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• Mildred Pierce | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (143.41%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Joan Crawford delivers a critically acclaimed performance as Mildred Pierce a woman clawing her way to success to provide her daughter with everything she lacks. No sacrifice is too much - ending her middle class marriage climbing to the top of a male-dominated business world and marrying a man she doesn't love - but is murder a step too far? Based on a novel by James M. Cain (The Postman Always Rings Twice Double Indemnity) Mildred Pierce is a stylish film noir which rejuvenated screen icon Joan Crawford's career and earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress.

• Universal Noir #2 (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (23/10/2023) from £49.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  LADY ON A TRAIN (1945, Charles David) TIME OUT OF MIND (1947, Robert Siodmak) SINGAPORE (1947, John Brahm) A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE (1948, Zoltán Korda) AN ACT OF MURDER (1948, Michael Gordon) THE LADY GAMBLES (1949, Michael Gordon) Universal Noir #2 - the second in Indicator's series of box sets focusing on the celebrated film noir output of Universal Pictures collects six crime classics from Hollywood' Starring the cream of US and British acting talent - including Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, Phyllis Calvert, Fred MacMurray, Ava Gardner, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Fredric March, and Barbara Stanwyck - these dark and dangerous dramas feature witnesses to murder (Lady on a Train), family rifts (Time Out of Mind), amnesia and smuggling (Singapore), murderous infidelity (A Woman's Vengeance), mercy killing (An Act of Murder), and gambling addiction (The Lady Gambles). This indispensable collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and also features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, rare archival short films, and a 120-page book. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units. Product Features High Definition presentations of Lady on a Train, Time Out of Mind, Singapore, A Woman's Vengeance, An Act of Murder and The Lady Gambles Original mono audio Audio commentary with critics and writers Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme on Lady on a Train (2023) Audio commentary with film historian Adrian Martin on Time Out of Mind (2023) Audio commentary with screenwriter and author Kelly Goodner and filmmaker and film historian Jim Hemphill on Singapore (2023) Audio commentary with writer and film historian Pamela Hutchinson on The Lady Gambles (2023) Jose Arroyo on Time Out of Mind (2023): the writer and academic discusses the film Neil Sinyard on A Woman's Vengeance (2023): an in-depth appreciation by the author and film historian Christina Newland on Ava Gardner (2023): the writer and critic considers the famed actor's noir persona Wings Up (1943): WWII propaganda film featuring The Lady Gambles star Robert Preston alongside Hollywood legends Clark Gable, Gilbert Roland and William Holden Reward Unlimited (1944): dramatised short film about the training of cadet nurses during WWII, directed by Jacques Tourner and featuring Singapore actor Spring Byington The Library of Congress (1945): documentary short, made as part of The American Scene film series, narrated by Lady on a Train star Ralph Bellamy French Town (1945): documentary short offering a portrait of a French town following liberation, narrated by A Woman's Vengeance actor Cedric Hardwicke Welcome Home (1945): documentary short about returning soldiers following the end of WWII, narrated by An Act of Murder star Fredric March With This Ring (1954): dramatised promotional film for the Miller Brewing Company, directed by John Brahm Mollé Mystery Theatre: 'The Gioconda Smile' (1945): radio play based on the Aldous Huxley short story, later adapted as A Woman's Vengeance Lux Radio Theatre: 'Singapore' (1947): radio adaptation of the film's screenplay, featuring Fred MacMurray and Ava Gardner reprising their original roles Theatrical trailers Image galleries: promotional and publicity materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with new essays by Ellen Wright, Paul Duane, Philip Kemp, Tara Judah, Imogen Sara Smith, and Iris Veysey, extensive archival articles and interviews, new writing on the various short films, and film credits UK premieres on Blu-ray Limited edition box set of 6,000 individually numbered units for the UK All extras subject to change

• Mildred Pierce | Blu Ray | (27/02/2017) from £23.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Melodrama casts noirish shadows in this portrait of maternal sacrifice from the Hollywood master Michael Curtiz. Its iconic performance by JOAN CRAWFORD (Johnny Guitar) as Mildred, a single mother hell-bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship, solidified Crawford's career comeback and gave the actor her only Oscar. But as Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well-heeled owner of a successful restaurant chain, the ingratitude of her materialistic firstborn (a diabolical ANN BLYTH) becomes a venomous serpent's tooth, setting in motion an endless cycle of desperate overtures and heartless recriminations. Recasting JAMES M. CAIN's rich psychological novel as a murder mystery, this bitter cocktail of blind parental love and all-American ambition is both unremittingly hard-boiled and sumptuously emotional. Special Features: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack New conversation about Mildred Pierce with critics Molly Haskell and Robert Polito Excerpt from a 1970 episode of The David Frost Show featuring actor Joan Crawford Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star, a 2002 feature-length documentary on Crawford's life and career Q&A with actor Ann Blyth from 2002, conducted by film historian Eddie Muller Segment from a 1969 episode of the Today show featuring novelist James M. Cain Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith Click Images to Enlarge

• Mildred Pierce | Blu Ray | (09/09/2024) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Melodrama casts noirish shadows in this portrait of maternal sacrifice from Hollywood master Michael Curtiz. Joan Crawford's iconic performance as Mildred, a single mother hell-bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship, solidified Crawford's career comeback and gave the actor her only Oscar. But as Mildred pulls herself up by her bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well-heeled owner of a successful restaurant chain, the ingratitude of her materialistic firstborn (a diabolical Ann Blyth) becomes a venomous serpent's tooth, setting in motion an endless cycle of desperate overtures and heartless recriminations. Recasting James M. Cain's rich psychological novel as a murder mystery, this bitter cocktail of blind parental love and all-American ambition is both unremittingly hard-boiled and sumptuously emotional. FILM INFO- United States- 1945- 111 minutes- Black & White- 1.37:1- English 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES- 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features- Conversation with critics Molly Haskell and Robert Polito- Excerpt from a 1970 episode of The David Frost Show featuring actor Joan Crawford- Joan Craw¬ford: The Ultimate Movie Star, a 2002 feature-length documentary- Q&A with actor Ann Blyth from 2006, presented by filmmaker Marc Huestis and conducted by film historian Eddie Muller- Segment from a 1969 episode of the Today show featuring Mildred Pierce novelist James M. Cain- Trailer- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing- PLUS: An essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith- Cover by Sean Phillips

• Thunder on the Hill | DVD | (29/02/2016) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Douglas Sirk directed thriller in which several people harbour a secret that could stop an innocent woman from being hanged. Convicted murderess, Valerie Carns (Ann Blyth), is being transported to Norwich to be executed when a fl ash fl ood strands her and her guards at a convent hospital. As Nurse Sister Mary (Claudette Colbert) grows to know Valerie, she becomes convinced of her innocence and sets out to fi nd the real killer...

• A Woman's Vengeance | DVD | (25/04/2016) from £8.75   |  Saving you £4.24 (48.46%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Goldwyn - The Man And His Movies | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £21.17   |  Saving you £-5.18 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From humble immigrant beginnings producer Samuel Goldwyn's tenacity and drive eventually yielded over 103 completed pictures with over 100 Academy Award nominations between them. Though he remained independent never working for a studio during his entire career Goldwyn's pictures frequently surpassed the quality and the talent of the major studios. Given unparalleled access to the Goldwyn archives Peter Jones and A. Scott Berg's celebrated Goldwyn biography - creates a vivid por

• Great Caruso, The | Blu Ray | (09/03/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• American Masseuse | DVD | (25/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Kirsty has only to keep her fiancee Jack happy and her life is a comfortable one. Jack needs Kirsty a beautiful intelligent woman to maintain his status and image. Eventually however she feels the need for love loyalty and respect and not just the constant supply of money and sex. After finding Jack making love to another woman she bites back with a vengeance...