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• The Elephant Man | Blu Ray | (06/04/2020) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A stunning new 4K restoration of THE ELEPHANT MAN, with both picture and sound overseen by revered director David Lynch, this release is the perfect celebration of the films 40th anniversary. Starring Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt, THE ELEPHANT MAN is an extraordinary and intensely moving true story of bravery and humanity. John Merrick (John Hurt) is The Elephant Man, forced into circus sideshows and spurned by society because of the disfiguring disabilities he was born with. Rescued by a well meaning surgeon (Anthony Hopkins), he tries to escape a life of prejudice and cruelty as he tries to fit into a world ruled by Victorian sensibilities. Beautifully shot in black and white by the incomparable Freddie Francis, THE ELEPHANT MAN is an unforgettable story of human dignity and survival. A stunning new 40th anniversary restoration Extras: NEW - Interview with Frank Connor, Stills Photography NEW - BFI Q&A With Jonathan Sanger Interview With David Lynch Interview With John Hurt Mike Figgis Interviews David Lynch The Air Is On Fire: Interview With David Lynch at Cartier Foundation Joseph Merrick: The Real Elephant Man The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed

• Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince | DVD | (07/12/2009) from £5.10   |  Saving you £19.89 (390.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Harry begins his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry but after stumbling upon a mysterious journal he soon uncovers the dark secrets of Voldemort that are best left undiscovered!

• Bambi | DVD | (04/03/2013) from £9.15   |  Saving you £-4.16 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  It always comes up when people are comparing their most traumatic movie experiences: "the death of Bambi's mother," a recollection that can bring a shudder to even the most jaded filmgoer. That primal separation (which is no less stunning for happening off-screen) is the centerpiece of Bambi, Walt Disney's 1942 animated classic, but it is by no means the only bold stroke in the film. In its swift but somehow leisurely 69 minutes, Bambi covers a year in the life of a young deer. But in a bigger way, it measures the life cycle itself, from birth to adulthood, from childhood's freedom to grown-up responsibility. All of this is rendered in cheeky, fleet-footed style--the movie doesn't lecture, or make you feel you're being fed something that's good for you. The animation is miraculous, a lush forest in which nature is a constantly unfolding miracle (even in a spectacular fire, or those dark moments when "man was in the forest"). There are probably easier animals to draw than a young deer, and the Disney animators set themselves a challenge with Bambi's wobbly glide across an ice-covered lake, his spindly legs akimbo; but the sequence is effortless and charming. If Bambi himself is just a bit dull--such is the fate of an Everydeer--his rabbit sidekick Thumper and a skunk named Flower more than make up for it. Many of the early Disney features have their share of lyrical moments and universal truths, but Bambi is so simple, so pure, it's almost transparent. You might borrow a phrase from Thumper and say it's downright twitterpated. --Robert Horton

• The Bridge On The River Kwai | DVD | (04/12/2000) from £4.99   |  Saving you £18.00 (360.72%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Based on the true story of the building of a bridge on the Burma railway by British prisoners-of-war held under a savage Japanese regime in World War II, The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) is one of the greatest war films ever made. The film received seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, Performance (Alex Guinness), for Sir Malcolm Arnold's superb music, and for the screenplay from the novel by Pierre Boulle (who also wrote Monkey Planet, the inspiration for Planet of the Apes). The story does take considerable liberties with history, including the addition of an American saboteur played by William Holden, and an entirely fictitious but superbly constructed and thrilling finale. Made on a vast scale, the film reinvented the war movie as something truly epic, establishing the cinematic beachhead for The Longest Day (1962), Patton (1970) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). It also proved a turning-point in director David Lean's career. Before he made such classic but conventionally scaled films as In Which We Serve (1942) and Hobson's Choice (1953). Afterwards there would only be four more films, but their names are Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Dr Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970) and A Passage to India (1984). On the DVD: Too often the best extras come attached to films that don't really warrant them. Not so here, where a truly great film has been given the attention it deserves. The first disc presents the film in the original extra-wide CinemaScope ratio of 2.55:1, in an anamorphically enhanced transfer which does maximum justice to the film's superb cinematography. The sound has been transferred from the original six-track magnetic elements into 5.1 Dolby Digital and far surpasses what many would expect from a 1950s' feature. The main bonus on the first disc is an isolated presentation of Malcolm Arnold's great Oscar-winning music score, in addition to which there is a trivia game, and maps and historical information linked to appropriate clips. The second disc contains a new, specially produced 53-minute "making of" documentary featuring many of those involved in the production of the movie. This gives a rich insight into the physical problems of making such a complex epic on location in Ceylon. Also included are the original trailer and two short promotional films from the time of release, one of which is narrated by star William Holden. Finally there is an "appreciation" by director John Milius, an extensive archive of movie posters and artwork, and a booklet that reproduces the text of the film's original 1957 brochure. --Gary S Dalkin

• Alien Anthology | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Titles Comprise: Alien: The terror begins when the crew of the spaceship Nostromo investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and makes a horrifying discovery a life form that breeds within a human host. Now the crew must fight not only for its own survival but for the survival of all mankind. Aliens: Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the monstrous Alien. Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew are received with skepticism until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 lead her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate... Alien 3: Lt. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the lone survivor when her crippled spaceship crash lands on Fiorina 161 a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Ripley's fears that an Alien was aboard her craft are confirmed when the mutilated bodies of ex-cons begin to mount. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind Ripley must lead the men into battle against the terrifying creature. And soon she discovers a horrifying fact about her link with the Alien a realisation that may compel Ripley to try destroying not only the horrific creature but herself as well. Alien Resurrection: Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiments later she's back. A group of scientists have cloned her along with the alien queen inside her hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the resurrected Ripley is full of surprises for her creators as are the aliens. And soon a lot more than all hell breaks loose! To combat the creatures Ripley must team up with a band of smugglers including a mechanic named Call (Winona Ryder) who holds more than a few surprises of her own.

• Downton Abbey - Series 3 | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £4.90   |  Saving you £1.04 (21.22%)   |  RRP £5.94

  This third instalment of the Golden Globe and six time Emmy award-winning series sees the return of all the much-loved characters in the sumptuous setting of Downton Abbey. As they face new challenges in the 1920s, the Crawley family and servants who work for them, remain inseparably interlinked - their lives rendered even more complicated by a turbulent wartime. Now the storms of war have finally cleared, will the way of life known by all the inhabitants of the great house have changed forever?

• Blue Velvet | Blu Ray | (03/11/2014) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  David Lynch directs this cult 1980s classic starring Dennis Hopper and Kyle MacLachlan. When college student Jeffrey Beaumont (MacLachlan) returns home to look after his dad's store while he's in hospital, a short stroll through a seemingly peaceful field sees him stumbling upon a severed ear. As Jeffrey reports the crime to the police he finds himself being sucked into a world of murder, voyeurism and sado-masochism.

