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• Hotel Sahara | DVD | (25/05/2015) from £12.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ken Annakin directs this 1950s comedy starring Yvonne De Carlo, Peter Ustinov and David Tomlinson. The Hotel Sahara, located in the middle of the desert, is run by husband and wife team Emad and Yasmin Pallas (Ustinov and De Carlo). As the devastation of World War II reaches North Africa, Yasmin takes it upon herself to figure out a way to save the hotel from destruction.

• Gothic Fantastico | Four Italian Tales Of Terror | Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (10/07/2023) from £49.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  While groundbreaking director Mario Bava (Black Sunday, Black Sabbath) remains the most well-known purveyor of Italian Gothic horror, many other filmmakers tried their hand at the form throughout the 1960s as part of a hugely prolific and popular cycle. Gothic Fantastico presents four off-the-beaten path titles from this classic period, all of which demonstrate Italy's ability to expand genre beyond the classic literary monsters that dominated elsewhere. Gaslighting abounds in Massimo Pupillo's Lady Morgan's Vengeance - a delicate tale of romance and mystery, with a sprinkling of sadism and the supernatural - as newlywed Sir Harold Morgan (Paul Muller, Nightmare Castle) attempts to destroy his new bride (Barbara Nelli, Double Face) with help from his sinister maid (Erika Blanc, Kill, Baby Kill!). Meanwhile, the perverse influence of Poe is used to great effect in Alberto De Martino's The Blancheville Monster - a tale of family curses and madmen in the attic, as Emilie de Blancheville (Ombretta Colli, Gladiator of Rome) returns home to her brother Rodéric (Gérard Tichy, Hatchet for the Honeymoon) and discovers her own family may be out for her blood. Mino Guerrini's The Third Eye features not only a very early role for Italian cult film icon Franco Nero, but a plot that borrows several elements from Hitchcock, layered with a whiff of necrophilia. Finally, Damiano Damiani's The Witch takes a more avant-garde approach, when a young historian (Richard Johnson, Zombie Flesh Eaters) is lured to work for an ageing woman, only to be held captive when he becomes obsessed with her beautiful daughter (Rosanna Schiaffino, The Killer Reserved Nine Seats). Madness, obsession and messed up families are the order of the day in these four lesser-known monochrome gems from Italy's peak Gothic period, fully restored in 2K from their original negatives and presented alongside an array of in-depth extras. Product Features 2K restorations from the original camera negatives of all four films High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of each film Original Italian and English front and end titles on The Blancheville Monster, The Third Eye and The Witch Original lossless mono Italian soundtracks on all four films Original lossless mono English soundtracks on The Blancheville Monster, The Third Eye and The Witch Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks Video introductions to each film by Italian film devotee Mark Thompson Ashworth Image galleries Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch Disc One: Lady Morgan's Vengeance Audio commentary by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Video essay on the film by author and producer Kat Ellinger Video interview with actress Erika Blanc Video interview with actor Paul Muller Audio interview with director Massimo Pupillo The complete original cineromanzo, published in Suspense in April 1971 Trailer Disc Two: The Blancheville Monster Audio commentary by filmmaker and film historian Paul Anthony Nelson Video essay on the film by writer and pop culture historian Keith Allison Video interview with author and filmmaker Antonio Tentori Opening credits for the Us release of the film Trailer Disc Three: The Third Eye Audio commentary by author and critic Rachael Nisbet Video essay on the film by author and filmmaker Lindsay Hallam Video interview with actress Erika Blanc Disc Four: The Witch Audio commentary by author and producer Kat Ellinger Video essay on the film by author and academic Miranda Corcoran Video interview with author and filmmaker Antonio Tentori

• The Red Desert | Blu Ray | (27/10/2008) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-8.74 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In Antonioni's first color feature Giuliana (Vitti) is a woman who on the verge of a nervous breakdown struggles to discover meaning peace and serenity within the desolate and industrialized town where she lives. Plagued by mental anguish as the result of a past automobile accident Giuliana first seeks comfort by having an affair with one of her husband's close friends (Harris). Ultimately left dissatisfied by the affair Giuliana returns to her wandering forever seeking solace from her angst. Additionally burdened by the illness of her only child Giuliana recedes further and further into neurotic isolation as the surrounding urban environment threatens to consume her. Critically acclaimed the world over for its brilliant cinematography Red Desert presents and unforgettable story rich with saturated color and unsurpassed symbolic imagery.

