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• Swimming With Sharks | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £4.89   |  Saving you £1.10 (22.49%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A harsh, cutting, and wickedly funny look into the darker side of show business, Swimming with Sharks tells the story of a naive and eager assistant (Frank Whaley) and his slide into the cut-throat world of Hollywood power struggles. Whaley goes to work for a top movie executive (Kevin Spacey) who almost immediately begins to wear down his new assistant's exuberance with his whining, egomaniacal tantrums and relentless verbal abuse, even as he promises his young charge a chance to move up the ladder. Culminating in a violent and ultimately ironic confrontation between mentor and protégé, this brutal 1994 black comedy benefits from some razor-sharp writing and terrific comic turns from both Whaley (Hoffa) as one whose idealism is irrevocably shattered, and Spacey (Seven, L.A. Confidential), deliciously funny as a caustic, belligerent, and ultimately sad figure. A savage indictment of both the movie business and the price of ambition, Swimming with Sharks is one of the best black comedies in recent years. --Robert Lane

• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - The Complete First Series | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £9.35   |  Saving you £6.64 (71.02%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Although Britain has changed almost beyond recognition since Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em was first broadcast in the early 1970s, the show's simple slapstick humour has an ageless quality that makes it enduringly hilarious. Michael Crawford found fame as Frank Spencer, still probably television's most accident-prone man, and still Britain's most mimicked sitcom character, having inspired thousands of wannabe entertainers to don black berets and Humphrey Bogart-style rain coats and feebly exclaim "Mmm, Betty!". Crawford's great insight was to portray Frank as both a figure of fun and an endearingly sympathetic character: we laugh at him but never cease liking him, and we always admire his plucky never-say-die spirit. Most of the episodes share the common theme of Frank attempting to find a job (ranging from a holiday camp entertainer to an RAF cadet), but because of his clumsy demeanour and lack of common sense, losing the positions within a matter of hours. Pitted against a variety of middle-aged, male professionals (his GP, a psychiatrist and a public relations consultant for example), Spencer's stupidity reduces these "experts" to nervous wrecks. His long-suffering, doting wife Betty (Michelle Dotrice) features throughout, but despite his wild behaviour and idiocy she appears only mildly flustered by her husband's actions. On the DVD: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em was one of the first comedy series to be recorded by the BBC in colour, but the sound and vision of the episodes transfer perfectly satisfactorily to DVD format. At times the production values of some of the episodes are decidedly ropey (watch out for stray boom microphones and the skewed opening and closing credit). Apart from the episode and scene selection menus, which incorporate sound extracts from the show, no extras are included. --John Galilee

• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - The Specials | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £10.03   |  Saving you £5.96 (37.30%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Includes all three 'Special' episodes on DVD for the first time! 'Jessica's First Christmas' - First broadcast 25 Dec 1974: It's time for Frank's favourite annual event the nativity play. When the angel of the lord phones in sick Frank is ready to put the wings on. He's also designed a special flying effect but ends up flying a bit higher than intended! 'Learning To Drive' - First broadcast 25 Dec 1975: Frank has a driving lesson but his car gets away from! Back at the hous

• Mary Poppins / Tarzan / Lilo And Stitch | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £17.98   |  Saving you £18.00 (120.08%)   |  RRP £32.99

  Mary Poppins - Special Edition: Mary Poppins is one of Disney's most enchanting fantasies and the motion-picture hit that made 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' a household word! Julie Andrews stars as the loveable nanny who soars out of the skies and into the hearts of everyone she encounters. Toting a carpetbag full of magical adventures Mary and her fun-loving sidekick Bert (Dick Van Dyke) deliver endless joy and surprises to a troubled family. Tarzan - Special Edition: The classic tale of Tarzan an orphan who is brought up by apes and believes them to be his family. This changes when on an expedition he rescues Jane and discovers that he is human after all. Now he must decide where he really belongs. 'Tarzan' was the last Disney animated blockbuster for the 20th century and it pulled out all the stops with star studded voice-overs by the likes of Nigel Hawthorne Minnie Driver Glenn Close and Rosie O'Donnell while all the songs are performed by Phil Collins. Lilo And Stitch - Special Edition: Lilo a little girl in Hawaii unknowingly adopts a dog she names Stitch who is actually an evil alien. Stitch is really a criminal whose ship crashed on Earth while he was being transported to an intergalactic prison. He is only taking the form of a dog (thus hiding two of his six legs) to escape detection from alien police who are searching for him. Through her love faith and unwavering belief in ohana (the Hawaiian concept of family) Lilo helps unlock Stitch's heart unexpectedly giving him the one thing he was never designed to have--the ability to care for someone else.

