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• French Dressing | DVD | (13/04/2015) from £6.91   |  Saving you £3.08 (44.57%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Cinema's enfant terrible Ken Russell's debut feature is an exuberant farce that has become a cult classic since its theatrical release fifty years ago. Featuring early lead roles for James Booth and Roy Kinnear and with script input from Johnny Speight this much sought-after comedy gem is made available here for the first time in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements. Gormleigh-on-Sea is the sort of typical boring English seaside resort where the landladies lock away the jam at 5 o'clock and there's little do except carve your initials on the bus shelters. Then deck-chair attendant Jim has a brain-wave – persuading the Mayor to host a film festival and import a French movie siren. It's not long before the mayors of Gormleigh's rival towns look on with jealous eyes and scheming minds… Special Features: Original theatrical trailer Image gallery Promotional material PDFs

• The Lakes | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Lakes brought writer Jimmy McGovern and actor John Simm a great deal of critical praise in 1997. Following a particularly dry period for British TV drama, the show's realistic characterisations and their painfully honest decisions hit audiences hard. Simm is a twentysomething trapped in a life of compulsive gambling, theft and being on the dole in Liverpool. On a whim he heads north to the Lake District. He expects to find the countryside quietude where his hidden poetical leanings might find a home, but instead gets caught up in a community like any other. Lies, temptation and tragedy beset every household just as much as the big city. The focus of Series 1 is Danny's relationship with Emma (Emma Cunniffe) and the consequences of having a child. As time races by, his link to the Lakes becomes an exercise in torment when the eyes of blame fall easily upon him after the accidental deaths of four schoolgirls. Stoking the flames of a series of secondary explosions in waiting are a pair of affairs, one adulterous, the other complicated by religion. On the DVD: The Lakes Series 1 comes with two separate commentary tracks for the very first episode. In interviews, John Simm fondly recalls how cold the lake water was and director David Blair recalls putting him in it. It's a shame the two weren't recorded together. It's also a shame that's all there is in this package. Even a few cast biographies would have been welcome. Picture is 4:3 and stereo sound is as you'd expect from 1990s UK TV. --Paul Tonks

• Man Of A Thousand Faces | Blu Ray | (28/10/2019) from £16.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One screen legend pays homage to another in Man of a Thousand Faces, an enthralling biopic which sees Oscar-winning tough guy James Cagney give a multifaceted portrayal of silent cinema legend Lon Chaney. In early horror classics such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of The Opera, Lon Chaney captivated audiences with his vivid personifications of grotesque and afflicted characters. His extraordinary make-up skills, and miraculous ability to completely transform into grisly yet sympathetic and tragic monsters, garnered him international acclaim and the famous moniker of this film's title. Yet, despite his talent and success, Chaney led a life plagued by hardship and heartache. This insightful film-portrait traces the trajectory of the actors's career: from impoverished vaudeville clown to Hollywood stardom, whilst also capturing the drama that surrounded his private life. The film is presented here for the first time in dazzling High Definition, with a selection of revealing extras. Special Edition Contents: Brand new restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing New audio commentary by film scholar Tim Lucas The Man Behind a Thousand Faces, a newly filmed look at Lon Chaney and his legacy by the critic Kim Newman Image gallery Original trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Fully Illustrated booklet with a newly commisioned essay by Vic Pratt of the BFI

• Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire | UMD | (20/03/2006) from £24.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (4.00%)   |  RRP £25.99

  When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named. In this fourth film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series everything changes as Harry Ron and Hermione leave childhood forever and take on challenges greater than anything they could have imagined.

• Space Cowboys | DVD | (14/05/2001) from £13.24   |  Saving you £0.75 (5.66%)   |  RRP £13.99

  In the 1950s four pilots were passed over for astronaut training, but forty years later they finally get their chance.

