War

• Histories Of The Holocaust - Buchenwald 1937 - 42 | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Weimar was geographically and culturally the heart of Germany. It was the birthplace of the Weimar Republic the republic established in 1919 to replace Germany's imperial government and was also home to some of the greatest citizens of the German nation. But while for many it was a heaven on Earth for those imprisoned in the nearby Buchenwald Concentration Camp one of the largest in Germany it was a living hell While Weimar may have been famous for illustrious men as Bach Nietzsche and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe the unspeakable cruelty and brutality of Buchenwald would make it infamous. This programme documents the events of Buchenwald 1937-42 where prisoners were savagely punished for the slightest infraction of the rules. Inmates would freeze in -20' temperatures were worked to death and even the guard dogs enjoyed significantly better living conditions. The camp was originally built to house 8 000 inmates but by the end of 1942 numbers had already exceeded 14 000! Never an extermination camp like Auschwitz Buchenwald was a labour camp but it made every aspect of life within its fences a torture where mistreatment by the guards was not only encouraged it was compulsory

• Great Bombers of the Second World War | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This programme takes a look at the bombers deployed by both the Allied and Axis Forces during the Second World War. The programme includes accounts of the Lancaster Wellington Blenheim Liberator Flying Fortress Heinkel HE 111 Stuka Mitchell Superfortress Heinkel HE 177 Greif Marauder Whitley Halifax Hampden Stirling Arado Blitz and more. Includes rare and archive footage.

• Goodfellas | HD DVD | (04/12/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  As far back as I can remember I've always wanted to be a gangster. Based on the true life best seller 'Wiseguy' by Nicholas Pileggi and backed by a dynamic pop/rock oldies soundtrack was named 1990's best film by the New York Los Angeles and National Society of Film Critics. And it earned six Academy Award Nominations. Robert De Niro received wide recognition for his performance as veteran criminal Jimmy The Gent Conway. And as the volatile Tommy DeVito Joe Pesci walked off with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar Academy Award nominee Lorraine Bracco Ray Liotta and Paul Sorvino also turned in electrifying performances. You have to see it to believe it.

• Brokeback Mountain | UMD | (24/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An epic love story set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas.

• Palermo Shooting | DVD | (29/04/2013) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Palermo Shooting

• The Legend Of The Bog | DVD | (17/08/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Legend Of The Bog

• Doubt | Blu Ray | (06/07/2009) from £28.33   |  Saving you £-4.34 (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  "Doubt" is a gripping story about the quest for truth, the forces of change and the devastating consequences of blind justice in an age defined by moral conviction.

• Training Day | HD DVD | (29/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The only thing more dangerous than the line being crossed is the cop who will cross it... A gripping drama set in the shadowy world of undercover police work 'Training Day' tells the story of a veteran L.A.P.D. narcotics officer (Denzel Washington in an Oscar-winning role) who guides an idealistic rookie (Ethan Hawke) through his first day on the brutal inner-city beat.

• Days Of Glory | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £11.94   |  Saving you £8.05 (40.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  "Days Of Glory" chronicles the story of the forgotten Algerians who fought alongside the French in WW2.

• Stalking Santa | DVD | (03/11/2008) from £4.01   |  Saving you £7.24 (263.27%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Millions of people believe in him. Thousands claim to have seen him. But only one man is foolish enough to try and prove his existence. In this off-beat comedy self-proclaimed 'Santologist' Dr Lloyd Darrow will stop at nothing to take on government conspiracy corporate suppression and phony mall Santas - all in pursuit of the world's oldest yuletide enigma. Shot in the tradition of The Office and Waiting For Guffman Stalking Santa redefines the holiday movie. With emotional (and financial) support from his perplexed wife Barbara and with dysfunctional devotion from his needy intern Clarence and despite growing resentment from his 12-year-old son Keith Lloyd is determined to reveal the truth. It's an obsession that takes him from the hieroglyphics of Egypt to the Town Centre Shopping Plaza in Polka City Ohio - an obsession that just might cost him his family his sanity and his self-respect.

• Kandahar Break: Fortress of War | Blu Ray | (13/09/2010) from £4.98   |  Saving you £11.01 (221.08%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Kandahar Break: Fortress of War

• Mona Lisa Smile | Blu Ray | (08/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Julia Roberts stars as a idealistic young professor keen to inspire her students to rebel against the strict codes of their 1950s all-female college.

• High Times Series 2 | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £17.67   |  Saving you £-2.68 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The hit STV drama series based on life in a block of high rise flats returns for a much anticipated second series. All the old favourites are back; Jake and Rab Jimmy and Claire Eddie and Alice and of course - Tex the wannabe cowboy who finds himself stalked by new character Gwen.

