"Actor: Willem Dafoe"

• The Last Temptation of Christ | DVD | (07/11/2011) from £9.00   |  Saving you £0.99 (11.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It isn't difficult to imagine why this 1988 retelling of the Crucifixion story was picketed so vociferously on its release in the US--this Jesus bears little resemblance to the classical Christ, who was not, upon careful review of the Gospels, ever reported to have had sex with Barbara Hershey. Heavily informed by Gnostic reinterpretations of the Passion, The Last Temptation of Christ (based rather strictly on Nikos Kazantzakis's novel of the same name) is surely worth seeing for the controversy and blasphemous content alone. But the "last temptation" of the title is nothing overtly naughty--rather, it's the seduction of the commonplace; the desire to forgo following a "calling" in exchange for domestic security. Willem Dafoe interprets Jesus as spacey, indecisive and none too charismatic (though maybe that's just Dafoe himself), but his Sermon on the Mount is radiant with visionary fire; a bit less successful is method actor Harvey Keitel, who gives the internally conflicted Judas a noticeable Brooklyn accent, and doesn't bring much imagination to a role that demands a revisionist's approach. Despite director Martin Scorsese's penchant for stupid camera tricks, much of the desert footage is simply breathtaking, even on small screen. Ultimately, Last Temptation is not much more historically illuminating than Monty Python's Life of Brian, but hey, if it's authenticity you're after, try Gibbon's. --Miles Bethany

• Paris, Je T'Aime | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £4.96   |  Saving you £15.03 (303.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Celebrated directors from around the world have come together to portray Paris in a way never before imagined.

• The Lighthouse 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (18/09/2023) from £25.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Robert Eggers, the visionary director of The Witch and The Northman, comes The Lighthouse, a hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two men teetering on the edge of sanity. Two wickies - one inexperienced (Robert Pattinson, Tenet), the other a grizzled veteran (Willem Dafoe, To Live and Die in LA) - arrive on a remote New England island in the 1890s for a four-week stint maintaining the local lighthouse. But as isolation and personal differences take their toll, both men slowly succumb to their inner demons and to the strange, otherworldly allure of the lighthouse itself... Featuring virtuoso performances by its two leads, striking and period-authentic monochrome photography, and shot through with wickedly dark humour, The Lighthouse is an intense, claustrophobic experience like no other that cements Eggers' status as one of the most exciting filmmakers of our time. Product Features 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), approved by director Robert Eggers Original lossless 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by authors Guy Adams and Alexandra Benedict Audio commentary by cowriter/ director Robert Eggers Art of Darkness - an in-depth documentary on the film, its production, themes and influences, featuring interviews with co-writer/director Robert Eggers, director of photography Jarin Blaschke, production designer Craig Lathrop, costume designer Linda Muir and authors Guy Adams and Alexandra Benedict The Lighthouse Next Door: The Consuming House Tale of Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse - a visual essay on The Lighthouse and its folklore influences by author and critic Kat Ellinger The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale - a three-part documentary on the making of the film Deleted scenes Two theatrical trailers Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jeffrey Alan Love

• American Psycho 4K | 4K UHD | (15/10/2018) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  It's 1987 and Patrick Bateman (Academy Award Winner® Christian Bale* ; The Fighter, Batman Begins) is living the American dream. He has a great job, he's handsome, he's athletic and has the attention of many beautiful women. However, Patrick has a dark secret that he keeps hidden from those around him; Patrick is a psychopath. Dissatisfied with his charmed life, Patrick spends his evenings prowling the streets looking for victims; whether they are his business associates or strangers he meets in passing, he makes no distinction. Cultivating his serial killer persona as much as his yuppie lifestyle, the two sides of Patrick's life soon begin to merge and he begins to wonder where one side of his life ends and the other begins. Also starring Academy Award Nominee® Willem Dafoe** (The Grand Budapest Hotel) Academy Award Winner® Jared Leto*** (Dallas Buyers Club), Josh Lucas (J. Edgar), Samantha Mathis (TVs Under The Dome) and Academy Award Winner® Reese Witherspoon**** (Walk The Line) Disc 1 4K Ultra HD (Movie + Special Features) DELETED SCENES WITH OPTIONAL DIRECTOR COMMENTARY AUDIO COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR MARY HARRON (RECORDED IN 2018 - 4K ONLY) AUDIO COMMENTARY WITH WRITER GUINEVERE TURNER Disc 2 Blu-Ray (Movie + Special Features) AMERICAN PSYCHO: FROM BOOK TO SCREEN THE '80S: DOWNTOWN

