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• The Shout | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £7.75   |  Saving you £2.24 (28.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It's a gorgeous Summer's day and two teams play a cricket game with a difference. It's the annual match between the local mental asylum and the villagers and in the scoring hut patients Crossley and Graves sit side-by-side recording every run over and fallen wicket. To keep themselves entertained Crossley recounts a terrifying story of how he came to possess supernatural powers that enable him to kill with a shout. It was he claims an ancient magic he learnt from spending many years with the Australian Aborigines. Although Graves dismisses the tale as an insane fantasy as the match continues the proceedings take on an emphatically sinister turn...

• Red Dragon | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £6.54   |  Saving you £16.45 (71.60%)   |  RRP £22.99

  An ex FBI agent (Edward Norton) reluctantly comes out of retirement and turns to the imprisoned Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins) for help in tracking down another serial killer.

• Joker Steelbook | Blu Ray | (10/02/2020) from £69.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• SCREAM 3 4K UHD Steelbook | Blu Ray | (02/10/2023) from £28.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Director Wes Craven delivers three times the terror in the third installment of the SCREAM saga, newly remastered in 4K Ultra HD™ with HDR-10 and Dolby Vision. A reclusive Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is pulled out of hiding and off to Hollywood when someone starts killing the cast members of film-within-a film Stab 3. Ghostface warns of a twisted final act to the insidious game of horror movie mayhem, in which all rules are made to be broken. Co-starring franchise favourites Courteney Cox Arquette, David Arquette, and Liev Schreiber, SCREAM 3 is also packed with surprising celebrity cameos and new co-stars Patrick Dempsey, Jenny McCarthy, and Parker Posey. Product Features Audio Commentary By Director Wes Craven, Producer Marianne Maddalena And Editor Patrick Lussier Deleted Scenes Alternate Ending Outtakes Behind-the-scenes Montage Music Video - what If Theatrical Trailer International Trailer TV Spots

• Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later 4K UHD Steelbook | Blu Ray | (25/09/2023) from £49.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of HALLOWEEN: H20 with this limited edition 4K Ultra HD™ Steelbook,® featuring the frightening return of maniacal killer Michael Myers. Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode, still haunted by the tragic events of that fateful evening of terror on Halloween, 1978. Featuring Josh Hartnett, Michelle Williams, LL Cool J, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and original scream queen Janet Leigh, this fan-favourite from the HALLOWEEN franchise was directed by Steve Miner (FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2, LAKE PLACID). Blu-ray Special Features: Making of Teaser Trailer Theatrical Trailer Music Video

• Van Helsing | Blu Ray | (18/11/2024) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Legendary Monster Hunter Van Helsing is sent by the Vatican to distant Transylvania, a land terrorised by the powerful Count Dracula. Joining forces with a valiant Gypsy Princess who is determined to end an ancient curse on her family by defeating the infamous vampire, Van Helsing continues his quest to rid the world of evil.

• Nightmares In A Damaged Brain (2-Disc Blu-ray and UHD) | Blu Ray | (12/02/2024) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Its been called 'graphic and unapologetic' (SexGoreMutants), 'brutally effective' (Screen Rant) and 'a forgotten classic' (Horror News). It remains the most reviled, controversial, and misunderstood genre film of the '80s. Now 'the most repulsive, degrading and horrifying movie ever made' (NY Daily News) can be experienced like never before: When a homicidal mental patient (an enduringly disturbing performance by Baird Stafford) flees an experimental drug program, he'll leave a 5-day trail of psychosexual carnage from the peep shows of 42nd Street to the gore-soaked shores of Florida. Written and directed by Romano Scavolini, this 'devastating masterpiece' (Cinefear) - whose UK release as NIGHTMARES IN A DAMAGED BRAIN led to the imprisonment of distributor David Hamilton-Grant - has been scanned from the internegative and various foreign print sources to create the most complete version ever assembled.Disc Specs:Aspect ratio: 1.85:1Audio: English 5.1 / English Stereo4K Video: HDRClosed CaptionsUHD: Region FreeDisc 1: UHDAudio Commentary With Star Baird Stafford and Special Effects Assistant Cleve Hall Moderated By Lee Christian and David DeCoteauAudio Commentary With Producer William PaulTrailersDisc 2: Blu-rayDamaged: The Very British Obscenity of David Hamilton-GrantAudio Commentary With Star Baird Stafford and Special Effects Assistant Cleve Hall Moderated By Lee Christian and David DeCoteauAudio Commentary With Producer William PaulKill Thy Father And Thy Mother - Interview With Director Romano Scavolini (71 mins)Dreaming Up A Nightmare - Featuring Former President Of 21st Century Distribution Arthur Schweitzer, Actor/Unit Production Manager Mik Cribben, Production Supervisor Simon Nuchtern, Florida Producer/Special Effects Artist William Milling, Uncredited Editor Jim Markovic and Archival Interviews With Actor Baird Stafford and Special Effects Artists Edward French and Cleve HallThe Nightmare Of NIGHTMARE - Interview With Erroneously Credited Special Effects Director Tom SaviniDeleted ScenesStill GalleryTrailersThis double disc also includes an 8-page booklet.

• Veronica Mars | DVD | (12/05/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  After nine years Veronica Mars has definitely landed on her feet. She's left behind her impulsive beau Logan given up her detective business and gotten her law degree. She's living with respectable boyfriend Piz in New York City where a prestigious law firm wants to make her an associate. One day she learns of the shocking death of pop singer Bonnie DeVille an old classmate from Neptune High. Because Logan had been dating Bonnie he's now a suspect in her murder and he begs Veronica to fly to California and help him choose a decent lawyer. Back in Neptune Veronica catches up with her detective father and other old pals. At karaoke night loopy Ruby Jetson wails a Bonnie Deville song; Veronica and Logan wonder if this clearly obsessed fan could be Bonnie's killer? Veronica sneaks into Ruby¿s vacant home to look for clues but is arrested as an intruder. Ruby agrees not to press charges if Logan will take Ruby out on a date. At a local bar Veronica uncovers surprising news: Ruby had been seen at this bar the night of Bonnie's murder and thus could not be her killer. So who done it then? Old sleuthing partners Mac and Wallace reveal a curious discovery: Susan an old friend of Bonnie's had also died several years earlier drowned in a boating accident. Is there a connection between the deaths? Mac and Wallace drag Veronica to the Neptune High ten-year reunion and Piz has flown in from New York to be there too. Veronica runs into many old friends including best 'frenemy' Gia and politically aspiring Luke. When an old sex tape featuring Veronica and Logan is shown by pranksters a massive brawl erupts and Piz gets walloped. At an after-party at Gia's loft Veronica learns that Susan was last seen during a night of heavy drinking on a boat with Gia and Luke. Noting that spy footage of Bonnie keeps turning up on the Internet she enlists movie star James Franco's help in tracking down celebrity sleaze monger Vinnie. The slimeball has been tapping the camera feeds from tablet computers given to celebrities. He shares with Veronica all the footage from Bonnie's tablet some of which implicates one of the dead girl's friends. With a furious Piz breaking off their relationship and the New York law firm retracting their offer Veronica's life is falling apart. Can she trick the culprit into confessing before a desperate partner blows Veronica out of the sleuthing game forever? Special Features: By the Fans: The Making of the Veronica Mars Movie

• Roadgames (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (14/12/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stacy Keach (Fat City) and Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) star in Richard Franklin's 1981 Australian horror classic, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's Read Window. Keach plays Quid, an American trucker who, with the help of Curtis's hitchhiker, tracks down a serial killer active on the long, empty roads of southern Australia. This deluxe, extras-laden edition boasts an all-new 2020 restoration from a 4K scan of the duplicate negative, produced exclusively for this release. Extras New 2020 restoration from a 4K scan of the duplicate negative, produced exclusively for this release Original mono audio Audio commentary with director Richard Franklin (2003) Audio commentary with cinematographer Vincent Monton, costume designer Aphrodite Kondos, production secretary Helen Watts, and film historian Mark Hartley (2019) Audio commentary with writers and programmers Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia Howe (2020) Kangaroo Hitchcock (2003): archival documentary on the making of Roadgames featuring interviews with Franklin and actor Stacy Keach Australian Long Haul (2019): actor Stacy Keach discusses the role of Pat Quid and working in Australia Audio interview with Stacy Keach (2016): further thoughts on the film by the actor Audio interview with Richard Franklin (2001): the director recalls his early career as a filmmaker and the production of Roadgames Archival Interview with Richard Franklin (1981): documentary profile of the director Audio interview with Grant Page (2016): an in-depth discussion with the actor and stunt co-ordinator ˜Not Quite Hollywood' Interview Excerpts (2008): over an hour of outtakes from Hartley's acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Franklin, Page, actors Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis, screenwriter Everett De Roche, and assistant director Tom Burstall Roadgames: A Lecture (1980): archival recording of Franklin, co-producer Barbi Taylor and composer Brian May discussing the making of the film Neil Sinyard on ˜Roadgames' (2020): newly filmed appreciation by the British film historian And His Ghost May Be Heard (1973): rare short film by Franklin, marking his first collaboration with Roadgames cinematographer Monton Script Read (1980): audio recording of a pre-production read-through, featuring Franklin and actors Keach and Marion Edward Music demos: excerpts from the Brian May score in demo form Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Lee Gambin, extensive archival interviews with Richard Franklin, Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis, Franklin's 1980 Alfred Hitchcock obituary, an overview of contemporary critical responses, Mark Hartley on And His Ghost May Be Heard, and film credits Limited edition exclusive double-sided poster UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies

• Disorder | Blu Ray | (25/07/2016) from £8.45   |  Saving you £13.54 (160.24%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Following a tour of duty, Special Services soldier Vincent (Matthias Schoenaerts) takes a job in security for a wealthy businessman and his family. During a lavish party at their luxurious ˜Maryland' villa, Vincent senses that something is amiss. When his employer is then urgently called away on business Vincent is left to ensure the safety of his wife Jessie (Diane Kruger) and their child. Suffering from post-traumatic stress, Vincent battles his own paranoia whilst clinging to the certainty that Jessie and her family are in immediate danger, unleashing a hell-bent determination to protect them at all costs. Bonus features exclusive to the Blu-ray: Director Alice Winocour's short films Kitchen, Magic Paris and Pina Colada; and Q&A with star Matthias Schoenaerts and director Alice Winocour filmed at Picturehouse Central 8th March 2016.

• Rope | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £16.99   |  Saving you £-12.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  An experimental film masquerading as a standard Hollywood thriller. The plot of Rope is simple and based on a successful stage play: two young men (John Dall and Farley Granger) commit murder, more or less as an intellectual exercise. They hide the body in their large apartment, then throw a dinner party. Will the body be discovered? Director Alfred Hitchcock, fascinated by the possibilities of the long-take style, decided to shoot this story as though it were happening in one long, uninterrupted shot. Since the camera can only hold one 10-minute reel at a time, Hitchcock had to be creative when it came time to change reels, disguising the switches as the camera passed behind someone's back or moved behind a lamp. In later years Hitchcock wrote off the approach as misguided, and Rope may not be one of Hitchcock's top movies, but it's still a nail-biter. They don't call him the Master of Suspense for nothing. James Stewart, as a suspicious professor, marks his first starring role for Hitchcock, a collaboration that would lead to the masterpieces Rear Window and Vertigo. --Robert Horton, Amazon.com

• Blood Simple | DVD | (30/10/2017) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The debut film of director Joel Coen and his brother-producer Ethan Coen, 1983's Blood Simple is grisly comic noir that marries the feverish toughness of pulp thrillers with the ghoulishness of even pulpier horror. (Imagine the novels of Jim Thompson somehow fused with the comic tabloid Weird Tales and you get the idea.) The story concerns a Texas bar owner (Dan Hedaya) who hires a seedy private detective (M Emmett Walsh) to follow his cheating wife (Frances McDormand in her first film appearance) and then kill her and her lover (John Getz). The gumshoe turns the tables on his client and suddenly a bad situation gets much, much worse, with some violent goings-on that are as elemental as they are shocking. (A scene in which a character who has been buried alive suddenly emerges from his own grave instantly becomes an archetypal nightmare.) Shot by Barry Sonnenfeld before he became an A-list director in Hollywood, Blood Simple established the hyperreal look and feel of the Coens' productions (undoubtedly inspired a bit by filmmaker Sam Raimi, whose The Evil Dead had just been coedited by Joel). Sections of the film have proved to be an endurance test for art-house movie fans, particularly an extended climax that involves one shock after another but ends with a laugh at the absurdity of criminal ambition. This is definitely one of the triumphs of the 1980s and the American independent film scene in general. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• The Retirement Plan | DVD | (20/11/2023) from £5.14   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Alex Cross | DVD | (06/05/2013) from £6.75   |  Saving you £13.24 (196.15%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Having cornered the market on his signature brand of inspirational comedy, Tyler Perry makes a bid for action-movie supremacy with this grisly adaptation of author James Patterson's most popular character. Loosely based on the 12th novel in the series (2007's Cross), the plot follows the early days of the title character, a genius police detective/psychologist trying to clean up the mean streets of Detroit while keeping his family out of the line of fire. As he mulls over accepting a job with the FBI, he and his team are forced to match wits with a psychotic contract killer (Matthew Fox), who displays a disturbing commitment towards seeing his job through. Director Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, XXX) knows this turf well, delivering an effective mix of creeping thriller sequences and go-for-broke action scenes. Faced with the unenviable task of following in the footsteps of Morgan Freeman (who played the character in Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider), Perry does a credible job in portraying both the tender and vengeful aspects of his character, even if the script often falls into the trap of having other characters exclaiming how brilliant Cross is, rather than letting the viewers see the deductive process for themselves. Based on his first attempt, any future entries in the franchise appear to be in good hands. Ultimately, however, the other elements of Alex Cross pale in comparison to Fox, who goes all out--and then some--in giving the audience someone to hiss at. He's shorn down to what appears to be a negative body-fat ratio, and occasionally literally froths at the mouth--and his dedication to creating a villain for the ages quickly overpowers the material. Once this freaky beanpole starts chewing the scenery, you'll be glad that the filmmakers decided against shooting in 3-D. --Andrew Wright

• Winter Kills (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (26/06/2023) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on a novel by Richard Condon (The Manchurian Candidate), William Richert's brilliantly off-kilter conspiracy thriller features an all-star cast, including Jeff Bridges (Jagged Edge), John Huston (Breakout), Elizabeth Taylor (Secret Ceremony), Tomas Milian (The Last Movie), and many other famous faces. This dark vision of political corruption is presented in two cuts from a new 4K restoration. Product Features New 4K restoration Two presentations of the film: the 1979 Theatrical Cut (97 mins) and the 1983 Reissue Version (91 mins) Original mono audio Audio commentary with writer-director William Richert (2003) Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? (2003, 38 mins): retrospective documentary on the making of the film, featuring Richert, actors Jeff Bridges and Belinda Bauer, director of photography Vilmos Zsigmond, and production designer Robert Boyle Reunion (2003, 9 mins): Richert and Bridges reflect on the film's colourful production Star Stories (2003, 8 mins): Richert discusses the film's extraordinary all-star cast Things Happening in Secret (2020, 31 mins): critic and writer Glenn Kenny explores the history and legacy of conspiracy thrillers Original theatrical trailer Josh Olson trailer commentary (2013, 4 mins): short critical appreciation Radio spot Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Butterfly On A Wheel | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £5.38   |  Saving you £7.61 (58.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The taut psychological thriller "Butterfly on a Wheel" asks the question; what happens when your daughter's kidnapper decides he doesn't want the ransom money?

• The Rising | DVD | (11/07/2022) from £12.73   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Rising is the story of Neve Kelly (Rugaard), who discovers that she is dead. She's scared and confused by this new existence. But, when she realizes she has been murdered, she's furious. She's determined to find her killer and get justice, believing that it was someone she knew. Impulsive and restless, Neve regrets never leaving her isolated community. And, as she comes to terms with her abilities, she begins to destabilize the lives of those she left behind. Particularly her estranged father, Tom (Matthew McNulty) and her beloved mother Maria (Emily Taaffe). Neve is a disruptive, unsettling hero who should not exist, and she needs to find her purpose. She takes us through the investigation into her death, going where the police can't. In the process she uncovers deeply buried secrets and is forced to re-examine everything about her life and the people she cared about. With nothing to lose but time, Neve will push for the truth even when it hurts. Her return forces everyone around her to change, confess, or start covering their tracks. But, it also reveals that there are others like her out there.

• Eagle Eye | Blu Ray | (16/03/2009) from £6.96   |  Saving you £18.03 (259.05%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A young man and a single mom get tangled up in a terrorist cell plotting a political assassination.

• Fear Index | DVD | (18/07/2022) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Dr Alex Hoffman, a computer scientist and genius who is ready with a new AI product launch that promises big returns, but whose roll-out plans go awry. What follows is a journey through the worst 24 hours of his life cutting across reality, memory and paranoid fantasy, forcing him to question everything he sees with his own eyes. Adapted by Paul Andrew Williams and Caroline Bartleet, and directed by David Caffrey (The Alienist), the fast-paced four-part limited series also has Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie), Arsher Ali (The Ritual) and Grégory Montel (Call My Agent) in the cast.

• Mexican, The | DVD | (02/07/2006) from £4.98   |  Saving you £15.01 (301.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Part road film, part romantic comedy, part thriller, and a whole lotta fun, The Mexican could get by on star power alone, but it offers Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and a clever plot full of delightful surprises. It's a thoroughly enjoyable shaggy-dog story in which the downtrodden Jerry Welbach (Pitt) copes with a dual dilemma: his girlfriend Samantha (Roberts) has just dumped him to pursue solo ambitions in Las Vegas, and a manipulative mobster has ordered Jerry to Mexico to retrieve a coveted antique pistol (the "Mexican" of the title) that carries a legacy of legend, death and danger. Jerry soon has his hands full with bandits, bloodshed and a grizzly hound dog that vanishes and reappears with amusing regularity. En route to Vegas, Samantha's taken hostage by a burly assassin (James Gandolfini) who's attached to the gun-fetching scheme and is, in more ways than one, not who he seems to be. Like a good magic act, JH Wyman's original screenplay distracts you from its gaps of logic using unexpected revelations to fuel its strategic vitality. It also provides a wealth of character development, director Gore Verbinski (Mouse Hunt) giving his stellar cast equal time to shine. It hardly matters that Pitt and Roberts spend most of the film apart; their time together is worth waiting for, and the machinations that separate them play out like a cross between vintage Peckinpah and Romancing the Stone. And why is the accursed pistola so valuable? That's just another surprise, setting the stage for the arrival of yet another big-name star, whose motivations are pure in a film full of double-crosses and darkly shaded humour. With a giddy plot such as this, star power is just icing on the cake. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.co.uk