"Actor: Laurence"

• A Dandy in Aspic - Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (25/03/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The final film by the great Anthony Mann (Winchester '73, El Cid) A Dandy in Aspic is a stylish and complex cold-war thriller starring Laurence Harvey (Room at the Top, The Manchurian Candidate) as a Russian double-agent working for British Intelligence who is assigned to track down and kill an unusual target. Falling between the outlandish exploits of James Bond and the dour realism of John le Carré's circus of spies , this paranoid thriller is a dark and refined affair, with a superb supporting cast headed by Mia Farrow (Rosemary s Baby, See No Evil) and Tom Courtenay (The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Otley), wonderful cinematography by regular Powell and Pressburger cameraman Christopher Challis, and with a terrific score by Quincy Jones. INDICATOR LIMITED BLU-RAY EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES: High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with author and critic Samm Deighan The BEHP Interview with Christopher Challis (1988, 107 mins): an archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the cinematographer in conversation with Kevin Gough-Yates A Time to Die (2019, 10 mins): members of the crew recall aspects of the film's production Pulling Strings (2019, 22 mins): titles designer Michael Graham Smith and puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew discuss the distinctive opening credit sequence Inside Mann (2019, 12 mins): an appreciation by critic and broadcaster Richard Combs London to Berlin (2019, 6 mins): an exploration of A Dandy in Aspic's British and German locations Berlin: The Swinging City (1968, 5 mins): original promotional film produced by Columbia Pictures Isolated music & effects track Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive 28-page booklet with a new essay by Jeff Billington, an archival on-set report, Derek Marlowe on A Dandy in Aspic, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits World premiere on Blu-ray Limited Edition of 3,000 copies

• The Ebony Tower | DVD | (19/09/2011) from £12.98   |  Saving you £2.00 (18.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Featuring a formidable central performance by Laurence Oliver one of Britain s most revered actors this BAFTA-nominated television play was adapted by John Mortimer (Rumpole of the Bailey) from the novel by John Fowles; a distinguished supporting cast includes Greta Scacchi and Roger Rees. Henry Breasley (Olivier) is an elderly painter whose secluded retirement is invaded by David Williams (Rees) a brash young artist commissioned to produce a biographical study of the great man. Breasley shares his home in the South of France with two young English girls both former art students Diana and Anne. In this strange mnage David is left in no doubt about his host's views on modern abstract art. However he is puzzled by the old man's relationship with the girls especially when he also finds himself strongly attracted to Diana...

• Apocalypse Now - Final Cut | Blu Ray | (17/10/2022) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A never-before-seen and newly restored cut of Francis Ford Coppola's spectacular cinematic masterpiece in a way which the director believes looks better than it has ever looked and sounds better than it has ever sounded. Apocalypse Now was nominated for 8 Academy Awards® (including Best Picture) and won 2 Academy Award® for Best Cinematography and Best Sound, 2 BAFTAs for Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor and the Palme d'Or in Cannes. Starring Academy Award® winner Marlon Brando (1972, Best Actor, The Godfather), Academy Award® winner Robert Duvall (1983, Best Actor, Tender Mercies), Golden Globe® winner Martin Sheen (2001, Best Actor TV Series, The West Wing), Academy Award® nominee Dennis Hopper (1986, Best Supporting Actor, Hoosiers), Academy Award® nominee Laurence Fishburne (1993, Best Actor, What's Love Got to Do with It), and Academy Award® nominee Harrison Ford (1985, Best Actor, Witness), the film follows Army Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), a troubled man sent on a dangerous and mesmerizing odyssey into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade American colonel named Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who has succumbed to the horrors of war and barricaded himself in a remote outpost. The best visual and sound technologies have been used to present Coppola's true vision of the film: one that delivers deep, visceral visual and auditory impact. The audience will be able to see, hear and feel this film how I always hoped it could befrom the first ˜bang' to the final whimper said the film-maker. All three versions of this film are available on this release including Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut, Apocalypse Now: Theatrical Cut, and Apocalypse Now Redux Extended Cut. Restored from the original negative for the first time ever, Apocalypse Now Final Cut is Coppola's most complete version of his multi-awarded classic. This is the first time the original negative has ever been scanned and over 11 months and 2,700 hours were spent on cleaning and restoring the film's 300,173 frames. Brought to life through ultra-vivid picture quality with Dolby Vision®, delivering spectacular colours never before seen on a screen, with highlights that are up to 40 times brighter, and blacks that are 10 times darker. It has also been mixed in Dolby Atmos® to offer a truly immersive sound experience and it has been enhanced Meyer Sound Laboratories' newly developed Sensual Sound™, a technology engineered to output audio below the limits of human hearing. Extras: Intro by Francis Ford Coppola Audio Commentary by Director Francis Ford Coppola An Interview with John Milius A Conversation with Martin Sheen and Francis Ford Coppola Fred Roos: Casting Apocalypse Featurette The Mercury Theatre on the Air: Heart of Darkness November 6, 1938 The Hollow Men Featurette Monkey Sampan Lost Scene Additional Scenes Destruction of the Kurtz Compound End Credits The Birth of 5.1 Sound Featurette Ghost Helicopter Flyover Sound Effects Demonstration The Synthesizer Soundtrack Article by Bob Moog A Million Feet of Film: The Editing of Apocalypse Now Featurette Heard Any Good Movies Lately? The Sound Design of Apocalypse Now Featurette The Final Mix Featurette 2001 Cannes Film Festival: Francis Ford Coppola Featurette PBR Streetgang Featurette The Color Palette of Apocalypse Now Featurette Disc Credits Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (with Optional Audio Commentary by Francis and Eleanor Coppola) NEW: Tribeca Film Festival Q&A with Francis Ford Coppola and Steven Soderbergh NEW: Never-Before-Seen B-Roll Footage NEW: Apocalypse Now Dolby featurette (HD) NEW: A history of Apocalypse Now on Home Video (HD) John Milius Script Excerpt with Francis Coppola Notes (Still Gallery) Storyboard Collection Photo Archive ▪ Unit Photography ▪ Mary Ellen Mark Photography o Marketing Archive ▪ 1979 Teaser Trailer ▪ 1979 Theatrical Trailer ▪ 1979 Radio Spots ▪ 1979 Theatrical Program ▪ Lobby Card and Press Kit Photos ▪ Poster Gallery ▪ Apocalypse Now Redux Trailer

• The Abcs Of Death 2 | Blu Ray | (30/03/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  26 Directors: 26 New Ways To Die.... The most anticipated horror anthology sequel in the world today The ABC's of Death 2 is a showcase of worldwide gore cinema featuring the cream of the world's genre boffin crop strutting their glorious stomach-churning stuff. Comprised of twenty-six individual chapters each segment is helmed by a different director assigned to a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving death. Provocative shocking funny and at times confronting ABC's of Death 2 is a veritable smorgasbord of depravity that you don't dare miss! Special Features: 'Making of' Documentary Director Commentaries Trailers

• A Voyage Round My Father | DVD | (28/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From the Award Winning writer of 'Rumpole of the Bailey' comes this critically acclaimed autobiographical story of an unforgettable journey of an abusive father and his son. John Mortimer's autobiographical play 'A Voyage Round My Father' was given this spectacular film adaptation in 1981. Mortimer best known for his 'Rumpole of the Bailey' stories has fashioned an unexpurgated but affectionate portrait of his highly eccentric lawyer father Clifford Mortimer played by Sir Laur

• Horrible Histories - Series 1-5 | DVD | (28/10/2013) from £28.95   |  Saving you £6.04 (20.86%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Bringing together all 5 series of the award winning Horrible Histories in one collection. Based on the best-selling books for kids (and for adults but they just won't admit it) Horrible Histories is an energetic surprising and unconventional take on history's most gruesome unpleasant yet funniest moments. From the woeful World Wars the miserable Middle Ages and the savage Stone Age to cut-throat Celts groovy Greeks rotten Romans vile Vikings and awful Egyptians history has never been so naughty. These are the stories from history that your mischievous uncle told you about; the gory smelly bits that your teacher wouldn't approve of. Get ready for the funniest fastest nastiest and daftest ride through history you're ever likely to see.

• The Amazing Mr Blunden | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  A mysterious very old solicitor Mr. Blunden (Naismith) visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in her squalid Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitor. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children who died in the mansion nearly a hundred years previously and start to look into the mystery surrounding a fire that destroyed the house and claimed the lives of the two children...

• Yonderland - Season 1 | DVD | (17/02/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Written by and starring the cast of Horrible Histories Yonderland is a naughty comedy for adults and kids. Mum Debbie is bored of being an unappreciated stay at home mum and heads on the gap year she never had. But forget a gap year in South East Asia; she's heading to Yonderland - another realm accessible via her kitchen cupboard that hosts the most unusual and ridiculous of characters. Comic puppet elves dark lords weird looking blue people and the most stupid of Elders who fail miserably to rule the land. Through mum's eyes we're exported to a weird and wonderful getaway full of mayhem Monty Python-esque silliness packed full of jokes and peppered with adult humour that will get people of all ages laughing. Special Features: Behind the Scenes

• John Wick 1 - 4 Box Set (DVD) | DVD | (12/06/2023) from £23.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A retired hitman is forced back into the underground world of assassins when he embarks on a merciless journey to hunt down his adversaries. With the skill and ruthlessness that made him an underworld legend, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) fights to overcome the world's top hitmen and women in a stylish tale of revenge and redemption.

• Hearts of Darkness | DVD | (09/01/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In the late seventies celebrated director Francis Ford Coppola and his cast and crew ventured into the dense jungles of the Philippines to begin work on what would eventually become his masterpiece, ApocalypseNow. But the journey from page to screen soon spiralled into a hellish, life-threatening nightmare that echoed the film’s narrative. Plagued with adversity, one of the most influential films ever made had one of the most notorious shoots in cinema history that few survived unscathed. Compiled from rare on set footage filmed by Coppola’s wife Eleanor and interviews with the cast, Hearts Of Darkness is the ultimate feature-length documentary, capturing the explosive events that lead to Apocalypse Now becoming an acknowledged classic.

• King of New York | Blu Ray | (16/11/2020) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  NOT EVERYONE WHO RUNS A CITY IS ELECTED. Arguably maverick filmmaker Abel Ferrera's most accessible and explosive film, King of New York's status as an urban gangster classic is cemented by a magnetic, career-best central performance by Christopher Walken, as well as riveting support from Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito, Steve Buscemi and David Caruso. After years inside, drug lord Frank White (Walken) is fresh out of jail and back on the streets of New York City. Seeing himself as half Scarface, half Robin Hood, Frank and his enforcers brutally take back control of the city, turf by turf with starry dreams of using the millions to benefit the community and save a local hospital. Before Frank can fulfil his ruthless lust for power, though, he's got to get past the crooked cops determined to take him down, and the criminal competition that won't bend to his will. Still just as relevant and incendiary now as it was three decades ago, King of New York returns with guns blazing in this definitive special edition, including a new director-approved 4K restoration. 4K ULTRA HD SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS New 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Abel Ferrera and cinematographer Bojan Bazelli 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) LPCM original stereo and remixed DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio options Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by director Abel Ferrera Audio commentary with composer Joe Delia, producer Mary Kane, casting director Randy Sabusawa and editor Anthony Redman Interview with director Abel Ferrera Interview with producer Augusto Caminito Abel Ferrera: Not Guilty, a documentary on the director from the French TV show Cinéastes de notre temps A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrera, a documentary looking back at the director's career, including interviews with his key collaborators Original theatrical trailers and TV spots Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tracie Ching FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet containing essays on the film by Iain Sinclair and Abel Ferrera biographer Brad Stevens

• Red Heat (1988) | DVD | (20/05/2002) from £13.55   |  Saving you £4.44 (32.77%)   |  RRP £17.99

  After scoring a hit with the Eddie Murphy-Nick Nolte cop thriller 48 Hours, director Walter Hill returned to the buddy formula with this half-ridiculous, half-invigorating action flick about humourless Russian cop Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger). He follows a drug dealer from Moscow to Chicago, where he's matched up with city cop Art Ridzik (James Belushi), whose work ethic is considerably more relaxed. Most of the humour revolves around Danko's grumpy reaction to good ol' American capitalism, while Ridzik urges him to chill out. Red Heat is not bad as action comedies go, but only if you get into the absurd spirit of this predictable fare, in which the unlikely buddies get to wisecrack and act casually while mayhem erupts everywhere they go. Incidentally, Red Heat was the first American film allowed to shoot in Moscow's Red Square. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Event Horizon (1997) | DVD | (04/06/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Drawing from Andrei Tarkovsky's heady science fiction meditation Solaris by way of Alien and Hellraiser, this visually splendid but pulpy piece of science fiction schlock concerns a mission in the year 2047 to investigate the experimental American spaceship Event Horizon, which disappeared seven years previously and suddenly, out of nowhere, reappeared in the orbit of Neptune. Laurence Fishburne stars as mission commander Captain Miller and Sam Neill is Dr Weir, the scientist who designed the mystery ship. Miller's T-shirt-and army-green-clad crew of smart-talking pros finds a ship dead and deserted, but further investigations turn up blood, corpses, dismembered body parts, and a decidedly unearthly presence. It turns out that the ship is really a space-age haunted house where spooky (and obviously impossible) visions lure each of the crew members into situations they should know better than to enter. The ship is gorgeously designed, borrowing from the dark, organic look of Alien and adding the menacing touch of teeth sprouting from bulwark doors and clawlike spikes inexplicably shooting out of the engine room floor. Unfortunately the film is not nearly as inventive as the production design--it turns into a woefully inconsistent psychic monster movie that sacrifices mood for tepid shocks--but the special effects are topnotch, and ultimately the movie has a trashy B movie charm about it. --Sean Axmaker

• The Escapees (Limited Edition Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (09/12/2024) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Between the dystopian paranoia of The Night of the Hunted and the visceral excesses of The Living Dead Girl, director Jean Rollin takes a surreal detour into the Parisian demi-monde with The Escapees (Les Echappées, also known as Les Paumées du petit matin). When two young women, the wayward Michelle (Laurence Dubas) and the withdrawn Marie (Christiane Coppé), escape from an asylum, they find themselves drifting through a nightmarish world of burlesque troupes, lascivious sailors, and hardened criminals. After a violent confrontation, the police close in... With its supporting cast of key collaborators, including actors Brigitte Lahaie (Fascination), Louise Dhor (Requiem for a Vampire), Bernard Papineau (The Night of the Hunted), Jean-Loup Philippe (Lips of Blood), Natalie Perry (The Nude Vampire) and composer Philippe D'Aram (Two Orphan Vampires), The Escapees is at once atypical, yet unmistakeably Rollin. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES New 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films Two presentations of the film: Les Échappées, Jean Rollin's original version; and Les Paumées du petit matin, the alternative version with re-ordered scenes Original mono audio Audio commentary with film expert Tim Lucas (2024) One Day in Paris (2008): far-reaching interview with Rollin in which he discusses The Escapees and his other films Quant à Louise (2024): regular Rollin collaborators Natalie Perrey and Jean-Pierre Bouyxou remember actress Louise Dhour Previously unseen interview with actor Jean-Loup Phillipe (2024) Critical appreciation by author and musician Stephen Thrower (2024) Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes New and improved English translation subtitles Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Lucas Balbo, archival writing on the film by Jean Rollin, an archival interview with the director, an archival interview with composer Philippe D'Aram, a tribute to Rollin by fantastique cinema expert Nicolas Stanzick, and full film credits Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US

• Class Action | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £7.27   |  Saving you £5.72 (78.68%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Lawyer Jebediah Ward devoted to defending victims of large corporations and the State is fighting for compensation for the victims of automobile accidents involving defective cars. However it turns out that the manufacturer in his latest case is being defended by none other than Ward's daughter...

• Spartacus 4K 60th Anniversary | Blu Ray | (17/08/2020) from £23.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Relive the story of Spartacus, a genre-defining epic in 4K Ultra HD with HDR. Newly-remastered, this 60th Anniversary edition includes an extended version of the film and 4K Ultra HD bonus features. Spartacus from director Stanley Kubrick, is the legendary tale of a bold gladiator (Kirk Douglas) who led a triumphant Roman slave revolt. Restored from large format 35mm original film elements, this action-packed spectacle won four Academy Awards® including 'Best Cinematography' and 'Best Art Direction'. Featuring a cast of screen legends such as Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, John Gavin and Tony Curtis, this uncut and fully restored masterpiece is an inspirational true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom. Bonus Features: Extended Version with 12 additional minutes I am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas Restoring Spartacus Deleted Scenes Archival Interviews Behind The Scenes Footage Vintage Newsreels And More! (4k Disc Includes All Bonus Features In 4k Resolution!)

• Star Trek 5 : The Final Frontier | DVD | (07/05/2001) from £7.94   |  Saving you £10.05 (126.57%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Almost universally derided on its first release as the worst of the Star Trek movies to date, The Final Frontier may just have been the victim of bad press. Following in the wake of the massively successful fourth instalment The Voyage Home didn't help matters (notoriously, even-numbered entries are better), nor did having novice director and shameless egomaniac William Shatner at the helm. But if the story, conceived and co-written by Shatner, teeters dangerously on the verge of being corny at times, it redeems itself with enough thought-provoking scenes in the best tradition of the series, and a surprisingly original finale. Granted there are a few too many yawning plot holes along the way, and the general tone is over-earnest (despite some painfully slapstick comedy moments), but the interaction of the central trio (Kirk, Spock and McCoy) is often funny and genuinely insightful; while Laurence Luckinbill is a charismatic adversary as the renegade Vulcan Sybok. True, the rest of the cast scarcely get a look in, and the special effects betray serious budgetary restrictions, but with a standout score from Jerry Goldsmith and a meaty philosophical premise to play around with, Star Trek V looks a lot more substantial in retrospect. Certainly it's no worse than either Generations or Insurrection, the next "odd-numbered" entries in the series. On the DVD: This is a non-anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) print, with only two trailers as extra features. Quite frankly, Star Trek fans are being short-changed. --Mark Walker

• Hellbound - Hellraiser 2 | DVD | (10/09/2001) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice Remastered | Blu Ray | (26/04/2021) from £15.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Now with Enhanced Colour and Expanded Pictures Aspect Ratio From director Zack Snyder comes Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, starring Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent in the characters' first big-screen pairing. Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City's own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis's most revered, modern-day saviour, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it's ever known before. Special Features NEW Introduction and Commentary by Director Zack Snyder.

• Turbo Kid | Blu Ray | (05/10/2015) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In a post-apocalyptic future, The Kid (Munro Chambers) lives alone in his underground bunker, scavenging for relics from the old world and obsessing over comic books. But when he meets a girl named Apple (Laurence Leboeuf), it's not long before The Kid has to face his fears and challenge the sadistic Zeus (Michael Ironside), who has declared himself leader of the Wasteland and taken control of the water supply.Armed with his ancient turbocharged weapon, he embarks on an incredible journey to rid the Wasteland of evil and discovers the true meaning of justice and friendship.?