Drama

• Operation Petticoat (Eureka Classics) Dual Format (Blu-ray & DVD) edition | Blu Ray | (02/12/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eureka Entertainment to release OPERATION PETTICOAT, Blake Edward's witty wartime comedy romance starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis, for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK in a Dual Format edition as part of the Eureka Classics range from 2 December 2019. Cary Grant (North by Northwest) and Tony Curtis (Some Like It Hot), two of cinema's most celebrated stars, provide the comedic pivot point in director Blake Edwards' (The Pink Panther) Academy Award-nominated Operation Petticoat. It's hijinks on the high seas when revered Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman (Grant) and the somewhat unethical Lt. JG Nicholas Holden (Curtis) team to upright the USS Sea Tiger, a flagging submarine that's seen better days. With some dubious manoeuvring (and scavenged parts), things begin to look up for the old war horse until the ship and its crew are forced out to sea by a surprise attack. Limping along and barely held together with its borrowed parts, the Sea Tiger gets some unexpected company when five stranded Army nurses are brought aboard. The game gals will prove that necessity is indeed the mother of invention, initiating a series of renovations to make life aboard the Sea Tiger liveable with the exception of the sub's accidental pink paint job. Not only is the ship now an eyesore, but a target for both the Japanese and American forces! Also starring Joan O'Brien (The Alamo), Dina Merrill (The Sundowners), Gene Evans (Hell and High Water) and Dick Sargent (TV's Bewitched), Eureka Classics presents one of Blake Edwards most beloved comedies on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK in a Dual Format (Blu-ray & DVD) edition. Features: Presented in 1080p from a new high-definition digital restoration Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Uncompressed LPCM audio A collector's booklet featuring a new essay by Richard Combs

• The Diary Of Anne Frank | DVD | (19/05/2014) from £4.19   |  Saving you £5.80 (138.42%)   |  RRP £9.99

  After the Nazis invade Amsterdam 13-year-old Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in an attic. Her remarkable account of their strife and of her first love unfolds In this extraordinary portrait of humanity - now 55 years after its first release and 85 years after Anne's birth. Nominated for eight Oscars and Winning three The Diary of Anne Frank is a timeless story of hope and love amidst adversity.

• Waterloo Road - Series 2 Vol.1 | DVD | (10/03/2008) from £29.42   |  Saving you £-4.43 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  At Waterloo Road a new term is beginning and things are looking up. The school is launching its first sixth form and is receiving some promised money from ex-pupil Roger Aspinall. Izzie and Tom who are expecting their first child together get a shock when Lorna returns who they thought was in Australia.

• IF.... (Masters of Cinema) (BLU-RAY) (LTD EDITION STEELBOOK) | Blu Ray | (21/04/2014) from £33.73   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Shakespeare in Love | DVD | (14/03/2011) from £4.96   |  Saving you £11.03 (222.38%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Triumphant winner of 7 Academy Awards - including Best Picture - this witty sexy smash features Oscar-winning Best Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and an amazing cast that includes Academy Award winners Judi Dench Geoffrey Rush and Ben Affleck! When Will Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola (Paltrow) starts the words flowing like never before! There are just two things he'll have to learn about his new love: not only is she promised to marry someone else she's successfully impersonating a man in order to play the lead in Will's latest production! A truly can't-miss motion picture event with outstanding critical acclaim to match its impressive collection of major awards - everyone will love this funny behind-the-scenes look at the writing of the greatest love story ever told!

