"Actor: John Lennon"

• Lennon NYC | Blu Ray | (24/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The ultimate tribute to the ultimate music legend.When The Beatles split up in 1970, John Lennon found himself carrying the weight of public adoration and expectation, as the break-up of the world's most influential band left a hole at the centre of popular culture that he was expected to fill. Leaving his native Britain in 1971, he travelled - as so many had before him - to the city of New York for the chance of a new life. As with so many immigrants to the Big Apple, Lennon sought freedom: freedom to be himself, to leave the Beatles behind and to live his life as a husband, father and artist.This feature-length documentary, produced with complete support from Yoko Ono, tells the definitive story of Lennon's solo career and the artistic choices he made in his new adopted city. Featuring access to never-before-seen material from the Lennon archives, rare recordings of some of his greatest solo hits and interviews with the likes of Yoko Ono, Elton John and Ringo Starr, this is the ultimate portrait of John Lennon in his post-Beatle years.

• John Lennon - in My Life | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The life story of a legend from before the Beatles to his untimely death. This rokcumentary explores the man the woman behind him and the events such as the Peace And Love bed-in that keeps his flame alive to this day. The story of a true legend.....

• John and Yoko - Year of Peace | DVD | (28/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  They were rich and famous loved and respected. And they decided to risk it all for a cause. In 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono embarked on a mission for peace that captured the front pages of newspapers and engaged the collective imagination of the world. Available from 23 September Direct Video Distribution is proud to give peace another chance with the DVD release of `John & Yoko: Year Of Peace' a fascinating chronicle of an extraordinary year. In May of 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono were the world's most notorious couple. Married in Gibraltar three months earlier their honeymoon took a strange and memorable turn. They kept themselves on the front pages of newspapers by kicking off a vocal and visible campaign for world peace. The campaign was wide-eyed and innocent based on a simple self-evident truth: there would be no war if everyone just said no. For seven consecutive days from a bed in Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel the Beatle known as ""The Dangerous One"" called for unity. ""Because we haven't got peace in the seven days doesn't make it a waste of time you know"" Lennon said. ""I believe sincerely as soon as people want peace and they're aware that they can have it they will have it."" Eventually the couple did get out of bed and embarked on a year-long peace campaign which eventually resulted in a meeting of the minds with people such as the respected Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. But John and Yoko's campaign never stopped. There were many rallies protests and manifestos still to come... Compiled from footage recently found in the basement of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation `John & Yoko: Year Of Peace' begins with scenes from the Montreal bed-in and follows Lennon and Ono through the year the period in which the classic 'Give Peace A Chance' was recorded. Directed by journalist Paul McGrath the film captures many of the candid talks from the Montreal stunt including Lennon's interaction with such politically oriented figures as Timothy Leary civil rights activist Dick Gregory and right-wing cartoonist Al Capp. It also features present-day interviews with the often-reserved Yoko Ono; filmmaker Patrick Watson; Allan Rock then a college student now a cabinet minister; Ritchie Yorke Canada's leading rock reporter; concert promoter John Brower and singer Ronnie Hawkins all of whom share their personal recollections of that time. Included among the archival footage featured is the Canadian bed-in; a Montreal radio station broadcasting live from their room and a teenage reporter being allowed access to the former Beatle. McGrath producer Alan Lysaght and their team have seamlessly fused together these various elements to produce an intimate and insightful account of one of the most private public couples in popular culture. Presented in mono audio the DVD version featur

