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• Don't Be a Menace | Blu Ray | (10/10/2011) from £16.18   |  Saving you £8.81 (54.45%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Now in high definition: Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood is a parody of the popular hood movies made by African-American directors in the '90s; in particular John Singleton's Boyz 'N the Hood and the Hughes Brothers' Menace II Society are the recipients of some big-time lampooning! The plot focuses on Ashtray, a do-gooder who comes to South Central L.A. to live with his father. Unfortunately, Dad turns out to be a poor role model, as he extols the virtues of unsafe sex and drunk driving. Ashtray's cousin Loc Dog is no better, with his hair-trigger temper and extensive weaponry (including a nuclear bomb). Ashtray manages to find romance with a pretty poet named Dashiki, but it turns out that she's a little too popular with the men in her neighborhood - and not for her writing skills. Will Ashtray become disillusioned by what he's seen and experienced in South Central?

• The Thing | Blu Ray | (01/12/2008) from £7.06   |  Saving you £12.93 (183.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director John Carpenter and special makeup effects master Rob Bottin teamed up for this 1982 remake of the 1951 science fiction classic The Thing from Another World, and the result is a mixed blessing. It's got moments of highly effective terror and spine-tingling suspense, but it's mostly a showcase for some of the goriest and most horrifically grotesque makeup effects ever created for a movie. With such highlights as a dog that splits open and blossoms into something indescribably gruesome, this is the kind of movie for die-hard horror fans and anyone who slows down to stare at fatal traffic accidents. On those terms, however, it's hard not to be impressed by the movie's wild and wacky freak show. It all begins when scientists at an arctic research station discover an alien spacecraft under the thick ice, and thaw out the alien body found aboard. What they don't know is that the alien can assume any human form, and before long the scientists can't tell who's real and who's a deadly alien threat. Kurt Russell leads the battle against the terrifying intruder, and the supporting cast includes Richard Masur, Richard Dysart, Donald Moffat, and Wilford Brimley. They're all playing standard characters who are neglected by the mechanistic screenplay (based on the classic sci-fi story "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell), but Carpenter's emphasis is clearly on the gross-out effects and escalating tension. If you've got the stomach for it (and let's face it, there's a big audience for eerie gore), this is a thrill ride you won't want to miss. --Jeff Shannon

• The Cellist; Dances at a Gathering | Blu Ray | (26/02/2021) from £34.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Tokyo Ghoul - Collection | Blu Ray | (17/12/2018) from £54.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  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 matters to Ken Kaneki, a bookish and ordinary young man, until a dark and violent encounter turns him into the first ever Ghoul-human half breed. Trapped between two worlds, Ken must survive the violent conflicts of warring Ghoul factions, while attempting to learn more about Ghoul society, his new found powers, and the fine line between man and monster. Collected together for the first time in the UK this collection includes the complete season one and season two (Tokyo Ghoul √A) with English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Also included are both Tokyo Ghoul OVA's Jack and Pinto in Japanese with English subtitles. Extras/Episodes: Complete series one, 12 episodes Complete series two (Tokyo Ghoul √A), 12 episodes Tokyo Ghoul: Jack OVA Tokyo Ghoul: Pinto OVA

• The Apartment Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (18/12/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Romance at its most anti-romantic--that is the Billy Wilder stamp of genius, and this Best Picture Academy Award winner from 1960 is no exception. Set in a decidedly unsavoury world of corporate climbing and philandering, the great filmmaker's trenchant, witty satire-melodrama takes the office politics of a corporation and plays them out in the apartment of lonely clerk CC Baxter (Jack Lemmon). By lending out his digs to the higher-ups for nightly extramarital flings with their secretaries, Baxter has managed to ascend the business ladder faster than even he imagined. The story turns even uglier, though, when Baxter's crush on the building's melancholy elevator operator (Shirley MacLaine) runs up against her long-standing affair with the big boss (a superbly smarmy Fred MacMurray). The situation comes to a head when she tries to commit suicide in Baxter's apartment. Not the happiest or cleanest of scenarios, and one that earned the famously caustic and cynically humoured Wilder his share of outraged responses, but looking at it now, it is a funny, startlingly clear-eyed vision of urban emptiness and is unfailingly understanding of the crazy decisions our hearts sometimes make. Lemmon and MacLaine are ideally matched and while everyone cites Wilder's Some Like It Hot closing line "Nobody's perfect" as his best, MacLaine's no-nonsense final words--"Shut up and deal"--are every bit as memorable. Wilder won three Oscars for The Apartment, for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (cowritten with long-time collaborator I A L Diamond). --Robert Abele

