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• A Year In Provence | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Writer Peter Mayle's autobiographical adventurous account of the first year he and his wife spent in Provence is brought wonderfully to life in this BBC adaptation starring John Thaw and Lindsay Duncan. Having decided to leave their jobs London and the rat race behind them the Mayles head of to the South of France seduced by the prospect of the idyllic countryside the simple rural way of life great food fine wines and sun. However everything is not quite as they imagined it to be and one comic situation follows another as they brave mistral winds truffle season and mafia involvement while a succession of colourful characters constantly interrupt their plan for a quiet life...

• The Closet | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £12.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (54.01%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A film about society's attitude to sexuality, with a lighthearted dig at political correctness gone mad, The Closet is French farce in the tradition of Moliere: a man pretends to be something he's not, people begin treating him differently, his lie escalates out of all proportion, and comedy ensues. Francois Pignon (Daniel Auteuil) is a dull, divorced accountant in a French rubber-processing factory whose primary product is condoms. The morning of the company photograph he overhears he is going to be fired. After half-heartedly trying to kill himself, he meets his new next-door neighbour who suggests a plot that will keep him from losing his job: he should pretend he's gay, and the neighbour will doctor the photographs and send them to his boss to prove it. The comedy springs from people's reactions to Pignon's alleged homosexuality. The managing director puts him on a Gay Pride parade float with a condom on his head, his estranged son suddenly thinks he's cool, his female boss catches on to the scam and begins to think that Pignon is not as banal as she first thought, and the homophobic, macho personnel director--a great performance from Gerard Depardieu--discovers his sensitive side. It's well directed by Francis Veber (writer of the original Three Fugitives), who moves the gentle action along masterfully, providing some laugh-out-loud moments and getting some great performances from his ensemble cast. Overall, it's an uplifting comedy about prejudice and how a Mr Nobody becomes a somebody. --Kristen Bowditch

• Arsenic and Old Lace | DVD | (27/01/2020) from £6.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Shane | Blu Ray | (06/06/2016) from £11.85   |  Saving you £4.14 (34.94%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Consciously crafted by director George Stevens as a piece of American myth making, Shane is on nearly everyone's shortlist of great movie Westerns. A buckskin knight, Shane (Alan Ladd) rides into the middle of a range war between farmers and cattlemen, quickly siding with the "sod-busters". While helping a kindly farmer (Van Heflin), Shane falls platonically in love with the man's wife (Jean Arthur, in the last screen performance of a marvellous career). Though the showdowns are exciting, and the story simple but involving, what most people will remember about this movie is the friendship between the stoical Shane and the young son of the farmers. The kid is played by Brandon De Wilde, an amazing child performer; his parting scene with Shane is guaranteed to draw tears from even the most stony-hearted moviegoer. And speaking of stony hearts, Jack Palance made a sensational impression as the evil gunslinger sent to clean house--he has fewer lines of dialogue than he has lines in his magnificently craggy face, but he makes them count. The photography, highlighting the landscape near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, won an Oscar. --Robert Horton

• Mare of Easttown | Blu Ray | (13/09/2021) from £14.84   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An HBO limited series focused on family and community, Mare of Easttown stars Kate Winslet as Mare Sheehan, a respected small-town Pennsylvania detective investigating a brutal local murder while also balancing her own personal life, which is rapidly falling apart around her.Considered a local hero for a game-clinching jump shot on her high school basketball team, Mare is the sole detective on her police force, which spends most of its time handling drug-related offenses. Behind the scenes, Mare is dealing with the unaddressed loss of her son, running a busy household filled with her mother, teenage daughter, and grandson, and an ex-husband who lives a stone's throw away with his new fiance.As pressure mounts to solve a missing person's case growing increasingly cold, the murder of a teen girl finds Mare obsessed with bringing the killer to justice in a town where everyone is a potential suspect.

