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• Abbott And Costello - Laugh-A-Thon | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Abbott & Costello Classic Comedies three-disc collector's set consists of oddments from the latter days of their career that have fallen into public domain; which means you don't get their best routines or classiest productions, and indeed find the double act doing fairly tired schtick as Costello is chubbily chicken-hearted and Abbott grumpily money-grubbing. Africa Screams is a 1949 safari parody, with Costello running away yelping from sundry alligators, gorillas (including a Kong-sized giant), cannibals ("Chief have sweet tooth for little fat man") and lions amid backlot jungles as Abbott competes with stock villains for a fortune in diamonds. Jack and the Beanstalk, from 1952, finds the duo attempting to sell themselves as children's entertainers in a Wizard of Oz-influenced fairytale book-ended by sepia modern-day segments. The magical story unfolds in wonderfully gruesome cheap colour with some of the worst musical numbers ever committed to film ("he's perpendicular-la-la") as Jack the Clod (Costello) and Mr Dinkelpuss the Butcher (Abbott) climb the beanstalk and plod around the Giant's lair until the story runs out. Possibly the most interesting item is the third disc, which offers an episode of the Colgate Comedy Hour (aka The Abbott and Costello Show) from the 1950s. It shows the pair doing live routines closer to their original vaudeville act than their film roles (including an amazingly cruel bit in which Abbott slaps Costello every time he says the word "tin"). A loose plot about Latin American intrigue, with Lou hired to stand in for an assassination target "El Presidente", makes room for speciality guest stars ranging from child xylophonist Baby Mistin to four starlets (including Jane Russell and Rhonda Fleming) harmonising on a "Happy Easter" medley. Best of all, and now funnier than the comedy, are original hard-sell ads for household products like "Ajax, the foaming action cleanser" and "Halo, the shampoo that glorifies your hair". --Kim Newman

• Spring Night Summer Night (Standard Edition Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (23/06/2025) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  With its non-professional cast, this sensitive drama, which explores the intimate relationship between a coal-miner's daughter and her half-brother, is American independent cinema's closest relation to Italian Neorealism. Presented by Nicolas Winding Refn in a beautiful new restoration by Peter Conheim and Ross Lipman, Joseph L Anderson's film played international festivals in 2019 to great acclaim. INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES 4K restoration Original mono audio ˜Spring Night Summer Night': 50 Years Later (2020, 25 mins): retrospective documentary by Glenn Litton featuring interviews with writer-director Joseph L Anderson, writer-producer Franklin Miller, actors John Crawford, Ted Heimerdinger and Larue Hall, and sound mixer Tom Peterson I'm Goin' to Straitsville (2020, 14 mins): documentary revisiting the Columbus, Ohio locations with Franklin and Judy Miller, and archivist and restoration supervisor Peter Conheim In the Middle of the Nights: From Arthouse to Grindhouse and Back Again (2020, 13 mins): video essay by restoration supervisor Ross Lipman comparing Spring Night Summer Night to its ˜sexploitation' recut, Miss Jessica Is Pregnant Cleveland Cinematheque Q&A (2016, 48 mins): cast and crew panel discussion 16mm Behind-the-Scenes Footage (1967, silent): rare and previously unseen material from the film's production, with optional commentary by Franklin Miller and Peter Conheim Three short films by Anderson, comprising the ˜Bluegrass Trilogy': Football as It Is Played Today (1961), How Swived (1962), and Cheers (1963) Image gallery: behind-the-scenes photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• West Of The Divide / Blue Steel / Man From Utah | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £15.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-23.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  West Of The Divide: A man searching for his brother pretends to be a killer to gather information more quickly... Blue Steel: A band of ruthless outlaws try to force out the townsfolk in a small community after gold is discovered there. But one brave man stands in their way in this tense film one of John Wayne's best early works... The Man From Utah: A John Wayne classic set at the rodeo where the Duke has to deal with the corrupt patron who has killed some

• Rising Damp / Porridge / George And Mildred / Bless This House | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  This fantastic TV Classic Comedy Box Set will provide a feast of laughter with movie versions of some of the most popular sitcoms ever made. The set comprises movie versions of Rising Damp Porridge George and Mildred Bless This House and Please Sir.

• Witchouse 2 | DVD | (03/05/2010) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-0.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  She can't (and won't) drive 55.... Stephen King's novel about the twisted love affair between a boy and his car gets transferred to the screen, courtesy of suspense master John Carpenter. Although lacking some of the more outré supernatural elements of the source material, this high-octane cinematic tune-up more than delivers the goods, horror-wise (Christine's midnight rampages will never be forgotten)--as well as being a sly exposé of the random cruelties within the high-school pecking order. Keith Gordon (who has gone on to become a stellar director in his own right, with films such as A Midnight Clear and Mother Night to his credit) gives a wonderfully controlled central performance. Carpenter's atmospheric original score is backed up by a well-chosen collection of rock classics, including George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone" (the titular character's all-too-apt theme song). --Andrew Wright

• The Abyss/Solaris | DVD | (18/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  The Abyss (Dir. James Cameron 1989): A Place On Earth More Awesome Than Anywhere In Space. In this thrilling underwater action-adventure from writer-director James Cameron. a civilian oil-rig crew is recruited to conduct a search-and-rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver (Ed Harris) soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey over 25 000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it. Solaris (Dir. Steven Soderbergh): Aboard a lonely space station orbiting the mysterious planet Solaris a terrified crew encounters a host of strange phenomena including eerie visitors who seem all too human. When psychologist Chris Kelvin (Clooney) arrives to investigate he must confront an unknown entity that could hold the key to mankind's deepest dreams or darkest nightmares...

• Brain Damage Box Set 2 | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £17.53   |  Saving you £2.46 (14.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Autopsy - A Love Story: The world of the deceased is the world of Charlie Bickle a loner who searches for love wherever he can. His friends are the John and Jane Does of the city that he collects for the county coroner. These are the nameless people that everyone has forgotten the suicides the overdoses the unsolved homicides that for the right bribe can end up with Charlie and his partner Dale. Their business is a far more sinister one harvesting these corpses for their o

• Grand Hotel | Blu Ray | (28/01/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  People come. People go. Nothing ever happens, one world-weary patron (Lewis Stone) of Berlin's finest hotel comments. Movie audiences knew better. They were witnessing the glorious comings, goings and intersecting stories of a starry array billed as the greatest cast in stage or screen history! Ruined aristocrat John Barrymore. Terminally ill clerk Lionel Barrymore. Ruthless tycoon Wallace Beery. Scheming stenographer Joan Crawford. And disillusioned ballerina Greta Garbo. Teaming them was a masterstroke whose success fostered more star-packed extravaganzas. The radiant film captured the 1931-32 Best Picture Academy Award. What a grand showcase of the allure and style of classic movie-making! Special Features: Commentary by Jeffrey Vance and Mark A. Viera Behind the Story: Short Feature: Checking out: Grand Hotel Behind the Story: Short Feature: Hollywood Premiere of Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s Grand Hotel Behind the Story: Short Feature: Nothing ever happens Behind the Story: Short Feature: Just a word of warning Trailer: Grand Hotel (1932) Trailer: Week-End at The Waldorf (1945)

• Romeo And Juliet | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from its Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona beach. This brilliant and contemporary retelling of the world's most tragic love affair makes this wildly inventive Romeo & Juliet unforgettable. Bonus CD Tracklisting: 1. #1 Crush - Garbage 2. Local God - Everclear 3. Angel - Gavin Friday 4. Pretty Piece Of Flesh - One Inch Punch 5. Kissing You (Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet) - Des'ree 6. Whatever (I Had A Dream) - Butthole Surfers 7. Lovefool - The Cardigans 8. Young Hearts Run Free - Kym Mazelle 9. Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) - Quindon Tarver 10. To You I Bestow - Mundy 11. Talk Show Host - Radiohead 12. Little Star - Stina Nordenstam 13. You And Me Song - The Wannadies

• Friday After Next | UMD | (01/01/1980) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Great Wembley Victories | DVD | (15/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  RELIVE THE MAGIC of three great Wembley wins by Scotland over England the auld enemy. Includes the 1963 game where Eric Caldow broke his leg and his position at left back was taken by team mate Davie Wilson. The team list included Dave MacKay John White Denis Law Ian St John and Jim Baxter who scored both of the goals for Scotland. The final tally 2-1. Next up is 1977. Goals were provided by Gordon McQueen and Kenny Dalglish and the post-match entertainment was provided by the Scottish support on the famous Wembley turf. Last but not least the 1981 Wembley winner courtesy of John Robertson and team mates Danny McGrain Joe Jordan and Asa Hartford. Classy players classic games.

• The Nutty Professor/the Nutty Professor 2 - the Klumps | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Nutty Professor: Eddie Murphy stars as Dr Sherman Klump a kind ""calorically challenged"" genetics professor who longs to shed his 400-pound frame in order to win the heart of beautiful Jada Pinkett. So with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum Sherman becomes ""Buddy Love"" a fast-talking pumped-up plumped-down Don Juan. Can Sherman stop his buff alter ego before it's too late or will Buddy have the last laugh? Nutty Professor 2: America's funniest family is back for seconds! Eddie Murphy is hilarious when he stars as the entire Klump family in this enormous comedy blockbuster sequel to the Nutty Professer. The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist Denise Gaines (Janet Jackson) and discovers a brilliant formula that reverses aging. But Sherman's thin and obnoxious alter ego Buddy Love wants out... and a big piece of the action. And when Buddy gets loose things get seriously nutty. Now it's up to Mama Papa Ernie and Granny Klump to throw their weight around and save the day in this whopping gut-busting comedy.

