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• Reckoning Day | DVD | (14/09/2009) from £4.48   |  Saving you £9.77 (303.42%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Reckoning Day

• My Dear Secretary | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  If Charles Martin's wisecracking 1948 period-piece My Dear Secretary hasn't quite endured as a classic of its kind, it still commands attention as an appealing and often very funny curiosity. Kirk Douglas rightly earned his status as one of the titans of big-screen epic drama, so it's a surprise to encounter him in this romantic comedy as a feckless writer who can always find something to do rather than get down to work, leaving a string of outraged, frustrated or compromised secretaries in his wake. Douglas has a reasonably light comic touch and spars well with Laraine Day, in determined form as the secretary whom finally tames him and, in a notable strike for women's liberation, becomes a successful author herself in the process. But this is a film in which the supporting cast steal the best lines and scenes. Keenan Wynn is delightful as Ronnie, Douglas' neighbour and partner in the pursuit of pleasure. Some splendid high campery offers ample evidence that in a more enlightened age, Ronnie would surely have been openly gay. How else to explain his hilarious last reel marriage of convenience to the wealthy dragon of a landlady, played by the irrepressible Florence Bates? It isn't vintage screwball by any means, but My Dear Secretary is witty and literate enough to make you long for a revival in sophisticated cinema comedy. Truly, they don't make 'em like they used to. On the DVD: As the rush to release long-forgotten gems on DVD turns into a deluge, we will probably have to get used to the sort of disappointment on offer here: unrestored prints with no digital remastering and lousy sound quality, simply slammed onto the disc. The film could hardly be served less adequately. There isn't even any static background information on the production or the actors, making the package rather poor. --Piers Ford

• Stone of Destiny | DVD | (20/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A legendary tale about four Scotish friends who seek to reclaim the symbol of their heritage.

• Cross Training In The Martial Arts 2 - The Anatomy Of Hand Strikes | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This exciting and unique documentary features footage never seen before from such martial arts/self defence luminaries as Geoff Thompson Rick Young Chris Rowen Iain Abernethy Alan Gibson Mo Teague Mick Coup Russell Stutely and Matty Evans as well as vintage extracts from self-protection maestro Peter Consterdine.

• Gardens Of The World | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  This box set features three DVDs each providing a unique journey through some of the world's most renowned gardens. Gardens of South Africa: South Africa is full of delights for garden lovers the native flora is among the richest and most exciting in the world. Introduced and narrated by Alan Titchmarsh this hour long DVD explores the breathaking range of different styles and approaches to South African gardens. From the wild beauty of the Modjadji Cycad Forest to the col

• Children's Ward - Series 1 - Complete | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The rollicking adventures of Robin Hood in the long running TV series starring Richard Green as the titular green tight-clad hero. Includes the complete first series with the following episodes: The Coming Of Robin Hood The Moneylender Dead Or Alive Friar Tuck Maid Marian A Guest For The Gallows The Challenge Queen Eleanor Checkmate The Ordeal A Husband For Marian The Highlander The Youngest Outlaw The Betrothal The Alchemist The Jongleur The Brothers The Intruders The Sheriff's Boots Errand Of Mercy The Vandals Richard The Lionheart Ladies Of Sherwood Will Scarlet The Deserted Castle The Miser Trial By Battle Children Of The Freewood The May Queen The Wanderer The Byzantine Treasure Secret Mission The Inquisitor Tables Turned The Traitor The Thorkil Ghost The Knight Who Came To Dinner The Wager The Prisoner.

• World War Zombies | DVD | (17/06/2013) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-25.49 (-170.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Hitler’s desperation to win the war 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 super-soldiers- onto the advancing Allied army. After the D-Day landing, Lieutenant John Schmidt and his squad suffer losses when they encounter the monstrous German soldiers. When the military acknowledges the supernatural incidents, Lt. Schmidt is reassigned to a new unit with a mission to destroy Hitler’s weapons lab. After they are shot down in occupied France, the soldiers find themselves caught between the German army and Zombie creatures

• Mouse And Mole | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

  This animated series of ten 5 minute films features two of Britain's best loved actors Richard Briers and Alan Bennett. They play the key roles of Mouse and Mole and also provide the voices for all the supporting characters. Joyce Dunbar is one of today's most successful writers for young children and Alison de Vere based her animation on James Mayhew's original illustrations. The result is a collection of stories that are both wise and witty with classic characters that stand beside

• Lenniet Tristano - The Copenhagen Concert | DVD | (09/10/2002) from £8.13   |  Saving you £0.86 (9.60%)   |  RRP £8.99

  JAZZ LEGENDS:This video of Lennie Tristano playing a solo concert in Copenhagen is a unique and priceless document. Not only is the music wondrously beautiful and the piano playing spectacular but the personal nature of this solo performance gives the viewer a chance to experience what it was like to spend some time visiting with Lennie - Lennie Popkin New York June 2000.LENNIE TRISTANO - The Copenhagen Concert (Performed and Recorded on October 31 1965 in The Tivoli Gardens Concert Hall Copenhagen Denmark).Opening Applause - 0:431. DARN THAT DREAM - 4:492. LULLABY OF HE LEAVES 2:473. EXPRESSIONS 3:444. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS 5:355. TIVOLI GARDENS SWING 2:466. GHOST OF CHANCE 3:157. IT'S YOU OR NO ONE 3:038. IMAGINATION 5:569. TANGERINE 4:31

• Arkoff - Vol. 1 | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A unique collection of some of the seminal 1950's monster and sci-fi movies made by the greatest director of the time including Roger Corman Bruno VeSota and Edward L Cahn. Featuring Monsters vampires delinquent school girls and giant arachnids along with the earliest performances of some of Hollywood's greatest stars. How To Make A Monster: Peter Drummond has been chief of make up at a Hollywood studio for 25 years. When his services are abruptly dispensed with Drummond takes his revenge on the callous heads of the studio by hypnotising a couple of actors and bringing his murderous creations Teenage Frankenstein and Teenage Werewolf to life! The Spider: When a man doesn't return home one night his daughter Carol and her boyfriend Mike go out to search for him. On finding Carol's father's wrecked car by a cave they decide to investigate further. Before they know it the kids have been enmeshed in a giant spider's web woven of course by a giant spider! After finally escaping the eight legged beast's clutches and raising the alarm the spider is seemingly killed and brought back to town. However.... is the spider really dead? War Of The Colossal Beast: A frightened young man races his truck down a dirt road constantly looking back in terror. He is being pursued by some unseen menace! Undoubtedly it is this menace that is responsible for a series of mysterious food truck robberies and the main suspect is the 60-foot tall Colossal Man! Previously presumed dead he is discovered living in a desolate mountain range in Mexico insane and horribly disfigured his face covered in scar tissue and missing an eye. Every effort of communicating with the giant fails and the military drugs him and transports him back to America where he promptly escapes to wreak havoc on an unfortunate city! The Brain Eaters: Strange things are happening in Riverdale Illinois. A huge seemingly alien structure has been found jutting out of the Earth. A bizarre Earth-drilling craft discharges a horde of fuzzy parasitic creatures that fasten themselves to the necks of the townsfolk and control their brains. Sent to investigate the origin of the mysterious object Senator Walter Powers and scientist Dr.Paul Kettering are responsible for stopping the invasion when it becomes clear that the whole town is under the control of the invaders. The Blood Of Dracula: Six weeks after her mother dies Nancy Perkins' father remarries. The stepmother then sends Nancy off to a school for girls where the innocent girl falls under the spell of evil chemistry teacher Miss Branding. Putting Nancy under hypnosis Miss Branding converts the poor damsel to vampirism causing her to commit murders and then forget about them. The villainess recieves her comeuppance when Nancy refuses to snap out of her spell transforming into a slavering vampiric beast.

• Roadracers | DVD | (29/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Roadracers tells the story of a driver who is kicked off of the U.S. racing circuit when he's involved in a racing death that was caused by his own carelessness. He goes to Europe where he dominates the race scene. When he is permitted to return to the States he gets in a racing show down with his biggest rival as they duel in the United States Grand Prix.

• Richard Strauss: Salome (Arthaus: 108037) | Blu Ray | (31/01/2012) from £30.05   |  Saving you £-0.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Live aus dem Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

• Duel Of The Champions | DVD | (31/12/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  In this gladiator adventure a Roman nobleman. Horatius (Alan Ladd) leads an Imperial Legion during the long and bloody war between the Romans and the Albans. A desperate arrangement is agreed on how to settle the war. Three valiant brothers are chosen from each side to fight one last fierce bloody duel.

• Forgiven | DVD | (12/09/2011) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-4.59 (-27.00%)   |  RRP £16.99

  It's 1878 and Jake Kincaid has just been released from prison for a crime he didn't commit. His heart is seeking vengeance on those responsible for landing him in jail, but he's also very interested in finding the gold he was accused of stealing. In his quest, Kincaid finds himself in the small lumber town of Fairplay, California. Here he meets and independent woman trying to do it all on her own, and a mischievous little girl with a quest of her own - finding someone to fill her lonely heart.Fairplay is plagued by a villainous band hell bent on taking over the town and acquiring the missing gold for themselves. Kincaid learns that love is more powerful than hate and that redemption is more precious than gold as he puts his heart where his treasure is in the final shoot out with the murderous band. A classic style western for the whole family.

• NASA Space Trek Vol.1 | DVD | (18/12/2006) from £6.25   |  Saving you £1.74 (27.84%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Freedom Seven: Introduced by Astronaut Alan Shepard. This DVD reveals the original story of Freedom 7 America's first manned space flight. From the physical testing of astronauts to the structural testing of rockets. This is the programme that saw Alan Shepard as America's first man in space. Friendship Seven: Introduced by Astronaut Wally Schirra. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth and he did so in just 88 minutes. It was an heroic episode in American history and the first step in a long walk that would be taken into outer space.

• King Kong Lives | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This version of the classic story picks up from where the 1976 version left off. The mighty ape is resurrected through a miracle of modern medicine and brings him together with what will be the love of his life: Lady Kong...

• Serenity/The One/Stealth | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Serenity: Can't stop the signal... Beloved television cult director Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer Angel) makes a spectacular first foray onto the big screen with Serenity the cinematic adaptation of his wildly popular but short-lived sci-fi series Firefly. A mix of space western comedy and drama Serenity follows captain Malcolm ""Mal"" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag crew as they trade their way around the edges of civilized society. Of particular interest are two passengers they take on Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher and Summer Glau) a brother and his telepathic sister on the run from the corrupt governing Alliance. As notorious former members of the anti-Alliance opposition Mal and his crew make it difficult for Simon and River to stay hidden. Everything goes completely awry when a government assassin is sent to retrieve River. As Mal is forced to choose between his close-knit crew and the brother and sister newcomers it becomes apparent that River harbors both a dangerous secret and astounding fighting powers and Mal decides that discovering the truth about what she knows might just be worth his time. Many of the film's action sequences revolve around Summer Glau's martial arts skills in her portrayal of River. Glau prepared for her role with Hong Kong stuntwoman Ming Lu as well as stunt coordinators Chad Stahelski and Hiro Koda and as a result performed nearly all the stuntwork herself. In addition to the stellar stunts realistic graphics and an often haunting score the film's actors display a rare chemistry that brings viewers both into their lives and into a possible version of humanity's future. (Dir. Joss Wheldon 2005) The One: In order to save the universe he will have to fight the fiercest enemy he has ever faced: himself! A sheriff's deputy fights a diabolical and deadly mirror image of himself that has escaped from an alternate and parallel universe. Sometimes the difference between good and evil is only a matter of degrees... (Dir. James Wong 2001) Stealth: Fear the sky... A trio of stealth bomber pilots (Jamie Foxx Jessica Biel Josh Lucas) are forced to fly with EDI (Extreme Deep Invader) a computer-manned prototype plane that specializes in extra-precision bombing. The brainchild of a programming wunderkind (Richard Roxburgh) EDI has the ability to learn at a fantastic rate but before long a freak accident causes it to question authority and launch an attack on Russia. In a top-secret military operation the three pilots struggle to bring the artificial intelligence program under control before it initiates the next world war... (Dir. Rob Cohen 2005)

• Home Town Story | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £3.45   |  Saving you £1.54 (44.64%)   |  RRP £4.99

  One of Marilyn Monroe's earliest starring roles (of her ten previous films she had been uncredited in four of them) finds her playing the newspaper office receptionist Iris. The paper is run by Blake Washburn who has just been defeated in a bid for re-election to the state senate and uses the paper to ruffle big business.

• Wire In The Blood - Justice Painted Blind | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Robson Green plays Dr Tony Hill a clinical psychologist with empathy beyond the established boundaries of his science in 'Wire In The Blood' based on the best selling novels by Val McDermid.

• The Adventures Of Robin Hood - Vol. 5 | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  4 classic episodes from the 1955 series The Adventures Of Robin Hood with Richard Greene taking up the green tights and protecting the good people of England from the evil Sheriff Of Nottingham.