"Director: Kevin Connor"

• Frankenstein | DVD | (13/01/2014) from £8.93   |  Saving you £4.06 (45.46%)   |  RRP £12.99

  TV update of Mary Shelley's classic novel starring Donald Sutherland and William Hurt. The crew of a weather-beaten ship stranded in the icy North Sea rescue a man close to death: Victor Frankenstein (Alec Newman). He recounts his own story of a young scientist possessed of an obsessive thirst for knowledge, who has challenged the very foundations of nature by creating a sentient creature pieced together with body parts stolen from a morgue...

• Diana - Her True Story | DVD | (18/08/2008) from £9.96   |  Saving you £-3.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Based on Andrew Morton's bestselling book the film traces Diana's transformation from shy young girl to public icon and sophisticated princess whose fairy tale marriage to Prince Charles soon turned into a nightmare well hidden outside the walls of Buckingham Palace. Until the book and this film revealed Diana's side of the story: her marital troubles her loneliness inside the royal family her suicide attempts and her struggles with bulimia. With this critically acclaimed film the world reached a new understanding of this complex fascinating woman.

• Blackbeard | DVD | (21/07/2014) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Angus Macfadyen portrays the infamous pirate known as Blackbeard in this drama directed by Kevin Connor. It's 1717 and as the British Navy clears the sea of pirates and rogues Blackbeard is preparing to set sail in search of Captain Kidd's lost treasure, capturing Lieutenant Maynard (Mark Umbers)'s friend Charlotte Ormond (Jessica Chastain) along the way. Making an enemy of the Navy from the outset, Blackbeard vows to destroy anyone who gets in between him and his loot.

• At The Earth's Core | DVD | (30/07/2012) from £8.00   |  Saving you £7.99 (99.88%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Journey to the centre of the Earth, in Kevin Connor's spectacular version of Edgar Rice Burroughs' subterranean adventure, adapted by the great man himself.In the underground world of Pellucidor, amidst twisted vines and lava flows, a tyrannical race of pterodactyls rule. A group of Victorian scientists drilling through the Earth's core lose control of their Iron Mole and mistakenly emerge in the fantasy kingdom. Imprisoned in volcanic dungeons by the prehistoric monsters, they strive to rescue the enslaved primitive humans in a dramatic display of special effects.

• The Old Curiosity Shop | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £6.91   |  Saving you £6.08 (87.99%)   |  RRP £12.99

  One of Charles Dickens' most beloved stories this enchanting adaptation of The Old Curiosity Shop is brought brilliantly to life by an all star cast.

• The Land That Time Forgot | DVD | (30/07/2012) from £7.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (100.12%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Rediscover The Land That Time Forgot, a lost world with Dinosaurs, hostile tribes and deadly wildlife in this much loved Sci-Fi Classic.When a German U-Boat torpedoes a British supply ship, the survivors manage to swim to the surfacing German vessel. Among the survivors are Bowen Tyler (Hollywood superstar Doug McClure) a young allied soldier and a young biologist Lisa Clayton (Susan Penhaligon). They manage to force their way onto the ship and overpower the German crew. Despite sending signals to an allied ship that they have commandeered the German vessel, they are depth charged and forced to allow the German crew to steer the vessel to rendezvous with a German supply boat. They drift of course and find a strange island. Whilst investigating what the island has to offer the crew are attacked by a huge pre historic monster and a tribe of primitive humans. Lisa is kidnapped in the fight and Bowen rushes after the tribe to rescue her. When a huge volcano erupts Bowen's plight to rescue Lisa becomes even more desperate. Can he save them and get back to the Submarine before they are killed by the oncoming lava?

• Warlords of Atlantis | DVD | (30/07/2012) from £8.49   |  Saving you £7.50 (88.34%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From makers of cult classics The Land That Time Forgot, The People That Time Forgot, and At The Earth's Core, comes a perilous, nautical tale of mutiny, murder, hidden treasure, giant sea monsters and lost worlds, a creature feature beyond comparison; Warlords Of Atlantis.Directed by Kevin Connor and written by Brian Hayles, Warlords Of Atlantis stars Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore and Shane Rimmer.Aboard the Texas Rose, a professor of archaeology, his scientist son, and an engineer are on a quest to find the lost city of Atlantis, but when a giant octopus attacks their ship they awaken within a mysterious under water realm. A deep-sea kingdom has been colonised by an advanced alien race with immense psychic powers and a dark secret.

• Doug McClure Triple Pack | DVD | (05/08/2013) from £16.96   |  Saving you £8.03 (47.35%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Titles Comprise: Warlords of Atlantis At the Earth's Core The Land That Time Forgot

• Annie Claus is Coming to Town | DVD | (06/10/2014) from £3.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (300.75%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Festive comedy starring Maria Thayer and Sam Page. When Santa Claus (Peter Jason)'s daughter Annie (Thayer) decides she needs a change of scenery he allows her to travel to her desired location of California but results to keeping an eye on her through a magic snow globe. As Annie settles in to her new home she makes friends with Lucy (Vivica A. Fox), the owner of Candy Cane Inn and gets a job at Wonderland Toys. When Wonderland Toys owner Ted (Page) reveals to Annie that his business is in trouble, she sets a plan in motion to help save the shop.

