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• Blood Simple | DVD | (01/01/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The debut film of director Joel Coen and his brother-producer Ethan Coen, 1983's Blood Simple is grisly comic noir that marries the feverish toughness of pulp thrillers with the ghoulishness of even pulpier horror. (Imagine the novels of Jim Thompson somehow fused with the comic tabloid Weird Tales and you get the idea.) The story concerns a Texas bar owner (Dan Hedaya) who hires a seedy private detective (M Emmett Walsh) to follow his cheating wife (Frances McDormand in her first film appearance) and then kill her and her lover (John Getz). The gumshoe turns the tables on his client, and suddenly a bad situation gets much, much worse, with some violent goings-on that are as elemental as they are shocking. (A scene in which a character who has been buried alive suddenly emerges from his own grave instantly becomes an archetypal nightmare.) Shot by Barry Sonnenfeld before he became an A-list director in Hollywood, Blood Simple established the hyperreal look and feel of the Coens' productions (undoubtedly inspired a bit by filmmaker Sam Raimi, whose The Evil Dead had just been coedited by Joel). Sections of the film have proved to be an endurance test for art-house movie fans, particularly an extended climax that involves one shock after another but ends with a laugh at the absurdity of criminal ambition. This is definitely one of the triumphs of the 1980s and the American independent film scene in general. --Tom Keogh

• Wwe: Royal Rumble 2015 | DVD | (06/04/2015) from £6.36   |  Saving you £11.63 (182.86%)   |  RRP £17.99

  30 WWE SUPERSTARS - 1 RING - 1 CHANCE AT IMMORTALITY! The road to WrestleMania begins at Royal Rumble. “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar has destroyed every obstacle in his path and will put his WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line against challengers John Cena and Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat Match. And 30 WWE Superstars will enter the Royal Rumble Match for the opportunity to compete for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the grandest stage of them all. Which Superstar will survive and headline WrestleMania? Find out at WWE’s most unpredictable event of the year…. Royal Rumble.

• Simon Sez | DVD | (09/10/2003) from £5.49   |  Saving you £0.50 (9.11%)   |  RRP £5.99

• Les Miserables | DVD | (13/06/2022) from £12.02   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan), convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel Policeman Javert (Anthony Perkins).

• Voodoo Man | Blu Ray | (24/06/2019) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Dr. Richard Marlowe uses a combination of voodoo rite and hypnotic suggestion to attempt to revivify his beautiful, but long-dead wife, by transferring the life essences of several hapless young girls he has kidnapped and imprisoned in the dungeon beneath his mansion.

• The Silent Enemy (Vintage Classics) | Blu Ray | (11/04/2022) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Directed by William Fairchild, The Silent Enemy is a newly restored 1958 war film based on the real Lionel 'Buster' Crabb who vanished during a reconnaissance mission for the MI6, played by Laurence Harvey. In 1941, Britain was sustaining enormous losses fighting a war on three fronts against an ever increasing Axis power. To add to their problems, the Italians have recently created a new form of warfare - Frogmen - an intrepid band of men who travel astride small torpedo-type vessels, and attach explosive charges to the hulls of enemy ships, below their waterline. A young Naval Lieutenant, 'Buster' Crabb, an expert in mine and bomb disposal, is sent to Gibraltar to try and combat this new threat. Never having dived before, he sets to work to master the technique of underwater operations, and soon he and his team are able to locate many of the frogmen's charges and render them harmless. But with an invasion of North Africa imminent, time is not on the Allies' side. Product Features The Real Commander Crabb: Interview with author Tim Binding Commander Crabb Mystery (1956) Behind the Scenes stills gallery

• Slightly Scarlet | DVD | (18/09/2017) from £8.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The ruthless Solly Caspar is fighting to retain control of Bay City's criminal activities when Frank Jansen (Kent Taylor), an honest man and mayoral hopeful, begins a strong anti-crime campaign. Caspar tasks his right-hand man Ben Grace to dig up some dirt on the candidate and ruin his chances of election. Meanwhile, Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison in custody of her sister June, secretary to Frank, Ben sees this as a way to smear Jansen's campaign. But after falling out with Caspar, Ben tries to help June, who he begins to fall for. Sexy Dorothy also has a yen for Ben. June is reluctantly forced to go along with Ben's schemes, but there may be more to these than meets the eye...

• The Prince And Me | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £4.98   |  Saving you £14.01 (281.33%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Julia Stiles stars as a medical student who falls for an incognito student prince in this modern take on a fairy tale love story.

• Doctor Who - The Complete Series 3 Box Set | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £18.10   |  Saving you £51.89 (286.69%)   |  RRP £69.99

  There were a few moments in the third season of the revived Doctor Who when you begin to wonder if the bubble has burst. A couple of tepid Dalek episodes, and a handful of forgettable stories, make you begin--perhaps for the first time since the show's revival--whether it's already hits its peak. But never underestimate the new Doctor Who. For the back run of series three is as good as anything that's gone before it, with ingenious plotting, the clever layering of elements it casually--nah, crucially--refers to later on, and some quite superb individual episodes. It not only restores any hint of lost faith, it sets the bar even higher. Examples? The stunning single story Blink is extremely clever, genuinely scary and has immense rewatch value. While the equally strong double-header of Human Nature and The Family Of Blood is a two-parter in the traditional Doctor Who way, building up its story in a measured and really effectively creepy way. Then there's the finale. Presenting the Doctor with one of his finest, most ingenious villains makes for quite brilliant television (albeit with a slightly underwhelming concluding episode), as exciting to long-time fans of Doctor Who as it is for the newcomers. And that, ultimately, is the brilliance of Doctor Who. It staggers so many levels of viewer enthusiasm, appeals to an extremely broad age demographic, and woos over fans new and old in a manner that no show currently on television can manage. And while the cliché of hiding behind the sofa may not be as accurate as it once was, Doctor Who season three will undoubtedly leave you gripped to the TV. --Simon Brew

• Class | DVD | (06/01/2003) from £19.39   |  Saving you £-6.40 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  As rites-of-passage films featuring a young man's sexual initiation in the arms of a beautiful woman go, Class (1983) has plenty going for it, not least its attractive cast: Andrew McCarthy as Jonathan, Rob Lowe as Gatsby-ish best friend Skip and Jacqueline Bisset as the beautiful woman who is old enough to know better and just happens to be Skip's mother. Lewis John Carlino's film has moments of insight, taking a few well-aimed shots at the vaguely sinister network of American public school life. In the first reel it neatly subverts the bullying scenario that threatens when the geekish Jonathan arrives at the school, while offering the briefly intriguing sight of Lowe in scarlet bra and pants. And there's a subplot of deceit and complicity that both strengthens and threatens the friendship that rapidly forms between Skip and Jonathan. In many ways, though, the most interesting element of the picture--Skip's relationship with his dysfunctional family--is left unexplored. Jonathan's deflowering and subsequent interludes are merely titillating. And Bisset's Ellen, a desperately sad character, becomes superfluous once the revelation that she is the "teacher" sets the boys' friendship on the path to fraternal solidarity. On the DVD: Class is presented in widescreen anamorphic format and looks as good as its leading players, although the Dolby Digital mono soundtrack has odd moments of flatness that detract from the cinematic experience. Extras are limited to the cinema trailer that now looks like a red rag to the puritanical objectors who were appalled by the graphic scenes in which Jonathan loses his virginity to the predatory Ellen. --Piers Ford

• Freaky Friday | DVD | (26/04/2004) from £6.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (114.45%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Annabel isn't herself today - neither is her mother this morning. They became each other! When a mother and her teenage daughter both wish at the same time that they could switch places for one day each has to live the life of the other on one seriously freaky Friday...

• Wolf Creek 2 | DVD | (15/09/2014) from £7.05   |  Saving you £5.94 (84.26%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Seeking to experience the real Australia backpackers Rutger and Katarina venture from the main tourist trail to visit the awe-inspiring Wolf Creek crater. Unfortunately for them it's also the hunting ground of psychopathic pig-shooter Mick Taylor: the last man any outback traveller wants to meet. After a chilling attack in the dead of night the crazed bushman pursues his prey in an epic white knuckled rampage across hostile wasteland. The long awaited sequel to the seminal horror classic that gave us one of the most iconic horror villains of the modern era.

• The Reunion | DVD | (08/07/2013) from £4.93   |  Saving you £8.06 (163.49%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The reward could save them if the mission doesn't kill them first. When estranged brothers Sam (WWE Superstar John Cena) Leo (Ethan Embry Eagle Eye) and Douglas (Boyd Holbrook Milk) reluctantly reunite after the death of their father they learn that their promised inheritance has a catch - they must start a family business first. Desperate for cash the trio crosses the border for a quick score that turns into a dangerous search for a kidnapped billionaire - a journey that could turn deadly if they don't figure out a way to work together as a family. Amy Smart (Crank) and Michael Rispoli (Taking of Pelham 123) co-star in a story that proves some bonds are worth fighting for. Special Features: The Three Amigos Saddle Up 'n Giddy Up Rough Take Off Photo Gallery

• Reptile | Blu Ray | (18/06/2012) from £14.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (76.98%)   |  RRP £22.99

  When a man’s brother is killed he moves with his wife to the inherited house in a small village. The locals are very unwelcoming and it soon becomes apparent the village is plagues by an evil beast.

• The Secret Of My Success | DVD | (28/05/2001) from £11.95   |  Saving you £8.04 (67.28%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Derivative fluff from 1987, The Secret of My Success is made tolerable by its bawdy exuberance and an appealing performance by Michael J Fox, who was still enjoying TV stardom and the career momentum he earned by travelling Back to the Future. Here he plays a Kansas farm boy who dreams of scoring big in New York City... but reality turns out to be brutal to his ambition. When his uncle (Richard Jordan) gives him a mail-room job in the high-rise headquarters of a major corporation, Fox occupies an empty office and poses as a young executive, winning the attention of a lovely young colleague (Helen Slater) and having an affair with his boss's wife (Margaret Whitton). Sporadically amusing as a yuppie comedy and rather off-putting as a wannabe sex farce, the film's still recommendable for its lively cast and a breezy style that almost succeeds in updating the conventions of vintage screwball comedy. Whitton is a standout performer here, so you may wonder why her comedic talent has been underrated, apart from a good role in the first two Major League movies. This may be little more than a big-screen sitcom, but it's not without its charms. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Into the West | DVD | (02/04/2015) from £11.33   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Behind Enemy Lines / Tigerland / Thin Red Line | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Behind Enemy Lines On a reconnaissance flight over eastern Europe disillusioned naval pilot Chris Burnett (Owen Wilson) and his partner Stackhouse (Gabriel Macht) photograph a scene they were not meant to see. When their plane is shot down and Stackhouse is quickly captured and executed Burnett must struggle to survive in unfamiliar hostile territory with a cold-blooded assassin and hundreds of enemy troops on his heels. Meanwhile on an American battleship in the Adriatic Sea Burnett's commanding officer Admiral Reigart (Gene Hackman) attempts to negotiate his soldier's return amidst tense political and military maneuvers. Soon Burnett discovers exactly why he's being hunted making his situation and Reigert's actions even more perilous... Tigerland Roland Bozz after being conscripted into the US army joins a platoon of other young soldiers preparing to fight in Vietnam. He has no interest in fighting for his country and tries to get sent home as a trouble maker but his superiors mistake his defiance as intelligence and he soon gets a chance to try his hand at leadership... The Thin Red Line A powerful front line cast including Sean Penn Nick Nolte Woody Harrelson and George Clooney explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director (Terrence Malick) 'The Thin Red Line' is an unparalleled cinematic masterpiece.

• Tall in the Saddle (John Wayne) | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £6.39   |  Saving you £3.60 (56.34%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When a stranger arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who sent for him has been murdered. Further most of the townsfolk seem to be at each other's throats and the newcomer has soon run contrariwise to most of them...

• The Zoo Gang | DVD | (03/06/2019) from £13.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Four veterans of the French Resistance, reunited nearly thirty years after the war, join forces to meet adventure, danger and excitement in this hit series based on Paul Gallico's best-selling novel. Starring Brian Keith, John Mills, Lilli Palmer and Barry Morse, The Zoo Gang has been newly remastered in HD from the original 35mm film elements for this Blu-ray edition it has certainly never looked better! Special Features: 60 second trailers for each episode Commercial Break Bumpers Damaged section (from The Counterfeit Trap) Monochrome Mute Takes (from The Twisted Cross) Monochrome and Colour Mute Title Sequence Offcuts Extensive Image Galleries

• Aces High | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An intense drama of life and death amongst fighter pilots in World War I. A moving story of comradeship and bravery loneliness and fear from award winning director Jack Gold 'Aces High' contains some of the most magnificent aerial battles ever staged leading to a BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography and Best Film at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.