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• It Came From Beneath The Sea | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £24.51   |  Saving you £-11.52 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It Came from Beneath the Sea appeared two years after Ray Harryhausen unleashed The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms upon New York City. This time the master special-effects creator turned loose a giant (albeit six-armed) octopus on San Francisco, and the result is another enjoyable atom-age adventure that should please fans of vintage science fiction. Kenneth Tobey, who battled The Thing (From Another World) in 1951, stars as a Navy captain pursuing a monstrous octopoid (sextapoid?) after it attacks his atomic sub. After it wreaks havoc with shipping lanes, he tracks the creature to San Francisco for a final showdown. Scripting by George Worthing Yates (Them) and Hal Smith and direction by Robert Gordon are perfunctory at best, which gives the always-reliable Tobey and costar Faith Domergue little to do, but this is Harryhausen's show, and his monster, though the budget was restrained, is still impressive. Younger audiences weaned on digital FX may find this creaky, but nostalgic viewers will enjoy its simple thrills. --Paul Gaita

• 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 £6.73   |  Saving you £-0.74 (N/A%)   |  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

• The Lost Medallion | DVD | (11/08/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Billy Unger and Sammi Hanratty star in this fantasy adventure from writer and director Bill Muir. As Billy Stone (Unger) prepares to take over the family business of searching for a lost medallion, he and his friend Allie (Hanratty) manage to transport themselves back 200 years to a time when all there was to do was jump off waterfalls, explore caves and avoid animal traps. As they search for a way back home, Billy must try to find the key to utilising the medallion's true powers.

• 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

• How To Marry A Millionaire | DVD | (22/05/2006) from £6.29   |  Saving you £6.70 (106.52%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Three screen goddesses - Betty Grable Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe - star as golddigging models blessed with fabulous looks but limited brain power. The three blondes pool their resources and conspire to nab millionaire husbands renting an expensive penthouse to lure in their likely prey. But with Rory Calhoun Cameron Mitchell David Wayne Fred Clark Alex D'Arcy and William Powell playing the desired millionaires the ladies are pushed to the end of their wits as they try t

• Planet 51 | Blu Ray | (29/03/2010) from £8.75   |  Saving you £16.24 (185.60%)   |  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)

• All The Devil's Men | DVD | (07/01/2019) from £2.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jack Collins (Milo Gibson), a former Navy SEAL turned bounty hunter, tracks down terrorists in missions so hazardous that the CIA outsources them to private companies. But a life spent surviving fraught situations has left its mark on Collins, leading his CIA handler Leigh (Sylvia Hoeks) to offer him one last chance to keep fighting. Deployed as part of a hardened three-man team (William Fichtner, Gbenga Akinnagbe) to hunt down a rogue operative in London, Collins finds himself locked in relentless urban tactical combat, fighting a superior force alongside his own personal demons. Includes subtitles for the Hard Of Hearing

• Children of the Corn 666: Isaa | DVD | (16/05/2011) from £8.88   |  Saving you £14.10 (239.39%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Isaac's Return is the sixth and newest bone-chilling chapter in the thrilling 'Children Of The Corn' series! On a trip to find her birth mother Hannah Martin picks up a dark stranger who kicks off a mysterious chain of events. Little does Hannah know that her journey may help fulfill a sinister prophecy made 19 years earlier by Isaac the cult's original evil leader! It's a hair-raising movie event you don't want to miss as Isaac makes his terrifying return and the frightening children of the corn achieve their ultimate destiny!

• Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's | DVD | (10/02/2014) from £6.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (56.30%)   |  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.

• The Spoilers (John Wayne) | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £5.34   |  Saving you £4.65 (87.08%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In Nome Alaska miner Roy Glennister and his partner Dextry financed by saloon entertainer Cherry Malotte fight to save their gold claim from crooked commissioner Alexander McNamara.

• Gotta Catch Santa | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £2.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (70.10%)   |  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 £8.99   |  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 £8.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  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 £17.82   |  Saving you £-14.83 (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 £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (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

• Hoodlum | DVD | (19/03/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Hoodlum, Bill Duke's interesting but flawed blaxploitation take on the classic gangster movie, usefully redresses a balance. It is all too easy to see the criminal underworld of the 1920s as an all-white affair, in which Harlem is an exotic locale where occasionally white gangsters patronise the black performers of the Cotton Club, from which black audiences were specifically barred. Yet one of the principal sources of illegal revenue was the numbers racket in Harlem--gambling on stock market closing figures--revenue on which the likes of Dutch Schultz and Lucky Luciano were keen to lay their hands. Lawrence Fishburne is an impressive "Bumpy" Johnson, the street enforcer turned strategist for the matriarchal Queen (Cicely Tyson), gradually learning a ruthlessness that forfeits him the love of a good woman, Francine (Vanessa Williams). Tim Roth as Schultz and Andy Garcia as Luciano are essentially melodramatic turns--the foul-mouthed punk and the reptilian smoothy--and both turn in enjoyably full-blooded unsubtle performances. --Roz Kaveney

• Star Trek 50th Anniversary Box | Blu Ray | (05/09/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £184.99

  Celebrate 50 years of the original ˜five-year mission' that changed the world with the biggest, most comprehensive Star Trek collection ever released - encompassing every episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series on Blu-ray for the first time exclusively in this set prior to release, and all six movies featuring the original Enterprise crew. Spanning across 30 Blu-ray discs, boldly go deeper with a brand new, multi-part documentary chronicling Star Trek's 50-year journey, as well as over 20 hours of additional bonus content! The final frontier awaits... This 30 Disc Blu-ray Collection contains: STAR TREK The Original Series STAR TREK The Animated Series STAR TREK The Motion Picture STAR TREK II The Wrath of Khan Director's Cut STAR TREK III The Search for Spock STAR TREK IV The Voyage Home STAR TREK VI: The Undiscovered Country Collectible Art Illustrated by Juan Ortiz for Movies 1-6 Collectible 50th Anniversary Starfleet Insignia Badge Bonus Content: STAR TREK: The Journey to the Silver Screen - New 50th Anniversary Multi-Part Documentary The New Frontier: Resurrecting Star Trek Maiden Voyage: Making Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan The Dream is Alive: The Continuing Mission End of an Era: Charting the Undiscovered Country