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• Planet Of The Apes - The Television Series | DVD | (18/08/2003) from £17.05   |  Saving you £-6.81 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.24

  Set around a dozen years after the 1967 Charlton Heston-starring Oscar winner of the same name, this Planet of the Apes is a 1974 TV spin-off that attempts to recapture the appeal of the original apes films. A second spaceship arrives on the planet, the basic plot being the same as in 67, as two surviving humans go on the run with a renegade chimpanzee, Galen (Roddy McDowell essentially reprising his Cornelius character under another name). The actor provides the strongest lead, while Booth Colman as Zaius (replacing Maurice Evans from the original film), offers fine support. The humans Ron Harper and James Naughton are relatively bland, a buddy duo very much anticipating Starsky and Hutch, while the stories, in which our heroes have a new adventure each week and then move on, fall very much into the formula that dominated earlier shows such as The Fugitive, Star Trek and Alias Smith and Jones. This is a post-apocalyptic world where everyone has perfect hair and make-up. But if the action and effects are limited, at least that gives the stories room to concentrate on some moral debates about the nature of human violence. A show finally hamstrung by the tight limitations of its formula, Planet of the Apes: The Television Series lasted only 14 episodes and was cancelled so abruptly it lacks any resolution. Nevertheless its reappearance offers a welcome chance to reassess it in context with the classic movies it apes. On the DVD: Planet of the Apes: The Television Series is presented on four discs, including all 14 episodes. The sound is good mono and the 4:3 colour picture is excellent considering the show's age. Print damage is minor though occasionally quite noticeable, and there is some fading in a few shots. Otherwise this is the best these shows have ever looked. The only extras are trailers for the movie box set and for Tim Burton's 2001 cinema "reimagining". --Gary S Dalkin

• Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | DVD | (15/07/2019) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF TURTLE POWER IN THE NEW SERIES, RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES! JOIN R APH, LEO, MIKEY AND DONNIE AS THEY BECOME THE HEROES THEY ARE DESTINED TO BE But nothing can prepare them for what they face onand belowthe streets of NYC, where they discover a hidden mystical world and wield brand-new, powered-up weapons. The Turtles face formidable foes, battle bizarre mutants, wrestle a heavyweight champ, and still make time for the best pizza in the city! Includes: Mystic Mayhem Origami Tsunami Donnie's Gifts War and Pizza Mascot Melee Shell in a Cell Minotaur Maze

• Hide And Seek | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £4.24   |  Saving you £17.01 (570.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A young girl tries to cope with her mother's suicide in her own way in this chiller - but things soon turn nasty.

• Who's That Girl | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £17.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A funny thing happened on the way to the bus station Four years unjustly jailed haven't dampened the spirits or determination of Nikki Finn (Madonna). The spunky parolee sets out to clear her name - and sets the Big Apple spinning in deliriously funny ways. The music/movie superstar displays kicky comic flair and sings four terrific soundtrack tunes (Causing a Commotion The Look of Love Can't Stop and the title song). Griffin Dunne co-stars as an uptight soon-to-wed attorne

• Children of the Corn Trilogy Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (27/09/2021) from £54.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Time to Reap the Harvest! Best-selling author Stephen King sowed the seeds for a bumper crop of horror films with his classic collection Night Shift. But few would sprout into the kind of franchise that Children of the Corn would grow to be. In the cult classic original a young couple (Linda Hamilton and Peter Horton) find themselves stranded in the small town of Gatlin, Nebraska where they meet a religious cult of children led by the mysterious Isaac and the unhinged Malachi and learn the blood-curdling secrets of He Who Walks Behind the Rows. Meanwhile in Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice, the well meaning locals of nearby Hemingford adopt the children who survived the original terror, but all is not as it seems. A new harvest is about to begin. Finally, Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest brings terror to the big city, as two orphaned boys from Gatlin are taken into foster care in Chicago, where He Who Walks Behind the Rows begins to walk again! Featuring the original film in Ultra High Definition and alternate cuts of both its follow-ups for the first time on Blu-ray, plus a wealth of new and archival extras, the Children of the Corn Trilogy box set is a terrifying treat! Special Features: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all three films 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of Children of the Corn Alternate cuts of Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice and Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio options for all three films Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 60-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by John Sullivan, Lee Gambin, Stacie Ponder, Craig Martin and Guy Adams Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin Disc 1 - Children of the Corn (Blu-ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray) Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films Audio commentary with horror journalist Justin Beahm and Children of the Corn historian John Sullivan Audio commentary with director Fritz Kiersch, producer Terrence Kirby and actors John Franklin and Courtney Gains Harvesting Horror: The Making of Children of the Corn retrospective piece featuring interviews with director Fritz Kiersch and actors John Franklin and Courtney Gains It Was the Eighties! an interview with actress Linda Hamilton Return to Gatlin brand new featurette revisiting the film's original Iowa shooting locations Stephen King on a Shoestring an interview with producer Donald Borchers Welcome to Gatlin: The Sights and Sounds of Children of the Corn an interview with production designer Craig Stearns and composer Jonathan Elias Cut from the Cornfield an interview with the actor who played The Blue Man in the fabled excised sequence Theatrical Trailer Disciples of the Crow, a 1983 short film adaptation of Stephen King's short story Disc 2 - Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (Blu-ray) Two versions of the film: the International Cut, and the US Theatrical Cut with additional CGI and an alternate audio mix (via seamless branching) Brand new audio commentary by critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain Brand new audio commentary by critic Lee Gambin, in conversation with director David Price A New Harvest, a brand new interview with director David Price Sowing the Seeds of Terror, a brand new interview with co-screenwriter A.L. Katz Framing Fear, a brand new interview with cinematographer Levie Isaacks Workprint version of the film Stills gallery Theatrical Trailer Disc 3 - Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (Blu-ray) Two versions of the film, the R-rated US Cut and the Unrated International Cut with extended ending (via seamless branching) Brand new audio commentary by critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain Corn in the City, a brand new interview with screenwriter Dode Leveson Corn in the USA, a brand new visual essay by author and critic Guy Adams Early treatments, versions of the story from the development process Stills Galleries Theatrical Trailer **Extras subject to change**

• Z Cars Collection 2 | DVD | (28/07/2014) from £16.98   |  Saving you £5.00 (33.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  They're back on the streets of Newtown helping those in need while bringing a firm hand to those who stray from the law. These six colour episodes from 1972 make up the second collection of releases capturing characters and crimes that shaped old-school policing and made Z Cars one of TV's most popular cop series ever. Under the watchful eyes of Detective Sergeants Stone and Haggar with Sgt. Lynch on hand to sort the boys out long-serving favourites PC Skinner Yates Quilley and company take on crimes as varied as a witness to armed robbery threatened by gangsters; the case of the runaway dumper and the damaged Panda; a lone woman's warped revenge on a hapless burglar; a criminal inheritance on the estates that leads to new crime in Newtown; and more. It's a hard world and a 24-hour day for the police that man these streets. But they're here so you can sit back buckle-up and let the criminal underworld of Newtown know that Z-Cars are on the way.

• Lovejoy - Complete Series 6 | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Golden Globe winner Ian McShane stars as a lovable rogue antiques dealer Lovejoy in this final series of the popular BBC TV drama. The curtain finally comes down on Lovejoy's dodgy dealings with stories set across ten episodes. Includes appearances from guest stars such as Christopher Fairbanks John Bardon Martin Jarvis Frank Finlay Gavin Richards Phil Cornwell and Julia Sawalha. Episodes comprise: 1. Fair Exchange 2. Day of Reckoning 3. Somewhere Over the Rainbow 4. Do

• Father Brown Series 9 | Blu Ray | (14/02/2022) from £15.22   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Cheers - Season 2 | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £15.98   |  Saving you £21.00 (150.11%)   |  RRP £34.99

  It looks great: season two of the situation comedy many consider the best ever produced on American television has a superb presentation on this DVD collection. The colours are rich, the images sharp--a vast improvement over those murky reruns in perpetual TV syndication. Then, of course, there are the consistently brilliant episodes from Cheers' sophomore year. Despite its low-rated debut in 1982, the ensemble farce set in a Boston bar confidently returned with several strong story arcs, including the turbulent, screwball romance between intellectual poseur Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) and affable primitive Sam Malone (Ted Danson), romantic conflicts for the sexually voracious and deeply cynical barmaid Carla (Rhea Perlman) and marital separation for beloved barfly Norm (George Wendt). With John Ratzenberger signing on as a full-time cast member (playing pompous jive-slinger and postman Cliff Claven), and those opaque one-liners by the clueless Coach (Nicholas Colasanto), Cheers was firing on all cylinders. Episode highlights include "They Call Me Mayday", in which talk-show personality Dick Cavett, playing himself, convinces Sam the public would be interested in the former major league pitcher's autobiography--a notion that throws the unpublished, would-be novelist Diane into disbelief. Also wonderful is "Where There's a Will," guest-starring George Gaynes as a rich, dying man who leaves the gang $100,000 on a paper napkin will. "No Help Wanted" finds Sam's friendship with down-on-his-luck accountant Norm strained when the latter has a go at the bar's books, while the great "Coach Buries a Grudge" features the addled, elder statesman of Cheers delivering a memorable eulogy for a friend after discovering the dead man had an affair with his wife. Opinions vary about the worthiness of Cheers' latter years (the show ended in 1993), but no one disputes the merit of its ground-breaking start. --Tom Keogh

• The Creator 4K Ultra HD Steelbook | Blu Ray | (15/01/2024) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From visionary director Gareth Edwards (Rogue One/Godzilla/Monsters) - As a future war between the human race and artificial intelligence rages on, ex-special forces agent Joshua is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI. The Creator has developed a mysterious weapon that has the power to end the war and all of mankind. As Joshua and his team of elite operatives venture into enemy-occupied territory, they soon discover the world-ending weapon is actually an AI in the form of a young child.

• Marvel Studios Ant-Man/Ant-Man & The Wasp Doublepack UHD | Blu Ray | (30/03/2020) from £19.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ant-Man Marvel Studios introduces the newest member of the Avengers: Marvel's Ant-Man. Armed with the amazing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang joins forces with his new mentor Dr. Hank Pym to protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from ruthless villains! With humanity's fate in the balance, Pym and Lang must pull off a daring heist against insurmountable odds. This action-packed adventure takes you to new levels of pulse-pounding excitement! Ant-Man & The Wasp From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes Ant-Man and the Wasp. Still reeling from the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang is enlisted by Dr. Hank Pym for an urgent new mission. He must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as they join forces to uncover secrets from the past.

• Coming to America 4K | Blu Ray | (01/03/2021) from £17.06   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Join EDDIE MURPHY on an unforgettable comic quest to the New World. As an African Prince, it's time for him to find a princess...and the mission leads him and his most loyal friend (ARSENIO HALL) to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies, and lots of trouble. Keep an eye out for both Murphy and Hall in some unforgettable cameo roles! Newly remastered in 4K with HDR, from a supervised restoration by director John Landis, Coming to America is an essential comedy classic for your collection. Special Features Prince-ipal Photography: The Coming Together of America Fit For Akeem: The Costumes of Coming To America Character Building: The Many Faces of Rick Baker Composing America: The Musical Talents of Nile Rodgers A Vintage Sit-Down with Eddie & Arsenio Theatrical Trailer Photo Gallery

• Fruits Basket: Season 2 | DVD | (27/06/2022) from £16.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Every day with the Somas brings new surprises, and Tohru's resilience shines through it all! Her mother's beautiful lessons slowly reach everyone, from Yuki's self-absorbed sibling to a tiny, timid tiger. Even Tohru's childhood friends were changed by the kindness of the Crimson Butterfly. But for Kyo, is any heart big enough to accept his deep dark secret?

• Midnight Cowboy | DVD | (01/02/2000) from £7.19   |  Saving you £5.80 (80.67%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The first, and only, X-rated film to win a best picture Academy Award, John Schlesinger's Midnight Cowboy seems a lot less daring today (and has been reclassified as an R), but remains a fascinating time capsule of late-1960s sexual decadence in mainstream American cinema. In a career-making performance, Jon Voight plays Joe Buck, a naive Texas dishwasher who goes to the big city (New York) to make his fortune as a sexual hustler. Although enthusiastic about selling himself to rich ladies for stud services, he quickly finds it hard to make a living and eventually crashes in a seedy dump with a crippled petty thief named Ratzo Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman, doing one of his more effective "stupid acting tricks," with a limp and a high-pitch rasp of a voice). Schlesinger's quick-cut, semi-psychedelic style has dated severely, as has his ruthlessly cynical approach to almost everybody but the lead characters. But at its heart the movie is a sad tale of friendship between a couple of losers lost in the big city, and with an ending no studio would approve today. It's a bit like an urban Of Mice and Men, but where both guys are Lenny. --Jim Emerson

• Monkeybone | DVD | (28/07/2003) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Brendan Fraser stars as Stu Milely,a mild-mannered cartoonist whose most famous creation is the anarchic Monkeybone. After an accident Stu wakes up in the fictional world he created, and soon realises Monkeybone has taken over his body in the real world,

• Sharpe | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  A beautifully presented Collector's Edition Box Set set including all 14 Sharpe episodes as well as 'Sharpe The Legend' a look at Richard Sharpe's remarkable career as seen by his fellow rifleman Cooper and 'Sharpe's Shooting' which provides an exclusive look behind-the-scenes. Includes: 1. Sharpe's Rifles 2. Sharpe's Eagle 3. Sharpe's Company 4. Sharpe's Enemy 5. Sharpe's Honour 6. Sharpe's Gold 7. Sharpe's Battle 8. Sharpe's Sword 9. Sharpe's Regiment 10. Sharpe's Sieg

• Men Behaving Badly - Series 1 To 6 | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  From humble sitcom beginnings to the smash hit final series get all those hilarious adventures of Gary and Tony behaving badly!

• WWE - Live In The UK April 2009 | DVD | (20/07/2009) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  During April 2009 the three biggest brands in sports-entertainment took over the O2 Arena in London England on the WrestleMania Revenge Tour. Continuing the success of the series and now into its fourth edition Silver Vision presents WWE Live in the UK: April 2009. Products in this series feature footage taken exclusively from the UK TV tapings of Raw SmackDown and ECW and now for the first time also from the new show WWE Superstars. Fans can relive their experience of seeing Batista Undertaker Chris Jericho John Cena CM Punk and more as well as a classic match between Shawn Michaels and The British Bulldog held live in the UK in 1997

• 50 Years Of BBC News | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £8.96   |  Saving you £1.03 (10.30%)   |  RRP £9.99

  To commemorate the 50th anniversary of BBC News on television this is a fascinating series of programmes that look back on the past five decades. Each programme is a 30-minute segment covering a decade beginning with the 1950s. Providing insight into how BBC News is reported each segment is narrated by one of the following key news figures: Charles Wheeler Michael Buerk Kate Adie John Simpson and Jeremy Bowen. Also includes three extra programmes from 1953 1963 and 2004 about h

• Blood On The Sun | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Newspaper editor Nick Condon (James Cagney) is the crusading chief of the Tokyo Chronicle in 1920s Japan. He has his suspicions about Japanese plans for future expansion suspicions that are confirmed when he runs an article accusing Japanese Premier Tanaka (John Emery) and Colonel Tojo (Robert Armstrong) of planning world conquest and gets a visit from the Imperial Police. Then one of his reporters Ollie Miller (Wallace Ford) and his wife Edith (Rosemary DeCamp) are murdered shortly