• Happy Ever After | DVD | (14/03/2011) from £21.99   |  Saving you £-6.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The whole village mourns when General O'Leary owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland is killed in an accident. His nephew Jasper O'Leary takes over the state and soon has aroused the displeasure of all with the exception of Serena McGluskey as much a schemer as he is a cad. Led by Thady O'Heggarty the villagers plot to drive Jasper away.

• The House By The Cemetery (3-Disc Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (21/01/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• 3 Classic Westerns Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 3 - McLintock / Robin Hood Of The Pecos | DVD | (02/02/2005) from £6.82   |  Saving you £-1.83 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  McLintock: Cattle baron banker and model citizen George McLintock has the world in his hands. The only thing missing is his wife Katherine who left him two years earlier suspecting him of adultery. In an effort to get on with his life McLintock saves a beautiful but impoverished widow from resettlement and hires her as his cook welcoming both her and her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly and McLintock's simple and serene lifestyle comes to a crashing halt

• Souvenir | DVD | (14/08/2017) from £19.52   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Isabelle Huppert and Kévin Azaïs star in this romantic drama co-written and directed by Bavo Defurne. The film follows Liliane Cheverny (Huppert), a former singer now working on an assembly line at a pâté factory. After coming runner-up in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, Liliane's career came to an abrupt end when she split from her manager and husband Tony (Johan Leysen). However, despite her attempts to leave her old showbiz life behind, Liliane soon attracts the attention of 21-year-old co-worker and aspiring boxer Jean (Azaïs), who seems determined to help her relaunch her career.

• Passion (1954) | DVD | (05/06/2017) from £6.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Starring Cornel Wilde as a young rancher (Juan Obreón) seeking vengeance for the murders of his wife Yvonne de Carlo and his parents. The guilty parties are a group of terrorists, headed by Rodolpho Acosta, whom Jaun, now a fugitive from justice himself, intends to kill one by one.

• Lucia Di Lammermoor | DVD | (21/05/2004) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Donizetti's great tragedy is his undisputed masterpiece of melancholic romanticism with the doomed love between Lucia and Edgardo retold from Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor. The 1992 production heightens the story's powerful libretto with its dramatic visual design and first-class musical performances. Unlocked from the archives of RAI television this is a classic recording from one of the world's great opera houses.

• The Seven Minutes | DVD | (05/09/2016) from £9.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (50.05%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A BANNED BOOK, A RAPE, AND A TRIAL THAT TORE A TOWN APART! When Twentieth Century Fox signed sexploitation maestro Russ Meyer to a multi-picture deal, this resulted in two films. The first was the legendary Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. The second was the little-seen The Seven Minutes, about a subject that could hardly have been closer to Meyer s heart. Based on the best-selling novel by Irving Wallace, The Seven Minutes is also the title of a notorious 1930s book whose belated publication in the US triggers an obscenity lawsuit, prompted by a hitherto clean-living young man raping a fellow student and leaving her for dead. But is the resulting trial a sincere exploration of links between (alleged) pornography and real-life violence or an attempted Kafkaesque stitch-up involving a shady businessman, ambitious politicians in search of a populist bandwagon, and even the Vatican? With a dazzling cast including cult legends John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo (The Munsters), Jay C. Flippen (The Killing), Wolfman Jack (Motel Hell), Charles Napier (The Blues Brothers) and future star Tom Selleck (Magnum P.I.), The Seven Minutes is an absorbing, intelligent and thought-provoking drama. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS ¢ DVD presentation of the longer cut of The Seven Minutes, including the notorious sex-film studio scene ¢ Dolby Digital 1.0 sound, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired ¢ Sinister Image, an interview with Russ Meyer and his former model Yvette Vickers ¢ Theatrical trailer

• Hysterical Blindness | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-16.00 (-114.40%)   |  RRP £13.99

  It's 1987 New Jersey and two girls search for Mister Right. Best friends Debby and Beth have issues with men namely their inability to find good ones. Constantly scouring the 1980's working class New Jersey world of diners and local bars the two girls stoop to desperate yet hilarious measures in their unrelenting attempts to find Mr Perfect. Then there's Beth's mother who is also trying to find a meaningful relationship that will give value to her own mundane existence. It's going

