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• The Car | Blu Ray | (15/07/2013) from £9.35   |  Saving you £10.64 (113.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Made when Jaws was still the most successful film of all time The Car has almost exactly the same premise but replaces the ocean with the Utah desert and the shark with a Lincoln Continental Mark III of possibly supernatural origin. When two teenage cyclists and a hitch-hiking musician are killed in apparently deliberate hit-and-runs the police department of Santa Ynez investigates whereupon the seemingly driverless vehicle turns on its hapless officers as well. And when the car strikes rather too close to the home of Captain Wade Parent (James Brolin) he vows to stop at nothing to defeat it. Director Elliot Silverstein (Cat Ballou A Man Called Horse) keeps everything as slick and streamlined as the car itself turning the desert landscape into a powerfully mythic backdrop for a potent clash between the forces of good and those of inexplicable but clearly implacable evil. Special Features: High Definition presentation (1080p) on Blu-ray for the first time in the world! Original uncompressed Stereo PCM audio Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with director Elliot Silverstein moderated by Calum Waddell Making a Mechanical Monster: Special Effects Artist William Alridge Remembers The Car Hitchhike the Hell: Actor John Rubinstein recalls becoming a victim of The Car Introduction and trailer commentary by director and The Car fan John Landis Original Trailer Easter Egg Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Joe Wilson Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Cullen Gallagher as well as a brand new interview with co-writer Michael Butler conducted by Calum Waddell illustrated with original archive stills and artwork

• Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £9.49   |  Saving you £10.50 (110.64%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Far more than circuses featuring impressive acrobatics, Cirque du Soleil's live and filmed shows are powerful presentations that seamlessly combine daring acrobatic feats, intense artistry, and simple, yet emotionally rich stories. Worlds Away is a stunning compilation of acts from seven Las Vegas shows: O, Kà, Mystère, Criss Angel Believe, Zumanity, Viva Elvis, and The Beatles Love. The disparate acts are woven together by a poignantly romantic story of a young woman who falls into an ethereal world searching for a man she's only glimpsed, but is destined to love. The film showcases everything from synchronised water ballet to martial arts-inspired combat, aerial silk acrobatics, contortionism, and the frightening Wheel of Death. Each impeccably choreographed presentation is absolutely breathtaking in its beauty and its seeming defiance of the laws of the human body's capabilities. Viewers will leave the film feeling awed, uplifted, and completely inspired. --Tami Horiuchi

• Parks & Recreation Season Three UK RELEASE | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £7.99   |  Saving you £27.00 (337.92%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Dedicated government employee Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live) and her fellow colleagues return for big laughs from the small town of Pawnee, Indiana, in the hilarious third season of Parks and Recreation. Their funny antics continue as they ramp up for their most important project yet: The Harvest Festival. As Leslie Knope plans, prepares and publicises, her co-workers take on other challenges such as a crippling flu, the statewide softball tournament and the sad demise of a l...

• Emil and the Detectives | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This classic 1931 German adaptation of Eric Kastner's much-loved children's book was by Kastner himself and written by the legendary Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard The Apartment) and an uncredited Emeric Pressburger (A Matter of Life and Death Red Shoes). When young Emil is sent to Berlin by his mother the money he is carrying to give to his grandmother is stolen by a man on a train. Once in Berlin Emil follows the thief and enlists the help of a gang of youngsters called 'the detectives' to help get his grandmother's money back. Thrilling entertainment for children and adults alike Emil and the Detectives was one of the first German sound films ever produced and offers a fascinating glimpse of Berlin before Nazism and the Second World War. This enduring story has been remade a number of times including a 1964 Walt Disney version. This DVD includes the rare 1935 British adaptation set on the streets of London as an exclusive special feature. Special Features: Premiere release of this enduring children's classic Includes the complete 1935 British adaptation of Emil and the Detectives as a bonus feature Fully-illustrated booklet with film notes and credits

• Baby Taz and Friends | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £4.49   |  Saving you £3.50 (77.95%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Episodes Comprise: Creature from the Chocolate Chip The Looney Riddle Card Bored Box School Daze Mary Had a Baby Duck Things that Go Bugs in the Night Taz in Toyland Born to Sing (Song) A Secret Tweet Comfort Level Twinkle Baby Looney Star (Song) Like a Duck to Water

• The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (15/07/2013) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Receiving its long-overdue High Definition premiere as part of this Dual Format edition The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is John Cassavetes' uncompromising character study of a gangster. Cassavetes regular Ben Gazzara (Anatomy of a Murder Husbands The Big Lebowski) plays a seedy Los Angeles strip-club owner who runs up heavy gambling debts which he arranges to wipe out by murdering an elderly Chinese gangster. Also amongst the cast is Cassavetes regular Seymour Cassel (Faces Rushmore) and legendary cult actor Timothy Carey (The Killing Paths of Glory). Arguably the most plot-driven of his films Cassavates withdrew The Killing of a Chinese Bookie shortly after the initial release and subsequently re-cut a shorter version with a different opening. Both cuts are made available on Blu-ray and the DVD. Special Features: Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition Includes both the 135 minute and 108 minute re-cut versions Selected scene commentary by Al Rubin and Peter Bogdanovich on long version Extensive booklet with essays and film credits

• Vintage Mickey | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £3.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (50.10%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Celebrate one of the world's most famous characters in this timeless collection of Mickey's most memorable cartoons. Vintage Mickey features the classic Steamboat Willie which marked the first appearance of Mickey and Minnie Mouse as well as other landmark animated shorts including the Academy Award-nominated Mickey's Orphans and Building a Building. It's an exciting fun and wonderful look back at the funny little mouse who became a family favourite all around the world.

• Defiance - Season 1 | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £14.79   |  Saving you £10.20 (68.97%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Defiance is the story of courage and survival in a place unlike any other you could imagine. Set in the wake of an alien conflict a completely transformed planet Earth is inhabited by human and alien survivors forced to live and work together in the aftermath of this global catastrophe. Mysterious drifter Joshua Nolan (Grant Bowler - True Blood Lost) a former military lieutenant and his lone companion Irisa (Stephanie Leonidas - Whitechapel) settle in the frontier town of Defiance where they join other inhabitants struggling to build a new society in this dangerous new world. Now they must stand together against outside forces that threaten their existence. Special Features: Deleted Scenes Gag Reel

• The Complete Humphrey Jennings volume 3: A Diary for Timothy | Blu Ray | (15/07/2013) from £18.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (17.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This Dual Format Edition completes the BFI's acclaimed Complete Humphrey Jennings collection making available all the films directed by Britain's greatest filmmakers available on Blu-ray and DVD. The films of Humphrey Jennings have proved hugely influential over the last 60 years - his influence can be felt in the work of Lindsay Anderson (If...) and more recent filmmakers such as Kevin MacDonald (Touching the Void Marley). Jennings was also a major influence for Frank Cottrel Boyce and Danny Boyle whose 2012 Olympics ceremony used Jennings' book Pandæmonium as its inspiration. Films Comprise: The Eighty Days (1944) A Diary for Timothy (1945) A Defeated People (1946) The Cumberland Story (1947) The Dim Little Island (1949) Family Portrait (1950) Special Features: V.1 (1944): a shorter cut of The Eighty Days made for overseas distribution The Good Life (1951): Jennings' final film

• Arbitrage | Blu Ray | (15/07/2013) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.

• The Expendables/The Expendables 2 | Blu Ray | (15/07/2013) from £5.49   |  Saving you £29.50 (537.34%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The Expendables: Barney Ross (Stallone) is a man with nothing to lose. Fearless and void of emotion, he is the leader, the sage and the strategist of this tight-knit band of men who live on the fringe. The team behind him is made up of Lee Christmas (Statham), former SAS and a savant with anything that has a blade; Yin Yang (Li), a master at close-quarter combat; Hale Caesar (Terry Crews), who has known Barney for ten years and is a long-barrel weapons specialist; Toll Road (...

• The Realm | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £4.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (200.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Based on true events, The Realm is the story of five friends who fall prey to the evil entities of the Ouija board. As they set about filming their experimental session, what starts out as bit of fun, soon escalates into a terrifying series of events as paranoia and personal demons are revealed.... and recorded.

• The Assassination | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £5.74   |  Saving you £9.25 (161.15%)   |  RRP £14.99

  High School. Four of the most important years of your life. But it isn't always dances and keg parties and sucking face in your parents' mini-van. Sometimes it's ugly and hard and complicated. As complicated as a conspiracy to overthrow the president...

• Harold Shipman - Doctor Death | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £8.15   |  Saving you £4.84 (59.39%)   |  RRP £12.99

  James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film follows the story of Shipman, a general practitioner who throughout his career is believed to have killed as many as 250 of his patients. When the high death rate of his practice was investigated, it was discovered that he had given lethal doses of diamorphine to a vast number of his patients. He was put on trial where he was convicted of 15 murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.

• Flying Blind | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Frankie (Helen McCrory Skyfall) is in her forties ambitious and successful. She works in the aerospace industry designing surveillance drones for the military. She's never married and is completely in control of every part of her life. Her closest relationship is with her father who worked as an engineer on Concorde. But her life changes forever when she embarks on a passionate affair with Kahil a French/Algerian aerospace student twenty years younger than her. One day she arrives at work and is detained by the security services: Kahil is a person of interest to MI5. Her well-ordered life starts to unravel in a welter of suspicion and prejudice as Frankie no longer knows whether to follow her passion or listen to the doubts that increasingly overwhelm her.

• The Best Pair of Legs in the Business | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Capitalising on his remarkable success in On the Buses, Reg Varney took on the contrasting role of a third-rate holiday camp entertainer dreaming of stardom in this mid-seventies comedy feature. Also starring fellow sitcom favourite Diana Coupland and Lee Montague, The Best Pair of Legs in the Business was adapted from an individual ITV Playhouse drama and scripted by Emmerdale Farm creator Kevin Laffan - presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its correct a...

• Damages - Season 5 | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £3.96   |  Saving you £32.29 (1,195.93%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Channing McClaren's (Ryan Phillippe) controversial website devoted to revealing confidential information about corporations and the government exposes the identity of a whistleblower (Jenna Elfman). The case leads to Patty (Glenn Close) and Ellen (Rose Byrne) on opposing sides and delivers the perfect stage for the ultimate showdown between the mentor and her former protge.

• Something Special - Sporty Time with Mr Tumble | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £7.49   |  Saving you £2.50 (33.38%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Episodes Comprise: Rugby Gymnastics Fishing Football Beaver Scout Cycling Outdoors Cheerleaders

• Defiance - Season 1 | Blu Ray | (15/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Defiance is the story of courage and survival in a place unlike any other you could imagine. Set in the wake of an alien conflict a completely transformed planet Earth is inhabited by human and alien survivors forced to live and work together in the aftermath of this global catastrophe. Mysterious drifter Joshua Nolan (Grant Bowler - True Blood Lost) a former military lieutenant and his lone companion Irisa (Stephanie Leonidas - Whitechapel) settle in the frontier town of Defiance where they join other inhabitants struggling to build a new society in this dangerous new world. Now they must stand together against outside forces that threaten their existence. Special Features: Deleted Scenes Gag Reel

• England's Ashes Miracles | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This set brings together England's greatest Ashes Test matches in recent history. Including the classic 1981 Headingley Test from the series which went down in history as 'Botham's Ashes'; the thrilling 2005 Edgbaston Test where England survived a nail-biting Australian fight back; and the 2009 Oval Test where Stuart Broad ripped through the Australian top order and Graeme Swann sealed victory. Episodes Comprise: Headingley 1981Ian Botham's heroic 149 not out helped England overcome odds of 500-1 and beat Australia by 18 runs. This Test was a turning point for the series which England went on to win. Edgbaston 2005Still the narrowest win in Ashes history England's 2 run win was the most exciting of the classic 2005 series and ended with a touching display of sportsmanship between Andrew Flintoff and Brett Lee. The Oval 2009A comprehensive victory at the Oval sealed the tightly poised 2009 Ashes for England and a rip-roaring 5 wickets in the 1st innings from Stuart Broad was the highlight.