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• Johnny You're Wanted | DVD | (06/10/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A gripping crime drama with a healthy dose of humour Johnny You're Wanted features Cockney character star John Slater as a luckless long-distance lorry driver who finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation. Co-starring Alfred Marks this marvellously entertaining feature directed by British B-movie stalwart Vernon Sewell is presented here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Returning late to London Johnny gives a lift to an attractive female hitch-hiker. Some distance on he stops to make a phone call and buy a coffee but on returning to his cab finds the woman gone. Assuming she has hitched another ride he continues on his way. A short time later he is flagged down by another driver who has come across a woman lying by the roadside. The woman is Johnny's hitchhiker and she's dead... SPECIAL FEATURE [] Promotional Material PDF

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (40th Anniversary Limited Edition Gift Set) | Blu Ray | (12/10/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Could this be the funniest movie ever made? By any rational measure of comedy, this medieval romp from the Monty Python troupe certainly belongs on the short list of candidates. According to Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide, it's "recommended for fans only," but we say hogwash to that--you could be a complete newcomer to the Python phenomenon and still find this send-up of the Arthurian legend to be wet-your-pants hilarious. It's basically a series of sketches woven together as King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail, with Graham Chapman as the King, Terry Gilliam as his simpleton sidekick Patsy, and the rest of the Python gang filling out a variety of outrageous roles. The comedy highlights are too numerous to mention, but once you've seen Arthur's outrageously bloody encounter with the ominous Black Knight (John Cleese), you'll know that nothing's sacred in the Python school of comedy. From holy hand grenades to killer bunnies to the absurdity of the three-headed knights who say "Ni--!," this is the kind of movie that will strike you as fantastically funny or just plain silly, but why stop there? It's all over the map, and the pace lags a bit here and there, but for every throwaway gag the Pythons have invented, there's a bit of subtle business or grand-scale insanity that's utterly inspired. The sum of this madness is a movie that's beloved by anyone with a pulse and an irreverent sense of humor. If this movie doesn't make you laugh, you're almost certainly dead. --Jeff Shannon

• The Singer Not The Song | DVD | (20/06/2011) from £8.00   |  Saving you £4.99 (62.38%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Father Michael Keogh (John Mills) is a dedicated Catholic priest who arrives in a sleepy Mexican village to be confronted by a murderous gang of bandits led by Anacleto (Dirk Bogarde). To intimidate the newcomer Anacleto's gang set out on a series of murders of local villagers. The gutsy priest resolutely decides to challenge Anacleto's control of the village and a struggle ensues. Despite their rivalry Anacleto develops a grudging respect for the priest and is desperate to determine if he is drawn to the singer (the priest) or the song (religion). The film reaches a climax with a dramatic confrontation between the two men over a local girl Locha (Mylene Demongeot) who falls for the handsome priest. The film is an intricate brooding and dramatically played story filmed against spectacular scenery.

• L'Orfeo - Monteverdi | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £28.55   |  Saving you £1.44 (5.04%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Intense and refined performances by an inspired cast led by a profound and commanding John Mark Ainsley as the legendary tragic musician are sustained with fluent ease and obvious affection by the ensemble under Stephen Stubbs.The beautifully styled evocative stage production rich with Pierre Audi's trademark symbolism accentuates the solemn serenity of Monteverdi's most famous work to create a moving and timeless experience.

• Cirque Du Soleil - Quidam | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £7.33   |  Saving you £5.66 (77.22%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Since 1984 Cirque du Soleil has reinvented and revolutionized the circus arts with an astonishing theatrical blend of circus arts and street performance. Cirque du Soleil has been pleasing the public with a novel show concept that is as original as it is non-traditional wrapped up in spectacular costumes and fairyland sets and staged to spellbinding music and magical lighting. There are no animals in a Cirque du Soleil production - only sheer human energy is put to work!

• I Am Divine | DVD | (25/08/2014) from £4.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (223.03%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Who wants to die for art!! The ultimate outsider turned underground royalty; I Am Divine is a biographical portrait that charts the legendary icon's rise to infamy as a cult superstar. This is the definitive biography honouring Divine in a way she always craved: as a serious artist and immortal star. Featuring rare movie footage live performances and with brand new interviews with John Waters Ricki Lake Mink Stole Tab Hunter Holly Woodlawn Michael Musto Bruce Vilance and Divine's mother Frances Milstead (who provided her final interview just months before she passed away) in addition to many more of Divine's family friends colleagues and forever indebted devotees.

• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (2012 re-pack) | DVD | (06/08/2012) from £7.05   |  Saving you £5.94 (84.26%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.

• The Getaway | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  It's better than the 1994 remake starring Kim Basinger and husband Alec Baldwin, but this 1972 thriller relies too heavily on the low-key star power of Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, and the stylish violence of director Sam Peckinpah, reduced here to a mechanical echo of his former glory. McQueen plays a bank robber whose wife (MacGraw) makes a deal with a Texas politician to have her husband released from prison in return for a percentage from their next big heist. But when the plan goes sour, the couple must flee to Mexico as fast as they can, with a variety of gun-wielding thugs on their trail. MacGraw was duly skewered at the time for her dubious acting ability, but the film still has a raw, unglamorous quality that lends a timeless spin to the familiar crooks-on-the-lam scenario. As always, Peckinpah rises to the occasion with some audacious scenes of action and suspense, including a memorable chase on a train that still grabs the viewer's attention. Getaway is not a great film, but a must for McQueen and Peckinpah fans. --Jeff Shannon

• Footloose/Flashdance/Grease (Triple Pack) | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £10.78   |  Saving you £5.21 (48.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Footloose:A city boy comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned.Flashdance:A Pittsburgh woman with two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer wants to get into ballet school.Grease:Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?

• Mad Dogs: Series 4 | DVD | (13/01/2014) from £10.78   |  Saving you £5.21 (48.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  'In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.' The boys are finally home. They are brought back together at the wedding of Baxter's daughter Emma. At first they make like all is great that they are thrilled to be home. Then bit by bit they reveal their lives suck. They are broke their families have moved on. So when Rick tells them he has a plan that might be worth 2 million Euros to them each they all stop and listen... Will the allure of money snapping at their heels tempt them back overseas again and straight back into a whole new set of problems?

• Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | DVD | (17/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the grim darkness of the 41st Millennium the only force that stands between humanity and alien hordes are the genetically enhanced super-soldiers known as Ultramarines. But when a select squad of scarred veterans and raw recruits responds to a distant planet's distress beacon they'll discover that a horrific evil has been unleashed. And amidst a living nightmare of chaos carnage and daemonic fury these steel battle-brothers must now survive the ultimate enemy: Themselves. The voices of Terence Stamp (Superman II Wanted) John Hurt (Alien Hellboy) and Sean Pertwee (Dog soldiers Event horizon) star in this intense CGI animated sci-fi/action thriller and the first-ever feature-length movie interpretation of the Warhammer 40 000 game universe. Special Features: Into the void - Making Ultramarines Between chaos and darkness - The world of the space marines Creating the Daemon Animated graphic novel Ultramarines prequel

• The Package | DVD | (24/07/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Gene Hackman is a career officer assigned a routine mission well beneath him: deliver a prisoner (Tommy Lee Jones) from Europe to the United States. However, the simple assignment becomes a daring cat-and-mouse game played as the last flames of the Cold War are flickering. This is the first of three films that teamed Jones with director Andrew Davis. In 1989 Jones was a wild card: an actor respected but only popping up in grade B fare. After Davis' Under Siege and The Fugitive, Jones was America's favourite gruff character actor, with an Oscar on his mantel. With a weaker script, Davis still creates the same kind of magic here. Hackman is superb as the officer, an action role similar to others that the nearly 60-year-old unexpectedly excelled at (Bat 21, Narrow Margin) during this period. Tight, tense and with no letup in the third act, The Package is a good gem for a Saturday night flick. --Doug Thomas

• The Gentle Gunman (Vintage Classics) | Blu Ray | (07/03/2022) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  At the height of World War II, Terry (John Mills) and his younger brother Matt (Dirk Bogarde) are undercover IRA foot-soldiers working in London. But While Matt is fully committed to the cause, Terry is now beginning to question their violent methods. When two fellow IRA members are arrested Terry and Matt are asked to break them out. Will Terry follow his orders or will his misgivings put the two in harm's way?ExtrasA closer look At The Gentle Gunman With Film Writers Matthew Sweet And Phuong LeBehind The Scenes Stills Gallery

• Murder Most English | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Flaxborough Chronicles. Murder Most English contains four terrific tales of detective sleuthing based on the Flaxborough novels of Colin Watson. Starring Anton Rodgers as Detective Inspector Purbright and Christopher Timothy as Detective Sergeant Love the series was filmed in 1977 and is a glowing tribute to an England long-gone of heavy tweed jackets dial telephones typewriter ribbons and old-fashioned investigation and deduction. Told over 7 episodes: Hopjoy Was Here Lonelyheart 4122 The Flaxborough Crab and Coffin Scarcely Used tell tales of mysterious murders dire disappearances and conniving conspiracy that are designed to keep the local investigators at bay but their layers of intrigue simply draw the detectives in deeper. One surprising and prescient tale considers the effects of an early variation on Viagra that sets the small town astir in some most unexpected ways. But whatever the crime and whoever the culprit one thing you can be sure of is a case or two of Murder Most English.

