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• 7-49 Up | DVD | (16/02/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The original Seven Up was broadcast in 1964 as a one-off World in Action special featuring children who were selected from different backgrounds and social spheres to talk about their hopes and dreams for the future. As members of the generation who would be running the country by the year 2000 what did they think they would become? Inspired by World In Action founder editor Tim Hewat's passionate interest in both the Jesuit saying: Give me the child until he is seven and I will show you the man and the rigid class system of 1960s Britain Seven Up set out to discover whether or not the children's lives were pre-determined by their background. The result is ground-breaking television - the very first example of a programme recording real people living real lives - and the follow-up films have won an array of awards. Director Michael Apted who has since moved to Hollywood to direct films has returned every seven years to chart the children's progress through life. Over the past five decades the series has documented the group as they have become adults and entered middle-age dealing with everything life has thrown at them in between. This groundbreaking DVD release has been made with the co-operation of the Up production team and features an in-depth interview with Michael Apted on his time at Granada as well as commentaries with producer Claire Lewis film editor Kim Horton and cameraman George Jesse Turner.

• The Sorcerers | DVD | (06/12/2004) from £9.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  The Sorcerers, the second film directed by the lost "wunderkind" of British cinema Michael Reeves, may not have the scope and visceral impact of his masterpiece, Witchfinder General (1968), but there's enough fierce originality here to show what a tragic loss it was when he died from a drugs overdose aged only 24. The film also shows the effective use he made of minimal resources, working here on a derisory budget of less than £50,000--of which £11,000 went to the film's sole "named" star, Boris Karloff. Karloff plays an elderly scientist living with his devoted wife in shabby poverty in London, dreaming of the brilliant breakthrough in hypnotic technique that will restore him to fame and fortune. Seeking a guinea-pig, he hits on Mike, a disaffected young man-about-town (Ian Ogilvy, who starred in all three of Reeves' films). But the technique has an unlooked-for side effect--not only can he and his wife make Mike do their bidding, they can vicariously experience everything that he feels. At which point, it turns out that the wife has urges and desires that her husband never suspected. Karloff, then almost at the end of his long career, brings a melancholy dignity to his role; but the revelation is the veteran actress Catherine Lacey as the seemingly sweet old lady, turning terrifyingly avid and venomous as she realises her power. The portrayal of Swinging London, with its mini-skirted dollybirds thronging nightclubs where the strongest stimulant seems to be Coke rather than coke, has an almost touching innocence, but Reeves invests it with a dream-like quality, extending it into scenes of violent death in labyrinthine dark alleys. By this stage, some ten years after it started, the British horror cycle was winding down in lazy self-parody. Reeves had the exceptional talent and vision to revive it, had he only lived. On the DVD: The Sorcerers DVD has original trailers for both this film and Witchfinder General (both woefully clumsy); filmographies for Reeves, Karloff and Ogilvy; an "image gallery" (a grab-bag of posters, stills and lobby cards); detailed written production notes by horror-movie expert Kim Newman; and an excellent 25-minute documentary on Reeves, "Blood Beast", dating from 1999. The transfer is letterboxed full-width, with acceptable sound. --Philip Kemp

• The Year Of The Sex Olympics | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Nigel Kneale's prescient 1968 play which features a vision of the future where Big Brother-style reality TV shows are used to sedate the libidos and appetites of the masses...

• Genova | DVD | (13/07/2009) from £7.48   |  Saving you £13.77 (221.38%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Colin Firth stars as Joe, a father and a recent widow, who decides to make a fresh start with his two daughters by moving to the Italian town of Genova.

• Pipkins: Volume 5 | DVD | (28/08/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  It's that Hare again! For a generation of schoolchildren who escaped from school at lunchtime for a dose of television there was one programme that stood head and shoulders above all others Pipkins! Topov, Pig, Tortoise, Octavia the Ostrich and, of course, the irrepressible Hartley Hare spend their time helping out people, usually with unforeseen results! Just as popular with adults as it was with children, Pipkins will appeal to anyone who bought other classic children s television series such as Bagpuss, Willo the Wisp and The Clangers - as well as archive television fans.

