Classic Films

• Roberta | DVD | (25/04/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Royal Navy - At War And Peace 1960-1966 | DVD | (14/05/2007) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Royal Navy - At War and Peace is a unique DVD series collecting together rare or previously unseen and unavailable films from the Royal Navy's long and distinguished history. As well as providing film records of RN ships weaponry exercises tactics training and facilities it also offers an invaluable 'behind the scenes' look at life in the Royal Navy. Late Call This riveting extra length film shows how a 1960's Royal Navy Task Force could be deployed to help out with international emergencies and was based on the exercise 'Dark Night'. In particular the focus is on the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious with its Buccaneers and Sea Vixens and 845 Squadron Wessex helicopters operating off the commando carrier HMS Bulwark. Other ships featured include the carrier HMS Eagle guided missile destroyer HMS Kent and the frigate HMS Zest. Launch And Recover Fleet Air Arm Scimitars Sea Vixens and Gannets all feature in this naval instructional film covering landings and take-offs from the deck of an aircraft carrier. The workings of the ship's steam catapult and arrester gear systems are covered in fascinating detail. Catch Me Going Back The dramatised story of a typical naval recruit in the early 1960's following his life from signing up through training at HMS Raleigh and HMS Collingwood through to his posting on board the submarine HMS Artemis as an electrical mechanic.

• WAGNER: Die Walkure - Sir Simon Rattle / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Willard White / Eva-Maria Westbroek / Eva Johansson / Robert Gambill) | DVD | (27/10/2008) from £17.05   |  Saving you £12.94 (43.10%)   |  RRP £29.99

• 23rd March 1931 Shaheed | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  23RD March 1931 Shaheed directed by Guddu Dhanoa tells the story of the freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh. The story begins in Lahore when Bhagat Singh is just a small boy - a growing child exposed to an environment of British rule in India. His sharp mind though very young is full of curiosity and reasoning. Death does not frighten Bhagat Singh as a teenager. Growing into a college-attending adult does not distract Bhagat Singh from his goal. As a young man he takes on

• The Kennel Murder Case | DVD | (14/02/2011) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-7.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Philo Vance is investigating the locked-room murder of a prominent but much-disliked antiques collector. A broken Chinese vase provides a very important clue in establishing the culprit.

• Escondido - Mediabook - Cover A (+ DVD) | Blu Ray | (29/09/2022) from £41.94   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Up In The World | DVD | (12/11/2001) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-4.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In 1956 the title of his latest film, Up in the World accurately described Norman Wisdom's career. This was the great British comedian's fourth hit in as many years, this time finding himself employed as window cleaner to Lady Banderville (Ambrosine Phillpotts). Apart from having hundreds of windows to polish, things would be going fine for Norman if it weren't for the endless practical jokes played by Lady Banderville's son, Sir Reginald (Michael Caridia). However, when the irritating Regie is kidnapped, Norman has the chance to prove himself a hero, and it just might impress Jeannie Andrews too, his beautiful co-star Maureen Swanson, then making a name for herself in A Town Like Alice and The Spanish Gardener (both 1956). By now Norman Wisdom was set on a winning formula, working with much the same team as on his three previous smashes, including Jerry Desmonde as Major Willoughby, who had starred in both Trouble in Store (1953) and Man of the Moment (1955). Later, in Carry On Regardless (1961) Desmonde would make a single appearance with another British comedy institution, and interestingly Ambrosine Phillpotts would be there in the same film. Norman meanwhile, would go on to his good fortune in Just My Luck (1957). --Gary S. Dalkin

• Moulin Rouge/Down With Love | DVD | (21/05/2007) from £5.37   |  Saving you £3.62 (67.41%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Moulin Rouge (Dir. Baz Luhrmann 2001): A spectacle beyond anything you've ever witnessed. An experience beyond everything you've ever imagined. Behind the red velvet curtain the ultimate seduction of your senses is about to begin. Welcome to the Moulin Rouge! Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor sing dance and scale the heights of passionate abandon in this most talked-about movie from visionary director Baz Luhrmann (William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Strictly Ballroom). Enter a tantalizing world that celebrates truth beauty freedom and above all things love. Down With Love (Dir. Peyton Reed 2003): When best-selling feminist author Barbara Novak (Zellweger) becomes the target of dashing playboy Catcher Block (McGregor) the sparks they generate will fly you to the moon and back! Set in the early sixties every frame pops with 60's technicolour.

