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• Henry V | DVD | (17/06/2002) from £6.54   |  Saving you £3.45 (52.75%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Very few first-time film directors would have been capable of making such a triumphant adaptation of Henry V; but a still-youthful Kenneth Branagh's years of stage experience paid off handsomely and his 1989 version qualifies as a genuine masterpiece, the kind of film that comes along once in a decade. He eschews the theatricality of Laurence Olivier's stirring, fondly remembered 1945 adaptation to establish his own rules: Branagh plays it down and dirty, seeing the Bard's play through revisionist eyes, framing it as an anti-war story in contrast to Olivier's patriotic spectacle. Branagh gives us harsh close-ups of muddied, bloody men, and of himself as Henry, his hardened mouth and wilful eyes revealing much about the personal cost of war. Not that the director-star doesn't provide lighter moments: his scenes introducing the French Princess Katherine (Emma Thompson) trying to learn English quickly from her maid are delightful. What may be the crowning glory of Branagh's adaptation comes when the dazed leader wanders across the battlefield, not even sure who has won. As King Hal carries a dead boy (a young Christian Bale) over the hacked bodies of both the English and French, a panorama of blood and mud and death greet the viewer as Branagh opens up the scene and Patrick Doyle's rousing hymn "Non nobis, Domine" provides marvellous counterpoint (like the director, the composer was another filmic first-timer). A more potent expression of the price of victory could scarcely be imagined. --Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com

• Cousins | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £14.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  There's nothing like a wedding to break up a marriage. Ted Danson and Isabella Rossellini play cousins-by-marriage who pretend to be lovers in order to punish their philandering spouses. Instead the make believe lovers walk directly in Cupid's line of fire-with consequences that are both hilarious and heartwarming.

• FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (23/10/2023) from £15.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Interview With The Vampire | Blu Ray | (13/10/2008) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Drink From Me And Live Forever Brad Pitt is Louis lured by Lestat into the immortality of the damned then tormented by an unalterable fact of vampire life; to survive he must kill Stephen Rea Antonio Banderas Christian Slater and newcomer Kirsten Dunst also star. One lifetime alone offers plenty of opportunities for the savage revelries of the night. Imagine what an eternity can bring. Hypnotically directed by Neil Jordan this film offers enough thrills shocks and fiendish fun to last a lifetime and beyond...

• Tooth Fairy | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £7.57   |  Saving you £12.42 (164.07%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dwayne Johnson is "The Tooth Fairy," also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids.

• The Crew | DVD | (12/01/2009) from £4.95   |  Saving you £8.04 (162.42%)   |  RRP £12.99

  As a major heist approaches and with betrayal all around him a respected crime boss has to summon all his street nous and killer instinct as he fights for survival.

• Shaolin Soccer | DVD | (14/03/2005) from £9.89   |  Saving you £10.10 (102.12%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An over-the-hill ex footie player and a down-on-his-luck monk from the famous Shaolin temple team up to make a footie squad with a difference.

• Line of Duty - Series 1-6 Complete Box Set | Blu Ray | (12/07/2021) from £61.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the creator and producers of Bodyguard. This thrilling British police drama has earned universal praise for its nail-biting action, complex characters, and intricate plotting (TV Guide). At anti-corruption unit AC-12, Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar, Blood) leads his team of DS Steve Arnott (Martin Compston, The Nest) and DC Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure, This Is England) in investigating suspected cases of police corruption•and in the process, they begin to uncover a conspiracy that reaches to the heights of the force. Special Features: Five behind the scenes featurettes, Actor filmographies, picture galleries.

• Continuum - Season 2 | Blu Ray | (27/04/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Available for the first time on Blu-ray all 13 Episodes from Season 2 of Continuum. Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols) a cop from the year 2077 finds herself trapped in present day Vancouver searching for convicted terrorists from the future known as Liber8. With unexpected assistance from teen tech genius Alec Sadler (Erik Knudsen) Kiera desperately tries to bring down the terrorists before they change the course of history forever. In Season 2 Kiera continues her uneasy alliance with her partner Vancouver Police detective Carlos Fonnegra (Victor Webster) and grapples with the big question that closed the first season – why was she sent here? Meanwhile Alec struggles to understand the implications of a mysterious message sent from his future self and Liber8 become more strategic and even more lethal. Bonus Features: Audio Commentaries

