Crime Thriller

• The American | Blu Ray | (04/04/2011) from £10.78   |  Saving you £14.21 (131.82%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Larry that his next assignment will be his last.

• The Hot Spot (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (19/06/2023) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Harry, a drifter (Don Johnson, Miami Vice) rolls into town and talks his way into a job at a car dealership where he becomes caught between two beautiful women, the boss's conniving wife Dolly (Virginia Madsen, Candyman) and Gloria (Jennifer Connelly, Requiem for a Dream) a naive young accountant whose life is complicated by blackmail. When Harry plans to rob the local bank, he becomes enmeshed in a lethal web of lust, greed and extortion, whose only escape is murder. Adapted from Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams, The Hot Spot is a dusty, sweaty modern noir that updates the pulp formula of twists and turns with an intensity to match director Dennis Hopper's earlier film roles. Directed by Hopper (Easy Rider, Out of the Blue) with verve, the stellar cast are supported by William Sadler (The Shawshank Redemption), Charles Martin Smith (The Untouchables) and Jack Nance (Eraserhead) accompanied by a brilliant soundtrack featuring Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal and original music by Jack Nitzsche. Limited Edition Features 2K restoration by Kino Lorber, overseen and approved by cinematographer Ueli Steiger Uncompressed mono PCM audio Archival interview with Dennis Hopper who discusses The Hot Spot and features footage of John Lee Hooker and images from the set (1991) Interviews with stars Virginia Madsen (2021, 7 mins) and William Sadler (2021, 7 mins) Nick Dawson on Dennis Hopper and The Hot Spot, an interview with the editor of Dennis Hopper: Interviews (2023) Duane Swierczynski on Charles Williams' source novel, the crime writer and expert looks at the adaptation and provides a background of the author (2023) Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork by Time Tomorrow Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critics Elena Lazic on the film; Leslie Byron Pitt on the erotic thriller genre and the film's place within it; and an archival piece on the film featuring an interview with Hopper by RJ Smith Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

• So Sweet... So Perverse - DELUXE COLLECTOR'S EDITION | Blu Ray | (28/06/2021) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  So Sweet So Perverse (1969): Following the international success of Orgasmo, the second Umberto Lenzi/Carroll Baker collaboration is a kinky retelling of Diabolique featuring lush Paris locations, trippy flashbacks, a swinging score by Riz Ortolani (Cannibal Holocaust) and an all-star EuroCult cast that includes Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Great Silence,), Erika Blanc (Kill, Baby Kill!), Horst Frank (The Cat O' Nine Tails) and Helga Liné (Nightmare Castle). Executive produced by Sergio Martino (The Violent Professionals) from a screenplay by Ernesto Gastaldi (2019 After The Fall Of New York), this full-blown classic giallo and one of Lenzi's best (B-Mania) is now fully restored in a new 2k scan from the original negative. Special Features New 2K Master from the Original 35mm Camera Negative High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio LPCM English Soundtrack LPCM Italian Soundtrack with optional English Subtitles Audio Commentary By Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson Alternate Title Sequences Original Trailer Reversible Sleeve

• Light Sleeper (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (25/01/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An impressive neo-noir, which sees writer/director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Hardcore, Blue Collar) revisit rainswept New York, Light Sleeper tells of John LeTour (Willem Dafoe, Auto Focus), a drug dealer servicing a high-society clientele of Manhattan professionals. When his boss (Susan Sarandon, The Hunger) announces she is going straight and John encounters an old flame he still loves, his life is thrown into crisis. As he becomes involved in a police investigation surrounding a mysterious drug death, John prowls the night-time streets in search of redemption. Extras High Definition remaster Original mono audio Selected scene commentary by actors Susan Sarandon and Willem Dafoe (2002) New interview with director Paul Schrader (2021) The BAM Interview with Paul Schrader and Edward Lachman (2008): The director and cinematographer in conversation on-stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, after a screening of Light Sleeper Dear Paul Schrader, Thank You for ˜Light Sleeper' (2021): a personal reflection on Schrader's film from the critic and filmmaker Mark Cousins 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 Christina Newland, an archival on-set report by Kevin Jackson, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies EXTRAS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

• Thieves Like Us (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (17/07/2023) from £21.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Jordan Peele 3-Movie Collection | DVD | (14/11/2022) from £9.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Get OutWhen Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriend's (Allison Williams) family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinister, real reason for the invitation. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behaviour as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined.UsAfter spending a tense beach day with their friends, the Tylers, Adelaide and her family return to their vacation home. When darkness falls, the Wilsons discover the silhouette of four figures holding hands as they stand in the driveway. Us pits an endearing American family against a terrifying and uncanny opponent: doppelgängers of themselves.NopeNope reunites Jordan Peele with Oscar® winner Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), who is joined by Keke Palmer (Hustlers, Alice) and Oscar® nominee Steven Yeun (Minari, Okja) as residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.

