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3 May 2012 9:03 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »

Well we're back again with the bumper crop of must-have DVDs and Blu-rays for the month of May – from historic Italian epics to underground American sensations to a chilly, expressionistic film noir to movies where Raquel Welch plays a Vegas showgirl fleeing a murderer – we’ve got them all hear for you. So look on below to see what's worth your money this month....

"1900" (1976) Blu-ray

Why You Should Care: At the time of its release, Bernardo Bertolucci's historical epic was said to be the most expensive (requiring the financial commitment of three major studios – 20th Century Fox, Paramount, and United Artists) and ambitious ever mounted in Italy. It's a tale of two friends (played by Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu), born on the same day at the dawn of the 20th century, and the way that their lives crisscross, intersect, and diverge wildly over the rocky course of history. »

- Drew Taylor

29 January 2012 10:55 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Currently impressing cinema audiences with his survival-thriller The Grey, director Joe Carnahan maybe about to remake a controversial 1970s classic. Rumours are circulating that Paramount and MGM want Carnahan to helm their Death Wish reboot. If Carnahan agrees a deal, we know he can get his hands dirty after impressing with gritty no-holds barred cop thriller Narc.

The original Death Wish (1974) featured the great Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, who after losing his wife to violent street thugs, goes on a one-man vigilante crusade. Directed by Michael Winner, Death Wish spawned four sequels that gradually scraped the bottom of the barrel with each release. The original courted controversy due to the nature of filmmakers changing attitudes to violence at the time.

To be fair the ‘one-man vigilante’ plot has been done countless times over the years with the likes of Walking Tall (1973), Rolling Thunder(1977), A Man Apart (2003) and Death Sentence (2007) immediately springing to mind. »

- Craig Hunter

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