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• Heat | Blu Ray | (15/04/2013) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Having developed his skill as a master of contemporary crime drama, writer-director Michael Mann displayed every aspect of that mastery in Heat, an intelligent, character-driven thriller from 1995, which also marked the first onscreen pairing of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. The two great actors had played father and son in the separate time periods of The Godfather, Part II, but this was the first film in which the pair appeared together, and although their only scene together is brief, it's the riveting fulcrum of this high-tech cops-and-robbers scenario. De Niro plays a master thief with highly skilled partners (Val Kilmer and Tom Sizemore) whose latest heist draws the attention of Pacino, playing a seasoned Los Angeles detective whose investigation reveals that cop and criminal lead similar lives. Both are so devoted to their professions that their personal lives are a disaster. Pacino's with a wife (Diane Venora) who cheats to avoid the reality of their desolate marriage; De Niro pays the price for a life with no outside connections; and Kilmer's wife (Ashley Judd) has all but given up hope that her husband will quit his criminal career. These are men obsessed, and as De Niro and Pacino know, they'll both do whatever's necessary to bring the other down. Mann's brilliant screenplay explores these personal obsessions and sacrifices with absorbing insight, and the tension mounts with some of the most riveting action sequences ever filmed--most notably a daylight siege that turns downtown Los Angeles into a virtual war zone of automatic gunfire. At nearly three hours, Heat qualifies as a kind of intimate epic, certain to leave some viewers impatiently waiting for more action, but it's all part of Mann's compelling strategy. Heat is a true rarity: a crime thriller with equal measures of intense excitement and dramatic depth, giving De Niro and Pacino a prime showcase for their finely matched talents. --Jeff Shannon

• Pelé: Birth Of A Legend | DVD | (05/06/2017) from £7.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.

• La Grande Vadrouille | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When an allied bomber plane is hot down over Paris it's crew are forced to enlist the help of some French civilians to aid them in crossing the border into the unoccupied south of France.

• Gomorrah - Season 2 | Blu Ray | (25/07/2016) from £16.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The era of the Savastano clan, who once undisputedly reigned over north Naples, seems to be coming to an end. What lies ahead now is the largest ever power vacuum in the history of the Camorra a coalition of crime families in and around the urban backstreets of Naples. The king, Don Pietro Savastano (Fortunato Cerlino), has abdicated, only to be replaced by his son Genny Savastano (Salvatore Esposito) at least momentarily. Although still having loyal soldiers, the Savastano s see themselves opposed by their once loyal right-hand man Ciro the Immortal Di Marzio (Marco D Amore), who is not the only one working on ending their bloody reign. The sinister drug baron, Conte, is back in town building alliances and there are two new contenders for the throne of north Naples. The only certainty about the future nothing is certain. Gomorrah is based on the international bestselling book by Roberto Saviano who exposed the Camorra mafia syndicate based in and around Naples, and has been living under police protection for eight years.

• Human Centipede | Blu Ray | (12/06/2023) from £31.76   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Road Games | DVD | (29/08/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Thriller starring Andrew Simpson and Joséphine de La Baume as two hitchhikers who get into trouble on the roads of rural France. On a hot summer's day, drifters Jack (Simpson) and Véronique (de La Baume) hit the road in search of adventure. Things take a sinister turn however, when they accept a ride from a strange local road kill collector. After ending up at the house of a mysterious married couple, the duo get caught in a deadly game of lies where nothing is as it seems.

• Betty Blue | Blu Ray | (25/11/2013) from £14.59   |  Saving you £5.40 (37.01%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One of the most iconic films int he history of French cinema arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray in a deluxe box set. A landmark in French Cinema Jean-Jacques Beineix's erotically charged and visually intoxicating film also heralded the arrival of a new screen icon Beatrice Dalle. Laid-back handyman Zorg spends his time doing odd jobs on beach-front chalets making chilli and harbouring dreams of becoming a writer. His life is turned upside down with the arrival of a beautiful but volatile Betty. They begin a romance fuelled by intense passion but as Betty turns increasingly violent and self-destructive Zorg tries desperately to halt her slide into insanity. Special Features: 'The Making of Betty Blue' - A Second Sight Produced Documentary Featuring new Interviews with Jean-Jacques Beineix Beatrice Dalle Jean Hughes Anglade Claudie Ossard Gabriel Yared Jean-Francois Robin Beatrice Dalle Screen Tests

• Alexander The Great | DVD | (03/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Richard Burton stars in Alexander the Great, a middling entry in the 1950s CinemaScope epic cycle. The film boasts excellent production values and a fine cast--including Frederic March, Claire Bloom, Harry Andrews, Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing and Michael Hordern--but it rarely comes to life other than as a big fat ancient Greek wedding of the talents of Burton and Bloom. They strike real dramatic sparks together, so much so they would be reunited in Look Back in Anger (1958) and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965). The film's failures must be laid at the feet of writer, director and producer Robert Rossen, who never before or after helmed anything remotely on this scale; his best work would follow with the intimate The Hustler (1961). Rossen simply shows little sensibility for the epic, staging lavish but brief and rather pedestrian battles and somehow drawing from the usually mesmerising Burton a performance lacking the charisma essential to a great military commander. Burton fans can enjoy him at his epic best as Marc Anthony in Cleopatra (1963). On the DVD: Alexander the Great is presented anamorphically enhanced at 2.35:1, although the picture is still obviously cropped at either side of the screen throughout. The print is very variable, in places quite grainy and soft with some serious flickering blotchiness, but otherwise it has strong colours, detail and contrast. The sound is primitive stereo. The only extra is the theatrical trailer, effectively presented in anamorphic 2.35:1. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Scrooge | DVD | (23/11/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Hud | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £8.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (77.86%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Paul Newman is Hud a man at odds with his father tradition and himself. Hud's only interests are fighting drinking hot-rodding his Cadillac and womanising. Melvyn Douglas is the father an old-line cattle rancher and Patricia Neal is the understanding and appealing housekeeper. Academy Awards went to Patricia Neal Melvyn Douglas and James Wong Howe's brilliant cinematography.

• Risky Business | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (128.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  To celebrate its 25th Anninversary Warner have re-released this dark comedy. Meet Joel Goodson an industrious college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible trustworthy son. However when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash in a risky way.

• Mrs Winterbourne | DVD | (04/11/2002) from £30.99   |  Saving you £-18.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This fast moving Cinderella-story comedy follows the fortunes of 18 year-old Connie Doyle (Ricki Lake). Homeless penniless and pregnant Connie's life changes forever when she is mistaken for another woman after the train she is travelling on crashes.

• High Tension | Blu Ray | (22/01/2024) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A weekend away visiting parents becomes a living nightmare for Alex and her best friend Marie when a deranged killer breaks in, slaughters family members and kidnaps Alex. Hiding to evade capture Marie sets off on a white knuckle pursuit to save her friend. Product Features New audio commentary by Dr Lindsay Hallam An Experiment in Suspense: a new interview with Director Alexandre Aja The Man in the Shadows: a new interview with Writer Grégory Levasseur The Darker the Better: an interview with Cinematographer Maxime Alexandre The Great French Massacre: an interview with Special Effects Artist Giannetto De Rossi Only the Brave: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on High Tension Archive 'Making of' featurette Archive Interview with Cécile De France Archive Interview with Maïwenn Archive Interview with Philippe Nahon

• Horseplay | DVD | (17/07/2023) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Cape Fear | DVD | (08/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Cape Fear (1991): The film stars Oscar winner Robert De Niro (Casino Heat) as Max Cady a psychopath who has recently been released from prison. He is out seeking revenge on his lawyer Sam Bowden played by Nick Nolte (48 Hours Thin Red Line) who he believes deliberately withheld information about his case at trial which could have kept him out of jail. He embarks on a mission to terrorise Bowden his wife played by Oscar-winner Jessica Lange (Blue Sky Rob Roy) and their 15 year old daughter played by Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers). A remake of the 1962 classic film this has guest appearances from the stars of the original film Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck. The film is directed by one of the leading filmmakers of his generation Oscar-nominated Martin Scorcese. Cape Fear (1962): The original version of this masterpiece of psychological terror and revenge stars Oscar-winner Gregory Peck (To Kill a Mocking Bird Moby Dick) in the role of Sam Bowden and Robert Mitchum (The Big Sleep The Last Tycoon) as psychotic killer Max Cady. The film also stars Polly Bergen (Cry Baby Move Over Darling) and was directed by highly acclaimed British director J. Lee Thompson (The Guns of Navarone MacKennas Gold).

• The Sergio Martino Collection | Blu Ray | (02/08/2021) from £50.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of Italian cinema's most celebrated and prolific filmmakers, Sergio Martino worked across a range of genres, but is arguably best known for his giallo thrillers. This collection brings together three of his finest. In The Case of the Scorpion's Tail, recently widowed Lisa Baumer is summoned to Athens to collect her husband's generous life insurance policy, but soon discovers others are willing to kill to get their hands on it. In the Edgar Allan Poe-inspired Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, abrasive drunk Oliviero amuses himself by holding drunken orgies and abusing his long-suffering wife but when a series of grisly murders shakes the local community, Oliviero finds himself in the frame. Finally, The Suspicious Death of a Minor combines giallo and crime thriller tropes as undercover cop Paolo pursues the Milanese criminal outfit responsible for the brutal murder of an underage prostitute, but finds himself up against a killer-for-hire who's bumping off witnesses before they have a chance to talk. Featuring sensational casts of genre stalwarts, including Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Anita Strindberg and Luigi Pistilli, with scripts by giallo master Ernesto Gastaldi and sensuous scores by maestro Bruno Nicolai, this is an essential collection for any Italian cult cinema fan. Special Features: Three films from Sergio Martino: The Case of the Scorpion's Tail, Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, and The Suspicious Death of a Minor, restored in 2K from the original camera negative High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation for all films Original uncompressed mono Italian and English audio tracks Optional English subtitles for Italian audio and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for English audio Newly commissioned artwork by Marc Schoenbach THE CASE OF THE SCORPION'S TAIL: Audio commentary with writer Ernesto Gastaldi, moderated by filmmaker Federico Caddeo (in Italian with English subtitles) Under the Sign of the Scorpion an interview with star George Hilton The Scorpion Tales an interview with director Sergio Martino Jet Set Giallo an analysis Sergio Martino's films by Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film The Case of the Screenwriter Auteur a video essay by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films Theatrical trailer Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon YOUR VICE IS A LOCKED ROOM AND ONLY I HAVE THE KEY: Through the Keyhole an interview with director Sergio Martino Unveiling the Vice making-of retrospective featuring interviews with Martino, star Edwige Fenech and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi Dolls of Flesh and Blood: The Gialli of Sergio Martino a visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring the director's unique contributions to the giallo genre The Strange Vices of Ms. Fenech film historian Justin Harries on the Your Vice actress' prolific career Eli Roth on Your Vice and the genius of Martino Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matthew Griffin THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A MINOR: Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films Violent Milan an interview with co-writer/director Sergio Martino Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon

• Boys On Film Cruel Britannia | DVD | (28/05/2012) from £9.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (112.64%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The hugely popular Boys On Film series returns, this time chock-full of British queer short films, starring Iwan Rheon (E4’s Misfits), Iain de Caestecker (BBC3’s The Fades), Harry Eden (Flashbacks of a Fool), Jonathan Firth (The Prince & Me), Layke Anderson (House of Boys), Michael Twaits (Confessions of a Dancewhore), and Ross William Wild (We Will Rock You).

• City Of God | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £6.61   |  Saving you £9.38 (141.91%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This is the award winning Brazilian tale of a poor black kid who, as narrator, tells of life in the dangerous 'City of God' housing project in Rio de Janeiro.

• Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (26/02/2024) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the racially turbulent UK of the early 70s, a group of black musicians came together in South London with a common love of rhythms and a message of peace. Cymande with the dove as their symbol combined jazz, funk, soul and Caribbean grooves to form a unique sound. Despite success in the United States, they faced indifference in their native Britain, becoming disillusioned and disbanding in 1975. But the music lived on, as new generations of artists imbibed and reworked their pioneering sounds in fresh ways. From Soul II Soul to De La Soul, MC Solaar to The Fugees, the Dove had spread Cymande's message far and wide, prompting their return after forty years. This is their story. Product Features Presented in High Definition Trailer **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film and full credits

• Vehicle 19 | DVD | (20/05/2013) from £4.50   |  Saving you £11.49 (255.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious) stars as Michael Woods a down and out ex-con desperate to turn his life around. With one last chance to salvage his relationship with his estranged girlfriend he breaks his parole to visit her to try and fix what they have left. A mix up with the car rental company leaves Michael stuck with the wrong car but his problems are only just beginning. When he finds that the car contains a silenced gun and a hostage hidden behind the backseat Michael realises he is way out of his depth and soon finds himself on a dangerous collision course with the corrupt and powerful Chief of Police. Unable to go to the police and having already broken parole it's up to Michael alone to save not only the hostage's life but his own. Special Features: Making of Trailer