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• Psycho (1960) | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Hitchcock's most notorious work remains terrifying after all these years, digitally presented, this reissue marks this milestone work's 50th Anniversary.

• 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

• The X Files Movie | DVD | (31/01/2000) from £7.49   |  Saving you £6.76 (108.51%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The definitive American television series of the 1990s. The X-Files comes to the big screen with an anticlimactic whimper. And how could it be otherwise? Why should material so perfectly realised in one medium necessarily translate well into another? The series is crisply and thoughtfully executed in just about every detail, but the heart of its appeal lies in the elegant handling of complicated and evolving ongoing story lines, which is not something movies are especially good at. The big-screen drive for closure cramps the creative style, though it may also help nonfans get a grip on the proceedings. We do get some invigorating thrills and chills, however, and a more satisfying sense of the scale of an all-enveloping human-alien conspiracy than ever before, but there's no more plot development here than in an average two-part season-ending. FBI black sheep Mulder and Scully have been temporarily transferred from the X-Files project to an anti-terrorist unit to investigate an Oklahoma City-style bombing. They uncover a new wrinkle in the Syndicate/Cancer Man conspiracy--basically an attempt to help one bunch of (benign?) aliens fight off another bunch who want to colonise Earth. A spectacular, ice-bound finale thrillingly staged by series-veteran director Rob Bowman offers Mulder (but not a conveniently unconscious Scully) his first clear look at a You Know What, which in some quarters qualifies as an epochal event. Martin Landau offers the agents some crucial clues, and several familiar TV faces (including the Lone Gunmen and Mitch Pileggi's indispensable Assistant Director Skinner) turn up briefly to wink knowingly at faithful fans. --David Chute

• Cape Fear | DVD | (05/05/2008) from £7.40   |  Saving you £2.59 (35.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum star in Hollywood's classic tale of revenge and murder. Robert Mitchum is unforgettable as Max Cady an ex-con determined to exact a terrible revenge on Sam Bowden (Peck) and his family. Sam is a small-town lawyer whose worst nightmare comes true when the criminal he helped put away returns to stalk his beautiful young wife (Bergen) and teenage daughter (Martin). Despite help from the local police chief (Balsam) and a private detective (Savalas) Sam i

• Sherlock - Complete Series 3 | Blu Ray | (20/01/2014) from £10.94   |  Saving you £14.05 (128.43%)   |  RRP £24.99

  BBC One's much praised multi-award-winning drama Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman returns for an eagerly awaited third series of three 90-minute films - The Empty Hearse The Sign of Three and His Last Vow. Benedict Cumberbatch returns as Sherlock Holmes with Martin Freeman as John Watson Mark Gatiss as Mycroft Rupert Graves as Inspector Lestrade Una Stubbs as Mrs Hudson Amanda Abbington as Mary Morstan and Louise Brealey as Molly Hooper.

• The Hot Spot | Blu Ray | (27/11/2023) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Harry, a drifter (Don Johnson, Miami Vice) rolls into town and talks his way into a job at a car dealership where he becomes caught between two beautiful women, the bosss conniving wife Dolly (Virginia Madsen, Candyman) and Gloria (Jennifer Connelly, Requiem for a Dream) a naive young accountant whose life is complicated by blackmail. When Harry plans to rob the local bank, he becomes enmeshed in a lethal web of lust, greed and extortion, whose only escape is murder. Adapted from Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams, The Hot Spot is a dusty, sweaty modern noir that updates the pulp formula of twists and turns with an intensity to match director Dennis Hoppers earlier film roles. Directed by Hopper (Easy Rider, Out of the Blue) with verve, the stellar cast are supported by William Sadler (The Shawshank Redemption), Charles Martin Smith (The Untouchables) and Jack Nance (Eraserhead) accompanied by a brilliant soundtrack featuring Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal and original music by Jack Nitzsche. Product Features Coming Soon

• Take the High Road - Volume 1 Episodes 1-6 | DVD | (01/10/2012) from £10.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (18.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Take The High Road was one of the longest running shows on UK television. For over 22 years and more than 1,500 episodes Take The High Road delighted viewers all over Britain as this landmark Scottish Television drama followed the lives of the inhabitants of Glendorrach, a beautiful village in the scenic Scottish countryside. Following the trials and tribulations of the people who live and work on the estate, Take The High Road was shot on location in the village of Luss, on the banks of the picturesque Loch Lomond, northwest of Glasgow. Now, for the first time on DVD, you can relive the highs and lows, the friendships and all the dramas as they unfold in this timeless classic.

• Jethro Tull - Living With The Past | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £12.20   |  Saving you £2.79 (22.87%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The only authorized Tull DVD! Tull are a musical powerhouse driven by the distinctive flute and wonderfully crafted melodies of Ian Anderson. Jethro Tull have now performed almost 3000 concerts featuring a powerful repertoire of classic material sprinkled with the latest gems from a string of vibrant new releases. Living With The Past is the definitive record of Jethro Tull live. This stunning concert film captured on the British and American tours in 2001 also features a

• Melody Time (Disney) | DVD | (21/07/2003) from £6.98   |  Saving you £-1.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.00

  Disney's Melody Time features seven classic stories each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters. Donald Duck puts on a display of jazzy antics as the star of 'Blame It On The Samba.' Music becomes a real adventure for a busy bumble bee in 'Bumble Boogie'. From the mischievous young tugboat in 'Little Toot' to the heroes of legend and myth in 'Johnny Appleseed' and 'Pecos Bill' this feast for the eyes and ears entertains with wit and charm.

• Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story By Martin Scorsese (2019) (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (25/01/2021) from £14.57   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 1975, in an America defined by both the self-mythologizing pomp of the upcoming bicentennial and ongoing socio-political turmoil, BOB DYLAN and a band of troubadoursincluding luminaries such as JOAN BAEZ, ALLEN GINSBERG, and JONI MITCHELLembarked on a now-legendary tour known as The Rolling Thunder Revue, a freewheeling variety show that was part traveling counterculture carnival, part spiritual pilgrimage. Director MARTIN SCORSESE (The Irishman) blends behind-the-scenes archival footage, interviews, and narrative mischief, with a magician's sleight of hand, into a zeitgeist-defining cultural record that is as much a concert documentary as it is a slippery, chimerical investigation into memory, time, truth, and illusion. At the centre of it all is the magnetic Dylan, a sphinx-like philosopher-poet singing, with electrifying conviction, to the soul of an anxious nation. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital transfer, approved by director Martin Scorsese, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack New interviews with Scorsese, editor David Tedeschi, and writer Larry Ratso Sloman Restored footage of never-before-seen Rolling Thunder Revue performances of Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You and Romance in Durango, and of a never-before-seen cut of Tangled Up in Blue Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by novelist Dana Spiotta and writing from the Rolling Thunder Revue tour by author Sam Shepard and poets Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman

• Judge John Deed - Series 1 And Pilot | DVD | (08/05/2006) from £6.99   |  Saving you £18.00 (257.51%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Deed is a high-court judge who's made it to the top through sheer determination and character without the help of the old boys network. Hating all things archaic and bureaucratic his passion for justice and his maverick approach attract as many supporters as they do detractors. His humanity and success in and out of court make him a hero figure to some but an enemy to others... Episodes Comprise: 1. Pilot 2. Rough Justice 3. Duty Of Care 4. Appropriate Response 5. Hidden

• 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

• Manhunt - Series 1 - BLU-RAY | Blu Ray | (11/10/2021) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Manhunt is the real life story of how the murder of French National, Amelie Delagrange, on Twickenham Green in August 2004 was eventually linked to the murders of Marsha McDonnell in 2003 and the abduction and murder of Milly Dowler as she travelled home from school in 2002.

• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £4.95   |  Saving you £22.04 (445.25%)   |  RRP £26.99

  'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey the Company continues East encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves the Dwarves journey to Lake-town and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself where they must face the greatest danger of all - a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself - the Dragon Smaug. Special Features: New Zealand: Home of Middle Earth - Part 2 Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug - Trailer 1 Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug - Trailer 2 Live Event: In the Cutting Room Production Video: Introduction to Pick Ups Shooting Recap of Pick-Ups - Part 1 Recap of Pick-Ups - Part 2 Music Scoring: Scoring the Desolation of Smaug in Wellington Peter Jackson invites you to the set Lego Hobbit Game Trailer Kingdoms of Middle Earth Trailer Ed Sheeran - I See Fire Music Video

• 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

• Sherlock | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £3.49   |  Saving you £16.50 (472.78%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories Sherlock is a thrilling funny fast-paced adventure series set in present-day London.

• Catch Me If You Can | DVD | (02/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., the youngest man to ever feature on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list who managed to pass himself off with several identities with an FBI agent hot on his trail.

• Men Behaving Badly - Series 1 To 6 | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.45   |  Saving you £46.80 (1,467.08%)   |  RRP £49.99

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

• Guy Martin: D-Day Landing | DVD | (05/08/2019) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Guy is on a mission to bring the past to life. 2019 marks the 75th Anniversary of D-Day the Allied fightback against Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Overlord, it remains the most complicated military action in history. Motorcycle racer and engineering enthusiast Guy Martin pays tribute to this crucial turning point in the war by recreating one of its most daring missions in the most hands-on way possible. Just hours before the Normandy beach landings that have become synonymous with D-Day, thousands of Allied troops covertly parachuted behind enemy lines to the clear the way. Guy becomes one of those troops first leading a team of experts to restore an original Douglas C-47 Dakota cargo plane, then flying to Normandy before completing the mission by jumping out of the plane. This two-hour special is a unique, first-hand insight into the meticulous training, planning and execution of the Second World War's key action and brings the history of D-Day to life in an unprecedented way.

• Battle of Algiers - Dual Format Special Edition | DVD | (05/02/2018) from £22.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  CultFilms is proud to present the newly restored 4K version of Battle of Algiers, Gillo Pontecorvo's multi award-winning masterpiece, as never seen before. Winner of the Golden Lion at the 1966 Venice Film Festival and nominated for three Oscars® (Best Director/ Screenplay and Foreign Picture), The Battle of Algiers is a unique ground-breaking film revered by filmmakers such as Ken Loach, Chris Nolan, Spike Lee, Paul Greengrass et al. Summed up by The Observer as One of the most remarkable film of all time, it features Oscars® winner Ennio Morricone's most haunting score. It arrives as a stunning luxury collector's dual-format set full of fascinating special features and a booklet in December 2017. Shot in a gritty documentary style devised by Pontecorvo, with remarkable crowd scenes, it features the then pioneering use of amateur actors including real-life guerrilla fighter Saadi Yacef (who went on to coproduce the film) all adding to the film's realism. To date, the film is used by military organisations including the Pentagon to offer insights in to guerrilla strategy and the effects of foreign occupation. Painstakingly restored in 4k by the multi-awarded L'Immagine Ritrovata - with the participation of the director's son, cinematographer and director Marco Pontecorvo - in collaboration with CultFilms, the 4K preservation of Pontecorvo's unique B&W vision was nominated for the Best Restored Film at the 2016 Venice Film Festival. Battle of Algiers is more topical and burningly relevant today than ever Extras/Episodes: New extra on the 4K restoration Booklet by Alan O'Leary (from his book on BATTLE OF ALGIERS) Interview with Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo on the making of the Battle of Algiers Interview with actor & producer S Yacef, head of FLN guerrillas, now Senator on the real battle Interview with FLN fighter Zohra Drif Bitat (guerrilla bomber and later wife of Algerian President) Exclusive in depth analysis by Director Paul Greengrass Exclusive interview with Director Ken Loach