Drama

• The Edge Of The World | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £14.95   |  Saving you £5.04 (33.71%)   |  RRP £19.99

  'The Edge Of The Of The World' tells the moving story of a remote island and its inhabitants whose traditions and way of life are threatened by a rapidly industrialising world. To settle an argument over whether the islanders should give up their livelihood and move to the mainland two childhood friends follow an ancient tradition and climb the islands highest cliff face. The outcome shatters the islands peace.

• Somersault | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £5.68   |  Saving you £14.31 (251.94%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A visually haunting film, set at the foot of the Australian ski fields, this is the story of a young girl's sensory journey.

• Barton Fink | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £3.89   |  Saving you £6.10 (61.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Between Heaven and Hell There's Always Hollywood! John Turturro shines in the lead role in Barton Fink the Coen Brothers' (Miller's Crossing Fargo) hilarious satire set in the 1940s Hollywood. Fink is a New York playwright who reluctantly relocates to Hollywood to write screenplays. Ordered to write a low budget screenplay about wrestling Fink manages to type one sentence and then...nothing! Although his chatty insurance salesman neighbour Charlie (John Goodman) helps out by teaching Fink about wrestling the clock ticks the temperature rises and Fink's life spins more and more out of control. Barton Fink received three 1991 Oscar nominations-(Best Supporting Actor-Michael Lerner Best Art Direction/Set Direction and Best Costume Design) and also won Best Actor (Turturro) and Best Director (Joel Coen) as well as the coveted Palme d'Or at Cannes.

• Skin | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An extraordinary true story based on the life of Sandra Laing, a black child born to white parents, and her struggle for acceptance in 1950s South Africa.

• Risen | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £18.88   |  Saving you £6.11 (32.36%)   |  RRP £24.99

  RISEN is the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius (Joseph Fiennes), a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius (Tom Felton), are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus (Cliff Curtis) in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumours of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem. Click Images to Enlarge

• Winter Guest | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £4.43   |  Saving you £11.56 (260.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Set upon the shores of a picturesque Scottish seaside town in the icy depths of winter The Winter Guest is moving funny and tender story about life love and the need to feel wanted. Oscar winner Emma Thompson and her real life mother Phyllida Law bring extraordinary emotional depth to this sometimes comic often poignant story of four sets of odd couples each representing a different generation from childhood to old age. Frances (Emma Thompson) is trying to overcome the recent loss of her husband: while Elspeth her Mother (Phyllida Law) is attempting to rekindle the relationship between herself and her daughter. As their lives intertwine with those of two young boys (playing truant) a teenage couple (on the brink of sexual awakening) and two elderly ladies (who spend their time choosing which funeral to attend) their affections for each other begin to thaw while all around them is cold frosty and snow covered...

• Battle In Heaven | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £6.86   |  Saving you £13.13 (191.40%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Battle In Heaven is the controversial hit from Cannes by Carlos Reygadas the director of Japn. Carlos Reygadas delivers a poignant insight into the actions and thoughts of a kidnapper in Mexico. Marcus tries to live with the consequences of his actions as well as the infatuation with his employer's daughter Battle In Heaven is sexually explicit but directed with quiet realism using non-professional actors; Anapola Mushkadiz in particul

• Honey 3 | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £2.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After losing her place at a prestigious academy, a struggling dancer puts friends, family and faith on the line to produce an innovative hip-hop ballet. Adrenaline fueled performances take the classic setting of Romeo and Juliet from the hot streets of Verona to urban New York.

• Rocky | Blu Ray | (27/02/2023) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Special Features Audio Commentary with Avildsen, Winkler & Chartoff, Talia Shire and Burt Young Audio Commentary by Sylvester Stallone Audio Commentary by Lou Duva and boxing commentator Bert Sugar

• Three Colours Blue | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The first instalment of the late Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's trilogy on Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, the three colours of the French flag. Blue is the most sombre of the three, a movie dominated by feelings of grief. As the film begins, a car accident claims the life of a well-known composer. His wife, played by Juliette Binoche (Oscar winner for The English Patient), does not so much put the pieces of her life back together as start an entirely new existence. She moves to Paris, where she dissolves into a wordless life virtually without other people. Kieslowski attaches an almost subconscious significance to the colour blue but primarily he focuses on Binoche's luminous face and the way her subtle shifts in emotion flicker and disappear. The picture may be more enigmatic than the follow-ups White and Red but Binoche's quiet, heartbreaking presence becomes spellbinding; her performance won the best actress prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1993. --Robert Horton

• The Lion In Winter | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £8.66   |  Saving you £4.33 (50.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In this 12th-century version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Henry II of England (Peter O'Toole) and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), meet on Christmas Eve to discuss the future of the throne. These two are having slight marital problems, as she is kept in captivity most of the year for raising a rebellion against him, and he flaunts his young mistress. Then there are the problems raised by their three treacherous and traitorous sons. James Goldman won an Oscar for the brilliant screenplay, based on his Broadway play. It is a tad wordy, as the action is kept to a minimum, but those words are sharp as daggers. The humour is wicked and black and delivered with very dry, dead-on precision. Sparks fly and the screen sizzles whenever Hepburn and O'Toole tango, which is often. Both were nominated for Academy Awards for their vigorous performances. (She won, he didn't.) There is also an infamous homoerotic exchange between Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) and Richard the Lionhearted (Anthony Hopkins). Both actors were making their feature film debuts. --Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com

• Wes Anderson Boxset | DVD | (26/10/2015) from £10.98   |  Saving you £5.75 (71.96%)   |  RRP £13.74

  Wes Anderson Collection UK / Ireland DVD Slipcase

• Blackpool | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £13.38   |  Saving you £6.61 (49.40%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Written by accomplished writer Peter Bowker Blackpool is a drama a thriller and a musical all in one. This story of the bright lights and faded grandeur of Britain's famous seaside resort is at once an entertaining musical and a thrilling murder mystery. A darkly comic look at greed love and family the story follows the rise and fall of local arcade owner Ripley Holden a charismatic family man with a dark past who is now poised to make top dollar - if the city can successfully reinvent itself as the Las Vegas of the Lancashire coast. As Ripley struggles to keep his chaotic family in check he hangs on to one hope: that the good life is just around the corner. But he soon finds himself under suspicion and out of control when the a young man is found dead in his showpiece arcade. Investigating officer Carlisle is determined to get to the truth no matter what it takes...

• Safe Haven | Blu Ray | (08/07/2013) from £5.55   |  Saving you £10.44 (188.11%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough star in this spellbinding romantic drama based on the novel by best-selling author Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook Dear John). When a mysterious beautiful woman named Katie (Hough) moves to Southport North Carolina she sparks the interest of the locals especially Alex (Duhamel) a handsome widower. Although attracted to Alex Katie is reluctant to trust him - that is until a new friend (Cobie Smulders) convinces her to give Alex a chance. But before long a dark secret from Katie's past threatens her happiness in this thrilling romance directed by Lasse Hallström (Dear John).

• Studio 54 | DVD | (24/06/2002) from £14.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.07%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Studio 54 is no Saturday Night Fever--more like Sunday Morning Hangover. This portrait of the legendary Manhattan disco and its colourful cofounder, Steve Rubell, plays like the outtakes of a much more interesting film—where are the sex, the drugs, the classic disco music? (It shouldn't surprise viewers that Miramax and writer-director Mark Christopher had a falling-out over the final cut of the film; Miramax prevailed.) Considering that the essence of Studio 54 was about the rich and beautiful, it seems a bit unwise to focus on the poor and only somewhat beautiful, namely Shane (Ryan Phillippe), a Jersey boy who gets taken in by the razzle-dazzle of the disco era. Crossing the river, Shane finds another, more exciting life at Studio 54 as a shirtless bartender, and soon finds himself partying with the crème de la crème--and smitten with comely soap star Julie (Neve Campbell). The permutations of the story are familiar, but too many elements are missing. Most of Phillippe's performance seems to have ended up on the cutting-room floor (although his chiselled torso gets maximum exposure), Campbell's role is basically a glorified cameo and Breckin Meyer and Salma Hayek, as Phillippe's only true pals, are wasted. The one true gem of the film, though, is Mike Myers' take on the late Steve Rubell, an inspired high-wire performance that balances humour and tragedy without ever giving in to camp or pathos--his drunken proposition of Philippe is a minor treasure. The soundtrack does feature some unknown chestnuts and a few new remixes, including an inspired disco version of--believe it or not--Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind". --Mark Englehart

• True Blue | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £6.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (128.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When you're surrounded by corruption it's hard to stay true. A severed hand floats in a Central Park pond. Whom did it belong to? How did it get there? From the beginning it's a homicide case with more questions than answers. Detective Rem Macy (Berenger) is a seasoned NYPD officer investigating a murder that will lead him from the dangerous underworld of Chinatown gangs to the most influential movers and shakers at City Hall. Fearing for her life the roommate of the murder victim asks to stay at Macy's apartment. First Macy opens his home to her. Then he gets into real danger and lets her into his heart. Now she's got him where she wants him and there's no stopping her.

• John Q. | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.09   |  Saving you £12.90 (181.95%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A down-on-his luck father, whose insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant, takes the hospital's emergency room hostage until the doctors agree to perform the operation.

• My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 | Blu Ray | (11/12/2023) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Strange Awakening | DVD | (27/07/2015) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Having found global fame as RKO's tenth Tarzan American actor Lex Barker established a long and successful career in Europe that began in 1957 with this classic tale of greed deception and murder. Co-starring Italian actress Lisa Gastoni and directed by B-movie stalwart Montgomery Tully Strange Awakening casts Barker as a man who loses his memory but gains a large inheritance… along with a sinister new 'family'! Also known as Female Fiends Strange Awakening is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Motoring in the South of France Peter Chance is attacked and left unconscious. On recovering he has no memory either of his past or who he is and is shocked to be told that he is the heir to two million dollars. As he slowly regains his health his suspicions are aroused by the women who claim to be his mother sister and wife. When police call to investigate the death of his father Chance realises that he too is a suspect and begins his own investigation... Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery

• West 11 (Vintage Classics) | Blu Ray | (05/07/2021) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A brand-new restoration of Michael Winner's 1963 crime drama WEST 11, starring Alfred Lynch, Kathleen Breck, Eric Portman and the inimitable Diana Dors. Based on the novel The Furnished Room by Laura Del-Rivo and filmed on location in Notting Hill, Michael Winners foray into British social realism sees an authentic portrayal of the grittier, darker side of West London in the 60s. Joe Beckett, seasoned citizen of the bed-sitter belt is the renegade son of middle-class parents and as he himself describes it, ˜an emotional leper'. He decides that he needs a violent shock to shake him back into life and as a result accepts a criminal commission from a man he meets in a coffee bar. Extras Interview with Film Historian Matthew Sweet Original Theatrical Trailer