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• The Grand Duel | Blu Ray | (06/05/2019) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Grand Duel is an archetypal spaghetti western which boasts many of the genre s classic hallmarks including action-packed gunfights, wild stunts and an impressive climactic showdown... Genre stalwart Lee Van Cleef (The Big Combo, Day of Anger) stars as a gnarled ex-sheriff called Clayton who comes to the aid of young Philipp Wermeer (Alberto Dentice), a fugitive framed for the murder of a powerful figure called The Patriarch. Clayton helps Philipp fend off attacks from bounty hunters in a series of thrilling shootouts before the two make their way to Jefferson to confront three villains known as the Saxon brothers, and reveal who really killed The Patriarch. A complex tale of revenge penned by prolific giallo writer Ernesto Gastaldi (Torso, The Case of the Scorpion's Tail), The Grand Duel benefits from a beguiling central performance from Lee Van Cleef and assured helmsmanship from Giancarlo Santi (assistant director to Sergio Leone on The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West). Add to this brew a memorable and tuneful score by composer Luis Bacalov (Django, Milano Calibro 9) and the stage is set for one of the grandest of all the Italian westerns. Special Contents: New 2K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative High Definition Blu-rayTM (1080p) presentation Uncompressed mono 1.0 LPCM audio Original English and Italian soundtracks, titles and credits Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack New audio commentary by film critic, historian and theorist Stephen Prince An Unconventional Western, a newly filmed interview with director Giancarlo Santi The Last of the Great Westerns, a newly filmed interview with screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi Cowboy by Chance, an interview with the actor Alberto Dentice AKA Peter O'Brien Out of the Box, a newly filmed interview with producer Ettore Rosboch The Day of the Big Showdown, a newly filmed interview with assistant director Harald Buggenig Saxon City Showdown, a newly filmed video appreciation by the academic Austin Fisher Two Different Duels, a comparison between the original cut and the longer German cut of The Grand Duel Game Over, an obscure sci-fi short film from 1984 directed by Bernard Villiot and starring The Grand Duel s Marc Mazza Marc Mazza: Who was the Rider on the Rain?, a video essay about the elusive actor Marc Mazza by tough-guy film expert Mike Malloy Original Italian and international theatrical trailers Extensive image gallery featuring stills, posters, lobby cards and home video sleeves, drawn from the Mike Siegel Archive and other collections Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Kevin Grant and original reviews

• California Man | DVD | (05/02/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  California Man shows just how hilariously out of control things can get when the Stone Age meets the Rock Age head-on! The fun kicks off when two high school buddies dig up frozen cavemen in their backyard! Once the living fossil thaws out the friends figure he's their ticket to being cool. But the plan backfires when the newcomer turns everyday life upside down generating pre-hysterical craziness wherever he roams! If you liked Wayne's World you're going to love the totally awes

• The Caine Mutiny | Blu Ray | (04/06/2012) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Humphrey Bogart is heartbreaking as the tragic Captain Queeg in this 1954 film, based on a novel by Herman Wouk, about a mutiny aboard a navy ship during World War II. Stripped of his authority by two officers under his command (played by Van Johnson and Robert Francis) during a devastating storm, Queeg becomes a crucial witness at a court martial that reveals as much about the invisible injuries of war as anything. Edward Dmytryk (Murder My Sweet, Raintree County) directs the action scenes with a sure hand and nudges his all-male cast toward some of the most well-defined characters of 1950s cinema. The courtroom scenes alone have become the basis for a stage play (and a television movie in 1988), but it is a more satisfying experience to see the entire story in context. --Tom Keogh

• Flood | DVD | (14/08/2023) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | DVD | (09/08/2005) from £6.54   |  Saving you £9.45 (144.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This re-mastered, pan-and-scan 30th-anniversary edition of that kiddie-car caper is flawed but solid family fare. It retains a quaint charm while some of the songs--including the title tune--are quite hummable. A huge plus is Dick Van Dyke, who is extremely appealing as an eccentric inventor around the turn of the century. With nimble fingers and a unique way of looking at the world, he invents for his children a magic car that floats and flies. Or does he? The special effects are tame by today's standards, and the film is about 20 minutes too long--but its enthusiasm charms. The script was cowritten by Roald Dahl and based on the novel by Ian Fleming, best known for his James Bond adventures. --Rochelle O'Gorman

• Heartbreak Ridge | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (100.14%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Sergeant Tom Highway (Eastwood) a hardened veteran of Korea and Vietnam campaigns returns to the United States for his last tour of duty with the U.S. Marine Corps and has to shape up a ragtag band of soldiers ready for the onset of war...

• Bloodsport 4K & Blu-Ray Steelbook - Limited Collector's Edition | Blu Ray | (12/08/2024) from £44.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The cult film with martial arts legend Jean-Claude Van Damme now in a newly restored version. In his youth, American Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) was taught the art of ninjitsu by Japanese martial arts master Senzo Tanaka. When he finds out Tanaka is dying, Dux travels to Hong Kong in his honor to participate in the Kumite - a secret full-contact competition in which fighters from all over the world put their lives on the line. He has only one goal in mind; to leave the arena as the winner Product Features 2-disc Limited Collector's Edition with film in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision for the FIRST TIME EVER WORLDWIDE and these exciting Bonus Features: An Uppercut Into the Action Movie A-List - A Knock out Interview with Jean-Claude Van Damme Blood Writes - Writing a Cannon Classic with Sheldon Lettich; Wham! Bam! Thank You, Van Damme! - Back in The Ring with Director of Photography David Worth A Sporting Chance - Blood, Sweat, and Stunts with Paulo Tocha Tunes to Tap Out to - The Music of Paul Hertzog Audio Commentary with Sheldon Lettich, Paulo Tocha and James Bennett Theatrical Trailer 24-page Booklet

• Three To Tango | DVD | (18/12/2000) from £5.85   |  Saving you £8.14 (139.15%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Matthew Perry stars as an aspiring architect given the additional job by a big client of spying on his mistress (Neve Campbell). As he begins to fall for her it becomes clear that everyone thinks he's gay, but does he really want to jeopardise his career

• The Wages of Fear (Limited Edition Dual Format) | DVD | (23/10/2017) from £18.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 1953, before any American studio exec used the phrase "high concept", Henri-George Clouzot's The Wages of Fear boasted a premise so literally explosive that audiences were excited before they got into the theatres. With an oil-fire burning out of control deep in the South American jungle, two lorryloads of highly unstable nitro-glycerin have to be driven through miles of unstable terrain littered with dangerous turns, crumbling planks, falling rocks and mediocre hardtop. One good jolt will vaporise truck, nitro, drivers and a substantial swathe of the countryside, so the company recruits desperate souls among the loser tramps who loiter around the nowhere town of Las Piedras, begging for any kind of work. On the road, Clouzot stages a string of unforgettable sequences: one stretch of badly paved track can only be crossed by driving at under six miles an hour or over 40; a mountain turn requires that the trucks back out onto a rickety, rotten wooden structure; a 50-ton boulder has fallen into the road, and one of the drivers calmly drains a litre of nitro into his thermos to blow it up, only remembering when the fuse is lit that this will rain pebbles all over the countryside and a few good hits on the cargo will set it off. This is perhaps as great a mix of action-adventure and contest as The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and still a textbook example of sustained suspense. On the DVD: The print is in great shape, though the image is a little soft; the menu has a clever explosive aspect and uses the same vintage artwork as the sleeve cannily combined with a snippet. There are trailers for both Wages and Clozuot's other masterpiece, Les Diaboliques, as well as biographies of the principal cast, eight stills and three posters.--Kim Newman

• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Blu Ray | (27/04/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Black Water | DVD | (28/05/2018) from £7.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A faithful and longstanding CIA operative Wheeler (Jean-Claude Van Damme) has been drugged and brought aboard the Blackwater, a high security prison repurposed from a submarine. There, Wheeler is being tortured into revealing the location of a highly profitable and secret CIA dongle that allows for the decoding a drive containing information about CIA operatives around the world. Trapped on the ship and under fire, Wheeler must befriend rookie agent Cassie (Jasmine Waltz) and an ex-German agent Marco (Dolph Lundgren) in order to get off the ship alive.

• Death Rides A Horse | DVD | (16/08/2005) from £9.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A young boy crouches behind a chair in his own home as he watches his family being brutally murdered. The child horrified by what he has just witnessed vows revenge. Years later driven only by his haunting memories he encountes the ruthless gang members. You'll be on the edge of your seat as this action-packed thriller comes down to an excruciating two day battle in the desert. Featuring a moody score by Ennio Morricone and several amazing scenes that Tarantino must have watched

• Curious George Vol 1/Vol 2/Curious George The Movie | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £7.10   |  Saving you £12.89 (181.55%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A 3-disc box set of adventures featuring the curious lovable monkey including the feature length movie.

• Streets Of Fire | DVD | (03/08/2009) from £31.89   |  Saving you £-21.90 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Bombers motorcycle gang headed by the vicious Raven Shaddock kidnap diva Ellen Aim. Her hope for rescue lies with unlikely heroes: soldier of fortune Tom Cody and his sidekick the two-fisted beer-guzzling McCoy. Joined by Ellen's manager Billy Fish the trio plunge headfirst into a world of rain-splattered streets hot cars and deadly assassins.

• Dawson's Creek: Complete Season 1 | DVD | (14/07/2003) from £39.98   |  Saving you £-4.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Even viewers who consider themselves beyond their teen-angst years might find Dawson's Creek compelling. In the first series we are introduced to Dawson (James Van Der Beek) and Joey (Katie Holmes), who for years have watched movies and slept in the same bed; but they find that as they enter high school their relationship will inevitably change. That becomes especially clear when Dawson is immediately attracted to Capeside's sexy new arrival, Jen (Michelle Williams). Meanwhile, their friend Pacey (Joshua Jackson) pursues an unachievable love object. Creator Kevin Williamson based Dawson's Creek on his own youth, and even though the characters may not really look or sound 15 years old, the Dawson-Joey-Jen interplay--especially embodied by the sad-eyed and cynical (but still adorable) Joey and the smart but emotionally inept Dawson--gives the show its heart. And just like Williamson's fresh take on the teen-horror genre, Scream, Dawson's Creek has a winking self-awareness, for example when Dawson says they're having a "90210 moment" or explains that they use big words because they watch too many movies. Highlights of the first series include Dawson's discovery that his perfect home life may not be so perfect, an unwelcome reminder of Jen's past, the Breakfast Club takeoff "Detention", the Scream takeoff "The Scare", a beauty contest in which two unlikely competitors square off, and the heart-rending finale. --David Horiuchi

• SUDDEN DEATH | Blu Ray | (15/07/2019) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Darren McCord (Jean-Claude Van Damme) must rescue his little girl from terrorists who have interrupted the Stanley Cup ice hockey final. The bad guys threaten to blow everybody up unless they get a billion dollars from the treasury by the end of the game. McCord has his work cut out if he's going to stop the explosion and retrieve his child before that final buzzer.

• Marine 5, The: Battleground | DVD | (24/04/2017) from £16.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE MOST WWE SUPERSTARS EVER IN A LIVE-ACTION FEATURE FILM! After returning stateside and now working as an EMT, Jake Carter (Mike The Miz Mizanin) finds himself trapped with an injured, marked man he's sworn to save. As a ruthless biker gang bent on revenge gains speed, Carter must use his killer Marine instincts to end the rampage . . . or die trying! DVD Special Features: Evening The Odds featurette Superstar Studded featurette Click Images to Enlarge

• Battleground | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £5.56   |  Saving you £8.43 (151.62%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Director William Wellman (The Big Heat) offered up this 1949 treatment of the Battle of the Bulge, which won Oscars for best screenplay and best cinematography. The film concentrates on the camaraderie and the divisions between the troops as they prepare for the big offensive. Told in a taut narrative, the men of the 101st, led by Van Johnson, wait out the winter in the Ardennes forest to confront the German army in what would be the last major offensive of World War II. The men are demoralised and trapped, with no hope of support from the Allies as they are forced to band together and defend their position. A classically assembled war drama that nevertheless manages to be both engrossing and entertaining, Battleground is a mainstay of the genre. --Robert Lane

• Romy And Michele's High School Reunion | DVD | (05/02/2001) from £6.29   |  Saving you £8.70 (138.31%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino play ditzy best friends who decide to attend their 10-year high school reunion, but they completely make over their styles and identities first in order to impress the people who tormented them. The two stars keep Romy and Michele's High School Reunion going despite various lapses and potholes in David Mirkin's direction and despite a sneaking sense that the idea can't sustain the length of an entire feature. A midsection dream sequence underscores the latter problem through blatant padding, but Sorvino and Kudrow--both of whom became established stars playing airheads on other projects--are worth the weaknesses. --Tom Keogh

• Forever Green - The Complete Series | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £28.98   |  Saving you £23.00 (85.22%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Jack and Harriet Boult are a couple who struggle to cope with the pressures of London life and whose daughter Freddy suffers from asthma and serious allergies. A lucky inheritance makes Harriet's dream of moving to the country a possibility and the family soon find themselves relocating to rural Gloucestershire. But will life at Meadows Green Farm be quite as idyllic as it might seem?