• Dawson's Creek: The Finale | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £5.65   |  Saving you £10.34 (64.70%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Bringing the sixth and final season of 'Dawson's Creek' to a close this disc features the two-part finale aptly titled 'All Good Things Must Come To An End'. Dawson Joey Pacey Jen and Jack are reunited in Capeside after five years to celebrate Dawson's mum's wedding. But the celebratory mood comes to an end when they receive some heartbreaking news. As the gang faces a future more uncertain than ever before Joey struggles to come to terms with her true feelings for Dawson Pa

• Spider-Man 3 (2007) | DVD | (04/06/2012) from £2.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (100.33%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) finally has the girl of his dreams, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), and New York City is in the throes of Spider-mania! But when a strange alien symbiote turns Spider-Man's suit black, his darkest demons come to light changing Spider-Man inside as well as out. Spider-Man is in for the fight of his life against a lethal mix of villains - the deadly Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), Venom (Topher Grace), and the New Goblin (James Franco) - as well as the enemy within himself.

• Dawson's Creek: Season 3 | DVD | (23/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £44.99

  Jen is a cheerleader and Jack's on the football team. I got sane and everyone else went crazy?" That's how Andie (Meredith Monroe) sums up the topsy-turvy beginning to the third season of Dawson's Creek, in which nothing seems to be as it should and the series takes a major turn. It's junior year at Capeside High, and Jack (Kerr Smith), the town's resident gay teen, is indeed on the football team, and Jen (Michelle Williams) finds herself the object of unexpected and unwelcome popularity among her fellow students, especially the freshman quarterback (Michael Pitt). Pacey (Joshua Jackson) finds that his relationship with Andie can't be restored, and Dawson (James Van Der Beek) and Joey (Katie Holmes), after the events of last year, both think it's for the best that they're no longer together--they just never think it at the same time. Significant events include the friends starting to date outside their circle, Dawson's giving up some of his aspirations, a ! crisis for the school's new principal, a college tour, and the openings of the Potter Bed & Breakfast and Leery Fresh Fish. But the Dawson-Joey relationship is still the heart of the Creek, and it comes to a head in one of the series' most memorable episodes, "The Longest Day," and then the season finale. Even in its first season without series creator Kevin Williamson, Dawson's Creek still had plenty of punch. On the DVDs, executive producer Paul Stupin does his usual commentary track for two episodes, and he's joined by Kerr Smith. They discuss the series itself, Smith's character, and Smith's subsequent career more than the events of the episodes. The second-season DVD set disappointed many fans by replacing a large portion of the music, and that trend continues in the third season, most surprisingly in the loss of Paula Cole's theme song. Instead, the opening credits feature Jann Arden's "Run Like Mad," which was used briefly in the international broadcast. Stupin explains the switch as an attempt to do something different and creative, but then admits there was also "a bit of an economic reality." Fortunately, the DVDs do have John Lennon's "Imagine" and Mary Beth Maziarz's "Daydream Believers"--songs that in dramatic context simply could not have been replaced--and it could be argued that a veteran viewer might skip the opening credits anyway. Still, for many fans, the music made Dawson's Creek what it was, and without all of it--especially the theme song--the DVDs seem like a compromise rather than a permanent keepsake. --David Horiuchi

• Outside the Law | DVD | (09/10/2003) from £4.31   |  Saving you £1.68 (38.98%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Julie (Rothrock) a martial arts fighter is ambushed while on a clandestine military mission in Kosovo; all are killed except her. She goes into hiding in the U.S. only to be tracked by two men working for a large government agency. She is befriended by Annie a woman who runs the local restaurant who sweeps Julie into the unusual relationship between Annie and her dubious boyfriend...

