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• Simone | DVD | (21/07/2003) from £8.50   |  Saving you £11.49 (135.18%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A showbiz satire with a science fiction feel, Simone is also a post-modern stab at the Frankenstein story. When a temperamental A-list star (Winona Ryder, in a canny cameo) walks off the set of his new movie because her contractually stipulated "longest trailer on the lot" isn't also the tallest, struggling director Viktor Taransky (Al Pacino) seems to be about to lose it all--wife and career. Enter a dying mad scientist who gives Viktor a computer program that can digitally create a perfect simulacrum of a human being. He uses it to create "S1m0ne" (Simulation One), an amalgamation from a huge databank of previous stars. According to the credits Simone is played by "herself" but this is actually a slightly digitised performance from model and newcomer Rachel Roberts. When Simone becomes a superstar, Viktor has to work hard to keep up the fiction of her existence. Gradually he comes to resent his creation's independent fame. Andrew Niccol, writer-director of Gattaca and writer of The Truman Show, is a rare film-maker who sees science fiction in terms of genuine extrapolation of the way technology could affect society. He is also blessed with a wicked satiric streak. With a surprisingly good farcical performance from Pacino and a distinctive, under-populated widescreen look, this is a good comedy with more than half a brain--which makes it a rare species in Hollywood today. --Kim Newman

• Mildred Pierce (HBO) | Blu Ray | (28/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  She gave her daughter everything. But everything was not enough. HBO's new miniseries Mildred Pierce brings to life the memorable characters introduced in James M. Cain's classic 1941 novel of pride and privilege in the middle class. Starring Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet and co-written and directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes this five-part drama is an intimate portrait of a uniquely independent woman who finds herself newly divorced during the Depression years as she struggles to carve out a new life for herself and her family. The story explores Mildred's unreasonable devotion to her insatiable daughter Veda (Evan Rachel Wood) as well as the complex relationship she shares with the indolent men in her life including her polo-playing lover Monty Beragon (Guy Pearce) and ex-husband Bert Pierce (Brian F. O'Byrne).

• The Last Waltz | Blu Ray | (12/11/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eureka Entertainment to release THE LAST WALTZ, Martin Scorsese's legendary rock documentary featuring some of the world's greatest musicians, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK as a part of The Masters of Cinemas Series from 12 November 2018, presented with a Limited Edition Hardbound Case and a 100-page perfect bound collector's book [3000 copies only]. Perhaps the greatest rock documentary ever made, Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz captures what was advertised as legendary rock group The Band's final farewell concert appearance. Joined on stage by more than a dozen special guests, including Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Muddy Waters and Joni Mitchell, The Last Waltz started as a concert, but it became a celebration. Interspersed with candid discussions between director Scorsese and members of The Band, The Last Waltz has been called the greatest rock concert movie ever made - and maybe the best rock movie, period, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this iconic documentary on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. And remember, This film should be played loud! Features: Limited Edition Hardbound Case 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray PCM 5.1 Audio Optional English SDH subtitles Audio Commentary by director Martin Scorsese and Musician Robbie Robertson Audio Commentary by The Band members Levon Helm and Garth Hudson, journalists Jay Cocks and Greil Marcus, creative consultant Mardik Martin, producers Jonathan Taplin and Steven Prince, Cameraman Michael Chapman, Music Producer John Simon, Irwin Winkler and performers Mavis Staples, Dr. John and Ronnie Hawkins (includes optional subtitles identifying who is talking) Revisiting The Last Waltz [22 mins] Archival Outtakes Stills gallery PLUS: A 100-PAGE perfect bound collector's book including writing on the film by Adam Batty, Greil Marcus and Robbie Robertson; an abundance of extremely rare archival imagery; extensive notes, storyboards and sketches from the film's production [Limited Edition Exclusive]

• Canterbury Tales | DVD | (23/05/2005) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Earning a nomination at the Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film in 1998 this collection of nine animated tales is cleverly and faithfully adapted from one of the most audacious and astonishing works in English literature. Via cel animation clay animation and impressionistic drawings the viewer is transported on a vivid journey to medieval times taking in chivalry love lust the Black Death rape deception and chickens. Introducing a group of men and women from various st

• Victoria Wood - All The Trimmings | DVD | (25/11/2001) from £8.20   |  Saving you £7.79 (95.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings contains exactly what it says on the box. Harking back to the classic BBC Christmas comedy specials of yesteryear, the show features a star-studded cast: Alan Rickman, Richard E Grant, Michael Parkinson, Bob Monkhouse, Hugh Laurie, Angela Rippon, Roger Moore, Caroline Aherne, the list goes on. The show takes a typically idiosyncratic canter through a dream set of telly programmes for Christmas Day. Thus we get expertly played skits of A Christmas Carol (with Delia Smith as the cook); Brassed Off (in which Tony Blair solves the North/South divide by declaring everything The South); Brief Encounter (Parky as the station master, with a side order of drugs and lesbianism); a regency romantic drama (with the line "could you not stick your hand in your muff?") and lots more. What makes the production a true cut above, however, is the linking theme that takes a blatant pot shot at the modern BBC--or as Wood sees it--BBC Upmarket, BBC Downmarket, BBC Newmarket (for racing), BBC Makeover, BBC Takeover, etc. This is funny, cutting and achingly on the ball about the state of modern television.--Ian Watson

• The Searchers | DVD | (01/06/2006) from £5.89   |  Saving you £8.10 (137.52%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A favourite film of some of the world's greatest filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, John Ford's The Searchers has earned its place in the legacy of great American films for a variety of reasons. Perhaps most notably, it's the definitive role for John Wayne as an icon of the classic Western--the hero (or antihero) who must stand alone according to the unwritten code of The West. The story takes place in Texas in 1868; Wayne plays Ethan Edwards, a Confederate veteran who visits his brother and sister-in-law at their ranch and is horrified when they are killed by marauding Comanches. Ethan's search for a surviving niece (played by young Natalie Wood) becomes an all-consuming obsession. With the help of a family friend (Jeffrey Hunter) who is himself part-Cherokee, Ethan hits the trail on a five-year quest for revenge. At the peak of his masterful talent, director Ford crafts this classic tale as an embittered examination of racism and blind hatred, provoking Wayne to give one of the best performances of his career. As with many of Ford's classic Westerns, The Searchers must contend with revisionism in its stereotypical treatment of "savage" Native Americans, and the film's visual beauty (the final shot is one of the great images in all of Western culture) is compromised by some uneven performances and stilted dialogue. Still, this is undeniably one of the greatest Westerns ever made. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Hustlers | DVD | (21/04/2014) from £10.43   |  Saving you £5.56 (53.31%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The hustle is on! Brendan Fraser (The Mummy) Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings) Vincent D’Onofrio (Men in Black) Academy Award Nominee Matt Dillon (Crash) Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) Thomas Jane (Hung) Lukas Haas (Inception) and Paul Walker (Fast & Furious) star in 3 twisted tales all connected by items from a Southern small-town pawn shop. A man searching for his kidnapped wife a couple of white-supremacist drug dealers and a sad-sack Elvis impersonator plus more desperate characters come to life in the action-packed and hilarious story written by Adam Minarovich and from the director of The Cooler and Running Scared Wayne Kramer.

• Dirty | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £4.75   |  Saving you £15.24 (320.84%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire Pearl Harbor) and Clifton Collins Jr. (Capote Mindhunters) hit the streets as gang members-turned-cops in this raw hard-edged story about a day in the life of two corrupt cops going for one final score. Featuring Cole Hauser (The Cave Pitch Black) and Aimee Garcia (D.E.B.S. Cadet Kelly) Dirty showcases a darker side of the men in blue where cops are as crooked as the criminals they seek to eradicate.

• Tales Of Beatrix Potter | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £11.11   |  Saving you £2.88 (25.92%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Entertaining children's stories danced by the Royal Ballet wearing animal masks. Music by John Lanchbery choreography by Frederick Ashton. The adventures are alive with same energy and passion of the books and feature unheard melodies from British Museum manuscripts recovered and transcribed by composer John Lanchbery. As the characters waltz their way across set to the rhythm of the songs you'll join in with the merriment and hot step with the cast - a must see treat for the entire family.

• Seize Them! | DVD | (24/06/2024) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Brookside - Unfinished Business | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £21.54   |  Saving you £-1.55 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A high-octane feature-length special that reveals what happens when deadly enemies finally get to settle the score. Driven into hiding after the death of Tim O'Leary's wife Emily drug dealer Terry Gibson hatches a plan to deliver both Tim and Steve into his clutches...

• Diamonds are Forever | DVD | (01/10/2012) from £7.19   |  Saving you £5.80 (80.67%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Sean Connery made his final - officially-speaking - appearance as 007 in this riveting adventure, which would lay the groundwork for Mr Moore's incarnation as the suave super-spy.While investigating mysterious activities in the world diamond market, 007 (Sean Connery) discovers that his evil nemesis Blofeld (Charles Gray) is stock-piling the gems to use in his deadly laser satellite. With the help of beautiful smuggler Tiffany Case (Jill St. John), Bond sets out to stop the madman - as the fate of the world hangs in the balance!

• Revenge For Jolly | DVD | (14/04/2014) from £5.45   |  Saving you £7.54 (138.35%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Harry (Brian Petsos) is having a very very bad day. He returns home from an all-night drinking binge with his cousin Cecil (Oscar Isaac) to discover that his little dog Jolly - Harry's one true love and the source of light in his dark solitary life - has been murdered. Broken-hearted and beyond consolation he vows to track down the dog's murderer at any cost. Armed with a stockpile of firepower in the trunk of his car he and Cecil embark on a frenzied alcohol-fuelled wild-goose chase leaving a bloody path of destruction in their wake.

• Over the Garden Wall region B | Blu Ray | (10/05/2019) from £49.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• White Countess | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £5.67   |  Saving you £14.32 (252.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Set in Shanghai in the late 1930s, this is the story of the relationship between a disillusioned former US diplomat and a refugee White Russian countess.

• 9 (Nine) | Blu Ray | (22/02/2010) from £14.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (66.82%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton (The Corpse Bride Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted Nightwatch) join forces to produce wunderkind director Shane Acker's distinctively original and thrilling tale. 9 stars Elijah Wood John C. Reilly Jennifer Connelly Martin Landau Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover and features the music of Danny Elfman. When 9 (The Lord of the Ring's Elijah Wood) first comes to life he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they'll soon come to learn the very future of civilization may depend on them.

• Rebel Without A Cause | Blu Ray | (02/11/2015) from £13.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Sound Of Music/ South Pacific/ West Side Story | DVD | (13/04/2009) from £8.03   |  Saving you £1.96 (24.41%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sound Of Music (Dir. Robert Wise 1965): Share the magical heartwarming true-life story that has become the most popular family film of all time - Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'The Sound Of Music'. Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria the spirited young woman who leaves the convent to become governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp an autocratic widower whose strict household rules leave no room for music or merriment. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture this timeless classic features some of the world''s best-loved songs. South Pacific (Dir. Joshua Logan 1958): Blessed with a treasure of timeless songs South Pacific combines the passionate heartwarming romance of a naive young Navy nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) and an older French plantation owner (Rossano Brazzi) with South Seas splendour and a world at war while the breathtaking score is highlighted by some of the most romantic songs ever written. West Side Story (Dir. Robert Wise Jerome Robbins 1961): Garnering a total of ten Academy Awards - including Best Picture of 1961 - West Side Story set a brilliant standard for movie musicals that remains unsurpassed to this day. Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins from Ernest Lehman's spectacular screenplay the film combines the unforgettable score of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim with Robbins' exuberant choreography to create a transcendent fusion of realism and fantasy that will forever be a feast for the eye the ear and ultimately the heart. A triumph on every level this electrifying musical sets the ageless tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in the slums of 1950's New York.

• Bushwhacked | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  They wanted a great adventure. What they got was 'Mad Max' Grabelski! A delivery guy who lives in a world of his own is framed for murder; forced to go on the run he takes cover as a Ranger Scout Leader...

• Julie Walters And Friends | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £10.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (44.49%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Julie Walters and Victoria Wood star in this classic Christmas sketch show from 1991. Written by and starring acclaimed writers Alan Bennett Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale as well as Wood herself these four writers have been instrumental in working with Walters throughout her career and are responsible for some of her undoubted success.