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• Whatever Happened To Aunt Alice? | DVD | (02/07/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? sees a change of direction for Robert Aldrich's unofficial trilogy which all involve "ageing actresses" in macabre thrillers (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte). The busy Aldrich only produced What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?, calling in TV director Lee H Katzin (a Mission: Impossible regular) to handle the megaphone. Aldrich also opted to shoot the film in pastel colours appropriate to the unusual Arizona desert setting rather than the gothic black and white of the earlier films. The film cast the less iconic Geraldine Page as the genteelly unpleasant Mrs Clare Marrable. Left apparently penniless by her departed husband, Mrs M opts to keep up appearances by hiring a succession of timid elderly housekeepers, bossing them around with well-spoken nastiness, duping them out of their life savings and, on the pretence of getting help with a midnight tree-planting program, lures them into their own graves, batters them to death and plants lovely pines over them. Page gets her own way with the meek likes of Mildred Dunnock, until the feistier, red-wigged R!uth Gordon applies for the job and gets down to amateur sleuthing. While Bette Davis and her partners went wildly over the top in previous films, Page and Gordon play more subtly, finding odd pathetic moments in between the monstrous, irony-laced horror stuff. The supporting cast of pretty or handsome young things, mostly putty in the hands of the manipulative Page, contribute striking little cameos (Rosemary Forsyth sports a pleasing 1969 hairdo as the kindly but intimidated neighbour), but the film belongs to its leading ladies, delivering a fine line in twist-packed cat-and-mouse theatrics. The video is handsomely letterboxed, as befits a film made before widescreen films were shot with all the action in the middle of the frame to facilitate television sales. --Kim Newman

• Dracula's Daughter | DVD | (23/06/2014) from £4.49   |  Saving you £8.50 (65.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A series of murders take place in a remote European village which the locals believe to be the work of vampires and which the police dismiss as nonsense. The murders coincide with the arrival of the beautiful Luisa Karlstein (Britt Nichols) who has been summoned by the imminent death of her mother Baroness Karlstein who tells her daughter the family secret that they are all vampires! Loosely based on the classic Sheridan le Fenu short story Carmilla Franco's tale of lesbianism and vampirism is it must be said a disjointed and hotch-potch affair filmed almost back-toback with the Erotic Rites of Frankenstein. Yet despite its flaws it maintains enough of Franco's classic languid and dreamlike otherworldliness to include it among Franco's classic titles.

• Lackawanna Blues | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £11.45   |  Saving you £-3.46 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Based on the award-winning play by Ruben Santiago-Hudson this poignant and colourful drama tells the inspirational story of a courageous woman Nanny whose spirit and strength served as the foundation for a struggling community trying to survive during the segregation era. Starring an exceptional ensemble cast led by Jimmy Smits Rosie Perez and Macy Gray this inspiring drama from HBO Films is a celebration of the good things in life no matter how tough times may be.

• Tracking Down Maggie | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £8.07   |  Saving you £1.92 (19.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Broomfield brings a humorous and revealing look into the political and private worlds of former British Prime Minister Lady Margaret Thatcher to the screen. Both Lady Thatcher and those responsible for her day-to-day affairs refuse to cooperate and grant Bloomfield an interview. Bloomfield is drawn into a complex web of intrigue surrounding not only Lady Thatcher but also members of her family. However by consistently refusing to grant Bloomfield an interview Lady Thatcher inadvert

• Manina The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Gerard a young student discovers a fragment of a Phoenician amphora in Corsica. Several years later he sets off on board the boat of some traffickers in search of the treasure he thinks he has found. Once more on the Island he falls in love with the young Manina. The remains are rediscovered but the boat goes off with its precious cargo leaving the young man on the island. The seafarers are shipwrecked and Gerard still poor consoles himself with Manina's pure love. More th

• Man on the Flying Trapeze | Blu Ray | (19/04/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Hester Street | DVD | (28/07/2008) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A woman arrives in New York at the turn of the century to join her husband who appears changed by the American way of life. Their marriage is soon over and each finds happiness with another person. Based on the story 'Yekl' by Abraham Cahan.

• Niagara Niagara | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Two shoplifters find themselves thrown together for an adventure. Seth a thief and Marcy a girl suffering from Tourette Syndrome set off for Toronto where Marcy hopes to find a special doll.

• Aussie & Ted's Great Adventure | DVD | (12/03/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  From an old San Francisco house, the BROOKS FAMILY struggles to make ends meet. Times are tough for MICHAEL BROOKS (Dean Cain), his wife AMELIA (Kirstin Eggers), and their children-- eleven year-old ERIC (Leo Howard) and his six year-old sister LANEY (Alyssa Shafer). Laney's best friend is the small family dog AUSSIE, a stray that Michael brought home from a trip to Australia. Laney and Aussie have a unique bond of friendship. They do absolutely everything together...that is, until the day Michael brings home a very special gift for his daughter.Michael makes a trip to his childhood neighborhood, Chinatown, where he runs into an old friend... a mysterious, wise woman named MEI MEI (Emily Kuroda). When Michael describes his daughter to Mei Mei, the elderly shopkeeper recommends a very special TEDDY BEAR as the perfect gift. But this is no ordinary toy. When it connects with the true love of a child, the bear glows and communicates with its owner. Laney immediately connects with the bear, sensing that it is more than just a stuffed animal. She names him TED.From the moment he arrives, Laney and Ted are inseparable. Aussie becomes jealous and purposely loses Ted. However, when he sees how sad his master is, Aussies guilty conscience pushes him to make amends. The dog embarks on a perilous journey to rescue the teddy bear.United in their love for Laney, Aussie and Ted must find their way back homea daunting task, since the Brooks family has been forced to move far from town to the farm of AUNT ZELDA (Beverly DAngelo). Ted helps Aussie learn that nothing is impossible, as long as you believe in yourself. On their journey, the two become a team of unlikely heroes. AUSSIE AND TEDS GREAT ADVENTURE is a funny, heartfelt story about the true meaning of friendship.

• The Bogey Man - Uncut | DVD | (22/09/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Bogey Man had been banned since 1982. The Bogey Man is the chilling story of concentrated evil and its gruesome effect on a small American farming community. The evil is so great that even exorcism cannot stop the blood-bath. As a young girl Lucy witnessed her brother murder her mother's lover. In an attempt to recover her psychological turmoil she later visits the house and finds the demons have not left.

• Of Human Bondage | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-0.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Bette Davis became a star with her role in the best film adaptation of Somerset Maughan's novel & received an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Mildred Rogers; a tawdry sluttish cockney waitress who bewitches hapless Philip Carey (Leslie Howard). Philip a failed art student with a clubfoot of which he is highly sensitive turning to the study of medicine after facing the fact that he has no artistic talent. Shortly thereafter he meets and quickly becomes obsessed with Mildred despite her sneering and obvious disdain for him because of his deformity. Her standard response to his affectionate overtures is a chilly ""I don't mind."" In his dreams Mildred is sweet and kind to him; during real time she uses him well aware of his affection for her leaving him for other men and returning when she is down on her luck ruining his chance for having a career or a normal life with another woman; he seems to continually finds himself inexorably drawn to her even after his love for her has waned until the day she finally pushes him too far...

• Stephen King's Children Of The Corn 3 - Urban Harvest | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £9.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (33.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In the heart of a city an adult nightmare is about to be reborn. Young Gatling residents Eli and Joshua are orphaned after the younger brother kills their father. However the terror of Gatling goes urban when the two boys are placed in the custody of two foster parents in Chicago...

• Jack And The Beanstalk / Africa Screams | DVD | (08/05/2006) from £6.15   |  Saving you £-1.16 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Africa Screams (Dir. Charles Barton 1949): Abbott and Costello go on an African safari armed with a secret map which will lead them to hidden diamonds... Jack And The Beanstalk (Dir. Jean Yarbrough 1952): Bud and Lou take on a babysitting job and find themselves involved in the Jack And The Beanstalk fairy tale! One of the very few colour films that Abbott and Costello made beginning in black and white but then turning into a full on colourful fairy tale. One of the

• The Corporation | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £20.72   |  Saving you £-7.73 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Brilliant documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.

• Android | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The year is 2036 and aboard the space station ULC53 the enigmatic Dr. Daniels (Kinski) is conducting illegal experiments in robotics aiming to develop the perfect android in the form of the beautiful Cassandra (Kendra Kirchner). Assisting the doctor is Max 404 (Opper) an early-model android who is threatened with obsolescence by Cassandra. In his spare time Max studies the history of the 20th Century through old records and films and dreams of visiting Earth where an android rev

• Orange County | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• War Wagon | Blu Ray | (01/04/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Beyond The Call | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £3.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Inspired by actual events and featuring superb performances from Oscar-winner Sissy Spacek David Strathairn and Arliss Howard 'Beyond The Call' is a riveting drama that takes a no-holds-barred look at the effect of Death Row both on the condemned and on those closest to them. Although happily married to Keith and the mother of two children Pam O'Brien cannot forget Russell Cates a childhood sweetheart now on Death Row for the murder of a cop. Despite Keith's misgivings she makes contact with Cates and starts to visit him on Death Row re-establishing a close rapport. But this growing relationship begins to put a strain on her marriage. For Keith like Cates is a veteran of Vietnam and returned home profoundly damaged by his experiences. But unlike Cates he has suppressed a memory that only a man with Cates's experience can help him to confront.

• Hart's War | DVD | (18/02/2013) from £9.43   |  Saving you £0.56 (5.94%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A law student becomes a lieutenant during World War II, is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war falsely accused of murder.

• Animal | DVD | (23/02/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  When James 'Animal' Allen (Ving Rhames) is locked up in a maximum security prison he meets a revolutionary (JIm Brown) who changes his life. Now a reformed man James is released only to find that his own son (Terence Howard) has assumed a life of crime and violence. Can a father haunted by his past redeem his family from the very streets he created or will he be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice?