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• Portrait of Alison | DVD | (25/08/2014) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A transatlantic principal cast lends classic film noir appeal to this stylish cleverly plotted thriller adapted from a story (and earlier television serial) by Francis Durbridge one of Britain's most successful crime writers and creator of legendary sleuth Paul Temple. Jointly adapted by Ken Hughes and Oscar winner Guy Green Portrait of Alison is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Investigative journalist Lewis Forrester and his female passenger are killed when their car plunges over a cliff in Italy; Lewis leaves behind two brothers portraitist Tim and pilot Dave. Although the case is closed Inspector Colby of Scotland Yard does not believe Lewis's death was accidental. And as Tim is hired by the dead girl's father to paint her portrait from a photograph a chain of mysterious events is set in motion which for Colby appears to confirm that Tim himself is a murderer... SPECIAL FEATURES [] Original Theatrical Trailer (textless) [] US Titles [] Image Gallery [] Original Press Release PDF

• 2001 - A Space Odyssey | Blu Ray | (03/03/2008) from £9.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stanley Kubrick's dazzling, Academy Award-winning achievement is a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) first visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted space, perhaps even into immortality. Open the pod bay doors, HAL . Let an awesome journey unlike any other begin.

• 2001 A Space Odyssey | Blu Ray | (22/02/2021) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stanley Kubrick's dazzling, Academy Award winning achievement is a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a sunning meld of music and motion. Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) first visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind blowing jump cuts ever) into colonised space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Kier Dullea) into uncharted space, perhaps even immortality. Open the pod doors, HAL. Let an awesome journey unlike any other begin. Extras: Commentary by Kier Dullea and Gary Lockwood. Channel Four Documentary 2001: The Making of a Myth. 4 Insightful Featurettes: Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The legacy of 2001. Vission of a future passed: The Prophecy of 2001. 2001: A Space Odyssey- A look behind the future. What is out There? 2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork. Look: Stanley Kubrick! Audio-Only Bonus: 1966 Kubrick Interview Conducted by Jeremy Bernstein. Theatric Trailer.

• 2001: A Space Odyssey | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.95   |  Saving you £7.04 (101.29%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest.

• Stanley Kubrick: 5-film Collection | Blu Ray | (22/11/2021) from £62.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This 5-film collections contains the following feature films on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray: Spartacus (1960) Extended Version with 12 Additional Minutes Spartacus, the genre-defining epic from director Stanley Kubrick, is the legendary tale of a bold gladiator (Kirk Douglas) who led a triumphant Roman slave revolt. Restored from large format 35mm original film elements, this action-packed spectacle won four Academy Awards®, including Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction**. Featuring a cast of screen legends such as Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, John Gavin and Tony Curtis, this uncut and fully restored masterpiece is an inspirational true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom. Extended Version with 12 Additional Minutes 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Kubrick's dazzling, Academy Award®-winning  achievement is a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) first visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever) into colonised space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted space, perhaps even into immortality. Open the pod bay doors, HAL. Let an awesome journey unlike any other begin. A Clockwork Orange (1971) Stomping, whomping, stealing, singing, tap dancing, violating. Derby-topped hooligan Alex (Malcolm McDowell) has a good time at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen and back again forms the dynamic arc of Kubrick's future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess' novel. Controversial when first released, A Clockwork Orange won New York Film Critics Best Picture and Director awards and earned four Oscar® nominations, including Best Picture. Its power still entices, shocks and holds us in its grasp. The Shining (1980) Academy Award® winner¡ Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall star in Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's disturbing blockbuster horror novel. Writer Jack Torrance (Nicholson), a former alcoholic, accepts a job as the winter caretaker for a hotel high in the Rocky Mountains, isolating him, his wife (Duvall) and their psychic young son until spring. But when the first blizzard blocks the only road out, the hotel's stored energy from evil past deeds begins to drive Jack insane...and there may be no escape for his family in this haunting story of madness, memory, and violence. Full Metal Jacket (1987) Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio and R. Lee Ermey as a drill instructor from hell shine in this gripping chronicle of U.S. Marine recruits during the Vietnam War. Shifting from the raw brutality of basic training to the dehumanising effects of combat, Full Metal Jacket deftly combines nonstop action with scathing dark humour.

