"Actor: Danny Wallace"

• Sons & Daughters - Collection Two (Complete Season 2) | DVD | (12/03/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Radio Days | Blu Ray | (20/02/2017) from £14.84   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Woody Allen's gentlest and most unassuming movie, Radio Days isn't so much a story as a series of anecdotes loosely linked together by a voice-over spoken by the director. The film is strongly autobiographical in tone, presenting the memories of a young lad Joe (clearly a stand-in for Allen himself) growing up in a working-class Jewish family in the seafront Brooklyn suburb of Rockaway during the late 1930s and early 40s. In this pre-TV era the radio is ubiquitous, a constant accompaniment churning out quiz shows, soap operas, dance music, news flashes and Joe's favourite, the exploits of the Masked Avenger. Given Allen's well-publicised gallery of neuroses, you might expect childhood traumas. But no, everything here is rose-tinted and even the outbreak of war makes little impact on the easygoing, protective tenor of family life. Now and then Allen counterpoints his family album with the doings of the radio folk themselves (blink, and you'll miss a young William H Macy in the studio scene when the news of Pearl Harbour comes through). The rise to fame of Sally (Mia Farrow), a former night-club cigarette girl turned crooner, is the nearest the film comes to a coherent storyline. But most of the time Allen is content to coast on a flow of easy nostalgia, poking affectionate fun at the broadcasting conventions of the period and basking in the mildly rueful Jewish humour and small domestic crises of Joe's extended family. There aren't even any of his snappy one-liners, and the humour is kept low-key, raising at most an indulgent smile. A touch of Allen's usual acerbity wouldn't have come amiss. But for anyone who shares these memories, Radio Days will surely be a delight. On the DVD: Not much besides the theatrical trailer, scene menu and a choice of languages. The screen's the full original ratio, but nothing seems to have been done to enhance the soundtrack, and the dialogue's not always clear. A boost in volume may help.--Philip Kemp

• Midnight Menace | DVD | (17/08/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Veteran screenwriter and director Sinclair Hill captured the unease of a world on the brink of war in this Hitchcockian tale of sabotage and intrigue in the international arms trade. A compelling pre-war thriller, Midnight Menace stars silent-era Hollywood idol Charles Farrell, Australian star Margaret Vyner and noted Austrian-German character player Fritz Kortner. Released in the US as Bombs Over London, Midnight Menace is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Following the unexplained death of a reporter, Brian Gaunt, the cartoonist on the 'Daily World', begins his own investigation. Assisted by his reporter fiancee, they find one clue leading to the operations of an international arms ring: it is the word 'Saska', which Gaunt incorporates into his next newspaper cartoon in the hope that it will bring results. It does... but not what he expects! SPECIAL FEATURES Image gallery Original pressbook PDFs

• The Exorcist/The Shining | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Exorcist (Dir. William Friedkin 1973): The belief in evil - and that evil can be cast out. From these two strands of faith author William Peter Blatty and director William Friedkin wove The Exorcist the frightening and realistic story of an innocent girl inhabited by a malevolent entity. Academy Award winner Friedkin who introduces the film and supervised this new video transfer from restored picture and audio elements gets effective performances from Linda Blair Ellen Burstyn Jason Miller Max von Sydow and Lee J. Cobb. The Exorcist remains 25 years later one of the most shocking and gripping movies ever made. The Shining (Dir. Stanley Kubrick 1980): Think of the greatest terror imaginable. Is it a monstrous alien? A lethal epidemic? Or as in this harrowing masterpiece from Stanley Kubrick is it fear of murder by someone who should love and protect you - a member of your own family? From a script he co-adapted from the Stephen King novel Kubrick melds vivid performances menacing settings dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock into a milestone of the macabre. In a signature role Jack Nicholson plays Jack Torrance who's come to the elegant isolated Overlook Hotel as off-season caretaker with his wife (Shelley Duvall) and son (Danny Lloyd). Torrance has never been there before - or has he? The answer lies in a ghostly time warp of madness and murder.

• How To Start Your Own Country | DVD | (18/06/2007) from £13.25   |  Saving you £6.74 (50.87%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One morning Danny Wallace decided to start his very own country. Little did he know it was a decision that would take him tens of thousands of miles across the globe meeting world leaders inventing laws and becoming a King. He meets Cardinals Princes and the man who owns the moon. He travels to Italy Denmark America and the UN. He tries to enter the Eurovision Song Contest make all crime illegal and with an army of loyal citizens backing him up he strives to create the nices

• Snake Strikes Back | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In the house of the Absolutes Kung Fu Institute ambitious young fighter Sui plots to gain control for whoever becomes Master becomes the keeper of the secret book of Invincible Snake Fist. Only the Master's star devotee can stop Sui but first he must overcome other challengers...

• Janis Joplin - Final 24 | DVD | (12/04/2010) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-1.54 (-9.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  October 3rd 1970: Janis Joplin the undisputed queen of rock and roll listens to the acoustic version of Buried Alive in the Blues at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles. She is scheduled to record the vocals the following day... but she'll never make it. Within 24 hours she'll be found dead in her room her death believed to be caused by an accidental heroin overdose. Featuring archival footage and dramatic reenactments Final 24 documents the final moments of this rock star's life. This compelling documentary unlocks the hidden secrets psychological flaws and events that result in the tragic death of the famed notorious and the iconic. Part of a series every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person's life. By weaving the star's back-story with events from their last day it attempts to uncover the mystery of how each celebrity met their untimely end.

