"Actor: Billy"

• Parental Guidance | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £6.73   |  Saving you £9.26 (137.59%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Artie (Billy Crystal) and Diane (Bette Midler) realise that they're the "other grandparents"--the ones their three grandkids barely know and dread seeing. So when they have a chance to take care of Harper (Bailee Madison), Turner (Joshua Rush), and Barker (Kyle Harrison Breitkopf), Diane jumps at it, dragging a reluctant Artie along. Naturally, their old-school approach to parenting clashes with the anxious, helicopter-parenting of their daughter Alice (Marisa Tomei) and her husband Phil (Tom Everett Scott). Which will win out? There's really no suspense--contemporary parenting is an easy target and every time Artie complains about how the kids are indulged, random strangers applaud him. However, as Artie's parenting technique yoyos between threats and bribery, movie audiences may find themselves on Alice's side. Parental Guidance is a flimsy movie built around cartoonish kids with cliché problems and jokes about poop and getting hit in the crotch. The plot eventually gets stuck in a mire of nostalgia and vanity (did Midler really have to have a musical number?). But along the way there are moments between kids and grandparents--and between parents and grandparents--that are genuinely sweet. Midler is just coasting through this, but Crystal, who remains a talented and charismatic actor, puts his heart into it. --Bret Fetzer

• Futurama - Bender's Big Score | DVD | (07/04/2008) from £6.36   |  Saving you £9.63 (151.42%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Planet Express crew fights to save the world from nudist alien internet scammers who send Bender back into the past to steal the world's greatest treasures. The secret to time travel is tattooed on Fry's buttocks Leela finds true love and Fry learns a terrible secret about his destiny and his buttocks!

• The Black Donnellys - Series 1 - Complete | DVD | (28/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From the Oscar''-winning writers of Crash and the writer of Million Dollar Baby comes a bold and edgy crime-drama series The Black Donnellys. Four very different Irish-American brothers - Kevin Jimmy Tommy and Sean - have sworn to live by the code of 'family first'. But as they become increasingly involved in the ruthless world of New York organized crime their loyalties to their friends to their loved ones and especially to each other will be put to the ultimate test. Available on DVD for the first time this explosive 3-disc set includes all 13 episodes.

• The Avengers - Series 5 | Blu Ray | (22/06/2015) from £29.99   |  Saving you £50.00 (166.72%)   |  RRP £79.99

  John Steed (Patrick Macnee and Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) return as the incorrigible secret agents extraordinare. Together they continue to defeat criminal masterminds and solve unfathomable mysteries in the original cult TV series The Avengers Includes new bonus feature - INTERVIEW WITH DAME DIANA RIGG (EXTRACT FROM BRITISH LEGENDS OF STAGE & SCREEN)

• The Day the Earth Stood Still | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The very epitome of a cult SF classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still is more often referenced than seen, which is a pity since it remains even now one of the most thought-provoking examples of the genre. The title is a misnomer, a mere tease to entice 1950s audiences into the cinema in the expectation of seeing another sensationalist B-movie about murderous aliens (i.e. Communists). In fact, Robert Wise's film of Edmund North's screenplay is a thoughtful Cold War allegory about a Christ-like visitor (Michael Rennie) who comes to Earth preaching a message of salvation for mankind, only to be spurned, killed then finally resurrected (significantly, Rennie's character Klaatu adopts the pseudonym "Mr Carpenter" while on the run from the authorities). Aside from its philosophical message, the film also boasts memorable imagery--notably the giant robot Gort--a much-quoted catchphrase in "Klaatu barada nikto", and one of composer Bernard Herrmann's most admired scores, featuring the theremin and other electronic instruments that must have sounded very otherworldly back in 1951. The result is a bona fide landmark in cinema SF with a central message about "weapons of mass destruction" that's still uncannily relevant today. On the DVD: The Day the Earth Stood Still has been splendidly restored for its DVD incarnation from the original 35 mm print, and the results are demonstrated in the "Restoration Comparison" feature. Also included is a fascinating 1951 newsreel showing Klaatu receiving a certificate of merit amid stories of Communist threats, the Korean war and beauty pageants ("Pomp and pulchritude on parade in Atlantic City"). Best of all is an absorbing commentary track with director Robert Wise in conversation with Nicholas Meyer (both men have Star Trek movies on their CV). --Mark Walker

