War

• The Sharpe Collection: Sharpe's Peril & Sharpe's Challenge | DVD | (15/07/2024) from £21.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Captain America: Civil War UHD | Blu Ray | (04/11/2019) from £19.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An explosive rift rocks the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the game-changing epic, Captain America: Civil War. When government pressure to rein in the Avengers drives a deep wedge between Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), best friends are turned into bitter enemies. Against a backdrop of divided loyalties, mysterious villains and new allies, the ultimate battle for the future of the Avengers and all humanity erupts in this spectacular adventure! Bonus: Audio Commentary By Anthony & Joe Russo And Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely Featurettes: United We Stand, Divided We Fall - The Making Of Captain America: Civil War - Part 1, United We Stand, Divided We Fall - The Making Of Captain America: Civil War - Part 2, Captain America: The Road To Civil War, Iron Man: The Road To Civil War, Open Your Mind: Marvel's Doctor Strange - Exclusive Sneak Peek Deleted & Extended Scenes Gag Reel

• Kelly's Heroes | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £7.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (125.16%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Kelly's Heroes reunited Clint Eastwood with his Where Eagles Dare director Brian G Hutton, then added The Dirty Dozen star Telly Savalas in MGM's quest to turn WWII movie celluloid into box office gold three times running. The result, a sprawling adventure about a group of soldiers led by Kelly (Eastwood) on a private mission behind enemy lines to recover a cache of Nazi treasure, echoed its predecessors but wasn't as successful. While Where Eagle's Dare was somewhat tongue in cheek, Kelly's Heroes went for a cynical comic amorality with many plot parallels to 1969's The Italian Job, written by screenwriter Troy Kennedy-Martin the year before. Donald Sutherland, who also starred in the big-screen M*A*S*H (1970), plays a hippie tank commander decades before his time, and it's hard not to see both movies as more commentaries on Vietnam than on the wars in which they were ostensibly set. Though it is intermittently very funny, and despite some expertly staged action, Kelly's Heroes never really convinces as satire or adventure. On the DVD: Kelly's Heroes is presented on disc in a 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer which is immaculate and taken from a virtually perfect master. The images are so clean and sharp they look brand new, outclassing many current theatrical prints. The three-channel sound concentrates most of the action to the centre speaker but does an excellent job of capturing the often turbulent soundtrack. The only real extra is the original trailer, presented anamorphically at 1.77:1.--Gary S Dalkin

• The Last Full Measure | DVD | (13/07/2020) from £7.06   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  American war drama written and directed by Todd Robinson and featuring an ensemble cast that includes Christopher Plummer, Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Wood, William Hurt and Peter Fonda. US Department of Defense employee Scott Huffman (Sebastian Scott) is tasked with investigating a posthumous Medal of Honor application for William H. Pitsenbarger (Jeremy Irvine), known as Pits to his comrades, for his efforts during the Vietnam War. Huffman's research involves interviewing veterans Mott (Harris), Takoda (Jackson) and Burr (Fonda), who were all saved by Pits during one of the bloodiest battles of the war. As Huffman learns more about the battle he realises that he will have to put his career on the line in order to expose the decades long cover-up behind denying Pits with a Medal of Honor.

• The Painted Bird (Montage Pictures) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (16/11/2020) from £8.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eureka Entertainment to release THE PAINTED BIRD on Blu-ray as a part of the Montage Pictures range from 16 November 2020. The Blu-ray will include the feature-length documentary 11 COLOURS OF THE BIRD, a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible 11-year process it took director Václav Marhoul to create the film version of Jerzy Kosiński's controversial novel. The first print run of 1000 copies will include a Limited-edition O-card Slipcase and Collector's Booklet. Featuring a staggering central performance from the young Petr Kotlár alongside a star-studded international ensemble including Udo Kier, Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd, Harvey Keitel, Julian Sands and Barry Pepper. The Painted Bird has won ecstatic acclaim, with The Guardian's Xan Brooks describing the film as a monumental piece of work rewarding the film with a five-star review. The film follows the journey of a boy, entrusted by his Jewish parents to an elderly foster mother in an effort to escape persecution. Following a tragedy, the boy is on his own. Wandering through the desecrated countryside, the boy encounters villagers and soldiers whose own lives have been brutally altered, and who are intent on revisiting this brutality on the boy. When the war ends, the boy has been changed, forever. Shot in crisp black and white 35mm - Václav Marhoul's The Painted Bird does far more than simply depict the horror of war. It is an unflinching examination of the very worst of humanity. Special edition Contains: Limited Edition O-Card slipcase (1000 copies only) 1080p presentation on Blu-ray Optional English subtitles 11 Colours of the Bird: The Making of ˜The Painted Bird' [125 mins] a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible 11-year process it took director Václav Marhoul to create the film version of Jerzy Kosiński's controversial novel PLUS: A collector's booklet featuring an essay on the film by Jason Wood (1000 copies only)