• Mississippi Burning | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe star in Mississippi Burning, a well-intentioned and largely successful civil-rights-era thriller. Using the real-life 1964 disappearance of three civil rights workers as its inspiration, the film tells the story of two FBI men (Hackman and Dafoe, entertainingly called "Hoover Boys" by the locals) who come in to try to solve the crime. Hackman is a former small-town Mississippi sheriff himself, while Dafoe is a by-the-numbers young hotshot. (Yes, there is some tension between the two.) The movie has an interesting fatalism, as all the FBI's best efforts simply incite more and more violence--the film's message, perhaps inadvertently, seems to be that vigilantism is the only real way to get things done. The brilliant Frances McDormand, here early in her career, is not given enough to do but still does it well enough to have racked up an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. (Hackman also received a nomination for Best Actor, and the film won an Academy Award for Cinematography). Mississippi Burning is ultimately unsatisfying--it is, after all, the story of white men coming in to rescue poor blacks--but it is beautifully shot and very watchable, featuring a terrific cast playing at the top of their games. --Ali Davis, Amazon.com

• Platoon | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Winning a raft of awards, not least of which four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, Oliver Stone's Platoon was a box-office smash heralding Hollywood's second wave of Vietnam war films. Where predecessors The Deer Hunter (1978) and Apocalypse Now (1979) were elaborate epics, Platoon simply showed the daily reality of the war from the point of view of ordinary soldiers. Stone's own service in Vietnam gives his work a unique authenticity. Charlie Sheen gives his best performance to date, enduring a series of increasingly large-scale and bloody battles which retrospectively make one wonder why Saving Private Ryan was hailed as so new. Against this gruelling verity the film falters over the symbolic conflict between good and evil sergeants played by Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger. Even though this was also based in real life, it strikes a too conventionally Hollywood-like note in a film which otherwise maintains much of the raw power of Stone's other film from 1986, Salvador. Johnny Depp fans should look out for an early appearance by the star. Stone would return to Vietnam with the more sophisticated Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Heaven and Earth (1993). On the DVD: The 50-minute documentary "Tour of the Inferno" goes beyond the usual "making-of" to present a personal account both of the film and of Stone's own time in Vietnam. Likewise the two audio commentaries--one by Stone, the other by Captain Dale Dye, fellow veteran and military technical advisor--range between the making of the film and the degree to which the actors came to inhabit their parts, to their own wartime experiences. Both commentaries bring a fresh level of appreciation and understanding to the film. Also included is the original trailer and three TV commercials, together with well-presented stills galleries of behind-the-scenes photos and poster art. Following a credit sequence marred by dirt on the print, the anamorphically enhanced 1.77:1 image is sharp and clear. The many night scenes are very dark but remain easily comprehensible. The three-channel Dolby Digital sound is suitably raw and powerful, though an early sequence featuring rain in the jungle suffers from very distracting repeated drop-outs in the left channel. --Gary S Dalkin

• Shadow Of The Vampire | DVD | (11/06/2001) from £5.97   |  Saving you £-3.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  A supernatural thriller set in the days of silent filmmaking around the filming of legendary horror movie 'Nosferatu The Vampire'

• Antichrist | Blu Ray | (11/01/2010) from £11.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director Lars Von Trier delivers the most controversial film of the year as a couple retreats to Eden only to find their own hell on Earth.

• A Most Wanted Man | DVD | (19/01/2015) from £7.05   |  Saving you £12.94 (183.55%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A tortured half-Chechen, half-Russian man on the run arrives in Hamburg looking to recover his late Russian father's ill-gotten fortune. Nothing about him seems to add up; is he a victim, thief or, worse still, an extremist intent on destruction?

• Body of Evidence | Blu Ray | (30/01/2023) from £13.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Did Rebecca Carlson (MADONNA) use her body as a weapon for murder or instrument for love? Carlson, a striking and seductive young gallery owner, stands accused of using her sexual wiles to murder her much older and very wealthy lover in order to inherit his estate. Ambitious District Attorney, Robert Garrett (JOE MANTEGNA), presses for a conviction and his primary witness is Joanne Braslow (ANNE ARCHER), the victim's very devoted personal secretary who is armed with eyewitness accusations about Carlson's deviant ways. Carlson hires Portland, Oregon's finest attorney to defend her, the aggressive and cocky Frank Dulaney (WILLEM DAFOE). He is a seemingly straight-laced family man taking on a case of prurient proportions. With Dulaney's powers of persuasion, Carlson has the best possible defence as the dramatic trial unfolds. Will Dulaney be able to defend himself from the extraordinary allure of his new client? And how will his obsessive curiosity about Carlson allow him to objectively examine the body of evidence before him? Product Features Brand New Interviews Body Talk: Undressing Madonna's controversial cult classic (with Executive Producer Stephen (Deutsch) Simon). Evidence of Excellence: The scandal, sex and shocks of a provocative pot-boiler (With Lucy O'Brien author of Madonna: Like an Icon). Erotic Inclinations: Kim Newman on the early nineties skin-flick phenomenon.

