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• Eloge De L'Amour | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £13.48   |  Saving you £6.51 (48.29%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jean-Luc Godard's eagerly awaited Eloge de l'Amour was one of the highlights of the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, dividing critics between those who loved its extraordinary beauty and those who found it hard to discern an overall theme from a multitude of contending threads. Certainly the plot is elusive. A young writer (Bruno Putzulu) wants a dark-haired woman (Cecile Camp) to play a role in his evolving project, a study of the four stages of love: meeting, physical passion, separation and reconciliation. By the time the funding comes through, she has killed herself and he looks back to the time when he might, or might not have met her before. Above all, the picture explores the blurred territory between the personal and the collective memory and the difference between a life which is simply lived and one in which the individual brings the power of imagination to their existence. Ultimately, the characters remain curiously faceless and the film fragments into a kaleidoscope of merging images, colours and landscapes and collective experience triumphs.Godard's legendary status as the godfather of French New Wave cinema has long since passed into the realms of cliché. Here, the "present" is shot on the streets of Paris in black and white. Godard's city of light looks as timeless as it did back in 1966 when he made Masculin Feminin. The second part of the film is shot in digital video, absorbing the audience with its electrically intense, mesmerising colours. Eloge de l'Amour is, more than anything, a sensual experience. Godard provokes but doesn't provide any answers. But fans of his more polemical work will enjoy the satirised American producers who want to purchase the rights to the Resistance couple's story. Americans have no memory, says the author. So they buy it from others. Godard never was a fence-sitter. --Piers Ford On the DVD: the main DVD extra on this disc sounds enticing: an interview with one of the world’s most innovative and influential directors. Yet the reality is disappointing, as it’s merely a transcript. The biography is more of the same. The only other additional feature is the subtitles, though there’s no option to turn them off. --Nikki Disney

• Crash | Blu Ray | (31/05/2021) from £24.69   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Technology and sexuality meet in a head-on collision in Crashdirector David Cronenberg's controversial adaptation of writer J.G. Ballard's hugely transgressive 1973 novel starring James Spader and Holly Hunter. Spader stars as James Ballard, a film producer whose deviant sexual desires are awakened by a near fatal automobile accident with Dr. Helen Remington (Hunter). Soon the pair, alongside Ballard's wife Catherine (Deborah Kara Unger), are drawn into an underground world of car-crash fetishism presided over by renegade scientist Vaughan (Elias Koteas). Danger, sex and death become entwined as eroticism and technology join together in a disturbing, deadly union. Awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for originality, daring and audacity, Crash remains an incredibly subversive and confrontational piece of cinemaCronenberg himself describes it as a dangerous filmnow refurbished in a stunning 4K restoration. Special Features 4K restoration of the uncut NC-17 version, supervised by director of photography Peter Suschitzky and approved by director David Cronenberg 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in High Dynamic Range 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with film scholar Adrian Martin Interviews with Suschitzky, executive producer Jeremy Thomas, composer Howard Shore and casting director Deirdre Bowen 2019 Q&A with Cronenberg and actor Viggo Mortensen at TIFF 1996 Q&A with Cronenberg and source novel writer J.G. Ballard at the National Film Theatre in London Behind-the-scenes footage and contemporary press interviews Architect of Pain: The Cronenberg Projectvideo essay by Caelum Vatnsdal on Cronenberg's use of architecture and location Crash! (1971, 18 mins)short film originally broadcast as part of the BBC's Review series, starring J.G. Ballard and loosely adapted from his 1970 novel The Atrocity Exhibition Two short films inspired by Ballard and the novel Crash: Nightmare Angel (Zoe Beloff, 1986, 33 mins) and Always (crashing) (Simon Barker and Jason Wood, 2016, 14 mins) Two Cronenberg short films: The Nest (2013, 10 mins) and At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World (2007, 4 mins) Original Trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

• Crash Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (14/12/2020) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Technology and sexuality meet in a head-on collision in Crash director David Cronenberg's controversial adaptation of writer J.G. Ballard's hugely transgressive 1973 novel starring James Spader and Holly Hunter. Spader stars as James Ballard, an advertising executive whose deviant sexual desires are awakened by a near fatal automobile accident with Dr Helen Remington (Hunter). Soon the pair, alongside Ballard's wife Catherine (Deborah Kara Unger), are drawn into an underground world of car crash fetishism presided over by renegade scientist Vaughan (Elias Koteas). Danger, sex and death become entwined as eroticism and technology join together in a disturbing, deadly union. Awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for originality, daring and audacity, Crash remains an incredibly subversive and confrontational piece of cinema Cronenberg himself describes it as a dangerous film now newly refurbished in a stunning 4K restoration. BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Brand new 4K restoration of the uncut NC-17 version from the original 35mm camera negative, supervised by writer-director David Cronenberg and director of photography Peter Suschitzky High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary with film scholar Adrian Martin Cronenberg Challenge new interview with director of photography Peter Suschitzky Mechanical Animals new interview with executive producer Jeremy Thomas The Shore Thing new interview with composer Howard Shore License to Drive new interview with casting director Deirdre Bowen Archival Behind the Scenes featurette Archival interviews with David Cronenberg, J.G. Ballard and actors James Spader, Holly Hunter, Deborah Kara Unger and Elias Koteas Cronenberg: Concrete Cowboy brand new video essay by Caelum Vatnsdal on Cronenberg's use of Toronto as a filming location Original Trailers Fully illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Vanessa Morgan and Araceli Molina, alongside a reprinted excerpt from Cronenberg on Cronenberg Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

• Crash Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (14/12/2020) from £32.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Technology and sexuality meet in a head-on collision in Crash director David Cronenberg's controversial adaptation of writer J.G. Ballard's hugely transgressive 1973 novel starring James Spader and Holly Hunter. Spader stars as James Ballard, an advertising executive whose deviant sexual desires are awakened by a near fatal automobile accident with Dr Helen Remington (Hunter). Soon the pair, alongside Ballard's wife Catherine (Deborah Kara Unger), are drawn into an underground world of car crash fetishism presided over by renegade scientist Vaughan (Elias Koteas). Danger, sex and death become entwined as eroticism and technology join together in a disturbing, deadly union. Awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for originality, daring and audacity, Crash remains an incredibly subversive and confrontational piece of cinema Cronenberg himself describes it as a dangerous film now newly refurbished in a stunning 4K restoration. ULTRA HD 4K BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Brand new 4K restoration of the uncut NC-17 version from the original 35mm camera negative, supervised by writer-director David Cronenberg and director of photography Peter Suschitzky 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in High Dynamic Range 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary with film scholar Adrian Martin Cronenberg Challenge new interview with director of photography Peter Suschitzky Mechanical Animals new interview with executive producer Jeremy Thomas The Shore Thing new interview with composer Howard Shore License to Drive new interview with casting director Deirdre Bowen Archival Behind the Scenes featurette Archival interviews with David Cronenberg, J.G. Ballard and actors James Spader, Holly Hunter, Deborah Kara Unger and Elias Koteas Cronenberg: Concrete Cowboy brand new video essay by Caelum Vatnsdal on Cronenberg's use of Toronto as a filming location Original Trailers Fully illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Vanessa Morgan and Araceli Molina, alongside a reprinted excerpt from Cronenberg on Cronenberg Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

• Mad Dog Morgan (UK Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (21/03/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on the true story of Dan Morgan the infamous Australian outlaw once described as ˜the most bloodthirsty ruffian that ever took to the bush' Mad Dog Morgan provides the perfect showcase for the unique star quality of Dennis Hopper (Night Tide, The Last Movie). After witnessing a bloody massacre of Chinese workers on Australia's goldfields, Morgan turns to a life of crime, becoming a bushranger and the scourge of the vicious authorities and, ultimately, a local legend leaving a bloody legacy in his wake. Nominated for two Australian Film Institute Awards, including one for director Philippe Mora (The Beast Within), Mad Dog Morgan is a brutal and uncompromising slice of Ozploitation. Extras New restoration from a 4K scan of the interpositive by Powerhouse Films Two presentations of the film: Mad Dog Morgan, the 103-minute director's cut; and Mad Dog, the 95-minute UK theatrical version Original mono audio Audio commentary with writer-director Philippe Mora and film critic Jake Wilson (2019) Audio commentary with writer-director Philippe Mora (2009) To Shoot a Mad Dog (1976): behind-the-scenes documentary, produced and directed by David Elfick, and featuring extensive interview footage with actor Dennis Hopper Hopping Mad (2019): Mora reflects on the making of Mad Dog Morgan That's Our Mad Dog: A Conversation with Dennis Hopper (2009): retrospective interview with the legendary actor, conducted by Mora ˜Not Quite Hollywood' Interview Excerpts (2008): over an hour of outtakes from Mark Hartley's acclaimed documentary on Australia cinema, featuring Mora, producer Jeremy Thomas, camera operator John Seale, and actors Jack Thompson, Roger Ward and Graeme Blundell Mad Country: Shooting Locations Revisited (2019) with optional audio commentary by Mora Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional and publicity material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Tara Judah, Philippe Mora's pre-production notes on Mad Dog Morgan, archival interview with Mora and producer Jeremy Thomas, Mora on the making of the film, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits Limited edition exclusive poster UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 2,000 copies for the UK All extras subject to change

• Waist Deep | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  "Waist Deep" takes audiences on a ride through contemporary Los Angeles - where a sexy 21st-century Bonnie and Clyde hit the streets.

• Broadway Melody Of 1940 | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £8.81   |  Saving you £7.18 (81.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The class of the Broadway Melody series with the burnished talents of Astaire and Murphy and the timeless tunes of Cole Porter. The plot never the point of these exercises pits two dancers in a friendly rivalry for the attentions of Powell. This was the only screen appearance together of Astaire and Powell and it makes you wish for more. Also features a fifteen year old Judy Garland.

• King And Country | DVD | (22/08/2011) from £19.05   |  Saving you £-2.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Amidst the mud and blood of Passchendaele in 1917 Private Hamp (Tom Courtenay) awaits Court Martial for desertion. His crime? Simply walking away from the slaughter after three solid years at the front during which all his mates have been killed. Captain Hargreaves (Dirk Bogard) the officer detailed to defend him is initially unsympathetic. However as he learns the facts of the case he becomes increasingly determined to save Hamp from the firing squad. But his superiors are equally keen to make an example of the unfortunate Private...

• Planet of the Apes -- 35th Anniversary Special Edition (2 discs) | DVD | (26/04/2004) from £4.89   |  Saving you £18.10 (370.14%)   |  RRP £22.99

  A genuine genre classic whose impact remains undimmed either by time, increasingly dire sequels, or Tim Burton's lacklustre 2001 "reimagining", the original Planet of the Apes richly deserves this 35th Anniversary special edition. Here you'll find a glorious anamorphic presentation of Franklin J Schaffner's painterly CinemaScope framing, accompanied by a new DTS 5.1 soundtrack that makes the movie seem even more vibrant and immediate than ever before. On disc one the film is accompanied by two audio commentaries: one from composer Jerry Goldsmith, and another with Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Natalie Trundy and make-up artist John Chambers. These are reasonably interesting, though with a few too many gaps. Better is Eric Greene's exhaustive text commentary. Better still are the features on the second disc. Disc two contains the exhaustive two-hour Behind the Planet of the Apes documentary (also to be found in the six-disc box set) as well as a host of other behind-the-scenes nuggets for die-hard fans: dailies and outtakes, make-up tests and Roddy McDowall's home movies. There's some overlap between a 1967 NATO presentation of the movie hosted by Charlton Heston and other featurettes from 1968 and 1972. Sequel directors Don Taylor and J Lee Thompson are seen in action, and there are trailers, film reviews from 1968 and picture galleries. --Mark Walker

• Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild Untold Story of Ozploitation | Blu Ray | (14/05/2021) from £19.90   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Song To Song | DVD | (25/09/2017) from £7.02   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples chase success through a rock 'n' roll landscape of seduction and betrayal.

• A Kiss Before Dying | DVD | (04/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Bud Corliss a darkly handsome college boy is so obsessed with wealth that he'll do anything to get it. When his rich girlfriend Dorothy gets pregnant and is threatened with disinheritance Bud stages her suicide sending her plummeting from the roof of a high-rise. It's the perfect crime; until Dorothy's sister Ellen begins to unravel Bud's deadly scheme...

• Strictly Ballroom | Blu Ray | (07/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From Baz Luhrmann – the director of the award-winning hits Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge! – comes Strictly Ballroom... the hilariously funny romantic comedy that's sure to leave you laughing, cheering and feeling great! It's the magical story of a championship ballroom dancer who's breaking all the rules, and his ugly duckling dancing partner. Together they make their dreams come true! You're sure to enjoy this exhaustively funny comedy as it dances and soars its way straight into your heart. Critics everywhere fell madly in love with this big-screen treat – and so will you! And, as an added bonus, this special edition includes Samba To Slow Fox, the entertaining documentary that inspired Strictly Ballroom.

• Planet Of The Apes - Primal Collection (Eight Films Box Set) | Blu Ray | (24/11/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.00

  Packed with nonstop action iconic imagery and thrilling twists and turns the Planet of the Apes Primal Collection contains all eight films. See how it all began — and ended — as legendary stars including Charlton Heston Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Ricardo Montalban James Franciscus and Claude Akins dominate the screen in these spectacular adventures that belong in every movie lover’s library!

• Spun | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £7.98   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jason Schwartzman stars as a speed junkie who embarks on an three-day adventure with his dealer in this darkly comic look at the grungy underworld of American life.

• Home for the Holidays | DVD | (01/10/2012) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Director Jodie Foster dishes up a heaping helping of holiday hilarity (NBC-TV) with this laugh-out-loud comedy from screenwriter W.D. Richter about family food and finding acceptance with the people you love. Home for the Holidays is a wickedly funny film that's so true it hurts (Entertainment Today)! In a span of 36 hours Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter) has managed to lose her job make out with her boss and learn that her daughter (Claire Danes) is planning to go all the way. But Claudia's fortunes actually take a turn for the worse when she flies home to endure an even more grueling trial: the family Thanksgiving! Beset by a neurotic mother (Anne Bancroft) kooky father (Charles Durning) eccentric brother (Robert Downey Jr.) and compulsively normal sister (Cynthia Stevenson) Claudia struggles to maintain her calm. But as sparks fly tempers flare and turkeys go airborne Claudia manages to recapture the zaniness of her childhood and discover that the most important things in life are the memories she shares with family and for that she can only be thankful!

• The Edward Woodward Hour | DVD | (28/03/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• Copycat | DVD | (29/03/1999) from £18.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Taking its lead from Jonathan Demme's Oscar-winning pulse-raiser The Silence Of the Lambs, Copycat strives for intelligence over gristle and carnage. It's a terse, involving thriller that swings away from the usual cinematic notion of violence as a means to an end by forgoing brawn for brains. Young San Francisco police inspector Ruben Goetz (Dermot Mulroney) is teamed with brilliant force vet, M J Monahan (Holly Hunter), a diplomatic, no-nonsense cop who must buck the system in order to find a killer who is copying the crimes of history's most notorious serial killers. Ruben would rather shoot to kill than merely wound a suspect; Monahan labours to help him think more diplomatically. Everything changes when crank calls arrive at the station from serial-killer pin-up girl psychiatrist Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver). She's been housebound for 13 months, ever since murderer Daryll Lee Cullum (Harry Connick Jr.) nearly made her his next victim because she testified against him in court. Though he's in prison, he's still mentor and muse to every loose cannon walking the streets--one of whom is killing people with a vengeance and hoping to finish the job Cullum began. Cop and doc team up to solve the case in this stylish, plot-driven movie. Though Copycat loses steam in the end, it still makes a point. And it serves as a cautionary tale for people everywhere, tossing in street smart warnings against victimisation. The teaming of Hunter and Weaver works well, the short and the tall forging a terrific and friction-filled relationship that leads to grudging respect. Establishing an ominous atmosphere reminiscent of his classic British TV miniseries The Singing Detective, director Jon Amiel has an eye for the dark and the unusual and it gives this film an edge that eludes most other mainstream filmmakers. --Paula Nechak

• Broadcast News | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Holly Hunter plays a network news producer who, much to her chagrin, finds herself falling for pretty-boy anchorman William Hurt. He is all glamour without substance and represents a hated shift from hard news toward packaged "infotainment", which Hunter despises. Completing the triangle is Albert Brooks, who provides contrast as the gifted reporter with almost no presence on camera. He carries a torch for Hunter; she sees merely a friend. Written and directed by James L. Brooks, Broadcast News shows remarkable insight into the people who make television. On the surface the film is about that love triangle. If you look a little deeper, however, you will see that this behind-the-scenes comedy is a very revealing look at obsessive behaviour and the heightened emotions that accompany adrenaline addiction. It is for good reason this was nominated for seven Academy Awards (though it did not win any). There are scenes in this movie you cannot shake, such as Hunter's scheduled mini-breakdowns, or Brooks' furious "flop sweat" during his tryout as a national anchor. Watch for an uncredited Jack Nicholson as a senior newscaster. --Rochelle O'Gorman

• Sailor Of The King | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  1940. A vital British convoy is crossing the Pacific, escorted by a cruiser squadron under the command of Captain Richard Saville (Michael Rennie). When a powerful German raider, the Essen, is sighted in the area, Seville despatches his cruisers to attack and destroy the Nazi warship before it can decimate the convoy. The resulting sea battle is brutal and devastating for both sides... When the badly damaged German raider slips into a tropical lagoon for repairs, an escaped Canadian POW (Jef...