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• Hound of the Baskervilles | DVD | (17/02/2003) from £20.57   |  Saving you £-4.58 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  With 17 previous screen adaptations behind it, this 2002 BBC version of The Hound of the Baskervilles might have been inhibited by the sheer weight of expectation. But in this production--marking the centenary of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel--director David Attwood rings the changes subtly and strikingly, helped by Allan Cubitt's tautly argued script and Christopher Hall's vivid production: the viewer feels the "presence" of the moors as never before. Richard Roxburgh is a thoughtful, understated Sherlock Holmes--self-absorbed yet observant of life around him. There's nothing bumbling or ineffectual about Ian Hart's Dr Watson--a resourceful thinker who, often sceptical of Holmes, complements him in human awareness. Richard E Grant dons a plausibly sociopathic manner as Stapleton, and there's a touching portrayal of his put-upon sister from Neve McIntosh. John Nettles and Geraldine James contribute sterling character parts as Dr and Mrs Mortimer, and Matt Day is a suave, not too sophisticated Sir Henry Baskerville. It adds up to a convincing rethink of a hallowed tale. On the DVD: The Hound of the Baskervilles on disc comes with a 16:9 picture that reproduces the sombre atmosphere of Baskerville Hall--shot at a variety of English locations--with real immediacy, and the Dolby Digital sound has 5.1 surround enhancement. Subtitles are in 11 languages, with 10 scene selections--framed in a stylishly- presented main menu. Special Features include a 12-minute making of documentary and interviews with the cast members, as well as a running commentary from Attwood and Hall. --Richard Whitehouse

• Ronin | Blu Ray | (14/08/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Robert De Niro stars as an American intelligence operative adrift in irrelevance since the end of the Cold War--much like a masterless samurai, a.k.a. "ronin." With his services for sale, he joins a renegade, international team of fellow covert warriors with nothing but time on their hands. Their mission, as defined by the woman who hires them (Natascha McElhone), is to get hold of a particular suitcase that is equally coveted by the Russian mafia and Irish terrorists. As the scheme gets underway, De Niro's lone wolf strikes up a rare friendship with his French counterpart (Jean Reno), gets into a more-or-less romantic frame of mind with McElhone, and asserts his experience on the planning and execution of the job--going so far as to publicly humiliate one team member (Sean Bean) who is clearly out of his league. The story is largely unremarkable--there's an obligatory twist midway through that changes the nature of the team's business--but legendary filmmaker John Frankenheimer (Seconds, The Manchurian Candidate) leaps at the material, bringing to it an honest tension and seasoned, breathtaking skill with precision-action direction. The centerpiece of the movie is an honest-to-God car chase that is the real thing: not the how-can-we-top-the-last-stunt cartoon nonsense of Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon), but a pulse-quickening, kinetic dance of superb montage and timing. In a sense, Ronin is almost Frankenheimer's self-quoting version of a John Frankenheimer film. There isn't anything here he hasn't done before, but it's sure great to see it all again. --Tom Keogh

• Messiah - The First Killings / The Reckoning | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £6.36   |  Saving you £9.63 (151.42%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The on-screen infatuation with serial killers continues with Messiah, an absorbing, intelligent two-part BBC TV film that's a close cousin to David Fincher's Seven. Based on the novel by Boris Starling (who also co-wrote the screenplay), Messiah follows Detective Chief Inspector Red Metcalfe (Ken Stott) in tracking down someone with a Christ complex in a murder-case involving 12 "Apostles". A fine line is trod in presenting enough horror so as to intrigue, but not so much as to repel. Decapitations, cut out tongues and flayed skin are all masked in shadow or reflection. More attractive to the eye is a strong cast including Edward Woodward as the case's religious consultant and the keeper of Metcalfe's wayward brother and Michelle Forbes as his deaf wife (the actress learnt sign language in six days for the part). Other notables are Ron Berglas as the unemotional expositional pathologist and Gillian Taylforth as the beleaguered wife of corruptible copper Duncan (Neil Dudgeon). With fine supporting work from Frances Grey, Jamie Draven, Art Malik and 25,000 flies, you'll be racking your brains to spot the killer. Expect to jump several times along the way. On the DVD: a 30-minute behind-the-scenes documentary interviews all the key cast members on their thoughts of grisly imagery and working with one another. The producers have plenty to say on the original script and use of red herrings to distract us. Writer Boris Starling is comically talked to while in make-up as one of the victims. A few (wisely) deleted scenes, text biographies of cast and crew and a gallery of 12 photos round out the extras package. --Paul Tonks