• The Beatles: Get Back | DVD | (12/07/2022) from £24.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• John Lennon - Sweet Toronto | DVD | (18/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band played their last performance at the Sweet Toronto Peace Festival in 1969 that featured Yoko Ono famed guitarist Eric Clapton and renowned musicians Klaus Voorman (bass) and Alan White (drums). This classic film captures John Lennon in the only performance with the Plastic Ono Band. The Plastic Ono Band is introduced by footage of individual performances including Bo Diddley Chuck Berry Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. Tracks include: Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley Hound Dog - Jerry Lee Lewis Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry Lucille - Little Richard Blue Suede Shoes - John Lennon You Make Me Dizzy Miss Lizzy - John Lennon Yer Blues - John Lennon Cold Turkey - John Lennon Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon Don't Worry Kyoto (Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand In the Snow) - Yoko Ono John John (Let's Hope For Peace) - Yoko Ono

• John Lennon - Rare And Unseen | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £14.57   |  Saving you £2.68 (20.14%)   |  RRP £15.99

  John Lennon: Rare And Unseen

• The Beatles - Red Album | DVD | (27/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Red Album remains one of the finest showcases for the early Beatles work available and here the best of the music from the early days is reviewed by a leading team of critics and contemporaries of the band. Fantastic archive performance footage is combined with insights from Bill Harry and three of the best Beatles book authors to set pen to paper!

• A Hard Days Night (Special Edition, 4K-UHD+Blu-ray+2 Bonus-DVDs) | Blu Ray | (23/06/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Beatles:Rare & Unseen | DVD | (07/04/2008) from £11.20   |  Saving you £-1.21 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  John Paul George and Ringo - four lads who shook the world. They played they recorded they conquered the planet. And they did it all in the space of a decade. This is an all new documentary special tells the true story of The Beatles - from humble beginnings in Liverpool to the break-up of the biggest band in the world. Their story is told for the very first time using original rare film and video of the band including home-movies concert footage newsreels and photographs from private collections. There are also interviews with those who surrounded the band and those who were there from the very start. Also included is an exclusive interview with fan and star in his own right Phil Collins. This documentary is an amazing trove of video and audio treasures to fascinate Beatles fans even those who think theyve seen it all before! For the first time we can see The Beatles relaxed at play on and off stage on film and is a rare glimpse inside the lives of the most famous band in the world. With additional contributions from: Phil Collins Steve Harley Norman Hurricane Smith Colin Hanton (their first drummer) Sam Leach (tour manager) Tony Barrow (press officer 1962-1968) Tony Bramwell (friend and roadie) Ken Dodd Tony Booth Gerry Marsden Len Goodman Sylvie Varten

• Papillon / Midnight Express / Missing | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Papillon (Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner 1973): They called him Papillon meaning butterfly. If only he had wings to go with the name. Unable to fly Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free. He persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil's Island. Based on Charriere's bestseller and shot in Spain and Jamaica Franklin J. Schaffner's film of Papillon united two stars at key career junctions. After a decade of fine work in The Great Escape The Sand Pebbles and Bullitt Steve McQueen found in Charriere another ideal tough-guy role. Coming off The Graduate Midnight Cowboy and Little Big Man Dustin Hoffman again distinguished himself as Dega Charriere's scruffy friend. Midnight Express (Dir. Alan Parker 1973): Brad Davis and John Hurt star in this riveting true story of a young American's nightmarish experiences in a Turkish prison and his unforgettable journey to freedom. Busted for attempting to smuggle hashish out of Istanbul American College student Billy Hayes (Davis) is thrown into the city's most brutal jail. After suffering through four years of sadistic torture and inhuman conditions Billy is about to be released when his parole is denied. Only his inner courage and the support of a fellow inmate (Hurt) give him the strength to catch the Midnight Express (prison code for escape). Missing (Dir. Costa Gavras 1982): Director Constantin Costa-Gavras made his English-language film debut with this political thriller based on a true story. Although the nation depicted is never named directly the action clearly takes place in Chile after the military coup. Missing centers around the disappearance of Charles Horman (John Shea) an American expatriate who lives with his wife Beth (Sissy Spacek) in South America. One night armed soldiers enter their home and drag him away. In desperation Beth decides to contact Charles's father Ed (Jack Lemon) and ask for help. In contrast to his left-wing daughter-in-law Ed is staunchly patriotic. But as he gets the runaround from both American and Chilean officials Ed receives a cold hard lesson in political reality... and learns some ugly truths about US involvement in Latin America.

