"Actor: Allen"

• Hostile Advances - The Kerry Ellison Story | DVD | (04/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Kerry Ellison becomes the object of desire for Sterling Gray who deals with his attraction by stalking and terrorising Kerry's life. When her official complaint of sexual harassment is dismissed by the courts she realises she is the only one with the power to get her life back.

• The Rape of Europa | DVD | (08/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £26.99

  As seen on National Geographic Channel with the name Nazi Art Theft. World War II was not just the most destructive conflict in humanity, it was also the greatest theft in history: lives, families, communities, property, culture and heritage were all stolen. The Emmy Award-nominated documentary film, The Rape of Europa, narrated by Academy Award-nominee Joan Allen, is the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of many of Europe s art treasures durin...

• Sweeney, The - Vol. 1 - Bank Jobs | DVD | (06/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  If you were watching TV in the mid-1970s chances are The Sweeney was one of the weekly highlights and these re-mastered collections will have you pining for a time when the only choice was brown or beige, and a monkey would buy you a lot more than a nice whistle. If, however, these episodes are your first taste of Detective Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw) and Detective Sergeant George Carter (Dennis Waterman) of the Flying Squad, be warned that you will soon be telling friends to "Shut it!" and scouring the pages of Exchange and Mart for a mint-condition Ford Granada in Tawny Metallic (ironically the choice ride for slags in the show was the Jaguar MK2, later to become so closely associated with Thaw's more cerebral take on policework, Inspector Morse).First aired as 1974's pilot Regan, the show was produced by Thames Television subsidiary Euston Films and ran over four series and 53 episodes. Despite being given strict guidelines on speaking parts, locations and structure, writers were expected to produce scripts very quickly and individual episodes were filmed within 10 working days. Based on this frenetic schedule, the result was a choice parade of slags, blags and assorted lowlife, played out across fantastic London locations with a gritty humour that set the agenda for many of the small-screen cop shows to follow. Regan and Carter manage to fit up a few collars between pints, and even occasionally shed their nylon shirts and flares for a distinctly unromantic interlude between the sheets--brown of course.This first volume of Sweeney highlights starts in relatively sedate style with "Contact Breaker", written by Robert-Banks Stewart and featuring Warren Clarke (when he only had one chin) as wire-specialist Danny Keever. When parolee Keever seems bang-to-rights for a bank job Regan smells a rat and decides to have a closer look at other possibilities, including the ex-con's missus, Brenda (Coral Atkins). The second episode, "Night Out", is a much more feisty affair, despite nearly all the action being confined to the pub inhabited by Iris (Mitzi Rogers), an old flame of Regan's under suspicion for aiding and abetting the break-in going on in the bank next door. Troy Kennedy Martin's script throws in an Old West-style saloon fight, backstreet beatings and even one for old time's sake when Regan and Iris are forced play the waiting game together. "Well", as one character observes, "it is Saturday night"! --Steve Napleton

• Confine | DVD | (01/07/2013) from £3.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (75.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Pippa (Daisy Lowe) is a physically and emotionally scarred former model living as a recluse in her meticulous Georgian flat. When a heist taking place in the same building goes wrong, Pippa s home is broken into by the charismatic Kayleigh (Eliza Bennett).

• Plain Dirty | DVD | (17/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Sometimes love hurts. Sometimes it kills. Inez Macbeth (Dominique Swain) is married to Edgar (Henry Thomas) a violent petty thief with big ambitions. When her loveless marriage leads to an affair with a gentle young lawyer Edgar retaliates by brutally holding her captive with the help of his best friend Flowers (Arie Verveen). With time running out Inez concocts a desperate escape but does she have the guts to do whatever it takes?

• Beyond Bedlam | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A convicted serial killer is the new guinea-pig for a revolutionary new drug designed to suppress anti-social tendencies....

• Challenger | DVD | (01/05/2006) from £17.98   |  Saving you £-13.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  As the world awaited what should have been a routine lift-off for the space shuttle CHALLENGER unattended complications with equipment turned the mission into a ticking time-bomb. Adding to the excitement of the mission was the presence of Christa McAuliffe a small-town school teacher chosen from hundreds of candidates to teach the first lesson in space.This compelling account based on the true story of the tragic space shuttle disaster offers a poignant look into the lives of each of the seven Challenger crew members during the months leading up to the launch. Not only devoted astronauts these heroic seven were also devoted mothers fathers husbands and wives. But during these moments we witness bewildering corporate inability to resolve an issue before it becomes a catastrophe of the highest order in the loss of human life... the entire Challenger crew. Excitement frustration and grief unfold as the true story of the space shuttle disaster is revealed.

• Comedy | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Includes: 1. The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery 2. Busted 3. Delivery Boys 4. Far Out Man 5. The Godson 6. I Am Waiting No More 7. In n' Out 8. Just Ask For Diamond 9. Just Looking 10. Miss Firecracker 11. The Perfectionist 12. Pretty Smart 13. Picking Up The Pieces 14. Prince Of Bel-Air 15. Teresa's Tattoo 16. Touch And Go 17. Uphill All The Way 18. The Wackiest Wagon Train In The West 19. Episode of 'At Last The 1948 Show' 20. Episode of 'Do Not Adjust Your Set'

• The Crossroads Collection | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  In its day Crossroads was one of television's most popular and enduring soap operas. The sets may have wobbled at times but many of its characters went on to become icons of popular culture. This eight-disc set includes some of the earliest surviving episodes as well as examples from many memorable storylines including Sandy's accident Meg's wedding and the shooting of David Hunter...

• The 4400 - Series 1 - Complete | DVD | (23/03/2009) from £13.48   |  Saving you £13.50 (117.49%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Over the past fifty years thousands of people disappeared. On July 11 they're back... Suddenly and inexplicably 4400 missing people are returned all at once exactly as they were on the day they vanished. Unnerved and unsure of the implications of this event the government investigates the 4400 to uncover where they've been and why they've been returned. It becomes apparent that the individuals have not aged or been harmed in any way and have assumed paranormal skills that they did not previously possess. The 4400 is a thought provoking and superbly constructed series of stories following the 'returnees' as they attempt to resume normal life once more. The dramatic content of each beautifully filmed plotline is enhanced as the discovery of abnormal powers in some of the people begin to generate widespread and unwanted interest resulting in further alienation and trauma. A young man has the power to restore life or bring about the onset of death in people ; a young girl has the ability to see in to the future and a pregnant woman carries an unborn child that may unlock the secret to the universe...

• China Moon | DVD | (30/07/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  China Moon (1991) is a pleasing entertainment that assembles the dependable elements of film noir in the tradition of Body Heat (1981), The Last Seduction (1994) and, of course, the mother of all such films, Double Indemnity (1944). There's a femme fatale (the beautiful and talented Madeleine Stowe) and an honest cop (reliable Ed Harris) who soon becomes smitten. Her husband (Charles Dance) is a brute who beats her, so she murders him and inveigles Harris into helping her dispose of the body. That's when the complications begin, and Harris starts to sweat when his fellow cop keeps asking awkward questions. The acting is uniformly good, with Harris' partner played by Benicio Del Toro (Traffic) offering an excellent performance. Harris and Stowe strike sparks off each other, to the point where you almost believe he is being sucked into her schemes. On the DVD: The disc contains a theatrical trailer and several TV ads, with scroll-down filmographies of the major talents involved which are incomplete for some unknown reason. There's a brief and unenlightening five-minute documentary, with the principal cast plus the director, John Bailey, commenting on the film. Both image and sound are excellent quality, sound in Dolby Digital, picture in anamorphic widescreen ratio of 2.35:1 --Ed Buscombe

• The 4400 - Series 3 - Complete | DVD | (23/03/2009) from £11.98   |  Saving you £30.00 (300.30%)   |  RRP £39.99

  These are the stories of 4400 abductees after they are returned to Earth. People dealing with traumatic changes driven by the mystery of what happened and why. Some of them have been affected in mysterious ways and some will have certain abilities both good and bad. The pilot has a ball of light sailing towards Earth. But rather than the expected catastrophic event thousands of returned abductees are left with no memory of their otherworldly experiences. Each has been gone anywhere from a few months to several decades but hasn't aged a day. Episodes Comprise: 1. The New World: Part 1 2. The New World: Part 2 3. Being Tom Baldwin 4. Gone: Part 1 5. Gone: Part 2 6. Graduation Day 7. The Home Front 8. Blink 9. The Ballad of Kevin and Tess 10. The Starzl Mutation 11. The Gospel According to Collier 12. Terrible Swift Sword 13. Fifty-Fifty

• Streamers | DVD | (21/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Four young army men are forced to confront their prejudicial feelings shortly before being sent to Vietnam.

• The President's Book of Secrets | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £4.50   |  Saving you £5.49 (122.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  What secrets have been passed down to each United States president? History uncovers the fascinating truths behind some of the most confidential secrets in American history in The President's Book of Secrets. Interviews with former intelligence operatives, renowned historians and archivists show how classified information is treated in the highest circles of political power, how it's preserved throughout history, and who ensures continuity when a new leader is elected.

• Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (Disney Pixar) | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £43.05   |  Saving you £-21.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Titles Comprise: Toy Story: As 6-year-old Andy's favourite toy Woody (Tom Hanks) a take-charge pull-string cowboy is confident in his role as room leader. But after Andy's birthday party newcomer Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) a flashy space ranger with laser action and pop-out wings crash-lands into Woody's world. Buzz instantly wins the admiration of Andy's other toys igniting a rivalry that lands the duo inside the home of Sid - the toy-torturing boy next door. To escape Sid's evil plans Woody and Buzz must work together and realize they've got the perfect friend: in each other! Toy Story 2:A Masterpiece of great story telling 'laugh out loud' humour wonderful music and state of the art animation - Toy Story 2 is great fun from both kids and adults! This enormous box office hit won a Golden Globe award for Best Picture! Toy Story 2 features the original voice cast headed by Tom Hanks as Woody and Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear. Joining them is a round-up of unforgettable new characters including Jessie the cow girl Bullseye the horse and Stinky Pete the prospector. While Andy is away at summer camp Woody is toynapped by Al a greedy toy collector. His best friends including Buzz Mr Potato Head Slinky Dog and Rex set out on a heroic rescue mission to save him. Along the way they meet a whole host of new friends including Jessie the cow girl and Bullseye the horse. Together the Toy Story 2 gang set out to make sure Woody is home safely before Andy returns.....

• Rff for Living | DVD | (15/09/2008) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In Rachel's fourth series she concentrates on the kind of food that brings back special memories. The dishes draw inspiration from some of our happiest moments in life which involve delicious food whether they be falling in love over a romatic meal making bread with our grannies spending Sundays with our families over a perfect roast or getting together with girlfriends to discuss the finer points of chocolate. Bistro Food: Introduced from Isaac's Restaurant in Cork Rachel joins the chef to make a classic French Onion soup. In her own kitchen she makes steak chips and B''arnaise sauce chicken and puy lentil salad lemon tart. Romance: A romantic at heart Rachel suggests some romantic dished to cook for someone special on that all-important first date or on a twentieth wedding anniversary: buttered lobster spicy rack of lamb and 'mocha kisses' crumbly delicious biscuits. Soul Food: Comforting food or food for the soul: Italian baked pancakes chickpea and chorizo soup white chocolate and raspberry brownies Sunday Lunch: Rachel is invited to cook a 'grown-up' Sunday lunch at a friend's house: Slow shoulder of lamb piperonata broccoli with garlic and lemon chocolate amaretti cake Fish: Bretonne prawns squid salad and mussels Childhood Memories: Food can be particularly evocative and smells and tastes can remind one of childhood in a flash. Rachel meets Myrtle Allen at Ballymaloe and watches as Mrs Allen prepares a favourite dish for generations of children: Ballymaloe Balloons. Back in her own kitchen Rachel cooks her mother's roast chicken with stuffing lemonade and white chocolate buns. Holiday Memories: Rachel recreates some memorable dishes she has had on holiday: Zac's Aztec soup baked fish basil and prawn p''t'' and pannacotta. Chocolate: A whole programme dedicated to chocolate introduced from O'Connell's chocolate shop in Cork. White chocolate mousse hazelnut and caramel bars and cappuccino torte. Afternoon Tea: Formal afternoon tea is enjoying a revival and in this programme Rachel demonstrates some of her tea-time favourites: scones and blueberry jam afternoon tea cake Greek almond crescents and chocolate melting moments. Pub Food: Good home-made pub food is always a treat and quite often pubs serve classic favourites such as leek and potato soup chicken kiev and sticky chocolate pudding with toffee sauce which Rachel makes at home. Good Fast Food: Fast food doesn't have to be greasy and unhealthy and in this programme Rachel demonstrates how to make home-made pizza spicy chicken wings and burgers with guacamole and cheese croquettes - children's food that adults love too. Pleasure without the Guilt: Asian food is wonderful at providing fantastic flavour without fats or dairy products. Rachel visits the English Market in Cork to buy ingredients for crab and prawn soup and Korean beef. Celebrations: Sometimes an event calls for a grown-up celebration and in this programme Rachel cooks some very special dishes the kind that you might find in a sophisticated restaurant but which can in fact be cooked relatively easily at home: salad with beetroot goat's cheese and toasted hazelnuts baked black sole with champagne sauce clams & julienne of vegetables and pavlova.

• The Wedding Singer | UMD | (26/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Don't just think of The Wedding Singer as an Adam Sandler comedy--though it most certainly is that. But also think of it as the tip of the wave of the 1980s nostalgia craze. Set in the post-disco, new wave era, the film tells the story of Robbie Hart (Sandler), the king of small-town wedding-band singers, who once dreamt of being a rock star. His contentment with life shatters when his fiancée stands him up at the altar. After wallowing in self-pity (by musically attacking the next wedding couple he serenades) and swearing off women, he helps a new friend, Julia (Drew Barrymore), get ready for her impending nuptials--only to find himself falling in love with her. If you're a Sandler fan, you'll enjoy him as an actual adult, though a wise-cracking one. And dig all those kooky 80s reference jokes and that greatest-hits-of-early-MTV soundtrack. --Marshall Fine

• Next Friday | UMD | (17/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Strauss - Die Fledermaus | Blu Ray | (31/03/2008) from £20.69   |  Saving you £9.30 (44.95%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Glyndebourne's pulsating new production of the Waltz King's much-loved comic operetta.

• Xena - Warrior Princess - Series 1 - Part 1 | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  First aired in 1995 Xena: Warrior Princess now boasts a huge cult following. Xena is a charismatic and highly-skilled warrior from ancient times. This DVD box set includes the half of the first season of this action-packed series. Episodes comprise: 1. Sins Of The Past 2. Chariots Of War 3. Dreamworker 4. Cradle Of Hope 5. The Path Not Taken 6. The Reckoning 7. The Titans 8. Prometheus 9. Death In Chains 10. Hooves & Harlots 11. The Black Wolf 12. Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts Please note: This DVD box set includes half the first season episodes but not in the order they were aired.