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• Lupin III: The First | DVD | (13/09/2021) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  CGI-anime feature based on the manga series by Monkey Punch. Professional thief Arsene Lupin III (voice of Kanichi Kurita) heads to Paris where he is tasked with uncovering the mystery behind a missing diary that reportedly contains details about vast treasures. However, the diary also attracts the attention of Nazi's who believe the discovery of the treasures will allow them to resurrect the Third Reich. Along the way Lupin III and his team befriend Laetitia (Suzu Hirose), whose knowledge may be crucial in solving the mystery.

• Donizetti: Anna Bolena | Blu Ray | (20/12/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  With her sensational role debut at the Vienna State Opera superstar diva Anna Netrebko displays a performance of rare vocal and dramatic power. The Russian soprano sings the role of the unjustly accused second wife of British King Henry VIII 'veering between indignant fury and tender righteousness' and demonstrating a new level of confidence in her technique with excellent 'passagework particularly in trills and seamless runs even to the lowest notes' (Opera News).

• Kemono Michi: Rise Up - The Complete Series | DVD | (28/12/2020) from £21.20   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Professional wrestler and animal lover Shibata Genzo is suddenly summoned to another world. Greeted by a princess, she requests to get rid of the evil beasts roaming in this world. Outraged that he was asked to kill monsters, Genzo German suplexes the princess. Unable to get back to Earth, he decides to live a peaceful life and manage a monster pet shop.

• Fireworks - Standard Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (26/11/2018) from £14.15   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on a story by Shunji Iwai (The Case of Hana and Alice, A Bride for Rip Van Winkle), animation by studio SHAFT and directors Akiyuki Shinbo (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, March Comes in Like a Lion) and Nobuyuki Takeuchi (Bakemonogatari) bring this sci-fi tinged story of young love and teenage turmoil to life. While a classroom argument rages about how fireworks look from different angles as they burst forth in the night sky, the reserved Norimichi and his best friend Yusuke are about to compete for an even more explosive event in their young lives the opportunity to spend some time with a girl named Nazuna with whom they are both smitten. The lucky winner is to be decided by a simple swimming contest, but the effects of this race are far more seismic than Norimichi could have imagined. When a mysterious glowing ball offers Norimichi a second chance at victory, he comes to learn that even the slightest changes in perspective can make a striking difference to the world around him a daunting face that might also be the key to helping Nazuna resolve the troubles which plague her  Contains the film on Blu-Ray and DVD with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Presented in Collectors packaging.

• Island Of Fire | Blu Ray | (26/08/2024) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Four men of iron face their destinies within the harsh walls of a Taiwanese prison. Steve (Jackie Chan, ˜Rush Hour') is a gambler seeking to atone for his sins. Andy (Tony Leung, ˜The Lover') is an undercover cop solving a crime. Lee (Andy Lau, ˜The Great Wall') is a gangster looking for vengeance. John (Sammo Hung, TV's ˜Martial Law') is a lifer seeking to reunite with his son. For this slice of Chinese jailhouse rock, producer Wang Yu (˜The One-Armed Boxer') brought together both the finest talent in Asian cinema and the finest scenes from ˜Bad Boys', ˜Cool Hand Luke', ˜Papillon' and every classic Hollywood prison movie ever! Our heroes get time off for bad behaviour, leading to a furious final ˜Wild Bunch' style showdown. ˜Island of Fire' sees Jackie Chan deliver a new level of fury!

• Spiral - Series 1 | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £4.98   |  Saving you £2.02 (40.56%)   |  RRP £7.00

  The investigation is led by Pierre Cl''ment a young recently-named public prosecutor who teams up with Police Captain Laure Bathaud and investigating magistrate Judge Roban - three indomitable characters with their own methods beliefs demons and visions of justice. As the young woman's identity and past life are gradually uncovered it soon becomes apparent that her story is tied to a network of corruption touching the very people charged with uncovering the truth about her.

• Borgen: Season 3 | DVD | (16/12/2013) from £12.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (130.87%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Can you attain power and still be yourself? Over two years have passed and Birgitte Nyborg is no longer the Prime Minister of Denmark. Disillusioned with the way her old party is heading she decides to try to make a comeback by publicly challenging the incumbent Party Chairman. Failing narrowly in this attempt Birgitte assesses her options and concludes that her only way back into politics is to start again and found a new political party. Forging an unlikely alliance with journalist Katrine Fønsmark who becomes her new media adviser and spokesman the third season of Borgenfollows the journey of Nyborg and her new party towards a taking a fresh shot at parliament and fighting her way back to power back to Borgen.

• Ivan's Childhood | Blu Ray | (27/06/2016) from £16.98   |  Saving you £5.00 (33.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Andrei Tarkovsky's debut feature is an extraordinarily moving and powerful story of war and revenge. Determined to avenge his family's death at the hands of the Nazis, 12 year-old Ivan joins a Russian partisan regiment as a scout, where he becomes indispensable for his ability to slip unnoticed behind enemy lines. But, as his missions become increasingly dangerous, it is decided that he must be removed from the front line. Ivan resists and convinces his commanding officers to allow him to carry out one last expedition. Click Images to Enlarge

• Lamb | DVD | (28/03/2022) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A childless couple, María and Ingvar discover a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland. The unexpected prospect of family life brings them much joy, before ultimately destroying them.

• Magic Knight Rayearth Part 1 - Collector's Edition | Blu Ray | (27/07/2020) from £51.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji are three regular high school girls. While on a field trip to the Tokyo Tower, the three girls minds are on anything, but different worlds filled with magic and wonder. That is, until Princess Emeraude, the Pillar of Cephiro, cries out for the Magic Knights to save her world - and that just happens to be those three! The girls must learn to control the magic they suddenly possess, drive back the monsters that plague the land, revive the Rune Gods that have been sealed away, and then fight against the High Priest Zagato, who has kidnapped Princess Emeraude. Its the only way they can return home, for willpower influences Cephiro, and it is the Princesss will that the three girls become the Magic Knights of legend and save her world! Contains Episodes 1 27 on Blu-ray with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Presented in collectors packaging with a 20-page art booklet

• Woman at War | DVD | (16/09/2019) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Benedikt Erlingsson directs this drama set in rural Iceland and starring Halldora Geirhar?sdottir. Eco-activist Halla (Geirhar?sdottir) attempts to stop the expansion of an aluminium plant from causing more environmental degradation to her native home. However, when a long forgotten application to adopt a child is approved and she has a potential match, Halla must consider if her radical ideals are befitting for a new mother. Will her responsibility as a parent hinder her environmental activism?

• Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs - The Complete Season | Blu Ray | (17/07/2023) from £40.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After beating an insufferable otome game, Leon wakes up in its world! Now he's living as a lowly background character, and without money or status, he won't get far. Luckily, he knows the winning strategies. Plus, he's got serious main character energy!

• Fanny and Alexander (2-disc Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (27/02/2023) from £22.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One tumultuous year in the life of the Ekdahl family is viewed through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, whose imagination fuels the magical goings-on leading up to and following the death of his father. When his mother remarries a stern bishop, Alexander and his sister Fanny are banished to a gothic world. Directed by Ingmar Bergman and drawing heavily on his own memories, it highlights the young protagonist's fascination with storytelling, while also serving as a kind of confessional critique of Bergman-s films and reworked themes, with trademark scenes of marital infighting, desperate grief, and searching existential enquiry. This two-disc Blu-ray features both the OSCAR-winning theatrical cut and original television miniseries, both presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

