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• The American Friend | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £11.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Today a cult film The American Friend is based on the novel Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith and won the German Critics Prize in 1977. Frame maker Jonathan (Bruno Ganz) believes he is dying from a blood disease and his American friend displaced cowboy Ripley (Dennis Hopper) decides to use his illness to his advantage. Ripley introduces him to a gangster who proposes to the dying man that he should become a professional mob assassin assuring a large legacy for his wife and children. Since he is facing death anyway what has he to lose? Ripley had originally intended to allow Jonathan to do the dirty work that he didn't feel like doing but has second thoughts when he becomes friends with the doomed man.

• All The President's Men | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  It helps to have one of history's greatest scoops as your factual inspiration, but journalism thrillers just don't get any better than All the President's Men. Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford are perfectly matched as (respectively) Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, whose investigation into the Watergate scandal set the stage for President Richard Nixon's eventual resignation. Their bestselling exposé was brilliantly adapted by screenwriter William Goldman, and director Alan Pakula crafted the film into one of the most intelligent and involving of the 1970s paranoid thrillers. Featuring Jason Robards in his Oscar-winning role as Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, All the President's Men is the film against which all other journalism movies must be measured. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Pierrot Le Fou | DVD | (07/01/2008) from £8.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (100.11%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Pierro escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterian Sea with Marianne a girl who is chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead a unortodox live always on the run.

• The State of Things | DVD | (25/05/2009) from £8.49   |  Saving you £7.50 (88.34%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Director Wim Wenders' most corrosive statement on the art of filmmaking 'The State of Things' is a powerful journey into the underbelly of the American film industry. When his Hollywood producer disappears leaving the actors and crew on the Portugese set of a sci-fi thriller with no money or film director Friedrich Munro (Patrick Bauchau) travels to Hollywood to find him. What he uncovers is a shady world where criminals and moguls barely differ and the art of filmmaking is merely another money-making enterprise. The result is both visually arresting and one of the best films about filmmaking ever made.

• The American Friend (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (22/10/2018) from £21.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In THE AMERICAN FRIEND, Wim Wenders transforms Patricia Highsmith s Ripley s Game into a gripping European noir. Professional frame maker Jonathan (Bruno Ganz) has been diagnosed with a terminal blood disease. A chance encounter with the enigmatic Tom Ripley (Dennis Hopper) offers him a way to ensure a stable future for his family. But as Jonathan embarks on his new and dangerous role, Tom questions his motives for involving his new friend. Superbly shot by Robbie Müller, Wim Wenders draws on his love of American cinema, paying homage to the B-movie and film noir traditions and casting fellow directors Dennis Hopper, Sam Fuller, Nicholas Ray, Ge rard Blain, Peter Lilienthal, Daniel Schmid and Jean Eustache. The result is one of his finest films. OFFICIAL SELECTION IN COMPETITION Cannes Film Festival 1977 SPECIAL FEATURES: NEW RESTORED 4K DIGITAL TRANSFER commissioned by the Wim Wenders Foundation and supervised by director Wim Wenders; Introduction by Wim Wenders; Restoring Time documentary; Exclusive limited edition booklet

• Pierrot Le Fou | Blu Ray | (15/03/2010) from £15.98   |  Saving you £12.00 (92.38%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Based on Lionel White's novel 'Obsession' Pierrot Le Fou /i> is the story of a bored husband who runs away from Paris to the South of France with an unpredictable but beguiling young babysitter (Anna Karina) after a corpse is found in her flat. After an idyllic time at the seaside they hit the road once more and get by from stealing soon becoming embroiled in the machinations of two rival gun running gangs and a man who may or may not be the girl's brother. Belmondo was nominated for a BAFTA for his perfomance in this tragic tale of a romantic couple who cannot escape fate no matter how far they flee.

• A Return to Salem's Lot | Blu Ray | (24/08/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Scourge Of The Worlds - A Dungeons And Dragons Adventure | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Scourge of Worlds: A Dungeons and Dragons Adventure is not a film sequel to Dungeons and Dragons (2000), but the DVD equivalent of an interactive role-playing novel. There are over 900 short digitally animated sequences, leading every so often to a choice to be made with the remote control, resulting after about 90 minutes in one of four possible endings. Just as the original D&D was inspired by The Lord of the Rings, the scenarios here are Tolkien rehashed: a newly arisen darkness is seeking an ancient ultimate weapon, against which stand a human warrior, Regdar, a halfling, Lidda and an elven wizard, Mialee. The CGI is closer to Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles than the pseudo-realism of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, the electronic score is tiresome and the contemporary American voice acting, using such expressions as "head's up" and "…or something", is laughable. What of the interactive element? Essentially it offers two equally uninteresting paths at the end of every major scene--uninteresting because it's impossible to care what happens to the marionette-like stereotypes no matter what they do. While the adventure does offer plenty of well-choreographed cartoon-style action, interacting with Scourge of Worlds is ultimately about as much fun as watching someone else play a computer game--and that's just the first time through. On the DVD: Scourge of Worlds: A Dungeons and Dragons Adventure fills the DVD with the 900-plus animated sequences, presumably leaving no room for extras. The only options are between stereo sound and far more involving Dolby Digital 5.1. The image appears to have been taken directly from a digital master and is flawless, the images only limited by the TV-standard computer rendering. --Gary S Dalkin

• The Thief Of Bagdad | DVD | (25/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dating from 1924 this Thief of Bagdad is justifiably billed here as "one of the truly great silent films of the 1920s." As the forerunner of generations of magical, effect-laden fantasy epics, its importance is practically immeasurable. And still, after eight decades, it has startling, thrilling qualities which the finest computer graphics would struggle to surpass. Douglas Fairbanks, co-founder of United Artists, is the eponymous hero, swindling, fighting and leaping his way to true love through a series of adventures which take him from a magnificently surreal Bagdad to enchanted forests, ocean bottoms and magic carpet rides. "Happiness must be earned," is the motto; Fairbanks and his director Raoul Walsh certainly don't short-change their audience in bringing it to life. The effects are stunning, with a particularly gruesome slaying of a monster. Every scene is crammed with detail and incident. Fairbanks is a whirlwind of muscular, balletic flamboyance. And while his princess (Julanne Johnson) is a stereotype of vapidity, there's gleamingly malevolent support from Anna May Wong as the evil Mongol Slave Girl. Over two hours of sheer enjoyment belie the notion that cinematic sophistication is a modern achievement. On the DVD: The Thief of Bagdad disc presents the restored and remastered print (the tints have a luminous quality) complete with a 1975 score by master organist Gaylord Carter--you can almost feel the Wurlitzer rising from the pit of your entertainment centre. The audio essay, written by film historian R Dixon Smith, is an invaluable extra, providing essential information on how the picture was made and how the art designers played with proportion to create many of the visual tricks and a fantastical atmosphere. --Piers Ford

• The American Friend | DVD | (23/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A thriller that's nearly devoid of thrills? That's not a complaint--it's what makes The American Friend one of the most stylish (and at the time most expensive) films to emerge from the new German cinema of the 1970s. Loosely adapting Patricia Highsmith's mystery novel Ripley's Game, director Wim Wenders shifted priority from plotting to character, emphasising a richly colourful and atmospheric approach to locations in Hamburg, where a picture-framer (Bruno Ganz) is lured into an assassination scheme involving a mysterious Frenchman (Gerard Blain) and the titular American friend, Tom Ripley (played by Dennis Hopper, a far cry from either Matt Damon's portrayal of the same character in The Talented Mr Ripley or John Malkovich's in the 2003 version of Ripley's Game). The plotting is vague to the point of irrelevance; Wenders prefers to maintain the aura of mystery rather than generating any conventional suspense and expresses his affection for American movies by casting favourite directors Nicholas Ray and Samuel Fuller in pivotal supporting roles. The result is an intoxicating example of cinematic cross-pollination. --Jeff Shannon

• Slapstick Of Another Kind | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £8.54   |  Saving you £-2.55 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Wilbur and Eliza Swain are the incredibly wealthy parents of giant ugly twins. Unbeknown to them the twins are in fact super intelligent aliens sent to help save the Earth. Just one hitch: their super powers only work when they are together. So when they find themselves being pursued by U.S agents they have a huge mission on their hands.

• Jean-Luc Godard DVD Collection - Vol. 2 | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Includes the classic Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) Godard films 'Pierrot Le Fou' Made In USA and Prenom Carmen. Pierrot Le Fou: Described as the film where Godard tried everything and almost pulled it off 'Pierrot Le Fou' is his deconstruction of the American crime thriller. Ferdinand escapes Bourgeious society with the babysitter Marianne in tow... When a dead body is found in Marianne's apartment the two lovers head for the South of France to escape being caught up in gangster activities. On an island on the C''te d'Azur Ferdinand is content to read and write poetry but Marianne's impatience gets the better of her and she disappears to join her brother a notorious gun runner. Another dead body is found then armed gangsters arrive on the scene to menace Ferdinand.... Made In USA: A journalist Paula Nelson arrives in Atlantic City France to look for her missing ex-boyfriend Richard Politzer. Her enquiries soon reveal that he is dead murdered by an unknown assassin. Suspecting that Richard may have been the victim of a political intrigue Paula allies herself with gun-toting gangsters and shady police agents to try to uncover the truth.... Prenom Carmen: During a failed bank raid a terrorist named Carmen is seduced by a security guard Joseph. To escape arrest Carmen appears to submit to her obsessed lover and the two take refuge in a seaside apartment. However Carmen remains committed to her terrorist activities and plans a kidnapping whilst pretending to film a documentary for her uncle once a great film director. How will Joseph react to Carmen's apparent indifference to their relationship?

• Tigrero - A Film That Was Never Made | DVD | (24/11/2008) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Tigrero documents the return visit of director Sam Fuller accompanied by Jim Jarmusch and Kaurismaki to the portion of the Amazon where Fuller had once begun work on an action film that was to star the biggest box-office attraction in America in its time John Wayne Although that film never happened this documentary gives Fuller the chance to reminisce about his legendary career and show the indigenous population his earlier footage an act which evokes great gratitude for temporarily bringing long dead relatives back to 'life'.

• The American Friend (DVD) | DVD | (27/08/2018) from £15.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A