Drama

• Blood and Sand | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  To save his mother and little sister from a life of poverty in the slums of Seville, Juan Gallardo (Tyrone Power) seeks fame and fortune in the brutal bullring as a matador. He marries his childhood sweetheart (Linda Darnell) and fights his way to glory as Spain's greatest bullfighter. Gallardo's fame, however, attracts the attention of a stunningly beautiful, hot-blooded aristocrat (Rita Hayworth). She decides she wants him - and now Gallardo faces both death in the bullring and self-destruction in the arms of a fickle temptress... Blood and Sand won a well-deserved Oscar for its lush and unforgettable colour cinematography. The film has now been digitally restored and remastered for this, its first ever UK DVD release. Special Features: Digitally Remastered Picture and Sound Audio Commentary by Richard Crudo Stills Gallery Collectors Booklet

• The Message (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (02/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It is the 7th century and in Mecca, where powerful leaders are in conflict with Mohammad who attacks the many injustices their way of life produces - slavery, drunkeness and cruelty. Mohammad claims to have seen a vision of the Angel Gabriel and calls to the people of Mecca to worship one God only.After a revelation from God, Mohammad agrees to take arms against Mecca and at the Wells of Bedr the inexperienced Moslem troops are victorious. However, at the Battle of Uhud they are beaten. They accept a ten year truce, so that they can continue to spread the word of God.Mohammad is the prophet... The Messenger of God.

• Saraband | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £7.98   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A sequel to 1973's award-winning Scenes From A Marriage Bergman again follows the relationship between Marianne (Liv Ullmann) and Johan (Erland Josephson). Marianne and Johan meet again after thirty years without contact when Marianne suddenly feels a need to see her ex-husband again. She decides to visit Johan at his old summer house in the western province of Dalarna. And so one beautiful autumn day there she is beside his reclining chair waking him with a light kiss.

• C.S.I. Miami - 2.2 | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £9.99   |  Saving you £30.00 (300.30%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Featuring part 2 of the second season of Jerry Bruckheimer's C.S.I. Miami. Horatio Caine a former homicide detective heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the steamy tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. His team includes Calliegh Duquesne a bilingual Southern beauty with a specialty in ballistics; Tim Speedle a cocky yet disarming investigator who is well-connected on the street; and Eric Delko an underwater recovery expert who kno

• Ginger & Rosa | Blu Ray | (11/02/2013) from £12.13   |  Saving you £7.86 (39.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sally Potter's latest film is an evocative and beautifully shot portrait of post-war Britain, as seen through the eyes of Elle Fanning's impressionable young teenager. She plays Ginger, who finds herself increasingly estranged from her mother (Christina Hendricks) and drawn further into the world of her pacifist and anti-nuclear activist father (Alessandro Nivola). However, her friendship with the fiery Rosa (Alice Englert) is severely tested by his unconventional lifestyle and their relationship threatens to explode like the bomb that threatens them all... The result is a passionate, moving and intelligent examination of political and personal responsibility, portrayed in exquisite detail by some of the greatest acting and directing talents.

• For The Love Of Mary | DVD | (04/04/2011) from £5.83   |  Saving you £7.16 (122.81%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A perkyt switchboard operator for the White House makes not one but three love connections and her attampts to keep each Romeo on the line leads to alot of crossed wires....

• Bonjour Tristesse | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An amoral French girl and her playboy father discover the dark side of passion in this sizzling 1958 adaptation of Francoise Sagan's notorious bestseller. Jean Seberg is Cecile the spoiled 17-year-old daughter of Raymond (David Nevin) a wealthy Parisian widower vacationing in a sumptuous villas on the French Rivera. Their shallow pleasure-seeking existence is threatened when Raymond decides to marry Cecil's straitlaced godmother Anne.(Deborah Kerr) who disapproves of the teen

• Blow Out (1981) (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (02/08/2021) from £23.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the enthralling Blow Out, brilliantly crafted by Brian De Palma (Sisters, Carrie, Scarface), John Travolta (Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction) gives one of his greatest performances, as Jack, a movie sound-effects man who believes he has accidentally recorded a political assassination. He enlists the help of Sally (played by Carrie's Nancy Allen), a possible eyewitness to the crime who may be in danger herself, to uncover the truth. With its jolting stylistic flourishes, intricate plot, profoundly felt characterizations, and gritty evocation of early-1980s Philadelphia, Blow Out is an American paranoia thriller unlike any other, as well as a devilish reflection on the act of moviemaking. Special Features: New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director Brian De Palma, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack New hour-long interview with De Palma, conducted by filmmaker Noah Baumbach New interview with star Nancy Allen Cameraman Garrett Brown on the Steadicam shots featured in the film within the film Select on-set photos from photographer Louis Goldman Original theatrical trailer More! PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Sragow and Pauline Kael's original New Yorker review

• W. | DVD | (16/03/2009) from £4.19   |  Saving you £15.80 (79.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. Oliver Stone, in his patented style, brings the life and times of the President to the big screen.

