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• Commedia all'italiana: Three Films by Dino Risi | Blu Ray | (21/08/2023) from £40.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Comedy ruled the box office in Italy from the late 1950s to the 1970s where the commedia all'italiana also found critical success. Great talent behind and in front of the camera delivered a series of brilliant films that gave an incredible spin on familiar genres with comedic overtones that often held a dark and biting critique of social mores that would provoke a challenge to a society in need of change. Feted at local awards ceremonies and European festivals as well as garnering attention from the Academy Awards this prestige would propel the films and filmmakers to international stardom but many would go unreleased in the UK for home viewing. At last, this ongoing series shines a light on this misunderstood filmmaking style with the first collection focusing on three films by master director Dino Risi, presented from new restorations and featuring a suite of contextualising extras. From a prestigious lineage in the ancient art of satirical theatre in commedia dell'arte, the Italian-style comedy distinguished itself in the late 1950s from the earlier broad comedies popularised by the likes of Toto and Vittorio De Sica with a ruthless approach to social satire focused on cynicism and the grotesque. An early example of the switch in tone can be found in Dino Risi's Il vedovo, in which Italy's preeminent comedy actor Alberto Sordi plays a philandering husband of a wealthy and successful woman who simply tolerates her husband's ineptitude. Until he sees a potential plan for her death, which would result in a great inheritance for him. One of the greatest Italian actors of all time, Vittorio Gassman (Bitter Rice) known as Il Mattatore 'The Showman' earns his name from this film and his wonderful performance as an actor with the uncanny ability to mimic regional accents, allowing him to pull off a series of scams. Ingeniously plotted by screenwriters Ettore Scola and Ruggero Maccari who were behind some of the greatest films in the commedia all'italiana including Il Sorpasso and Ugly, Dirty and Bad. Alternately known as Love & Larceny, Dino Risi (Anima Persa) directs this classic comedy which was nominated for the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and makes its English-subtitled Blu-ray debut. A career highlight for director Dino Risi and his star Vittorio Gasman, Il sorpasso isn't just one of the heights of commedia all'italiana but of all Italian cinema. Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Conformist) plays Roberto, a shy law student who meets Bruno (Gassman), a larger-than-life Roman playboy who convinces Roberto to join him on a road trip from Rome to the Tuscan countryside. Their travels teach them about each other and themselves, oscillating between comedy and tragedy with powerful and affecting commentary on the easy life. Long admired in Italy, the film has influenced comedic filmmakers including Alexander Payne (Sideways) and Aziz Ansari (Master of None). Radiance Films is proud to present this seminal film in the UK for the first time from a new 4K restoration. Product Features 2016 4K restoration of Il Sorpasso carried out by L'Immagine Ritrovata at the Cineteca di Bologna, presented in High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) for the first time in the UK High-Definition digital transfers of Il Mattatore and Il Vedovo, presented in world premieres on Blu-ray Original uncompressed Italian mono PCM audio Newly translated optional English subtitles Newly designed artwork based on original posters Limited Edition 80-page perfect bound booklet featuring new writing by scholars and critics including Robert Gordon on the commedia all'italiana boom, Gino Moliterno on Il vedovo; Pasquale Iannone on Age and Scarpelli and the key screenwriters of the commedia all'italiana movement, Christina Newland on Italian machismo and Il sorpasso; a newly translated interview with Dino Risi by Lorenzo Codelli; and extracts of writing by Risi Limited Edition of 3,000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings IL SORPASSO [THE EASY LIFE] Appreciation of the film by Italian cinema expert Richard Dyer Archival interview with Dino Risi by critic Jean Gili (2004) Jean-Louis Trintignant on Il Sorpasso - an introduction by the actor for a French TV broadcast of the film (1983, 8 mins) L'estate di Bruno Cortona - Castiglioncello nell'anno del Sorpasso (Gloria De Antoni, 2012) - an extract from the documentary made for the 50th anniversary of Il Sorpasso featuring the cast and crew On a Trintignant Kick - An audio essay and tribute to Jean-Louis Trintignant by critic and author Tim Lucas, looking at his life and work in the 1960s (2023, 58 mins) Trailer IL MATTATORE [THE SHOWMAN] Interview with Andrea Bini, author of Male Anxiety and Psychopathology in Film: Comedy Italian Style Speaking with Gassman - documentary on the working relationship between Vittorio Gassman and Dino Risi, by Risi's son Marco (2005) Love & Larceny - Michel Hazanavicius on Il Mattatore, an appreciation of the film and Vittorio Gassman by the director of The Artist Trailer IL VEDOVO [THE WIDOWER] Neorealismo rosa - a visual essay by Italian cinema professor and author of Comedy Italian Style Remi Fournier Lanzoni on the softening of neo-realism which laid the groundwork for the emergence of commedia all'italiana Alberto Sordi - a visual essay by critic Kat Ellinger about the great Italian actor Trailer Extras subject to change.

