Drama

• The Draughtsman's Contract | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A stunning new print of Peter Greenaway's acclaimed first feature a satisfying complex Jacobean murder mysery set in an English country garden during the height of a late 17th century summer. A draughtsman hired to execute 12 drawings of an estate negotiates terms to include the sexual favours of his employer (Janet Suzman). But when a corpse is dragged from the moat the draughtsman's designs may reveal more than he realised. ""Exotic Erotic and Utterly Enigmatic"" - Time Out

• This Sporting Life | DVD | (03/11/2008) from £12.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (36.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Director Lindsay Anderson pulls no punches in this classic screen adaptation of the hard hitting David Storey novel about violence and its effect on the quality of life. Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts are outstanding as Machin the professional rugby player who carries the violence of the football field into every area of his life and Mrs Hammond the frigid and withdrawn woman with whom he lodges and conducts a joyless affair. As well as examining their relationship in minute and painful detail the film contains some of the most brutal and realistic footage of all-out sporting conflict ever filmed.

• Robbery | DVD | (31/08/2015) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the planning and execution of criminal cause celebre the Great Train Robbery, this taut, meticulously researched drama stars Stanley Baker as a crime boss undertaking the heist of his career with Frank Finlay and Barry Foster among the gang he assembles, and James Booth as the dogged detective who's determined to catch them all.Co-produced by Baker and directed by multiple-Oscar-nominated Peter Yates, Robbery is a classic of British Film exceptionally scripted (winning a WGGB Award for Best British Screenplay), powerfully acted and sporting a legendary score by composer-arranger Johnny Keating. It is presented here as a brand-new restoration from original film elements in its original aspect ratio.Having successfully pulled off a daring jewel heist, Paul Clifton prepares to hit a mail train heading south from Glasgow. Several difficulties stand in his way, however, not the least of which is the police who are hot on his tail and already know he's planning something bigger...SPECIAL FEATURES:Brand-new interview with Michael Deeley recorded for this releaseCinema: Stanley Baker an archive interview from 1972German film The Great Train RobberyWaiting for the Signal: The Making of Robbery brand-new documentary featuring interviews with cast and crewBehind-the-scenes footage archive news footage of the filming at Market HarboroughImage gallery - posters, lobby cards, memorabilia and production stillsOriginal campaign guide, exhibitors' manual and flyers in PDF format32 page booklet by film historian Sheldon HallABOUT THE RESTORATION:Previously released on DVD from an old 1.33:1 (4:3 pan and scan) transfer, Robbery has now been scanned to 2K resolution from the 35mm original negative and restored in its correct theatrical aspect ratio (1.66:1).The restoration involved grain management, both automated and manual removal of film dirt and damage, and correction of major instability, warping and density fluctuations. The image has been fully colour corrected. While conforming, it was found that a ten second interior shot of the police car during the opening chase sequence had been cut from the DVD release. This has been re-instated for this restoration.The original 35mm magnetic audio elements were unfortunately in a very poor condition and unable to be used due to deterioration, so the existing mono soundtrack has been restored.

• A Hologram For The King | DVD | (19/09/2016) from £7.05   |  Saving you £8.94 (126.81%)   |  RRP £15.99

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• Rock of Ages (DVD + UV Copy) | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £8.84   |  Saving you £14.14 (241.71%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Rock of Ages tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock 'n' roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and more.

• The Hundred Year Old Man | DVD | (27/10/2014) from £4.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (260.52%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Based on the internationally best-selling novel by Jonas Jonasson the unlikely story of a 100-year-old man who decides it's not too late to start over. After a long and eventful life Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good health and in one day he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works but Allan really isn't interested and decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey.

• (500) Days of Summer | DVD | (04/06/2012) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Boy meets girl, Boy falls in love. Girl Doesn't. Welcome to "(500) Days of Summer" - a postmodern love story with a bitter and hilarious twist!

• The Class (Single-disc edition) | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £4.41   |  Saving you £11.58 (262.59%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Francois and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighbourhood. Armed with the best intentions, they brace themselves to not let discouragement stop them from trying to give the best education to their students.

• This Boy's Life | DVD | (17/10/2011) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Robert De Niro gets top billing, but young Leonardo DiCaprio is the revelation of This Boy's Life, an astute, often painful drama of growing up in the 1950s Pacific Northwest, based on the autobiographical novel by Tobias Wolff. DiCaprio plays Tobias, a good kid with a bad boy streak but an unwavering love for his divorced mother (Ellen Barkin). "I want to be a better boy", he promises from under a greasy pompadour, and tries to prove it when she marries single father Dwight (DeNiro), a bully who parents through intimidation and humiliation. A pre-Titanic DiCaprio is magnetic in his first starring role, full of anger, hope and confusion as he drifts back to juvenile delinquency and his intensity gives the true story of survival and triumph its charge. DeNiro is frightening and pathetic as Dwight, and Dwight's youngest daughter is played by future star and vampire slayer Eliza Dushku. --Sean Axmaker

• Messiah - Series 1 And 2 | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £9.44   |  Saving you £10.55 (111.76%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Featuring 'The First Killings' and 'Vengeance Is Mine' a double bill of dark and terrifying investigations for detective Red Metcalfe (Ken Stott)...

• Forever Green - The Complete Series | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £28.98   |  Saving you £23.00 (85.22%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Jack and Harriet Boult are a couple who struggle to cope with the pressures of London life and whose daughter Freddy suffers from asthma and serious allergies. A lucky inheritance makes Harriet's dream of moving to the country a possibility and the family soon find themselves relocating to rural Gloucestershire. But will life at Meadows Green Farm be quite as idyllic as it might seem?

• Six Feet Under - The Complete Fourth Season | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £50.99

  There's a new pecking order at the Fisher & Diaz funeral home but Nate Ruth David and Claire still try to make every day above ground a good one. Death and dysfunction are par for the course in The Complete Fourth Season of Six Feet Under. Episodes comprise: 1. Falling Into Place 2. In Case Of Rapture 3. Parallel Play 4. Can I Come Up Now 5. That's My Dog 6. Terror Starts At Home 7. The Dare 8. Coming And Going 9. Grinding The Corn 10. The Black Forest 11. The Bomb Shelter

• Gemma Bovery | DVD | (08/02/2016) from £6.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (157.37%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Gemma Arterton stars in this amusing and sexy modern-day re-working of Flaubert's 19th century novel, Madame Bovary. Having moved to a rustic farm with her husband, Gemma (Gemma Arterton) soon tires of their ˜simpler' life and finds distraction in a torrid affair with a handsome young aristocrat. Meanwhile, Martin (Fabrice Luchini), a local baker and lover of literature, becomes besotted with Gemma, but also fears she may suffer the same fate as the heroine in his favourite novel. Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Posy Simmonds, and co-starring Fabrice Luchini (In the House) and Jason Flemyng (Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels) Gemma Bovery is directed by BAFTA-Nominee Anne Fontaine (Coco Before Chanel).

• Mildred Pierce | Blu Ray | (27/02/2017) from £23.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Melodrama casts noirish shadows in this portrait of maternal sacrifice from the Hollywood master Michael Curtiz. Its iconic performance by JOAN CRAWFORD (Johnny Guitar) as Mildred, a single mother hell-bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship, solidified Crawford's career comeback and gave the actor her only Oscar. But as Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well-heeled owner of a successful restaurant chain, the ingratitude of her materialistic firstborn (a diabolical ANN BLYTH) becomes a venomous serpent's tooth, setting in motion an endless cycle of desperate overtures and heartless recriminations. Recasting JAMES M. CAIN's rich psychological novel as a murder mystery, this bitter cocktail of blind parental love and all-American ambition is both unremittingly hard-boiled and sumptuously emotional. Special Features: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack New conversation about Mildred Pierce with critics Molly Haskell and Robert Polito Excerpt from a 1970 episode of The David Frost Show featuring actor Joan Crawford Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star, a 2002 feature-length documentary on Crawford's life and career Q&A with actor Ann Blyth from 2002, conducted by film historian Eddie Muller Segment from a 1969 episode of the Today show featuring novelist James M. Cain Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith Click Images to Enlarge

