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• Murder by Contract (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (24/10/2022) from £13.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Starring Vince Edwards (City of Fear) and Herschel Bernardi (The Front), Murder by Contract is a bleak investigation into the mind of a professional killer. Tasked with murdering a witness in a criminal trial, contract killer Claude has second thoughts when the target turns out to be a woman... because women cost double. Killing is just a business to Claude, but when he tries to quit, the hunter become the hunted. The once-blacklisted writer-director team of Ben Maddow (Framed) and Irving Lerner (City of Fear) bring you this stylish, minimalist, and eccentric film noir, beautifully photographed by Lucien Ballard (Bullfighter and the Lady, The Wild Bunch), and championed by Martin Scorsese who has described it as one of his biggest influences. Product Features High Definition presentation Original mono audio Audio commentary with film critic and writer Farran Smith Nehme (2021) Introduction by Martin Scorsese (2014, 5 mins) Swedes in America (1943, 18 mins): Irving Lerner's Oscar-nominated short film, presented by Ingrid Bergman, detailing the influence of Swedish immigrants on the United States Violence Is the Word for Curly (1938, 18 mins): comedy short starring the Three Stooges, which provided an early cinematography credit for Murder by Contract's prolific director of photography, Lucien Ballard Original theatrical trailer Larry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2020, 3 mins): short critical appreciation Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• The Whip and the Body | Blu Ray | (19/02/2024) from £14.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

   Seduction, sadism and sexual obsession The Whip and the Body is one of the greatest films of legendary director Mario Bava (Hatchet for the Honeymoon; Black Sunday).The equally legendary Christopher Lee (everything from Dracula to The Lord of the Rings) plays Kurt Menliff. He's the black sheep of his family, banished for his wicked, wicked ways. But now he's home, and keen to resume his sadomasochistic affair with his brother's wife Nevenka (Daliah Lavi). So keen, in fact, that not even his untimely death cannot put a stop to his violent lust... A delirious journey into troubled souls, this is arguably the greatest film Bava ever made and now it's looking better than ever, gorgeously restored from newly discovered film elements. 88 Films are proud to present Bava's masterpiece, finally resplendent in all its gothic splendour.Product Features New 4K Scan and 2K Restoration from archive print materials2.0 English LPCM Mono2.0 Italian LPCM Mono with English SubtitlesAudio Commentary with Critics Kim Newman and Sean HoganAudio Commentary with Italian Cinema Experts Troy Howarth and Nathaniel ThompsonThe Gothic and the Fantastic - An Interview with Lamberto BavaWorking with Bava - An Interview with Sergio MartinoWhipping the Body - An Interview with Ernesto GastaldiGerman TrailerItalian TrailerFrench TrailerReversible sleeve

• Days of Thunder | Blu Ray | (20/02/2023) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the engine roar and fever pitch of professional stock car racing, Days of Thunder explodes with some of the most spectacular racing action ever captured on film. Tom Cruise plays race car driver Cole Trickle, whose talent and ambition are surpassed only by his burning need to win.Discovered by businessman Tim Daland (Randy Quaid), Cole is teamed with legendary crew chief and car-builder Harry Hogge (Academy Award ®winner Robert Duvall*) to race for the Winston Cup at the Daytona 500. A fiery crash nearly ends Cole's career and he must turn to a beautiful doctor (Nicole Kidman) to regain his nerve and the true courage needed to race, to win and to live. Product Features Filmmaker Focus: Days Of Thunder

• Are We There Yet? | Blu Ray | (13/11/2023) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

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• Free! Final Stroke - Part 2 (Limited Collector's Edition) | Blu Ray | (16/10/2023) from £34.37   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After his first appearance on the competitive world stage, Haruka is held captive by the swimming of the undisputed champion, Albert, and feels like he's lost his way. Adrift in this state, Haruka's swimming and what the water means to him are called into question, and he begins to sink to the bottom of some murky water as he struggles alone. Pushed on by a restless urge in his heart, Haruka puts himself through a rigorous and intensive training regimen, relentlessly devoting himself to practice. In his heart, Haruka knows that he's pushing himself beyond his limits both physically and mentally, while his friends can do nothing but watch over and have faith in him. Memories of Albert's cold, calculated swimming keep replaying in his mind. I have to get faster; I have to be stronger. I have to compete against Albert again. Haruka unleashes his stroke to cut through the heavy, uncaring water. His friends draw closer to watch. What will Haruka find at the end of this struggle? Product Features Japanese Trailers 24 Page Booklet

• Deerskin | Blu Ray | (04/10/2021) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  With the relationship with his wife in tatters, Georges retreats to a remote town where he purchases the deerskin jacket of his dreams. Along with the killer style couture he has just acquired, he also gets hold of an old video camera. This ignites a new interest as he moves from couture to auteur. Aided by aspiring editor Denise (Adèle Haenel), he sets out to create his masterwork. However, his ever closer relationship with his deerskin jacket starts to take him down a darker path that he continues to document on his camera and which Denise continues to sew together into a film.

