| "Whoops Apocalypse DVD" |
| "America's first woman president must mediate a superpower dispute over a tiny Caribbean island in this black comedy satirizing nuclear war"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Morgan - A Suitable Case For Treatment DVD" |
| "In Karel Reisz's MORGAN A SUITABLE CASE FOR TREATMENT the wildly eccentric artist Morgan played with lunatic delight by David Warner is driven over the edge when his ex-wife Leonie (Vanessa Redgrave) with whom he is still smitten announces that she plans to remarry The focus of the film is tilted toward the comedic aspects of Morgan's exploits (King Kong is his role model) as he desperately tries to win Leonie back from her posh--and sane--fiance Charles Napier (Robert Stephens) Morgan begins by living in his ex-wife's car outside her apartment and things only get stranger from there Enter Vanessa Redgrave in her first major screen appearance possessing the most wickedly innocent look imaginable Although she firmly tells Morgan that their relationship is over because she wants a normal life with Napier she still engages in passionate sex with him The other woman in Morgan's life is his mother (Irene Handl) a Trotskyite who sincerely believes that Morgan should be taking over the country But even she can see that he has serious mental problems MORGAN is overall a likable comedy about the artist representing the id in all of us Who among us hasn't wanted to put on a gorilla suit and run amok"
Price: 10.99 |
| "Up The Chastity Belt DVD" |
| "A funny thing happened to Lurkalot serf to Sir Coward de Custard on the way to Custard Castle Lurkalot sells lusty love potions and rusty chastity belts in the market place but on this day Sir Graggart de Bombast arrives to sack the castle and to get the lovely Lobelia Custard in the sack! Lurkalot must help Custard cream the knight in pining armour"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Stavisky DVD" |
| "This film by French director Alain Resnais is loosely based on a true story from the 1930s about financier con-man and swindler Stavisky who was arrested in 1934 for selling phony stock but was never brought to trial While in jail he continued to engage in doubtful monetary transactions As the rumors that he was being protected by high-ranking members of the government of the French Third Republic were undoubtedly true the scandal had a profoundly unsettling effect on the French nation already suffering from poor government handling of the Depression and this incident nearly brought down both the government and the Republic Stavisky's death in prison (an apparent suicide) triggered widespread unrest and rioting In the movie when Stavisky (Jean-Paul Belmondo) goes to jail as a young con-man his embarrassed father commits suicide Ruining countless lives in his stellar career as a big-money swindler including that of his nobleman friend Raoul (Charles Boyer) Stavisky is shown to be a pawn in a still bigger swindle one which will destroy the Left and open the way to fascism"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Man About Dog DVD" |
| "Three chancers come into the possession of a greyhound but after discovering that it can't run straight they sell it to some gypsies When they realise that the dog is actually a natural hare coarser however they plan to steal it back"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Made In USA DVD" |
| "With comic-book bright colours and playful sound effects Jean-Luc Godard pays tribute to American filmmakers Nicholas Ray and Sam Fuller with Made in USA his take on the American gangster movie Set in Atlantic City France the tale centers on Paula Nelson's search for her old flame Richard Politzer"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Blackpool FC - Division Three Play-Off Final - Blackpool 4 Leyton Orient 2 DVD" |
| "This release features full coverage of Blackpool's jubilant victory over Leyton Orient in the 2001 Division Three Play-Off Final"
Price: 12.49 |
| "It's Garry Shandling's Show: The Complete Second Series DVD" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Before the internet and before reality TV there was It&39;s Garry Shandling&39;s Show! An Innovative sharp surreal blend of reality within the confines of a hilarious sitcom This is Garry Shandling&39;s visionary TV series In 1986 Garry Shandling was poised to become a permanent guest host on Johnny Carson&39;s The Tonight Show Instead he took a chance of an offer from fledgling network Showtime to create his own television series Enjoy all 16 episodes from the second of four seasons of this much loved classic now on DVD Actors Garry Shandling Format Box set PAL Language English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 4"
