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• The Dead Pool | DVD | (21/01/2002) from £10.71   |  Saving you £3.28 (30.63%)   |  RRP £13.99

  After the drudgery of Sudden Impact, the third and worst sequel to Dirty Harry, no one could have expected the fourth to have any signs of life. But The Dead Pool is fairly inspired, even playful--check out a "chase" scene between Clint Eastwood's Harry Callahan character and a remote-controlled toy car wielding a bomb--and it ended the long-running series on an unexpectedly positive note. This time, Callahan investigates a series of murders that appears to be on a "death list," while becoming romantically involved with a television reporter (Patricia Clarkson). Jim Carrey has a small but memorable part as a doped-up rock star, and Liam Neeson is on board, too. IT is directed by Eastwood-surrogate Buddy Van Horn (Any Which Way You Can). --Tom Keogh

• The X Files : Series 7 | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  With the original conspiracy plot arc fallen into a muddle of loose ends no-one could possibly fathom, once-hungry lead actors on the verge of big screen careers and making demands for more time off or shots at writing and directing, and the initial wish list of monsters-of-the-week long exhausted, it's a miracle The X Files is still making its airdates, let alone managing something pretty good every other show and something outstanding at least once every four episodes. Season seven opens with a dreary two-parter ("Sixth Extinction" and "Amor Fati") and winds up with the traditional incomprehensible cliffhanger ("Requiem"), but along the way includes a clutch of shows that may not match the originality of earlier seasons but still effortlessly equal any other fantasy-horror-sf on American television. Highlights in this clutch: "Hungry", a brain-eating mutant story told from the point of view of a monster who tries to control his appetite by going to eating disorder self-help groups; "The Goldberg Variation", a crime comedy about a weaselly little man who has the gift of incredible good luck, which means Wile E Coyote-style doom for anyone who crosses him; "The Amazing Maleeni", guest-starring Ricky Jay in a rare non-fantastic crime story about a feud between stage magicians that turns out to be a cover for a heist; "X-Cops", a brilliant skit on the US TV docusoap Cops with Mulder and Scully caught on camera as they track an apparent werewolf in Los Angeles (season-best acting from David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson); "Theef", a complex revenge drama with gaunt Billy Drago as a hillbilly medicine man stalking a slick doctor; "Brand X", a horror comic tale of corruption in the tobacco industry; "Hollywood AD" (written and directed by Duchovny), in which Tea Leoni and Garry Shandling are cast as Scully and Mulder in a crass movie version of a real-life X file; and "Je Souhaite", a deadpan comedy about a wry, cynical genie at the mercy of trailer trash masters who haven't an idea what to wish for. Among the disasters are: "Fight Club", a grossly laboured comedy; "All Things", Gillian Anderson's riotously pretentious religious-themed writing-directing debut; "En Ami", written and understood by William B Davis, the cigarette-smoking villain; and the very silly "First Person Shooter", the lamest killer video-game plot imaginable courtesy of distinguished guest writer William Gibson. Still essential, despite the occasional pits, but yet again you go away thinking that the next season had better come up with some answers. --Kim Newman

• Rabbit Proof Fence | DVD | (15/09/2003) from £7.98   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This is the true story of Molly Craig, a young black Australian girl who leads her younger sister and cousin in an escape from a camp set up as part of an official government policy to train them as domestic workers and integrate them into white society.

• The Boxer | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £5.05   |  Saving you £0.94 (18.61%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When Danny Flynn returns to his Belfast neighbourhood after 14 years in prison all he wants is to find peace resume his career and reclaim the love of the woman who has remained etched in his mind. As they slowly embrace the possibilities of renewed romance they realise cultural taboos stand in the way and fighting for love could cost them their lives.

• Fright Night | Blu Ray | (20/02/2012) from £8.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (155.73%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Charlie Brewster (Anton Yelchin) is a high school senior who's on top of the world - that is until Jerry (Colin Farrell) moves in next door and Charlie discovers that he is a vampire preying on the neighborhood.

