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• The Big Bang Theory - Season 10 | Blu Ray | (11/09/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Leonard and Sheldon are brilliant physicists - geniuses in the laboratory, but socially challenged everywhere else. Enter beautiful, street-smart neighbor, Penny, who aims to teach them a thing or two about life. Despite their on-again, off-again relationship in the past, Leonard and Penny have finally gotten married. Even Sheldon has found a female companion, entering into a Relationship Agreement with neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler. In their free time, Leonard and Sheldon enjoy fantasy role-playing games with their ever-expanding universe of friends, including fellow scientists Raj, Howard and Howard's adorable microbiologist wife, Bernadette, who recently learned that they will soon be parents.

• Vendetta | Blu Ray | (23/12/2013) from £14.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (33.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Vendetta is a hard hitting urban vigilante film set against the backdrop of broken Britain. A brand new British film from the producers of White Collar Hooligan and Fall of the Essex Boys starring Vincent Regan Nick Nevern Danny Dyer Bruce Payne Josef Altin and Tony Denham. Produced by Jonathan Sothcott (White Collar Hooligan Devil's Playground). Written and directed by Stephen Reynolds (Fall of the Essex Boys). A former Special Forces Interrogator on the run from the military returns home to avenge the murders of his parents. With the police closing in and his old unit on his trail he has to evade capture long enough to complete his gruesome crusade.

• THE VALIANT RED PEONY: Red Peony Gambler I-III (Masters of Cinema) Special Edition Two-Disc Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (17/06/2024) from £27.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eureka Entertainment to release THE VALIANT READ PEONY: Red Peony Gambler I-III, the high stakes melodrama starring the iconic Junko Fuji as an honourable and stoic gambler and swordswoman. Presented for the first time ever on Blu-ray from brand new restorations. Available in 2024 as part of The Masters of Cinema Series, the first print run of 2000 copies only will feature an O-card slipcase. Originally released between 1968 and 1972, the Red Peony Gambler series is a cornerstone of the ninkyo eiga genre and a clear influence on such cult favourites such as Lady Snowblood and Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the first three Red Peony Gambler films, starring Junko Fuji (13 Assassins) and directed by three titans of Japanese genre cinema in Kōsaku Yamashita, Norifumi Suzuki and Tai Katō. Set during the Meiji era, Red Peony Gambler stars Fuji as Ryuko Yano, the daughter of a gambler. When her father is murdered, Ryuko takes on a new name derived from the crimson flower tattooed on her shoulder - Oryu, the Red Peony - and sets out for revenge. Then, in Red Peony Gambler 2: Gambler's Obligation, Oryu falls in with a group of yakuza attempting to monopolise the silk trade. When machinations within the gang lead to a betrayal, the Red Peony takes action. Finally, in Red Peony Gambler 3: The Flower Cards Game, Oryu meets a pair of star-crossed lovers as she becomes embroiled in a conflict between rival yakuza clans. Fuji would go on to play the Red Peony five more times, cementing the character as the archetype for many of the vengeful women to follow in Japanese cinema and beyond. These early entries in the Red Peony Gambler series are presented here for the first time ever on Blu-ray from brand new restorations of the original film elements by Toei. Extras: Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) [First print run of 2000 copies only] | 1080p HD presentation of all three films from restorations of the original film elements supplied by Toei | Original Japanese audio tracks (uncompressed LPCM mono) | Brand new audio commentary tracks on all three films | Tony Rayns on Red Peony Gambler - brand new interview with critic and Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns | Trailers | PLUS: A collector's booklet featuring new writing by Jennifer Coates (Making Icons: Repetition and the Female Image in Japanese Cinema, 1945-1964) and Joe Hickinbottom

• Quigley Down Under DVD & Blu-Ray Mediabook | Blu Ray | (11/12/2023) from £18.66   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  American sniper Matthew Quigley (Tom Selleck) is known for his exceptional shooting skills. With his custom-made Sharps buffalo rifle, he hits targets at long range like no other. A new job takes him to Australia, where he is employed to hunt dingoes for the greedy landowner Elliot Marston (Alan Rickman). But Marston has only one goal: to claim even more areas of the largely uninhabited continent for himself, and he does not shrink away from the murder of the natives. When Quigley realizes that he is not supposed to kill wild dogs, but Aborigines, he refuses to start the job - and as a result gets himself into the line of fire of the unscrupulous rancher. The action-packed adventure western appears for the first time in the UK on Blu-ray in a Limited Collector's Edition Mediabook with DVD, extensive bonus material, 24-page booklet and restored PCM 2.0 soundtrack.

• The Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (14/12/2020) from £16.15   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART takes audiences on a unique cinematic journey through the brotherhood of the Bee Gees and their ever-enduring musical accomplishments. The story of Barry, Maurice and Robin is one of phenomenal success, of loss and heartbreak, and a continual spirit of creative reinvention. From the award-winning producers behind The Beatles: Eight Days A Week and Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart features newly shot interviews, rarely seen archive and remastered performances across the Bee Gees' five-decade long career.

• The House by the Cemetery Limited Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (09/10/2023) from £29.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As the 1970s gave way to the 1980s, director Lucio Fulci (Don't Torture a Duckling, City of the Living Dead) increasingly specialised in the dark, ultraviolent horror movies which would earn him the affectionate moniker the Godfather of Gore. The third and final instalment in his Gates of Hell trilogy, 1981's The House by the Cemetery showcases the malevolent maestro at his blood-drenched best. The Boyles - Lucy (Catriona MacColl, The Beyond), Norman (Paolo Malco, The New York Ripper) and their young son Bob (Giovanni Frezza, Demons) - relocate from New York City to an ageing house in rural New England. But the evil force which lurks in its basement has already claimed the previous occupant and now has its sights set on the new owners. Soon, the unsuspecting family will become only too familiar with the dark secret of the monstrous Dr Freudstein Featuring a cast of Italian horror royalty, including Ania Pieroni (Tenebrae) and Dagmar Lassander (Fulci's The Black Cat), sumptuous widescreen cinematography by long-term Fulci collaborator Sergio Salvati (Zombie Flesh Eaters) and a nerve-jangling soundtrack by Walter Rizzati (1990: Bronx Warriors), this feature-packed new edition resurrects Fulci's gore-soaked classic in a stunning 4k restoration from the original camera negative. Product Features 4k restoration from the original negative by Blue Underground High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Restored original lossless mono English and Italian soundtracks Optional lossless 5.1 English soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films Archival audio commentary with star Catriona MacColl, moderated by Calum Waddell Archival audio commentary with co-star Silvia Collatina, moderated by Mike Baronas of Paura Productions Meet the Boyles - interviews with stars Catriona MacColl and Paolo Malco Children of the Night - interviews with stars Giovanni Frezza and Silvia Collatina Tales of Laura Gittleson - interview with star Dagmar Lassander My Time with Terror - interview with star Carlo De Mejo A Haunted House Story - interview with co-writers Dardano Sacchetti and Elisa Briganti To Build a Better Death Trap - interviews with cinematographer Sergio Salvati, special make-up effects artist Maurizio Trani, special effects artist Giannetto De Rossi and actor Giovanni De Nava House Quake - interview with co-writer Giorgio Mariuzzo Q&a with Catriona MacColl at the 2014 Spaghetti Cinema Festival, Luton, England Calling Dr. Freudstein - interview with Stephen Thrower, author of Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci Deleted scene Alternate Us opening titles Archival introduction by Giovanni Frezza Back to the Cellar - archival interview with Giovanni Frezza Cemetery Woman - archival interview with Catriona MacColl Wax Mask: Finishing the Final Fulci - archival interview with filmmaker and special makeup effects artist Sergio Stivaletti Freudstein's Follies - archival interview with Giannetto De Rossi Ladies of Italian Horror - archival interviews with Italian horror cinema stars Stefania Casini, Barbara Magnolfi and The House by the Cemetery's Silvia Collatina The House by the Cemetery Q&a - 2011 panel at HorrorHound, Indianapolis, Indiana featuring the film's cast International theatrical trailer Us theatrical trailer Tv spot Poster and still galleries Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch Limited edition 60-page perfect bound book featuring new writing on the film by Roberto Curti, Stephen Thrower, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Rachael Nisbet Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch Six double-sided collector's postcards

