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• Strange Days | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  James Cameron wrote the script for Strange Days, a not-so-futuristic science fiction tale about a former vice cop (Ralph Fiennes) who now sells addictive, virtual reality clips that allow a user to experience the recorded sensations of others. He becomes embroiled in a murder conspiracy, tries to save a former girlfriend (Juliette Lewis), and has a romance with his chauffeur and bodyguard (Angela Bassett). Cameron's ex-wife, director Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break), brought the whole, busy, violent enterprise to the screen, and while the film's socially relevant heart is in the right place, its excesses wear one out. Some of the casting doesn't quite click either: Fiennes isn't really right for his nervous role, and Lewis is annoying (and unbelievable as the hero's much-yearned-for former squeeze). Expect some ugly if daring moments with the virtual reality stuff. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• United 93 | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £4.96   |  Saving you £5.03 (101.41%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Director Paul Greengrass recounts the final moments of the ill-fated flight in this 9/11 drama.

• Key Largo | DVD | (01/06/2006) from £5.81   |  Saving you £12.18 (209.64%)   |  RRP £17.99

  John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) directed this smart thriller about a gangster (Edward G. Robinson) who holds a number of people hostage in a hotel on the Florida keys during a tropical storm. Humphrey Bogart is the returning war veteran who takes on the villains, and Lauren Bacall is on hand as one of the people on the wrong end of Robinson's gun. Somewhat similar in tone to Howard Hawks's To Have and Have Not (which also featured Bogart and Bacall), Key Largo is a moody movie which captures a certain despair offset by the bond between individuals united by common purpose. Claire Trevor won an Academy Award for her part as Robinson's alcoholic girlfriend. --Tom Keogh

• Phantom of the Open | Blu Ray | (25/07/2022) from £7.71   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Phantom of the Open tells the remarkable true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a crane operator and optimistic dreamer from Barrow-in-Furness who, with the support of his family and friends, managed to gain entry to the 1976 British Open qualifying, despite never playing a round of golf before. With pluckiness and unwavering self-belief, Maurice pulls off a series of stunning, hilarious and heartwarming attempts to compete at the highest level of professional golf, drawing the ire of the golfing elite but becoming a British folk hero in the process.

• Peter: Portrait of a serial killer | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A Portrait of A Serial Killer is a feature film that delivers uncompromising performances and rare, shocking archive to reveal for the first time ever the astonishing TRUE story of 'The Yorkshire Ripper'. Exploring his childhood, the sadistic murders of 13 women and his ongoing psychological treatment, the audience journey into the dark and twisted mind of Britain's most notorious serial killer. Psychiatrists say he is a dangerous paranoid schizophrenic, many think he is simply Evil; this film challenges the audience to make up their own mind.

• Futurama: Season 1 | DVD | (28/01/2002) from £8.26   |  Saving you £31.73 (384.14%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Set in the year 3000, Futurama is the acme of sci-fi animated sitcom from Simpsons creator Matt Groening. While not as universally popular as The Simpsons, Futurama is equally hip and hilarious, thanks to its zippy lateral-thinking contemporary pop cultural references, celebrity appearances (Pamela Anderson and Leonard Nimoy are among a number of guest stars to appear as disembodied heads in jars) and Bender, a distinctly Homer Simpson-esque robot. Part of Futurama's charm is that with decades of sci-fi junk behind us we've effectively been living with the distant future for years and can now have fun with it. Hence, the series stylishly jumbles motifs ranging from Lost in Space-style kitsch to the grim dystopia of Blade Runner. It also bridges the gap between the impossible dreams of your average science fiction fan and the slobbish reality of their comic reading, TV-gawping existence. Groening himself distinguishes his two series thus: "The Simpsons is fictional. Futurama is real." The opening series (premiered in 1999) sees nerdy pizza delivery boy Fry transferred to the 31st century in a cryogenic mishap. There, he meets the beautiful, one-eyed Leela (voiced by Married with Children's Katey Sagal) and the incorrigible alcoholic robot Bender. The three of them join Fry's great (x30) nephew Professor Farmsworth and work in his intergalactic delivery service. Hyper-real yet strangely recognisable situations ensue--Fry discovers he is a billionaire thanks to 1,000 years accrued interest, Leela must fend off the attentions of Captain Kirk-like Lothario Zapp Brannigan, and Fry accidentally drinks the ruler of a strange planet of liquid beings. --David StubbsOn the DVD: As with the earlier Fox release of The Simpsons, Season 1 this otherwise excellent three-disc set is let down by clunky menu navigation. There are way too many copyright warnings, no "Play All" facility, and you have to click back and forth to begin each new episode or find the additional features. By way of compensation, the menus look great and there's a goodly selection of extras on each disc. The entertaining commentaries are by Matt Groening and various members of his creative team, including producer David X Cohen and John DiMaggio (the voice of Bender) and Billy West (Fry). There are a handful of deleted scenes for certain episodes, plus the script and storyboard for the very first episode and an interactive stills gallery. The 4:3 picture is pin-sharp as is the Dolby 2.0Surround.--Mark Walker

