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• Children's Film Foundation Volume 1: London Tales (DVD) | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £18.53   |  Saving you £1.46 (7.88%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For over 30 years the Children's Film Foundation dedicated itself to producing quality entertainment for young audiences, employing the cream of British filmmaking talent. Villains, gangsters and conmen are foiled by plucky London youngsters. Helmed by such celebrated directors as John Krish and Pat Jackson, the films in London Tales feature assured performances from an array of familiar faces, including a fresh faced John Moulder Brown (playing a schoolboy in trouble) and Bernard Cribbins (as a dastardly master of disguise). Newly transferred from the best available elements held in the BFI Archive, these much loved and fondly remembered family films finally make their welcome return to the screen after many years out of distribution. Includes: The Salvage Gang (1958), Seventy Deadly Pills (1966), Operation Third Form (1966) and Night Ferry (1976)

• The Perfect Bum | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £12.98   |  Saving you £2.01 (13.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Perfect Bum

• Fortress | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £3.82   |  Saving you £9.17 (240.05%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When the commander of the crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber is killed in action in a raid over Sicily in 1943, his replacement, a young, naive pilot struggles to be accepted by the plane's already tight-knit Irish American crew.Ordered into a suicide mission, their only chance for survival is to band together as brothers in battle. With unparalleled aerial action, Fortress pays homage to the sacrifices of an entire generation during the most important war in history.

• God's Little Acre | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £8.00   |  Saving you £4.99 (62.38%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This rollicking look inside the rural Deep South brings to life the primitive, ribald rustics of Erskine Caldwell's steamy bestselling novel. Both humorous and heartrending, this critically acclaimed film reveals the hidden passions and violent impulses heating up beneath the hot Southern sun, as well as the warmth and humour of every day life. A poor sharecropper's family struggling to survive is nearly torn apart as the patriarch stubbornly pursues his belief that gold is buried somewhere on his land. Nothing will stop him as he goes to outrageous lengths in his efforts to find the treasure.

• Wild Bill | Blu Ray | (23/07/2012) from £12.96   |  Saving you £12.03 (92.82%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Out on parole after 8 years inside, Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15-year old sons (Jimmy and Dean) abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. With the danger of being put into care looming, Dean forces his Dad to stay by threatening to grass him up for dealing. But when Jimmy gets into trouble with Bill's old cohorts, he quickly has to decide what kind of Dad he wants to be - a good one, or a free one. A phenomenal directorial debut from Dexter Fletcher with a brilliant home-grown cast, Wild Bill is hilarious, heart-warming and the the feel-good British hit of the year. Special Features: Making of Deleted Scenes Favourite Films Premiere and After-party footage Theatrical trailer

• Hawks and Sparrows | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  One of the handful of films that found Pier Paolo Pasolini sustaining a merrier mode of cultural assault, Hawks And Sparrows (Uccellacci E Uccellini) features Italy's popular comic actor Tot (known to cinephiles as the star of Roberto Rossellini's Dov' la liberta...?) and Pasolini regular Ninetto Davoli in a picaresque fable that lampoons politics, religion, and the legacy of neorealism.A crow gifted with the power of speech accompanies wandering duo Tot and Ninetto on a trail that leads to their roles as Franciscan friars who preach to the literal hawks and sparrows, before returning in time to gaze upon slum-dwellers, Danteist dentists, itinerant actor-hippies, and, ultimately, the state of the modern world.

• Tinga Tinga Tales: Why Tortoise Has A Broken Shell | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £4.49   |  Saving you £3.50 (43.80%)   |  RRP £7.99

  There was a time when Tortoise's shell was all shiny and smooth. One day Tortoise discovered the birds were having a feast in the heavens and he tricked the birds into making him a pair of wings. Greedy Tortoise raced the birds beyond the clouds and scoffed the whole feast! When the birds found out, Tortoise had to jump off a cloud and landed on his shiny shell. All the animals pieced Tortoise's shell back together but from that day on, Tortoise's shell was all bumpy and broken, and he never moved speedily again.

• Giorgio Moroder Presents: METROPOLIS (LIMITED EDITION DVD STEELBOOK) | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-10.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the era when one could still but only dream of a comprehensive restoration of Fritz Lang's silent sci-fi epic Metropolis, esteemed pop artist/producer and pioneering electronic composer Giorgio Moroder followed his work on Brian De Palma's cult-classic Al Pacino vehicle Scarface by assembling his own version of Lang's 1920s classic. The result was a zeitgeist-infused, high-kitsch/high-art amalgam of some of the quintessential cinema images and then-contemporary 1980s pop-chart melodrama. For millions around the world, it is this version of Metropolis – featuring music by Moroder himself and artistes such as Adam Ant, Pat Benatar, Freddie Mercury, Bonnie Tyler, and Jon Anderson – which first comes to mind whenever mention is made of the Lang original or, indeed, the iconic imagery and power of silent cinema.

• StreetDance 2 3D (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (23/07/2012) from £13.50   |  Saving you £9.49 (70.30%)   |  RRP £22.99

  When top street dancer Ash (Hentschel) is humiliated and laughed off stage by American crew Invincible, he sets off to gather the best dancers from around the world to take them on - with a dance style they weren't expecting.

• Guess With Jess: Why Do Bees Make Honey? | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £6.76   |  Saving you £4.22 (111.94%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Mimi is eating honey sandwiches and lets Jess have a taste. He loves it! But wonders why the bees make the delicious honey. That's the big question! It's so sticky maybe it's for glue....? With the help of Horace and his groovy song about how honey is made, Jess finds his way to the right answer!!

• Gettysburg (Ridley Scott's) | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Ridley Scott brings the bloodiest battle in US History to life as you've never seen it before.

• Cannon and Ball - The Complete Series 5 | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Years on the Northern cabaret circuit enabled Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball to hone their act for this ratings-winning show, making the comedians household names beloved by millions. A mixture of sketches, spectacular variety entertainment and a wealth of big-name guest stars ensured this hugely popular series ran for many years.Enjoy more good-natured comedy capers with the dynamic duo in this fifth series, with guests including Diana Dors, Cliff Richard, Robin Gibb, The Three Degrees, Una Stubbs, Windsor Davies, Status Quo, Sarah Brightman and Shakin' Stevens. The set also includes an Easter Special in which the boys are joined by Eric Sykes, Jill Gascoine, Mari Wilson, and pop duo Rene and Renato.

• La Cérémonie | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-9.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In La Ceremonie, Claude Chabrol, known as the French Hitchcock, creates one of his most shocking and unforgettable thrillers. Catherine (Jacqueline Bisset) hires the illiterate Sophie as her maid. But Sophie soon falls under the influence of the mysterious Jeanne (Isabelle Huppert, The Piano Player, Merci Pour Le Chocolate), and the stage is set for a tale of murder, violence, and betrayal. One of Chabrol's most acclaimed films, and winner of numerous international awards, La Ceremonie is a masterpiece of suspense.

• Bel Ami (Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (23/07/2012) from £19.98   |  Saving you £7.00 (38.91%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Based on the novel by Guy de Maupassant, BEL AMI (March 2) chronicles the rise of penniless ex-soldier Georges Duroy (Robert Pattinson) through the echelons of the 1890s Parisian elite and is a tale of ambition, power and seduction.

• Guess With Jess: What Do We Need To Grow Beans? | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £6.97   |  Saving you £1.02 (14.63%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Jess and his friends want to grow something for Mimi, to say thank you for all the lovely things she grows for them. But what do they need to grow beans? That's the big question! They start with a bean and, with a little bit of investigation, discover the other things that a bean just can't live without.

• Big Easy Express | Blu Ray | (23/07/2012) from £11.36   |  Saving you £6.63 (58.36%)   |  RRP £17.99

  3 bands, 6 cities, 1 train and thousands of miles of track...... The BIG EASY EXPRESS documents a cinematic musical journey. Directed by renowned filmmaker (THE WHITE STRIPES UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHTS), this incredible new film captures nothing less than history in the making. Indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Tennessee's Old Crow Medicine Show, and Britain's acclaimed Mumford & Sons, climbed aboard a beautiful vintage train in California, setting out for New Orlea...

• The Iron Lady | Blu Ray | (23/07/2012) from £8.95   |  Saving you £16.04 (179.22%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Phyllida Lloyd, who directed Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia!, takes a less exuberant tack in this unexpectedly poignant biopic. In the script, written by Shame's Abi Morgan, Lloyd depicts the elderly Dame Thatcher (Streep in a thoroughly convincing performance) as a frail figure replaying key moments in her life while her mind still continues to function. Her trajectory begins with grocer Alfred Roberts (Downton Abbey's Iain Glen), who became the mayor of Grantham, instilling in his daughter, Margaret (Alexandra Roach), a passion for politics. After graduating from Oxford, she felt ready to enter the fray, at which point she met Denis Thatcher (Harry Lloyd), who cheered her along on the road from Parliament to 10 Downing Street, where they lived during her time as Britain's first female prime minister (Jim Broadbent portrays the grey-haired and ghostly Denis). While closing mines, dodging IRA hits, and overseeing a war, the blue-clad titan built alliances with Airey Neave (Nicholas Farrell) and Geoffrey Howe (Anthony Head), but she would lose them both. If her will was strong, she had no time for feminine niceties like conciliation and forgiveness. The film goes on to suggest that she never cultivated the kinds of female friendships that might have sustained her in retirement, though her daughter (Tyrannosaur's Olivia Colman) did what she could. Instead, Denis remained her closest confidante until his departure, after which she had nothing but fading memories. The upshot is an uneasy combination of admiration for her leadership qualities and disappointment in her interpersonal skills. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• I Am Bruce Lee | Blu Ray | (23/07/2012) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-0.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The amazing story of Bruce Lee, one of the most iconic human beings ever to enter the public consciousness. The film is a compelling and visually stunning uncovering of Bruce's life, his enormous impact, and his ever-expanding legacy in the world of martial arts, entertainment, and beyond-despite his tragic and sudden death at the age of 32.Featuring interviews with people who knew Bruce intimately, along with a broad array of international icons from the entertainment and athletic fields including basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, acclaimed actors Mickey Rourke and Ed O'Neill, world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, Taboo of pop music supergroup Black Eyed Peas, and UFC's Dana White and world champion Jon Jones. The interviews will be combined with rarely seen archival footage, classic photos, and cutting edge visuals and graphics to tell Bruce Lee's story in a way never seen before.

• Shanghai | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £8.75   |  Saving you £11.24 (128.46%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From director Mikael Hafstrom (1408) comes the epic espionage thriller Shanghai staring John Cusack (1408) and international superstars Gong Li (Miami Vice Memoirs of a Geisha) and Ken Watanabe (Letters from Iwo Jima The Last Samurai.) Nothing is what it seems in this Casablanca-style international thriller set in the ancient Chinese city a week before the attack on Pearl Harbor. U.S. secret agent Paul Soames (Cusack) has just arrived to investigate the murder of his best friend only to become quickly immersed in a web of conspiracy and lies that beset the city. Shadowed by a Japanese intelligence officer Tanaka (Watanabe) Soames’ investigation quickly centers on a charismatic local gangster Anthony Lanting – and Lanting’s beautiful wife Anna (Li). Before long Soames and Anna are involved in an affair that will put everything they have at stake. As national loyalties are traded fastand- loose for those of the heart Soames and Annamust race to solve the mystery and make it out of occupied China before the city’s collapse.

• The Lacey Rituals: the films of Bruce Lacey (and friends) 1952-2012 (2-DVD) | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  What links The Beatles, Ken Russell, Peter Cook, Fairport Convention, The Goons, The Bonzo Doo Dah Dog Band and Turner prize-winning artists Grayson Perry and Jeremy Deller? The answer: Mr Bruce Lacey. A legendary figure on the British counter-cultural art scene during the 1960s, Lacey has enjoyed five decades of defining cultural moments, collaborating with all manner of filmmakers, musicans and artists (such as director Richard Lester, cartoonist Bob Godfrey and artist Jill Smith), and making appearances in such era-defining pop cultural experiences as Help! and Not Only... But Also.This indispensible two-disc collection finally brings together many of Lacey's rarely-seen films for the very first time, showcasing the rich and diverse talents of a seminal and thoroughly original British artist-filmmaker.Includes: The Running, Jumping & Standing Still Film (Richard Lester, 1960), The Lacey Rituals (1973) and much more.