• Footsteps In The Fog | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £21.47   |  Saving you £-11.48 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons star in this compelling thriller set in the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London. As he buries his wife in a rain-soaked London churchyard, Stephen Lowry (Stewart Granger) thinks he has committed the perfect murder. He's wrong. His quick-witted young maid Lily (Jean Simmons) knows that he secretly poisoned his wife - and she has the proof. Now, as the price of her silence, she wants her mistresses' jewels, her mistresses' fine dresses and - most of all - her master himself. Can Stephen give Lily the love she craves? Can she trust a man who has already murdered once? As Stephen begins to court another woman, the thick London fog suddenly echoes to the cries of 'murder!' Featuring real life husband and wife Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons at the height of their international stardom and now available on DVD for the very first time, Footsteps In the Fog is a first rate murder thriller with shocking twists that will keep you guessing until the very last moments. Includes original theatrical trailer

• The Brothers - The Complete Series 1 | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £16.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (17.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Following the death of patriarch Robert Hammond the fallout of his will causes ruptures amongst the brood. While his eldest son Edward (Glyn Owen) prepares to take over the family haulage business Robert's will states that equal shares also be given to his other sons Brian and David as well as his mistress and company secretary Jennifer. Featuring all the episodes from series 1 of The Brothers.

• Shallow Grave | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Possessed of startlingly fresh performances and a visual style of genuine panache, Shallow Grave was deservedly a BAFTA Best Film winner in 1994. This was clearly a film that deserved attention. Sure enough, the principal talents involved (Director Danny Boyle, Producer Andrew Macdonald, Writer John Hodge and actors Christopher Eccleston and Ewan McGregor) have gone on to huge successes both together (Trainspotting) and apart. The thriller's plot is simple enough: three flatmates take on a fourth (Keith Allen) who unexpectedly dies, leaving a mountain of cash behind. Who are your friends? Who can you trust? How far would you go for money? These are the questions facing Juliet (Kerry Fox), David (Eccleston) and Alex (McGregor) as the scenario spirals out of control around them. Somehow no matter what they do, the decisions seem to lead to one gruesome event after another. The film's often breakneck pace--backed by tunes from Leftfield--quickly became a much-copied style. Most agree that the copies pale beside the original, and this ice-cold morality poser remains the best view of post-80s greed on screen. On the DVD: Although presented in widescreen anamorphic format, both picture and sound are not much better than an average video playback. Add a static menu and just one trailer and this release will probably disappoint today's DVD collector. --Paul Tonks

• Willow | DVD | (05/08/2002) from £8.79   |  Saving you £4.20 (47.78%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Billed as a fantasy to please kids and adults alike in 1988, Willow was revolutionary in its day. Not only did it have a vertically challenged actor (Warwick Davis) as its leading man, it also set new standards for special effects, using the first known "morfing" (sic) systems. To top it all off it combined the talents of two of Hollywood's biggest names, director Ron Howard and writer-producer George Lucas, and changed Val Kilmer's destiny, influencing both his career and love life. In theory all this should have added up to a rip-roaring success of a film. Alas, the end result has been unkindly if accurately described as the bastard son of Lord of the Rings, with Star Wars as its doting mother. The plot line (plucky young man sent off on a quest to protect something which could change the reign of evil) has obvious links to Tolkien's classic; Kilmer's Madmartigan (the diamond in the rough) has distinct similarities to Hans Solo. And with the great advances in modern cinemas special effects, Willow's ferocious two-headed dragons now look like something out of 1963's Jason and the Argonauts. However, even though it marked the end of the road for fantasy films in the 1980s, Willow's combination of locations, set design and groundbreaking SFX set new standards and influenced much modern cinema, including Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings. All in all, this is a movie with its heart, soul and magic in the right place. On the DVD: Willow is brought up to date on DVD with this excellent special effects enhancing anamorphic transfer of the original 2.35:1 screen ratio; the Dolby 5.1 surround sound boosts the power behind Badmorda's roar as well as spotlighting James Horner's swashbuckling score. A lively commentary is offered by Warwick Davis, although he has a tendency to dwell on his own musings rather than the film as a whole. Other features include "The Making of the Adventure", which is a standard TV behind-the-scenes documentary/advert and a wealth of TV spots, trailers and photos. By far the most interesting feature is the "Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Film" documentary including interviews with George Lucas, Ron Howard and Dennis Muren (the renowned special effects guru) on the creation of morphing and its influence on later movies. –-Nikki Disney

• Back To Burgundy | DVD | (23/10/2017) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After a 10 year absence, Jean returns to his hometown when his father falls ill. Reuniting with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie, they have to re-build their relationship and trust as a family again.

