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• Five Obstructions | DVD | (20/09/2004) from £8.45   |  Saving you £12.80 (178.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Once upon a time--1967, to be precise--Danish director Jørgen Leth released The Perfect Human. In The Five Obstructions, fellow countryman Lars von Trier (Breaking the Waves) challenges his "hero" to remake the short five times and provides a different set of "obstructions" for each. Because Leth likes cigars, von Trier suggests the first be made in Cuba. For the second, however, he sends Leth to "the worst place on earth"--Bombay's red light district. The obstructions keep coming, interspersed with conversation and clips from the original film, in which actors engage in a variety of activities, like eating and dancing, while the narrator posits oblique questions like "Why is joy so whimsical?" (Von Trier claims to have watched it "at least 20 times.") In the end, the two Danes have whipped up an unclassifiable concoction that plays less like documentary and more like a duel between friendly adversaries. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• Katie Tippel | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £14.59   |  Saving you £5.40 (37.01%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Made in 1975 and directed by Paul Verhoeven, Katie Tippel ("Katie the Streetwalker") is a handsome period drama set in 19th-century Holland, based on a true story. The second eldest daughter in a poor, Friesland family who move to Amsterdam, Katie (Monique Van de Ven) must find whatever work is going to make ends meet. She has already learnt to have no faith in her weak father. Now, as she enters a succession of jobs in which she experiences both exploitation and sexual harassment, she learns that men want her only for one thing. Duly, at the behest of her own mother, she enters into prostitution. However, when she becomes model to an artist, she is finally able to escape the poverty trap and ascend the social ladder, particularly when banker Hugo (Rutger Hauer) takes her as his lover. All this is set against a backdrop of social foment as the workers' impatience at poor social conditions increases. Although director Verhoeven, as well as Hauer and cinematographer Jan De Bont eventually became involved in mainstream American movies, Katie Tippel is very much of the European school of filmmaking: episodic and harsh in its depiction of everyday poverty. The dead puppy at the beginning definitely marks it out as being contrary to Hollywood's near-zero canine mortality rate. The sexual scenes are graphic to the point of gratuitousness but always grimly non-titillating. Budgetary limits cramp some of the mass street scenes, but generally the film is beautifully shot and ageless in feel. A far cry, certainly, from Showgirls, for which Verhoeven was later responsible. --David Stubbs

• Four Sided Triangle UHD | Blu Ray | (23/06/2025) from £26.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hard-living Hollywood starlet Barbara Payton stars as a woman duplicated through technology in this cautionary tale that mixes Home Counties horror with prescient science fiction (Hammer's first). Co-starring Stephen Murray as the unbalanced scientist and directed by Hammer legend Terence Fisher, Four Sided Triangle is featured here as a brand-new 4K restoration from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.Lena returns to her home after many years to discover that her two childhood friends Bill and Robin are now scientists and have created a machine that can perfectly duplicate objects. Bill's heart is broken when he realises that Lena loves Robin until he hits on the mad idea to duplicate Lena in his machine.Extras:Commentary by Melanie Williams and Thirza Wakefieldwith commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan RigbyTrailerIn the Sticks Sci-Fi!Terence Fisher featurette TITLE TBCI Am Not AshamedImage Gallery

• Critters | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When you've got Critters...you need all the help you can get! It's no picnic for the Brown family when a lethal litter of carnivorous aliens arrives unannounced at their Kansas farm. Trapped in a deadly nightmare the terrified Browns fight for their lives against the attacking bloodthirsty monsters. But it's a losing battle until two intergalactic bounty hunters arrive determined to blow the hellish creatures off the planet! It's an alien adventure full of action and just crawli

