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• The Turning Point | DVD | (06/03/2006) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The generations change but the choices remain the same. As young dancers they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee (Shirley MacLaine) left the stage for marriage and motherhood while Emma (Anne Bancroft) would become an international ballet icon. When Deedee's teenage daughter (Leslie Browne) is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star (Mikhail Baryshnikov in his film debut) the two women are forced to confront the choices

• The Nun and the Devil | Blu Ray | (02/08/2021) from £20.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Directed by Domenico Paolella (The Prey/The Story of a Cloistered Nun), The Nun and the Devil AKA Le Monache di Sant'Arcangelo is a headily erotic tale of seduction and persecution detailing the sinful practices which spill out of a 16th century convent. When the psychotically ambitious Sister Julia (Anna Heywood) vies to take the place of a dying Mother Superior by any means possible, other inmates start to lose their way, indulging in heterosexual flings and lesbian coupling. But things take a nasty turn when the nuns are subjected to a violent inquisition and their existence becomes one of torture and degradation. Made just two years after Ken Russell's notorious The Devils (1971), this 1973 film sought to offer a corruption of the innocent style plot which monopolised on the short-lived wave of nunsploitation features, incorporating graphic horrors, soft-pornography and historical drama. Loosely based on authentic records, this sordid tale of religion and power will delight lovers of extreme Italian exploitation cinema.

• Family Enforcer | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The story of a young man who is bent on becoming the best hoodlum in the underworld society where favours are repaid in kind... or repaid in blood.

• City Of War: The Story of John Rabe | DVD | (03/05/2010) from £6.06   |  Saving you £9.93 (163.86%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Inspired by the astonishing diaries of John Rabe As the globe stands on the brink of World War II Shanghai has fallen and deadly Japanese bombers target the infamous city of Nanking. As panic breaks out and savage bombing raids devastate the city veteran entrepreneur John Rabe a German living the high life in the social whirl of Nanking must make a agonizing choice: to flee or give sanctuary to the terrified population within the gates of his factory When the Imperial Japanese Army discovers rich Nazi Rabe's selfless operation they see it an act of high treason. As a wave of brutality is unleashed on Nanking Rabe and his comrades find themselves in a race against time to fight for a safety zone to protect the hundreds of thousands of innocent victims of this ultimate act of war. But as the bombings desist a perilous siege begins.

• Rio | Blu Ray | (09/01/2012) from £8.06   |  Saving you £16.93 (210.05%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A classic tale of self-discovery, romance, and adventure, Rio is the story of Blu, a flightless macaw who was taken from the forests of Rio de Janeiro as a young bird and raised by a kind girl in a small Minnesota town. When an ornithologist comes to town and informs Blu's now-grown owner Linda that Blu is the last male of his species, Blu and Linda return to Rio so that Blu can mate with a feisty female named Jewel. Thus begins an adventure in which Blu encounters everything from the complexities of courtship and love, to thugs involved in an exotic animal theft ring, strange new friendships--including one with an overly friendly slobbering bulldog--and a crazy ride through a carnival parade. Blu and Linda both mature as a result of their journey in Rio, and love ensures that life will never be quite the same for either ever again. The animation in Rio is quite impressive, the characters are endearing, the Brazilian music is very appealing, and the star-studded voice cast includes Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Will.i.am, Wanda Sykes, Jane Lynch, George Lopez and Jamie Foxx. While the story doesn't really offer anything new--instead playing much like a rehashing of some of the major plot points from movies like Madagascar, Finding Nemo and Babe--that doesn't mean the film isn't perfectly entertaining for both kids and adults. (Ages 6 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

• Buck Rogers In The 25th Century - Series 1 | DVD | (22/11/2004) from £15.92   |  Saving you £-5.76 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.16

  With its campy combination of lightweight adventure and Spandex disco chic, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is a nostalgic throwback to post-Star Wars opportunism. Series co-creator Glen A. Larson was incapable of originality, and former soap star Gil Gerard (in the title role) was a bland incarnation of the comic-strip hero, so the much-anticipated series premiered on September 20, 1979, with serious disadvantages. Although the two-hour pilot "Awakening" had tested successfully as a theatrical release, Gerard and the show's producers could never agree on a stable tone for the series, which presents Capt. William "Buck" Rogers as a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987 to 2491. Earth is engaged in interplanetary war following a global holocaust, and Buck's piloting skills make him an ideal starfighter recruit for the Earth Defense Directorate, where his closest colleagues are Dr. Huer (Tim O'Connor), squadron leader Col. Wilma Deering (former model Erin Gray, looking oh-so-foxy), the wisecracking robot Twiki (voiced by cartoon legend Mel Blanc), and a portable computer-brain named Dr. Theopolis, who's carried by Twiki like oversized bling-bling. The series struggled through an awkward first season, with routine plots elevated by decent special effects and noteworthy guest stars including Jamie Lee Curtis, ill-fated Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten (appearing, with her voice dubbed over, less than a year before her tragic murder), Batman alumnus Julie Newmar, Buster Crabbe (veteran of vintage Buck Rogers movie serials), and several others in a show that favored vamps and vixens over credible science fiction. A full-scale overhaul resulted in a disastrous second season, but devoted fans still gravitate to Hawk (Thom Christopher), the charismatic alien "birdman" who was introduced with new characters and a new, space-faring search for lost tribes from Earth (with echoes of Larson's own Battlestar Galactica). Behind-the-scenes squabbles continued, and by mid-season of 1981, NBC pulled the plug on a breezy, still-engaging series that suffered from uneasy chemistry and never realized its full potential. Existing somewhere between Galactica and Lost in Space in the TV sci-fi food chain, this Buck--with a dearth of DVD extras--now functions as a cheesy stroll down memory lane. --Jeff Shannon

• Rio 2 | Blu Ray | (04/08/2014) from £4.20   |  Saving you £22.55 (924.18%)   |  RRP £24.99

  It's a jungle out there for Blu Jewel and their three kids in RIO 2 after they're hurtled from that magical city to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel and meets the most fearsome adversary of all - his father-in-law. All our favourite RIO characters are back and they're joined by Oscar nominee Andy Garcia Grammy winner Bruno Mars Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth and Oscar/ Emmy /Tony winner Rita Moreno. Rio 2 also features new Brazilian artists and original music by Janelle Monae and Wondaland.

• An American Werewolf in London : Two Disc 21st Anniversary Special Edition | DVD | (04/03/2002) from £16.22   |  Saving you £-6.23 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  With an ingenious script, engaging characters, nerve-shredding suspense, genuinely frightening set-pieces and laugh-out-loud funny bits An American Werewolf in London is a prime candidate for the finest horror-comedy ever made. Americans David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) are backpacking in northern England when Jack is killed by a wild beast and David is bitten. Back in London David finds himself falling in love with a nurse, Alex (played with winning charm by Jenny Agutter), and turning into a werewolf. Adding to his problems, an increasingly decomposed Jack keeps coming back from the dead, and he is not a happy corpse. The Oscar winning make-up and transformation scenes still look good and rather than send itself up Werewolf plays its horror seriously, the laughs coming naturally from the surreal situation. Naughton is engagingly confused and disbelieving, desperately coping with the ever more nightmarish world, while Landis delivers one absolutely stunning dream sequence, an unbearably tense hunt on the London Underground and a breathtaking finale. Gory, erotic, shocking and romantic, this unforgettable horror classic has it all. Tom Holland's Fright Night (1985) remixed the formula with vampires, as did Landis himself in Innocent Blood (1992). A disappointing sequel, An American Werewolf in Paris, followed in 1997. --Gary S Dalkin

• Follow that Dream (1962) DVD UK Release | DVD | (29/06/2015) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-24.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Pop Kwimper (Arthur O'Connell) son Toby (Elvis Presley) and their ragtag clan od adopted orphans wind up marooned on the side of the road in Florida so they make up a makeshift home on the beach.Soon uptight local bureaucrat H Arthur King (Alan Hewitt) orders them off the land but the State government doesn't back him up. An enraged King then sets out to get his way using manipulative social worker Alisha Claypoole (Joanne Moore) as part of his scheme to evict the Kwimpels.

• Upstairs Downstairs - Series 2 - Episodes 8-13 | DVD | (05/08/2002) from £6.48   |  Saving you £8.51 (131.33%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A sequence of dramatic events befalls the residents of Eaton Place. Elizabeth becomes involved with the Suffragettes which has disastrous consequences upon Rose a financial crisis threatens to force the Bellamys from their home and James returns from India with a fiancee in tow who threatens to shatter the peace. The formidable Thomas and Sarah receive a rousing send-off from the other servants as they set off to begin their new life together in north London. Is this really the last time they will be seen at Eaton Place?

• Humans - Series 2 | DVD | (16/01/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  C4's record-breaking drama and BAFTA-nomintated series Humans returns for a second series - what will become of the Synths?

