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• Wadjda | Blu Ray | (03/02/2014) from £9.45   |  Saving you £10.54 (111.53%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Wadjda is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is fun loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. Wadjda sees a beautiful green bicycle for sale that she wants desperately so she can race her friend, Abdullah. But Wadjda's mother won't allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. So Wadjda decides to try ...

• Atlantic City | DVD | (18/06/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  French New Wave director Louis Malle made two pieces of memorable Americana in mid-career, Atlantic City (1980) and Pretty Baby (1978). Atlantic City stars Burt Lancaster in one of his greatest screen performances: as an ageing crook now working the numbers racket from a seedy apartment in the casino town of Atlantic City. Susan Sarandon is a waitress whose brother is on the run from the mob, having stolen a cache of drugs. She and Lancaster form an odd but engaging couple and hatch a plot to beat the odds stacked against them. Atmospheric, bittersweet, with lots of character and some neat action: it all adds up to a pretty classy offering. On the DVD: Unfortunately, the picture and sound quality on the DVD are only average. The image is 14:9 ratio and has been taken from a print of variable quality in which some reels are barely adequate. There are no additional features. --Ed Buscombe

• Scary Tales (AGFA) | Blu Ray | (12/09/2022) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Part of the 101 Films x AGFA range. Scary Tales proves that the films of John Waters and Don Dohler aren't the only genre miracles from Baltimore. A shot-on-video horror anthology that plays out like a public access version of Creepshow, this is what happens when Satanic necklaces, bloodthirsty slashers, and Dungeons & Dragons-styled live action role playing collide with cool dads, neon lightbulbs, and dungeon synthesizers. AGFA and Bleeding Skull! are thrilled to present this charming, gore-filled dreamscape that has been meticulously pieced together from its original S-VHS master tapes. NOTICE! This movie was shot on VHS and edited on tape. Please approach the technical quality of the transfers with empathy. Product Features New transfer from the original S-VHS master tapes Commentary track with director Doug Ulrich 1987 demo version of Scary Tales Outtakes and vintage TV promo appearance Bonus movie: Darkest Soul (1994) Early horror shorts by director Doug Ulrich Reversible cover English subtitles

• Futurama - Bender's Game | Blu Ray | (03/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  With fuel prices skyrocketing the Planet Express crew sets off on a dangerous mission: to infiltrate the world's only dark-matter mine source of all spaceship fuel. But deep beneath the surface lies a far stranger place...a medieval land of dragons and sorcery and intoxicated knights who look suspiciously like Bender. So park your hover-car and saddle up your unicorn for Futurama's grandest adventure yet: Bender's Game!

• Manglehorn DVD | DVD | (02/11/2015) from £6.09   |  Saving you £9.90 (61.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Al Pacino stars as the titular character A.J. Manglehorn in this drama directed by David Gordon Green. Unable to recover from losing the love of his life, Clara Massey (Natalie Wilemon), 20 years previously, small-town Texas locksmith Manglehorn still writes her daily letters. Living a reclusive life alone with his cat Fanny, Manglehorn takes refuge in his job while only occasionally meeting his grown-up son Jacob (Chris Messina) and granddaughter Kylie (Skylar Gasper), and shunning the advances of friendly bank teller Dawn (Holly Hunter). Will he ever be able to escape his solitary existence and learn to love something other than his cat?

• Al Pacino Collection (Any Given Sunday / The Devil's Advocate / Heat / Dog Day Afternoon) | DVD | (17/09/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Al Pacino 4 Film Box Set featuring Any Given Sunday, The Devil's Advocate, Heat and Dog Day Afternoon

• The Beyond | DVD | (06/02/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Lucio "King of the Eyeball Gag" Fulci made his name with a series of gory, gooey horror epics, and The Beyond stands above all as his outré masterpiece. The largely incoherent plot has something to do with a turn-of-the-century curse and a doorway to hell in the cellar of an old New Orleans hotel. Fulci shows his usual sensitivity with wooden acting, clumsy dialogue, and buckets of oozing blood and pus, but don't let that get in the way of enjoying this mad tale of zombies from hell invading Earth and eating their way through a cast of humans: crucified martyrs, blind visionaries, creepy hotel handymen, befuddled cops, and a plucky pair of heroes desperately fleeing a horde of hungry undead. The blood-red art direction is eerily beautiful, and Fulci's relentless long takes, punctuated by jolting shock cuts and eruptions of grotesque violence, create a mood of sheer paranoid horror right down to the final, mind-bending image. And don't forget the Fulci claim to fame: eyes are gouged out, eaten away, melted with acid, and (shudder) popped out by a spike through the back of the skull. Yech! If you dare ignore such piddling details as narrative logic and let yourself get carried away on the creepy visuals, it's a deliciously stylish treat, an edgy bit of Gothic gore pitched in all its bone-crunching, flesh-ripping, organ-splatting glory. This sadistic, sanguinary hell-spawn tale is for gore-hounds only. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

