Crime Thriller

• Dressed To Kill | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  To condemn Dressed to Kill as a Hitchcock rip-off is to miss the sheer enjoyment of Brian De Palma's delirious thriller. Homages to Hitchcock run rampant through most of De Palma's earlier films, and this one's chock-full of visual quotes, mostly cribbed from Vertigo and Psycho. But De Palma's indulgent depravity transcends simple mimicry to assume a vitality all its own. It's smothered in thickly atmospheric obsessions with sex, dread, paranoia, and voyeurism, not to mention a heavy dose of Psycho-like psychobabble about a wannabe transsexual who is compelled to slash up any attractive female who reminds him--the horror--that he's still very much a man. Angie Dickinson plays the sexually unsatisfied, forty-something wife who's the killer's first target, relaying her sexual fantasies to her psychiatrist (Michael Caine) before actually living one of them out after the film's celebrated cat-and-mouse sequence in a Manhattan art museum. The focus then switches to a murder witness (De Palma's then-girlfriend Nancy Allen) and Dickinson's grieving whiz-kid son (Keith Gordon), who attempt to solve the murder while staying one step ahead (or so they think) of the crude detective (Dennis Franz) assigned to the case. Propelled by Pino Donaggio's lush and stimulating score, De Palma's visuals provide seductive counterpoint to his brashly candid dialogue, and the plot conceals its own implausibility with morbid thrills and intoxicating suspense. If you're not laughing at De Palma's shameless audacity, you're sure to be on the edge of your seat. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Things Will Be Different | Blu Ray | (18/11/2024) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After evading police following a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low at an abandoned farmhouse. But when a mysterious force emerges, it makes the pair question everything about themselves and each other.

• Black Book | Blu Ray | (11/01/2021) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Title number 004 in the 101 Films Black Label range. From internationally acclaimed director Paul Verhoeven (Soldier of Orange, Elle), Black Book (Zwartboek) is an epic and moving wartime tale, in which the distinctions between good and evil become blurred by human nature. Starring Carice van Houten (Valkyrie, Game of Thrones) and Sebastian Koch (The Lives of Others, Bridge of Spies), the film chronicles one woman's fight for survival and revenge as the Second World War enters its final, bloody months. September 1944. Rachel Stein (van Houten), a Dutch-Jewish woman in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, joins fellow refugees in their attempt to reach Allied territory by boat after her safehouse is destroyed by a bomb. The voyage ends in disaster when the escape is discovered by a Nazi patrol, with Rachel the sole survivor as her fellow refugees, including her own family, are ruthlessly killed. Set on revenge, Rachel joins the Resistance, adopting the identity of Ellis de Vries to mask her heritage, and infiltrating the German Security Service by seducing senior officer Müntze (Koch). As the war enters its final stages and the fight for survival intensifies, Rachel becomes entangled in a deadly web of deceit and betrayal. Brand New Extras The Book of Verhoeven: Paul Verhoeven on Black Book Diary of a Cinematographer: Karl Walter Lindenlaub on Black Book Additional Extras Interview with Carice van Houten (2006) Interview with Paul Verhoeven (2006) Original theatrical trailer

• World Noir Vol. 1 | Blu Ray | (18/12/2023) from £43.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

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• The Trial 50th Anniversary (StudioCanal Collection) | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Orson Welles applied his unique directorial style to Kafka's classic work in this 1962 adaptation of The Trial. Anthony Perkins stars as Joseph K., an office clerk who gets arrested one day but is not told why. Welles used interesting techniques during filming, such as pin-screen animation to emphasise the atmosphere of K's world. The result is a moving and atmospheric attempt to capture the essence of Kafka's original work.

• Lawless | Blu Ray | (14/01/2013) from £7.39   |  Saving you £10.60 (143.44%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Acclaimed director John Hillcoat delivers a thrillingly vivid slice of American outlaw history in his epic gangster tale, LAWLESS.

• Short Sharp Shocks Vol.3 (Flipside #47) (2 x Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (09/10/2023) from £21.63   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The third in the critically acclaimed BFI Flipside series continuing its ongoing mission to curate an alternative Brit-screen history of overlooked rarities in deluxe home-entertainment editions is a further compelling compendium of strange, striking, thrilling, horrific, eerie and eccentric short subjects from the heyday of the British cinematic supporting programme. Settle down for another strange cinematic journey through uncanny stories, twists in the tale, low-budget weirdness, stylish spectacle, avant-garde art, peculiar public information, monstrous music and provocative experiment many ultra-rare and all with oodles of atmosphere and in High Definition. The Films: Return to Glennascaul (Hilton Edwards, 1951, 22 mins) Strange Stories (John Guillermin and Don Chaffey, 1953, 45 mins) Strange Experiences (1955, 10 mins) Maze (Bob Bentley, 1970, 15 mins) Skinflicker (Tony Bicât, 1973, 41 mins) Beach Litter: Broken Bottle (1 min) Firework: Chick (1 min) Wings of Death (Nichola Bruce and Michael Coulson, 1985, 20 mins) The Terminal Game (Geoff Lowe, 1982, 40 mins) Product Features Interview with filmmaker and artist Bob Bentley, director of Maze (2023) Interview with Tony Bicât, director of Skinflicker (2023) Interview with Nichola Bruce and Michael Coulson, directors of Wings of Death (2023) Interview with Colin Towns, composer of the music for The Terminal Game (2022) The Strange Stories Scrapbook (2023): video essay on 1950s British film producer Roger Proudlock by Vic Pratt Interview with Geoff Lowe, director of The Terminal Game (TBC) Rare scripts, stills, images and behind-the-scenes footage (TBC) **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet including new writing by directors Bob Bentley, Nichola Bruce and Tony Bicât

• Piggy | DVD | (21/05/2012) from £6.50   |  Saving you £9.49 (146.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Joe (Martin Compston) is a mild mannered young man bored by his humdrum London life. When his beloved brother (Neil Maskell) is murdered, Joe finds solace in Piggy, one of his brother's old friends. But is he really who he says he is?

• A Fugitive From the Past | Blu Ray | (26/09/2022) from £16.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Considered the magnum opus of the five decades-long career of Tomu Uchida (Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, The Mad Fox), the epic crime drama A Fugitive from the Past was voted third in the prestigious Kinema Junpo magazine's 1999 poll of the Top Japanese Films of the 20th Century. In 1947, a freak typhoon sends a passenger ferry running between Hokkaido and mainland Japan plunging to the ocean depths, with hundreds of lives lost. During the chaos, three men are witnessed fleeing a burning pawnshop in the Hokkaido port town of Iwanai. The police suspect theft and arson, and when Detective Yumisaka (Junzaburo Ban) discovers the burned remains of a boat and the corpses of two men, he sets about tracking the shadowy third figure. Meanwhile, the mysterious Takichi Inukai (Rentaro Mikuni) takes shelter with a prostitute, Yae (Sachiko Hidari), a brief encounter that will come to define both of their lives. A decade later, long after the trail has gone cold, Yumisaka is called back by his successor Detective Ajimura (Ken Takakura) as two new dead bodies are found. Making its home video debut outside of Japan, this adaptation of Tsutomu Minakami's 1700-page novel is a landmark in master director Uchida's oeuvre. Its gritty monochrome photography has the immediacy of newsreel as Uchida uses the landscapes of postwar Japan to explore the massive social upheaval and unspoken legacies of the war, and create an unsettling karmic allegory of a man's struggle to escape his past sins. Product Features High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the restored 183 minute-long cut of the film Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles Introduction by writer and curator Jasper Sharp Scene-specific commentaries from leading Japanese film scholars Aaron Gerow, Irene González-López, Erik Homenick, Earl Jackson, Daisuke Miyao and Alexander Zahlten Original theatrical trailer Image gallery Tomu Uchida filmography Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Fully illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by David Baldwin and Inuhiko Yomota

• Outrage | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The king of yakuza epics Takeshi Kitano (Brother, Zatoichi, Hana-Bi, Sonatine) returns with his most violent gangster film yet. Mr. Chairman, the head of the ruling Sannokai yakuza clan, suspects that his henchman Ikemoto has struck a forbidden alliance with rival gangster Murase. Ikemoto tries to quell his boss' distrust by making a move against Murase, marking the start of a ruthless series of conflicts and betrayals. Before long, several yakuza clans are out for blood in their constant battle for power and money. The rival bosses fight to rise through the ranks by scheming and making short-lived allegiances. In this corrupt world where there are no heroes, it's a bad guy vs. bad guy in a spiralling outrage of gang warfare.

