"Actor: John Sinclair"

• Roots - Original Series - 25th Anniversary Edition | DVD | (23/12/2002) from £13.66   |  Saving you £7.33 (53.66%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Based on Alex Haley's bestseller, the 1977 TV mini-series Roots told the harrowing story of one man's ancestors, commencing with African warrior Kunta Kinte, captured, transported to America, stripped of his dignity, his rights, and even his name. He tries but fails to escape before accepting he can never return to Africa. He marries and bears a daughter, Kizzy, who is callously sold, then raped by her new "master". However, her son, Chicken George, a resourceful dab hand with gamecocks, lives long enough to see his own children attain a liberty of sorts following the Civil War. Roots is told in the same, accessible televisual language as The Waltons or Bonanza, yet it is never bland or evasive. It leaves no doubt as to the torment and abuse suffered by blacks, and although the series' conclusion is fictionally satisfying, for many of the black characters their only hope lies in generations yet unborn. It is sturdy enough drama but its greatest, most revolutionary effects were social. It persuaded American audiences to regard their history from a black perspective, and to see how--against odds far more desperate than those the pilgrims faced--Africans laid claim to their status as free African-Americans. Roots was massively popular, triggering a craze for genealogy and paving the way for series like 1979's Holocaust, which similarly raised the public's awareness of the slaughter of the Jews under Hitler. Most importantly, Roots changed forever the way black people were depicted on American TV. On the DVD: Roots is presented in 1:33:1 format and is visually extremely well-preserved. Extra features include a "Roots Family Tree", a copious, informative audio commentary featuring members of cast and crew, and a documentary, "Remembering Roots". Although this consists only of interviews, these convey the extraordinary emotional grip this project had on those who took part in it.--David Stubbs

• Eddie Murphy Box Set - Trading Places / Coming To America | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Eddie Murphy's 1988 vehicle Coming to America was probably the point at which his status as a mainstream big-screen comedian finally gelled, following the highly successful 48 Hours pairing with Nick Nolte. Never mind the hackneyed storyline: under John Landis's tight direction, he turns in a star performance (and several brilliant cameos) that is disciplined and extremely funny. Murphy plays an African prince who comes to New York officially to sow his wild oats. Privately, he is seeking a bride he can marry for love rather than one chosen by his parents. With his companion (Arsenio Hall, who pushes Murphy all the way in the comedy stakes), he settles in the borough of Queens and takes a job in a hamburger joint. A succession of hilarious satire-barbed adventures ensue, plus the required romantic conclusion. The script is crammed with ripe one-liners , but "Freeze, you diseased rhinoceros pizzle" has to be the most devastating hold-up line of all time. Film buffs will appreciate a brief appearance by Don Ameche as a down-and-out, but this is Murphy's film and he generates warmth enough to convert the most ambivalent viewer. On the DVD: The only--rather pointless--extra on offer is the original theatrical trailer which adds nothing apart from a rapid recap of the story. But the 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation (the picture quality is diamond sharp) and Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack recreate the original authentic cinematic experience. The choreography of 1980s pop diva Paula Abdul in the lavish wedding scenes and Nile Rodgers' pounding musical score are the main beneficiaries. --Piers Ford

• An Actor's Life for Me | DVD | (07/09/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  All the world's a stage for a wannabe actor who's always playing the fool! John Gordon Sinclair is Robert, an aspiring actor willing to do anything for that elusive big break. But with his agent signing him up as a stuntman, he is more likely to break his neck. Meanwhile his girlfriend has to wait in the wings Certain that it's only a matter of time before he makes it, struggling actor Robert throws himself into every role, taking ˜break a leg' a bit too literally! Fiancée Sue (Gina McKee, Notting Hill) is always on hand to support and encourage him,whilst his less-than-capable agent Desmond (Victor Spinetti, A Hard Day's Night) desperately tries to flog his talent unsuccessfully. Adapted with much skill from the radio show and given added depth and humour The Scotsman

• Rubbadubbers - Splish! Splash! Splosh! | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Rubbadubbers are a group of bath toys with wild imaginations and their exploits will thrill every child who knows that the most exciting adventures are inside your head. All you have to do is say ""if only""..... Episode titles: 'Amelia The Monster' 'Reg The Monster' 'Terence's Double Trouble' 'Sploshybird'.

