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• The Lodger | DVD | (24/09/2012) from £13.15   |  Saving you £6.84 (52.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One of the film-making industry's greatest auteurs, Alfred Hitchcock undoubtedly earned his title as The Master of Suspense, with his thrilling films loved by the viewing public over a career spanning many decades. Widely regarded as the first true Hitchcock film, The Lodger is a masterclass in tension, displaying all the trademarks of what was to become known as the typical Hitchcock thriller. Newly restored, this release features a brand new orchestral soundtrack by acclaimed musician and composer Nitin Sawhney, performed by the world famous London Symphony Orchestra. On hearing reports of the seventh murder by The Avenger, Daisy decides to stay with her parents. She is being courted by Joe, a detective, who gets suspicious when her mother rents a room out to a lodger - to whom Daisy is attracted. While the lodger is out Joe takes the opportunity to search his room - there he finds a gun, some press clippings of the killings and a map of the murders... Special Features: 2 Disc Soundtrack CD by Nitin Sawhney and the LSO Image Gallery Commemorative Booklet by Hitchcock Scholar Professor Neil Sinyard In-depth Interview with Nitin Sawhney

• The Ring 20th Anniversary Steelbook | Blu Ray | (17/10/2022) from £54.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Ring is the critically acclaimed, smash hit thriller David Ansen of Newsweek says 'raises some serious goosebumps!' This cinematic thrill ride will keep you on the edge of your seat from the stunning opening to the astonishing conclusion! It begins as just another urban legend - the whispered tale of a nightmarish videotape that causes anyone who watches it to die seven days later. But when four teenagers all meet with mysterious deaths exactly one week after watching just such a tape, investigative reporter Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) tracks down the video...and watches it. Now, the legend is coming true, the clock is ticking and Rachel has just seven days to unravel the mystery of The Ring.

• Cold Creek Manor | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £7.29   |  Saving you £7.70 (105.62%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A city family relocate to an old mansion in the sticks and soon discover what dark secrets are hidden inside.

• Vantage Point | Blu Ray | (04/08/2008) from £9.44   |  Saving you £15.55 (164.72%)   |  RRP £24.99

  When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide. With a "Rashomon" narrative style, the attempted assassination is told from five different perspectives.

• Justice League Dark with Mini Figure | Blu Ray | (06/03/2017) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Justice League Dark finds the world under attack from supernatural forces that prompts the Justice League's Batman to seek aid from occult investigator John Constantine. Constantine forms a team of other supernatural superheroes -- Swamp Thing, Deadman, Zatanna, and Etrigan the Demon -- to help save the world.This thrilling all-new animated film follows a branch of the Justice League that deals with mystical and supernatural threats. Based on the popular DC Comics books, Justice League Dark reveals the rowdy heroes who handle those situations deemed unfit for the traditional Justice League.

• The Vanishing | DVD | (19/11/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It's not unusual for Hollywood to remake European hits. What is unusual is the director of the original getting the chance to helm the new version with an American cast, which is what happened with this film based on an intensely creepy Dutch film of the same name (both directed by George Sluizer). Kiefer Sutherland and Sandra Bullock are on vacation when, while stopped at a crowded rest area, she disappears. He devotes the next several years to discovering what happened to her, ruining his life in the process. When he does get a clue, it leads him to Jeff Bridges, who plays a bizarre and highly organized individual whose motives are almost as strange as he is. Bridges is spooky, but Sluizer ultimately is undone by Hollywood's demand for a happy ending, which makes this film affecting but far less unsettling than the original. --Marshall Fine

