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• Zachariah | DVD | (08/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Advertised in 1970 as "the first electric Western", Zachariah is an endearingly pretentious effort that prefigures such genre oddities as Jodorowsky's El Topo and Alex Cox's Straight to Hell. The story is the archetypal one about two friends who become gunslingers and must inevitably face off against each other in the finale, but it's treated here as if it Meant Something Deeper--which means that after enjoying 75 minutes of violence we can all agree that peace and love and harmony is on the whole better for children and other living things. Curly haired farmboy Zachariah (John Rubinstein) and eternally grinning apprentice blacksmith Matthew (Don Johnson) are the fast friends who run away from home to join up with a gang of outlaws known as the Crackers (played by hippie folk-rock collective Country Joe and the Fish). These apparent 19th-century Westerners tote electric guitars and are given to staging free festival freak-outs at one end of town to distract from the bank robbery at the other. The boys soon hook up with Job Cain (Elvin Jones), an all-in-black master gunfighter who is also an ace drummer (his solo is impressive), but then drift apart as Zachariah has a liaison with Old West madame Belle Starr (Pat Quinn) in a town that consists of fairground-style brightly painted wooden cut out buildings (a gag reused in Blazing Saddles), then gets rid of his outrageous all-white cowboy outfit to settle down on a homestead and grow his own dope and vegetables. Matthew, of course, goes for the black leather look after outdrawing Cain, and comes a gunning for the only man who might be faster than him, but the hippie-era message is once these kids have killed everyone else they can still make peace with each other and the desert or something, man. Aside from a Beatle-haired teenage Johnson making a fool of himself by over-emoting to contrast with Rubinstein's non-performance, the film offers a lot of beautiful "acid Western" scenery and excellent prog rock and bluegrass music from the James Gang, White Lightnin' and the New York Rock Ensemble. Comedy troupe the Firesign Theatre (huge on album in 1970) provided the script, which explains satirical touches like the horse-and-buggy salesman (Dick Van Patten) spieling like a used car dealer and the madame's claim to have had affairs with gunslingers from Billy the Kid to Marshal McLuhan. The DVD extras are skimpy, but the print quality is outstanding. --Kim Newman

• State Fair | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £4.90   |  Saving you £3.09 (63.06%)   |  RRP £7.99

  In this rousing celebration of love and laughter in America's heartland each member of the Frake family is up for a different prize when they attend their state fair: Father wants a blue ribbon for his favorite pig first prize (and only first prize) will do for Mom's entry in the pie-baking contest and for their son and daughter the hunt is on for true love...

• Mary Poppins | DVD | (08/07/2002) from £8.98   |  Saving you £11.01 (122.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A pioneering film within Animation, Musicals and Fantasy, Walt Disney's Mary Poppins is possibly one of the warmest and dearest films ever made. Based on a story by PL Travers we find Julie Andrews on fine form in her debut lead role (for which she would win the "Best Actress" Oscar). She is practically perfectly teamed with Dick Van Dyke as the lovable chimney sweep Burt, whose cockney accent is endearingly inaccurate. Along with a fine supporting cast, where even the child actors hold their own without appearing like stage school wannabes, Poppins and her crew take you on a magical ride through chalk pictures, the roof tops of London and show you that laughter is not always the best medicine (even with a spoon full of sugar) when you can't get down. In total Mary Poppins clocked up five Academy Awards including Best Song and Best Visual Effects and has made it into the staple diet of family viewing across the world. On the DVD: Mary Poppins has certainly cleaned up a treat, restoring her to 1.85:1 widescreen glory and 5.1 Dolby digital sound--which is guaranteed to be music to your ears. The special features are "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" with the "Sing Along with the Movie" subtitles for all your favourite songs when they appear in the movie and the "I Love to Laugh" game offering Uncle Albert flying high in his parlour once more. "The Movie Magic of Mary Poppins" lets you look behind the scenes at how the magic was done and is fun, informative and easily understandable--pity the same cannot be said about the narrator. "Hollywood goes to a World Premiere" is a warm and amusing reminder about how premieres and stars used to be in 1964. The only disappointment is the lack of commentary--Dick Van Dyke would surely have offered a gem of a cockney voice-over! --Nikki Disney