• Undefeatable | DVD | (23/06/2003) from £12.14   |  Saving you £-4.16 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Out of the ring into the fire...in a fight to the finish! All action martial arts film in which a woman is hell-bent on getting revenge on the man who attacked and raped her sister....

• Thief Of Hearts | DVD | (02/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  If you met Ray and Mickey Davis you'd swear they had a perfect marriage. But if you read Mickey's diary you'd know that unrest is lurking just beneath the surface. Enter Scott Muller a small time burglar who robs the Davis home-making off with assorted valuables and Mickey's diary. Muller becomes obsessed with Mickey. He plots to seduce her and play out her most secret fantasies. Mickey is an easy target for Muller's advances and soon the Davis's perfect marriage and perfect wor

• Erik The Viking | DVD | (07/08/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Erik a fine example of a Viking one day questions the ethics of his livelihood; raping and pillaging so he sets out for enlightenment and the gods of Valhalla. His men become adept at creating chaos on this wacky adventure.

• Alan Bleasdale Presents - Self-Catering - Ch4 | DVD | (04/06/2018) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on the play by Jim Morris. Blood on the Dole follows the lives of four teenagers, two boys and two girls, struggling to cope after being thrust into the real world for the first time after leaving school. Living in deprived Merseyside, the four youths' bright-eyed optimism for their futures and new-found freedom is soon crushed by the realities of unemployment, poverty, and the brutal reality of living and trying to find work in a city in decline. They all soon find themselves in the hopeless situation of facing complete dependence on state handouts, the dole . The four teenagers instead find themselves turning to each other to find the strength to survive. An impressively fresh social commentary and portrayal of teenage love set within a disturbingly authentic account of disenfranchised youth. With austerity still very much a part of our political climate, and recent films such as I, Daniel Blake continuing to challenge such government policy, Blood on the Dole is still a hugely relevant watch today. Produced by BAFTA-winner Alan Bleasdale as a part of the Alan Bleasdale Presents series, a Channel 4 anthology showcasing and given a platform to new, up-and-coming talent young writers. After his successes in landmark dramas including Boys from the Black Stuff, The Monocled Mutineer and GBH, in 1994 Channel 4 gave Alan Bleasdale the opportunity to find and mentor new TV writers. Four big-budget, standalone films were made as a result, with top casts and experimental storylines.

• Erik The Viking | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Be there... or beheaded! Erik a fine example of a Viking one day questions the ethics of his livelihood; raping and pillaging so he sets out for enlightenment and the gods of Valhalla. His men become adept at creating chaos on this wacky adventure. Working with his son Bill director Terry Jones drastically changed the film; with a complete change of scene order brand new 5.1 audio and an enhanced picture transfer this Director's Son's Cut is the film finally th

• Rubbadubbers - Bathtime Scramble! | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Rubbadubbers is a high spirited new pre-school animated series which turns an everyday bathroom into a world of imagination and fantastic adventure. It follows the exploits of a group of bath toys whose lively minds take them an incredible journeys where a toothbrush can become a tree a soap dish a sailing ship and a sponge a desert island. The emphasis of course being on the power of pretend play and shared imagination because the best way to learn about life is to play. Bath

• Gregory's Two Girls | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £11.08   |  Saving you £-5.09 (-85.00%)   |  RRP £5.99

  'Gregory's 2 Girls' is part thriller, part romantic comedy and finds Gregory still dreaming his way through life and still looking for romance.

