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Age of Consent - Limited Edition

Based on norman lindsay's controversial autobiographical 1935 novel, age of consent is the story of an artist (james mason), grown tired of producing art for wealthy americans, who moves to the wilds of australia’s great barrier reef where he meets cora (helen mirren), a teenage girl who inspires him and becomes his muse – as well as the object of his desire. the penultimate film from the great michael powell (black narcissus, the red shoes, peeping tom) age of consent explores the obsessive nature of an artist approaching the twilight of his career.

Charlie Bubbles - Limited Edition

Zavvi - the home of pop cultureafter achieving international renown as one of the finest actors of his generation in films such as saturday night and sunday morning (1960) and tom jones (1963), albert finney turned director for this surreal comic twist on the 'kitchen sink' dramas in which he’d made his name.finney plays charlie bubbles, a successful writer suffering a mid-life crisis, who attempts to re-connect with his northern working-class roots and estranged family.

The Wrong Box - Limited Edition

Georgy Girl - Limited Edition

Town on Trial - Limited Edition

Zavvi - the home of pop cultureinvestigating a murder in a small english town, a brusque police inspector (john mills –hobson's choice, ice cold in alex, young winston) discovers that virtually everyone he encounters has something to hide. setting the template for british crime thrillers for decades to come (including recent tv hit, broadchurch),director john guillermin’s audacious, often salacious, drama is untypical of mainstream british cinema of its time.

Ship of Fools - Limited Edition Blu Ray

Zavvi - the home of pop culturestanley kramer’s star-studded, oscar®-winning adaptation of katherine anne porter’s novel about passengers aboard an ocean liner bound to germany from mexico in 1933 forms a potent allegory of a world drifting inexorably towards war. with its incredible cast – including vivien leigh (in her last screen role), simone signoret, lee marvin, george segal, oskar werner and jose ferrer – ship of fools is a powerful drama and a compelling viewing experience.

The Fortune

Zavvi - the home of pop culturethis high-concept, big-budget screwball comedy directed by mike nichols (the graduate, wolf) stars warren beatty (mickey one, bonnie and clyde) as a slick con man and jack nicholson (one flew over the cuckoo’s nest, the border) as his dim-witted sidekick trying to get their hands on the fortune of a hapless young heiress played by stockard channing (grease, the west wing). a commercial failure on its initial release, this buoyant and beautifully staged madcap comedy is ripe for rediscovery and reappraisal..

Otley - Limited Edition

Zavvi - the home of pop culturegerry otley (tom courtenay –the loneliness of the long distance runner, billy liar, 45 years) is a charming scrounger who stumbles unwittingly into espionage, murder, espionage and double crossing as he is mistaken for a spy, kidnapped, and becomes romantically embroiled with a sexy foreign agent, played by romy schneider (purple noon, ludwig, death watch).adeptly balancing thrills and laughs, this sixties comic spy thriller from writer-director dick clement (tv’s the likely lads, porridge, auf wiedersehen, pet)is astellar addition to the british canon of post-bond spy flicks.

The Wild One - Limited Edition Dual Format (Includes DVD)

Zavvi - the home of pop culturemarlon brando in his breakthrough - and most iconic - role as johnny strabler, ruthless leader of the black rebels motorcycle gang who terrorise a small town. the film was considered so shocking and inciteful of delinquent behaviour at the time, it was banned in the uk until 1968.

The Reckoning (Dual Format Limited Edition)

To Sir with Love - Dual Format (Includes 2D Version)

Mark thackeray (sidney poitier) is an engineer who loses his job and turns to teaching in a tough east end school. he immediately faces hostility from his students - the graduating class - who are determined to break his spirit.

The Front (Dual Format Limited Edition)

Zavvi - the home of pop culturewhat if there were a list?a list that said: our finest actors weren't allowed to act.

The Mind of Mr Soames - Limited Edition

The National Health (Dual Format Limited Edition)

Zavvi - the home of pop culturejack gold's film about life and death in a shabby london hospital interweaves the story of the real hospital with a fantasy one which exists in the soap-opera world of 'nurse norton's affair', where everything is fully funded and patients are miraculously cured. a darkly funny satire on the state of the nation and also a deeply prescient comment on tv's ability to turn tragedy into entertainment, the national health sits somewhere between the bawdy antics of the carry on films and the angry satire of lindsay anderson’s britannia hospital, but emerges as a starkly prophetic film, more relevant now than ever.

Who? (Limited Edition)

Adapted from the novel by famed science fiction writer algis budrys, who? is a fascinating cold-war thriller/sci-fi hybrid.

Track 29 (Limited Edition)

The explosive combination of director nicolas roeg (bad timing, don’t look now, the man who fell to earth) and writer dennis potter (pennies from heaven, the singing detective) created one of british cinema’s most unique and disquieting works – the hugely underrated track 29. freely adapted from potter’s bbc tv play schmoedipus, this unsettling film stars theresa russell (bad timing, black widow) as an unhappy, possibly unstable, housewife who welcomes a young man (gary oldman – prick up your ears, darkest hour) into her home when he claims to be her long-lost son...

Oleanna - Limited Edition

Based on his own controversial and incendiary stage play about a young college student who accuses her much older professor of sexual harassment, david mamet’s riveting drama features two grandstand performances from leads william h macy (fargo, magnolia) and debra eisenstadt. now more relevant and provocative than ever, oleanna is both a reaction against the plague of political correctness, and a powerful, yet teasingly ambiguous, plea for tolerance between the sexes.

5000 Fingers of Dr T - Dual Format (Includes DVD)

Produced by stanley kramer and based on an original screenplay by dr. seuss, roy rowland’s pioneering wild fantasy adventure is visually stunning and remains one of american cinema’s most beloved – and bizarre – children’s films.

Pumpkin Eater

Zavvi - the home of pop cultureanne bancroft delivers a towering performance as a deeply troubled and tormented wife in this sharply observed portrait of a woman – and a marriage – in crisis. directed by jack clayton room at the top, the innocents with a screenplay by harold pinter the birthday party based on the acclaimed novel by penelope mortimer, this spellbinding film boasts sublime cinematography by the great oswald morris (look back in anger, fragment of fear, a wonderful score by georges delerue>le mépri) and outstanding supporting performances from james mason (the deadly affair), maggie smith california suite and yootha joyce fanatic, fragment of fear.

Bellman and True (Limited Edition)

This terse and tense heist thriller stars bernard hill (boys from the blackstuff, lord of the rings) as a computer programmer blackmailed by gangsters into hacking a bank security system, and a young kieran o'brien (9 songs) as his son. directed by richard loncraine (the missionary, richard iii) bellman & true deftly balances dramatic realism with stark black comedy and nail-biting suspense.

Lilith - Limited Edition

The final film by the great, yet underrated robert rossen (all the king’s men; the hustler) is a compelling tale of love, madness, and forbidden desire. warren beatty (mickey one; the fortune) stars as a young war veteran who takes a job as on orderly in a local asylum and falls under the spell of beautiful schizophrenic, lilith (jean seberg – a bout de souffle; bonjour tristesse).

Breakout - Limited Edition

St Valentines Day Massacre - Limited Edition Blu Ray

Zavvi - the home of pop cultureroger corman’s most ambitious and expensive production – his only film for a major studio – is a violent and lurid account of the events leading up to one of the most infamous events in american crime history. detailing the bitter and brutal rivalry between feuding chicago mob bosses al capone and ‘bugs’ moran, corman’s vividly realized film features terrific performances from jason robards, ralph meeker, and george segal, and remains one of corman’s best films.

Missing - Limited Edition

This tense real-life political drama about the 1973 kidnap and murder in chile of young american journalist charles horman, directed by provocateur costa-gavras (z, state of siege, betrayal), follows the efforts of the journalist's wife (sissy spacek - carrie, the coal miner's daughter) and father (jack lemmon - some like it hot, the china syndrome) to uncover the crime and bring those responsible to justice. causing controversy upon its release (prompting the us government to condemn the film), this powerful indictment of us foreign policy went on to win an academy award® for best adapted screenplay, as well as nominations for best actor, best actress and best picture.