• Mary Poppins | DVD | (08/07/2002) from £14.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (33.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  There is only one word that comes close to accurately describing the enchanting Mary Poppins, and that term was coined by the movie itself: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Even at 2 hours and 20 minutes, Disney's pioneering mixture of live action and animation (based on the books by P.L. Travers) still holds kids spellbound. Julie Andrews won an Oscar as the world's most magically idealized nanny ("practically perfect in every way," and complete with lighter-than-air umbrella), and Dick Van Dyke is her clownishly charming beau, Bert the chimney sweep. The songs are also terrific, ranging from bright and cheery ("A Spoonful of Sugar") to dark and cheery (the Oscar-winning "Chim-Chim Cheree") to touchingly melancholy ("Feed the Birds"). Many consider Mary Poppins to be the crowning achievement of Walt Disney's career--and it was the only one of his features to be nominated for a best picture Academy Award until Beauty and the Beast in 1991. --Jim Emerson

• Toomorrow | DVD | (19/03/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  A group of students form a pop group called Toomorrow in order to pay their way through school. Dying aliens kidnap the group, needing their vibrations to help their race survive.Written and directed by Val Guest, Toomorrow was an attempt by Don Kirshner to replicate the success he had had with The Monkees. This was also a first starring role for Olivia Newton-John, whose own singing career would take off the following year.

• Saturday Morning Pictures - The Best Of The Children's Film Foundation - Vol. 2 | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Cup Fever Barton United's hopes of winning the Manchester junior football league receive a setback when their ground is taken over and used as a car park forcing the boys into action... Hide & Seek Keith absconds from school in the hope that his father will take him to Canada yet Keith's father seems more interested in robbing a bank...

• Swimming With Sharks | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £4.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (20.28%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A harsh, cutting, and wickedly funny look into the darker side of show business, Swimming with Sharks tells the story of a naive and eager assistant (Frank Whaley) and his slide into the cut-throat world of Hollywood power struggles. Whaley goes to work for a top movie executive (Kevin Spacey) who almost immediately begins to wear down his new assistant's exuberance with his whining, egomaniacal tantrums and relentless verbal abuse, even as he promises his young charge a chance to move up the ladder. Culminating in a violent and ultimately ironic confrontation between mentor and protégé, this brutal 1994 black comedy benefits from some razor-sharp writing and terrific comic turns from both Whaley (Hoffa) as one whose idealism is irrevocably shattered, and Spacey (Seven, L.A. Confidential), deliciously funny as a caustic, belligerent, and ultimately sad figure. A savage indictment of both the movie business and the price of ambition, Swimming with Sharks is one of the best black comedies in recent years. --Robert Lane

• Disney Classics: Mary Poppins, Robin Hood, Sleeping Beauty | DVD | (18/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £41.99

  Disney box set containing: 'Mary Poppins' 'Robin Hood' and 'Sleeping Beauty'.

• Fox | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  This BAFTA nominated series follows the fortunes and feuds of old Billy Fox (Peter Vaughan) and his family in South London. With a superb cast including Ray Winstone and Bernard Hill and shot entirely on location in pubs clubs and streets 'Fox' evokes a strong London atmosphere through a wonderfully tense and involving story.

• Cinderella / Bambi / Mary Poppins / Alice In Wonderland / Dumbo | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £129.99

  This amazing box set features 10 Disney classics for the whole family to enjoy! Cinderella (2 Disc Special Edition) (1950): Cinderella dreams of romance and a better life while serving the selfish needs of her wicked stepmother and two stepsisters. With the help of her mischievous mice friends Gus and Jaq and a little Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo from the magical wand of her Fairy Godmother Cinderella meets the handsome Prince Charming at the Royal Ball. But as she flees the castle before the stroke of midnight breaks the spell Cinderella leaves behind a single glass slipper... Mary Poppins (2 Disc Special Edition) (1964): Julie Andrews stars as the loveable nanny who soars out of the skies and into the hearts of everyone she encounters. Toting a carpetbag full of magical adventures Mary and her fun-loving sidekick Bert deliver endless joy and surprises to a troubled family. Bambi (2 Disc Special Edition) (1942): Bambi a young deer hailed as 'Prince Of The Forest' at his birth is left to fend for himself after his mother is killed by a hunter... Acknowledged for generations as perhaps Disney's greatest animated classic the funny touching and timeless masterpiece that is 'Bambi' was indeed fondly remembered by Walt Disney himself as his favourite animated film. Alice In Wonderland (1951): Lewis Carroll's immortal literary classic comes to life like never before. The surprises begin when a daydreaming Alice encounters a White Rabbit who is frantically running late. She chases him and falls into the magical madcap world of Wonderland with its kaleidoscope of off-the-wall characters. Aristocats (1970): A kind and eccentric millionairess wills her entire estate to her family - a family of adorable high-society cats. Overhearing her plan Edgar the greedy butler catnaps Duchess the elegant soft-spoken mother and her three mischievous kittens and abandons them in the French countryside. The charming Thomas O' Malley a rough-and-tumble alley cat saunters by and offers to escort them home. Dumbo (1941): When a slow stork finally delivers Mrs. Jumbo's pint-sized baby elephant he's the talk of the circus. But with a pair of oversized ears baby Dumbo is laughed at and ridiculed. With remarkable courage and the help of his loyal friend Timothy Mouse Dumbo overcomes all odds in a triumphant celebration of love and determination! Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971): Angela Landsbury gives a bewitching performance as an amateur witch who reluctantly takes in three precocious orphans. The children soon find themselves swept aboard a flying bed it's magic brass bedknob their ticket to on fantastic adventure after another. Hercules (1998): Bestowed with superhuman strength a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus and Phil Hercules is tricked by the hilarious hotheaded villain Hades who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus! Hercules must now choose between his legendary strength and his true love the Grecian beauty Meg. Robin Hood (1973): The legend of Robin Hood one of the most popular stories of all time is brought magically to life in this full length animated Disney classic. The spirit of fun and romance abounds as Robin Hood the swashbuckling hero of Sherwood Forest and his valiant sidekick Little John plot one daring adventure over another. The Sword In The Stone (1963): A sword mysteriously embedded in a massive stone offers this challenge: whoever can pull it from the stone will become the king of England! Many try to remove the sword and fail and for an awkward young squire in training the quest seems ludicrous! However...