• The Iron Lady - Double Play (Blu-ray + DVD) | Blu Ray | (30/04/2012) from £11.62   |  Saving you £16.36 (189.57%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Phyllida Lloyd, who directed Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia!, takes a less exuberant tack in this unexpectedly poignant biopic. In the script, written by Shame's Abi Morgan, Lloyd depicts the elderly Dame Thatcher (Streep in a thoroughly convincing performance) as a frail figure replaying key moments in her life while her mind still continues to function. Her trajectory begins with grocer Alfred Roberts (Downton Abbey's Iain Glen), who became the mayor of Grantham, instilling in his daughter, Margaret (Alexandra Roach), a passion for politics. After graduating from Oxford, she felt ready to enter the fray, at which point she met Denis Thatcher (Harry Lloyd), who cheered her along on the road from Parliament to 10 Downing Street, where they lived during her time as Britain's first female prime minister (Jim Broadbent portrays the grey-haired and ghostly Denis). While closing mines, dodging IRA hits, and overseeing a war, the blue-clad titan built alliances with Airey Neave (Nicholas Farrell) and Geoffrey Howe (Anthony Head), but she would lose them both. If her will was strong, she had no time for feminine niceties like conciliation and forgiveness. The film goes on to suggest that she never cultivated the kinds of female friendships that might have sustained her in retirement, though her daughter (Tyrannosaur's Olivia Colman) did what she could. Instead, Denis remained her closest confidante until his departure, after which she had nothing but fading memories. The upshot is an uneasy combination of admiration for her leadership qualities and disappointment in her interpersonal skills. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• The Hunt | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £5.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE LIE IS SPREADING Alongside Lars Von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg (Festen, Far From the Madding Crowd) is one of Danish cinema s finest modern exports. Perhaps his greatest film, The Hunt, is a sublimely orchestrated exercise in tension which features a tour-de-force central performance from Mads Mikkelsen (Rogue One, Casino Royale), who was awarded Best Actor at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival for his performance. Mikkelsen is Lukas, a recently-divorced primary school teacher locked in an acrimonious custody battle over his teenage son but just as his fortunes begin to change with the arrival of a new love his world is torn apart by an innocent lie. Persecuted by his local community, accusations escalate and Lukas soon faces unanimous condemnation from everyone around him, including his closest friends. Featuring a stellar supporting cast from Danish Film and TV s finest including Thomas Bo Larsen (Pusher), Anne Louise Hassing (The Idiots) and Susse Wold (Unit 1), The Hunt, eschews the rules of Vinterberg and his colleagues filmmaking manifesto Dogme95 for one of the most beautifully photographed and perfectly scripted films in recent years. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition digital transfer Original 5.1 surround sound audio and 2.0 stereo options Optional English subtitles The Making of The Hunt - featuring director Thomas Vinterberg and star Mads Mikkelsen Deleted and extended scenes Alternate ending Outtakes Original trailer Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options

• Centre of my World | DVD | (16/10/2017) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After a summer away at camp, Phil returns home to find that his mother and twin sister aren t speaking to one another. Not willing to confront his family during the last days of the summer holidays, Phil escapes to hang out with his best friend, Kat, eating ice cream and playing dress-up. As the school year begins, a new student arrives the handsome and mysterious Nicholas. Smitten, Phil watches his crush as he runs around the track after school, and is thrilled when Nicholas returns his feelings. However, when first love s volatility comes to light, Phil realises he must deal with the problems of his past, in order to deal with the issues of his present.

• Orphee | DVD | (27/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Cocteau's fantastical updating of the Orpheus legend is cinematic poetry. Unforgettable and profoundly influential.

• Studio Classics Religious Collection - Francis Of Assisi/The Story Of Ruth/The Bible/The Song Of Bernadette/The Greatest St | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.93

  A whole host of 20th Century Fox's most famous religious epics can be found in this here box set! Featuring: 1. Francis Of Assisi (Dir. Michael Curtiz 1961) 2. Story Of Ruth (Dir. Henry Koster 1960) 3. The Bible (Dir. John Huston 1966) 4. The Song Of Bernadette (Dir. Henry King 1943) 5. The Greatest Story Ever Told (Dir. George Stevens 1965) 6. The Passion Of The Christ (Dir. Mel Gibson 2004) 7. The Robe (Dir. Henry Koster 1953) 8. Demetrious And The Gladiators (Dir. Delmer Daves 1954

• The Prince And Me 2 - The Royal Wedding | DVD | (11/08/2008) from £7.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (25.03%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Prince And Me 2: The Royal Wedding stars Kam Heskin as Paige and Luke Mably as Edvard in this sequel to the earlier romantic comedy The Prince And Me. The Prince And Me saw Paige a Midwestern college student meet and fall for Edvard the Prince of Denmark. In this sequel we see the couple preparing for their upcoming nuptials however their plans are sent into disarray when they are forced to confront a traditional Danish edict declaring that the Prince must marry a woman of royal blood or give up the throne. As they try to find a way around this old law hilarity ensues as the Danish royal family is sent into chaos.