"Actor: Franco"

• Avoid The Shortcut (DVD) | DVD | (09/07/2012) from £4.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (160.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Just behind the grammar school and past the 'No Trespassing' sign is the shortcut through the woods that nobody dares to take: People in town still whisper about the creepy old guy who lives back there and the kids that disappeared near his home a long time ago. Now a group of high school seniors has decided to find out just what the shovel-wielding weirdo may be hiding. But even if they can uncover his shocking secret, will they survive what happens when the truth is finally unleashed?

• Arabian Nights | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The final part of Pasolini's Trilogy of Life series following The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales was two years in the making. The locations - Yemen Ethiopia Iran and Nepal - form a rich exotic backdrop to these tales of slaves and kings potions betrayals demons and most of all love and lovemaking in all its myriad forms. Engrossing mysterious profound and liberating - Arabian Nights is an exquisitely dreamlike sensuous interpretation of the original folk tales praised by novelist and arab scholar Robert Irwin as wonderful... the only version made for adults.

• Maria Callas - Life and Art | DVD | (18/09/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Long before the media's obsession with celebrity scaled its current heights, Maria Callas commanded headlines and column inches equal to any of the jet-setting elite of her time. In those terms alone, and much as opera purists might flinch at the idea, she was the Madonna of her day. But that is only one reason why her legend extends well beyond her place in the pantheon of great sopranos and so long after her death in 1977. An excellent companion to Tony Palmer's 1987 documentary La Divina, this documentary provides a well-rounded picture of an extraordinary talent who defended her art with the courage of a tigress, but whose turbulent private life gave her little except restless grief. It is crammed with concert footage and archive interviews. She was, as one of the contributors Franco Zeffirelli says, a genius of hair-raising stature and one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. But she was also a rather fragile human being. The tension between the two makes the telling of her story utterly compelling. The DVD includes chronologies of Callas' life and the many roles she played during her career. --Piers Ford

• Dr Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs | Blu Ray | (25/01/2016) from £14.49   |  Saving you £1.50 (10.35%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In this sequel to DR GOLDFOOT AND THE BIKINI MACHINE, the scheming Dr. Goldfoot is back and determined to conquer the world yet again! This time, Dr. G. intends to undermine America by unleashing an army of voluptuous, exploding female robots. He sends these beautiful weapons of mass destruction out into the world, each one programmed to seduce high-ranking generals of NATO countries and then blow them up! The bad doctor's plan is nefarious: start a war between the US and the USSR. Fortunately for the citizens of the globe, suave secret agent Bill Dexter (Fabian) is out to foil Goldfoot's plans, which involve kidnapping a prominent American general who bears a striking resemblance to Goldfoot.

• In Dubious Battle | Blu Ray | (28/08/2017) from £11.04   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the California apple country, nine hundred migratory workers rise up in dubious battle against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own-stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism-on the courage never to submit or yield. Published in 1936, In Dubious Battle is considered the first major work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck.

• Johnny Stecchino | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Marx Brothers meet The Godfather when the bumbling Dante (Roberto Benigni) discovers that there's nothing organized about organized crime in this hilarious tale of mistaken identity that reveals why Benigni has become Italy's most popular film comedian. A naive schoolbus driver Dante finally meets the passionate woman of his dreams. Unfortunately she only wants him for his body; his dead body. Dante doesn't realize he looks just like mobster Johnny Stecchino and that femme fatale Maria (Nicoletta Braschi) is setting him up to be the victim of a hit so that she and husband Johnny can escape the crime world. The dim-witted innocent doesn't catch on fast; every time a round of gunfire goes off Dante thinks he's being hunted for shoplifting a banana! 'Johnny Stecchino' .

• Chains Of Gold | DVD | (21/02/2005) from £10.51   |  Saving you £2.48 (19.10%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Scott Barnes is an alcoholic turned social worker hellbent on saving a young boy named Tommy from self-destructing when he finds out he has begun selling crack cocaine in an organisation run by Carlos. Posing as a drug dealer to infiltrate their ranks Scott soon discovers that Tommy isn't the only victim; hundreds of children have been abducted and freeing them all is going to take a miracle!

