"Director: Spike Lee"

• Inside Man/Clockers | DVD | (26/12/2006) from £9.89   |  Saving you £3.10 (31.34%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Clockers (Dir. Spike Lee 1995): When there's murder on the streets everyone is a suspect. A gritty realistic adaptation of Richard Price's best-selling novel director Spike Lee examines the violent world of urban drug dealing through the eyes of Strike (Mekhi Phifer) a 19-year-old ""clocker "" short for round-the-clock pusher. Strike agrees to kill a fellow employee of his boss Rodney Little (Delroy Lindo) an influential popular drug lord. But when the hit goes down it is Strike's moral law-abiding brother Victor (Isaiah Washington) who confesses shocking everyone. The detective assigned to the case Rocco Klein (Harvey Keitel) doesn't believe Victor - the more that Klein along with others in Strike's life start putting the heat on the more the clocker finds himself up against the wall. The question is: Who is the real killer? Shot on location in New York City and Mexico. 'Clockers' was originally supposed to be directed by Martin Scorsese with Robert DeNiro in the role of Rocco Klein. The pair decided to film 'Casino' instead and Lee stepped in - Scorsese remained a producer. Inside Man (Dir. Spike Lee 2006): It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can't judge a crime by its cover. Acclaimed actors Denzel Washington Clive Owen and Jodie Foster come together to explore the lure of power the ugliness of greed and the mystery of a perfect robbery in a combustible new crime drama from Spike Lee. The hardbitten but unorthodox Detective Fraiser (Washington) pits his wits against a high-class bank robber Dalton Russell (Owen) following the robbery of a Manhattan bank. As the chase unfolds political corruption and hidden agendas threaten to destabilise an already volatile situation.

• Ten Minutes Older - The Trumpet / The Cello | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Unique in the history of cinema about the most universal of all subjects:Time. Each of the 15 directors has been given exactly ten minutes on the screen for their vision. With complete creative freedom the directors bring their own unique interpretation of 'time' to the screen. Ten Minutes Older takes in all human experience: birth death love the drama of the moment history and ancient myth; and a great variety of locations all over the world. Combined together in two compilat

• Greatest Ever Urban Collection | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Titles Comprise: Do the Right Thing: The hottest day of the year explodes on-screen in this vibrant look at a day in the life of Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn. Featuring a stellar ensemble cast that includes Danny Aiello Ossie Davis Ruby Dee Richard Edson Giancarlo Esposito Robin Harris Samuel L. Jackson Bill Nunn Rosie Perez and John Turturro. Spike Lee's powerful portrait of urban racial tensions sparked controversy while earning popular and critical praise. Spike received a Best Director nomination whilst the veteran Italian-American actor Danny Aiello was nominated for best actor. 8 Mile: The people of Detroit know 8 Mile as the city limit a border a boundary. It is also a psychological dividing line that separates Jimmy Smith Jr. (Eminem) from where and who he wants to be... Boyz N The Hood: Boyz N The Hood is the critically acclaimed story about three friends growing up in a South Central Los Angeles neighborhood and of street life where friendship pain danger and love combine to form reality. The Hood is a place where drive-by shootings and unemployment are rampant. But it is also a place where harmony co-exists with adversity especially for the three young men growing up there: Doughboy (Ice Cube) an unambitious drug dealer; his brother Ricky (Morris Chestnut) a college-bound teenage father; and Ricky's best friend Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.) who aspires to a brighter future beyond the The Hood. Lockdown: Avery had it all: his beautiful girlfriend Krista a young son and a full scholarship ahead of him. But in the blink of an eye it was all taken away. What started as a night out with his buddies ended with the shooting of a cop and Avery behind bars. He's innocent but that doesn't matter in a place that has its own set of rules. As Krista works to prove his innocence Avery struggles to survive the day-to-day hardships of prison life. Gridlock'd: When their friend Cookie OD's best buddies and musicians Spoon (Tupac Shakur) and Stretch (Tim Roth) decide it's time to kick their drug habit by putting themselves into detox. But they soon discover that the road to rehab is paved with reams of social service red tape. Spoon and Stretch are just trying to stay alive until they can get treatment. But between the angry drug dealers the cops who have mistaken them for murderers and the people with forms and clipboards this turns into a task of epic proportions. Thus enfolds their comic adventure to sobriety.

• M Money/Do The Right Thing | DVD | (28/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Mo' Money (Dir. Peter MacDonald) (1992): You can never be too rich or too funny. Comedian Damon Wayans brings his rogue's gallery of outrageous characters to this action filled comedy about a con artist who tries to go straight but keeps getting pulled in the wrong direction... Do The Right Thing (Dir. Spike Lee) (1989): The hottest day of the year explodes on-screen in this vibrant look at a day in the life of Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn. Featuring a stellar ensemble cast that includes Danny Aiello Ossie Davis Ruby Dee Richard Edson Giancarlo Esposito Robin Harris Samuel L. Jackson Bill Nunn Rosie Perez and John Turturro. Spike Lee's powerful portrait of urban racial tensions sparked controversy while earning popular and critical praise. Spike received a Best Director nomination whilst the veteran Italian-American actor Danny Aiello was nominated for best actor.

