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• Wartime Stories | DVD | (10/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £50.99

  A wonderfully evocative three DVD box set which features three films each telling a wartime story. Goodnight Mister Tom: John Thaw (Inspector Morse) stars as the widowed and cantankerous Tom Oakley in this charming film adaptation of the prize-winning children's novel by Michelle Magorian. When the Second World War is declared Tom finds that his quiet life in the village of Little Weirwold is set to change when nine-year old Willie Beech (Nick Robinson) is evacuated from Lo

• Doctor In Love / Very Important Person / Don't Lie There Say Something | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £59.95   |  Saving you £-34.96 (-139.90%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Doctor In Trouble: The madcap doctor team are at it again! This time Dr. Burke stows away on a cruise ship when his girlfriend is assigned a modelling job aboard the vessel and ends up as a ship's doctor. Very Important Person: A happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits POWs in a German camp find out their new acerbic fellow prisoner rather unpopular with the rest of the chaps is a key officer who must be spirited to freedom at all cost. Don't Just Lie There Say Something Based on the stage play this is an all-star fast paced political farce as a Whitehall secretary bares all in a bid to save her boss and his assistant...

• Seance On A Wet Afternoon | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An intensely claustrophobic nail-biter to rival prime Hitchcock, 1964's Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a classic British thriller written and directed by Bryan Forbes. Set largely in an imposing Gothic house in north London, the film stars Richard Attenborough as Bill Savage, a man struggling to maintain his marriage to his increasingly unbalanced wife, Myra, played in an Oscar-nominated performance by the little-known but brilliant Broadway actress Kim Stanley. Myra, who believes she is a medium, plans a scheme that will make her famous, involving kidnapping then "psychically" locating a little girl. Attenborough (who won a BAFTA) and Stanley are both superb in what is part riveting battle of wills, part nerve-wracking kidnap thriller with, just possibly, a touch of the supernatural. Gerry Turpin's precise b/w cinematography and John Barry's chilling score add significantly to the atmosphere of dread, and if the plot has one or two gaping holes, Forbes's direction covers them deftly. Forbes explored female delusion again in The Whispers (1967) and The Mad Woman of Chaillot (1969); the film also marked a major entry in his long-term collaboration with John Barry and with his wife, the actress Nanette Newman. Séance clearly had an influence on Attenborough's own directorial contribution to the genre, the highly unsettling Anthony Hopkins vehicle, Magic (1978). On the DVD: Séance on a Wet Afternoon is presented in an excellent 16:9 transfer, anamorphically enhanced for widescreen televisions, that effectively captures the brooding look of Gerry Tupin's BAFTA-nominated cinematography. Unfortunately the print used, though generally very good, does show some damage, including some instances that appear to run through the best part of a reel. Though noticeable and sometimes distracting, they barely mar this gripping film. The mono soundtrack is fine, though there is the very occasional touch of distortion. The disc comes with optional English subtitles, the excellent original trailer and a new and first-rate 33-minute interview with Bryan Forbes in which he engagingly explains every aspect of the making of the film. --Gary S Dalkin

• Martian Successor Nadesico - Vol. 4 | DVD | (21/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  There's plenty of trouble brewing. A new military initiative takes the Nadesico by surprise and Akito finds himself cut adrift but Erina's secret plans for the young pilot are sabotaged when the Jovians stage a daring series of raids on the city. Megumi and Minato are taken hostage the Gekiganger team takes over and the entire universe gets turned upside down and inside out as the shocking truth about the Jovians is finally unveiled.

