Classic Films

• Casablanca (2 Disc Special Edition) | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £19.15   |  Saving you £-6.16 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  World War II Morocco springs to life in Michael Curtiz's classic love story. Colourful characters abound in "Casablanca", a waiting room for Europeans trying to escape Hitler's war-torn Europe.

• Blood On The Sun | DVD | (15/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• Le Viol Du Vampire (The Rape of the Vampire) | DVD | (10/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Cult director Jean Rollin's first feature mixes existentialism and vampirism with the added ingredient of chaos. Originally made as a short it was expanded to a feature length with the dead cast inexplicably returning to life half-way through (having been killed off at the end of the original). That said 'Le Viol du Vampire' is a masterpiece of the bizarre mixing blood a naked woman in a convertable coffins and some fencing semi-naked nymphs in a fragmented melee. When originally screened in Paris in 1968 the film caused a riot due to its' audacious imagery...

• Betty Hutton Double Feature #1: Stork Club/Perils of Pauline | DVD | (15/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The Stork Club: Hutton plays a struggling Stork Club hat check girl who saves multimillionaire Jerry Bates from drowning. As a reward Bates sets her up in a life of luxury in her own penthouse apartment. When Danny her bandleader beau returns from the service he mistakenly thinks the worst about her involvement with her very wealthy benefactor. A lighthearted chronicle of life and times at the legendary New York eatery and nightclub. The Perils Of Pauline: A dramatized biography of the Queen of the Serials Pearl White who started out as a young movie extra who went from a day to fame fortune and retirement in less than a decade. The film does a fine job of re-creating the silent movie stunts and settings of the era.

• Blue Angel | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 1 | DVD | (19/11/1997) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Tokyo Story | DVD | (25/08/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The film that made Ozu's reputation in the west (it was also a big hit in Japan) is plotted a little more schematically than most of his masterpieces but is nonetheless one of his most emotionally piercing films.

• The Bible - In The Beginning | DVD | (18/02/2002) from £10.94   |  Saving you £2.05 (18.74%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The greatest stories of the Old Testament are brought to the screen with astounding scope and power in this international film which depicts the first 22 chapters of Genesis. This is the spectacular story of man's creation his fall his survival and his indomitable faith in the future. Matching the epic scale of the production are performances by George C. Scott as Abraham Ava Gardner as Sarah and Peter O'Toole as the haunting presence of the Angel of God. The legendary John Huston directs and delivers a commanding performance as Noah. From the film's opening amidst cosmic chaos to its lingering message of hope and salvation The Bible stands as a monumental motion picture achievement.

• The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943) | DVD | (18/09/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Jose Pe?s Suazo/Banda Gorda En Vivo | DVD | (30/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Estrellas De La Salsa | DVD | (29/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Tito Rojas Live | DVD | (08/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Elgar | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  BFI Video continues its successful strand of Archive Television releases with Ken Russell' s classic documentary Elgar first shown in 1962 as the 100th programme in the BBC's Monitor series. This partly dramatised account of the life of composer Sir Edward Elgar also includes footage of Elgar at the Three Choirs Festival and a recording of the opening of Abbey Road Studios when 'Land Of Hope And Glory' was played.

• Whatever Happened To Baby Jane | DVD | (17/07/2006) from £10.35   |  Saving you £5.64 (54.49%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Sister sister oh so fair why is there blood all over your hair? The film that paired two of the greatest screen-actresses not only lived up to its promise but provided years of Hollywood gossip at the expense of the two warring stars! Baby Jane (Davis) was a child star. When she grows up she is forgotten by the public. Instead her sister Blanche (Crawford) becomes famous as a Hollywood actress overshadowing her sister who is increasingly bitter. After a mysterious car ac

• Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter | DVD | (05/01/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Residing in an eerie hilltop mansion are Dr. Maria Frankenstein and her brother Rudolph conducting the same bizarre and deadly artificial brain transplant experiments that forced them to flee their European homeland. In a nearby town the legendary Jesse James and his companion Hank Tracy are caught in a gunfight that leaves Hank seriously wounded. Jesse brings back the only nearby doctor...the sinister Maria Frankenstein. Hank will be the perfect subject for her next experiment and Jesse the perfect target of her romantic desires. She successfully transplants an artificial brain into the skull of Hank transforming him into a monstrous creature named Igor.

• Whisky Galore (Single Disc) | DVD | (13/11/2006) from £9.43   |  Saving you £6.56 (41.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A Highland fling on a tight little island! The Scottish islanders of Todday bypass war time rationing and delight in smuggling cases of their favourite tipple from a wrecked ship... Basil Radford stars as the teetotal English official who is totally unable to comprehend the significance of whisky to the islanders. Marvellously detailed and well played it firmly established the richest Ealing vein with the common theme of a small group triumphing over a more powerful opponent.

• Lesley Garrett - Music From The Movies | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Lesley Garrett is one of Britain's best loved classical singers. This DVD features her stunning soprano voice on a selection of classic songs from the movies. The concert was recorded with the Orchestra of Opera North at last summer's 'Opera In The Park' concert in Leeds. It was broadcast by the BBC in autumn 2004. As well as Lesley Garrett the concert features contributions from Ruthie Henshall and Michael McCarthy. Tracklist: 1. Where Do I Begin? (Love Story) 2. Over The Rainbow (The Wizard Of Oz) 3. Puttin' On The Ritz (Puttin' On The Ritz) 4. The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born) 5. New York New York (New York New York) 6. Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) 7. Moon River (Breakfast At Tiffany's) 8. Mein Herr (Cabaret) 9. Cabaret (Cabaret) 10. The Summer Knows (Summer Of '42) 11. The Impossible Dream (The Man From La Mancha) 12. And All That Jazz (Chicago) 13. He Was Beautiful (The Deer Hunter) 14. Nature Boy (Moulin Rouge) 15. One Day I'll Fly Away (Moulin Rouge) 16. Come What May (Moulin Rouge) Tracklist: 1. Tonight (Westside Story) 2. Somewhere (Westside Story) 3. A Boy Like That / I Have A Love (Westside Story) 4. Don't Rain On My Parade (Funny Girl) 5. Our Children (Ragtime) 6. I Dreamed A Dream (Les Miserable) 7. Sunset Boulevard (Sunset Boulevard) 8. Holy Ground

• Film Noir, Vol. 1: Stranger/Cause for Alarm! | DVD | (26/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The First Of The Few | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This classic 1942 war movie tells the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Jeffrey Quill - developed the aeroplane whose technological superiority helped Britain to win the vital battle of the skies. It features two of Britain's best-loved stars: Leslie Howard (who also directs, and who tragically went missing in action shortly after the film was made) as Mitchell and David Niven as Quill. Scripted by two oth...

• Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy: The Complete Collection, Vol. 4 | DVD | (04/01/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.16