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• Sunshine | DVD | (10/04/2013) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This sprawling family saga follows a Hungarian-Jewish family across three generations, and stars Ralph Fiennes as the father, the son, and the grandson in three distinctly different roles. As a Europudding vehicle for Fiennes and a top-drawer cast (including Jennifer Ehle, Rachel Weisz, Deborah Unger, Miriam Margolyes and William Hurt), Sunshine delivers on all fronts: there's glossy melodrama, high-moral seriousness as history wears the family down like the wind, and leitmotifs--the family elixir called "Sunshine" that founds their fortune, semi-incestuous adulterous liaisons, photographs and faces--that thread the epic three-hour narrative together. Fiennes begins as a stiff Budapest lawyer-cum-officer and judge during the First World War, torn when anti-Semitism raises its head. His son is a champion fencer who denounces the family faith to attain advancement but ends up in the Nazi-run labour camps all the same. The last in the line, a policeman this time, must navigate the Stalinist forces of repression and endures through the 1956 uprising to take back the family name and faith. And yet as a film by director István Szabó (Colonel Redl, Mephisto), it's a bit of a soggy disappointment lacking the bile and spit and visual inventiveness that makes the best of his other works so outstanding. Perhaps the fact that Szabó is directing an all-English speaking cast is the problem, leaving the film feeling strangely old-fashioned and paradoxically lacking a sense of place (despite much of it being filmed in Hungary itself). Although there are some charged emotional beats throughout, pretty costumes, and lots of entertainingly tasteful bonking sequences, the fencing sequences in particular become tooth-pullingly tedious and the whole thing seems to drag, especially as it takes itself so seriously. --Leslie Felperin

• Dukes Of Hazzard - Vol. 2 | DVD | (18/08/2003) from £11.65   |  Saving you £2.34 (16.70%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Based around a battle between good old-fashioned family values and comically corrupt authority and always finding time for an action-packed car chase or two, The Dukes of Hazzard was perfect fun-filled family entertainment for its teatime viewing audience. Light on plotting, each episode featured the ongoing feud between the Duke family--lovable rogues Bo and Luke, their sexy cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse--and the weasly duo of Boss Hogg and Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane. But the plot was arbitrary really; what audiences really waited for were the scenes involving General Lee--a souped-up Dodge Charger--racing, jumping, skidding and even flying around in hot pursuit of the baddies. That and Daisy Duke's fetching collection of hot pants. The Dukes' theme tune, performed by country music star Waylon Jennings, became another series hallmark. Jennings also provided the cheesy voice-over narration. Taking the same premise for most episodes, this wasn't groundbreaking television but comfortable viewing that gratified its viewers with harmless action, humour and an idyllic view of life in the southern US of A. --Laura Bushell

• Crash | Blu Ray | (31/05/2021) from £24.69   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Technology and sexuality meet in a head-on collision in Crashdirector David Cronenberg's controversial adaptation of writer J.G. Ballard's hugely transgressive 1973 novel starring James Spader and Holly Hunter. Spader stars as James Ballard, a film producer whose deviant sexual desires are awakened by a near fatal automobile accident with Dr. Helen Remington (Hunter). Soon the pair, alongside Ballard's wife Catherine (Deborah Kara Unger), are drawn into an underground world of car-crash fetishism presided over by renegade scientist Vaughan (Elias Koteas). Danger, sex and death become entwined as eroticism and technology join together in a disturbing, deadly union. Awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for originality, daring and audacity, Crash remains an incredibly subversive and confrontational piece of cinemaCronenberg himself describes it as a dangerous filmnow refurbished in a stunning 4K restoration. Special Features 4K restoration of the uncut NC-17 version, supervised by director of photography Peter Suschitzky and approved by director David Cronenberg 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in High Dynamic Range 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with film scholar Adrian Martin Interviews with Suschitzky, executive producer Jeremy Thomas, composer Howard Shore and casting director Deirdre Bowen 2019 Q&A with Cronenberg and actor Viggo Mortensen at TIFF 1996 Q&A with Cronenberg and source novel writer J.G. Ballard at the National Film Theatre in London Behind-the-scenes footage and contemporary press interviews Architect of Pain: The Cronenberg Projectvideo essay by Caelum Vatnsdal on Cronenberg's use of architecture and location Crash! (1971, 18 mins)short film originally broadcast as part of the BBC's Review series, starring J.G. Ballard and loosely adapted from his 1970 novel The Atrocity Exhibition Two short films inspired by Ballard and the novel Crash: Nightmare Angel (Zoe Beloff, 1986, 33 mins) and Always (crashing) (Simon Barker and Jason Wood, 2016, 14 mins) Two Cronenberg short films: The Nest (2013, 10 mins) and At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World (2007, 4 mins) Original Trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

