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• The Big Boss | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £4.98   |  Saving you £15.01 (301.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Big Boss - uncut at last! Hong Kong Legends is proud to release the Bruce Lee classic THE BIG BOSS: DVD SPECIAL EDITION (18) - for the first time in the UK totally uncut with eight previously cut scenes now re-instated. This seminal martial arts film was instrumental in creating the legend that is BRUCE LEE. Shot in Pak Choi in Thailand Bruce Lee introduced his magnetic charisma and ground-breaking fight choreography to the world with this film. In an emotive rollercoaster

• Premier's Desires | DVD | (01/12/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Famous still photographer David Hamilton liked to step behind the film camera on occasion and explore similar themes in each medium. Three young girls adjusting to adolescence and their own sexuality after being stranded by a boat wreck in the Mediterranean Innocence purity and sexuality were Hamilton's main preoccupations and this is clearly revealed in Premiers Desirs. Highly charged erotica.

• La Seconda Moglie | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Out of Africa | DVD | (04/04/2016) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Out of Africa seems to have slipped more readily from public memory than other comparably lauded films. Yet Sidney Pollack's panoramic treatment of Karen Blixen's novel has retained its atmosphere and slow-burning emotion, and deserves reassessment. Meryl Streep is in her possibly most involving starring role as Baroness Karen Blixen, Danish free spirit whose ill-fated venture at the beginning of World War One to run a coffee plantation in Kenya is overlaid by her intimate yet distant relationship with adventurer and idealist Denys Finch Hatton, unselfconsciously portrayed by Robert Redford. Klaus Maria Brandauer puts in a rare and convincing English-language appearance as the amoral but charming womaniser Baron Bror Blixen. The film is tellingly held together by Kurt Luedke's finely honed screenplay, and John Barry's sumptuously expressive score. On the DVD: The anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen format reproduces superbly, as does the 4.1 discrete audio. 18 access points are provided, with printed and aural subtitles in English only. Pollack's feature commentary is amusing enough on a single run-through, but an on-location documentary would have been preferable. Production notes and biographies are very adequate, though the theatrical trailer reproduction is notably inferior. No matter, this is a major film, well worth the transfer to DVD.--Richard Whitehouse

• Sleepless | DVD | (11/12/2006) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Dario Argento's 2001 feature Sleepless didn't receive a cinematic release in the UK, and it's not hard to see why. The movie often feels like Argento on auto-pilot, rehashing images and ideas and camera angles from his more inspired films like Suspiria or Tenebrae. The dialogue is leaden, the plot is a plodding whodunnit (and most of the time it's hard to care who) and the acting, with the exception of the veteran Max von Sydow, is mostly atrocious and crudely dubbed. But then again, no one ever came to an Argento movie for the plot or the dialogue, and least of all for the acting. The key to his mastery has always been the atmosphere of a nightmare that he conjures up, with all its jagged imagery and complete absence of narrative logic. The less sense it makes, the scarier it gets. Sleepless never attains anywhere near a level of nightmarish intensity, but it has its moments--especially the least rational ones. Although the plot involves no elements of the supernatural, and everything is finally (if cumbersomely) explained, it's episodes like the first killing (where the murderer traps his victim on a speeding train he couldn't possibly have boarded) that strike most effectively home. The action involves a retired police inspector (von Sydow) lured back to investigate a series of killings in Turin that replicate murders he was assigned to 17 years earlier. As always with Argento, knives figure prominently, as do prowling steadicam tracking shots, old dark houses and females butchered in any number of gory and far-fetched ways. The film looks unfailingly good, courtesy of its rich dark palate of colours, Ronnie Taylor's sinuous camera, and Argento's favourite group Goblin contribute an edgy, insidious score. On the DVD: Sleepless on DVD comes with a clear, sharp transfer that's a pleasure to watch, with no loss of detail even in the many underlit scenes. Picture is matched for clarity by the terrific 5.1 Dolby Digital sound. This, unlike the truncated US and German DVD releases, is the full 117-minute original, shown in 1.85:1 widescreen. The two-disc set includes a generous helping of extras: stills gallery, the theatrical trailer (in Italian only, though), a 15-minute "making of" featurette, plus an informative one-hour documentary, Dario Argento--An Eye for Horror, narrated by Mark Kermode and previously shown on Channel Four at Christmas 2001.--Philip Kemp

• Coyote Ugly - Director's Cut | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £4.50   |  Saving you £13.49 (299.78%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Tonight they're calling the shots. It's the intoxicating romantic comedy starring an unbeatable cast of hot stars from hit-making producer Jerry Bruckheimer; now presented in a longer and racier (now rated 15!) Director's Cut! Moving to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a famous songwriter Violet Sanford (Perabo) finds herself desperate and broke. Through a twist of fate the shy innocent Violet lands a job as one of the barmaids at the hottest nightclub in town -

• Blood Of A Poet / Testament Of Orpheus | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

• Justine | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £9.43   |  Saving you £7.56 (80.17%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Justine is one of the most lavish and bizarre erotic shockers ever made by the notorious Jess Franco bursting with wanton nudity sexual perversion and an all star cast... Romina Power (18 year old daughter of Tyrone power) stars as Justine a nubile young Virgin cast out of a French orphanage and thrust into a depraved world of Prostitution predatory lesbians a fugitive murderess (Mercedes McCambridge) bondage branding and one supremely sadistic monk (an outrageous performance

• Tosca | DVD | (10/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  The opera Tosca composed by Giacomo Puccini.

