Drama

• Synecdoche New York (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Kaufman) | DVD | (12/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Charlie Kaufman, the writer behind such brain melting, cult hits as "Being John Malkovich" and "Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind" steps behind the camera for this puzzling and inventive take on one man's life

• Mojave Moon | DVD | (09/02/2009) from £6.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Danny Aiello stars as Al McCord a nice guy who stumbles into a weekend of wacky intrigue when he impulsively gives Ellie (Angelina Jolie) a ride from Los Angeles to the Mojave Desert. Al never expects Ellie to fall in love with him nor does he expect to fall for her mother Julie (Anne Archer)! When Julie's lunatic boyfriend Boyd (Michael Biehn) shows up Al gets more action than he ever counted on. Caught in a hilarious web of bizarre events that can only be explained by the bewitching way of the Mojave Moon Al's life and loves will never be the same.

• Vivacious Lady | DVD | (15/08/2011) from £5.95   |  Saving you £7.04 (118.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Bringing together two of Hollywood's best-loved stars - James Stewart (It's A Wonderful Life Harvey) and Ginger Rogers (Kitty Foyle Top Hat) - and directed by the masterly George Stevens (Swing Time Gunga Din) Vivacious Lady is a genuine treat. Dispatched to the big city to recover his way-ward cousin straight-laced Peter Morgan (Stewart) falls for night-club chanteuse Francey (Rogers ) and invites her to come home with him. However back home in his quiet small town the exuberant Francey causes quite a scene; Peter gets cold feet about telling his conservative father that they are married...

• The Northman | Unknown | (24/03/2025) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Fallen Idol | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A lonely young boy is caught up in a sinister and intriguing murder-mystery in this classic British film based on a short story by Graham Greene and directed with great style by Carol Reed both of who received Academy Award nominations. It was the first film on which Greene and Reed collaborated and remains both a moving portrayal of lost innocence and a genuine classic of British cinema.

• Catherine Cookson - The Dwelling Place | DVD | (23/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Set in rural Northumberland during the 1830's this Catherine Cookson series tells of Cissie Brodie's struggle to keep the family intact when the sudden death of her parents causes them to be evicted from their cottage...

• The Rag Nymph | DVD | (29/10/2008) from £7.60   |  Saving you £-2.61 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Ten year old Millie is taken in by 'Raggie Aggie' after her mother dies in a Newcastle brothel. Aggie soon has to hide Millie in a convent after the brothel owner turns his attentions to Millie. Years later and a beautiful young woman she returns to her Aunt but after a desolate relationship she is abducted into the same brothel in which her mother died...

• Mona Lisa Smile/Tea With Mussolini/Legends of the Fall | DVD | (06/02/2012) from £6.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mona Lisa Smile: Set in 1953, Katherine Watson (Roberts) is a free-spirited graduate of UC Berkeley who accepts a teaching post at Wellesley College, a women-only school where the students are torn between the repressive mores of the time and their longing for intellectual freedom.Tea With Mussolini: Florence, 1934. A diverse group of cultured ladies meet for tea each afternoon: Lady Hester Random, widow of the British Ambassador to Italy, Arabella, an artist and singer, Georgie, the exuberant American archaeologist, and the brash and uninhibited Elsa. One of their fold, Mary, becomes surrogate mother to a young boy, Luca, and he is soon virtually adopted and brought up by the group of ladies. But the shifting political climate begins to have serious consequences for this unconventional community and the maturing Luca must face up to a personal challenge of independence.Legends Of The Fall: Colonel William Ludlow (Sir Anthony Hopkins) built a ranch in the remote foothills of the Montana Rockies where he brought up his three sons away from the carnage of the Indian wars. Alfred (Aidan Quinn) the eldest, is dutiful and reserved, Samuel (Henry Thomas) the beloved youngest, is compassionate and idealistic, while the middle brother Tristan (Brad Pitt) has a wild untameable spirit. Into this masculine world enters Susannah Finncannon (Julia Ormond), a beautiful intelligent woman who stirs a passion and rivalry in all three brothers that will change the course of their lives and shape their destinies forever. From the rugged prairie lands of 19th Century America to the trenches of World War I and the changing world beyond, 'Legends of the Fall' is a sweeping, star-studded epic - a passionate journey into the darkest secrets of love, betrayal and the unbreakable bonds of blood.

• Accidental Love | DVD | (20/07/2015) from £5.00   |  Saving you £7.99 (159.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington D.C. where sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when love interferes with what you stand for?