• Munster Go Home | Blu Ray | (25/07/2022) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  America's Funniest Family In Their 1966 First Full Length Feature Film The first family of fright from the popular 1964-1966 sitcom series Herman (Fred Gwynne), Lily (Yvonne De Carlo), Grandpa (Al Lewis), Eddie (Butch Patrick) and Marilyn (Debbie Watson) hit the big screen as Herman becomes Lord Munster when he inherits an estate from an English uncle. With Spot guarding 1313 Mockingbird Lane, Herman leaves his job at Gateman Goodbury & Graves Morticians for Munster Hall, he uncovers a counterfeit ring, and upholds the family honour driving his Drag-u-la special in the annual road race. Produced and co-written by series creators Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher (Leave It To Beaver),this frantically funny fright-fest features british comedians Terry Thomas and Hermione Gingold, legendary horror star John Carradine and Family Feud host Richard Dawson. Special Feature Theatrical Trailer

• Aliens Vs Predator - Requiem | Blu Ray | (12/05/2008) from £23.90   |  Saving you £1.10 (4.60%)   |  RRP £25.00

  Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem features the iconic monsters battling it out on the big screen! The warring alien and predator races descend on a small town where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.

• F1 2000-09 (10 DVD) Box Set | DVD | (17/12/2018) from £92.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Romeo Is Bleeding | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Romeo Is Bleeding is the flawed black comedy from director Peter Medak (The Krays) about a bad cop who slowly gets his due. Gary Oldman plays yet another quirky character, this time a New York detective on the take. His life goes haywire as he squares off with a Russian hit woman. Despite an intriguing cast and great dialogue, the movie becomes a bit too eccentric for its own good as several actors have nothing to do. The high point is Lena Olin, who finally has a role she can sink her teeth into: her zesty, monstrous assassin, Mona Demarkov, is one of the great movie villains. --Doug Thomas

• Hinterland Trilogy | DVD | (29/05/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A noir crime drama set in Aberystwyth, Wales, where troubled DCI Tom Mathias solves murders while searching for redemption.

• The Temptations - The True Story | DVD | (04/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  They started with street corner harmonising and became slick stage performers destined to become rhythm and blues royalty. This film tells the true story of the pressure that goes with one of the most successful Motown singing-groups in history The Temptations from their personal battles with drug and alcohol abuse to their bitter break up...

• Hammer Volume Five: Death & Deceit (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (30/03/2020) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hammer Volume Five: Death & Deceit collects four films from the early sixties which found the studio looking beyond the horror genre for its next box-office success. Visa to Canton (1961, released in the US as Passport to China) is a torn-from-the-headlines spy thriller; The Pirates of Blood River (1962), starring Kerwin Mathews (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad) and Christopher Lee (The Face of Fu Manchu), is a swashbuckling adventure; The Scarlet Blade (1963, released in the US as The Crimson Blade) is an English Civil War-set actioner which follows the fortunes of Cromwell's Roundheads; and The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) takes Hammer to the North-West Frontier for an action-adventure starring Ronald Lewis (Taste of Fear) and Oliver Reed (The System). All four films are presented for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, while Visa to Canton, The Scarlet Blade and The Brigand of Kandahar make their world Blu-ray premieres. Extras INDICATOR LIMITED BLU-RAY EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES: VISA TO CANTON High Definition remaster Original mono audio Two presentations of the film: Visa to Canton, and Passport to China, with the alternative US titles Audio commentary with film historian Kevin Lyons (2020) Hammer's Women: Lisa Gastoni (2020): profile of the Hammer star by critic and writer Virginie Sélavy Ticket to Ride (2020): film historian Vic Pratt discusses ethnocentrism in sixties British cinema David Huckvale on Edwin Astley (2020): appreciation of the film's score by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Josephine Botting, an account of the RB-47 affair which inspired Visa to Canton, an overview of promotional materials, and film credits World premiere on Blu-ray THE PIRATES OF BLOOD RIVER High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with screenwriter Jimmy Sangster, art director Don Mingaye and Hammer historian Marcus Hearn (2008) Hammer's Women: Marla Landi (2020): profile of the Hammer star by film historian Kat Ellinger Stephen Laws Introduces ˜The Pirates of Blood River' (2020): an appreciation by the acclaimed horror author Andrew Keir at the Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films (1993): archival video recording of the acclaimed actor in conversation with Stephen Laws Did I Write That? (2020): Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic, discusses the career of Jimmy Sangster David Huckvale on Gary Hughes (2020): appreciation of the film's score by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Yes, We Have No Piranhas (2020): video essay on the censorship history of The Pirates of Blood River Original theatrical trailer Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Lindsay Hallam, Jimmy Sangster on The Pirates of Blood River, a selection of promotional materials, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray THE SCARLET BLADE High Definition remaster Original mono audio Two presentations of the film: The Scarlet Blade, and The Crimson Blade, with the alternative US titles Audio commentary with film historian Kevin Lyons (2020) Hammer's Women: June Thorburn (2020): profile of the Hammer star by film historian Josephine Botting Stephen Laws Introduces ˜The Scarlet Blade' (2020): an appreciation by the acclaimed horror author Interviews with Hugh Harlow and Pauline Wise (2020): the second assistant director and continuity person discuss the making of The Scarlet Blade Almost an Auteur (2020): horror author and critic Kim Newman on the eclectic career of writer-director John Gilling David Huckvale on Gary Hughes (2020): appreciation of the film's score by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Original US theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Neil Sinyard, an extract from Oliver Reed's autobiography, a selection of promotional materials, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits World premiere on Blu-ray THE BRIGAND OF KANDAHAR High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historian Vic Pratt (2020) Hammer's Women: Yvonne Romain (2020): profile of the Hammer star by film historian Melanie Williams Stephen Laws Introduces ˜The Brigand of Kandahar' (2020): an appreciation by the acclaimed horror author Swashbuckling (2020): writer and historian Neil Sinyard looks at writer-director John Gilling's films for Hammer David Huckvale on Don Banks (2020): appreciation of the film's score by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Naman Ramachandran, an extensive selection of promotional materials, and film credits World premiere on Blu-ray

