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• Pretty Maids All in a Row | DVD | (18/11/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch | Blu Ray | (20/09/2021) from £9.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  What do you get when Noriaki Yuasa, director of Daiei Studios' much-beloved Gamera series, makes a monochrome film adaptation of the works of horror manga pioneer Kazuo Umezu (The Drifting Classroom)? The answer is 1968's The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch, a fantastically phantasmagorical slice of twisted tokusatsu terror ostensibly made for children that will irreparably traumatise any child that sees it! A young girl named Sayuri is reunited with her estranged family after years in an orphanage but trouble lurks within the walls of the large family home. Her mother is an amnesiac after a car accident six months earlier, her sullen sister is confined to the attic and a young housemaid dies inexplicably of a heart attack just before Sayuri arrives is it all connected to her father's work studying venomous snakes? And is the fanged, serpentine figure that haunts Sayuri's dreams the same one spying on her through holes in the wall? Making its worldwide Blu-ray debut and its home video premiere outside Japan, this rarely-screened, nightmarishly disorienting creepshow not only displays a seldom-seen side of kaiju auteur Yuasa, but its skilful blending of Umezu's comics (published in English-language markets as Reptilia) arguably anticipates many of the trends seen in J-horror decades later. Special Features: High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles Brand new commentary by film historian David Kalat This Charming Woman, a newly filmed interview with manga and folklore scholar Zack Davisson Theatrical trailer Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring new and original artwork by Mike Lee-Graham FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Raffael Coronelli

• Stigmata DVD & Blu-Ray Mediabook | Blu Ray | (11/12/2023) from £24.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A lost soul has just received the wounds of Christ... and a shocking message that will alter history. Frankie Paige (Arquette) has absolutely no faith in God. All of that changes when she suddenly begins to suffer the Stigmata - the living wounds of the crucified Christ. Frankie's miraculous bleeding comes to the attention of the Vatican's top investigator, Father Kiernan (Byrne). But when Cardinal Houseman (Pryce), discovers that Frankie is actually channelling an extraordinary and provocative message that could destroy the Church, he's convinced that she - and the force possessing her - must be forever silenced. Determined to stop this deadly conspiracy, Kiernan risks his faith - and his life - to save her and the message that will change the destiny of mankind forever. Product Features 2-Disc Limited Collector's Edition Mediabook, the main film on Blu-ray and DVD and a 24-page booklet Audio Commentary with director Rupert Wainwright Holy Rites: Making of Stigmata Deleted Scenes Alternate Ending Theatrical Trailer

• The Haunted Airman | DVD | (06/04/2009) from £4.79   |  Saving you £8.20 (171.19%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Haunted Airman

• Into The Abyss | DVD | (30/04/2012) from £6.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (151.81%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.

• Saw 2 | Blu Ray | (09/05/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The notorious serial killer Jigsaw is back for more deadly fun and games.

• Chappie/District 9/Elysium | DVD | (13/07/2015) from £4.49   |  Saving you £25.50 (567.93%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Chappie 'Chappie' is a robot and the first true artificial intelligence able to learn and develop as a human does. Some want to study him and others want to destroy him. Kidnapped from the scientist who created him Chappie becomes part of a street gang's dysfunctional surrogate family who decide that he is too innocent and needs to be toughened up. Meanwhile there are people hunting for him who believe that artificial intelligence is too unpredictable to be allowed to exist. The latest film from Neill Blomkamp director of 'District 9' and 'Elysium' 'Chappie' stars Sharlto Copley Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver. District 9 From producer Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) and director Neill Blomkamp comes a startlingly original science fiction thriller that "soars on the imagination of its creators" (Peter Travers Rolling Stone). With stunning special effects and gritty realism the film plunges us into a world where the aliens have landed... only to be exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Now one lone human discovers the mysterious secret of the extraterrestrial weapon technology. Hunted and hounded through the bizarre back alleys of an alien shantytown he will discover what it means to be the ultimate outsider on your own planet. Elysium In the year 2154 two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium and the rest who live in an overpopulated ruined Earth.  Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) will stop at nothing to preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium – but that doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means they can.  Max (Matt Damon) agrees to take on a life threatening mission one that could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

• Tower Block | DVD | (20/04/2015) from £5.92   |  Saving you £10.07 (170.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Someone is picking off the last remaining occupants of a tower block using a high-powered silenced rifle. Nobody else has heard the shots and no help is coming. If the terrified victims can’t figure out how to escape they’re all going to be killed one by one. With career-defining performances from Sheridan Smith (Cilla) BAFTA Award winner Jack O’Connell (Starred Up) Russell Tovey (TV’s Being Human) Kano (TV’s Top Boy) and Ralph Brown (TV’s Babylon) this fantastically gripping British thriller is a movie not to be missed.

• Vampyr (Masters of Cinema) Limited Edition Box Set | Blu Ray | (30/05/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eureka Entertainment to release Carl Th. Dreyer's VAMPYR, one of the finest and most enduringly mysterious of all horror films, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a brand-new 2K restoration, unveiled for the film's 90th anniversary. Available from 30 May 2022 as a part of The Masters of Cinema Series in a Limited Edition set of 3000 copies featuring a Hardbound Slipcase & 100-page Collector's Booklet. The first foray into sound filmmaking by one of cinema's pivotal artists, Vampyr remains a cornerstone work of the horror genre. The dreamlike tale of an occult-obsessed student's visit to a small French village, as he is drawn into the unsettling mystery around a stricken family's struggle with malevolent forces, remains an unparalleled evocation of the uncanny. Adapting the haunted stories of Sheridan Le Fanu, Carl Th. Dreyer's ceaseless innovation delivers a tour-de-force of supernatural phantasmagoria and creeping unease, via audacious camerawork and sound design. Presented from an all-new 2K restoration by the Danish Film Institute, supported by the MEDIA program Creative Europe, and taking more than a decade to complete materials from several European archives (including the BFI, CNC and DFI) have been meticulously scanned and assessed to create the highest quality and most faithful version of Vampyr possible. Now unveiled for the film's 90th anniversary, one of the most visually and aurally distinctive horror films ever made finally comes to Blu-ray in the UK, in a definitive incarnation that achieves the full experience Dreyer intended audiences to have. Product Features Hardbound Slipcase All-new 2K digital restoration of the German version by the Danish Film Institute, completed in 2020 after an extensive decade-long restoration process, with uncompressed mono soundtrack Optional unrestored audio track Two audio commentaries: one by critic and programmer Tony Rayns; the second by filmmaker and Vampyr fan Guillermo del Toro Visual essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg on Dreyer's Vampyr influences New video interview with author and critic Kim Newman on Vampyr's unique place within vampire cinema Two new video interviews with music and cultural historian David Huckvale on the film's score and its adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu Carl Th. Dreyer (1966) a documentary by Jörgen Roos Two deleted scenes, removed by the German censor in 1932 The Baron a short MoC documentary about Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg Optional English subtitles A 100-PAGE BOOK - featuring rare production stills, location photography, posters, the 1932 Danish film programme, a 1964 interview with Baron Nicolas de Gunzberg (producer and actor Allan Gray ), an essay by Dreyer on film style, and writing by Tom Milne, Jean and Dale Drum, and film restorer Martin Koerber *All extras subject to change

• Racer and the Jailbird | DVD | (10/09/2018) from £6.47   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When Gino meets Benedicte, it's love at first sight, passionate, unconditional, fiery. She is working in the family business, and she also drives cars on circuits. Gino is that kind of normal guy, cool, handsome... but he hides a secret. That kind of secret that can endanger your life and the lives of those around you. Gino and Benedicte will have to fight against fate, reason and their own weaknesses to save their love.

