Classic Films

• The Honeymoon Killers | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Though it was pre-produced by Martin Scorsese, who left the project after arguments with the producers, The Honeymoon Killers wound up being written and directed by Leonard Kastle, one of cinema's great one-hit wonders. The Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer of 1969, The Honeymoon Killers follows hefty nurse Martha Beck (Shirley Stoler, who looks like a humourlessly malevolent Roseanne) and her low-rent gigolo lover Raymond Fernandez (Tony Lo Bianco) as they take up serial murder for profit and passion, luring middle-aged women into marriage through lonely-hearts ads, then killing them and raiding their savings. Based on a genuine crime case history, it is filmed in the candid-camera style of a Frederick Wiseman documentary. The intense scenes (such as the couple's frightening love-play: escalating arguments that end in awkward killings) unfold with a fly-on-the-wall dryness, showcasing the extraordinary acting of the leads and their cameo victims. A rare film in which genuine romantic love does not excuse the central couple's amoral behaviour, this still manages to generate some sympathy for the truly monstrous Martha. The washed-out black and white photography and sometimes scratchy soundtrack (the score is sampled from Mahler) have a deliberately amateurish feel which adds to the film's chilling power, lodging it into the memory. On the DVD: Along with a lurid trailer and gallery of images are filmographies for Stoler, Lo Bianco and (redundantly) Kastle. The widescreen transfer is excellent, representing perfectly the film's rough-hewn look but also bringing out a lot of detail--like Stoler's freckles, which have looked like grain on video releases. --Kim Newman

• Kobra, übernehmen Sie - Die komplette Serie | Blu Ray | (12/11/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Father's Little Dividend | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Reprising his role from the 1950 release 'Father Of The Bride' Spencer Tracy rejoins Joan Bennett Elizabeth Taylor and Don Taylor in a charming sequel. Tracy portrays Elizabeth Taylor's father Stanley Banks who is still recovering from the effects of giving up his ""little girl"" Kay to Buckley Dunstan played by Don Taylor. Upon hearing the news that the newlyweds are expecting Tracy opposes the new arrival feeling the stresses of middle age and family life but he eventual

• Moulin Rouge | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £9.94   |  Saving you £3.05 (30.68%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A lively biopic of French artist Toulouse Lautrec directed by John Huston. Deformed in early age when his legs stop growing dwarfish Parisian Lautrec (Jose Ferrer who also plays Lautrec's father) goes on to become one of the masters of Impressionism. 'Moulin Rouge' is famous for its incredibly exhilarating twenty minute can-can sequence which sets the tone for a series of high energy dance routines.

• The List of Adrian Messenger | Blu Ray | (17/04/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Arizona Colt - Mediabook - Cover A (+ DVD) | Blu Ray | (10/11/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Puccini - Madama Butterfly (De Fabritiis, Rai Milan Orch) | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £26.54   |  Saving you £-1.55 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Anna Moffo as Madama Butterfly.

• The Ape Man | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  One of the areas of human knowledge which has expanded fastest over the last few decades is our awareness of the complexities of human evolution. Ape·Man is a useful summary of the current state of play dealing with such important questions as the divergence of early hominids from the other apes and the final confrontation of modern humans and their Neanderthal cousins. It is a fair-minded handling of some of the crucial debates--at what point, say, is it legitimate to talk of humans and human ancestors starting to decorate their possessions, say, and when did language and the complex innovations in hunting it makes possible start to be a factor? Inventive portrayals of the life of early humans as they wander out of the mists of time alternate with coherent and accessible accounts of fossil evidence, DNA studies and archaeology; this is both an intellectually satisfying series and an emotionally charged one. --Roz Kaveney

• War Wagon | Blu Ray | (01/04/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Cluny Brown | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Combining elegance and wit Lubitsch's last film set in 1938 London is one of the most engaging romantic comedies. Jennifer Jones and Charles Boyer are well teamed as the plumber's niece (later housemaid) and the intellectual Czech refugee who throw English society into disarray with their disregard for conventions. This charming satire aided by a wonderful script taking in snobbery upstairs downstairs and in the middle classes is given a jolly run around by a cast comprising most of Hollywood's British stalwarts from Sir C Aubrey Smith and Peter Lawford to Sara Allgood and Una O'Connor.

• HIllbillies On TV - The Ozark Jubilee | DVD | (28/07/2008) from £12.09   |  Saving you £0.90 (7.44%)   |  RRP £12.99

  28 tracks in black and white made for American TV. Ozark Jubilee was a country and western music show broadcast weekly from Springfield Missouri. Country star Red Foley hosted. It was broadcast between 1955 and 1960. and the legendary names featured are legion: Brenda Lee Roy Acuff Sonny James Rex Allen and many more.Tracks 1-20 are a compilation of the show's highlights while tracks 21-28 comprise one complete unedited show. This action-packed DVD is a must for any serious rock n' roll fan or collector.

• Piccadilly Jim | DVD | (05/04/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Berlioz:Roméo et Juliette (Béjart - Florence 1972) | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Break | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £4.03   |  Saving you £8.96 (222.33%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When writer Greg Parker (Tony Britton) goes on holiday to get some perspective on his upcoming divorce little does he expect to be lodging in the same B&B as an escaped murderer (Jacko Thomas - William Lucas). When an undercover detective is brutally murdered after picking up the scent events take a dangerous turn for the worse. But will Jacko's sister Sue (Christina Gregg) realise her brother is a killer in time to help Parker escape his clutches?

• Dreamgirls/Grease/Grease 2 | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £10.78   |  Saving you £5.21 (32.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Dreamgirls: This film follows the rise of a trio of women who have formed a promising girl group - The Dreamettes. At a talent competition they get the opportunity of a lifetime: to become the back-up singers for headliner James 'Thunder' Early. Though the Dreams become a crossover phenomenon they soon realize that the cost of fame and fortune may be higher than they ever imagined... Grease: John Travolta solidified his position as the most versatile and magnetic screen presence of the decade in this film version of the smash hit play Grease. Recording star Olivia Newton-John made her American film debut as Sandy Travolta's naive love interest. The impressive supporting cast reads like a who's who in this quintessential musical about the fabulous '50's. Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade - it's an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock n'roll! Grease 2: It's 1961 two years after the original gang graduated from Rydell High and there's a new crop of seniors. The Pink Ladies and the T-Birds are still the epitome of cool except that over the summer something's happened to Stephanie the sorority leader. She feels she's outgrown Johnny the head T-Bird and is looking for a new love - one who's even more cool and whose bike is even hotter. Meanwhile newcomer Michael is smitten with Stephanie who won't even notice him... The conflict is on and the Rydell High fun takes off to new heights.

• Phantom From Space | DVD | (14/02/2011) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  An alien with the ability to become invisible lands in Santa Monica. Unfortunately it manages to kill two people who attacked him purely on his menacing appearance meaning the government authorities will stop at nothing to pursue him.

• The Graduate | Blu Ray | (08/09/2014) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Blu-ray steelbook, new and sealed

• Return of a Stranger | DVD | (24/05/2010) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The serene life of Pam and John Allen is rocked to its core when a mysterious man begins stalking their every move with late night phone calls sudden appearances and sinister behaviour. It transpires that the man Homer Trent was a part of Pam's early life when she was brought up at an orphanage and has spent the last few years in prison for her rape. Now free Trent is intent on taking back what he believes to be his property - Pam.

• Prophecy | DVD | (02/10/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Herod The Great | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £14.99   |  Saving you £-13.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  The Story Of The King Of Ancient Judea This epic portrays the tale of the downfall of Herod (Edmond Purdom) King of Judea. After the defeat of his army by Octavius (Massimo Girotti) Herod travels to Rhodes to pay homage to the new sovereign. Mistakenly word spreads to Judea declaring King Herod is dead and arrangements need to be made to succeed him. But to everyone's disbelief Herod returns to find that he must not only deal with a collapsing kingdom but a failing marriage to wife Miriam (Sylvia Lopez). Despite his power Herod cannot prevent the ultimate destruction of the lives of his loved ones or himself.