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• The World Of Drunken Master | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Made in 1979 The World of Drunken Master appeared at the same time as Drunken Master Part 2, and is an unofficial prequel to Jackie Chan's Drunken Master (1978). As the titular character, Siu Tien Yuen appeared in all three films, though here his role is reduced to a 10-minute cameo and the bulk of the film is a flashback to 30 years earlier. The story unfolds as Jack and Mark Long play a pair of petty thieves who team-up, learn kung fu and fall in love with the daughter (Jeanie Chang) of the owner of a local distillery. Naturally there is a gang of villains who want to close the business down and steal the land, so that the second half of the movie is one long series of fight scenes. Clearly made on a very low budget, the action is nevertheless inventively choreographed and well filmed. Siu Tien Yuen doesn't have much to do, though the framing device and the passage of time to when the old friends meet again lends a poignancy and sense of loss unusual in kung fu movies. The star would reprise the character at greater length in Magnificent Butcher (again, 1979), while Jackie Chan finally delivered his own Drunken Master II in 1994. The title on this print is actually Drunken Dragon. On the DVD: the original 2.35:1 ratio film is presented here at standard TV 4:3, with often little evidence even of any panning and scanning so that the images look badly composed and lack important information throughout. The credits have been simply squashed to 4:3 so that everything looks tall and thin. Worse, the encoding is riddled with compression artefacts and the eye-aching out-of-focus, grainy, washed-out transfer shows clear evidence of originating with a poor quality video than the original film. There is no original soundtrack option, only a dreadful American dub. The sound is mediocre mono. Apart from various language subtitles the only extra is the original theatrical trailer. This is presented anamorphically enhanced, but the picture quality is still very poor and the image has been squashed from 2.35:1 to 1.77:1. The listed trailers for other MIA titles are missing from the disc, which astonishingly claims to be a "Special Edition". The cover blurb even manages to confuse the plot with that of an entirely different film, the same director's The Mystery of Chess Boxing (1979). --Gary S Dalkin

• Night And The City | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Producer-turned-director Irwin Winkler crafted this 1992 remake of Jules Dassin's 1950 film noir Night and the City, the tale of a small-time hustler in London who gets in over his head. Winkler's version is set in New York and stars Robert De Niro as a shyster lawyer who decides to get even with a boxing promoter (Alan King) who bests him in court. A couple of innocents are talked into helping the cause, notably the brother (Jack Warden) of De Niro's enemy and a barmaid (Jessica Lange) who agrees to finance the operation. Everything goes south, plunging the hero into prospects of real disaster. The film is far from an exemplary, contemporary noir, but its outstanding cast, with no shortage of charisma and dynamics, keeps things terribly interesting. So does the funny but terse script by Richard Price (Clockers), who also has a cameo as a doctor. Winkler's sensibilities as a tasteful and intelligent producer still get in the way of his daring as a director, but he does leave us with much to be satisfied about.--Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Muhammad Ali - The Greatest | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £4.98   |  Saving you £13.00 (653.27%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This programme is the definitive biography of Muhammad Ali the true story of his ups and downs both in and out of the ring. With the backdrop of racial segregation find out how a young loud overconfident boy from Southern USA started on his long journey to success. Defeating Sonny Liston Ali (born Clay) would carry on the legacy left by the likes of Johnson and Louis. But Ali's life is as peppered with lows as it is with highs. His refusal to be drafted for service in Vietnam an

• Shampoo | DVD | (13/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Shampoo was billed as a sex comedy when it was first released in 1975, cashing in on the priapic reputation of its leading man and producer Warren Beatty. More than a quarter of a century on, that tag looks somewhat inadequate. Against a background of aimless bed-hopping and power-broking, Shampoo satirises the cultural and political wasteland of late-1960s Beverley Hills society. Ladies who lunch are married to ambitious, unfaithful husbands with mistresses; their daughters are dysfunctional; and the mistresses spend more time with their dogs than their lovers. George, the philandering hairdresser, is the common denominator who services them all. But he has private ambitions and is hustling for investment in his own salon. Beatty's restless performance as the man who can't say "no" is intriguing, waking up suddenly and too late to the chaos and vapidity of his life. The humour is bleak, sharpened by the background of Nixon's ascent to the White House: Shampoo is a cynical by-product of the Watergate scandal. There are good performances from Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn as two of George's leading conquests, and from a pre-Star Wars Carrie Fisher as the teenager who tries to seduce him. But Lee Grant garnered the awards as the embittered wife who finally calls "time". On the DVD: Shampoo is presented in 1:85.1 anamorphic widescreen, replicating the glossy production values of the original theatrical experience. The mono Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is well balanced. There are no extras apart from standard subtitles. --Piers Ford

