"Director: Brad Silberling"

• City Of Angels | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (100.14%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Some critics complained that City of Angels could never compare to Wim Wenders's exquisite German film Wings of Desire, which served as the later film's primary inspiration. The better argument to make is that any such comparisons are beside the point, because Wings of Desire was a much more deeply poetic, artfully contemplative film, whereas City of Angels is an enchanting product of mainstream Hollywood. Meg Ryan stars as Dr. Maggie Rice, a heart surgeon who is grieving over a lost patient when an angel named Seth (Nicolas Cage) appears to comfort her. She can see him despite the "rule" that angels are invisible, and Seth's love for Maggie forces him to choose between angelic immortality and a normal human existence on earth with her. Featuring heavenly roles for TV veterans Andre Braugher and Dennis Franz, the film liberally borrows imagery from Wings of Desire, but it also creates its own charming identity. Cage and Ryan give fine performances as lovers convinced they are soul mates, and although the plot relies on a last-minute twist that doesn't quite work, this earnest love story struck a chord with audiences and proved to be one of the surprise hits of 1998. --Jeff Shannon

• Casper | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £7.61   |  Saving you £2.38 (31.27%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The 1995 family film Casper tries to put a fun spin on the story of a paranormalist and widower (Bill Pullman) who moves into a new house with his daughter (Christina Ricci) and meets up with the ghost of a dead little boy. Based on the comic book about Casper the friendly ghost, the film is a dreary series of awkward interactions between live actors and computer effects, and you can almost see Pullman and Ricci reconsidering the project while on camera. A few cameo appearances from uncredited stars help things a bit. But there's no way, based on this film, that one could have guessed that its director, Brad Silberling, would go on to make the exceptional drama City of Angels. This special edition DVD release includes a director's commentary and exhaustive 47-minute behind-the-scenes documentary, plus games and DVD-ROM content for the kids. --Tom Keogh

• Lemony Snicket: Series Of Unfortunate | DVD | (27/05/2005) from £4.94   |  Saving you £15.05 (304.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jim Carrey stars as a dastardly Count who won't stop at anything to snatch the huge inheritance from three orphaned kids.

• Cat in the Hat / Mouse Hunt / Lemony Snicket's: Series of Unfortunate Events Triple Pack | DVD | (15/10/2012) from £13.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (33.36%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Cat In The Hat: Grab a place on the couch, or go find a seat For you’re in for a wonderful Dr. Seuss treat! The Cat in the Hat who goes by that name Is played by Mike Myers of comedy fame! It starts with two kids on a cold, cold, wet day Their mum is at work, and they’ve no games to play! Then in walks the fun in the form of a Cat Who pulls out the laughs from the brim of his hat. Things really get wild when The Cat and his crew (Who go by the names of Thing One and Thing Two) Take over the house of Conrad and Sally In this fine family film that’s right up your alley! Mouse Hunt: You’ll delight in this hit comedy that critics call “a roaring good time for kids and adults.” Down-on-their luck brothers Lars and Ernie Smuntz (Nathan Lane and Lee Evans) don’t think much of the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover that their dilapidated estate is actually worth millions. But before they can cash in, they’ve got to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant: a tiny and tenacious mouse. What might seem like child’s play becomes an epic battle of hysterical proportions. Lemon Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events: Dear Viewer, If you enjoy movies filled with singing rabbits, exploding spaceships, or cheerleaders, you are holding the wrong DVD entirely. This movie is extremely alarming, an expression which here means “a thrilling misadventure involving three ingenious orphans and a villainous actor named Count Olaf (Carrey) who wants their enormous fortune.” It includes a suspicious fire, delicious pasta, Jim Carrey, poorly behaved leeches, an incredibly deadly viper, Meryl Streep, and the voice of an imposter named Jude Law. The only things that could make such a spectacle more upsetting are special features, such as commentary by me or outtakes involving nervous laughter. I am bound to continue my research into the lives of the Baudelaire orphans, but you are free to seek lighter fare, like bleu cheese fondue. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket

• Casper | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.40   |  Saving you £5.59 (127.05%)   |  RRP £9.99

  From director Brad Silberling and Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment comes a live-action fun house ride filled with laughter excitement and ghostly surprises.'Ghost therapist' Dr. James Harvey (Bill Pullman) and his daughter Kat (Christina Ricci) arrive at drafty old Whipstaff Manor. Its greedy owner Carrigan Crittendon (Cathy Moriarty) has hired Dr. Harvey to exorcise the house's apparitions: a friendly but lonely young ghost named Casper who's just looking for a friend and his outrageous uncles Stretch Stinkie and Fatso (The Ghostly Trio). If the plan works she and Dibs (Eric Idle) her partner-in-slime can get their hands on the manor's fabled treasure. Meanwhile Casper has found a kindred spirit in Kat but The Ghostly Trio will not tolerate 'fleshies' in their house. With hilarious antics and dazzling special effects from many of the creators of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Jurassic Park TM Casper is a fun-packed adventure comedy for the whole family. Special Features: Commentary with Director Brad Silberling Revealing Casper Behind the Scenes Featurette Deleted Scene Intro Deleted Scenes: Lucky Enough to be a Ghost Lucky Enough to be a Ghost with Commentary Theatrical Trailer In Casper's Playroom: Spelling Lab (menu based game) Treasure Hunt (Menu Based Game) DVD Rom: Casper's Haunted Arcade and Funhouse Activities - Casper's Haunted Arcade and Fun House Games - Invitations

• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2-disc Special Edition) | DVD | (27/05/2005) from £7.65   |  Saving you £17.34 (226.67%)   |  RRP £24.99

  If you spliced Charles Addams, Dr. Seuss, Charles Dickens, Edward Gorey, and Roald Dahl into a Tim Burtonesque landscape, you'd surely come up with something like Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Many critics (in mostly mixed reviews) wondered why Burton didn't direct this comically morbid adaptation of the first three books in the popular series by Daniel Handler (a.k.a. "Lemony Snicket," played here by Jude Law and seen only in silhouette) instead of TV and Casper veteran Brad Silberling, but there's still plenty to recommend the playfully bleak scenario, in which three resourceful orphans thwart their wicked, maliciously greedy relative Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), who subjects them to... well, a series of unfortunate events. Along the way they encounter a herpetologist uncle (Billy Connolly), an anxious aunt (Meryl Streep) who's afraid of everything, and a variety of fantastical hazards and mysterious clues, some of which remain unresolved. Given endless wonders of art direction, costume design, and cinematography, Silberling's direction is surprisingly uninspired (in other words, the books are better), but when you add a throwaway cameo by Dustin Hoffman, Law's amusing narration, and Carrey's over-the-top antics, the first Lemony movie suggests a promising franchise in the making. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Ten Items Or Less | DVD | (24/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  With his career drying up a Hollywood Icon is forced to consider a low budget movie. Out researching the role he is abandoned by his driver with no cash or mobile phone and on the wrong side of the tracks. His saviour is Scarlett a check out girl with attitude and what looks like another celebrity scandal reveals an unexpected friendship that will leave a lifelong impression.

• Moonlight Mile | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £5.38   |  Saving you £10.61 (66.40%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Set in the early 1970's, this is the tale of a young man whose fiancee has been killed, but who finds himself falling for another woman even while he is still living with his fiancee's grieving parents.

• Land of the Lost | Blu Ray | (23/11/2009) from £14.05   |  Saving you £13.93 (125.95%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Will Ferrell gets lost in a land of adventure as the bumbling palaeontologist in this update of the cult TV series