• Final 24 - Jim Morrison | DVD | (22/11/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This compelling documentary unlocks the hidden secrets psychological flaws and events that result in the tragic death of the famed notorious and the iconic. Part of a series every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person's life. By weaving the star's back-story with events from their last day it attempts to uncover the mystery of how each celebrity met their untimely end. July 2 1971. Jim Morrison is one of the most famous rock singers in the world. He's also the ultimate sex symbol but Morrison is at war with his own dark demons. In 24 hours his darkness will consume him and he'll be dead. Using archive footage dramatic reenactment and interviews with his closest companions we detail the last hours of Morrison's life and the gripping events that led to his tragic death in Paris.

• Gianni Versace - Final 24 | DVD | (03/05/2010) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-1.54 (-9.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  July 15th 1997: Gianni Versace is one of the most famous fashion designers in the world. He begins his day like any other with his regular morning walk to a nearby caf''. In a matter of hours he will be murdered outside his home by Andrew Cunanan who was obsessed with Versace and had been carrying a seven-year grudge. Featuring archival footage dramatic reenactments and interviews with his family and closest companions Final 24 documents the final moments of the fashion designer's life. This compelling documentary unlocks the hidden secrets psychological flaws and events that result in the tragic death of the famed notorious and the iconic. Part of a series every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person's life. By weaving the star's back-story with events from their last day it attempts to uncover the mystery of how each celebrity met their untimely end.

• Final 24 - Hunter S. Thompson | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-1.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  February 20th 2005: Hunter S. Thompson is an author trapped in the body of a rock star. His drug-fuelled adventures are legendary and had become the basis of one of the classics of 20th century literature. Thompson's constant questioning of authority and wild antics have made him a hero for a generation of rebels across the globe. But in the end it wasn't enough. A lifetime of alcohol and drug abuse had been taking their toll and at 67 with a broken leg two hip operations and in chronic pain Thompson can no longer live up to the legend he'd created. Within a few hours he will end it all with one of his favourite possessions a Smith and Wesson 45. Final 24 charts the life of this troubled genius and uncovers why a bullet to the head was the only way out. This compelling documentary unlocks the hidden secrets psychological flaws and events that result in the tragic death of the famed notorious and the iconic. Part of a series every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person's life.

• Final 24 - River Phoenix | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-1.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Final 24: River Phoenix

• Nicole Brown Simpson - Final 24 | DVD | (19/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  June 11th 1994: Nicole Brown Simpson ex-wife of famous football star O.J. Simpson begins the day with her ordinary run. In less than 24 hours she will be dead; her neighbours will find her mutilated body in the enclosed front courtyard of her condo in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles. Featuring archival footage dramatic reenactments and interviews with her family and closest companions Final 24 documents the final moments of Simpson's life. This compelling documentary unlocks the hidden secrets psychological flaws and events that result in the tragic death of the famed notorious and the iconic. Part of a series every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person's life. By weaving the star's back-story with events from their last day it attempts to uncover the mystery of how each celebrity met their untimely end.

• Anna Nicole Smith - Final 24 | DVD | (28/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  February 8th 2007: Anna Nicole Smith is in Fort Lauderdale to buy a boat but the famous American sex goddess is running a fever and fighting flu symptoms. She's also taken an unpredictable cocktail of prescription drugs to help her deal with the recent tragedy of her twenty-year old son's death. Not a good idea. Within a few hours she will be found dead in her hotel room. Through exclusive interviews with her closest companions combined with archive and dramatic reenactments her final hours are pieced together and the dramatic events that led to her shocking death by accidental drug overdose are revisited. This compelling documentary unlocks the hidden secrets psychological flaws and events that result in the tragic death of the famed notorious and the iconic. Part of a series every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person's life. By weaving the star's back-story with events from their last day it attempts to uncover the mystery of how each celebrity met their untimely end.

• Final 24 - John F Kennedy Jr. | DVD | (22/11/2010) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This compelling documentary unlocks the hidden secrets psychological flaws and events that result in the tragic death of the famed notorious and the iconic. Part of a series every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person's life. By weaving the star's back-story with events from their last day it attempts to uncover the mystery of how each celebrity met their untimely end. July 16 1999: JFK Jr. is American royalty and a cultural icon. But his promise of living out his political legacy bequeathed to him on the day of his father's assassination is cut short over the Atlantic Ocean one hot July night. Kennedy's death and that of his wife and sister-in-law were the result of a series of bad decisions Kennedy had made during his last day. A day plagued by stress when his life depended on his ability to think clearly. Final 24 examines the string of errors that led to his tragic demise.

• David Koresh - Final 24 | DVD | (28/06/2010) from £2.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (434.78%)   |  RRP £15.99

  April 18th 1993: David Koresh one of the most notorious religious leaders in the United States and 83 of his followers have been trapped inside their Waco Texas compound for over 50 days. Unwilling to surrender and surrounded by authorities the siege is the longest modern-day standoff in American law enforcement history. In 24 hours however it will all be over... and Koresh and 75 others will be dead. Featuring archival footage dramatic reenactments and key interviews Final 24 documents the final moments of the infamous preacher's life. This compelling documentary unlocks the hidden secrets psychological flaws and events that result in the death of the famed notorious and the iconic. Part of a series every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person's life. By weaving the star's back-story with events from their last day it attempts to uncover the mystery of how each celebrity met their untimely end.