• Beyond The Boundary: Complete Season Collection | Blu Ray | (11/01/2016) from £11.98   |  Saving you £30.00 (300.30%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The dark fantasy follows a high school sophomore named Akihito Kanbara. Although the boy appears human he is half youmu and invulnerable to wounds because he can heal quickly. One day Akihito meets freshman Mirai Kuriyama when it seems she is about to jump from the school rooftop. Mirai is isolated because of her ability to manipulate blood which is unique even among members of the spirit world. Disturbing events begin to unfold after Akihito saves Mirai.

• Santana Greatest Hits Live At Montreux 2011 | Blu Ray | (20/02/2012) from £18.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Track listing: 1. Spark of the Divine 2. SOCC 3. Back in Black 4. Singing Winds, Crying Beasts 5. Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen 6. Oye Como Va 7. Maria, Maria 8. Foo Foo 9. Corazon Espinado / Guajira 10. Benny and Cindy Solo 11. Jingo 12. Carlos Speaks / Novus 13. Europa (Earth’s Cry, Heaven’s Smile) / I Want You 14. Batuka / No One to Depend On 15. Duende / Open Invitation 16. Make Somebody Happy / Right On Be Free 17. Evil Ways / A Love Supreme 18. Sunshine of Your Love 19. Smooth / Dame Tu Amor 20. Soul Sacrifice / Dennis Drum Solo 21. Samba Pa Ti 22. Into the Night 23. Love, Peace and Happiness / Freedom.

• Family Values: Three Films by Hirokazu Kore-eda | Blu Ray | (20/04/2020) from £22.91   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of Japan's most internationally celebrated filmmakers working today, Hirokazu Kore-eda is feted by critics and audiences alike. His films often focus on family dynamics and recall the films of masters Yasujiro Ozu and Mikio Naruse. Collected here in a limited edition box set are some of his finest works. I Wish tells the story of a family literally separated as elder brother Koichi lives with his mother and grandparents, whilst younger Ryu lives with his deadbeat father. The boys hear a rumour that when two trains on the near completed Kyushu line pass each other a miracle will be granted and they hatch a plan to meet and bring their family back together. Like Father, Like Son finds two families in turmoil as they discover their six year old sons were swapped and they have been raising children who are not biologically their own. Worlds apart in many ways they question their roles and nature vs nurture. After the Storm once again focuses on a separated family; the father, Ryota, a struggling writer clutching at past glory is trying to reconnect with his family following the death of his father, causing him to evaluate his relationship with his son and his own role as a father. Featuring perfectly measured screenplays and astonishing, naturalistic performances, Kore-eda's films are moving portraits of family life that superbly demonstrate the fragility and profundity of familial bonds. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition transfers of all three films Original uncompressed PCM stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD MA audio options Optional English subtitles Introductions by noted critics Tony Rayns and Alexander Jacoby Family Ties career-spanning interviews with director Hirokazu Kore-eda looking in-depth at all three films What Would Your Wish Be? a documentary on I Wish Interviews with the Like Father, Like Son cast Feature-length documentary on making of After the Storm Promotional featurettes Music video for the main theme of After the Storm directed by Kore-eda Making-of the Music video Q&A footage featuring Kore-eda, Kiki Kiriin and Lily Frankie Wrap footage from Like Father, Like Son ¢ Select scene commentary by Kore-eda and Frankie I Wish composer Shigeru Kishida and Kore-eda in conversation Music video for the main theme of I Wish Original trailers, teasers, and TV spots Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork choices

• Beast | Blu Ray | (28/11/2022) from £12.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Sometimes the rustle in the bushes actually is a monster. Idris Elba (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, The Suicide Squad) stars in a pulse-pounding new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator. Elba plays Dr. Nate Daniels, a recently widowed husband who returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a long-planned trip with their daughters to a game reserve managed by Martin Battles (Sharlto Copley, Russian Doll series, Maleficent), an old family friend and wildlife biologist. But what begins as a journey of healing jolts into a fearsome fight for survival when a lion, a survivor of blood-thirsty poachers who now sees all humans as the enemy, begins stalking them.

• A Perfect Getaway | Blu Ray | (18/01/2010) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.99 (157.00%)   |  RRP £17.99

  One adventurous young couple on their honeymoon soon discover there's trouble in paradise as their backpacking retreat turns into a nightmarish game of survival.

• The Great Cleric - The Complete Season | Blu Ray | (07/10/2024) from £32.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Healing others at no cost, Luciel is making the most of his new life. While unscrupulous healers see him as an enemy, thankful adventurers are training him in exchange for care - training he'll certainly need if he keeps angering the Healer's Guild.

• The Repentless Killogy (Blu-ray Amaray in Ocard) | Blu Ray | (08/11/2019) from £25.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• White House Down (Blu-ray + UV) | Blu Ray | (20/01/2014) from £14.48   |  Saving you £10.51 (72.58%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Capitol Policeman John Cale (Channing Tatum) has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx). Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news he takes her on a tour of the White House during which the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out it's up to Cale to save the president his daughter and the country. Co-starring Maggie Gyllenhaal Jason Clarke Richard Jenkins and James Woods.

• Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions! Heart Throb | Blu Ray | (27/02/2017) from £12.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Yuta Togashi thought he had problems dealing with one delusional girlfriend in the person of Rikka Takanashi, but now things are about to go totally insane as his former one true soul mate from when he was a chuni himself returns with a vengeance! So how bad is Satone Shichimiya's re-entry into Togashi's chuni-verse likely to be? Let's just say that she's so epically off the deep end of the chuni-scale that she prefers to use the name Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII and that she'll joyfully tear Togashi's real world to pieces in order to get him back in her imaginary one! Some girls just want to have fun and some want to break down the walls between their boyfriends and themselves. But when a girl's idea of fun is breaking down the wall between their presumed boyfriend and reality, retreating into a fantasy world might just be Togashi's best option. Especially since Satone knows where ALL the skeletons from his past are buried. Toss Rikka's equally delusional friend Sanae into the mix and girl-crazy begins to take on a whole new meaning!

• Star Trek VII: Generations | Blu Ray | (03/04/2023) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The seventh big screen adventure in the STAR TREK movie franchise looks better than ever on Blu-ray™, boldly remastered from the original film elements. Retired Starfleet officers James T. Kirk (William Shatner), Montgomery Scott (James Doohan) and Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) are guests of honour aboard the newly christened Enterprise-B, but a test run takes an unexpected turn and Kirk is swept out into a mysterious energy ribbon known as the Nexus. Seven decades later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of Enterprise-D face a deadly villain named Soran (Malcolm McDowell). Picard's only hope for a future rests within the Nexus...and a legendary captain from the past. Product Features Text Commentary by: Michael and Denise Okuda Scoring Trek HD Next Generation Designer Flashback: Andrew Probert HD Stellar Cartography on Earth HD Brent Spiner: Data and Beyond Part 1 HD Trek Roundtable: Generations HD Starfleet Academy: Trilithium HD Library Computer Plus Over 3 Hours of Previously Released Content

• Don't Worry Darling | Blu Ray | (26/12/2022) from £7.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ! Don't Worry Darling is a twisted and visually stunning psychological thriller from director Olivia Wilde with intoxicating performances from Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) live in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company housing the men working for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The husbands spend every day inside the Headquarters, whilst their wives enjoy the beauty and luxury of their community. Life is perfect, in return, the company ask for discretion and unquestioning commitment. But when cracks appear in their life, exposing something more sinister, Alice questions exactly what they're doing in Victory, and why.

• The Walking Dead: The Complete Season 1-6 | Blu Ray | (26/09/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After the world is ravaged by a zombie apocalypse, a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), find themselves traveling in search of a safe and secure home. As they struggle to fend off the zombie hordes, they soon find themselves being threatened by other survivor groups who are prepared to do whatever it takes to survive. Based on one of the most successful and popular comic books of all time, written by Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead vividly captures the tension, drama and devastation following a zombie apocalypse. Contains 83 episodes plus special features.