• The Pursuit Of Happyness | UMD | (14/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble | DVD | (30/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Enslavement Of Fanny Kimbel

• Doomed To Die | DVD | (12/10/2009) from £5.38   |  Saving you £-3.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Doomed To Die

• Reincarnation Of The Masters | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £21.58   |  Saving you £3.41 (13.60%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Titles Comprise: Friday the 13th: Camp Crystal Lake has a bad history. A history drenched in blood. For over 20 years no-one has disturbed its deathly silence... until now. Often imitated but never equalled Friday The 13th is a relentless exercise in sustained terror. Unlike the luckless teenagers who go to Camp Crystal Lake it will live forever as the most shocking film of its kind. The Exorcist: The belief in evil - and that evil can be cast out. From these two strands of faith author William Peter Blatty and director William Friedkin wove The Exorcist the frightening and realistic story of an innocent girl inhabited by a malevolent entity. Academy Award winner Friedkin who introduces the film and supervised this new video transfer from restored picture and audio elements gets effective performances from Linda Blair Ellen Burstyn Jason Miller Max von Sydow and Lee J. Cobb. The Exorcist remains 25 years later one of the most shocking and gripping movies ever made. Poltergeist: Suburbanites Steve (Nelson) and Diane (Williams) suddenly experience paranormal activity in their home. What begins as minor excitement quickly turns into nasty ghostly encounters. The disappearance of their daughter Carol Anne (O'Rourke) forces the Freelings to bring in parapsychologists and a professional exorcist to exorcise their home. Directed by Tobe Hooper and featuring Oscar Nominated Visual Effects by Richard Edlund Michael Wood and Bruce Nicholson Poltergeist is one of the most entertaining horror films of its time. The Shining: Think of the greatest terror imaginable. Is it a monstrous alien? A lethal epidemic? Or as in this harrowing masterpiece from Stanley Kubrick is it fear of murder by someone who should love and protect you - a member of your own family? From a script he co-adapted from the Stephen King novel Kubrick melds vivid performances menacing settings dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock into a milestone of the macabre. In a signature role Jack Nicholson plays Jack Torrance who's come to the elegant isolated Overlook Hotel as off-season caretaker with his wife (Shelley Duvall) and son (Danny Lloyd). Torrance has never been there before - or has he? The answer lies in a ghostly time warp of madness and murder.

• Ocean's Eleven | HD DVD | (05/11/2007) from £34.99   |  Saving you £-9.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  Ocean's Eleven improves on the 1960's Rat Pack original with supernova casting, a slickly updated plot and Steven Soderbergh's graceful touch behind the camera. Soderbergh reportedly relished the opportunity "to make a movie that has no desire except to give pleasure from beginning to end", and he succeeds on those terms, blessed by the casting of George Clooney as Danny Ocean, the title role originally played by Frank Sinatra. Fresh out of jail, Ocean masterminds a plot to steal $163 million from the seemingly impervious vault of Las Vegas's Bellagio casino, not just for the money but to win his ex-wife (Julia Roberts) back from the casino's ruthless owner (Andy Garcia). Soderbergh doesn't scrimp on the caper's comically intricate strategy, but he finds greater joy in assembling a stellar team (including Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Carl Reiner) and indulging their strengths as actors and thieves. The result is a film that's as smooth as a silk suit and just as stylish. --Jeff Shannon On the DVD: Ocean's Eleven on disc is hardly swarming with special features, but just like all good heists it's quality not quantity that counts. The cast commentary is lively and it's nice to hear intelligent comments coming from Hollywood's big league for a change. However, it's the director and writer's commentary that is the real gem; it's funny, enlightening and most of all it allows Ted Griffin to put the case forward for all screenwriters across the world as to the importance of their craft. The main feature has an impressive transfer of sound and visuals, making the suits sharper and David Holmes' soundtrack even funkier. --Nikki Disney

• Red and White | Blu Ray | (07/02/2011) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  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.

• Victory At Sea: The Forces Of Evil Are Defeted | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £5.04   |  Saving you £4.95 (49.50%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Fate Of Europe: 1944 saw the high tide of Nazi conquest ebbing as the previously besieged Russian Forces pushed outwards to recapture vital seaports in the Black Sea including Sevastopol and Odessa. In the west preparations were underway for a mass invasion through the south of France which would ultimately rid the country of German occupation and lead the Allies to the gates of Berlin. Target Suribachi: As Allied bombs tore through the heart of Tokyo the final acts of the global conflict were being played out on the small Japanese island of Iwo Jima. Strategically important due to its airfield and proximately to Japan the island became a byword for pain suffering but also for tenacity and determination as both sides fought out a gruelling and bloody battle. The Road To Mandalay: Japan's war philosophy of blood and iron saw unbridled aggression lavished on all those who stood in the way of her imperial vision. China Burma Siam and India were first in the firing line and suffered terrible losses adopting a scorched earth policy in a futile effort to halt the intruder. Overtime and with careful planning and accumulation of forces the ousted nations returned to reclaim their lands and deal a killer blow to Japan. Suicide For Glory: In 1945 the long arm of Allied sea-power reached out to throttle the final strongholds of the Japanese Army. After years of dictating events in the Pacific Ocean the mighty empire was already on her knees when Allied troops landed on the island of Okinawa. In one last desperate roll of the dice the Japanese authorities rallied the nation to give one last final effort to repulse the approaching Allies whatever the cost - the divine wind was about to blow. Design For Peace: 8.16am August 6th 1945 - the date a country died as the Japanese city of Hiroshima became the unenviable target of a new weapon - the atomic bomb. It spelt the end of the war for Japan and peace in the Pacific for the first time in 4 years. As the guns fell silent and the dust settled across Europe and the rest of the world all that was left was to count the costs of war and plan for a peaceful future.