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• Island of Lost Souls | Blu Ray | (28/05/2012) from £31.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Originally rejected by the BBFC on its original release for being against nature, this first and best screen adaptation of H. G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau is a taboo-flaunting, blood-curdling spectacular, and one of Hollywood's wildest, most notorious, pre-Code pictures.Shipwrecked and adrift, Edward Parker finds himself a guest on Dr. Moreau's isolated South Seas island, but quickly discovers the horrifying nature of the doctor's work and the origin of the strange forms inhabiting the isle: a colony of wild animals reworked into humanoid form via sadistic surgical experiments. Furthermore, Parker quickly begins to fear his own part in the doctor's plans to take the unholy enterprise to a next level.Featuring a peerlessly erudite and sinister performance by Charles Laughton as the diabolical doctor, a sterling appearance by Bela Lugosi as the half-beast-half-man Sayer of the Law, and sensationally atmospheric cinematography by the great Karl Struss (Murnau's Sunrise, Mamoulian's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), Island of Lost Souls now returns to claim a central position among the most imaginative and nightmarish fantasies from Hollywood's golden age of horror.

• Asphalt | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £28.00   |  Saving you £-8.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A well-dressed lady thief (Betty Amann) steals a precious stone from a jewellery shop. The aged jeweller prefers to let the young woman go but the policeman who catches her explains he is obliged to pursue the case further. She tries to seduce the policeman (Gustav Frohlich) and he gradually succumbs to her charms but her criminal background dooms their relationship when an argument leads to murder... One of the last great German Expressionist films of the silent era Joe May's 'A

• Doctor Zhivago | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £6.32   |  Saving you £8.67 (137.18%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The mini-series treatment suits Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak's sprawling novel of a Russian physician-poet whose comfortable life is upended by the revolution. And this near-four-hour Granada TV production lucidly demonstrates that Pasternak was one heck of a storyteller: the torment of Zhivago (Hans Matheson) as he must choose between his well-bred childhood sweetheart (Alexandra Maria Lara) and the tragically beautiful Lara (Keira Knightley) remains compelling. The TV treatment can't match the epic sweep of David Lean's feature film, of course, with its cast of thousands and astonishing production design. Devotees of that 1965 version will undoubtedly yearn for Maurice Jarre's tinkly hit "Lara's Theme", too; here, Ludovico Einaudi's score is serviceable by comparison. Matheson, too, is serviceable in the title role, but the uncannily gorgeous Knightley and a supremely decadent Sam Neill (as her dreadful seducer) keep their characters vital. The limitations of the small screen duly noted, the frosty location shooting is handsome. Given the choice, see the Lean film on the big screen every time; but this is a sturdy introduction to a classic story. --Robert Horton

• Evil Ed | Blu Ray | (03/02/2020) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  WHEN HIS MIND BLOWS, ANYTHING GOES! A blood-soaked love letter to the splatter films of the '80s, video rental favourite Evil Ed returns in an extended Special ED-ition cut alongside hours of stomach-churning bonus features! Mild-mannered film technician Edward enjoys his job. That is, until he finds himself transferred from his regular post to the Splatter and Gore department , where he's forced to edit hours upon hours of grisly video nasty footage. Traumatised by the onscreen violence, Ed starts to lose his grip on reality with ghastly (and bloody) consequences... Owing a debt to such films as The Evil Dead, Re-Animator and the early splatter classics of Peter Jackson, Evil Ed is a special FX fiend's dream offering up a veritable smorgasbord of flying limbs, exploding heads and creepy creatures! SPECIAL ED-ITION CONTENTS Special ED-ition cut [99 mins] Original Stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD MA Audio Options Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Introduction by writer/director Anders Jacobsson and editor Doc You Keep 'Em Heads Rollin' extensive making-of documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew Beyond Ed the filmmakers discuss their careers following Evil Ed Deleted Scenes Featurette Reconstructing Edward featurette looking at the preparation of the Special ED-ition cut New Scenes Featurette a closer look at the scenes that were added to the Special ED-ition cut Trailers and Teasers Image Gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys

• Wagner: Parsifal | DVD | (06/05/2011) from £28.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Commando Leopard | DVD | (20/06/2005) from £6.78   |  Saving you £6.21 (91.59%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Hard as stone soldiers of fortune fighting to survive. In a small Latin American country corruption brutality and exploitation are the order of the day. An elite commando task force led by Carrasco (Lewis Collins) undertakes a desperate mission to overthrow the country's evil dictator Silveira (Klaus Kinski) who in turn is prepared to take any means necessary to kill Carrasco and destroy the revolutionaries. A non-stop action-packed adventure 'Commando Leopard' barely

• Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends - Complete Season One (Marvel Originals Series - 80s) | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £22.63   |  Saving you £-2.64 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This DVD features all 13 episodes from the first season of Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends. In this series Spider-Man forms a close friendship and alliance with two superheroes Iceman and Firestar. Together the group informally known as ""The Spider Friends"" battle crime in New York City.