• The Golden Bowl | DVD | (07/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this dramatic adaptation by Jack Pulman (I, Claudius) of the classic Henry James novel, a damaged golden bowl reflects the truth in a hidden relationship and redirects the lives of all the characters into whose hands it has been placed. A young American in Europe, Maggie is devoted to her father, the rich and cultured Adam Verver. Introduced to the charismatic Italian Prince Amerigo by her trusted friend Fanny Assingham, she soon falls in love and a suitable marriage of affection and convenience takes place. When Amerigo runs into a former mistress, the attractive Charlotte Stant, he cannot help but rekindle their friendship and introduce her to his wife. Maggie, in turn, sees a suitable companion for her father, and so a second marriage that draws upon the Verver fortune takes place. All coexist, some knowingly, some blindly, until a hidden crack in a golden bowl exposes the truth and sets in motion an irreversible chain of events. Special Features: Cast Filmographies Henry James Biography Picture Gallery Subtitles

• The Libertine | Blu Ray | (21/09/2020) from £18.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Libertine is a euro-cult gem, a romantic sex comedy with a light S&M twist. When Mimi (Catherine Spaak, The Cat O Nine Tails, 1971) discovers her late husband s secret bachelor pad and sordid past, she sets out on a sexual adventure all of her own. From bored housewife to daring dominatrix, through a series of bold sexual encounters, each one more thrilling than the next, Mimi finds life as a widow much more than she could have ever hoped for. But when she meets Dr. Carlo De Marchi (Jean-Louis Trintignant, The Conformist, 1970) she discovers that the road to true love lies in finding a man who will willingly let her ride him around like a horse. Spaak s third film for director Campanile is a beautiful ode to sixties pop culture, free love, and fetish. Now restored by Nucleus Films for its worldwide premiere to Blu-ray. Blu-Ray Special Features Uncensored Italian Version Alternate American Theatrical Release Italian and English Audio Options Optional Subtitles + SDH Audio Commentary with Author, Editor and Critic Kat Ellinger Trovajoli Postlude Lovey Jon on Composer Armando Trovajoli Fantasy, Futurism and Frivolity: Production Design in Pasquale Festa Campanile s The Libertine, a Visual Essay by Rachael Nisbet Outtakes and Alternate Footage Alternate English and French Credits Original Censor Cuts Extensive Image Gallery Audubon Films Poster Gallery Japanese Promo Videos American, Italian and French Theatrical Trailers

• GOODFELLAS - The Film Vault Range Steelbook | Blu Ray | (29/07/2024) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Nicholas Pileggi's true-life best-seller Wiseguy, GoodFellas explores the criminal life like no other movie. Directed and cowritten by Martin Scorsese, it was judged 1990's Best Picture by the New York, Los Angeles and National Societies of Film Critics and named to the American Film Institute's Top-100 American Films List. Electrifying performances abound, and from a standout cast that includes Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino, Joe Pesci walked off with the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award® . It bristles with passion, wit and style and endures as an American classic (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).

• Chaplin | Blu Ray | (18/04/2011) from £20.33   |  Saving you £0.92 (4.82%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Directed by Sir Richard Attenborough and starring an all star cast including Robert Downey Jr) Anthony Hopkins and Marisa Tomei 'Chaplin' is a loving grand-scale portrait of the Little Tramp's amazing life and times. His poverty-stricken childhood in England comes to life along with his friendships with Mack Sennett (Dan Aykroyd) and Douglas Fairbanks (Kevin Kline) his many wives and scandalous affairs and his relentless pursuit by J. Edgar Hoover. 'Chaplin' is the larger-than-life story of the actor behind the icon and a stunning depiction of a bygone era when Hollywood was at its most glamorous.

• Cosh Boy (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (20/01/2020) from £18.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A gang of juvenile delinquents tear up post-war London in Lewis Gilbert's (The Spy Who Loved Me, Alfie) shocking and energetic X-rated drama. Roy (James Kenney) is a brash, chain-smoking thug who bullies his friends (including Rene, played by a young Joan Collins) into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behaviour escalates to murderous consequences. Unafraid to tackle a host of taboo subjects, Cosh Boy is a penetrating portrait of 1950s Britain and its simmering social tensions. One, if not the first British film to receive an X certificate, this landmark classic is available on Blu-ray for the first time and is the 40th entry to the longstanding BFI Flipside catalogue Special features: Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition Stranger in the City (1961, 22 mins): short film by Robert Hartford-Davis **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film and full film credits Other extras TBC

• Birds of Passage | DVD | (08/07/2019) from £4.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.

