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• Cross of Iron (Vintage Classics) 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (13/11/2023) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on the novel by Will Heinrich, Sam Peckinpah's only war film is an intense and uncompromising affair that brilliantly reflects both the futility of conflict and the director's fascination with individuals confronted by events beyond their control. A World War II tale told from the German perspective, Cross Of Iron follows a platoon of German soldiers in Russia when the German Wehrmacht forces had been decimated and the Germans were retreating along the Russian front. Rolf Steiner (James Coburn) is a German corporal and recipient of the Iron Cross who has grown disenchanted with Hitler's war machine. When Captain Stransky (Maximilian Schell) assumes charge, the pair are thrown into immediate conflict, the autocratic but ultimately cowardly Stransky coveting the loyalty and honour Steiner commands. Evocatively shot by John Coquillon (Billy the Kid) in sombre tones to emphasise the horrors of combat, the superlative lead performances are matched by David Warner and James Mason as war-weary senior officers. Viewed as one of Peckinpah's most powerful works, it's an unflinching vision of the Second World War. Product Features UHD & Blu-Ray Disc 1 Audio Commentary by filmmaker and film historian Mike Siegel NEW Promoting STEINER NEW STEINER on the set NEW Filming STEINER NEW Filming STEINER pt 2 NEW STEINER in colour Blu-Ray Disc 2 On Location: Sam Peckinpah On Location: James Coburn On Location: Maximillian Schell On Location: James Mason On Location: David Warner Passion and Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War Kruger Kisses Kern Vadim & Sam: Father & Son Cutting Room Floor Steiner in Japan: Ads filmed in 1977 Mike's Home Movies: Steiner & Kiesel Meet Again US/UK Trailer German Trailer US TV Spot

• Grey's Anatomy - Complete Season 4 | DVD | (23/11/2009) from £9.99   |  Saving you £21.00 (210.21%)   |  RRP £30.99

  Season four of the hit ABC medical drama was on shaky ground from the season premiere, which left Cristina (Sandra Oh) at the altar by Burke (Isaiah Washington, fired after the press-frenzied third season); Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek (Patrick Dempsey) downgraded to no-relationship-just-sex status; and George (T.R. Knight) pondering divorce from Callie (Sara Ramirez) to pursue love with his best friend, Izzie (Katherine Heigl). That last pairing made for one of the worst decisions in the series thus far; George and Izzie always worked so well as friends without the will-they-won't-they element, but suddenly throwing them into bed and watching them fumble their way to coupledom (an attempt that mercifully doesn't last) was painful to watch, in particular because Heigl, who had won an Emmy for the previous season, was reduced to a lot of whining and fretting. Meanwhile, Meredith's family issues come to a head when her half-sister Lexie (Chyler Leigh) begins her internship at Seattle Grace and instantly tries too hard to bond. And as she once again drives away Derek with her trust issues, Meredith finally gets smart and enters therapy (one of the redeeming elements of the season, with Amy Madigan as the hard-nosed counselor) to "get healed." The writers' strike became a welcome blessing for the show, which had seriously derailed before its hiatus; during the strike, creator Shonda Rimes has said she reexamined the direction of the show, making for an ultimately satisfying second half of the season. Standout episodes include "Forever Young," in which a high school bus crash leaves the staff pontificating their own adolescent cliques; "Lay Your Hands on Me," with a standout performance by Chandra Wilson as Bailey, whose crumbling marriage comes front and center when her toddler gets in an accident; and the season finale "Freedom," in which Meredith and Derek save two brain-tumor patients in love (Jurnee Smollett and Marshall Allman), leading to their own (lasting?) reunion, Bailey heads up an effort to rescue a guy who lay in concrete to impress a girl; and Callie finds herself attracted to the new cardiac surgeon, Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith). --Ellen A. Kim

• James Martin's American Adventure | DVD | (23/04/2018) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  All 20 episodes of James Martin's brand new ITV series on 5-DVD set. An action-packed, sun-soaked, food-filled road trip across the USA, James Martin s American Adventure is the next leg of the celebrated chef's journey around the world exploring the food, people and places that inspire him. Travelling around the US on Harley Davidson bikes, pick up trucks, classic cars and super cars, James takes us through the Napa Valley, down the West Coast, slingshots across the great plains of Texas and takes in the swamps of the Deep South before a final leg back up the East Coast, and finally New York, where he returns to the scene of what he describes as the best meal of his life . Along with his trusty crew, the open roads await James voyage of discovery, across a country that has beguiled him of all his life, at perhaps one of the most important periods in its history.

