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• NCIS: LA Season 9 | DVD | (17/09/2018) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the ninth season of NCIS: LOS ANGELES, the team is shocked to learn Hetty (Linda Hunt) has submitted retirement papers and disappeared. While the team searches for Hetty's mysterious whereabouts, Executive Assistant Director Shay Mosley (Nia Long) is brought in to oversee the team.

• Dante's Peak | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (62.78%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The first of 1997's volcano disaster movies (the second being Volcano) was arguably the better of the two but both of them made for passable entertainment with some spectacular special effects to serve as icing on the stale cake. After all, Dante's Peak doesn't pretend to be anything more than an updated variation on a whole catalogue of disaster movie clichés. Despite all that, it's reasonably enjoyable. It's an added bonus that the script is just smart enough to allow Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton to play their roles with straight faces, never condescending to the audience of the formulaic story. He's a volcano expert from the US Geological Survey, and she's the mayor of a cosy Washington State town perched beneath a volcano that's about to blow. Tell-tale signs are everywhere, so evacuation must be carried out immediately. Of course, not everybody's eager to leave and even some of Brosnan's colleagues think his alarm is premature. This sets the stage for massive ash clouds, rivers of raging mud and molten rock, flattened forests and death-defying escapes by Brosnan, Hamilton and some (but not all) of her family, friends and townsfolk. So what if it's all pretty flaky ... and can a four-wheel-drive vehicle travel over fire and molten lava without bursting its tires? Don't ask too many questions and you'll find Dante's Peak to be (if you'll pardon the pun) a total blast. --Jeff Shannon

• Nomadland BD | Blu Ray | (28/06/2021) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Following the closure of a gypsum mine in the Nevada town she calls home, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road in this exquisite film (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal). Exploring an unconventional life as a modernday nomad, Fern discovers a resilience and resourcefulness unlike any she's known before. Along the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors in the vast landscape of the American West. From Searchlight Pictures, written for the screen and directed by Chloé Zhao, based on the book by Jessica Bruder, the film also stars David Strathairn and features real-life nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells. Special Features: The Forgotten America Telluride Premiere Q&A Deleted Scenes

• Black Moon Rising | Blu Ray | (15/04/2019) from £11.06   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Buckle up for ride in the Black Moon, a sleek, high-tech supercar, powered by hydrogen and capable of speeds of over 300mph! Tommy Lee Jones (Rolling Thunder, Under Siege) stars as Sam Quint, a master thief working for the government who hides a computer disc loaded with evidence of corporate crime in a prototype supercar, the Black Moon. When a gang of thieves steal the car, Quint seduces their leader, Nina (Linda Hamilton, Terminator), to get to the disc. But in order to reclaim his property, Quint and Nina must break into an impenetrable skyscraper and take down Ed Ryland (Robert Vaughn, The Delta Force), the head of a dangerous stolen car syndicate A fast-moving, hydrogen-fueled action thriller written by John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing), Black Moon Rising has earned admiration from cult movie audiences for its thrilling chase sequences, pounding synth score, and slick direction courtesy of Harley Cokeliss (Battle Truck, The Glitterball). Special Edition Contnets: Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original 35mm interpositive High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Uncompressed PCM 2.0 stereo audio and alternative 5.1 DTS-HD MA soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing New audio commentary by Lee Gambin, author of Show Me: The Making of Christine Black Moon Ascending, a new interview with director Harley Cokeliss Thief in The Night: Producing Black Moon Rising, a new interview with producer Douglas Curtis Sound of Speed: Composing Black Moon Rising, a new interview with composer Lalo Schifrin and film music historian Daniel Schweiger Carpenter's Craft, a new video essay on co-writer John Carpenter's screenwriting career by author and critic Troy Howarth Making Black Moon Rising, an archival documentary featuring behind the scenes footage and cast and crew interviews Alternative Hong Kong version scenes, a presentation of selected scenes from the Hong Kong theatrical version with a different score and sound effects Theatrical trailer and radio spots Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Haunt Love Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Kieran Fisher

• Robocop Trilogy | DVD | (04/02/2002) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £32.99

  Paul Verhoeven was almost unknown in Hollywood prior to the release of RoboCop in 1987. But after this ultra-violent yet strangely subversive and satirical sci-fi picture became a huge hit his reputation for extravagant and excessive, yet superbly well-crafted filmmaking was assured. Controversial as ever, Verhoeven saw the blue-collar cop (Peter Weller) who is transformed into an invincible cyborg as "an American Jesus with a gun", and so the film dabbles with death and resurrection imagery as well as mercilessly satirising Reagan-era America. No targets escape Verhoeven's unflinching camera eye, from yuppie excess and corporate backstabbing to rampant consumerism and vacuous media personalities. As with his later sci-fi satire Starship Troopers the extremely bloody violence resolutely remains on the same level as a Tom and Jerry cartoon. The inevitable sequel, competently directed by Irvin Kershner, thankfully continues to mine the dark vein of anti-consumerist satire while being reflexively aware that it is itself a shining example of that which it is lampooning. Sadly the third instalment in the series, now without Peter Weller in the title role, is exactly the kind of dumbed-down production-line flick that the corporate suits of OCP might have dreamed up at a marketing meeting. Its only virtue is a decent music score from regular Verhoeven collaborator Basil Poledouris, whose splendid march theme returned from the original score. On the DVD: Packaged in a fold-out slipcase these three discs make a very collectable set. All are presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic prints, although only the first movie has any extra material worth mentioning. Here the Director's Cut option allows the viewer to see Paul Verhoeven's more explicitly violent versions of Murphy's "assassination", ED-209's bloody malfunction and the shootout finale. These extended sequences are handily signposted in the scene selection menu, and the filming of them can be seen in a sequence of Director's Cut footage. Deleted scenes include "Topless Pizza" ("I'll buy that for a dollar!") and there are two contemporary "making of" featurettes plus a good, new half-hour retrospective. Both the latter and the director's commentary make abundantly clear the Reagan-era satire and are chock full of quotable lines from Verhoeven--"I wanted to show Satan killing Jesus"--and his producer--"Fascism for liberals". Stop-motion animator Phil Tippett gives a commentary on the storyboard-to-film comparisons, and there are the usual trailers and photos. Showing just how much the sequels are rated in comparison, the second and third discs have nothing but theatrical trailers and their sound is just Dolby 2.0 whereas the original movie has been remastered into Dolby 5.1.--Mark Walker

• Beautiful Thing | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £9.90   |  Saving you £3.08 (44.57%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A grim, gritty South London housing estate makes an unlikley setting for a romantic fairy-tale, but Hetti MacDonald's gay teenage love story all but brings it off. Adapted by screenwriter Jonathan Harvey from his own stage play, Beautiful Thing tells how teenage loner Jamie falls for next-door neighbour Ste, one of the tough kids who bullies him at school. Amazingly, he finds his feelings reciprocated, and the two progress to a tender, tentative affair. Sidestepping conventional notions of working-class homophobia, the film succeeds in presenting its central relationship not as anything startlingly different, but simply as a teenage romance--with all the joy and heartbreak it implies--that happens to be between two 15-year-old guys. Problems of brutality and deprivation are acknowledged but never allowed to dominate, and under the influence of love even the harsh walkways and terraces of the estate take on a sunlit glow. --Philip Kemp

• NCIS: Los Angeles: The Twelfth Season | DVD | (18/10/2021) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In Season 12 of NCIS: Los Angeles, our city of heroes breaks out the big guns. From staving off a nuclear attack to staying one step ahead of a sociopathic stalker, every global case strikes a personal chord with the crew. While Callen's (Chris O'Donnell) past continues to catch up to him, Sam (LL Cool J) faces risks that put his family in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Kensi (Daniela Ruah) braves a serious threat from a pardoned criminal, Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen) earns his NCIS badge, Eric (Barrett Foa) becomes a billionaire, and Nell (Renée Felice Smith) contemplates a promotion. Throughout 18 episodes on 5 discs, exclusive special features that include 2 featurettes, deleted and extended scenes, plus an audio commentary, the evidence is clear: there's no threat our team can't survive.

• Black Moon Rising | DVD | (29/08/2002) from £7.86   |  Saving you £-0.88 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Tommy Lee Jones is QUINT a shrewd and tough professional thief working for the government. He has hidden a computer disc containing vital evidence in a sleek fast prototype automobile which is stolen by a sophisticated car theft ring in Los Angeles. QUINT the owners of the car and the killers who want the disc back are forced into a high-risk raid on the impenetrable fortress of the car thieves in this taut action-filled suspense adventure.

• God Bless America | DVD | (09/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of American culture, which he sees as overrun with cruelty, stupidity and intolerance. Divorced, recently fired, and possibly terminally ill, Frank truly has nothing left to live for. But instead of taking his own life, he buys a gun and decides to take out his frustration on the cruellest, stupidest, most intolerant people he can imagine-starting with some particularly odious reality television stars. Frank finds an unusual accomplice in a high-school student named Roxy, who shares his sense of rage and together they embark on a nation-wide assault on America's dumbest, most irritating celebrities.

• Men In Black | 4K UHD | (27/11/2017) from £22.90   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After chasing a fugitive with an advanced alien weapon, New York cop James Edwards (Will Smith) finds himself recruited to the MiB, a top secret agency in charge of alien immigration on Earth. He is partnered with K (Tommy Lee Jones), and sent to investigate an alien prediction of the end of the world. They have to track down a hostile alien life form currently wearing the human skin of a country hick named Edgar.

• Dune Blu-ray (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (30/08/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A Place Beyobd Your Dreams. A Movie Beyond Your Imagination. Following a notorious aborted attempt by Alejandro Jodorowsky in the 1970s, Frank Herbert's bestselling sci-fi epic Dune finally made it to the big screen as the third film by emerging surrealist wunderkind David Lynch, featuring an all-star cast that includes several of Lynch's regular collaborators. The year is 10,191, and four planets are embroiled in a secret plot to wrest control of the Spice Melange, the most precious substance in the universe and found only on the planet Arrakis. A feud between two powerful dynasties, House Atreides and House Harkonnen, is manipulated from afar by ruling powers that conspire to keep their grip on the spice. As the two families clash on Arrakis, Duke Atreides' son Paul (Kyle MacLachlan, in his screen debut) finds himself at the centre of an intergalactic war and an ancient prophecy that could change the galaxy forever. Though its initial reception ensured that Lynch largely eschewed mainstream filmmaking for the rest of his career, Dune has since been rightly re-evaluated as one of the most startlingly original and visionary science fiction films of the 1980s. Its astonishing production design and visual effects can now be appreciated anew in this spellbinding 4K restoration, accompanied by hours of comprehensive bonus features. Special Features: Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative 60-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film by Andrew Nette, Christian McCrea and Charlie Brigden, an American Cinematographer interview with sound designer Alan Splet from 1984, excerpts from an interview with the director from Chris Rodley's book Lynch on Lynch and a Dune Terminology glossary from the original release Large fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dániel Taylor Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproductions Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dániel Taylor Disc 1 High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Brand new audio commentary by film historian Paul M. Sammon Brand new audio commentary by Mike White of The Projection Booth podcast Impressions of Dune, a 2003 documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with star Kyle MacLachlan, producer Raffaella de Laurentiis, cinematographer Freddie Francis, editor Antony Gibbs and many others Designing Dune, a 2005 featurette looking back at the work of production designer Anthony Masters Dune FX, a 2005 featurette exploring the special effects in the film Dune Models & Miniatures, a 2005 featurette focusing on the model effects in the film Dune Costumes, a 2005 featurette looking at the elaborate costume designs seen in the film Thirteen deleted scenes from the film, with a 2005 introduction by Raffaella de Laurentiis Destination Dune, a 1983 featurette originally produced to promote the film at conventions and publicity events Theatrical trailers and TV spots Extensive image galleries, including hundreds of still photos Disc 2 BONUS DISC The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune, a brand new feature-length documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures exploring the making of the film, featuring dozens of new and archive interviews with cast and crew Beyond Imagination: Merchandising Dune, a brand new featurette exploring the merchandise created to promote the film, featuring toy collector/producer Brian Sillman (The Toys That Made Us) Prophecy Fulfilled: Scoring Dune, a brand new featurette on the film's music score, featuring interviews with Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, Toto keyboardist Steve Porcaro, and film music historian Tim Greiving Brand new interview with make-up effects artist Giannetto de Rossi, filmed in 2020 Archive interview with production coordinator Golda Offenheim, filmed in 2003 Archive interview with star Paul Smith, filmed in 2008 Archive interview with make-up effects artist Christopher Tucker *** EXTRAS STILL IN PRODUCTION AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE ***

• The Pirates of Penzance | DVD | (01/08/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Frederic was, as a child, apprenticed to a band of inept pirates. Upon completing his 21st year, rejoices that he has fulfilled his indentures and is now free to return to society. But it turns out that he was born on February 29th in a leap year, and he remains apprenticed to the pirates, a Major General, his large family of beautiful but unwed daughters, and the local constabulary all contribute to a cacophony of music and laughter.

• 2 Point 4 Children | DVD | (24/01/2005) from £29.69   |  Saving you £-12.70 (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The complete first series of familial mishaps with the dysfunctional Porter family! On the Surface the Porters are a normal family - indeed even the series' title 2 Point 4 Children the fabled average family size alludes to their normality (as well as the fact that the husband/father is still a bit of a child himself). Yet though the individual members - central-heating engineer Ben; his wife catering worker Bill; and their teenage children David and Jenny - are unexceptional t

• Pieces Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (27/03/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  IT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINK IT IS! From Juan Piquer Simón, director of the equally unhinged Slugs, Pieces is the original sickening slasher classic, now restored in glorious 4K! A Boston college campus is being terrorised by a black-clad maniac who collects body parts from his unfortunate co-ed victims. As the corpses (and red herrings) begin to pile up, can Professor Brown (genre veteran Jack Taylor) unmask the murderer before his morbid puzzle is complete? Boasting some of the most outrageous gore set-pieces ever to splash their way across the screen (including a particularly memorable slow-motion evisceration atop a waterbed), Pieces is an essential slice of Spanish splatter and more gruesome than ever on Blu-ray. Brand new 4K transfer from the original camera negative Two versions of the feature: Pieces, the US theatrical version, and Mil Gritos Tiene La Noche, the original uncensored director's cut, presented in Spanish with original score by Librado Pastor [Blu-ray exclusive] High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original English and Spanish Mono Audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 5.1 Vine Theater Experience Alternate Re-score by composer Umberto Brand new audio commentary with The Hysteria Continues It's Exactly What You Think It Is! brand new featurette offering up an appreciation of Pieces by various filmmaker fans Brand new interview with art director Gonzalo Gonzalo Pieces of Juan a career-spanning interview with director Juan Piquer Simón The Reddest Herring extensive interview with actor Paul Smith, including a discussion of Pieces Audio Interview with producer Steve Minasian Image Galleries Theatrical Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Marc Schoenbach Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Michael Gingold Soundtrack CD featuring the entire original score

• Shattered Family | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £4.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  The true story of an eleven year old boy Gregory Kingsley who made history when he became the first American boy to divorce his parents.

• Men In Black (Special Limited 2 Disc Edition) | DVD | (29/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones return to save the world all over again in this eagerly awaited blockbusting sequel!

• 2 Point 4 Children - Series 3 | DVD | (22/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Statistically the Porters may just be an ordinary family. But there's nothing average about this razor-sharp comedy an endearingly demented portrait of modern family life by Andrew Marshall writer of the Emmy-winning Alexei Sayle's Stuff. Head of the household is Ben a dedicated central-heating engineer and easy-going husband and father. His idea of helping in the house is to change TV channels provided the remote control is within easy reach. Mainstay of the household is Bill a

• Up The Front | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Frankie Howerd stars as a lowly boot-boy who is a terrible coward and only goes to war after he has been hypnotised to 'Save England'! With the German master plan tattooed on his backside he goes to the British headquarters with the Germans in hot pursuit to try and 'hand over the plans'!

• Backstreet Justice | DVD | (06/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  A complicated chain of murders uncovers a conspiracy that spans three decades. A young female PI is hired to solve a number of local murders. With no luck coming from the courtroom she has to take matters into her own hands.

• Cult: Dogma, Human Traffic, Shallow Grave | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  DogmaDogma is a comic fantasia in which angels demons apostles prophets and rubber turd monsters walk among the cynics and innocents of the earth to decide the fate of mankind. Two angels cast from the Pearly Gates discover that a loophole in church dogma means that they can get back into heaven. On the downside in doing so they'll prove God to be fallible and will undo all of Creation. On the upside they'll not have to spend the rest of eternity banished to Wisconsin... Shallow GraveJuliet David and Alex find that their new reclusive roommate has not left the bedroom for days. After kicking in the door they discover this drug overdosed corpse...and a suitcase full of cash. Fatefully choosing to keep the money they know they have to get rid of the body. But the remains won't stay buried and a careless trail from the shallow grave leads the police and - two money-hungry thugs - back to the trio. Human TrafficThe weekend has well and truly landed. Human Traffic focuses on the lives and loves of five individuals who spend their week working mundane jobs waiting for the weekend so that they can immerse themselves in a whirl of pubs clubs and parties. Revolving around a single meticulously planned and titanically drug-addled night out in Cardiff Human Traffic is the first and last word in club-culture.