"Actor: Rob Bartlett"

• City Of Angels | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (100.14%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Some critics complained that City of Angels could never compare to Wim Wenders's exquisite German film Wings of Desire, which served as the later film's primary inspiration. The better argument to make is that any such comparisons are beside the point, because Wings of Desire was a much more deeply poetic, artfully contemplative film, whereas City of Angels is an enchanting product of mainstream Hollywood. Meg Ryan stars as Dr. Maggie Rice, a heart surgeon who is grieving over a lost patient when an angel named Seth (Nicolas Cage) appears to comfort her. She can see him despite the "rule" that angels are invisible, and Seth's love for Maggie forces him to choose between angelic immortality and a normal human existence on earth with her. Featuring heavenly roles for TV veterans Andre Braugher and Dennis Franz, the film liberally borrows imagery from Wings of Desire, but it also creates its own charming identity. Cage and Ryan give fine performances as lovers convinced they are soul mates, and although the plot relies on a last-minute twist that doesn't quite work, this earnest love story struck a chord with audiences and proved to be one of the surprise hits of 1998. --Jeff Shannon

• Normans | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £13.05   |  Saving you £6.94 (53.18%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Normans is a three-part series on BBC Two that will examine the extraordinary expansion and unchecked ambition of this warrior race between the 10th and 13th Centuries. Presented by Professor Robert Bartlett the series brings the history of the Normans to life by uncovering the personal stories of shadowy figures like Tancred of Hauteville best remembered as a poor 11th Century Norman lord who fathered no less than 12 sons two of whom left their homeland and risked their lives to become great rulers in the Mediterranean and Middle East. Sweeping across borders and centuries Bartlett journeys from the stormy shores of Great Britain via Jerusalem to the Kingdom of Sicily explaining how and why a dynasty of dukes and warriors became conquerors and kings. Bursting with colourful manuscripts documents and artefacts this series gives voice to an unfamiliar world of princess historians and mixed-race monks.

• Elementary The Final Season | DVD | (21/10/2019) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A logical conclusionThe final season of Elementary finds Holmes returning to the place where Sherlock's storiedlegend began - London. Having lied and confessed to a murder he did not commit - to protect Watson'sgood name - Sherlock moved back to England to avoid jail time. Loyal Dr. Joan Watson followed him across the pond, where the detective duo jump right into more intriguing cases and encounter a slate of clever criminals, relentless adversaries and at least one old nemesis. Back in New York, Captain Thomas Gregson (Aidan Quinn) and Detective Marcus Bell (Jon Michael Hill) feel the absence of their former consultants, but it may not be too long before unorthodox crimes and common enemies bring the foursome back together. Witness the unique evolution of this classic team and hit series in The Final Season on 3 discs.

• Dangerous Minds | DVD | (05/02/2001) from £6.36   |  Saving you £9.63 (151.42%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This "To Ma'am with Love" is much more an escapist popcorn movie than the inner-city document its marketing suggested. Michelle Pfeiffer plays real-life former Marine Louanne Johnson, a high school English teacher who meets resistance from kids and administration alike at a tough urban school in Northern California. Pfeiffer is good and her character's overall development even survives various post-production story cuts. (A romance with Andy Garcia's character was completely eliminated before release; Garcia is nowhere in sight.) The actors who play Johnson's students are also fine and the whole film becomes the latest in a long tradition of sentimental movies about teachers who change the lives of kids. --Tom Keogh

• Magic, Myth & Mutilation: The Micro-Budget Cinema of Michael J Murphy, 1967–2015 (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (30/01/2023) from £62.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Amongst overlooked filmmakers, British director Michael J Murphy ranks as one of the most sorely neglected. Having cut his teeth on a variety of homemade 8mm shorts, he had completed three feature-length productions by the age of eighteen. Over the next five decades, Murphy would go on to make many more films across a variety of genres, dividing his production time between Greece, Portugal, and the UK, with family, friends, and local stage performers becoming his regular cast and crew in exchange for holidays in the sun. Despite this prolific output a total of more than thirty completed films over a half-century, of which twenty-six survive Murphy's work remains rarely seen and little championed. Fitfully available on videotape, and barely represented on DVD, this comprehensive and long-gestating ten-disc Blu-ray collection seeks to rectify that situation once and for all. Boasting all-new 2K restorations from archival 16mm and 8mm elements, as well as a number of new digital captures from Murphy's personal tape masters, this extensive retrospective of the obsessive auteur's work is bolstered by a wealth of bonus features, including surviving fragments from lost works, and a 120-page book, all of which provides the definitive account of the weird and wonderful worlds of Britain's great unheralded DIY filmmaker. Product Features All-new 2K restorations by Powerhouse Films, using film elements from the Murphy archives, of Tristan and Iseult (1970), Happy Ever After (1974), Secrets (1977), Almost a Movie (1979), The Cell (1980), Stay (1980), Death in the Family (1981), Invitation to Hell (1983), The Last Night (1983), Bloodstream (1985), Moonchild (1989), Torment (1990), Atlantis (1991), Road to Nowhere (1993), Tristan (version one, 1999), ZK3 (2012), Nekros: Isle of the Dead (2014), and The Return of Alan Strange (2015) Standard Definition presentations, newly digitised from Murphy's tape masters, of Qualen (1983), Tristan aka Legend of the Hero (1986), Death Run (1987), Avalon (1988), Second Sight (1992), The Rite of Spring (version one, 1995), The Rite of Spring (version two, 1995), Tristan (version two, 1999), Roxi (2004), and Skare (2008) Original mono soundtracks Over 34 hours' worth of film content Audio commentary with Murphy, and actors Sally Duncan and Phil Lyndon on Invitation to Hell (2008) Audio commentary with author and arts professor Johnny Walker on Invitation to Hell (2022) Audio commentary with Murphy, Duncan and Lyndon on The Last Night (2008) Audio commentary with Murphy, actors June Bunday, Judith Holding and Lyndon on Atlantis (2010) Audio commentary with Murphy and Holding on Skare (2009) Murphy's Lore (2022): three-part documentary assessing Murphy's six-decade career, featuring interviews with Murphy, Bunday, Holding, Chris Jupp, Stephen Longhurst, Patrick Olliver, filmmakers Jackson Batchelor, Sam Mason Bell and Tom Lee Rutter, film historians Darrell Buxton and Walker, and film programmer Paul Cotgrove The Horror-on-Sea Interview with Michael J Murphy (2013): the prolific filmmaker in conversation with Bunday and Lyndon, recorded for the British horror festival The Making of ˜Invitation to Hell' and ˜The Last Night' (2008): retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Murphy, Lyndon and Duncan The Making of ˜Atlantis' (2010): two-part retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Murphy, Lyndon, Bunday and Holding The Making of ˜Skare' (2009): retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Murphy and Holding The Making of ˜Roxi' (2004): documentary featuring interviews with actors Mary-Anne Barlow, Bruce Lawrence, Ross Maxwell and Valia Yanarou The Making of ˜ZK3' (2012): retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Murphy, Holding and Lyndon ˜The Rite of Spring': Behind the Scenes (1999) ˜Nekros': Behind the Scenes (2012) ˜Skare' Script Readthrough (2008) Surviving fragments from six lost Murphy films: Atlantis: City of Sin (1967), Boadicea (1968), Gods and Heroes (1971), two versions of Seventh Day (1976/77), and Insight (1978) Outtakes from Moonchild, Torment, Atlantis, Second Sight, and Skare Mute rushes from the lost 16mm version of Skare, with optional selected scene commentary with actor Oliver Price ˜The Return of Alan Strange' Test Footage (2014) Michael J Murphy on ˜Beast' (2010): interview with the filmmaker about Chris Jupp's remake of his lost version of Skare Video Tour of Michael J Murphy's Home (2014) Michael J Murphy Tribute Video (2015): documentary short made for the Murlyn Films International website Home video footage shot by Murphy Trailers for Invitation to Hell, The Last Night, Bloodstream, Legend of a Hero, Death Run, Avalon, Moonchild, Torment, Atlantis, Road to Nowhere, The Rite of Spring, Tristan, Roxi, Skare, ZK3, Nekros: Isle of Death, and The Return of Alan Strange Original ˜Stay' 7 single needle-drop recording Image galleries Script galleries Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with new essays by Murphy experts Wayne Maginn, Paul Higson, Darrell Buxton and Johnny Walker, a comprehensive filmography, and film credits World premieres on Blu-ray Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units for the UK and US All extras subject to change

• Moonstruck (The Criterion Collection) | Blu Ray | (17/11/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Honey We Shrunk Ourselves | DVD | (22/01/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Wacky inventor Wayne Szalinski and his incredible shrinking machine are the cause of an all-new mishap in Honey We Shrunk Ourselves... a hilarious movie premiere from Disney you won't find in theatres! As if shrinking the kids wasn't bad enough now Wayne has accidently shrunk himself his brother and their wives! A zany panic ensues as the tiny foursome desperately try to make their way downstairs to gain help from their children. Their frantic miniature measures include a daredevil drive down a toy race track a dizzying float in a soap bubble and an accidental crash landing in a bowlful of dip at a teenage party. Packed with amazing special effects and comical surprises Honey We Shrunk Ourselves is a king-sized comedy adventure you'll want to share with the whole family again and again.

• Deceived | DVD | (12/02/2001) from £13.06   |  Saving you £1.93 (14.78%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In her fist dramatic role screen superstar Goldie Hawn gives a critically acclaimed performance as Adrienne Saunders a woman whose perfect life as a wife and mother disintegrates into a waking nightmare of betrayal and deception. Adriennes's world begins to unravel when her husband Jack (John Heard Home Alone; Awakenings) is apparently killed in a freak car accident After his mysterious death she discovers the shocking truths about the man she loved and chilling evidence of mu

• Oliver & Company | Blu Ray | (10/02/2014) from £3.51   |  Saving you £3.48 (99.15%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Disney does Dickens in this animated version of Oliver Twist, in which a homeless New York City cat falls in with a bunch of mischievous dogs under the leadership of the appealing scoundrel Fagin. The roots of Disney's success with animation in the 1990s begins with this clever, energetic, atmospheric movie, which succeeds in capturing the grim world Dickens conjured. Lyricist Howard Ashman (The Little Mermaid) worked on the songs, the best of which is sung by Billy Joel, who provides the voice of (the Artful) Dodger. --Tom Keogh

• Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Wacky inventor Wayne Szalinski and his incredible shrinking machine are the cause of an all-new mishap in Honey We Shrunk Ourselves... a hilarious movie premiere from Disney you won't find in theatres! As if shrinking the kids wasn't bad enough now Wayne has accidently shrunk himself his brother and their wives! A zany panic ensues as the tiny foursome desperately try to make their way downstairs to gain help from their children. Their frantic miniature measures include a dar

• The Plantagenets ( As seen on BBC2 a 3 part series presented by Professor Robert Bartlett) | DVD | (06/03/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Glass Castle | DVD | (05/02/2018) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on one of the longest-running New York Times bestsellers, 'The Glass Castle' tells the story of Jeannette Walls' unconventional upbringing at the hands of her deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant parents.

• The Toolbox Murders | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £5.21   |  Saving you £0.78 (14.97%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This Video Nasty banned since 1982 and has at long last been approved for home viewing. Produced in 1978 The Toolbox Murders made the USA's most disturbing movie list and was vilified by the nations media. It was later released in the UK in a gore-filled double bill with Zombie Flesh Eaters at cinemas across the country. Following it's success in the cinema Toolbox was unleashed on video to a huge media backlash was subsequently banned and placed on the video nasty list in 1982. It has taken all these years to gain a certificate. The Toolbox Murders tells the story of a hooded killer who commits the most atrocious crimes in American history using a nailgun drill and other implements from his toolbox. Now you have the chance to see this film on DVD and make up your own mind about one of the most controversial films ever made.

• The Benchwarmers | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £6.48   |  Saving you £9.51 (59.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Three guys try to make up for their un-athletic youth in this new comedy.

• Sophie's Choice | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £6.50   |  Saving you £0.49 (7.54%)   |  RRP £6.99

  The sunny streets of Brooklyn, just after World War II. A young would-be writer named Stingo (Peter MacNicol) shares a boarding house with beautiful Polish immigrant Sophie (Meryl Streep) and her tempestuous lover, Nathan (Kevin Kline); their friendship changes his life. This adaptation of the bestselling novel by William Styron is faithful to the point of being reverential, which is not always the right way to make a film come to life. But director Alan J. Pakula (All the President's Men) provides a steady, intelligent path into the harrowing story of Sophie, whose flashback memories of the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp form the backbone of the movie. Streep's exceptional performance--flawless Polish accent and all--won her an Oscar, and effectively raised the standard for American actresses of her generation. No less impressive is Kevin Kline, in his movie debut, capturing the mercurial moods of the dangerously attractive Nathan. The two worlds of Sophie's Choice, nostalgic Brooklyn and monstrous Europe, are beautifully captured by the gifted cinematographer Néstor Almendros, whose work was Oscar-nominated but didn't win. It should have. --Robert Horton, Amazon.com

• On Golden Pond / Sophie's Choice | DVD | (17/03/2003) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The sunny streets of Brooklyn, just after World War II. A young would-be writer named Stingo (Peter MacNicol) shares a boarding house with beautiful Polish immigrant Sophie (Meryl Streep) and her tempestuous lover, Nathan (Kevin Kline); their friendship changes his life. This adaptation of the bestselling novel by William Styron is faithful to the point of being reverential, which is not always the right way to make a film come to life. But director Alan J. Pakula (All the President's Men) provides a steady, intelligent path into the harrowing story of Sophie, whose flashback memories of the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp form the backbone of the movie. Streep's exceptional performance--flawless Polish accent and all--won her an Oscar, and effectively raised the standard for American actresses of her generation. No less impressive is Kevin Kline, in his movie debut, capturing the mercurial moods of the dangerously attractive Nathan. The two worlds of Sophie's Choice, nostalgic Brooklyn and monstrous Europe, are beautifully captured by the gifted cinematographer Néstor Almendros, whose work was Oscar-nominated but didn't win. It should have. --Robert Horton, Amazon.com

• The Toolbox Murders | Blu Ray | (18/01/2022) from £39.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Warlock | DVD | (30/08/2019) from £11.58   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Toolbox Murders | Blu Ray | (26/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Bulldog Drummond - Double Feature - Vol. 2 | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Bulldog Drummond's Revenge: In ""Bulldog Drummond's Revenge"" debonair detective Captain Hugh ""Bulldog"" Drummond embarks on a mission to find out who stole the highly explosive element ""hextonite"". The clever thief tries to throw Drummond off his trail but Drummond manages to retrieve the explosives only to have them stolen again. In hot pursuit Drummond and his friends board a train at Victoria Station where the cunning thief disguised as a woman tries to smuggle the ""hextonite"" out of London. Bulldog Drummond's Peril: In ""Bulldog Drummond's Peril "" Captain Hugh ""Bulldog"" Drummond is in Geneva getting ready for his upcoming marriage. He receives a diamond as wedding present from his best friend's father-in-law Professor Bernard Goodman. But this seemingly innocent gift starts of a chain of disastrous events that include theft murder and kidnapping. Because Professor Goodman had artificially generated the jewel the nefarious Sir Raymond Blantyre head of the Metropolitan Diamond Syndicate of London makes it his mission to destroy Goodman's laboratory and stop production of the artificial diamonds. Then it looks as if someone's murdered the Professor... and it is up to Drummond to discover the truth.