• The Six Million Dollar Man - Series 1 | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £36.19   |  Saving you £-1.20 (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  """"Steve Austin astronaut a man barely alive. Gentlemen we can rebuild him we have the technology. We have the capability to make the worlds first Bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. Faster."" The Six Million Dollar Man is a sci-fi television series about Steve Austin a biomechanical government agent investigating all-manner of conspiracies and crimes. Infused with robotic enhancements Steve can call upon su

• Offbeat | DVD | (25/01/2016) from £6.52   |  Saving you £4.73 (89.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Syndicate's William Sylvester heads the cast of this aptly titled early-Sixties suspense thriller featuring an MI5 man entrusted with a high-tension undercover assignment. Co-starring legendary Swedish siren Mai Zetterling and iconic character player John Meillon, Offbeat is a stylish, compelling drama made available here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Equipped with the name and background of a former crook, an MI5 agent on undercover assignment for Scotland Yard coolly carries out a bank robbery to establish his criminal bona fides. His mission is to infiltrate the world of the new breed of criminals whose skilfully planned robberies outwit the Yard a mission fraught with intrigue and danger!SPECIAL FEATURES Image gallery Original synopsis PDF

• Ring of Spies | DVD | (21/07/2014) from £7.85   |  Saving you £2.14 (27.26%)   |  RRP £9.99

  There have always been spies men and women who have pried for patriotism for religion for love... or for money. This intriguing drama is based on the true story of the Portland spy ring an unlikely Soviet operation active in southern England from the late 1950s until January 1961 when the core members were arrested. Directed by TV drama veteran Robert Tronson Ring of Spies stars Bernard Lee (best known as Ian Fleming s M ) William Sylvester Thorley Walters and BAFTA winners Margaret Tyzack and David Kossoff. It is presented here in a brand-new digital transfer. An antiquarian bookseller and his wife; a disgruntled hard-drinking naval clerk and the lonely secretary he recruits; a polished Soviet agent who assumes the identity of a dead Canadian citizen: the players in a familiar Cold War story of hidden cameras dead-letter drops and a long-range radio calling Moscow Central. A duel between Soviet intelligence and British counter-espionage and a trade in deadly secrets directed from a bungalow in suburban Ruislip hidden for years from unsuspecting neighbours and British spycatchers... SPECIAL FEATURES: [] Image Gallery [] Promotional material PDF

• The Syndicate | DVD | (22/06/2015) from £6.94   |  Saving you £3.05 (43.95%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Two vehicles lurch across the east African bush carrying an ill-assorted party of prospectors who have formed a syndicate to search for uranium deposits. As their four-week window for digging starts to close trouble soon starts amongst the group and there are some sinister 'accidents'... It is obvious that one of the party is trying to sabotage the expedition; but who? American-born actor William Sylvester (best known for his role in 2001: A Space Odyssey) features alongside June Ritchie and Plane Makers star Robert  Urquhart in this gripping 1960s thriller filmed on location in Kenya. The Syndicate is featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Special Feature: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery

• Albert R.N. | DVD | (29/11/2021) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• 2001: A Space Odyssey | Blu Ray | (07/12/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stanley Kubrick's dazzling, Academy Award® -winning* achievement is a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) first visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever) into colonised space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted space, perhaps even into immortality. Open the pod bay doors, HAL. Let an awesome journey unlike any other begin. SPECIAL FEATURES Commentary by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood Channel Four Documentary 2001: The Making of a Myth 4 Insightful Featurettes: Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 2001: A Space Odyssey A Look Behind the Future What Is Out There? 2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork Look: Stanley Kubrick! Audio-Only Bonus: 1966 Kubrick Interview Conducted by Jeremy Bernstein Theatrical Trailer

• 2001: A Space Odyssey | Blu Ray | (29/10/2018) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stanley Kubrick's dazzling, Academy Award®-winning achievement is a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) fi rst visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever) into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted space, perhaps even into immortality. Open the pod bay doors, HAL. Let an awesome journey unlike any other begin.

• Titans of Cult: 2001: A Space Odyssey Steelbook | Blu Ray | (31/08/2020) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stanley Kubrick's dazzling, Academy Award®-winning* achievement is a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) first visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever) into colonised space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted space, perhaps even into immortality. Open the pod bay doors, HAL. Let an awesome journey unlike any other begin. This Limited Edition Set Includes: 2001: A Space Odyssey in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray feature and bonus discs Limited Edition SteelBook Case Exclusive Enamel Pin Exclusive Embroidered Patch Special Features: Commentary by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood Channel Four Documentary200 1: The Making of a Myth4 Insightful Featurettes:Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 2001: A Space Odyssey A Look Behind the Future What Is Out There? 2001: FX and Early Conceptual ArtworkLook: Stanley Kubrick! Audio-Only Bonus:1966 Kubrick Interview Conducted by Jeremy Bernstein Theatrical Trailer