• Murder, She Wrote - Season 5 | DVD | (23/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  This six-disc set features all 22 Season Five episodes that take TV's famous novelist-turned-detective Jessica Fletcher from not-so-sleepy Cabot Cove to the dangerous bright lights of New York City and beyond. From uncovering false fortune seekers to tracking down two-faced killers Jessica is always there to catch the culprit and pen the final solution to the case. Giving their alibis this season are a range of guest stars including Megan Mullally Erin Gray Roddy McDowall Bill Maher Dinah Shore Paul Sorvino Shelley Fabares and many more! Episodes Comprise: 1. J.B. as in Jailbird 2. A Little Night Work 3. Mr. Penroy's Vacation 4. Snow White Blood Red 5. Coal Miner's Slaughter 6. Wearing of the Green 7. The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel 8. Prediction: Murder 9. Something Borrowed Someone Blue 10. Weave a Tangled Web 11. The Search for Peter Kerry 12. Smooth Operators 13. Fire Burn Cauldron Bubble 14. From Russia... with Blood 15. Alma Murder 16. Truck Stop 17. The Sins of Castle Cove 18. Trevor Hudson's Legacy 19. Double Exposure 20. Three Strikes You're Out 21. Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Part 1 22. Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Part 2

• A Force Of One | DVD | (08/05/2005) from £12.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  After a number of undercover narcotics agents are found dead the police enlist the help of a karate champion named Matt Logan who soon discovers that a traitor is responsible for the killings.

• Murder, She Wrote - Season 7 | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Angela Lansbury stars in the role that earned her 12 consecutive Emmy nominations as everyone's favourite super-sleuth Jessica Fletcher a famous mystery writer who has a knack for solving murders on and off the page.

• Murder She Wrote - Series 8 - Complete | DVD | (16/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The complete eighth season of the Emmy award-winning detective drama: Murder she Wrote. Angela Lansbury stars as everyone's favourite super-sleuth Jessica Fletcher a famous mystery writer who has a knack for solving murders on and off the page. Murder seems to follow Jessica Fletcher; a former English teacher and a mystery writer full of charm and a zest for life. She always happens to become the investigator when traveling around the country to promote her series of novels. Murder always seems to occur when she is present even in her hometown of Cabot Cove!

• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (09/10/2023) from £13.33   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In this adrenaline-fueled adventure, Optimus Prime and the Autobots take on their biggest challenge yet. When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, they must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, Noah (Anthony Ramos) and Elena (Dominique Fishback) will do whatever it takes to help the Transformers as they engage in the ultimate battle to save Earth.

• Find Me Guilty | DVD | (23/12/2013) from £4.89   |  Saving you £11.10 (226.99%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Find Me Guilty tells the true story of mobster Jack DiNorscio and the longest mafia trial in U.S. history. After being arrested for dealing drugs, Jack makes the unusual decision to defend himself, despite having no legal experience.

• Silent Rage | DVD | (22/05/2000) from £14.53   |  Saving you £-8.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Chuck Norris stars as the tough street fighting sheriff of a small town terrorised by a psychotic killer. Norris is faced with the dilemma of stopping a superhuman killing machine made virtually indestructible through a brilliant feat of genetic engineering...

• The Fugitive | DVD | (01/06/2006) from £11.97   |  Saving you £2.02 (16.88%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Do you know anyone who hasn't seen this movie? A box-office smash when released in 1993, this spectacular update of the popular 1960s TV series stars Harrison Ford as a surgeon wrongly accused of the murder of his wife. He escapes from a prison transport bus (in one of the most spectacular stunt-action sequences ever filmed) and embarks on a frantic quest for the true killer's identity, while a tenacious U.S. marshal (Tommy Lee Jones, in an Oscar-winning role) remains hot on his trail. Director Andrew Davis hit the big time with this expert display of polished style and escalating suspense, but it's the antagonistic chemistry between Jones and Ford that keeps this thriller cooking to the very end. In roles that seem custom-fit to their screen personas, the two stars maintain a sharply human focus to the grand-scale manhunt, and the intelligent screenplay never resorts to convenient escapes or narrative shortcuts. Equally effective as a thriller and a character study, The Fugitive is a Hollywood blockbuster that truly deserves its ongoing popularity. --Jeff Shannon

