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• Eric Rohmer - Moral Tales | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £22.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (73.95%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A former editor of the ground-breaking magazine Cahiers du Cinema Eric Rohmer (1910-2010) became one of the leading figures of the French New Wave. Working well into his eighties his hugely influential body of work is celebrated for its originality economical visual style and witty and articulate dialogue. Rohmer's reputation was established with his ambitious 'Moral Tales' series of films five of which are presented in this box set - each based around the theme of a man's sexual temptation. Includes Suzanne's Career The Girl at the Monceau Bakery La Collectioneuse My Night at Maud's Claire's Knee. Films Comprise: Suzanne's Career The Girl at the Monceau Bakery My Night at Maud's Claire's Knee La Collectioneuse

• The Train | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £15.28   |  Saving you £-2.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Inspired by a true incident during World War II in 'The Train' Burt Lancaster plays a French Resistance fighter doggedly attempting to stop a train used by the Nazis (led by Paul Scofield as Colonel Von Waldheim) to steal precious French art treasures in the summer of 1944. Featuring spectacular action sequences expertly directed by John Frankenheimer 'The Train' is a truly thrilling war film. The Oscar-nominated screenplay by Franklin Coen and Frank Davis superbly recreates the te

• Belleville Rendezvous | DVD | (30/11/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Whilst taking part in the Tour De France, Champion is kidnaped by the mafia. His loving grandma who has raised him since his parents died, Madame Souza, and her overweight dog, Bruno, embark on a journey to track him down. They get as far as the town of Belleville, but the trail goes cold. Then they meet the Triplets - three elderly sisters who have retired from the vaudeville scene - and together they begin their hunt afresh. Eventually they manage to discover where Champion is being held and attempt their daring rescue. As well as being one for older children and adults alike, this charming and delightful film is also an homage to the history of cinema and will keep the most hardened film buff entertained.

• Two Brothers | DVD | (06/12/2004) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From acclaimed film maker Jean-Jacques Annaud comes the stunning tale of two tiger siblings separated as cubs, only to be reunited a year later in captivity to fight one another.

• Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) | DVD | (01/10/2018) from £7.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mr Smith Goes To Washington (1939). Import from The Netherlands with English soundtrack and subtitles. Jean Arthur, James Stewart and Claude Rains star in Frank Capra's MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, the award-winning 1939 classic about an idealistic, small town American senator who heads to Washington D.C. and suddenly finds himself single-handedly battling ruthless politicians out to destroy him. Receiving a total of eleven 1939 Oscar(r) nominations (including Best Picture and Best Director), and winning one (Best Writing, Original Story), MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON is considered one of Capra's, Stewart's and Columbia's finest films. In Frank Capra's bright, funny and beautifully paced satire Mr Smith Goes to Washington political heavyweights decide that Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), an obscure scoutmaster in a small town, would be the perfect dupe to fill a vacant US Senate chair. Surely this naïve bumpkin can be easily controlled by the senior senator (Claude Rains) from his state, a respectable yet corrupted career politician. Capra fills the film with Smith's wide-eyed wonder at the glories of Washington, all of which ring false for his cynical secretary (Jean Arthur) who doesn't believe for a minute this rube could be for real. But he is. Capra was repeating the formula of a previous film, Mr Deeds Goes to Town, but this one is even sharper. Stewart and Arthur are brilliant, and the former cowboy-star Harry Carey lends a warm presence to the role of the vice-president. Mr Smith Goes to Washington is Capra's ode to the power of innocence--an idea so potent that present-day audiences may find themselves wishing for a new Mr Smith in the halls of power. The 1939 US Congress was none too thrilled about the film's depiction of their august body, denouncing it as a caricature; but even today, Capra's jibes about vested interests and political machines look as accurate as ever.

• Universal Soldier | DVD | (04/08/2008) from £3.01   |  Saving you £11.24 (642.29%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Luc Devreaux (Van Damme) and Sgt. Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren) are two soldiers who kill each other in Vietnam and are then brought back to life 25 years later for a secret government program. Known as Unisols they're genetically enhanced unstoppable killing machines with no memory no feelings and no free will. But on an antiterrorist mission Devreaux's memory starts to return and he escapes from the program. A superhuman chase across the country begins with Sgt. Scott in unrelenting pursuit of the man who killed him. Devreaux heads for his home and a reunion with his unbelieving parents. There Sgt. Scott corners him for the ultimate clash of the titans.