• The Passion of the Christ | DVD | (31/08/2004) from £6.49   |  Saving you £13.50 (67.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director Mel Gibson's controversial retelling of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus Christ.

• The Vikings | DVD | (31/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Kirk Douglas produced the trendsetting barbarian epic The Vikings and took the showiest, most aggressive role: lusty Viking Prince Einar, the "only son in wedlock" of King Ragnar (a cackling, wild-eyed Ernest Borgnine). With jagged scars down his face and a milky-white blind eye that almost glows in his skull, Douglas has a rowdy time battling defiant slave Tony Curtis (the long-lost heir to the British throne) for the hand of the beautiful princess Janet Leigh. It's pure Hollywood hokum, sure, but spectacular hokum: the great cinematographer Jack Cardiff turns his Norway locations into a lush Valhalla on earth. Faced with an absurd story, journeyman director Richard Fleischer goes for the gusto in brawling Viking parties, furious sieges, and clanging broadsword battles. An enormous hit, the film spawned a huge wave of Viking movies, some perhaps smarter but none as much fun. --Sean Axmaker

• Batman: Hush | DVD | (12/08/2019) from £7.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A mysterious villain puppeteering Gotham's most dangerous forces leads the Dark Knight into uncharted waters in Batman: Hush, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Movies. An adaptation of the seminal DC classic tale, Batman: Hush centres on a shadowy new villain known only as Hush, who uses Gotham's Rogues Gallery to destroy Batman's crime-fighting career, as well as Bruce Wayne's personal lifewhich has already been complicated by a relationship with Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman.

• The Inbetweeners Movie 1&2 | Blu Ray | (28/05/2018) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In this critically acclaimed and award winning duo of films, The Inbetweeners boys Will, Simon, Jay & Neil go on a lads holiday to Malia for two weeks of sun, sea and, who knows, maybe even some sex. Then the guys travel to Australia to meet up with Jay on his mental gap year where there's singing round the camp fire, disgrace at a water park and a trip into the outback... will they survive?

• Occupation | DVD | (22/06/2009) from £14.96   |  Saving you £5.03 (33.62%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A powerful new three-part drama serial by Peter Bowker traces the lives of three British soldiers from the invasion of Basra in March 2003 to the present. Occupation is inspired by factual research and reveals how the lives of three British men are shaped and transformed by their experiences in Iraq. The drama is set in Basra and explores the personal journeys of three friends from the same regiment and how they are inspired to return to Basra for different reasons - one for financial gain one for love and the third because of his belief in the mission to rebuild the country. Bowker's drama explores how their different dreams come to define not just their lives but the war and the occupation itself. The drama is set against the backdrop of growing sectarian conflict in Iraq awash with billions of dollars from the US creating a boom time for private military companies.

• Grantchester - Complete 1-3 Boxed Set | DVD | (12/06/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  It's early 1950s England and Sidney Chambers (James Norton) is vicar of Grantchester, a village just outside Cambridge. Sidneys is a quiet life. Or at least, it has been right up until the moment that murders comes his way. In Series One Sidney is pushed into the dangerous world of lies, betrayal and murder and finds that his insight into the human condition, and the natural trust that he engenders in people, means that he excels in his new position of detective . But crime isn't the only matter that occupies Sidney as he s smitten with the witty, beautiful, high society Amanda (Morven Christie). Series Two sees Sidney himself wrongly accused of a terrible crime and unmasking the real culprit will send shockwaves through the community. With Series Three Sidney finds that the stability of his role in the church is tested as the love he feels for his long-time sweetheart puts him at odds with the very institution he serves. Joining Sidney on matters of the head and heart are the affable but world-weary Detective Inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green), the naïve but well-meaning curate Leonard Finch (Al Weaver), and his disapproving but protective housekeeper Mrs Maguire (Tessa Peake-Jones). This DVD set includes the 2016 Christmas Special and all 18 episodes of Series One to Three.