• Beefcake | DVD | (05/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A humorous look at the 1950's muscle men's magazines which were primarily being purchased by the underground homosexual community. Wise-eyes Neil O'Hara the epitome of all American wholesomeness leaves his rural home in search of adventure in L.A. He is spotted by obsessive photographer Bob Mizer and introduced to the world of physique photography. Along with his fellow he enjoys the giddy lifestyle of Mizer's estate - until he becomes aware of a seedier undercurrent.

• Out Of Town - Vols. 4 To 6 | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  For lovers of rural England countryman Jack Hargreaves embarks on a series of delightful expeditions through the English countryside. With the countryside once again back in the news the series demonstrates country life and the importance of rural economies trades and habitats.

• Seven Brides For Seven Brothers / Wizard Of Oz / Annie Get Your Gun | DVD | (04/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Seven Brides For Seven Brothers: When rugged frontiersman Adam (Howard Keel) sweeps local beauty Milly (Jane Powell) off her feet the whole town is turned upside-down. But no one's more shocked than Milly who discovers that she's now expected to cook and clean not only for Adam but for his six rowdy brothers too! Well Milly's no pushover and soon she has those boisterous boys whipped into groomhood and dancing for joy over six brides of their own! Wizard Of Oz: We click our heels in anticipation. There's no place like home and no movie like this one. From generation to generation The Wizard Of Oz brings us together - kids grown-ups families friends. The dazzling land of Oz a dream-come--true world of enchanted forests dancing scarecrows and singing lions wraps us in its magic with one great song-filled adventure after another. Annie Get Your Gun: Betty Hutton (as Annie Oakley) and Howard Keel (as Frank Butler) star in this sharpshootin' funfest based on the 1 147-performance Broadway smash boasting Irving Berlin's beloved score including Doin' What Comes Natur'lly I Got the Sun in the Morning and the anthemic There's No Business like Show Business. As produced by Arthur Freed directed by George Sidney and seen and heard in a new digital transfer from restored elements. This lavish spirited production showcases songs and performances with bull's-eye precision earning an Oscar for adaptation scoring. The story is brawling boy-meets-girl-meets-buckshot rivalry. But love finally triumphs when Annie proves that yes you can get a man with a gun!

• The Long Way Home | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-0.74 (-12.40%)   |  RRP £5.99

  After losing his wife Tom Gerrin tries to fill the void by moving in with his son and daughter-in-law. But unable to recapture his previous lively spirit he feels it's time he moved on. When he meets Marco a ringmaster at a travelling circus he feels a surge of hope and renewed interest in life. A free spirited 20-something named Leanne also enters his life and the unlikely pair embark on a journey hitchhiking from Kansas to California. At first the curmudgeonly Tom and irreverent rich kid Leanne bust each others chops with their differences but as the journey progresses so does the depth of their understanding of each other's rich and often troubled experiences. With a young woman's zest for the adventure in life and the regained passion that he finds with Veronica an old flame he meets again by chance Tom's autumn years show him what he has been missing in the times before. His renewed lust for life takes him all the way to the home where he feels happiest.

• The Twilight Zone - Season 4 | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  ""There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow between science and superstition and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area we call... The Twilight Zone!"" All the episodes from Season 4! Episodes Comprise: 1. In His Image 2. The Thirty Fathom Grave 3. Vall

• Denver The Last Dinosaur - Vol. 1 | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Denver The Last Dinosaur has been in suspended animation for 65 million years but now he is everyone's newest friend. Filled with magic warmth and friendship Denver always finds himself in the middle of unexpected adventures. A bit hit on British TV in the late 80s this is Denver's DVD debut and includes the original feature length episode.

