War

• Schoolboy Crush | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

• Saving Private Ryan | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the last great invasion of the last great war the greatest danger for eight men ...was saving one.Internationally acclaimed by critics and audiences alike Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable film achievement that has had profound and lasting impact throughout world. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Director the film also captured Oscars for Cinematography Film Editing Sound and Sound Effects Editing. More than 70 critics (including those at the Time magazine USA Today The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly) and critics' groups in New York Chicago Dallas-Ft. Worth and Great Britain named the film Best Picture Of The Year while the Los Angeles Toronto and Broadcast Film Critics honoured it with both Best Picture and Best Director awards. In addition Spielberg received his third Directors Guild of America Award the American Legion The Spirit Of Normandy Award a USO Merit Award from the USO of Metropolitan Washington as well as the highest civilian public service award from the Department of the Army. Selected for more than 160 Top Ten lists Saving Private Ryan's other honours include Golden Globes for Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director the Producers Guild of America Award and ten nominations from the British Academy Film Awards. Saving Private Ryan was the top-grossing motion picture of 1998.Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers the story begins with World War II's historic D-Day invasion then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission. Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war each man searches for his own answer - and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honour decency and courage.

• Watership Down | Blu Ray | (22/10/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  From Richard Adams' best seller comes a beautifully realized animated adventure about a nomadic band of rabbits. Nestled among the rolling hills and peaceful meadows of England lives a community of rabbits. When their warren is threatened a small group of brave rabbits escapes into the unknown countryside in search of a new home. Led by the visionary Fiver the courageous Bigwig the clever Blackberry and the honerable Hazel they face daunting challenges and use their strength and cunning to survive while pursuing their dream. Along their trek they make an unlikely friend - a looney seagull named Kehaar - and battle the vicious General Woundwort the cruel leader of another warren.

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  Patrick Swayze returns to our screens as rebellious dance teacher Johnny Castle in the re-release of this classic '80s hit.

• Syriana | DVD | (10/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Syriana is an oil-based soap opera set against the world of global oil cartels. It is to the oil industry as Traffic was to the drug trade (no surprise, since writer/director Stephen Gaghan wrote the screenplay to Traffic): a sprawling attempt to portray the vast political, business, social, and personal implications of a societal addiction, in this case, oil. A major merger between two of the world's largest oil companies reveals ethical dilemmas for the lawyer charged with making the deal (Jeffrey Wright), and major global implications beyond the obvious; a CIA operative (George Clooney) discovers the truth about his work, and the people he works for; a young oil broker (Matt Damon) encounters personal tragedy, then partners with an idealistic Gulf prince (Alexander Siddig) attempting to build a new economy for his people, only to find he's opposed by powers far beyond his control. Meanwhile, disenfranchised Pakistani youths are lured into terrorism by a radical Islamic cleric. And that's just the start. As in Traffic, in one way or another all of the characters' fates are tied to each other, whether they realize it or not, though the connections are sometimes tenuous. While Syriana is basically a good film with timely resonance, it can't quite seem to measure up to Gaghan's ambitious vision and it very nearly collapses under the weight of its many storylines. Fortunately they are resolved skilfully enough to keep the film from going under in the end. To some viewers, Syriana will seem like an unfocused and over-loaded film that goes, all at once, everywhere and nowhere. Others will find it to be an important work earnestly exploring major issues. In either case, it's a film that deserves to be taken seriously, and it's likely to be one that will be talked about for a long time to come. --Dan Vancini

• Jackie Mclean and Freddie Redd - Connection | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Jackie McLean And Freddie Redd - Connection [Spanish Import]

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• Summer Catch | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Casualties Of War | Blu Ray | (27/07/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hailed by critics as a masterpiece Casualties of War is based on the true story of a squad of soldiers caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime Private Eriksson (Michael J. Fox) is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve (Sean Penn). A powerful and charismatic man pushed over the edge of barbarism by the terror and brutality of combat. With sweeping scope action and raw power master filmmaker Brian De Palma creates a devastating and unforgettable tale of one man's quest for sanity and justice amidst the chaos of war.

• The Bridge On The River Kwai | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £9.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When British P.O.W.s build a vital railway bridge in enemy occupied Burma Allied commandos are assigned to destroy it in David Lean's epic World War II adventure The Bridge on the River Kwai. Spectacularly produced The Bridge on the River Kwai captured the imagination of the public and won seven 1957 Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Actor (Alec Guinness) and Best Director. Even its theme song an old WWI whistling tune the ""Colonel Bogey March"" became

• The Majestic | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £35.99

• The Man With the Golden Arm | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £12.51   |  Saving you £-4.53 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  In the span of a few short years Frank Sinatra had gone from teen idol to has been. When this film was produced Sinatra was once again a major recording artist but more importantly he became a credible Hollywood actor. Just a year before he won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for From Here To Eternity. For this film he tackled the challenging lead part as a heroin addict. It is probably his finest performance.When Otto Preminger chose to film Nelson Algren's uncompromising novel about drug addiction he was taking on all of Hollywood. The production code had been in effect since 1934 and limited what could and could not be shown in films. Drug addiction was forbidden. Preminger defied them and in the process made one of the most hard hitting films ever on this subject. The film became a critical and popular success.Sinatra plays Frankie a recovered heroin addict and budding jazz musician who is released from prison and returns to his North-side Chicago neighbourhood. Preminger creates a powerful grim atmosphere as we see Frankie return once again to the world of gambling and drugs.

• A Farewell To Arms | DVD | (05/01/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A tale of the love between ambulance driver Lt. Henry and Nurse Catherine Barkley during World War I. The action takes place in Italy and the two fall in love during the war and will stop at nothing to be together. The film also analyses Lt. Henry's feelings on war and the purpose of fighting.

• The Battle Of Algiers | DVD | (01/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Director Gillo Pontecorvo's 1966 movie The Battle of Algiers concerns the violent struggle in the late 1950s for Algerian independence from France, where the film was banned on its release for fear of creating civil disturbances. Certainly, the heady, insurrectionary mood of the film, enhanced by a relentlessly pulsating Ennio Morricone soundtrack, makes for an emotionally high temperature throughout. With the advent of the "war against terror" in recent years, the film's relevance has only intensified. Shot in a gripping, quasi-documentary style, The Battle of Algiers uses a cast of untrained actors coupled with a stern voiceover. Initially, the film focuses on the conversion of young hoodlum Ali La Pointe (Brahim Haggiag) to FLN (the Algerian Liberation Front.) However, as a sequence of outrages and violent counter-terrorist measures ensue, it becomes clear that, as in Eisenstein's October, it is the Revolution itself that is the true star of the film. Pontecorvo balances cinematic tension with grimly acute political insight. He also manages an even-handedness in depicting the adversaries. He doesn't flinch from demonstrating the civilian consequences of the FLN's bombings, while Colonel Mathieu, the French office brought in to quell the nationalists, is played by Jean Martin as determined, shrewd and, in his own way, honourable man. However, the closing scenes of the movie--a welter of smoke, teeming street demonstrations and the pealing white noise of ululations--leaves the viewer both intellectually and emotionally convinced of the rightfulness of the liberation struggle. This is surely among a fistful of the finest movies ever made. --David Stubbs

• The Weapon | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Weapon

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  Art Of Fury

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  The Last Time I Saw Paris

• Shade | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £9.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Shade with an all-star cast featuring screen Legends Sylvester Stallone, Gabriel Byrne, and Melanie Griffith alongside them Thandie Newton, Jamie Foxx, and Stuart Townsend. Set in the underground world of Los Angeles card sharks and gamblers, this slick neo-noir is a gripping ensemble drama that pays homage to hard-boiled heist directors like Mamet and Scorsese. SHADE, a gambling term for deception and trickery, revolves around a ring of small-time hustlers with dreams of the big payoff. Tiffany (Thandie Newton) is a beautiful and calculating swindler who works together with her partner Charlie (Gabriel Byrne) in nickel-and-dime schemes. But when one card shark, The Dean (Sylvester Stallone), seems to be unbeatable, they devise a scheme to topple his flawless run. They recruit Tiffany's old flame, Vernon (Stuart Townsend) a card mechanic and sleight-of-hand genius and hustler Jennings (Jamie Foxx) to manoeuvre their way on to The Dean's poker table. But all is not what it seems in this twisting and turning thriller: deception abounds. Secret love affairs and allegiances are kindled, and The Dean, whom everyone is trying to hustle, plays a dirty game with the help of his ex-girlfriend, Eve (Melanie Griffith). In a game of who's cheating whom, each player becomes a pawn in another's swindle. Debut writer-director Damian Nieman films the card tricks with flair, making the poker-faced manipulations visible to the viewer and adding to the high stakes tension of the film.

