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• Brain of Blood | Blu Ray | (09/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Edward G. Robinson - Scarlet Street / The Stranger | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In a way, Scarlet Street is a remake. It's taken from a French novel, La Chienne (literally, "The Bitch") that was first filmed by Jean Renoir in 1931. Renoir brought to the sordid tale all the colour and vitality of Montmartre; Fritz Lang's version shows us a far harsher and bleaker world. The film replays the triangle set-up from Lang's previous picture, The Woman in the Window, with the same three actors. Once again, Edward G Robinson plays a respectable middle-aged citizen snared by the charms of Joan Bennett's streetwalker, with Dan Duryea as her low-life pimp. The plot closes around the three of them like a steel trap. This is Lang at his most dispassionate. Scarlet Street is a tour de force of noir filmmaking, brilliant but ice-cold. The Stranger, according to Orson Welles, "is the worst of my films. There is nothing of me in that picture". But even on autopilot Welles still leaves most filmmakers standing. A war crimes investigator, played by Edward G Robinson, tracks down a senior Nazi to a sleepy New England town where he's living in concealment as a respected college professor. Welles wanted Agnes Moorehead as the investigator and Robinson as the Nazi Franz Kindler, but his producer, Sam Spiegel, wouldn't wear it. So Welles himself plays the supposedly cautious and self-effacing fugitive--and if there was one thing Welles could never play, it was unobtrusive. Still, the film's far from a write-off. Welles' eye for stunning visuals rarely deserted him and, aided by Russell Metty's skewed, shadowy photography, The Stranger builds to a doomy grand guignol climax in a clocktower that Hitchcock must surely have recalled when he made Vertigo. And Robinson, dogged in pursuit, is as quietly excellent as ever. On the DVD: sparse pickings. Both films have a full-length commentary by Russell Cawthorne which adds the occasional insight, but is repetitive and not always reliable. The box claims both print have been "fully restored and digitally remastered", but you'd never guess. --Philip Kemp

• Widespread Panic - Live From Austin, TX | DVD | (15/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  If you're among the legions of Widespread Panic fans you already know that the band is legendary for never playing the same show twice - or the same song the same way twice. What makes this performance that much more special is the inspiring presence of found member Michael Houser (whose nickname Panic inspired the band's name) who died of pancreatic cancer less than two years later. As much as anything this is a celebration of Houser's life and the sheer joy he brought to a band that became one of the biggest draws on the international concert circuit and created a vibe that makes the Panic experience unique in the pop rock world. Tracklist: 1. Let's Get Down To Business 2. Ain't Life Grand 3. Space Wrangler 4. Climb To Safety 5. Blue Indian 6. Casa Del Grillo 7. Driving Song/Surprise Valley/Drivin... 8. Travelin' Light 9. Bear's Gone Fishin' 10. Dyin' Man 11. Porch Song

• The Tough Guys Collection - Bullets Or Ballots/San Quentin/A Slight Case Of Murder | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Bullets Or Ballots: After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner former detective Johnny Blake knocks him down convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. ""Buggs"" Fenner thinks Blake is a police agent. San Quentin: Do the crime do the time. But what happens during the long years spent behind the walls of San Quentin? The penitentiary's new yard captain wants to make those years a time of rehabilitation rather than punishment. But not everyone's buying it. Humphrey Bogart portrays Red continuing his climb to stardom in this brisk film that's one of a string of Depression-era works combining gangster-movie elements with a Big House setting. Studio mainstay Pat O'Brien plays Steve Jameson whose carrot-and-stick reforms begin to change Red's thinking. An inmates' strike and a scripture-quoting con who swipes a rifle are among the troubles Jameson faces- and Red is another as he reverts to his old ways and makes a violent break for freedom. A Slight Case Of Murder: A breakneck-paced comedy starring Edward G. Robinson as a tough but good-hearted bootlegger. When Prohibition is repealed Robinson faces a financial crisis: His beer tastes so awful that no one wants to drink it legally. As an additional headache Robinson is under scrutiny from the Law which is waiting to slip the cuffs on him for the slightest infraction. He arrives at his rented Saratoga mansion with his wife (Ruth Donnelly) daughter (Jane Bryan) and adopted son (Bobby Jordan) only to discover that a killer has left four corpses in his bedroom. Robinson and his stooges are forced to hide the bodies before his future son-in-law (Willard Parker) who happens to be a cop tumbles to the dilemma. Based on a stage play by Howard Lindsay and Damon Runyon.

• All That Jazz | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Part tragic part comic this outrageous look at life in the fast lane is the Academy Award-winning musical about Bob Fosse's excessive life in show business (here played by an Oscar-nominated Roy Scheider). Dazzlingly presented this electrifying story about the perils of pushing yourself too hard is filled with Fosse's legendary song-and-dance choreography. Bonus CD Tracklisting: 1. Main Title (Instrumental) 2. On Broadway (George Benson) 3. Michelle 4. Take Off With Us 5. Vivaldi Concert In G (Instrumental) 6. Ponte Vecchio (Instrumental) 7. Everything Old Is New Again 8. South MT Sinai Parade (Instrumental) 9. After You've Gone (Leland Palmer) 10. There Will Be Some Changes Made (Ann Reinking) 11. Who's Sorry Now? 12. Some Of These Days 13. Going Home Now (Instrumental) 14. Bye Bye Love (Ben Vereen & Ray Scheider)

• John McCutcheon - Hammer Dulcimer - A Comprehensive Beginner's Course | DVD | (01/01/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £28.99

  This beginner's course teaches how to hold the hammers, find the notes, and make exciting music immediately. John plays several tunes and variations, sharing tips on tuning, set-up, harmonies, and hammering techniques.

• DENEN MAN NICHT VERGIBT - MOVI | Blu Ray | (24/08/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Full Metal Jacket - Special Edition | DVD | (12/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  One of a series of revisionist Vietnam cinema released in the late 1980s, Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket is essentially split into two stories linked by a number of characters. The film follows new recruit Joker (Matthew Modine) and his fellow soldiers through their basic training and into combat in Vietnam. The first half is a chilling portrayal of military brutality and de-humanisation, mainly at the hands of Sgt Hartman (played at a level of staggering intensity by ex-Marine Lee Ermey), that centres around the tragic character of Private Pyle, a young man pushed to the edge of his endurance. The tone of the film is no less harsh when transported to the combat zone as we see the results of the training process in action: the young men turned into unquestioning killing machines. Joker is perhaps the one exception, a soldier with "Born to Kill" written on his helmet who also sports a peace sign on his lapel. But the film finds itself caught in the trap of many of the war movies of the time--how to create audience empathy with characters who are essentially in the wrong. It's a dilemma that Full Metal Jacket never really solves, although as a spectacle the film is a masterpiece. Made in the days before CGI became the norm, the battle sequences--filmed, rather bizarrely, in London's Docklands before its redevelopment--are hugely realistic and are perhaps the key moments of the movie, heightening the disorientation and fear felt by the soldiers. By offering no more than a snapshot of the Vietnam conflict (the action deals with one individual skirmish), Kubrick cleverly leaves any judgement on the war to the audience, although clearly attempting to influence them. The fate of the characters who survive is also left in the balance, but we can perhaps imagine what awaits them. On the DVD: Part of a series of Kubrick DVD reissues, Full Metal Jacket has been treated to the full remastering and restoration treatment. The battle sequences have benefited the most, gaining a new audio and visual crispness and clarity that adds to their already impressive sense of realism--you can almost feel the heat searing from the screen and the explosions detonating around you. Maybe not the best war film ever made, as some may claim, but certainly one to take you right to the heart of the action. --Phil Udell

• Murder Once Removed | DVD | (23/05/2011) from £5.38   |  Saving you £-3.39 (-170.40%)   |  RRP £1.99

  A doctor and the wife of one of his wealthy patients hatch a plot to get rid of her husband so they can be together and get his money.

• Pioneers In Art And Science Art, Poetry And Particle Physics | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In Ken McMullen's engaging and accessible film he travels to the world's biggest particle physics laboratory at CERN in Geneva to confront physicists with poetry. The film charts an extraordinary and wide-ranging series of discussions and collaborations between Berger and the leading theoretical and experimental physicists John March Russell and Michael Doser. During filming artists from all over the world were working with CERN physicists on a project that culminated in a major e

• The Italian Job - DVD and Flag World Cup Edition | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Michael Caine stars in this 60s classic as the leader of a team of thieves who plan to use minis to help them perform the heist of the century.

• Thomas And Sarah - Episodes 8 To 13 | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The continuation of the Upstairs Downstairs saga which follows the lives of the two servants Thomas and Sarah. Episodes included: The Poor Young Widow Of Peckham There Is A Happy Land Return To Gethyn Putting On The Ritz The New Rich and Love Into Three Won't Go.

• Sue | DVD | (08/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• Cracker - Best Boys | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sex and love and eternity are things we all want and need but when they lead to murder it can only bring tragedy to Stuart Grady and Bill Nash. Fitz is soon pitched against two people who superficially survive as father and son when all the time they need more that ever to admit they love each other. In the background the legacy of Jimmy Beck continues to twist the knife in Fitz's relationship with the traumatised Penhaligon while Fitz's wife Judith desperately tries to cling to the wreckage of her marriage as she realises with awesome clarity the full impact of a new baby on their lives.

• Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £25.63   |  Saving you £-20.64 (-413.60%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is the story of a struggling football club; Southall United. The team has no stars no sponsors no spectators and most importantly no coach. Yet it nurtures the hope that it will win the cup this time. But with opposition from the city council and a local sports commentator - is there really any future for this small football club?

• John Lennon - Give Peace a Chance | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Tracklist: 1. Introduction 2. New York City 3. It''s So Hard 4. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World 5. Sisters O Sisters 6. Well Well Well 7. Instant Karma 8. Mother 9. Born In A Prison 10. Come Together 11. Imagine 12. Cold Turkey 13. Hound Dog 14. Give Peace A Chance 15. Sisters O Sisters 16. Searchin'' For Harmony

• Shelter | DVD | (17/06/2002) from £6.55   |  Saving you £1.44 (18.00%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Government corruption makes strange bedfellows when a straight-arrow Treasury Agent partners with a weapons-trading Greek Mafioso for protection from his agency colleagues all of whom are on the take and aiming to bump the Mafioso off. Add to the mix the Mafioso's lovely wife and soon there's no loyalty that can't be rent asunder.

• The Lawless Frontier | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  John Wayne plays a wrongly accused cowboy who must prove his innocence by taking on the real criminals...

• Pete's Meteor | DVD | (07/05/2012) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-0.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Pete (Mike Myers) is a streetwise ex-junkie on the run from the mob. After his two best friends die, he feels obliged to help raise their three children who now live with their grandmother (Brenda Fricker).When a meteorite crashes into the kids' garden they believe that it was sent by their parents and go to dangerous lengths to recover it from the wealthy scientist (Alfred Molina) who took possession of it. Their lives converge in this funny, thrilling and bittersweet film.

• Insaniac | DVD | (20/01/2003) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-4.03 (-23.70%)   |  RRP £16.99

  A deranged young woman with amnesia is hynoptised so that she may explore her own mind. Whilst trying to recover lost memories she discovers that her mind is a nightmare landscape of violence and horror...