• The Wizard Of Gore | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  An Astounding Walk Down the Bloody Corridors of the Occult! One of Herschell Gordon Lewis most extraordinary movies The Wizard of Gore takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the relationship between the gore-demanding audience and stomach-churning spectacle. With his unique stage show small-time illusionist Montag the Magnificent becomes an overnight success. As crowds flock to witness his incredible and fantastical act Montag recruits pretty ladies from his audience publicly d

• Taxi / The Girl Next Door / Shallow Hal | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Taxi (2004): A loose remake of the Luc Besson production of the same name. Cab driver Belle Williams (Queen Latifah) regularly flies through the streets of New York in her souped-up Taxi earning her a reputation as the Big Apple's fastest cabbie. However Belle wants to be a real race-car driver and her day-job is only a means to paving the way for that dream. Well on the way to her ambition she is put in between a rock and a hard place by cop Andy Washburn: a great underco

• Papillon / Midnight Express / Missing | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Papillon (Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner 1973): They called him Papillon meaning butterfly. If only he had wings to go with the name. Unable to fly Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free. He persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil's Island. Based on Charriere's bestseller and shot in Spain and Jamaica Franklin J. Schaffner's film of Papillon united two stars at key career junctions. After a decade of fine work in The Great Escape The Sand Pebbles and Bullitt Steve McQueen found in Charriere another ideal tough-guy role. Coming off The Graduate Midnight Cowboy and Little Big Man Dustin Hoffman again distinguished himself as Dega Charriere's scruffy friend. Midnight Express (Dir. Alan Parker 1973): Brad Davis and John Hurt star in this riveting true story of a young American's nightmarish experiences in a Turkish prison and his unforgettable journey to freedom. Busted for attempting to smuggle hashish out of Istanbul American College student Billy Hayes (Davis) is thrown into the city's most brutal jail. After suffering through four years of sadistic torture and inhuman conditions Billy is about to be released when his parole is denied. Only his inner courage and the support of a fellow inmate (Hurt) give him the strength to catch the Midnight Express (prison code for escape). Missing (Dir. Costa Gavras 1982): Director Constantin Costa-Gavras made his English-language film debut with this political thriller based on a true story. Although the nation depicted is never named directly the action clearly takes place in Chile after the military coup. Missing centers around the disappearance of Charles Horman (John Shea) an American expatriate who lives with his wife Beth (Sissy Spacek) in South America. One night armed soldiers enter their home and drag him away. In desperation Beth decides to contact Charles's father Ed (Jack Lemon) and ask for help. In contrast to his left-wing daughter-in-law Ed is staunchly patriotic. But as he gets the runaround from both American and Chilean officials Ed receives a cold hard lesson in political reality... and learns some ugly truths about US involvement in Latin America.

• Josser In The Army | DVD | (28/07/2014) from £7.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sunderland-born music hall star Ernest Lotinga was one of the most accomplished variety artists of the early 20th century proving massively popular throughout the 1930s with his comic creation 'Josser' introduced to British audiences in a series of short films during the early part of the decade. Owing to the scarcity of archive material the fast-talking charismatic performer admired by T.S. Eliot as 'the greatest living British histrionic Artist' is now all but forgotten; however this rare full-length feature presented here in a brand-new digital transfer from original film elements easily demonstrates why Lotinga's sparky and often irreverent humour was cherished by a generation. Charting the military escapades of serial bungler Tommy Josser Josser in the Army sees the hapless hero in France during wartime where he masquerades as a German general unmasks a spy gets captured and then makes a spectacular airborne escape! SPECIAL FEATURES [] Image gallery [] Archive Ernest Lotinga interview PDF

• Batman 25th Anniversary | Blu Ray | (10/11/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Limited to 2000 Units & includes exclusive content. Gotham City not the safest of places to live but that is about to change with the emergence of a new super hero who intends to inspire fear into the hearts of the evil and hope into the hearts of the honest citizens of that city! Who is Batman? Disc 1 Feature Commentary by Director Tim Burton On the set with Bob Kane Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman The Road to Gotham City Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Sagaof the Dark Knight Parts1-3 The Gathering StormShadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Sagaof the Dark Knight Parts1-3 The Legend RebornShadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Sagaof the Dark Knight Parts1-3 Beyond Batman-Visualizing Gotham: The production design ofBatmanDocumentary Gallery Beyond Batman-Building the BATMOBILEDocumentary Gallery Beyond Batman-Those Wonderful Toys:The Props and Gadgets of BatmanDocumentary Gallery Beyond Batman-Designing the BATSUITDocumentary Gallery Beyond Batman-From Jack to The JokerDocumentary Gallery Beyond Batman-Nocturnal Overtures:The Music of BatmanDocumentary Gallery Batdance Partyman Scandalous Batman: The Heroes Batman: The Villains Batman: The Complete ROBIN Storyboard Sequence Theatrical Trailer Disc 2 - Exclusive to this Anniversary Release Batman Reunited-[HD] The Making of a Hero-[SD]