• The Pacific - Complete HBO Series | DVD | (01/11/2010) from £21.95   |  Saving you £18.04 (82.19%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Executive produced by Tom Hanks Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman The Pacific is an epic ten-part miniseries from HBO and the team that made Band of Brothers. The Pacific tracks the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S Marines Robert Leckie John Basilone and Eugene Sledge across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War 2. The miniseries follows these men and their fellow Marines from their first battle with the Japanese on Guadalcanal through the rain forests of Cape Gloucester and the strongholds of Peleliu across the bloody sands of Iwo Jima and through the horror of Okinawa and finally to their triumphant but uneasy return home after V-J Day. The Pacific is primarily based on two memoirs of US Marines Eugene Sledge's With The Old Breed: At Peleliu And Okinawa and Robert Leckie's Helmet For My Pillow. The series also draws on Eugene Sledge's China Marine and Chuck Tatum's Red Blood Black Sand as well as original interviews conducted by the filmmakers. If you're a fan of HBO's The Pacific then there's an ocean of great DVDs Blu-rays and Books to check out - click on any of the titles to find out more. DVDs: Band Of Brothers: Based on Stephen Ambrose's bestseller Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg bring you their epic vision of World War II from the perspective of elite US paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines. Flags Of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima Limited Edition Box Set: Clint Eastwood's daring and thought-provoking companion pieces come together in this 4-disc Collector's Edition. Blu-rays: Band Of Brothers: Limited Collector's Edition: Now available on Blu-ray every bullet bomb and bit of blood is rendered in spectacular high definition from the brutality of Bastogne to final victory in Berchtesgaden. Saving Private Ryan: Due for release on April 26th 2010 Spielberg's classic D-Day movie finally rolls onto Blu-ray - this is the kind of audio-visual masterpiece that the format was made for. Books: With The Old Breed by Eugene Sledge: As depicted in The Pacific Eugene Sledge was a real-life marine and this his memoires tells all about the horrifying hell of Pacific warfare during WWII. Helmet For My Pillow by Robert Leckie: Another inspiration behind the HBO series Robert Leckie's account from boot camp to demob is terrifying and captivating in equal measures. The Pacific (The Official HBO/Sky TV Tie-in) by Hugh Ambrose: Hugh Ambrose son of Band Of Brothers author Stephen Ambrose captures all the real-life spectacle savagery and heroism of The Pacific.

• Billions - Season 1 | DVD | (21/11/2016) from £9.99   |  Saving you £2.01 (20.12%)   |  RRP £12.00

  PAUL GIAMATTI (Oscar® nominee, Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner) and DAMIAN LEWIS (Emmy and Golden Globe winner) star in the SHOWTIME® Original Series BILLIONS, a bold drama that examines the profits and perils of chasing the American dream.In the sexy, ego-driven world of high finance, two of New York's most powerful titans are locked in an epic battle. Tenacious U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti) wields the power of the justice system with purposeful authority. Ruthlessly brilliant hedge fund king Bobby ˜Axe' Axelrod (Lewis) rules an empire built on inside information and dirty backroom deals. Axe is driven to win at all costs but Chuck will do anything to make the self-made billionaire pay for his crimes. It's a high stakes war where each is forced to answer the question: What is power worth? BILLIONS weaves a complex, intricate narrative that moves seamlessly between the private and professional lives of Chuck and Axe. MAGGIE SIFF stars as Wendy Rhoades, Chuck's whip smart, ambitious wife who is caught between her husband's convictions and her professional role as an influential member of Axe's inner circle. MALIN AKERMAN stars as Lara Axelrod, Axe's fiercely loyal, street-smart wife. TOBY LEONARD MOORE (Daredevil), DAVID COSTABILE (Breaking Bad) and CONDOLA RASHAD (Money Monster) also star.

• Calamity Jane | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.38   |  Saving you £7.61 (119.28%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok.

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2016 Edition) | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £11.75   |  Saving you £8.24 (70.13%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Harry, Ron and Hermione set out to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's power the Horcruxes. On their own and on the run, the three must rely on one another more than ever but Dark Forces threaten to tear them apart.

• The Take | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.35   |  Saving you £6.64 (104.57%)   |  RRP £12.99

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• Scary Movie 3-Movie Collection | Blu Ray | (01/02/2021) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Get ready for 3 times the laughs, 3 times the terror and 3 times the stars with Scary Movie 1-3 on DVD! Rapid-fire jokes and funny bone-chilling suspense will keep you howling with laughter as Hollywood favourites take comedy to unprecedented levels in the first three instalments of this franchise spoof hit.