• Universal Soldier: The Return | Blu Ray | (09/11/2020) from £12.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Features: Numbered Slipcase Booklet Notes - Been There, Done That? by Dom O'Brien Foldout Poster HD Transfer in Original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio Optional English Subtitles English DTS-HD MA 5.1 LPCM Stereo [new] Audio Commentary from game historian and game producer Audi Sorlie and sports writer Chris Ling [new] Audio Commentary by Film Journalists Dave Wain and Matty Budrewicz ˜Making Of' Featurette ˜A Universal Soldier's Workout' Featurette ˜Looking Back - Moving Forward' Documentary Original Trailer

• Le Plaisir | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £19.75   |  Saving you £0.24 (1.22%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Le Plaisir based on the stories of Guy du Maupassant takes a gently wistful approach to the subject of love and desire through its three tales. Le Masque is the melancholy story of an old man as a veritable dancing wax museum figure hopelessly grasping for his lost youth in a nightly masquerade. La Maison Tellier ""a fairy tale for adults "" in the words of the narrator (Jean Servais playing Maupassant) is a delightful tale of a local brothel that closes for a night for a visit to the country where the ladies have gone to celebrate a young girl's first communion. Jean Gabin is delightful as the charming country bumpkin who plays host to the troupe and becomes sweetly smitten with flirty Danielle Darrieux. The finale Le Modele stars Daniel Glin and Simone Simon as young lovers whose imminent breakup heads toward tragedy but takes a fateful turn both sad and sweet. Le Plaisir is a delicate portrait of love and desire. A favourite film of Jean-Luc Godard who called it ""the greatest film made in France since the liberation"".

• Delicatessen | DVD | (15/04/2002) from £7.97   |  Saving you £15.01 (301.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Delicatessen presents a post-apocalyptic scenario set entirely in a dank and gloomy building where the landlord operates a delicatessen on the ground floor. But this is an altogether meatless world, so the butcher-landlord keeps his customers happy by chopping unsuspecting victims into cutlets, and he's sharpening his knife for the new tenant (French comic actor Dominque Pinon) who's got the hots for the butcher's near-sighted daughter. Delicatessen is a feast (if you will) of hilarious vignettes, slapstick gags, and sweetly eccentric characters, including a man in a swampy room full of frogs, a woman doggedly determined to commit suicide (she never gets it right) and a pair of brothers who make toy sound boxes that "moo" like cows. It doesn't amount to much as a story, but that hardly matters; this is the kind of comedy that leaps from a unique wellspring of imagination and inspiration, and it's handled with such visual virtuosity that you can't help but be mesmerised. French co-directors of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro have wildly inventive imaginations that gravitate to the darker absurdities of human behaviour, and their visual extravagance is matched by impressive technical skill. There's some priceless comedy here, some of which is so inventive that you may feel the urge to stand up and cheer. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com On the DVD: the special features are pretty standard, with a trailer, "making of" featurette and footage of the rehearsal process. The audio commentary is supplied by Jeunet, which, although interesting, is in French and thus necessitates the use of subtitles which then obliterate the movie's own subtitles. Once the commentary is on it is virtually impossible to turn this option off without reloading the disc. However, the Dolby stereo works wonders for this film, which is rich in sound, and surprisingly the 1.85:1 letterbox ratio is perfect for a film that is grainy by design. --Nikki Disney

• The Hard Corps | DVD | (29/01/2007) from £4.94   |  Saving you £15.05 (304.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Justice just hit the streets. JCVD plays an Iraq combat veteran hired to protect a former world heavyweight boxing champion from a murderous rap mogul. Assuming control of his specially formed team 'The Hard Corps' complications arise when he falls for the boxer's delectable sister....

• Universal Soldier | Blu Ray | (21/09/2009) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Non-stop adrenaline pumped action starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren as genetically enhanced unstoppable killing machines out for blood. A team of elite soldiers are used by the government to fight terrorism. With exceptional physical capabilities they seem to be the perfect soldiers. But behind their existence there is a secret; they are not human but fighting machines created from the bodies of soldiers killed in the Vietnam War through the wonders of advanced genetic engineering. But things begin to go wrong when two of the soldiers Luc Devreux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren) begin to regain their memory - and a violent feud that should have died years ago is reborn.

• Timecop | DVD | (14/02/2005) from £11.88   |  Saving you £-5.89 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Set in the year 2004 where time travel is a reality and a new breed of crime has emerged. It is now possible to alter history and the Time Enforcement Commission has ruled that no-one goes back in time. But someone has broken the rule and Timecop Max Walker must prevent a change in history - and prevent the murder of his wife...