• Van Gogh (Masters of Cinema) (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (30/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  One of the greatest films by one of the finest directors of the second half of the 20th century Maurice Pialat's Van Gogh represents an ambitious and crowning achievement in its portrayal of the master painter's final weeks of life almost exactly one-hundred years earlier. Van Gogh depicted by the remarkable actor/songwriter-singer Jacques Dutronc (Godard's Sauve qui peut (la vie)) has arrived at Auvers-sur-Oise to come under the care of Dr. Gachet (Gérard Séty) for his nervous agitation. Soon after the arrival of Vincent's brother Théo (Bernard Le Coq) and his wife plein air portraiture and conviviality give way to the more crepuscular moods of brothels and cabarets and the painter's anguished existence tossing between money worries and an impassioned relationship with the doctor's teenage daughter finally meets its terminal scene. With its loosely factual and wholly inspired treatment of the last period of Van Gogh's life Pialat's film applies an impressionist touch to the biographical picture — indeed the filmmaker was himself an accomplished painter and the personal resonance of the subject matter results in an epic major late work. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Maurice Pialat's Van Gogh on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK and also in a special two-disc DVD edition. Special Features: Gorgeous new restoration of the film appearing in 1080p New and improved optional English subtitles Van Gogh (1965) — a short early documentary about the painter by Maurice Pialat A 10-minute video interview with Pialat from 1991 A 50-minute video interview with Pialat from 1992 Video interviews with actors Jacques Dutronc and Bernard Le Coq; director of photography Emmanuel Machuel; and editor Yann Dedet Deleted scenes Original theatrical trailer 56-Page Booklet containing a new and exclusive essay by critic Sabrina Marques; Jean-Luc Godard's letter to Pialat after seeing the film followed by Godard's tribute to Pialat upon the director's passing in 2003; copious newly translated interviews with Maurice Pialat; images of Pialat's canvasses; rare imagery; and more!

• Chillin' in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army | Blu Ray | (25/03/2024) from £23.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After losing his job as a Dark Soldier of the Demon King's Army for his lack of magic ability, 30-ish-year-old Dariel has found himself in a village of humans to spend his early forced retirement. But this unemployed magic-less demon has found a new calling as an adventurer. His second life might just be not so bad after all, as long the villagers don't find out he's not human.

• Untouchable | Blu Ray | (04/02/2013) from £8.99   |  Saving you £16.00 (177.98%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Driss (Omar Sy), a Senegalese man living in a Paris slum, applies for a job as caretaker to a wealthy quadriplegic, but all he wants is to get his paper stamped so he can get benefits. Despite his lack of qualifications, he lands the job because of his attitude: Philippe (François Cluzet), the quadriplegic, wants a caretaker who will look at him without pity. As Driss reluctantly learns to move, feed, and clean Philippe, the two men discover a blunt but vital humour that not only bridges the cultural and class divide between them, but gives Philippe a renewed joy in life. It's easy to see what made Untouchable such a massive success in France; the movie has the sweet sincerity and uplifting conclusion that make for a classic feel-good experience. The chemistry between the two leads is undeniable, and Sy--who won the French equivalent of the Oscar for his role--is a dynamic and charismatic performer, while Cluzet's understated performance conveys Philippe's frustrations. The movie doesn't dig too deeply into the struggles of life as a quadriplegic or the struggles of life among the inner-city poor, so when Untouchable ends it's not likely to leave a lasting impression, but that doesn't get in the way of its immediate charm and warmth. --Bret Fetzer

• About Dry Grasses | Blu Ray | (07/10/2024) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Night of the Sunflowers | DVD | (27/08/2007) from £12.98   |  Saving you £9.00 (81.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Two shocking crimes. One horrific mistake. A choice between justice or vengeance. First-time director Jorge Sanchez-Cabezudo brings a complex sense of structure and morality to this Spanish thriller which compares favourably with Twin Peaks and Memories of Murder.

• The Blue Jean Monster | Blu Ray | (04/12/2023) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After a brave Hong Kong lawman is killed in a shootout, his body is reanimated by a Frankenstein style bolt of lightning. Provided he gets ˜Crank'-style regular jolts of electricity, he continues to fight crime as an invulnerable zombie cop Perennial Cantonese movie tough guy Shing Fui-on (˜The Killer') gets a lead of his own in this Hong Kong version of ˜Dead Heat', with a supporting cast including Gloria Yip (˜The Story of Ricky') and Pauline Wong (˜Mr. Vampire'). ˜The Blue Jean Monster' blends gross out horror, comedy and action in a unique Hong Kong take on the cinematic undead! Extras2K Remaster from the Original Negatives presented in High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio Original Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles Man Made Monster - An Interview with Assistant Director Sam Leong Original Hong Kong Trailer Reversible sleeve with newly commissioned artwork by James Neal and Original HK poster

• Fairy Tail Collection 10 (Episodes 213-239) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (15/02/2021) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Things start to get serious when a prestigious client requests the assistance of Natsu and Gray. The boys must set aside their differences and head to the Village of the Sun a city entombed by malevolent ice magic. Meanwhile, another guild is on the move with their sights set on total domination of the magical world. Will Fairy Tail rise to meet their challenge?