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• True Believer | DVD | (14/05/2001) from £7.17   |  Saving you £12.82 (178.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  True Believer is an effective mystery by thrillmeister director Joseph Ruben (Sleeping with the Enemy), that allows star James Woods to do some real acting as he conveys his character's denial and sense of disappointment in himself. Eddie Dodd (Woods) is a former '60s radical lawyer who now spends his time cynically defending drug dealers for the big bucks. But an idealistic young protégé (Robert Downey Jr.) convinces him to take one case from the heart: a young Chinese immigrant unjustly accused in a gang slaying. Woods (complete with add-on ponytail) fairly hums with energy once he gets cooking here. Playing the been-there-done-that mentor--not to mention legal gadfly--gives him plenty of opportunity to run off at the mouth with spicy one-liners and zingers. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com

• Devil's Own | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Any movie starring Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford has got to be worth seeing, right? That's as close to a guarantee as this well-meaning thriller ever gets, however, and the talents of Pitt and Ford are absolutely vital in making any sense out of this dramatically muddled scenario. Ostensibly the movie's about an IRA terrorist (Pitt) who escapes from British troops in Belfast and travels to New York City, where he stays in the home of a seasoned cop (Ford) who has no idea of the terrorist's true identity. (Why a veteran cop would host a complete stranger in his home is one of those shaky details you're better off not thinking about.) But while Pitt's passionate character waits to make an arms deal for his IRA compatriots back in Ireland, The Devil's Own conveniently avoids any detailed understanding of the Northern Ireland conflict, focusing instead on the cop's moral dilemma when he discovers that his young guest is a terrorist. The film is superbly acted, and overall it's quite worthwhile, but don't look to it for an abundance of plot logic or an in-depth understanding of Protestant-Catholic tensions in Northern Ireland. (For that, take a look at In the Name of the Father or the underrated historical biopic Michael Collins.) --Jeff Shannon.

• The Pride And The Passion | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £14.23   |  Saving you £-1.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Napoleonic forces are sweeping across Europe and Spain is on the brink of falling to the mighty invasion. Standing alone against the onslaught is one brave fighter and his ragtag band of guerillas. Seizing a gigantic cannon Spanish fighter Miguel (Sinatra) plans to attack Napoleon's army by battering the walls of French-occupied Avila. But because he's untrained in complex weaponry he must rely on the expertise of Captain Trumbell (Grant) a British naval officer. Allies on the

• Guilty As Sin | DVD | (12/02/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Odd teaming of man-of-integrity A-list studio director Sidney Lumet (Twelve Angry Men, Serpico, The Verdict) with muckraking, lively independent screenwriter Larry Cohen (It's Alive, God Told Me To, Q: The Winged Serpent), the court-room drama Guilty As Sin relies rather heavily on the plot of Jagged Edge. Jack Warden reprises Robert Loggia's grumpy but decent private-eye role exactly, while ice-maiden lawyer Rebecca De Mornay is ensnared in a web of duplicity and violence by her client (Don Johnson), accused of murdering his wife. It hasn't got the gravitas of Lumet's best or the maniacal energy of top-rate Cohen film, but as a no-brain thriller it offers a couple of edgy, interesting star performances, with Johnson in particular cutting loose from his image with a display of razor-edged smiling charm as the killer gigolo. --Kim Newman

• Law Of Desire | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £8.89   |  Saving you £12.09 (204.91%)   |  RRP £17.99

  At its core Law Of Desire features a fabulous trio: the famous Madrid director Pablo (Poncela) for whom men are prepared to die his new love-crazed boyfriend Antonio (Banderas) and Pablo's flamboyant and gorgeous transsexual sister Tina. Pablo is suffering because Juan his lover shares his steamy passion but not his commitment and has returned to his village in southern Spain. Trying to forget him Pablo is seduced by the tall dark handsome and heterosexual Antonio who

• Blood Money | DVD | (12/02/2001) from £6.98   |  Saving you £6.01 (86.10%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A train arrives at Monterey and from under a carriage a hard-bitten cowboy (Lee Van Cleef) disentangles himself to the consternation of the stationmaster. Mr Wang's fortune is a legend in the west and the cowboy lets himself into the bank - but finds nothing but pictures of girls in the safe deposit boxes. In the act of blowing a safe he accidentally kills Mr Wang. The treasure is not there and he is arrested for murder. Back in China Wang Ho Kian is being honoured as a Kung Fu instructor. Captured by warlords anxious to get hold of Mr Wang's legendary treasure Wang Ho is sent to Monterey to regain the fortune... An action-packed kung fu Western.

• Esteros | DVD | (10/07/2017) from £7.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  South American gay-themed drama. The film follows the relationship of childhood friends Matías (Ignacio Rogers/Joaquín Parada) and Jerónimo (Esteban Masturini/Blas Finardi Niz) who are split apart when Matías's family decide to move to Brazil. Ten years after leaving, Matías returns to his former home in Argentina with his girlfriend Rochi (Renata Calmon) where he is again reunited with his old friend Jerónimo. Years after having their close bond suddenly shattered as innocent kids, the pair discover they still hold passionate feelings for one another but will they finally be able to embrace and act upon them?

• Dead Presidents | DVD | (13/02/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Twin brother codirectors Albert and Alan Hughes planned their first film, the 1991 ghetto crime drama Menace II Society as a response to John Singleton's Boyz N the Hood, which they considered wimpy and moralistic. They set their sights on The Deer Hunter in this ambitious follow-up, and they just about pull it off. Larenz Tate (from Why Do Fools Fall in Love) plays Anthony Curtis, an open-hearted African American teenager who gets shipped out to Vietnam with several of his pals, witnesses unspeakable horrors and then struggles to readjust to civilian life. The evolving textures of life in a declining inner-city neighbourhood over a period of a decade are seamlessly evoked and there's enough nuanced character development and personal interaction for a seven-hour miniseries. Still in their early 20s, the Hughes brothers are already poised and masterful movie makers; they cover an enormous amount of historical and emotional ground and every twist and turn is crystal clear. They betray their inexperience only at the very end, in an elaborately staged heist sequence that, while stunningly executed, feels a bit desperate, as if they were reaching blindly for a big pay off. Chris Tucker (Rush Hour) has a startling supporting role as a kid who becomes a junkie during the war and never quite recovers. --David Chute

• The Devil's Backbone | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As Guillermo Del Toro films go The Devil’s Backbone is a defining moment in his career, breaching the gap between International Art House and mainstream Hollywood success, it being his last film before Blade 2. Based within an orphanage during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, the film is driven by its characters and, just like his previous films (Cronos and Mimic), it draws on the supernatural to outline and re-define exactly what it is that drives them. Although Del Toro insists that this is not a film about the Civil War, by trapping and threatening its inhabitants the orphanage inevitably becomes a mirror for the events outside. These four walls become a place of protection for boys who have been orphaned during the war, a place for them to lead a relatively normal existence full of school life, bullying and adventure. Their main source of the latter being Santi, a young ghost who haunts the halls looking for revenge for his recent murder. Yet the pivotal character who evokes real fear in the children is not the spirit, but the greedy, selfish Jacinto (Eduardo Noriega), a former orphan, whose experiences have left him with deep emotional scars. With a strong cast and even stronger imagery (created by cinematographer Guillermo Navarro) Del Toro whips up a hauntingly effective film about love, life and the afterlife. On the DVD: entering the extras literally through the keyhole, there are several opportunities to obtain a deeper understanding of this disturbing film. A "Behind the Scenes" featurette includes the cast’s own character profiles and interpretation of the story, as well as Del Toro explaining his thoughts about the film and how he achieved some shots. Two of the sequences—"Aerial Bombardment" and "The Ghost"--can be seen in further technical detail, with film footage and computer animation combined to make a whole scene. A selection of storyboards can also be viewed which run alongside the soundtrack to the scene, with the option to intercut between storyboard and finished film. A theatrical trailer, a picture gallery and written biographies are standard. The film and additional features are in Spanish with English subtitles and menu. With Dolby 5:1 sound and a widescreen picture, the film not only looks and sounds, but also feels fantastically chilling. --Nikki Disney

• THE ASTRONAUT LOVERS | Blu Ray | (26/05/2025) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Trench | DVD | (15/05/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Set in the 48 hours leading up to the catastrophic battle of the Somme this is the intense story of young men at war as seen through the eyes of 17-year old Billy Macfarlane (Nicholls). As the boys wait for the attack alternately excited and terrified this group of nave soldiers is forced to confront the reality of the enemy as the suspense reaches breaking point. When Billy's platoon is ordered to go with the first wave of attackers the awful truth of what they're about to un

• Almodovar - Vol. 1 | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A collection of films from acclaimed Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar comprising: Dark Habits (1983): Nothing is quite what it seems in this early Almodovar comedy in which the unconventional nuns of a dilapidated Madrid convent write soft porn get high and still find time to design fabulous evening wear! Pepi Luci Bom (1980): Pepi (Carmen Maura) is an unemployed heiress whose illegal plants indiscreetly placed on the balcony lead to an unwelcome visit from a police

• Suspiria | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Outside of devoted cult audiences, many Americans have yet to discover the extremely stylish, relentlessly terrifying Italian horror genre, or the films of its talented virtuoso, Dario Argento. Suspiria, part one of a still-uncompleted trilogy (the luminously empty Inferno was the second), is considered his masterpiece by Argento devotees but also doubles as a perfect starting point for those unfamiliar with the director or his genre. The convoluted plot follows an American dancer (Jessica Harper) from her arrival at a European ballet school to her discovery that it's actually a witches coven; but, really, don't worry about that too much. Argento makes narrative subservient to technique, preferring instead to assault the senses and nervous system with mood, atmosphere, illusory gore, garish set production, a menacing camera, and perhaps the creepiest score ever created for a movie. It's essentially a series of effectively unsettling set pieces--a raging storm that Harper should have taken for an omen, and a blind man attacked by his own dog are just two examples--strung together on a skeleton structure. But once you've seen it, you'll never forget it. --Dave McCoy