• Horne and Corden | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Horne And Corden is a new 6 x 30' character comedy sketch show for BBC3. It is written by and stars Mathew Horne (Gavin and Stacey Catherine Tate Roman's Empire) and James Corden (Gavin and Stacey History Boys Fat Friends). Horne And Corden follows the traditional entertainment format of shows like Morecambe And Wise with the guys hosting the show as themselves in front of a live studio audience. It's an opportunity to get to know the real Mat and James the men themselves rather than Gavin and Smithy. They also play a large selection of original sketch characters that are innovative provocative and always entertaining.

• Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | Blu Ray | (08/11/2021) from £12.69   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Dexter - Season 6 | Blu Ray | (18/06/2012) from £21.45   |  Saving you £28.54 (133.05%)   |  RRP £49.99

  To all around him, Blood splatter analyst Dexter Morgan appears to be a perfect gentleman and respected member of the police force but, behind this convincing facade, Dexter harbours a terrifying secret. He is a serial killer.Orphaned at the age of four, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) was adopted by Miami police officer Harry Morgan (James Remar), after finding him abandoned at a particularly gruesome crime scene. Discovering that Dexter had murderous urges, Harry taught the natural born killer to channel his gruesome passion in a constructive way - to kill only those who 'deserve' it! By means of satisfying his interest in blood and to erase his own crimes, Dexter now works as a forensic expert in blood patterns for the Miami Dade Police Department: the department currently investigating a spate of victims fallen at the hands of an unknown murderer branded `The Ice Truck Killer'. Discovering that the city's slayer is provocatively leaving personal messages for him to pick up, Dexter begins to wonder if `The Ice Truck Killer' is closer to him than first thought.Emmy-Award winning screenwriter James Manos Jr. (The Sopranos) delivers a dark, engrossing, yet funny adaptation of Jeff Lyndsay's crime novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter. Forefront of its shining cast is Michael C. Hall who takes complete control of Dexter and provides us not only with a clear insight into the mind of a serial killer but also forces the audience to grapple with the wonderfully twisted moral ambiguity of having a serial killer as a likeable `hero'.

• The Way Of The Gun | DVD | (17/03/2003) from £5.36   |  Saving you £7.63 (142.35%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The writer of The Usual Suspects makes his directorial debut with this violent and bleak tale of the kidnapping of a pregnant young woman.

• 8MM / 8MM 2 | DVD | (26/12/2005) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  8 MM (1998): Nicholas Cage is Tom Welles a surveillance specialist with a modest home-based business. Respected but still waiting for the big break that will improve his professional status Welles spends most of his time on routine cases. Nothing too dangerous nor too threatening - until a case involving a small innocuous-looking plastic reel of film turns Welles' life upside down sending him down a sordid and terrifying path into society's deepest corners. Drifting away

• Remington Steele - Series 1 - Complete | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Private Investigator Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist) has a problem: no one appears interested in hiring a female private eye. Her solution? She invents a boss named Remington Steele changes her agency name to Remington Steele Detective Agency and suddenly she has more cases than she can handle. But then something she didn't plan on ever having to deal with shows up at her door: Remington Steele in the flesh! Features the complete 22 episodes from the first season. Episodes Comprise: 1. License To Steele 2. Tempered Steele 3. Steele Waters Run Deep 4. Signed Steeled And Delivered 5. Thou Shalt Not Steele 6. Steele Belted 7. Etched In Steele 8. You're Steele The One For Me 9. In The Steele Of Night 10. Steele Trap 11. Steeling The Show 12. Steele Flying High 13. A Good Night's Steele 14. Hearts Of Steele 15. To Stop A Steele 16. Steele Crazy After All These Years 17. Steele Among The Living 18. Steele In The News 19. Vintage Steele 20. Steele's Gold 21. Sting Of Steele 22. Steele In Circulation

