War

• St Elmo's Fire | Blu Ray | (03/08/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Billy: life has changed since school but has Billy noticed? Wendy: respectable hardworking and a virgin. Daddy says marry a nice boy but she has other ideas! Alec: success wealth and a wife. He knows what he wants but can he have it? Kevin: what's his secret? Scared of Women? Gay? Or is it something that'll really shock his best friend? Jules: life is one high-powered party. Sex drugs and really pushing life to the limit. Leslie: she loves her work and she loves her boyfriend...but work's less trouble! Kirbo: a romantic wrestling with reality chasing the girl of his dreams. This is the story of a tightly-knit group of college graduates who must now confront as individuals all the issues of life after college in the 1980s. They must make tough decisions regarding their careers and relationships that will shape a lifetime and cause conflicts within their friendships. This is an eighties classic (note the fantastic Brat pack cast!) so a expect to laugh cry and go through it all with the characters. This is the 'Breakfast Club' of college graduates.

• Patton | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-2.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A critically acclaimed film that won a total of eight 1970 Academy Awards (including Best Picture) Patton is a riveting portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest military geniuses. One of its Oscars went to George C. Scott for this triumphant portrayal of George Patton the only Allied general truly feared by the Nazis. Special mention must go to Francis Ford Coppola's superb script which he wrote while laying low from from the box-office faliure of Rain People. Charism

• V For Vendetta | HD DVD | (20/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain V For Vendetta tells the story of a young working-class woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as 'V'. Profoundly complex V is at once literary flamboyant tender and intellectual a man dedicated to freeing his fellow citizens from those who have terrorized them into compliance... The Matrix Trilogy writing/directing team of Larry & And Wachowski adapt Alan Moore's seminal graphic novel into a thought-provoking blockbuster.

• Battle Cry / Objective Burma / Operation Pacific | DVD | (21/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £30.99

  Battle Cry: A tight-knit group of marines have adventures in both love and war as they progress from boot camp training to a New Zealand ops base and on to the hard-fought invasion of Saipan. Operation Pacific: 'Duke' Gifford an ultra devoted commander feeling guilty about the death of his former commanding officer and the failure of his marriage leads his submarine crew up into uncharted waters in the battle for the Pacific... Objective Burma: A crack squad of paratroopers parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station. When an ambush cuts off their only escape route his troop are forced into the swamp-infested hell of the Burmese jungle. The harrowing fight for survival begins in a realistic account of the grim hardships facing brave men in battle...

• The Pacific | DVD | (03/01/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The fiercest enemies and the bloodiest battles from WWII's Pacific campaign. Witness shootouts and hand-to-hand warfare come to exhilarating life using recreations state of the art CGI archive footage and eyewitness testimony. The battles for Okinawa Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima were some of the most tactically vital and mercilessly brutal in the entire war and saw US troops facing an enemy that in most cases would rather die than surrender. Now almost 70 years on from that fateful and fearful time experience the weapons the leaders the personalities and the determination that enabled the Allies to emerge victorious from the bloodbath of the Pacific Theatre.

• Donnie Brasco | UMD | (01/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Apollo 13 | HD DVD | (13/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Houston we have a problem. Stranded 205 000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks) Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile at Mission Control astronaut Ken Mattingly (Sinise) flight director Gene Kranz (Harris) and a heroic ground crew race against time and the odds to bring them home. It's a breathtaking adventure that tells a story of courage faith and ingenuity that is all the more remarkable as it's based on true events!

• Exonerated | DVD | (16/06/2008) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Sixteen years.... What could you do in sixteen years? Imagine everything you did in the last sixteen years. Now take it all away.... Sunny Jacobs was convicted and sentenced to death for a crime she did not commit. Sixteen years was just the beginning of what was taken from Sunny Jacobs. Twenty-nine Academy Award nominations eighty-seven Golden Globe nominations one hundred and twelve EMMY nominations: such is the incredible array of actors who have lent their considerable talents and passion to The Exonerated. As a play awarded the Drama Desk Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Awards it was acclaimed in major cities across America. Now as a film the undeniable power of the true stories of six exonerated survivors of death row will engage your emotion incite your passion and envelop you in their search for the lost small pieces of dignity and the lives so unceremoniously interrupted.

• Red and White | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From the production teams behind Saving Private Ryan Blackhawk Down Batman Dark Knight The Matrix and The Thin Red Line comes this stirring tale of heroism survival and brotherhood. In 1947 the war was over for the rest of the world. In Indonesia it was just beginning. Set against the historically authentic backdrop of Indonesias fight for Independence Red and White is the story of a fictional band of revolutionary cadets facing a massive Dutch onslaught. When their classmates are massacred the four survivors overcome deep differences in religion class and personality to band together as guerrilla fighters. Defeated leaderless and on the run the cadets rise above petty rivalries to strike a blow for the Red and White (the Indonesian flag). To become free they become one.