Price: 21.49 |
| "Bitter Springs DVD" |
| "British comic actor Tommy Trinder and Australia's biggest film star Chips Rafferty teamed up for the 1950 film BITTER SPRINGS The plot is propelled along by Rafferty who intrudes on the sacred hunting grounds of an aborigine tribe Though tempers flare everyone eventually buries the hatchet The film is sentimental in the extreme but is pulled off with a minimum of syrup BITTER SPRINGS was directed by future SECRET AGENT and THE AVENGERS stalwart Ralph Smart"
Price: 11.99 |
| "La Spagnola DVD" |
| "In this Australian comedy Lola a fiery Spaniard is dumped by her husband who leaves her for his mistress Wendy He takes the family savings with him and when he uses the money to buy a new car Lola plots to reclaim what is rightfully hers Unfortunately her daughter Lucia has plans of her own and the two collide with comical results"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Best In Show DVD" |
| "Christopher Guest brings his unique brand of lunacy to the screen with another mockumentary in the tradition of WAITING FOR GUFFMAN This one BEST IN SHOW is about purebred dog owners feverishly competing for their pets to be named Best in Show at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show Using many of the same actors who starred in WAITING FOR GUFFMAN--a spoof on the society surrounding the stage--Guest peoples BEST IN SHOW with hilarious frighteningly real characters played by Catherine O' Hara Eugene Levy Fred Willard and indie stalwart Parker Posey among others As the cutthroat competition heats up the film becomes delightfully absurd The contestants are hilarious They include Gerry Fleck a tacky suburbanite and his overly popular wife Cookie; Hamilton and Meg Swan who are unbalanced yuppie lawyers with terrible teeth; and Scott Donlan and Stefan Vanderhoof flamboyant longtime companions who fiercely cheer on their canines while keeping their hearts set on the championship title A reminder that people often bear an uncanny resemblance to their dogs BEST IN SHOW takes a funny look at an even funnier business"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Hard Times DVD Double Pack" |
| "A TV adaptation of the Dickens novel set in the heart of northern industrial England which tells of an abandoned circus girl in Victorian England who goes to work for businessman and politician Mr Gradgrind"
Price: 9.99 |
| "In Treatment - Series 1 - Complete DVD 9-Disc Set Box Set" |
| "Based on the hit Israeli drama 'Be Tipul' this unconventional TV series follows a therapist Paul (Gabriel Byrne) whose patients are steadily becoming more than he can handle Each have their dark secrets hidden traumas and violent battles raging within Among them are Laura (Melissa George) who has fallen in love with Paul; Alex (Blair Underwood) an Iraq veteran re-examining his life; Sophie (Mia Wasikowska) a suicidal teenager; and Jake and Amy (Josh Charles and Embeth Davidtz) a picture-perfect couple whose relationship is in jeopardy This first series finds Paul returning to therapy himself with an old colleague Gina (Dianne Wiest) helping him come to terms with his mounting professional dilemmas Like a series of one-act plays most of the show's dialogue-heavy episodes take place within the confines of Paul's office During its original broadcast schedule each patient was 'seen' on a different night five nights a week offering viewers a unique experience of following their development This collection presents the drama's complete first series"
Price: 18.99 |
| "La Belle Et La Bete DVD" |
| "Visionary filmmaker and poet Jean Cocteau responded to the terrors and creative constraints of occupied France with this elaborately realized take on the classic fairy tale BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Suggested by his longtime collaborator and muse French actor Jean Marais the cinematic version of the fable first penned by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont became Cocteau's most celebrated film Cocteau renders the story of a gentlehearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl in the style of the luminous paintings of Dutch master Vermeer From the quaint and humorous scenes of Beauty's happy home to the ominous surreal spectacle of the Beast's enchanted estate Cocteau transforms the simple tale of tragic love into a surreal vision of death desire and beauty Marais is chilling as the lonely and tormented beast projecting a wounded love for the glacial yet endearing Beauty (Josette Day) whose simple request for a rose from her father brings tragedy crashing down on her whole family Cocteau expands upon the cinematic inventiveness first seen in his masterpiece BLOOD OF A POET with mirrors made of water living statues and candelabras fashioned from living arms transforming a children's fable into a complex and radiant cinematic classic"
Price: 16.99 |
| "Bob Le Flambeur DVD" |
| "A down-on-his-luck former gangster spends his days gambling in casinos With his glory days behind him Bob has convinced himself that his time as a master criminal is over That is until an old acquaintance resurfaces with a plan to rob one of the countrys largest casinos Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (LE SAMOURAI LE CERCLE ROUGE) and exhibiting all his usual flare BOB LE FLAMEUR was later remade by Neil Jordan as THE GOOD THIEF"
Price: 10.99 |
| "Strings DVD" |
| "When Hal Tara embarks on a quest to gain revenge on those who killed his father he is unaware that on his journey he will discover love"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Santa's Slay DVD" |
| "WWE wrestler Bill Goldberg (THE LONGEST YARD) stars as Santa Claus in this horrific comedy but he's not like the Santa we know and love One thousand years after losing a bet with an angel that conscripted him to a millennium of cheer and generosity Santa who is in reality a demon is off the hook and returning to his evil ways The reign of terror that follows is battled by high schooler Nick (Douglas Smith CITIZEN DUANE)--whose grandfather (Robert Culp) happens to have been the angel who won the bet--and his girlfriend Mac (Emilie de Ravin LOST)"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Orphee DVD" |
| "Cocteau's luminous adaptation of the famous Greek myth set in post-occupation Paris remains one of the most stunning achievements of the auteur's career Orphee (Jean Marais) is a successful Parisian poet whom--despite popular acclaim--feels isolated and uninspired When his wife Eurydice (Marie Dea) is stricken down by leather-clad bikers he pursues them into the underworld where he falls into a romantic entanglement with the dark-haired beauty Death (Casares) Stunning cinematography and surrealist flairs punctuate this beautiful hypnotic masterpiece"
Price: 16.99 |
| "Brave Story DVD" |
| "A young boy is given the chance so seek out Tower Of Fortunea mystical place that has the ability to grant the wishes of anyone that is able to enterbut he must embark upon a perilous journey into another world confronting an assortment of demonic beings along the way"
Price: 9.99 |
| "That Mitchell And Webb Look - Series 3 DVD 2-Disc Set" |
| "Off-the-wall sketches new characters and the return of a few old favourites as Robert Webb and David Mitchell return for another series of the BAFTA-award winning comedy This third series includes the accident prone adventures of Hennimore; a TV quiz show from after the end of civilisation; the real purpose of the Giant Death Ray; Russ Claus Santa's troubled brother; an inventor too far ahead of his time; and the secret space cult of Vectron Youll find the return of drunken super-sleuth Sir Digby Chicken Caesar; more from the Lazy Writers; and a plethora of sketches on subjects as varied as murder mystery; an argument between Queen Victoria and her prime-minister about a rather rude tree; and why firing a dog out of cannon is so much better than a doorbell"
Price: 20.49 |
| "Doctor Who - Series 3 Blu-ray Disc 3-Disc Set" |