• The Doors | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £12.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Oliver Stone give us his take on the life of rock star Jim Morrison whose life came tragically to an end in a haze of drug abuse. The movie captures the psychedelic atmosphere of the Doors work and particularly Jim Morrison's life - who is played by a very convincing Val Kilmer.

• Sharpe's Peril/Sharpe's Challenge | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £14.09   |  Saving you £10.90 (77.36%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Sharpe's Challenge: Two years after the Duke of Wellington crushes Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo dispatches from India tell of a local Maharaja Khande Rao who is threatening British interests. Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate on what turns out to be his most dangerous mission yet. When a general's daughter is kidnapped by the Indian warlord the tension mounts leaving Sharpe with no option but to pursue the enemy right into their deadly lair. Deep in the heart of enemy territory Sharpe also has to keep the beautiful but scheming regent Madhuvanthi at bay. The fate of an Empire and the life of a general's daughter lie in one man's hands... Sharpe's Peril: It's India 1818 and Lt Col Richard Sharpe and Sergeant Major Patrick Harper are travelling across India escorting the beautiful Marie-Angelique Bonnet to meet her fianc''e. While in bandit-plagued badlands they come across the very dregs of the Crown's troops; an ill disciplined rag-tag unit led by boy soldier Beauclare. As Sharpe and company sit down to have dinner with their hosts the camp comes under attack by the notorious bandit Chitu. As the dust settles it becomes apparent there have been many casualties and Sharpe realises that he is the only person now capable of getting this wagon train to the safety of the next army garrison. Little does Sharpe know that the adventure has only just begun and that he has inadvertently stumbled across a massive opium trafficking ring...

• The Battle Of Midway | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.92   |  Saving you £-0.93 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A star-studded World War II drama about the great air and naval battle in which the underdog Americans - outnumbered by the huge Japanese flotilla - won American military supremacy in the Pacific. Leading them to their heroic victory is Admiral Nimitz and Captain Matt Garth (Heston) the latter a junior officer whose life is complicated by his son's romance with a Japanese-American girl...

• The Battle of Britain | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.19   |  Saving you £12.80 (178.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Featuring a stellar cast, including Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Robert Shaw and Susannah York, Battle of Britainis 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 insurmountable odds in engaging the German Luftwaffe, they may well have altered the course of history!

• Sharpe's Peril | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £19.75   |  Saving you £0.24 (1.22%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Only one man can save them all The award-winning series Sharpe starring Sean Bean returns for another action-packed adventure. It's India 1818 and Lt Col Richard Sharpe and Sergeant Major Patrick Harper are travelling across India escorting the beautiful Marie-Angelique Bonnet to meet her fianc''e. While in bandit-plagued badlands they come across the very dregs of the Crown's troops; an ill disciplined rag-tag unit led by boy soldier Beauclare. As Sharpe and company sit down to have dinner with their hosts the camp comes under attack by the notorious bandit Chitu. As the dust settles it becomes apparent there have been many casualties and Sharpe realises that he is the only person now capable of getting this wagon train to the safety of the next army garrison. Little does Sharpe know that the adventure has only just begun and that he has inadvertently stumbled across a massive opium trafficking ring...

• Iron Man (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (27/10/2008) from £12.77   |  Saving you £17.22 (134.85%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Robert Downey Jr. stars in this live action adaptation of the cult comic book series.