• A Lizard In A Woman's Skin | DVD | (07/06/2010) from £8.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (122.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Lizard In A Woman's Skin

• The Garment Jungle (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (19/09/2022) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Kerwin Matthews (5 Against the House) and J Lee Cobb (The Family Secret) star in a film noir exposé of murder and corruption in the fashion world. When a Korean war veteran takes a job at his father's fashion business, he finds they are paying the mob to shut out the union. When pro-union employees begin getting murdered, he decides to take on the gangsters. Based on true stories about mob involvement in the garment industry, The Garment Jungle stands as a pro-union response to On the Waterfront, and is no less tough and controversial than that film original director Robert Aldrich (Kiss Me Deadly) was fired for his refusal to compromise, with Vincent Sherman (Affair in Trinidad) stepping in to complete production. Extras: Indicator Standard Edition Special Features 2K restoration Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historian Kevin Lyons (2020) It's a Jungle Out There (2007, 20 mins): archival interview with actor Robert Loggia, conducted by Alan K Rode of the Film Noir Foundation following a screening of The Garment Jungle Law of the Jungle (2020, 15 mins): writer and film programmer Tony Rayns discusses Robert Aldrich and The Garment Jungle Rip, Sew and Stitch (1953, 17 mins): comedy starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio play tailors who find themselves caught up in criminal activities Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• The Hitcher | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (75.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Former music video director David Meyers makes his feature debut with the remake of the 1986 cult horror movie.

• The Sacrament | Blu Ray | (17/06/2024) from £13.80   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A small documentary film crew accompanies a man as he travels to Eden Parish in search of his missing sister. It soon becomes apparent that this paradise is not what it seems.Special Features Indie Guys at Heart: A new interview with Actor AJ BowenThe Best Pathway: A new interview with Actor Joe SwanbergAn Ecstatic State: A new interview with Actor Amy SeimetzThe Itch to Act: A new interview with Actor Gene JonesA Wild Ride: A new interview with Producer Peter PhokTruthiness: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on The SacramentWe're Not Sinners Here: The Making of The Sacrament

• Dick Francis Mysteries | DVD | (21/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Ian McShane stars as David Cleveland the chief investigator for the Jockey club in this trio of movies based on books written by Dick Francis. Twice Shy (Dir. Deirdre Friel 1989): A computer whiz is dead - his body smashed at the bottom of a rock cliff. It looks like an accident but David Cleveland isn't so sure... In The Frame (Dir. Wigbert Wicker 1989): A violent explosion kills an innocent young woman. The only clue is a painting that may not be authentic. Inve

• Saboteur | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £8.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (11.12%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This Hitchcock thriller is mainly famous for its climax, which finds the villain (Norman Lloyd) hanging by his sleeve from the torch on the Statue of Liberty as the seam begins to unravel. Otherwise, it's not one of the director's great pictures, though it's still worth a look. Set during the initial stages of World War II, the story concerns a ring of Nazi fifth columnists who plot to weaken American military defences by blowing up a munitions factory, a dam and a battleship. In an early example of Hitchcock's celebrated "wrong man" theme, the hero Barry Kane (Robert Cummings) gets falsely accused of sabotage and becomes a fugitive, hunted from coast to coast. Eventually, he hooks up with the heroine Pat Martin (Priscilla Lane), a super-patriot who takes some convincing of his innocence and plans to turn him in--until the inevitable chemical reaction occurs. It's a highly episodic tale that may put you in mind of Hitchcock's previous The 39 Steps (1935) and his later North by Northwest (1959).The miscellaneous incidents (a shoot-out at a cinema, a bizarre encounter with the freaks in a circus troupe) are often exciting in themselves. The trouble is they just sort of lie there like so-many scattered marbles, never building into a coherent and satisfying whole. The bland dialogue supplied by novice screenwriter Peter Viertel doesn't help matters much. Neither does the casting of the two stars, square, wholesome types, entirely lacking in the perversity and eccentricity one associates with the Hitchcock universe. (It's tedious to hear Lane endlessly mouthing off about the American way, while Cummings must be counted one of the dullest leading men in Hollywood history.) Still, this half-hearted effort by the pot-bellied master of suspense would probably make the reputation of a dozen lesser directors. --Peter Matthews

• The Long Good Friday Steelbook | Blu Ray | (04/05/2015) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-11.75 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.24

  Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins) is a businessman with great ambitions. Spotting the development potential of London’s derelict Docklands area years before the Thatcher government he tries to broker a deal with his American counterpart (Eddie Constantine) that will make them both millions. But who is killing Harold’s other associates and blowing up his businesses - and why? Universally regarded as one of the greatest British gangster films ever made The Long Good Friday rocketed Hoskins to international stardom. He’s given sterling support from Helen Mirren (as his upper-crust mistress) Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Derek Thompson (Casualty) and there’s even an early appearance from future James Bond Pierce Brosnan. But it’s Hoskins’ film through and through his towering performance taking on a Shakespearean intensity as he’s forced to resort to the down-and-dirty methods that he thought he’d put behind him in order to find out who’s muscling in on his territory on what should be the best day of his life. He quickly finds out that this will be a very long Good Friday indeed… Special Edition Contents: Limited Edition SteelBook™ Packaging featuring original artwork. High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray and Standard Definition DVD presentation of a brand new restoration sourced from the original camera negatives and approved by cinematographer Phil Meheux. Original uncompressed PCM mono 1.0 sound. Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Audio commentary by director John Mackenzie. Bloody Business a documentary about the making of the film including interviews with John Mackenzie stars Bob Hoskins Helen Mirren Pierce Brosnan producer Barry Hanson and Phil Meheux. Brand new interviews with Barry Hanson writer Barrie Keeffe and Phil Meheux. Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and BFI curator Mark Duguid illustrated with original production stills. More to be announced!

• 5 Against the House (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (19/09/2022) from £18.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Guy Madison (The Beast of Hollow Mountain) and Kim Novak (Pushover) head an all-star cast in the film noir caper 5 Against the House, briskly directed by Phil Karlson (Scandal Sheet). A group of college students join with Novak's nightclub singer to rob Reno's famous Harold's Casino. As technical mastermind Ronnie (Kerwin Matthews, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad) analyses the high-tech security system, traumatised war veteran Brick (Brian Keith, Tight Spot) threatens blow the whole plan apart. A classic of the heist genre, 5 Against the House was an influence on Ocean's 11 and Martin Scorsese's Casino, and forced the real-life Harry's to change the design of its security systems for fear of copycat robbery attempts. Extras: Indicator Standard Edition Special Features High Definition presentation Original mono audio Audio commentary with film critic David Jenkins (2020) The Guardian Interview with Kim Novak (1997, 67 mins): archival video recording of the celebrated actor in conversation with David Robinson at the National Film Theatre, London Sweet and Hot (1958, 17 mins): comedy starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio team up with a female singer in the hope of finding fame and fortune in the big city Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• True Crime | DVD | (01/11/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Not enough people went to see True Crime in cinemas. Wasn't Clint Eastwood too old to be playing a guy who a variety of glorious women, from the middle-aged Diane Venora and Laila Robins to the young Mary McCormack and Lucy Liu, find attractive? Could the onetime Man with No Name credibly play a brilliant crime reporter, Steve Everett, with an ironic turn of phrase and an incurable habit of screwing up both his personal and professional lives? The respective answers to those questions are: hell no and hell yes. True Crime features one of Eastwood's best and most entertaining performances--and his work as director is utterly assured. The story (from Andrew Klavan's bestselling novel) gives Everett the last-minute assignment of interviewing a condemned man (Isaiah Washington) on the eve of his execution. The prisoner, a born-again Christian and exemplary family man, has everything the reporter lacks except a shot at seeing the next sunrise. Everett sets out to get him that, yet far from making a beeline to the exculpatory evidence that will save the life of his "client," this very tarnished hero has to spend a lot of the next 24 hours contending with the baggage he's accumulated through drinking, wenching and familial neglect. (A Pirandellian note: Everett's daughter is played by Eastwood's own daughter, Francesca Fisher-Eastwood, and her mother, Frances Fisher, returns for a feisty cameo as a prosecutor.) This is a good one that got away. Don't let it happen again. --Richard T Jameson

• Come to Daddy | DVD | (02/03/2020) from £6.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A