"Actor: Bill Robinson"

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  • Still Crazy [1998]Still Crazy | DVD | (11/10/1999) from £12.12   |  Saving you £2.13 (19.61%)   |  RRP £12.99

    This gently satirical British comedy chronicles the quixotic reunion of a late, arguably not-so-great and unlamented 70s rock band, Strange Fruit, with a winning mix of humour and poignancy. The "Fruits", as the survivors call themselves without irony, had disbanded after the tragic loss of one member, the mysterious disappearance of another and the aftershocks of internal rivalries, but 20 years later they warily reassemble for a Dutch club tour, a warm-up for a proposed festival appearance. Between that seemingly hare-brained proposal and the fateful festival, director Brian Gibson, working from a sharp script by Dick Clement and Ian LaFrenais, captures the absurdities of middle-aged rockers trying to recapture that lost cockiness.Breathing life into the band is a terrific cast, including Stephen Rea, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall and Bill Nighy, each managing to juggle deft archetype with believable character traits: Spall's cheerfully crass, flatulent drummer and Nighy's preening, slow-witted lead singer exemplify the approach, grabbing chuckles yet making you actually care about them. Equally impressive is Billy Connolly as the wily roadie, Hughie, at once pragmatic and devoted to his charges. All are well-served by production details and script points that get the group's lost world of late 60s and early 70s rock exactly right, from costuming and stage moves to the long-forgotten bands they name-check--Blodwyn Pig, anybody?The band's music likewise benefits from inspired insiders, cowriters Mick Jones (Spooky Tooth, Foreigner) and Chris Difford (Squeeze), who hit a nifty combination of bombast (for the silly scenes) and earnestness. When Gibson and his cast risk the story's amiable glow on a darker, more dramatic final act, the music rises to the challenge and the whole project, like its fictional subject, achieves an unexpectedly touching victory. --Sam Sutherland

  • ShampooShampoo | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

    A modish creation teased into life by Warren Beatty, Shampoo was an offbeat Hollywood hit back in 1975. Made after Watergate, it reflects on the hedonism of late-60s Los Angeles with a sad, somewhat cynical eye. Basically a bedroom farce, fuelled by some famously raunchy dialogue, its comedy is nevertheless underlain with melancholy. Screenwriter Robert Towne was inspired by Wycherly's Restoration comedy The Country Wife, wherein a wily fellow convinces friends of his impotence even while he is merrily seducing their wives. Hence, Towne invented handsome Beverly Hills hairdresser George Roundy (Beatty), who ought to be gay, but emphatically isn't. Shampoo begins on US Election Day, 1968, as Nixon is trouncing McGovern at the polls, and George Roundy is trying to sort his life out. An earnest advocate of sensual pleasure, he beds most of his female clients, from the fretful Jill (Goldie Hawn) to the wealthy Felicia (Lee Grant). Yet George is himself unfulfilled, and imagines that owning his own salon will satisfy him. He asks Felicia's husband Lester (Jack Warden) to back him, but first Lester coerces George into squiring his mistress Jackie (Julie Christie) to a Nixon victory party. Inevitably, Jackie is another of George's girls and, having seduced Felicia's vivacious daughter (Carrie Fisher) earlier that day, George has much to conceal from Lester and Felicia as the evening's festivities unravel. Shampoo shows the 60s turning sour. The characters are rich hippies, superficially liberated but deeply unhappy, and blandly indifferent to the dawning of the Nixon era. The excellent Lee Grant won an Oscar, but Shampoo is Beatty's film. He produced it, had a substantive hand in Towne's script, and deputised the nominal director, Hal Ashby. The film mildly exploits legends of Beatty's real-life sexual prowess, but mainly it embodies his commitment to making thoughtful movies for grown-ups. Richard Kelly

  • Doctor Who: Series 1 - Volume 4Doctor Who: Series 1 - Volume 4 | DVD | (05/09/2005) from £6.10   |  Saving you £9.89 (162.13%)   |  RRP £15.99

    The new series of Doctor Who features Christopher Eccleston as the re-incarnated Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose his trusty sidekick. Episodes comprise: 11. Boom Town: The TARDIS crew take a holiday but the Doctor encounters an enemy he thought long since dead. A plan to build a nuclear power station in Cardiff City disguises an alien plot to rip the world apart. And when the Doctor dines with monsters he discovers traps within traps. 12. Bad Wolf: The Doct

  • The Littlest Rebel [1935]The Littlest Rebel | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £5.38   |  Saving you £7.61 (58.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Shirley Temple's father a rebel officer sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his family and is arrested. However a yankee takes pity upon him and sets up an escape; unfortunately for all concerned the escape is foiled and all the captured officers are sentenced to execution. Enter Shirley and ""Bojangles"" Robinson to beg President Lincoln to intercede.