• Napoleon | Blu Ray | (19/12/2016) from £22.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A film by Abel Gance Music composed and conducted by Carl Davis Marking a new chapter in the history of one of the world's greatest films, the release of Abel Gance's Napoleon is the culmination of a project spanning 50 years. Digitally restored by the BFI National Archive and Academy Award-winning film historian Kevin Brownlow, this cinematic triumph is available to experience on Blu-ray for the very first time Originally conceived by Gance as the first of six films about Napoleon, this five-and-a-half-hour epic features full-scale historical creations of episodes from his personal and political life, that see Bonaparte overcome fierce rivals and political machinations to seal his imperial destiny. Utilising a number of groundbreaking cinematic techniques, Napoleon is accompanied by Carl Davis monumental score (newly recorded in 7.1), and offers one of the most thrilling experiences in the entire history of film. Product Features New 2K restoration The Charm of Dynamite (Kevin Brownlow, 1968, 51 mins): BBC documentary on Glance's silent films, narrated by Lindsay Anderson Composing Napoleon-An Interview with Carl Davis) (2016, 45 mins) Feature-length commentary by Paul Cuff Napoleon digital restoration featurette (2016, 5 mins) Stills and Special Collections Gallery Alternative single-screening ending Individual triptych panel presentations Illustrated 36-page book with writing by Paul Cuff, Kevin Brownlow and Hervé Dumont, an interview with Carl Davis; and full film, music and restoration credits

• Full Metal Jacket 4K | Blu Ray | (21/09/2020) from £18.72   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stanley Kubrick's singular war saga packs a more visceral punch in 4K. Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio and R.Lee Ermey- as a drill instructor from hell- shine in this gripping chronicle of U.S. Marine recruits during the Vietnam War. Shifting from the raw brutality of basic training to the dehumanising effects of combat, Full Metal Jacket deftly combines nonstop action with scathing dark humour.

• The Hurt Locker | DVD | (28/12/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From visionary filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker" is an intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat.

• To Hell and Back | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  To Hell And Back

• Cross Of Iron | Blu Ray | (13/06/2011) from £14.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (76.98%)   |  RRP £22.99

  In Cross of Iron Sam Peckinpah weighs in on World War II from the German point of view. The result is as bleak, if not quite as bloody, as one expects from the director of The Wild Bunch, in part because this 1977 film was cut to ribbons by nervous studio executives. The assorted excerpts that remain don't constitute an exhilarating or even an especially thrilling battle epic. The war is grinding to a close, and veterans like James Coburn's Steiner are grimly aware that it's a lost cause. The battlefield is a death trap of sucking mud and barbed wire, and the German generals (viz., the martinet played by James Mason) seem to pose a bigger threat to the life and limbs of Steiner's men than the inexorable enemy. Not even Peckinpah's famous sensuous exuberance when shooting violence is much in evidence; the picture is a depressive, claustrophobically overcast experience. The bloody high (or low) point isn't a shooting; it's a wince-inducing de-penis-tration during oral sex. For a fun time with the men in (Nazi) uniform, try Das Boot instead. --David Chute, Amazon.com

• Band Of Brothers | Blu Ray | (04/10/2010) from £40.29   |  Saving you £9.70 (24.08%)   |  RRP £49.99

  From this day to the ending of the world we in it shall be remembered. We few we happy few we band of brothers. For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother. From Academy Award winners Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg HBO presents the story of Easy Company - an elite team of U.S. paratroopers whose WWII exploits are as incredible as they are true. Based on the bestseller by Stephen E. Ambrose the epic 10-part miniseries Band Of Brothers tells the story of Easy Company 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division U.S. Army. Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company as well as soldiers' journals and letters Band Of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear. They were an elite rifle company parachuting into France early on D-Day morning fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and capturing Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. They were also a unit that suffered vast casualties and whose lives became legend. They were ordinary men swept up in the most extraordinary conflict in history. With the eyes of the world upon them they found their greatest source of strength in one another.

• The Longest Day - Single Disc Edition | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  On June 6 1944 the Allied Invasion of France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3 000 000 men 11 000 planes and 4 000 ships comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen. Presented in its original black & white version 'The Longest Day' is a vivid hour-by-hour re-creation of this historic event. Featuring a stellar international cast and told from the perspectives of both sides it is a fascinating look at the massive

• The World At War: The Complete Series (Restored) | Blu Ray | (20/05/2024) from £48.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Hacksaw Ridge UHD BD | Blu Ray | (22/05/2017) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hacksaw Ridge is the epic and inspiring true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield; The Amazing Spider-Man franchise) an army medic and conscientious objector who, during the bloodiest battle of World War II, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. Also starring Sam Worthington (Avatar), Vince Vaughn (True Detective), Hugo Weaving (The Hobbit franchise) and Teresa Palmer (Triple 9).