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• Friday The 13th | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £7.19   |  Saving you £6.80 (94.58%)   |  RRP £13.99

  No matter how many sequels they've made or how big a hit it was in 1980, it's difficult to view the first Friday the 13th as anything but a quickie designed to cram in as many elements from horror movies that had been hits in the late 1970s--most obviously, Halloween and Carrie--while adding as little as possible to the formula. Director Sean S Cunningham has an archetypal plot at his disposal as a group of attractive, shallow teenagers out in the woods to reopen a once-cursed summer camp are murdered in manners designed to show off Tom Savini's gore effects. Kevin Bacon, killed early (arrow through the throat), is the only player who went on to have a career, and he hardly stands out from the strip-Monopoly-playing, goon-acting meat-on-the-hoof teens who fall prey to the mostly unseen murderer. That it's not a total write-off is down to a few neatly edited bits of classical suspense and, two decades on, a simmering nostalgia for a world of bouffant-haired bubbleheads in short shorts (and that's just the guys) observed by edgy subjective camera as the music hisses "kill kill kill". On the DVD: Friday the 13th may be the least worthy of all horror "classics", but it's still nice to have an edition that (unlike earlier video releases) offers a 16x9-enhanced 1.85:1 restored image and a healthy dose of extras. The hard-sell trailer gives away most of the big scares, and so should be sampled after the film. The making of the movie is covered by a 20-minute "Return to Crystal Lake" featurette and a commentary track with input from many of the creatives (Cunningham, composer Harry Manfredini, stars Adrienne King and Betsy Palmer, writer Victor Miller). Some anecdotes get repeated, but there's a lot of solid background material. --Kim Newman

• Warm Bodies | DVD | (17/06/2013) from £4.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Boys From Brazil | Blu Ray | (23/06/2008) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This terrifying thriller is based on Ira Levin's best seller in which Dr. Josef Mengele (Gregory Peck) alive and living in South America gathers a group of former Nazis to work on a mysterious project. Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier) begins to unravel the conspiracy and discovers that Mengele has cloned 94 young Hitlers. Suddenly the terrifying extent of Mengele's plan is revealed: twisting genetic science to become a new weapon of global horror.

• Lost Girl - The Complete Series | DVD | (10/06/2019) from £23.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The complete five seasons of Lost Girl follows the life of a succubus named Bo, as she learns to control her abilities, and discovers the truth about her origins. Starring Anna Silk as sexy succubus Bo, Ksenia Solo as perky sidekick Kenzi, and Kris Holden-Ried as light fae hunk Dyson.

• The Rare Breed | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £5.38   |  Saving you £0.61 (11.34%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In the 1880s Englishwoman Martha Price (Maureen O'Hara) and her daughter Hilary (Juliet Mills) come to America to sell their prize Hereford bull at an auction. When he is purchased by Bowen a wild Scotsman (Brian Keith) the women hire a footloose cowhand named Burnett (James Stewart) to help them transport the animal to its new owner. So begins an adventure that tests the mettle of all involved as they battle killers cattle stampedes and each other. But when they reach Bowen's ran

• Berlin Syndrome | DVD | (02/10/2017) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  While holidaying in Berlin, Australian photographer, Clare meets Andi, a charismatic local man and there is an instant attraction between them. A night of passion ensues. But what initially appears to be the start of a romance, takes an unexpected and sinister turn when Clare wakes the following morning to discover Andi has left for work and locked her in his apartment. An easy mistake to make, of course, except Andi has no intention of letting her go again. Ever.

• Cold War Creatures | Blu Ray | (21/02/2022) from £23.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Zombies! Werewolves! Atomic Mutation! Intergalactic Avians! Let this quartet of classic terrors take you back to the golden age of B-Movie Monsters! A mob boss hires an ex-Nazi scientist to reanimate his dead thugs in Creature with the Atom Brain. An auto-accident survivor is used as an experimental subject to create a vaccine for nuclear fall-out with hair-raising side-effects in The Werewolf. Treasure hunters get more than they bargained for in the search for a cargo of diamonds that went down with a sunken ship when they discover the zombified crew members are guarding the loot in Zombies of Mora Tau. Meanwhile, an enormous bird from outer-space descends to chow down on the people of planet Earth in The Giant Claw! Four fantastic feature presentations from prolific producer Sam Katzman with a bounty of informative extras. These Cold War Creatures are coming for you! Special Edition Contents High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all 4 films Original uncompressed mono audio for all films Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Matt Griffin Disc 1: Creature With The Atom Brain Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman Audio commentary by critic Russell Dyball Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures, a feature-length illustrated presentation on the life, career, and films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette Condensed Super 8mm version of Creature with the Atom Brain, produced for home cinema viewing Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Disc 2: The Werewolf Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman Audio commentary by critic Lee Gambin Beyond Window Dressing, a visual essay exploring the oft-overlooked role of women in the films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Condensed Super 8mm version of The Werewolf, produced for home cinema viewing Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Disc 3: Zombies Of Mora Tau Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman Audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger Atomic Terror: Genre in Transformation, a visual essay exploring the intersection of mythical horror creatures and the rational world of science in the films of Sam Katzman by critic Josh Hurtado Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Disc 4: The Giant Claw Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman Audio commentary by critics Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard Family Endangered!, a visual essay examining the theme of Cold War paranoia in Sam Katzman monster movies, by critic Mike White Condensed Super 8mm version of The Giant Claw, produced for home cinema viewing Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery

• A Fish Called Wanda | DVD | (09/08/2005) from £10.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  A Fish Called Wanda was the blockbuster which proved that John Cleese could be a movie star in his own right. Directed by the Veteran Charles Crichton, who made the 1951 Ealing Comedies classic The Lavender Hill Mob, Wanda combined Ealing-comedy capers and Basil Fawlty-esque farce with contemporary big-screen swearing and black comedy. The plot develops in classic film noir style as Cleese's lawyer, Archie Leech, gets sucked into the double-crossing aftermath of a London diamond heist. For sound box-office reasons, British comedies often sport an American star and here Cleese delivers not only Jamie Lee Curtis as a smooth operating femme fatale, but Kevin Kline as her idiotic, and insanely jealous lover (for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar). Pushing the limits of bad taste is Michael Palin's animal-loving Ken, who in the film's best running gag attempts to murder an old lady, only to slay her beloved pet dogs. Other highlights include Palin as a man with two chips up his nose and Cleese showing the world a different sort of "Full Monty". One of the funniest British films ever made, A Fish Called Wanda was followed by Fierce Creatures (1997), which reunited the lead cast and claimed to be an "equal" not a "sequel", but sadly wasn't. --Gary S Dalkin

• I Am Number Four | Blu Ray | (20/06/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Three are dead. He is Number Four. And they're coming for him next! D.J. Caruso (Eagle Eye, Disturbia) helms an action-packed thriller about an extraordinary young man forced to go on the run.

• My Name Is Lenny | DVD | (12/06/2017) from £5.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The life story of one of Britain's most notorious bare-knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean, also known as the Guv'nor.

• Conspiracy of Hearts | DVD | (20/02/2012) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Conspiracy of Hearts is a 1960 British film starring Lilli Palmer, Sylvia Syms and Albert Lieven. Italian nuns are smuggling Jewish children out of an internment camp near their convent to save them from the Holocaust. The Italian army officer in charge suspects what may be going on but deliberately turns a blind eye. When the Germans take over the camp security the nuns' activities become far more dangerous.

• Lost Girl - Season 3 | DVD | (03/03/2014) from £5.02   |  Saving you £24.97 (497.41%)   |  RRP £29.99

  For Bo Season Three is all about Choice. The victory in the final battle of Season Two has created new alliances but also reinvigorated old enemies - enemies like The Morrigan (Emmanuelle Vaugier: Two and a Half Men Covert Affairs Human Target) whom Bo crossed in an attempt to bring peace to the Faedom. This year our favourite Succubus who until now has famously refused to pick a side will be forced to make a deadly decision - or risk a fate worse than death. Season Three also sees Bo make a romantic choice as she commits to a (gasp!) real-life grown-up relationship - but finds the road to commitment riddled with obstacles. Though she chooses the one she loves can a Succubus ever be monogamous? Throughout the season unexpected jeopardy stalks Bo and those she cares about. Though Bo battles many foes her greatest enemy will prove to be the one that resides within herself. Bo will have to come to terms with her own identity and take on an ancient almost unwinnable challenge if she hopes to finally learn the terrifying truth about who (or what) she might be destined to become.

• Lost Girl - Season 1 | DVD | (25/02/2013) from £8.76   |  Saving you £-0.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.37

  Lost Girl follows supernatural seductress Bo (Anna Silk: Being Erica; Billable Hours), a Succubus who feeds on the sexual energy (sometimes called chi) of humans. Growing up with human parents, Bo had no reason to believe she was anything other than the girl next door - until she drained her boyfriend to death in their first sexual encounter. Now she has hit the road alone and afraid. She discovers she is one of the Fae, creatures of legend and folklore, who pass as humans while feeding off them secretly and in different ways, as they have for millennia. Relieved yet horrified to find out that she is not alone, Bo decides to take the middle path between the humans and the Fae while embarking on a personal mission to unlock the secrets of her origin. With the help of her human sidekick, Kenzi (Ksenia Solo: Life Unexpected; Renegadepress.com), and Dyson (Kris Holden-Ried: Ben Hur, The Bridge; The Tudors), a sexy Fae working as a human police detective, Bo takes on a challenge every week helping a Fae or human client who comes to her to solve a mystery, or to right a wrong. As the series progresses, Bo finds herself in a love triangle with Dyson and the beautiful human scientist, Lauren (Zoie Palmer: The Guard; Instant Star) who works for the Fae.

• Cloak and Dagger | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Directed by Fritz Lang and starring Gary Cooper and Lili Palmer this rare film mixes intrigue with the atomic threat tension builds as a research scientist turned spy (Cooper) has to enter an occupied Europe of World War 2. Cooper is backed up by a host of talent including Robert Alda (father of Alan Alda of M.A.S.H. fame). The film culminates in a vicious hand-to hand duel with and Italian Gestapo agent (Marc Lawrence). This film has an intrigue all it''s own and is unique in many ways. The thread holding it all together is the down home character played credibly by Gary Cooper as the simple man thrust into a complex situation.

• As Time Goes By Series 1-4 Box set | DVD | (11/09/2006) from £31.90   |  Saving you £28.09 (88.06%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Long ago Lionel a dashing young British Army officer met Jean a lovely student nurse and fell deeply in love. When Lionel was shipped off to fight in the Korean war the two lost touch. Now they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. Episodes Comprise: Series 1: 1. You Must Remember This 2. Getting To Know You - Again 3. The Copper Kettle 4. Surprise Surprise 5. Relationships 6. The Picnic Series2: 1. White Hunter 2. A Weekend Away 3. Visiting Rocky 4. Why? 5. Misunderstandings 6. The Cruise 7. The Book Signing Series 3: 1. We'll Always Have Paris 2. Rocky's Wedding Day 3. Living Together But Where? 4. Covering Up 5. Moving In 6. Branching Out 7. The Mini Series 8. A Trip to Los Angeles 9. Dealing with Sally 10. Problems Problems Series 4: 1. A House Full of Women 2. Rewrites 3. Getting Rid of Gwen 4. The Affair 5. Welcome News 6. The Anniversary Party 7. Wedding Preparations 8. Wedding Day Nerves 9. Judith's New Romance 10. Improvements?

• Patsy Palmer's Ibiza Workout | DVD | (23/12/2002) from £8.60   |  Saving you £8.39 (97.56%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The Mediterranean clubber’s paradise is the location for ex-EastEnders star Patsy Palmer’s latest fitness offering, the Ibiza Workout. More Pontins in tone than Ibiza, Palmer and choreographer Louie Spence deliver an hilarious, fun and very accessible workout. The stunning sunny scenery as a backdrop is a clever reminder that this is all about getting into that bikini for that package holiday in the sun. The combination of Palmer’s winning down-to-earth charm, and Spence’s super-camp humour is a winner. Not only is there a great rapport and banter between the two, but there is also a constant connection with the viewer. The 50-minute workout is based on dance moves laced with fitness know-how. It won’t work miracles for the terribly overweight and flabby, but it’ll beat those winter couch potato habits. A fun warm-up starts slow enough to get the hang of the moves, and goes onto the faster paced "Villa Vascular" section, followed by a toning stretch out, two dance routines, and a relaxing cool down stretch to end. The routines might seem confusing at times, but don’t be put off, as the variety and the flash touches are part of the motivation to keep watching and doing this. Palmer and Spence are well aware that the purpose of this is to get the viewer body-confident. The dance moves along the way are an added bonus to take on holiday.--Lorna V

• Lost In Space - Season 2 | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The second series of the camp TV sci-fi classic Lost In Space literally starts with a bang as the Jupiter 2 blasts off into space and into full colour for the very first time! The Robinson family Dr. Smith and The Robot visit a variety of alien planets and encounter a whole host of strange beings in the course of this action-packed adventure series from the imagination of legendary film producer Irwin Allen. The box set release includes the fans' favourite episode The Golden M

• The Door With Seven Locks | DVD | (26/05/2014) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Based on a novel by British master of suspense Edgar Wallace this murder mystery features Leslie Banks in brilliantly malevolent form alongside German-born star Lili Palmer. Released in 1940 - a short time after the British Board of Censors changed its guidelines on films with supernatural and horror themes - The Door with Seven Locks is made available here in a brand-new transfer from the only existing 35mm film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. When the wealthy Lord Selford dies he is entombed with a valuable collection of jewels. Seven keys are required to unlock the tomb and release the treasure but a series of mysterious events cause them be scattered; the Canadian heiress to the Selford fortune attempts to unravel the circumstances but she and her fellow investigators find themselves caught in a terrifying web of deceit torture and murder... Special Features: Image gallery Promotional Material PDF

• Nearest And Dearest - Series 1 | DVD | (08/04/2013) from £6.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (85.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Comedy greats Jimmy Jewel and Hilda Baker star as Eli Pledge and his sister Nellie in the classic award-winning comedy - Nearest and Dearest. Eli - an aging lothario - and Nellie - virtuous to the last but in possession of a wonderfully flexible grip on the English language - inherit clapped out condiment company Pledge's Purer Pickles from their father. Much hilarity ensues amongst the malaproprisms bolshie workforce and none-too-subtle double entendres as the siblings try their

• Enid Blyton's The Famous Five - Five On Treasure Island | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £15.15   |  Saving you £2.84 (18.75%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Five on a Treasure Island (1957) adapted from Enid Blyton's perennially popular first Famous Five novel is a ripping adventure tale for kids and adults alike presented in eight exciting installments. Close to the spirit of the book this Children's Film Foundation serial is full of adventure mystery and lashings of ginger ale. The author herself helped to cast the film which follows the celebrated gang as they investigate strange goings-on at Kirrin Castle. Will the intrepid Five manage to foil dastardly antique shop owner Luke Undown's desperate attempt to steal Kirrin's treasure from under Uncle Quentin's nose? With enthusiastic and memorable performances from the well cast young actors this is a delightful serial which no Famous Five fan will want to be without.