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Considering the sizeable challenges the restoration team faced with Mario Bava's legendary horror anthology, this Blu-ray release of Black Sabbath is nothing short of miraculous. Both the Italian and US edits of the film boast wonderfully rich colour palettes and pleasingly natural levels of film grain throughout. The only extras on the HD platter are a chat-track and a fascinating featurette examining the differences between the two versions of the film. However, additional interviews and trailers can be found on the DVDs included in the set.

When commercial submarine operator Robinson (Jude Law) is abruptly fired from his job with a salvage company, an old friend approaches him with a tempting offer: in 1941 a Nazi U-boat loaded with gold bars sank in the Black Sea – and he knows exactly where it lies.

Black Swan might be about ballet, but that doesn’t make it a chick-flick. Mixing together elements from All About Eve, Dostoevsky’s The Double, early Polanski psycho-drama, Cronenbergian body horror and even a splash of Dario Argento’s Suspiria, Darren Aronofsky’s latest finds Natalie Portman giving an award-winning turn as a ballerina who must battle with rivals and her own repressive nature when she wins the lead role in a production of Swan Lake. But the further she goes in trying to get in touch with her dark side for the role of the Black Swan, the more her life spirals out of control.

Warner Bros. has announced the US home entertainment release date for Blade Runner 2049. According to the official announcement from Warner Bros. director Denis Villenueve's spectacular science-fiction sequel will be released on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray and DVD on January 16. The lack of any mention of Dolby Vision (something that was specifically referenced in the same studio's recent announcement for the 4K release of Stephen King's IT) would appear to indicate that the 4K platter will only offer HDR10. Dolby Atmos soundtracks will be featured on both the 4K and Blu-ray versions of the film.

Whether your prefer 2007's Blde Runner: The Final Cut, 1992's Director's Cut, the 1982 US Theatrical Cut, the 1982 International Cut or the original Workprint, Ridley Scott's blend of sci-fi and film noir remains as philosophical, enigmatic and absorbing as ever. An unmissable movie.

A masked killer starts knocking off beautiful models at a haute couture fashion house in Mario Bava's eye-popping 1964 proto-slasher Blood and Black Lace (aka Six Women for the Murderer).

Hammer's fourth and final Mummy movie dispenses with the bandage-clad baddy altogether in favour of a buxom Egyptian queen preserved in a state of suspended animation as she awaits her rebirth.