• Sunshine State | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £13.20   |  Saving you £6.79 (51.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This critically acclaimed film from the legendary American director John Sayles is an intelligent and thought provoking drama that follows two women who return to their Florida hometown and are forced to deal with a variety of personal and practical issues...

• Birds of a Feather: The Complete Second Series | DVD | (30/08/2010) from £10.09   |  Saving you £14.90 (147.67%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Everyone's favourite Essex girls return with this second series of Birds of a Feather - one of the 1990s most successful longrunning and memorable sitcoms. This release also features the feature-length Christmas Specials from 1990. Created by legendary screenwriters Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran (The New Statesman Shine on Harvey Moon) the series chronicles the misadventures of Sharon and Tracy (Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson) - North London-born sisters left to fend for themselves both financially and emotionally when their husbands are jailed for armed robbery. The girls have lived very different lives Tracey enjoying the neo-Georgian splendour of 'Dalentrace' - the luxury home paid for by husband Darryl's criminal activities - while her sister had remained in an Edmonton tower block. Now Sharon lives with Tracey enjoying a few home comforts and offering some much-needed moral support - even if some of her habits prove a tad annoying. And if life in Chigwell sometimes seems a little dull there are always the extra-marital adventures of their man-eating neighbour Dorien (Lesley Joseph) to keep them entertained...

