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• Hammer Collection | DVD | (03/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The five most popular Hammer films now in this DVD box set! Titles included on this release are: The Quatermass Experiment Quatermass II The Abominable Snowman X the Unknown and Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter.

• House Of Fools | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £21.36   |  Saving you £-5.37 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The residents of a Russian mental institution become unwittingly involved in the Chechen War in this darkly romantic film by Andrei Konchalovsky (TANGO AND CASH). Janna (Julia Vysotsky) is a romantically delusional inmate who thinks she's engaged to pop star Bryan Adams. When the war comes, the medical staff flees the hospital, leaving her more or less in charge. Chechen soldiers soon invade the grounds and one of them proposes to her as a joke. She thinks he's sincere though, and finds her affections torn between the soldier and her fantasies of Adams. Through this odd love story, Konchalovsky effectively explores the parallels between the insanity of war and the insanity of the inmates, and he does so without being obvious or didactic. Also effective is the film's grainy, bleached-out look, which, combined with the realistic lunacy on display, recalls the work of Dogme '95 directors like Lars Von Trier. What sets HOUSE OF FOOLS apart from that pack, however, is the kindness and warmth of its characters, particularly Janna, who soothes the nerves of soldiers and patients alike with her compassion and accordion playing. Vysotksky gives a remarkable performance in the role, couching her character's raw vulnerability in a protective bed of delusion. As the object of her fantasies, Adams gamely appears as himself, strolling through the bomb-blasted corridors as he lip-syncs Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman. HOUSE OF FOOLS was filmed largely at an actual Russian mental institution, with many of the inmates appearing as themselves.

• Bryan Adams: Live at the Budokan | DVD | (15/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.57

• F/X & F/X 2: The Grande Illusion Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (01/12/2025) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the 1980s special make-up effects artists became stars, pushing the boundaries of what could be shown on screen as audiences around the world reacted with shock and delight. No surprise then that sooner or later they'd get a movie that made them the hero. In F/X: Murder by Illusion, Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is a special effects genius approached by the Department of Justice to fake the death of a gangster about to turn state's evidence. But all is not as it seems. Now someone is trying to kill Rollie, and grizzled cop Leo McCarthy (Brian Dennehy) suspects him of murder. Unable to turn to the police, Rollie goes on the run with only his wits and his special effects expertise to save him. F/X was a smash-hit and a sequel was inevitable. Under the auspices of ace Australian director Richard Franklin (Psycho II), F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion sees Rollie convinced, against his better judgement, to once again use his expertise beyond the silver screen, this time helping to trap a murderer as part of an NYPD sting. When lightning strikes twice and things go wrong, Rollie, his girlfriend Kim (Rachel Ticotin) and her young son Chris are all plunged into danger; only with Leo's help can Rollie keep them safe. Beloved by a generation of movie fans and featuring two of the most charismatic character actors ever to grace the screen in Brown and Dennehy, F/X and F/X 2 are the kind of charming action-thrillers they just don't seem to be making anymore. Step back into a world of grande illusions! 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of F/X and F/X 2 Original lossless stereo audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh DISC 1 - F/X: MURDER BY ILLUSION Audio ommentary by film critic Mike White of the Projection Booth Podcast Audio commentary by Dan Martin of 13 Finger FX and filmmaker Jennifer Handorf The FX of F/X, an interview with make-up effects supervisor Carl Fullerton F/X Illusions, a visual essay by film critic Heather Wixson, author of Monsters, Make-up & Effects Murder by Illusion, an archive interview with director Robert Mandel The Making of F/X, an archive featurette Theatrical trailer Image gallery DISC 2 - F/X 2: THE DEADLY ART OF ILLUSION Audio commentary by Dan Martin of 13 Finger FX and filmmaker Jen Handorf Art & Illusion, an interview with make-up effects supervisor Eric Allard F/X Magic, a visual essay by film critic Heather Wixson, author of Monsters, Make-up & Effects The Australian Invasion, a visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas The Making of F/X 2, an archive featurette Behind the Scenes Inside Eric Allard's Workshop Theatrical trailer Image gallery