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• Touchez Pas Au Grisbi | DVD | (21/08/2017) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jacques Becker's Touchez Pas au Grisbi occupies a significant part in French cinema history. Max (Jean Gabin, La Grande Illusion) and Riton (René Dary) are two ageing gangsters who manage to pull off their final heist, a spectacular gold bullion robbery at Orly airport. All is well until Max's former girlfriend Josy (Jeanne Moreau, Jules et Jim) tips off a rival gangster, Angelo (Lino Ventura). The latter kidnaps Ritton and threatens to kill him unless Max hands over the spoils from his robbery Helping to birth the French policier, a European transposition of the fantastic American gangster films of the 1940s, Touchez Pas au Grisbi exerted a huge influence on subsequent directors such as Jean-Pierre Melville.

• Break My Fall | DVD | (10/10/2011) from £10.12   |  Saving you £5.87 (58.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Kanchi Wichmann's blistering film debut explores a metropolitan underbelly that thrives with life and danger, whose lost souls flit between midnight raves and morning fry-ups. In this maelstrom are girlfriends Liza and Sally, and their gay best friends Kyle and Vin. They have a band to pull together and a birthday to celebrate, yet over the space of three heady nights in the party capital, their lives will change forever.Featuring music from rising stars of the UK independent music scene - Micachu, Plug, Wet Dog, Peggy Sue, Sam Amant, Alan MX, old favourites The Raincoats, Scout Niblett and Numbers and of course Sally and Liza's band Blanket!

• Will it Snow for Christmas? (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (20/11/2017) from £18.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Set on a farm in Southern France, a woman and her seven children have a hard life, one which is worsened by the farms' owner and father of the children, who treats them as his personal property. Used as expendable free labour and unable to leave, it is only the woman's love for her children and her unwavering strength that prevent her family from falling apart. Director Sandrine Veysset's remarkable debut film won a César upon its release and has been compared to the work of Maurice Pialat (À nos amours) and Ken Loach (I, Daniel Blake). Exquisitely shot by cinematographer Hélène Louvart (The Beaches of Agnès), the film's ability to never become over-sentimental, despite its subject are a testament to its quality. Extras: Interview with director Sandrine Veysset and Cinematographer Hélène Louvart (2015, 31 mins) Interview with actress Dominique Reymond (2015, 15 mins) Fully illustrated booket with new writing on the film and full film credits

• Project Itoh: Empire of Corpses Standard Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (30/10/2017) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the studio that produced Attack on Titan (WIT STUDIO) comes a captivating historical action thriller based on the novel by Project Itoh. In an alternate version of 19th century London, the world has been revolutionized by corpse reanimation technology creating armies of undead who serve the living as labourers across the globe. In an attempt to revive his dearly departed friend, young medical student John Watson becomes obsessed with replicating the work of Dr. Victor Frankenstein the legendary corpse engineer whose research produced the only re-animated corpse to possess a soul. But when his illegal experiments put him at odds with the British government, Watson is drafted into a worldwide race to find the lost research notes of Victor Frankenstein before the secrets of the human soul fall into the wrong hands. Contains the Film with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles.

• Distant Journey | DVD | (25/05/2020) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Made in 1948, just a few short years after the horrors it strives to process, Distant Journey is the first feature film to tackle the subject of the Holocaust, and was the debut film from controversial avant-garde visionary of Czech theatre, Alfréd Radok. Set in the Bohemian town of Terezín as the Nazi transports to German extermination camps began in earnest, Radok's vividly experimental film blends documentary footage with a fictional love story between a Jewish woman and her gentile husband. A mix of raw expressionist intensity and analysis, Distant Journey presents a harrowing account of the Nazi horrors of the recent past and remains a stark, ever-relevant warning from history. DVD SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Distant Journey (Daleká cesta,1949) presented from a brand new 4K restoration of the film from original materials by the Czech National Film Archive. All-new Projection Booth commentary with Mike White, Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger The Opening of the Wells (Otvírání studánek, 1960): Alfréd Radok s acclaimed short film inspired by a poem of Miloslav Bure and set to Bohuslava Martin 's cantata of the same name. Butterflies Don't Live Here (Motýli tady ne ijí, 1958) - a documentary film by Miro Bernat about the Terezín ghetto. Trailer Booklet featuring new writing on the film by author and film historian Jonathan Owen

• The End of Love | DVD | (07/06/2010) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The End of Love

• Blood Lad - DVD collection | DVD | (02/02/2015) from £33.98   |  Saving you £8.00 (25.01%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Werewolves, zombies, and even the Abominable Snowman fight day and night for the title of Territory Boss. The vampire Staz, however, finds the whole thing to be a serious pain. He spends his time watching anime, playing video games, and daydreaming about going to the Human World. That all changes when he meets Fuyumi, a human girl who instantly win's Staz's heart, and who then loses her life to a man-eating plant. Refusing to give up on the girl of his dreams, Staz travels across the Demon and Human Worlds in search of a way to bring Fuyumi back to life by any bloody means necessary. Contains the complete TV series and bonus OVA, with both original Japanese language with subtitles as well as the English dub. Extras / Episode List: Interactive Art Gallery, English Dub Outtakes, Clean Opening & Ending

• HAPPY NEW YEAR - MOVIE | DVD | (20/03/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• 20th Century Boys Trilogy - The Complete Saga | DVD | (31/05/2010) from £14.83   |  Saving you £10.16 (68.51%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A positively epic exercise in filmmaking and storytelling the blockbuster 20th Century Boys trilogy has proven to be one of the most ambitious and most successful undertakings in Japanese Cinema. Director Tsutsumi Yukihiko's bravado efforts to release three films in one year based on Urasawa Naoki's acclaimed manga has brought to life a stunning doomsday thriller that spans multiple generations and genres and bites into conspiracy theory pop culture nostalgia and spectacular special effects. This DVD set comes with all three films in the trilogy plus Chapter 1 is packaged as a Special Edition 24 Page Book with an extra disc packed full of bonus extras.

• Don't Touch The Axe | DVD | (14/04/2008) from £21.92   |  Saving you £-1.93 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jacques Rivette's masterful film Don't Touch The Axe tells the tale of an ill-fated love affair between a Parisian socialite and a Napoleonic war hero. Their story unfolds amidst the extravagant balls of restoration-era Paris where the handsome General Armand de Montriveau (Guillaume Depardieu) encounters the beautiful coquettish but married Antoinette de Langeais (Jeanne Balibar). Vowing that she will be his lover Montriveau pursues the alluring Antoinette who in turn orchestrates a calculating game of seduction but repeatedly rebuffs his advances. Humiliated Montriveau seeks revenge just as Antoinette's passion for him awakens and a perverse romantic power struggle ensues. Once again adapting Balzac - the source of his acclaimed La Belle Noiseuse - Rivette's subtle and superbly acted drama is a riveting exploration of the intricacies of love and desire.

• Never-Ending Man | Blu Ray | (13/04/2020) from £3.87   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 2013, Academy Awardwinning (2014: Honorary Award; 2002: Best Animated Feature, Spirited Away) film director and Studio Ghibli cofounder Hayao Miyazaki, creator of such legendary films as Howl's Moving Castle and My Neighbour Totoro, suddenly announced his retirement. But still he couldn't shake his burning desire to create. After an encounter with young CGI animators, Miyazaki embarks on a new project using these techniques. But the artist, who has been adamant about handdrawn animation, confronts many challenges that threaten to cancel the film. Can an old master who thinks he's past his prime shine once again Shot over two years, NeverEnding Man: Hayao Miyazaki provides a unique, fascinating glimpse into the mind and creative process of one of animation's most iconic storytellers. Contains the full documentary on BluRay and DVD in the original Japanese with English subtitles. This release also includes an alternate 48 minute version with English narration and new footage.

• Blood Blockade Battlefront Standard BD | Blu Ray | (12/03/2018) from £22.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Produced by Studio Bones (Fullmetal Alchemist, Space Dandy, Soul Eater) and created by Trigun writer Yasuhiro Nightow, Blood Blockade Battlefront brings compelling characters and dynamic plotlines together for one unforgettable adventure. After a breach between Earth and the netherworld opens up over New York, humans and creatures from other dimensions become trapped in an impenetrable bubble that surrounds the city. Forced to coexist in a new city known as Salem's Lot, the shaky peace between humanity and the netherworld creatures is protected by an underground group of super humans known as Libra. When a case of mistaken identity brings not-so-ordinary delivery boy Leonardo Watch face-to-face with this group, he joins their ranks hoping to help prevent the destruction of the world by a group of monsters and madmen lead by a powerful being known as the King of Despair. Contains the full series on Blu-Ray with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles.

• Grand Central | DVD | (10/11/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A passionate story about lust and love set against the dangerous backdrop of a nuclear power plant. With two electrifying performances from Léa Seydoux (Blue Is The Warmest Colour) & Tahar Rahim (A Prophet) also stars Denis Menochet (Robin Hood Inglourious Basterds)

• Buffet Froid | DVD | (09/07/2007) from £10.35   |  Saving you £7.64 (73.82%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Bertrand Blier's Csar Award winning surreal comedy in which Gerard Depardieu stars as a suspected serial killer pitted against an ageing police inspector.

• Catchfire | DVD | (23/09/2007) from £13.48   |  Saving you £2.51 (18.62%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When murder is your business you'd better not fall in love with your work. Jodie Foster stars as Ann Benton a self-possessed artist who stumbles across a mob hit in progress. She manages to escape and report the crime to the police but recognizes Mafia soldier John Luponi (Dean Stockwell) at the station and takes off becoming a fugitive. Meanwhile mob boss Lino Avoca (Vincent Price) has put out a contract on the artist with hit man Milo (Dennis Hopper). While Ann does her own informal witness relocation Milo begins to research the artist's life looking for clues that might help him find her and he becomes increasingly fascinated with her. When the hit man finally runs Ann down stealing her out from under the nose of Detective Pauling (Fred Ward) he offers her a deal that anybody could refuse: Be killed or become his private chattel.

• Therese Raquin | DVD | (16/03/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Married at a very early age to her cousin Th''r''se Raquin (Simone Signoret Room at the Top Casque D''Or) leads an uneventful and joyless existence void of romance with her selfish husband (Jacques Duby) and authoritarian aunt. The arrival of the handsome Italian Laurent (Raf Vallone The Italian Job The Godfather: Part III) to whom Camille has taken a liking turns her life upside down. Straight away sparks of love and passion fly between Th''r''se and Laurent however Camille refuses to agree to a divorce and plans to take Th''r''se to Paris away from temptation. En route Camille is pushed off the train after a violent dispute with Laurent. The inquiry draws the conclusion of accidental death. However a young sailor who witnessed the entire scene starts blackmailing Laurent'' Th''r''se Raquin is an adaptation of Emile Zola''s novel by critically acclaimed director Marcel Carn'' (Le Jour se L''ve Le Quai des Brumes). The film won a Silver Lion at the 1953 Venice Film Festival.

• Shall I Compare you to a summer's day? | DVD | (26/09/2022) from £7.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Caged | DVD | (04/04/2011) from £11.35   |  Saving you £1.64 (14.45%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In war torn Eastern Europe a young nurse named Carole saves valuable lives as part of a humanitarian aid group. Soon her mission will be over and it will be time to return home. But what seems like a shortcut to freedom soon turns into a journey of agonising, torturous pain beyond the human threshold. Pulled from their vehicle by a brutal group of armed, masked assailants, Carole and two of her colleagues are held captive within an isolated underground bunker. Initially assuming that the kidnapping is politically motivated, the truth is far more horrific than they could possibly imagine. Now Carole’s only mission is to survive. But it’s a living hell where staying alive is one thing, but staying in one piece is another. Completely shocking in its depiction of onscreen violence, Caged has already gained notoriety as a stylish, unforgettable and gruesomely relentless example of extreme cinema at its most terrifying.

• Space Dandy - Collector's Blu-ray Set (13 episodes) | Blu Ray | (08/12/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £69.99

  Space Dandy is a space hunter someone who is paid to search for new undiscovered alien species. It's an industry where the prize goes to the person who finds aliens the fastest. Dandy searches unknown planets for strange beings with his companions QT the worn-out robot and Meow from Betelgeuse. Meanwhile they're being chased by minions of the Gogol Empire for reasons that are still a mystery. Catch the show both with English dub and Japanese original version with subtitles in a collector's package!

• Saint Saens: Violin Concerto No.3; Grieg: Piano Concerto | DVD | (02/08/2010) from £17.75   |  Saving you £1.23 (8.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  German virtuoso Julia Fischer astonished the public and her musical peers by performing two concertos - each on different instruments - on this remarkable 2008 New Year's Day concert. Julia Fischer's playing of Saint-Sans's Violin Concerto No.3 not only attests to her position at a summit of perfection attained to by few violinists, but her magisterial performance of the Grieg Piano Concerto establishes her as a pianist of international stature. Marking her DVD debut for Decca, Julia Fischer's compelling versions of these concertos are available only in this format, since this musical wonder has recorded neither for CD. The DVD includes an extensive interview with Julia Fischer, who candidly discusses her life, art, and music (in German, with multi-language subtitles)