• Inspector Gadget/Inspector Gadget 2 | DVD | (03/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Inspector GadgetWowser! Disney's Inspector Gadget turbo charges to life in a wild adventure comedy with a thousand moving parts. During a daring rescue attempt, John Brown (MATTHEW BRODERICK), a naive and clueless security guard, experiences the wrath of Dr. Claw (RUPERT EVERETT). Jumping at the chance to put her robotics expertise to the test, the brilliant Dr. Brenda Bradford (JOELY FISHER) transform him into Inspector Gadget - the ultimate crime-fighting tool. And Gadget is going to need every techno-trick reduces our hero to spare parts and wreaks havoc on the world. Nonstop action, seamless special effects and a gazillion gizmos make Inspector Gadget a hilarious techno-thrill ride the whole family will enjoy over and over again.Inspector Gadget 2Get ready for more wild adventures packed with double the special effects, double the gadgets and double the fun of the original! Just when things are quieting down in Riverton, everything goes wrong. Inspector Gadget is put on probation. Claw stages a daring escape from prison and plots a new Crime of the Century. And the Mayor unveils a new and improved G2 - an all-robot, all-tech, all-female gadget! Could it get any worse for our hero? Mishaps, miscues stakeouts and showdowns ensue as Inspector Gadget (French Stewart - Love Stinks) and G2 (Elaine Hendrix - The Parent Trap) set off to go-go save the world with a little help from their friends - Brain, niece Penny and the wildly tricked-out Gadgetmobile!

• Rope | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £16.99   |  Saving you £-12.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  An experimental film masquerading as a standard Hollywood thriller. The plot of Rope is simple and based on a successful stage play: two young men (John Dall and Farley Granger) commit murder, more or less as an intellectual exercise. They hide the body in their large apartment, then throw a dinner party. Will the body be discovered? Director Alfred Hitchcock, fascinated by the possibilities of the long-take style, decided to shoot this story as though it were happening in one long, uninterrupted shot. Since the camera can only hold one 10-minute reel at a time, Hitchcock had to be creative when it came time to change reels, disguising the switches as the camera passed behind someone's back or moved behind a lamp. In later years Hitchcock wrote off the approach as misguided, and Rope may not be one of Hitchcock's top movies, but it's still a nail-biter. They don't call him the Master of Suspense for nothing. James Stewart, as a suspicious professor, marks his first starring role for Hitchcock, a collaboration that would lead to the masterpieces Rear Window and Vertigo. --Robert Horton, Amazon.com

• Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian | DVD | (09/11/2009) from £5.47   |  Saving you £17.51 (706.05%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan and a host of fun new characters all return in this wild comedy adventure where everything comes back to life in ways you've never imagined.

• Prodigal Son | DVD | (29/07/2002) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The classic 'The Prodigal Son' is based on a true story: a colourful and action-packed tribute to Wing Chun legend Leung Jaan one of China's most enduring martial arts heroes. From his early days through his training and heroic battles these are the adventures of a true hero who loses his innocence and gains strength and empathy in his pursuit of honour and martial arts mastery. A true classic...

• Pink Floyd - Pulse | DVD | (10/07/2006) from £24.80   |  Saving you £-2.81 (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  This landmark release captures the last Pink Floyd Division Bell tour in 1994 and was filmed at London's Earls Court during their record breaking 14 night residency. The two disc release contains the full concert performance with rare backstage footage and previously unseen extras. Disc One: Concert Part 1: 1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 2. Learning To Fly 3. High Hopes 4. Take It Back 5. Coming Back To Life 6. Sorrow 7. Keep Talking 8. Another Brick In The Wall (P

• The Cable Guy | DVD | (10/05/1999) from £6.87   |  Saving you £6.12 (89.08%)   |  RRP £12.99

  There's No Such Thing as Free Cable The manic madness of Jim Carrey strikes again in this totally wired out of control comedy! Slip the cable guy fifty bucks and you'll get the movie channels for free - it's a time honoured urban ritual. But when Steven Kovacs (Matthew Broderick) moves into his new apartment he picks the wrong cable guy - this guy doesn't want fifty bucks; he just wants a friend for life. And he won't take no for an answer.

• Classic Musical Box Set | DVD | (04/09/2006) from £31.95   |  Saving you £18.04 (56.46%)   |  RRP £49.99

  An unmissable compendium of 8 classic musicals in one bumper DVD box set! Includes: 1. On The Avenue (Dir. Roy Del Ruth 1937) 2. Sun Valley Serenade (Dir. H. Bruce Humberstone 1941) 3. Daddy Long Legs (Dir. Jean Negulesco 1955) 4. The Gang's All Here (Dir. Busby Berkeley 1943) 5. Second Fiddle (Dir. Sidney Lanfield 1939) 6. Orchestra Wives (Dir. Archie Mayo 1952) 7. Dolly Sisters (Dir. Irvin Cummings 1945) 8. Pin Up Girl (Dir. H. Bruce Humberstone 1944)

• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Blu-ray + DVD) | Blu Ray | (18/10/2010) from £13.80   |  Saving you £6.19 (44.86%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls - start your engines. You're about to take an incredible ride with one of the most wonderful family films of all time! With its clever tunes (including the OSCAR-Nominated title song) marvellous cast and enchanting storyline this delightful romp is lots of fun and simply toot sweet to pass up! Dick Van Dyke stars as eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts who creates an extraordinary car called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. It not only drives - but also flies and floats - as it leads him his two children and his beautiful lady friend Truly Scrumptious (Sally Ann Howes) into a magical world of pirates castles and endless adventure. This pack also contains a DVD copy of the film for use in the home in the car wherever!