• The Stylist Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (07/06/2021) from £20.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Obsession gets a makeover in The Stylist, a deliciously twisted slice of female-led psychological horror, nominated for the New Visions Award for Best Motion Picture at the 2020 Sitges International Film Festival and based on co-writer/director Jill Gevargizian's award-winning short film of the same name. We all dream of being someone else but for Claire (Najarra Townsend, Contracted), that dream goes from an obsession to a living nightmare. Hairstylist by day, serial killer and collector of scalps by night, Claire's lonely existence is thrown into turmoil when her regular client, Olivia (Brea Grant, After Midnight, Lucky), asks her to style her hair for her wedding day. Increasingly fixated on Olivia's seemingly flawless life, Claire vows to lock up her scalp collection and change her ways for good only to discover that repressing your deadly desires is easier said than done Featuring striking visuals and pitch-perfect performances from its talented cast, The Stylist offers viewers a delicately deranged glimpse into social anxiety and loneliness (Slashfilm) a bold and mesmerizing debut feature from a filmmaker to watch. Special Features Limited Edition Blu-ray™ and Soundtrack CD collection High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck Double-sided fold-out poster Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Emma Westwood and a gallery of exclusive location scouting photographs DISC ONE (BLU-RAY) THE STYLIST Audio commentary by co-writer/producer/director Jill Gevargizian and actress/producer Najarra Townsend Exclusive Blu-ray introduction by Jill Gevargizian The Invisible Woman, an exclusive visual essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, exploring the themes of women's labor and female killers in The Stylist and horror cinema The Stylist Behind the Scenes, a series of eight behind-the-scenes featurettes on different aspects of the film's production, featuring interviews with the cast and crew Location scouting featurette Outtakes Original Kickstarter video The original 2016 The Stylist short film directed by Jill Gevargizian and starring Najarra Townsend, that inspired the main feature Pity, a 2016 short film directed by The Stylist's editor, John Pata, and executive produced by Jill Gevargizian, with an optional introduction by Pata Teaser trailer Theatrical trailer Image galleries DISC TWO (CD) THE STYLIST SOUNDTRACK (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE) CD containing the original The Stylist Soundtrack

• The Keeper of Lost Causes | Blu Ray | (26/12/2014) from £29.68   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Sin City | Blu Ray | (21/07/2014) from £17.16   |  Saving you £2.83 (16.49%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Brutal and breathtaking, Sin City is Robert Rodriguez's stunningly realized vision of Frank Miller's pulpy comic books. In the first of three separate but loosely related stories, Marv (Mickey Rourke in heavy makeup) tries to track down the killers of a woman who ended up dead in his bed. In the second story, Dwight's (Clive Owen) attempt to defend a woman from a brutal abuser goes horribly wrong, and threatens to destroy the uneasy truce among the police, the mob, and the women of Old Town. Finally, an aging cop on his last day on the job (Bruce Willis) rescues a young girl from a kidnapper, but is himself thrown in jail. Years later, he has a chance to save her again. Based on three of Miller's immensely popular and immensely gritty books (The Hard Goodbye, The Big Fat Kill, and That Yellow Bastard), Sin City is unquestionably the most faithful comic-book-based movie ever made. Each shot looks like a panel from its source material, and director Rodriguez (who refers to it as a "translation" rather than an adaptation) resigned from the Directors Guild so that Miller could share a directing credit. Like the books, it's almost entirely in stark black and white with some occasional bursts of color (a woman's red lips, a villain's yellow face). The backgrounds are entirely digitally generated, yet not self-consciously so, and perfectly capture Miller's gritty cityscape. And though most of Miller's copious nudity is absent, the violence is unrelentingly present. That may be the biggest obstacle to viewers who aren't already fans of the books and who may have been turned off by Kill Bill (whose director, Quentin Tarantino, helmed one scene of Sin City). In addition, it's a bleak, desperate world in which the heroes are killers, corruption rules, and the women are almost all prostitutes or strippers. But Miller's stories are riveting, and the huge cast--which also includes Jessica Alba, Jaime King, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro, Elijah Wood, Nick Stahl, Michael Clarke Duncan, Devin Aoki, Carla Gugino, and Josh Hartnett--is just about perfect. (Only Bruce Willis and Michael Madsen, while very well-suited to their roles, seem hard to separate from their established screen personas.) In what Rodriguez hopes is the first of a series, Sin City is a spectacular achievement. --David Horiuchi, Amazon.com

• Wild Things 2 | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £9.77   |  Saving you £10.22 (104.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When her rich stepfather dies Brittney Havers' life of luxury seems to be over. But things take a twisted turn when a gorgeous classmate makes a claim for the dead man's money. With everything at stake the two teens go head-to-head in a fight that takes them from the courtroom to the bedroom to the dangerous depths of murder.

• Under Suspicion | DVD | (23/07/2001) from £7.93   |  Saving you £6.06 (76.42%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman star in this crime mystery about a police captain investigating an attorney’s claim that he stumbled across the body of a twelve year old girl while walking his dog.

• Confidential Report | DVD | (02/12/2013) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Orson Welles wrote directed and starred in this visually dazzling 1955 thriller about a ruthless billionaire stricken by amnesia. What terrible secrets lie in his past? One man must find out - or die trying. Paola Mori and Robert Arden co-star.

• Almost Human - Fan Edition | DVD | (08/08/2011) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-2.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Guilio Sacchi (Tomas Milian) is a small-time hood disillusioned with the crime syndicate for which he works. Looking to make some big money fast, he and some friends kidnap the beautiful Maril (Laura Belli), the daughter of a billionaire and demand 500 million Lira as ransom. However, hot on his heels is Inspector Grandi (Henry Silva) a hardened cop who only becomes more hell-bent on catching Guilio and his gang with each corpse he finds! Director Lenzi reflects on the Years of Lead in Italy, a time when terrorists caused chaos and police action was judged as deficient.Almost Human is one of Umberto Lenzi's (Cannibal Ferox, Oasis of Fear) best and most highly-regarded films, featuring a standout performance from Milian and score composed by Ennio Morricone. This Shameless Screen Entertainment release will be a must-have for all lovers of Euro-crime and polizieschi movies.Casey Scott at dvddrive-in.com describes it as one of the best Italian crime films ever made.

• Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Collection | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £98.89   |  Saving you £21.10 (21.34%)   |  RRP £119.99

  This 16 disc box set features all 41 episodes from four television series based on the adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: Holmes (Jeremy Brett) investigates 13 baffling cases. From a blackmailed king to an abandoned Christmas goose Holmes must use his acute perception and powers of observation to solve the riddles and catch the criminals to ensure the safety of strangers and colleagues alike. The Return Of Sherlock Holmes: Holmes' powers are called upon once more in solving a compendium of crimes more baffling than ever. Dr Watson (Edward Hardwicke) is on hand as his ever-faithful assistant. The Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes: In this series Holmes is joined by his indispensable colleague Dr. Watson in addressing a variety of bizzarre crimes. The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes: Holmes returns to solve a series of even more sinister and baffling cases. This series features two appearances from Sherlock's brother Mycroft Holmes (played by the magnificent Charles Gray).

• Hellraiser Quartet Of Torment Limited Edition Blu Ray | Blu Ray | (23/10/2023) from £154.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  We Have Such Sights To Show You In the 1980s, Clive Barker changed the face of horror fiction, throwing out the rules to expose new vistas of terror and beauty, expanding the horizons for every genre writer who followed him. With Hellraiser, his first feature film, he did the same for cinema. Hedonist Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman) thinks he has reached the limits of earthly pleasure. But a mysterious puzzle box will take him further than he can possibly imagine, opening the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible and summoning the Cenobites, whose experiments in the higher reaches of experience will tear his soul apart. When he manages to escape, Frank returns to the world skinless and in need of help. Now his former lover Julia (Clare Higgins) must kill to make him whole again. But the Cenobites want Frank back, and there'll be hell to pay when they find him. Hellbound: Hellraiser Ii expands on Barker's original vision as screenwriter Peter Atkins takes Julia Cotton, her step daughter Kirsty (Ashley Laurence) and the sinister Dr. Channard (Kenneth Cranham) into the dominion of the Cenobites themselves. Hellraiser Iii: Hell on Earth sees Pinhead set loose on the sinful streets of New York City to create chaos with a fresh cadre of Cenobitic kin. Then, Hellraiser: Bloodline sinks its hooks into past, present and future with the story of Phillip LeMarchand, the 18th-century toymaker who made the lament configuration puzzle box, his descendent John Merchant - a 20th-century architect whose most recent building bears a striking resemblance to the lament configuration - and Dr. Paul Merchant, a 22nd-century engineer and designer of The Minos, a space station which is a great deal more than it seems. Experience the sublime agony of this quartet of torment like you never have before in all-new 4k restorations from the original camera negatives. Hell has never looked better! Product Features Brand new 4k restorations of all four films from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films High Definition (1080p) presentations of all four films Original lossless stereo and Dts-hd Ma 5.1 surround audio for all four films Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Ages of Desire, an exclusive 200-page hardback book with new writing from Clive Barker archivists Phil and Sarah Stokes Limited edition layered packaging featuring brand new Pinhead artwork Disc 1 Hellraiser Brand new audio commentary featuring genre historian (and unit publicist of Hellraiser) Stephen Jones with author and film critic Kim Newman Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker and actor Ashley Laurence, moderated by Peter Atkins Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker Power of Imagination - brand new 60-minute discussion about Hellraiser and the work of Clive Barker by film scholars Sorcha Ní Fhlainn (editor of Clive Barker: Dark Imaginer) and Karmel Kniprath Unboxing Hellraiser - brand new visual essay celebrating the Lament Configuration by genre author Alexandra Benedict (The Beauty of Murder) The Pursuit of Possibilities - brand new 60-minute discussion between acclaimed horror authors Paula D. Ashe (We Are Here To Hurt Each Other) and Eric LaRocca (Everything the Dark Eats) celebrating the queerness of Hellraiser and the importance of Clive Barker as a queer writer Flesh is a Trap - brand new visual essay exploring body horror and transcendence in the work of Clive Barker by genre author Guy Adams (The World House) Newly uncovered extended Epk interviews with Clive Barker and stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, and effects artist Bob Keen, shot during the making of Hellraiser, with a new introduction by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman Original 1987 Electronic Press Kit Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser - archival interview with the actor Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser - archival interview with the iconic actor about his first appearance as ˜Pinhead' Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score - archival interview with Coil member Stephen Thrower Trailers and Tv spots Image gallery Draft screenplays Disc 2 Hellbound: Hellraiser II Brand new audio commentary featuring Stephen Jones and Kim Newman Archival audio commentary with director Tony Randel, writer Peter Atkins and actor Ashley Laurence Audio commentary with director Tony Randel and writer Peter Atkins Hell Was What They Wanted! - brand new 80-minute appreciation of Hellbound, the Hellraiser mythos and the work of Clive Barker by horror authors George Daniel Lea (Born in Blood) and Kit Power (The Finite) That Rat-Slice Sound - brand new appreciation of composer Christopher Young's scores for Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser Ii by Guy Adams Archival on-set interview with Clive Barker Archival on-set interview with cast and crew Behind the scenes footage Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound - archival interview about the actor's return to the role of Frank Cotton Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellbound - archival interview with the iconic actor about his second appearance as ˜Pinhead' Lost in the Labyrinth - archival featurette featuring interviews with Barker, Randel, Keen, Atkins and others Trailers and Tv spots Image gallery Disc 3 Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth Alternative Unrated version (contains standard definition inserts) Brand new audio commentary featuring Stephen Jones and Kim Newman Archival audio commentary with screenwriter Peter Atkins (Theatrical Cut only) Archival audio commentary with director Anthony Hickox and actor Doug Bradley (Unrated Version only) Previously unseen extended Epk featuring interviews with Clive Barker and Doug Bradley Fx dailies Time with Terri - archival interview with actor Paula Marshall Raising Hell on Earth - archival interview with director Anthony Hickox Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser Iii - archival interview with the iconic actor about his third appearance as ˜Pinhead' Theatrical trailer Image gallery Disc 4 Hellraiser: Bloodline Brand new audio commentary featuring screenwriter Peter Atkins, with Stephen Jones and Kim Newman The Beauty of Suffering - brand new featurette exploring the Cenobites' connection to goth, fetish cultures and Bdsm Newly uncovered workprint version of the film, providing a fascinating insight into how it changed during post production Hellraiser Evolutions - archival documentary on the evolution of the franchise and its enduring legacy, featuring interviews with Scott Derrickson (director, Hellraiser: Inferno), Rick Bota (director, Hellraiser: Hellseeker, Deader and Hellworld), Stuart Gordon (director, Re-Animator, From Beyond) and others Books of Blood and Beyond: The Literary Works of Clive Barker - archival appreciation by horror author David Gatwalk of Barker's written work, from The Books of Blood to The Scarlet Gospels Theatrical trailer Image gallery Easter egg

• Jericho | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £22.97   |  Saving you £-2.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A mind for crime a taste for fame. Robert Lindsay stars in this four part series as 1950's renegade Detective Inspector Michael Jericho of Scotland Yard. A wonderfully distinctive series the CGI flourishes really help to create a sense of a sense of London in the '50s to which some have dubbed 'Glamour Noir'. Episode 1: A Pair of Ragged Claws This episode is set in 1958. Jericho is the most famous policeman in London. Two different crimes fall into his lap: the mur

• The Serpent's Egg | Blu Ray | (03/12/2018) from £16.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  HOW DO YOU MEASURE YOUR OWN SANITY IN A WORLD GONE MAD? In 1977, legendary Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (The Seventh Seal, Persona) teamed up with the equally legendary Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis (La strada, Danger: Diabolik) for what would be the director s one and only Hollywood feature. Berlin, 1923. Out-of-work circus performer Abel Rosenberg (David Carradine, Bound in Glory, Kill Bill) is living in poverty. When his brother commits suicide, he moves into the apartment of his cabaret singer sister-in-law (Liv Ullmann, The Emigrants, Scenes from a Marriage), but the pair soon attract the attentions of both the police and a professor with a terrifying area of research when they start to make enquiries about his mysterious death. Features: One of Bergman s darkest and most unlikely films, The Serpent s Egg is a hypnotic, Kafkaesque tale of paranoia in a poisoned city. High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original English mono audio (uncompressed LPCM) Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Audio Commentary by actor David Carradine Bergman s Egg a newly filmed appreciation by critic and author Barry Forshaw Away From Home, archival featurette including interviews with David Carradine and Liv Ullman German Expressionism, archival interview with Author Marc Gervais Stills gallery Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork choices FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Geoffrey Macnab

• Black Widow | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Catharine (Theresa Russell) is a sultry beauty who meticulously sets her traps. Alex (Debra Winger) is a federal sleuth who just as meticulously uncovers what no one else suspects - that this femme fatale tricks wealthy men into marrying her then kills them to inherit their fortunes. Soon Alex's obsession with the mysterious Catharine draws her deeper and deeper into danger...

• Narc | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £6.03   |  Saving you £11.22 (235.22%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Jason Patric and Ray Liotta are 'narcs,' undercover police officers who put themselves on the front lines of the war against drugs.

• They Live - Steelbook | Blu Ray | (28/09/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  WWF wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper plays John Nada, a homeless, unemployed construction worker who discovers a pair of sunglasses that when worn, suddenly reveal a world run by capitalist, yuppie aliens intent on keeping the human race sedate and brainwashed with subliminal messages fed through advertising and the media. Luckily for us all Nada is a man of action and so begins the fight-back (including perhaps the longest fistfight in cinema's history) to save humankind. Extras: Subversion: Exposing John Carpenter's THEY LIVE - A brand new feature-length documentary featuring interviews with Associate producer Sandy King, cinematographer Gary Kibbe, actor Peter Jason, actor Robert Grasmere, composer Alan Howarth, stunt coordinator/Ghoul Jeff Imada, author Jonathan Letham, music historian Daniel Schweiger, Blumhouse editor Rebekah McKendry, and visual effects historian Justin Humphreys Original EPK: The Making of They Live (1988) John Carpenter profile - vintage profile of the director Meg Foster profile - vintage profile of the actress Roddy Piper profile - vintage profile of the actor Audio Commentary with John Carpenter & Roddy Piper Independent Thoughts with John Carpenter a 2012 interview with director John Carpenter Woman of Mystery: Interview with Meg Foster a 2012 interview with actress Meg Foster Man vs Aliens: Interview with Keith David a 2012 interview with actor Keith David Fake commercials in the film 2.34 mins TV spots Photo gallery