• The Old Curiosity Shop | DVD | (30/05/2007) from £4.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The Old Curiosity Shop

• From Beyond The Grave | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  From Beyond the Grave is an anthology film adapted from four short stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, strung together under the pretext of an antique dealer who owns a shop called Temptations Ltd. and the fate that befalls his customers who try to cheat him. First up is "The Gate Crasher" with David Warner who frees an evil entity from an antique mirror; then "An Act of Kindness" featuring Donald Pleasence; followed by "The Elemental;" and "The Door." From Beyond The Grave was the directorial debut of Kevin Connor who would go onto become a modest name in genre cinema. It was actually one of Connor's best films and he demonstrates exceptional directorial style. Particularly good are the seance scenes in the first episode where Connor conducts some inventive 360-degree pan shots with a candle that explodes between a flickering flame and a jet in the foreground. The murders in this segment are vividly staged, with Connor creating some marvelously sinister images of David Warner standing about in bloodstained clothes and a totally wrecked apartment. --Sally Giles

• Space: 1999 - Vol. 1 | DVD | (30/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  For the time, there had never been a more lavishly produced science-fiction TV series than Space: 1999, which was British-made on a first-season budget of 3.25 million pounds--an astounding amount--and ran for two seasons from 1975 to 77. What keeps fans enthralled after all these years has only partly to do with the first-rate production values, the plausibly constructed spaceship models and expert special effects. The tone of the show is one of scientific dispassion, setting it apart from its TV SF predecessors such as Star Trek in which the mood is more generally convivial. Our heroes here are in dire circumstances that require cool heads as a survival trait. Those circumstances are: the moon and the 311 crew members of Moonbase Alpha experience a cataclysm that causes the moon to break away from its orbit and travel endlessly through space, making our heroes into unintentional explorers. No TV series has created a more palpable feel of hard science fiction than this. Of course the show is not without its detractors, having been soundly lambasted for its many scientific errors. No less august a figure than Isaac Asimov criticised the show for its premise in the opening episode "Breakaway", which had nuclear explosions on the "dark side of the moon" somehow propel it out of orbit and sent it flying through space without regard for any physical laws. In "Earthbound", aliens travelling to Earth state it will take them 75 years to reach their destination, making one wonder why it didn't take the moon that long to encounter the aliens. While these are serious complaints, fans tend to remember the scientific seriousness of the series and the sense of awe created by the many strange creatures and phenomena they encounter on their journey through the galaxy. --Jim Gay, Amazon.comOn this DVD: Presented in production order (not the sequence they were transmitted in), this first volume from Space: 1999's first year nonetheless begins with the all-important "Breakaway". Commander Koenig arrives at Moonbase Alpha as planet Meta is passing Earth. He's there to investigate why people are dying of what seems to be radiation poisoning and ensure the Meta Probe is launched in time. Everything is tied into what's wrong with their nuclear waste disposal. Then on September 13, 1999, the unthinkable happens, and the Moon with its 311 inhabitants is catapulted out of Earth's orbit. Some time later they pass planet Terra Nova which seems too good to be true. When Dr Russell's supposed dead husband (Richard Johnson) re-appears from the long-lost Astro 7 mission, it becomes a "Matter of Life and Death" in determining whether to settle on a Paradise populated by parrots! Another passing stellar body accidentally drags them towards a "Black Sun" in the next episode. Given three days to live, there's a graceful acceptance of fate by the team that is paid off by what seems to be some sort of guiding hand watching over them all. Finally an orange eye appears and emits a "Ring Around the Moon", a mysterious enveloping beam that exerts mind-control over various crew members. After a warning from the mythic planet Triton, Dr Russell is taken as their "conduit" (much like Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture). Three publicity stills, 15 production drawings and eight character biographies may seem a little stingy as extra features. The neat CGI-animated menus make up for that a little though: an Eagle has never looked so agile. --Paul Tonks

• Jack Reed - Badge Of Honour | DVD | (23/10/2000) from £4.48   |  Saving you £1.51 (33.71%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When a young mother is murdered Sergeant Jack Reed sets out to find her killer. But the secret world of undercover operations rears its ugly head.

• Motel Hell | Blu Ray | (20/05/2013) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-0.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  “It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters!” cackle the brother-and-sister team behind the finest smoked meats in the county. They also run the friendly Motel Hello (the ‘o’ in the neon sign sometimes goes on the blink) and no matter how many times you’ve seen Psycho or The Texas Chain Saw Massacre you can be sure that everything will be perfectly above board here as Vincent’s brother Bruce is the local sheriff. Western veteran Rory Calhoun gives a lipsmackingly demented performance as Farmer Vincent whose twinkling bonhomie conceals a deeply depraved secret. Directed by Kevin Connor (maker of much-loved British genre classics The Land That Time Forgot and Warlords of Atlantis) and with legendary DJ Wolfman Jack as a fire-and-brimstone TV preacher this is a gleefully twisted horror-comedy that climaxes with a showstopping chainsaw duel. SPECIAL FEATURES: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the film Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with director Kevin Connor moderated by Calum Waddell Another Head on the Chopping Block: Interview with star Paul Linke From Glamour to Gore: Interview with co-star and former Playboy Playmate Rosanne Katon Ida Be Thy Name: A look back at Motel Hell’s frightful female protagonist Ida Smith – and the secrets of creating a convincing slasher siren with Scream Queens Elissa Dowling and Chantelle Albers genre commentator Staci Layne Wilson and critic Shelagh Rowan-Legg Back to the Backwoods: Director Dave Parker (The Hills Run Red) speaks about the importance of Motel Hell Original Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jeff Zornow Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Kim Newman illustrated with original archive stills and posters “Evokes sheer terror” – The Terror Trap

• The People That Time Forgot | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  If you like big fake dinosaurs--and who doesn't?--then The People That Time Forgot is the movie for you. The third in a loosely themed trilogy of Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations from director Kevin Connor, all of which starred Doug McClure, this one also features Patrick Wayne (son of John) as the intrepid Major Ben McBride, searching the Arctic for his lost friend (McClure). Sarah Douglas is at his side as Charly, the spunky lady photographer with a dainty puckish streak. As luck would have it, they come across a tropical zone that is home to big fake dinosaurs, surly Neanderthals and nubile cavewomen with truly astonishing cleavages. Ah, but if only it were that simple. An evil rival tribe has been exterminating the gentle cave people and must be stopped. Whatever else you may want to say about producers Samuel Z Arkoff and John Dark, they simply do not skimp on explosions. The People That Time Forgot has a detonation-filled corker of an ending that leaves the cast absolutely showered with dirt clods. Highly entertaining. --Ali Davis

• In The Beginning | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £9.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-233.80%)   |  RRP £2.99

  The epic Old Testiment story of Hebrew patriarch Abraham and his descendants. A star-studded cast brings these compelling stories to life featuring: Abraham's call to find the promised land; the stories of Isaac Rebeccah Esau and Jacob; Joseph's remarkable rise to power despite being sold into slavery by his brothers; Moses receiving the ten commandments and the liberation of the jews from Egypt.

• The Doug McClure Fantasy Adventure Triple Pack | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Three cracking Doug McClure titles in one fantastic box set. The Land That Time Forgot: The adventure you will never forget... Edgar Rice Burroughs collaborated with Michael Moorcock to write the script for The Land Before Time adapted from his own novel. A German U-boat torpedos a British ship during WW1 and the survivors are taken onboard. But the U-boat gets lost and drifts into a mist-filled prehistoric land. Soon they find themselves battling dinosaurs neanderthals

• Mary, Mother of Jesus | DVD | (29/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  The world's greatest story seen from the eyes of the Virgin Mary as she watches her infant son Jesus grow to manhood inspiring the known world with his miracles and teachings on the Word of God. The Angel Gabriel visits the 16 year-old Mary and tells her that she has been chosen to give birth to the Son of God. The child is born in Bethlehem and so begins a very human and touching story of love sacrifice and inspirational faith highlighting a real mother's concern for a son who knows that he must die on the cross so he can be born again.

• At The Earth's Core | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Journey to the centre of the Earth in Kevin Connor's spectacular version of Edgar Rice Burroughs' subterranean adventure adapted by the great man himself. In the underground world of Pellucidor amidst twisted vines and lava flows a tyrannical race of pterodactyls rule. A group of Victorian scientists drilling through the Earth's core lose control of their Iron Mole and mistakenly emerge in the fantasy kingdom. Imprisoned in volcanic dungeons by the prehistoric monsters they stri

• Mother Teresa: In The Name Of God's Poor | DVD | (21/04/2008) from £9.59   |  Saving you £3.40 (26.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee Geraldine Chaplin stars in an emotional intense and deeply moving performance of the legendary modern day saint Mother Teresa. One of the 20th century's greatest humanitarians. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu committed herself to a life of religious service from the age of just 12. Travelling to Abbey's across Europe she eventually found herself called to Calcutta where she set up the Missionary Of Charities in 1950. There she ministered to some of the poorest most desperate and helpless souls in the world devoting her tireless energies kindness and blessings on an extraordinary number of the communities. This touching and epic recreation of her incredible life honours the memory and sacrifices of a unique human being one of the most loved respected and revered in history.