• The Blacklist: Seasons 1-2 | Blu Ray | (17/08/2015) from £16.98   |  Saving you £52.00 (346.90%)   |  RRP £66.99

  Season 1 For decades ex-government agent Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader) has been one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives. Brokering shadowy deals for criminals across the globe Red was known by many as “The Concierge of Crime.” Now he’s mysteriously surrendered to the FBI with an explosive offer: he will help catch the world’s most elusive criminals under the condition that he speaks only to Elizabeth “Liz” Keen (Megan Boone TV’s “Law & Order: Los Angeles”) an FBI profiler fresh out of Quantico. For Liz it’s going to be one hell of a first day on the job. Season 1 For decades ex-government Raymond “Red” Reddington has been one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives. Brokering shadowy deals for criminals across the globe Red was known by many as “The Concierge of Crime”. Last season he mysteriously surrendered to the FBI…but now the FBI works for him as he identifies a “blacklist” of politicians mobsters spies and International terrorists. He will help catch them all – with the caveat that Elizabeth Keen continues to work as his partner. Red will teach Liz to think like a criminal and see the bigger picture…whether she wants to or not.

• Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas | DVD | (06/01/2020) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  It's been ten years since we spent Christmas with the Shipmans and the Wests. Last time it was Billericay but the deal has always been to alternate, and this year we're heading to Barry where Uncle Bryn's cooking dinner for over thirteen people. Understandably he's tense. Pam would secretly prefer to spend Christmas in Essex as she finds Gwen's house a bit lacking, but as long as she gets to be a doting grandparent along with Mick and Gwen, it doesn't really matter where they eat their turkey. Gavin and Stacey's baby is now nine and for them, parenthood can sometimes be a challenge. Smithy, a committed dad to twelve year old Neil the Baby makes the journey to Barry at weekends and every second Wednesday, whilst Nessa adopts her own brand of Nessa-style mothering. On Christmas Eve, Dawn makes a shocking discovery about Pete that jeopardizes their marriage (again) and a visit to the pub that night is an eye opener in more ways than one. Sit back and enjoy a welcome festive return to the award-winning world of ˜Gavin and Stacey'.

• The Way, Way Back | DVD | (26/12/2013) from £3.64   |  Saving you £17.61 (739.92%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Way, Way Back tells the funny and poignant coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncan's (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter, Steph (Zoe Levin).

• The Boys From Brazil | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £3.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (150.38%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Robustly entertaining and bracingly sinister, The Boys from Brazil stars Gregory Peck as the infamous Dr Josef Mengele, the former Nazi chief who intends to resurrect the Führer and create a Fourth Reich through genetic experiments that commence with the assassination of some 94 fathers. Elderly Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier, in an Oscar-nominated performance) is tipped to the plot, but his efforts to expose Peck (fiendishly cast against type) are thwarted by a set of menacing triplets played by Jeremy Black. Back in 1978, The Boys from Brazil (adapted from Ira Levin's novel) was an incalculably tense, straight-faced entertainment whose lack of irony allowed the viewer to indulge the film's outrageous premise without moral offence. But in view of the scientific advancements made since the release of the film, it's now a cautionary tale, and all the more compelling for being so. Jerry Goldsmith's richly conceived, Oscar-nominated score--replete with echoes of Mahler and Strauss--reinforces this impression.--Kevin Mulhall

• West Side Story Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (07/03/2022) from £10.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From producer and director Steven Spielberg, with a script by screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner, comes West Side Story. An adaptation of the 1957 musical, the film tells the tale of forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Product Features Over 90 minutes of behind-the-scenes bonus extras including the stories of west side story & the songs.

