"Actor: Tony"

• The Boston Strangler | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The unexpected casting of Tony Curtis as the presumed Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo, is only the first of the attractions of this hard-nosed suspense picture. Although the style of The Boston Strangler looks dated today, with its split-screen experiments and post-Bonnie and Clyde permissiveness, the film still has the clean, strong lines of a methodical policier. For the first hour, we don't focus on the Strangler, instead following the Beantown cops (led by Henry Fonda) as they track down leads; the best sequence is the near-accidental connection made between burglary suspect DeSalvo and the killings. Director Richard Fleischer had a forceful hand with true-crime material (Compulsion, 10 Rillington Place) and he takes an unblinking look into the then-taboo subject of sexual pathology. Curtis's physical transformation into a dumpy, dull-eyed brute is the best aspect of his performance; it's a role he lobbied hard for, but it did not lead to more challenging work. --Robert Horton

• Benjamin Britten - a Time There Was | DVD | (11/08/2008) from £13.28   |  Saving you £0.71 (5.10%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Tony Palmer: Benjamin Britten - A Time There Was

• The Black Sabbath Story - Vol. 2 - 1978-1992 | DVD | (26/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This second instalment in The Black Sabbath Story covers the period between 1978 and 1992. These were the wilderness years after founding vocalist Ozzy Osbourne left the group and it often seemed as though Sabbath had fitted their tour bus with a revolving door--by 1986, guitarist Tony Iommi was the only founder member left in the group. Five different vocalists are featured in this programme: Ronnie James Dio (ex-Rainbow), Ian Gillan (ex-Deep Purple), Glenn Hughes, Geoff Nicholls and Tony Martin. The nine promo videos collected here are representatives of an era that all but the most die-hard of Sabbath fans have tried to forget. It is an ignominy that is richly merited. The kindest thing that can be said of this collection of awful 80s hair-metal soundtracking dreadful black-and-white videos of men with haircuts that not even German football players would be caught dead with is that it's an interesting period piece. On the DVD: The Black Sabbath Story is presented in widescreen. Sound is available in Dolby 5.1 Surround or Dolby Digital. The menu of extras is badly laid out, but includes a gallery of Sabbath albums and further interviews with band members--including an extraordinary and hilarious reminiscence from Ian Gillan, which confirms that that Black Sabbath's reality was far more preposterous than any of the satirical conceits offered by This Is Spinal Tap.--Andrew Mueller

• Chopping Mall (Beyond Terror) | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Teenagers working at the local mall sneak in supplies and wait until the mall locks up for an intimate party night. The mall has a sophisticated robot security system that goes into attack mode after a malfunction and kills the human security guards. Now the teens must run for their lives and try to find a way out of the mall using the materials they find within it...

• Prime Suspect 4: the Lost Child | DVD | (06/11/2006) from £6.48   |  Saving you £6.51 (50.10%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Tough yet emotionally vulnerable the newly-promoted Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) returns to old territory at London's Southampton Row to work on a case involving the disappearance of a young child. The investigation leads her to Chris Hughes (Robert Glenister) a serial child sex offender who has recently been released from a custodial treatment centre. As the investigation reaches its climax a badly bungled arrest attempt results in a tense siege situation. With police marksmen in a position and concern mounting for the safety of the three hostages D.S. Tennsion moves in to take control.

• Frank Sinatra Memorial | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £9.43   |  Saving you £-2.44 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Frank Sinatra the greatest entertainer of the 20th century is remembered by some of the brightest stars in Hollywood in this television memorial which celebrates his life and mourns his passing. Exclusive flashback interviews with Sinatra his friends and his family reveal little known facts about his overwhelming genorosity and the sensationalized image created by the press.

• Infernal Affairs | Blu Ray | (31/12/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The biggest Hong Kong hit of all time finds an undercover cop and a triad mole in the police force given the task of finding the double agent in their midst.

• Frank Sinatra - Sinatra And Friends | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Recorded in 1977. Includes duets with Natalie Cole Dean Martin Tony Bennet and John Denver. Tracks included are: 1. Where Or When... Sinatra & Friends 2. I've Got You Under My Skin 3. I Get A Kick Out Of You..Duet With Nataile Cole 4. I've Got Love On My mind... Natalie Cole 5. If I Were A Rich Man... Robert Merril 6. Oldest Established Floating Crap Game Duet With Dean Martin & Robert Merril 7.She's Got You... Loretta Lynn 8. All Or Nothing At All Duet With Loretta L

• Lassie - Vol 3 - Flight Of The Cougar / Hanford's Point | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £14.20   |  Saving you £-4.21 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Join Lassie the ever-faithful companion and her friends in their exciting adventures. The courageous canine will always be there in times of trouble and strife helping those in need. Lassie truly is everyone's best friend!

• The Graves | DVD | (31/05/2010) from £3.94   |  Saving you £12.05 (305.84%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Present day. Arizona. Megan and Abby Graves are inseparable sisters. Megan is a self-assured ass kicker. Abby is a caustic Hot Topic Goth afraid of her own shadow. They couldn' t be less alike but they share a life-long obsession with comics pop culture and rock 'n' roll. Simply put they are beautiful geeks. In a few days Megan will start a new job in New York. To send her off in style the sisters go on a trip to uncharted Arizona in search of kitchy roadside attractions. Instead they're lured to Skull City Mine an abandoned mine town. But Skull City is anything but abandoned - and there's no way out. The sisters are now prey forced to unleash their most primitive instincts in a desperate fight for survival against unspeakable horrors - both human and supernatural: Caleb aka Pig Man (Bill Moseley) the twisted wife-seeking serial killer Reverend Abraham Stockton (Tony Todd) the insane leader of The Church of Devout Ascension Deacon Luke (D. Randall Blythe) the church's enforcer who is quite possibly a cannibal Darlene Atwood (Amanda Wyss) the seemingly friendly waitress at Screamer's diner who delivers tourists to their doom Jonah Lee Atwood (Shane Stevens) - the ruthlessly efficient reluctant killer and Mama Heinbecker (Barbara Glover) - the cold-hearted ticket taker who's handy with knitting needles. When Megan suffers a mortal wound Abby must save her sister but to do so she must confront her fears and unlock the mystery of Skull City alone. Can Abby survive Skull City's threats? Can she rescue Megan or are the Graves doomed to a fate much worse than death? Legendary independent comic book creator Brian Pulido (Lady Death Evil Ernie) makes his feature debut with an intense action-packed mind-bender of a horror flick.

• Dead of the Nite | DVD | (24/03/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When a group of ghost hunters investigate the infamous Jericho Manor, they soon realise it's not just ghosts that go bump in the night! As people get murdered, the survivors need to discover who or what's killing them before it's too late.

• Chicken Run / James And The Giant Peach / Anastasia | DVD | (15/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Local Heroes | Blu Ray | (05/06/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Frank Sinatra - The First 40 Years | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £12.98   |  Saving you £2.01 (15.49%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Recorded in 1979. A tribute concert for Frank to celebrate 40 years in entertainment. Includes appearanced by Lucille Ball Nancy Sinatra Gene Kelly Tony Bennett Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.

• Due South: The Complete Series Boxset | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £149.99

  Benton Fraser - an uptight Canadian mountie with a bizarre way of doing things - comes to Chicago in an attempt to find out who killed his father. After solving the murder he decides to stick around and work for the local Canadian consulate. Making friends with the local detective Ray Vecchio a cynical man with a distrust of the outdoors Benton is often confused by how things are done south of the border and adversely Vecchio is equally perplexed by the mountie's approach to police work. This beast of a box set features every episode from all three seasons.

• The Last Samurai | HD DVD | (20/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Decorated Civil War veteran Nathan Algren (Cruise) is sent to Japan to train and lead the Emperor's troops in modern Western gunpowder intensive warfare to eliminate the country's remaining rebelling samurai. Captured and imprisoned by the outlawed warriors Algren is slowly swayed by their strict adherence to the honourable code of Bushido and when the Emperor's forces mass once again Algren offers to join his former captors in an effort to preserve their way of life...

• Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle | DVD | (01/10/2001) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  If nothing else, Doggystyle indicates a remarkable, if not exactly commendable, honesty in the relationship between Snoop Dogg and his fans. Snoop recognises that his absurdly wealthy, sexually indulged, permanently stoned persona is admired chiefly by priapic 14-year-old boys who don't understand why girls won't speak to them, and young men who think a booming car stereo is a signifier of awesome masculinity. He has delivered to these constituencies precisely the kind of video they would want. Doggystyle does not trouble itself with any actual promotional clips or artist interviews. Though Snoop occasionally deigns to wander in front of the camera and mime half-heartedly along to one of his songs, this is essentially a porn film, which is appropriate given that most of what Snoop has recorded in the last few years resembles uncannily the glutinous muzak that usually serves as a soundtrack for such things. It is not without amusement value, wholly inadvertent though this is--the editing of this "Soft" version of Doggystyle, intended to make it saleable in shops which are not patronised exclusively by men in overcoats, occasionally lends the joyless copulations of Snoop's mates a certain comedic appeal. --Andrew Mueller

• Tony Robinson's Cunning Night Out Live | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £7.81   |  Saving you £10.18 (56.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Tony Robinson's one man show Cunning Night Out!

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Problem At Sea / The Incredible Theft | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Problem At Sea: Poirot and Hastings are enjoying a pleasant cruise but are asked to investigate a case of murder on the high seas when the wife of one of their fellow passengers is robbed and murdered in her cabin. The Incredible Theft: The future safety of the country rests on Poirot's shoulders when a vital design sheet for a secret new fighter aircraft goes missing. Can one of Lord Mayfield's trusted weekend guests really be spying for the Germans?

• The Protectors - Series 1 Complete | DVD | (24/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Harry Rule (Robert Vaughn) is an American lone wolf in London. Contessa di Contini (Nyree Dawn Porter) is a beautiful British aristo abroad. Paul Buchet (Tony Anholt) is a suave Parisian specialising in gadgetry. Together they are The Protectors - three intrepid international private detectives. Alongside other super agents from the world's best detective agencies they are organised into a global secret society their mission is to protect the innocent and apprehend the guilty. Gerry