• Dick Emery Compilation | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £17.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

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• He Got Game | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £5.38   |  Saving you £12.61 (234.39%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A high school basketball prodigy is overshadowed by his father's violent past... Denzel Washington stars as convict Jake Shuttlesworth who is given temporary release from prison so that he can persuade the top college basketball player his son Jesus to play for the Governor's Alma Mater. Under pressure and temptation Jesus tries to make his decision Jake does some soul searching too.

• Deadly Games | Blu Ray | (21/02/2022) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Steve Railsback (famed for his unhinged performance as Charles Manson in 1976's TV mini-series Helter Skelter) is at his sinister best as a troubled Vietnam Vet in 1982's Deadly Games - a tale of madness, murder and adultery from writer/director Scott Mansfied. A masked maniac with a penchant for a horror-themed board game is playing his own twisted game with the women of a small American town. Each time the dice is rolled, another victim meets a grisly end. Returning home to mourn the death of her murdered sister, Keegan (Jo Ann Harris) befriends local cop Roger and oddball cinema projectionist Billy (Railsback) - but soon finds herself in the killer's sights. Originally entitled Who Fell Asleep, Deadly Games is an intriguing early '80s slasher oddity which benefits from focusing as much on the development of its female-led cast as it does on its scenes of stalking and slashing. Available for the first time ever on disc, Arrow Video is proud to present this long-overlooked creepy gem in a brand new restoration from the recently-unearthed camera negative! Special Edition Contents: Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative Original uncompressed mono audio - Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary with The Hysteria Continues Sooty's a Sh*t - a brand new interview with actor Jere Rae-Mansfield Practical Magic - a brand new interview with special effects and stunt co-ordinator John Eggett Extensive image gallery featuring never-before-seen production photos and promotional material Original Trailer Original screenplay under the title Who Fell Asleep [BD-ROM content] Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Ralf Krause FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Fully-illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by film historian/author Amanda Reyes

• New York, New York | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The day WWII ends Jimmy (De Niro) a selfish and smooth-talking musician meets Francine (Minelli) a lounge singer. From that moment on their relationship grows into love as they struggle with their careers and aim for the top...

• How To Irritate People | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £16.99   |  Saving you £-9.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Anyone can make themselves unpopular - but it takes a past master like John Cleese to be really irritating. The secret he says is to let the other person believe it's all totally unintentional - and that's the first of many tricks of the trade he gives away in How To Irritate People. With the help of fellow Python cohorts Michael Palin and Graham Chapman Connie Booth from Fawlty Towers and Goodie Tim Brooke-Taylor Cleese demonstrates the uncanny ability to keep his victims just the right temperature under the collar...one degree below boiling point! Recorded live in front of a thoroughly irritated audience and including the famed 'Airline Pilot' sketch How To Irritate People is a lesser known classic of British comedy.

• Donovan's Reef | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £7.05   |  Saving you £12.94 (183.55%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Life on a South Pacific island for two ex-Navy buddies is just about perfect. That is until a beautiful straight-laced Bostonian arrives on the island in search of her father...

• The Return of the Swamp Thing | DVD | (15/05/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Everyone`s favourite muck-encrusted plant-man is back in this tongue-in-cheek action-adventure starring Louis Jourdan and sex kitten, Heather Locklear. Sequel to the original cult classic Swamp Thing and based on the award-winning D.C. Comics series, this visually dynamic film plants our moss-infested superhero in a dangerous love affair.

• Freaky Friday | DVD | (26/04/2004) from £6.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (114.45%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Annabel isn't herself today - neither is her mother this morning. They became each other! When a mother and her teenage daughter both wish at the same time that they could switch places for one day each has to live the life of the other on one seriously freaky Friday...

• Inherit The Wind | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £13.71   |  Saving you £-0.72 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Two-time Best Actor winners Spencer Tracy and Fredric March go toe-to-toe in this thrilling re-creation of the most titanic courtroom battle of the twentieth century. Garnering four Academy Award nominations including Best Actor (Tracy) and featuring Gene Kelly in a rare critically acclaimed dramatic role Inherit the Wind is powerful provocative cinema and a helping measure of entertainment. The controversial subject of evolution versus creation causes two polar opposites to enga