Classic Films

• The Screaming Skull | DVD | (14/02/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  A newlywed couple arrives at the home of the husband's late wife where the gardens have been maintained by a gardener faithful to the dead woman's memory. Soon eerie events lead the new wife to think she is going out of her mind.

• Sorrowful Jones | DVD | (27/07/2009) from £18.88   |  Saving you £-2.89 (-18.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Sorrowful Jones

• The Young Savages | DVD | (04/05/2009) from £13.47   |  Saving you £5.51 (52.58%)   |  RRP £15.99

  John Frankenheimer (The Birdman Of Alcatraz The Manchurian Candidate) is one of the most innovative filmmakers of the twentieth century whose groundbreaking techniques and definitive cinematic style has rippled through the history of movies to leave an indelible mark. Renowned actor Burt Lancaster (The Sweet Smell Of Success Elmer Gantry) can only be described as a screen legend bringing to life some of the most unforgettable realistic characters in motion pictures. Together Frankenheimer and Lancaster formed a creative partnership that managed to conceive some of the most important films of the sixties. The Young Savages was their first successful collaboration. New York''s Harlem slum Hell''s Kitchen is no place for a stranger. It''s a desperate decaying ghetto throbbing with gangland tension where restless teenage rebels are willing to risk their life to protect their turf. But when members of the notorious Thunderbird gang venture into an opposing neighbourhood and stab to death a Puerto Rican boy Assistant District Attorney Hank Bell (Lancaster) is determined to undercover the real motivation behind such a cold bloodied act.

• House on Haunted Hill | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  House On The Haunted Hill

• The Beggar's Opera | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Peter Brook's bold adaptation of John Gay's opera - a cynical satire of eighteenth century London life. This weird and wonderful movie version of the first ever English musical to be written boasts a gloriously outlandish set and characters adorned in stunning primary colours that will dazzle and delight. A period piece that remains true to its original form it features non-stop sing-along songs spirited melodies and a real sense of embellished drama. The story follows the escapades of a jailed highwayman and stars Laurence Olivier Dorothy Tutin and Stanley Holloway.

• James Stewart - Western Box | Blu Ray | (09/12/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Charlie Chaplin Film Reel Collection | DVD | (20/10/2014) from £7.49   |  Saving you £7.50 (100.13%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Collection of classic silent films and shorts starring the all-round talent of Charlie Chaplin. Throughout his career spanning more than 75 years Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed, edited, composed the music for and starred in most of his films, making a household name for himself as a screen icon. Actors who starred alongside Chaplin include Edna Purviance, John T. Dillon and Billy Armstrong. The films are: 'By the Sea' (1915), 'Work' (1915), 'A Woman' (1915), 'The Bank' (1915), 'Shanghaied' (1915), 'The Rink' (1916), 'Easy Street' (1917), 'The Cure' (1917), 'The Immigrant' (1917), 'Triple Trouble' (1918), 'Shoulder Arms' (1918) , 'The Bond' (1918), 'A Burlesque On Carmen' (1915), 'The Fireman' (1916), 'The Vagabond' (1916), 'One AM' (1916), 'The Count' (1916), 'The Pawnshop' (1916), 'Behind the Screen' (1916), 'Police' (1916), 'A Night in the Show' (1915), 'The Floorwalker' (1916), 'New Janitor' (1914), 'The Musical Tramp' (1915), 'His New Job' (1915), 'Night Out' (1915), 'The Champion' (1915), 'Caught in a Cabaret' (1914), 'Knock Out' (1914), 'Laffin' Gas' (1914), 'Face On the Bar Room Floor' (1914), 'The Good for Nothing' (1914), 'The Masquerader' (1914), 'Between Showers' (1914), 'A Day's Pleasure' (1919), 'Cruel Cruel Love' (1914) and 'The Fatal Mallet' (1914).

