Let’s delve into some of the incredible titles in the offer…

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body double

 

Brian De Palma, The Modern Master of Suspense, Invites you to witness, A Seduction. A Mystery. A Murder.

 

•  4K restoration

•  Original stereo audio

•  Alternative 5.1 surround sound track

•  Craig Wasson Interview (1984, 8 mins): archival NBC interview conducted by Bobbie Wygant

•  Pure Cinema (2015, 38 mins): extensive interview with first assistant director Joe Napolitano

•  The Seduction (2002, 17 mins): De Palma discusses the first treatment of the script

•  The Setup (2002, 17 mins): an examination of the plot

•  The Mystery (2002, 12 mins): Melanie Griffith discusses her nude scenes and De Palma’s shyness

•  The Controversy (2002, 6 mins): cast and crew discuss the film’s critical reception

•  Isolated score: experience Pino Donaggio’s original soundtrack music

•  Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography

•  Original theatrical trailer

•  New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

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hardcore

 

Writer-director Paul Schrader’s brilliant, harrowing film follows the grim pilgrimage of a Calvinist Midwestern businessman (the great George C. Scott) searching for his vanished daughter in the seedy subculture of the L.A. porn industry.

 

•  4K restoration from the original negative

•  Original mono audio

•  The Guardian Interview with Paul Schrader (1993, 85 mins): audio recording of an on-stage interview conducted by Derek Malcolm at the National Film Theatre, London

•  Shooting Hardcore (2004, 9 mins): an interview with director of photography Michael Chapman

•  Hardcore Nitzsche (2017, 22 mins): a new documentary about the uniquely talented composer, with contributions from William Friedkin, Miloš Forman, Ry Cooder and thers

•  Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography

•  Isolated score: experience Jack Nitzsche’s original soundtrack music

•  Original theatrical trailer

•  New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

•  UK Blu-ray premiere

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the pirates of blood river

 

Imprisoned in a penal colony, Jonathan Standing (Mathews) is kidnapped by pirates, led by Captain LaRoche (Lee), and forced to take them to his village in order to retrieve the priceless treasure they believe to be buried there.

 

• High Definition remaster

• Original mono audio

• Audio commentary with screenwriter Jimmy Sangster, art director Don Mingaye, and Hammer historian Marcus Hearn (2008)

• Hammer’s Women: Marla Landi (2020, 12 mins): profile of The Pirates of Blood River actor by writer and film historian Kat Ellinger

• Stephen Laws Introduces ‘The Pirates of Blood River’ (2020, 12 mins): appreciation by the acclaimed horror author

• Andrew Keir at the Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films (1993, 21 mins): archival video recording of the acclaimed actor in conversation with Stephen Laws

• Original theatrical trailer

• Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013, 3 mins): short critical appreciation

• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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devil in a blue dress

 

Carl Franklin confirmed his name as one of the key voices of the nineties neo-noir revival when he followed up the 1991 modern classic One False Move with this 1995 adaptation of Walter Mosley’s Easy Rawlins novel. Denzel Washington plays Rawlins, a private investigator in post-war Los Angeles who uncovers a web of corruption while on the search for the mistress of a wealthy businessman.

 

• 2K restoration

• Original 5.1 surround sound and stereo audio tracks

• Audio commentary with writer and director Carl Franklin (1999)

• Dancing with the Devil (2018, 23 mins): archival interview with Franklin, conducted by the Film Noir Foundation’s Eddie Muller at a screening of Devil in a Blue Dress

• Don Cheadle screen test (1994, 15 mins): videotape footage of the actor auditioning for the role of Mouse, with introduction by Franklin

• Original theatrical trailer

• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

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britannia hospital

 

The concluding instalment in Lindsay Anderson’s Mick Travis trilogy, following If…. and O Lucky Man!, Britannia Hospital finds the filmmaker casting a sourly satirical eye over Thatcher’s Britain. With a phenomenal cast at his disposal – everyone from Alan Bates (Georgy Girl) and Joan Plowright (Time Without Pity) to Robin Askwith (Confessions of a Window Cleaner) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) to Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) reprising the role of Travis – Anderson trains his sights on royalty, trade unions, the media, and scientific research in typically uncompromising fashion.

 

• High Definition remaster

• Original mono audio

• The BEHP Interview with Lindsay Anderson (1991, 117 mins): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the celebrated director in conversation with Alan Lawson and Norman Swallow

• Healthy Reputation (2020, 21 mins): actor Robin Askwith fondly reflects on his films and friendship with Anderson

• Biles Apart (2020, 9 mins): actor Brian Pettifer recalls his close working relationship with Anderson

• A Cut Above (2020, 11 mins): editor Michael Ellis discusses the film’s production

• Image gallery: publicity and promotional material

• Original theatrical trailer

• Original teaser trailer

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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irreversible

 

Perhaps the quintessential exemplar of New French Extremity, Irreversible amazed and outraged audiences across the world upon its release in 2002 with its harrowing scenes of rape and violence. Now Gaspar Noé’s nauseating, thrilling, ingenious masterwork returns in a new 2K restoration, both in its Original Theatrical Cut and a potent new Straight Cut, assembled in 2020.

 

• 2K restorations supervised by writer-director Gaspar Noé

• Two versions of the film: the 2002 Original Theatrical Cut (98 mins); and the 2020 Straight Cut, which re-assembles the events in chronological order (90 mins)

• Original 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo audio tracks

• Audio commentary by Gaspar Noé on the Original Theatrical Cut (2003)

• Time Destroys All Things (2021, 15 mins): video essay examining the two versions of Irreversible by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study

• ‘Stress’ (2002, 5 mins) and ‘Outrage’ (2002, 5 mins): Thomas Bangalter music videos, directed by Noé

• Intoxication (2002, 5 mins): documentary short by Noé featuring filmmaker Stéphane Drouot

• Original theatrical trailers

• Teaser trailers

• Image gallery: publicity and promotional material

• New and improved English subtitles

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the old dark house

 

When American salesman Tom delivers a car to a remote Dartmoor mansion, he becomes stranded overnight along with the eccentric Femm family. As the feuding relatives begin to kill other off over their inheritance, Tom must survive until dawn. A unique collaboration between William Castle and Hammer Film Productions, The Old Dark House is an inventive remake of the Universal horror classic.

 

• High Definition remaster

• Original mono audio

• Alternative feature presentations: the black-and-white US theatrical version (1963. 87 mins); the cut-down ‘A’-certificate UK version (1966, 84 mins); and the complete uncut colour version (87 mins)

• Audio commentary with horror and fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman

• Not Too Spooky (2018, 29 mins): appreciation by Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015

• House and Castle (2018 8 mins): researcher Paul Frith discusses The Old Dark House, Hammer Films, and Eastmancolor

• Isolated music & effects track

• Original theatrical trailer

• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography, poster art and promotional materials

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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the big heat

 

Fritz Lang’s iconic film noir masterpiece is an uncompromising exploration of corruption and violence at the dark heart of small-town America. Glenn Ford is the good cop in a bad town, who single-handedly takes on local mobsters headed by Alexander Scourby and his psychotic right-hand man Lee Marvin.

 

• High Definition remaster

• Original mono audio

• Audio commentary by film historians Lem Dobbs, Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman 

• Tony Rayns on Fritz Lang and ‘The Big Heat’ (2017, 34 mins): a newly filmed appreciation and analysis by the film historian

• Martin Scorsese on The Big Heat (2009, 6 mins) 

• Michael Mann on The Big Heat (2009, 11 mins) 

• Isolated score: experience Henry Vars’ original soundtrack music

• Original theatrical trailer

• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography 

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing 

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jagged edge

 

Sleek, stylish and suspenseful, Jagged Edge benefits from assured direction by Richard Marquand (The Legacy), an ingenious script from Joe Eszterhas (Basic Instinct), and seasoned character actors Robert Loggia (The Garment Jungle, Scarface) and Peter Coyote (Bitter Moon) providing memorable support.

 

• High Definition remaster

• Original stereo audio

• Optional 5.1 surround audio

• The Guardian Interview with Jeff Bridges (1990, 58 mins): archival audio recording of the legendary actor in conversation with critic Geoff Andrew at the National Film Theatre, London

• Killer Business (2021, 23 mins): acclaimed screenwriter Joe Eszterhas revisits one of his favourite scripts

• Cutting Edge (2021, 17 mins): editor Sean Barton recalls his time working on the film

• Music of Loneliness (2021, 10 mins): analysis of John Barry’s score by author and musicologist David Huckvale

• Original theatrical trailer

• Radio spot

• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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someone to watch over me

 

Tom Berenger (Platoon, Inception) plays a blue-collar NYPD detective assigned to protect a wealthy murder witness (Mimi Rogers, The Rapture). Soon, the relationship becomes an affair, threatening Berenger’s marriage to Lorraine Bracco (Goodfellas, The Sopranos), and the killer is still on the loose… Stylishly shot by Steven Poster (Donnie Darko), Someone to Watch Over Me is glossy, high-concept filmmaking from start to finish.

 

• 2K restoration

• Original stereo soundtrack

• Audio commentary with filmmaker and film historian Jim Hemphill (2021)

• Someone… to Write a Script (2019, 11 mins): writer Howard Franklin recalls working with director Ridley Scott and the inspirations behind his screenplay

• Someone… to Shoot a Movie (2019, 14 mins): director of photography Steven Poster discusses creating the distinctive look of the film

• Original theatrical trailer

• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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the brigand of kandahar

 

Lieutenant Case (Lewis) is a mixed-race officer imprisoned for cowardice following a racially charged court-martial. Bitter and humiliated, Case escapes and joins forces with bandit leader Khan (Reed) in order to enact vengeance upon racist British commanding officer Colonel Drewe (Lamond), but risks Khan’s deadly wrath when he falls for Khan’s sister (Romain). Directed by John Gilling (The Scarlet Blade), The Brigand of Kandahar is a rip-roaring classic of action and adventure.

 

• High Definition remaster

• Original mono audio

• Audio commentary with film historian Vic Pratt (2020)

• Hammer’s Women: Yvonne Romain (2020, 8 mins): profile of The Brigand of Kandahar actor by film historian Melanie Williams

• Stephen Laws Introduces ‘The Brigand of Kandahar’ (2020, 9 mins): appreciation by the acclaimed horror author

• Adventures in Filmmaking (2020, 20 mins): writer and historian Neil Sinyard examines the career and reputation of writer-director John Gilling

• Afghan Ostinati (2020, 13 mins): appreciation of Don Banks’ score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde

• Original theatrical trailer

• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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eye of the cat

 

Penned by Psycho screenwriter Joseph Stefano and directed by film and TV movie veteran David Lowell Rich (The Horror at 37,000 Feet), Eye of the Cat is a skilfully crafted, San Francisco-set chiller starring Michael Sarrazin (They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?) and Gayle Hunnicutt (Voices) as Wylie and Kassia – a couple whose scheme to rob wealthy, cat-loving Aunt Danny (Eleanor Parker, The Sound of Music) goes awry when Wyle’s compulsive feline phobia comes up against the many cats defending Aunt Danny’s mansion.

 

• High Definition remaster of the original theatrical cut

• TV version (102 mins): alternative edit containing unique material, presented open matte in Standard Definition

• Original mono audio

• Audio commentary with editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television, Kevin Lyons (2021)

• Pussies Galore (2021, 21 mins): writer and critic Kim Newman on Eye of the Cat and the feline horror subgenre

• Two Evil Eyes (2021, 38 mins): video comparison examining the differences between the theatrical cut and the TV version

• Original theatrical trailer

• Radio spot

• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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the golden voyage of sinbad

 

Sinbad Battles the Creatures of Legend! An all-time classic adventure, featuring the pioneering special effects of filmmaking legend Ray Harryhausen, presented here in a stunning restoration on Blu-ray.

 

• 2K restoration from the original negative

• Original mono audio

• Alternative 5.1 surround sound track

• The John Player Lecture with Ray Harryhausen and producer Charles H Schneer (1970, 90 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted at the National Film Theatre, London

• The Harryhausen Legacy (2008, 25 mins): filmmakers including John Landis and Joe Dante reflect on how Harryhausen’s work has influenced them

• Super 8 version in four instalments

• Isolated score: experience Miklós Rózsa’s original soundtrack music

• Theatrical trailer

• Image gallery: extensive promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materials

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

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the last detail

 

“No *#@!!* Navy’s going to give some poor *!!@ kid eight years in the #@!* brig without me taking him out for the time of his *#@!!* life.” When Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and Mulhall (Otis Young) are detailed to take a young sailor, Meadows (Randy Quaid), from a Virginia Naval Base to a New Hampshire Naval Prison to serve an eight-year sentence for a trivial offense they decide to show him a good time on their journey north…

 

• 4K restoration from the original negative

• Original mono audio

• Two presentations of the feature: the original, uncut theatrical version, and the world exclusive home video presentation of the 1976 TV syndication cut

• An Introduction by filmmaker Alexander Payne (2017, 5 mins)

• About a Trip (2017, 16 mins): an appreciation by Alexander Payne

• A Search for Truth (2017, 21 mins): an interview with editor Robert C. Jones

• An Interview with Michael Chapman (2004, 4 mins): the acclaimed director of photography discusses his work on The Last Detail

• Isolated score: experience Johnny Mandel’s original soundtrack music

• Original theatrical trailer

• Image gallery

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, available for both presentations of the feature

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buffalo bill and the indians

 

“No *#@!!* Navy’s going to give some poor *!!@ kid eight years in the #@!* brig without me taking him out for the time of his *#@!!* life.” When Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and Mulhall (Otis Young) are detailed to take a young sailor, Meadows (Randy Quaid), from a Virginia Naval Base to a New Hampshire Naval Prison to serve an eight-year sentence for a trivial offense they decide to show him a good time on their journey north…

 

• 4K restoration from the original negative

• Original mono audio

• Two presentations of the feature: the original, uncut theatrical version, and the world exclusive home video presentation of the 1976 TV syndication cut

• An Introduction by filmmaker Alexander Payne (2017, 5 mins)

• About a Trip (2017, 16 mins): an appreciation by Alexander Payne

• A Search for Truth (2017, 21 mins): an interview with editor Robert C. Jones

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the virgin soldiers

 

Set in Singapore in the early 1950s, this impressive adaptation of Leslie Thomas’ best-selling, scandalous novel centres on a group of naïve, young British Army recruits billeted to Malaya who have no experience of either love or war.

 

• High Definition remaster

• Original mono audio

• The Virgin Actors (2019, 29 mins): Roy Holder and Christopher Timothy recall their experiences on location

• Some Confidence (2019, 8 mins): writer Ian La Frenais discusses his contributions to the screenplay

• 16mm Location Footage (1967, 14 mins): rare and previously unseen material shot during location scouting

• Operation Malaya (1953, 67 mins): David MacDonald’s acclaimed feature-length docudrama on the Malayan Emergency

• Original theatrical trailer

• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography

• Isolated music & effects track

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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the valachi papers

 

Based on the disclosures of mobster Joe Valachi, as recounted in Peter Maas’ best-selling biography and at a sensational congressional hearing, The Valachi Papers tells the story of one man’s brutal journey through the ranks of the Cosa Nostra, and a betrayal that would reveal the secrets of the Mob to the world.  

 

• High Definition remaster

• Original English and Italian mono soundtracks

• Audio commentary with film historian Paul Talbot, author of Bronson’s Loose! The Making of the ‘Death Wish’ Films and Bronson’s Loose Again!

• In the Make-up Room (2021, 18 mins): celebrated make-up artist Giannetto De Rossi recalls his time working on The Valachi Papers

• Reviewing the Evidence (2021, 35 mins) screenwriter Stephen Geller shares personal anecdotes about the production

• Valachi: The Violent Era (1972, 7 mins): archival making-of documentary with on-set interviews with director Terence Young and actor Charles Bronson

• On-set footage (1972, 2 mins): rare behind-the-scenes material capturing the filming of a key scene

• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack

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charley varrick

 

Charley Varrick (Walter Matthau) is a former stunt-pilot who makes his living robbing small banks in the American Southwest. His latest heist sees him unwittingly steal from the local mafia, setting a psychotic hit-man on his trail and unleashing a maelstrom of violence and destruction. Directed by the great Don Siegel (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dirty Harry), Charley Varrick is one of the best thrillers of the 70s: action-packed, memorably lurid and gleefully unsentimental.

 

• High Definition remaster

• Original mono audio

• Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of ‘Charley Varrick’ (2015, 75 mins): feature-length documentary containing interviews with actors Andy Robinson and Jacqueline Scott, stunt driver Craig R. Baxley and Siegel’s son, Kristoffer Tabori

• The John Player Lecture with Don Siegel (1973, 75 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted at London’s National Film Theatre

• The Guardian Lecture with Walter Matthau (1988, 89 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Tony Sloman at London’s National Film Theatre

• Original theatrical trailer

• Josh Olson and Howard Rodman trailer commentary (2013, 6 mins): a short critical appreciation

• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

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midway

 

Recreating the famous sea battle between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy, Midway finds director Jack Smight (Airport 1975) confidently handling epic battle scenes and a stellar cast which includes Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Mitchum, and Robert Wagner. Midway is presented here with a wealth of extras, as well as in an extended, two-part TV version with additional scenes.

 

• High Definition remaster

• Original mono and 2.1 Sensurround audio tracks

• Alternative two-part TV version (101 mins and 92 mins): the rarely seen extended TV cut, containing unique scenes, reframed to 4:3 and presented in Standard Definition, as originally broadcast

• Audio commentary with film historians Steve Mitchell and Steven Jay Rubin (2021)

• The Guardian Interview with Robert Wagner (1983, 71 mins): archival audio recording of the film and TV star in conversation with Joan Bakewell at the National Film Theatre, London

• They Were There! (1976, 7 mins): Charlton Heston presents this archival documentary featuring interviews with three combatants who survived the battle

• The Making of ‘Midway’ (2001, 39 mins): documentary looking at the film’s production

• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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force 10 from navarone

 

Robert Shaw (Young Winston), Harrison Ford (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Barbara Bach (Short Night of the Glass Dolls) and Edward Fox (The Day of the Jackal) star alongside Carl Weathers (Rocky), Richard Kiel (Moonraker) and Franco Nero (Django) in this star-studded high adventure. Directed with an assured hand by Bond veteran Guy Hamilton (Battle of Britain), this rip-roaring adaptation of Alistair MacLean’s follow-up to the classic The Guns of Navarone sees the elite cadre of commandos embark on a secret mission deep in the Yugoslavian wilderness, during the darkest days of World War II.

 

• High Definition remaster of the extended re-release cut

• Original mono audio

• Alternative stereo and 5.1 surround options

• Audio commentary with film historians Steve Mitchell and Steven Jay Rubin (2020)

• This Is a Giant Movie (1978, 21 mins): archival location report by Channel Television featuring interviews with producer Oliver A Unger, and actors Edward Fox and Carl Weathers

• Tour de Force (2020, 24 mins): actor Angus MacInnes recalls his early film role

• From Žabljak with Love (2020, 28 mins): the making of the film as told by construction manager Terry Apsey, stuntman Jim Dowdall, grip Dennis Fraser, chief hairdresser Colin Jamison, and chief make-up artist Peter Robb-King

• A Life Behind the Lens (2020, 33 mins): a tribute to the acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Challis, featuring interviews with fellow directors of photography and camera crew Dennis Fraser, Oswald Morris, John Palmer and Sydney Samuelson, as well as archival footage of Challis

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