• Devil Hunter | DVD | (17/11/2008) from £13.79   |  Saving you £-0.80 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  King of EuroSleaze Jess Franco (Bloody Moon Macumba Sexual) takes on the 80's cannibal genre and delivers a jungle sickie like no other! When a safari of sexy babes and violent boneheads ventures into native-crazed wilderness Uncle Jess unleashes a deluge of relentless nudity dubious anthropology and his own brand of cut-rate carnage. Ursula Fellner (Sadomania) Al Cliver (Zombie) Robeert Foster (Cannibal Terror) and Gisela Hahn (Contamination) co-star in this original 'Video Nasty' - also tastefully known as 'Sexo Cannibal' and 'Mandingo Manhunter' - with something to offend everyone now fully restored fromt he original Spanish negative and presented uncut and uncensored for the first time ever in the UK.

• Halloween III: Season of the Witch | DVD | (09/10/2000) from £7.98   |  Saving you £1.00 (20.04%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Halloween III: Season of the Witch was producer John Carpenter's attempt to get the series away from the original psycho-on-the-loose storyline and turn it into a vehicle for more far-fetched Halloween-themed horror tales. Incredibly, the fans voted for more of the same and Carpenter walked away for others to rehash the Michael Myers plotline in a succession of lookalike movies that are still turning up every few years. Though original screenwriter Nigel Kneale (of the Quatermass series and The Stone Tape) removed his name from the final film after a coarsening rewrite by director Tommy Lee Wallace, his strange touch is evident in the offbeat story. After the mysterious deaths of a toyshop owner, a doctor (Tom Atkins) and the man's daughter (Stacy Nelkin), an investigation takes place in the Irish-dominated Northern California community of Santa Mira, a company town owned by the Silver Shamrock Novelty corporation, whose bestselling Halloween masks are pushed by an amazingly irritating TV jingle you won't ever be able to get out of your head ("Two more days to Halloween, Halloween, Halloween"). Atkins and Nelkin are typical low-rent horror movie protagonists, dim-bulbs who discover an Invasion of the Body Snatchers-style conspiracy involving sharp-suited corporate robots. But guest star Dan O'Herlihy steals the film as a Celtic joke tycoon ("the man who invented sticky toilet paper and the dead dwarf gag") who hates the way American kids are despoiling the religious spirit of Samhain and decides to teach them a nasty lesson. His scheme, which involves a stolen Stonehenge megalith ("sure, you'd never believe how we did it") and a techno-magic spell that turns the heads of TV watchers into writhing masses of snakes and insects, is value for money. O'Herlihy mixes enough serious malice into the charm to come across as a great screen baddie. On the DVD: Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a disappointment on disc. After letterboxed titles, this defaults to full frame throughout, severely cramping Dean Cundey's Panavision cinematography, and it's a grainy, indifferent print that ill-serves the performances or the atmospherics. However, the severe cuts to the gruesome scenes made to previous video releases (in order to preserve the theatrical 15 rating) seem to have been restored. With an extras-packed Halloween disc on the market, it's a shame the most interesting of the follow-ups rates such a flimsy release--with not so much as a trailer as an extra. --Kim Newman

• West Beyrouth | DVD | (24/07/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  An uplifting rite of passage tale set against the war torn city of Beirut in 1975. A city split in two by opposing factions. East Beirut is Christian controlled whilst west Beirut is Muslim. All of this has a dramatic affect on the life of Tarek a teenager at school and his parents. Armed with his Super 8 Camera Tarek and his friend Omar run amok in the bombed out streets of the war-torn city. Sometimes they are joined on these dangerous excursions by a beautiful young Christi

• Salomé/Wilde Salomé | DVD | (24/11/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A double disc package of Salomé Oscar Wilde's most controversial work banned in London in the late 19th Century. This scintillating tale of lust greed and revenge follows the legend of King Herod and his lust for his young stepdaughter Salomé and her sexual baiting of John the Baptist. Wilde's adaptation has spawned multiple stage productions including an opera by Richard Strauss and influenced work by musicians including Nick Cave and U2. Starring Pacino as King Herod and Jessica Chastain as Salomé in her first on screen role. Wilde Salomé follows Pacino's journey to Europe to understand more about Oscar Wilde.. It is a profound vision that explores religion literature politics violence and sexuality from one of the world's greatest actors. Bonus material (45 mins approx.) Highlights from Stephen Fry hosted Q&A at BFI Southbank with Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain. Red carpet London movie premiere footage with Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain

• They Shoot Horses Don't They? | DVD | (08/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  They Shoot Horses Don't They? is set in the dark years of the l930s, when dance marathons became popular as a way for desperate people to compete for prize money. Sometimes the events would drag on for weeks as contestants pushed themselves far beyond the point of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion, the dancers shambling around the floor in a half-dead stupor. People would then pay to sit in the bleachers, watch the event and cheer on their favourites. Taken from hard-boiled pulp writer Horace McCoy's novel of the same name, Jane Fonda plays a bitter young woman paired up with Michael Sarrazin for the ordeal. Gig Young portrays the unctuous MC of the event, bringing equal parts compassion and sleaze to his role. Many of the film's images are unforgettable, such as "the derby", a heel-and-toe race around the dance floor with bouncy, light-hearted music to accompany the miserable spectacle. It's a powerful, tragic period piece that reminds us of the privations of the Great Depression. In the largest sense, the film has existential overtones that go far beyond the story of enervated dancers staying on their feet for a month or more. This film brought home a string of Academy Award nominations for the cast and director Sydney Pollack and a win for Young. --Jerry Renshaw, Amazon.com On the DVD: The disc offers film trivia and notes on the main cast and director, along with a short slide show and original publicity notes in an attempt to furnish valuable information about the film. However the layout is visually unimpressive and the information is merely standard film trivia offering little insight into the film itself--the quotes from Jane Fonda are surely aimed at hardcore fans of the actress only. It all feels like a selection put together in a bit of a rush. --Nikki Disney

• Hollywood Biographies | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A fascinating 5 disc set of half hour profiles spotlighting the personal lives and extraordinary careers of 50 legendary Hollywood leading men.Dashing Errol Flynn! Handsome Paul Newman! Versatile Jack Nicholson! are just a few of the great movie actors featured in this definitive collection.From the early classic era of John Barrymore James Cagney and Cary Grant to more contemporary heart throbs such as Warren Beatty Mel Gibson and John Travolta 'Hollywood Biographies: The Leading Men' tells their amazing stories through rare film clips television appearances photographs and interviews. Over 20 hours of footage on 5 DVD 9s all packaged in space saving slimpac boxes with an overall box width for the entire collection of just 4cms.

• We Know Where You Live | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £4.96   |  Saving you £11.03 (222.38%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ever since the comedy greats stepped beyond the fringe for The Secret Policemen's Ball the annual Amnesty International concert has been one of the highlights of the comedy circuit. 2001's offering was called We Know Where You Live and let's face it, where else are you going to see the UK's top comedians and pop acts on one stage? Compeered by the "surreal stylings" of Eddie Izzard, this compilation of the night's highlights includes a new version of the classic "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch with Eddie, Harry Enfield, Vic Reeves and Alan Rickman. Rickman stubbornly sticks to the script while all around him improvise. There is also a great performance from Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse as the Self-Righteous Brothers and the Goodness Gracious Me team going out for "an English". As well as the comedy there are live performances from Tom Jones, Badly Drawn Boy and the Stereophonics, which seem rather abrupt and heavily edited. Some of the material is quite old, though--any fans of Izzard will already have seen him do the Star Trek phaser sketch where he talks about the other settings, other than stun and kill! On the DVD: What really makes this worth the price (apart from supporting a very worthwhile charity) is the extra footage. As well as some more performance stuff, including Phil impersonating Eddie Izzard which is frighteningly spot on, there is back stage material and a news report following the Amnesty bus round London. Buy it, because other wise you might get Eddie round your house! --Kristen Bowditch

• On The Line | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £6.95   |  Saving you £8.04 (115.68%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Pop stars and movies don't normally make the best combinations; despite featuring three musicians trying their hands at the acting game On the Line is a delightful movie. The biggest draw will undoubtedly be Lance Bass and Joey Fatone of US boy band N*SYNC and while many critics may be ready with their pot shots the pair not only bring a surprisingly deft acting ability to the screen but a chemistry clearly borne of years together in a band. The film bravely refuses to play the predictable teen comedy card, opting instead for a more mature tale of romance. On the Line succeeds not only thanks to the performances but because its theme of lost opportunities is a universal one. Certainly not a film without its faults (Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora's cameo is simply dreadful), On the Line has the courage of its convictions and at least tries to do something other than the expected. The result is an enjoyable effort and one that suggests Bass and Fatone may well have a prosperous future ahead of them when that Justin Timberlake fellow inevitably dumps them to go solo. On the DVD: On the Line is certainly a diverting if not startling DVD package. The commentary from director Eric Bross and the excellent Emmanuelle Chriqui is lively and informative. There is a selection of deleted and alternative scenes as well as outtakes. The HBO special is fine, if essentially one long advert for the movie. Unsurprisingly, the film enjoys a high-profile soundtrack (unwisely including the odd N*SYNC tune, rather blurring the edges of credibility) and the audio quality is suitably superb. --Phil Udell