• A Man Called Horse (New to Blu-Ray) | Blu Ray | (11/06/2018) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 1825, an English aristocrat is captured by Native Americans. He lives with them and begins to understand their way of life. Eventually, he is accepted as part of the tribe and aspires to become their leader.

• Where to Invade Next | Blu Ray | (08/08/2016) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Academy Award®-winning director Michael Moore is back with Where to Invade Next, a provocative and hilarious comedy in which Moore will stop at nothing to figure out how to actually make America great again. Just in time for election season, America's favorite political provocateur, Michael Moore, is back with his new film, Where to Invade Next. Honored by festivals and critics groups alike, Where to Invade Next is an expansive, hilarious, and subversive comedy in which the Academy Award®-winning director confronts the most pressing issues facing America today and finds solutions in the most unlikely places. The creator of Farenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine has returned with an epic movie that's unlike anything he has done before - an eye-opening call to arms to capture the American Dream and restore it in, of all places, America.

• Westworld: Season 1-2 | Blu Ray | (03/12/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the first season, the hosts didn't understand the nature of their reality. They didn't have an element of choice. All that changes with the pull of a trigger. In Season Two, chaos takes control as the rancher's daughter, Dolores Abernathy (series star EVAN RACHEL WOOD) takes charge, Maeve Millay (series star THANDIE NEWTON) is on a mission and the mysterious Man in Black (series star ED HARRIS) is back. A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness, the birth of a new form of life on Earth, and the evolution of sin, the series also stars JEFFREY WRIGHT, JAMES MARSDEN, TESSA THOMPSON, LUKE HEMSWORTH, RODRIGO SANTORO and more.

• Kiki's Delivery Service Collector's Edition | Blu Ray | (13/12/2021) from £20.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Endless | Blu Ray | (02/07/2018) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Among the most exciting voices in genre cinema to emerge in recent years, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead return with their third feature, The Endless. Benson and Moorhead play brothers, former members of a crazy UFO death cult , who receive a mysterious video cassette in the mail. The tape contains an eerie calling card from their past, inviting them to attend an event called the Ascension. Despite their apprehension, the pair agree to return for one day. At first their old friends in the cult seem warm and welcoming, but things soon turn strange as the brothers find themselves drawn into a vortex of bizarre rituals, strange messages, unseen forces and sinister supernatural secrets that threaten to tear apart the very fabric of reality. Following on from the acclaimed Resolution also included on this limited-edition release and Spring (which earned accolades from Guillermo del Toro and Richard Linklater), The Endless is a truly unique mind-bending, genre-blending indie gem that will leave you spinning. TWO-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of The Endless and Moorhead & Benson s first feature, Resolution DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Reversible sleeve with a choice of artwork designs Limited edition collector s booklet containing new writing on the films by critics Jamie Graham and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas DISC ONE: THE ENDLESS Audio commentary by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Brand-new interview with Benson and Moorhead, recorded exclusively for this release Behind-the-scenes featurette Breaking the News, Benson and Moorhead pull a practical joke on actor Vinny Curran Casting Aaron, Benson, Moorhead and producer Dave Lawson audition for the role of Aaron Casting Smiling Dave, Lawson auditions for the role of Smiling Dave VFX Breakdown UFO Cult Comedy, improvised short film made whilst Benson and Moorhead were on the festival circuit Vinny s Story, a behind-the-scenes documentary filmed on-set by Curran Michael Felker, a tongue-in-cheek featurette referencing The Endless s editor Seven deleted scenes Outtakes Theatrical Trailer DISC TWO: RESOLUTION Audio Commentary with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, and actors Peter Cilella and Vinny Curran Audio Commentary with Benson and Moorhead Audio Commentary with Carmel the Dog Brand-new interview with Benson and Moorhead, recorded exclusively for this release Archive interview with Benson and Moorhead Behind the scenes featurette Weird extras: How Resolution Will Help You Have Sex, Shane the Missing Character, Topless Scene, Extended Scene: Lawyer Call and Alternative Ending Outtakes and unseen footage Film festival promos