• Mexico Macabre: Four Sinister Tales from the Alameda Films Vault, 1959–1963 (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (12/06/2023) from £24.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  These four macabre titles from the vaults of one of Mexico's best-known film companies offer uniquely Mexican takes on the ghosts, witches, and monsters familiar to fans of horror cinema and fiction. Fernando Méndez's Black Pit of Dr. M (Misterios de ultratumba) sees a doctor make a pact with his dying colleague in order to learn the secrets of the afterlife. In Chano Urueta's The Witch's Mirror (El espejo de la bruja), a murderer is tormented by the ghost of his dead wife, whilst in Urueta's The Brainiac (El barón del terror), a nobleman executed for necromancy returns in diabolical form to eradicate the lineage of his killers... by sucking out their brains! Finally, in Rafael Baledón's The Curse of the Crying Woman (La maldición de la Llorona), a young bride visits her aunt's Gothic mansion, where she finds that she is the descendent of one of Mexican folklore's most terrifying figures. With their star-studded casts, beautiful photography, eerie production design, and bone-chilling atmosphere, these films have terrified audiences for decades, and are now available in this strictly limited, individually numbered Blu-ray box set, which includes an array of new extra features - including four new audio commentaries, and rare English-language dub tracks as well as a set of art cards and a fully illustrated 100-page book. Product Features High Definition remasters for Black Pit for Dr. M, The Witch's Mirror, The Brainiac, and The Curse of the Crying Woman Original Spanish mono audio Optional English mono audio dub tracks for The Witch's Mirror, The Brainiac and The Curse of the Crying Woman Audio commentary with Abraham Castillo Flores, film programmer and curator specialising in the preservation of Mexican horror cinema, on Black Pit of Dr. M (2023) Audio commentary with David Wilt, film historian and Mexican-cinema specialist, on The Witch's Mirror (2023) Audio commentary and brain nibbling with Keith J Rainville, publisher of From Parts Unknown and screenwriter of Los campeones de la lucha libre, on The Brainiac (2023) Audio commentary with Morena de Fuego, doctor in film studies and LatAm horror specialist, on The Curse of the Crying Woman (2023) Daniel Ripstein on the history of Alameda Films and his grandfather, producer Alfredo Ripstein Jr (2023) Author Eduardo de la Vega Alfaro on director Fernando Méndez (2023) Author Eduardo de la Vega Alfaro on director Chano Urueta (2023) Author Eduardo de la Vega Alfaro on director Rafael Balédon (2023) Memories of a Villain (2018): TV UNAM special on actor Carlos López Moctezuma Mondo Macabro: ˜Mexican Horror Movies' (2002): episode of Pete Tombs and Andy Starke's fondly remembered British television series, providing an overview of Mexican genre cinema from the 1950s to the 1970s Original theatrical trailers Image galleries: promotional and publicity material New and improved English translation subtitles Limited Edition exclusive 100-page book with new essays by José Luis Ortega Torres, David Wilt and Abraham Castillo Flores, archival articles, and full film credits Limited Edition exclusive art cards World premieres on Blu-ray Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units for the UK and US All extras subject to change

• The Limey | DVD | (12/08/2002) from £5.96   |  Saving you £4.03 (67.62%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Limey follows Wilson (Terence Stamp), a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death.

• Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £2.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (568.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Angelina Jolie returns as archaeologist and explorer extraordinaire Lara Croft who has to journey to a sunken underwater temple that leads to a sphere containing the mythical Pandora's Box.

• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital) | Blu Ray | (28/02/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Ängelby | DVD | (14/11/2016) from £6.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the Swedish broadcasters of The Bridge and Jordskott, comes the next gripping, atmospheric and absorbing Nordic mystery drama. On the run from her old life, Vera arrives in a small remote town seeking a new start, only to find herself inextricably entwined in a complex murder investigation. With her marriage and career unravelling, Vera leaves this city behind to pursue a new job in Ängelby. However, as she drives into the quiet town, she accidentally hits a young man with her car but it transpires that the man was already dead. As the residents of her new community are rocked to the core by a series of increasingly strange happenings, it soon becomes apparent, that unknowingly, only Vera holds the key to their mystery.

• John Carpenters' Vampires: Los Muertos | Blu Ray | (16/10/2023) from £11.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

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• Predator 2 | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £5.22   |  Saving you £7.77 (148.85%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Last time it landed in the jungle. This time it's chosen Los Angeles. Ravaged by open warfare between rival drug gangs L.A. is the perfect killing ground for the Predator who is drawn by heat and conflict. When the police find mutilated bodies Lieutenant Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) thinks it's the work of the feuding gangs. Then a mysterious government agent (Gary Busey) arrives and orders him to stay off the case. Instead Harrigan sets out to learn what is really going on and