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• La Haine (2-Disc Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (21/11/2022) from £18.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Turning the camera away from iconic Paris to the concrete banlieue, Mathieu Kassovitz's second feature as a director changed the cultural landscape of French cinema when it landed at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995, winning the Best Director prize. The film takes place over 24 hours following the police shooting of a young man from a deprived housing estate, and shows the world through the eyes of three friends - one North African, one Jewish and one black - who are frustrated with politicians, the media and police brutality. Black-and-white visuals, a thumping hip-hop soundtrack and graffiti-daubed streets underscore the urgency and rebellion at the heart of this game-changing classic. Product Features Director approved 4K restoration Audio commentary by Mathieu Kassovitz (2004) Redefining Rebellion (2020, 5 mins): film critic Kaleem Aftab explores the spirit of revolution in La Haine Screen Epiphany: Riz Ahmed introduces La Haine (2020, 14 mins): the award-winning actor talks about his connection to the film Interview with Mathieu Kassovitz (2020, 35 mins): interview with the actor, writer and director Three short films by Mathieu Kassovitz: Fierrot le pou (1990, 7 mins), Cauchemar Blanc (1991, 10 mins), Assassins (1992, 12 mins) 10 Years of La Haine (2005, 84 mins): feature-length documentary marking the 10th anniversary of Matthieu Kassovitz's award-winning film Casting and rehearsals (1995, 19 mins) Anatomy of a Scene (1995, 7 mins): a look at the shooting of a particularly challenging scene Behind the Scenes (1995, 6 mins): Kassovitz, his cast and crew prepare to embark on making La Haine Colour deleted and extended scenes (1995, 17 mins): including afterwords by Mathieu Kassovitz on selected scenes Trailers

• The Kite Runner | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

• Touch - Complete Season 2 (3 Disc Set) | DVD | (31/08/2015) from £12.70   |  Saving you £17.29 (136.14%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The complete second season of the US drama starring Kiefer Sutherland as a single father who discovers that he has an exceptionally gifted son. Martin Bohm (Sutherland) struggles to raise his ten-year-old special needs son, Jake (David Mazouz), who has never spoken a single word. But when his son starts to obsess on seemingly random sets of numbers, Martin contacts Professor Arthur Teller (Danny Glover), who specialises in gifted humans, and learns that Jake has the ability to predict the future by using the hidden numerical patterns that connect humanity. In a race against time, Martin, helped by social worker Clea (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and Professor Teller, must attempt to figure out what the numbers relate to and what Jake is trying to tell them. The episodes are: 'Event Horizon', 'Closer', 'Enemy of My Enemy', 'Perfect Storm', 'Eye to Eye', 'Broken', 'Ghosts', 'Reunions', 'Clockwork', 'Two of a Kind', 'Accused', 'Fight or Flight' and 'Leviathan'.

• La Haine (2-disc Blu-ray, 25th Anniversary Edition) | Blu Ray | (23/11/2020) from £23.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Simmering hostility and prejudices boil over in Mathieu Kassovitz's provocative and compelling portrait of a Parisian housing project. Set in the aftermath of a riot, three friends Vinz (Vincent Cassell), Hubert (Hubert Koundè) and Saïd (Saïd Taghmaoui) trapped by their economic, ethnic and community circumstances, navigate the escalating urban discontent. But, with tensions still high and the threat of violence everpresent, the trio drift towards an increasingly dangerous destiny. Newly restored in 4K, La Haine's scalding take on France's social divide still carries a knockout punch. Beautifully shot in black and white by Pierre Aïm, this mid1990s landmark remains as fresh and relevant 25 years on from its original release.

• John Wick 1/2/3 Triple Boxset | Blu Ray | (16/09/2019) from £65.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When a retired hit man is forced back into action by a brutal Russian mobster, he hunts down his adversaries with the ruthlessness that made him a crime underworld legend in John Wick, a stylish tale of revenge and redemption. After the sudden death of his beloved wife, John Wick receives one last gift from her, a beagle puppy named Daisy, and a note imploring him not to forget how to love. But John's mourning is interrupted when his 1969 Boss Mustang catches the eye of sadistic thug Iosef Tarasov who breaks into his house and steals it, beating John unconscious and leaving Daisy dead. Unwittingly, they have just reawakened one of the most brutal assassins the underworld has ever seen. John's search for his stolen vehicle takes him to a side of New York City that tourists never see, a hyper-real, super-secret criminal community, where John Wick was once the baddest guy of all.