• The Iron-Fisted Monk | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £7.23   |  Saving you £12.76 (176.49%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Released in the UK for the first time ever! A classic story of good versus evil Iron Fisted Monk is a compelling tale of the battle against the Manchus and the monks of the Shaolin Temple. The story escalates to an incredible 20-minute finale where Sammo and Chen Sing take on the full force of the Manchus. Fully restored for the first time ever and featuring an exclusive Hong Kong legends interview with director and star Sammo Hung this classic of Hong Kong cinema is a perfect t

• Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World / Braveheart / Dances With Wolves | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Master & Commander: In Peter Weir's Master And Commander Russell Crowe stars as Captain ""Lucky"" Jack Aubrey renowned as a fighting captain in the British Navy. After a French ship almost sinks them in a battle the ship's surgeon and Aubrey's closest friend Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany) cautions him about letting revenge cloud his judgement. With the HMS Surprise badly damaged and much of his crew injured Aubrey is torn between duty and friendship as he pursues a high-stake

• The Weak and the Wicked | DVD | (10/08/2015) from £7.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (25.03%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Glynis Johns Diana Dors and Sybil Thorndike star in this powerful sympathetic drama tracing the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison. Based on the best-selling semi-autobiographical novel by Joan Henry – a writer and former debutante who further drew upon her own prison experience for the novel and classic film Yield to the Night – The Weak and the Wicked is directed by Henry's future husband Oscar-nominated J. Lee-Thompson. The film is featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Jean Raymond an upper-class woman with a gambling addiction is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually however her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. Features: Original theatrical trailers Image gallery Promotional material PDF  

• New Tricks Series 3-8 Boxed Set | DVD | (18/06/2012) from £137.68   |  Saving you £12.31 (8.94%)   |  RRP £149.99

• Top Gear - Box Set | DVD | (18/12/2006) from £4.45   |  Saving you £25.54 (573.93%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Revved Up: In between mercilessly pulverising the motoring industry's slackers and bagging themselves a place in the cockpit of the latest sleekest and fastest drives Jeremy Clarkson James May and Richard Hammond have had some fun racing crashing and generally mucking about in the most unlikely vehicles. Now direct from the Top Gear bunker Richard brings us the best and most requested petrolhead stunts from the unmissable show's recent series. Winter Olympics: The Winter Olympics Special episode in full including a Mini driven down a ski jump and an ice hockey game with cars! The Best Of: A 90 minute special containing all the best bits from the brand new first and second series of the nation's favourite motoring show presented by outspoken pundit Jeremy Clarkson. Featuring Clarkson test driving supercars and then reviewing them in a studio while 'The Stig' demonstrates exactly how fast these cars can go. Highlights include reviews of the Aston Martin Vanquish DB7 Pagani Zonda Lotus Elise and Espirit as well as some fantastic light-hearted features such as 'Doughnut Grannies' 'Plane vs. Car' and 'Bus Jumping Over Motorbike'. This motoring epic will appeal to car enthusiasts everywhere.....

• Trance (Blu-ray + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (05/08/2013) from £12.13   |  Saving you £12.86 (106.02%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) stylish thriller 'Trance' follows an unscrupulous art dealer who double crosses a criminal gang involved in the theft of a priceless masterpiece. Starring James McAvoy Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson. Special Features: The Power of Suggestion - Making Trance Danny's Film Noir Hypnotherapy The Look The Final Rewrite Deleted Scenes: Stolen Paintings Chip Shop Boy in a Red Vest I Still Have It It Wasn't A Dream I'm Bad You Know Tell Me Now

• Jesus Of Nazareth | DVD | (27/03/2000) from £12.81   |  Saving you £7.18 (56.05%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Originally made for TV in 1977, this in-depth version of Jesus' life is so thorough that the first hour is devoted solely to the story of his birth. The film doesn't skimp on some of the other landmark events of this famous story either. Director Franco Zeffirelli gives ample screen time each to the Last Supper and the Crucifixion. Passages of the Bible are quoted verbatim, the locations have a Palestine-like authenticity, and, aside from some of the principals (Robert Powell as Jesus, Olivia Hussey as Mary, and Stacy Keach as Barabbas), many of the non-Roman characters are actually played by Semitic-looking actors. Zeffirelli diligently provides the socio-political background that gave rise to Jesus' following and the crisis in belief it caused for the people of Israel (and one or two Romans). --Kimberly Heinrichs, Amazon.com

• Top Gear - The Great Adventures Vol.3 | Blu Ray | (22/03/2010) from £11.28   |  Saving you £8.71 (43.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  If this Blu-Ray contained any more adventure it would have a snake in it. South America Special: The Director's Cut: What happens when you take a tall man in jeans a small man dressed as Ray Mears and a shaggy haired man with the most ridiculous tool belt you've ever seen and you drop them deep in the Amazon rain forest? Well either you don't see them again until some proper explorers find their still-screaming skeletons. Or as actually happened you let them take along a trio of temperamental 4x4s and set them off on a 1000 mile journey through forest over mountains and across deserts in what turns out to be Top Gear's most exciting dramatic and visually stunning adventure to date. Romania & Bonneville: The Director's Cut Romania: When the Top Gear team received whisper that deep within Romania lurked one of the world's best driving roads they had no option but to seek it out. And to do so they got hold of three superb convertible supercars in what became an incredible Eastern European adventure. From a noise test underneath the world's heaviest building and James's romantic encounter with the Dacia Sandero to a small accident with the locals and Jeremy in a silly hat this trip has everything. And best of all it culminates with three wonderful cars enjoying absolute petrolhead nirvana. Bonneville USA: Jeremy Richard and James head to the United States to see if the Americans still make any good cars. Unfortunately there's a small error with their visas and the US immigration authorities will only let them in if they promise not to do anything entertaining. So with serious faces on they set off on a proper old fashioned muscle car road trip to the amazing Bonneville salt flats. Along the way Richard becomes an amateur aerodynamicist Jeremy discovers a strange security problem with one of their cars and Captain Slow discovers a hitherto hidden love of fast driving in what turns out to be a dusty dirty slice of pure car lover's heaven.

• Top Gear - Revved Up | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £4.96   |  Saving you £11.03 (222.38%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In between mercilessly pulverising the motoring industry's slackers and bagging themselves a place in the cockpit of the latest sleekest and fastest drives Jeremy Clarkson James May and Richard Hammond have had some fun racing crashing and generally mucking about in the most unlikely vehicles. Now direct from the Top Gear bunker Richard brings us the best and most requested petrolhead stunts from the unmissable show's recent series.

• Guernica | DVD | (15/08/2016) from £32.95   |  Saving you £-11.70 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  1937 Spain: lines are being drawn, sides are being chosen and the world will never be the same. As the citizens of the village of Guernica live with the day-to-day realities of the Civil War, an American journalist (James D'Arcy) secretly joins forces with a local press-office censor (María Valverde) to work against the stringent restrictions that are becoming more common. But everything changes when German forces attack the town, and the freedom of the press becomes a vital weapon. Based on the historical events of the bombing that set the stage for World War II. DVD Special Features: Deleted and Extended Scenes Click Images to Enlarge

• The Smashing Pumpkins - 1991- 2000 - Greatest Hits Video Collection | DVD | (19/11/2001) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Smashing Pumpkins: 1991-2000 Greatest Hits Video Collection visually charts the progress of the band from grunge rockers to AOR stars. Shot on Super 8, the grainy early videos ("Siva" and "Rhinoceros") depict the progressive psychedelia of their early sound. Despite the continuation of an alternative music style on Siamese Dream (the group's first album with Virgin), the videos from this era become more mainstream in a blatant attempt to get MTV airplay. Matching the commercial and accessible style of the album, the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness videos are big-budget numbers. Drawing on their long-standing fascination with 70s youth culture, the "1979" video provides another romanticised depiction of that period, while the awarding-winning "Tonight, Tonight" is a clever remake of Méliès Trip to the Moon. The epic style continues on later videos, with "Perfect" being a sequel to "1979". Also included is the harrowing short film by Jonas Akerlund, "Try" (a 15-minute extended version of the "Try, Try, Try" video), which follows the last days of a homeless, pregnant young woman. Also included are live performances from their final concert. This is a fitting anthology of both the Pumpkins' restraint and excess. On the DVD: Due to the extensive number of bonus features available with each video (including commentaries, outtakes and behind the scenes footage), the initial selection process is far from straightforward, which is why the title menu includes a Help option to guide the viewer through the complex procedure. DVD-ROM users can also access exclusive Smashing Pumpkin art.--John Galilee