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• Dame Elizabeth Taylor - A Musical Celebration | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £17.25   |  Saving you £-4.26 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Like all the best celebrity tributes, Dame Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration (2001) combines the essence of its subject--in this case, charity work for HIV and AIDS research and a legendary career in movies, both meriting every ounce of recognition--with the fascination of a spectacular car smash. The highlights are the screenings of trailers for some of her best films, including Giant and Butterfield 8 (she won an Oscar but derided the picture) and an archive interview in which she memorably describes a tiresome gossip columnist as "a frustrated old biddy". The live entertainment is far shakier than the event's inspiration, though. Presented by David Frost and Stephen Fry--an uneasy, fawning partnership-- there is some real quality: Andrea Bocelli (sending the guest of honour into transports of delight), John Barry conducting a couple of his most symphonic Bond themes and Reba McEntire, the powerhouse country and western diva-turned-Broadway actress. On the down side, Marti Pellow's self-congratulatory posing would make Robbie Williams seem a model of modesty, Jay Kay's attempts to jazz up a standard are woeful and Ute Lemper is at her most pretentious for a cacophonic "Mack the Knife". Michael Jackson's mute presence at Taylor's side emphasises the hypnotic strangeness of the whole affair, though the Dame herself takes the entire marvellously lurid spectacle in her stride. On the DVD: Dame Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration comes to DVD with no extra features. A Taylor filmography would have been useful. Otherwise, the 4:3 video aspect ratio reproduces the television gala feel and for sound quality, you can choose between LPCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.2 and DTS surround sound (best for that authentic, muddy Royal Albert Hall acoustic).--Piers Ford

• Irma La Douce | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £14.18   |  Saving you £1.81 (12.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Irma La Douce reunited The Apartment team of Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine with director Billy Wilder in an adaptation of the stage musical of the same name which had been a hit in Paris, London and New York. The screen transfer by Wilder and his colleague--writer IAL Diamond--however, omits the show's songs, relegating them to a background score refashioned by Andre Previn with some additional themes of his own. Background here is a complimentary term, for whatever qualms one might entertain as to this move, the two sets of themes are skilfully woven together by Previn and emerge as a witty and lyrical aural delight in their own right which is given due prominence on the soundtrack. Wilder is no rush to tell prostitute Irma's story: her affair with Lemmon being the pivot of the tale as he takes on the disguise of an English Lord. Lemmon and MacLaine beautifully play their mutual attraction under Wilder's deft direction with the slapstick never allowed to get out of hand. Many will recognise Wilder's touch in his handling of the scene where Lemmon as a policeman is carted off in a van full of voracious prostitutes from the bunks-in-the-train sequence in Some Like It Hot. The handsome production, designed by Alexander Tranner--with the occasional view of the Seine thrown in for good measure--and the Panavision photography by Joseph La Shelle are further assets. On the DVD: The DVD contains a longer than usual theatrical trailer, half shot as a cartoon with characters closely resembling those Pink Panther figures who emerged at the same time from the Mirisch Brothers, a pair prominent in sustaining the unique success of United Artists, whose name was deleted, in favour of the MGM logo, in the early 1960s. It's too bad that the music on this DVD transfer sometimes strikes a coarse note particularly over the extended opening credits. --Adrian Edwards

• Carry on - Complete Box Set | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £199.99

  All 30 fantastic carry on films # Carry On Abroad# Carry On Doctor# Carry On Again Doctor# Carry On Don't Lose Your Head# Carry On England# Carry On Follow That Camel# Carry On Matron# Carry On At Your Convenience# Carry On Behind# Carry On Camping# Carry On Dick# Carry On Emmannuelle# Carry On Girls# Carry On Henry# That's Carry On# Carry On Loving# Carry On Up The Jungle# Carry On Up The Khyber# Carry On Sergeant# Carry On Nurse# Carry On Teacher# Carry On Constable# Carry On Regardless# Carry On Cruising# Carry On Cabby# Carry On Jack# Carry On Spying# Carry On Cleo# Carry On Cowboy# Carry On Screaming

• Carry On Nurse | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £7.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (100.13%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Carry On which caused a national sensation when a daffodil replaced a thermometer - you know where! The Carry On team have picked up their stethoscopes and bed pans for a strong dose of hospital humour. Hattie Jacques is the infamous matron doing battle with the patients in the second series of the world famous Carry On series.

• Grand Hotel | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Oscar-winning drama with an all-star cast exploring the interwoven relationships of the residents of a plush Berlin hotel...

• A Good Marriage | DVD | (20/04/2015) from £9.98   |  Saving you £6.01 (60.22%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From the legendary Stephen King, author of Misery and The Shining, comes this year s most terrifying thriller with an all-star cast: Oscar nominee Joan Allen, Golden Globe winner Anthony LaPaglia and House of Cards' Kristen Connolly   Celebrating 25 years of a good marriage, Darcy feels her life is complete with a loving husband and wonderful children. Outside their lives a serial killer hunts his victims, killing young females, whilst a suspicious stranger stalks Darcy s family.   Thinking bad things only happen to others, Darcy soon finds out the truth as she uncovers a gruesome truth about her husband that suddenly makes the outside world frightening real. Realizing that her husband is not who she thought he was, his sinister secret threatening not only their marriage but also her life, will Darcy survive the dark truth that is so horrific it can t be real? Stephen King doesn't very often write the films that are adapted from his books. He did with this one.

• On Deadly Ground | DVD | (06/12/2016) from £15.32   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Sabrina The Teenage Witch - Season 1 | DVD | (27/08/2007) from £16.26   |  Saving you £13.73 (84.44%)   |  RRP £29.99

  When Sabrina Spellman is informed by her aunts Hilda and Zelda that she is a witch on her 16th birthday she is hesitant to believe them. Having been sent to live with them in Massachusetts by her Warlock father and mortal mother Sabrina learns the tricks of magic in order to receive her witch's license. Along the way she gets into many scrapes while figuring out how certain spells work. She also has to keep the secret from her boyfriend Harvey friends Jenny and later Valerie s

• Don't Just Lie There, Say Something | DVD | (13/06/2016) from £6.31   |  Saving you £6.68 (105.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Sir William Mainwaring-Brown, a British Government Minister, puts forward a bill to battle filth (permissive behaviour) in the UK. However, that doesn't stop him having an affair with both Miss Parkyn (his secretary) and Wendy (the wife of a high-up reporter). Opponents to the bill - mainly some hippies, led by Johnny - kidnap the Minister's best friend and co-sponsor of the bill, Barry Ovis, just as he is on the way to the church to marry his fiancee, Jean. Later and following a tip off by Johnny, the police raid the hippies' flat. The intention is to discredit Barry Ovis by making it appear that he was involved in an orgy and therefore, remove any credibility that the Law and Order Bill might have had. Thankfully (for Barry), he escapes before the police discover him and dashes back to Sir William's flat followed by Edith, one of the hippies. Meanwhile, the Minister is also trying to use the flat to carry on his affairs with both Wendy and Miss Parkyn. The Minister, Barry and Jean try to keep the truth from Inspector Ruff, Wilfred Potts (an ancient MP, who is staying temporarily in the adjoining flat) and Birdie (the Minister's wife). Not only that, but they have to try to deal with the hippies who do their utmost to discredit Mainwaring-Brown and Ovis. Naturally this causes no end of trouble.

• Trouble In Store / Up In The World | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £7.58   |  Saving you £5.41 (71.37%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Norman Wisdom became an instant movie star with the release of Trouble in Store in 1953. Playing a character called Norman, he brought his familiar stage and television personality to the big screen as a young man with the ambition to become a window dresser in a major department store. Ever lovable victim of his own clumsiness, all Norman's efforts to improve himself result in chaos. That is, until he meets Sally (Lana Morris), the girl of his dreams. Then things turn disastrous. Costarring Margaret Rutherford, Trouble in Store introduced Wisdom's self-penned song which would become his theme, "Don't laugh at Me ('cause I'm a Fool)". The film became a massive box-office hit and won Wisdom a BAFTA Award. Very much of its time, admittedly, it's still highly entertaining. In 1956 the title of his latest film, Up in the World accurately described Norman Wisdom's career. This was the great British comedian's fourth hit in as many years, this time finding himself employed as window cleaner to Lady Banderville (Ambrosine Phillpotts). Apart from having hundreds of windows to polish, things would be going fine for Norman if it weren't for the endless practical jokes played by Lady Banderville's son, Sir Reginald (Michael Caridia). However, when the irritating Reggie is kidnapped, Norman has the chance to prove himself a hero, and it just might impress his beautiful costar Maureen Swanson. By now Wisdom was set on a winning formula, working with much the same team as on his three previous smashes, including Jerry Desmonde as Major Willoughby, who had starred in both Trouble in Store (1953) and Man of the Moment (1955). --Gary S Dalkin

• 3 Leading Ladies Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 3 - Bigamist / Hell's House / High Voltage | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £3.98   |  Saving you £2.27 (83.46%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The Bigamist: A salesman marries a wealthy woman from a blue-blooded L.A. family (Fontaine) and a street-smart waitress in a San Francisco Chinese restaurant. Driven to this agonizing extreme more by his big heart than lust the bigamist strains to keep his double life a secret from the women he truly loves. Hell's House: A naive child takes the rap for a bootlegger and is sent to an appalling reformatory. High Voltage: A bus full of passengers gets stranded in

• Three Sisters | DVD | (04/08/2014) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Directed by Laurence Olivier and featuring a specially commissioned score by composer William Walton this filmed production of Anton Chekhov's classic play by London's world-renowned National Theatre Company is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. The action takes place in a Russian provincial town at the turn of the century. It tells the story of Olga Masha and Irina daughters of a dead general who with their brother Andrei live out their days bound together by feelings of melancholy endless yearning and disappointment. The themes of troubled unrequited love provincial boredom and the imagined glamour of the capital to which the sisters long to return are brilliantly conveyed in outstanding performances by some of the twentieth century's greatest theatrical players. SPECIAL FEATURES [] Original Theatrical Trailer [] Image Gallery [] Promotional Material PDF

• Yankee Doodle Dandy | Blu Ray | (14/10/2014) from £19.62   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Bitch / The Stud (Limited Edition Blu-ray Boxset) | Blu Ray | (15/03/2021) from £26.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Joan Collins stars as Fontaine, a night club owner in both of these steamy 70's erotic dramas. The Stud: ontaine (Dame Joan Collins) is the London wife of Benjamin (Walter Gotell), a wealthy Arab businessman. She spends his money on her nightclub, The Hobo , and partying. She hires a handsome manager, Tony (Oliver Tobias), to run her club, but it is understood that his job security is dependent on his satisfying her nymphomaniacal demands. The Bitch: The owner of a trendy disco starts having problems with the men in her life and the Mafia, which is trying to move in on her place.

• The Good Die Young (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (20/07/2020) from £14.96   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The film opens with four men sitting in a car as they prepare to commit a serious crime. Each man's reason for being involved is then explored... Mike (Stanley Baker), an injured and ageing boxer unable to find work, Joe (Richard Basehart) is an out-of-work clerk who needs to get to the United States with his young wife (Joan Collins) to escape her unstable mother (Freda Jackson), Eddie (John Ireland) is an AWOL American airman with an unfaithful wife (Gloria Grahame), and Miles 'Rave' Ravenscroft (Laurence Harvey), a 'gentleman' scoundrel with gambling debts and the man who lures the other three. From director Lewis Gilbert (The Spy Who Loved Me, Alfie) comes this 1954 crime thriller that promises 'Deadly weapons, burning lips, and hot lead!' Special features Newly remastered in 2K by the BFI and presented in High Definition and Standard Definition Includes the original theatrical version and the never-before-released export cut ***FIRST PRESSING ONLY*** Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film and full film credits Other extras TBC

• As Time Goes By - Series 5 | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £4.03   |  Saving you £11.96 (296.77%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Long ago Lionel a dashing young British Army officer met Jean a lovely student nurse and fell deeply in love. When Lionel was shipped off to fight in the Korean war the two lost touch. Now they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. Episodes comprise: 1. The Country Set 2. Lionel's Ex-Wife 3. Lionel's New Hobby 4. Avoiding The Country Set 5. Broadcast Plans 6. At Death's Door 7. Showered With Gifts

• Her Own Rules | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £5.96   |  Saving you £6.03 (101.17%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Now in her thirties and head of a giant hotel empire Meredith Sanders (Melissa Gilbert) returns to the English village where she was born to visit Agnes (Ginny Holder) her childhood friend from their harsh days in the orphanage. She also meets Lucas (Jeremy Sheffield) who has experienced his own devastating losses. But Agnes is now dying and Meredith's return is soon to unlock an incredibly emotional chain of events that begins with the startling discovery that Meredith's mother is still alive. Soon the inevitable confrontation and a shocking revelation are to propel Meredith on a heart-wrenching journey that finally enables her to release her true feelings and find the courage to love again.

• The Good Die Young | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £9.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (30.16%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A fallen aristocrat with a mountainous gambling debt enlists three men with similar financial instabilities to assist him in a mail van robbery.

• Disney & Pixar's Toy Story 3 UHD | Blu Ray | (21/10/2019) from £23.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In Toy Story 3, Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the Toy Story gang return for an all-new adventure, along with a few new faces - some plastic, some plush - including Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a strawberry-scented bear. As Andy prepares to depart for college, Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of Andy's faithful toys wonder what will become of them. But, when a mix-up lands them at Sunnyside Daycare, they meet a host of new toys and soon discover a wild new adventure is just beginning. Bonus: Day & Night Theatrical Short Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs: The Science Of Adventure

• Care Bears - The Movie/All Dogs Go To Heaven 2/Tom's Midnight Garden | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Care Bears - The Movie: The Care Bears live in their sky dwelling of Care-A-Lot spreading joy and light throughout the world. And they give special attention to those who particularly need affection like orphans Kim and Jason. But Evil Spirit does not approve of all this sweetness and kindness so with the help of a lost lonely little boy named Nicholas he launches a nefarious plot to rob the world of love. Down go the numbers on the Care-o-meter. And down to the Forest of Feelings go the Bears ready to battle Evil Spirit and make the world safe for happiness and good feelings once again. All Dogs Go To Heaven 2: Get ready for plenty of thrills and excitement as everyone's favourite pups unleash their charm in this lively tale of courage love and friendship that is captivating entertainment and doggone good fun for all! All dogs do go to heaven...and some lucky few return to earth. That's what happens when mischievous mutt Charlie Barkin (Charlie Sheen) is asked to retrieve Gabriel's horn when it is stolen from heaven. Seeing his chance to have some fun Charlie recruits his sidekick Itchy (Dom DeLuise) and happily steps up to the challenge. Immediately the two get sidetracked into trouble...until a sweet young runaway boy and a beautiful Irish Setter (Sheena Easton) set them straight. But time is running out and if Charlie is going to secure the valuable horn he will have to prove himself worthy of his wings by taking on two incredible villains in a hair-raising breathtaking race to the finish! Tom's Midnight Garden: Fourteen-year-old Tom Long is reluctantly spending the summer in the country with his rather staid Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan They live in a drab old place which decades ago was a grand manor house. But when the grandfather clock strikes midnight adventures begin for Tom. One night he makes his way downstairs but the clock reveals nothing expect the mysterious phrase inscribed on its pendelum: 'Time No Longer'. Tom then opens the backdoor and finds that a wonderful garden has appeared - a wondrous place which will become an enchanted playground for ghosts from the past and the future. Next day Tom meets other residents - Mrs Willows the crotchety complainer and Mr Ferguson the building's self-appointed handyman. The only resident Tom does not meet is the widowed landlady Mrs Bartholomew who is rarely ever seen. He also meets 12 year old Hatty her cousin James and friend Abel the gardner. Though the actual year is 1956 Tom seems unaware that the characters he encounters in the garden are dressed in Victorian clothes and seem to be growing older with each visit he makes...