• The Fall Of The Roman Empire | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £15.99   |  Saving you £-6.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The second and last of Anthony Mann's historical epics is a smart, handsome spectacle of the decadence, corruption, and intrigue that tore apart the greatest empire the world has seen. The sprawling story spreads itself thin over a number of characters and stories. At the centre are handsome but stiff Stephen Boyd as Livius, the loyal soldier and symbolic son of the ageing emperor Marcus Aurelius(Alec Guinness), and Christopher Plummer as Commodus, the corrupt heir to the throne. They are boyhood friends turned enemies when the latter accedes to the throne and sells out the values of his father for greed and hedonistic pleasures. The three-hour running time is filled out with the tales of Sophia Loren (as the beautiful Lucilla in love with Livius but coveted by greedy Commodus) and a gallery of heroes and villains that includes James Mason, Mel Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Omar Sharif, and Eric Porter. The film is highlighted with spectacular scenes--a grandiose funeral fit for an emperor, brutal battles in the provinces as the barbarians threaten the empire, and a climactic duel to decide the destiny of Rome--which Mann weaves into the shadowy intrigue of the halls of power. Like his previous epic El Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire remains one of the best of the 1960s epics: well written (and historically accurate up to a point) with strong performances and a consistently elegant style, It lacks a central core and the magnetic hero of its superior predecessor. Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000) tackles the same story with an updated action-adventure slant. --Sean Axmaker

• The Virtues | DVD | (12/08/2019) from £14.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stephen Graham stars as Joseph, a moral yet troubled man who's lost everything he ever held dear. Joseph finds himself compelled to travel to Ireland to confront the demons that continue to haunt him from a childhood spent in the care system, a journey that will have savage and brutal consequences. His path soon crosses with that of Dinah, played by Niamh Algar. She's fiery and more than able to stand up for herself, but like Joseph she's also deeply guarded, holding close a secret she's hiding from all those around her. Joseph and Dinah's lives spiral intensely in and out of control as they both try to ground themselves, torn between morality and self-indulgence, defined by drug-induced self destruction, traumatised by their own harrowing histories, and yet enlightened by their dual faith in companionship. Survival instincts kick in as they pave their way to an unnerving and tormented future. Neither of them thought their lives would ever tangle into a delicate love story.

• Groundhog Day | Blu Ray | (15/07/2019) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Bill Murray is at his wry, wisecracking best in this riotous romantic comedy about a weatherman caught in a personal time warp on the worst day of his life. Teamed with a relentlessly cheerful producer (Andie MacDowell) and a smart-aleck cameraman (Chris Elliott), TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities. After a surprise blizzard traps him in small-town hell, things get even worse; Phil wakes the next morning to find it's GROUNDHOG DAY all over again and again and again. Blu-ray Disc Special Features: Deleted Scenes Audio Commentary with Director Harold Ramis Needle Nose Ned's Picture-In-Picture Track The Study of Groundhogs: A Real-Life Look At Marmots A Different Day: An Interview with Harold Ramis The Weight of Time Documentary

• Continuum - Season 3 | Blu Ray | (27/04/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  In Season 3 of Continuum Kiera (Rachel Nichols) faces the immediate consequences of Alec’s (Erik Knudsen) betrayal at the end of Season 2 - when he disappeared in a flash of light with the time travel device Kiera hoped might send her home. Alec’s impulsive decision sets in motion a chain of events which pushes Kiera into a shocking alliance with a former enemy. Kiera must also contend with a newly strategic Liber8 and a growing darkness in her police partner Carlos (Victor Webster). Ultimately all roads lead through young Alec Sadler. His genius has never been more tested. And his choices force Kiera - and everyone - to examine all they hold dear. Bonus Features: Webisodes Audio Commentaries Behind the Scenes

• Shoot 'Em Up | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Clive Owen stars as Mr. Smith, a mysterious loner trying to protect a newborn baby from a determined criminal who hunts them through the bowels of the city.