• The Crow - Wicked Prayer | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When Jimmy and his half Native American girlfriend Lily are murdered by a rampaging satanic cult led by Luc Crash and his demonic bride he is traumatised to find himself reincarnated as 'The Crow' an immortal being of Native American folk law and the 'killer of killers'. With revenge burning in his broken heart and whilst he tries to come to terms with his new dark powers Jimmy comes to realise what he can do and what he must do - as he confronts the onslaught of gang members Fam

• Woody Allen: A Documentary | DVD | (15/10/2012) from £11.36   |  Saving you £5.63 (49.56%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian, and musician Woody Allen allows his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography.Beginning with Allen's childhood, Woody Allen: A Documentary chronicles the trajectory and longevity of Allen's career - from teen writer to TV scribe, from standup comedian to award-winning writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Exploring Allen's writing habits, directing, and relationship with his actors first-hand, new interviews with A-listers, writing partners, family and friends provide insight and backstory to the usually inscrutable filmmaker.

• All The Queen's Men | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Led by an American a mismatched team of British Special Services agents must infiltrate in disguise a female-run Enigma factory in Berlin and bring back the decoding device that will help end the war.

• Mad Cows | DVD | (08/05/2000) from £6.75   |  Saving you £13.24 (196.15%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the best-selling novel, this adaptation about an Australian who has a baby with her aristocratic cad of a boyfriend is written and directed by newcomer Sara Suggarman, who has injected her own particular style into the film.

• Doctor Who The Complete Series 3 BD STEELBOOK | Blu Ray | (07/05/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.59

  From the moment the Doctor walks into the life of medical student Martha Jones he changes it forever. In Elizabethan London, they meet William Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre while back in present day London 76-year-old Professor Lazarus recaptures his youth with consequences that threaten Martha's entire family. And, the Doctor's sworn enemies, the Daleks, who have been hiding in 1930s New York, return with a terrifying plan for humanity. Features: DOCTOR WHO CONFIDENTIAL MUSIC AND MONSTERS DELETED SCENES OUTTAKES COMMENTARY FREEMA'S TOUR OF THE STUDIO VIDEO DIARIES AND MORE!

• Bright Lights, Big City | DVD | (23/06/2003) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A young wannabe writer haunted by his mother's death his wife's desertion and his boring research job on a magazine succumbs to booze cocaine and the late-night New York club scene...

• A Touch of Frost: Series 3 | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £13.50   |  Saving you £11.49 (85.11%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The complete third series of investigations by Detective Frost... Episodes comprise: 'Appropriate Adults' 'Quarry' 'Dead Male One' and 'No Refuge'.

• Bone Alone | DVD | (21/10/2013) from £6.19   |  Saving you £-1.20 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  When they left him home alone he had to save Christmas! When a family leaves for Grandma's house at Christmas time they're forced to leave Bone their badly-behaved dog behind. While they're away robbers move through the neighbourhood stealing Christmas presents from the empty houses. Now Bone with the help of a few friends must use every trick he knows to stop the burglars!

• Life On Earth | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £13.25   |  Saving you £23.00 (191.83%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Life on Earth (1979) is an epic 13-programme series, presented by David Attenborough, offering a chronological account of the flora and fauna of planet Earth over a period of 3,500 million years. Whether recounting the first journey from the sea to the land, the development of insects and flowers, or "The First Forests" and "The Lords of the Air", Attenborough's enthusiasm is infectious. He guides us through "The Infinite Variety" of life from microbes to marsupials, via an unforgettable meeting with mountain gorillas, to conclude with "The Compulsive Communicators", mankind itself. Three years in the making, involving 1.5 million miles of travel and featuring some of the most beautiful, breathtaking and ambitious photography then seen on television, Life on Earth was the first natural history blockbuster. It redefined TV by showing that an epic, serious wildlife documentary could be a massive success. As such, it remains a true television landmark and paved the way for Attenborough's The Living Planet and further entries in what became known as his "Life" series. On the DVD: Life on Earth is presented complete in this DVD box set, with a total running time of 715 minutes (13 x 55 minutes). --Gary S Dalkin