| "Playwright Martin McDonagh makes an impressive feature film debut as the writer and director of this tragicomedy that is as rich dark and complex as Belgian chocolate The story unfolds over the course of a few days as Irish hitmen Ken (the appealingly bear-like Brendon Gleeson KINGDOM OF HEAVEN) and Ray (Colin Farrell MIAMI VICE in a loose and sympathetic performance) are ordered to lay low in the tourist-laden town of Bruges Belgium after a bungled shooting Their only directive is to stay grounded and wait for further orders from crime boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes THE CONSTANT GARDENER gleefully playing evil) but both underlings--nervous and delightfully talky--chafe with the waiting The childlike Ray is inconsolably agitated and withdrawn and after a time we learn that his restlessness is borne of something deeper and more disturbing than mere ADD The more paternal and patient of the duo Ken takes the opportunity to enjoy Bruges's lush buttressed beauty but he too undergoes some soul-searching by the movie's end The plot snakes cleverly (and at times touchingly) around flashbacks of the murder as the garrulous killers philosophise and interact with locals and tourists including an acerbic American dwarf the owner of the B and B Dutch prostitutes and a local enchantress McDonagh's absurdist black humour asserts itself as hilarious dialogue and dreamlike visuals (supported by Carter Burwell's unsettling score) that shift seamlessly from sweet to grotesque like a Grimm's fairytale come to the big screen McDonagh's command of the film medium which he first demonstrated with the Oscar-winning short film SIX SHOOTER puts to rest any reservations about playwrights-turned-directors Viewers will enjoy the crackling banter vibrant performances and beautiful scenery"
Price: 25.99 |
| "Who Killed Teddy Bear DVD" |
| "An unjustly overlooked milestone of American indie noir cinema WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR still exudes modernity after more than forty years from its debut A cop (Jan Murray) is trying to solve the case of a serial killer while investigating he gets close and personal with a night club hostess (Norah Dein) who is receiving disturbing and obsessive phone calls Set in the New York underbelly of the pre zero tolerance era WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR features an astonishing performance by Sal Mineo as a deviant and obscure busboy Banned from British cinemas for its perturbing content WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR has lost none of its power to shock more than 40 years after it was made"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Wilfred - Series 1 - Complete DVD 2-Disc Set" |
| "The original Australian series of the smash hit comedy about a man who after going through a breakdown sees his neighbour's dog as fun-loving foul-mouthed human in a dog suit"
Price: 11.99 |
| "Ryder Cup Diary And Official Film 39th DVD 2-Disc Set" |
| "Highlights from the 39th biannual Ryder Cup held at the the Medinah Country Club in Illinois Jose Mara Olazabal captained the European team and Davis Love led the USA team"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Great British Movies - Film Noir DVD 5-Disc Set Box Set" |
| "A collection of some of the greatest British FILM NOIR films of all time includes; HUNTED SO LONG AT THE FAIR 21 DAYS TURN THE KEY SOFTLY and SAPPHIRE"
Price: 14.99 |
| "WWE - Shawn Michaels - Mr. WrestleMania DVD 3-Disc Set" |
| "Coverage of a collection of WRESTLEMANIA matches that feature Shawn Michaels"
Price: 12.99 |
| "The Indian Doctor - Series 2 - Compete DVD 2-Disc Set" |
| "Dr Prem Sharmar (Sanjeev Bhaskar) and his wife arrives as the GP in a small Welsh mining village in 1963 He is expecting a position in a prestigious London practice but the local community warms to him In the second series the doctor is confronted by a hellfire preacher has to isolate the source of a deadly outbreak in the town and face a long-dreaded visit by his mother-in-law"
Price: 15.99 |
| "The Big Chance DVD" |
| "William Russell plays a travel agency clerk who pines away for socialite Adrienne Corri Unable to support Corri in the manner in which she is accustomed the desperate Russell seeks out ways of realizing some quick money He decides to rob the agency where he works"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Ozu - The Melodrama Collection DVD 2-Disc Set Box Set" |
| "Includes three of Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu's classic melodramas from across his prolific career; WOMAN OF TOKYO (1933) EARLY SPRING (1956) and TOKYO TWILIGHT (1957)"
Price: 26.49 |
| "Cinderella Pact DVD" |
| "Poppy Montgomery (WITHOUT A TRACE) stars in this romantic comedy about a shy homely magazine editor who lives a double life as a sassy stylish advice columnist"
Price: 6.99 |