• Silicon Valley - Season 3 | DVD | (10/04/2017) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Mike Judge (King of the Hill, Beavis and Butt-Head) comes a new season of the Golden Globe and Emmy®-nominated comedy that takes viewers inside Silicon Valley's high-tech gold rush: a land of big ideas and bigger egos. After last season's shocking ending, which found Pied Piper celebrating legal victory just as Richard (Thomas Middleditch) was unexpectedly ousted as CEO, Season 3 picks up where we left off, with Richard offered the diminished role of CTO and the rest of his team Erlich (T.J. Miller), Jared (Zach Woods), Dinesh (Kumail Nanjiani) and Gilfoyle (Martin Starr) facing the question of just how far their loyalty extends. With a new no-nonsense CEO hellbent on transforming everything from Pied Piper's offices to its business agenda, the guys must find a way to triumph in the war of Art vs. Commerce, maneuvering the many competing interests along the way. Meanwhile, as Gavin Belson (Matt Ross) works to rehabilitate Hooli's image following his blunders, Big Head (Josh Brener) finds himself in a new partnership, while at Raviga, Laurie (Suzanne Cryer) holds her cards close to the vest, as Monica (Amanda Crew) tries to look out for Pied Piper's best interests. With its patented brand of silly and satirical humor, this season of Silicon Valley continues to probe the ripe-for-comedy world of tech, as our heroes grow bolder, if not always wiser. Episodes: 1. Flounder Friendly 2. Two in the Box 3. Meinsertzhagen's Haversack 4. Maleant Data Systems Solutions 5. The Empty Chair 6. Bachmanity Insanity 7. To Build A Better Beta 8. Bachman's Earning's Over-Ride 9. Daily Active Users 10. The Uptick Extra: Deleted Scenes

• The Adventures of Black Beauty: The Complete Series | Blu Ray | (15/05/2023) from £40.91   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Table 19 | DVD | (31/07/2017) from £4.17   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ex-maid of honour Eloise (Anna Kendrick) - having been relieved of her duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text - decides to hold her head up high and attend her oldest friend's wedding anyway.

• The Last Post | DVD | (13/11/2017) from £11.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Aden, 1965. The men of the British Royal Military Police are battling a fierce insurgency. Tensions are heightened in the heat of the desert; any lapse in luck or judgement means death. But life and love must continue. The ˜60s are starting to swing: sexual liberation, seductive new music and outrageous fashions have hit the sun loungers of the glamorous BP Club. Isolated in this unknown country, nothing is certain, and relationships are tested as pressure and passions intensify. This bitter war brings danger and betrayal, and will question the code these dedicated soldiers live by.

• The Definitive Ealing Studios Collection | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £109.99   |  Saving you £-69.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £40.00

  A box set featuring 16 of the finest efforts from the house of Ealing. 1. Champagne Charlie (Dir. Alberto Cavalcanti 1944) 2. Dead of Night (Dirs. Alberto Cavalcanti & Charles Crichton 1945) 3. Hue & Cry (Dir. Charles Crichton 1947) 4. It Always Rains on Sunday (Dir. Robert Hamer 1947) 5. Kind Hearts and Coronets (Dir. Robert Hamer 1949) 6. The Ladykillers (Dir. Alexander Mackendrick 1955) 7. The Lavender Hill Mob (Dir. Charles Crichton 1951) 8. The Maggie (Dir. Alexander Mackendrick 1954) 9. The Magnet (Dir. Charles Frend 1950) 10. The Man in The White Suit (Dir. Alexander Mackendrick 1951) 11. Nicholas Nickelby (Dir. Alberto Cavalcanti 1947) 12. Passport To Pimlico (Dir. Henry Cornelius 1949) 13. Scott of The Antarctic (Dir. Charles Frend 1948) 14. The Titfield Thunderbolt (Dir. Charles Crichton 1953) 15. Went The Day Well? (Dir. Alberto Cavalcanti 1942) 16. Whisky Galore (Dir. Alexander Mackendrick 1949)

• Wilde | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £16.66   |  Saving you £-6.67 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Wilde could easily have been nothing more than another well-dressed literary film from the British costume drama stable, but thanks to a richly textured performance from Stephen Fry in the title role, it becomes something deeper--a moving study of how the conflict between individual desires and social expectations can ruin lives. Oscar Wilde's writing may be justifiably legendary for its sly, barbed wit, but Wilde the film is far from a comedy, even though Fry relishes delivering the great man's famous quips. It takes on tragic dimensions as soon as Wilde meets Lord Alfred Douglas, known as Bosie, the strikingly beautiful but viciously selfish young aristocrat who wins Oscar's heart but loses him his reputation, marriage and freedom. Fry is brilliant at capturing how the intensity of Wilde's love for Bosie threw him off balance, becoming an all-consuming force he was unable to resist. Jude Law expertly depicts both Bosie's allure and his spitefully destructive side, there are subtle supporting performances from Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle and Zoe Wanamaker, and the period trappings are lavishly trowelled on. But this is Fry's show all the way: from Oscar the darling of theatrical London to Wilde the prisoner broken on the wheel of Victorian moralism, he doesn't put a foot wrong. It feels like the role he was born to play. --Andy Medhurst