• Force Of Evil | Blu Ray | (11/06/2018) from £15.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In this classic Film Noir, an ambitious but unscrupulous lawyer (John Garfield, The Postman Always Rings Twice) works for the mob, and scents the prospect of a personal fortune when he helps concoct a plan that will merge all of New York City's numbers rackets into a single powerful and unbreakable operation. But one of them is run by his own brother (Thomas Gomez, Key Largo), who is much happier as an independent, mainly because it allows him to apply his own ethical standards to prevent innocent people from being corrupted by his shady activities. And it's the Cain-and-Abel clash between them that gives the film its tragic dimension. After a brilliant writing career (Body and Soul), Abraham Polonsky was given a shot at directing, and he turned out one of the most original thrillers of its era, combining poetic dialogue worthy of Clifford Odets (Sweet Smell of Success) with a forensically Marxist critique of the capitalist system (the force of evil that underpins everything in American society). Martin Scorsese frequently cited it as one of the most influential films in his life, and it's easy to see why. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: 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 Introduction by Martin Scorsese Commentary by critics Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme An Autopsy on Capitalism, a visual essay on the production and reception of Force of Evil by Frank Krutnik, author of In a Lonely Street: Film noir, genre, masculinity Commentary on selected themes by Krutnik Two radio plays: Hollywood Fights Back (1947), 35 Hollywood stars protest the blacklist and Body and Soul (1948), a radio version of Abraham Polonsky's breakthrough script starring John Garfield International poster gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Scott Saslow

• The Way Of The Gun | DVD | (17/03/2003) from £5.36   |  Saving you £7.63 (142.35%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The writer of The Usual Suspects makes his directorial debut with this violent and bleak tale of the kidnapping of a pregnant young woman.

• Kiss The Girls/Along Came A Spider/The Sum Of All Fears | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £10.74   |  Saving you £2.25 (20.95%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Set Comprises Kiss the Girls (1997): North Carolina police detective Dr. Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) tracks an elusive psychopath whose modus operandi is not necessarily killing the young women he abducts but collecting them as trophies. Unfortunately his quarry includes the detective's own law-student niece so his race against time with the help of a no-nonsense medical intern Dr. Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd) who escaped the collection is all the more desperate. Based on the series of novels by James Patterson. Along Came a Spider (2001): A congressman's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school by an insider who calls Det. Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) drawing him into the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner... The Sum of All Fears: When the president of Russia suddenly dies and is succeeded by a man about whom little is known tension increases as old fears ignite new paranoia. Director of Central Intelligence Bill Cabot (Morgan Freeman) recruits a young analyst from the Russia desk Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck) to supply insight and advice. A group of terrorists is trying to provoke a war between the two nations by manufacturing and escalating the conflict. When they successfully detonate a second bomb outside Baltimore during the Super Bowl the world is pushed inexorably towards war... unless Ryan can supply the needed proof to stem the tide of disaster in time.

• Pusher | DVD | (11/02/2013) from £5.58   |  Saving you £10.41 (186.56%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Frank is a big time drug dealer in London who lives a life of freedom and excess. However, Frank's rollercoaster lifestyle soon derails when he amounts a massive debt with the most dangerous drug lord in the city.

• The Da Vinci Code & Angels and Demons | Blu Ray | (14/09/2009) from £6.22   |  Saving you £38.77 (623.31%)   |  RRP £44.99

  The Da Vinci Code: Critics and controversy aside, The Da Vinci Code is a verifiable blockbuster. Combine the film's huge worldwide box-office take with over 100 million copies of Dan Brown's book sold, and The Da Vinci Code has clearly made the leap from pop-culture hit to a certifiable franchise (games and action figures are sure to follow). The leap for any story making the move from book to big screen, however, is always more perilous. In the case of The Da Vinci Code, the story is concocted of such a preposterous formula of elements that you wouldn't envy Akiva Goldsman, the screenwriter who was handed a potentially unfilmable book and asked to make a filmable script out of it. Goldsman's solution was to have the screenplay follow the book as closely as possible, with a few needed changes, including a better ending. The result is a film that actually makes slightly better entertainment than the book. So if you're like most of the world, by now you've read the book and know that it starts out as a murder mystery. While lecturing in Paris, noted Harvard Professor of Symbology Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre by French police help decipher a bizarre series of clues left at the scene of the murder of the chief curator, Jacques Sauniere. Enter Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), gifted cryptologist and Sauniere's granddaughter. Neveu and Langdon are forced to team up to solve the mystery, and from there the story is propelled across Europe as it balloons into a modern-day mini-quest for the Holy Grail, complete with alternative theories about the life of Christ, ancient secret societies headed by historical figures like Leonardo Da Vinci, secret codes, conniving bishops, daring escapes, car chases, and, of course, a murderous albino monk controlled by a secret master who calls himself "The Teacher." Taken solely as a mystery thriller, the movie almost works--despite some gaping holes--mostly just because it keeps moving forward at the breakneck pace set in the book. Brown's greatest trick might have been to have the entire story take place in a day so that the action is forced to keep going, despite some necessary pauses for exposition. Hanks and Tautou are just fine together but not exactly a memorable screen pair; meanwhile, Sir Ian McKellen's scenery-chewing as pivotal character Sir Leigh Teabing is just what the film needs to keep it from taking itself too seriously. In the end, this hit movie is just like a good roller-coaster ride: try not to think too much about it--just sit back and enjoy the trip. --Daniel Vancini, Amazon.com Angels & Demons: If the devil is in the details, there's a lot of wicked fun in Angels & Demons, the sequel (originally a prequel) to The Da Vinci Code. Director Ron Howard delivers edge-of-your-pew thrills all over the Vatican, the City of Rome, and the deepest, dankest catacombs. Tom Hanks is dependably watchable in his reprised role as Professor Robert Langdon, summoned urgently to Rome on a matter of utmost urgency--which happens to coincide with the death of the Pope, meaning the Vatican is teeming with cardinals and Rome is teeming with the faithful. A religious offshoot group, calling themselves the Illuminati, which protested the Catholic Church's prosecution of scientists 400 years ago, has resurfaced and is making extreme, and gruesome, terrorist demands. The film zooms around the city, as Langdon follows clues embedded in art, architecture, and the very bone structure of the Vatican. The cast is terrific, including Ewan McGregor, who is memorable as a young protégé of the late pontiff, and who seems to challenge the common wisdom of the Conclave just by being 40 years younger than his fellows when he lectures for church reform. Stellan Skarsgard is excellent as a gruff commander of the Swiss Guard, who may or may not have thrown in with the Illuminati. But the real star of the film is Rome, and its High Church gorgeousness, with lush cinematography by Salvatore Totino, who renders the real sky above the Vatican, in a cataclysmic event, with the detail and majesty of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. --A.T. Hurley, Amazon.com

• PULSE (Eureka Classics) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (22/02/2021) from £9.77   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eureka Entertainment to release PULSE, the slick, suspenseful techno-horror and VHS favourite from director Paul Golding, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK as part of the Eureka Classics range from 22 February 2021. The first print run of 2000 copies will feature a Limited-Edition O-card Slipcase and Collector's Booklet. In every second of every day, it improves our lives. And in a flash, it can end them. In today's world of modern conveniences, everything we rely on is run by electricity. But what happens if the power we take for granted turns against us? Old man Holger knows. He claims electricity is a living presence, whose voice can only be silenced by getting rid of anything that can hear it. Bill Rockland (Cliff De Young; Shock Treatment, Flight of the Navigator) however, refuses to believe him. It must have been an accident when an electric spark ruptured the gas pipe that nearly killed Bill's son (Joey Lawrence). And it's surely a coincidence when his wife (Roxanne Hart) is severely scalded by their electric water heater. But when his own power tools attack him and an electrical fire turns their home into a blazing inferno, Bill realises Holger may have been right after all, and perhaps the time has come to finally pull the plug! A VHS favourite, Pulse returns to home video on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK as part of Eureka Classics. Special Edition: Limited-Edition O-card Slipcase (First Print Run of 2000 Copies Only) | 1080p presentation on Blu-ray | LPCM 2.0 audio | Optional English SDH | Brand new audio commentary by author and film historian Amanda Reyes | Tuning in to Tech Horror video essay by writer and film historian Lee Gambin | PLUS: A Limited-Edition Collector's Booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar and author Craig Ian Mann (First Print Run of 2000 Copies Only)

