Drama

• Waitress | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £4.10   |  Saving you £17.15 (603.87%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.

• Twins Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (12/10/2020) from £13.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Superstars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito team up for twice the laughs in this hilarious box-office blockbuster from director Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters). An ambitious genetic experiment takes the wrong turn when two twins - who look nothing alike are born and then separated. Years later, the unlikely siblings meet: Julius a highly educated but sheltered giant with a big heart, and Vincent, a pint-sized hustler with an insatiable lust for women and money. With girlfriends in tow and a hitman on their tail, the newfound brothers set off on a wild, cross-country misadventure to find their mother but end up finding out more about themselves.

• Birdman | Blu Ray | (04/05/2015) from £13.98   |  Saving you £13.00 (108.42%)   |  RRP £24.99

  BIRDMAN or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) - famous for portraying an iconic superhero - as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family his career and himself

• The Barchester Chronicles | DVD | (30/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The first two episodes of this BBC miniseries only hint at the delights to come. A lawsuit aimed at church reform in the town of Barchester forces a decent middle-aged clergyman (Donald Pleasence) into a moral crisis and a conflict with his son-in-law, a pompous archdeacon (Nigel Hawthorne, The Madness of King George). The gracefully written and acted narrative shows glimpses of dry wit--but in episode 3, the arrival of a new bishop (Clive Swift, Keeping Up Appearances), his imperious wife (Geraldine McEwan, The Magdalene Sisters), and his devious chaplain (Alan Rickman, Truly Madly Deeply, the Harry Potter movies) launches The Barchester Chronicles into a satirical power struggle all the more mesmerizing because of the smallness of the territory. The scheming of the citizens and clergy of this British town is both Byzantine and wonderfully comic as the tempestuous personalities claw and dig at each other. Rickman, in one of his first film or television roles, turns in a tour de force of oily ambition. McEwan's ferocious machinations are downright terrifying, while the sputtering Hawthorne seems constantly in danger of bursting a vein. At the center of it all is Pleasence. Making goodness compelling has always been difficult, since wickedness is always more dramatic; but Pleasence brings a deep and stirring passion to his role that proves as engaging as all the back-biting that surrounds him. And these are just the more familiar faces; a host of lesser-known actors give equally superb performances. The final episode (of seven) will have you on pins and needles. The Barchester Chronicles, adapted from two novels by Anthony Trollope, is one of those marvels of British television, a skillful production that proves intelligent fare can be hugely entertaining. --Bret Fetzer

• The Night Of The Generals | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Available for the first time on DVD! Five years after their triumphant teaming in Lawrence of Arabia Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif reunited for this powerful World War II thriller about a Nazi General who becomes a serial killer. When a Polish prostitute is brutally murdered in Nazi-occupied Warsaw her killer is identified as a German General. The investigator Major Grau (Sharif) narrows the suspects to three Generals in the German high command: the heroic Tanz (O'Toole) the cy

• Carmen | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £15.19   |  Saving you £3.79 (31.07%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Based on the French novel and Bizet's most popular opera which it inspired Carlos Saura's exhilarating flamenco 'Carmen' became an instant classic on its release and was rewarded with many international accolades including Academy Award nominations and prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. The film explores the legend by staging a modern ensemble of musicians and dancers busy rehearsing a flamenco interpretation of the Carmen story. The producer and star dancer is Antonio (Antonio Gad

• Old Mother Riley - Meets The Vampire / Headmistress | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £7.20   |  Saving you £5.79 (80.42%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Two Old Mother Riley classics on one DVD! In Old Mother Riley Meets the Vampire the old rogue from Ration Row battles 'The Vampire' an evil scientist (who's also a vampire) played by none other than Bela (Dracula) Lugosi himself!! Thanks to an unexpected inheritance from a distant relative in Ireland in Old Mother Riley Headmistress she and daughter Kitty find themselves the proud owners of St. Mildred's School for Young Ladies. Life is good - until a gang of unscrupulous crooks

• Jude The Obscure | DVD | (22/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The complete 1971 BBC production of Thomas Hardy's great novel released on TV for the first time! Robert Powell stars as Jude Fawley the young Wessex stonemason of exceptional promise who inspired by one of his tutors dreams of a university education. However once Jude moves to Oxford to pursue the challenge he is contracted to a loveless marriage and a doomed affair with his vivacious cousin soon spells tragedy for all...