• The Frankenstein Chronicles: Season 2 | Blu Ray | (11/02/2019) from £9.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The second season of The Frankenstein Chronicles will premiere on ITV Encore on Wednesday November 1st at 10pm, it has been announced. Created by Benjamin Ross and Barry Langford, The Frankenstein Chronicles is set in Regency London in 1827 and follows Inspector John Marlott, a talented investigator who is recruited by Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel to bring a chilling and diabolical killer to justice. As the investigation unfolded, it became clear that a demonic power at work in the city, attempting to reanimate the dead in a curious parody of the celebrated Frankenstein novel. The drama series is produced by Rainmark Films in association with Far Moor and stars Sean Bean, Ed Stoppard, Richie Campbell, Robbie Gee, Ryan Sampson, Vanessa Kirby and Tom Ward. In season two John Marlott is no longer a mere mortal and his purpose is to seek revenge on Lord Daniel Hervey for taking his life, and to redeem his soul after being wrongly convicted and hanged for murder. Marlott must operate outside the law as he comes up against dark forces in high society and in the dangerous slums of the over-crowded capital. In the darkest corners of Georgian London, Marlott acts as defender of the poor and destitute as he fights to clear his name and bring Hervey to justice. Joining the cast for season two is Maeve Dermody (SS-GB, And Then There Were None) and Laurence Fox (Lewis, Fast Freddie The Widow And Me).

• A Quiet Place: Day One 4K UHD Steelbook | Blu Ray | (07/10/2024) from £27.64   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Experience the day the world went quiet.

• Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (15/02/2021) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of Hammer's most controversial and genuinely adult thrillers, Never Take Sweets from a Stranger is a serious drama that dealt candidly (for the time) with the issue of child abuse. Deftly handled, the film is a sincere and unsensational treatment of a taboo subject. Avoiding melodrama it addresses the horrors of the real world but remains a compelling and genuinely unsettling work. Extras High Definition remaster Original mono audio Alternative presentation with US Never Take Candy from a Stranger title sequence Conspiracy Theories: Inside ˜Never Take Sweets from a Stranger' (2018, 25 mins): an analysis of the film and its production by Hammer expert Jonathan Rigby, BFI curator Josephine Botting and cultural historian John J Johnston Hammer's Women: Gwen Watford (2018, 8 mins): British cinema expert Dr Laura Mayne explores the life and career of the prolific film, stage, and television actress An Interview with Janina Faye (2018, 15 mins): the British actress recalls her time working with Hammer An Appreciation by Matthew Holness (2018, 12 mins): the actor, writer, director and Hammer fan reflects on many aspects of the film The Perfect Horror Chord (2018, 44 mins): a new appreciation of composer Elisabeth Lutyens by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde US theatrical trailer Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013, 4 mins): a short critical appreciation Image galleries: press and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

• Purple Rain 40th Anniversary Steelbook - Motorbike | Blu Ray | (29/07/2024) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Winner of Grammy® and Academy Awards®* for its pulsating song score, Purple Rain marks the electrifying movie debut of Prince as The Kid, a Minneapolis club musician as alienated as he is talented. The Kid struggles with a tumultuous home life and his own smoldering anger while taking refuge in his music and his steamy love for sexy Apollonia Kotero. Prince and the Revolution scorch with Let's Go Crazy, I Would Die 4U, When Doves Cry and the title song in what Rolling Stone calls the smartest, most spiritually ambitious rock-'n'-roll movie ever made. On-disc Special Features:4K:Commentary by Albert Magnoli, Robert Cavallo and Donald E. ThorinFeaturette: First Avenue: The Road to Pop RoyaltyMusic Videos: Let's Go Crazy, Take Me with U, When Doves Cry, I Would Die 4 U / Baby I'm a Star, Purple Rain, Jungle Love, The Bird, Sex Shooter BD:Purple Rain Backstage Pass: Behind the ScenesRiffs, Ruffles and a Revolution: The Impact and Influence of Purple RainMTV Premiere Party Original BroadcastPrince Movies Trailer Gallery

• Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (25/04/2022) from £22.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Make Way for Tomorrow, by LEO McCAREY (An Affair to Remember), is one of the great unsung Hollywood masterpieces, an enormously moving Depression-era depiction of the frustrations of family, aging, and the generation gap. BEULAH BONDI (It's a Wonderful Life) and VICTOR MOORE (Swing Time) headline a cast of incomparable character actors, starring as an elderly couple who must move in with their grown children after the bank takes their home, yet end up separated and subject to their offspring's selfish whims. An inspiration for Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story, this is among American cinema's purest tearjerkers, all the way to its unflinching ending, which McCarey refused to change despite studio pressure. Special Features High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today, an interview from 2009 featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich discussing the career of director Leo McCarey and Make Way for Tomorrow Video interview from 2009 with critic Gary Giddins, in which he talks about McCarey's artistry and the political and social context of the film PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critic Tag Gallagher and filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, and an excerpt from film scholar Robin Wood's 1998 piece Leo McCarey and Family Values

• Summer Time Machine Blues | Blu Ray | (04/07/2022) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the mind of Makoto Ueda & Europe-Kikaku, the creators of 'Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes'Summer Time Machine Blues is a delightful teenage time-travel comedy from 2005 and a cult favourite in Japan. To members of the university Sci-Fi Club, summer means hanging around in the clubhouse with the air-con blasting. When the air-con remote is accidentally broken, the friends are forced to face the full heat of summer. The next day, after an encounter with a mysterious student, they discover an incredible new addition to their clubhouse: a working time machine. Now they can go back to before the remote broke and cool down again. If only time travel was that simple...Special Features:Interview with creator Makoto Ueda (30 mins)2 time-travel short films from Makoto Ueda: 'A Little Fugue of Love' (14 mins) / 'Time Machine' (5 min)Play vs Film Comparison (25 mins)Original Trailer

• Embrace Of The Serpent | Blu Ray | (12/09/2016) from £11.98   |  Saving you £8.00 (80.08%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Before he can become a warrior a man has to leave everything behind and go into the jungle guided only by his dreams. In that journey he has to discover completely alone, who he really is. Some get lost and never come back Karamakate, a warrior shaman and last of his tribe, transcends the worlds of men and seeks truth through their dreams. He alone knows how to find the mysterious and psychedelic Yakruna plant; for some it has life-saving properties, for others it is a commodity waiting to be exploited. Two scientists, in two different times with very different agendas enlist Karamakate on their individual quests in an epic adventure into the heart of the Colombian Amazon to find this mythical plant. This Oscar nominated film is seen through Karamakate's eyes and bears witness to the effects ofcolonialism, religion and the exploitation of rubber, that affect indigenous traditions and the environment to which they are inextricably linked.

• Effi Briest | Blu Ray | (18/07/2016) from £20.98   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder had been wanting to adapt Theodor Fontane's classic German novel Effi Briest ever since he first picked up a film camera. Originally intended to be his feature debut, the project took years to get off the ground and finally surfaced in 1974, in the process becoming his most expensive production to date as well as one of his most ambitious. Dubbed ˜the German Madame Bovary', Effi Briest tells of a seventeen-year-old girl (played by Hanna Schygulla) who is married off by her parents to a wealthy Baron (Wolfgang Schenk) more than twice her age. Lonely and dissatisfied, she seeks solace in the companionship of her husband's friend, Major Crampas (Ulli Lommel). Beautifully recreating late nineteenth century Germany and gorgeously shot in black and white, Effi Briest also serves to showcase Schygulla, here giving her first star performance for Fassbinder.

• Khrustalyov, My Car! | Blu Ray | (20/04/2020) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Named after the apocryphal exclamation of Soviet security chief Lavrentiy Beria as he rushed to Stalin's deathbed, this blackly funny, deliriously immersive satire distils the anticipation and anxiety in the Moscow air, as the Soviet despot lay dying. Late winter 1953. The lives of nearly half the planet are in Stalin's hands. A military surgeon, General Yuri Georgievich Klensky (Yuri Tsurilo), finds himself a target of the Doctors' Plot : the anti-Semitic conspiracy accusing Jewish doctors in Moscow of planning to assassinate the Soviet elite. Pursued, abused, and marked for the gulags, Yuri is chased and dragged through a Stalinist Soviet nightmare. His desperate, jolting journey encapsulates the madness of the era. Directed by Aleksei German (Hard to Be a God), Khrustalyov, My Car! proved wildly provocative when it was screened at the 1998 Cannes film festival, despite being championed as the best film of the festival by the president of the Cannes jury that year, Martin Scorsese. A one-of-a-kind collision of nightmare and realism, German's film is presented here with a wealth of illuminating extras. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS 2K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed 2.0 stereo Russian audio soundtrack English subtitles Audio commentary by film researcher and programmer Daniel Bird Between Realism and Nightmare, a video essay on Khrustalyov, My Car! and the films of Aleksei German by historian and film critic Eugénie Zvonkine Diagnosis Murder, the academic Jonathan Brent talks about Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign which provides the backdrop for Khrustalyov, My Car! Aleksei German, the veteran film historian and critic Ron Holloway interviews the Russian director German... At Last, an interview with Aleksei German by producer Guy Séligmann Re-release trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Andrzej Klimowski

• Bicycle Thieves | Blu Ray | (19/05/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Heralded as the greatest film ever made on release winning an Oscar in 1949 and topping the Sight and Sound film poll in 1952 De Sica's seminal work of Italian neorealism has had an impact on cinema worldwide from release to the present day with filmmakers such as Satyajit Ray and Ken Loach claiming the film as a direct influence on their own. Bicycle Thieves tells the story of Antonio a long unemployed man who finally finds employment putting up cinema posters for which he needs a bicycle. His wife pawns all the family linen to redeem the already pawned bicycle and for Antonio salvation has come until the bicycle is stolen. Antonio and his son take to the streets in a desperate search to find the bicycle. Bicycle Thieves is as much about the position of Italians in post-War post-Fascist Italy as the relationship between father and son told through the labyrinth of the cinematic city with De Sica's arresting visual poetry. Defining neorealism a small period of filmmaking that focused on simple humanist stories Bicycle Thieves was one of the most captivating and moving. Arrow Academy presents Vittorio De Sica's masterpiece on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. Special Features: Brand new restored high definition digital transfer of the film Newly translated and more complete optional English subtitles Feature length audio commentary by Italian Cinema expert Robert Gordon author of BFI Modern Classics 'Bicycle Thieves' 'Cesare Zavattini' a feature length documentary by director Carlo Lizzani on the great screenwriter novelist critic long time De Sica collaborator and founder of Italian neorealism 'Timeless Cinema' a documentary portrait of director actor and screenwriter Vittorio De Sica Original trailer advertising De Sica's films featuring Bicycle Thieves star Lamberto Maggiorani and Francesco Golisano presenting Miracle in Milan Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Samuel Webster Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Michael Brooke Cesare Zavattini's essay Some Ideas on the Cinema appreciation for Bicycle Thieves contemporary reviews and a note on the film by Vittorio De Sica from the original UK press book illustrated with original stills and lobby cards

• Reptile | Blu Ray | (18/06/2012) from £14.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (76.98%)   |  RRP £22.99

  When a man’s brother is killed he moves with his wife to the inherited house in a small village. The locals are very unwelcoming and it soon becomes apparent the village is plagues by an evil beast.