• The Italian Job (2003) Steelbook | Blu Ray | (15/05/2023) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Directed by F. Gary Gray (The Fate of the Furious, Straight Outta Compton), The Italian Job gets a stylish and non-stop high octane upgrade in 4K Ultra HD™ with Dolby Vision and HDR-10. Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) pulled off the crime of a lifetime, but he didn't plan on being double-crossed. Now he wants more than the job's payoff...he wants payback. Along with an expert safecracker (Charlize Theron), Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles. Special Features Pedal to the Metal: The Making of The Italian Job Putting the Words on the Page for The Italian Job The Italian Job Driving School The Mighty Minis of The Italian Job High Octane: Stunts from The Italian Job Deleted Scenes

• Cool Hand Luke Steelbook | Blu Ray | (03/04/2023) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  His crime: nonconformity. His sentence: the chain gang. Paul Newman plays one of his best-loved roles as Cool Hand Luke, the loner who won't - or can't - bend to the arbitrary rules of his captivity. A cast of fine character actors, including George Kennedy in his Oscar®-winning role of Dragline and the indelible Jo Van Fleet as Luke's mother, give Newman solid support. And Strother Martin is the Captain who taunts Luke with the now-legendary line, What we've got here is...failure to communicate . No failure here. With rich humour and vibrant storytelling power, Cool Hand Luke succeeds resoundingly. Product Features Commentary by Historian/Newman Biographer Eric Lax New Documentary A Natural-Born World-Shaker: Making Cool Hand Luke Theatrical Trailer

• The Enforcer | DVD | (27/03/2023) from £6.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Taken | Blu Ray | (09/02/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  A former government operative comes out of retirement and uses his extensive training to rescue his estranged daughter from a slave trade operation.

• The Near Room | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £15.97   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

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• Trance (Blu-ray + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (05/08/2013) from £12.13   |  Saving you £12.86 (106.02%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) stylish thriller 'Trance' follows an unscrupulous art dealer who double crosses a criminal gang involved in the theft of a priceless masterpiece. Starring James McAvoy Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson. Special Features: The Power of Suggestion - Making Trance Danny's Film Noir Hypnotherapy The Look The Final Rewrite Deleted Scenes: Stolen Paintings Chip Shop Boy in a Red Vest I Still Have It It Wasn't A Dream I'm Bad You Know Tell Me Now

• Sleuth | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Think Of The Perfect Crime; Then Go One Step Further... Wealthy mystery novelist Andrew Wyke (Laurence Olivier) invites lower-class hairdresser Milo Tindle (Michael Caine) to his elegant English mansion to discuss Milo's affair with Wyke's wife. But when Andrew proposes that Milo participate in a robbery scheme to benefit them all the two rivals find themselves locked in an increasingly devious duel of wits and deceptions. Who is the player? Who is the pawn? And in the shocking and wicked final twist who will win the deadliest game of all? Three decades after its original release Sleuth remains beloved for the virtuoso performances by Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine its brilliant script by playwright Anthony Shaffer (Frenzy The Wicker Man) and as the final film of legendary director Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About Eve). Now experience this classic thriller like never before as Sleuth is presented in a sparkling new widescreen transfer created from original vault materials.

• The Sum Of All Fears | Blu Ray | (23/05/2022) from £21.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ben Affleck takes command in the role of agent Jack Ryan in this thrilling adventure based on the Tom Clancy bestseller. America's Cold War fears are rekindled after the President of Russia is succeeded by a man with a cryptic past. Suspecting Russian scientists to be developing more nuclear weapons, CIA Director William Cabot (Morgan Freeman) calls on Ryan to investigate. The danger-ridden trail leads to a shocking conclusionterrorists plan to provoke a war between the U.S. and Russia by detonating a nuclear bomb at a championship football game. Product Features Disc 1: 4K Ultra HD Commentary by Director Phil Alden Robinson and Cinematographer John Lindley Commentary by Director Phil Alden Robinson and Novelist Tom Clancy Disc 2: Blu-Ray Commentary by Director Phil Alden Robinson and Cinematographer John Lindley Commentary by Director Phil Alden Robinson and Novelist Tom Clancy The Making of The Sum of All Fears Creating Reality: The Visual Effects of The Sum of All Fears