• The Railway Man | Blu Ray | (05/05/2014) from £6.48   |  Saving you £18.51 (285.65%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Colin Firth stars in The Railway Man based on the best-selling memoir this is the extraordinary and epic true story of Eric Lomax a British Army officer who was tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labour camp during World War II. Decades later Lomax discovers that the Japanese interpreter he holds responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him and his haunted past. A powerful tale of survival love and redemption The Railway Man stars Academy Award-winners Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman with Jeremy Irvine and Stellan Skarsgård.

• Don't Torture A Duckling | Blu Ray | (25/09/2017) from £19.11   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore (The Psychic, The Beyond), comes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced: his 1972 masterpiece Don t Torture a Duckling. When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of murders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local witch , Maciara (Florinda Bolkan, A Lizard in a Woman s Skin). With the bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian, The Four of the Apocalypse) and spoilt rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) team up to crack the case. But before the mystery is solved, more blood will have been spilled, and not all of it belonging to innocents... Deemed shocking at the time for its brutal violence, depiction of the Catholic Church and themes of child murder and paedophilia, Don t Torture a Duckling is widely regarded today as Fulci's greatest film, rivalling the best of his close rival Dario Argento. Arrow Video is proud to present this uniquely chilling film in its UK high definition debut.

• No Retreat, No Surrender | Blu Ray | (13/09/2021) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Karate student Jason Stillwell vows to take revenge on infamous gangster Ivan ˜The Russian' Krachinsky (Van Damme) after his father is brutally beaten for refusing to surrender his dojo to the crime syndicate. Forced to relocate to Seattle, Jason continues to be harassed by thugs until he awakens the spirit of his hero, the legendary Bruce Lee. Under his tutelage, Jason seizes the chance to conquer both his fears and his enemies.

• Punisher, The Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (01/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. Only his ex-partner (Louis Gossett Jr.) believes Castle survived the blast to become The Punisher... a shadowy, invincible fighter against evil who lives for total revenge on his mob enemies. Lashing out from a labyrinth of subterranean sewers, The Punisher leads a heavily armed raid into a world of brutal crime and savage retribution. A world where only one this is certain... the guilty will be punished.

• The Craft: Legacy | Blu Ray | (08/03/2021) from £4.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In Blumhouse's continuation of the cult hit The Craft, an eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.

• Kajaki | Blu Ray | (08/06/2015) from £16.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (7.40%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A small unit of soldiers is positioned on a ridge overlooking the Kajaki dam. A three-man patrol sets out to disable a Taliban roadblock. In a dried out river bed at the foot of the ridge one of the patrol detonates a land mine blowing off his leg and setting into motion a desperate rescue mission.

• The Pusher Trilogy: (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (15/09/2025) from £41.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Pusher A gang of mid-level criminals navigate Copenhagen's gritty underworld after a drug deal goes wrong. Pusher II Fresh from jail, a criminal vows to leave his past behind following the birth of his first child, but getting out of the life isn't so easy when you're born into it. Pusher III An aging drug dealer and addict struggles to come to terms with his life choices while a new criminal starts making waves in the underworld. Special Features New 4K restorations by Director Nicolas Winding Refn Features Dolby Atmos and original stereo 2.0 mixes New audio commentary with Nicolas Winding Refn and Peter Bradshaw (Pusher) New audio commentary with Nicolas Winding Refn and Catherine Shoard (Pusher II) New audio commentary with Nicolas Winding Refn and Alan Jones (Pusher III) Gambler: feature-length documentary Nicolas Winding Refn presents: Mellem Venner, Call Girl Centralen Villa Vennely and Stenbroens Helte. A trilogy of 1960s films by Danish director Poul Nyrup to whom Pusher III was dedicated, in new 4K restorations. Limited Edition Contents Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Thomas Walker 120-page book with new essays by Jamie Graham, Justin LaLiberty, Janine Pipe, Ariel Power-Schaub, Alison Taylor and Nadine Whitney plus an excerpt from Scandinavian Blue by Jack Stevenson on the films of Poul Nyrup 5 collectors' art cards

• Island Of Fire | Blu Ray | (26/08/2024) from £21.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Four men of iron face their destinies within the harsh walls of a Taiwanese prison. Steve (Jackie Chan, ˜Rush Hour') is a gambler seeking to atone for his sins. Andy (Tony Leung, ˜The Lover') is an undercover cop solving a crime. Lee (Andy Lau, ˜The Great Wall') is a gangster looking for vengeance. John (Sammo Hung, TV's ˜Martial Law') is a lifer seeking to reunite with his son. For this slice of Chinese jailhouse rock, producer Wang Yu (˜The One-Armed Boxer') brought together both the finest talent in Asian cinema and the finest scenes from ˜Bad Boys', ˜Cool Hand Luke', ˜Papillon' and every classic Hollywood prison movie ever! Our heroes get time off for bad behaviour, leading to a furious final ˜Wild Bunch' style showdown. ˜Island of Fire' sees Jackie Chan deliver a new level of fury!

• Shaft (2019) | Blu Ray | (15/06/2020) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Legendary bada** John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson) agrees to help his estranged son, JJ (Jessie T. Usher), uncover the truth behind his friend's suspicious death. The popular opposite of his foul-mouthed father, JJ is a book-smart cybersecurity expert who needs an education only Shaft can provide: how to navigate Harlem's underbelly. But if flying fists and bullets weren't enough of a challenge, JJ finds his political correctness clashes wildly with Shaft's shut your mouth style in this nonstop action-comedy that proves the Shaft name is still the ultimate in cool. Extra Content Can Ya Dig It? The Making of Shaft - A Complicated Man: The Shaft Legacy - Part One: A Bad Mother Born, Part Two: No Question Asked, Part Three: A Legend in His Time - Deleted Scenes - Gag Reel

• Fortress of War | Blu Ray | (05/09/2011) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In 1999 a British mine clearance engineer working for the Taliban government in Afghanistan must flee the country when he becomes embroiled in a deadly game of intrigue and betrayal.

• Chantal Akerman Collection Vol. 1 1967-1978 (5 x Blu-ray set) | Blu Ray | (24/02/2025) from £51.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Born in Brussels in 1950 and the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Chantal Akerman directed more than 40 films (short, medium, and feature-length) in almost 50 years, spanning fiction, documentary, musical comedy and literary adaptation. Today she is regarded as one of the most important and influential directors of her generation. Akerman's personal, non-conformist body of work has become increasingly relevant since her death in 2015, resonating with cinephiles globally as well as filmmakers including Joanna Hogg (The Eternal Daughter), Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light), Céline Sciamma (Petite Maman), Sean Baker (Anora), Alice Diop (Saint Omer) Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez) and Charlotte Wells (Aftersun) citing her radical and experimental approach to filmmaking as a direct inspiration.Representing the first significant release of Chantal Akerman's work in the UK, this 5-disc set spanning 11 years includes her most famous film, Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), which topped the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time Poll in 2022.The FilmsExamen d'entree INSAS x 4 (1967), Saute ma ville (1968), L'enfant aime ou je joue (1971), Hôtel Monterey (1972), La Chambre (1972), Hanging Out Yonkers (1973), Le 1⅝ (1973), Je tu il elle (1974), Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), News from Home (1976), and Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (1978)Extras¢ Limited edition 5-disc set¢ Autour de Jeanne Dielman (68 mins): documentary by Sami Frey, and co-edited by Akerman, which explores the on-set relationships between Akerman, Delphine Seyrig and the crew¢ Audio commentaries on Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles and Les Rendez-vous d'Anna by Kate Rennebohm¢ Audio commentary on Je tu il elle by So Mayer and Selina Robertson¢ Interview with cinematographer Babette Mangolte (32 mins)¢ Interview with Natalia Akerman (28 mins)¢ Interview with actor Aurore Clement (18 mins)¢ Video essay by Sarah Wood looking at the early films of Chantal Akerman (2024)¢ Perfect-bound book with new essays by Catherine Bray, Justine Smith, Gerald White, Sarah Wood and Hannah Strong

• The Moaning of Life - Series 2 | Blu Ray | (23/11/2015) from £15.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (78.63%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Pack your case for another trip as Karl Pilkington experiences more of the world’s most magnificent destinations. Following his discoveries in the hilarious first series, this modern day philosopher is now turning his attention to some of life’s other big issues, embarking on an epic trip that takes him from the arctic conditions of Iceland to rural India, Mexico, Germany, across America and to the metropolis of Tokyo. The An Idiot Abroad star moans his way through a whole new series of weird and wacky experiences.

• Churchill | Blu Ray | (16/10/2017) from £20.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  CHURCHILL follows Britain's iconic Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the days before the infamous D-Day landings in June 1944. As allied forces stand on the south coast of Britain, poised to invade Nazi-occupied Europe, they await Churchill's decision on whether the invasion will actually move ahead. Fearful of repeating his mistakes from World War I on the beaches of Gallipoli, exhausted by years of war, plagued by depression and obsessed with fulfilling historical greatness, Churchill is also faced with constant criticism from his political opponents; General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery. Only the unflinching support of Churchill's brilliant, unflappable wife Clementine can halt the Prime Minister's physical and mental collapse and help lead him to greatness. CHURCHILL is directed by Jonathan Teplitzky (The Railway Man, Marcella) from an original screenplay by British historian Alex von Tunzelmann (Medici: Masters of Florence) in her feature debut. Starring Brian Cox (War & Peace, Coriolanus) as the legendary Winston Churchill, Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter, The Crying Game) as the Prime Minister's wife and confident Clemmie, John Slattery (Spotlight, Mad Men) as General Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied D-Day operations, and Julian Wadham (The Iron Lady, War Horse) as British military commander Field Marshal Montgomery.

• THE CAT AND THE CANARY (Masters of Cinema) Special Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (22/04/2024) from £20.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  4K restoration of Paul Leni's definitive haunted house thriller Eureka Entertainment to release THE CAT AND THE CANARY, Paul Leni's ground-breaking masterpiece of early cinematic horror. Presented for the first time ever on Blu-ray from a glorious 4K restoration, as part of the Masters of Cinema Series. Available from 22 April 2024, the first print run of 2000 copies will feature a Limited-edition O-card slipcase. Paul Leni (The Man Who Laughs) directs one of the most important and influential films in the early history of American genre cinema, which perfected the old dark house formula and set the stage for the Universal horror cycle of the 1930s. Twenty years after the death of millionaire Cyrus West, his surviving relatives are called together in a decaying mansion on the Hudson River. There, they gather to hear West's lawyer Roger Crosby (Tully Marshall) read his last will and testament and discover that West has left everything to his niece Annabelle (Laura La Plante). That is, at least, on the condition that she is judged to be legally sane. As the family settles in for the evening, tensions rise when they are informed that a murderer nicknamed the Cat has escaped from a nearby asylum and is suspected to be somewhere on the grounds. Crosby soon disappears in mysterious circumstances, which proves to be just the first in a series of horrifying events that will punctuate a long, dark night of terror during which Annabelle's sanity will be called into question again and again. Based upon the 1922 stage production by John Willard, The Cat and the Canary is a perfect blend of horror and black comedy and stands at the apex of a cycle of films adapted from mystery plays throughout the 1920s. It later inspired James Whale's The Old Dark House and has been remade several times but never bettered. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this cornerstone of horror cinema for the first time ever on Blu-ray from a glorious 4K restoration. Product Features Limited-edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Graham Humphreys [First print run of 2000 copies only] | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K digital restoration of the original negatives supplied by MoMA | DTS-HD MA 5.1 score by Robert Israel; compiled, synchronised and edited by Gillian B. Anderson, based on music cue sheets compiled and issued for the original 1927 release | Brand new audio commentary by author Stephen Jones and author / critic Kim Newman | Brand new audio commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby | Mysteries Mean Dark Corners brand new video essay by David Cairns & Fiona Watson | Pamela Hutchinson on The Cat and the Canary brand new interview with writer and film critic Pamela Hutchinson | Phuong Le on The Cat and the Canary brand new interview with film critic Phuong Le | A Very Eccentric Man & Yeah, a Cat! extracts from John Willard's original play | Lucky Strike Paul Leni gives a full-throated endorsement to the product that got him through filming The Cat and the Canary | PLUS: A collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Richard Combs, Craig Ian Mann, and Imogen Sara Smith