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• Beautiful Mind, A | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.50   |  Saving you £15.49 (344.22%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Russell Crowe stars as the mathematical genius John Forbes Nash Jr, a man who made a great discovery early in his life before descending into a notorious life of depravity and self discovery.

• What's Up, Doc? | Unknown | (04/08/2025) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• My Cousin Vinny | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £3.34   |  Saving you £10.91 (524.52%)   |  RRP £12.99

  1992's My Cousin Vinny is a delightful comedy-cum-courtroom drama set in Alabama. Joe Pesci stars as Vinny, the garage mechanic recently turned lawyer, who finds himself straight in at the deep end when his young cousin is unjustly arrested, along with his buddy, for the murder of a store clerk. From the opening scenes in which the hapless arrestees labour under the impression they've been booked for stealing a can of tuna, My Cousin Vinny's comedic pace never slackens, even as the drama builds. Much of the fun derives from raw, Brooklyn native Vinny's coping with the cultural backwaters of the Deep South, from its lardy grits to the 5.30 am "alarm call" of the factory horn. There's a good running gag involving retrieving $200 from a recalcitrant local redneck, while his clashes with the court judge, played by the late Fred Gwynne are priceless. Pesci goads this stickler for procedures by mumbling expletives in court, turning up in a leather jacket, then a mauve frock coat and arousing the judge's suspicions as to his bona fides. However, it's Marisa Tomei who surprisingly, but justly, took an Academy Award for her performance as tomboyish Lisa, Vinny's girlfriend. Tart rather than tarty, she more than matches Pesci for Noo Yoik sass and mechanical knowledge, delivering a court lecture on limited slip differential and independent rear suspension that oozes improbable sexiness. On the DVD: a decent presentation in 1.85:1 aspect ratio, though it's only Tomei's bizarrely eye-catching costumes which especially merit DVD enhancement. There's also a commentary by director (and co-creator of Yes Minister) Jonathan Lynn, in which--though at times seeming to struggle for interesting things to say--he reminisces on the fear in shooting the film's prison scenes adjacent to Death Row in a maximum security prison. --David Stubbs

• Finding Nemo (Disney Pixar) | DVD | (27/02/2004) from £6.18   |  Saving you £13.81 (223.46%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A delightful undersea world unfolds in Pixar's animated adventure Finding Nemo. When his son Nemo is captured by a scuba diver, a nervous clownfish named Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) sets off into the vast--and astonishingly detailed--ocean to find him. Along the way he hooks up with a scatterbrained blue tang fish named Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), who's both a help and a hindrance, sometimes at the same time. Faced with sharks, deep-sea anglers, fields of poisonous jellyfish, sea turtles, pelicans and much more, Marlin rises above his neuroses in this wonderfully funny and thrilling ride--rarely do more than 10 minutes pass without a sequence appearing that's destined to become a theme-park attraction. Pixar continues its run of impeccable artistic and economic successes (Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc). Supporting voices here include Willem Dafoe, Geoffrey Rush and Allison Janney. --Bret Fetzer

• Christmas with the Kranks | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £4.68   |  Saving you £0.29 (6.20%)   |  RRP £4.97

  A couple decide to take a break from Christmas when their daughter cancels her festive visit. But soon her plans change and the race is on to get Christmas back on track.

• Uptown Girls | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £7.71   |  Saving you £8.28 (107.39%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Molly Gunn (Brittany Murphy) is the toast of the Manhattan social scene. But when her inheritance is stolen, Molly is forced to do something she's never done before - get a job as a nanny!

• Sgt. Bilko | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £5.57   |  Saving you £0.42 (7.54%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Sgt. Bilko is back and up to his old tricks. The arrival of Major Thorn threatens to put a stop to the casino under-the-table deals and Bilko's other illicit businesses...

• Short Circuit | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  John Badham's family-orientated adventure comedy Short Circuit, though obviously hatched in the wake of E.T. and Star Wars, manages to create its own identity through a sweet tone and an affectionate sense of fun. Military robot Number 5, a well-armed killing machine, is zapped by lightning during a test and emerges with a wacky sense of humour and a new peace-loving philosophy. Ally Sheedy (who debuted in Badham's hit WarGames) is the animal-lover whose home is sanctuary for a zoo-full of strays and who adopts the adolescent robot. Steve Guttenberg is the goofy but reclusive robotics designer who goes off in search of his creation to save him from the gun-happy army. The mix of gentle slapstick and innocent romance makes for a harmless family comedy. It veers toward the terminally cute, what with Number 5's hyperactive antics and E.T.-ish voice, and the mangled grammar of Guttenberg's East Indian sidekick (Fisher Stevens) threatens to become offensive, but Badham's breezy direction keeps the film on track. Sheedy and Guttenberg deliver spirited and engaging performances, but most importantly the robot emerges as a real person. Give credit to designer Syd Mead, an army of puppeteers and robotics operators, and the cartoony voice of Tim Blaney: Number 5 is alive. --Sean Axmaker

• The Associate | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £7.65   |  Saving you £-1.66 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Behind every great man is a woman... Wishing he'd get the hell out of her way. After a backstabbing co-worker nabs her promotion a fast-track executive starts her own company by inventing a male business partner to sell her ideas. However the ruse works so well she must impersonate her fictitious associate in order to keep her hard-won clients!