• For Whom The Bell Tolls | Blu Ray | (12/06/2017) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on the best-selling, controversial novel by Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls graces the screen with legendary stars Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. The story follows Robert Jordan (Cooper), an American demolition expert who lends his unique abilities to the anti-fascist freedom fighters of Spain. Assisting him is a band of warriors that includes the strong-willed Pilar (Katina Paxinou* in an Oscar®- winning performance), the dangerously undependable Pablo (Akim Tamiroff) and the lovely, innocent Maria (Bergman). As danger mounts, Robert and Maria develop a closeness, an interdependence, that blossoms into one of the screen s greatest love stories. Their passion grows as they approach the hour of judgment a climactic confrontation neither may survive. Newly restored, this exclusive version includes footage that was cut after the original theatrical premiere in 1943.

• Jesse Stone - Sea Change | DVD | (16/02/2009) from £5.38   |  Saving you £14.61 (271.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tom Selleck reprises his role as Jesse Stone in the fourth installment of the Jesse Stone series. The movies are based on the best-selling novels by Robert B. Parker. In this exciting drama Jesse Stone has settled in as the police chief of the small New England town of Paradise Mass. and his ultimate nightmare has come true: Stone finds himself filling his time writing parking tickets and struggling to keep his ever-present attraction to beautiful women and booze under control. With one of his officers on maternity leave and another fighting for his life after suffering a gunshot wound Jesse's restlessness gets the best of him and he re-opens a 12-year-old cold case involving the murder of a bank teller. Jesse finds his unsolved case unfolding while he's also investigating the tawdry circumstances surrounding an alleged rape aboard a yacht during the town's annual Race Week.

• All About Eve (1950) (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (23/08/2021) from £25.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In this devastatingly witty Hollywood classic from JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ (Cleopatra), backstage is where the real drama plays out. One night, Margo Channing (Now, Voyager's BETTE DAVIS) entertains a surprise dressing-room visitor: her most adoring fan, the shy, wide-eyed Eve Harrington (The Magnificent Ambersons' ANNE BAXTER). But as Eve becomes a fixture in Margo's life, the Broadway legend soon realizes that her supposed admirer intends to use her and everyone in her circle, including an acid-tongued critic played by GEORGE SANDERS (Rebecca), as stepping-stones to stardom. Featuring stilettosharp dialogue and direction by Mankiewicz, and an unforgettable Davis in the role that revived her career and came to define it, the multiple-Oscar-winning All About Eve is the most deliciously entertaining film ever made about the ruthlessness of show business. Special Features: 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Two audio commentaries from 2010, one featuring actor Celeste Holm, director Joseph L. Mankiewicz's son Christopher Mankiewicz, and author Kenneth L. Geist; the other featuring author Sam Staggs All About Mankiewicz, a feature-length documentary from 1983 about the director Episodes of The Dick Cavett Show from 1969 and 1980 featuring actors Bette Davis and Gary Merrill New interview with costume historian Larry McQueen Hollywood Backstories: All About Eve, a 2001 documentary featuring interviews with Davis and others about the making of the film Documentaries from 2010 about Mankiewicz's life and career, the short story on which the film is based and its real-world inspiration, and a real-life Sarah Siddons Society based on the film's fictional society Radio adaptation of the film from 1951 Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Terrence Rafferty and the 1946 short story on which the film is based

• Vanilla Sky | DVD | (18/11/2002) from £3.47   |  Saving you £16.52 (476.08%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz star in this mysterious thriller based on the Spanish film "Abre los Ojos."