• DENZEL WASHINGTON 5-FILM COLL. BD | Blu Ray | (03/10/2022) from £22.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ! The Little Things Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deke Deaon (washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should be a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorising the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff's Department Sergeant Jim Baxter (Malek), impressed with Deke's cop instincts, unofficially engages in his help. But as they track a suspect (Leto), Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering distrubing secrets that could threaten more than his case. Training Day Detective Alonzo Harris is a veteran narcotics officer who has the task of training rookie Jake Hoyt. His methods of enforcing the law are, at times, questionable but his job is to rid the streets of South Central Los Angeles of drugs. Are his methods right or wrong? The Pelican Brief A New Orleans law student finds herself embroiled in a terrifying web of intrigue extending to the highest levels of government after she writes a speculative legal brief exposing the activities of a powerful oil magnate. Fallen A pair of Chicago detectives apprehend a serial killer. However, after t he killer is convicted and executed, a new series of murders carried out in the late killers peculiar style begin to turn up, potentially implicating one of the detectives. American Gangster Oscar®* winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe face off against each other in a relentless confrontation, directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator). Ruthless and endowed with a very strict sense of honour, crime boss Frank Lucas (Washington) reigns over the drug world in the streets of Harlem. When cop Richie Roberts (Crowe) sets out to destroy Lucas' colossal empire, a merciless showdown takes place in the streets of New York. Bonus Features American Gangster: Feature Commentary with Ridley Scott and Steven Zaillian Deleted scenes including an alternate opening Undercovering the past: The Real Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster Case File The BET Special: The Making of American Gangster Dateline NBC: American Gangster first look Hip-Hop infusion featuring Common and T.I Music Videos Theatrical Trailer The Little Things: The Little Things: Four Shades of Blue: An overview of Denzel Washington's roles in four Warner Bros. cop films: The Little Things, Training Day, Ricochet and Fallen. A contrast of styles: Discover how Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto created three polar opposite characters Training Day: Audio commentary by director Antoine Fuqua Additional scenes Alternate ending The Making Of 2 video clips: No. 1 by Nelly and Got You by Pharoahe Monch Trailer Fallen: Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Director Gregory Hoblit, Screenwriter Nicholas Kazan and Producer Charles Roven Theatrical Trailer The Pelican Brief: Cinematic trailer

• Desert Hearts | Blu Ray | (20/11/2017) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Donna Deitch's tender, ground-breaking debut, a landmark in queer cinema and a triumph of independent filmmaking The swooning and sensual first narrative feature by DONNA DEITCH, Desert Hearts was ground breaking upon its 1985 release: a love story about two women, made entirely independently, on a self-financed shoestring budget, by a woman. In the 1959-set film, an adaptation of a beloved novel by Jane Rule, straitlaced East Coast professor Vivian Bell (The Colour of Money's HELEN SHAVER) arrives in Reno to file for divorce but winds up catching the eye of someone new, the younger free spirit Cay (Manhunter's PATRICIA CHARBONNEAU), touching off a slow seduction that unfolds against a breath-taking desert landscape. With undeniable chemistry between its two leads, an evocative jukebox soundtrack, and vivid cinematography by ROBERT ELSWIT (Punch-Drunk Love), Desert Hearts beautifully exudes a sense of tender yearning and emotional candour. BONUS FEATURES DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Robert Elswit, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Audio commentary from 2007 featuring director Donna Deitch New conversation between Deitch and actor Jane Lynch New conversation between Deitch, Elswit, and production designer Jeannine Oppewall about the film's visual style New interviews with actors Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau Excerpt from Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule, a 1995 documentary about the author of Desert of the Heart, the 1964 novel on which the film is based PLUS: An essay by critic B. Ruby Rich

• P.O.W. | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Germany 1940. Flight Sergeant James Caddon is captured when his plane is shot down on a bombing raid over Normandy. He is taken to the Prisoner of War camp Stalag 39 where he discovers that a daring escape is already being planned. There will also be a widespread PR campaign. EPISODE 1: Germany 1940. Flight Sergeant James Caddon is captured when his plane is shot down on a bombing raid over Normandy. He is taken to the Prisoner of War camp Stalag 39 where he discovers that a daring es

• A Good Person | DVD | (09/10/2023) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman star in this drama written and directed by Zach Braff. Allison (Pugh) and Nathan (Chinaza Uche) are engaged when Allison is responsible for a car accident that takes the life of Nathan's sister and her husband. Devastated, she struggles with addiction in the aftermath of the accident until a chance meeting with her would-be father-in-law Daniel (Freeman) changes the course of her recovery. He is also having a difficult time raising his teenage granddaughter Ryan (Celeste O'Connor) and as they bond, they find solace in each other.

• Armchair Theatre - Vol.1 | DVD | (18/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Armchair Theatre: Volume 1

• Titanic | Blu Ray | (10/09/2012) from £7.79   |  Saving you £17.20 (220.80%)   |  RRP £24.99

  When the theatrical release of James Cameron's Titanic was delayed from July to December of 1997, media pundits speculated that Cameron's $200 million disaster epic would cause the director's downfall, signal the end of the blockbuster era and sink Paramount Studios as quickly as the ill-fated luxury liner had sunk on that fateful night of April 14, 1912. Some studio executives were confident, others horrified, but the clarity of hindsight turned Cameron into an Oscar-winning genius, a shrewd businessman and one of the most successful directors in the history of motion pictures. Titanic would surpass the $1 billion mark in global box-office receipts (largely due to multiple viewings, the majority by teenage girls), win 11 Academy Awards including best picture and director, produce the bestselling movie soundtrack of all time and make a global superstar of Leonardo DiCaprio. A bona fide pop-cultural phenomenon, the film has all the ingredients of a blockbuster (romance, passion, luxury, grand scale, a snidely villain and an epic, life-threatening crisis), but Cameron's alchemy of these ingredients proved more popular than anyone could have predicted. His stroke of genius was to combine absolute authenticity with a pair of fictional lovers whose tragic fate would draw viewers into the heart-wrenching reality of the Titanic disaster. As starving artist Jack Dawson and soon-to-be-married socialite Rose DeWitt Bukater, DiCaprio and Kate Winslet won the hearts of viewers around the world and their brief but never-forgotten love affair provides the humanity that Cameron needed to turn Titanic into an emotional experience. Present-day framing scenes (featuring Gloria Stuart as the 101-year-old Rose) add additional resonance to the story and, although some viewers proved vehemently immune to Cameron's manipulations, few can deny the production's impressive achievements. Although some of the computer-generated visual effects look artificial, others--such as the sunset silhouette of Titanic during its first evening at sea, or the climactic splitting of the ship's sinking hull--are state-of-the-art marvels. In terms of sets and costumes alone, the film is never less than astounding. More than anything else, however, the film's overwhelming popularity speaks for itself. Titanic is an event film and a monument to Cameron's risk-taking audacity, blending the tragic irony of the Titanic disaster with just enough narrative invention to give the historical event its fullest and most timeless dramatic impact. Titanic is an epic love story on par with Gone with the Wind, and, like that earlier box-office phenomenon, it's a film for the ages. --Jeff Shannon

• Danielle Steel's Changes | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £6.53   |  Saving you £-0.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Cheryl Ladd and Michael Nouri star in this highly-charged romantic drama about two successful single parents who fall in love and have to confront many new and traumatic changes in their lives. Melanie is a top TV news reporter living in New York with her two teenage daughters. Peter is a handsome widowed heart surgeon working at an LA hospital with three children of his own. A chance meeting leads to instant romance and eventual marriage bringing out the drastic changes in their

• King of Devil's Island | DVD | (29/10/2012) from £14.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (20.09%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Based on a true story King Of Devil's Island tells the unsettling tale of a group of young delinquents banished to the remote prison of Basty. Under the guise of rehabilitation the boys' daily regime is dictated by mental and physical abuse at the hands of their wardens. The arrival of new boys Erling (Helstad) and Ivar (Magnus Langlete) spark a chain of events that ultimately ignite rebellion. King of Devil's Island explores a sinister moment in Norwegian history that won't be forgotten.

• United 93 | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £4.96   |  Saving you £5.03 (101.41%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Director Paul Greengrass recounts the final moments of the ill-fated flight in this 9/11 drama.

• Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | Blu Ray | (19/03/2018) from £7.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on Peter Turner's memoir, FILM STARS DON'T DIE IN LIVERPOOL follows the playful but passionate relationship between Turner (Bell) and the eccentric Academy Award®-winning actress Gloria Grahame (Bening). Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme fatale and her young lover quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort. Their passion and lust for life is tested to the limits by events beyond their control.

• Tabu | DVD | (14/01/2013) from £8.98   |  Saving you £9.00 (128.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  After Our Beloved Month of August, Miguel Gomes returns with Tabu, an engaging, provocative and poetic film set both in Portugal and in an un-named African location. Bearing the same title as F. W. Murnau's classic Tabu (1931), shot in black and white and taking place at least partly in a distant land, Gomes' third feature film is divided in two distinctive yet complementary storylines. Whilst the first part, shot in 35mm and in the present time, portrays a society wallo...