• Quentin Tarantino Collection BD | Blu Ray | (02/11/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Collection of five films written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. 'Reservoir Dogs' (1992) is set during the aftermath of a robbery which has gone violently wrong. Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth and Steve Buscemi are amongst the stars making up the team of robbers, Mr White, Mr Blonde, Mr Orange and Mr Pink, who meet at a warehouse after the failed heist and attempt to work out who is to blame. In 'Jackie Brown' (1997) air stewardess Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) smuggles money on the side for gunrunner Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson). When she is caught with $50,000 and a consignment of cocaine, she makes a deal with Ordell: if convicted, she will not shop him as long as he pays her $100,000. Meanwhile Jackie also makes a deal with the cops, promising to help convict Ordell, and enlists the help of bail bond man Max Cherry (Robert Forster) in a daring attempt to outwit both the police and Ordell. 'Pulp Fiction' (1994) melds three dime-store stories set in lowlife LA into one cohesive thriller. Butch (Bruce Willis) is an over-the-hill boxer paid to take a fall, who instead does a runner with mobster Merselius (Ving Rhames)'s money. Meanwhile, Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winfield (Jackson) are two hitmen who aren't having the easiest of mornings, and Pumpkin and Honey Bunny (Roth and Amanda Plummer) are two would-be bank robbers who are planning a heist in a restaurant. In 'Kill Bill: Volume 1' (2003), Uma Thurman stars as The Bride, one-fifth of a team of assassins called DiVAS. When she decides to get married and leave the outfit her boss, Bill (David Carradine), is not a happy man and gets her former colleagues to show up at the wedding; leaving behind a blood bath and The Bride shot in the head. Four years later, The Bride sets out on a journey of revenge. In 'Kill Bill: Volume 2' (2004), having dispensed with some of her former colleagues, The Bride (Thurman) resumes her quest for justice. She now has two remaining foes on her 'Death List', Budd (Madsen) and Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) - before she moves on to her ultimate goal - to kill Bill (Carradine).

• Purple Rain | Blu Ray | (13/02/2017) from £10.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  While "rock musical" remains a phrase used by sadistic parents to give their offspring nightmares the genre does occasionally throw up the odd gem, Purple Rain being perhaps the shiniest example. Given the theatricality of Prince's stage shows, it was only a matter of time before the diminutive pop potentate found himself a big-screen vehicle but few could have predicted that Purple Rain would become nothing less than a cultural phenomenon. The story, co-written by one-time Starsky & Hutch scripter William Blinn, may be a somewhat hackneyed tale with His Purpleness overcoming a troubled background and musical rival Morris Day to achieve his dreams of rock stardom. However, the cast, which also includes Prince protegée Appollonia, rises above the clichés to hand in a set of performances which, while never likely to trouble the Oscars, prove that all concerned can at least play a rough approximation of themselves with minimal difficulty. What really helped push the film's box-office receipts through the roof, however, was its soundtrack featuring a clutch of hit singles--notably "When Doves Cry"--and which cemented our pint-sized hero's position as one of the globe's premiere performing artists. Sadly, subsequent attempts to re-bottle this particular brand of lightning with Under a Cherry Moon and Graffiti Moon would prove substantially less successful but Purple Rain still looks--and, more importantly sounds--rarely less than funktastic. --Clark Collis

• IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (20/03/2023) from £12.15   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The unhinged action masterpiece from the legendary martial-arts director Yuen Woo-ping Eureka Entertainment to release, IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV, the fourth instalment in the action film series, starring action superstar Donnie Yen and Cynthia Khan. Available as part of Eureka Classics range in its UK debut on Blu-ray presented from a brand new 2K restoration. Available from 20 March 2023, the first print-run of 2000 copies will feature a Limited-Edition O-card Slipcase and Collector's Booklet. Action superstar Donnie Yen and Cynthia Khan team up with legendary martial-arts director Yuen Woo-ping in this fan-favourite fourth entry in the In the Line of Duty film series. Yen and Khan play a pair of no-nonsense cops on the case of a major drug trafficking operation. When an immigrant dock worker is targeted by the criminals, the officers must protect this innocent man from an international crime syndicate. Death-defying stunts, insane action set-pieces, and some of the best martial-arts choreography ever captured on film In the Line of Duty IV is an unhinged Hong Kong action masterpiece and Eureka Classics is proud to present it in its UK debut on Blu-ray. Product Features Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [First Print Run of 2000 copies] 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray of the original theatrical cut from a brand new 2K restoration 1080p HD presentation of the original export version from a brand new 2K restoration Cantonese and English audio options (both in their original mono presentations) Optional English Subtitles, newly translated for this release Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) Brand new feature length audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema Archival commentary by Hong Kong expert Stefan Hammond and lead actor Michael Wong Archival interview with Donnie Yen New interviews with cast and crew Archival Donnie Yen Action featurette Trailers Reversible sleeve design PLUS: A Limited Edition collector's booklet featuring new writing by James Oliver and extracts from A Different Brilliance The D & B Story [First Print Run of 2000 copies] *All extras subject to change