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• The Son's Room | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £4.03   |  Saving you £15.96 (396.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Son's Room, which picked up the 2001 Palme d'Or at Cannes, marks a departure for writer-director Nanni Moretti. The films that made his name outside Italy, Dear Diary and Aprile, were both highly personal and politicised semi-documentaries, and a strong political sense underlies the half-dozen or so features he made before them. By contrast, The Son's Room is a subtle, intense study of a family cracking apart under the impact of grief, with no overt political element. For all that, it's the most moving film that Moretti's yet made. "It captured me" he says "more than any other [story] I'd worked on previously. It's a film in which the director shares his emotions with the audience, without imposing his own feelings." As usual, the director plays his own lead character. Here he's Giovanni, a successful psychiatrist in a provincial Italian city (Ancona on the Adriatic coast). He has a beautiful wife, happy in her own career, and two bright, good-looking teenage children, a son and a daughter. Then, out of nowhere, tragedy strikes and in its aftermath, the fissures begin to show in the idyllic façade. Giovanni in particular reveals the insecurities and neuroses lurking behind his tolerant, easy-going demeanour. Moretti homes in on his characters with clear-eyed compassion, never milking the tragedy for facile sentiment but sparing us nothing of the gut-wrenching grief they feel. Nor does he succumb to the temptation of a feel-good happy ending: we are left with a hint of hope for the future, but no more. This is intelligent, mature filmmaking that respects its audience. On the DVD: The Son's Room comes to disc with just the trailer--and the flabby US trailer at that. A commentary from Moretti would have been more than welcome. Still, the transfer, in the original 1.66:1 ratio, is impeccable, with Dolby Digital 2.0 sound to match. --Philip Kemp

• Sergio Leone - La Trilogia Del Tempo (Steelbook + Libro ) ( Box 3 Bv) | Blu Ray | (17/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Almodovar - Vol. 2 | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A collection of inimitably uproarious comedies from Spanish icon Pedro Almodovar! Flower Of My Secret (1995): Leo (Paredes) leads a secret double life as an author of romantic fiction. However despite her success as the best-selling Amanda Gris her husband doesn't love her her best friend is strangely distracted and her mother and sister are too busy bickering to notice that anything's wrong. Abandoned by her muse and seeking solace in the bottle since the collapse of her ma

• The Killing | DVD | (15/07/2002) from £17.74   |  Saving you £-1.75 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Among Stanley Kubrick's early film output The Killing stands out as the most lastingly influential: Quentin Tarantino credits the film as a huge inspiration for Reservoir Dogs and just about any movie or TV show that plays around with its own internal chronology owes the same debt. This sort of convoluted crime caper had really kicked off with John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle in 1950. From then on, nouveau noir scripts kept trying to find new ways of telling very similar stories. Here the novel Clean Break is adapted for the screen in a jigsaw-puzzle structure that caught Kubrick's eye. With a dry narration we're introduced to the key players in a racetrack heist as it's being planned, but the story bounces back and forth between what happens to each of them during and before the big event. All of this keeps the audience guessing as to exactly how it will go wrong, while the downbeat telling, the unsympathetic characters and the excessively dramatic score clearly foretell that it will go wrong from the start. The denouement is comically daft no matter how many times you see it. On the DVD: The Killing is a no-frills DVD transfer, in 4:3 ratio and with its original mono soundtrack. Criminally, just one trailer is all that's been dug up as an extra. --Paul Tonks

• Raging Bull - 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Disc Set | DVD | (20/11/2000) from £7.32   |  Saving you £9.93 (163.86%)   |  RRP £15.99

  "Raging Bull" is arguably the finest work from the Scorsese and De Niro partnership. De Niro gives an amazing portrayal of a man whose animal side lurks just beneath the surface, ever ready to erupt.

• Showtime | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £14.88   |  Saving you £-0.89 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Robert De Niro stars as a no nonsense LAPD detective forced to appear on a reality based TV show alongside frustrated actor-turned-patrolman Eddie Murphy, with William Shatner as himself offering acting tips!

• Crazy / Beautiful | DVD | (03/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Kirsten Dunst stars as a wealthy, troubled seventeen year old with a fondness for drinks and drugs. Will her new boyfriend - a poor latino kid with great dreams - help her recover or send her further out of control?

• Man Marked for Death, 20 Years Later | Blu Ray | (06/02/2023) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eduardo Coutinho's classic Man Marked for Death, 20 Years Later is regarded as a landmark of filmmaking. Voted the greatest Brazilian documentary of all-time in 2017 and the 4th Greatest Brazilian film ever made in 2015 by the Brazilian Association of Film Critics (Abraccine). Part fictionalised true story and part documentary, this extraordinary film sets out to tell the story of João Pedro Teixeira, leader of the Sapé Peasant League in northeast Brazil, murdered on orders from the landowners. Before the film could be completed a right-wing military coup forced the closure of its production and the imprisonment of several members of the crew. Decades later, Coutinho returned to the original film location and using surviving footage alongside interviews with members of the original cast, including João Pedro's wife Elizabeth, he created this compelling commentary on Brazilian history, politics, and class conflict. Product Features Limited Edition Extras with first 3000 copies only Limited Edition numbered Blu-ray Limited Edition O-Card slipcase Limited Edition collector's booklet feat. new writing by Berkeley Professor Natalia Brizuela Limited Edition fold-out poster featuring the original design by Claudius Ceccon Features Optional English Subtitles Specially commissioned interview with the film's producer Zelito Viana (25 mins) Award-winning interview with the director Eduardo Coutinho (12 min) Newly commissioned trailer Region-free Blu-ray (ABC)

• At night all cats are black | DVD | (06/01/2025) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Cannibal Apocalypse | DVD | (07/06/2010) from £8.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (77.86%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The horrors of war take on a whole new meaning for Vietnam vet Norman Hopper (John Saxon) whose quiet domestic life in Atlanta is shattered by the return of Charlie Bukowski a combat buddy who dredges up terrifying flashbacks of flesh eating and bloodshed in the war-torn jungles. Now on the run from the law Charlie begs Norman to help him get out of town with another fellow veteran Tom (Tony King). Soon the ragtag team of cannibals are fighting for their lives spreading a deadly contagion through the city before heading into the sewers for a gut-wrenching climax you won't soon forget! One of the most infamous Italian horror films of all time 'Cannibal Apocalypse' is a thrilling collision of action-packed combat and monstrous horror from cult director Antonio Margheriti.

• Cronos | DVD | (13/02/2006) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A strange object the Cronos device has been found inside the statue of an angel in an antique store. While the dealer Jesus Gris is holding the device it springs open and its metallic legs pierces his flesh. Once bitten he develops a craving for human blood and his body grows more and more youthful with each drink. As the addiction spreads through his body he realizes he desires the blood of his innocent granddaughter... Winner of the Cannes Festival Critics' Week prize in 1992.

• By Dawn's Early Light | DVD | (01/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Four People. Three Minutes. Two Choices. One Chance For Survival. Nuclear war: a nightmare that may become grim reality for the world in this riveting HBO thriller. When a fanatical group opposed to friendly US/Soviet relations explodes a nuclear missile over a Russian city it begins a chain reaction of accusations and actions that initiate the groundwork for WWIII. As the clock ticks toward nuclear annihilation the Presidents of USA and Russia race toward a solution figh

• Double Trouble | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When an agency dealing with 'doubles' hires a saxaphone player and a windsurfer to take the place of two highly influential gentlemen who need to be in two places at the same time madness and mayhem are the order of the day!

• GOODFELLAS - The Film Vault Range Steelbook | Blu Ray | (29/07/2024) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Nicholas Pileggi's true-life best-seller Wiseguy, GoodFellas explores the criminal life like no other movie. Directed and cowritten by Martin Scorsese, it was judged 1990's Best Picture by the New York, Los Angeles and National Societies of Film Critics and named to the American Film Institute's Top-100 American Films List. Electrifying performances abound, and from a standout cast that includes Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino, Joe Pesci walked off with the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award® . It bristles with passion, wit and style and endures as an American classic (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).

• The Martin Scorsese Collection | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £45.99

  Goodfellas: The Special Edition: Robert De Niro received wide recognition for his performance as veteran criminal Jimmy ""The Gent"" Conway. And as the volatile Tommy DeVito Joe Pesci walked off with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar Academy Award nominee Lorraine Bracco Ray Liotta and Paul Sorvino also turned in electrifying performances. You have to see it to believe it... After Hours: This splendidly nerve-wracking blackly comic nightmare is among Martin Scorsese's m

• Two Of Us (DVD) | DVD | (16/08/2021) from £6.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Many Saints of Newark | Blu Ray | (13/12/2021) from £23.69   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Many Saints of Newark is the muchanticipated feature film prequel to the groundbreaking, awardwinning HBO drama series The Sopranos. Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in the explosive era of the Newark's riots, becoming a man just as rival gangsters begin to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family's hold over the increasingly race-torn city. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, who struggles to manage both his professional and personal responsibilitiesand whose influence over his nephew will help make the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss we'll later come to know: Tony Soprano.

• The last straight man | DVD | (23/02/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It's every gay man's fantasy- sleeping with their straight best friend. Lucky for Lewis that's precisely what's about to happen.   When after a night of heavy drinking at a bachelor party Cooper and Lewis end up in bed together the two men decide to meet in the same hotel suite on the same night each year. We see four nights spanning a twelve year period depicting how their relationship changes as time goes on. The Last Straight Man is like a sexier hotter and well gayer version of the Before Sunrise series.

• Desperado | DVD | (21/03/2011) from £7.16   |  Saving you £1.82 (43.65%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In this sequel/remake to 'El Mariachi' a case of mistaken identity leads to a very high body count involvement with a beautiful woman who works for the local drug lord and finally the inevitable face-to-face confrontation and bloody showdown...

• Ghoulies / Ghoulies 2 | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  They'll get you in the end! Ghoulies: When a student inherits an old mansion he finds he has also inherited its residents a bunch of slimy hairy fanged creatures who'll do anything for him....even kill. Ghoulies II: The Ghoulies are back in this sequel in which they take over a traveling carnival giving a park full of teenagers a night they'll never forget.