• The Mirror Has Two Faces | DVD | (06/03/2006) from £17.10   |  Saving you £-11.11 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In The Mirror Has Two Faces Barbra Streisand stars as Rose a lecturer in Romantic Literature with no romance of her own. Jeff Bridges longs for a platonic partner he can respect yet maintain a safe physical distance from. Set up by Rose's sister they meet and intellectual sparks fly and they soon find unexpected passion getting in their way in this delightfully sparkling comedy.

• A Beautiful Mind | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £4.98   |  Saving you £20.01 (401.81%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A Beautiful Mind is an award-winning movie if ever there was one. This biopic of mathematician John Forbes Nash is two parts Shine to one part Good Will Hunting. Scripted by Akiva Goldsman (Lost in Space) and directed by Ron Howard (The Grinch)--both trying to get sincere and serious after previous movies--it showcases a big, compelling performance from Russell Crowe as a genius whose eccentricities turn out to be down to a genuine mental illness. Though his early work as a student offered a breakthrough that eventually won him the 1994 Nobel Prize, Nash goes off the deep end in later life. The film works better in the early paranoid stretches--which include a wonderful 1950s spy movie parody as Nash is sucked into an imagined world of fighting commie atom spies--than it does with the inspirational ending, where Nash’s handicaps are overcome so he can triumph at the end. Crowe's genuinely fine work still seems a bit Shine/Rain Man/Forrest Gump-ish in mannerism, yet experience shows this can be a powerful career move. Crowe gains sterling support from Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany and Christopher Plummer--some playing a mere character in Nash’s world. --Kim Newman

• The Mirror Has Two Faces | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Barbra Streisand's self-absorbed remake of a 1958 French film stars Jeff Bridges as a college professor tired of sexual politics. He makes a deal with a dowdy colleague (Streisand) that they provide companionship for one another, with no thought of getting into bed. She agrees but soon becomes frustrated, the agreement only reinforcing her unfulfilled desire to have a complete relationship with a man. Mimi Rogers is on hand as Babs's striking sister, and Lauren Bacall received an Oscar nomination for her role as the heroine's selfish mother. The Mirror Has Two Faces is OK, but it becomes an irritating vanity piece for Streisand (who directed as well as stars). Her character constantly gazes upon her own reflection and is told at least a dozen times, one way or another, just how attractive she is. One wants to shout out, we get it already--you're pretty! --Tom Keogh

• Searching for Bobby Fischer - Imprint Limited Edition Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (08/09/2023) from £28.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Guarding Tess | DVD | (14/01/2002) from £13.97   |  Saving you £6.02 (43.09%)   |  RRP £19.99

  What do you do with a former First Lady who's unpredictable ornery and impossible to please? Anything she wants!! Shirley MacLaine and Nicolas Cage star in this comic compassionate look at life after the White House for two former Washington insiders : First Lady Tess Carlisle and Secret Service agent Doug Chesnic. As uproarious as it is uplifting Guarding Tess is ""a grand mixture of laughter and tears"" (Gary Franklin KCOP-TV).

• Guarding Tess | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  What do you do with a former First Lady who's unpredictable ornery and impossible to please? Anything she wants!! Shirley MacLaine and Nicolas Cage star in this comic compassionate look at life after the White House for two former Washington insiders : First Lady Tess Carlisle and Secret Service agent Doug Chesnic.

• Short Circuit / Flight Of The Navigator | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Short Circuit Delivering an abundance of android adventures when a military robot is spirited to life by a freak bolt of lightening. Number 5 is alive! Flight Of The Navigator Telling the story of a 12 year old boy who is mysteriously abducted by an alien space craft and returns to Earth eight years later still only 12. He now has great navigational powers which enable him to fly his spaceship anywhere he desires.

• The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (the Merchant Ivory Collection) | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Based on the novella by Carson McCullers 'The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe' is both a grotesque black comedy and a prime slice of 'Southern Gothic' set in a poverty-stricken rural community dominated by the curious androgynous character of 'Miss Amelia'. A forceful personality with a mysterious past she runs the town's only cafe and controls the locals through the careful distribution of her own secretly brewed 'hooch'. But Miss Amelia's eccentric existence comes under threat from the unheralded arrival of a hunchbacked dwarf who claims kinship with her and by the reappearance of the husband she rejected on their wedding night and who has come back to wreak vengeance on the woman he once tried to love.

• Hello Again | DVD | (12/04/2004) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-5.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Resurrected by her psychic sister after a year in the grave a woman finds plastic surgeon husband married to one of her gold-digging friends! Undeterred by this she is hellbent on getting back with her husband even if it does require a little wizardry...

• Trial And Error | DVD | (10/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Charles Tuttle (Daniels) is a mild-mannered big-city attorney sent to a small desert town days before his wedding to defend a cry-baby con artist (Rip Torn). He arrives to find his high-strung best friend Richard (Richards) an out-of-work-actor brewing up a bachelor party blast that soon turns Charles' brilliant legal mind into jelly. Trying to do the groom-to-be a favor Richard pretends he's Charles and goes to trial giving the performance of his career while turning the co

• Starting Over | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Burt Reynolds plays Phil Potter a low-key contented magazine writer who tries to put his life back together after his wife (Candice Bergen) opts for independence as a singer-songwriter. A wacky nursery school teacher (Jill Clayburgh) tries to help him surmount the emotional hurdles but it's rough going in this delightful contemporary tale; he's still hung up on his ex-wife...