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• Nightmare on Elm Street | Blu Ray | (26/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £28.99

  A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984): From modern horror master Wes Craven comes the classic shocker that remains the standard bearer for terror. Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is having grisly nightmares. Meanwhile her high-school friends who are having the very same dreams are being slaughtered in their sleep by the hideous fiend of their shared nightmares. When the police ignore her explanation she herself must confront the killer in his shadowy realm. Featuring John Saxon with Johnny Depp in his first starring role and mind-bending special effects this horror classic gave birth to one of the most infamous undead villains in cinematic history: Freddy Krueger... A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010): Five teenage friends living on one street all dream of a sinister man with a disfigured face a frightening voice and a gardener's glove with knives for fingers. One by one he terrorizes them within their dreams - where the rules are his and the only way out is to wake up. But when one among them dies they soon realize that what happens in their dreams happens for real and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake. Buried in their past is a debt that has just come due. To save themselves they must plunge into the mind of the most twisted nightmare of all: Freddy Krueger. Jackie Earle Haley plays the legendary evildoer in this contemporary reimagining of the seminal horror classic.

• The Lord of the Rings -- Limited Edition Box Set | DVD | (26/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is a bold, colourful, ambitious failure. Severely truncated, this two-hour version tackles only about half the story, climaxing with the battle of Helm's Deep and leaving poor Frodo and Sam still stuck on the borders of Mordor with Gollum. Allegedly, the director ran out of money and was unable to complete the project. As far as the film does go, however, it is a generally successful attempt at rendering Tolkien's landscapes of the imagination. Bakshi's animation uses a blend of conventional drawing and rotoscoped (traced) animated movements from live-action footage. The latter is at least in part a money-saving device, but it does succeed in lending some depth and a sense of otherworldly menace to the Black Riders and hordes of Orcs: Frodo's encounter at the ford of Rivendell, for example, is one of the film's best scenes thanks to this mixture of animation techniques. Backdrops are detailed and well conceived, and all the main characters are strongly drawn. Among a good cast, John Hurt (Aragorn) and C3PO himself, Anthony Daniels (Legolas), provide sterling voice characterisation, while Peter Woodthorpe gives what is surely the definitive Gollum (he revived his portrayal a couple of years later for BBC Radio's exhaustive 13-hour dramatisation). The film's other outstanding virtue is avant-garde composer Leonard Rosenman's magnificent score in which chaotic musical fragments gradually coalesce to produce the triumphant march theme that closes the picture. None of which makes up for the incompleteness of the movie, nor the severe abridging of the story actually filmed. Add to that some oddities--such as intermittently referring to Saruman as "Aruman"--and the final verdict must be that this is a brave yet ultimately unsatisfying work, noteworthy as the first attempt at transferring Tolkien to the big screen but one whose virtues are overshadowed by incompleteness. --Mark Walker

• Steps Across the Border | DVD | (29/04/2016) from £20.15   |  Saving you £2.84 (12.40%)   |  RRP £22.99

  In STEP ACROSS THE BORDER two forms of artistic expression improvised music and cinema direct are interrelated. In both forms it is the moment that counts the intuitive sense for what is happening in a space. Music and film come into existence out of an intense perception of the moment not from the transformation of a preordained plan. In improvisation the plan is revealed only at the end. One finds it. The other connection concerns the work method: the film team as band. Much as musicians communicate via the music our work too was realized within a very small and flexible team of equals. What mattered was exchange. And movement. Sometimes we started filming in the middle of the night responding to a new idea that had arisen only minutes before. We had a fundamental feeling for what we wanted to do for what kind of film this should be. And we followed that feeling. It was all very instinctive.

• Just Before Dawn | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Don't camp in the woods... Just Don't! Despite the local Ranger's ominous warning a party of three boys and two girls take a camping trip to the mountain. In the steamy backwoods they sense an atmosphere of mounting tension. Soon they realise there is some deadly horror lurking in the woods. The Ranger had been right! They meet a strange girl and her equally strange family. Then one of them is murdered... then another... and another... Will any of them survive those dark hour

• WWE - Summerslam 2010 (Steelbook) | DVD | (15/11/2010) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £17.99

  WWE: Summerslam 2010 (Steelbook Edition)

• Sherlock Holmes - The Naval Treaty / The Solitary Cyclist | DVD | (09/06/2003) from £5.23   |  Saving you £4.76 (91.01%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Two more cases for Holmes and Watson to solve. The Naval Treaty: Dr Watson's old school colleague 'Tadpole' Phelps needs help with a mysterious problem at the Foreign Office. A top secret treaty has vanished and its disappearance imperils the cause of world peace. Only Holmes can track it down in time. The Solitary Cyclist: For a while Miss Violet Smith's life is quite perfect. However the young heiress soon finds herself being followed by a sinister stranger and Holmes and Watson are engaged in a frantic race against time to prevent her from being kidnapped.

• Gladiator / Immortals (Double Pack) | Blu Ray | (22/09/2014) from £10.00   |  Saving you £9.99 (50.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Gladiator Winner of five Academy Awards® Gladiator revived the sword and sandal epic while becoming one of the acclaimed and popular historical dramas of the decade! Russell Crowe won an Oscar® for his star-making turn as a general whose family is murdered by a corrupt prince (Academy Award®-nominee Joaquin Phoenix). He embarks on a desperate quest for revenge that sees him fighting in front of thousands of Romans in the Coliseum. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott Gladiator re-creates the glory of Ancient Rome with Academy Award®-winning special effects. A modern classic. Immortals From the producers of ‘300’ Immortals is a visually stunning and bloody retelling of the epic Greek legend of Theseus. The ruthless King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) leads his bloodthirsty army on a murderous rampage across Greece to find a deadly weapon that can kill the Gods themselves. Only Theseus (Henry Cavill) a mortal chosen by Zeus King of the Gods can lead the fight against Hyperion and his evil army with the fate of mankind and the Gods at stake. Gladiator Bonus Features: Theatrical Feature Commentary Extended Feature Commentary Visions from Elysium: Topic Marker Intro by Ridley Scott Deleted Scenes Deleted Scenes with commentary Scrolls of Knowledge Are You Not Entertained? Behind the Scenes Immortals Bonus Features: It's No Myth Carravaggio Meets Fight Club Deleted Scenes Alternate Opening Scene - Young Theseus Alternate Endings Excerpt from Immortals: Gods & Heroes Comic Book.

• Day Of The Panther | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Martial arts expert Jason Blade (Stazak) sets to get the gangland boss and his right-hand man responsible for the death of his partner.

• Frederick Forsyth Presents: Death Has A Bad Reputation | DVD | (28/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Frederick Forsyth: Death Has A Bad Reputation

• Splitting Heirs (Retro VHS Packaging) | Blu Ray | (19/10/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Tichborne Claimant | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Based on a true story. 1876. The heir to the vast Tichborne fortune Sir Roger Tichborne presumed drowned at sea in 1866 is reportedly seen in Australia. His brother Alfred and the family servant Andrew Bogle arrive from England to investigate the matter. However Alfred's demise prompts the Tichbourne's to refuse funds for Andrew's return. Andrew desperately searches for a candidate to fill in for the missing heir and settles on local butcher Thomas Castro whom he coaches to succeed in such a scam. With the family divided in their belief that he is their missing kin the impostor is soon standing trial...

• The Hunted | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• John McLaughlin And The 4th Dimension - Live At Belgrade | DVD | (21/04/2009) from £17.15   |  Saving you £-4.38 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.77

  Guitar legend and composer John McLaughlin has appeared on some of the most important jazz fusion albums in the last 40 years from Tony Williams Lifetime and Miles Davis's early electric albums to his own ground-breaking outfits the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Shakti. In May 2008 he brought his 4th Dimension band to the Barbican for a sold-out concert. Jack Massarik' review in the Evening Standard said: His talent of course is intergalactic. Using a simple Strat-like black solid-body guitar he was in searing form on numbers old (Senor CS The Unknown Dissident) and new (Maharina Five Peace Band). No less dazzling in support were Hounslow's drum hero Mark Mondesir Leeds's ultra-versatile drum/keyboard wizard Gary Husband and Dominique Di Piazza a French bass-guitar virtuoso as blindingly fast as Johnnie Mac himself. This 104 minute DVD is the first complete McLaughlin concert ever presented on DVD. Filmed at a concert in Belgrade from the same tour it features a remarkable concert from the band performing an exciting set of tunes from McLaughlin's past repertoire. Tracklist: 1. Senor CS 2. Little Miss Valley 3. Nostalgia 4. Raju 5. Sully 6. Maharina 7. Hijacked 8. The Unknown Dissident 9. Five Peace Band / Mother Tongues

• The Great Bookie Robbery (Mini Series) | DVD | (20/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This is the story of one of the most daring and dazzling robberies in modern history. There are few people who like a flutter who will not be familiar with the phrase 'The Great Bookie Robbery'. In the way that the Great Train Robbery caught the imagination of the public in the UK this headline grabbing heist entered immediately into Australian crime folklore alongside Ned Kelly; this is the story of the day the bookies got fleeced! The story began in Parkhurst Prison England. Here Mike Power (John Bach) a convicted felon conceived a plan for a robbery that would take place on the other side of the world in Australia. His well organized gang stole between $6 million and $12 million from the Victorian Club. An intricately planned and perfectly executed crime that was all over in the space of just 11minutes. The men Raymond Bennett Ian Carroll Laurence Prendergast Brian and LeslieKane and Norman Lee rented an office in the same building and hid the money there while making a fake getaway in a van. The only member of the gang to be charged was Norman Lee; he was subsequently acquitted. Later Lee was killed by police while taking part in a heist at Melbourne Airport. The story came out and the true identities of those involved were exposed when Lee's lawyer revealed the details of the crime.