• Chance In A Million Series 2 | DVD | (05/07/2010) from £3.98   |  Saving you £16.01 (402.26%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Chance In A Million the classic 1980s series widely regarded as one of the best UK sitcoms of its day comes to DVD for the very first time!

• Orca The Killer Whale | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The killer whale is the only creature other than man to kill for revenge; Orca the giant killer whale is the monarch of the ocean. Like others of his kind he hunts in packs and is ferociously loyal to his one mate. However when she is harmed Orca's instinct is to hunt down and kill he who harmed her. Across seas across time across all obstacles nothing can come between the killer whale and his natural spirit of vengeance...

• Elvis: The 75th Anniversary Box Set | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Titles Comprise: King Creole Flaming Star Wild in the Country Follow That Dream Kid Galahad Frankie and Johnny Clambake

• Collateral/War Of The Worlds | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £6.05   |  Saving you £3.94 (39.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Titles Comprises: Collateral:It started like any other night... Cab driver Max (Foxx) dreams of one day realising his entrepeneurial aspirations. However one terrifying night he realises that the passenger he's been driving around all evening (Cruise) is a contract killer committing a series of hits. Now it's up to Max to somehow stop the killer from executing the last witness on his list and to stay alive himself... War Of The Worlds: A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells's seminal classic Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it. Ray Ferrier (Cruise) is a divorced dockworker and somewhat less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife (Miranda Otto) and her new husband drop off his teenage son Robbie (Justin Chatwin) and young daughter Rachel (Dakota Fanning) for a rare weekend visit a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down. Moments later Ray witnesses an extraordinary event that will change all their lives forever. A towering three-legged war machine emerges from deep beneath the earth; an ordinary day has suddenly become the most extraordinary event of their lifetimes - the first strike in a cataclysmic alien attack on Earth. Ray scrambles to get his children away from this merciless new enemy embarking on a journey that will take them across the ravaged countryside where they become caught in the desperate tide of refugees fleeing from an extraterrestrial army of Tripods. But no matter where they run there is no safety no refuge: only Ray's unconquerable will to protect the ones he loves...

• Pearl Harbor : The Ultimate Edition (3 Disc Set) | DVD | (11/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale star in this epic tale of two great friends caught up in the infamous attack on the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor in 1941, an event which spurred the US involvement in World War II.

• All She Ever Wanted (Re Release) | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £4.32   |  Saving you £1.93 (63.07%)   |  RRP £4.99

  She desperately wants a baby - how much is she prepared to risk? Rachel and Tom Stockman are the perfect couple. The only thing they lack is a child. But Rachel has a rare mental disorder which can cause irreversible birth defects. With all the odds against them it seems that Tom and Rachel must be reconciled to being childless. But Rachel is determined to have a baby - in fact she is prepared to risk everything to become pregnant: her marriage her health even her sanity. So can she prove the medical community wrong? Can she beat the demons inside her own head? Or will she have a terrible price to pay?

• Errol Flynn - Signature Collection Box Set | DVD | (17/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £45.99

  This fantastic box set features six of Errol Flynn's finest performances plus an insightful documentary into the life and man behind the screen. Features: 1. Captain Blood - 1935 2. Dodge City - 1939 3. The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex - 1939 4. The Sea Hawk - 1940 5. They Dies With Their Boots On - 1941 6. Dive Bomber - 1941 7. The Adventures Of Errol Flynn

