"Director: F. Gary Gray"

• Friday | Blu Ray | (28/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Friday is a hilarious look at a day in the life of two friends growing up in the 'hood' in urban Los Angeles. Featuring an all-star cast Friday stars rapper/actor Ice Cube in this outrageous story of the pitfalls of growing up in South Central Los Angeles. 22 year old Craig Jones has just been fired from his job at the shoe store and on top of that his parents are threatening to kick him out of the house. Meanwhile Craig has his eye on Debbie a beautiful fitness instructor but his insanely jealous girlfriend Joi is standing in the way. To make matters worse Craig's best friend Smokey is in the midst of a shady drug deal gone sour. Before the sun sets in South Central Craig has to get Smokey out of trouble find a new job avoid Joi and win Debbie's heart and survive a climactic confrontation with Deebo the neighborhood menace.

• Be Cool | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  John Travolta returns as Chili Palmer in this sequel to 1995 comedy hit.

• The Italian Job Collection | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £14.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (80.05%)   |  RRP £26.99

  This box set contains both versions of The Italian Job--the original 60s classic starring Michael Caine and the 2003 remake, featuring Mark Wahlberg.

• Set It Off | DVD | (30/01/2013) from £19.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Even when it misses a dramatic opportunity in favour of generic action, Set It Off benefits from a sharp understanding of its well-drawn central characters. They are a quartet of young African American women in Los Angeles (Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise), all struggling against a system that seems designed to prevent them from realising their dreams. The movie establishes their plight with credible attention to emotional detail, making their decision to rob banks believable enough to give the ensuing plot its inevitably tragic momentum. Co-written by the screenwriter of What's Love Got to Do With It?, the film conveys genuine compassion for its characters, and the ensemble cast is uniformly strong--especially Queen Latifah as a brash lesbian whose fate is as certain as her forceful attitude.Set It Off expresses a real sense that these women have been close friends for years, and that gives the film additional impact, even when their transition to crime and violence feels somewhat forced and superficial. A romantic subplot involving Pinkett and a social-climbing banker (Blair Underwood) is too contrived to be convincing, and director F. Gary Gray (Friday) tries too hard to combine hard-hitting action with social relevance (a weakness shared by Gray's following film, The Negotiator). Still, Set It Off effectively avoids passing judgement; its emotional complexity transcends simple notions of right and wrong, injecting vitality--and a kind of renegade integrity--into the traditions of a familiar plot. --Jeff Shannon

• L.A. Confidential / The Negotiator / Devil's Advocate | DVD | (04/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  L A Confidential: L.A. Confidential is tough gorgeous and vastly entertaining (The New York Times) a genuine masterpiece that will knock your socks off (Rex Reed) and won 1997 Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Director Curtis Hanson and a terrific cast serve up a ravishing thrilling tale of police corruption and Hollywood glamour in this film version of James Ellroy's novel. Three Cops (Kevin Spacey Russell Crowe Guy Pearce) a call girl (Kim Basinger) a mysterious millionaire (David Strathairn) a tabloid journalist (Danny De Vito) and the Chief of Detectives (James Cromwell) fuel a labyrinthine plot rife with mystery ambition romance and humour. The Negotiator: Maverick hostage negotiator Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson) is framed for embezzlement and murder. Newly married and unjustly faced with prison Roman turns hostage-taker to smoke out the guilty ones. Squaring off against him is respected methodical negotiator Chris Sabian (Kevin Spacey). Under siege and racing the clock the two lock in a deadly battle of wits. Devil's Advocate: In this gleeful modern gothic fable Keanu Reeves plays eager Lomax and Al Pacino is the charismatic firm founder who knows there are cases to be won.... And soul to be lost. From Lomax's court triumphs and skyrocket rise to its double-twist ending The Devil's Advocate is red-hot entertainment. Lomax's life wife (Charlie Theron) and soul are on the line. He's landed a job that's Heaven on Earth...and which could lead him straight to hell.

