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• Midnight Express | DVD | (11/06/2007) from £11.55   |  Saving you £-5.56 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Forever embroiled in controversy, Midnight Express divides viewers into opposing camps: those who think it's one of the most intense real-life dramas ever made, and those who abhor its manipulative tactics and alteration of facts for the exploitative purpose of achieving a desired effect. That effect is powerfully achieved, regardless of how you may feel about director Alan Parker and Oscar-winning screenwriter Oliver Stone's interpretation of the story of Billy Hayes. It was the American Hayes--played by the late Brad Davis in an unforgettable performance--who was caught smuggling 2kg of hashish while attempting to board a flight from Istanbul in 1970. He was sentenced to four years in a hellish Turkish prison on a drug possession charge, but his sentence was later extended (though not by 30 years, as the film suggests), and Hayes endured unthinkable brutality and torture before his escape in 1975. Unquestionably, this is a superbly crafted film, provoking a visceral response that's powerful enough to boil your blood. By the time Hayes erupts in an explosion of self-defensive violence, Parker and Stone have proven the power--and danger--of their skill. Their film is deeply manipulative, extremely xenophobic, and embellishes reality to heighten its calculated impact. Is that a crime? Not necessarily, and there's no doubt that Midnight Express is expertly directed and blessed with exceptional supporting performances (especially from John Hurt as a long-term prisoner). Still, it's obvious that strings are being pulled, and Parker, while applying his talent to a nefarious purpose, is a masterful puppeteer. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• The Sweet House of Horrors | DVD | (09/08/2004) from £17.98   |  Saving you £-11.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  One of Lucio Fulci's extremely suspenseful horror films about a menacing unstoppable force which was made after his prolific horror / gore films such as House By The Cemetary The Beyond Zombie Flesh Eaters etc. Sweet House Of Horror gets off to a great start with a masked man breaking into a house and brutally murdering the two owners. The story continues after the aunt and uncle of the children whose parents were murdered decide to take care of the children in the same house. Soon the two creepy kids conjure up a supernatural force that brings their parents back. Along with this is a number of strange supernatural occurences go on inside and out of the house... This grisly claustrophobic film contains some very suspenseful tension-filled moments visceral thrills shocks and special effects techniques. It introduces both horror elements and gore to traditional fairytale telling for adults!

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• Stendhal Syndrome | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £11.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  On the trail of a deranged serial rapist and killer Detective Anna Manni (Asia Argento) hides her own secret: she suffers from the Stendhal Syndrome a mental condition which makes her retreat into frightening hallucinations when confronted with works of art. Her quarry the sadistic Alfredo Grossi (Thomas Kretschmann) discovers her condition and uses it against Anna to reduce her to a helpless victim. Subjected to these savage relentless attacks Anna is a powerless witness as hi

• The Sweet House Of Horrors | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The Sweet House Of Horrors' is one of Lucio Fulci's later films.In it a masked man breaks into a couple's house and brutally murders them in a fantastically gory way leaving their two children orphaned. After the tragedy the children are taken in by an aunt and uncle but are haunted by the loss of their parents. Desperate to get them back the two tykes succeed in conjuring a supernatural force that brings their parents back but not without other more disastrous effects! As yet unseen in the in the UK 'The Sweet House Of Horrors' is essential viewing for Fulci fans.