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• Convicted (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (26/06/2023) from £13.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Convicted brings Glenn Ford (The Undercover Man) and Broderick Crawford (The Mob) together in a claustrophobic film noir look at life behind bars.Locked up for manslaughter, Joe Hufford witnesses a prison murder, but refuses to break the criminal code of silence despite the encouragement of understanding warden George Knowland, and the very real threat of the electric chair...This remake of Howard Hawks' The Criminal Code is a riveting prison drama, directed by Henry Levin (Journey to the Centre of the Earth), and co-written by William Bowers (The Web).Product FeaturesHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson (2021)Codes and Convictions (2021, 30 mins): video essay by Jonathan Bygraves which examines Convicted in relation to Columbia Pictures' other screen adaptations of Martin Flavin's play The Criminal CodeSo Long Mr. Chumps (1941, 18 mins): comedy short starring the Three Stooges in which the trio discover that prison life is a complicated businessImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialsNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• The Man Who Fell To Earth | DVD | (29/07/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-6.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  While other films directed by Nicolas Roeg have attained similar cult status (including Walkabout and Don't Look Now), none has been as hotly debated as this languid but oddly fascinating adaptation of the science fiction novel by Walter Tevis. In The Man Who Fell to Earth, David Bowie plays the alien of the title, who arrives on Earth with hopes of finding a way to save his own planet from turning into an arid wasteland. He funds this effort by capitalising on several highly lucrative inventions, and in so doing becomes the powerful leader of an international corporate conglomerate. But his success has negative consequences as well--his contact with Earth has a disintegrating effect that sends him into a tailspin of disorientation and metaphysical despair. The sexual attention of a cheerful young woman (Candy Clark) doesn't do much to change his outlook, and his introduction to liquor proves even more devastating, until, finally, it looks as though his visit to Earth may be a permanent one. The Man Who Fell to Earth is definitely not for every taste--it's a highly contemplative, primarily visual experience that Roeg directs as an abstract treatise on (among other things) the alienating effects of an over-commercialised society. Stimulating and hypnotic or frightfully dull, depending on your receptivity to its loosely knit ideas, it's at least in part about not belonging, about being disconnected from the world--about being a stranger in a strange land when there's really no place like home. --Jeff Shannon.

• Between Heaven And Hell | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £7.73   |  Saving you £8.25 (174.05%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Sam Gifford (Wagner) is a young successful cotton planter who lacks compassion for others especially his own sharecroppers. But once in combat he answers a sadistic officer (Crawford) and must rely on the friendship of a cropper (Ebsen). Nominated for a 1956 Oscar''ifor Best Music 'Between Heaven And Hell' is an action-packed story of men in battle - sometimes with themselves...

• Between Heaven And Hell | Blu Ray | (20/02/2017) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford and Buddy Ebsen star in this absorbing drama about a young, self-centered recruit who comes of age during WWII. Sam Gifford (Wagner) is a successful cotton planter who treats his sharecroppers as if they were little more than farm machinery. But during combat in the Pacific, as he sees quality people crack, endures life under a sadistic officer (Crawford), and learns true friendship, from a cropper (Ebsen), Gifford slowly discovers there's more to a person than social class and good breeding. Extras: High Definition Transfer Stills Gallery Original Theatrical Trailer Plus many more TBA

• Harlequin (aka Dark Forces) | Blu Ray | (15/04/2022) from £17.77   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Harlequin (1980) is volume 13 in the Ozploitation Classics collection. This release includes O-ring packaging, special features, artwork, and a limited collector's card.In this supernatural political thriller, a hypnotic faith healer Wolfe (Robert Powell in the title role), saves the life of the son of a wealthy government senator (David Hemmings) being groomed for power before both the senator and his wife (Carmen Duncan) fall prey to the enigmatic Harlequin's spellbinding powers of manipulation. A modern-day reworking of the story of 'Mad Monk' Grigori Rasputin, the faith healer and mystic who held a darkly charismatic influence over the Russian Tsar, this atmospheric chiller in the tradition of Rosemary's Baby and The Omen boasts dazzling special effects and a top notch International cast headed by Robert Powell (Jesus of Nazareth), David Hemmings (Blow Up), and Academy Award Winner Broderick Crawford (All The King's Men).8 collector cards.Extended NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD interviews with director Simon Wincer, writer Everett De Roche, producer Antony I. Ginnane and actor Gus Mercurio. 2004 audio commentary with director Simon Wincer and producer Antony I. Ginnane. Archival interviews with actors Robert Powell and David Hemmings.Archival audio interviews with director Simon Wincer, associate producer Jane Scott and production designer Bernard Hides.AN OZPLOITATION RETROSPECTIVE an interview with critic Kim Newman.Stills and poster gallery Antony I. Ginnane trailer reelIsolated music score Original promo Theatrical trailer

• Sir Francis Drake | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Terrence Morgan stars in the classic 1960's action adventure series - Sir Francis Drake. Drake is a freebooter adventurer expert swordsman and defender of the crown during Britain's war with Spain during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I a war which he wages from the bridge of his ship The Golden Hind. Presented here is the entire series of 26 action-packed episodes of this classic action show. This thrilling adventure series will appeal to people who enjoyed Network's previous releases of The Adventures Of Robin Hood and archive television fans.... Episodes: 1. The Prisoner 2. The Lost Colony Of Virginia 3. Mary Queen Of The Scots 4. Doctor Dee 5. Bold Enterprise 6. The English Dragon 7. Boy Jack 8. The Garrison 9. Visit To Spain 10. The Flame Thrower 11. The Governor's Revenge 12. The Slaves Of Spain 13. The Doughty Plot 14. King Of America 15. The Irish Pirate 16. Beggars Of The Sea 17. Drake On Trial 18. The Bridge 19. Johnnie Factotum 20. Mission To Paris 21. The Reluctant Duchess 22. The Gypsies 23. Court Intrigue 24. Gentlemen Of Spain 25. The Fountain Of Youth 26. Escape

• Between Heaven And Hell | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £5.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (117.22%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An explosive tale of friendship and combat. Robert Wagner Broderick Crawford and Buddy Ebsen star in this absorbing drama about a recruit who comes of age during World War II. Sam Gifford (Wagner) is a young successful cotton planter who lacks compassion for others especially his own sharecroppers. But once in combat he answers to a sadistic commander (Crawford) and must rely on the friendship of a 'cropper'(Ebsen). Nominated for a 1956 Oscar for Best Music Between

• Il Bidone | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In Fellini's sardonically humorous yet powerfully dramatic 'Il Bidone' three small-time crooks impersonate priests in Rome to con poor people out of their money. Academy Award-winner Broderick Crawford is extraordinary as the group's world-weary leader whose chance meeting with his daughter opens his eyes to his wrongdoing. Too late he suffers a crisis of conscience in this absorbing tale of hope desperation and finally redemption. One of Fellini's most realistic films 'Il Bido

• Rage | DVD | (17/02/2014) from £2.66   |  Saving you £3.33 (125.19%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Rage tells the story of Dennis Twist, a suburban 30-something year old man who on his day off from work heads downtown where he unintentionally provokes the wrath of a mysterious and homicidal motorcycle rider called The Biker . The confrontation between the two escalates into a daylong battle of cat and mouse where Dennis must fight for his very life, just to survive through the day.