• Lighthouse | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £13.18   |  Saving you £2.81 (21.32%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Run aground during a fierce storm a group of passengers are forced to abandon ship. As the survivors (among them prisoners a prison guard and a criminal psychologist) struggle ashore they find themselves at an apparently deserted lighthouse. It's not long until they discover the headless corpses of the lighthouse keepers and they realise that the ship was also carrying a prisoner more dangerous than any of them - murderer Leo Rook (Christopher Adamson). Hunting them down one by

• Top Gear - The Great Adventures - Polar Special | Blu Ray | (20/10/2008) from £12.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (54.01%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Clarkson and May in a seriously modified Toyota take on Hammond and his dog sled in a 450 mile race to the North pole as they drive over thin ice to face in-tent hostilities polar bear fear and desperate food fantasies This is the Director's Cut which includes an extra 10 minutes of unaired footage.

• It's a Wonderful Life - 65th Anniversary Edition | Blu Ray | (12/11/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Now perhaps the most beloved American film, It's a Wonderful Life was largely forgotten for years, due to a copyright quirk. Only in the late 1970s did it find its audience through repeated TV showings. Frank Capra's masterwork deserves its status as a feel-good communal event, but it is also one of the most fascinating films in the American cinema, a multilayered work of Dickensian density. George Bailey (played superbly by James Stewart) grows up in the small town of Bedford Falls, dreaming dreams of adventure and travel, but circumstances conspire to keep him enslaved to his home turf. Frustrated by his life, and haunted by an impending scandal, George prepares to commit suicide on Christmas Eve. A heavenly messenger (Henry Travers) arrives to show him a vision: what the world would have been like if George had never been born. The sequence is a vivid depiction of the American Dream gone bad, and probably the wildest thing Capra ever shot (the director's optimistic vision may have darkened during his experiences making military films in World War II). Capra's triumph is to acknowledge the difficulties and disappointments of life, while affirming--in the teary-eyed final reel--his cherished values of friendship and individual achievement. It's a Wonderful Life was not a big hit on its initial release, and it won no Oscars (Capra and Stewart were nominated); but it continues to weave a special magic. --Robert Horton

• Greyfriars Bobby | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The story of Edinburgh's most famous four-legged friend comes to life.

• Doctor Foster - Series 2 | Blu Ray | (09/10/2017) from £16.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The award-winning ratings hit that got everyone talking returns for the dramatic next chapter in Gemma's story. Life appears to be going well for the talented doctor and son Tom after the turmoil that followed her discovery of husband Simon's betrayal. After her divorce, Gemma has attempted to leave what happened behind, but can you ever really move on from your ex especially when a child is involved? Gemma's life is further complicated with sexual tensions, destructive obsessions and the need to create stability for her now teenage son. Dark, adult, and psychologically raw, Series 2 is packed with gripping drama, explosive twists and turns, and sees Gemma going further than she ever has before to protect the people she loves.

• An Angel For May | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £10.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  After stumbling upon a portal to the past in the ruins of an old Yorkshire farmhouse Tom a troubled schoolboy is whisked back to the time of the Second World War. With a loveable sheep dog named Tess as his only guide he meets Sam Wheeler a kindly farmer (Tom Wilkinson) and May an orphaned evacuee about his own age. Learning to cope with the dangers and difficulties of life in this time helps Tom come to terms with his own family problems. Back in the present he discovers something terrible has happened to his friends just a few days after his visit and he is desperate to get back to the past to save them... even if doing so has consequences he could never dream of.

• Wolf | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £9.98   |  Saving you £-3.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Sophisticated to a point, this well-executed wolf-man tale works due to its clever setting and enormous star power. We all know Jack Nicholson can go nuts but the script makes his character aware of his changes, sometimes for the better, early on. The setting, a publishing house in the middle of a takeover, gives the characters dramatic life before the horror elements kicks in. A senior editor about to get the boot, Nicholson's character becomes a new man after being bitten by a wolf. He takes on challenges at work, lives a more robust life and attracts a new love. But will his new-found energy consume him? Director Mike Nicholson keeps the action alive in the first half but the film peters out at the end with cheap theatrics and the overuse of slow motion. Michelle Pfeiffer has little to do as simply the love interest with a grittier than average personality. Better is James Spader as a smarmy colleague. Nicholson is in fine form, relying on his keen gift to spark interest (a twitch of the head, a look in the eyes), instead of heavy doses of movie make-up. Giuseppe Rotunno's sweeping camerawork sets the mood quite well. Wolf is easy to recommend, with the added feature it's hardly gratuitous. --Doug Thomas

