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• The Mad Fox | Blu Ray | (22/06/2020) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In stark contrast to the monochrome naturalism of his earlier masterwork Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, visionary master director Tomu Uchida took inspiration from Bunraku and kabuki theater for arguably his strangest and most lavishly cinematic film, The Mad Fox. Amidst a mythically-depicted medieval Japan, a court astrologer foretells a great disturbance that threatens to split the realm in two. His bitter and treacherous wife conspires to have the astrologer killed, as well as their adopted daughter, Sakaki. The astrologer's master apprentice, Yasuna, who was in love with Sakaki, is driven mad with grief and escapes to the countryside. There, he encounters Sakaki's long-lost twin, Kuzunoha, and the pair meet a pack of ancient fox spirits in the woods, whose presence may be the key to restoring Yasuna's sanity, and in turn bringing peace to the fracturing nation. Finally available outside Japan for the first time, Uchida's stunning, wildly stylised widescreen tableaux using expressionist sets and colour schemes are highlighted in a world premiere Blu-ray™ release. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Brand new restoration by Toei High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed mono Japanese audio Optional newly translated English subtitles Brand new audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, recorded exclusively for this release Original theatrical trailer Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Ronald Cavaye and Hayley Scanlon

• Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train | DVD | (04/04/2022) from £7.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Tanjirou Kamado and his friends from the Demon Slayer Corps accompany Kyoujurou Rengoku, the Flame Hashira, to investigate a mysterious series of disappearances occurring inside a train. Little do they know that Enmu, one of the Twelve Kizuki, is also on board and has prepared a trap for them.

• The Worst Person In The World | Blu Ray | (20/06/2022) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Acclaimed filmmaker Joachim Trier (Oslo, August 31st, Louder Than Bombs) returns with The Worst Person in the World, a wistful and subversive romantic drama about the quest for love and meaning. Set in contemporary Oslo, it features a star-making lead performance from Renate Reinsve as a young woman who, on the verge of turning thirty, navigates multiple love affairs, existential uncertainty and career dissatisfaction as she slowly starts deciding what she wants to do, who she wants to be, and ultimately who she wants to become. As much a formally playful character study as it is a poignant and perceptive observation of quarter-life angst, this life-affirming coming of age story deservedly won Reinsve the Best Actress award at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

• Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - Part 2 Standard | Blu Ray | (27/01/2020) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The actions of Heero and his fellow Gundam pilots have plunged Earth and its space colonies into political upheaval. The secret society OZ, which took over the world in a stunning military coup, has now split into warring factions and the Gundam pilots are caught in the middle. Only the pacifist Sanc Kingdom, now resurrected under Relena's leadership, remains an oasis of peace in a world torn by war. But two powerful new Gundams, and OZ's legions of computer-controlled mobile dolls, are about to escalate the conflict to new heights! Contains episodes 26-49 on Blu-Ray with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Extras/Episodes: Episodes 26 to 49 on Blu-Ray Clean Opening

• Son of Saul | DVD | (27/06/2016) from £21.58   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and Golden Globe, Son of Saul is Hungarian director László Nemes' blistering debut feature, a courageous and unflinching reimagining of the Holocaust drama. Saul Ausländer is a member of the Sonderkommando, the Jewish prisoners forced to assist in the machinery of the Nazi concentration camps. While at work, he discovers the body of a boy he recognises as his son. As the Sonderkommando plan a rebellion, Saul vows to carry out an impossible task: to save the child's body from the flames and to find a rabbi to recite the mourner's Kaddish and offer the boy a proper burial. Anchored by a riveting and intensely brave performance from newcomer Géza Röhrig, Son of Saul is a remarkable exploration of one of humanity's darkest moments. Visceral, gripping and immensely powerful, it is one of the boldest and most remarkable debuts in recent memory - and is already being heralded as a masterpiece of world cinema.

• Solaris | DVD | (08/08/2016) from £10.00   |  Saving you £5.99 (59.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Released in 1972, Solaris is Andrei Tarkovsky's third feature and his most far-reaching examination of human perceptions and failings. It's often compared to Kubrick's 2001, but although both bring a metaphysical dimension to bear on space exploration, Solaris has a claustrophobic intensity which grips the attention over spans of typically Tarkovskian stasis. Donatas Banionis is sympathetic as the cosmonaut sent to investigate disappearances on the space station orbiting the planet Solaris, only to be confronted by his past in the guise of his dead wife, magnetically portrayed by Natalya Bondarchuk. The ending is either a revelation or a conceit, depending on your viewpoint. On the DVD: Solaris reproduces impressively on DVD in widescreen--which is really essential here--and Eduard Artemiev's ambient score comes over with pristine clarity. There are over-dubs in English and French, plus subtitles in 12 languages. An extensive stills gallery, detailed filmographies for cast and crew, and comprehensive biographies of Tarkovsky and author Stanislaw Lem are valuable extras, as are the interviews with Bondarchuk and Tarkovsky's sister and an amusing 1970s promo-film for Banionis. It would have been better had the film been presented complete on one disc, instead of stretched over two. Even so, the overall package does justice to a powerful and disturbing masterpiece. --Richard Whitehouse

• Arifureta: From Commonplace to World s Strongest: Season 1 | DVD | (21/12/2020) from £13.06   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The ordinary life of 17-year-old otaku Hajime Nagumo is disrupted when he and his classmates are summoned to a fantasy world and tasked with saving mankind. While his classmates are gifted with impressive abilities useful in combat, Hajime is belittled for only gaining an inferior transmutation skill that lacks any real offensive power. During an expedition in the Great Orcus Labyrinth, Hajime is betrayed by one of his classmates, plummeting him to the bottom of an abyss. Though he survives the fall, Hajime is faced with menacing monsters and misfortunes that send him spiraling into a grim nightmare. Desperate to live and return home one day, he resolves to fight for his survival only to meet an imprisoned vampire he names Yue, who is also seeking to escape the labyrinth. Taking an interest in him, Yue and a few others along the way accompany Hajime on his journey to find a way back home, while steadily transforming from commonplace to the world's strongest.

• Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online - Part 2 (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (15/05/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Second Squad Jam is going to be held and Karen's friend, Miyu, decides to join her in the battle royale. Converting her avatar from another VRMMORPG, she joins Gun Gale Online as Fukaziroh. As the Squad Jam approaches, LLENN becomes nervous about taking Pitohui down. Before she faces off with Pitohui, LLENN makes a big decision!

• Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online - Part 1 (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (17/04/2023) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the world of guns and steel that is Gun Gale Online, LLENN has been a devoted, female solo player. She is obsessed with two things: donning herself entirely in pink and honing her skills with consistent gameplay. She soon discovers her love for hunting other players (a.k.a. PK or Player Killing), and quickly becomes known as the Pink Devil. Meanwhile, LLENN meets a beautiful yet mysterious player, Pitohui, and the two click right away. Doing as she is told by Pitohui, she enters the Squad Jam group battle.

• Nichijou - My Ordinary Life The Complete Series + Digital | Blu Ray | (13/12/2021) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Nichijou primarily focuses on the daily antics of a trio of childhood friendshigh school girls Mio Naganohara, Yuuko Aioi and Mai Minakamiwhose stories soon intertwine with the young genius Hakase Shinonome, her robot caretaker Nano, and their talking cat Sakamoto. With every passing day, the lives of these six, as well as of the many people around them, experience both the calms of normal life and the insanity of the absurd. Walking to school, being bitten by a talking crow, spending time with friends, and watching the principal suplex a deer: they are all in a day's work in the extraordinary everyday lives of those in Nichijou.

• Konosuba Season 1 - Standard Edition | Blu Ray | (30/11/2020) from £28.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Kazuma Sato decides that today is the day to get out of the house for a bit. Since he dies, pointlessly, it's clearly a bad choice. The goddess who greets him in the afterlife, however, offers him a chance to be reborn in a world not unlike that of a video game, and as a bonus she'll even throw in a cool item or power! Can't possibly be a bad choice, right? Except he arrives with no money at all, dead average skills, and his bonus isn't useful at all--since he picked the goddess, Aqua, herself. How are the two of them supposed to defeat the evil Devil King and live happily ever after? Well, for them, it probably starts with day laboring rather than adventuring. And it's only going to get more disappointing from there! Contains the complete first season on Blu-Ray with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Extras: Bonus OVA

• Perfect Days | Blu Ray | (10/06/2024) from £14.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Curse of the Golden Flower Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (14/12/2020) from £9.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the Director of Hero and House of Flying Daggers, comes a stunning epic about the folly of war and the disintegration of one family under the weight of unrequited love, unforgivable betrayals, and a never-ending thirst for power. On the eve of the Chong Yong Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace and when the Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) unexpectedly returns to his Empress (Gong Li) and two sons, the tension is clear in his lavish kingdom. His absence has given rise to illicit love affairs, dangerous alliances, and malicious conspiracies; all of which threaten to overthrow his power. However, it may well be the Emperors own dark secret that threatens him most of all. As the secrets of the Imperial family unravel against this backdrop of breathtaking opulence & grandeur, an attack on the Palace by myriad armoured warriors results in a spectacular climax wrought with thrilling action and epic tragedy. BONUS FEATURES: Secrets Within Documentary / Los Angeles Premiere / The Emperor Featurette / The Empress Featurette / Photo Gallery / Teaser Trailer Theatrical Trailer

• Dragon Ball Z: Season 2 | Blu Ray | (14/12/2020) from £21.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Having suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Saiyans, and with Goku still recovering from his injuries, the remaining Z-Fighters must embark on a perilous journey to Planet Namek in search of the Namekian Dragon Balls. Unbeknownst to them, however, a powerful new enemy has set his sights on the same prize: the ruthless tyrant Frieza! Beset on all sides by danger, Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma must fight for their lives as they struggle to keep the Dragon Balls from falling into evil hands. Meanwhile, Goku races against time to join his friends in their quest, but waiting for him on Planet Namek is an army of the most powerful villains the universe has ever known, led by Frieza's most elite fighting unit: the unstoppable Ginyu Force! Box Contents includes: Season 2 of Dragon Ball Z on Blu-ray, 1x Poster, 4x Art Cards packaged in an exclusive collectors slip case.

• Black Book | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Paul Verhoeven returns to his native Netherlands for this gripping WW2 thriller about a young Jewish woman out for revenge following her family's murders.

• Ebola Syndrome | Blu Ray | (28/11/2022) from £13.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After killing his boss, wanted convict Ah Kai flees Hong Kong and winds up in South Africa. Once there, he attacks and rapes a woman infected by the Ebola virus. However, when he learns he is immune but can pass on the virus to others, he begins to spread the disease to more and more people. Ebola Syndrome is a typically wild Category III exploitation horror, replete with ghastly overtones and heaps of bad taste. A must for lovers of Hong Kong cult cinema everywhere.

• Parasite (B&W & 4K) Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (23/11/2020) from £26.88   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Includes Black and White Version of Parasite The Kim family are close. All four live in a tiny basement flat and all four are unemployed. But when the son, Ki-woo, is recommended by his friend to take a well-paid tutoring job, hopes of a regular income blossom on the horizon. There's only one small issue he's not a qualified teacher and has to fake it. Carrying the expectations of all his family, Ki-woo heads to the extravagant Park family home for an interview and after securing the job discovers they also need an art tutor for their son, something he thinks his sister could pretend to do if they don't know she's his sister. Soon the whole family has infiltrated the Park home but as their deception unravels events begin to get increasingly out of hand in ways you simply cannot imagine.

• Star Blazers Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Part One - DVD | DVD | (13/07/2020) from £11.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Part 1 contains anime episodes 1-13 directed by Nobuyoshi Habara. It s been three years since the Yamato s voyage to restore Earth, and since then, a lasting peace with the Gamilans has borne fruit. Due to Earth s newly acquired technological might, humankind has begun a military expansion. However, Gatlantis, a new threat lurking far beyond our star system, will once again put humanity to the test. Responding to a mysterious plea, the Yamato and its crew must undertake one more mission for the good of their species and of the universe itself. Special Features: Episode 2 Commentary, Interview with Ken Meseroll & Christopher Wehkamp, Special Theatrical Trailer, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers.

• Star Blazers Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Part Two - DVD | DVD | (21/09/2020) from £18.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Part 2 contains anime episodes 14-26 directed by Nobuyoshi Habara. Following Kodai s fated encounter with Teresa, Gatlantis s past is revealed, and the Yamato s crew is enlivened with renewed purpose. Meanwhile, the White Comet Empire advances toward Earth, and the Wave Motion Gun Fleet is all that stands between Zworder and humanity s annihilation. Even with Teresa and the Time fault on their side, humankind must find answers, from within themselves, if they re to have any hope against such deep-seated hatred.

• Shoeshine | Unknown | (18/08/2025) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An international breakthrough for neorealism, Vittorio De Sica's Academy Awardwinning film is an indelible fable of innocence lost amid the hardscrabble reality of 1940s Italy. On the streets of Rome, two boysbest friends Giuseppe (Rinaldo Smordoni) and Pasquale (Franco Interlenghi)set out to raise the money to buy a horse by shining shoes. When they are inadvertently caught up in a robbery and sent to a brutal juvenile detention centre, their loyalty to each other is severely tested. A devastating portrait of economic struggle made all the more haunting by its child's-eye perspective, Shoeshine stands as one of the defining achievements of postwar Italian filmmaking.An international breakthrough for neorealism, Vittorio De Sica's Academy Awardwinning film is an indelible fable of innocence lost amid the hardscrabble reality of 1940s Italy. On the streets of Rome, two boysbest friends Giuseppe (Rinaldo Smordoni) and Pasquale (Franco Interlenghi)set out to raise the money to buy a horse by shining shoes. When they are inadvertently caught up in a robbery and sent to a brutal juvenile detention centre, their loyalty to each other is severely tested. A devastating portrait of economic struggle made all the more haunting by its child's-eye perspective, Shoeshine stands as one of the defining achievements of postwar Italian filmmaking. Italy 1946 91 minutes Black & White 1.37:1 ItalianSpine #1272 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, undertaken by The Film Foundation and the Cineteca di Bologna, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Sciuscià 70 (2016), a documentary by Mimmo Verdesca, made to mark the film's seventieth anniversary New program on Shoeshine and children in Italian neorealism featuring film scholars Paola Bonifazio and Catherine O'Rawe Radio broadcast from 1946 featuring director Vittorio De Sica Trailer New English subtitle translation PLUS: An essay by film scholar David Forgacs and Shoeshine, Joe?, a 1945 photo-documentary by De Sica New cover by F. Ron Miller