New and Classic Films on DVD and Blu-ray

Podcast: Sundays and Cybele - Elements of Beauty

In this edition of the podcast, Graeme Hobbs looks at the 1964 Best Foreign Film Oscar winner, Sundays and Cybele, a profoundly moving and beautiful film.

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Our March Film Catalogue is out now!

Adorning our front cover is a striking image from The White Ribbon, it's our film of the month and real must-see. Inside, we've an excellent Oscars sale and a great line-up of reviews including An Education, Fritz Lang's M and An Inspector Calls.

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Blog: Transgressions of Cinema

After a hiatus of blog updates,we're back with a sparkling new look and a great new entry from James Oliver, inspired by our current Controversial Film Sale.

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Cinema review: Clint Eastwood's Invictus

Milo Wakelin is impressed by this engaging biopic of Nelson Mandela, here played by Morgan Freeman, which takes the 1995 Rugby World Cup as its backdrop.

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The films of Googie Withers - DVDs from £5.99

Explore the excellent back-catalogue of this very fine actress who is long overdue wider recognition.

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Two World Cinema DVDs for £12 - for one week only!

Any fan of world cinema will not want to miss this outstanding sale - the range and quality of the films on sale is mouth-watering!

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BBC Sale - Save up to 75% on over 100 DVDs!

Inspired by last Friday's release of the Mel Gibson remake, we present a massive BBC sale starring the original Edge of Darkness and many other great series.

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Three Films by Jean-Marie Straub and Daniele Huillet

The films of Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub are generally more namechecked than actually seen, partly thanks to their dauntingly rigorous reputation, but also to notorious presentational stipulations such as an occasional refusal to sanction subtitles, lest onscreen text interfere with their images' visual purity. Thankfully, these strictures have not been applied to New Wave's entirely English-friendly triple-bill. 

Their feature debut, The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968) combines a spare, ascetic treatment of a few events in Johann Sebastian Bach's life (the text sourced from his wife's diary) with unvarnished presentation of his music - the filmmakers' priorities highlighted by their casting of the great harpsichordist Gustav Leonhardt as the composer. For Bach aficionados, this is unmissable.

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