• The Quiet Earth | Blu Ray | (18/06/2018) from £19.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Zac Hobson (Bruno Lawrence, As Time Goes By), a scientist working on a pioneering energy project, wakes up one morning to find that the technology has malfunctioned, leaving him as seemingly the only man left on earth. As Zac wanders the deserted city of Hamilton, New Zealand, hoping to find some remnant of life besides himself, his mind begins to disintegrate until fantasy and reality blur together in a heady, terrifying cocktail. Directed by Geoff Murphy (Under Siege 2, Freejack) and adapted from the 1982 novel of the same name, The Quiet Earth has attained cult status as one of the most distinctive post-apocalyptic sci-fi movies of the 1980s. By turns haunting, surreal and inscrutable, the film asks questions about humankind's insatiable appetite for destruction that are arguably as prescient today as they were at the time of its release thirty years ago.

• Lord Of Illusions | Blu Ray | (17/03/2014) from £14.98   |  Saving you £2.00 (15.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A private investigator hired to protect a popular stage magician finds himself drawn into a dark occult underworld in this supernatural horror film from writer-director Clive Barker (Hellraiser Candyman Nightbreed). The danger begins for detective Harry D'Amour (Scott Bakula - Star Trek Enterprise) when he is approached by a beautiful woman Dorothea Swann (Famke Janssen - X-Men 2). Dorothea is married to Philip Swann (Kevin J. O'Connor- There Will be Blood) a wealthy illusionist who has found fame by disguising real magic as stage trickery and believes that her husband may be in danger. Harry reluctantly agrees to investigate and he discovers that Swann has made enemies of a bizarre religious cult who wish to resurrect their leader an evil sorcerer killed by Swann. Special Features: Director's Commentary

• Man Hunt | Blu Ray | (19/06/2017) from £18.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a young woman.

• A Soldier's Story (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (14/12/2020) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The murder of a black sergeant on a segregated army base in Louisiana in 1944 is investigated by a black soldier and lawyer, revealing deep-seated racism in the Deep South. Adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, the film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (for Adolph Caesar), and Best Adapted Screenplay (by Fuller himself). Extras 2K restoration Original mono audio Audio commentary with director Norman Jewison (1999) Archival Interview with Norman Jewison (2010): the filmmaker in conversation with film historian David Poland March to Freedom (1999): documentary on the experiences of African American soldiers during World War II, narrated by Paul Winfield Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Molefi Asante, an archival interview with Norman Jewison, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies

• L'Assassino | Blu Ray | (21/07/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Ladykiller of Rome. Released within months of Fellini's La Dolce Vita and Antonioni's La Notte Elio Petri's dazzling first feature L'Assassino also stars Marcello Mastroianni this time as dandyish thirtysomething antiques dealer Alfredo Martelli arrested on suspicion of murdering his older far wealthier lover Adalgisa (Micheline Presle). But as the increasingly Kafkaesque police investigation proceeds it becomes less and less important whether Martelli actually committed the crime as his entire lifestyle is effectively put on trial. Best known for Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion and The Tenth Victim Petri was one of the finest and yet most underrated Italian directors of the 1960s and 70s. Highly acclaimed on its original UK release but unjustly neglected since L'Assassino is a remarkably assured debut from one of the cinema's sharpest chroniclers of Italian social and political realities. Petri said that he wanted to reflect the changes wrought by the early sixties and to examine 'a new generation of upstarts who lacked any kind of moral scruple'. Arrow Academy is proud to present the first ever UK video release of L'Assassino in a gorgeous high-definition restoration created by the Cineteca di Bologna. Special Features: New 2K digital restoration from the Cineteca di Bologna Uncompressed Mono 2.0 PCM Audio Elio Petri and L'Assassino an introduction by Italian cinema expert Pasquale Iannone Tonino Guerra: A Poet in the Movies: Nicola Tranquillino's documentary about the great Italian screenwriter Theatrical Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jay Shaw Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Elio Petri expert Camilla Zamboni plus a selection of contemporary reviews

