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• The Snail and the Whale | DVD | (10/02/2020) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Spectacularly stunning...a magical tale of adventure and friendship. Rebecca Mahoney. TVTimes From Magic Light Pictures, Oscar-nominated creators of the hugely successful The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Revolting Rhymes. The Snail and the Whale is the story of a tiny snail on the tail of a great big grey-blue humpback whale, and their journey around the globe. Based on the wonderful picture book wrriten by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. A little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of a whale. He shows her the wonders of the natural world - coral caves, ocean depths, distant icebergs and far off lands. She's amazed by it all but begins to feel so small in comparison. When disaster strikes though, Snail proves that everyone, no matter how small, can make a difference in their own special way. A spectacularly animated adventure with the voices of Rob Brydon, Sally Hawkins and Diana Rigg. Extras: Behind the Scenes Animating Water Artwork Gallery

• The Virgin Spring | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Made in 1960 and set in mediaeval Sweden, Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring is based on a folk ballad. It also examines a society in transition from worshipping the old Norse gods to Christianity. The film starkly contrasts Ingeri--a dark, feral Odin-worshipping brunette, foster daughter to a Christian family headed by Max Von Sydow--and their own daughter, Karin, pretty and blonde but also vain and naive, and resented by Ingeri. They travel out together to a distant church where Karin is to offer votive candles to the Virgin Mary. However, en route, Karin is raped and murdered by two desperate goatherders, accompanied by a 13-year-old boy. By coincidence, the goatherders then seek refuge with Karin's parents and even try to sell them her clothes, which proves to be a mortal error. Bergman was greatly influenced by Kurosawa, the Japanese director of The Seven Samurai, when he made The Virgin Spring, as evinced in its ominous use of dark and shade and lengthy sequences without dialogue. However, this is more than pastiche. Although the Christian ending with which Bergman feels obliged to conclude the film doesn't quite sit well in a movie in which God is as palpably absent as in any Bergman movie, the slow, remorseless pace of the murder and subsequent retribution bring to mind Kieslowki's A Short Film About Killing in their sense of the futility of vengeance. On the DVD: The Virgin Spring arrives on disc in a restoration that vividly enhances the sense of light and shade which is integral to the movie. Notes from critic Phillip Strick provide background to the movie, including the legend on which the film was based, as well as observing that Bergman was later so embarrassed by the film's debt to Kurosawa that he disowned it, only to be told by Kurosawa himself not to be so silly. --David Stubbs

• Kursk: The Last Mission | Blu Ray | (16/09/2019) from £8.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on the gripping true story of the Kursk submarine tragedy of 2000 in which 188 men lost their lives, Kursk: The Last Mission is a tense submarine thriller from critically- acclaimed director Thomas Vinterberg (The Hunt, Far From the Madding Crowd). When a Russian naval exercise goes horribly wrong, the Kursk submarine erupts in flames killing most of the men onboard and sending the trapped survivors to the bottom of sea. Time is running out for Russian Captain Mikhail Averin (Matthias Schoenaerts) and his crew, as fire engulfs the vessel starving them of oxygen. Ignoring the advice of their own people, the Russian government refuses the help of the UK Navy operation headed by Captain David Russell (Colin Firth). When they finally give way to mounting domestic pressure, it's too little too late...

• Uncle Vanya | DVD | (22/08/2011) from £13.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (21.44%)   |  RRP £16.99

  A classic production of Chekhov's classic tale of boredom and frustration set on a Russian country estate in the late 19th century. Produced as part of the inaugural season at the new Chichester Festival Theatre Laurence Olivier directed the play and also performed the role of Dr Astrov.

• Iconic Horror 5-Film Collection | DVD | (03/10/2022) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ! The Exorcist The story, both nightmarish and realistic, features an innocent young girl who is possessed by a terrifying entity, her mother who desperately wants to save her, as well as two priests - one who is rather sceptical and the other resolutely devout - who join in the fight against the ultimate evil, leaving viewers breathless. The greatest horror thriller of all time surprises and shocks viewers like no other film in its genre. Friday the 13th Welcome to Camp Crystal Lake. Its history is bloody, and its inhabitants say that it's cursed. It's the perfect place for a psychopath to start killing the camp counsellors. Director and producer Sean S. Cunningham's original slasher movie has spawned a phenomenal franchise and hundreds of imitators. With a charming cast (including young Kevin Bacon) and the creative use of sharp instruments by a stalker with an overprotective mother, this classic shock movie continues to thrill, inspire, and terrify audiences. Stephen King's IT (1990) In October 1957, IT wakes up and the small town of Derry, Maine will never be the same again. Stephen King brings all our childhood fears and phobias to light as seven children face unimaginable horrors that come in many guises, including Pennywise (Tim Curry), a living clown, who hunts and kills in the city's sewers. Years later, the surviving adults are brave enough to return to Derry to stop the killing, this time for good. A Nightmare On Elms Street Nancy, Kris, Quentin, Jesse, and Dean live on Elm Street, in the heart of a residential suburb similar to thousands of others - peaceful, clean, and uneventful... But for some time now, these five young people have been haunted every night by the same oppressive nightmare - a man with a hollow voice emerges from the darkness. Dressed in a torn red and green shirt, he hides his horribly burned and disfigured face under an old hat. Carrie (1976) Carrie (SISSY SPACEK, Badlands, JFK ) is a tortured teenager, ill-at-ease and totally unaware of her telekinetic power. When her psychotic mother and her sadistic classmates go overboard, she unleashes the most terrible vengeance, and unleashes hell around her in a whirlwind of fi re and blood. Special Features The Exorcist: The Fear of God Documentary 8 Trailers (Nobody Expected It, Beyond Comprehension, Flash Image, Exorcist 2: The Heretic, Fallen, Interview with the Vampire, Beetlejuice, Devil's Advocate) 6 TV spots (Beyond Comprehension, You Too Can See The Exorcist, Between Science and Superstition, The Movie You've Been Waiting For, Nobody Expected It, Life Had Been Good Interviews (The Original Cut, Stairway to Heaven, The Final Reckoning) The Original Ending Separate commentaries by Friedkin & Blatty, sketches and storyboards Friday the 13th: Documentary: Return to the Crystal Lake: Making of Friday the 13th Feature-length Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Sean S. Cunnigham Trailer Stephen King's IT (1990) Feature-length Audio Commentary by Dennis Christopher, Tim Reid, John Ritter, Richard Thomas and Director Tommy Lee Wallace A Nightmare On Elms Street: Commentary Trailer Carrie (1976): Acting Carrie Featurette Visualising Carrie: From Words to images Singing Carrie: Carrie, the Musical Theatrical trailer Photo Gallery