• Faust | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Murnau's last German film features astonishing photography magnificent art direction and special effects which retain the power to amaze. Freed from the constraints of psychological narrative Murnau's mastery of cinematic technique places Faust at the pinnacle of the silent era its barrage of visceral and apocryphal imagery contrasting with the simplicity and directness of its spiritual theme. Faust's tale is a classic one of a man who sells his soul to the devil. In an attempt

• RAUMPATROUILLE ORION (DVD) - S | DVD | (26/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Beethoven: Fidelio | DVD | (31/07/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Beethoven's lone opera Fidelio had a troubled gestation, as its no fewer than four overtures suggest. The finished product, while obviously a work of genius, exposes its patchwork qualities even in the best of productions. Luckily, the 1991 staging by the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, is so lucid and intelligent that the opera--a forceful plea for freedom, even in the most severely dictatorial regimes--comes across as both a forceful drama and a thought-provoking "message".Stage director Adolf Dresen, together with set designer Margit Bardy and lighting designer Erich Falk, presents the characters (which on paper have a tendency to remain "types") as fully human, their interactions made understandable and plausible not only by Beethoven's humanising music but also the realistic period settings. Video director Derek Bailey has succeeded admirably at getting this across for the home viewer as well. Musically, this Fidelio is a whirlwind, with conductor Christoph von Dohnányi leading the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Royal Opera Chorus in an energetic but never too-fast performance (by the way, they perform the fourth overture); and the singers are top-notch vocally and dramatically. Soprano Gabriela Benacková makes an arresting, emotionally complex Leonore, and Josef Protschka as her imprisoned husband, Florestan, brings down the house with his impassioned aria at the beginning of Act II. --Kevin Filipski, Amazon.com

• Spetters | DVD | (20/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Three young men amateur dirt-bike racers fall in love with a young woman who sells hot dogs at the races... Everyone is looking for a better life. She wants out of the business and away from her brother. The motorcross racers want to make their marks as professional racers like their hero played by Rutger Hauer.

• Red Army Hooligans | DVD | (28/05/2018) from £4.36   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Tony was the leader of a notorious London Hooligan firm, but whilst fighting a Russian ultra he sustains a head injury and must sit out some of the fun. The football World Cup 2018 in Russia is looming and he wants to organize some payback.

• Riddle Of The Sands | DVD | (01/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Based on the ""classic spy thriller of the 20th century"" that historians hail as the ""tip-off"" that saved Britain from invasion. Two sailboating Englishmen discover a massive German fleet secretly preparing to attack their nation and set out to do something about it not only do they have to thwart the German Navy but Kaiser Wilhelm himself.

• Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1 and 8 (Tennstedt) | DVD | (04/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Recorded live in Royal Festival Hall London 1991.

• Strauss - Der Zigeunerbaron | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Johann Strauss - Der Zigeunerbaron.

• Strauss-Elektra | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

• Hans Werner Henze ; Der Prinz Von Homburg | DVD | (18/10/2002) from £10.53   |  Saving you £15.72 (169.58%)   |  RRP £24.99

  An opera in three acts by one of Germany's most important contemporary composers - Hans Werner Henze. Musical direction comes from Wolfgang Sawallisch.

• Jack The Ripper | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  In this classic tale of horror and perversion the infamous Jack the Ripper terrorizes the East End of London of the late 19th century by killing and mutilating prostitutes. Scotland Yard assigns Inspector Selby (Andreas Mannkopff) a young and ambitious police commissioner to the case. As his investigation goes nowhere and public pressure rises his beautiful girlfriend Cynthia (Josephine Chaplin) decides to help him out by posing as a hooker and secretly visiting the bars where the

• Sherlock Holmes And The Deadly Necklace | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Holmes and Watson are on the trail to find a necklace that once belonged to Cleopatra. Holmes must unravel the mystery which brings him face to face with his arch rival Moriarty...

• DVD Irgendwo in Berlin | DVD | (28/02/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A