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  • The Lost Patrol [DVD]The Lost Patrol | DVD | (24/01/2011) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    John Ford's epic story of boiling passions amongst the burning sands in which twelve battered fighting men battle it out to the death. Set during the First World War a small British Army group is set out on a mission to the Mesopotamian desert but disaster strikes when their commanding officer is shot by an Arab sniper. Unaware of their intended destination their Sergeant (Victor McLagen) takes charge and decides to head north to meet up with their brigade. Sheltering at an oasis they wake up the next morning to discover their lookout dead and their camp surrounded by Arab tribesmen. Left at the mercy of the Arabs and being slowly picked off one-by-one the men begin to crack under the desert heat and life-or-death situation. As their supplies run low Sanders (Boris Karloff) begins to doubt his sanity but unbeknownst to the soldiers a rescue patrol is only days away...

  • Jim Henson's Dog City - Dog City The MovieJim Henson's Dog City - Dog City The Movie | DVD | (14/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

    In a parody of the film noir gangster films of the 1930's wise cracking canine character Ace Yu arrives in Dog City the busy dangerous and ruff town inhabited by colourful muppet dog characters. Following his recent inheritance of The Dog House bar in the centre of the city Ace is soon approached by crime syndicate boss Bugsy who hounds Ace for protection money. Refusing to pay or fight Bugsy resorts to kidnapping Ace's love interest to make Ace dig up the cash. Determined not to r

  • Prime Suspect: Complete Collection [DVD]Prime Suspect: Complete Collection | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

    Contains 10 discs, over 24 hours and all 15 episodes plus "The Making Of" Starring Helen Mirren Prime Suspect Complete Collection Box Set Helen Mirren (Actor), Danny Dyer (Actor), Christopher Menaul (Director), Philip Martin Alongside Tom Bell, Helen Mirren stars in the cop drama series as the hard-edged, chain-smoking Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison;she is later promoted to Detective Superintendent. In addition to dealing with the gritty day-to-day cases Tennison has to solve--involving serial killers, rapists and child abusers--the drama also delves into her personal battles, including her marriage problems and struggle with alcoholism. As an on-going sub-plot, Prime Suspect raises the issue of sexual discrimination in the workforce, as Tennison faces the enduring battle of forging a career in this very male-dominated profession. Created by Lynda La Plante, the show was first broadcast in 1991. ITV

  • Humphrey Bogart Signature Collection - Casablanca/Treasure Of Sierra Madre/Maltese Falcon/High SierraHumphrey Bogart Signature Collection - Casablanca/Treasure Of Sierra Madre/Maltese Falcon/High Sierra | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

    Casablanca::easy to enter but much harder to leave especially if your name is on the Nazis' most wanted list. Atop that list is Czech resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one especially Victor's wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) the ex-lover who broke his heart. So when Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo's safe transport out of the country the bitter Rick must decide what's more important - his own happiness or the countless lives that hang in the balance... Treasure of Sierra Madre:Dobbs and Curtin meet up in Mexico and go to work for a contractor MacClane who takes them away to remote site and tells them they will be paid when the job is finished. When they are finished they return to town to find MacClane to get their wages. MacClane gives them a few dollars and says he'll just go to the bank and pick up the payroll for them. Dobbs and Curtin then meet up with an old prospector who claims the hills are still full of gold and if they can get the cash he'll go with them. They eventually get the cash from MacClane after a little ""persuasion"" and all three set off for the hills as good friends but will they return that way? The Maltese Falcon:A gallery of high-living lowlifes will stop at nothing to get their sweaty hands on a jewel-encrusted falcon. Detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) wants to find out why - and who's gonna take the fall. This third screen version of Dashiell Hammett's novel is a film of firsts: John Huston's directorial debut rotund 62-year-old Sydney Greenstreet's screen debut film history's first film noir and Bogart's breakthrough role after years as a Warner contract player. When George Raft refused to work with a first-time director Bogart took on the role of Spade - and launched the most acclaimed period of his career. High Sierra:A seminal gangster film that focused attention on Bogart and writer Huston. Bogart plays a violent criminal just released from prison who knows he's got just one more job in him. An aging gang boss wants Bogart to lead a jewel heist at a resort. When he sees the inexperienced men he'll be leading (and fends off the attentions of Lupino the girlfriend of one of the thugs) Bogart suspects there will be trouble and there is when a cop is killed during the robbery. A manhunt drives Bogart to the highest peak in the High Sierras where he awaits death at the hands of the police. A gripping portrait of a desperate outlaw and a breakthrough for its creators.