• Conan The Barbarian | Blu Ray | (14/01/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The legendary Conan The Barbarian stars 'Game of Thrones's Jason Momoa and Avatar's Stephen Lang. From the producers of The Expendables comes a visual spectacular that brings the fabled action hero Conan to life like never before! Based on the character created by Robert E. Howard, Conan was born on the battlefield. From those bloodsoaked beginnings, Conan is destined to venture into an unforgiving world after his father is brutally murdered and his village destroyed. As Conan battles...

• Traitor | DVD | (31/08/2009) from £9.23   |  Saving you £6.76 (73.24%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Academy Award-nominee Don Cheadle ("Hotel Rwanda") and Guy Pearce ("Memento" "L.A.) star in "Traitor," a taut international thriller set against a jigsaw puzzle of covert counter-espionage operations.

• La Haine | Blu Ray | (17/08/2009) from £38.98   |  Saving you £-22.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Inspired by cinematic classics including Mean Streets Do the Right Thing and The Battle of Algiers Mathieu Kassovitz's LA HAINE is arguably the most incendiary provocative and prescient fi lm to emerge from the '90s. Starkly shot in black and white to show a Paris not on any tourist map the fi lm deals with France's intolerance towards outsiders following Vinz (Vincent Cassel Irreversible Ocean's 12) Hubert (the magnifi cent Hubert Kound'') and Sa''d (Sa''d Taghmaoui Hideous Kinky Three Kings) three young men trapped in the Parisian economic ethnic and social underclass. Sensationally premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival LA HAINE saw Kassovitz rewarded with the Best Director prize and subsequently went on to win three C''sars (including Best Film). Marked by its unapologetic brutality and v''rit'' style LA HAINE acted as a compelling wake up call to Europe.

• Hideous Kinky | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Hideous Kinky journeys back to the early 1970s to Marrakesh, that hippy mecca for everyone from Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix to Gillies MacKinnon, the director of this movie. Here you'll find one nice but confused middle-class young woman escaping the daily grind of a drab London with her two young daughters in tow. Whereas Esther Freud's book was told from the younger girl's perspective, the film-script places Julia centre-stage as she searches for what she describes wistfully as "the annihilation of the ego". Though fresh from her Titanic experience, Kate Winslet is no drippy hippy, bringing a refreshing feistiness to her role and looking fetching swathed in diaphanous layers. As her two daughters, Bella Riza (Bea, the wide-eyed younger one) and Carrie Mullan (Lucy, the sensible one) are brilliant discoveries--unselfconscious, charmingly quirky and enjoying a camaraderie that belies their difference in characters. Completing the family unit is Julia's lover, the endearingly unreliable Bilal (a fiery performance from Saïd Taghmaoui). When the money runs out, their adventures begin and the resilience and practicality of the girls is contrasted throughout with the dreaminess of their mother, her sense of duty vying with her quest for self-discovery. Visually, it's a veritable feast as we're pitched from the colour and cacophony of the market-place to the dusty harshness of the mountains. And that elusive title--which is never explained in the film--is in fact a phrase coined by the girls as a term of approbation.--Harriet Smith

• My Brother The Devil | DVD | (18/03/2013) from £4.18   |  Saving you £11.81 (282.54%)   |  RRP £15.99

  My Brother The Devil tells the story of two brothers tested loyalty as their paths collide amidst a violent world of drugs and gangs. Mo is a young boy growing up in a traditional Egyptian household, but beyond the front door of the family's modest London flat is a completely different world - the streets of Hackney. The impressionable Mo idolizes his handsome and charismatic older brother Rashid and wants to follow in his footsteps. However, Rashid wants a different life for his little brother and will do what ever it takes to put him through college. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events that threatens to tear the brothers apart. My Brother The Devil creates a vivid picture of growing up on the streets and the pressures that surround them. Bold and uncompromising, this will be unlike any other urban drama you have seen.