• Winchell | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Words were his weapon Biography of 1950s gossip columnist and radio show announcer Walter Winchell (Stanley Tucci) who wrote in a very unorthodox style but grabbed the public's attention with his dirt on public figures. However as shown he lived far from a clean life himself. He lived out of a hotel room away from his family where he fraternized with a known prostitute (Glenne Headly) who was of course seeking to make her break in show business. Paul Giamatti co-stars as

• Zorro's Black Whip - Vol. 2 | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Crescent City Herald owner Randolph Meredith is a strong advocate of Idaho joining the United States. Fellow citizen and owner of the local stagecoach line Dan Hammond is not however and has Randolph killed in an attempt to quell the pro-union movement. Randolph's sister Barbara takes over at the Herald and also dons a black costume and mask to become 'The Black Whip'. With the help of government agent Vic Gordon The Black Whip thwarts all attempts by Hammond and his henchmen to exe

• Maid In Manhattan | Blu Ray | (08/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress.

• Something To Talk About / The Pelican Brief / Conspiracy Theory | DVD | (23/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Something To Talk AboutIn one of her best-ever roles Julia Roberts is Grace whose reaction to the infidelities of Eddie (Dennis Quaid) turns the lives and loves of the people around her into something like falling dominoes. Robert Duvall Gena Rowlands Kyra Sedgwick and others in the year's best ensemble of characters (Jack Matthews Newsday) co-star in this juicy truthful story written by Callie Khouri (Thelma And Louise) and directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Pelican BriefTwo Supreme Court Justices have been murdered and a lone law student (Julia Roberts) turns her suspicions about the deaths into a speculative brief that sends shock waves into the highest levels of government. She and a determined investigative reporter (Denzel Washington) want to tell the world what they have uncovered - if they live to tell it. The race in on and these two are more than runners they're moving targets. Conspiracy TheoryNew York cab driver and conspiracy buff Jerry Fletcher (Mel Gibson) knows about the secret movers shakers and assassins who really control things. Trying to put Justice Department attorney Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts) in the know he's run out of her office. Soon both will run for their lives.

• Target - Harry | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £4.15   |  Saving you £-1.16 (-38.80%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Freelance pilot Harry Black (Vic Morrow) finds both the Monte Carlo police and the underworld hot on his trail when he becomes caught up in the plans of one of his passengers - to break the Bank of England using forged currency. The tension mounts as Harry struggles to find the plates used to forge the notes and thus prove his innocence....

• Obsession | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Cliff Robertson (Spiderman) stars as wealthy American businessman Michael Courtland whose life is turned upside-down on his tenth wedding anniversary. After a lavish party Michael and his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) hear a scream from their daughter Amy's bedroom. Elizabeth runs to see what's wrong but doesn't return and by the time Michael reaches the room both have disappeared but he finds a ransom note demanding $500 000.

• Zorro's Black Whip - Vol. 1 | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Crescent City Herald owner Randolph Meredith is a strong advocate of Idaho joining the United States. Fellow citizen and owner of the local stagecoach line Dan Hammond is not however and has Randolph killed in an attempt to quell the pro-union movement. Randolph's sister Barbara takes over at the Herald and also dons a black costume and mask to become 'The Black Whip'. With the help of government agent Vic Gordon The Black Whip thwarts all attempts by Hammond and his henchmen to exe

• Die Kanonen von Navarone (4K Ultra HD) | Blu Ray | (18/11/2021) from £11.66   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Penny Serenade | DVD | (07/08/2000) from £16.16   |  Saving you £-6.17 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Penny Serenade is the story of Julie and Roger Adams. It is an honest look at a happy if not exactly peaceful period in the domestic life of a newspaperman and a former salesgirl in a music shop.

• Death of a Salesman | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A star studded adaptation of Arthur Miller's classic play about hope failure family and ambition....

• Smile Orange - the Jamaican Experience | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This classic Jamaican comedy is a cult movie, available for the first time on DVD.This hilarious comedy is also a profound social comment on Jamaican tourism and culture.Whether you are watching it for the first time or the hundreth it is guaranteed to have you bowling 'til your belly bust.

