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CLOUD / CHARISMA: Two films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Masters of Cinema) Limited Edition Two-disc Blu-ray A revered auteur noted for his deliberate pacing and haunting, methodical style, Kiyoshi Kurosawa is the celebrated filmmaker behind a string of modern classics, including Cure, Pulse, Tokyo Sonata and Creepy. Collected here are two more great works by this master of psychological cinema: Charismaand Cloud. Charisma follows Goro Yabuike (Koji Yakusho, Cure), an overworked police officer who leaves his job behind after he fails to resolve a hostage situation, resulting in the deaths of both a high-profile politician and his captor. Reeling from this...

The Celebration 30th Anniversary [Blu-ray] He’s sung for popes, presidents and royalty and has performed in the greatest concert halls and opera houses in the world. Now, in his 30th year as a performing artist, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli takes to the stage in his home, Tuscany – the perfect place for a magical celebration of an extraordinary life in music.  Filmed at the Teatro del Silenzio (Theatre of Silence) in Lajatico over three nights in 2024 and marking his 30th year as an artist, this once-in-a-lifetime event sees classical star Andrea Bocelli appear in his home of Tuscany with...

Pavarotti: The Lost Concert – Live at Llangollen 1995 [Blu-ray] Marking the 40th anniversary of winning a singing competition as part of a choir from his hometown of Modena in 1955, Luciano Pavarotti keeps a long-held promise and returns to the small town in North Wales to give a very special gala concert at the 1995 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Joining Pavarotti that evening is the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Leone Magiera, the modern day Corale Gioachino Rossini, Modena, directed by Paolo Rossini, and, for the finale, Japanese soprano Atzuko Kawahara. The program combines popular operatic arias and choruses,...

Jarhead [4K Ultra HD & Blu-Ray] Limited Edition Steelbook Every Man Fights His Own War Academy Award® winner° Jamie Foxx and Jake Gyllenhaal star in this critically acclaimed, brilliantly unconventional war story from Oscar®-winning director Sam Mendes. Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows Swoff (Gyllenhaal) from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, where he sports a sniper rifle through Middle East deserts that provide no cover from the heat or Iraqi soldiers. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don’t understand...

Sansho the Bailiff (Criterion Collection) – UK Only When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually wrenched apart by vicious slave traders. Under Kenji Mizoguchi’s dazzling direction, this classic Japanese story became one of cinema’s greatest masterpieces, a monumental, empathetic expression of human resilience in the face of evil. Blu-Ray Special Edition Features: High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Audio commentary featuring Japanese-literature scholar Jeffrey Angles Interviews with critic Tadao Sato, assistant director Tokuzo Tanaka, and actor Kyoko Kagawa on the making...