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• Short Sharp Shocks Vol.3 (Flipside #47) (2 x Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (09/10/2023) from £21.63   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The third in the critically acclaimed BFI Flipside series continuing its ongoing mission to curate an alternative Brit-screen history of overlooked rarities in deluxe home-entertainment editions is a further compelling compendium of strange, striking, thrilling, horrific, eerie and eccentric short subjects from the heyday of the British cinematic supporting programme. Settle down for another strange cinematic journey through uncanny stories, twists in the tale, low-budget weirdness, stylish spectacle, avant-garde art, peculiar public information, monstrous music and provocative experiment many ultra-rare and all with oodles of atmosphere and in High Definition. The Films: Return to Glennascaul (Hilton Edwards, 1951, 22 mins) Strange Stories (John Guillermin and Don Chaffey, 1953, 45 mins) Strange Experiences (1955, 10 mins) Maze (Bob Bentley, 1970, 15 mins) Skinflicker (Tony Bicât, 1973, 41 mins) Beach Litter: Broken Bottle (1 min) Firework: Chick (1 min) Wings of Death (Nichola Bruce and Michael Coulson, 1985, 20 mins) The Terminal Game (Geoff Lowe, 1982, 40 mins) Product Features Interview with filmmaker and artist Bob Bentley, director of Maze (2023) Interview with Tony Bicât, director of Skinflicker (2023) Interview with Nichola Bruce and Michael Coulson, directors of Wings of Death (2023) Interview with Colin Towns, composer of the music for The Terminal Game (2022) The Strange Stories Scrapbook (2023): video essay on 1950s British film producer Roger Proudlock by Vic Pratt Interview with Geoff Lowe, director of The Terminal Game (TBC) Rare scripts, stills, images and behind-the-scenes footage (TBC) **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet including new writing by directors Bob Bentley, Nichola Bruce and Tony Bicât

• The Squid and The Whale (Criterion Collection) Uk Only | Blu Ray | (05/12/2016) from £22.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Squid and the Whale follows the divorce of Joan (Laura Linney, You Can Count on Me) and Bernard Berkman (Jeff Daniels, The Purple Rose of Cairo) as it wreaks havoc on the emotional lives of their two sons, Walt (Jesse Eisenberg, Roger Dodger) and Frank (Owen Kline, The Anniversary Party). Though there's no plot in the usual sense, the movie progresses with growing emotional force from the separation into the bitter fighting between Joan and Bernard and the hapless, floundering behaviour of Walt and Frank, who act out through plagiarism, sexual acts and drinking. Some viewers may find the ending too diffuse; others will appreciate that writer/director Noah Baumbach (Mr. Jealousy) doesn't wrap up the messiness of life in a false cinematic package. Either way, viewers will appreciate how the specificity of the personalities makes The Squid and the Whale so compelling, as Baumbach has drawn the characters with such detail, both engaging and off-putting, that they leap off the screen. Naturally, he's greatly helped by the cast: Linney, Eisenberg, Kline and especially Daniels bite into these often unsympathetic portraits and give fearlessly honest performances, interlocked in both painful and funny ways--rarely have family dynamics been captured so vividly. If there was an ensemble Oscar, this cast would deserve it. --Bret Fetzer

• Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens | Blu Ray | (27/01/2025) from £30.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The final feature produced, photographed, edited and directed by Russ Meyer is a wicked take on Our Town, co-written by Meyer and Pulitzer Prize winner Roger Ebert (BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS). Russ' latter-day muse Francesca ˜Kitten' Natividad stars along with Uschi Digard, Ann Marie, June Mack, Candy Samples and Russ himself in this unwashed look at Small Town, U.S.A., complete with faith healers, war criminals, bosom buddies, and the loin-girding quest for sexual salvation. Because the original elements for BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTRA-VIXENS had been stored in less-than-optimal conditions, Severin Films devoted months to the painstaking restoration of its weather-damaged negative before scanning it in 4K and compiling 2+ hours of new and archival footage, all with the blessing and cooperation of The Russ Meyer Trust.

• Sleeping Beauty | Blu Ray | (27/02/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Death-haunted, quietly reckless, Lucy is a young university student who takes a job as a Sleeping Beauty. In the Sleeping Beauty Chamber old men seek an erotic experience that requires Lucy's absolute submission.