• Swamp Water | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £9.43   |  Saving you £0.56 (5.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When hunter Ben (Andrews) happens upon a fugitive (Brennan) and his daughter (Baxter) living in a Georgia swamp he falls in love with the girl. However, for them to be together he must first somehow pursuade the fugitive to return to town... A little seen wartime gem from French maestro Jean Renoir.

• Django & Sartana - Die tödlichen Zwei (uncut Kinofassung, in HD neu abgetastet) | Blu Ray | (10/12/2021) from £14.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Abbott And Costello - Jack And Beanstalk | DVD | (23/07/2007) from £6.89   |  Saving you £1.10 (15.97%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Abbott & Costello were one of the greatest comedy teamsin the history of show business. They mastered the straightman/clown relationship creating a magical chemistrythat would take them from the burlesque stage to radio to broadway to film ... and finally to television.After falling asleep whilst babysitting Costello dreams himself into the magical fairy tale 'Jack And The Beanstalk'.Begins in sepiatone then changes to colour.

• Bruckner Symphony No. 9 (Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most) | DVD | (30/06/2008) from £20.60   |  Saving you £5.38 (30.55%)   |  RRP £22.99

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• Otto Klemperer - Beethoven Symphony No. 9 | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Featuring Great Performances from legendary artists of the golden age classic archive offers a unique historical glimpse into our classical heritage presented on DVD for the very first time. Lovingly restored using the finest state-of-the-art technology these generous full-length programmes include complete musical performances comprehensive booklets on DVD-ROM.Beethoven Symphony No.9 in D minor Op.125Filmed at the Royal Albert Hall London 8 November 1964

• Sweet Bird Of Youth | DVD | (18/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this Tennessee Williams play of steamy lust an aging screen legend who hasn't made a movie in seven years is appalled by her own image on screen. Humiliated she flees from her premier and goes into seclusion becoming entangled with a much younger hotel masseur and resident gigolo.

• Obsession | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Cliff Robertson (Spiderman) stars as wealthy American businessman Michael Courtland whose life is turned upside-down on his tenth wedding anniversary. After a lavish party Michael and his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) hear a scream from their daughter Amy's bedroom. Elizabeth runs to see what's wrong but doesn't return and by the time Michael reaches the room both have disappeared but he finds a ransom note demanding $500 000.

• NEEL KAMAL | DVD | (16/11/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Memphis Recording Service: The Beginning of Elvis Presley, The Birth of Rock n' Roll - Vol. 1: 1953 - 1954 | DVD | (12/12/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• The Mark Of The Hawk | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £4.89   |  Saving you £-2.90 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  An African country is struggling for independence from Britain with those who want to achieve a peaceful transition up against those who wish an immediate transfer irrespective of how it is achieved.

• Piccadilly Jim | DVD | (05/04/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Time Of Your Life | DVD | (01/07/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  When James Cagney starred in the movie adaptation of The Time of Your Life in 1948, it was hotly been debated whether William Saroyan’s stage play was really filmable at all. Because of its small cast, because all the action takes place on a single claustrophobic set, because the "plot" consists entirely of sub-plots, and because Saroyan’s "dirty sentimentality" isn’t to everyone’s taste, such doubts are still understandable today. However, accept the movie for what it is--a play in a box--and you’ll be captivated. The story revolves around a slightly down-at-heel bar-restaurant, where a group of disparate characters come and go as their stories gradually unfold. They include an ex-prostitute desperately seeking a new life, a dancer looking for a break into showbusiness, a down-and-out who discovers a vocation as a pianist, a beer-sodden cowboy and a villainous "stoolie" who, needless to say, gets his comeuppance. This gaggle of misfits is presided over by an enigmatic, champagne-drinking philanthropist (brilliantly played by Cagney) who gently nudges them towards their goals while indulging his own fascination with the minutiae of daily life. Throughout this quietly delightful picture the audience are not told why he’s this way, but it is possible to make an educated guess. On the DVD: The Time of Your Life might be a classic, but it apparently warrants no extra features. The black and white picture is 4:3. --Roger Thomas