefs. Investigator Dan Fields is determined to bring this figure of pure evil to justice even with a price on his own head...

• A Soldier's Story | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £5.77   |  Saving you £0.22 (3.81%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Charles Fuller adapted his Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play for the big screen in 1984. The film version, A Soldier's Story is essentially a murder mystery, played out against a background of inter and intra-racial conflict at a Second World War training camp. To the consternation of his white opposite number at the camp, a black captain (Howard W Rollins) arrives to investigate the death of a black sergeant (Adolph Caesar). Suspicion immediately falls on a pair of bigoted white officers but as the tale unfolds in a series of flashbacks, it soon becomes clear that a different kind of prejudice is also at work. Assisted by some excellent performances, director Norman Jewison opens the story out from its stage roots. There's a wonderful baseball scene (filmed on location at Little Rock) in which the double standards of Dennis Lipscomb's fidgety white captain are exposed with neat irony; he'll cheer his successful black team all the way home in the name of sport. His gradual, forced liberalisation provides the film with an important comic element. A Soldier's Story wears its heart on its sleeve without being superficial in any way. It's a compelling tale, well told and often highly entertaining, in which nobody gets off lightly, least of all the good guy. On the DVD: The widescreen presentation helps give an epic feel to what could, in other hands, have been a claustrophobic production. The picture quality is fine. But the monaural sound track is often rather muffled, leaving you straining to catch some of the dialogue. This is also a shame because the blues music--an inspired job by Herbie Hancock, assisted by Patti Labelle singing her lungs out as bar owner Big Mary--is an important element of the film's underlying theme and deserves to be better heard. The extras are valuable. Norman Jewison's commentary is detailed and sensitive. As he says, the film deals with "ideas in racism never seen on screen before", and he acknowledges the strength of his actors in getting those ideas across. "March to Freedom" is an excellent short documentary which features the moving testimonies of black servicemen on the insufferable prejudices they encountered while attempting to defend their country during the Second World War; A Soldier's Story is thus put sharply into context. --Piers Ford

• Christine | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £25.00   |  Saving you £-12.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Hell hath no Fury...like Christine. She was born in Detroit on an automobile assembly line. But she is no ordinary automobile. Deep within her chassis lives an unholy presence. She is Christine a red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury whose unique standard equipment includes an evil indestructible vengeance that will destroy anyone in her way. She seduces 17-year old Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) who becomes consumed with passion for her sleek rounded chrome-laden body. She demands

• Planet 51 | Blu Ray | (29/03/2010) from £10.75   |  Saving you £14.24 (132.47%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The inhabitants of Planet 51 live in fear of alien invasion and their paranoia is realized when an astronaut arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, he has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship to try and return home.

• Black Beauty - Series 1 - Complete | DVD | (03/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The Adventures Of Black Beauty: Series 1 (4 Discs)

• Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's | DVD | (10/02/2014) from £6.23   |  Saving you £9.76 (156.66%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A glitzy glamorous insightful and truly breathtaking behind-the-scenes look at the world's most legendary department store. Featuring frank revealing and frequently outrageous interviews with Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen Nicole Richie Joan Rivers Karl Lagerfeld Giorgio Armani Tom Ford Marc Jacobs Candice Bergen Vera Wang Michael Kors and many others.

• Gotta Catch Santa | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £4.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (100.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Holiday magic and a supersonic sleigh are all wrapped up in this CGI-animated family adventure starring William Shatner as the voice of Santa!Trevor is a true believer in the holiday spirit, so his sceptical best friend, Veronica, challenges him to show the world actual proof that Santa is real! Trevor and his friends embark on the adventure of a lifetime to catch Santa in action and reveal the true magic of Christmas. But they've got to find Santa before LeFreeze - a dim-witted monster who's carrying a serious 100-year-old grudge - and his snowman minions put Christmas on ice forever!Join the race to save Christmas in Gotta Catch Santa, the jolly, modern-day holiday classic destined to become a family tradition!

• House 4 | Blu Ray | (11/12/2017) from £16.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  STEP INSIDE, YOU'RE FRIGHTFULLY WELCOME! Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the House the makers of Friday the 13th return with one last terrifying entry in the hit horror franchise! In House IV: The Repossession, a mother and her daughter, still reeling from a car crash which claimed the life of husband Roger, move into the old family homestead to start a new life. Unfortunately for them, not only is the house in the sights of local mobsters, but it's also plagued by a host of hair-raising supernatural phenomena including ghostly visions and showers that run with blood! Featuring scenes to sicken and stupefy in equal measure (the appearance of a ghoulish singing pizza is a particular standout), this fourth and final entry in the House franchise might just be the barmiest of them all! SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: ¢ Brand new 2K restoration from original film elements ¢ High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation ¢ Original Stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1 Audio Options ¢ Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ¢ Audio commentary with director Lewis Abernathy ¢ Home Deadly Home: The Making of House IV brand new documentary featuring interviews with director Lewis Abernathy, producer Sean S. Cunningham, stars Terri Treas, and William Katt actor/stunt coordinator Kane Hodder and composer Harry Manfredini ¢ Theatrical Trailer ¢ Still Gallery ¢ Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Justin Osbourn

• Freefall - Flight 174 | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £4.97   |  Saving you £1.02 (20.52%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Flight 174 is both the story of a hero in the making and a gripping disaster movie telling the up-close moment-by-moment suspense of a plane's harrowing freefall to almost certain disaster. This nail-biting thriller which is based on the book by one of the authors of Midnight Express boasts a fine cast including William Devane Shelley Hack Scott Hylands and Winston Rekert.

• Proteus | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £12.51   |  Saving you £-9.52 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  A conventional but spirited monster-at-loose quickie, Proteus stars British hulk Craig Fairbrass (Beyond Bedlam) as an undercover cop marooned with a gang of panicky drug dealers (played by Americans no one has heard from since 1995) on an oilrig-cum-unethical-genetics research station where a shape-shifting creature is on the prowl, mostly impersonating human beings but occasionally appearing as a giant shark-person. The Thing-like creature absorbs personality traits from the victims it absorbs, so--in a gag reminiscent of the cancerous liver gambit from Forbidden World (1983)--it is finally defeated because it becomes a heroin addict. There is a neat joke about the way the towering hero is constantly beaten up by people far shorter than he is, and Fairbrass's fed-up mockney patter sometimes wrings a few laughs from lines like "f***ing typical--you can never find a mutated monster when you want one!" The sick humour and weird science that were the strengths of the original novel (Slimer, written by screenwriter John Brosnan and Leroy Kettle under the significantly initialled pseudonym Harry Adam Knight) is hammered out in favour of rubbery goop effects and familiar running-around waterlogged corridors being pursued by a red-filtered subjective camera. Doug ("Pinhead") Bradley shows up in old-age make-up as the evil industrialist behind the monster-making programme in the last reel, and effects man director Bob Keen stages an especially gross death scene for the villain as he chokes on a huge scaly tentacle in what looks like an outtake from a gay porn film. On the DVD: An extras-free package, full-screen transfer, and a lot of strange colour distortions that make some dark scenes look like photographic negatives. --Kim Newman

• Mission To Lars | DVD | (08/04/2013) from £10.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Critically acclaimed, Mission to Lars, is the story of two siblings’ (Kate and William Spicer) attempt to fulfil their Brother Tom’s dream of meeting rock God Lars Ulrich of Metallica. Tom Spicer has Fragile X Syndrome, a form of autism, and has a dream to meet his hero which his siblings promise to make happen, with hopes of good times and bonding on the road trip across America. But Tom’s disabilities, a dysfunctional family, and heavy metal’s labyrinthine backstage world thwart the mission at every turn.

• The Jane Austen Collection | Blu Ray | (11/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The Jane Austen Collection