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• In Bruges | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.35   |  Saving you £15.64 (359.54%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Holed up in Bruges after a difficult job two hit men (Farrell and Gleeson) begin to differ on their views of life and death as they become used to local customs.

• The Bridges Of Madison County | DVD | (25/09/1998) from £7.19   |  Saving you £6.80 (94.58%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Some called it a snooze-fest, while others tearfully clutched their Kleenex. In any case, Clint Eastwood was an unusual and (as it turned out) perceptive choice to direct and costar in this lush adaptation of Robert James Waller's phenomenally bestselling novel. Meryl Streep costars as Francesca, the lonely Iowa farmer's wife who is instantly attracted to Robert (Eastwood), the photographer from National Geographic who is in the area to photograph the bridges along Iowa's rural roadways. The two fall in love while Francesca's husband and children are away at a county fair, but the story's passion and lasting appeal derive from their decision to part forever after just a few brief days of intimate connection. Superbly acted with an emphasis on quiet, graceful moments of tender revelation, the film builds to a crescendo of powerful and conflicting emotions. Like David Lean's Brief Encounter (to which it bears marked similarities), The Bridges of Madison County is destined to become one of the classic film love stories. --Jeff Shannon

• The Bridge on the River Kwai (UHD & BD - 2 DISCS) (NON UV) | Blu Ray | (04/12/2017) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Spectacularly produced, and the winner of seven Academy Awards® (1957), including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor (Alec Guinness), THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI continues to be one of the most memorable cinematic experiences of all time. Experience director David Lean's legendary classic like never before with this 60th anniversary edition.

• The Bridge On The River Kwai | DVD | (04/12/2000) from £4.65   |  Saving you £18.34 (394.41%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Based on the true story of the building of a bridge on the Burma railway by British prisoners-of-war held under a savage Japanese regime in World War II, The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) is one of the greatest war films ever made. The film received seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, Performance (Alex Guinness), for Sir Malcolm Arnold's superb music, and for the screenplay from the novel by Pierre Boulle (who also wrote Monkey Planet, the inspiration for Planet of the Apes). The story does take considerable liberties with history, including the addition of an American saboteur played by William Holden, and an entirely fictitious but superbly constructed and thrilling finale. Made on a vast scale, the film reinvented the war movie as something truly epic, establishing the cinematic beachhead for The Longest Day (1962), Patton (1970) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). It also proved a turning-point in director David Lean's career. Before he made such classic but conventionally scaled films as In Which We Serve (1942) and Hobson's Choice (1953). Afterwards there would only be four more films, but their names are Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Dr Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970) and A Passage to India (1984). On the DVD: Too often the best extras come attached to films that don't really warrant them. Not so here, where a truly great film has been given the attention it deserves. The first disc presents the film in the original extra-wide CinemaScope ratio of 2.55:1, in an anamorphically enhanced transfer which does maximum justice to the film's superb cinematography. The sound has been transferred from the original six-track magnetic elements into 5.1 Dolby Digital and far surpasses what many would expect from a 1950s' feature. The main bonus on the first disc is an isolated presentation of Malcolm Arnold's great Oscar-winning music score, in addition to which there is a trivia game, and maps and historical information linked to appropriate clips. The second disc contains a new, specially produced 53-minute "making of" documentary featuring many of those involved in the production of the movie. This gives a rich insight into the physical problems of making such a complex epic on location in Ceylon. Also included are the original trailer and two short promotional films from the time of release, one of which is narrated by star William Holden. Finally there is an "appreciation" by director John Milius, an extensive archive of movie posters and artwork, and a booklet that reproduces the text of the film's original 1957 brochure. --Gary S Dalkin

• KEVIN BRIDGES - THE OVERDUE CATCH-UP (LIVE 2023) | DVD | (04/12/2023) from £6.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Kevin Bridges is back and funnier than ever with his hotly anticipated new show from his sold-out international live tour! The Overdue Catch-Up welcomes audiences into the mind of one of the sharpest comedy talents the UK has to offer and features new updated material. With a career spanning an incredible 19 years, Bridges already has the life experience of a man twice his age, helping him to hit the nail on the head with his shrewd and hilarious outlook on the modern world. Filmed live from the Cork Opera House and giving a performance described as "glorious" (The Times), "barnstorming" (The List) and "a comedy masterclass" (The Herald) Bridges is "on his way to becoming a comedy great" (The Times). It's the must-see comedy event of the year!br/

• Bridge of Spies | DVD | (28/03/2016) from £2.97   |  Saving you £17.02 (573.06%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The true story of James Donovan, an attorney who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible mission to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.

• A Bridge Too Far | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £5.79   |  Saving you £7.20 (124.35%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This massive 1977 adaptation by director Richard Attenborough (Gandhi) of Cornelius Ryan's novel features an all-star cast in an epic rendering of a daring but ultimately disastrous raid behind enemy lines in Holland during the Second World War. A lengthy and exhaustive look at the mechanics of warfare and the price and futility of war, the film is almost too large for its aims but manages to be both picaresque and affecting, particularly in the performance of James Caan. The impressive cast includes Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Dirk Bogarde, Sean Connery, and Liv Ullmann among others. While not a classic war film, it nevertheless manages to be a consistently interesting and exciting adventure. --Robert Lane, Amazon.com

• Kevin Bridges: The Brand New Boxset | DVD | (07/12/2018) from £5.46   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Includes all 4 of Kevin's Live DVD's: The Story So Far The Story Continues A Whole Different Story The Brand New Tour

• The Bridge On The River Kwai | Blu Ray | (06/06/2011) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the true story of the building of a bridge on the Burma railway by British prisoners-of-war held under a savage Japanese regime in World War II, The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) is one of the greatest war films ever made. The film received seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, Performance (Alex Guinness), for Sir Malcolm Arnold's superb music, and for the screenplay from the novel by Pierre Boulle (who also wrote Monkey Planet, the inspiration for Planet of the Apes). The story does take considerable liberties with history, including the addition of an American saboteur played by William Holden, and an entirely fictitious but superbly constructed and thrilling finale. Made on a vast scale, the film reinvented the war movie as something truly epic, establishing the cinematic beachhead for The Longest Day (1962), Patton (1970) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). It also proved a turning-point in director David Lean's career. Before he made such classic but conventionally scaled films as In Which We Serve (1942) and Hobson's Choice (1953). Afterwards there would only be four more films, but their names are Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Dr Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970) and A Passage to India (1984). On the DVD: Too often the best extras come attached to films that don't really warrant them. Not so here, where a truly great film has been given the attention it deserves. The first disc presents the film in the original extra-wide CinemaScope ratio of 2.55:1, in an anamorphically enhanced transfer which does maximum justice to the film's superb cinematography. The sound has been transferred from the original six-track magnetic elements into 5.1 Dolby Digital and far surpasses what many would expect from a 1950s' feature. The main bonus on the first disc is an isolated presentation of Malcolm Arnold's great Oscar-winning music score, in addition to which there is a trivia game, and maps and historical information linked to appropriate clips. The second disc contains a new, specially produced 53-minute "making of" documentary featuring many of those involved in the production of the movie. This gives a rich insight into the physical problems of making such a complex epic on location in Ceylon. Also included are the original trailer and two short promotional films from the time of release, one of which is narrated by star William Holden. Finally there is an "appreciation" by director John Milius, an extensive archive of movie posters and artwork, and a booklet that reproduces the text of the film's original 1957 brochure. --Gary S Dalkin

• Bridge To Terabithia | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An 11-year-old boy's life is changed forever when he befriends the class outsider—who happens to be a girl.

• The Bargee | DVD | (15/03/2010) from £7.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (100.13%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Hemel Pike (Harry H. Corbett) is a barge operator who takes advantage of his position to seduce a series of women in the towns along his canal route. When one of them falls pregnant however his days as a canal Casanova are numbered.

• A Bridge Too Far/The Great Escape/Battle Of Britain | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £12.94   |  Saving you £-2.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A Bridge Too Far: In September 1944 flush with success after the Normandy Invasion the Allies confidently launched Operation Market Garden a wild scheme intended to put an early end to the fighting by invading Germany and smashing the Reich's war plants. But a combination of battlefield politics faulty intelligence bad luck and even worse weather led to the disaster beyond the Allies' darkest fear. The Great Escape: One of the most ingenious and suspenseful adventure films of all time The Great Escape is a masterful collaboration between director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven) screenwriters James Clavell ('Shogun') and W.R. Burnett and composer Elmer Bernstein. Based on a true story. The Battle Of Britain: This is a spectacular retelling of a true story that shows courage at its inspiring best. Few defining moments can change the outcome of war . But when the outnumbered Royal Air Force defied unsurmountable odds in engaging the German Luftwaffe they may well have altered the course of history!

• The Bridge Season 3 | DVD | (21/12/2015) from £12.99   |  Saving you £-0.80 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.19

  Saga Noren (Sofia Helin) returns in the much-awaited third season of The Bridge the Swedish/Danish co-production which is set on the border between Sweden (Malmö) and Denmark (Copenhagen) connected via the Øresund Bridge. Bron/Broen has been sold to an incredible 157 countries/territories and the series has also been very successful in a number of festivals. It has won the prestigious Golden Nymph for Best European drama television series on Télévision Festival Monte-Carlo in fierce competition against Europe's most qualitative series. When season two premiered in England became the highest rated drama series in BBC4 ˜s history ever.