• The Great Escape | DVD | (01/02/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The all time classic tale of a massive escape from a World War Two German Prisoner of War camp released as a two disc DVD set with a host of extra features.

• Darkest Hour | Blu Ray | (04/06/2018) from £7.97   |  Saving you £2.02 (25.35%)   |  RRP £9.99

  During the early days of World War II, with the fall of France imminent, Britain faces its darkest hour as the threat of invasion looms. As the seemingly unstoppable Nazi forces advance, and with the Allied army cornered on the beaches of Dunkirk, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the leadership of the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman). While maneuvering his political rivals, he must confront the ultimate choice: negotiate with Hitler and save the British people at a terrible cost or rally the nation and fight on against incredible odds. Directed by Joe Wright, DARKEST HOUR is the dramatic and inspiring story of four weeks in 1940 during which Churchill's courage to lead changed the course of world history.

• Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll | DVD | (04/02/2020) from £15.46   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Illusionist | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.05   |  Saving you £12.94 (183.55%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From director Sylvain Chomet, the man who brought us the beguiling Belleville Rendezvou, comes another slice of whimsy and magic, The Illusionist.

• Westworld: Season 3 | Blu Ray | (16/11/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, HBO's Emmy®-nominated sci-fi drama series Westworld returns for a new season that is more ambitious, enthralling and timely than ever before. Following the aftermath of last season's Westworld massacre, Dolores, Bernard and an unknown host, occupying the body of Delos exec Charlotte Hale, begin a new chapter outside of the park exploring the real world and who they will become in the wake of their liberation. Over the course of eight hour-long episodes, Season 3 finds Dolores prepared to wage war on humanity and Bernard trying desperately to stop her, while Maeve reunites with familiar faces in a new realm and all discover that the world outside is as full of deception and predetermination as the one they've always known. With returning cast members including Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright and Tessa Thompson, along with new series regulars Aaron Paul and Vincent Cassel, Westworld continues to deliver thrilling twists and turns, while posing questions about the nature of our reality, freewill and what makes us human.

• My Cousin Vinny | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £3.34   |  Saving you £10.91 (524.52%)   |  RRP £12.99

  1992's My Cousin Vinny is a delightful comedy-cum-courtroom drama set in Alabama. Joe Pesci stars as Vinny, the garage mechanic recently turned lawyer, who finds himself straight in at the deep end when his young cousin is unjustly arrested, along with his buddy, for the murder of a store clerk. From the opening scenes in which the hapless arrestees labour under the impression they've been booked for stealing a can of tuna, My Cousin Vinny's comedic pace never slackens, even as the drama builds. Much of the fun derives from raw, Brooklyn native Vinny's coping with the cultural backwaters of the Deep South, from its lardy grits to the 5.30 am "alarm call" of the factory horn. There's a good running gag involving retrieving $200 from a recalcitrant local redneck, while his clashes with the court judge, played by the late Fred Gwynne are priceless. Pesci goads this stickler for procedures by mumbling expletives in court, turning up in a leather jacket, then a mauve frock coat and arousing the judge's suspicions as to his bona fides. However, it's Marisa Tomei who surprisingly, but justly, took an Academy Award for her performance as tomboyish Lisa, Vinny's girlfriend. Tart rather than tarty, she more than matches Pesci for Noo Yoik sass and mechanical knowledge, delivering a court lecture on limited slip differential and independent rear suspension that oozes improbable sexiness. On the DVD: a decent presentation in 1.85:1 aspect ratio, though it's only Tomei's bizarrely eye-catching costumes which especially merit DVD enhancement. There's also a commentary by director (and co-creator of Yes Minister) Jonathan Lynn, in which--though at times seeming to struggle for interesting things to say--he reminisces on the fear in shooting the film's prison scenes adjacent to Death Row in a maximum security prison. --David Stubbs