• The Good Thief | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £6.73   |  Saving you £11.26 (167.31%)   |  RRP £17.99

  When Neil Jordan is really on his game, as he is with The Good Thief, his directorial skill is a marvel to behold. In the character-driven mode of Jordan's Mona Lisa and The Crying Game, this smooth, underrated caper provides an abundance of cinematic riches, not the least being Jordan's peerless knack for dialogue and a tailor-made role for Nick Nolte. For better or worse, Nolte's off-screen drug abuse served him well in portraying Bob Montagnet, ace thief, recovering heroin addict, and beloved denizen of the French Riviera, where his luck is about to take some very clever turns. The elegant plot is yours to discover; in loosely remaking the French classic Bob le Flambeur, Jordan crafts what one reviewer aptly called "the underbelly of Ocean's Eleven", involving an impenetrable vault full of priceless art, a rescued Russian prostitute, an eccentric band of accomplices and high-stakes poker in Monte Carlo. Nolte is right at home in this rich-and-risky milieu and the combined talents of Jordan and ace cinematographer Chris Menges make The Good Thief a pleasure from start to finish. --Jeff Shannon

• Hidalgo | Blu Ray | (14/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Viggo Mortensen stars as cowboy who travels to Saudi Arabia in 1890 to compete with his horse Hidalgo in a dangerous race for a massive prize.

• My Brother The Devil (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (18/03/2013) from £7.98   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  My Brother The Devil tells the story of two brothers tested loyalty as their paths collide amidst a violent world of drugs and gangs. Mo is a young boy growing up in a traditional Egyptian household, but beyond the front door of the family's modest London flat is a completely different world - the streets of Hackney. The impressionable Mo idolizes his handsome and charismatic older brother Rashid and wants to follow in his footsteps. However, Rashid wants a different life for his little brother and will do what ever it takes to put him through college. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events that threatens to tear the brothers apart. My Brother The Devil creates a vivid picture of growing up on the streets and the pressures that surround them. Bold and uncompromising, this will be unlike any other urban drama you have seen.

• La Haine - Ultimate Edition (Limited Edition Steel Tin packaging) | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Three Young Friends... One Last Chance. Police viciously beat a 16-year-old housing estate kid they are questioning leaving him almost dead. Responding to violence teenagers from the estate turn their home into a 24 hour war zone. Among the people blinded by hate are Said Vinz and Hubert youths who survive on petty crime and dealing dope. In the intensely volatile environment the teenagers find a chrome-plated Smith & Wesson 44 that a plain-clothes cop has lost. If killin

• La Haine | HD DVD | (11/12/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Inspired by cinematic classics including Mean Streets Do the Right Thing and The BAttle of Algiers Mattieu Kassovitz's La Haine is arguably the most incendiary provocative and prescient film to emerge from the 90s. Starkly shot in black and white capturing a Paris not seen on any tourist map the film deals with France's intolerance towards outsiders following Vinz (Vincent Cassel Irreversible Oceans 12) Hubert (Hubert Kounde) and Said (Said Taghmaoui Hideous Kinky Three Kings) three young men trapped in the Parisian economic ethnic and social underclass. In the decade since the film's release Europe has witnessed the rise in prominence of Far Right politics the increasing marginalisation of minorities and the growth of religious fundamentalism. Following the 2005 riots across France La Haine is now more relevant than ever in a continent which has finally woken up.

• Uneasy Riders - Nationale 7 | DVD | (01/01/1900) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A home for the physically handicapped. And next to it a highway. Rene is 50 and nearly finished. Bitter aggressive loathed by patients and carers alike. The victim of a terminal wasting disease. But his rage filled cynicism is no match for the simple compassion of his young nurse Julie. Rene confides in her his one desire: To make love before the disease destroys him. Julie finds him a lover from the prostitutes who work the highway and Rene is transformed! His newly awakened hum