• Doctor Dolittle 3 | DVD | (01/05/2006) from £5.05   |  Saving you £10.94 (216.63%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Like Father Like Daughter! Lisa Dolittle sends her daughter to 'Durango' a Dude Ranch to find herself. While there she must use her talent to talk to the animals in order to save Durango from being taken over by an unscrupulous neighbouring ranch...

• Clockwise | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £19.19   |  Saving you £-2.21 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Clockwise is a light-hearted farce that works because John Cleese is so effective as the tightly wound, punctilious headmaster whose well-organised life unravels in a series of disasters on his journey to a conference. Cleese is a master of fussy, fastidious characters in exasperating situations, bottling up his frustration under good manners and sardonic comments until he finally blows, but he’s also startlingly vulnerable as he systematically loses all sense of himself. Dressed in monk’s robes and stranded on a lonely country road, he looks down at his naked wrist and sighs, "I’ve even lost the time". Michael Fryan (the playwright of Noises Off) doesn’t really have much of a story behind the situations, but he provides plenty of complications, and Cleese holds the film together with his brittle manner, single-minded drive, and hilarious headmaster’s condescending haughtiness. While it will seem slight to many, Cleese fans will love it.--Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

• WWE - Iron Will: The Anthology Of WWE's Toughest Match | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Since its introduction at Survivor Series 2002 the Elimination Chamber has hosted some of the most brutal matches in WWE history. Six Superstars are trapped within the barbaric structure. Carnage ensues until only one man remains. Now for the first time ever fans can watch every Elimination Chamber match contested to date in Iron Will: The Anthology WWE's Toughest Match. This 3-DVD set includes 11 complete matches featuring WWE Superstars Triple H John Cena Undertaker Shawn Michaels Chris Jericho Edge Kane Randy Orton Rey Mysterio Batista and more.

• A Touch of Cloth | DVD | (03/09/2012) from £4.95   |  Saving you £15.04 (303.84%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A special one-off comedy from Charlie Brooker, which spoofs the very best and worst of British crime dramas. An all-encompassing parody of every police procedural ever written. John Hannah plays DCI Jack Cloth - a maverick, heavy drinking loner who has thrown himself into his work following the mysterious death of his wife. The damaged, haunted Cloth is teamed with plucky no-nonsense sidekick DC Anne Oldman, played by Suranne Jones. Together the pair investigate a series of increasingly grisly murders and find themselves on the trail of a devious killer. As you do. If you're a detective. The case leads Cloth and Oldman from leafy forests to sinister lock-ups, from the luxury home of an arrogant TV chef to the cold dissection rooms of vampish forensic pathologist, packing in as many jokes as humanly possible along the way. Their boss repeatedly demands results, fast. No, faster than that. Faster! Slow down. Not that much. Hold it there. Yeah, precisely that fast...

• Justice League the New Frontie | Blu Ray | (30/10/2017) from £10.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Feature-length animation following the adventures of the DC Comics characters. Based on the limited series 'The New Frontier' by Darwyn Cooke, the film chronicles the origins of the Justice League in the 1950s as they unite for the first time to take on a mysterious entity, known as the Centre, which has emerged and is seeking to destroy human civilization. Can Superman (voice of Kyle MacLachlan), Batman (Jeremy Sisto), Wonder Woman (Lucy Lawless), Flash (Neil Patrick Harris), Green Lantern (David Boreanaz) and John Jones (Miguel Ferrer) save the planet before it's too late?

• Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £38.99   |  Saving you £-26.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  After the death of her bullying husband the not-so aged and downtrodden housewife Thelma Caldicot (Pauline Collins) is shipped off to the Twilight Years Rest Home by her money-grabbing son and manipulative daughter in-law. Appalled by the conditions Mrs Caldicot decides to taker matters into her own hands...