• The Good, The Bad and the Ugly | Blu Ray | (03/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This two-disc Special Edition presents the restored, extended English-language version of Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, now clocking in at almost three hours (actually 171 minutes on this Region 2 DVD as a result of the faster frames-per-second ratio of the PAL format). It includes some 14 minutes of previously cut scenes, with both Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach returning to the editing suite in 2003 to add their voices to scenes that had never before been dubbed into English (Wallach's voice is noticeably that of a much older man in these additional sequences). The extra material contains nothing of vital importance, but it's good to have the movie returned to pretty much the way Leone originally wanted it. The anamorphic widescreen picture is now also accompanied by a handsome Dolby 5.1 soundtrack, making this the most complete and satisfactory version so far released. Film historian Richard Schickel provides an authoritative and engaging commentary on Disc 1. On the second disc there are featurettes on Leone's West (20 mins), The Leone Style (24 mins), Reconstructing The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (11 mins) and a documentary about the historical background of the Sibley campaign, The Man Who Lost the Civil War (15 mins). In addition, there's a two-part appreciation of composer Ennio Morricone, Il Maestro, by film-music expert John Burlinghame. Tuco's extended torture scene can be found here, along with a reconstruction of the fragmentary "Socorro Sequence". In short, exemplary bonus features that will satisfy every Leone aficionado. --Mark Walker

• Tourist Trap | DVD | (30/04/2012) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-3.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An eerie and deserted wax museum, Slausen's Lost Oasis, is the site for spine-tingling terror where four unsuspecting young travelers (Including Tanya Roberts from Charlie's Angels & A View to a Kill) are lured into a very deadly Tourist Trap. Slausen (Chuck Connors, Soylent Green) is the reclusive and bizarre owner of this attraction, which is actually more like a macabre chamber of horrors. The grotesque and frightening mannequins in this sordid side-show are only the beginning of the murderous mayhem and nightmarish madness to come.

• The Foreigner | DVD | (23/01/2006) from £4.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (20.04%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Jon Cold is a freelance secret agent who's as cunning as he is deadly. When Cold is hired to deliver a mysterious package from France to Germany some very dangerous people will stop at nothing to stop him. But getting in his way is a decision they might not live to regret... With exotic locations and blistering action The Foreigner is heart-pounding entertainment that'll keep you on the edge of your seat!

• Blind Date aka Chance Meeting | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In this Bafta nominated motion picture Dutch painter Jan-Van Rooyer (Hardy Kr''ger) hurries to keep a rendezvous with Jacqueline Cousteau (Micheline Presle) an elegant and sophisticated French woman slightly his elder whose relationship with him had turned from art student into one of love trysts. He arrives and is confronted by Detective Police Inspector Morgan (Stanley Baker) who accuses him of having murdered Jacqueline.

• JCVD | DVD | (02/02/2009) from £7.79   |  Saving you £12.20 (156.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  "JCVD" shows the world's favourite action hero as you have never seen him before...living the life of an ordinary guy.

• HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £18.69   |  Saving you £-8.70 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Heartworn Highways is James Szalapski's fabled documentary about the rebirth of country music around Austin and Nashville in the mid-70's.This classic features Townes Van Zandt Guy Clark Rodney Crowell Charlie Daniels Steve Young Gamble Rogers David Allan Coe and Steve Earle amongst numerous others. Heartworn Highways is a movie that affords not only a rare insight into the lives of this unique set of maverick artists but also the opportunity to experience their inspiring and beautiful music in both an intimate setting and from an intensely personal perspective.This deluxe edition includes a transcribed interview with the Director Szalapski and additional written contributions from the other key players responsible for the movie's creation. If further includes over an hour of previously unseen footage and extra features that only serve to enhance the legendary status of Heartworn Highways.Features unreleased versions of:'Waitin' Around To Die' and 'Pancho And Lefty' by Townes Van Zandt.'Desperados Waiting For A Train' and 'L.A Freeway' by Guy Clark.'One For The One For Me' by John Hiatt.The First Ever Version Of 'Mercenary Song' by Steve Earle and the completely unreleased 'Darling Commit Me' and many many more.

• 3 Classic Westerns Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 3 - McLintock / Robin Hood Of The Pecos | DVD | (02/02/2005) from £6.82   |  Saving you £-1.83 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  McLintock: Cattle baron banker and model citizen George McLintock has the world in his hands. The only thing missing is his wife Katherine who left him two years earlier suspecting him of adultery. In an effort to get on with his life McLintock saves a beautiful but impoverished widow from resettlement and hires her as his cook welcoming both her and her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly and McLintock's simple and serene lifestyle comes to a crashing halt

• Princess Daisy | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £8.65   |  Saving you £-2.66 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Based on the Judith Krantz novel which tells the story of a beautiful and spirited daughter of a Russian Prince and an American movie star. This rich and captivating story blends romantic passion with bitter tragedy glittering glamour with dark and dangerous intrigue. The beautiful and elegant Daisy has been scarred by a troubled and traumatic childhood. With a hollywood filmstar mother and exiled Rusian Prince Father her life should have been privileged and perfect but her parent

• 247º (247 Degrees Fahrenheit) | DVD | (18/03/2013) from £7.71   |  Saving you £8.28 (107.39%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When four friends travel to a lakeside cabin for a carefree weekend, the fun turns into a nightmare when three of them end up locked in a hot sauna. Every minute counts and every degree matters as they fight for their lives in heat that is quickly approaching 247 degrees fahrenheit.

• Wwe: Ecw - Unreleased Volume 2 | Blu Ray | (12/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Following the success of ECW Unreleased Vol 1 WWE delves even deeper into the ECW archives delivering even more hardcore action that fans continue to demand. The voice of ECW Joey Styles returns to call the action as only he can for over 7 hours of previously unreleased ECW classics. From ECW stalwarts to WWE Legends' stints on the hardcore circuit this compilation is a must have for the hardcore aficionado. Several lost lost battles are presented such as: The first ECW match between Extreme Originals Tommy Dreamer and Tazz; WWE Hall of Famers Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) and Terry Funk squaring off; Aerial warfare between Chris Jericho and Sabu; Matches for the ECW Championship Japanese death matches and of course Mexican lucha libre.

• Bloodwork | DVD | (17/03/2014) from £5.85   |  Saving you £7.14 (122.05%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Best friends Rob and Greg decide to earn a little extra cash over the Christmas holidays by participating in a two week pharmaceutical trial. Locked in a remote hospital facility they find themselves being subjected to a bizarre series of tests that seem to induce an increasingly violent reaction in a lot of the participants. As the doctors start to lose control it becomes clear that the drugs have increasingly dangerous side effects and no one involved in the trial will be safe for long.

• The Changeling | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  John Russell (Scott) a composer and music professor loses his wife and daughter in a tragic accident. Seeking solace he moves into an old mansion unoccupied for twelve years. But a child-like presence seems to be sharing the house and trying to share its secrets with him. Through research into the house's past and a seance held within Russell discovers the horrific secret of the house's past a secret that the presence will no longer allow to be kept...

• Underbelly Files - The Man Who Got Away | DVD | (24/02/2014) from £8.90   |  Saving you £-0.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  A TALE OF AUDACIOUS CRIMINAL ESCAPADES, INGENIOUS SCAMS AND DARING PRISON ESCAPES. David McMillan was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He could have been anything but he chose a life of crime. By his early 20s he had made the Interpol Top Ten Most Wanted list. His partner in crime happened to be the love of his life, Clelia Vigano, the daughter of respectable Melbourne restaurateurs. Together McMillan and Clelia were an unstoppable force until she lost her life in a prison fire. McM...

• Jerry Lee Lewis And Friends | DVD | (05/01/2009) from £3.15   |  Saving you £1.84 (58.41%)   |  RRP £4.99

  ""The Killer"" captured live at London's Hammersmith Odeon at the height of his powers. Includes all his classics and features special guest appearances by Van Morrison Dave Edmunds Brian May (Queen) John Lodge (Moody Blues) Dave Davies (Kinks) and Stuart Adamson (Big Country). Tracklist 01: I Am What I Am 02: Don't Want To Be Lonely Tonight 03: You Win Again 04: I've Got A Woman 05: Goodnight Irene 06: What I'd Say 07: High School Confidential 08: Rockin' My Life Away 09: Johnny B Goode 10: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 11: Great Balls Of Fire 12: Good Golly Miss Molly / Tutti Frutt... 13: Mexicali Rose 14: Wild One

• The Rake's Progress - Stravinsky | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera 1975

• Windtalkers | DVD | (06/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater star in the new film from action supremo John Woo as two U.S. Marines in WWII assigned to protect Navajo Marines who know a secret radio code.