• Falstaff - Giuseppe Verdi - The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | DVD | (07/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Verdi was almost eighty when he startled the musical world with his mastery of comic invention in his last opera Falstaff with its brilliant libretto by Arrigo Boito. The story is taken from Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor although the central character is much closer to the Falstaff of Henry IV. The roguish Sir John embroils himself in numerous plots and dupes of love and marriage until eventually the Merry Wives get their revenge on him and all plans are thwarted. When Carlo Maria Giulini returned to conducting public performances of opera after an absence of fourteen years he chose this comic masterpiece for the occasion. The great lyric baritone Renato Bruson sings the title role. Katia Ricciarelli leads the trio of merry wives with Lucia Valentini-Terrani as Mistress Quickly and Brenda Boozer as Meg Page. Leo Nucci sings the role of Ford and the young lovers are here portrayed by Dalmacio Gonzalez and Barbara Hendricks. Stunning designs by Hayden Griffen and Michael Stennett provide the perfect setting for this witty interpretation of Shakespeare's masterpiece.

• The Munsters - Series 2 | DVD | (01/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Get ready to be entertained by America's first family of fright. In this timeless one-of-a-kind comedy series. The unforgettable family of The Munsters casts a hilarious spell that will keep you laughing through every episode! Episode Comprise: 1. Herman's Child Psychology 2. Herman the Master Spy 3. Bronco-Bustin' Munster 4. Herman Munster Shutter Bug 5. Herman Coach of the Year 6. Happy 100th Anniversary 7. Operation Herman 8. Lily's Star Boarder 9. John Doe Muns

• Siege Of Pinchgut | DVD | (15/02/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An escaped prisoner tries to clear his name.

• Tinto Brass | DVD | (20/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The legendary Tinto Brass the king of erotica presents this superb 8 disc DVD box set containing 8 of his greatest films. Known as 'Il Maestro' in his native Italy Tinto Brass is without doubt the world's most talented erotic cinematographer. The Key 'The Key' of the title opens the drawer where unknown to each other the husband and wife hide their diaries. Nino wants his wife who is 18 years younger than him to open up her soul sexually. To this end he sheds his inhibitions in his diary writing down his most bizarre sexual fantasies. He then discovers that his wife and their daughter's fiance Laslo are attracted to each other. Nino tries to stimulate an affair by taking explicit photographs of Teresa and having Laslo develop them... Cheeky Carla is an attractive carefree young woman from Venice who comes to London to find a place for her lover Matteo and herself to live. At an estate agency the proprietress Moira makes some explicit sexual overtures to Carla which she finds intriguing... All Ladies Do It Diane and Paul are happily married mainly due to Diane's sexual adventures. She can't resist casual affairs and recounts them to her husband who finds them arousing. Yet when Diane returns from a visit to Venice with bite marks on her Paul's suppressed jealousy erupts... Paprika In a masterful combination of provocative showgirl revue incisive parody scandalous erotica and tender romance Madame Colette's delicious brothel becomes the fantastic surreal world where the generously endowed Mimma takes her first steps as lady-of-the-night Paprika. Miranda Miranda is the landlady of a tavern in a small village somewhere in post-war Italy who is looking for a husband. During her quest she tries out an assortment of lovers for size including: a rich politician a passing American GI and a local gigolo while all the time leading on and teasing the waiter she employs. Frivolous Lola Lola is a young lively and beautiful girl who has just got engaged to Masetto the local baker's son. Unfortunately he is a little old fashioned and convinced that she has to remain a virgin until after their wedding. Things become complicated when Lola starts feeling dangerously attracted to Andre her mother's lover a much more experienced man... Private Lies subterfuge betrayal and mischief: 'Private' is a collection of six stories based on the joys of sexuality and the eroticism of a new generation of women... Black Angel 1945: with the war and fascism coming to an end Livia is travelling from Asolo to Venice to meet her secret lover Helmut Shultz (Gabriel Garko). Livia begins to vividly relive the high points of the devastating sexual abandonment that has shaped her life...

• I Lombardi | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £18.35   |  Saving you £-0.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The magnificent cast of this production of I Lombardi is headed by Ghena Dimitrova Jose Carreras Silvano Carroli and Carlo Bini. The haunting designs of Spartan grandeur are by Giovanni Agostinucci who uses the motif of a blood-red cross as a double-edged symbol throughout the opera which is set at the time of the first crusade. The performance is conducted by a La Scala conductor of long-standing repute Gianandrea Gavazzeni.

• John Wayne Special Edition - MCLINTOCK & THE AMERICAN WEST OF JOHN FORD | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £19.65   |  Saving you £-9.66 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of John Wayne's Death with this Special Edition DVD. McLintock! A classic feature film starring 'The Duke' John Wayne in a role that sees him act once more alongside his long-time screen leading lady Maureen O'Hara. George Washington McLintock (Wayne) is a wealthy rancher who is looking forward to enjoying the fruits of his labours - money a major estate and respect. McLintock's estranged wife Kate (O'Hara) took Becky their daughter with her a few years ago when she left him. Now Becky is coming back from college and Kate decides to come back too only to make sure that McLintock does not convince her to stay with him! The consequences are hilarious. A rip roaring ride through a fantastic sequence of events makes this film a brilliant comedy and a must for all John Wayne and classic film fans alike. American West Of John Ford This classic documentary focuses on one of the most famous and best loved film directors of all time - John Ford. Presented by John Wayne who was a close friend and long time collaborator with Ford this programme looks at the man behind the camera and his love for westerns. Featuring rare archive footage and clips from some of his most famous films such as 'Stagecoach' and 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon'. Take a look behind the scenes with the director himself and interviews insights and narration from film legends John Wayne James Stewart and Henry Fonda.

• Tickets | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Three highly acclaimed directors join together to direct three interwoven stories that take place during a journey from Central Europe to Rome. The characters connect through casual encounters and set forth a story of love chance and sacrifice. One older businessman finds solace and a new insight into life when he is forced to wait at the train station due to bad weather. A young man is reminded of life's obligations but is also introduced to love. And three Scottish youths on their

• Song Of Scheherazade | DVD | (08/08/2016) from £5.75   |  Saving you £7.24 (55.70%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This feelgood musical drama tells the story of composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's early career as a Russian Naval Academy cadet and an imaginary meeting with an exotic dancer who might have inspired one of his great works. It's 1865, and the young Rimsky-Korsakov (Jean-Pierre Aumont) is a sailor on a two-year world tour with the Russian Navy. When the ship docks in Tangiers, his search for a piano on which to play his latest work brings him into the fold of a family of down-at-heel Spanish aristocrats. The daughter Cara (Yvonne de Carlo) works secretly as a veiled dancer with the stage name Scheherazade in order to support her mother Madame de Talavera (Eve Arden)'s spendthrift habits. Rimsky-Korsakov is captivated by Cara, and her tales from the mysterious East begin to infiltrate his compositions. As the week's furlough flies by, young Nikolai's musical and amorous aspirations come under threat from Brian Donlevy's severe Captain Vladimir Gregorovitch and dashing shipmate Prince Mischetsky (Phillip Reed) but a harmonious ending is on the horizon. Written and directed by Walter Reisch (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Niagara), the film also stars Charles Kullmann, a leading tenor with the Metropolitan Opera, who is smuggled aboard as the ship's doctor to perform many of Rimsky-Korsakov's enduring melodies.

• Indochine | DVD | (30/07/2001) from £7.80   |  Saving you £12.19 (156.28%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Winner of the Academy Award for best foreign-language film in 1992, Indochine is a vast, panoramic love story set in the twilight years of French Indo-China. Comparisons with David Lean are inevitable, considering director Régis Wargnier's use of the setting as a backdrop to the love-triangle between the three main characters. Catherine Deneuve gives a strong, emotionally restrained performance as Eliane, the plantation owner whose colonial paradise is slowly falling apart. Vincent Perez is magnetic yet thoughtful as the young officer Jean-Baptiste, complemented by Jean Yanne's dry cynicism as the Chief of Police knowingly fighting a losing battle for French culture. Linh Dan Pham is affecting as Camille, Eliane's adopted daughter whose journey from aristocratic ancestry to Marxist induction personifies the changing face of South-East Asia in the period around World War Two. Patrick Doyle's score reinforces the expressive sweep of the direction and "orientalisms!" are kept to a minimum. On the DVD The 16:9 wide-screen format reproduces best in the domestic scenes, and there are 30 individual chapter points, detailed in the interactive moving menu. The disc also has detailed filmographies for the main cast and director, including an entertaining "gossip" file for Deneuve. English subtitles are optional. A half-hour location report would have been worthwhile, but overall this is a persuasive presentation of one of the few genuine historical-romantic epics of the 1990s. --Richard Whitehouse