• Belle De Jour 50th Anniversary | DVD | (02/10/2017) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stunningly restored for the 50th anniversary, BELLE DE JOUR is an elegant and erotic masterpiece and undoubtedly Luis Buñuel's most accessible film. Screen icon Catherine Deneuve plays Séverine, the glacially beautiful, sexually unfulfilled wife of a surgeon, whose blood runs icy with ennui until she takes a day-job in a brothel. There she meets a charismatic but sinister young gangster (Pierre Clémenti), and ignites an obsession that will court peril. Buñuel uses diffused lighting, dark colours, and shadows throughout the film to temper the gravity and emotional impact of each uncomfortable scene. Left to our own imaginative devices, the result is a film that is highly unsettling, perverse, and inevitably tragic. SPECIAL FEATURES: The Last Script A Story of Perversion or Emancipation? Interview with Dr Sylvain Mimoun Commentary by Professor Peter W. Evans NEW Interview with Jean-Claude Carrière NEW Masterclass with Diego Bunuel and Jean-Claude Carrière NEW Trailer INCLUDES 6 ARTCARDS

• The Bridge: Season 1-4 | DVD | (02/07/2018) from £37.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.

• Way of the Dragon/the Big Boss/Fist of Fury | DVD | (02/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £32.99

  Fantastic Bruce Lee Box Set containg the martial arts classics: 'Way Of The Dragon', 'Fist Of Fury', and 'The Big Boss'. Please see individual titles for full descriptions!

• Deutschland '86 | DVD | (13/05/2019) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  1986: East Germany is broke, Perestroika is real, terrorism plagues Europe, the AIDS crisis intensifies and the struggle against apartheid rages on. Banished for his sins in 1983, Martin Rauch wallows in limbo until his Aunt Lenora conscripts him into her plan to drum up hard currency abroad. They set off on an adventure through Africa, Western Europe and finally home to East Germany. Can mafioso-style Capitalism save Communism just in the nick of time?

• Playgirls And The Vampire | DVD | (29/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Five beautiful showgirls are trapped by a storm and find refuge in a creepy old castle. The owner of the castle strange nobleman Count Kernassy has his own fiendishly frightening plans for the girls involving his secret subterranean basement...

• NCIS Season 16 | DVD | (10/02/2020) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Naional Security. Global Threats. In Season 16, the team's ongoing mission to keep America safe kicks off with a worldwide search for their own Director Vance (Rocky Carroll). Escalating threats turn into personal missions as Bishop (Emily Wickersham) defies orders to reopen a cold case, a Naval hospital endures an active shooter lockdown, and Gibbs (Mark Harmon) is confronted by an ex-agent who issues a grave warning and there's so much more in this 24-episode, thrilling season of NCIS. At the end of the day, only one thing is certain: the team that fights together, survives together. SPECIAL FEATURES: Best Kept Secrets Audio Commentaries On Select Episodes NCIS Season 16: Rules Of Engagement Welcome To The Team, Kasie Hines NCIS Season 16: The Conversation Watch The Pilot Episode Of Star Trek: Discovery Watch The Pilot Episode Of Magnum P.I.

• Pinocchio | DVD | (14/12/2020) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In this live-action adaptation of the beloved fairytale, old woodcarver Gepetto (Roberto Benigni), fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio (Federico Ielapi), who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.

• Le Cercle Rouge | DVD | (23/11/2020) from £9.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ALAIN DELON, GIAN MARIA VOLONTÈ and YVES MONTAND star as the elegant, mis-matched trio, locked in an elaborate and dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the inscrutable police inspector (ANDRÉ BOURVIL), who is determined to foil their attempts to pull off the perfect crime, despite being drawn irresistibly to his prey. As the day of the heist dawns, the story unfolds, with all four players determined to cheat fate. Extras: The Perfect Circle Under the Name of Melville Interview with Bernard Stora Interview with José Giovanni Ginette Vincendeau Presentation of Le Cercle Rouge

• Max Steel | DVD | (10/01/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• CECILIA - MOVIE | DVD | (31/08/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Pulp Fiction | DVD | (02/11/2020) from £5.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Critics and audiences worldwide hailed Pulp Fiction as the star-studded motion picture that redefined cinema in the 20th century. The 7-time Oscar-nominated film (including Best Picture, 1994) is considered one of AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time and is listed onTIME magazine's ALL-TIME 100 Best Films. It has been called quite simply, the most exhilarating piece of filmmaking to come along in the decade (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly) and (unquestionably) the most influential American movie of the 1990's (Richard Corliss, TIME ).Writer-director Quentin Tarantino (Oscar Winner, Best Original Screenplay, 1994) delivers an unforgettable cast of characters including a pair of low-rent hitmen (John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson), their boss's sexy wife (Uma Thurman) and a desperate prizefighter (Bruce Willis) in a wildly entertaining and exhilarating motion picture adventure that both thrills and amuses.