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• Dressed To Kill | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  To condemn Dressed to Kill as a Hitchcock rip-off is to miss the sheer enjoyment of Brian De Palma's delirious thriller. Homages to Hitchcock run rampant through most of De Palma's earlier films, and this one's chock-full of visual quotes, mostly cribbed from Vertigo and Psycho. But De Palma's indulgent depravity transcends simple mimicry to assume a vitality all its own. It's smothered in thickly atmospheric obsessions with sex, dread, paranoia, and voyeurism, not to mention a heavy dose of Psycho-like psychobabble about a wannabe transsexual who is compelled to slash up any attractive female who reminds him--the horror--that he's still very much a man. Angie Dickinson plays the sexually unsatisfied, forty-something wife who's the killer's first target, relaying her sexual fantasies to her psychiatrist (Michael Caine) before actually living one of them out after the film's celebrated cat-and-mouse sequence in a Manhattan art museum. The focus then switches to a murder witness (De Palma's then-girlfriend Nancy Allen) and Dickinson's grieving whiz-kid son (Keith Gordon), who attempt to solve the murder while staying one step ahead (or so they think) of the crude detective (Dennis Franz) assigned to the case. Propelled by Pino Donaggio's lush and stimulating score, De Palma's visuals provide seductive counterpoint to his brashly candid dialogue, and the plot conceals its own implausibility with morbid thrills and intoxicating suspense. If you're not laughing at De Palma's shameless audacity, you're sure to be on the edge of your seat. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Christmas Evil | Blu Ray | (09/12/2019) from £15.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As a boy, Harry Stadling (Brandon Maggart) worshipped Santa Claus until he caught his mommy rockin' around the Christmas tree with him. Now all grown-up and his memories of the holiday's forever twisted, Harry decides to don ol' Saint Nick's signature red jacket and long white beard and hit the streets, spreading some blood-soaked Christmas cheer of his own... Forget White Christmas, It's A Wonderful Life and all the other hackneyed trash, declared auteur of outrage, John Waters, Go for the best seasonal film of all-time: Christmas Evil! Making its long-awaited UK Blu-ray debut in a jingle bells and whistles edition from 88 Films, Lewis Jackson's disturbing shocker is an essential addition to your festive fright collection! Extras: Restored in 4k from 35mm archival elements Commentary track with Lewis Jackson Commentary track with Lewis Jackson & Brandon Maggart Commentary track with Lewis Jackson & John Waters Archival video interviews with Lewis Jackson & Brandon Maggart Original theatrical trailer Deleted scenes & Screen tests Storyboards & comment cards gallery Booklet by Film journalists Dave Wain and Matty Budrewicz

• Christmas Evil | DVD | (12/11/2012) from £8.08   |  Saving you £7.91 (49.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Better watch out... better not cry... or you may die!When little Harry sees his Dad in a Santa Claus outfit, groping his mother one Christmas Eve, life changes for the quiet little boy. Thirty odd years later, you'd better watch out in this 80s horror classic from the small but perfectly formed micro-genre of Yuletide Slashers.Because now - all grown up and disgruntled by his dead end job in a depressing toy factory - he's making a list, checking it twice and descending into a self-created Christmas nightmare where he is Father Christmas and his judgement is final! Dressed as St. Nick, Harry is going to show his bullying co-workers and all the other naughty people what the true spirit of the season is... Run for your miserable lives, the vengeance is going to be swift and bloody!In your hands is a true dark Christmas oddity that cult movie kingpin John Waters described as greatest Christmas movie ever made.

• Bachelorman | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In these times of enlightened sexual politics Ted Davis is a womanising machine. Ted has become a guru to his pals who are in awe of his charm and chat up technique. When the woman of his dreams moves in next door Ted's ordeal begins. She is beautiful athletic and rampant. The thin walls of their apartments echo the constant howls of amourous pleasure and its driving bachelorman insane.

• Christmas Evil | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A young boy's dream of Santa is cruelly ruined when he is told that he does not exist and so becomes obsessed with the idea of making the Christmas spirit real. But he goes too far and when met with criticism he goes on a yuletide killing spree.

• Christmas Evil | DVD | (12/12/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.57