• The Negotiator | Blu Ray | (09/11/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Maverick hostage negotiator Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson) is framed for embezzlement and murder. Newly married and unjustly faced with prison Roman turns hostage-taker to smoke out the guilty ones. Squaring off against him is respected methodical negotiator Chris Sabian (Kevin Spacey). Under siege and racing the clock the two lock in a deadly battle of wits. In a story honed with spiralling tension and volatile action and a dazzling series of twists and gambits Roman and Sabian face off against time and each other.

• Shooter/The Italian Job/Four Brothers | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £6.95   |  Saving you £6.04 (46.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Set Comprises: Shooter (2007): 'Shooter' is an action-packed thriller starring Mark Wahlberg as Bob Lee Swagger a former Army sniper who leaves the military after a mission goes bad. After he is reluctantly pressed back into service Swagger is double-crossed again. With two bullets in him and the subject of a nationwide manhunt Swagger begins his revenge which will take down the most powerful people in the country. The Italian Job (2003): This stylish and contemporary update of the 1969 Michael Caine classic sees mastermind Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) and his team - inside man Steve (Edward Norton) computer genius Lyle (Seth Green) wheelman Handsome Rob (Jason Statham) explosives expert Left-Ear (Mos Def) and veteran safecracker John Bridger (Donald Sutherland) - pull off the perfect heist stealing millions of dollars worth of gold bullion from a heavily guarded palazzo in Venice Italy. What the team don't expect is that one of them will turn out to be a double-crosser and steal the gold from them. Now with the help of safe cracker Stella Bridger (Charlize Theron) the job isn't about the payoff it's about payback! Four Brothers (2005): When their beloved foster mother is killed in a holdup four tough brothers reunite in their old Detroit neighbourhood with revenge on their minds. Mark Wahlberg plays the brawl-hungry leader Bobby. His brother Angel (Tyrese Gibson) is a rowdy sailor with a high-strung Latina girlfriend (Sofia Vergara). Garrett Hedlun plays the young rock and roller of the clan. And Outkast's Andre - 3000 - Benjamin is the family man whose tenuous mob connection may link him to the killers. Director John Singleton ably blends his action skills (Shaft 2 Fast 2 Furious) and his gift for capturing the warm heart at the centre of violent urban masculinity (Boyz In The Hood) to create a cooked-to-perfection gangster stew. A soundtrack jammed with 1970s Motown classics roots everything firmly in the gritty tradition of the best of that decade's blaxploitation and urban revenge thrillers. Action highlights include a skidding car chase through snowy streets some rough street hockey and a bullet-intensive neighbourhood shoot-out. With its talented likeable cast clever plotting and sharp dialogue this is a real crowd-pleaser that nonetheless doesn't shy away from depictions of street violence. There's not an ounce of fat on it no extraneous romance and no going straight at the end. Terrence Howard (Hustle And Flow) is the well-meaning but ineffectual detective who tries to put a lid on the boys' rebelliousness. The spirits of Dirty Harry and Charles Bronson would be proud and action fans will be well pleased.

• Be Cool / Get Shorty | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £19.96   |  Saving you £5.03 (25.20%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Be Cool (2005): Everyone is looking for the next big hit... Disenchanted with the movie industry Chili Palmer (Travolta) decides to try his hand in the music industry he romances the sultry widow (Thurman) of a recently whacked music exec poaches a hot young singer (Christina Milian) from a rival label and discovers that the record industry is packin' a whole lot more than a tune! Get Shorty (1995): Drug Smuggling. Racketeering. Loan Sharking. Welcome to Hollywood!