• Fatman | DVD | (07/12/2020) from £5.17   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mel Gibson stars as Chris Cringle in this unorthodox festive action drama. When privileged 12-year-old Billy Wenan (Chance Hurstfield) receives a lump of coal for Christmas he decides to take his revenge out on Santa by hiring an assassin to kill him. As the assassin, known as the Skinny Man (Walter Goggins), makes his way to the North Pole, Chris Cringle reluctantly agrees a deal with the US military to build parts for fighter jets, meanwhile complaining to his wife Ruth (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) about the current state of the holiday season and how it has been usurped by gluttony. With the arrival of the Skinny Man, Chris Cringle must defend himself in a bloody showdown. Will Christmas ever be the same again?

• Lars Von Trier's E-Trilogy - Element Of Crime / Epidemic / Europa | DVD | (22/08/2005) from £15.19   |  Saving you £24.80 (163.27%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Lars Von Trier is considered one of world cinema's great auteurs. His reputation has been built upon controversial and experimental films such as The Idiots Dancer In The Dark and Dogville that often divide audiences. However he found his own unique voice with three early projects which have come to be known as the E-Trilogy: Element of Crime Epidemic and Europa - all dramas concerned with the nature of identity. Element Of Crime (1984

• The Whole Nine Yards | DVD | (13/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Have a little patience with The Whole Nine Yards, an agreeably convoluted caper, and in the end you'll find it a modestly entertaining yarn. But forbearance is necessary because, truthfully, the first half-hour of the movie promises a train wreck of epic proportions. Matthew Perry stars as a mild-mannered Montreal dentist, married to a French-Canadian shrew (Rosanna Arquette), whose new next-door neighbour (Bruce Willis) just happens to be a notorious mob hit-man out on parole. The wife, catching the whiff of easy money and probably just hoping to put hubby in harms way, orders her hen pecked spouse to rat out the gunman to his former employers, who have many compelling reasons to want him dead. Needless to say, complications--and plenty of them--ensue. Perry is serviceably harried as the beleaguered Everyman whom, as nice as everyone around him agrees that he is the person, just about everyone, wants to kill. Willis, much as he did in The Sixth Sense, gets better mileage out of not trying so hard; his irksome smirk is almost held in check. Amanda Peet has some funny scenes as a hit-man groupie—it's when her true role in the proceedings is revealed that the film finally kicks into comic gear. Michael Clarke Duncan is fine as yet another hit man to cross Perry's path; however, Arquette seems to be in a contest with Kevin Pollak (playing a mob boss) to see who can uncork both the most ludicrous accent and the most obvious performance. That kind of unevenness ensures that the pleasures that do exist within The Whole Nine Yards remain fairly minor. --David Kronke, Amazon.com

• La Vie En Rose | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £4.22   |  Saving you £8.77 (207.82%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Marion Cotillard takes the lead in this long awaited biopic of the legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf - La Vie en Rose.

• THE HOUSEMAID | Blu Ray | (19/02/2018) from £19.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  First-time director Derek Nguyen makes a captivating debut with The Housemaid [Cô Haû Gaí], a haunting gothic romance which blends bold eroticism with a pervasive sense of dread. Linh is a docile and hardworking poor orphaned girl who comes to Sa Cat seeking a housemaid job. Sebastien Laurent is a French captain and owner of the Sa Cat rubber plantation. For years, the massive mansion is rumoured to have ghosts, particularly those of Camille Sebastien s late wife and the mistreated plantation workers. Once Linh comes to Sa Cat, she begins to hear strange sounds, have frightening dreams, and witness bizarre occurrences. After some time, Linh and Captain Laurent become close to each other and develop a romance. However, their love soon awakens the vengeful souls of Sa Cat plantation. With its sumptuous visuals and memorable scares, The Housemaid is a bold update of the gothic-horror genre, and Eureka Entertainment is proud to present the film in its UK debut as part of Montage Pictures. DUAL FORMAT SPECIAL FEATURES: Stunning 1080p presentation (On the Blu-ray), with a progressive encode on the DVD 5.1 Surround and Stereo soundtrack options Optional English subtitles Trailer PRESS: A gothic romance with a healthy dose of sex and violence, The Housemaid is a fascinating film Abertoir Film Festival

• 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.

• The French Lieutenant's Woman | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £9.95   |  Saving you £3.04 (30.55%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Writer Harold Pinter (Betrayal) and director Karel Reisz (Isadora) take an experimental spin with John Fowles's magnificent novel set in Victorian England, and come up with something puzzling. Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep play the forbidden lovers in Fowles's story, but in a parallel story line they also play contemporary actors performing those characters in a movie production and having an affair of their own during off-hours. Got that? Considering that Fowles himself presents alternative endings in his novel, something equally eccentric is called for here. But little is accomplished by this intertwining of a fictional past and present, and the opportunity to do justice to a great story is lost. On the plus side, Irons and Streep are instantly striking as a natural couple on screen, and their presence makes watching The French Lieutenant's Woman easy enough despite the larger problems. --Tom Keogh

• Hacks: Season 2 | Blu Ray | (09/10/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

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• Little White Lies | DVD | (22/08/2011) from £8.95   |  Saving you £9.04 (101.01%)   |  RRP £17.99

  From award-winning director Guillaume Canet (Tell No One) comes Little White Lies a joyous portrayal of friendship and humanity. Featuring a truly exceptional ensemble cast; including the Academy and BAFTA award winning actress Marion Cotillard (Inception); and the Csar 'Best Actor' award winner Franois Cluzet. Walking the fine line between laughter and tears Canet directs some of France's most skillful performers to deliver startlingly intimate performances. Every year Max (Franois Cluzet) a successful restaurant owner invites his family and friends to his beautiful beach house. But this year the vacation is not all fun in the sun as each guest raises the veil that for years has covered their true feelings. Their relationships convictions and friendships are sorely tested when finally forced to own up to the little white lies they have been telling each other.

• Universal Soldiers Triple | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £11.98   |  Saving you £7.00 (77.86%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Titles Comprise: :Universal Soldier: Luc Devreaux (Van Damme) and Sgt. Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren) are two soldiers who kill each other in Vietnam and are then brought back to life 25 years later for a secret government program. Known as Unisols they're genetically enhanced unstoppable killing machines with no memory no feelings and no free will. But on an anti-terrorist mission Devreaux's memory starts to return and he escapes from the program. A superhuman chase across the country begins with Sgt. Scott in unrelenting pursuit of the man who killed him. Devreaux heads for his home and a reunion with his unbelieving parents. There Sgt. Scott corners him for the ultimate clash of the titans. Universal Soldier 2: From the writer of Alien Resurrection and Die Hard With A Vengeanc Universal Soldier - The Return continues the story of Luc Deveraux (Jean Claude Van Damme) the unstoppable hero who was the last man standing at the end of the original film. Years later Luc - now devoting his life to fatherhood - is serving as a technical expert on a special Government project to revive and improve the Universal Soldier Training Programme. Sophisticated intelligent and agile the new breed of soldier is under the control of SETH a supercomputer who proves to be a real danger when he develops a mind of his own.. Developing a plan to destroy Luc SETH kidnaps his daughter. Racing against the clock to keep his family together Deveraux encounters obstacles that only he knowing how a Universal Soldier thinks and feels can overcome... Universal Soldier Regeneration: The world is in danger and the government is being threatened. Crazed terrorists are on the loose and will stop at nothing to cause death and destruction. Using stolen technology they have created their own version of the Universal Soldier: a lethal robot warrior whose only programme is to kill and kill again. The government's only hope is to regenerate Luc Deveraux a decommissioned Unisol and expert assassin. His mission: to infiltrate a highly armed fortress slaughter the enemy and save the world from nuclear disaster. But somebody - or something - is waiting for him something intent on crushing the future into oblivion. Let the combat commence.