• Q Volume 2: Series 4 and 5 (Q8 and Q9) | DVD | (27/02/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  BAFTA-winning director Ray Butt (Only Fools and Horses) takes the helm for the final two series of Spike Milligan s anarchic sketch show, recorded in front of and occasionally featuring a wide-eyed studio audience. Qs 8 and 9 were made in quick succession in 1979 and 1980 after the BBC initially delayed re-commissioning the series until the Monty Python team departed TV-land. This was despite the impact the original Q5 of 1969 had on the world of alternative comedy. At a time when Kenny Everett and Not the Nine O Clock News were further testing the limits of TV comedy, the former Goon leads a cast of co-performers including John Bluthal, Bob Todd, Julia Breck, Alan Clare and a self-parodying David Lodge in yet more surreal, outrageous and determinedly under-prepared sketches. Running gags and familiar tropes prevail, with Adolf Hitler, Arab sheiks, idiot Boy Scouts and the Royal Family subject to scattergun ridicule, while musical interludes from Spike, pianist Ed Welch and occasional guest singers age the shows a little more harshly than the main man s virulently anti-PC humour.

• They Live | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Nada (Roddy Piper) arrives in Los Angeles, finds work on a construction site and a bed in a homeless camp. He notices the extent to which the people around him seem obsessed with television and obtaining material wealth, and one night, when he stumbles ac

• The Craft & Blumhouse's The Craft: Legacy | Blu Ray | (08/03/2021) from £21.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Legacy In Blumhouse's continuation of the cult hit The Craft, an eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches gets more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers. Craft Sarah has always been different. So, as the newcomer at St. Benedict's Academy, she immediately falls in with the high school outsiders. But these girls won't settle for being a group of powerless misfits. They have discovered THE CRAFT, and they are going to use it.

• Silver Bears | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  They were after silver and they struck gold. Financial wizard ""Doc"" Fletcher (Michael Caine) is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore (Martin Balsam) to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to more easily launder their profits. When he arrives Fletcher finds that the bank acquired by his associate Prince di Siracusa (Louis Jourdan) consists of some shabby offices above a restaurant.

• Beyond Darkness | Blu Ray | (15/06/2020) from £15.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When a man of God and his loving family move into a new house, they think they've found the perfect home until they discover that their new digs were once the location where a coven of witches were burned at the stake! It's only a matter of time before the radio starts blaring satanic chants and the cutlery takes on a mind of its own. Will the awakened evil in this house have its final revenge, or can a plucky priest fend off what lurks Beyond Darkness? This tale of terror comes from Claudio Fragasso, the director of Troll 2 (so you KNOW it's good!).

• Danger Mouse - Vol. 2 | DVD | (04/06/2001) from £6.98   |  Saving you £6.00 (150.38%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Anyone who was a child in the first half of the 1980s will be rushing out to buy Danger Mouse, a readymade time machine to transport you back to those halcyon days of coming home from school to collapse cross-legged in front of the TV. In each action-packed episodes, our righteous rodent triumphs time and again over his arch-nemesis Baron Silas Greenback--the world's most evil toad--battling off everything from aliens and monsters to exploding custard and runaway washing machines. As ever, each episode opens in Danger Mouse's hidden hideaway (located under a post box "somewhere in Mayfair"), the furry Secret Agent duly receiving his instructions from spluttering boss Colonel K. Then it's into the Mousemobile and out onto London's streets, as DM and his trusty sidekick Penfold set off to find their croaky foe and save the day. While the animation is basic and, at 20 minutes a pop, the stories have a tendency to lose momentum, the knowing wit and fabulous theme tune more than compensate. Much of the credit has to go to writer Mike Harding, who mercilessly mimics spy movie clichés until every last laugh is wrung out, but even more should go to David "Del Boy" Jason. Not content with simply voicing the eponymous hero, he also conjures up unrecognisable tones for Colonel K and two of Greenback's loyal hench-creatures, Nero and Count Duckula. And then there's his deliciously portentous voice-over, greeting each cross-cut with the obligatory "meanwhile . . .". An all-round must-buy, but with one important warning: don¹t expect to sleep once that signatory music starts whizzing round your head: "He's the greatest, he's fantastic, wherever there is trouble he's around. Danger Moooooouuuuseeee...". --Jamie Graham