• Eternally Yours | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

• The Time Of Your Life | DVD | (01/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  When James Cagney starred in the movie adaptation of The Time of Your Life in 1948, it was hotly been debated whether William Saroyan’s stage play was really filmable at all. Because of its small cast, because all the action takes place on a single claustrophobic set, because the "plot" consists entirely of sub-plots, and because Saroyan’s "dirty sentimentality" isn’t to everyone’s taste, such doubts are still understandable today. However, accept the movie for what it is--a play in a box--and you’ll be captivated. The story revolves around a slightly down-at-heel bar-restaurant, where a group of disparate characters come and go as their stories gradually unfold. They include an ex-prostitute desperately seeking a new life, a dancer looking for a break into showbusiness, a down-and-out who discovers a vocation as a pianist, a beer-sodden cowboy and a villainous "stoolie" who, needless to say, gets his comeuppance. This gaggle of misfits is presided over by an enigmatic, champagne-drinking philanthropist (brilliantly played by Cagney) who gently nudges them towards their goals while indulging his own fascination with the minutiae of daily life. Throughout this quietly delightful picture the audience are not told why he’s this way, but it is possible to make an educated guess. On the DVD: The Time of Your Life might be a classic, but it apparently warrants no extra features. The black and white picture is 4:3. --Roger Thomas

• New York Confidential | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The true story of the gang battle that blasted a city!The kill-or-be-killed world of organised crime is the focus of this hard-hitting expose from the Oscar-nominated writing team of Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene. Broderick Crawford is the NYC mob boss dealing out death as the answer to every crisis-from a minor member of his own syndicate, to a Washington lobbyist, to his own hired killers!

• Cimarron Strip - The Blue Moon Train | Blu Ray | (19/05/2007) from £12.32   |  Saving you £-6.33 (-105.70%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When a ruthless prison con comes to Cimarron he has more on his mind than just sweeping the floors of the Wayfarers Inn. Knowing that a prison train loaded with convicts will be going through an abandon ghost town outside of Cimarron A-1 Joe Lehigh devises a plan to free his prison buddies. After kidnapping Francis and holding him as a hostage Joe swears to kill the young man unless Crown releases the outlaw's former gang. Realising that Francis has been shot and that he is slowly bleeding to death Crown faces insurmountable odds when he must both find Francis and stop A-1 Joe from freeing his gang. A great sinister performance by Broderick Crawford.

• Classic Cuts Collection - Oscar Winning Drama | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £9.95   |  Saving you £15.04 (151.16%)   |  RRP £24.99

  All The Kings Men (Dir. Robert Rossen): Broderick Crawford stands out in this fine drama about the rise and fall of a corrupt southern governor who promises his way to power. Crawford portrays Willie Stark who once he is elected finds that his vanity and power lust prove to be his downfall. The film is based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Robert Penn Warren which in turn was based largely on the story of Louisiana legend Huey Long. From Here To Eternity (Dir. Fred Zinnemann): Director Fred Zinnemann's 1953 Oscar-winning best picture 'From Here To Eternity' is a powerful portrait of a peacetime military camp stationed in Hawaii just before the attack on Pearl Harbour. Montgomery Clift is superlative in the major role of Robert Prewitt while Frank Sinatra delivers an electrifying Academy Award-winning (1953 Best Supporting Actor) performance as Clift's buddy. Deborah Kerr's love scene in the Hawaiian surf with Burt Lancaster is enshrined as one of the most famous moments in cinema history. To Kill A Mockingbird: Gregory Peck won an Oscar for his brilliant performance as the Southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel. The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him - except Peck the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children. Harvey (Dir. Henry Koster): James Stewart stars as Elwood P. Dowd a wealthy alcoholic whose sunny disposition and drunken antics are tolerated by most of the citizens of his community. That is until Elwood begins to claim that he has a friend named Harvey who is an invisible six foot rabbit. Elwood's snooty socialite sister Veta determined to marry off her daughter Myrtle to a respectable man begins to plot to keep Elwood's lunacy from interfering.

• Into the Woods UK Exclusive Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (02/10/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• No Saints For Sinners | DVD | (28/05/2012) from £6.25   |  Saving you £11.74 (187.84%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Mickey O'Hara is a committed IRA member but his days of freedom fighting are long gone, leaving him peddling drugs and disenchanted the cause. When a deal goes wrong, things take a dramatic turn for Mickey, who is forced to kill his partner. Marked for death, Mickey flees to LA, determined to make a fresh start and leave his violent past behind. When a close friend runs afoul of some powerful drug dealers, Mickey temporarily resorts to his old ways to help him get out of trouble. However, instead of making things better, Mickey unwittingly sets off a chain of events that reawakens the ghosts of his past and threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.

• The Time Of Your Life | DVD | (01/07/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  When James Cagney starred in the movie adaptation of The Time of Your Life in 1948, it was hotly been debated whether William Saroyan’s stage play was really filmable at all. Because of its small cast, because all the action takes place on a single claustrophobic set, because the "plot" consists entirely of sub-plots, and because Saroyan’s "dirty sentimentality" isn’t to everyone’s taste, such doubts are still understandable today. However, accept the movie for what it is--a play in a box--and you’ll be captivated. The story revolves around a slightly down-at-heel bar-restaurant, where a group of disparate characters come and go as their stories gradually unfold. They include an ex-prostitute desperately seeking a new life, a dancer looking for a break into showbusiness, a down-and-out who discovers a vocation as a pianist, a beer-sodden cowboy and a villainous "stoolie" who, needless to say, gets his comeuppance. This gaggle of misfits is presided over by an enigmatic, champagne-drinking philanthropist (brilliantly played by Cagney) who gently nudges them towards their goals while indulging his own fascination with the minutiae of daily life. Throughout this quietly delightful picture the audience are not told why he’s this way, but it is possible to make an educated guess. On the DVD: The Time of Your Life might be a classic, but it apparently warrants no extra features. The black and white picture is 4:3. --Roger Thomas

• Harlequin | DVD | (18/05/2009) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Magic. Murder. Mystery. Nothing is what it seems. Robert Powell gives an award winning performance in this chilling modern twist on the story of Rasputin. A mysterious stranger Gregory Wolf (Robert Powell) miraculously cures politician Nick and Sandra Rast's (David Hemmings and Carmen Duncan) ill son; from there he gradually installs himself in to the family circle and gains their trust in order to manipulate the politician. However other more deadly forces have their eyes on the career of Nick Rast and they will do anything to ensure their ambitions are met.

• Between Heaven And Hell | DVD | (20/02/2017) from £18.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford and Buddy Ebsen star in this absorbing drama about a young, self-centered recruit who comes of age during WWII. Sam Gifford (Wagner) is a successful cotton planter who treats his sharecroppers as if they were little more than farm machinery. But during combat in the Pacific, as he sees quality people crack, endures life under a sadistic officer (Crawford), and learns true friendship, from a cropper (Ebsen), Gifford slowly discovers there's more to a person than social class and good breeding. Extras: High Definition Transfer Stills Gallery Original Theatrical Trailer Plus many more TBA

• Triple Horror Box Set | DVD | (19/10/2009) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This exclusive box set contains 3 classic Ozploitation horror titles: Harlequin - Robert Powell gives an award winning performance in this chilling modern twist of the Rasputin story: A mysterious stranger Gregory Wolfe (Robert Powell) miraculously cures politician Nick Rast's (David Hemmings) ill son; from there he gradually installs himself in to the family circle and gains their trust in order to manipulate the politician. However other more deadly forces have their eyes on the career of Nick Rast and they will do anything to ensure their ambitions are met. Thirst - A global networks of Vampires who call themselves the Hyma Cult are running out of the precious blood they need to survive. To ensure that they can feed they create farms where they keep kidnapped teenagers alive for the purpose of feasting on their blood. Thirst is a Vampire Cult classic that deserves a place on any horror fans film shelf. The Survivor - A tale of death and of an evil which transcends death. Moments after take off a passenger Jetliner plummets to the ground killing all on board except its pilot 'Keller' (Robert Powell). After the investigation declares that no one should have survived the crash Keller finds himself tortured with guilt and sets upon a journey of discovery to find out who was responsible and how he managed to survive. This collection is a must have for any serious horror fan.