• Be Cool | Blu Ray | (02/12/2013) from £39.29   |  Saving you £-26.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Be Cool takes its own advice: It's slick, Hollywood entertainment that kills two amusing hours with relative ease and comfort. Better than leftovers but not as tasty as a full-course meal, this sequel to 1995's hit comedy Get Shorty (and based on Elmore Leonard's 1999 sequel novel) finds former loan shark Chili Palmer (John Travolta) itching to get out of the movie business, so he hooks up with a newly widowed music executive (Uma Thurman) to launch the career of an up-'n-coming Beyoncé-like singer (newcomer Christina Milian). A mock-black manager (Vince Vaughn), his sleazy boss (Harvey Keitel), and an upscale gangsta-rap executive (Cedric the Entertainer) all have a competing stake in the fast-rising pop diva's future, and this sets the plot rolling in a fun but rather hand-me-down fashion that lacks the savvy panache of Get Shorty but still provides plenty of lightweight humor. The Rock and Outkast's André Benjamin provide the best laughs in supporting roles that effortlessly relieve the movie from the symptoms of sequelitis. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Set It Off | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £9.43   |  Saving you £-1.44 (-18.00%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Four women Stony (Jada Pinket) Cleo (Queen Latifah) Frankie (Vivica A. Fox) and Tisean (Kimberly Elsie) have spent a lifetime struggling to move away from the mean streets of their neighbourhood. But the system stole their dreams and now they are determined to steal them back. Targeting the banks of Los Angeles the four rob the city’s most vulnerable financial institutions. Flash with cash they discover that easy money can inch them towards their elusive goal of escaping LA – but it can’t solve their problems. The police are hot on their trail with Detective Strode determined to pin the crimes on the girls. Soon the four realize that breaking out of prison may be easier that busting free from the hood...

• Get Shorty/ Be Cool Double Pack | DVD | (04/02/2013) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Titles Comprise: Be Cool (2005): Everyone is looking for the next big hit... Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer (Travolta) decides to try his hand in the music industry, he romances the sultry widow (Thurman) of a recently whacked music exec, poaches a hot young singer (Christina Milian) from a rival label and discovers that the record industry is packin' a whole lot more than a tune! Get Shorty (1995): Drug Smuggling. Rac...

• The Business/ Transporter/ Be Cool | DVD | (13/04/2009) from £4.75   |  Saving you £5.24 (110.32%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Business (Dir. Nick Love 2005): The director and cast of The Football Factory relocate to Spain's Costa Del Crime for this swaggering gangster film a savagely funny tale of suntanned playboys blokey camaraderie and violence that's as casual as the natty 1980s fashion. With an acute eye for the cultural details of the 80s; from clothing to drugs and tacky Spanish clubs boasting a superb soundtrack and a nailbiting climax The Business is a tasty knuckle sandwich! The Transporter (Dir. Louis Leterrier 2002): Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean hiring himself out as a mercenary transporter who moves goods - human or otherwise - from one place to another. No questions asked. Carrying out mysterious and sometimes dangerous tasks in his tricked-out BMW Martin finds his latest assignment could well be his last after his package is revealed to be a beautiful woman (Shu Qi) at the centre of a human trafficking ring... Produced by Luc Besson this insanely entertaining action flick features a pumped-up Jason Statham commanding in the lead role (see him deflect an anti-personnel missile using nothing more than a tray!) with sultry Taiwanese beauty Shu Qi holding her own in Corey Yuen's extravagantly choreographed action sequences. Be Cool (Dir. F. Gary Gray 2005): Disenchanted with the movie industry Chili Palmer (Travolta) decides to try his hand in the music industry he romances the sultry widow (Thurman) of a recently whacked music exec poaches a hot young singer (Christina Milian) from a rival label and discovers that the record industry is packin' a whole lot more than a tune!

• Straight Outta Compton - Director's Cut | Blu Ray | (26/02/2018) from £44.50   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the mid 1980's, NWA emerged from the streets of Compton, California, revolutionizing Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood. Bonus Features Becoming NWA NWA: The Origins Impact

• Friday | DVD | (28/09/2009) from £14.85   |  Saving you £-3.86 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Friday is a hilarious look at a day in the life of two friends growing up in the 'hood' in urban Los Angeles. Featuring an all-star cast Friday stars rapper/actor Ice Cube in this outrageous story of the pitfalls of growing up in South Central Los Angeles. 22 year old Craig Jones has just been fired from his job at the shoe store and on top of that his parents are threatening to kick him out of the house. Meanwhile Craig has his eye on Debbie a beautiful fitness instructor but his insanely jealous girlfriend Joi is standing in the way. To make matters worse Craig's best friend Smokey is in the midst of a shady drug deal gone sour. Before the sun sets in South Central Craig has to get Smokey out of trouble find a new job avoid Joi and win Debbie's heart and survive a climactic confrontation with Deebo the neighborhood menace.

• The Italian Job - Paramount Originals (includes Limited Edition reproduction film poster) | DVD | (23/07/2007) from £10.47   |  Saving you £-0.48 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Charlie Croker is out of jail and on the make with an ingenious plan for the heist of the century. Aided and abetted by top criminal mastermind Mr. Bridger Charlie sets off with an ace team of villains and three very special minis to lift $4 000 000 from under the noses of the Turin Polizi. The trouble is with the cops and the Mafia on his tail Charlie finds that grabbing the money is kid's stuff compared to getting away with it... This action packed comedy drama is an all time c

• Friday | UMD | (27/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• The Business/Be Cool/The Transporter | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Business (Dir. Nick Love 2005): The director and cast of The Football Factory relocate to Spain's Costa Del Crime for this swaggering gangster film a savagely funny tale of suntanned playboys blokey camaraderie and violence that's as casual as the natty 1980s fashion. With an acute eye for the cultural details of the 80s; from clothing to drugs and tacky Spanish clubs boasting a superb soundtrack and a nailbiting climax The Business is a tasty knuckle sandwich! The Transporter (Dir. Louis Leterrier 2002): Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean hiring himself out as a mercenary ""transporter"" who moves goods - human or otherwise - from one place to another. No questions asked. Carrying out mysterious and sometimes dangerous tasks in his tricked-out BMW Martin finds his latest assignment could well be his last after his package is revealed to be a beautiful woman (Shu Qi) at the centre of a human trafficking ring... Produced by Luc Besson this insanely entertaining action flick features a pumped-up Jason Statham commanding in the lead role (see him deflect an anti-personnel missile using nothing more than a tray!) with sultry Taiwanese beauty Shu Qi holding her own in Corey Yuen's extravagantly choreographed action sequences. Be Cool (Dir. F. Gary Gray 2005): Disenchanted with the movie industry Chili Palmer (Travolta) decides to try his hand in the music industry he romances the sultry widow (Thurman) of a recently whacked music exec poaches a hot young singer (Christina Milian) from a rival label and discovers that the record industry is packin' a whole lot more than a tune!

• The Italian Job - DVD and Flag World Cup Edition | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Michael Caine stars in this 60s classic as the leader of a team of thieves who plan to use minis to help them perform the heist of the century.

• Be Cool | DVD | (13/05/2013) from £39.29   |  Saving you £-29.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Starring an unbelievably hip all-star cast including John Travolta Uma Thurman Andre 3000 Steven Tyler and The Rock and bursting with the hottest music in the biz Be Cool is the wildly hilarious tale about a gangster turned music mogul... and what it takes to be number one with a bullet. When Chili Palmer (Travolta) decides to try his hand in the music industry he romances the sultry widow (Thurman) of a recently whacked music exec poaches a hot young singer (Christina Milian) from a rival label and discovers that the record industry is packin' a whole lot more than a tune!

• Be Cool | UMD | (12/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Starring an unbelievably hip all-star cast including John Travolta Uma Thurman Andr 3000 Steven Tyler and The Rock and bursting with the hottest music in the biz Be Cool is the wildly hilarious tale about a gangster turned music mogul and what it takes to be number one with a bullet. When Chili Palmer decides to try his hand in the music industry he romances the sultry widow of a recently whacked music exec poaches a hot young singer from a rival label and discovers that the record industry is packin' a whole lot more than a tune!