• Tomorrow We Live | DVD | (25/02/2008) from £16.98   |  Saving you £-3.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Whilst the Germans scour a French town for saboteurs the Mayor (Godfrey Tearle) and his daughter Marie (Greta Gynt) collaborate with the German Occupation. But unknown to both the Germans and the French villagers they are leaders of the resistance organisation. When a young French idealist (John Clements) arrives without papers Marie shields him from the Germans and enlists him in their cause to disrupt the German war effort and smuggle Allied airmen back to England.

• Gregory's Girl / Gregory's Two Girls | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Gregory's Girl: In a Scottish new town Gregory a school footballer becomes aware of... girls! Life is OK for Gregory - even when he loses his star position in the football team to gorgeous Dorothy of 5A. Demoted to goalie he now has time to revel in her triumphs on the field and to dream of the possibilities that just may lie ahead... off the field. But his interest is not entirely reciprocated. Will he survive a rebuff? Can his friends cure him of his terrible infatuation? Will he score with Dorothy? Will he score at all? Who's going to be Gregory's girl? Gregory's Two Girls: Two decades after a teenage boy's crush on a schoolgirl football player Gregory Underwood returns to his old school to teach English. He soon finds himself caught between a colleague and a schoolgirl who plays football. With much of his teaching encompassing human rights Gregory also finds himself enlisted too.

• Rubbadubbers - Triple Boxset | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  ""Here come the Rubbadubbers - Splish! Splash! Splosh!"" A triple bill of fantastic adventures with the Rubbadubbers.

• Hot Metal - Series 1 - Complete | DVD | (14/09/2009) from £10.78   |  Saving you £4.21 (39.05%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Hot Metal: Series 1 (2 Discs)

• 20 To Life - The Life And Times of John Sinclair | DVD | (26/11/2007) from £15.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-23.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This is the real-life story of John Sinclair an early victim of the War on Drugs who faced 20yrs to life in prison for giving two joints to an undercover policewoman. Sinclair mounted a historic challenge to the constitutionality of Michigan's marijuana laws and served 29 months of a 9 1/2 - 10yr sentence before his legal victory on appeal changed the law for good.The long campaign waged by Sinclair and his supporters culminated in a massive John Sinclair Freedom Rally headlined by John Lennon & Yoko Ono Stevie Wonder and many more resulted in Sinclair's release on December 13 1971 just three days after the event.The story is told by Sinclair his family friends and associates and is highlighted by a series of poetry performances by Sinclair's blues and jazz ensembles. Tracklisting: 1. Free John Now 2. The Delta Sound 3. School Days 4. Consequences 5. Kimba 6. The Pimps Vision 7. The Screamers 8. I Can Only Give You Everything 9. Bloomdido 10. Looking At You 11. Ice Pick Slim 12. Louie Louie 13. Cross Road Blues 14. Motor City is Burning 15. Lets Get Together 16. Life Is Splendid 17. Power Trip 18. I'm Mad Like Eldridge Cleaver 19. Dealers Blues 20. Starship 21. Kick Out the Jams 22. Black To Comm 23. Pressure 24. John Sinclair 25. Friday the 13th 26. Just Like An Aborigine 27. Seeds & Stems Again 28. Rhythm-a-ning 29. I Surrender Dear 30. Bye-ya 31. Pea Vine Blues 32. Big Chief 33. We Just Change the Beat 34. Really The Blues 35. Ain't Nobody's Business

• King Solomon's Mines | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £6.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A group of daring explorers led by Allan Quartermain (Cedric Hardwicke) searches the African continent for the lost diamond mines of Solomon in this adaptation of the oft-filmed novel by H. Rider Haggard. Paul Robeson co-stars as the party's guide through the wilderness who occasionally bursts into song.

• 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?

• Coming To America | DVD | (05/07/2021) from £5.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Join EDDIE MURPHY (Norbit, Dreamgirls) 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 relishes the chance to test his mettle in the urban wilderness. Keep an eye out for both Murphy and Hall in some unforgettable cameo roles! Extras: Theatrical Trailer