• The Outsiders The Complete Novel (2021 restoration) | Blu Ray | (08/11/2021) from £56.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 coming-of-age classic, The Outsiders - The Complete Novel, based on S.E Hinton's classic novel, has been stunningly restored. This very special collector's edition includes both the original and complete Novel version in glorious 4K for the first time, overseen and approved by Coppola himself. In 1966 Tulsa, teenagers come two ways. If you're a Soc, you've got money, cars, a future. But if you're a Greaser, you're an outsider with only your friends...and a dream that someday you'll finally belong. Francis Ford Coppola's powerful film The Outsiders - The Complete Novel captures how it feels to be caught between childhood's innocence and adulthood's disillusionment. The ensemble is a Who's Who of young talents of the past two decades: Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe and Ralph Macchio. Movingly and in an intensely visual style, Coppola has made these street rats and their struggle heroic and unforgettable. Special Features! 4K Disc One: The Outsiders The Complete Novel (2021 Restoration) Audio Commentary with Francis Ford Coppola Audio Commentary with Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio and Patrick Swayze Restoration Story Interview with Cinematographer Stephen Burum Deleted Scenes Francis Ford Coppola introduction Outsider Looking In - Frances Ford Coppola discusses some key scenes Old House, New Home Trailer 4K Disc Two: The Outsiders (2021 Restoration) Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' NBC's News Today from 1983 'The Outsiders' Started by School Petition 7 Cast Members (Lowe, Swayze, Howell, Dillon, Macchio, Garret and Lane) read extracts from the novel S.E. Hinton on Location in Tulsa The Casting of 'The Outsiders' Six deleted and extended scenes Trailer from 1983 Blu-ray Disc One: The Outsiders The Complete Novel (2021 Restoration) Audio Commentary with Francis Ford Coppola Audio Commentary with Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio and Patrick Swayze Restoration Story Interview with Cinematographer Stephen Burum Deleted Scenes Francis Ford Coppola introduction Outsider Looking In - Frances Ford Coppola discusses some key scenes Old House, New Home Trailer Blu-ray Disc Two: The Outsiders (2021 Restoration) Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' NBC's News Today from 1983 'The Outsiders' Started by School Petition 7 Cast Members (Lowe, Swayze, Howell, Dillon, Macchio, Garret and Lane) read extracts from the novel S.E. Hinton on Location in Tulsa The Casting of 'The Outsiders' Six deleted and extended scenes Trailer from 1983

• Saturday Night Fever 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (07/11/2022) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From John Travolta's electrifying Oscar®-nominated* performance to the unforgettable dancing, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is nothing less than a movie sensation. Travolta catapulted to fame as Tony Manero, a restless Brooklyn rebel who escapes problems at home and an uncertain future every Saturday night when he shines as king of the disco dance floor. Pulsing with the beat of its timeless, best-selling soundtrack, looking better than ever on 4K Ultra-HD™ with HDR-10 and Dolby Vision, and featuring a bonus Blu-ray™ with the Director's Cut and hours of extensive special features, this is essential cinema. Product Features Commentary by Director John Badham (Theatrical Version only) 70s Discopedia (Theatrical Version) Catching the Fever HD Back to Bay Ridge HD Dance Like Travolta with John Cassese HD Fever Challenge! HD Deleted Scene - Tony & Stephanie in the Car HD

• Eye Of The Needle | DVD | (08/01/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan ignite the screen as ill-fated lovers in the exciting emotionally involving thriller. Based on the best-selling novel by Ken Follet this searing mystery is a roller coaster ride of suspense centering on the relationship between master spy and a brave woman - with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Englishmen know him as Faber but to the fatherland he's the loyal and lethal spy known as 'The Needle.' On his way back to Germany Fabe

• Mrs Lowry & Son | Blu Ray | (20/01/2020) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This is the beautiful, delicate, intimate and amusing story of the brittle but vital relationship between L. S. Lowry - one of the greatest artists of the 20th century - and his bedridden, unhappy and controlling mother. Engrossing and entertaining, Mrs Lowry & Son offers up a veritable masterclass in acting, with Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall spellbinding as a mother and son separated by art and ambition. Lowry (Spall), not yet established as an artist, works as a rent collector, walking the streets of Salford, mixing with factory workers and observing the town closely. In the evenings, he takes art classes and paints until the early hours of the morning. He is resolutely loyal and well-mannered towards his bitter mother, Elizabeth (Redgrave), who tries to dissuade her bachelor son from pursuing his artistic ambitions and never misses a chance to tell him what a disappointment he is to her. Adrian Noble's wonderfully observed film gently reveals how Lowry's snobbish mother is the obstacle preventing him from fulfilling his artistic ambition, as he desperately tries to create something that might make her happy. This lovely film is punctuated by delightful moments of humour, as it depicts the impact a bitterly obsessive mother had on one of this country's greatest artists

• Le Chateau De Ma Mere | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Devastated at having to leave the wondrous hills of Provence where his family had spent the summer Marcel is elated when they return for Christmas and then Easter. Before long they are heading for their rural retreat every weekend and the long journey there soon brings its own adventure... As Marcel's affectionate reminiscences draw to a close we are left with a wonderfully poignant conclusion to these classics of modern French cinema.

• Taxi Driver | DVD | (13/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In Martin Scorsese's classic 1970s drama insomniac Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) works the nightshift driving his cab throughout decaying mid-'70s New York City wishing for a ""real rain"" to wash the ""scum"" off the neon-lit streets. Chronically alone Travis cannot connect with anyone not even with such other cabbies as blowhard Wizard (Peter Boyle). He becomes infatuated with vapid blonde presidential campaign worker Betsy (Cybill Shepherd) who agrees to a date and then spurns T

• The Virgin Spring | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Made in 1960 and set in mediaeval Sweden, Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring is based on a folk ballad. It also examines a society in transition from worshipping the old Norse gods to Christianity. The film starkly contrasts Ingeri--a dark, feral Odin-worshipping brunette, foster daughter to a Christian family headed by Max Von Sydow--and their own daughter, Karin, pretty and blonde but also vain and naive, and resented by Ingeri. They travel out together to a distant church where Karin is to offer votive candles to the Virgin Mary. However, en route, Karin is raped and murdered by two desperate goatherders, accompanied by a 13-year-old boy. By coincidence, the goatherders then seek refuge with Karin's parents and even try to sell them her clothes, which proves to be a mortal error. Bergman was greatly influenced by Kurosawa, the Japanese director of The Seven Samurai, when he made The Virgin Spring, as evinced in its ominous use of dark and shade and lengthy sequences without dialogue. However, this is more than pastiche. Although the Christian ending with which Bergman feels obliged to conclude the film doesn't quite sit well in a movie in which God is as palpably absent as in any Bergman movie, the slow, remorseless pace of the murder and subsequent retribution bring to mind Kieslowki's A Short Film About Killing in their sense of the futility of vengeance. On the DVD: The Virgin Spring arrives on disc in a restoration that vividly enhances the sense of light and shade which is integral to the movie. Notes from critic Phillip Strick provide background to the movie, including the legend on which the film was based, as well as observing that Bergman was later so embarrassed by the film's debt to Kurosawa that he disowned it, only to be told by Kurosawa himself not to be so silly. --David Stubbs

• Christiane F | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  At 12 she smoked cannabis. At 13 she was hooked on heroin. At 14 she was working the streets. A documentary-style film using non-professional actors this is one of the most shocking and controversial films ever made telling the true story of a young girl's descent into the drug scene of 70's Berlin.

• Wanda (Criterion Collection) - UK Only | Blu Ray | (17/04/2023) from £22.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  With her first and only film - a hard-luck drama she wrote, directed, and starred in - BARBARA LODEN turned in a ground-breaking work of American independent cinema, bringing to life a kind of character seldom seen on-screen. Set amid a soot-choked Pennsylvania landscape, and shot in an intensely intimate vérité style, the film takes up with distant and soft-spoken Wanda (Loden), who has left her husband, lost custody of her children, and now finds herself alone, drifting between dingy bars and motels, where she falls prey to a series of callous men - including a bank robber who ropes her into his next criminal scheme. A difficult-to-see masterpiece that has nonetheless exerted an outsize influence on generations of artists and filmmakers, Wanda is a compassionate and wrenching portrait of a woman stranded on society's margins. Product Features New 2K digital restoration by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, The Film Foundation, and Gucci, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack I Am Wanda, an hour-long documentary by Katja Raganelli featuring an interview with director Barbara Loden filmed in 1980 Audio recording of Loden speaking to students at the American Film Institute in 1971 Segment from a 1971 episode of The Dick Cavett Show featuring Loden The Frontier Experience (1975), a short educational film about a pioneer woman's struggle to survive, directed by and starring Loden Trailer PLUS: An essay by film critic Amy Taubin

• And The Band Played On | DVD | (01/02/2006) from £8.08   |  Saving you £10.91 (135.02%)   |  RRP £18.99

  A threat no one dared face. A word no one wanted to speak. A fight for many fought by few. From Randy Shilts' bestseller comes a powerful enlightening and moving chronicle of our times. In the summer of 1981 few knew of the deadly disease we now call AIDS. And the Band Played On follows the struggle of a handful of strong-willed men and women who took on the fight to save lives. Matthew Modine stars as Dr. Don Francis a researcher at the Centers for Disease

• Danielle Steel's Star | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £4.84   |  Saving you £1.15 (19.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The death of her loving father shatters 16-year-old Crystal's (Jennie Garth) happy life on a remote ranch. Abused by her bitter mother she's first raped then blamed for the tragic shooting of her younger brother and finally banished from the family home. Alone and penniless she flees to San Francisco and takes a job as a waitress in a night club. Her unique singing talents are soon noticed however and before long she's carving out a sparkling recording career.

• Sanctuary | DVD | (02/04/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  larry, has Downs, Sophie, has severe epilepsy. The two are attracted to each other and, with the help of care worker Tom, they sneak away to a hotel room during a supervised trip to the cinema. What do they do once they are there? How do they express a love that dare not speak its name? Are they aware that in Ireland they are about to break the law? An impromptu shopping trip, pints in the pub, and a surreptitious cuddle in front of a movie screen. The comedian Dave Allen once said: The secret of comedy is small victories, and these mini triumphs offset the dramatic challenges that take place in a Galway hotel room between two lovers who refuse to be defined by their disabilities.