• Nightfall | Blu Ray | (03/06/2019) from £16.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  During his long and varied career, Jacques Tourneur (The Comedy of Terrors, Cat People) tackled a breadth of genres on both sides of the Atlantic. With 1956 s Nightfall, he returns to the noir trappings he tackled so successfully with Out of the Past for a tale of deception, intrigue and paranoia. Adapted from the novel by prolific crime fiction author James Goodis (Dark Passage), Nightfall is the story of Jim Vanning (Aldo Ray, The Violent Ones; The Naked and the Dead), an innocent man wrongly accused of murder. On the same night he has a chance encounter in a bar with glamorous model Marie (Anne Bancroft, The Graduate), the hoods he s spent the past year running from catch up with him, determined to recover the money they believe he stole from them. Pursued by both the hoods and law enforcement, Vanning and Marie go on the lam, leading to a desperate chase that takes them from the streets of Los Angeles to the snowy peaks of Wyoming. Eschewing both the big names associated with the genre and its familiar urban locales, and featuring striking monochromatic photography by Oscar-winner Burnett Guffey (From Here to Eternity), Nightfall is a gripping and inventive late-period noir which shows that, even in its twilight years, the genre still had room for innovation. Special Contents: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation, restored from original film elements Original lossless mono soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing New audio commentary by author and critic Bryan Reesman White and Black, a new video appreciation of Nightfall by film historian Philip Kemp Do I Look Like a Married Man?, a new video essay on the themes of Nightfall by author and critic Kat Ellinger Theatrical trailer Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jennifer Dionisio FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Amy Simmons

• Jesus Of Nazareth | DVD | (27/03/2000) from £12.81   |  Saving you £7.18 (56.05%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Originally made for TV in 1977, this in-depth version of Jesus' life is so thorough that the first hour is devoted solely to the story of his birth. The film doesn't skimp on some of the other landmark events of this famous story either. Director Franco Zeffirelli gives ample screen time each to the Last Supper and the Crucifixion. Passages of the Bible are quoted verbatim, the locations have a Palestine-like authenticity, and, aside from some of the principals (Robert Powell as Jesus, Olivia Hussey as Mary, and Stacy Keach as Barabbas), many of the non-Roman characters are actually played by Semitic-looking actors. Zeffirelli diligently provides the socio-political background that gave rise to Jesus' following and the crisis in belief it caused for the people of Israel (and one or two Romans). --Kimberly Heinrichs, Amazon.com

• Parade's End | Blu Ray | (08/10/2012) from £9.57   |  Saving you £20.42 (213.38%)   |  RRP £29.99

  As the comfortable certainties of Edwardian England give way to chaos and destruction, English aristocrat Christopher Tietjens finds himself marrying Sylvia, a beautiful but cruel socialite who is pregnant with a child who may or may not be his. Christopher is determined to remain loyal to his wife despite her string of infidelities, but his life is transformed the day he meets Valentine Wannop, a fearless young suffragette. Moving from the glittering yet shallow world of London high society to the trench-scarred battlefields of France, Parade's End is the story of one of the defining eras of the last century; a time when old certainties are being torn down and lives are changed forever.

• H.M.S. Pinafore | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £9.41   |  Saving you £6.58 (69.93%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A sailor falls for the captain's daughter. They become thwarted in their attempt to keep their love alive but a strange twist in the tale offers these lovers another chance... A thrilling adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera.

• Eileen | DVD | (25/03/2024) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• It's a Dog's Life | DVD | (09/08/2010) from £5.63   |  Saving you £6.37 (113.14%)   |  RRP £12.00

  The story centers on the veteran movie animal trainer Hank O'Hara his two dogs and a trio of horses. His daughter Mary Kate and her daughter Carly move from Texas to live with him after the death of Mary Kate's husband. Feeling lost and missing her father Carly bonds with the young dog Little Chuck. Behind the scenes Carly helps Hank prepare the dogs and his horses for film work and then watches excerpts from the finished movies a Western a commercial with a police chase and K9 unit a television detective series and a tongue in cheek horror movie. Along the way we meet several veteran actors from film and television. It is a warm family story highlighted by a fantasy sequence with Carly as a world famous animal trainer.

• Shameless - Series 1 And Series 2 | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

• Rio | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £3.98   |  Saving you £16.01 (402.26%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From director Carlos Saldanha and featuring the voice talent of Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada). RIO is a 3-D animation feature from the makers of the Ice Age films.

• Everything To Gain | DVD | (07/05/2001) from £11.37   |  Saving you £-5.38 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Mallory Jordan feels she can no longer face up to life after her family are wiped out in a brutal street robbery. Her only confidante is Detective DiMarco whose support and help makes her realise that after losing everything she now has everything to gain. Based on the novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford.