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• Death Smiles On A Murderer | Blu Ray | (21/05/2018) from £16.10   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A haunting and dreamlike gothic horror/giallo hybrid, Death Smiles on a Murderer is a compelling early work from the legendary sleaze and horror film director Joe D'Amato (Anthropophagus, Emanuelle in America), here billed under his real name Aristide Massaccesi. Set in Austria in the early 1900s, Death Smiles on a Murderer stars Ewa Aulin, (Candy, Death Laid an Egg) as Greta, a beautiful young woman abused by her brother Franz (Luciano Rossi, Death Walks in High Heels, The Conformist) and left to die in childbirth by her illicit lover, the aristocrat Dr. von Ravensbrück (Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Kill, Baby... Kill!). Bereft with grief, Franz reanimates his dead sister using a formula engraved on an ancient Incan medallion. Greta then returns as an undead avenging angel, reaping revenge on the Ravensbrück family and her manically possessive brother. Presented here in a stunning 2K restoration, D'Amato's film is a stately and surreal supernatural mystery which benefits from an achingly mournful score by Berto Pisano, several shocking scenes of gore, and a typically sinister performance from Klaus Kinski as a morbid doctor. Features: Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original Italian and English soundtracks Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack New audio commentary by writer and critic Tim Lucas D'Amato Smiles on Death, an archival interview in which the director discusses the film All About Ewa, a newly-filmed, career-spanning interview with the Swedish star Smiling on the Taboo: Sex, Death and Transgression in the horror films of Joe D'Amato, new video essay by critic Kat Ellinger Original trailers Stills and collections gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Stephen Thrower and film historian Roberto Curti

• Giallo Essentials | Blue | Limited Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (24/04/2023) from £29.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the early 1970s, when the giallo boom was at its peak, producer-turned-director Luciano Ercoli helmed three standalone but thematically linked examples of the genre, each featuring a memorable star turn by Spanish born actress and model Nieves Navarro (billed under her adopted stage name of Susan Scott). Accompanied by a rogues' gallery of familiar and recurring faces, this trilogy of terror represents the giallo at its most playful and unpredictable.In The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion, Minou's (Dagmar Lassander, The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire) dull but pampered life is upturned by a mysterious sadist (Simón Andreu, Death Carries a Cane) who blackmails her into submitting to his every perverted whim. Desperate to escape his clutches, Minou confides in her libidinous best friend Dominique (Navarro)... but is she more involved than she's letting on? Then, in Death Walks on High Heels, Navarro stars as exotic dancer Nicole, daughter of a murdered jewel thief, who finds herself terrorized by a black-clad assailant determined to procure her father's stolen gems. Fleeing Paris and her knife-wielding pursuer, Nicole arrives in London, only to discover that death stalks her at every corner. Finally, in Death Walks at Midnight, Navarro stars as Valentina - a model who, in the midst of a drug-fueled photoshoot, witnesses a brutal murder in the apartment opposite hers. But when the authorities refuse to believe a crime has been committed, Valentina is forced to assume the role of amateur sleuth.With glamor, perversity and narrative twists and turns aplenty, each of these giallo delights is fully restored from original elements and presented alongside an array of all-encompassing bonus features.Product Features2K restorations from the original 35mm camera negatives for The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion and Death Walks on High Heels2K restoration from an original 35mm internegative for Death Walks at MidnightHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of each filmOriginal Italian and English front and end titlesOriginal lossless mono Italian and English soundtracksOptional English subtitles for the Italian soundtracksOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracksRigid box packaging with newly designed artwork by Gilles Vranckx in a windowed Giallo Essentials Collection slipcoverReversible sleeves for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil and Gilles VranckxDisc One: The Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above SuspicionAudio commentary by Kat Ellinger, author and editor-in-chief of Diabolique MagazinePrivate Pictures, a documentary featuring interviews with actress Nieves Navarro, director Luciano Ercoli and writer Ernesto GastaldiThe Forbidden Soundtrack of the Big Three, an appreciation of the music of Forbidden Photos and 70s Italian cult cinema by musician and soundtrack collector Lovely JonThe Forbidden Lady, a Q&A with actress Dagmar Lassander at the 2016 Festival of Fantastic FilmsOriginal Italian and English theatrical trailersImage galleryDisc Two: Death Walks On High HeelsAudio commentary by film critic Tim LucasIntroduction to the film by screenwriter Ernesto GastaldiFrom Spain with Love, featurette with director Luciano Ercoli and actress Nieves Navarro, interviewed at their home in BarcelonaMaster of Giallo, screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi on Death Walks on High Heels and how to write a successful gialloDeath Walks to the Beat, a career-spanning interview with High Heels composer Stelvio CiprianiOriginal Italian and English trailersDisc Three: Death Walks At MidnightAudio commentary by film critic Tim LucasIntroduction to the film by screenwriter Ernesto GastaldiExtended TV version of the featureCrime Does Pay, screenwriter Gastaldi reflects on his career in the crime film-writing business, including a look at Death Walks at MidnightDesperately Seeking Susan, visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring the distinctive giallo collaborations between director Luciano Ercoli and star Nieves Navarro

• Crimebusters | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A morally dubious duo feature in this hilarious escapade as they fall out with a mob who run a harbour complex. They resort to crime and plan a supermarket robbery which not surprisingly goes haywire.

• Tito Gobbi - the Glass Mountain + Lucia Highlights | DVD | (28/02/2005) from £12.98   |  Saving you £12.01 (92.53%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Acclaimed Italian baritone Tito Gobbi shines on this DVD highlighting his remarkable persona and singing voice. The 1950 British musical-drama THE GLASS MOUNTAIN is a compelling story of love and opera in which Gobbi gets to showcase his beautiful deep voice. Clips from the 1948 Rome Opera performance of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR in which Gobbi starred with Lilliana Rossi are also included.

• Big Racket / Violent Professionals | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Big Racket (Dir. Enzo G. Castellari 1976): Nico Palmieri (Fabio Testi) is a police inspector who battles against hoodlums who terrorise a sleepy Italian village and extort cash from the locals. With the threat of horrific brutality no one dares to act except a restaurant owner (Renzo Palmer) who approaches Palmieri and sings like a canary. As a result his young daughter is raped. Discovering that the terrorism is related to drug dealers Palmieri is forbidden to continue inv

• The Violent Professionals | DVD | (07/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Sergio Martino's Violent Professionals (a.k.a Milano trema - la polizia vuole giustizia) is one of the classics of the Italian ""Poliziotti"" genre. Luc Merenda stars as detective Giorgio Caneparo out to put blow a hole in every bad guy's head. Angry that the press merely publicises the murder of his boss and no one actually does anything about it Merenda delves into the criminal underworld to become part of a large terrorist network hell-bent on destroying the Italian government by r

• Death Walks At Midnight | DVD | (26/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Valentina (Nieves Navarro a.k.a. Susan Scott) a fashion model agrees to try a new hallucenogenic drug as part of a publicity stunt. Under the influence of the drug she has a vision of a woman being violently attacked by a man with a viscious spiked glove. When her story is published by the newspapers Valentina finds herself being stalked by the killer from her dream. But that is only the beginning of her descent into hell. Death Walks At Midnight is a gorgeously stylised thrill

• City of the Living Dead | Blu Ray | (25/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A