  • Strangers - The Complete Series 1Strangers - The Complete Series 1 | DVD | (26/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

    Don Henderson stars as the eccentric police Detective DCI George Bulman in this gritty and violent series from the 1970's. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Paradise Set 2. Duty Roster 3. Silver Lining 4. Accidental Death 5. Briscoe 6. Right And Wrong 7. Paying Guests

  • C.S.I. New York Complete Season 2C.S.I. New York Complete Season 2 | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £20.35   |  Saving you £42.63 (245.57%)   |  RRP £59.99

    This spin-off series from C.S.I. features a New York forensic team employing the very latest hi-tech methods to catch criminals in the Big Apple... The head of the lab is no-nonsense First Grade Detective Mac Taylor (Sinise) taking a scientist's eye to crime Mac believes that everything is connected no matter how big or small. Originally from Chicago his military background fast-tracked him through the force leading him ultimately to the crime lab. Mac's trusted second in command Second Grade Detective Stella Bonasera (Kanakaredes) her half Greek half Italian heritage is New York through and through. A tough uncompromising officer Bonasera is a match for anyone in and outside the lab. Joining Taylor and Bonasera are Third Grade Detective Danny Messer (Carmine Giovinazzo) and Third Grade Detective Aiden Burn (Vanessa Ferlito) both tough young officers completely dedicated to Mac and their work. Featuring the complete second season.. Episodes Comprise: 1. Summer In The City 2. Grand Murder At Central Station 3. Zoo York 4. Corporate Warriors 5. Youngblood 6. Dancing With The Fishes 7. Manhattan Manhunt 8. Bad Beat 9. City Of The Dolls 10. Jamalot 11. Trapped 12. Wasted 13. Risk 14. Stuck On You 15. Fare Game 16. Cool Hunter 17. Necrophilia Americana 18. Live Or Let Die 19. Super Men 20. Run Silent Run Deep 21. All Access 22. Stealing Home 23. Heroes 24. Charge Of This Post

  • Midnight Cowboy [1969]Midnight Cowboy | DVD | (18/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

    This multi-Academy Award winning film masterpiece stars Jon Voight as Joe Buck a charming but hopelessly naive Texas ""cowboy "" who dreams of making his fortune servicing wealthy women in the Big Apple. Instead he's conned into partnering up with small-time hustler Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman). Living together on the tattered edges of society these two outcasts develop an unlikely bond that helps them transcend their cruel existence in this timeless cinema classic directed by the legendary John Schlesinger.

  • Finding Vivian Maier [Blu-ray]Finding Vivian Maier | Blu Ray | (10/11/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

    FINDING VIVIAN MAIER is the critically acclaimed documentary about a mysterious nanny who secretly took over 100 000 photographs that were hidden in storage lockers and discovered decades later is now among the 20th century’s greatest photographers. Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel Maier’s strange and riveting life and art are revealed through never before seen photographs films and interviews with dozens who thought they knew her.

  • Sherlock Holmes / A Scandal In Bohemia / The Dancing MenSherlock Holmes / A Scandal In Bohemia / The Dancing Men | DVD | (09/06/2003) from £4.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (100.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

    Two more cases for Holmes and Watson to solve. A Scandal In Bohemia: The King of Bohemia engages Sherlock Holmes to help him recover a compromising photograph. Soon Holmes is on the trail of someone who is to prove one of his greatest adversaries - she whom he will always call in later years 'The Woman'. The Dancing Men: The mysterious chalk figures that have appeared on the wall of an English country house are terrifying Hilton Cubitt's young wife Elsie. They soon lead Sherlock Holmes to a surprising link with a Chicago gangster.

  • Bouquet of Barbed Wire/Another Bouquet [1975]Bouquet of Barbed Wire/Another Bouquet | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

    A wealthy publisher is filled with jealous rage over his daughter's marriage and pregnancy. His wife tries desperately to console her husband and keep the fragile pieces of the family together but can she? 'Bouquet of Barbed Wire' and 'Another Bouquet' follow the emotional torments of a wealthy middle class family who spiral deep into a mesh of lies secrets and lurid betrayals. A fantastically successful 70's drama that shocked a nation described as a modern Greek tragedy.

  • Father Of The Bride / Boy's Town / The Old Man And The SeaFather Of The Bride / Boy's Town / The Old Man And The Sea | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £30.99

    Three classic Spency Tracy films are featured on this fabulous box set. Father Of The Bride: The comic trials and tribulations that beset a family mostly the father prior to their daughter's wedding day. Taylor and Tracy give wonderful performances and it's easy to understand why this was remade in 1991. The colorized version doesn't add much. Academy Award Nominations: 3 including Best Picture Best Actor-Spencer Tracy Best Screenplay. Boy's Town: ""Boys Town"" is a

  • Zombies Of War [DVD] [2006]Zombies Of War | DVD | (11/01/2010) from £7.96   |  Saving you £7.03 (46.90%)   |  RRP £14.99

    In war death is not the only thing to fear... Hitler's desperation to win World War II at all costs combined with his obsession with science and the paranormal give rise to a deadly type of warfare. Hitler unleashes his secret weapons - Unstoppable Nazi supersoldiers - onto the advancing Allied army. After suffering great losses the American army reassigns soldiers to a mission to destroy Hitler's weapons labs. After they are shot down in occupied France the soldiers find themselves caught between the German army and a creature that cannot be destroyed.