• Tonite Let's All Make Love In London | Blu Ray | (25/09/2017) from £21.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Featured here as a brand-new High Definition restoration, Peter Whitehead's celebrated film probes the myth and the reality of Swinging London presenting an intimate, impressionistic collage of rare concert and studio performances, interviews with key figures from the worlds of music, art and cinema, and images of Sixties counterculture. John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger, Vanessa Redgrave, Lee Marvin, Julie Christie, Allen Ginsberg, Edna O'Brien, David Hockney and Michael Caine are among those captured on film and in sound; bookended by a performance of Pink Floyd's Interstellar Overdrive, the soundtrack features songs by the Rolling Stones and Eric Burdon. Made when many young people saw politicised hedonism as the logical response to global uncertainty, Whitehead's Pop Concerto for Film taps into both the confidence and the confusion of an iconic moment in time.

• Tonite Let's All Make Love In London | DVD | (25/09/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Featured here as a brand-new digital restoration, Peter Whitehead's celebrated film probes the myth and the reality of Swinging London presenting an intimate, impressionistic collage of rare concert and studio performances, interviews with key figures from the worlds of music, art and cinema, and images of Sixties counterculture. John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger, Vanessa Redgrave, Lee Marvin, Julie Christie, Allen Ginsberg, Edna O'Brien, David Hockney and Michael Caine are among those captured on film and in sound; bookended by a performance of Pink Floyd's Interstellar Overdrive, the soundtrack features songs by the Rolling Stones and Eric Burdon. Made when many young people saw politicised hedonism as the logical response to global uncertainty, Whitehead's Pop Concerto for Film taps into both the confidence and the confusion of an iconic moment in time.

• The Beatles: Get Back | Blu Ray | (12/07/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Beatles Celebration | DVD | (01/11/1999) from £4.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (60.44%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Here at last is the ultimate visual and cultural history of the Beatles. Packed with dozens of never before seen film clips ultra rare photographs and exclusive interviews John Paul George and Ringo come alive in this intelligent compelling inside glimpse into the impenetrable inner-circle of the greatest group ever. Included in this all-star international production are not only the Beatles themselves but other well known insiders like Lennon Intimates; Fredrick Seaman and

• John And Yoko - Give Peace A Song | DVD | (21/09/2009) from £5.19   |  Saving you £0.80 (15.41%)   |  RRP £5.99

  John & Yoko Give Peace A Song

• John Lennon - The Messenger | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  A collection of Lennon interview footage comprising a DVD, audio CD and 32-page "super colour" booklet, John Lennon: The Messenger is rather optimistically billed as the "Essential John Lennon", an impression the makers hope to consolidate through imperiously smart packaging. Be sure to read the small print on the back, however. This is an unofficial programme and as such does not contain any music or performances by either the Beatles or John Lennon. Where music does occur, it's in the form of Beatles-esque jingle-jangle courtesy of the splendidly named Dennis Pugsley and the Overtures. One has to sympathise with the strictures imposed on those attempting an independent take on the Beatles' jealously guarded legacy. However, the crass opening to this programme--featuring a clip of Lennon explaining how safe he feels in New York, followed by a burst of shotgun fire to simulate his 1980 assassination--instantly forfeits any goodwill. Swaying back and forth in time from new footage surrounding his murder, to mid-60s Beatlemania, to Lennon explaining why he sent back his MBE, to footage of John and Yoko's "Peace and Love Bed-in", the programme feels like it has yet to go through any sort of editing process, and has been spliced together randomly from bits of available interview tape and old TV excerpts. There's no attempt to place Lennon or his utterings in any sort of context. In retrospective, his pacifist stunts and proclamations seem at once naive and ill-expressed, yet also extraordinary and inspirational compared to the inertia of subsequent rock celebs. However, these are conclusions you have to come to for yourself after rummaging through the rough ramblings here. On the DVD: John Lennon: The Messenger consists of cobbled-together decades-old interview material that hardly benefits from DVD presentation. There are "bonus" text-only biography and discographies, as well as an additional audio CD thrown together as haphazardly as the DVD from sundry old Beatles/Lennon interviews, in which you're left to figure out for yourself where they are and what they are talking about. --David Stubbs