• Night Train Murders | Blu Ray | (10/11/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Django 2: Der gnadenlose Rachefeldzug - Franco Nero kehrt zurück in einem actiongeladenen Western voller Vergeltung und Gerechtigkeit | Blu Ray | (25/09/2024) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Howl | Blu Ray | (20/06/2011) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Starring James Franco (127 Hours); Jon Hamm (Mad Men) and David Strathairn (Good Night & Good Luck) this is the story of a young rebel and chronicler of the Beat Generation Allen Ginsberg and his work that started a revolution. James Franco gives an uncanny performance as Ginsberg being interviewed about the Beat Movement. Elsewhere in San Francisco his poem Howl is on trial for being obscene. Prosecutor Ralph McIntosh (David Strathairn) sets out to prove that the book should be banned while suave defense attorney Jake Ehrlich (Jon Hamm) argues fervently for freedom of speech and creative expression. The proceedings veer from the comically absurd to the passionate as a host of unusual witnesses (Jeff Daniels Mary-Louise Parker Treat Williams Alesssandro Nivola) pit generation against generation and art against fear in front of conservative Judge Clayton Horn (Bob Balaban).

• Crusaders: The Fall of Jerusalem | DVD | (09/01/2012) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A feature-length edit of Andrea Porporati's Italian-made mini-series set in the Middle Ages. In 1079 AD, three friends - bell founder Peter (Alessandro Gassman), baron's son Richard (Johannes Brandrup) and peasant farmer Andrew (Thure Riefenstein) - set out to join the Crusades and play their part in the liberation of Jerusalem.

• The Little Bather | DVD | (16/08/2005) from £11.52   |  Saving you £4.10 (35.59%)   |  RRP £15.62

  This comedy concerns an inventor (Robert Dhery) of a boat who is fired by his violent irascible boss when the project is completed. The boat christened Le Petit Baigneur is wanted by the Boss (

• Un Ballo In Maschera - Verdi | DVD | (29/05/2006) from £29.68   |  Saving you £-4.69 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The classical work Un Ballo in Maschera composed by Giuseppe Verdi recorded live on 23 & 26 November 2005.

• Watch Me When i Kill | DVD | (23/10/2017) from £9.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Antonio Bido, the man who won understandable cult acclaim with his stylish stalker-thriller BLOODSTAINED SHADOW (1978), helmed one of the defining giallo shockers in 1977's nightmarish WATCH ME WHEN I KILL. For fans of yellow-peril, golden age, Italian black-gloved killer mayhem, it does not get any better than this suspenseful murder-mystery which follows an animalistic, knife-happy maniac as he cuts and drowns his victims to prohibit a historic secret emerging. Exactly why the dead bodies are piling up confuses the authorities - but the reasoning behind this sudden slash 'em up activity proves both jarring and jaggedly horrible. And look out for an appearance from legendary Italian genre veteran Paolo Malco (THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY/ THE NEW YORK RIPPER) and a sizzling soundtrack from art prog-rockers Trans-Europe Express! Even seasoned giallo buffs are sure to embrace the many thrills and chills of WATCH ME WHEN I KILL, remastered in 4k by the Euro-gore embracing enthusiasts at 88 Films!

• Orchestra Rehearsal | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £14.24   |  Saving you £-1.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In this sly social and political allegory an orchestra assembles for a rehearsal under the inquisitive lenses of a TV crew. With their bullish union officials lingering on the sidelines the musicians introduce themselves one by one expounding with wit passion and rancour about the characteristics of their instruments. The rehearsal begins under the baton of an autocratic conductor and soon the musicians' bawdy humour turns to anarchy as he tries to impose his will on this diverse group of players... Featuring a superlative score from Nina Rota (The Godfather 1 & 2 expert cinematography from Guiseppe Rotunno (The Leopard) and ingenious production design from Dante Ferretti (Gangs of New York).