• Silence Of The Lambs/Summer Of Sam | DVD | (19/03/2007) from £18.85   |  Saving you £-9.86 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  The Silence Of The Lambs (Dir. Jonathan Demme 1991): As Hannibal ""The Cannibal"" Lecter Anthony Hopkins is the archetypical antihero--cultured quick-witted uncontainable--a portrait of the sharpest human faculties gone diabolically wrong. His performance marked him as a major star in America and the movie swept the 1991 Academy Awards--Best Picture Director (Jonathan Demme) Actor (Hopkins) Actress (Foster) and Screenplay Adaptation (Ted Tally from the novel by Thomas Harris). Summer Of Sam (Dir. Spike Lee 1999): In the summer of 1977 Saturday night fever ruled and the first thrashings of punk were being heard. By day temperatures soared on the sweltering streets of Manhattan but by night a serial killer dubbed the Son of Sam stalked the suburbs indiscriminately shooting young brunettes and held New York City in a grip of terror. Trying to make sense of their lives in this overwhelming atmosphere of fear and suspicion are Vinny a streetwise Casanova indulging in affairs under the nose of his loving wife Dionna and Ritchie a punk musician moonlighting as a male stripper. As the murder's actions impact on all their lifestyles they start to suspect the killer might be someone from their own neighborhood - or even one of their own friends. From the controversial director Spike Lee comes his boldest and most ambitious film brilliantly capturing the sights sounds and sexual attitudes of the 1970s.

• The Bone Collector/Philadelphia/Inside Man | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Bone Collector: He takes his victims' lives and leaves behind mysterious pieces of a bizarre puzzle. And the only person who may be able to make sense of the serial killer's deranged plan is Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) a one-time top homicide investigator. After a tragic accident changes his life forever Rhyme can only watch as other cops bungle the case...until he teams up with a young rookie Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) who bravely becomes his eyes and ears and searches out the clues that help them solve the case. But as the killer senses the cops closing in Rhyme realizes that he and his partner are on the trail of a vicious sadistic murderer who will stop at nothing on his deadly mission. At any moment Rhyme and Amelia could become his next targets - and their first case could become their last. (Dir. Phillip Noyce 1999) Philadelphia: Up-and-coming young lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) has just been fired by his prestigious law firm. They say he hasn't got what it takes. Andrew knows it's because he's got AIDS. Determined to defend his professional reputation Andrew hires fierce brilliant personal-injury attorney Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to sue his former employers for wrongful dismissal. Joe is initially reluctant to take on the case. Although he as grown up knowing the pain of prejudice he's never had to confront his own prejudices against homosexuality and AIDS...until now. One man is fighting for his reputation his life and for justice. The other is battling to overcome his own and society's ignorance and fear. Philadelphia is one of the most powerful and critically acclaimed movies of our time. (Dir. Jonathan Demme 1993) Inside Man: It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can't judge a crime by its cover. Acclaimed actors Denzel Washington Clive Owen and Jodie Foster come together to explore the lure of power the ugliness of greed and the mystery of a perfect robbery in a combustible new crime drama from Spike Lee. The hardbitten but unorthodox Detective Fraiser (Washington) pits his wits against a high-class bank robber Dalton Russell (Owen) following the robbery of a Manhattan bank. As the chase unfolds political corruption and hidden agendas threaten to destabilise an already volatile situation. (Dir. Spike Lee 2006)

• Inside Man | HD DVD | (26/11/2007) from £20.41   |  Saving you £-0.42 (-2.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can't judge a crime by its cover. Acclaimed actors Denzel Washington Clive Owen and Jodie Foster come together to explore the lure of power the ugliness of greed and the mystery of a perfect robbery in a combustible new crime drama from Spike Lee. The hardbitten but unorthodox Detective Fraiser (Washington) pits his wits against a high-class bank robber Dalton Russell (Owen) following the robbery of a Manhattan bank. As the chase unfolds political corruption and hidden agendas threaten to destabilise an already volatile situation.

• S.W.A.T./Inside Man | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £5.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (116.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This boxset contains the following films: S.W.A.T (Dir. Clark Johnson) (2003): An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it. Inside Man (Dir. Spike Lee) (2006):Acclaimed actors Denzel Washington Clive Owen and Jodie Foster come together to explore the lure of power the ugliness of greed and the mystery of a perfect robbery in a combustible new crime drama from Spike Lee. The hardbitten but unorthodox Detective Fraiser (Washington) pits his wits against a high-class bank robber Dalton Russell (Owen) following the robbery of a Manhattan bank. As the chase unfolds political corruption and hidden agendas threaten to destabilise an already volatile situation.

• Mariah Carey - E=MC2 Adventure Box | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  E=MC Adventure Box (4 Disc)

• Killers And Thrillers Collection - The Da Vinci Code/Panic Room/Jagged Edge/The Bourne Supremacy/Inside Man/Out Of Sight | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £33.73   |  Saving you £6.26 (15.70%)   |  RRP £39.99

  This Box Set Includes: The Da Vinci Code (Dir. Ron Howard) (2006): Dan Brown's international bestseller comes alive in the film The Da Vinci Code directed by Ron Howard with a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. Join symbologist Robert Langdon (Academy Award Winner Tom Hanks) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou) in their heart-racing quest to solve a bizarre murder mystery that will take them from France to England; and behind the veil of a mysterious ancient society where they discover a secret protected since the time of Christ. With first-rate performances by Sir Ian McKellen Alfred Molina and Jean Reno The Da Vinci Code is an involving and intriguing thriller of the highest order. Panic Room (Dir. David Fincher) (2002): Meg Altman is at a crossroads. Suffering through a painful divorce from her husband pharmaceuticals millionaire Stephen Altman Meg moves from their suburban home in Greenwich New York and buys an Upper West Side Manhattan townhouse for herself and her eleven-year-old daughter Sarah. She intends to go back to school raise her child and start a new life. But the panic she feels at starting over pales in comparison to her fear and desperation when intruders break into her new home. Jagged Edge (Dir. Richard Marquand) (1985): A grisly homicide... a sensational trial... a forbidden affair. It's 'Jagged Edge' a razor-sharp suspense-thriller about crime punishment and passion. Jeff Bridges is the prime suspect and Glenn Close plays the attorney who falls in love with him. When a San Francisco socialite is viciously murdered her publisher husband Jack Forrester (Bridges) is accused of committing the crime. Teddy Barnes (Close) decides to defend the charming manipulative Jack only to disregard legal ethics by having an affair with him. With the help of private eye Sam Ransom (Robert Loggia) she takes on a ruthless D.A. (Peter Coyote) who's using the case as a political steppingstone. However a startling revelation puts Teddy in jeopardy of becoming the next victim of the 'Jagged Edge'. The Bourne Supremacy (Dir. Paul Greengrass) (2004): The Bourne Supremacy re-enters the shadowy world of expert assassin Jason Bourne (Damon) who continues to find himself plagued by the splintered nightmares from his former life. The stakes are now even higher for the agent as he coolly maneuvers through the dangerous waters of international espionage - replete with CIA plots turncoat agents and constantly shifting covert alliances - all the while hoping to find the truth behind his haunted memories and answers to his own fragmented past... Inside Man (Dir. Spike Lee) (2006): Acclaimed actors Denzel Washington Clive Owen and Jodie Foster come together to explore the lure of power the ugliness of greed and the mystery of a perfect robbery in a combustible new crime drama from Spike Lee. The hardbitten but unorthodox Detective Fraiser (Washington) pits his

• Jungle Fever | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £12.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (23.09%)   |  RRP £15.99

• Spike Lee Collection - Malcolm X/She's Gotta Have It/Summer Of Sam | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Titles Comprise: Malcolm X: Filmmaker Spike Lee actor Denzel Washington and other top talents vividly portray the life and times of Malcolm X. ""Heres a man who rose up from the dregs of society spent time in jail re-educated himself and through spiritual enlightenment rose to the top "" Lee says. Academy Award winner Washington was an Oscar nominee and the New York Boston and Chicago Film Critics choice as 1992s Best Actor. She's Gotta Have It:Nola Darli

• He Got Game | DVD | (18/12/2005) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-9.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A high school basketball prodigy is overshadowed by his father's violent past... Denzel Washington stars as convict Jake Shuttlesworth who is given temporary release from prison so that he can persuade the top college basketball player his son Jesus to play for the Governor's Alma Mater. Under pressure and temptation Jesus tries to make his decision Jake does some soul searching too.

• David Byrne's American Utopia | DVD | (11/01/2021) from £9.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  'Do we get stupider as we grow up?' In his wildly popular Broadway show American Utopia, David Byrne reflects on human connections, life and how on earth we work through it. He joins the dots with his music and it all starts making sense. Spike Lee here transforms the production into immersive, dynamic cinema that radiates with astounding performances, inventive contemporary dance and political urgency. American Utopia flows like an iridescent dream vision. Work by James Baldwin, Janelle Monáe and Kurt Schwitters is highlighted among exhilarating renditions of Byrne's solo work, as well as Talking Heads classics. According to the multi-hyphenate, we love looking at humans more than anything else. Anti-fascist and anti-racist, Byrne illuminates our responsibility to care for one another as he and his co-performers burn down the house.