• The Marx Bros. - Eine Nacht in Casablanca - Limited Mediabook-Edition (Blu-ray+DVD plus Booklet/digital remastered) | Blu Ray | (20/12/2024) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Vengeance Of She | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  When beautiful young Carol is taken over by the spirit of Ayesha queen of the lost city of Kuma an eccentric millionaire gives her refuge unaware that she brings the dark shadow of death to everything she touches...

• The Man With The Golden Arm | DVD | (18/12/2006) from £7.49   |  Saving you £0.50 (6.68%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Frank Sinatra stars with Kim Novak and Eleanor Parker in this riveting drama about a poker dealer/jazz musician who descends to skid row after becoming addicted to heroin. Will he make it back into the spotlight -- or even survive? Based upon the classic American novel by Nelson Algren The Man With The Golden Arm was far ahead of its time with its depiction of what drugs can do to even an ambitious person. Its cautionary tale still holds up today as heroin has come back to haunt not only the inner city but middle America as well. It contains what Frank Sinatra himself considered his best performance a role which gained him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor of 1955. Directed by the notorious Otto Preminger this hard-edged expressionistic view of the normally-depicted-as-glorious 1950s will comes as a fascinating surprise to those who have yet to discover this classic melodrama. Co-starring a young Darren McGavin in his debut film performance it also contains one of the movie score legend Elmer Bernstein's best compositions which earned one of the film's two other Oscar nominations along with one for art direction.

• One Good Turn | DVD | (12/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Reunited with many of the team behind Trouble in Store (1953), his smash hit of the previous year, for his second starring role Norman Wisdom played the oldest orphan of Greenwood Children's Home. Having being raised in the home Norman has stayed on as odd-job man, a role which ideally suits his man-child persona. Not only does he have to find the money to buy one of the orphans a model car, but after a visit to Brighton he discovers Greenwood is due to be closed down by the home's own unscrupulous chairman, a property developer with plans to build a factory on the site. Also starring Thora Hird, One Good Turn was surely a film with a personal resonance for Wisdom who was himself brought-up in an orphanage after his mother died and his father was unable to raise him. As would become a tradition, he contributes a song, "Please Opportunity", and the movie, though produced by Rank, now sits easily in that classic Ealing era where the ordinary man took on the big guys and won. The innocent knockabout humour remains appealing and it is simply impossible not to like Norman Wisdom. The film's success led directly to the aptly named Man of the Moment (1955). --Gary S Dalkin

• Royal Air Force - The Unseen Films 1954-1960 | DVD | (14/05/2007) from £9.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Royal Air Force: The Unseen Films is a unique DVD series collecting together rare or previously unseen and unavailable films from the RAF's long and distinguished history. As well as providing film records of RAF aircraft units and activities it also offers an invaluable 'behind the scenes' look at life in the RAF.

• Glenn Gould: Alchemist | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

• The Great War 1914-1918 | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £6.03   |  Saving you £-4.04 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  This fascinating video chronicles the story of the First World War utilising original archieve footage from the Imperial War Museum. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914 lit the flames of a savage bloody conflict that engulfed Europe and eventually the World. The First World War ranged Britain and her Allies against the Central powers in a conflict so vast it became referred to as 'The Great War'. This film is composed entirely of original archive footage.

• Man Of The Moment | DVD | (12/11/2001) from £8.13   |  Saving you £1.86 (22.88%)   |  RRP £9.99

  After an uncredited cameo alongside a gallery of comedy stars in As Long As They're Happy (1955), Norman Wisdom's third hit was the appropriately titled Man of the Moment. Indeed, by 1955 Wisdom was firmly established as Britain's favourite movie comedian, his shy, helpful and good-natured "gump" character forever unintentionally causing catastrophe in the great tradition of Charlie Chaplin's "Little Tramp". However, while Chaplin ventured into politics in Modern Times (1936) for satirical purposes, when Norman's minor civil servant here accidentally becomes the UK delegate at a conference in Geneva the emphasis is on farce and pratfalls. The plot sees Norman sticking up for the rights of the fictional kingdom of Tawaki against less-than-honest government interests, while his new-found status brings the attention of the ladies, including the return of his Trouble in Store (1953) costar Lana Morris. Continuing his collaboration with veteran director John Paddy Carstairs, the film is a polished laughter machine that continues to entertain. The following year cinema audiences continued to see Norman go Up In the World, while fans of that other British comedy institution, the Carry On series, will be pleased to spot Charles Hawtrey in a supporting role. --Gary S Dalkin