  • I Want - Classic Thrillers [2007]I Want - Classic Thrillers | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £15.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (12.51%)   |  RRP £17.99

    Titles Comprise: Get Carter (1971): Double Academy Award winner Michael Caine plays the relentless title character an ice-cold efficiently lethal London mobster investigating his brother's death in the seedy Newcastle underworld. Deliverence: Deliverance remains one of the screen's most powerful man vs. nature adventures and chronicles the journey of four Atlanta 'weekend warriors' who set off in canoes down a dangerous Georgia river and discover a wilderness of terror. John Boorman's taut direction builds the tension and fear to a raging climax as the men travel beyond their comfort zone and are forced to face more than they could have ever imagined. Vilmos Zsigmond's expert cinematography captures the wilderness of forest and river while Eric Weissberg's classic musical theme Dueling Banjos provides a perfect counterpoint to the action. True Romance: Two lovers (Christian Slater Patricia Arquette) are thrust into a dangerous game of high-stakes negotiations and high-speed adventure. The pair come into unexpected possession of a suitcase of mob contraband. Fleeing to Los Angeles they hope to sell the goods and begin a new life. But both sides of the law have other ideas...

  • The Marine 1-3 [DVD] [2006]The Marine 1-3 | DVD | (15/04/2013) from £8.53   |  Saving you £14.46 (169.52%)   |  RRP £22.99

    The MarineWWE Champion John Cena stars as marine John Triton. Wherever there's danger Triton is usually in the middle of it... and he doesn't play by the rules! After he's unwillingly discharged from Iraq Triton's beautiful wife Kate (Nip/Tuck's Kelly Carlson) is kidnapped by merciless jewel thieves led by a vicious killer (Robert Patrick). Now Triton must fight to save her utilising his most powerful weapon... himself! The Marine 2Action thriller sequel. While on leave Marine sniper Joe Linwood (Ted DiBiase) takes his wife Robin (Lara Cox) on holiday to a luxurious five-star resort on the South Seas. But their relaxing break comes to an abrupt end when a terrorist group seizes control of the resort and takes the billionaire owner and several guests - including Robin - hostage. Can Joe use his Marine training to free the hostages and save the day? The Marine 3WWE superstar Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin delivers a knock-out performance in the most explosive action-packed Marine adventure yet. After returning to his hometown on leave Sgt. Jake Carter learns that his sister has been abducted by a band of violent extremists. To save her Carter launches a daring one-man assault on their base of operations... only to discover the group's ruthless leader is plotting a deadly terrorist strike. With time running out Carter realises he's the only man who can stop the impending massacre - but this American hero may have to make the ultimate sacrifice to save thousands of innocent lives.

  • Illuminata [1998]Illuminata | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

    Set in the New York theatre world at the turn of the century an ambitious playwright stages his long-overlooked masterpiece while hilarity and passion ensues throughout the company. An erotic farce revolving around a poignant love story.

  • The Lost Capone [DVD] [1990]The Lost Capone | DVD | (29/06/2009) from £7.46   |  Saving you £-2.47 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

    A gripping fact-based drama that sheds new light on Al Capone. Starring Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight) and Adrian Pasdar (Heroes).

  • The Lodge (Region Free) [Blu-ray]The Lodge (Region Free) | Blu Ray | (04/07/2014) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

    Michael and Julia travel to the remote Two Rivers Ranch to spend a romantic weekend alone in a lodge nestled deep in the Rocky Mountains. As the weekend begins the couple meets the caretaker Henry who seems suspiciously unfamiliar with the surrounding area. Little by little they develop more questions about their weekend retreat that raise suspicion about the fate of the previous guests. As their suspicions continue to grow they discover the biggest secret of all; Desi a thirteen-year-old girl alone in the dark hallways of the lodge. Before too long their idyllic getaway becomes a life and death struggle that pits Michael and Julia against the only man for miles and more importantly the lodge itself.

  • John Travolta CollectionJohn Travolta Collection | DVD | (09/03/2009) from £20.23   |  Saving you £4.76 (23.53%)   |  RRP £24.99

    John Travolta Collection

  • The Great Escape - Limited Edition Steelbook [Blu-ray] [1963]The Great Escape - Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (03/06/2013) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

    In 1943, the Germans opened Stalag Luft III, a maximum-security prisoner-of-war camp designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists. In doing so, however, the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history - brilliantly portrayed here by Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson and James Coburn - who worked on what became the largest prison breakout ever attempted. One of the most ingenious and suspenseful adventure films of all time, The Great Escape is a masterful collaboration between director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven), screenwriters James Clavell (Shogun) and W.R. Burnett (Little Caesar), and composer Elmer Bernstein. Based on a true story, The Great Escape is epic entertainment that captivates, thrills and stirs (Variety).

  • Tales Of The RiverbankTales Of The Riverbank | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Tales Of The Riverbank follows the adventures of three animal friends - Hammy Hamster Roderick Rat And GP the Guinea Pig. After a violent storm they were washed away down the river. They set out on an epic journey to try to find their old homes but on the way they discover the whole riverbank is in danger from a polluting new factory. Through a series of comic and dramatic incidents they set out to stop the building of the factory and find their way home.

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