• Bridge of Spies | Blu Ray | (28/03/2016) from £8.59   |  Saving you £20.40 (237.49%)   |  RRP £28.99

  Directed by three-time Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg BRIDGE OF SPIES is the story of James Donovan (Two time Oscar® winner Tom Hanks), an insurance claims lawyer from Brooklyn who finds himself thrust into the centre of the Cold War when the CIA enlists his support to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.

• In Bruges | Blu Ray | (19/04/2021) from £16.64   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Following a job that's gone very badly wrong, two hitmen Ray and Ken are sent to Bruges by their boss Harry and told to lie low and await instructions. Ken falls in love with the cobbled streets and canals of the picturesque city but for Ray it's torturous boredom and he upsets both locals and tourists. When the call finally comes from Harry it may not be the ticket out he was hoping for. Special Features Six Shooter: Martin McDonagh's Oscar Winning Short Film in HD Shoot First, Sightsee Later: A New Interview with Director of Photography Eigil Bryld Finding the Rhythm: A New Interview with Editor Jon Gregory Finding Bruges: A New Interview with Production Designer Michael Carlin The Alcove Guy: A New Interview with Actor Eric Godon When in Bruges - interviews with cast and crew and on-set footage Strange Bruges interviews with cast and crew and on-set footage Deleted Scenes Boat Trip Around Bruges Gag Reel Optional English subtitles for the hard of hearing

• The Bridges At Toko-Ri | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £9.89   |  Saving you £6.10 (61.68%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A powerful study of courage in the face of irrational odds, The Bridges at Toko-Ri (based on James Michener's novel) is no less patriotic than many other war films, but it dispenses with the gung-ho bluster to focus on the very real and tragic consequences of war. This is also one of the first films to openly criticise the morality of the Korean War while praising the honour and integrity of the men who fought it. Lt Harry Brubaker (William Holden) is one of those men: a lawyer with a loving wife (Grace Kelly) and two young daughters, who is recalled to duty from the Navy Reserve, his mission; to fly with a bomber jet squadron over one of the Communists' most heavily protected targets, the strategically vital bridges in the Korean canyon of Toko-Ri. Brubaker has his own noble protection from his fellow pilots (including Charles McGraw in a fine supporting role), admiring admiral (Frederic March), and from the helicopter scouts (Mickey Rooney, Earl Holliman) who saved his life on a previous missions. But his ambivalence--and his fear that the Toko-Ri mission will be his last--is what gives the film its potent emotional impact. Holden is perfect in his role, and director Mark Robson steadfastly avoids any false sentiment or macho theatrics that would diminish the film's devastating climax. The Bridges at Toko-Ri is also a superlative showcase for the naval operations; the aerial sequences earned an Oscar for special effects and the Navy's cooperation assures total authenticity in the "flat-top" aircraft carrier scenes. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Donizetti - Lucrezia Borgia - Bonynge/Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Lucrezi Borgia, infamous noblewoman of the Renaissance, has outlived three husbands and is now married to Don Alfonso, Duke of Ferrara. After the Borgia's palace is defaced by vandals, Lucrezia demands the desecraters death to avenge the insult. When the noble young soldier Gennaro is arrested for the crime, Lucrezia's thirst for vengeance and murder sets in motion a tragic chain of events that eventually destroys her enemies - and herself.

• The Bridge Season 4 | Blu Ray | (02/07/2018) from £22.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Saga and Henrik are brought together once again to solve a series of macabre and gruesome murders that start when a high-ranking government officer, the director general of the Immigration Service, is stoned to death. Increasingly, it appears that the murders have a personal connection with the Danish police team that Henrik is at the very centre of. In the midst of this fraught and complex case, Saga tries to make sense of her deepening relationship with Henrik and becomes determined to demonstrate how much he means to her by solving, once and for all, the deep mystery from his past that has been haunting him.

• The Borgias: Seasons 1-3 Box Set | DVD | (21/10/2013) from £21.98   |  Saving you £-4.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.00

  Jeremy Irons (Reversal of Fortune) leads a powerful cast to the spoils in his Golden Globe�-nominated role as Rodrigo Borgia/Pope Alexander. Bribing his way into the most powerful cloak in 15th century Italy is just the beginning. As Pope, he wields the influence of the Church to seat kings and control global land, amassing unlimited riches. With enemies lurking in every corner, will their own greed, lust and wrath be the fall of their unholy empire? The Borgias, the original It...

• The Bridge Season 4 | DVD | (02/07/2018) from £16.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Saga and Henrik are brought together once again to solve a series of macabre and gruesome murders that start when a high-ranking government officer, the director general of the Immigration Service, is stoned to death. Increasingly, it appears that the murders have a personal connection with the Danish police team that Henrik is at the very centre of. In the midst of this fraught and complex case, Saga tries to make sense of her deepening relationship with Henrik and becomes determined to demonstrate how much he means to her by solving, once and for all, the deep mystery from his past that has been haunting him.