• From the Earth to the Moon (Tom Hanks Signature Edition) | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £11.99   |  Saving you £34.00 (283.57%)   |  RRP £45.99

  Tom Hanks in collaboration with HBO presents From the Earth to the Moon the dramatic story of the unforgettable Apollo missions and their heroic astronauts from President John F. Kennedy's historic speech through the first manned expeditions into space to the defining moment of the space program- putting a man on the moon. ""One small step for man... one giant leap for mankind."" Powerfully told as never before though the unforgettable performances of Cary Elwes Sally Fiel

• Alexander Nevsky | DVD | (21/03/2000) from £11.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (66.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Alexander Nevsky, Sergei Eisenstein's landmark tale of Russia thwarting the German invasion of the 13th century, was wildly popular with home-grown audiences back in 1938, quite intentionally so, given the prevailing Nazi geopolitical advancement and destruction at the time. It can still be viewed as a masterful use of imagery and music, with the "Battle on the Ice" sequence as the obvious highlight. Unfortunately, the rest of the film pales in comparison. A great score by Prokofiev was effectively integrated by the Russian filmmaker, but stands on its own merit as well. --Bill Desowitz, Amazon.com

• Cries And Whispers | DVD | (25/02/2002) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ingmar Bergman’s Cries and Whispers is a brilliant and at times shockingly traumatic piece of chamber cinema. It also represented a renaissance for Bergman, whose previous few films had flopped commercially. Set in a large house with interiors done out entirely in a disquieting red and against a soundtrack of ticking and barely audible chatter, the film features three of Bergman’s female stalwarts. Harriet Andersson plays Agnes--a thirtysomething woman dying of cancer--Ingrid Thulin plays her sister Karin--non-tactile and caught in a marriage with a man she finds physically repulsive--and Liv Ulmann is the almost childishly sensual second sister Maria. Kari Sylwan, meanwhile, stars as the earth-motherly maid Anna, whose cradling of the dying Agnes against her naked bosom is one of the centrepieces of the movie. Much of what transpires here can be construed as fantasy sequence, including one extraordinary incident in which Thulin cuts her vagina with broken glass and smears the blood over herself, in order to avoid sex with her husband. Agnes’ unbearable cries of anguish in her death throes, however, are all too real. Many familiar Bergman themes are explored in Cries And Whispers--mortality, the existence of God (here doubted by a Pastor) and the space between people. However, they are set against a singular, blood-red, dreamlike ambience that is irresistible. This is Bergman at his finest. On the DVD: the dominant red backdrops of the movie are richly enhanced in this edition. Text-only extras include notes from Bergman’s own memoirs. In a lengthy extract here, he reveals that he had considered Mix Farrow for the part of one of the sisters. Philip Strick’s additional notes add further context and background--it seems that the film’s success in America was due to its distribution by, of all people, Roger Corman. --David Stubbs

• Serena | Blu Ray | (23/02/2015) from £11.66   |  Saving you £11.33 (97.17%)   |  RRP £22.99

  North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s – George (Bradley Cooper: American Hustle Silver Linings Playbook) and Serena Pemberton (Jennifer Lawrence: American Hustle Hunger Games franchise) love-struck newly-weds begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers hunting rattle-snakes even saving a man’s life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However once Serena discovers George’s hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own the Pemberton’s passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning.

• Philadelphia | 4K UHD | (26/11/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.00

  Hailed as a landmark film that dazzles with deep emotion and exceptional acting, Philadelphia stars Academy Award® winners Tom Hanks (Best Actor, 1993 Philadelphia, 1994 Forrest Gump) and Denzel Washington (Best Actor, 2001 Training Day) as two competing lawyers who join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries. Features: New Featurette Teaser from (RED) and CocaCola featuring new interviews with Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington Filmmakers' Audio Commentary with Director Jonathan Demme and Screenwriter Ron Nyswaner Deleted Scenes Courthouse Protest Footage and Interviews Original MakingOf Featurette Music Video for the Academy Award®winning Original Song, Streets of Philadelphia performed by Bruce Springsteen People Like Us: Making Philadelphia Documentary Theatrical Trailer One Foot on a Banana Peel the Other Foot in the Grave Documentary Joe Miller's Macready & Shilts Legal Services TV Spot