• Tower Of Evil | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  They came they saw they died! When a woman stabs a sailor to death her psychiatrist tries to find out what prompted the sudden violence. A trip to Snape Island is organised where a mad man is discovered...

• The Spaghetti Western Collection - 6 Classic Spaghetti Westerns 3DVD Box Set | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Storm Rider: starring Lee Van Cleef Peter O Brien and Jess Hahn directed by Giancarlo Santi. Lee Van Cleef stars in this gritty western as Sheriff Clayton a one man judge jury and executioner determined to see justice done. The Saxon brothers have an iron grip on a small town and Clayton must face down bounty hunters and all three brothers to uphold the law in the Wild West. Adios Sabata: starring Yul Brynner Dean Reed and Pedro Sanchez directed by Gianfranco Parolini. Yul Brynner is Sabata the stylish master gunslinger dressed in black tasked with leading a group of killers assassins and wanted men to steal a shipment of gold. The Austrian Empire which rules Mexico is represented by the cruel and sadistic Colonel Skimmel who is determined to capture and kill Sabata. A Any Gun Can Play: starring Edd Byrnes Gilbert Roland and George Hilton directed by Enzo G Castellari. When an armed train carrying treasure is attacked and the valuable cargo disappears three men embark on a mission to find the fortune. A bandit a banker and a man simply known as The Stranger will fight it out for $300 000 in gold in this tale of deceit and murder. The Shooting: starring Jack Nicholson Will Hutchins and Millie Perkins directed by Monte Hellman. Jack Nicholson is hired gun Billy Spears in this hard-hitting western following the adventures of an unlikely posse hunting down a suspected killer. Ex-bounty hunter Willet Gashade (Warren Oates) leads the group through the harsh and unforgiving desert only to discover a terrifying truth at journey s end. Kid Vengeance: starring Lee Van Cleef Jim Brown and Leif Garrett directed by Joe Manduke. After witnessing the murder of his parents and kidnap of his sister by a posse of murderers and thieves a young boy (Leif Garrett) embarks on a mission of revenge against those that committed the crimes. Leader of the savage outlaws is a man named McClain (Lee Van Cleef) a powerful and unscrupulous killer who must be brought to justice. Four Rode Out: starring Pernell Roberts Leslie Nielsen and Julian Mateos directed by John Peyser. A misfit posse begin a hunt for Fernando Nunez a man accused of robbery and murder. On his trail is US Marshall Ross (Pernell Roberts) Pinkerton Man Mr Brown (Leslie Nielsen) and Nunez's lover Myra Polsen. Each have their reasons for wanting to find Nunez but some of their intentions are more honourable than others.

• As Good As It Gets | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Nicholson gives a show-stopping performance as Melvin Udall an obsessive-compulsive novelist who takes pride in his ability to affront repulse offend and wound. His targets are random his aim reckless. Winner of three Golden Globe Awards two Oscars and a staggering further five Oscar nominations As Good As It Gets is a comedy from the heart that goes straight for the throat!

• The Four Deuces | DVD | (23/08/2004) from £6.92   |  Saving you £1.06 (26.97%)   |  RRP £4.99

  At the height of the great depression in the early 1930's a full scale gang war is underway. On revenge killing follows another in the battle for supremecy...

• Soccer Dog: European Cup | DVD | (09/08/2004) from £5.95   |  Saving you £17.03 (575.34%)   |  RRP £19.99

  It's a bite to the finish! Imagine a mutt who can outplay Beckham on the field while turning a team of laughable misfits into a lean mean fighting machine. This pooch has got the international soccer scene by the tail! Zach is a 13 year-old American who travels to Scotland looking for the father he has never met Bryan MacGregor a former soccer sensation who is down on his luck and stuck as captain of the world's worst team. It's not going well until Zach finds Kim a very ""tale