• Your Highness / Year One / Lan | DVD | (26/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Your Highness Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil and trouble in general. Danny McBride and James Franco team up for an epic comedy adventure set in a fantastical world-Your Highness. As two princes on a daring mission to save their land, they must rescue the heir apparent's fiance before their kingdom is destroyed. Thadeous (McBride) has spent his life watching his perfect older brother Fabious (Franco) embark upon valiant journeys and win the hearts of his people. Tired of being passed over for adventure, adoration and the throne, he's settled for a life of wizard's weed, hard booze and easy maidens. But when Fabious' bride-to-be, Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel), gets kidnapped by the evil wizard Leezar (Justin Theroux)... Year One History was made...by these guys? Zed (Jack Black) and Oh (Michael Cera) are cavemen who stumble out of the mountains into an epic journey of biblical proportions. One’s a bumbling hunter, the other’s a gentle gatherer; together, they become unlikely participants in history’s most pivotal moments. Directed and co-written by comedy legend Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day, Caddyshack, Analyze This), Year One is rude, crude, wildly absurd, deliciously tasteless and laugh-out-loud funny! Land of the Lost Space-time vortexes suck. Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, sucked into one and spat back through time. Way back. Now, Marshall has no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in an alternate universe full of marauding dinosaurs and fantastic creatures from beyond our world-a place of spectacular sights and super-scaled comedy known as the Land of the Lost. Sucked alongside him for the adventure are crack-smart research assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a redneck survivalist (Danny McBride) named Will. Chased by T. rex and stalked by painfully slow reptiles known as Sleestaks, Marshall, Will and Holly must rely on their only ally-a primate called Chaka (Jorma Taccone) - to navigate out of the hybrid dimension. Escape from this routine expedition gone awry and they're heroes. Get stuck, and they'll be permanent refugees in the Land of the Lost. Based on the classic television series created by Sid & Marty Krofft, Land of the Lost is directed by Brad Silberling and produced by Jimmy Miller and Sid and Marty Krofft.

• You've Got Mail / City Of Angels / Addicted To Love | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  You've Got Mail - Delivers all the wit charm and warmth you'd expect from a reunion of the stars (Tom Hanks Meg Ryan) and director (Nora Ephron) of 'Sleepless In Seattle'. Greg Kinnear Parker Posey Jean Stapleton and more talented co-stars add perfect support to this valentine to modern - to modem - romance in which superstore book chain magnate Hanks and cosy children's bookshop owner Ryan are anonymous e-mail cyberpals who fall head-over-laptops in love unaware they are combative business rivals. You've got rare Hollywood magic when You've Got Mail.City Of Angels - What if angels walked among us and one of them fell in love with one of us?Two of the brightest stars in the Hollywood constellation spark the biggest romance under the heavens in City Of Angels a 'lyrical unabashedly romantic film [that] earns its wings' (David Ansen Newsweek). Nicholas Cage is Seth an angel who must decide if he'll forsake his immortality and become human - on the chance that the woman of his dreams might love him. That woman is Maggie (Meg Ryan) a pragmatic heart surgeon who doesn't believe in angels... until she meets Seth. Will love be their mutual destiny? Will they take the risks that shape that destiny? The choice is theirs to make. The movie is yours to see share and sweep you away.Addicted To Love - Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick take a funny look at love's obsessive side as Maggie and Sam teaming for revenge when their exes (Kelly Preston and Tcheky Karyo) team for romance. Sam simply wants his girlfriend back. Maggie wants to get back at her old flame. So all over New York's Soho they unleash their diabolical plot. If successful the two who spurned them will be hapless hopeless loveless. And if Cupid has his way Maggie and Sam just might go from a jilted Who's Through to a romantic Who's Who.

• Babe / The Borrowers / Casper | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Babe (Dir. Chris Noonan 1995): Introducing a barnyard full of captivating characters unlike any you've ever met! There's Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell); Fly the sheep dog; Rex her shepherding partner; Ferdinanad the quacky duck; Maa the elderly ewe; and the newest addition to Hoggett Farm Babe a most unusual Yorkshire piglet. It's a delightful story the whole family will love! The Borrowers (Dir. Peter Hewit 1998): Follows the adventures of the dauntless tiny Clock family parents Pod (Jim Broadbent) Homily (Celia Imrie) and their kids Peagreen and Arrietty - a family of tiny four inch tall people who live under the floorboards of a big house surviving by borrowing from the Human Bean family upstairs. The Borrowers turn dental floss into tightropes toaster handles into catapults socks into beds stamps into wall posters and when their world is facing extinction - in the form of Ocious P. Potter (John Goodman) their resourcefulness knows no bounds. Casper (Dir. Brad Silberling 1995): Ghost therapist Dr. James Harvey and his daughter Kat arrive at drafty old Whipstaff Manor. Its greedy owner Carrigan Crittendon has hired Dr. Harvey to exorcise the house's apparitions: a friendly but lonely young ghost named Casper who's just looking for a friend and his outrageous uncles Stretch Stinkie and Fatso. If the plan works she and Dibs her partner-in-slime can get their hands on the manor's fabled treasure. Meanwhile Casper has found a kindred spirit in Kat but The Ghostly Trio will not tolerate fleshies in their house. With hilarious antics and dazzling special effects Casper is a fun-packed adventure comedy for the whole family.