• Hellboy II: Die Goldene Armee (4K Ultra HD) (+ Blu-ray 2D) | Blu Ray | (23/05/2019) from £30.96   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Fox - Part 4 Of 4 - Episodes 10 To 13 | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £13.23   |  Saving you £2.75 (26.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This BAFTA nominated series follows the fortunes and feuds of old Billy Fox (Peter Vaughan) and his family in South London. With a superb cast including Ray Winstone and Bernard Hill and shot entirely on location in pubs clubs and streets 'Fox' evokes a strong London atmosphere through a wonderfully tense and involving story. Episodes include: Just An Iron Monkey Just Another Villain In A Cheap Suit Oh Dear - Oh Dear - Oh Dear! The Family... And The Future.

• Swimming With Sharks | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  A motion picture executive's assistant puts up with his abusive boss up to a point and then completely snaps in this ultra-dark comedy from first-time director (and former Hollywood assistant) George Huang.

• Fox - Part 1 Of 4 - Episodes 1, 2 And 3 | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This BAFTA nominated series follows the fortunes and feuds of old Billy Fox (Peter Vaughan) and his family in South London. With a superb cast including Ray Winstone and Bernard Hill and shot entirely on location in pubs clubs and streets 'Fox' evokes a strong London atmosphere through a wonderfully tense and involving story. Episodes include: King Billy Arched Fingers For Bach Flat Fingers For Love Pugilism Not Vandalism.

• Cheech And Chong's The Corsican Brothers | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Corsican Brothers were bound so closely together that when one was hurt the other felt the pain; however Cheech and Chong shed new light on Dumas' classic story of the Revolution! Follow our heroes in this anything-goes comic romp through 18th Century France - a France in which the word pervert is taken as a compliment by the aristocracy in a court where depravity rules... and with them it's OK! Together the Brothers battle against misfortune - never wavering from their motto: Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Women!

• Fox - Part 3 Of 4 - Episodes 7, 8 And 9 | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This BAFTA nominated series follows the fortunes and feuds of old Billy Fox (Peter Vaughan) and his family in South London. With a superb cast including Ray Winstone and Bernard Hill and shot entirely on location in pubs clubs and streets 'Fox' evokes a strong London atmosphere through a wonderfully tense and involving story. Episodes include: The Perfect Scapegoat Syndrome If It's Good Enough For New Orleans It's Good Enough For Clapham Fox Big 'F' - Family.

• Fox - Part 2 Of 4 - Episodes 4, 5 And 6 | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This BAFTA nominated series follows the fortunes and feuds of old Billy Fox (Peter Vaughan) and his family in South London. With a superb cast including Ray Winstone and Bernard Hill and shot entirely on location in pubs clubs and streets 'Fox' evokes a strong London atmosphere through a wonderfully tense and involving story. Episodes include: It's All Them Psychia-Whatever-You-Call-It Books He Reads Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble Stick Or Twist.

• Amadeus - Classic Collection | DVD | (31/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £44.99

  Amadeus triumphs as gripping human drama sumptuous period epic glorious celebration of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - and as the winner of eight 1984 Academy Awards including Best Picture (produced by Saul Zaentz) Actor (F. Murray Abraham) Director (Milos Forman) and Adapted Screenplay (Peter Shaffer). Now in a revitalized digital transfer and including more than 20 minutes of extra scenes not seen on its original release Amadeus remains a screen triumph! Amadeus won 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture Actor Director and Adapted Screenplay. About as close to perfection as movies get. USA Today

• Mary Poppins | DVD | (23/09/2013) from £5.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (16.69%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Mary Poppins is one of Disney's most enchanting fantasies and the motion-picture hit that made 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' a household word! Julie Andrews stars as the loveable nanny who soars out of the skies and into the hearts of everyone she encounters. Toting a carpetbag full of magical adventures, Mary and her fun-loving sidekick Bert (Dick Van Dyke) deliver endless joy and surprises to a troubled family.