• Manglehorn BD | Blu Ray | (02/11/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Al Pacino stars as the titular character A.J. Manglehorn in this drama directed by David Gordon Green. Unable to recover from losing the love of his life, Clara Massey (Natalie Wilemon), 20 years previously, small-town Texas locksmith Manglehorn still writes her daily letters. Living a reclusive life alone with his cat Fanny, Manglehorn takes refuge in his job while only occasionally meeting his grown-up son Jacob (Chris Messina) and granddaughter Kylie (Skylar Gasper), and shunning the advances of friendly bank teller Dawn (Holly Hunter). Will he ever be able to escape his solitary existence and learn to love something other than his cat?

• Blood Feast | Blu Ray | (09/10/2017) from £13.04   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The filmography of late movie maverick Herschell Gordon Lewis brims with the mad, macabre, and just downright bizarre. But perhaps the most unhinged of all his directorial efforts, and certainly the most influential, must surely be his original gore-fest Blood Feast the first ever splatter movie. Dorothy Fremont is looking to throw a party unlike any other, and she gets just that when she hires the decidedly sinister Fuad Ramses to cater the event. Promising to provide her guests with an authentic Egyptian feast, Ramses promptly sets about acquiring the necessary ingredients the body parts of nubile young women! Featuring a host of stomach-churning gore gags including the infamous tongue sequence and much more nastiness besides, Herschell Gordon Lewis Blood Feast more than lives up to its name and remains essential viewing for any self-respecting splatter fan. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard DVD presentations English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Scum of the Earth - Herschelll Gordon Lewis' 1963 feature Blood Perspectives - Filmmakers Nicholas McCarthy and Rodney Ascher on Blood Feast Herschell's History - Archival interview in which director Herschell Gordon Lewis discusses his entry into the film industry How Herschell Found his Niche - A new interview with Lewis discussing his early work Archival interview with Lewis and David F. Friedman Carving Magic - Vintage short film from 1959 featuring Blood Feast Actor Bill Kerwin Outtakes Alternate clean scenes from Scum of the Earth Promo gallery featuring trailers and more Feature length commentary featuring Lewis and David F. Friedman moderated by Mike Grady Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Twins of Evil

• Red Scorpion | Blu Ray | (17/11/2014) from £10.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (122.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  TAUGHT TO STALK. TRAINED TO KILL. PROGRAMMED TO DESTROY. Dolph Lundgren is Nikolai – a killing machine – a deadly highly skilled agent for the Russian army whose brutal efficiency and single minded determination to serve the motherland leaves behind a trail of battered bodies and bloodied enemies. Now Nikolai must infiltrate an African rebel army who seek to defy their new communist rulers and take out their leader but as he gets to know his enemies and the dignified Bushmen he encounters he begins to slowly realize that all he has been taught was a lie. This Cold War rebel is ready to turn the tables on his Soviet masters and kick all kinds of ass! With a body count that leaves jaws firmly on the floor and a healthy disregard for troublesome logic Red Scorpion is a classic 80s action spectacular that doesn’t let up for a second…  

• Cruising | DVD | (28/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Al Pacino is no stranger to the role of tough determined cops as fans of Heat Serpico and Sea Of Love will attest. But in Cruising he plunges into an even stormier sea as a New York policeman who infiltrates the lurid S&M subculture to trap a serial killer preying on gay men. William Friedkin (The Exorcist The French Connection) directs (from his own screenplay adaptation of Gerald Walker's novel) this still controversial still engrossing murder mystery that immerses audiences in a dangerous yet fascinating world. And Pacino's performance as a man whose identity and relationships are hauntingly affected by his assignment remains its magnetic centerpiece.

• The Beyond - Uncut | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-8.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A young woman inherits a decaying hotel on the edge of a Louisiana swamp unaware that more than fifty years ago it served as the gateway to hell and that its horrific evil lives on to this day. Her dream to build a new life for herself becomes a nightmarish fight for survival as horrors straight out of Lovecraft's Book of Ebion lay their own claim to her property and the souls around her...