• American Psycho | Blu Ray | (06/07/2015) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Christian Bale stars as Patrick Bateman, a dismembering-obsessed lunatic hiding in plain sight on Wall Street.

• Spider-Man | Blu Ray | (04/06/2012) from £5.49   |  Saving you £14.50 (72.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is an ordinary guy who lives with his beloved aunt and uncle and quietly pines for the girl next door, Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst). But when a genetically-modified 'super-spider' bites him while on a school trip, Peter develops unusual skills - fantastic acrobatic strength, supernatural awareness and a talent for web-spinning. It's not until tragedy strikes at home that Peter decides to use his new powers to fight crime under a secret identity: SPIDER-MAN! When the evil Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) attacks the good people of New York and endangers the life of Mary Jane, Peter commits himself to the ultimate tests: to thwart his arch-enemy and to win the heart of the girl that he loves.

• American Psycho | DVD | (06/07/2015) from £7.05   |  Saving you £8.94 (126.81%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Christian Bale stars as Patrick Bateman, a dismembering-obsessed lunatic hiding in plain sight on Wall Street.

• Wild at Heart | Blu Ray | (04/06/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  An erotic, violent, disturbing, blackly-humorous road movie that confirmed David Lynch's position as the most startling and original film-maker of his generation. A twisted homage to The Wizard of Oz, this takes Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern on one of the most bizarre journeys of all time, as they escape from the clutches of her evil mother (Oscar Nominated Diane Ladd).

• The Boondock Saints | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  With the advent of satellite broadcasting resurrecting the art of the TV movie, films like the invigorating The Boondock Saints are becoming more frequent. Made for Sky, the movie eschews big-screen production values but is still good value for money. Although the story of two Irish-American brothers who set out on a believed divine mission to wipe out the worst of the criminal element of Boston at times seems like an imitation of the superb Dogma, both films were actually made in the same year. The film is not without its faults, notably the poor performances of Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as the two brothers--both of whom adopt ludicrous Irish accents. Far better is Willem Dafoe, who steals the show as FBI agent Smecker, and the manic David Della Rocco. Still, The Boondock Saints is highly watchable and keeps the viewer interested throughout with a strong story, frequent black humour and arresting visuals. And there aren't many places where you will come across Billy Connolly as a Mafia contract killer. --Phil Udell

• Nosferatu Steelbook | Blu Ray | (07/04/2025) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

• Speed/Speed 2 - Cruise Control | DVD | (21/04/2014) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  SpeedHold on tight for a rush of pulse pounding thrills breath-taking stunts and unexpected romance in a film you'll want to see again and again. Keanu Reeves stars as Jack Traven an L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist who is sent to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist (Dennis Hopper) has planted on a bus. But until he does Jack and passenger Sandra Bullock must keep the bus speeding through the streets of Los Angeles at more than 50 miles per hour - or the bomb will explode. A high-octane chase of suspense non-stop action and surprise twists Speed is a joyride sure to keep everyone on the edge of their seats. Speed 2Hold on to your life-jacket as the rip-roaring sequel to Speed hits the high seas. Sandra Bullock reprises her star-making role as Annie Porter a young woman expecting to enjoy a Caribbean vacation with her boyfriend (Jason Patric) on board the world's most luxurious cruise liner. But their trip to paradise turns deadly when a lunatic computer genius (Willem Dafoe) takes over the boat and sets it on a course for destruction. An explosive voyage helmed by daredevil director Jan De Bont (Speed Twister) Speed 2: Cruise Control rides the wild waves at maximum velocity.

• Fireflies in the Garden | DVD | (28/09/2009) from £6.39   |  Saving you £11.59 (340.88%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Michael Taylor (Ryan Reynolds) embarks on a cross-country journey to his Midwestern hometown in order to reconnect with his estranged family

• Out of The Furnace | DVD | (02/06/2014) from £5.25   |  Saving you £14.74 (280.76%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Acclaimed director Scott Cooper takes audiences on a vivid and intense journey into the heart of a fading American Dream in Out of the Furnace, as fate, family and loyalty drive an ordinary man to take heroic measures to fight for those he loves.

• The Life Aquatic | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £5.38   |  Saving you £17.61 (327.32%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Bill Murray and Owen Wilson take to the high seas in this quirky comedy from director Wes Anderson.