• Tooth Fairy/ Meet Dave Double Pack | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £6.82   |  Saving you £6.17 (90.47%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Tooth FairyDreams and "what ifs" have no place in the life of hockey player Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson). As a major league player who's been moved down to the minor leagues following an injury, Derek thrives on negative attention, is ruthlessly pragmatic, and doesn't think twice about crushing the hopes and dreams of even his youngest fans. His poor attitude spills over into his personal life when he almost convinces his girlfriend's young daughter Tess (Destiny Whitlock) that the tooth fairy doesn't exist. As if the potential end to his relationship with girlfriend Carly (Ashley Judd) wasn't bad enough, Derek's actions inexplicably result in a nighttime summons from the "Department of Dissemination of Disbelief." Transformed into a tutu-wearing fairy with wings and whisked away to a fairy world, Derek assumes that his fanciful journey--and his sentencing by the head fairy (Julie Andrews) to a two-week stint as a tooth fairy--is just a bad dream. When his pager starts buzzing and wings sprout from his back at inopportune times, he realises that his sentence is for real, yet he continues to deny the possibility that dreams and imagination have value. Derek's disbelief makes him an extremely inept fairy, but with the help of fellow fairy Tracy (Stephen Merchant) and some bonding time spent with Tess and her brother Randy (Chase Ellison), he begins to glimpse the importance of dreams and imagination and even manages to rediscover some of his own dreams in the process. Derek is definitely one crazy fairy, but Dwayne Johnson's skilled performance drives home the message that it's OK to dream, believe, and imagine.--Tami HoriuchiMeet DaveMeet Dave is a family space farce with enough Eddie Murphy slapstick to make the whole family chuckle. With elements of InnerSpace, Starman, Men in Black, and even a bit of Woody Allen's Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex, the film may not break new ground, but Murphy's giddy performance lifts the material to an engaging level. Murphy plays a space ship in human form, carrying wee aliens on an excursion to earth. As "Dave Ming Chang," he interacts with his surroundings and fellow humans by following the orders given by the ship's commanders inside his "head." It's an endearing fish-out-of-water yarn that riffs of pop culture as well as potty humour for its laughs. ("Lieutenant Bottoms, what is your status?" "Captain, we had a small gas leak. It was silent, but not deadly.") In the course of his mission, Dave is hit by a car, becomes a substitute teacher in a New York City public school, and starts to develop feelings for earth kids--and ladies. All the while his homage to the Bee Gees, from the white suit to his high-pitch-perfect rendition of "Stayin' Alive," provides an oddly perfect backdrop and symbol for Dave's being ever so slightly behind the times. Murphy is engaging as always, firing off deadpan one-liners and happily being the straight man to the film's jokes. A potential love interest, Gina (Elizabeth Banks), mentions that her late husband was a captain in the Navy. Dave says, "I am a captain." Gina: "Oh really? A captain of what?" Inside Dave's head, the crewmembers frantically search their earth database to give him the answer: "I am a captain of crunch." --A.T. Hurley

• Everyday | DVD | (25/03/2013) from £10.78   |  Saving you £5.21 (48.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This potent film from Michael Winterbottom (The Trip, 24 Hour Party People, A Cock and Bull Story) is a story of survival and love, a celebration of the small pleasures of everyday life. The father Ian (John Simm - Life On Mars, Doctor Who) is in prison. The mother Karen (Shirley Henderson - The Gruffalo, Meek's Cutoff) has to bring up a family of four children by herself. Filmed over a period of five years, Everyday uses the repetitions and rhythms of everyday life to explore how a family can survive a prolonged period apart. The story unfolds in a series of visits: first the family visiting the father in prison, later the father visiting the family at home. With each visit the distance between the children and their father becomes harder to bridge. By avoiding the normal cinematic conventions of time passing, Everyday focuses on the small subtle changes as people grow up and grow old whilst being apart.

• The Toxic Avenger Steelbook | Blu Ray | (17/11/2014) from £21.98   |  Saving you £1.00 (5.00%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Zavvi Exclusive Limited Edition Steelbook. Limited to 2500 Copies. Matte and Varnish Embossed 'Toxic' and Title. Welcome to Tromaville New Jersey - a small American town terrorized by criminals. The town's corrupt mayor sits idly by while muggers robbers and teenage punks victimize helpless citizens. Among the residents of Tromaville is Melvin a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club. That is until he becomes The Toxic Avenger! A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin is cast through a third story window and into a vat of hazardous toxic waste. However an unexpected metamorphosis takes place. As the chemicals take hold of his body Melvin turns into the Toxic Avenger doer of good and brutal mauler of evil! The rest as they say is history. The excitement is non-stop as the hero sets out to single handedly wipe out the forces of evil that torment the people of Tromaville. The Toxic Avenger is non-stop entertainment that will leave the viewer's glowing from the fun. Special Features: All Region Codes Audio Commentary with co-director Lloyd Kaufman Alternate Japanese Cut. (92 Mins- Standard Definition) Introduction to Japanese Cut 15th Anniversary Introduction by Lloyd Kaufman 30th Anniversary Introduction by Lloyd Kaufman The Radiation March Intro from Toxic Crusaders cartoon Toxie - 15 Years Later Tromaville Café - The Death of Toxie Troma Studio Building Tour Mopboy Secrets with commentary by Mark Torgl Why is Lloyd Kaufman living in a refrigerator box? Public Service Announcement Aroma Du Troma Toxic Slide Show Theatrical Trailer BonusTrailers: Bloodsucking Freaks The Toxic Avenger 2 The Toxic Avenger 3 Citizen Toxie

• By The Sword Divided - Part 2 | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This classic BBC period drama series follows the fortunes of the aristocratic Lacey family living peacefully in their Arnescote castle until the onset of the English Civil War in 1640. The head of the family Sir Martin Lacey is unswervingly loyal to the King. However the family is torn apart when his eldest daughter Anne weds John Fletcher son of a merchant family who support the forces of Cromwell. Episodes comprise: Outrageous Fortune / A Sea Of Dangers / Ring Of

• The Last Bullet | DVD | (01/05/2006) from £5.07   |  Saving you £-1.08 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The Borneo jungle 1945: during the last days of the war an isolated Australian soldier and his Japanese enemy face a psychological battle to survive...

• Crime Story - Series Two | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Following the phenomenal success of Miami Vice executive producer Michael Mann returned to the small screen with a new kind of gritty police drama one that talked tougher and hit harder than anything TV had ever seen before. Episodes comprise: 1. The Senator the Movie Star and the Mob 2. Blast from the Past 3. Always a Blonde 4. Atomic Fallout 5. Shockwaves 6. Robbery Armed 7. Little Girl Lost 8. Love Hurts 9. MIG-21 10. Moulin Rouge 11. Seize the Time 12. Femme Fatal

• The Man Who Cried | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £5.96   |  Saving you £4.03 (67.62%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Set against the background of the Depression in the 1930s and the Second World War the story centres around Abel Mason and his desperate search for love and happiness in relationships with four women. After an affair ends in tragedy he leaves his vicious wife Lena and travels North with his ten year old son Dick. To secure a home for the boy and employment for himself he makes an illegal marriage with the widow of a wealthy garage owner. But later Abel falls hopelessly in love with her sister Florrie...

• National Lampoon's Class Reunion | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  You are invited to a night of mirth and mayhem with some of the weirdest characters to ever attend a class reunion - brought to you by the same lunatics who gave you 'National Lampoon's Animal House'. Ten years after an incident at the Lizzie Borden High School's Graduation Party turned him into a raving psychopath; Walter Baylor receives an invite to the class reunion. Finally a chance to revenge himself on the entire graduating class! With class president Bob Spinnaker a man desperately in love with himself and stunning Meredith Modess star of pantyhose commericals all the old crowd are back - the oddest collection of human beings ever to gather in a decrepit gymnasium! Be prepared for non-stop laughs as the team from National Lampoon destroy any ideas you may have about getting together for a class reunion!