• You've Got Mail/City of Angels/Addicted to Love | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

  You've Got Mail: A modern to modem romance in which superstore book chain magnate Hanks and cozy children's bookshop owner Ryan are anonymous e-mail cyberpals who fall head-over-laptops in love unaware they are combative business rivals! City Of Angels: Nicolas Cage is Seth an angel who must decide if he'll forsake his immortality and become human - on the chance that the woman of his dreams might love him. That woman is Maggie (Meg Ryan) a pragmatic heart surgeon who doesn't believe in angels. Until she meets Seth. Will love be their mutual destiny? Will they take that shape that destiny? The choice is theirs to make... Addicted To Love: What would you do if that special someone dumped you? After seeing the delightful 'Addicted to Love' the better question is what wouldn't you do? Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick take a funny look at love's obsessive side as Maggie and Sam teaming for revenge when their former flames (Kelly Preston and Tcheky Karyo) team for romance.

• Jake Gyllenhaal | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £12.89   |  Saving you £-1.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Set in the early 1970's, this is the tale of a young man whose fiancee has been killed, but who finds himself falling for another woman even while he is still living with his fiancee's grieving parents.

• Original Spooky Classics for Kids (Casper/Casper and Friends Hooky Spooky/Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein) | DVD | (30/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A fabulously spooky box set for kids featuring unforgettable classic titles. CasperGhost therapist Dr. James Harvey (Pullman) and his daughter Kat (Ricci) arrive at drafty Whipstaff Manor. Its greedy owner Carrigan Crittendon (Moriarty) has hired Dr. Harvey to exorcise the house's apparitions: a friendly ghost named Casper and his uncles Stretch Stinkie and Fatso (The Ghostly Trio) who will not tolerate 'fleshies' in their house. Special Features: Commentary with Director Brad Silberling Revealing Casper: Behind the Scenes Featurette Deleted Scenes: Intro Lucky Enough to be a Ghost Lucky Enough to be a Ghost with Commentary Theatrical Trailer In Casper's Playroom: Spelling Lab Treasure Hunt Casper and Friends: Hooky SpookyNever has there been a friendlier ghost than Casper and now these charming cartoons are here for a whole new generation of fans! Watch Casper and his friends have all kinds of fun and spooky adventures in these rare technicolour cartoon shorts. Special Features: Postman Pat and The Ice Cream Machine Trailer Postman Pat Clowns Around Trailer Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet FrankensteinWhilst performing on a movie tour Alvin and his brothers explore the park's star attraction Frankenstein's Castle to find it has been taken over by the real Dr. Frankenstein. Soon the Chipmunk's and Frankenstein's monster collide into a wild and wacky laugh fest that's so much fun it's scary!

• Fiendish Films For Ghouls, Girls & Boys | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Coraline: From Henry Selick the visionary director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, and based on Neil Gaiman's best-selling book, comes this spectacular stop-motion animated adventure! Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning) is bored until she finds a secret door and discovers an alternate, better, version of her life on the other side. When this seemingly perfect world turns dangerous, Coraline must use her resourcefulness, determination and bravery to save her family.Casper: Ghost therapist Dr. James Harvey (Bill Pullman) and his daughter Kat (Christina Ricci) arrive at drafty, old Whipstaff Manor. Its greedy owner, Carrigan Crittendon (Cathy Moriarty), has hired Dr. Harvey to exorcise the house's apparitions: a friendly but lonely young ghost named Casper, who's just looking for a friend, and his outrageous uncles Stretch, Stinkie and Fatso. If the plan works, she and Dibs (Eric Idle), her partner-in-slime, can get their hands on the manor's fabled treasure. Cirque Du Freak: Vampire's Assistant: 16-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend, got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That's the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.9: When 9 (The Lord of the Ring's Elijah Wood) first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they'll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.

• Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events | DVD | (27/05/2005) from £8.98   |  Saving you £58.01 (645.99%)   |  RRP £66.99

• Land Of The Lost | DVD | (23/11/2009) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Will Ferrell gets lost in a land of adventure as the bumbling palaeontologist in this update of the cult TV series