• Q | DVD | (05/12/2011) from £9.05   |  Saving you £6.94 (76.69%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In his graphically erotic new film Q, controversial French filmmaker Laurent Bouhnik (24 Hours in the Life of a Woman) uses the current economic crisis as a trenchant social backdrop to the lives of a group of conflicted teenagers. When the enigmatic Cecile walks into their lives, their deepest-felt sexual urges are unleashed and their worlds changed forever.After the death of her father, 20 year old Cecile (Dborah Rvy) looks for support from her friends but it's only through random sexual encounters that she finds solace. Alice (Hlne Zimmer), who lives under the thumb of her repressive parents, dreams of the 'perfect love story' but her 'secret' boyfriend Matt (Gowan Didi) can't commit to anything substantial. Given striking immediacy by the graphic depiction of real sex, it is these stories of love and desire that form the emotional and sensual epicentre of Q.

• Armchair Cinema Collection | DVD | (31/08/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Armchair Cinema: Collection (5 Discs)

• American Splendor | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £7.39   |  Saving you £12.60 (170.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of American comic book writer Harvey Pekar.

• Monk - Season 8 | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Private detective Adrian Monk has brains instincts a photographic memory and more than a few Obsessive Compulsive Disorders. These traits his-ever present handy wipes and his devoted assistant Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard) help him as he solves cases involving amnesia betrayal first-loves true loves and of course murder.

• The Girl From Paris | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Fed up with city life Sandrine (Mathilde Seigner) decides to leave Paris and live out her dream of becoming a farmer. It's love at first sight when she comes across a farmstead on the Vercors plateau which she takes over from cantankerous farming veteran Adrien (Michel Serrault). Sandrine is confident she can run the farm by herself but Adrien is sceptical; the trials of the oncoming winter will prove them both wrong... Set against a backdrop of beautiful French Alpine countrysid

• The Swimmer (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (12/09/2022) from £44.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of the few bona fide counter-cultural films to be produced by a major studio, The Swimmer is a sun-scorched and surreal suburban satire that boasts a fine performance from Burt Lancaster (Castle Keep, Buffalo Bill and the Indians) as Ned Merrill, the all-American man who one day determines to swim home to his Connecticut mansion via a series of pools in his neighbourhood. Directed by Frank Perry (Diary of a Mad Housewife) imbues Eleanor Perry's (David and Lisa, Ladybug Ladybug) adaptation of John Cheever's short story with stunning expressionistic flourishes, creating a true masterpiece of cinema. Product Features High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with Frank Perry biographer Justin Bozung (2022) The original New Yorker short story read by author John Cheever Original theatrical trailer Illeana Douglas trailer commentary (2019) Image gallery: promotional and publicity material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Sophie Monks Kaufman, a profile of writer John Cheever, extracts from interviews with Frank Perry and Eleanor Perry on the making of the film, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits Limited edition exclusive poster UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 5,000 copies for the UK More extras to be announced All extras subject to change

• THE LIFE OF OHARU | Blu Ray | (17/04/2017) from £21.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A LONG UNAVAILABLE MASTERPIECE OF JAPANESE CINEMA, IN A NEW RESTORATION A peerless chronicler of the soul who specialized in supremely emotional, visually exquisite films about the circumstances of women in Japanese society throughout its history, KENJI MIZOGUCHI (Ugetsu) had already been directing movies for decades when he made The Life of Oharu in 1952. But this epic portrait of an inexorable fall from grace, starring the incredibly talented KINUYO TANAKA (The Ballad of Narayama) as an imperial lady-in-waiting who gradually descends to street prostitution, was the movie that gained its Director international attention, ushering in a new golden period for him. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: New high-definition digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Introductory commentary by scholar Dudley Andrew Mizoguchi's Art and the Demimonde, an illustrated audio essay featuring Andrew Kinuyo Tanaka's New Departure, a 2009 film by Koko Kajiyama documenting the actor's 1949 goodwill tour of the United States New English subtitle translation PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Gilberto Perez

• Innocence | DVD | (23/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A subterranean rumbling resonates in the heart of a forest. Hidden by foliage a metal grate reveals underground passageways which lead to the cellars of five houses scattered throughout a great park. The park is cut off from the outside world by a huge wall with no door. In one of these houses a group of girls aged between seven and twelve gathers around a coffin. The coffin lid opens revealing a six-year-old girl. Her name is Iris. Bianca the eldest of the group introduces I

• 45 Years BR | Blu Ray | (11/01/2016) from £10.98   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the Swiss Alps.

• The Red Shoes Steelbook | Blu Ray | (10/09/2018) from £13.01   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Powell And Pressburger classic considered to be one of the greatest films ever made and winner of two Oscars. This innovative and visually stunning production stars Moira Shearer as talented young dancer Victoria Page, cast in the leading role of the ballet The Red Shoes. As Victoria falls in love with up and coming composer Julian Craster (Marius Goring), she finds herself torn between simple human passion and the disciplined artistic devotion demanded by Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook), her jealous ballet company master. Like her character in the ballet, Victoria is in danger of dancing to her death. Also starring Royal Ballet star Robert Helpmann, who also choreographed The Ballet of The Red Shoes, the music for which was conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. Updated version to come.

• Hallam Foe | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £9.06   |  Saving you £6.93 (76.49%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Jamie Bell stars in this darkly funny coming of age story about a misfit who likes to watch the world from a tree house in the grounds of his father's house.