• American Horror Story - Season 3 (Coven) | Blu Ray | (20/10/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  American Horror Story: Coven tells the secret history of witches and witchcraft in America. Over three hundred years have passed since the turbulent days of Salem and those who managed to escape are now facing extinction. Mysterious attacks have been escalating against their kind and young girls are being sent away to a special school in New Orleans to learn how to protect themselves. Wrapped up in the turmoil is new arrival Zoe who is harboring a terrifying secret of her own. Alarmed by the recent aggression Fiona the long-absent Supreme sweeps back into town determined to protect the Coven and hell-bent on decimating anyone who gets in her way.

• Thor: Dark World | Blu Ray | (16/09/2019) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Thousands of years ago, a race of beings known as Dark Elves tried to send the universe into darkness by using a weapon known as the Aether. Warriors from Asgard stopped them, but their leader Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) escaped to wait for another opportunity. The warriors find the Aether, and since it cannot be destroyed, they try to hide it. In the present day, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) awaits the return of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), although it has been two years since they last saw once another. In the meantime, Thor has been trying to bring peace to the nine realms. Jane discovers an anomaly similar to the one that brought Thor to Earth. She goes to investigate, finds a wormhole, and is sucked into it. Back on Asgard, Thor wishes to return to Earth, but his father, Odin (Sir Anthony Hopkins), refuses to let him. Thor learns from Heimdall (Idris Elba), who can see into all of the realms, that Jane disappeared. Thor then returns to Earth just as Jane reappears. However, when...

• Thieves Highway Dual Format | Blu Ray | (19/10/2015) from £21.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Thieves' Highway was made during a remarkable run of noir pictures that confirmed its director, Jules Dassin, as one of the genre's major forces. Following on from Brute Force and The Naked City, with Night and the City and Rififi soon to follow, it more than deserves its place in such hallowed company. Returning from the war to discover his father has been crippled in an altercation with a brutish mob-connected kingpin, Nick Garcos puts aside thoughts of settling down and instead focuses them on revenge. He buys an old army surplus truck and hits the road a 36-hour non-stop to San Francisco and, he hopes, a little justice Starring Richard Conte as Garcos and Lee J. Cobb as the object of his hate-filled intentions, Thieves' Highway is as tough as film noir gets. Adapting his own novel, A.I. Bezzerides (who would later bring Kiss Me Deadly to the big screen) created a slice of pure pulp poetry.

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Blu Ray | (15/07/2019) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Named Best Picture of the Year by over 100 critics nationwide! Two master warriors (Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh) are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocrat (Ziyi Zhang) prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her deeply romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face to face with their worst enemy - and the inescapable, enduring power of love. Set against 19th-century China's breathtaking landscape, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the action-packed, box office smash from acclaimed director Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Sense and Sensibility) featuring stunning martial arts choreography by Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix).

• Ramrod | Blu Ray | (05/03/2018) from £19.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of the classic Westerns of its era, Ramrod stars Veronica Lake as Connie Dickason, a headstrong cowgirl who's plans to marry a sheep rancher are thwarted when a powerful local cattle baron, Frank Ivey (Preston Foster), and her own father (Charles Ruggles), force her fiancé to flee town. Refusing to kowtow to these powerful men, Connie inherits her ex-fiancés land and determines to run the ranch with the help of her new ramrod, reformed alcoholic Dave Nash (Joel McCrea). But Dave's diplomatic attempts to resolve the dispute fall upon deaf ears and a bloody turf war on the open range ensues. With Ramrod, Andre DeToth (a Hungarian-American director who has earned praise from Tarantino and Scorsese) skilfully creates a dangerous world of greed, lies and murder whilst garnering superb performances from McCrea and Lake, two of the biggest Hollywood stars of the 1940s. Features: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation transferred from original film elements Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by film scholar Adrian Martin Andre DeToth in Conversation with Patrick Francis, far-reaching audio-only interview conducted by the documentary filmmaker Newly-filmed appreciation by expert on American genre films, Peter Stanfield Andre DeToth Interviewed at the National Film Theatre, a career-spanning archival interview from 1994, conducted by writer and broadcaster Kevin Jackson Gallery of original promotional images Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips

• Penguins of Madagascar | Blu Ray | (30/03/2015) from £35.08   |  Saving you £-10.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Super spy teams aren’t born... they’re hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper Kowalski Rico and Private. These elitest of the elites are joining forces with a chic undercover organization The North Wind led by handsome and husky Agent Classified (we could tell you his real name but then... you know) voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch. Together they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine voiced by John Malkovich from destroying the world as we know it..

• Puccini:Box Set | Blu Ray | (28/08/2015) from £29.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A