• Fargo - Season 1 | DVD | (22/09/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  An original adaptation of the Academy Award - winning feature film FARGO features an all-new story and follows a new case and new characters all entrenched in the trademark humour murder and 'Minnesota nice' that made the film an enduring classic. Billy Bob Thornton stars as 'Lorne Malvo ' a rootless manipulative man who meets and forever changes the life of small town insurance salesman 'Lester Nygaard ' played by Martin Freeman.

• Almost Famous | DVD | (10/04/2002) from £9.90   |  Saving you £19.08 (276.12%)   |  RRP £25.99

  Inspired by director Cameron Crowe's own experiences and set in the 1970s, the film follows a fifteen year old wannabe journalist who gets the opportunity to interview and go on the road with a hard living rock band.

• Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | DVD | (19/09/2016) from £4.99   |  Saving you £2.86 (57.31%)   |  RRP £7.85

  A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

• The Night Of The Hunter | DVD | (19/03/2001) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In the entire history of American movies, The Night of the Hunter stands out as the rarest and most exotic of specimens. It is, to say the least, a masterpiece--and not just because it was the only movie directed by flamboyant actor Charles Laughton or the only produced solo screenplay by the legendary critic James Agee (who also co-wrote The African Queen). The truth is, nobody has ever made anything approaching its phantasmagoric, overheated style in which German expressionism, religious hysteria, fairy-tale fantasy (of the Grimm-est variety), and stalker movie are brought together in a furious boil. Like a nightmarish premonition of stalker movies to come, Night of the Hunter tells the suspenseful tale of a demented preacher (Robert Mitchum, in a performance that prefigures his memorable villain in Cape Fear), who torments a boy and his little sister--even marries their mixed-up mother (Shelley Winters)--because he's certain the kids know where their late bank-robber father hid a stash of stolen money. So dramatic, primal, and unforgettable are its images--the preacher's shadow looming over the children in their bedroom, the magical boat ride down a river whose banks teem with fantastic wildlife, those tattoos of LOVE and HATE on the unholy man's knuckles, the golden locks of a drowned woman waving in the current along with the indigenous plant life in her watery grave--that they're still haunting audiences (and filmmakers) today. --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com

• Batman | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £9.75   |  Saving you £10.24 (105.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After a young boy witnesses his parents' murder on the streets of Gotham City he grows up to become Batman a mysterious figure in the eyes of Gotham's citizens who takes crime-fighting into his own hands. He first emerges out of the shadows when the Joker appears - a horribly disfigured individual who is out for revenge on his former employer and generally likes to have a good time but the identity of the bat is unknown. Perhaps millionaire Bruce Wayne and photographer Vicki Vale have a good chance of finding out?

• Play it Cool | DVD | (10/02/2014) from £6.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Featuring the big-screen debut of Liverpudlian pop idol Billy Fury - 'Britain's Elvis Presley' - this charming, pre-Beatles-era musical feature was among Michael Winner's earliest films. A 1962 box-office hit spawning a Top-Ten single and EP, Play It Cool features cameos from some of the most recognisable stars of the Sixties and beyond, with Bobby Vee, Helen Shapiro and Shane Fenton (aka Alvin Stardust) among the artistes encountered by Fury and his fictional band. The film is present...

• Aladdin | Blu Ray | (23/09/2019) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Disney comes the thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of the animated classic Aladdin, the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. Directed by Guy Ritchie, Aladdin features an all-star cast including Will Smith as the larger-than-life Genie, Mena Massoud as the clever scoundrel Aladdin and Naomi Scott as Jasmine, the beautiful, courageous princess of Agrabah.

• Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1 | DVD | (21/06/2021) from £4.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Batman races against the calendar when an unknown criminal named Holiday starts committing murders on holidays throughout the year. Special Features A Sneak Peek at the Next Animated DC Universe Movie, Batman: The Long Halloween Part Two - The saga continues as Batman desperately hunts the Holiday killer and Harvey Dent comes face to face with his worst nightmare.

• We Still Steal The Old Way | DVD | (17/04/2017) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The explosive follow-up to We Still Kill The Old Way. Regarded as the best in the business, The Archer Gang an aging criminal outfit carry out a daring robbery but are caught mid-heist and sentenced to do time in Britain's toughest prison.Once inside, they encounter their old nemesis ˜Slick' Vic Farrow (Billy Murray - Rise of the Footsoldier) who is intent on murdering the gang.The old-school criminals need to use all their wits to stage a daring escape, while dodging Slick Vic, setting in motion a chain of events which leads to an explosive prison riot.

• The Last Samurai (Two Disc Edition) | DVD | (07/05/2004) from £4.50   |  Saving you £11.49 (255.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When an American military officer is hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the 1870s, he is unexpectedly impressed by the Imperial Samurai warriors and their way of life.

• Intolerable Cruelty | Blu Ray | (24/01/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Fabulously successful LA divorce attorney Miles Massey is missing something from life when he meets much-divorced Marilyn Rexroth. Cue the mother of all battles of the sexes as the two square off, personally and professionally.

• Purple Rain | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.19   |  Saving you £11.80 (164.12%)   |  RRP £18.99

  While "rock musical" remains a phrase used by sadistic parents to give their offspring nightmares the genre does occasionally throw up the odd gem, Purple Rain being perhaps the shiniest example. Given the theatricality of Prince's stage shows, it was only a matter of time before the diminutive pop potentate found himself a big-screen vehicle but few could have predicted that Purple Rain would become nothing less than a cultural phenomenon. The story, co-written by one-time Starsky & Hutch scripter William Blinn, may be a somewhat hackneyed tale with His Purpleness overcoming a troubled background and musical rival Morris Day to achieve his dreams of rock stardom. However, the cast, which also includes Prince protegée Appollonia, rises above the clichés to hand in a set of performances which, while never likely to trouble the Oscars, prove that all concerned can at least play a rough approximation of themselves with minimal difficulty. What really helped push the film's box-office receipts through the roof, however, was its soundtrack featuring a clutch of hit singles--notably "When Doves Cry"--and which cemented our pint-sized hero's position as one of the globe's premiere performing artists. Sadly, subsequent attempts to re-bottle this particular brand of lightning with Under a Cherry Moon and Graffiti Moon would prove substantially less successful but Purple Rain still looks--and, more importantly sounds--rarely less than funktastic. --Clark Collis

• Billy Connolly - An Audience With | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £7.25   |  Saving you £5.74 (79.17%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The unmistakable Scottish comedian leads an audience of celebrities through an unforgettable night of comedy. In the audience are Britain's finest from the world of music and theatre including Bob Hoskins Bob Geldof Michael Parkinson and many others. All the necessary ingredients are there: shouting long winded stories about priests your first grey pubic hair the funny walks it's all there in a wonderful perfromance from Connolly. Billy also shows his mastery of comic improvisa

• The Rising of the Shield Hero: Season One Part One - Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (22/06/2020) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Geeky university student Naofumi Iwatani goes from 2nd class citizen to 2nd class hero when hes summoned to the videogame-like kingdom of Melromarc. Known as the weakest of four heroes, the Shield Hero, hes tasked with defending the world from calamity. But when Naofumi ends up betrayed and belittled from the start, will this cynic even be willing to help?

• Billy Connolly - World Tour Of New Zealand | DVD | (06/12/2004) from £8.48   |  Saving you £16.51 (194.69%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Comedian Billy Connolly undertakes a tour of New Zealand interspersed with footage from his very funny stand up shows.