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• MacKenna's Gold | DVD | (01/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• The Fall Of The Roman Empire | DVD | (30/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The second and last of Anthony Mann's historical epics is a smart, handsome spectacle of the decadence, corruption and intrigue that tore apart the Roman empire. The sprawling story spreads itself thin over a number of characters and stories. At the centre are handsome but stiff Stephen Boyd as Livius, the loyal soldier and symbolic son of the ageing emperor Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness), and Christopher Plummer as Commodus, the corrupt heir to the throne. They are boyhood friends turned enemies when the latter accedes to the throne and sells out the values of his father for greed and hedonistic pleasures. The three-hour running time is filled out with the tales of Sophia Loren (as the beautiful Lucilla in love with Livius but coveted by greedy Commodus) and a gallery of heroes and villains that includes James Mason, Mel Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Omar Sharif and Eric Porter. The film is highlighted with spectacular scenes--a grandiose funeral fit for an emperor, brutal battles in the provinces as the barbarians threaten the empire, and a climactic duel to decide the destiny of Rome--which Mann weaves into the shadowy intrigue of the halls of power. Like his previous epic El Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire remains one of the best of the 1960s epics: well written with strong performances and a consistently elegant style, but lacking the central core and magnetic hero of its superior predecessor. Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000) tackles almost the same story with a more crowd-pleasing action-adventure slant. --Sean Axmaker

• Dr Zhivago Steelbook | Blu Ray | (28/01/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  David Lean's Doctor Zhivago is an exploration of the Russian Revolution as seen from the point of view of the intellectual, introspective title character (Omar Sharif). As the political landscape changes, and the Czarist regime comes to an end, Dr. Zhivago's relationships reflect the political turmoil raging about him. Though he is married, the vagaries of war lead him to begin a love affair with the beautiful Lara (Julie Christie). But he cannot escape the machinations of a band of selfish and cruel characters: General Strelnikov (Tom Courtenay), a Bolshevik General; Komarovsky (Rod Steiger), Lara's former lover; and Yevgraf (Alec Guinness), Zhivago's sinister half-brother. This epic, sweeping romance, told in flashback, captures the lushness of Moscow before the war and the violent social upheaval that followed. The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak. Special Features: Commentary by Omar Sharif, Rod Steiger, and Sandra Lean Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration Part 1 Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration Part 2

• The Egyptian Book of the Dead | DVD | (13/12/2010) from £14.24   |  Saving you £-1.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A captivating look at one of the oldest religious documents in the world. Lost for millennia The Egyptian Book Of The Dead is a fascinating piece of history that dates back over 4 000 years. It reveals the reason why the Egyptians built the pyramids and is the likely source of the Ten Commandments. HISTORY follows the ancient scroll from its creation in approximately 1800 BC to its rediscovery in 1887 AD. The Egyptian Book Of The Dead weaves together two stories through recreations expert interviews and computergenerated graphics - that of a temple scribe in ancient Egypt who saves for months to buy his Book of the Dead and that of a roguish 19th Century museum curator named Earnest Wallis Budge who discovers the same book and purchases it for the British Museum in London. From the age of papyrus to the age of silicon The Egyptian Book Of The Dead is a captivating look at one of the oldest religious documents in the world.

• Green Ice | DVD | (28/02/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Electronics expert Wiley (Ryan O'Neal) flees responsibility and New York city for Mexican adventure in this spectacular action romance. On the way he meets the beautiful Holbrook (Anne Archer) and joins up with her south of the border. But a meeting with the sinister Argenti (Omar Sharif) and the discovery of a sparkling collection of Green Ice in his hotel room lead to Wiley and Holbrook becoming embroiled in the deadly world of emerald smuggling...

• Funny Girl | Blu Ray | (17/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Beyond Justice | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £6.46   |  Saving you £-4.47 (-224.60%)   |  RRP £1.99

  An heiress hires a former CIA agent to rescue her son who has been kidnapped. The search for the boy takes them to Morocco, where it is planned the boy will become leader of the tribe...

• Extraordinary Rendition | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A man is abducted from the streets of London and transported via secret flights to an unknown country. Held in solitary confinement and cut off from the outside world he is plunged into a lawless nightmare of detention without trial interrogation and torture. Returned without explanation to the UK many months later he is left to pick up the pieces of a shattered world he no longer recognises.

• Che! | DVD | (03/09/2007) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-8.03 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  CHE! is a controversial and bizarre sixties cult classic. It tells the story of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara who helped Fidel Castro in his struggle against the corrupt Batista regime eventually resulting in the overthrow of that government and Castro's taking over of Cuba. The film covers Guevara's life from when he first landed in Cuba in 1956 to his death in an ambush by government troops in the mountains of Bolivia in 1967.

• Undefeated | DVD | (07/05/2004) from £9.56   |  Saving you £4.43 (31.70%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A winner always knows where he is going. A champion never forgets. Emmy Award-winning screen and stage star John Leguizamo stars and makes his directorial debut in this hard-hitting story of a talented young boxer who must navigate the path between his newfound fame with all its seductive trappings and his humble yet proud roots as a Latin growing up in Jackson Heights Queens. Surrounded by his childhood friends and an old school trainer Lex Vargas endures a devastating personal loss before turning professional eventually signing with a high-profile promoter in order to accelerate his career and get a title shot. The move brings Lex fame fortune a new house and a sexy girlfriend - but threatens to undermine the longtime bonds and proud heritage he shares with his old friends from Queens.

• Lion Of The Desert / The Message | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Message:It is the 7th Century and in Mecca powerful leaders are in conflict with Mohammed who attacks the many injustices their way of life produces - slavery drunkenness and cruelty. Mohammed claims to have seen a vision of the Angel Gabriel and calls to the people of Mecca to worship one God only. After a revelation from God Mohammed agrees to take arms against Mecca and at the Wells of Bedr the inexperienced Moslem troops are victorious. However at the Battle of Uh

• La Chinoise | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £12.13   |  Saving you £7.86 (39.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Anne Wiazemsky (Godard's then-wife) plays a philosophy student who sympathizes with a group of Maoist supporters. Their fanaticism is heightened by their inability to see beyond the propaganda and iconography of the cause. Godard explores the degree of their fanaticism in typical non-linear style...

• The Express | Blu Ray | (04/10/2010) from £10.94   |  Saving you £5.04 (63.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Based on an incredible true story The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis (Rob Brown) the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Following his draft by the NFL tragedy struck the star athlete and he was never able to take the professional field. But his tale would forever change the face of professional sports. Raised in poverty in Pennsylvania coal-mining country Davis overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to become an unstoppable running back for the Syracuse Orangemen. Under the guidance of coach Ben Schwartzwalder (Dennis Quaid)-a hard-nosed surrogate father with an obsession for winning a national championship - Davis would develop from an impressive high-school athlete into a legend. While everyone agreed Ernie Davis was a miracle player few thought this quiet young man would become an icon for the burgeoning civil rights movement dividing America in the early 1960s. Refusing to play by the unspoken racist rules of the day Davis broke through one barrier after another to alter the way fans looked at men of his color. Though leukemia struck the player a terrible blow in the prime of his life his spirit soared when most would crumble. Forcing his bull-headed coach to re-examine a life lived in color-based privilege Davis would join the ranks of black pioneers who inspired a movement that smashed barriers on and off the playing field.

• The Tree of Wooden Clogs | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A three-hour peasant epic in which nothing very much happens might sound like the ultimate turn-off; but The Tree of Wooden Clogs ("L'Albero degli Zoccoli") is made with so much love and dedication that it rarely flags. Set in the Lombardy countryside in the closing years of the 19th century, the film traces the interconnected lives of four peasant families all living in the same large farmhouse. The most dramatic event, which gives the movie its title, is when a father chops down a tree so that his son can have clogs in which to walk to school, which leads to quiet tragedy in the final reel. The film's director Ermanno Olmi--himself of North Italian peasant stock--based his subject on incidents from his own childhood and tales told him by his grandfather. His cast were non-professionals, real peasants chosen from villages of the Bergamo region, whom he encouraged to improvise their own dialogue. All the shooting was done on location with a 16 mm camera, using natural lighting and direct sound--a revolutionary approach in Italy at the time, when almost all films were studio-bound and heavily dubbed. The results carry a rare conviction, the unselfconsciously simple speech and muted earth-tones of the visuals make the film feel more like documentary than fiction. The hardships of peasant life are never softened, though now and then Olmi's affection for his characters verges on sentimentality. And the unquestioning, submissive Catholicism of director and characters alike tends to cloy. But the sense of dignity and harmony, and the film's unhurried pace, always in step with the seasons, create a moving celebration of a vanished way of life. The Tree of Wooden Clogs took the Palme d'Or at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. On the DVD: The Tree of Wooden Clogs doesn't exactly come packed with extras: cast and technical credits, a stills gallery, and a brief two-minute introduction by Olmi, where he explains why he preferred to record in mono, which still sounds fine on the disc. The images have lost nothing of their muted subtlety, and the transfer is in the full 1.33:1 ratio of the original. --Philip Kemp

• One Bad Christmas! | DVD | (04/11/2013) from £5.02   |  Saving you £7.97 (158.76%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Keith David and Omar Gooding star as father and son in this comedy set during the festive season. While working part-time at the Christmas tree lot run by his father, Big Earl (David), Derrick (Gooding), a would-be music producer, attempts to show his dad that he can be a success. His plan does not go accordingly, however, and Big Earl's company is consequently threatened with closure. Can Derrick save the business as well as his relationship with his father?

• Inglourious Basterds | Blu Ray | (12/10/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Dark Hour | DVD | (27/10/2008) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A group of eight people live isolated in crumbling installations. They cannot abandon the complex and they live in a constant state of vigilance. The food supplies are running out and they urgently need medicines and ammunitions but in order to find them they must abandon the secure area. What lurks outside the small area they inhabit however is so menacing that they dare not even speak of it.

• Lawrence of Arabia (Restored Version) | Blu Ray | (12/11/2012) from £94.48   |  Saving you £-24.49 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £69.99

  Considered one of the greatest films in the history of cinema, David Lean's epic Lawrence of Arabia, celebrating its 50th Anniversary, is available fully-restored on Blu-ray and will also be released on a four-disc collector's gift set.

• Daybreak | DVD | (14/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

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• A Day In The Life | DVD | (27/06/2011) from £12.39   |  Saving you £0.60 (4.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A Day in the life is as ground breaking as it is entertaining an explosive Hip Hop gangster feature combining the musical genius of 8 Mile with the grit and violence of Training Day.