• THE MURDERER LIVES AT 21 | DVD | (20/05/2013) from £17.53   |  Saving you £0.46 (2.62%)   |  RRP £17.99

  One of the most revered names in world cinema, Henri-Georges Clouzot, made a remarkably self-assured debut in 1942 with the deliciously droll thriller The Murderer Lives at 21 [L'Assassin habite au 21]. A thief and killer stalks the streets of Paris, leaving a calling card from Monsieur Durand at the scene of each crime. But after a cache of these macabre identifications is discovered by a burglar in the boarding house at 21 Avenue Junot, Inspector Wenceslas Vorobechik (Pierre Fresnay) takes lodging at the infamous address in an undercover bid to solve the crime, with help from his struggling-actress girlfriend Mila (Suzy Delair). Featuring audacious directorial touches, brilliant performances, and a daring tone that runs the gamut from light comedy to sinister noir, as well as a subtle portrait of tensions under Nazi occupation, this overlooked gem from the golden age of French cinema is presented in a beautiful new high-definition restoration. Special Features: Gorgeous new Gaumont restoration of the film in its original aspect ratio New and improved English subtitles A fully-illustrated booklet, including the words of Henri-Georges Clouzot and rare imagery

• Singin' In The Rain / Seven Brides For Seven Brothers | DVD | (23/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  SINGIN'IN THE RAIN:; With fame, fortune and fans galore, silent screen idol Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) thought he had it all. But one look at aspiring actress Kathy Seldon (Debbie Reynolds), and he knew exactly what he was missing. Now he's swinging from lampposts, singing in the raindrops and ready for love. With talking pictures on the rise, Don sets out to make musicals with the woman of his dreams...but one thing stands in his way: his jealous co-star (Jean Hagen), who wants Don--and the l...

• Hitchcock Classics - The Man Who Knew Too Much / The 39 Steps | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  39 Steps: Alfred Hitchcock considered The 39 Steps to be one of his favourite films partly because it launched his classic theme of the innocent man on the run from villains and lawmen. Robert Donat stars as Richard Hannay in this freely adapted version of John Buchan's story. Despite repeated remakes Hitchcock's riveting original remains unequalled. The Man Who Knew Too Much: A husband and wife's holiday in Switzerland goes horribly wrong when their daughter is kidnapped leading them into a web of mystery and intrigue...

• Full Metal Jacket | HD DVD | (20/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  A superb ensemble cast falls in for action in Stanley Kubrick's brilliant saga about the Vietnam War and the dehumanising process that turns people into trained killers. Joker (Matthew Modine) Animal Mother (Adam Baldwin) Gomer (Vincent D'Onofrio) Eightball (Dorian Harewood) Cowboy (Arliss Howard) and more are all plunged into a boot-camp hell pitbulled by a leatherlung D.I. (R. Lee Ermey) who views the would-be devil dogs as grunts maggots or something less. The action is savage the story unsparing the dialogue spiked with scathing humour. 'Full Metal Jacket' from its rigors of basic training to its nightmare of combat in Hue City scores a cinematic direct hit.

• Black Beauty | DVD | (29/11/2021) from £8.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This faithful adaptation of Anna Sewell˜s children˜s classic tells the adventures of a young boy and a spirited horse. Beginning life on a country estate the young colt Beauty is given away to cruel squire Sam Greene when he takes possession of the farm on which he lived.The horse then starts on an adventurous journey where he experiences the best and worst in human nature before finally being reunited with the boy who was his first friend. This is a classic and beautiful adaptation which the whole family will enjoy.