• John Lennon - Live In Toronto 1969 | DVD | (20/07/2009) from £14.83   |  Saving you £-4.84 (-48.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  John Lennon: Live In Toronto '69

• Beatles-Big Beat Box | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £4.99   |  Saving you £23.00 (460.92%)   |  RRP £27.99

  This unique video traces the extraordinary rise of The Beatles from their early days in the clubs of Liverpool and Germany to their undisputed status as the world's most successful pop group ever. Recorded are the astounding events as Beatlemania swept through the UK across the USA and exploded throughout the world.

• Inside John Lennon - Unauthorised | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £11.30   |  Saving you £-1.31 (-13.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Inside John Lennon is an intimate account of the life and career of the most controversial Beatle. From his difficult beginnings in wartime Liverpool to riding the wave of Beatlemania to becoming a peace activist with his outspoken soul mate Yoko Ono John packed a lot into his forty years.

• The Enron - Smartest Guys In The Room/One Day In September/The U.S. Vs John Lennon | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £27.99   |  Saving you £-8.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Set Comprises: Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room (2005): This searing examination of the Enron accounting scandal reveals the psychology of greed and corporate corruption that facilitated the company's rise to power and also its fall. When Enron went bankrupt in 2001 the principals walked away millionaires--but later faced legal proceedings and jail sentences. Meanwhile many employees and investors were left with nothing not even their retirement savings. Shedding light on the new economy of the 1990s when predictions and book-cooking flourished without actual profits the film shows how it was not Enron alone but a network of bankers traders and accountants who turned a blind eye to the company's clearly suspicious numbers. CEO Ken Lay and top dogs Jeff Skilling and Andy Fastow give candid interviews that illustrate their skill at deflecting hard questions and egotistically boasting about the company's success. In one of the company's cold and calculated moves - which caused the California power outages and lead to the ousting of governor Gray Davis - Enron employees are shown laughing at forest fires. Unbelievable footage of employees reveals unbridled greed lust for risk-taking and guiltless cheating all while thinking they could never be caught. Finally a few brave whistle-blowers stepped forward including Bethany McLean author of the Enron novel upon which this film is based who wrote an article in Fortune magazine calling the company's bluff. A remarkable documentary which packages the events of the scandal into a cohesive story this is one film not to miss! One Day In September (1999): 1972. The Munich Olympic Games. 121 nations. 7 123 competitors. Over a billion viewers and 8 Palestinian terrorists. For the first time in over 25 years the truth is revealed. One Day In September is the incredible shocking story about the brutal massacre of Israeli athletes by a team of extremist Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Munich Olympics. Finally the unbelievable truth is revealed: how eight terrorists easily snuck into the Olympic Village and took 11 innocent athletes hostage the tension-filled negotiations that followed and the shocking conclusion at a German airport that stunned the world. Featuring the frightening perspective of the only surviving terrorist and revelatory facts about what really happened on that dark night. Directed by Kevin MacDonald and narrated by Michael Douglas One Day In September unfolds like a gripping thriller - except this unforgettable story is completely true... The US Vs John Lennon (2006): Before Iraq before the Bush Administration before the Dixie Chicks Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam... there was John Lennon the celebrated musical artist who used his fame and fortune to protest against the Vietnam War and advocate for world peace. Filmmakers David Leaf and John Scheinfield trace Lennon's metamorphosis from loveable ""mop-top"" to