• mulholland Drive | Blu Ray | (31/01/2022) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Brand new restoration of David Lynch's iconic surrealist mystery-drama. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, MULHOLLAND DRIVE is considered by many as one of the greatest films of the 21st century. Los Angeles, city of angels. Amnesiac and wounded, a mysterious femme fatale wanders on the sinuous road of Mulholland Drive. She finds shelter at Betty's house (Naomi Watts),an aspiring actress just arrived from her hometown and in search of stardom in Hollywood. Initially intrigued by the stranger who calls herself Rita (Laura Elena Harring), Betty discovers that her handbag is full of dollar bundles. The two women get to know each other better and decide to investigate in order to discover Rita's true identity... This slick, sinister, psycho-sexual thriller comes from the darkest recesses of Hollywood, a Los Angeles of strange dreams, unrequited love and a jealous burning rage. Special Features: Back to Mulholland Drive On the Road to Mulholland Drive Interview with Laura Harring Interview with Mary Sweeney Interview with Angelo Badalamenti Introduction by Thierry Jousse In the Blue Box

• Silver Linings Playbook | DVD | (01/04/2013) from £8.75   |  Saving you £11.24 (128.46%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In lesser hands than director David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook could have been a typically cringe-inducing throwaway Hollywood rom-com. As it is, this unusual and deeply affecting story of crazy love is a bold observation about the joys and tragedy of life lived by deeply flawed characters facing triumph and adversity against a backdrop of painfully familiar family dysfunction. It's also a tremendous achievement in formal structure, with a flair for storytelling that's as moving as it is delightful. Bradley Cooper plays Pat, an until-recently undiagnosed bipolar person who's just home from a lengthy stay in a mental institution and doing his darnedest to get his head and his life back on track. His concerned parents, vividly embodied by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver, have plenty of troubles of their own when they warily take him in and tiptoe around the eggshells of a psyche that still veers wildly from seeming self-control to scary bouts of mania. Pat has a plan to win back the unfaithful wife whose restraining order is still in force because of the violent episode that sent him away after he nearly killed her lover. Interjected into this wobbly family scenario is Tiffany, a friend of a friend who is embroiled in her own turmoil of mental instability following the recent death of her husband. Jennifer Lawrence is a charming revelation as Tiffany, flexing sensitive acting muscles that are as toned as her lithe form. She throws herself into the role of a depressed, promiscuous young woman who needs Pat in her life about as much as she needs another personal tornado to rip her apart. But the movie magically reveals that these two disturbed souls have a destiny that's never really in doubt; although the whirlwind turns the movie takes to get them there are often breathtaking. Russell liberally adapted the movie from Matthew Quick's 2008 novel, and he deftly imbues the story with a vibrant sense of place (suburban, blue-collar Philadelphia) and each character, no matter how tangential to Pat and Tiffany's journey, with quirks and nuances that brilliantly reveal their essence. The subject of mental illness has rarely been portrayed with such honesty and candid respect. Constantly keeping us off guard, Silver Linings Playbook soars from darkness to a kind of screwball comedy that is as tender and touching as it is unpredictable. There are several tour-de-force moments that Russell constructs with the surest hand of direction, dialogue, and the talents of his cast. A key scene unfolds in a small living room where eight people are crammed together, each adding important pieces to the whole, and which thrums with a masterfully rhythmic pace. Another sequence follows the buildup to one of Pat's manic outbursts with a dizzying and increasingly stressful manifestation of the madness careening around in his head. It seems hard to believe that a love story with real humour, real pain, and genuine resonance that gets from point A to point B--it begins with a lone figure mumbling to himself and ends with a jubilantly staged ballroom dance--can succeed with so few missteps. But Silver Linings Playbook turns it all into an absorbing reality wherein life stumbles heartwarmingly toward what real love is all about. --Ted Fry