• Swelter | DVD | (06/10/2014) from £3.53   |  Saving you £14.22 (803.39%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An action-packed story of greed and retribution. Five men raid Vegas’s Luxor Casino for over one hundred million dollars four are captured and jailed. Ten years later after blasting their way out of a maximum-security prison the convicts go on the trail of their former accomplice - and the remaining ten million in stolen cash. They find a dying desert town less than a hundred miles from the scene of the crime and  their former partner who is no longer the man he once was…he’s now a law-abiding sheriff without any memory of his past. The sheriff must now remember his violent history in order to protect all that he holds dear.

• Hard Target | Blu Ray | (05/08/2013) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-15.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Jean-Claude Van Damme, aka "the Muscles from Brussels", has sought to revitalise his flagging career by working with the most adrenalised directors from Hong Kong action films. His first such effort was this, the umpteenth remake of The Most Dangerous Game, which teamed him with Hong Kong's most fluid action poet, John Woo (director of M:I2). Woo does what he can but, as much magic as he injects into the action, he can't turn Van Damme into an actor. Still, this is above-average fare for the wooden Belgian, in which he plays a guy trying to bust a ring of hunters who pay for the right to track and kill human quarry. And Woo has the ever-reliable Lance Henriksen as the chief bad guy, always a plus. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com

• The Expendables 2 4K | 4K UHD | (15/10/2018) from £19.27   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Expendables are back in a sequel that J. Rentilly of MensHealth.com calls a high-octane adventure with non-stop action! The team signs on for a mission that looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But things quickly go wrong, and one of their own is killed by a psychotic terrorist-for-hire. Hell-bent on payback, they cut a swath of destruction through enemy territory and wreak havoc upon their opponents. In the midst of the mayhem, they must also shut down an unexpected threat in the nick of time preventing five tons of weapons-grade plutonium from falling into the wrong hands. Disc 1 4K Ultra HD (Movie Only) Audio Commentary with Director Simon West Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Antiheroes Disc 2 Blu-Ray (Movie + Special Features) On the Assault: The Real-Life Weaponry of The Expendables Deleted Scenes

• Hard Target | Blu Ray | (24/03/2025) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• In Hell | Blu Ray | (16/08/2021) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Kyle Lord (Jean-Claude Van Damme - Universal Soldier, Time Cop) is arrested and convicted for the vigilante killing of his wife's murderer. Kyle must survive life in a maximum security prison where inmates are made to battle to their death in a brutal, no holds barred fight called The Shu for the warden's entertainment and profit. Kyle fights his oppressors and is quickly sent to The Shu where his unbridled rage catapults him to the victor's circle. Kyle has become one of the monsters he despises and must now battle within himself to survive!

• Public Enemy | DVD | (17/07/2017) from £8.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Chloé Muller, a federal police investigator, is sent to protect public enemy #1, Guy Beranger, the most dangerous child murderer in Belgium. His release on parole to the custody of Vielsart Abbey leads to public outcry throughout the country, particularly in this small village in the Ardennes. Lucas, a young idealistic monk, is entrusted with the task of evaluating the sincerity of the ex-convict's request to enter their order. When a young girl disappears in the outskirts of the abbey, the entire village is in an uproar. Confronted by a mob thirsty for their own renegade justice and a brotherhood prepared to preserve the reputation of their abbey at all costs, Lucas and Chloé will have to join forces in order to re-establish order and truth.

• Belleville Rendezvous | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £7.45   |  Saving you £5.54 (74.36%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A French animated tale about Madame Souza, and her chubby young grandson Champion, who seems uninterested in all hobbies until he develops a passion for cycling and becomes so good he enters the Tour de France.

• Nowhere to Run | DVD | (09/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Poor Rosanna Arquette ended up in this Van Damme potboiler about an escaped convict who moves onto the farm of a widow (Arquette) and her two kids. Stuff happens: a cop who likes her gets jealous and beats up the Muscles from Brussels (but only after handcuffing him), there's a fire in the barn, bad guys are trying to drive her away, etc. The story was first developed by screenwriter Joe Eszterhas (Basic Instinct) and the late director Richard Marquand (Eye of the Needle). Eszterhas wrote the script, but who knows what direction this story was originally going? Van Damme's best film is still Timecop, and this is a long way from the quality of that.