• Certain Women | Blu Ray | (25/09/2017) from £17.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The expanses of the American Northwest take centre stage in this intimately observed triptych from Kelly Reichardt. Adapted from three short stories by Maile Meloy and unfolding in self-contained but interlocking episodes, Certain Women navigates the subtle shifts in personal desire and social expectation that unsettle the circumscribed lives of its characters: a lawyer (Laura Dern) forced to subdue a troubled client; a woman (Michelle Williams) whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a night-school teacher (Kristen Stewart) who forms a tenuous bond with a lonely ranch hand (Lily Gladstone), whose unguardedness and deep attachment to the land deliver an unexpected jolt of emotional immediacy. With unassuming craft, Reichardt captures the rhythms of daily life in small-town Montana through these fine-grained portraits of women trapped within the landscape's wide-open spaces. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: New 2K digital transfer, supervised by director Kelly Reichardt and cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack New interviews with the film's cast and crew, including Reichardt and executive producer Todd Haynes New interview with Maile Meloy, author of the stories on which the film is based Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Ella Taylor

• Hawaii Five-O | DVD | (16/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Filmed entirely on location in Hawaii the show followed Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord) head of an elite state police unit investigating ""organized crime murder assassination attempts foreign agents felonies of every type."" James MacArthur played his second-in-command Danny (""Danno"") Williams with local actors Kam Fong Zulu Al Harrington and Herman Wedemeyer among others playing members of the Five-O team. McGarrett's nemesis is the evil Wo Fat - ""a Red Chinese agent in charge of the entire Pacific Asiatic theatre. Episodes Comprise: 1. Full Fathom Five 2. Strangers in Our Own Land 3. Tiger by the Tail 4. Samurai 5. ...And They Painted Daisies on His Coffin 6. Twenty-Four Karat Kill 7. The Ways of Love 8. No Blue Skies 9. By the Numbers 10. Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born 11. Deathwatch 12. Pray Love Remember Pray Love Remember 13. King of the Hill 14. Up Tight 15. Face of the Dragon 16. The Box 17. One for the Money 18. Along Came Joey 19. Once Upon a Time: Part 1 20. Once Upon a Time: Part 2 21. Not That Much Different 22. Six Kilos 23. The Big Kahuna 24. Cocoon: Part 1 25. Cocoon: Part 2

• James May's Toy Stories - The Motorcycle Diary | DVD | (02/06/2014) from £4.49   |  Saving you £8.50 (65.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  James puts an iconic toy to the most ambitious test ever attempted. The challenge: to build a motorbike and side car entirely out of Meccano to take on the Isle of Man's legendary TT circuit. But designing a machine capable of carrying James and his passenger wine expert Oz Clarke around the daunting 37 mile course is not a task for the fainthearted. A mind-bending 15 000 pieces of Meccano must be assembled to create a full size road legal motorcycle that James hopes will be more than a match for the treacherous twists and turns steep climbs and dizzying descents of the world's toughest race circuit. And if that isn't hard enough as in the real TT the bike must race against the clock. It's the ultimate test of man and machine. The challenge pushes this 100 year old toy and its riders to the absolute limits. Breakdowns crashes and unforgiving terrain vie with design genius good humour and sheer grit to produce a nail biting film which brings Meccano roaring back into the 21st century to inspire the inner child within us all.

• London Nobody Knows/Les Bicyclettes De Belsize | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The London Nobody Knows / Les Bicyclettes De Belsize