• Modern Legends | DVD | (12/10/2009) from £5.99   |  Saving you £19.00 (76.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Modern Legends

• Fortress Of War: Kandahar Break | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £4.09   |  Saving you £10.90 (72.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Kandahar Break: Fortress of War

• Tigerland / The Thin Red Line | DVD | (31/05/2005) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.94%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Tigerland (Dir. Joel Schumacher 2000): Roland Bozz after being conscripted into the US army joins a platoon of other young soldiers preparing to fight in Vietnam. He has no interest in fighting for his country and tries to get sent home as a trouble maker but his superiors mistake his defiance as intelligence and he soon gets a chance to try his hand at leadership... The Thin Red Line (Dir. Terrence Malick 1998): A powerful front line cast including Sean Penn Nick Nolte Woody Harrelson and George Clooney explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director (Terrence Malick) The Thin Red Line is an unparalleled cinematic masterpiece.

• Layer Cake | UMD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Jarhead | HD DVD | (04/12/2006) from £7.32   |  Saving you £12.67 (63.40%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Welcome To The Suck. Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx and Jake Gyllenhaal star in this critically acclaimed brilliantly unconventional war story from Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes. Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows Swoff (Gyllenhaal) from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty where he sports a sniper rifle through Middle East deserts that provide no cover from the heat or Iraqi soldiers. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand against an enemy they can't see for a cause they don't fully grasp.

• Aerial Gunner | DVD | (19/05/2007) from £7.09   |  Saving you £-1.10 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Lieutenant Davis and his striken aircraft return to base following a successful bombing mission over Japan only to discover members of his crew are either missing or dead. Recounting in flashbacks the events leading up to the fatal mission Davis tells of his rivalry with his aerial gunner Sgt Foxy Pattis. A dramatic story of envy revenge and comradship set against the background of World War Two.

• Eyewitness | DVD | (28/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

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• Patton 360 | Blu Ray | (18/10/2010) from £28.33   |  Saving you £-3.34 (-13.40%)   |  RRP £24.99

  One of World War II's greatest and most controversial leaders is the focus of Patton 360, a three-disc offering from the History Channel. General George S. Patton, "Ol' Blood and Guts" to admirers and detractors alike, had already served in World War I when, at age 57, he was put in command of Operation Torch, the 1943 Allied campaign to seize North Africa from the pro-Nazi French forces who were occupying the area at the time. That's where Patton 360 begins; subsequent episodes chronicle his incursions into Sicily, Belgium, France (where his Third Army landed just weeks after D-day, and Operation Cobra, described as "the largest carpet bombing mission in military history," helped lead the way to victory in Europe), and finally Germany; it was there, some months after the war ended, that Patton died in a car crash. Scion of a wealthy Pasadena, California, family, Patton was a brilliant military man--his toughness, discipline (he insisted that his men shave every day and observe strict uniform requirements), and willingness to "lead from the front" were unquestioned. But as the series tells it, he was also a foul-mouthed hothead accused of having a "lust for glory" that led to accusations that he put his own reputation before the safety of his soldiers. The fourth episode, "Rogue General," details the infamous incidents (also familiar to fans of the 1970 film Patton, which earned lead actor George C. Scott an Oscar®) in which he slapped two GIs in Sicily, accusing the war-weary men, one of whom also had malaria, of cowardice and forcing Allied leader Dwight D. Eisenhower to temporarily relieve Patton of his command. All of this is presented by way of the same ingredients used in the earlier Battle 360 series, combining file footage (including silent clips of Patton himself), photos, CGI, occasional re-enactments, expert analysis, and reminiscences of several men who fought under Patton. There is plenty of edifying history delivered, as well as detailed descriptions of strategy, tactics, and weaponry, especially tanks and artillery. But the episodes are also loud and kinetic to distraction, with a constant and relentless background of pounding music and sound effects, flashing graphics, and macho voice-over narration. This may prove wearisome to some viewers, but Patton 360 is entertainment, not scholarship, and as such it is undeniably effective. --Sam Graham

• M Money/Do The Right Thing | DVD | (28/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Mo' Money (Dir. Peter MacDonald) (1992): You can never be too rich or too funny. Comedian Damon Wayans brings his rogue's gallery of outrageous characters to this action filled comedy about a con artist who tries to go straight but keeps getting pulled in the wrong direction... Do The Right Thing (Dir. Spike Lee) (1989): The hottest day of the year explodes on-screen in this vibrant look at a day in the life of Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn. Featuring a stellar ensemble cast that includes Danny Aiello Ossie Davis Ruby Dee Richard Edson Giancarlo Esposito Robin Harris Samuel L. Jackson Bill Nunn Rosie Perez and John Turturro. Spike Lee's powerful portrait of urban racial tensions sparked controversy while earning popular and critical praise. Spike received a Best Director nomination whilst the veteran Italian-American actor Danny Aiello was nominated for best actor.

• The Decameron | Blu Ray | (27/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The first of Pasolini's colourful entertaining and highly erotic Trilogy of Life films The Decameron tells ten stories based on 14th century originals. Full of bawdy earthy spirit and presented in high definition restoration the film romps through its tales of sex and death - of lusty nuns and priests cuckolded husbands murdered lovers and grave robber - with five of the stories linked by the character of an intriguing artist played by Pasolini himself.

• Let There Be Light: John Huston's Wartime Documentaries | DVD | (19/01/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A