• The Yellow Balloon | DVD | (13/07/2015) from £9.49   |  Saving you £8.50 (89.57%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Frankie Palmer is a normal lovable boy who one day catches sight of a yellow balloon in a shop window. Procuring the money from his impoverished father Frankie sets on his way to buy the balloon but drops the sixpence which rolls down the drain. When he sees his friend Ronnie has purchased the balloon he playfully snatches it away and a wild chase follows up and down the rickety skeleton of a blitzed building. Their chase ends in a terrible accident witnessed by the unscrupulous Len Turner who takes advantage by blackmailing young Frankie convincing him he faces criminal charges. Too terrified to confide in his parents Frankie becomes a pawn for Turner coerced into a robbery that ends in murder. Features: Introduction by Film Historian Charles Barr Stills Gallery

• Dublin Nightmare | DVD | (03/03/2014) from £7.29   |  Saving you £5.70 (78.19%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Set in 1950’s Dublin Steve Lawlor (Richard Leech) returns to Ireland to aid the Republican cause by taking part in the armed robbery of a security van in the North. The robbery is a success but Lawlor who held the loot disappears. Canadian photographer John Kevin (William Sylvester) arrives in Dublin expecting to meet Lawlor but is informed by police that his friend died in a blazing car crash. The Republican gang believe Lawlor’s absent passenger in the car bookseller Danny O’Callaghan is the traitor and has made off with the stolen money. Lawlor’s Italian girlfriend doesn’t believe he died in the crash and when Kevin is attacked by a mysterious assailant in a white trenchcoat he becomes suspicious and begins investigating the circumstances of Lawlor’s death. But will he discover the real story behind his friends’ death and will the Movement take their revenge on a traitor?

• Doctor Who - The Five Doctors | DVD | (01/11/1999) from £6.22   |  Saving you £13.77 (221.38%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Yes, The Five Doctors is the one that gathers together Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee, Baker and Davison, dumps them on some moorland and lets some of the Doctor's greatest enemies take potshots at them. Except, of course, that William Hartnell had sadly passed on by the time this series was made in 1983 (although his replacement Richard Hurndall does an excellent job) and Tom Baker was only featured as a patched-in cameo, apparently prevented from joining in by a temporal thingummy. However, this kind of creakiness comes with the territory and is soon forgotten. The assorted incarnations of the Doctor (together with a scattering of assistants) are drawn together through time and space to battle Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti--those weird androids which keep jumping into the air and disappearing--and many other old foes. They realise that they're on their home planet of Gallifrey and must eventually deal with the legacy of Rassilon, founder of the Time Lords. It's all great fun, of course, and the excellent chapter points on this DVD compensate for the rather self-indulgent lack of editing. --Roger Thomas

• 2001: A Space Odyssey | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest.

• The House Of Blackmail | DVD | (05/10/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Six Men: A dramatic story tracing the activities of a gang of crooks whose long run of successful coups has the police in a panic. A Matter Of Murder: Melodrama of an embezzler implicated in his girlfriend’s murder. The House Of Black Mail: In a remote mansion Army Officer (William Sylvester) and Carol (Mary Germaine)

• Blind Corner | DVD | (18/08/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Paul Gregory (William Sylvester) is an accomplished composer despite his blindness and his beautiful wife Anne (Barbara Shelley) seems to be the perfect supporting wife. But unknown to Paul she is having a passionate affair with Ricky (Alexander Davion) a struggling artist. Keen to support her artist lover and give them more time to make love she persuades Paul to commission Ricky to paint her portrait. But Paul senses their affection for each other and threatens to cut Anne off without a penny. Desperate to keep both her lover and Paul's money Anne plots the perfect murder and asks Ricky to carry it out...

• 2001 : A Space Odyssey - Special Edition | DVD | (11/06/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A daring experiment in unconventional narrative inspired by Arthur C Clarke's short story "The Sentinel", 2001: A Space Odyssey is a visual tone poem (barely 40 minutes of dialogue in a 139-minute film) that charts a phenomenal history of human evolution. When Stanley Kubrick recruited Clarke to collaborate on "the proverbial intelligent science fiction film", it's a safe bet neither the maverick auteur nor the great science fiction writer knew they would virtually redefine the parameters of the cinema experience with the result. From the dawn-of-man discovery of crude but deadly tools in the film's opening sequence to the journey of the spaceship Discovery and metaphysical birth of the "star child" at film's end, Kubrick's vision is meticulous and precise. In keeping with the director's underlying theme of dehumanisation by technology, the notorious, seemingly omniscient, computer HAL 9000 has more warmth and personality than the human astronauts it is supposedly serving. (The director also leaves the meaning of the black, rectangular alien monoliths open for discussion.) This theme, in part, is what makes 2001 a film like no other, though dated now that its post-millennial space exploration has proven optimistic compared to reality. Still, the film is timelessly provocative in its pioneering exploration of inner and outer-space consciousness. With spectacular, painstakingly authentic special effects that have stood the test of time, Kubrick's film is nothing less than a cinematic milestone--puzzling, provocative and perfect. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com