• Christmas at Downton Abbey | Blu Ray | (26/12/2011) from £16.94   |  Saving you £-6.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.98

  Christmas 1919. Downton Abbey is hosting a lavish Christmas party, yet despite being the season of goodwill, tensions are rife and Bates's arrest has cast a shadow over the festivities.Will he be a condemned man or will he be found innocent in time to dance with his new wife at the annual servants' ball? Mary has to consider her future with Sir Richard Carlisle following a contretemps at the shooting party and Violet has concerns about Rosamund, whose new suitor - the dashing but raffish Lord Hepworth, is not all he seems.

• Casino Royale | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £10.96   |  Saving you £7.03 (64.14%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Casino Royale introduces James Bond before he holds his licence to kill. No less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, Bond is elevated to 00 status. M (Judi Dench), head of the British Secret Service, sends the newly promoted 007 on his first mission to Madagascar, the Bahamas and eventually to Montenegro to face Le Chiffre, a ruthless financier attempting to recapture funds in a highstakes poker game at the Casino Royale. When Bond is placed under the watchful eye of the treasury official Vesper Lynd, his initial skepticism of her turns into a deepening interest as Le Chiffre's cunning and cruelty come to bear on them both in a way Bond could never imagine, and he learns his most important lesson: Trust no one.

• The Eagle | Blu Ray | (18/07/2011) from £10.68   |  Saving you £14.31 (133.99%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In 140 AD, two men - master and slave - venture beyond the edge of the known world on a dangerous and obsessive quest that will push them beyond the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal, friendship and hatred, deceit and heroism...

• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... | Blu Ray | (07/07/2014) from £17.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  First they faked his death and gave him a new identity. Now a top secret organisation is training a former New York cop to combat corrupt forces operating outside of the law. His mentor Chiun is an ageing Korean master of the martial arts who can run on water and dodge speeding bullets. Born on the pages of Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir's The Destroyer series of men's adventure novels Remo Williams was placed in the capable hands of Bond director Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger The Man with the Golden Gun) for his big-screen outing. Fred Ward (Tremors) plays the trainee assassin with Academy Award-winner Joel Grey (Cabaret) occupying the role of Chiun. With its classic set-piece atop the Statue of Liberty much-loved score by Craig Safan and a healthy sense of its own silliness Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... offers up a cracking slice of mid-eighties action. Special Features: High definition digital transfer Newly created and exclusive content including interviews with cast and crew! Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Red Dress Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film and more!

• The Snorkel (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (15/02/2021) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Before becoming synonymous with the horror genre, Hammer Films had in the 1950s produced a number of noir-inspired crime and suspense films. The Snorkel is one of the finest of these. Penned by Jimmy Sangster (with nods to Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt) and directed by Guy Green (A Patch of Blue), this elaborate and ingenious thriller pits murderous stepfather (Peter van Eyck) against his young stepdaughter (Mandy Miller) who is convinced he killed her parents, and is determined to prove it - before he makes her his next victim Extras High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historian Michael Brooke and author Johnny Mains Undercover Killer: Inside ˜The Snorkel' (2018, 21 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: Betta St John (2018, 11 mins): film historian Kat Ellinger offers an appreciation of the American actress, singer, and dancer Original script ending (10 mins): a reconstruction of the final scenes as they appear in Jimmy Sangster's original screenplay Peter Allchorne and Hugh Harlow remember ˜The Snorkel' (2018, 8 mins): the Hammer production crew regulars recall making the film Four-Note Fear (2018, 24 mins): an appreciation of composer Francis Chagrin's score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Original theatrical trailer Image gallery English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing