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• The Big Man | DVD | (18/06/2007) from £29.95   |  Saving you £-19.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Liam Neeson plays an unemployed Scottish miner who trains for a one-off bare-knuckle fist fight to bring in some money for his family despite the disapproval of his wife (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer). As the fight date approaches The Big Man discovers that the fight is corrupt but the money keeps him in the running.

• The Body Stealers | Blu Ray | (20/05/2024) from £17.76   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When paratroopers begin to go missing during routine jumps, investigators are sent to shed some light on the mystery. However, things get complicated very quickly when an alien invasion plot is discovered. This little-known 60s British science fiction flick from the Tigon, the company that bought us Witchfinder General, The Sorcerers, and Blood on Satan's Claw, offers a uniquely UK take on the flying saucer phenomenon. Featuring George Sanders (Village of the Damned) and Maurice Evans (The Planet of the Apes), it's a must for all collectors of cult classics from good old uncanny Britannia

• Eight O'Clock Walk | DVD | (04/11/2013) from £9.04   |  Saving you £0.95 (10.51%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Richard Attenborough portrays an innocent man on trial for his life in this compelling, sympathetic courtroom drama based on a true case. Directed by Lance Comfort - an under-appreciated British talent whose prolific career encompassed wartime biopic Penn of Pennsylvania and accomplished melodrama Hatter's Castle - Eight o' Clock Walk also features strong support from film noir heroine Cathy O'Donnell and character actor Maurice Denham. The film is presented here in a bra...

• Animal Farm | Blu Ray | (27/10/2014) from £12.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (36.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The first feature-length British animated film to be given a theatrical release this landmark 1954 adaptation brilliantly conveys all the horror and humour of George Orwell’s scathing satire on the corruption of Communist ideals and the Soviet Union’s slide into totalitarianism. Animal Farm remains an outstanding achievement for award-winning animators John Halas and Joy Batchelor; actor and singer Gordon Heath narrates and the characters are voiced by Maurice Denham. To celebrate its 60th anniversary It is featured here in a new High Definition transfer made from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Inspired by the dream of Old Major a prize boar the overworked animals of Manor Farm rise up against their negligent drunken human owner and drive him out. Led by two young pigs Snowball and Napoleon they establish their own self-sufficient farm but as the farm flourishes it begins to slide into dictatorship…

• Father Ted - Series 3 | DVD | (20/05/2002) from £6.76   |  Saving you £13.23 (195.71%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This set contains the final series of Father Ted, which ended abruptly in 1998 with the death of its talented comic star, Dermot Morgan. The eight episodes here are a little uneven, but the best stuff is classic, laugh-out-loud satire, including "Are You Right There, Father Ted", in which Morgan's titular Catholic priest is re-banished to Ireland's Craggy Island, a green rock replete with paranoid sheep, randy milkmen, Nazi memorabilia collectors and an inexplicably large community of Chinese immigrants. Outstanding, too, is "Speed 3", in which Ted discovers that a number of babies recently born on Craggy all look like a self-made swinger named Pat Mustard. "Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse" speaks for itself, and "The Mainland" gives supporting actor Ardal O'Hanlon (as idiotic fellow cleric Dougal) a great showcase. --Tom Keogh

• Monsignor Quixote | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The story of a friendship between a Catholic priest and a Communist Mayor. Together they travel from their remote village to Madrid and back exploring their friendship the demands of belief and constancy of faith. This lavish production filmed entirely on location captures the wit warmth and vitality that make the original novel by Graham Greene a unique work of literature.

• Paranoiac | DVD | (06/12/2021) from £7.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Le Combat Dans L'Ile | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Clement (Trintignant) is part of a right-wing political movement. Although monied and comfortable he is an active terrorist. Betrayed he grabs his wife Anne (Schneider) and takes refuge in a friend's house while he plots his deadly revenge... As part of the French Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) explosion of young energetic brave and brilliant directors Alain Cavalier fashioned a superb story of love loyalty and betrayal with a backdrop of political upheaval. Scripted by Jean-Paul Ra

• Taxi / Taxi 2 | DVD | (20/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Taxi 1: Former pizza delivery guy Daniel is speed crazy. Embarking on a new career as a taxi driver his specially modified car is so fast even police radar can't spot him! When he unwittingly gives a high-speed ride to police officer Emilien he is forced to accept a deal to keep his license: a stint as Emilien's police car driver. Now on the other side of the law Daniel becomes the unlikely mastermind behind an investigation into a gang of German bank robbers. Aided by his girlfriend Emilien's mother and a whole squad of pizza delivery boys Daniel and Emilien join forces with hilarious consequences to foil the robbers on foot on scooters and of course in Taxis. Taxi 2: The Japanese Secretary of State for Defence is visiting France on a special mission to invest in French anti terrorism expertise. At the end of his trip he will sign a contract worth several billion dollars to the French government. However he is kidnapped by a group of Yakusa. Against their better judgement Daniel the cab driver and Emilien his friend the policeman become involved in a string of adventures in order to rescue the diplomat and ensure the contract is signed. Packed with excitement and energy Taxi 2 follows Daniel and Emilien's adventures in this all action sequel to Taxi.

• Cube | Blu Ray | (15/10/2012) from £8.95   |  Saving you £7.04 (78.66%)   |  RRP £15.99

  7 complete strangers of widely varying personality characteristics are involuntarily placed in an endless kafkaesque maze containing deadly traps.

• Howard's Way - Series 1 | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The BBC's answer to the glossy soaps of 1980s America came with - a then - massive 1 000 000 budget and one of the catchiest theme tunes this side of Black Beauty (courtesy of Eastenders tune-smith Simon May)! Maurice Colborne (Gangsters) stars as Tom Howard recently made redundant as an aircraft designer who decides to ply his trade in the world of boats instead; taking the reigns at a run-down local construction yard. A family of considerable wealth and pre

• The Acid House | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £10.98   |  Saving you £7.00 (77.86%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Combing his characteristic savage humor with hard-talking drama Irvine Welsh has adapted three of his short stories into one powerful explicit and savagely funny film. The Acid House reaches into the hearts and minds of the 'chemical generation' and delves into the dark hidden corners of the human psyche. Get ready to take the trip. The Granton Star Cause: Boab Coyle is on a cushy number. He lives at home with his parents. He has a place in this beloved Granton Star football team and he's got a gorgeous girlfriend. But a chance meeting with God changes all that - for good! A Soft Touch: Meet Johnny - he's a soft touch who is all too easily manipulated by those around him. So what will he do when he comes up against his totally psychotic neighbor Larry who takes everything including his wife! The Acid House: Coco Bryce is a 'Hibs Boy' with passion for raves and chemical excess. But one night he takes one tab too many and an electrical storm trips his mind into that of middle-class couple Rory and Jenny's newly born baby. But what of the old Coco and how do you deal with a drunken foul-mouthed baby?

• Simon And Laura | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £15.00   |  Saving you £-5.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Love marriage and show business provide the basis of this lively comedy that centers on a husband and wife who are chosen by television producers to embody the perfect married couple on an upcoming television series. The show is to be filmed and broadcast live from the home of Simon and Laura who on camera are indeed the perfect couple. Unfortunately the minute the camera is off the two are going at it hammer and tong. Still their show is very popular and many couples look up to them until the ill-fated shooting of a Christmas special in which the couple begin tippling alcoholic beverages during the filming and end up letting their true relationship come out.

• Top Cat Vol.5 | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £5.59   |  Saving you £2.40 (42.93%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Top Cat remains a favourite cartoon of many for its slyly subversive yet comically light-hearted anti-authoritarian themes. Set in the trash-strewn alleyways of New York City the animated series centres around charismatic con-man Top Cat and his gang of lowlife felines as they dodge nemesis Officer Dibble in their eternal quest for get-rich schemes.

• Hallam Foe | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £6.90   |  Saving you £9.09 (131.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Jamie Bell stars in this darkly funny coming of age story about a misfit who likes to watch the world from a tree house in the grounds of his father's house.

• The Dark | DVD | (11/09/2006) from £6.12   |  Saving you £12.87 (210.29%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Grieving parents are haunted by visions of their missing child in this chilling thriller.

• Taz and Friends | DVD | (18/04/2011) from £4.96   |  Saving you £3.03 (61.09%)   |  RRP £7.99

  More affectionately known as Taz he's an absolutely unstoppable whirling twirling hurling landscape-eating perpetual motion machine. Impulsive full of mischief and always hungry.

• Danielle Steel's Vanished | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £6.75   |  Saving you £-0.76 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Marielle Delauney (Lisa Rinna) and her adoring husband Charles are enjoying the romance of Paris when suddenly a tragic accident claims the life of their young son. Their marriage cannot survive their misery and Marielle plagued by guilt and despair is hospitalised.Eighteen months later she moves back to New York to forget her past and start her life over. A wealthy steel magnate Malcolm Patterson (George Hamilton) hires Marielle as curator of his art collection and it's not long before business leads to pleasure. They marry and very soon they are blessed with a beautiful baby boy. But then just as Marielle is sure her future is finally coming together her son goes missing and memories of her past flood back with a vengeance.To her horror Marielle's ex-husband is charged with kidnapping and in disbelief she searches for another possible answer. With the help of FBI Agent John Taylor Marielle is about to discover the unexpected true fate of her son.

• A Day at the Beach (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (23/06/2025) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mark Burns (Death in Venice) and Beatrice Edney (Highlander) star in A Day at the Beach, a downbeat tale of alcoholism written by Roman Polanski (Chinatown), produced by regular Polanski collaborator Gene Gutowski (Cul-de-Sac, The Pianist), and shot by celebrated cinematographer Gilbert Taylor (Repulsion, Star Wars). When Bernie (Burns) takes a little girl, Winnie (Edney) who may or may not be his niece or perhaps daughter for a trip to a decrepit Danish seaside town on a day of heavy rain, he sets about cajoling the locals in a desperate quest for alcohol, leaving his young charge to fend for herself. The sole feature-film credit for director Simon Hesera, A Day at the Beach received scant distribution at the time of its production, but after having been lost for decades it was eventually revived and re-released to critical acclaim, with audiences particularly interested to discover the charismatic cameo appearances by British comedy legends Peter Sellers (The Blockhouse, Hoffman) and Graham Stark (The Wrong Box). INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES New restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative by Powerhouse Films Two presentations of the film: the original cut, newly restored (82 mins); and the extended version, presented from a Standard Definition master (84 mins) Original mono audio Dancing Before the Enemy: How a Teenage Boy Fooled the Nazis and Lived (2015): feature-length documentary on producer Gene Gutowski, directed by his son Adam Bardach, in which he vividly recalls his experiences as a Jewish teenager in Poland during WWII Behind the Camera: Gil Taylor (1993): archival documentary by Richard Blanshard on the great cinematographer featuring interviews with Taylor, Polanski, and filmmaker Anthony Minghella New English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Michał Oleszczyk, a compilation of trade journal reports on the film's production, interviews with director Simon Hesera at the time of the film's 1993 re-release, an overview of critical responses, and full film credits World premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and US All features subject to change

• Vampyr | DVD | (25/08/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The first sound-film by one of the greatest of all filmmakers Vampyr offers a sensual immediacy that few if any works of cinema can claim to match. Legendary director Carl Theodor Dreyer leads the viewer as though guided in a trance through a realm akin to a wakingdream a zone positioned somewhere between reality and the supernatural. Traveller Allan Gray (arrestingly depicted by Julian West aka the secretive real-life Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg) arrives at a countryside inn seemingly beckoned by haunted forces. His growing acquaintance with the family who reside there soon opens up a network of uncanny associations between the dead and the living of ghostly lore and demonology which pull Gray ever deeper into an unsettling and upsetting mystery. At its core: troubled Gisle chaste daughter and sexual incarnation portrayed by the great cursed Sybille Schmitz (Diary of a Lost Girl and inspiration for Fassbinder's Veronika Voss.) Before the candles of Vampyr exhaust themselves Allan Gray and the viewer alike come eye-to-eye with Fate - in the face of dear dying Sybille in the blasphemed bodies of horrific bat-men in the charged and mortal act of asphyxiation - eye-to-eye then with Death the supreme vampire. Deemed by Alfred Hitchcock 'the only film worth watching... twice' Vampyr's influence has become by now incalculable. Long out of circulation in an acceptable transfer The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Dreyer's truly terrifying film in its film restored form for the first time in the UK on DVD.