• River's Edge | Blu Ray | (26/10/2015) from £16.75   |  Saving you £3.24 (19.34%)   |  RRP £19.99

  On the bank of a river lies the naked body of a murdered girl. At the nearby high school, one of the students boasts to Matt (Reeves) and his friends that he killed her. Drunk and stoned, the doubting teens venture to the river only to discover that he is in fact telling the truth. They decide to form a wall of secrecy, but Matt (Reeves) is uncomfortable about their silence and has to decide between exposing the criminal and keeping quiet for the rest of his life. Based on the horrific real-life murder of a young Californian girl, this powerful portrait of disaffected youth stars Keanu Reeves (The Matrix trilogy), Crispin Glover (Charlie's Angels) and Dennis Hopper (Easy Rider) in a tale that is chilling to witness.

• Seance on a Wet Afternoon | Blu Ray | (13/01/2020) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Kim Stanley and Richard Attenborough give outstanding performances in this classy British thriller, with Attenborough winning a BAFTA for Best British Actor and Stanley scoring an Oscar nomination. Written and directed by Bryan Forbes - who also won a Writers Guild award, an Edgar and a BAFTA nomination - Seance on a Wet Afternoon is presented here as a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Myra Savage, a highly-strung spiritual medium, convinces her weak-willed husband to fake a child kidnapping so she can offer her services to the parents when all seems lost. Though horrified at the prospect, he reluctantly goes along with the plan - but becomes more convinced than ever that Myra is losing her grip on reality

• Suits - Season 8 (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (15/07/2019) from £12.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Suits centres on a fast-paced Manhattan corporate law firm led by legendary lawyer Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht), his intelligent but delicate partner Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), and secretary-turned-COO Donna Paulsen (Sarah Rafferty). After surviving leadership turmoil and the loss of key partners, the trio continues to tackle top corporate cases with the support of the formidable Alex Williams (Dulé Hill) and the undeniably talented Katrina Bennett (Amanda Schull). After muscling her way into the firm, powerhouse attorney Samantha Wheeler (Katherine Heigl) joins the ranks of Specter Litt and challenges the status quo. Together, these top minds must rely on their knowledge, wit and intuition to keep their clients at bay and their firm afloat. Bonus Features: Gag reel Deleted scenes

• Pickpocket | Blu Ray | (11/07/2022) from £18.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In one of Robert Bresson's most admired, intriguing and influential films, resolute drifter Michel spends his days learning the art of pickpocketing and targeting the unsuspecting citizens of 1950s Paris. Following his inevitable arrest (and almost immediate release) he begins to reflect on the morality of crime, spouting vague theories about exceptional individuals being above the law. Lost in another world, he rejects the support of his friends in favour of pickpocketing, and the only way he can seem to find a place for himself in society is to engineer a head-on collision with it. Product Features Newly recorded introduction by writer and director Paul Schrader Other extras TBC

• The Commuter | Blu Ray | (21/05/2018) from £20.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Liam Neeson (Taken) and Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows) team up again after RUN ALL NIGHT and NON-STOP for an exhilarating race-against-time thrill ride with explosive twists around every bend. Insurance salesman Michael (Neeson) is on his daily commute home when he is contacted by a mysterious stranger (Vera Farmiga, The Conjuring, The Departed), and forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realises a deadly plan is unfolding and is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy. One that carries life and death stakes, for himself and his fellow passengers.

• A Fugitive From the Past | Blu Ray | (26/09/2022) from £16.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Considered the magnum opus of the five decades-long career of Tomu Uchida (Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, The Mad Fox), the epic crime drama A Fugitive from the Past was voted third in the prestigious Kinema Junpo magazine's 1999 poll of the Top Japanese Films of the 20th Century. In 1947, a freak typhoon sends a passenger ferry running between Hokkaido and mainland Japan plunging to the ocean depths, with hundreds of lives lost. During the chaos, three men are witnessed fleeing a burning pawnshop in the Hokkaido port town of Iwanai. The police suspect theft and arson, and when Detective Yumisaka (Junzaburo Ban) discovers the burned remains of a boat and the corpses of two men, he sets about tracking the shadowy third figure. Meanwhile, the mysterious Takichi Inukai (Rentaro Mikuni) takes shelter with a prostitute, Yae (Sachiko Hidari), a brief encounter that will come to define both of their lives. A decade later, long after the trail has gone cold, Yumisaka is called back by his successor Detective Ajimura (Ken Takakura) as two new dead bodies are found. Making its home video debut outside of Japan, this adaptation of Tsutomu Minakami's 1700-page novel is a landmark in master director Uchida's oeuvre. Its gritty monochrome photography has the immediacy of newsreel as Uchida uses the landscapes of postwar Japan to explore the massive social upheaval and unspoken legacies of the war, and create an unsettling karmic allegory of a man's struggle to escape his past sins. Product Features High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the restored 183 minute-long cut of the film Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles Introduction by writer and curator Jasper Sharp Scene-specific commentaries from leading Japanese film scholars Aaron Gerow, Irene González-López, Erik Homenick, Earl Jackson, Daisuke Miyao and Alexander Zahlten Original theatrical trailer Image gallery Tomu Uchida filmography Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Fully illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by David Baldwin and Inuhiko Yomota

• Doctor Who Resolution (2019 Special) | Blu Ray | (18/02/2019) from £13.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As the New Year begins, a terrifying evil is stirring, from across the centuries of Earth's history. As the Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz return home, will they be able to overcome the threat to planet Earth?

• Quartet | Blu Ray | (06/05/2013) from £8.99   |  Saving you £10.26 (132.73%)   |  RRP £17.99

  QUARTET is a high-drama comedy about temperamental divas and old grudges, passion and pride, romance and Rigoletto, starring Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins as four retired opera singers.

• Hidden | Blu Ray | (27/10/2008) from £14.98   |  Saving you £12.00 (92.38%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Writer/director Michael Haneke delivers a masterpiece of unsettlement with Hidden (Cache). Life seems perfect for Georges (Daniel Auteuil) and Anne (Juliette Binoche) a bourgeois Parisian couple who live in a comfortable home with their adolescent son Pierrot (Lester Makedonsky). But when an anonymous videotape turns up on their doorstep showing their house under surveillance from across the street their calm life begins to spiral out of control. Subsequent videotapes arrive accompanied by mysterious drawings and gradually Georges becomes convinced that he's being tormented by a figure from his past. But when he confronts him the man assures Georges he is innocent. A growing sense of guilt begins to rise in Georges as he recalls his less-than-angelic childhood yet for some reason he's unable to be completely honest with Anne. Soon their happy home is an emotional battleground leading to a climax that is breathtaking in its ferocity and ambiguousness. Though Haneke's film works first and foremost as an insidious thriller it is also a powerful commentary on the urban paranoia and racism that continue to permeate modern society. Without using a score and keeping his camera detached and static Haneke nonetheless establishes a nearly unbearable level of tension. Not for the squeamish Hidden remains a work of menacing brilliance and was the winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

• Love Story | Blu Ray | (08/03/2021) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Newly restored from a 4K film transfer for its 50th Anniversary, LOVE STORY, one of the most romantic movies of all time, is still as impactful as ever. Nominated for seven Oscars®, including Best Picture, and based on Erich Segal's bestselling novel that defined a generation, it's a timeless, unmatched tale from the heart. Harvard students Oliver (Ryan O'Neal) and Jennifer (Ali MacGraw) come from opposite backgrounds, but they share a chemistry they cannot denyand a love they can't ignore. Despite Oliver's wealthy father threatening to disown him, the young couple marries and begins to build their new life together. But fate has other plans, and soon Oliver and Jennifer face a crisis only the strongest of loves can endure. Special Features: New Filmmaker Focus: Leonard Maltin on Love Story HD TCM Introduction by Ben Mankiewicz HD Commentary by Director Arthur Hiller Love Story: A Classic Remembered Theatrical Trailer HD

• Contagion Steelbook | Blu Ray | (26/02/2024) from £17.50   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When a lethal airborne virus with the power to wipe out humanity is unleashed, the worldwide medical community races to find a vaccine and stop the panic from spreading. Starring Academy Award winners Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, and Academy Award nominees Jude Law and Laurence Fishburne, this edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the deadly path of a virus that is beyond containment. Researchers for disease control, the military, the World Health Organization and ordinary civilians mobilize to try and find a cure and the cause before it's too late. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, this portrait of suspense examines how courage pulls us together...while society is falling apart. Product Features Steelbook Finishes Full Gloss Debossed Lettering (Front) and Symbols (Reverse) On-Disc Special Features The Reality of Contagion: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne and Bryan Cranston, along with medical journalist Sanjay Gupta, explore the real science of global viruses and what they mean to the human race. The world is preparing for the next biological disaster...but is it too late? The Contagion Detectives: Meet the greatest minds in the world and how they helped prepare Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and the rest of the cast for the fight against deadly viruses. Contagion: How A Virus Changes The World

• Single White Female (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (22/07/2024) from £13.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Bridget Fonda (Jackie Brown, A Simple Plan) and Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hitcher, The Hateful Eight) star in Barbet Schroeder's (Reversal of Fortune, Mad Men) erotic psychological thriller Single White Female. When Allie (Fonda) breaks off her engagement, she is delighted to find a supportive new roommate in Hedy (Leigh). But when Hedy's behaviour becomes increasingly obsessive, and a series of violent events begin to occur, Allie fears that Hedy is not all she claims to be. Beautifully photographed by Luciano Tovoli (The Passenger, Suspiria), and with a powerful score by Howard Shore (The Silence of the Lambs, Videodrome), Single White Female is one of the most stylish suspense thrillers of the nineties. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES High Definition remaster Original English stereo audio Audio commentary with director Barbet Schroeder, editor Lee Percy, and associate producer Susan Hoffman (2018) New York Interview: Barbet Schroeder (2018): the director discusses the production and release of Single White Female Upstairs with Graham Knox (2018): actor Peter Friedman recalls his casting and relates some anecdotes from the set The Fiancé Sam Rawson (2018): in-depth interview with actor Steven Weber SWF Seeks Writer (2018): screenwriter Don Ross looks back on his adaptation of John Lutz's novel and working with Schroder She'll Follow You Anywhere (2024): the critic, broadcaster, and author of Unlikeable Female Characters Anna Bogutskaya dissects and contextualises the film within the context of the erotic thriller Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional and publicity material New and improved English translation subtitles Limited edition exclusive book with a new essay by Georgia Humphreys, archival essays, a contemporary article on the making of the film, and full film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK All extras subject to change

• Mausoleum (SE) | Blu Ray | (21/04/2025) from £12.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Cheat | Blu Ray | (29/04/2019) from £6.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The gripping new ITV drama, starring BAFTA winning Molly Windsor & Katherine Kelly, from the producers of The Missing. At the heart of the drama is the dangerous relationship between university professor Leah (Katherine Kelly), and her student Rose (Molly Windsor), when, what begins as a seemingly open and shut case of academic deception, quickly spirals out of control, ending in fatal consequences, and triggering a devastating sequence of events that threaten to engulf them both. With two fiercely intelligent minds unwilling to back down, Cheat will keep audiences guessing from the start, exploring just how far were prepared to stand up for what we believe, and at what cost. Includes subtitles for the Hard Of Hearing

• Horimiya - The Complete Season Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (27/02/2023) from £33.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  !Having opposite personalities yet sharing odd similarities, Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura quickly become friends and often spend time together in Hori's home. As they both emerge from their shells, they share with each other a side of themselves concealed from the outside world.

• It Happened One Night | Blu Ray | (18/04/2016) from £22.98   |  Saving you £7.00 (33.35%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Director Frank Capra (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) took home every Oscar in the book (well, okay, all the major ones) for this seminal 1934 comedy starring Clark Gable as a hard-bitten reporter who stays close to a runaway heiress (Claudette Colbert) so not to lose a good story. Funny and sexy, the film is full of memorable scenes often referred to in other films, such as the "Wall of Jericho" (a mere bedcover hung on a clothesline down the middle of the room), and Colbert's famous flash of thigh to stop a speeding car in its tracks. Capra's brisk, urbane brand of wit was a perfect complement to his populist faith in the common man (in this case, Gable's character), and this inspiration makes this film a spirited entertainment and an uplifting experience. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com