• The Cruel Deep | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £6.88   |  Saving you £-0.89 (-14.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  To safeguard a priceless national treasure the Greek government has requisitioned the luxury cruise liner Argo Theti for use as an undercover cargo carrier.The plan falls apart when the cruise ship is attacked by a submarine belonging to a fanatical billionaire art collector Elgin Bates.During the assault a fuel tank is ignited blasting a gaping hole in the ship's hull.Oxygen is now the most valuable commodity for the surviving passengers and crew trapped in an airtight compartment below decks. As the oxygen decreases the massive ship succumbs to the pull of the ocean dropping ninety feet down and crashing onto a ledge overhanging one of the deepest tracts in the Aegean Sea.As the ship teeters over the gaping mouth of the abyss the pressure causes the hatches to blow. One after the other decks corridors and cabins are rapidly flooded.Underwater under pressure they're fighting for their lives in the cruel deep.

• Knight Club | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £8.95   |  Saving you £4.04 (31.10%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Every night's a party night in Hollywood. But to get into the party you have to get past the doorman. When it comes to the hottest nightclubs in L.A. the bouncers arent just bouncers - they're called Knights. Dick Gueron is the best of the best - he runs the 'Knight Club'. When one of his best bouncers Gary Grieco is offered a job at a rival club dick sees this as a personal betrayal and seeks revenge. Drunk with his newfound power Gary cannot see through the whirlwind of women and

• Die Zauberflote - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | DVD | (10/06/2002) from £10.00   |  Saving you £9.99 (99.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mozart - Die Zauberflote (Welser-Most Miller)

• Britain's Home Front At War - Words For Battle | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This collection features stirring and inspirational films urging the nation to fight on and to preserve our British heritage and way of life. Words For Battle (1941): Laurence Olivier reads extracts from great works by the likes of Milton Blake and Kipling illustrated by inspirational film of both a timeless pastoral Britain and a modern armed Britain poised for war. Lift Your Head Comrade (1942): A powerful propaganda piece looking at German and Austrian anti-fascists who have volunteered to service with the Pioneer Corps to help Britain in its war against Germany. (Script: Arthur Koestler) The New Britain (1940): This MOI production evokes the utopia that Britain could have become in the decades following the Great War if only German fascism had not raised its head. (Script: Grahame Greene) Worker And Warfront No.8 (1943): Stanley Holloway provides the voiceover in this animated warning about a worker too tough to get his wounds checked - and who then contracts blood poisoning. (Script: E.C. Bentley) Britain At Bay (1940): J.B. Priestley provides the commentary for a film produced immediately after the fall of France celebrating British values and reminding us that in the months ahead Britain stands alone and at bay in guarding 'the future of the civilised world'. Essential Jobs (1942): A fascinating film showing how all unglamorous jobs actually contribute to the war effort. (Script: V.S. Pritchett) Albert's Savings (1940): Stanley Holloway delivers an 'Albert'-style monologue as he persuades the nation to invest in Savings Certificates for the war effort. (Script: Edgar Marriott) A Diary For Timothy (1945): Michael Redgrave John Gielgud and Myra Hess contribute to Humphrey Jennings' impressionistic portrait of a Britain finally poised to celebrate the end of the war. (Script: E.M. Forster) New Towns For Old (1942): An MOI film looking at urban regeneration in the fictional industrial town of 'Smokedale'. (Script: Dylan Thomas)

• Zulu: Paramount Centenary Edition (Steelbook) (Blu | Blu Ray | (14/05/2013) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Zulu is one of the great movies, an epic adventure of courage in the face of incredible odds. Based on a true story, it tells the amazing tale of 100 British soldiers who stood fast against an overwhelming force of 4,000 of the Zulu nation's mightiest warriors in the defence of Rorkes Drift in 1879.Set amongst the stunning South African scenery, Zulu is a landmark action film and a fitting tribute to some of the most magnificent acts of heroism in the history of warfare. Michael Caine's role as the arrogant but courageous Lt. Bromhead brought him international fame, and there are powerful performances from other great British actors including Stanley Baker and Jack Hawkins.