• Otley (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (26/06/2023) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Gerry Otley (Tom Courtenay - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Billy Liar, 45 Years) is a charming scrounger who stumbles unwittingly into espionage, murder and double crossing as he is mistaken for a spy, kidnapped, and then becomes romantically embroiled with a sexy foreign agent, played by Romy Schneider (Purple Noon, Ludwig, Death Watch). Adeptly balancing thrills and laughs, this Sixties comic spy thriller from writer-director Dick Clement (TV's The Likely Lads; Porridge; Auf Wiedersehen, Pet) is a stellar addition to the British canon of post-Bond spy flicks. Product Features High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with director Dick Clement and film historian Sam Dunn (2018) The Guardian Lecture with Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais (2008): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Dick Fiddy at London's National Film Theatre Tom Courtenay on 'Otley' (2018, 6 minutes): interview with the renowned British actor Ian La Frenais on 'Otley' (2018, 17 mins): interview with the acclaimed co-writer of Otley Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Hammer Volume Four: Faces of Fear | Blu Ray | (25/11/2019) from £54.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Four classic Hammer chillers presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras including exclusive new documentaries, audio commentaries, alternative versions, new and archival cast and crew interviews, a series of appreciations of their female stars, analyses of their composers' scores, and extensive booklets this stunning limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units. Extras: INDICATOR LIMITED BLU-RAY EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES: THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN New 4K restoration Original mono audio New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) Audio commentary by celebrated horror and fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2019) A Frankenstein for the 20th Century (2019): video essay by film historian Kat Ellinger and Dima Ballin Hammer's Women Eunice Gayson (2019): profile of the Hammer star by critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson David Huckvale on Leonard Salzedo (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Super 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentation Original theatrical trailer Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by filmmaker Joe Dante Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with new essays by Marcus Hearn and Kieran Foster, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews, and film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL High Definition remaster Original mono audio New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) Audio commentary by film historians Josephine Botting and Jonathan Rigby (2019) Interview with Paul Massie (1967): rare archival audio interview with the film's star Hammer's Women Dawn Addams (2019): British cinema expert Laura Mayne explores the life and career of the UK-born star David Huckvale on Monty Norman (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer Original theatrical trailer Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by Josh Olson Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with a new essay by Kat Ellinger, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray TASTE OF FEAR High Definition remaster Original mono audio Alternative presentation with US Scream of Fear title sequence New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television (2019) The BFI Interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008): archival audio recording of the celebrated filmmaker and screenwriter in conversation with Marcus Hearn at London's National Film Theatre The BEHP Video interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008): archival video recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring Sangster in conversation with Jonathan Rigby The BEHP Interview with Douglas Slocombe Part Two (1988): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the renowned cinematographer in conversation with Sidney Cole Fear Makers (2019): interviews with camera operator Desmond Davis, assistant editor John Crome and clapper loader Ray Andrew Hammer's Women Ann Todd (2019): Melanie Williams, author of Female Stars of British Cinema profiles the English star and producer David Huckvale on Clifton Parker (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer Super 8 version of Scream of Fear: original cut-down home cinema presentation Original theatrical trailer Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by Samm Hamm Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with an essay by Marcus Hearn, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray THE DAMNED: New 2K restoration Original mono audio Two presentations of the film: The Damned, the original UK theatrical release version; and These Are the Damned, the complete and uncut restoration which first premiered in 2007 New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) Audio commentary by film historians Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger (2019) Beneath the Surface (2019): new interview with filmmaker Gavrik Losey, son of director Joseph Losey Interview with actor Shirley Anne Field (2019) Interview with screenwriter Evan Jones (2010) Children of 'The Damned' (2019): new interviews with actors Kit Williams, David Palmer and Christopher Witty Hammer's Women Viveca Lindfors (2019): profile of the renowned actor by critic and film historian Lindsay Hallam David Huckvale on James Bernard (2019): new appreciation of the celebrated composer Beyond Black Leather (2019): appreciation by film expert I Q Hunter No Future (2019): analysis by author and film historian Neil Sinyard Original theatrical trailer Trailer commentary (2013): a short critical appreciation by filmmaker Joe Dante Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with a new essay by Richard Combs, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units All extras subject to change

• Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £7.97   |  Saving you £8.02 (100.63%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Starring Saturday Night Live favourite David Spade 'Dickie Roberts' is the hilarious story of a former child star who after his hit TV series is axed falls on hard times and tries to re-create the lost childhood he yearns for. With great visual gags straight out of the 'Saturday Night Live' academy of slapstick Dickie Roberts is an enjoyable and light-hearted take on the pitfalls of stardom.

• Affair To Remember, An / Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing / How Green Was My Valley | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An Affair To Remember In this poignant and humorous love story nominated for four Academy Awards Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else they agree to meet six months later at the Empire State Building if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous and the lovers' future takes an emotional and uncertain turn. Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing William Holden and Jennifer Jones star in one of drama's most endearing and intelligent love stories. Nominated for eight Academy Awards this timeless classic follows the passionate affair of an American correspondent and a Eurasian doctor whose love for each other must overcome racial prejudice and the outbreak of war in Korea. How Green Was My Valley Sixty-year-old Huw Morgan looks back on his life as a boy (Roddy McDowall) in a small Welsh mining town. His reminiscences reveal the disintegration of the closely knit Morgans and his devoted parents (Donald Crisp Sara Allgood) while capturing the sentiments and issues of their time.

• Dead Presidents | DVD | (13/02/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Twin brother codirectors Albert and Alan Hughes planned their first film, the 1991 ghetto crime drama Menace II Society as a response to John Singleton's Boyz N the Hood, which they considered wimpy and moralistic. They set their sights on The Deer Hunter in this ambitious follow-up, and they just about pull it off. Larenz Tate (from Why Do Fools Fall in Love) plays Anthony Curtis, an open-hearted African American teenager who gets shipped out to Vietnam with several of his pals, witnesses unspeakable horrors and then struggles to readjust to civilian life. The evolving textures of life in a declining inner-city neighbourhood over a period of a decade are seamlessly evoked and there's enough nuanced character development and personal interaction for a seven-hour miniseries. Still in their early 20s, the Hughes brothers are already poised and masterful movie makers; they cover an enormous amount of historical and emotional ground and every twist and turn is crystal clear. They betray their inexperience only at the very end, in an elaborately staged heist sequence that, while stunningly executed, feels a bit desperate, as if they were reaching blindly for a big pay off. Chris Tucker (Rush Hour) has a startling supporting role as a kid who becomes a junkie during the war and never quite recovers. --David Chute