  • Stormy Weather (Tiempo De Tormenta) [DVD]Stormy Weather (Tiempo De Tormenta) | DVD | (03/06/2013) from £18.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  • Cannon Busters - The Complete Series - Limited Edition [Blu-ray]Cannon Busters - The Complete Series - Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (10/05/2021) from £23.84   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

    Follow the adventures and exploits of S.A.M., a high-end, royal-class friendship droid who's joined by a quirky, discarded maintenance robot and a brash, deadly fugitive. Together, the unlikely trio embarks on an unforgettable journey in a fantastic and dangerous world in search of S.A.M.'s best friend, the heir to a powerful kingdom under siege. Special Features 2 x Blu-ray discs containing episodes 1-12 plus over 50 minutes of exclusive bonus content: Cannon Busters A Journey Behind the Scenes, Gallery, Textless Opening & Closing, Trailers and the complete Episode 1 animatics 2 x bonus DVD discs containing episodes 1-12 Super-collectable AR enabled Hangman's Saloon Jukebox pin from PinFinity unlock the opening title animation and Showdown theme song and play it on your pin Exclusive 64 page, full-colour production art booklet containing the opening title animation storyboards Opening and Closing lyric sheets and Closing animation artworks Set of 6 x full-colour art cards Philly Box (filler box) Rigid art box featuring wrap-around design

  • Shirley Temple Triple Pack 1Shirley Temple Triple Pack 1 | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

    Dimples: Temple stars as a young singer who entertains the New York crowds providing the window of opportunity for her pick pocket of a grand father to carry out his work. A rich lady sees the young girl peforming - and after discovering her grim existence with her grand father - offers her an opportunity to rise out of lifestyle... The Littlest Rebel: Shirley Temple's father a rebel officer sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his family and is arrested. How

  • Telling Secrets [1993]Telling Secrets | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £11.45   |  Saving you £-6.47 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

    Detective Jay Jensen (Ken Olin) investigates the brutal murder of Stacey Eckhart a young mother who has been having an affair with the husband of a respected socialite Faith Kelsey (Cybill Shepherd). When the police follow up all the possivle leads they discover that Faith is a woman without conscience. She's capable of seducing cops manipulating her lovers and planning the most cold-blooded murders. She is a woman who will stop at nothing to get equal with those who betray her and she always gets what she wants. Based on a true story.

  • Stormy WeatherStormy Weather | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

    A musical vehicle for 'Mr Bojangles' Bill Robinson which pays tribute to some of the greatest jazz stars of all time. Hit songs include: 'Stormy Weather' 'Jumping Jive' and 'Ain't Misbehavin'.

  • Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm [1938]Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £9.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (30.16%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Unable to land a radio contract for himself and his niece Rebecca Winstead (Temple) fly-by-night vaudevillian Henry Kipper (William Demarest) leaves the girl in the care of her aunt Miranda Wilkins (Helen Westley) who runs a little farm with the help of hired hands Homer (Slim Summerville) and Aloysius (Bill Robinson). Miranda has an intense dislike for ""show folks"" but her next-door neighbour Anthony Kent (Randolph Scott) a talent scout for a major radio network sees great pos

  • Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... (Season 1) [Blu-ray] [2009] [2008]Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... (Season 1) | Blu Ray | (11/01/2010) from £56.25   |  Saving you £3.74 (6.65%)   |  RRP £59.99

    Elvis Costello is joined by fellow legends such as Elton John The Police and James Taylor in this music-driven series. New York's Apollo Theatre and 30 Rockefeller Plaza play host to the icons as they cover favorite songs and chat about their craft. This release includes 13 episodes.

  • Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History [DVD]Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History | DVD | (10/09/2018) from £13.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

    A look at significant historical moments in time and the music that helped defined them.

  • Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... (Season 1) [DVD] [2008]Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... (Season 1) | DVD | (11/01/2010) from £48.69   |  Saving you £1.30 (2.67%)   |  RRP £49.99

    Elvis Costello is joined by fellow legends such as Elton John The Police and James Taylor in this music-driven series. New York's Apollo Theatre and 30 Rockefeller Plaza play host to the icons as they cover favorite songs and chat about their craft. This release includes 13 episodes.

  • Sergeant Kabukiman NYPDSergeant Kabukiman NYPD | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

    Fear not good citizens of New York City! There's a new superhero defending the boroughs from evil - Sgt Kabukiman whose flaming chopsticks platform shoes and deadly razor - sharp prop parasol strike fear into the heart of evildoers. Your typical Troma gag-fest liberally festooned with cheesy wire kung-fu fights flying bodily fluids and more.

  • Shampoo [1975]Shampoo | DVD | (13/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Shampoo was billed as a sex comedy when it was first released in 1975, cashing in on the priapic reputation of its leading man and producer Warren Beatty. More than a quarter of a century on, that tag looks somewhat inadequate. Against a background of aimless bed-hopping and power-broking, Shampoo satirises the cultural and political wasteland of late-1960s Beverley Hills society. Ladies who lunch are married to ambitious, unfaithful husbands with mistresses; their daughters are dysfunctional; and the mistresses spend more time with their dogs than their lovers. George, the philandering hairdresser, is the common denominator who services them all. But he has private ambitions and is hustling for investment in his own salon. Beatty's restless performance as the man who can't say "no" is intriguing, waking up suddenly and too late to the chaos and vapidity of his life. The humour is bleak, sharpened by the background of Nixon's ascent to the White House: Shampoo is a cynical by-product of the Watergate scandal. There are good performances from Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn as two of George's leading conquests, and from a pre-Star Wars Carrie Fisher as the teenager who tries to seduce him. But Lee Grant garnered the awards as the embittered wife who finally calls "time". On the DVD: Shampoo is presented in 1:85.1 anamorphic widescreen, replicating the glossy production values of the original theatrical experience. The mono Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is well balanced. There are no extras apart from standard subtitles. --Piers Ford

  • Just Around The Corner (Shirley Temple) [1938]Just Around The Corner (Shirley Temple) | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Plucky Penny Hale (Shirley Temple) is excited to return from boarding school to live with her widower dad (Charles Farrell) but when she learns that he's lost his real estate project and they now live in a basement she sets out to win over a crotchety real estate developer - whom she mistakenly believes is ""Uncle Sam"".

  • Roy Rogers - His First & Last Double Feature: Under Western Stars + Mackintosh & T.J. (2- Disc Collector's Set) [DVD] [Blu-ray]Roy Rogers - His First & Last Double Feature: Under Western Stars + Mackintosh & T.J. (2- Disc Collector's Set) | Blu Ray | (26/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  • Shirley Temple Triple Pack 2Shirley Temple Triple Pack 2 | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

    Baby Take A Bow: Eddie Ellison is an ex-con who spent time in Sing-Sing prison. Kay marries him as soon as he serves his time. Five years later Eddie and his ex-convict buddy Larry have both gone straight and Eddie and Kay have a beautiful little girl named Shirley. However Welch has kept a close eye on them for years. He believes in ""once a criminal always a criminal."" Then when Eddie's employer's wife's pearls go missing it comes out that Eddie and Larry both spent tim

  • Dragon Wars [DVD]Dragon Wars | DVD | (11/06/2012) from £6.73   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

    Meet Buraki, the vicious, 200-meter long Imoogi serpent from ancient Korea. His army includes giant lizards with missile launchers, flying dragons, soldiers bred for evil and mega-intelligent dinosaurs. Together, they will destroy Los Angeles and possibly the world unless reincarnated warriors Ethan and Sarah can outrun them and resurrect the Good Imoogi, Buraki's ancient nemesis. Dragon Wars reveals every last detail of Earth's greatest battle... a war you'll only believe when you see it for yourself.

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