• Spider-Woman - Volume One (Marvel Originals Series - 70s) | DVD | (24/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  As a child Jessica Drew was bitten by a deadly spider. To save her life her scientist father injects her with an experimental serum. The treatment is successful but the side effects are extraordinary. Jessica develops the ability to fire concussive ""venom blasts "" shoot web from her body and her hearing is enhanced. Now as working as editor of Justice Magazine Jessica Drew also battles crime as Spider-Woman.

• Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter | DVD | (05/01/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Residing in an eerie hilltop mansion are Dr. Maria Frankenstein and her brother Rudolph conducting the same bizarre and deadly artificial brain transplant experiments that forced them to flee their European homeland. In a nearby town the legendary Jesse James and his companion Hank Tracy are caught in a gunfight that leaves Hank seriously wounded. Jesse brings back the only nearby doctor...the sinister Maria Frankenstein. Hank will be the perfect subject for her next experiment and Jesse the perfect target of her romantic desires. She successfully transplants an artificial brain into the skull of Hank transforming him into a monstrous creature named Igor.

• Reap The Wild Wind | DVD | (21/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this turbulent swashbuckler Cecil B. DeMille presents a tale of daring piracy and hot-blooded love! 1840s Key West is filled with salvage businesses thriving on the cargo of wrecked ships. Ship owner Loxi Claiborne suspects salvager King Cutler of foul play since he's always first on the scene at a wreck. Meanwhile Loxi's suitor Captain Jack Stuart is another suspect - at least to jealous lawyer Steve Tolliver. Who will be found guilty - and how - hinges on some amazing developments. Along with the star-studded cast (including Robert Preston and Susan Hayward) this glorious sea spectacle has stars of another kind. There are huge clipper ships gliding in the mist storms splintering them on the rocks and a giant squid in a memorable underwater battle. With Given DeMille's robust direction it all adds up to an Oscar for Special Effects

• Hollywood Strangler Meets The Skidrow Slasher | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Hollywood Strangler has been so hurt by a former girlfriend that he sees all women as teases deserving of a sinister final lesson. His strangulation spree of beautiful models commences even though he's continually seeking that elusive different woman. At the same time Hollywood is experiencing a throat-cutting explosion of the local vagrant population hence the Slasher. What will happen when the two killers meet?

• Scrooge | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £39.98   |  Saving you £-19.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Digitally re-mastered Alastair Sim's Scrooge is the all time favourite Christmas family film and a genuine classic of British cinema. Scrooge is the definitive big screen adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol one of the world's best loved Christmas stories.

• 28 Days/Girl, Interrupted/Almost Famous/Legal Eagles | DVD | (12/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  28 Days (2000): A disastrous drunken episode lands successful N.Y. journalist Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) in rehab, where she encounters a bizarre assortment of characters and unique rituals during her touching and often hilarious road to recovery...Girl Interrupted (1999): After a botched suicide attempt, Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder) checks herself into a renowned psychiatric hospital, where she meets a group of troubled young women including the charming sociopath Lisa (Angelina Jolie) and soon realizes she'll have to fight for her sanity and her freedom.Almost Famous (2000): Audiences and critics alike are raving about this larger-than-life rock 'n' roll favorite that Roger Ebert calls one of the best movies of the year! The guys of Stillwater have the sound, they have the look, and Rolling Stone magazine wants their story. For young reporter William Miller, it's the opportunity of a lifetime as he hits the road with his favorite band and discovers the price of fame, the value of family and the limits of friendship.Legal Eagles (1986): Robert Redford and Debra Winger star in this sophisticated comedy thriller about art fraud and murder, with Redford as a hard-nosed assistant district attorney and Winger as an imaginative defense attorney who combine their talents to defend Daryl Hannah, a spacey performance artist who is accused of theft and murder. The clashing attorney's get more than they bargained for as they come in contact with New York's fascinating art world and dangerous underworld. The delightful mix of romantic comedy and madcap slapstick co-stars Terence Stamp as a corrupt gallery owner and Brian Dennehy and features Rod Stewart's hit single Love Touch.

• Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat | DVD | (01/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  'Expert Is Merely Man Who Make Quick Decision-And Is Sometimes Right.' -Charlie Chan Number Three Son Tommy comes to the aid of a damsel in distress - by offering Charlie Chan's services - in this top-notch whodunnit fare' (Variety) starring Sidney Toler and Benson Fong. Leah manning (Joan Woodbury) has never stopped searching for her father's murderer, although the police and DA gave up a long time ago. And now, to add insult to injury, an 'expert criminologist' has written a 'novel' accus...

• Gold | DVD | (31/08/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Rod Slater is the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the mine by drilling into an underground lake so the unscrupulous owners to make a killing in the international gold market.