• Tristana | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Set in Toledo Spain in the 1920s Buuel's masterful comic and often erotic study of perversion hypocrisy and disease explores the twisted relationship between Tristana and her guardian Don Lope who takes her in after her mother's death. Lope an aging libertine who maintains a public image of piety while privately indulging his every desire finds himself so deeply aroused by the beautiful young Tristana that he cannot resist seducing her. The Catholic hierarchy ignores what Lop

• The Decameron | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £9.22   |  Saving you £10.77 (116.81%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The first of Pasolini's colourful entertaining and highly erotic Trilogy of Life films The Decameron tells ten stories based on 14th century originals. Full of bawdy earthy spirit and presented in high definition restoration the film romps through its tales of sex and death - of lusty nuns and priests cuckolded husbands murdered lovers and grave robber - with five of the stories linked by the character of an intriguing artist played by Pasolini himself.

• Ilsa The Wicked Warden | DVD | (26/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Greta del Pino is the sadistic warden of a female concentration camp thinly disguised as an asylum somewhere in South America. This terrible place is the last destination of the undesirable elements in an obviously fascist state. Protected by the government Greta is unassailable and has absolute power over the lives of her prisoners. A girl almost manages to escape but at the last moment her pursuers catch her on the porch of the humanitarian Dr. Arcos who is disturbed by the obvi

• Spider-Man (Deluxe Edition) | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Spider-Man returns to battle a host of new baddies in the third adventure based on the popular comic book hero.

• Epic Action Triple (Kingdom Of Heaven, Tristan & Isolde, Braveheart) | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £8.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (122.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Kingdom Of Heaven (Dir. Ridley Scott 2005): An epic film set in Europe and the Middle East Kingdom Of Heaven follows one man's struggle to better himself and the world around him. Orlando Bloom stars as Balian a French blacksmith who is mourning the deaths of his wife and baby when his estranged nobleman father (Liam Neeson) arrives and asks him to join the Crusades in Jerusalem. Mindful that conducting the Lord's work will help him atone for his sins Balian agrees and embarks on the perilous journey. Along the way he reveals his gifts of inherent goodness and fair treatment of all human beings. Upon reaching Jerusalem a city where his meagre beginnings no longer matter Balian earns respect and fealty while secretly courting the capricious wife of the ruthless Guy de Lusignan (Marton Csokas) who seeks a way to destabilise the uneasy Christian-Muslim truce brokered by King Baldwin (Edward Norton) and wage war against his religious enemy... Tristan And Isolde (Dir. Kevin Reynolds 2006): After the fall of Rome the warlords of England are brutally kept in line by the forces of Irish King Donnchadh. One of these leaders Lord Marke (Rufus Sewell) seeks to unite the English tribes to form one strong nation to rule itself. His greatest knight is Tristan (James Franco) whom Marke raised since he was orphaned in an Irish attack that also took Marke's family. With Tristan by his side Marke believes he can unify his people and rid England of Irish rule. But Tristan harbors a terrible secret. Wounded and left for dead after battle he is nursed back to health by Isolde (Sophia Myles) a mysterious Irish beauty who hides him from her father King Donnchadh's forces and brings him back to life. But their passionate affair is cut short when Tristan must return to England not knowing if he will see Isolde again. Still seeking to throw the English tribes back into chaos King Donnchadh gives away his daughter as the prize in a tournament between all the champions of England. Tristan wins the princess' hand for Lord Marke whose vision of a united England may finally be realized. Tristan is horrified to see that the woman he has won for his Lord the woman whom Marke will marry is his Irish savior Isolde. Worse Marke is a good and worthy future king whose belief in Tristan has made the young knight who he is. First separated by countries at war and now by loyalty to King and country Tristan and Isolde must suppress their emotions for the sake of peace and the future of England. But the more they deny their passion the more fiercely it burns. Despite their efforts to stay apart Tristan and Isolde are driven inexorably together risking everything for one last moment in each other's arms.... Braveheart (Dir. Mel Gibson 1995): Mel Gibson stars on both sides of the camera playing the lead role plus directing and producing this brawling richly detailed saga of fierce combat tender love and the will to risk all that's precious: freedom. In an emotionally charged performance Gibson is William Wallace a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation...