"Actor: Ian Dury"

• Judge Dredd | DVD | (06/12/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Judge Dredd is one of those movies that doesn't have a brain of its own, so it can only rip off a lot of ingredients from other, better movies. It's a mishmash of Blade Runner, Total Recall, and The Road Warrior, with a dash of Star Wars tossed in for good measure. As if that weren't enough, it's got Sylvester Stallone, who seems to be the only one in the movie who's in on the game and knows it's all a sci-fi scam. Like The Fifth Element a few years later, Judge Dredd depicts a futuristic megalopolis packed with crowded vertical overgrowth and rampant commerce, where anarchy reigns supreme. Violent "block wars" are fought by lawless citizens with machine guns, and Judge Dredd (Stallone) is one of the city's heavily armed policemen, given free rein to judge and execute the perpetrators of violence. But Dredd himself is subjected to judgement and swift justice when his own gun is identified in the murder of a prominent TV reporter, forcing him to do whatever he can to clear his name. Diane Lane plays his partner in crime-fighting and romance, and Rob Schneider provides juvenile comic relief as Dredd's streetwise sidekick. Impressive special effects are on vivid display, and the movie's fun for what it's worth. Lower your expectations and you just might enjoy it. --Jeff Shannon

• The Flight Of The Phoenix | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In a gripping tale of courage resourcefulness and determination the consequences of a plane crash strip bare the morals of the survivors. The pilot of the doomed aircraft Frank Towns (James Stewart) is an aviator of the old school used to seat-of-the-pants flying distrustful of new technology. With his navigator Lew Moran (Richard Attenborough) he is piloting a cargo-cum-passenger plane high above the Arabian desert when a powerful sandstorm rises from below. Trusting his instincts Frank decides to fly through and above the storm; a risky move which leads to the starboard engine overheating and catching fire shortly followed by the demise of the port engine. Without power the plane begins a long dive towards the ground a sequence memorably intercut with the opening credits before impacting messily. Staggering from the wreckage the living find themselves deep within the Arabian desert far off their original flight plan and with little hope of rescue. Two of their number were killed instantly while a third (a young oil-worker) has been gravely wounded - right from this beginning the crosses of the dead loom over those left alive. Frank blames himself bitterly for this tragedy (correctly so from an objective perspective) but still tries to exert some authority over the rabble and provide reassurance. Since they have enough water for about ten days according to Dr.Renaud (Christian Marquand) and plenty of dates as food Frank and Lew spin the yarn that they will surely be found by search aircraft. Meanwhile a pecking order emerges among the men (a mix of oil-workers soldiers technical personnel and the aircrew) with the more learned/respected exerting control over the manual workers. As time passes the situation becomes increasingly bleak and Captain Harris (Peter Finch) decides to march to the nearest oasis with Sgt.Watson (Ronald Fraser) who is less than keen on the idea. In fact Sgt.Watson manages to fake a sprained ankle just to get out of the desert trip (a move symptomatic of his hatred of the military) and his superior leaves with another passenger. Unfortunately another survivor Trucker Cobb (Ernest Borgnine) is so deranged that he staggers after the departed pair. Frank is still so wracked with guilt that he goes after Cobb risking his own life in the brutal midday heat and fails once again in his task. Just when the situation looks irretrievably lost Heinrich Dorfmann (Hardy Kruger) comes up with an audacious idea - why not build a smaller plane from the debris of the first? Initially he is ridiculed both for being German and for having such a crackpot scheme but attitudes change slightly when he reveals that he is actually an aircraft designer. Once again there is hope no matter how slim that they won't become vulture food - just as long as the struggle for control between Frank and Heinrich doesn't destroy the entire enterprise...

• The Crow 2 - City Of Angels | DVD | (12/02/2001) from £8.61   |  Saving you £6.38 (74.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Because of his tragic death on the set of The Crow, we'll never know if Brandon Lee would have turned one successful film into a popular series. But one look at this tepid sequel suggests that not even the charismatic Lee could have rescued The Crow movies from the burden of a lacklustre screenplay. Based on the popular comic books by James O'Barr, this sequel finds Vincent Pérez as a man named Ashe, who is murdered along with his young son by a gang of drug-running thugs under the employ of slimy kingpin Judah Earl (Richard Brooks). Ashe is resurrected with the help of a tattoo artist named Sarah (Mia Kirschner), whereupon he begins a campaign of revenge against his killers. More a rehash than a sequel, the film repeats the grungy, dark look of urban decay from The Crow, but its combination of violence, heavy-handed symbolism and tacky sentiment make this a film strictly for nihilistic teens. Then again, no movie in which veteran punkster Iggy Pop plays a slimeball can be considered a total loss. -- Jeff Shannon, Amazon.co.uk

• Number One | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-8.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This gritty British movie follows the fortunes of a snooker hall hustler (Geldof) in his quest for the Big Time and features a star-studded cast including Alfred Molina Ray Winstone Phil Daniels Ian Dury Mel Smith Alison Steadman and P.H. Moriarty.

• Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Hold On To Your Structure | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon June 1985. Includes 'Billericay Dickie' 'Wake Up And Make Love' 'We Want The Gold' 'Sweet Gene Vincent' 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' 'What A Waste' 'Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3)' 'Blockheads' 'Sweet Gene Vincent' and 'Sex And Drugs And Rock & Roll'.

• The Raggedy Rawney | DVD | (05/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to escape. The young man now very emotionally distraught dresses in women's clothes and eventually joins a passing gypsy caravan who think him a young girl... as well as a kind of seer or 'rawney'. In time however he regains some composure and becomes attracted to one of the gypsy girls which only leads to problems within the gypsy band especially when the wounded commanding officer finds him.

• Rare And Unseen - Ian Dury | DVD | (12/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The fifth title of this exclusive and all new DVD collection for fans we take an inside look at the British rock-n-roll singer lyricist bandleader and actor: Ian Dury - the man who rose to fame during the late 1970s during the punk and New Wave era of rock music. Best known as the founder and lead singer of his band Ian Dury and the Blockheads he released a host of seminal songs - most notably Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll What A Waste and the UK chart-topping single Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick. This brand new DVD release is a collection of rare footage featuring original film and videos of the singer newsreels and photographs from private collections

• Ian Dury Sex Drugs Rock & Roll & Other Assorted Glimpses | DVD | (10/05/2010) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  I'm not ashamed about my physical appearance even good-looking people have got a weakness. - Ian Dury Probably the most atypical star in the history of popular music Ian Dury overcame polio to be one of the most iconic figures of the late punk movement. With his super-charged live performances and unique blend of sexually poetic lyrics Ian Dury achieved critical acclaim from both the fans and his fellow artists. From his early days with Kilburn and the High Roads to his superstardom with the Blockheads Ian Dury was a complicated cocktail of warmth wit bile and bombast... quite simply he was unique and unforgettable. To discover the legend that is Ian Dury this DVD contains amazing live performances of Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll What A Waste Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick Sweet Gene Vincent and many other hits from his heyday alongside in-depth interviews that give an insight into the man himself. Also included is a special programme featuring the spectacular Ian Dury and the Blockheads reunion concert at Ronnie Scotts in 1997.

• Middleton's Changeling | DVD | (09/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A young man is in love with a woman but she is pledged to another. She tries to get her manservant to murder her pledged but the manservant blackmails her into sleeping with him. It all goes badly wrong when the woman substitutes her maid in her bed...

• Underground | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Big Ben. Buckingham Palace. Piccadilly Circus. The London that everybody knows. But there is another side to London that remains unknown to the tourists emerging only at night an underground world of dark clubs pumping music and plentiful drugs...

• Steely Dan - Aja | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Originally produced for cable and home video as a documentary project, the Classic Albums series offers in-depth profiles of enduring rock and pop albums built around first-person interviews with the artists, producers and musicians that created them. That audio focus creates an ironic, largely perceptual problem for DVD release, since the segments aren't intended to replace the original audio recordings, only to expand upon them: these are conventional DVDs, not harbingers of true audio DVD optimised for sonic resolution, and they are not mixed to exploit surround playback. If you haven't heard these albums, nearly all of them landmarks in late 20th century pop, then this isn't the place to start, and Aja magnifies that issue through the very high standard of the original audio recording, itself a true audiophile work. If you do know the album, however, the Classic Album presentation is a handsomely produced, revealing companion. --Sam Sutherland

• Bearskin | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Johnny Fortune is no good to anyone not mean but just no good. To escape Casino bosses who want him for stealing money he flees to England. He gets a job dressed as a bear for Punch & Judy shows which is an effective disguise. But when the Casino thugs track him down it's up to his two resourceful bosses to help him.

• The Raggedy Rawney | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to escape. The young man now very emotionally distraught dresses in women's clothes and eventually joins a passing gypsy caravan who think him a young girl... as well as a kind of seer or 'rawney'. In time however he regains some composure and becomes attracted to one of the gypsy girls which only leads to problems within the gypsy band especially when the wounded commanding officer finds him.