Drama

• My Own Private Idaho | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £7.19   |  Saving you £0.80 (11.13%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Wherever whatever have a nice day... River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star in director Gus Van Sant's haunting tale of two young street hustlers: Mike Waters (Phoenix) a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him and Scott Favor (Reeves) wayward son of the mayor of Portland and the object of Mike's desire. Navigating a volatile world of junkies thieves and johns Mike takes Scott on a quest from the grungy streets to the open highways to the Pacific Northwest in search of an elusive place called 'home'. Groundbreaking and visually dazzling 'My Own Private Idaho' is a stirring look at unrequited love and life at society's margins.

• A Thousand Acres | DVD | (14/03/2011) from £5.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Jessica Lange and Michelle Pfeiffer are quietly dazzling in this underrated adaptation of Jane Smiley's best-selling modern version of King Lear. The two play sisters of a stubborn, alcoholic Iowa farmer (Jason Robards), who decides to leave his fertile farm to them and their youngest sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh). It is a decision that rends the family, setting siblings against one another and forcing long-held secrets out of their guilty closets. The family dynamics become ever more destructive, and the refuge of sanity the two older sisters have created may be their only salvation. It's a tragedy not quite on a Shakespearean scale, but anyone who appreciates the difficulties of a dysfunctional family will relate to the heartbreak--and the promise of redemption. Pfeiffer especially is breathtaking as the good housewife Rose, whose rage at her father and her husband is never far from her placid surface. --Anne Hurley

• WHITE DOG (Masters of Cinema) (Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD) | Blu Ray | (31/03/2014) from £12.35   |  Saving you £5.64 (45.67%)   |  RRP £17.99

  One of the most controversial American films of the 1980s Samuel Fuller's White Dog was originally withheld from release in the USA and has been rarely seen since. This head-on examination of racism remains a riveting and startlingly powerful film experience with superb performances and a brilliant score by the great Ennio Morricone. When a young actress (Kristy McNichol) adopts a stray white Alsatian she hit with her car she soon discovers that the dog has been conditioned to attack any black person on sight. Its only chance is Keys (Paul Winfield) an animal trainer focused on breaking the dog's behaviour and finding a way to eradicate its vicious instincts. An acclaimed and daring late-career highlight for its director White Dog amply demonstrates Fuller's clear-eyed intelligence impassioned humanity and filmmaking dynamism. Unavailable in the UK for decades The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present its premiere in a new Dual Format (Blu-ray and DVD) edition. Special Features: New high-definition 1080p uncut presentation supervised by producer Jon Davison Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired More to be announced! A booklet featuring the words of Samuel Fuller rare imagery and more!

• Evelyn | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Pierce Brosnan stars in this true-life Irish drama as a father whose children are taken from him by the state when his wife abandons her family.

• Brideshead Revisited | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Fill a bowl with alpine strawberries, break out the Château Lafite (1899, of course) and bask in Brideshead Revisited, the 1981 miniseries based on Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, adapted for the screen by John Mortimer (Rumpole of the Bailey). In his breakthrough role, Jeremy Irons stars as Charles Ryder, a disillusioned Army captain who is moved to reflect on his "languid days" in the "enchanted castle" that was Brideshead, home of the aristocratic Marchmain family, whose acquaintance Charles made in the company of an Oxford classmate, the charming wild-child Sebastian. Anthony Andrews costars as the doomed Sebastian, whose beauty is "arresting" and "whose eccentricities and behaviour seemed to know no bounds". The "entitled and enchanted" Sebastian takes Charles under his wing ("Charles, what a lot you have to learn"), but vows early on that he is "not going to let [Charles] get mixed up with [his] family." But mixed up Charles gets. He becomes a friend and confidante, not to mention a lover, to Sebastian's sister Julia (Diana Quick). Meanwhile, the self-destructive Sebastian's life spirals out of control. Brideshead Revisited boasts a distinguished ensemble cast, including Laurence Olivier in his Emmy Award-winning role as the exiled Lord Marchmain, Claire Bloom as Lady Marchmain, and the magnificent John Gielgud as Charles's estranged father. Grand locations and a haunting musical score make this a memorable revisit of an irretrievable bygone era. --Donald Liebenson

• Patrik, Age 1.5 | DVD | (23/08/2010) from £8.98   |  Saving you £6.01 (40.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Patrick Age 1.5 is a funny affectionate and unpredictable gay family comedy. After a seemingly endless wait long-term gay couple Goran and Sven have had their adoption papers approved - and infant Patrick age 1.5 is on his way! Everything would have been perfect too had it not been for just a little error at the adoption agency. It seems one decimal point had been misplaced and when a 15-year-old homophobe with a criminal past shows at their door the perfect home quickly becomes the setting for the perfect storm. Devoid of a single false note Patrick Age 1.5 is a satirical and frequently touching film that boldly redefines what a family is.

• Amadeus -- Director's Cut 2-Disc Special Edition | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A note-perfect cinematic event whose immortality was assured from its opening night, Amadeus is an unlikely candidate for the Director's Cut treatment. Like one of Mozart's operas, the multiple Oscar-winning theatrical version seemed perfectly formed from the outset--ideal casting, costumes, sets, cinematography, lighting, screenplay, music, music, music--so the reinstatement of an extra 20 minutes simply risks adding "too many notes". Yet though this extended cut can hardly be said to improve a picture that needed no improvement, it does at least flesh out a couple of small subplots and shed new light on certain key scenes. Here we learn why Constanze Mozart bears such ill-will towards Salieri when she discovers him at her husband's deathbed: he has insulted and degraded her after she came to him for help. We also see deeper into the reasons why Mozart has no pupils: not only has Salieri poisoned the Emperor's mind against him, but the only promisingly lucrative teaching job he can find ends disastrously when he realises that the master of the house just wants music to quiet his barking dogs. In a humiliating coda to that episode, a drunk and desperate Wolfgang returns later to beg for money only to be coldly rejected. The structure of the picture is otherwise unaltered. On the DVD: Amadeus--The Director's Cut finally accords this masterful work the DVD treatment it deserves. The handsome anamorphic widescreen picture is accompanied by a choice of Dolby 5.1 or Dolby stereo sound options, and it's all contained on one side of the disc (the original single-disc DVD release was that crime against the format, a "flipper"). Director Milos Forman and writer Peter Shaffer provide a chatty though sporadic commentary, but they're obviously still too mesmerised by the movie to do much more than offer the odd anecdote. Disc 2 contains an excellent new hour-long "making of" documentary, with contributions from Forman, Shaffer, Sir Neville Marriner and all the main actors, taking in the scriptwriting, choice of music, casting and problems involved in filming in Communist Czechoslovakia with half the crew and extras working for the Secret Police. --Mark Walker

• Extraordinary Measures | DVD | (21/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  "Extraordinary Measures", starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser is inspired by a Wall Street Journal article recounting one man's remarkable efforts to save his children from a life threatening disease.

• Little House On The Prairie - Series 2 | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £10.29   |  Saving you £19.70 (191.45%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The complete second season of Little House On The Prairie the beloved television series based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's novels about the trials and tribulations of a young family that settles on the wild Minnesota frontier. With no cowboys indians or feisty town saloons this isn't your typical western; instead it is a story of a loving family in search of a future in a young and growing community. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Richest Man In Walnut Grove 2. Four Eyes 3.

• My Summer Of Love | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £5.49   |  Saving you £14.50 (264.12%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona (Press) meets the exotic, pampered Tasmin (Blunt). Over the summer season, the two young women discover they have much to teach one another, and much to explore together

• Topsy-Turvy (1999) (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (19/10/2020) from £21.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The world of GILBERT AND SULLIVAN comes to vivid life in this extraordinary dramatization of the staging of their legendary 1885 comic opera The Mikado from MIKE LEIGH (Naked, Secrets and Lies). JIM BROADBENT (Moulin Rouge, Iris) and ALLAN CORDUNER (Yentl, Vera Drake) brilliantly inhabit the roles of the world-famous Victorian librettist and composer, respectively, who, along with their troupe of temperamental actors, must battle personal and professional demons while mounting this major production. A lushly produced epic about the harsh realities of creative expression, featuring bravura performances and Oscar-winning costume design and makeup, Topsy-Turvy is an unexpected period delight from one of contemporary cinema's great artists. Special Features: Director-approved digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Dick Pope, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Audio commentary featuring director Mike Leigh New video conversation between Leigh and the film's musical director, Gary Yershon A Sense of History, Leigh's 1992 short film written by and starring actor Jim Broadbent Deleted scenes Featurette from 1999 including interviews with Leigh, stars Broadbent and Allan Corduner, and other cast members Theatrical trailer and TV spots PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Amy Taubin

• Mandy (65th Anniversary Digitally Restored) | DVD | (12/06/2017) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mandy Garland was born deaf and has been mute for all of her life. Her parents believe she is able to speak if she can only be taught and enroll her with a special teacher.

• House of Gucci | Blu Ray | (21/02/2022) from £7.96   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  House of Gucci is inspired by the shocking true story of the family empire behind the Italian fashion house of Gucci. Spanning three decades of love, betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately murder, we see what a name means, what it's worth, and how far a family will go for control.

• Leaving | DVD | (29/11/2010) from £4.98   |  Saving you £15.01 (301.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  With her idle bourgeois lifestyle getting her down well-to-do mother Suzanne goes back to work as a physiotherapist in the south of France. Her husband agrees to fix up a consulting room in their backyard but when Suzanne and the man hired to do the building work meet their mutual attraction is sudden and violent. Suzanne must then decide whether to give up everything and live this all engulfing passion to the fullest.

• Electric Horseman | DVD | (24/10/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Former national rodeo champion Sonny Steele (Robert Redford) has thrown in the towel to become the spokesman for Ranch Cereal. Now in the pay of vast business conglomerate Ampco, Sonny's personal appearances are ˜aided' by his garish electrified cowboy suit and hindered by his drunkenness, and matters come to a head at a flashy Las Vegas convention when he's supposed to ride Rising Star, a $12m racehorse, onstage. Discovering that the horse has been doped, Sonny rides defiantly offstage and absconds into the desert in a bid to restore Rising Star to freedom. Investigative journalist Hallie Martin (Jane Fonda) goes after Sonny to nail a juicy scoop but ends up with considerably more as she tracks him down and starts to fall for his charms. Several interested parties are in hot pursuit, however, including the state police, the FBI, rival TV networks and a vengeful Ampco, which wants its valuable property back. Willie Nelson plays Sonny's laid-back rodeo pal Wendell, Valerie Perrine is Sonny's former wife Charlotta, and John Saxon is the ruthless Ampco head honcho Hunt Sears.

• E.R. - Series 8 - Complete | DVD | (16/07/2007) from £8.49   |  Saving you £36.50 (429.92%)   |  RRP £44.99

  The Names Change. The Task Remains: Saving Lives. It's always rush hour at the ER. Each day - each moment - brings new challenges triumphs and losses. No one ever expected those losses would include one of County General's talented med students. Featuring all the episodes from the eighth season! Episodes Comprise: 1. Four Corners 2. The Longer You Stay 3. Blood Sugar Sex Magic 4. Never Say Never 5. Start All Over Again 6. Supplies and Demands 7. If I Should Fall

• THE LOVE OF JEANNE NEY | Blu Ray | (06/12/2021) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An epic of the Weimar cinema, The Love of Jeanne Ney follows a young French woman's struggle for happiness amid the political turbulence and corruption of post-World War I Europe. A tour de force for director G. W. Pabst (Diary of a Lost Girl, Pandora's Box), the film blends a variety of cinematic approaches as it weaves its complex narrative of moral chaos and political upheaval: the American Style, evocative of the Hollywood studio blockbuster; the avant-garde techniques of Soviet montage; as well as the eerie moving camerawork and shadowy perspectives typical of German Expressionism. The result is a stunning cinematic experiment that never fails to surprise the viewer as it races towards its exhilarating conclusion. Available for the first time in the UK, the Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present The Love of Jeanne Ney on Blu-ray. Bonus Features 1080p presentation on Blu-ray, fully restored with a score by Bernd Thewes Optional English subtitles Alternate US release version with music by Andrew Earle Simpson Too Romantic, Too Ghastly Brand New video essay by David Cairns and Fiona Watson PLUS: A collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Philip Kemp *All extras subject to change

• The Terence Rattigan Collection | DVD | (04/07/2011) from £37.15   |  Saving you £2.84 (7.64%)   |  RRP £39.99

  In his centenary year the genius of playwright Terence Rattigan is at last being recognised and The Terence Rattigan Collection is an invaluable compendium of his finest work performed by some outstanding casts. Rattigan had a profound understanding of the human heart in all its complexity. He is the master of an emotional restraint which gives his work its unforgettable power and attracts in this collection star actors of the calibre of Sean Connery and Colin Firth Penelope Wilton and Judi Dench Ian Holm and Michael Gambon Eric Porter and Geraldine McEwan. Among the plays included on this DVD are The Deep Blue Sea in which Hester Collyer sacrifices everything for a younger man who cannot return her love and The Browning Version in which a schoolmaster's emotional shell is cracked by an unexpected act of kindness. In The Terence Rattigan Collection great acting and great story-telling combine to make compulsive viewing.

• Scandal: The Complete Sixth & Seventh Season | DVD | (28/08/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Lovejoy - Complete Series 5 | DVD | (20/02/2005) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Everyone's favourite mulleted antiques dealer is back with another 13 episodes of yet more shenanigans with Eric and Tinker. Episodes comprise: 1. Pig In A Poke 2. Who Is Fairest Of Them All? 3. A Going Concern 4. The Kakieman Tiger 5. Three Men And A Brittle Lady 6. Ducking And Diving 7. Stones Of Destiny 8. Poetic License 9. The Peking Gun 10. Goose Bumps 11. Swings And Roundabouts 12. Never Judge A Book By Its Cover 13. The Price Of Fish The Lost Colony.