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• Titanic | Blu Ray | (10/09/2012) from £7.79   |  Saving you £17.20 (220.80%)   |  RRP £24.99

  When the theatrical release of James Cameron's Titanic was delayed from July to December of 1997, media pundits speculated that Cameron's $200 million disaster epic would cause the director's downfall, signal the end of the blockbuster era and sink Paramount Studios as quickly as the ill-fated luxury liner had sunk on that fateful night of April 14, 1912. Some studio executives were confident, others horrified, but the clarity of hindsight turned Cameron into an Oscar-winning genius, a shrewd businessman and one of the most successful directors in the history of motion pictures. Titanic would surpass the $1 billion mark in global box-office receipts (largely due to multiple viewings, the majority by teenage girls), win 11 Academy Awards including best picture and director, produce the bestselling movie soundtrack of all time and make a global superstar of Leonardo DiCaprio. A bona fide pop-cultural phenomenon, the film has all the ingredients of a blockbuster (romance, passion, luxury, grand scale, a snidely villain and an epic, life-threatening crisis), but Cameron's alchemy of these ingredients proved more popular than anyone could have predicted. His stroke of genius was to combine absolute authenticity with a pair of fictional lovers whose tragic fate would draw viewers into the heart-wrenching reality of the Titanic disaster. As starving artist Jack Dawson and soon-to-be-married socialite Rose DeWitt Bukater, DiCaprio and Kate Winslet won the hearts of viewers around the world and their brief but never-forgotten love affair provides the humanity that Cameron needed to turn Titanic into an emotional experience. Present-day framing scenes (featuring Gloria Stuart as the 101-year-old Rose) add additional resonance to the story and, although some viewers proved vehemently immune to Cameron's manipulations, few can deny the production's impressive achievements. Although some of the computer-generated visual effects look artificial, others--such as the sunset silhouette of Titanic during its first evening at sea, or the climactic splitting of the ship's sinking hull--are state-of-the-art marvels. In terms of sets and costumes alone, the film is never less than astounding. More than anything else, however, the film's overwhelming popularity speaks for itself. Titanic is an event film and a monument to Cameron's risk-taking audacity, blending the tragic irony of the Titanic disaster with just enough narrative invention to give the historical event its fullest and most timeless dramatic impact. Titanic is an epic love story on par with Gone with the Wind, and, like that earlier box-office phenomenon, it's a film for the ages. --Jeff Shannon

• Kill Baby... Kill! | Blu Ray | (11/09/2017) from £54.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 1966, after a three-year hiatus, director Mario Bava (Black Sunday, The Girl Who Knew Too Much) returned to his preferred stomping ground of horror, conjuring up a spine-tingling tale of Gothic terror whose influence would resonate within the genre for years to come. In the early 20th century, pathologist Dr Paul Eswai (Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, The Last Man on Earth) is summoned to a remote Carpathian village to perform an autopsy on a woman who died under mysterious circumstances. With the locals convinced they are being haunted by the spirit of a young girl who died years ago, can the steadfastly rational doctor find a logical explanation to the strange goings-on... or will his rational beliefs be destroyed by the dark secret that lies within the crumbling walls of the ancient Villa Graps? Co-starring the unforgettable Erika Blanc (The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, So Sweet... So Perverse), Kill, Baby... Kill! arrived at the tail-end of the golden age of Italian horror and is regarded by many as Bava s masterpiece. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Restored 2K high definition digital transfer High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original mono Italian and English soundtracks (lossless on the Blu-ray Disc) English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack New audio commentary by Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava All the Colors of the Dark The Devil s Daughter: Mario Bava and the Gothic Child, a new video essay by critic Kat Ellinger Kill, Bava, Kill!, an interview with assistant director Lamberto Bava Yellow, Semih Tareen s short film homage to the cinema of Mario Bava Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector s booklet featuring new writing by critic Travis Crawford

• The Serpent And The Rainbow | Blu Ray | (04/05/2015) from £11.85   |  Saving you £3.14 (26.50%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Wes Craven (Scream) directs this terrifying story of one man's nightmarish journey into the eerie and deadly world of voodoo. A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to revive a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring humans beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen nether world of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and supernatural.

• Psycho | Blu Ray | (09/08/2010) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hitchcock's most notorious work remains terrifying after all these years, digitally presented, this reissue marks this milestone work's 50th Anniversary.

• The Shannara Chronicles : Season 1 | Blu Ray | (06/06/2016) from £8.96   |  Saving you £21.03 (234.71%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Based on the 26 volume book series by Terry Brooks and Executive Produced by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES is the epic series set in a world thousands of years after the destruction of our civilization. Earth is divided into what is known as the Four Lands, whose inhabitants are a mix of races including elves, dwarves, trolls, gnomes and humans. At the centre is the Shannara family, whose descendants are empowered with ancient magic and whose adventures continuously reshape the future of the world.

• Jujutsu Kaisen - Part 1 | Blu Ray | (30/05/2022) from £27.30   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A boy fights... for the right death. Hardship, regret, shame: the negative feelings that humans feel become Curses that lurk in our everyday lives. The Curses run rampant throughout the world, capable of leading people to terrible misfortune and even death. What's more, the Curses can only be exorcised by another Curse. Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by Curses, he eats the finger of the Double-Faced Specter, taking the Curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with the Double-Faced Specter. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to the Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the Curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a Curse to exorcise a Curse, a life from which he could never turn back. Contains: Episodes 1 12 with Japanese and English audio and English subtitles. Bonus Content: Clean Opening Clean Closing Trailers

• Losers, The Single Disc (BLU-RAY) | Blu Ray | (16/05/2011) from £12.94   |  Saving you £10.05 (77.67%)   |  RRP £22.99

  The Losers stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) as Clay; Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek) as Aisha; Chris Evans (Fantastic Four) as Jensen and Idris Elba (The Wire) as Roque, in an incredible action adventure that has to be seen to be believed!

• Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | Blu Ray | (19/03/2018) from £7.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on Peter Turner's memoir, FILM STARS DON'T DIE IN LIVERPOOL follows the playful but passionate relationship between Turner (Bell) and the eccentric Academy Award®-winning actress Gloria Grahame (Bening). Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme fatale and her young lover quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort. Their passion and lust for life is tested to the limits by events beyond their control.

• Hard Target | Blu Ray | (26/06/2023) from £36.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The thrill of the hunt. It's the ultimate drug, and the more intense the rush, the higher the price. International superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme teams up with world-famous action director John Woo for this electrifying thriller. Van Damme is the target of an evil mercenary (Lance Henriksen) who recruits homeless combat veterans for the amusement of his clients - bored tycoons who will pay a half a million dollars to stalk and kill the most challenging prey of them all: Man. Laced with dark humour and slam-packed with electrifying action, Hard Target is a must-see for action fans.

• The Revenge of the Living Dead Girls | Blu Ray | (21/06/2021) from £9.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A chemical company manager and his secretary are both involved in corruption, sabotage and blackmail, which leads to toxic waste turning corpses into killer zombies.

• Children of the Corn Trilogy | Blu Ray | (28/02/2022) from £39.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Best-selling author Stephen King sowed the seeds for a bumper crop of horror films with his classic collection Night Shift. But few would sprout into the kind of franchise that Children of the Corn would grow to be. In the cult classic original a young couple (Linda Hamilton and Peter Horton) find themselves stranded in the small town of Gatlin, Nebraska where they meet a religious cult of children led by the mysterious Isaac and the unhinged Malachi and learn the blood-curdling secrets of He Who Walks Behind the Rows. Meanwhile in Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice, the well meaning locals of nearby Hemingford adopt the children who survived the original terror, but all is not as it seems. A new harvest is about to begin. Finally, Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest brings terror to the big city, as two orphaned boys from Gatlin are taken into foster care in Chicago, where He Who Walks Behind the Rows begins to walk again! Featuring a wealth of new and archival extras, the Children of the Corn Trilogy box set is a terrifying treat for all disciples of the crow. Special Edition Contents High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all three films Alternate cuts of Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice and Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest Original stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD MA audio options Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin Disc 1 Children Of The Corn 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films Audio commentary with horror journalist Justin Beahm and Children of the Corn historian John Sullivan Audio commentary with director Fritz Kiersch, producer Terrence Kirby, and actors John Franklin and Courtney Gains Harvesting Horror: The Making of Children of the Corn, a retrospective piece featuring interviews with director Fritz Kiersch and actors John Franklin and Courtney Gains It Was the Eighties!, an interview with actress Linda Hamilton Return to Gatlin, featurette revisiting the film's original Iowa shooting locations Stephen King on a Shoestring, an interview with producer Donald Borchers Welcome to Gatlin: The Sights and Sounds of Children of the Corn, an interview with production designer Craig Stearns and composer Jonathan Elias Cut from the Cornfield, an interview with the actor who played The Blue Man in the fabled excised sequence Disciples of the Crow, a 1983 short film adaptation of Stephen King's story Theatrical Trailer Disc 2 - Children Of The Corn Ii: The Final Sacrifice Two versions of the film: the International Cut, and the US Theatrical Cut with additional CGI and an alternate audio mix (via seamless branching) Audio commentary by critic Lee Gambin in conversation with director David Price A New Harvest, an interview with director David Price Sowing the Seeds of Terror, an interview with co-screenwriter A.L. Katz Framing Fear, an interview with cinematographer Levie Isaacks It was the Nineties!, an interview with actor Ryan Bollman Still gallery Theatrical Trailer Disc 3 - Children Of The Corn Iii: Urban Harvest Two versions of the film: the R-rated US Cut and the Unrated International Cut with extended ending (via seamless branching) Audio commentary by critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain Corn in the City, an interview with screenwriter Dode Leveson Corn to be Wild, an interview with star Daniel Cerny Corn in the USA, a visual essay by author and critic Guy Adams Still galleries Theatrical Trailer