• Apocalypse Now - Final Cut | DVD | (16/09/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A never-before-seen and newly restored cut of Francis Ford Coppola's spectacular cinematic masterpiece in a way which the director believes looks better than it has ever looked and sounds better than it has ever sounded. Apocalypse Now was nominated for 8 Academy Awards® (including Best Picture) and won 2 Academy Award® for Best Cinematography and Best Sound, 2 BAFTAs for Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor and the Palme d'Or in Cannes. Starring Academy Award® winner Marlon Brando (1972, Best Actor, The Godfather), Academy Award® winner Robert Duvall (1983, Best Actor, Tender Mercies), Golden Globe® winner Martin Sheen (2001, Best Actor TV Series, The West Wing), Academy Award® nominee Dennis Hopper (1986, Best Supporting Actor, Hoosiers), Academy Award® nominee Laurence Fishburne (1993, Best Actor, What's Love Got to Do with It), and Academy Award® nominee Harrison Ford (1985, Best Actor, Witness), the film follows Army Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), a troubled man sent on a dangerous and mesmerizing odyssey into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade American colonel named Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who has succumbed to the horrors of war and barricaded himself in a remote outpost. The best visual and sound technologies have been used to present Coppola's true vision of the film: one that delivers deep, visceral visual and auditory impact. The audience will be able to see, hear and feel this film how I always hoped it could befrom the first ˜bang' to the final whimper said the film-maker. All three versions of this film are available on this release including Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut, Apocalypse Now: Theatrical Cut, and Apocalypse Now Redux Extended Cut. Restored from the original negative for the first time ever, Apocalypse Now Final Cut is Coppola's most complete version of his multi-awarded classic. This is the first time the original negative has ever been scanned and over 11 months and 2,700 hours were spent on cleaning and restoring the film's 300,173 frames. Brought to life through ultra-vivid picture quality with Dolby Vision®, delivering spectacular colours never before seen on a screen, with highlights that are up to 40 times brighter, and blacks that are 10 times darker. It has also been mixed in Dolby Atmos® to offer a truly immersive sound experience and it has been enhanced Meyer Sound Laboratories' newly developed Sensual Sound™, a technology engineered to output audio below the limits of human hearing. Extras: Intro by Francis Ford Coppola Audio Commentary by Director Francis Ford Coppola An Interview with John Milius A Conversation with Martin Sheen and Francis Ford Coppola Fred Roos: Casting Apocalypse Featurette The Mercury Theatre on the Air: Heart of Darkness November 6, 1938 The Hollow Men Featurette o Monkey Sampan Lost Scene Additional Scenes Destruction of the Kurtz Compound End Credits The Birth of 5.1 Sound Featurette Ghost Helicopter Flyover Sound Effects Demonstration The Synthesizer Soundtrack Article by Bob Moog A Million Feet of Film: The Editing of Apocalypse Now Featurette Heard Any Good Movies Lately? The Sound Design of Apocalypse Now Featurette The Final Mix Featurette 2001 Cannes Film Festival: Francis Ford Coppola Featurette PBR Streetgang Featurette The Color Palette of Apocalypse Now Featurette Disc Credits Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (with Optional Audio Commentary by Francis and Eleanor Coppola) NEW: Tribeca Film Festival Q&A with Francis Ford Coppola and Steven Soderbergh NEW: Never-Before-Seen B-Roll Footage o NEW: Apocalypse Now Dolby featurette (HD) NEW: A history of Apocalypse Now on Home Video (HD) John Milius Script Excerpt with Francis Coppola Notes (Still Gallery) Storyboard Collection Photo Archive ▪ Unit Photography ▪ Mary Ellen Mark Photography Marketing Archive ▪ 1979 Teaser Trailer ▪ 1979 Theatrical Trailer ▪ 1979 Radio Spots ▪ 1979 Theatrical Program ▪ Lobby Card and Press Kit Photos ▪ Poster Gallery ▪ Apocalypse Now Redux Trailer