• The City of Lost Children | Blu Ray | (03/04/2023) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN is a dazzling fantasy adventure from Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, creators of Delicatessen and has been newly restored. They bring their surreal vision to the story of Krank, a tormented scientist who sets about kidnapping local children in order to steal their dreams and so reverse his accelerated ageing process. When Krank's henchmen kidnap his brother, local fisherman and former circus strongman One (Hellboy's Ron Perlman) sets out on a journey to Krank's nightmarish laboratory, accompanied by a little orphan girl called Miette. With stunning visuals from Darius Khondji (Se7en), costumes from Jean Paul Gaultier and a haunting score by Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Mulholland Dr.), THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN cemented Jeunet and Caro's reputation as filmmakers with a unique vision. Special Features NEW Interview with directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro The making of THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN Behind the scenes Interview with designer Jean Paul Gaultier Audio commentary with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet

• PAW Patrol: Aqua Pups | DVD | (17/07/2023) from £7.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Big Ron's Mad Managers | DVD | (30/09/2013) from £3.32   |  Saving you £2.93 (142.23%)   |  RRP £4.99

  One of the games most colourful characters presents the lighter side of the crazy incredible and rarely seen 'pressure cooker environment' that is football management. Revealed to the viewer is what really happens in the dressing room ; the inner sanctum of any team. Welcome to a world of half time player sackings bust-ups red mist and bizarre rituals.

• The Recruit | DVD | (03/11/2003) from £4.90   |  Saving you £13.09 (267.14%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A brilliant young CIA trainee (Colin Farrell) is asked by his mentor (Al Pacino) to help find a mole in the Agency.

• Nail Gun Massacre | Blu Ray | (28/09/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Bill Leslie and Terry Lofton co-direct this low-budget slasher horror. After a violent gang of construction workers brutally assault a woman on their site the perpetrators find themselves hunted down one by one by a crazed killer disguised in a motorbike helmet and wielding a deadly nail gun. With the number of murders quickly stacking up the town's doctor (Rocky Patterson) and sheriff (Ron Queen) race to discover the reasons behind the anonymous vigilante's killing spree.

• Hellboy | Blu Ray | (14/10/2019) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  NOTICE: Polish Release, cover may contain Polish text/markings. The disk DOES NOT have English audio and subtitles.

• Silent Running | DVD | (09/11/2020) from £10.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Douglas Trumbull directs this sci-fi drama starring Bruce Dern. By the year 2008, all that remains of the Earth's plant life is preserved in space, maintained under huge geodesic domes on board three ships orbiting the planet Saturn. Botanist and crewman Freeman Lowell (Dern) is horrified when the order comes from home to destroy the greenhouses, and kills his three human crewmates in order to prevent them from carrying out the termination. Injured in the process, Lowell is forced to rely on his three service robots as he goes on the run in the one remaining station, determined to preserve what is left of his home planet's ecology.

• Waltz with Bashir | DVD | (30/03/2009) from £8.95   |  Saving you £7.04 (78.66%)   |  RRP £15.99

  "Waltz With Bashir" is the story Israeli helmer Ari Folman and his quest to remember what happened during the 1982 massacres at Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Lebanon where he served as a soldier.

• Silent Running Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (12/12/2022) from £19.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 1968, visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull (The Andromeda Strain, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) contributed to the ground-breaking special photographic effects of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Four years later, he stamped his own indelible mark on the science fiction genre with his mesmerising directorial debut Silent Running. In the not-so-distant future, Earth is barren of all flora and fauna, with what remains of the planet's former ecosystems preserved aboard a fleet of greenhouses orbiting in space. When the crews are ordered to destroy the remaining specimens, one botanist, Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern, The 'Burbs), rebels and flees towards Saturn in a desperate bid to preserve his own little piece of Earth that was, accompanied only by the ship's three service robots. Featuring a captivating central performance by Dern, visual effects that rival anything in 2001 and a powerful ecological message, Silent Running is a haunting and prescient sci-fi classic that resonates even more strongly today than it did at the time of its original release. Product Features 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negative, approved by director Douglas Trumbull High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Original lossless mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw Original audio commentary by Douglas Trumbull and actor Bruce Dern Isolated music and effects track No Turning Back an interview with film music historian Jeff Bond on the film's score First Run a visual essay by writer and filmmaker Jon Spira exploring the evolution of Silent Running's screenplay The Making of Silent Running an archival 1972 on-set documentary Silent Running by Douglas Trumbull and Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now two archival interviews with the film's director A Conversation with Bruce Dern an archival interview with the film's lead actor Theatrical trailer Extensive behind-the-scenes gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Arik Roper FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Barry Forshaw and Peter Tonguette