• Hunter Killer | Blu Ray | (25/02/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Deep under the Arctic Ocean, American submarine Captain Joe Glass (Gerard Butler, Olympus Has Fallen, 300) is on the hunt for a U.S. sub in distress when he discovers a secret Russian coup is in the offing, threatening to dismantle the world order. With crew and country on the line, Captain Glass must now assemble an elite group of Navy SEALs to rescue the kidnapped Russian president and sneak through enemy waters to stop WWIII. Also starring Oscar® winner Gary Oldman (Best Actor, Darkest Hour, 2017), Common (John Wick: Chapter 2), Linda Cardellini (Avengers: Age of Ultron) and Toby Stephens (Die Another Day), HUNTER KILLER is a high-stakes thriller that unfolds both by land and sea.

• The Trial of Joan of Arc | Blu Ray | (08/08/2022) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The legendary story of Joan of Arc's trial and conviction is powerfully retold in Robert Bresson's minimalist masterpiece. Working from the official transcript of the 15th century trial, Bresson shoots Joan's ordeal with a serene simplicity that reveals her vulnerability and her resilient faith. A transcendent and moving evocation of human suffering and spiritual liberation, The Trial of Joan of Arc remains a powerful exploration of religious virtue with one of cinema's most haunting and poignant finales.

• Shaun the Sheep 2 Movie Collection | Blu Ray | (10/02/2020) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  It's one small step for lamb in Shaun's new out of this world adventure! When a mischievous alien crash-lands near Mossy Bottom farm, Shaun sets on a thrilling rescue mission to help return her home, while a secret government UFO organisation is hot on their trail, can Shaun and the flock avert Farmageddon before it's too late? From the multi-award-winning studio that brought you Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, hold on to your seats as we blast off on an exciting and heart-warming sci-fi comedy adventure. Extras: How to draw Lu-La - Learn to draw Lu-La by following this quick and easy tutorial - great for all ages How to draw Shaun the Sheep - Learn to draw Shaun by following this quick and easy tutorial - great for all ages How to make painted Easter eggs Lu-La Slime Time - Learn how to make Lu-La out of slime. Guaranteed fun for everyone! 25 Years of Shaun the Sheep - Shaun the Sheep is 25! The creative talents baa-hind the nations favourite Sheep talk about Shaun's story. Featuring Nick Park Making Farmageddon - Find out all about the live action behind the animation of Farmageddon. This fun and informative featurette goes behind the scenes to show you the secrets of animation. Life at Aardman is a great adventure!

• Hold Back The Dawn | Blu Ray | (15/07/2019) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From one of the most underrated directors of Hollywood s golden era, Mitchell Leisen (Remember the Night), comes the heart-rending romantic drama Hold Back the Dawn... Charles Boyer (Gaslight) gives an enthralling performance as Georges Iscovescu, a Romanian-born gigolo who arrives at a Mexican border town seeking entry to the US. Faced with a waiting period of eight years, George is encouraged by his former dancing partner Anita (Pauline Goddard, Modern Times) to marry an American girl and desert her once safely across the border. He successfully targets visiting school teacher Emmy Brown (Olivia de Havilland, Gone with the Wind), but his plan is compromised by a pursuing immigration officer, and blossoming feelings of genuine love for Emmy. A moving and thoughtful film with a wonderful script (co-written by Billy Wilder), Hold back the Dawn benefits from evocative performances by Boyer and de Havilland, and an over-arching sense of romantic melancholy. An enduring classic of its era, Leisen s film was nominated for no-less than six Academy Awards and is presented here in High Definition for the first time.

• Tokyo Ghoul Root A | Blu Ray | (25/07/2016) from £30.65   |  Saving you £4.34 (14.16%)   |  RRP £34.99

  In modern day Tokyo, society lives in fear of Ghouls: mysterious creatures who look exactly like humans -- yet hunger insatiably for their flesh. None of this mattered to Ken Kaneki, a bookish and ordinary young man, until a dark and violent encounter turned him into the first ever Ghoul-human half-breed. Picking up where the first season left off Ken continues onwards into the dark world he has found himself in. Contains all 12 episodes with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles.

• Peaky Blinders: Series 1 And 2 | Blu Ray | (17/11/2014) from £21.89   |  Saving you £18.10 (82.69%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Peaky Blinders is an epic gangster drama set in the lawless streets of post-war Birmingham on the cusp of the 1920s. Britain in 1919 is a tumultuous mix of despair and hedonism a nation cleaned out by the extravagances of the Great War. Returning soldiers newly-minted revolutionaries and criminal gangs all fight for survival in an industrial landscape gripped by economic upheaval. Thomas Shelby and his family run the most feared and powerful local gang the Peaky Blinders. Named for their practice of sewing razor blades into the peaks of their caps they make money from illegal betting protection and the black market. But Tommy’s ambitions go beyond running the streets and when a crate of guns goes missing from an arms factory he recognises an opportunity to move up in the world. Crime pays but business pays better. As rival gangs Communist revolutionaries and IRA Fenians descend on Small Heath in pursuit of the weapons; Winston Churchill dispatches a ruthless police chief from Belfast to impose order on an increasingly lawless city and recover the guns. Peaky Blinders is a dazzling picture of England taken directly from the pages of our secret history. They will now burst into life in a vibrant evocation of a hedonistic age. The Shelbys will be a family to be reckoned with.

• 2001: A Space Odyssey | Blu Ray | (07/12/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stanley Kubrick's dazzling, Academy Award® -winning* achievement is a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) first visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever) into colonised space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted space, perhaps even into immortality. Open the pod bay doors, HAL. Let an awesome journey unlike any other begin. SPECIAL FEATURES Commentary by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood Channel Four Documentary 2001: The Making of a Myth 4 Insightful Featurettes: Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 2001: A Space Odyssey A Look Behind the Future What Is Out There? 2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork Look: Stanley Kubrick! Audio-Only Bonus: 1966 Kubrick Interview Conducted by Jeremy Bernstein Theatrical Trailer

• MESSAGE FROM SPACE | Blu Ray | (22/07/2024) from £20.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The spectacular 1978 sci-fi adventure directed by Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale) Eureka Entertainment to release MESSAGE FROM SPACE, the spectacular 1978 sci-fi adventure directed by Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale). Presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from an immaculate restoration. Available from 22 July 2024 as part of The Masters of Cinema Series, the first print run of 2000 copies only will feature an O-card slipcase, reversible poster, and collector's booklet. Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale) directs an international cast led by Sonny Chiba, Vic Morrow and Etsuko Shihomi in the science fiction spectacle Message from Space - the Toei Company's answer to the barnstorming box-office success that was Star Wars. Somewhere in a far-flung galaxy lies the planet of Jillucia. Once a peaceful utopia, it has now fallen under the control of the Gavanas Empire, a warlike race ruled by the ruthless Emperor Rockseia (Mikio Narita). Desperate for help, the leader of the Jillucian people (Junkichi Orimoto) launches eight Liabe seeds into space - glowing orbs that, according to legend, will each summon a powerful warrior to the planet's aid. The seeds are followed into the void by Princess Emeralida (Shihomi) and loyal Jillucian soldier Urocco (Makoto Satō), who attempt to find the prophesied protectors of their home world: ex-military commander General Garuda (Morrow) and his robot companion Beba-2 (Isamu Shimizu), thrill-seekers Shiro (Hiroyuki Sanada) and Aaron (Philip Casnoff), gambler Jack (Masazumi Okabe), aristocrat Meia (Peggy Lee Brennan) and swordsman Hans (Chiba), who has a deeply personal score to settle with the Gavanas Empire. Boasting a sweeping score and special effects that impress to this day, Message from Space was the most expensive Japanese film ever made at the time of its release - a cosmic fantasy designed to replicate the success of Star Wars while drawing upon Japan's own genre tradition, recalling such films as Battle in Outer Space, Gorath and Fukasaku's own The Green Slime. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Message from Space on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from an immaculate restoration of the original film elements by Toei. SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES: Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Scott Saslow | Limited edition reversible poster | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a restoration of the original film elements supplied by Toei | Original Japanese audio English dub | Optional English subtitles | Brand new audio commentary by Tom Mes | An appreciation of the film by film writer Patrick Macias | Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork | Stills gallery | Trailers | PLUS: A collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Christopher Stewardson Directed by Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, Battles Without Honor and Humanity) | Stars Sonny Chiba (Kill Bill, The Street Fighter), Vic Morrow (Twilight Zone:The Movie) and Etsuko Shihomi (Sister Street Fighter) | Toei Company's answer to the barnstorming box-office success that was Star Wars | The most expensive Japanese film ever made at the time of its release | Presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from an immaculate restoration. as part of The Masters of Cinema Series | The first print run of 2000 copies only will feature an O-card slipcase, reversible poster, and collector's booklet

• Ready Player One-Blu-Ray 3d | Blu Ray | (06/09/2018) from £19.27   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A