• Contagion Steelbook | Blu Ray | (26/02/2024) from £17.50   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When a lethal airborne virus with the power to wipe out humanity is unleashed, the worldwide medical community races to find a vaccine and stop the panic from spreading. Starring Academy Award winners Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, and Academy Award nominees Jude Law and Laurence Fishburne, this edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the deadly path of a virus that is beyond containment. Researchers for disease control, the military, the World Health Organization and ordinary civilians mobilize to try and find a cure and the cause before it's too late. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, this portrait of suspense examines how courage pulls us together...while society is falling apart. Product Features Steelbook Finishes Full Gloss Debossed Lettering (Front) and Symbols (Reverse) On-Disc Special Features The Reality of Contagion: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne and Bryan Cranston, along with medical journalist Sanjay Gupta, explore the real science of global viruses and what they mean to the human race. The world is preparing for the next biological disaster...but is it too late? The Contagion Detectives: Meet the greatest minds in the world and how they helped prepare Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and the rest of the cast for the fight against deadly viruses. Contagion: How A Virus Changes The World

• The Carrier | DVD | (03/08/2015) from £6.01   |  Saving you £11.24 (236.63%)   |  RRP £15.99

  John Cusack (The Prince) and Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook) star in this action-packed crime thriller about a hit-man named Jack (Cusack) who takes an assignment to deliver a mysterious bag to his boss (De Niro) with strict instructions not to look inside. With the help of an elusive prostitute (Rebecca Da Costa; The Firstling) Jack battles gun-fire car chases crooked cops and unruly mobsters on a deadly quest to deliver the precious cargo and earn a big pay day. This all-action crime thriller also stars Crispin Glover Sticky Fingaz and Martin Klebba.

• Single White Female (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (22/07/2024) from £13.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Bridget Fonda (Jackie Brown, A Simple Plan) and Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hitcher, The Hateful Eight) star in Barbet Schroeder's (Reversal of Fortune, Mad Men) erotic psychological thriller Single White Female. When Allie (Fonda) breaks off her engagement, she is delighted to find a supportive new roommate in Hedy (Leigh). But when Hedy's behaviour becomes increasingly obsessive, and a series of violent events begin to occur, Allie fears that Hedy is not all she claims to be. Beautifully photographed by Luciano Tovoli (The Passenger, Suspiria), and with a powerful score by Howard Shore (The Silence of the Lambs, Videodrome), Single White Female is one of the most stylish suspense thrillers of the nineties. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES High Definition remaster Original English stereo audio Audio commentary with director Barbet Schroeder, editor Lee Percy, and associate producer Susan Hoffman (2018) New York Interview: Barbet Schroeder (2018): the director discusses the production and release of Single White Female Upstairs with Graham Knox (2018): actor Peter Friedman recalls his casting and relates some anecdotes from the set The Fiancé Sam Rawson (2018): in-depth interview with actor Steven Weber SWF Seeks Writer (2018): screenwriter Don Ross looks back on his adaptation of John Lutz's novel and working with Schroder She'll Follow You Anywhere (2024): the critic, broadcaster, and author of Unlikeable Female Characters Anna Bogutskaya dissects and contextualises the film within the context of the erotic thriller Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional and publicity material New and improved English translation subtitles Limited edition exclusive book with a new essay by Georgia Humphreys, archival essays, a contemporary article on the making of the film, and full film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK All extras subject to change

• Sherlock Holmes And The Case Of The Silk Stocking | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £11.92   |  Saving you £1.07 (8.98%)   |  RRP £12.99

  November 1902. Fog and shadows engulf the city. The murky world of the menacing London docks collide with the glamour and glitter of Edwardian high society as sleuth Sherlock Holmes and Dr John H Watson are reunited to solve a case which threatens to overwhelm the privilege and tranquillity of aristocratic society. When the murder of a penniless shop-girl is linked to the body of debutante Lady Alice Burnham Holmes immediately begins to piece together the clues: a pair of dancing sho

• Prophecy (Eureka Classics) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (16/08/2021) from £10.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Robert Foxworth and Talia Shire star as a doctor and his wife who travel to Maine to research the impact of the lumber industry on the local environment. They begin to investigate a succession of mysterious and terrifying events: ecological freaks of nature and a series of bizarre and grisly human deaths. Something unimaginably horrible waits in the woods. Something unwittingly created by man, that will become an uncontrollable, merciless machine of destruction. A graphically violent piece of environmental horror from director John Frankenheimer, Prophecy comes to Blu-ray for the first time ever in the UK. Special Features: Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [First Print Run of 2000 copies only] 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a High Definition transfer Optional English SDH Subtitles New feature length audio commentary by Richard Harland Smith New feature length audio commentary by film writers Lee Gambin & Emma Westwood New interview with screenwriter David Seltzer New interview with mime artist Tom McLoughlin Original Theatrical Trailer PLUS: A LIMITED EDITION Collector's Booklet featuring new writing by Craig Ian Mann; and an archival interview [First Print Run of 2000 copies only] * All extras subject to change

• The Summit | DVD | (07/04/2014) from £17.80   |  Saving you £0.19 (1.07%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Documentary about the ill-fated mountaineering expedition to the summit of K2 where eleven climbers lost their lives in 2008. Although K2 is behind Mount Everest in terms of height, the peak is still considered the more challenging climb due to the unpredictable and arduous nature of its terrain and its regular extreme storms. Film-maker Nick Ryan interviews the survivors of the 2008 expedition and together with footage recorded on the mountain we are offered an insight into the great difficu...

• Inferno / Angels & Demons / The Da Vinci Code Box Set | Blu Ray | (20/02/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  INFERNO Academy Award® winner Ron Howard returns to direct the latest thriller in Dan Brown's (Da Vinci Code) billion-dollar Robert Langdon series, Inferno, which finds the famous symbologist (again played by Tom Hanks) on a trail of clues tied to the great Dante himself. When Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to stop the unleashing a global virus that would wipe out half of the world's population. ANGELS & DEMONS In Ron Howard's thrilling follow-up to The Da Vinci Code, expert symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) pursues ancient clues on a heart-racing hunt through Rome to find the four Cardinals kidnapped by a deadly secret society, the Illuminati. With the Cardinals' lives on the line, and the Camerlengo (Ewan McGregor) desperate for help, Langdon embarks on a nonstop, action-packed race through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, and the most secret vault on Earth! THE DA VINCI CODE Dan Brown's international bestseller comes alive in the film THE DA VINCI CODE, directed by Ron Howard with a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. Join symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou) in their heart-racing quest to solve a bizarre murder mystery that will take them from France to England - and behind the veil of a mysterious ancient society, where they discover a secret protected since the time of Christ.

• Taxi Hunter | Blu Ray | (28/08/2023) from £14.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of the most infamous movies branded with Hong Kong's 'adults only' Category III rating, Taxi Hunter bravely tackles the under-explored scourge of er unprofessional taxi drivers. After his pregnant wife is perishes through the actions of a careless (and callous) cabby, mild-mannered Ah Kin (Anthony 'king of the Cat III's' Wong) declares war on the entire profession and you don't need 'The Knowledge' to know he won't be leaving a tip... Directed by Herman Yau (who unleashed Ebola Syndrome on an unsuspecting world) 88 Films are pleased to present this important treatise on public transport in a wonderful new blu-ray edition Product Features High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio Lossless 2.0 Cantonese Mono Newly Translated English Subtitles Audio Commentary by Hong Kong Film Expert Frank Djeng Interview with James Ha Theatrical Trailer

• Breakout | DVD | (09/09/2013) from £5.55   |  Saving you £4.44 (80.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  With a screenplay co-written by Suzanne Collins author of The Hunger Games dramatic chase thriller Breakout is the story of a young mother who must resort to radical measures to protect her children. Forced to flee with her two young children recently divorced mother Jocelyn (Alexandra Breckenridge; TVs American Horror Story) must keep her family safe from her dangerous ex-husband (Billy Burke; The Twilight Saga) whilst also trying to avoid the law. With the police chasing her on charges of kidnapping Jocelyn's only hope is an underground network whose purpose is to aid people in her situation. Putting her trust in Jim (Ray Liotta; Goodfellas) and his mysterious contacts may be Jocelyn's only hope of freeing her family and putting a dark chapter of their lives behind them.

• The Impossible | Blu Ray | (06/05/2013) from £9.14   |  Saving you £13.85 (151.53%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Based on a remarkable true story, THE IMPOSSIBLE is the unforgettable account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time.