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• The Railway Children | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Railway Children (1970) and Swallows and Amazons (1974) are perfect bedfellows: two classic children's novels, simply and faithfully adapted for the big screen. Together they evoke a poignant nostalgia for the periods in which they are set--Edwardian and 1920s England, respectively--and for the childhood of anyone who has grown up watching them. Sentimentality reigns, of course, but it's never cloying. The truthfulness of the juvenile performances, balanced with restrained sympathy from the adults, sees to that. Flourishing under Lionel Jeffries' delicate direction, Jenny Agutter dominates The Railway Children as the oldest daughter of a family thrown on hard times when their father is wrongly sent to prison. They avert a train disaster, save an imperilled steeple chaser and reunite an exiled Russian with his wife, all with equal enterprise. Happy endings prevail after every crisis. And no number of repeat viewings can ever diminish the impact of father's return. One of the most expert tear-duct work-outs in film history, it hits the spot every time. Perhaps the lack of such a pivotal scene has kept Swallows and Amazons in the relative shade. But its gentle appeal survives with equal charm, not least in the resourcefulness of the eponymous children and the period detail. Together this pairing makes a double bill to treasure, and a piquant reminder that Disney doesn't have a complete monopoly on the rich heritage of children's cinema. On the DVD: The Railway Children and Swallows and Amazons is presented in standard 4:3 picture format, from so-so prints, and with acceptable mono soundtracks. Both films envelope the viewer in a comforting Sunday-afternoon haze. There are no extras, apart from scene indexes. --Piers Ford

• Thanks For Sharing | DVD | (03/02/2014) from £7.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Directed and co-written by Stuart Blumberg (The Kids are Alright, Keeping the Faith), THANKS FOR SHARING follows the lives of three friends who meet while attending 12-step meetings to help treat their addiction to sex.

• Phoenix Nights Box Set | DVD | (20/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Series 1 and 2 of Peter Kay's acclaimed TV comedy Phoenix Nights. Legendary social club owner Brian Potter and his band of staff and regulars are determined to make the Phoenix Club successful no matter what. Nothing will get in their way...

• The Royal - Series 2 | DVD | (27/02/2012) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Royal: Series 2 follows on directly from the cliff-hanger ending of the first series. The doctors and nurses face one of the biggest trials of their professional careers as they try to save the lives of those aboard the coach, while some have their own personal worries to face. Medical ethics confront many of the staff later in the series, and the burgeoning love affair between Dr David Cheriton and Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor hots up - right before it hits the rocks...

• War Of The Worlds | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £3.85   |  Saving you £21.14 (549.09%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Steven Spielberg directs Tom Cruise in a present day retelling of the classic HG Wells story.

• Top Gun | DVD | (13/02/2023) from £6.81   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Leading a phenomenal cast including Val Kilmer, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins, Tom Cruise soars as Maverick, the young, in-your-face U.S. fighter pilot with a need for speed, a lot to prove, and even more to learn. Forever ranking with the best action films of all time, Top Gun remains a high-octane adrenaline rush.

• The Shawshank Redemption | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION LIMITED EDITION Special Edition DVD and Script Set Starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman Based on a novel by Stephen King cat.no. 371153391 barcode 5037115339133

• Erik the Viking (Special Edition) | Blu Ray | (28/12/2020) from £22.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A Viking with a conscience, Erik tires of pillaging and decides to set out on a quest. When the wise Freya informs Erik that a great mythic wolf has eaten the sun, the warrior resolves to venture to Asgard, home of the Norse gods, to set things right. Before Erik can reach Asgard, he and his allies must first find a magical horn that resides in the land of King Arnulf, who, luckily for the hero, has a lovely daughter, Princess Aud.

• Classic Children's Films - Swallows and Amazons/The Railway Children | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £8.45   |  Saving you £9.54 (112.90%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The Railway Children: Three Edwardian children travel with their mother to live by a railway in Yorkshire when their father is wrongly imprisoned as a spy. Based on the novel by Edith Nesbit. (Dir. Lionel Jeffries 1971) Swallows And Amazons: Six young children experience a holiday in the Lake District during the peaceful summer of 1929.... Based on the novel by Arthur Ransome. (Dir. Claude Whatham 1974)

• Mystic River | DVD | (01/06/2006) from £6.88   |  Saving you £7.11 (103.34%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Clint Eastwood's story of three men whose dark, interwoven history forces them to come to terms with a brutal murder on the mean streets of Boston.

• Mystic River | Blu Ray | (08/02/2010) from £8.49   |  Saving you £11.50 (177.20%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Clint Eastwood's story of three men whose dark, interwoven history forces them to come to terms with a brutal murder on the mean streets of Boston.

• Monkey Dust - Series 1 | DVD | (08/11/2004) from £18.64   |  Saving you £1.35 (7.24%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Cutting edge comedy animation set in a permanent urban nightmare - not for the faint hearted! Fans of Brass Eye and Jam need look no further... Monkey Dust is a cutting-edge comedy animation created by an award-winning team of writers and visualised by some of London's finest young animators. Set in a permanent urban nightmare Monkey Dust is a nocturnal world and its satirical targets range across the whole spectrum of British society. Monkey Dust also features occasional cele

• Doris Day Collection | DVD | (28/09/2009) from £16.49   |  Saving you £1.49 (11.04%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Titles Comprise: Billy Rose's Jumbo (Dir. Charles Walters 1962): Pop and Kitty Wonder are the owners of the Wonder Circus and because of Pop's addiction to gambling they are constantly in debt and the creditors are very close to foreclosing on them. Their main attraction is Jumbo the elephant and it seems that their competitor John Noble wants Jumbo and is luring away all of their acts leaving them with virtually nothing. Then all of a sudden a mysterious man named Sam Rawlins joins them as a wire walker and Kitty is taken with him what they don't know is that he's Noble's son. The Glass Bottom Boat (Dir. Frank Tashlin 1966): Jennifer Nelson and Bruce Templeton meet when Bruce reels in her mermaid suit leaving Jennifer bottomless in the waters of Catalina Island. She later discovers that Bruce is the big boss at her work (a research lab). Bruce hires Jennifer to be his biographer only to try and win her affections. There's a problem Bruce's friend General Wallace Bleeker believes she's a Russian spy and has her surveillanced. But when Jennifer catches on...Watch out! Love Me Or Leave Me (Dir. Charles Vidor 1955): Story of torch singer Ruth Etting's rise from 1920s taxi dancer to movie star simultaneously aided and frustrated by Chicago mobster Marty Sydney's headstrong ways and pressure tactics. Please Don't Eat The Daisies (Dir. Charles Walters 1960): Drama critic Larry McKay his wife Kay and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kay settles into suburban life Larry continues to enjoy the theater and party scene of New York. Kay soon begins to question Larry's fidelity when he mentions a flirtatious encounter with Broadway star Deborah Vaughn. Young Man With A Horn (Dir. Michael Curtiz 1950): Aimless youth Rick Martin learns he has a gift for music and falls in love with the trumpet. Legendary trumpeter Art Hazzard takes Rick under his wing and teaches him all he knows about playing. To the exclusion of anything else in life Rick becomes a star trumpeter but his volatile personality and desire to play jazz rather than the restricted tunes of the bands he works for lands him in trouble. Calamity Jane (Dir. David Butler 1953): Deadwood Dakota Territory is largely the abode of men where Indian scout Calamity Jane is as hard-riding boastful and handy with a gun as any; quite an overpowering personality. But the army lieutenant she favors doesn't really appreciate her finer qualities. One of Jane's boasts brings her to Chicago to recruit an actress for the Golden Garter stage. Arrived the lady in question appears (at first) to be a more feminine rival for the favors of Jane's male friends...including her friendly enemy Wild Bill Hickock.

• The Barkleys Of Broadway | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers whose last joint project had been made 10 years before come together one final time for this film. The magical pair play performers Josh and Dinah Barkley whose act - and marriage - break up when Dinah decides to become a ""serious actress"". Among the unforgettable numbers are: ""They Can't Take that Away from Me"" (which Astaire and Rogers first performed in 1937's ""Shall We Dance"") ""Shoes With Wings On"" ""Swing Trot"" and ""You'd Be So Hard to Replace"".

• The Good Life - Complete | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £54.99   |  Saving you £25.00 (45.46%)   |  RRP £79.99

  Features the all episodes from the BBC television comedy series which sees Tom and Barbara leave the rat-race in an attempt to live a self-sufficient life; with varying degrees of success! Episodes comprise: 1. Plough Your Own Furrow 2. Say Little Hen ... 3. The Weaker Sex? 4. Pig's Lib 5. The Thing In The Cellar 6. The Pagan Rite 7. Backs To The Wall 8. Just My Bill 9. The Guru Of Surbiton 10. Mr Fix-It 11. The Day Peace Broke Out 12. Mutiny 13. Home Sweet Home 14. Going To Pot? 15. The Early Birds 16. The Happy Event 17. A Tug Of The Forelock 18. I Talk To The Trees 19. The Wind-Break War 20. Whose Fleas Are These? 21. The Last Posh Frock 22. Away From It All 23. The Green Door 24. Our Speaker Today 25. The Weaver's Tale 26. Suit Yourself 27. Sweet And Sour Charity 28. Anniversary 29. When I'm 65 30. Silly But It's Fun

• Jude The Obscure | DVD | (22/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The complete 1971 BBC production of Thomas Hardy's great novel released on TV for the first time! Robert Powell stars as Jude Fawley the young Wessex stonemason of exceptional promise who inspired by one of his tutors dreams of a university education. However once Jude moves to Oxford to pursue the challenge he is contracted to a loveless marriage and a doomed affair with his vivacious cousin soon spells tragedy for all...

• Castle Rock: Season 2 | Blu Ray | (27/07/2020) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock is an original story that combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King's best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland. In Season 2, a feud between warring clans comes to a boil, just as budding psychopath Annie Wilkes, Stephen King's nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock.

• On The Buses - Series 5 | DVD | (17/07/2006) from £14.14   |  Saving you £5.85 (41.37%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One of the most successful TV series ever made running from 1969 to 1973 On the Buses is great British comedy at its best. Starring Reg Varney as jack-the-lad bus driver Stan and Stephen Lewis as the long-suffering dim-witted Inspector Blake ('Blakey') who does his best to get the buses out in time whilst making their lives as miserable as possible. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Nursery 2. Stan's Room 3. The Best Man 4. The Inspector's Pets 5. The Epidemic 6. The Busmen's Ball 7. Canteen Trouble 8. The New Nurse 9. Lost Property 10. Stan's Uniform 11.The Strain 12. The New Telly 13. Vacancy for Inspector 14. A Thin Time 15. Boxing Day Social

• Crumb | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-1.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Robert Crumb is known for his disturbing, yet compelling, underground cartoons: his most famous works made counter-cultural icons out of Mr. Natural ("Keep on Truckin'...") and Fritz the Cat. Terry Zwigoff delves into the odd world of the cartoonist in his documentary film Crumb, and the picture that emerges is not always pretty--at moments, it's almost repellent--but it's a fascinating glimpse into a very strange mind. Interviewing immediate family--Crumb has one suicidal brother, one semi-psychopathic brother, two sisters who declined to be interviewed and a tyrannical mother--Crumb begins to look a bit saner. Given his surroundings, it's remarkable that he has survived so well. His hostilities toward women may turn some viewers off but his wife, Aline, seems to be a grounding point and she provides a solid counterbalance to the man. No one shies away from discussing incredibly intimate things (namely, sex!), which explains much of R. Crumb's cartoons. This documentary can definitely be considered a masterpiece for the cult crowd and, as for the rest of us, it's sure to make us feel a little better about our own lives! --Jenny Brown

• The History Of Broadway | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £5.19   |  Saving you £7.80 (60.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The longest boulevard in Manhattan has become inextricably linked to one of America's greatest original art forms the Broadway musical. Broadway: The American Musical explores the epic of popular American culture as it has changed through every era. Episodes comprise: Give My Regards to Broadway 1893 - 1927 Syncopated City 1919 - 1933 I Got Plenty O' Nuttin 1930 -1942 Oh What A Beautiful Mornin' 1943 - 1960 Tradition 1957 -1979 Putting It Together 1980 - 2004