• Thunderbirds Classic The Complete Collection | DVD | (28/09/2015) from £17.44   |  Saving you £-1.45 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's famous supermarionette show still enjoys enormous awareness and a strong fan base around the world. This influential 1960's TV show is set in 2065 on a secret island base. The Tracy family along with their London agent, Lady Penelope and teenage genius, Brains, battle forces of evil as ˜International Rescue'. The original, iconic tv series of 32 episodes features strong characterisations, an iconic visual format and a timeless 60's backdrop tageting men 35+ and a new audience of geek chic fans 16+ who love the creative inspiration of Brains and the Thunderbirds brand. With the 50th anniversary in 2015, there are many adult licensing opportunities available for the classic Thunderbirds series. Coming soon, ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures are bringing this iconic series back to TV screens after 50 years. Thunderbirds Are Go! is aimed at today's audience of tech savvy kids with Vivid Toys already on board as master Toy Licensee. Both TV and toys launch in 2015. Stay in touch with us for more news on this.

• Seinfeld: The Complete Series | DVD | (10/10/2016) from £44.98   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The Complete Series 1 to 9 Box Set contains all nine seasons of the hugely popular US comedy series that's famously about nothing! Following the events of a group of friends: Jerry Seinfeld, a stand-up comedian who questions every bizarre tid-bit about life; Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), a flashy woman and book editor who is not afraid to speak her mind; Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards), an extremely eccentric, lanky goofball and George Costanza (Jason Alexander), a hard-luck member of the New York Yankees organisation; this critics favourite and cultural phenomenon is a must have for all fans. Bonus Features: Packed with Hilarious Bonus Features Created in Partnership with Jerry Seinfeld: Bonus Disc - featuring the exciting re-union of the entire cast, plus Larry David on the ninth anniversary of the series finale Documentaries for all 9 seasons Inside Looks Not That There's Anything Wrong With That (Bloopers) In The Vault (Deleted Scenes) Yada Yada Yada (Commentaries) Sein-imation Notes About Nothing

• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Blu Ray | (18/03/2019) from £4.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with the help of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne). But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and has set about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings. In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world. Extras: Featurettes- J.K Rowling: A World Revealed Wizards on Screen, Fans in Real Life Distinctly Dumbledore Unlocking Scene Secrets: The Return to Hogwarts Unlocking Scene Secrets: Newt's Menagerie Unlocking Scene Secrets: Credence, Nagini and the Circus Arcanus Unlocking Scene Secrets: Paris and Place Cachée Unlocking Scene Secrets: Ministere des Affaires Magiques Unlocking Scene Secrets: Grindelwald's Escape and the Ring of Fire Deleted Scenes- Credence Reborn Deleted Scenes-At the Docks Deleted Scenes: Newt's Basement Deleted Scenes- Walk n Talk Deleted Scenes: Ballroom Dance Deleted Scenes: Tina and Skender Deleted Scenes: Murmuration Deleted Scenes: Newt and Jacob Walk to Kama's Deleted Scenes: Nagini and Credence in Alley Deleted Scenes: Dumbledore and McGonagall

• The World at War: The Complete Series | Blu Ray | (31/10/2016) from £54.92   |  Saving you £35.07 (63.86%)   |  RRP £89.99

  A televisual milestone and the benchmark for all war documentaries that followed, The World at War presents the story of World War Two from its beginnings in Hitler's pre-war Germany to its horrific climax at Hiroshima. Made with the full co-operation of the Imperial War Museum and narrated by Laurence Olivier, this powerful twenty-six part series combines eyewitness testimony with rare archive footage to tell the unforgettable story of the greatest conflict the world has ever known. A brand-new High Definition restoration, this is The World at War as it is meant to be seen in its original full screen format with the maximum picture area from the original film materials now visible onscreen. SPECIAL FEATURES: All eight supplementary documentaries made by the World at War production team Making of documentaries Experiences of War: unseen and extended interviews Dolby 5.1 mix (as well as original Mono audio) Image Gallery

• The Exception | DVD | (02/10/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation.