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• The Honorary Consul | Blu Ray | (22/04/2019) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  To all appearances the two men had nothing in common, but for the fact they were both residents of the Argentine outpost of Corrientes and shared an English background. Eduardo Plarr was a diligent, hardworking man of medicine; Charley Fortnum an alcoholic, good-for-nothing Honorary Consul. Taken captive when a terrorist plan to kidnap an American diplomat backfires, they both become prey to some very unwholesome revelations. For some time, both men have been sharing the favours of, and an obsession with the same woman. Only one has the capacity to love her.

• McVicar | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £15.00   |  Saving you £-5.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sentenced to 23 years: he won't accept a day of it! This is the incredible true story of John McVicar - a man who took on the entire prison system and refused to surrender. Roger Daltrey gives a powerful performance as McVicar in a film that is shocking brutal and full of gritty violent realism. The film strongly depicts the brutal aspects of British prison life and follows McVicar into his eventual rehabilitation.

• A Bunch Of Amateurs | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £6.65   |  Saving you £18.34 (275.79%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A sleazy Hollywood agent tricks one of his clients, a faded action star, into playing King Lear in an amateur charity production in London.

• Dino Time | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £8.58   |  Saving you £9.41 (109.67%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Animated dinosaur adventure featuring the voice talents of Jane Lynch, Pamela Adlon and Rob Schneider. Three curious children, Ernie (Adlon), Max (Yuri Lowenthal) and Julia (Tara Strong), accidentally set a time machine in motion and find themselves 65 million years in the past. After they land in a nest of dinosaur eggs in the land of Terra Dino their initial terror quickly passes when they realise that the giant Tyrannosaurus rex standing over them is smiling, seeing them as family instead of food. Can the trio find their way home before it's too late?

• Laurel & Hardy Volume 14 - A Job To Do/Classic Shorts | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Comedy with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Contains: Busy Bodies (b/w) Busy Bodies (colourised) Double Whoopee (b/w silent with musical score) Dirty Work (b/w) Dirty Work (colourised) The Finishing Touch The Music Box (b/w) The Music Box (colourised) Hog Wild (b/w) Hog Wild (colourised) Hats Off (stills gallery) A collection of classic shorts all of which present Stan and Ollie with a task to perform. 'Busy Bodies' is the famous film where Stan and Ollie work in a sawmill. In 'Double Whoopee' they start work at a plush Broadway hotel - and close a taxi door on Jean Harlow's dress! 'Hog Wild' concerns their efforts to fit a rooftop aerial. In 'Dirty Work' they are back on the roof this time as chimney sweeps at the home of an eccentric scientist. Stan and Ollie are in the building trade for 'The Finishing Touch' while in 'The Music Box' - perhaps their most famous film - they have to deliver a piano up a huge flight of steps. 'The Music Box' was inspired by one of their earliest comedies as a team 'Hats Off'. Sadly no copy of the film is known to survive but this DVD includes a selection of stills from this long-lost classic.

• The Jerk | Blu Ray | (22/04/2019) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Steve Martin made his film-starring debut in this wild and crazy comedy hit The Jerk. Steve portrays Navin Johnson, adopted son of a poor black share cropper family, whose crazy inventions lead him from rags to riches and right back to rags. Along the way, he's smitten with a lady motorcycle racer, survives a series of screwball attacks by a deranged killer, becomes a millionaire by inventing the Opti-grab handle for eyeglasses and shows why he's still one of the best comic performers.

• Corpse Bride | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £7.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (212.77%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter voice this quirky animation from director Tim Burton.

• A Special Day aka Una Giornata Particolare | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

• The World Is Not Enough | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £5.39   |  Saving you £14.36 (395.59%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In his 19th screen outing The World is Not Enough, Ian Fleming's super-spy is once again caught in the crosshairs of a self-created dilemma: as the longest-running feature-film franchise, James Bond is an annuity his producers want to protect, yet the series' consciously formulaic approach frustrates any real element of surprise beyond the rote application of plot twists or jump cuts to shake up the audience. This time out, credit 007's caretakers for making some visible attempts to invest their principal characters with darker motives--and blame them for squandering The World is Not Enough's initial promise by the final reel. By now, Bond pictures are as elegantly formal as a Bach chorale, and this one opens on an unusually powerful note. A stunning pre-title sequence reaches beyond mere pyrotechnics to introduce key plot elements as the action leaps from Bilbao to London. Pierce Brosnan undercuts his usually suave persona with a darker, more brutal edge largely absent since Sean Connery departed. Equally tantalising are our initial glimpses of Bond's nemesis du jour, Renard (Robert Carlyle), and imminent love interest, Elektra King (Sophie Marceau), both atypically complex characters cast with seemingly shrewd choices and directed by the capable Michael Apted. The story's focus on post-Soviet geopolitics likewise starts off on a savvy note, before being overtaken by increasingly Byzantine plot twists, hidden motives and reversals of loyalty superheated by relentless (if intermittently perfunctory) action sequences. Bond's grimmer demeanour, while preferable to the smirk that eventually swallowed Roger Moore whole, proves wearying, unrelieved by any true wit. The underlying psychoses that propel Renard and Elektra eventually unravel into unconvincing melodrama, while Bond is supplied with a secondary love object, Denise Richards, who is even more improbable as a nuclear physicist. Ultimately, this world is not enough despite its better intentions. --Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com On the DVD: There are three different documentaries on this disc, as well as a "Secrets of 007" featurette that cuts between specific stunt sequences, behind-the-scenes footage and storyboards to reveal how it was all done, and a short video tribute to Desmond Llewelyn ("Q"), who died not long after this movie was released. The first "making of" piece is presented by an annoyingly chirpy American woman and is aimed squarely at the MTV market (most fascinating is watching her interview with Denise Richards in which the two orthodontically enhanced ladies attempt to out-smile each other). "Bond Cocktail" gamely distils all the essential ingredients that make up the classic Bond movie formula--gadgets, girls, exotic locations and lots of action. Most interesting of all is "Bond Down River", a lengthy dissection of the opening boat chase sequence. Director Michael Apted provides the first commentary, and talks about the challenges of delivering all the requisite ingredients. The second commentary is less satisfactory, since second unit director Vic Armstrong, production designer Peter Lamont and composer David Arnold have little in common. There's also the Garbage song video, and the booklet has yet more behind-the-scenes info. The anamorphic CinemaScope picture and Dolby digital sound are as spectacular as ever. --Mark Walker

• The Velveteen Rabbit | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £5.49   |  Saving you £5.76 (136.17%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this brand new feature film one of the most beloved family tales of all time comes to life in an enchanting combination of live-action drama and animated adventure. It’s the story of a young boy named Toby who is sent by his busy father to spend the holiday season in the home of his stern grandmother. Toby's world instantly changes when he discovers the house's magic. Where three forgotten toys including a special stuffed rabbit unlock a world of imagination that will change all their lives forever. The voice talents of Golden Globe Winner Jane Seymour Emmy Award Winner Tom Skerrittand Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn star in this heart-warming story about how we bring the things we love to life inspired by the classic children’s book by Margery Williams and directed by Michael Landon Jr.

• Nightmare on Elm Street | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £3.49   |  Saving you £4.50 (128.94%)   |  RRP £7.99

  From modern horror master Wes Craven comes a timeless shocker that remains the standard bearer for terror. Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is having grisly nightmares. Meanwhile her high-school friends who are having the very same dreams are being slaughtered in their sleep by the hideous fiend of their shared nightmares. When the police ignore her explanation she herself must confront the killer in his shadowy realm. Featuring John Saxon with Johnny Depp in his first starring role and mind-bending special effects this horror classic gave birth to one of the most infamous undead villains in cinematic history: Freddy Krueger...

• WWE - WrestleMania 28 | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £9.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (33.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Finally...Once in a Lifetime: The two biggest WWE Superstars of their generation The Rock and John Cena collide in the most anticipated match in WWE history an epic confrontation that will forever define the legacies of these two icons. Plus in the match that will end an era Undertaker puts his legendary WrestleMania streak on the line against Triple H in the nightmarish prison they immortalized Hell in a Cell with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee. Also WWE Champion CM Punk faces off against Chris Jericho in the explosive clash of revolutionaries to determine which man truly is 'The Best in the World.' And Daniel Bryan defends his title against the 2012 Royal Rumble winner the ruthless Sheamus who'll fight to try and claim his first World Heavyweight Championship. Witness the extraordinary as WWE takes over Sun Life Stadium in Miami Florida for WrestleMania XXVIII. Team Teddy Vs. Team Johnny Booker T Great Khali R-Truth Santino Marella Kofi Kingston and Zack Ryder Vs. Jack Swagger Drew McIntyre David Otunga Mark Henry Dolph Ziggler and The Miz Intercontinental Championship Match Cody Rhodes Vs. Big Show Randy Orton vs. Kane Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos Vs. Beth Phoenix and Eve End of an Era Hell in a Cell Match Triple H Vs. Undertaker with Special Guest Referee Shawn Michaels WWE Championship Match CM Punk Vs. Chris Jericho World Heavyweight Championship Match Daniel Bryan Vs. Sheamus Once in a Lifetime The Rock Vs. John Cena Special Features: 2012 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with new inductees Edge Mike Tyson The Four Horsemen Yokoz Una Ron Simmons and Mil Máscaras Pre-WrestleMania Triple Threat Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship WrestleMania XXVIII Press Conference The history leading up to Undertaker and Triple H ending an era inside Hell In A Cell

• The New World | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £12.45   |  Saving you £2.54 (20.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This epic adventure is set amid the encounter of European and American cultures during the founding of the Jamestown Settlement in 1607.

• The Big Bang Theory: Season 7 | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £5.50   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Young Messiah | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.

• Prison Break S3 Red Tag Boxset | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £14.98   |  Saving you £25.01 (166.96%)   |  RRP £39.99

  It was always going to be a challenge to move a show whose premise effectively fitted comfortably inside a single series to a third season. And so perhaps inevitably, Prison Break moves the action back to the slammer, this time in Panama. It proves to be a wise choice, as, while plausibility has long since been thrown out of the window, it’s a more natural setting for the show. Prison Break still follows brothers Lincoln and Michael Burrows, but this time there’s a far tougher prison that needs to be broken out of. It’s a little less claustrophobic than the last one, but more dangerous. And along with the usual terrific supporting cast of characters, the tension, twists and violence that underpin the show are all very much present and correct. Powering Prison Break forwards, of course, is the pin-up star Wentworth Miller, who owns his role as Michael, and grounds many of the show’s extremities. And while it’s a shorter season than the first two, this third run still manages to cram in some strong entertainment. Perhaps season three isn’t Prison Break’s finest hour, and perhaps the concept has diluted somewhat since the show first began. But this is still really good, assured entertainment, that knows what it wants to do and simply gets on with it. For that alone, it remains a show hard to resist. --Jon Foster

• Nude Nuns With Big Guns | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Upon taking her vows to become a nun Sister Sarah is abused brainwashed and drugged into submission by the corrupt clergy. On the verge of death from a lethal dose of drugs Sister Sarah receives a message from GOD telling her to take vengeance on all those who did her wrong. Armed with God's will and an arsenal of big guns she dispenses Judgment Day on her former tormentors. When the church hires the merciless motorcycle gang the Los Muertos to track down and kill her they soon realize that this SISTER IS ONE BAD MOTHER.

• Boogie Nights | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.95   |  Saving you £0.04 (0.58%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Even if the notorious 1970s porn-filmmaking milieu doesn't exactly turn you on, don't let it turn you off to this movie's extraordinary virtues, either. Boogie Nights is one of the key movies of the 1990s and among the most ambitious and exuberantly alive American movies in years. It's also the breakthrough for an amazing new director, whose dazzling kaleidoscopic style here recalls the Robert Altman of Nashville and the Martin Scorsese of Good Fellas. Although loosely based on the sleazy life and times of real-life porn legend John Holmes, at heart it's a classic Hollywood rise-and-fall fable: a naive, good-looking young busboy is discovered in a San Fernando Valley disco by a famous motion picture producer, becomes a hotshot movie star, lives the high life and then loses everything when he gets too big for his britches, succumbs to insobriety and is left behind by new times and new technology. Of course, it isn't exactly A Star Is Born or Singin' in the Rain. Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson (in only his second feature!) puts his own affectionately sardonic twist on the old showbiz biopic formula: the ambitious upstart changes his name and achieves stardom in porno films as "Dirk Diggler." Instead of drinking to excess, he snorts cocaine (the classic drug of 70s hedonism); and it's the coming of home video (rather than talkies) that helps to dash his big-screen dreams. As for the britches ... well, the controversial "money shot" explains everything. And the cast is one of the great ensembles of the 90s, including Oscar nominees Burt Reynolds and Julianne Moore, Mark Wahlberg (who really can act--from the waist up, too!), Heather Graham (as Rollergirl), William H. Macy, John C. Reilly and Ricky Jay. --Jim Emerson

• Terra Formars | Blu Ray | (01/04/2019) from £9.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The ever-prolific Takashi Miike, the director behind the likes of Audition, the Dead or Alive trilogy and Blade of the Immortal, returns with this intergalactic epic in which a team of space explorers find themselves pitched against a horde of oversized anthropomorphic cockroaches. In the mid-21st century, humankind has been forced to look to colonising other planets as a means of combating overcrowding on Earth their first stop, Mars. With a population of cockroaches having been introduced on Mars some 500 years prior to help prepare the way for human colonization, a manned mission sets out to the red planet with the aim of clearing away the bugs. Upon arrival, however, they discover that the roaches have evolved to huge, vicious creatures capable of wielding weapons. Based on the popular Manga series of the same name, Terra Formars is an action-packed space adventure brought to life by one of Japan's most celebrated contemporary filmmakers. Special Edition Contents: High-Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed Stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD MA options Newly-translated English subtitles The Making of Terra Formars - feature-length documentary on the film's production featuring a host of cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes footage Extended cast interviews Footage from the 2016 Japanese premiere Outtakes Image Gallery Theatrical and teaser trailers Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork options FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Fully illustrated collector's booklet with new writing on the film by Tom Mes

• Tobruk | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £10.15   |  Saving you £2.84 (27.98%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Rock Hudson and George Peppard star in this explosive hard-hitting World War II epic in which the Allies mount a daring raid to blow up a key Nazi fortress at Tobruk which is guarded by General Rommel’s crack troops. Directed by Arthur Hiller this suspense-packed adventure climaxes in one of the most spectacular fiery finales ever!