• Cirque Du Soleil - Quidam | DVD | (27/12/2000) from £13.81   |  Saving you £6.18 (44.75%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When Cirque du Soleil first ventured beyond Canada's borders, its powerful, singularly ambitious "reinvention of the circus" seemed quixotic. Inspired by European precedents, this was a big top downsized to a more intimate, single ring, as the French-Canadian troupe jettisoned animals, banished the usual fright-wigged clowns in favour of funny folks versed in (gulp) pantomime, and focused on acrobats, contortionists and illusionists. Conventional wisdom would have held that such esoterica was doomed, but anyone lucky enough to catch that initial Cirque production (or, for that matter, any of its subsequent offerings) knows just how wrong conventional wisdom can be.Cirque's creative brain trust, including "guide" Guy Laliberte and director Franco Dragone, have crafted each production as an extended performance piece framed by recurrent characters, unified production design and underlying themes. Already mesmerising visual tableaux and astonishing illusions are given an added poignancy (and, occasionally, true gravity) by the productions' underlying comments about society, conformity, beauty and emotion; even without such conscious motifs, however, Cirque's sheer artistry is never less than riveting.Quidam revolves around an Everychild, living with self-absorbed (and deliberately archetypal) parents, who is whisked away to a vividly surreal world where Cirque's remarkable acrobats and artists take literal flight. Their tools are often prosaic--oversized flying rings, an open steel wheel large enough for a single inhabitant, skateboards, ropes--yet the resulting images are stunning. Injecting further drama and atmosphere is the score (here by musical director Benoit Jutras), which is as far removed from traditional circus music as Cirque's "acts" are from Barnum & Bailey. Performed with synthesisers, electric guitar, solo reed instruments, percussion and voice (often singing in a kind of Esperanto that's tantalising yet foreign), Cirque's music can be dismissed as New Age only until heard in its intended context. Quidam can't quite achieve the sheer, enveloping wonder that its theatrical source does, but for fans of Cirque du Soleil's unique performance art, this latest presentation sustains the troupe's magic. --Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com

• Platoon (Limited Edition Steelbook) BLU-RAY | Blu Ray | (18/09/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Deadlocked | DVD | (17/11/2000) from £9.98   |  Saving you £-3.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A young man is arrested for the rape and murder of a woman in a deserted building. All evidence against him seems undisputable but his father is not convinced and in his rage he takes the jury hostage.

• The Wizard Of Gore | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Is It Magic? Or Wholesale Slaughter? Montag the Magnificent (Ray Sager) The Wizard of Gore is a seedy small time magician with a shocking stage act. Hypnotizing pretty young women from the audience to be his obedient volunteers Montag then proceeds to mutilate them in a series of Grand Guignol illusions. A woman is cut in half with a chainsaw another is drilled through the stomach with a giant punch press a metal spike is driven through one gal's head and two ladies are forced to swallow swords. Trouble is after the show the illusions become all too horribly real. Intrigued by Montag's act but unaware of his true powers television talk show hostess Sherry Carson (Judy Cler) invites Montag on her show. Montag promptly hypnotizes the viewing audience and leads Sherry toward a fiery new illusion... Blood guts and offbeat surrealism in another crackpot classick from The Wizard of Gore himself director Herschell Gordon Lewis.

• Sweet Revenge | DVD | (07/04/2003) from £4.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (20.04%)   |  RRP £5.99

  After serving a year in an upstate prison for car theft Macy (Bridgette Bako) returns to settle a few scores. Once the loving wife of Matt (Greg Evigan) a successful doctor too consumed with his work to care for her she fell in with Frank (Richard Grieco) a shadowy figure with violent underworld connections. Believing he was part of his future Macy helped Frank with a major heist intended to set them up for life. She was traumatized when Frank tried to kill her and gave her the time she needed to plan her strategy for sweet revenge. Now she is intent on reclaiming her share of the money.

• Barney's Night Before Christmas | DVD | (12/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This truly magical time is given some Barney magic, when he takes BJ, Baby Bop and his friends to visit Santa Claus at the North Pole. Enjoy the excitement of looking around Santa's home with its beautiful decorations and wonderful toys. Meet Mrs Santa Claus and listen to her stories, climb aboard Santa's train for a fantastic ride, and then move on to his toy factory. With time running short the elves need help in finishing the packing, so join them in a song or two, and see how much fun working together can be. Christmas traditions are explained, and the lessons of working together and the spirit of giving are enjoyed, along with the excitement and magic that surrounds Christmas. --Mandy Wood