Absolution - Limited Edition

Zavvi - the home of pop cultureat a catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian father goddard (richard burton, look back in anger, the spy who came in from the cold) rules over his pupils with an iron hand. when one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.

Scum (Limited Edition)

After the banning of their original 1977 bbc tv version, director alan clarke (the firm) and writer phil minton (funny farm) set out to remake their drama for the big screen to ensure that their vision got the audience it deserved. the resulting film, released here in a special blu-ray edition to mark its 40th anniversary, was an even more vitriolic portrait of a corrupt and violent institution which stunned cinema audiences and caused outrage.

The Missionary (Limited Edition)

Monty python alumnus michael palin writes and stars in this ribald comedy of sex and sensibility. timid reverend charles fortescue returns to london in 1906 after ten years of service in africa to start a mission to save the fallen women of soho.

Black Joy (Limited Edition)

Based on jamal ali’s acclaimed stage play dark days and light nights, black joy tells the story of a naïve guyanese immigrant who learns the hard way about life on the streets of brixton. presenting vivid characters, terrific action, and a superb soundtrack of soul, funk, dub and reggae, anthony simmons’ gritty film is an honest and insightful comic drama, exposing the lives of unemployed black britons and immigrants in a ghettoised london.

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (Limited Edition)

Based on the acclaimed novel by brian moore, the lonely passion of judith hearne was the final feature film to be made by celebrated filmmaker jack clayton (the innocents, the pumpkin eater), and boasts a truly outstanding performance by multi-award-winning actor maggie smith. in 1950s belfast, penniless spinster judith hearne (smith) falls for charismatic james (bob hoskins).

The Anderson Tapes - Dual Format (Includes DVD)

China Syndrome - Limited Edition

Birdy (Limited Edition)

Based on the acclaimed, ‘unfilmable’ novel by william wharton, about a boy who dreams of flying, alan parker’s elliptical, ethereal film is just as vividly poetic as its source. birdy is story of two unlikely boyhood friends, the confident and popular al (nicolas cage – wild at heart, leaving las vegas) and birdy (matthew modine – full metal jacket, stranger things), awkward, withdrawn, and obsessed with birds.

Born of Fire - Limited Edition

Following the mysterious death of his beloved father, classical musician paul bergson (peter firth, equus, tess, tv’s spooks) is haunted by visions and nightmares. with his lover (suzan crowley, the devil inside), he travels to remote turkey on a quest to find the master musician, only to encounter a creature of unimaginable evil.

R.P.M - Limited Edition

The films of director stanley kramer (ship of fools, guess who's coming to dinner?) reflected social and political concerns of their time and tackled controversial subjects head on.

Bloody Terror: The Shocking Cinema of Norman J Warren, 1976-1987

The Legacy (Limited Edition)

Fat City (Dual Format Limited Edition)

John huston’s sombre but compassionate boxing drama is a criminally-underseen late-career masterpiece from the great director. peppered with outstanding performances this gritty yet affectionate look at the world of small-time boxing highlights a down-and-out fighter and a young up-and-comer, both moving through a world of seedy gyms and flop houses.

Torture Garden

From hammer-rival amicus productions comes this horror anthology penned by robert bloch (author of psycho) and directed by the great british cinematographer freddie francis. genre legend peter cushing stars alongside jack palance and burgess meredith in an omnibus of chilling and gruesome stories, inspired by e.

Fragment of Fear

Zavvi - the home of pop culturebased on the novel a fragment of fear by former m15 spy john bingham, 7th baron clanmorris, this stylish cine-trip from vanishing point director richard c. sarafian features david hemmings and gayle hunnicutt (then real-life husband and wife) falling into a waking nightmare of murder, mystery and paranoia.