Documentary

• Dogwoof Lynch/Oz | DVD | (05/12/2022) from £11.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Victor Fleming's film The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of David Lynch's most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch's work.

• The Sorrow and the Pity | DVD | (24/08/2009) from £29.25   |  Saving you £-9.26 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hailed as one of the most moving and influential films of our time this Oscar nominated documentary by director Marcel Ophuls has continued to garner international acclaim since its release in 1969. An epic account of the occupation of small French industrial city Clermont-Ferrand by the Germans in World War 2 Ophuls combines interviews along with archive footage to explore the reality of occupation. Speaking to Resistance fighters collaborators spies farmers government officials writers artists and veterans it is perhaps the most gripping and inspiring portrait of how ordinary people actually conducted themselves under extraordinary circumstances.

• Khanjar | DVD | (30/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Khanjar

• Survival With Ray Mears | DVD | (03/05/2010) from £8.65   |  Saving you £11.34 (131.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Survival With Ray Mears

• Steel - A Century of Steelmaking on Film (2-DVD) | DVD | (18/02/2013) from £19.75   |  Saving you £5.24 (26.53%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Following their acclaimed box sets covering the history of Britain's coal mining and shipbuilding industries, the BFI turns its focus on the nation’s steel industry. Steel provides the backbone of Britain’s industry and society. It was a driving force behind the Second Industrial Revolution and shaped many regions of the UK. In its heyday over 450,000 people were working in the steel industry and while much of the employment it generated is now gone, its influence still lives on, as was spectacularly illustrated in Danny Boyle's opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics. This comprehensive double DVD set features 23 rare documentaries, animations and short films which span the twentieth century. Highlights include footage of the building of the New Tyne Bridge in 1928 and the rare 1945 film Steel which was shot by award-winning cameraman Jack Cardiff.

• Blue In The Face | Blu Ray | (14/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The companion film to 'Smoke', 'Blue In The Face' is about a motley crew of characters whose lives intersect and collide at a corner cigar shop in Brooklyn, managed by Augie Wren (Harvey Keitel). More of a neighbourhood institution then a money-making proposition, the shop may soon be a memory, as the owner is thinking of selling it to a health food chain. The neighbourhood is on hand to give their say - in a series of hilarious situations they talk until they are blue in the face in this movie about relationships, the city and sex.

• Keith Floyd - Floyd Around The Med | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  ""The eccentric but highly acclaimed British Chef Keith Floyd has made himself a household name with TV audiences throughout the world by intuitive cooking in odd locations interspersed with entertaining comments and conversations. Floyd has branded himself a 'gastronaut' to explain his style and approach and his series consist mainly of travelogues in the realm of food. Since 1985 he has presented 18 series and written 20 top-selling books. In Floyd Around The Med lubricated with olive oil and liberally washed down with wine; Floyd with frying pan in hand embarks on a magical journey through the rich and varied cultures of the Mediterranean. Floyd explores the culture and lifestyles of the local people meets with celebrities at major well known events and discovers the history architecture and gastronomy of the Mediterranean. This two disc collection features all nine episodes of Floyd Around The Med originally shown in 2000.

• MTV - Newly Weds - Nick And Jessica - Season 2 And 3 | DVD | (01/05/2006) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  America's favourite couple are back for not one but two seasons of Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica! That means twice the romance twice the Jessica moments and twice the craziness of being married and in the spotlight. Things are more exciting than ever in Seasons Two and Three with exotic locales superstar performances even a new housemate. But will the honeymoon last the lovers' quarrels swirling rumours and the paparazzi at the gate? Experience the sanctity of marriage in

• Stephen Hawkings Universe BOX SET | DVD | (15/10/2012) from £12.13   |  Saving you £7.86 (39.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Steely Dan - Aja (Classic Albums) | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Pioneering pop/jazz band Steely Dan formed by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in the early 70's had already secured five US Top 40 albums before the release of AJA in 1977. However was to prove to be the biggest selling album of Steely Dan's illustrious career reached Number 3 in the US Billboard chart spending a year in the Top 40 there and also reaching number 5 in the UK. AJA was the first British Top 10 hit for Steely Dan and also the first album by Becker and Fagen as duo. Becker and Fagen renowned for their relentless perfectionism in the recording studios recall the history of an album that was a year in the making but rewarded by a prestigious Grammy Award and three major hit singles Peg Deacon Blues and Josie. Michael McDonald later of the Doobie Brothers who did guest backing vocals on AJA British rock performer and songwriter Ian Dury record producer Gary Katz and the legendary session musicians who worked on AJA also contribute to this fascinating documentary. Steely Dan's AJA has proved to be one of the most outstanding jazz-rock albums in the history of popular music. This is a vivid portrait of a 70's record that is still as fresh and as memorable more than two decades after its release a true Classic Album.

• All I Can Say | DVD | (25/04/2022) from £9.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Mercedes Story | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £12.89   |  Saving you £7.10 (55.08%)   |  RRP £19.99

  It was Karl Benz who first offered a workable motor car for sale and Gottlieb Daimler the first to manufacture a purpose built automotive engine. In 1926 the two companies merged and Mercedes Benz was born. This is the complete Mercedes story from beginning to the present day looking at every model ever produced....

• The Osbournes - The Second Series | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £35.99

  The modern-day Addams Family returns for a second season of their landmark reality sitcom in The Osbournes. Overexposure quickly wore out the Osbournes' welcome, but the season opener, "What Goes Up", is a reminder of the surreal circus that was their lightning-in-a-bottle 15 minutes of fame. Ozzy and Sharon attend the White House Correspondents' dinner, where Ozzy rates a mention by the president and receives a thundering ovation. Daughter Kelly performs "Papa Don't Preach" at the MTV Music Awards. And son Jack is thrilled that McDonald's has brought back the McRib. The next episode, "Must Come Down", is the reality check, in which Sharon is diagnosed with colon cancer. But the family quickly gets back "to what they usually do", which is drive each other (and anyone who crosses them) crazy. Jack takes special delight in tormenting trespassing tourists by turning the sprinklers on them. When Kelly brings home her first serious boyfriend, a rock singer, it's to her mortified horror that Sharon questions him about his obscene nickname. The season does comes to a poignant end with a lavish New Year's party during which Ozzy and Sharon renew their vows, and ends with Ozzy passed out on the couch (just like their first honeymoon, Sharon sardonically observes). Of course, there is reality and there is reality. Though not dealt with onscreen, it has since been reported that Jack has undergone rehab for a substance abuse problem, a tragic family legacy. This puts something of a damper on watching the "wacky" antics. But as with the first season, The Osbournes is fun to visit, with cameos by, among others, Natalie Portman, Mandy Moore, P Diddy, and Marilyn Manson adding to the cachet. But thank god you don't live there. As with the first year, this two-disc package contains such inspired extras as a translator that provides subtitles for the addled Ozzy's profanity-laced dialogue. --Donald Liebenson

• The Complete Lone Wolf & Cub Boxset | DVD | (21/11/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  At last... the riveting bloody and ultra-stylish Lone Wolf and Cub series together with the classic Shogun Assassin (all based on the perennially popular manga by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima) available together in one boxset officially licenced from Toho fully uncut and freshly remastered. Filled with memorable set pieces iconic characters and violent action this series more than lives up to its reputation as a pinnacle of Japanese exploitation cinema whose musings on the meaning of honour in a lawless world still resonate today. In White Heaven In Hell alone Ogami Itt' kills 150 people onscreen the highest body count for a single character in a single film in cinema history. In America the first two Lone Wolf instalments were re-edited into the legendary Shogun Assassin the film that single-handedly created legions of new fans of Japanese action cinema upon its release. Originally prosecuted as a video nasty in the 1980s this hugely influential thrill-ride is presented here along with the original Lone Wolf and Cub series gorgeously remastered in their original aspect ratio. Discs Comprise: Disc 1: Sword Of Vengeance (1972 Kenji Misumi) Disc 2: Baby Cart At The River Styx (1972 Kenji Misumi) Disc 3: Baby Cart To Hades (1972 Kenji Misumi) Disc 4: Baby Cart In Peril (1972 Buichi Saito) Disc 5: Baby Cart In The Land Of Demons (1973 Kenji Misumi) Disc 6: White Heaven In Hell (1974 Yoshiyuki Kuroda) Disc 7: Shogun Assassin (1980 Robert Houston)

• Lou Reed's Berlin | Blu Ray | (27/10/2008) from £11.49   |  Saving you £13.50 (54.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A legendary figure in comtemporary music Lou Reed's extraordinary career began as a member of the influential group The Velvet Underground. As a slo artist of exceptional creativity and longevity he has crafted a prolific body of work that includes such classic albums as 'Transformer' 'New York' and 'Berlin'. Among many awards and honours Lou Reed was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Lou Reed recorded the album 'Berlin' - a masterwork of love jealousy rage and loss - in 1973. A commercial failure upon its release he never performed the album live until December 2006 when it was magnificantly brought to life for five nights at St Ann's Warehouse Brooklyn and brilliantly captured on film by acclaimed artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel (Before Night Falls The Diving Bell And The Butterfly). Using the divided city of Berlin as a backdrop the devastating yet beautiful story of Caroline and her lovers is told through the emotive and provocative words and performance of Lou Reed with contributions from such artists as Emmanuelle Seigner Antony Hegarty (of Antony And The Johnsons) and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.

• Simba | DVD | (14/03/2011) from £2.49   |  Saving you £10.50 (421.69%)   |  RRP £12.99

  White farmer Dirk Bogarde and his neighbors are targeted for extermination by the zealously nationalistic Mau Maus. Native doctor Joseph Tomelty whose brother had earlier been killed under questionable circumstances endeavors to help the whites escape the hordes only to discover that his own father is the local leader of the insurrectionists. Given the cruelties of colonial rule in Africa it is hard for any film to make the Mau Mau total villains despite their own well-documented brutal treatment of their enemies. Simba downplays side-taking and ideology choosing instead to concentrate on the adventure and suspense elements.

• Best of Steam Trains Gift pack | DVD | (27/11/2017) from £20.98   |  Saving you £-5.99 (-40.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Best of Steam Trains (6 Discs)

• Victorian Farm & Tales from the Green Valley Collection | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  This special four disc set contains the BBC series Tales From The Green Valley and its long-awaited sequel the phenomenally successful Victorian Farm.

• Beautiful Losers | DVD | (24/08/2009) from £5.56   |  Saving you £10.43 (187.59%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Featuring some of the most influential artists of today, "Beautiful Losers" tells the inspiring story of likeminded outsiders who subvert convention and inadvertently become leaders of popular culture.

• Tanks! - Michael Wittman - Tiger Ace | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-4.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  If we disregarded the politics and the inhumane acts of World War II and looked at an ordinary man like you and I who had the gift of bravery tactics and a knowledge of his task it would be Michael Wittmann for this was truely a gifted man. And if he were a victor like allied heroes he would stand amongst the bravest of the brave. This DVD shows the man and his skill to the full.