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• Great Continental Railways Journeys: Series 1 - 5 | DVD | (04/09/2017) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Clad in his trademark colourful jackets, Michael Portillo embarks on a series of railway adventures which take him through the European continent and beyond! Steered by his 1913 Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide, Michael journeys through a pre-war age of emperors, kings, pomp and elegance across a continent whose industrialists had created wealth, whose scientists were discovering the marvellous and whose artists were challenging old ways... whilst intellectuals plotted revolution. This ten-disc set features 29 different journeys: Series 1: London to Monte Carlo / Hungary to Austria / Berlin to The Rhein / Switzerland / Amsterdam to Northern France Series 2: Madrid to Gibraltar / Turin to Venice / Dresden to Kiel / Copenhagen to Oslo / Prague to Munich / Bordeaux to Bilbao Series 3: Tula to St Petersburg / Rome to Taormina / Warsaw to Krakow / La Coruna to Lisbon / Haifa to the Negev Desert / Lyon to Marseille Series 4: Sofia to Istanbul / Vienna to Trieste / Pisa to Lake Garda / Athens to Thessaloniki / The Black Forest to Hannover / Barcelona to Mallorca Series 5: Transylvania to the Black Sea / Zermatt to Geneva / Tangier to Marrakech / Genoa to the Brenner Pass / Riga to Tampere / Rotterdam to Utrecht

• Rescuers & Rescuers Down Under | Blu Ray | (09/11/2015) from £9.99   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.00

  Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play.   

• Big Trouble In Little China | Blu Ray | (16/12/2013) from £31.99   |  Saving you £-12.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Trying to explain the cult appeal of John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China to the uninitiated is no easy task. The plot in a nutshell follows lorry driver Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) into San Francisco's Chinatown, where he's embroiled in street gang warfare over the mythical/magical intentions of would-be god David Lo Pan. There are wire-fu fight scenes, a floating eyeball and monsters from other dimensions. Quite simply it belongs to a genre of its own. Carpenter was drawing on years of chop-socky Eastern cinema tradition, which, at the time of the film's first release in 1986, was regrettably lost on a general audience. Predictably, it bombed. But now that Jackie Chan and Jet Li have made it big in the West, and Hong Kong cinema has spread its influence across Hollywood, it's much, much easier to enjoy this film's happy-go-lucky cocktail of influences. Russell's cocky anti-hero is easy to cheer on as he "experiences some very unreasonable things" blundering from one fight to another, and lusts after the gorgeously green-eyed Kim Cattrall. The script is peppered with countless memorable lines, too ("It's all in the reflexes"). Originally outlined as a sequel to the equally obscure Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, Big Trouble is a bona fide cult cinema delight. Jack sums up the day's reactions perfectly, "China is here? I don't even know what the Hell that means!". On the DVD: Big Trouble in Little China is released as a special edition two-disc set in its full unedited form. Some real effort has been put into both discs' animated menus, and the film itself is terrific in 2.35:1 and 5.1 (or DTS). The commentary by Carpenter and Russell may not be as fresh as their chat on The Thing, but clearly they both retain an enormous affection for the film. There are eight deleted scenes (some of which are expansions of existing scenes), plus a separate extended ending which was edited out for the right reasons. You'll also find a seven-minute featurette from the time of release, a 13-minute interview with FX guru Richard Edlund, a gallery of 200 photos, 25 pages of production notes and magazine articles from American Cinematographer and Cinefex. Best of all for real entertainment value is a music video with Carpenter and crew (the Coupe de Villes) coping with video FX and 80s hair-dos.--Paul Tonks

• The Magnificent Seven | DVD | (11/06/2001) from £7.83   |  Saving you £4.16 (53.13%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Akira Kurosawa's rousing Seven Samurai was a natural for an American remake--after all, the codes and conventions of ancient Japan and the Wild West (at least the mythical movie West) are not so very far apart. Thus The Magnificent Seven effortlessly turns samurai into cowboys (the same trick worked more than once: Kurosawa's Yojimbo became Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars). The beleaguered denizens of a Mexican village, weary of attacks by banditos, hire seven gunslingers to repel the invaders once and for all. The gunmen are cool and capable, with most of the actors playing them just on the cusp of '60s stardom: Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn. The man who brings these warriors together is Yul Brynner, the baddest bald man in the West. There's nothing especially stylish about the approach of veteran director John Sturges (The Great Escape), but the storytelling is clear and strong, and the charisma of the young guns fairly flies off the screen. If that isn't enough to awaken the 12-year-old kid inside anyone, the unforgettable Elmer Bernstein music will do it: bum-bum-ba-bum, bum-ba-bum-ba-bum... Followed by three inferior sequels, Return of the Seven, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, and The Magnificent Seven Ride! --Robert Horton

• Why Him? | DVD | (01/05/2017) from £4.50   |  Saving you £1.49 (33.11%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Ned (Bryan Cranston), an overprotective dad, visits his daughter at Stanford where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird (James Franco). A rivalry develops and Ned's panic level goes through the roof when he finds himself lost in this glamorous high-tech world and learns Laird is about to pop the question.

• The Thing (Double Pack Including Original) | Blu Ray | (26/03/2012) from £37.91   |  Saving you £-28.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.15

  The Thing (1982)Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York) teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Once unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them.The Thing (2011)Paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) joins a Norwegian scientific team in Antarctica that has discovered an extraterrestrial ship buried in the ice, and an organism that seems to have died in the crash. When an experiment frees the alien, a shape-shifting creature with the ability to turn itself into a perfect replica of any living being, Kate must join the crew's pilot, Carter (Joel Edgerton), to keep it from killing them off one at a time. Paranoia soon spreads like an epidemic as they're infected, one by one, and a thrilling race for survival begins...The Thing is a prelude to John Carpenter's classic 1982 film of the same name.

• How Green Was My Valley | DVD | (09/04/2012) from £6.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  John Ford's beautiful, heartfelt drama about a close-knit family of Welsh coal miners is one of the greatest films of Hollywood's golden age--a gentle masterpiece that beat Citizen Kane in the Best Picture race for the 1941 Academy Awards. The picture also won Oscars for Best Director (Ford), Best Supporting Actor (Donald Crisp), Best Art Direction, and Best Cinematography; all of those awards were richly deserved, even if they came at the expense of Kane and Orson Welles. Based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn, the film focuses its eventful story on 10-year-old Huw (Roddy McDowall), youngest of seven children to Mr. and Mrs. Morgan (Donald Crisp, Sarah Allgood), a hardy couple who've seen the best and worst of times in their South Wales mining town. They're facing one of the worst times as Mr. Morgan refuses to join a miners union whose members have begun a long-term strike. Family tensions grow and Huw must learn many of life's harsher lessons under the tutelage of the local preacher (Walter Pidgeon), who has fallen in love with Huw's sister (Maureen O'Hara). As various crises are confronted and devastating losses endured, How Green Was My Valley unfolds as a rich, moving portrait of family strength and integrity. It's also a nod to a simpler, more innocent time--and to the preciousness of memory and the inevitable passage from youth to adulthood. An all-time classic, not to be missed. --Jeff Shannon

• Marathon Man | DVD | (04/03/2002) from £7.05   |  Saving you £5.94 (84.26%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In New York City the brother of infamous Nazi war criminal Christian Szell (Laurence Olivier) is killed in a car accident. Shortly thereafter members of a covert US government group called 'The Division' who are investigating the incident begin to be murdered one by one. When Doc Levy (Roy Scheider) a 'Division' agent is the latest to be attacked his brother Babe (Dustin Hoffman) witnesses his death and unwittingly becomes the pawn in a deadly game in which former SS dentist

• Doctor Who: The Aztecs (Special Edition) | DVD | (11/03/2013) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Tardis materialises in Mexico in the 15th Century, where the Doctor and his companions soon discover that it is a bloodthirsty and dangerous place. With Barbara mistaken for a reincarnation of an Aztec high priest called Yetaxa, she thinks that she can put an end to the barbaric human sacrifices once and for all. But can she rewrite history without disastrous consequences?

• The Manchurian Candidate | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  John Frankenheimer's Award-winning 1962 classic THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE has been fully restored and will be back in cinemas this spring.

• Escape From New York (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (18/03/2019) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  John Carpenter's classic Escape from New York has been stunningly restored in 4K. The year is 1997 and in a police state future the island of Manhattan has been turned into a maximum security prison. The rules are simple: once you're in, you don't come out. But when the President of the United States (Donald Pleasance) crash lands an escape pod into the centre of the city after fleeing a hijacked plane, a ruthless prison warden (Lee Van Cleef) bribes ex-soldier and criminal Snake Plisskin into entering the hazardous Manhattan and rescuing the distraught president from the twisted world of New York and from the demented clutches of its new ruler The Duke (Isaac Hayes) in John Carpenter's cyber-punk, action, suspense spectacular. The 2018 restoration of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK was made from the 35mm original camera negative. A full 4K 16bit workflow was applied to create a 4K DCP, UHD version and a new HD version which were produced with the same high technological standards as today's biggest international film releases. The restoration and new UHD version was colour graded and approved in Los Angeles by the Cinematographer, Dean Cundey. Extras include: Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK: A brand retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and featuring interviews with writer Nick Castle, cinematographer Dean Cundey, composer Alan Howarth, production designer Joe Alves, special visual effects artist/model maker Gene Rizzardi, production assistant David De Coteau, photographer Kim Gottleib-Walker, Carpenter biographer John Muir, visual effects historian Justin Humphreys, and music historian Daniel Schweiger. Snake Plissen: Man of Honor featurette from 2005 featuring interviews with John Carpenter and Debra Hill Deleted Opening Sequence Snake's Crime with Optional Audio Commentary Photo gallery incl. Behind the Scenes Original Trailers Audio Commentary with actor Kurt Russell & director John Carpenter Audio Commentary with Producer Debra Hill and production designer Joe Alves Big Challenges in Little Manhatten: Visual effects featurette from 2015, features interviews with both Dennis Skotak, Director of Photography of Special VFX, and Robert Skotak, Unit Supervisor and Matte Artist I am Taylor - Interview with actor Joe Unger from 2015 Audio Commentary with actress Adrienne Barbeau & DOP Dean Cundey

• Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales | DVD | (14/03/2011) from £5.04   |  Saving you £4.95 (98.21%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Rev up your engines for this unforgettable collection of Cars Toons starring Mater the loveable and hilarious tow-truck from the hit movie Cars. From the creative minds of Disney Pixar come nine highly entertaining Tall Tales involving bullfights drag races rock concerts monster truck showdowns and even UFOs - plus check out the new never-before-seen Cars Toons Mater Private Eye and Moon Mater. Join Mater the heart and soul of Radiator Springs and all your favourite characters from the world of Cars as they take you on a fun-filled ride that will have your family roaring with laughter!

• Hercules | Blu Ray | (14/10/2013) from £9.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Experience Hercules Disney's animated classic from the creators of Aladdin and the Little Mermaid on Blu-ray for the first time ever! Nominated for an Academy Award this legendary family favourite is packed with colossal laughs and nonstop adventure. Taken from the gods as a newborn and adopted on earth Hercules is just an awkward pillar of strength trying to fit in. What he wants most is to impress his father Zeus. When Hercules discovers Hades' sinister plot to take over Mount Olympus he goes from zero to hero and with the help of his pals Pegasus and Phil discovers that real strength comes from the heart! Special Features: The Making of Hercules Go the Distance Music Video with Ricky Martin

• Aladdin (Disney) | DVD | (07/07/2008) from £3.74   |  Saving you £14.25 (381.02%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Soar away on a magical carpet ride of non-stop laughs and thrills in one of the most spectacular adventures of all times! In the heart of an encharted city a commoner named Aladdin and his mischievous monkey Abu battle to save the free-spirited Prinvess Jasmine from the schemes of the evil sorcerer Jafar. Aladdin's whole life changes with one rub of a magic lamp as a fun-loving shape shiftin Genie appears and grants him three wishes setting him on an incredible journey of discovery! This Musical Masterpiece edition of Aladdin lets you sing along to five of your favourite songs from this classic film!

• Life On Mars: Series 1 | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £16.99   |  Saving you £23.00 (135.37%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Life On Mars is the smash-hit cop show starring John Simm as a detective who is involved in a car accident and wakes to find himself transported back to 1973, a world dominated by Ford Cortina’s, sheep-skin jackets and very hard coppers.

• Heartbeat - The Complete Eighth Series | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £33.47   |  Saving you £16.52 (49.36%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this phenomenally popular series stars Jason Durr as PC Mike Bradley, the former Metropolitan Police officer whose work now takes him into the heart of rural community life.Staple Sunday-night viewing for two decades, with colourful regular characters that viewers took to their heart, illustrious guest stars and a wonderfully nostalgic soundtrack, Heartbeat scooped many prestigious awards - including Best Performing Peak-Time Drama in 1999 (beating Coronation Street), and several ITV Programme of the Year awards. Attracting a peak audience of 14 million and spawning a highly successful spin-off, The Royal, the series has garnered a devoted following and remains prime-time viewing world-wide.Mike Bradley is still feeling his way with his new posting to Aidensfield - having to contend with stolen radioactive isotopes, witchcraft, babysnatching, murderous intent, UFOs and the continual bad behaviour of one Claude Jeremiah Greengrass!

• Hamburger Hill | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill... up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their country their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell but this is worse. Hamburger Hill tells it the way it was the way it really was. It's a raw gritty and totally unrelenting dramatic depiction of one of the fiercest battles of America's bloodiest war. Dodge the gunfire. Get caught behind enemy lines. Go into battle beside the brave young men who fought and died. Feel their desperation and futility. This happened. Hamburger Hill - war at its worst men at their best.

• The Great Escape | Blu Ray | (03/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Great Escape image of Steve McQueen (as "The Cooler King") astride his motorcycle has entered silver-screen iconography, alongside Brando on his bike from The Wild One. Based on a true story about a group of POWs who mount a daring breakout from a supposedly inescapable Nazi prison camp, this rousing and suspenseful World War II epic features an all-star cast, including James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, and David McCallum. --Jim Emerson

• Terry & June - The Complete Collection | DVD | (23/10/2017) from £20.25   |  Saving you £14.74 (72.79%)   |  RRP £34.99

  ALL 9 SERIES & 3 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL For millions of viewers, Terry Scott and June Whitfield became synonymous with the happily-married, middle aged suburban couple. The bumbling, sometimes pompous, sometimes sympathetic Terry found a perfect foil in June, his understanding but doubting wife. Together they created a partnership that will always be remembered in television history. Starring Terry Scott & June Whitfield

• The Searchers | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

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