Drama

• Catherine Cookson - The Moth | DVD | (29/10/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Robert Bradley gives up his job in the shipyards to work with his Uncle John as a carpenter. He starts to explore the surrounding countryside and soon encounters Millie a strange girl-child known as 'Thorman's Moth'...

• The Pumpkin Eater (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (25/04/2022) from £12.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Anne Bancroft delivers a towering performance as a deeply troubled and tormented wife in this sharply observed portrait of a woman and a marriage in crisis. Directed by Jack Clayton (Room at the Top, The Innocents), with a screenplay by Harold Pinter (The Birthday Party) based on the acclaimed novel by Penelope Mortimer, this spellbinding film boasts sublime cinematography by the great Oswald Morris (Look Back in Anger, Fragment of Fear), a wonderful score by Georges Delerue (Le Mépris) and outstanding supporting performances from James Mason (The Deadly Affair), Maggie Smith (California Suite) and Yootha Joyce (Fanatic, Fragment of Fear). Special Features High Definition remaster Original mono audio Selected scenes commentary with author and film historian Neil Sinyard Jeremy Mortimer on Penelope Mortimer (2017, 32 mins): the son of the celebrated author gives a fascinating biographical overview of her life and work Brian West on ˜The Pumpkin Eater' (2017, 4 mins): the film's camera operator recalls his time working with Jack Clayton and celebrated director of photography Oswald Morris Dinah and Fergus (2017, 12 mins): actors Frances White and Fergus McClelland remember playing their roles as children in The Pumpkin Eater Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: a collection of on-set photography, promotional stills and poster artwork New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Nicholas And Alexandra | DVD | (02/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Perhaps the quintessential example of the intimate epic, Nicholas and Alexandra is the compelling story of Nicholas II (Michael Jayston), the last Czar of Russia, and his wife Alexandra (Janet Suzman). Director Franklin J Schaffner frames the intimate lives of the Imperial Couple against the dramatic backdrop of the Russian Revolution, creating the filmic equivalent of a monumental frieze. Private and public lives intersect when Alexandra, who has clearly read Macbeth, influences Nicholas into several misguided actions while coping with her haemophilic newborn son. Schaffner builds suspense wonderfully as he illuminates the couple's mysterious bond to the mystical Rasputin (Tom Baker) and the events leading to their execution. Nominated for Best Picture, the splendidly lensed Nicholas and Alexandra earned two Oscars for its delicious eye candy (Art Direction, Costume Design). --Kevin Mulhall

• The Amazing Mrs Holliday | DVD | (04/04/2011) from £6.90   |  Saving you £6.09 (88.26%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A missionary tries to outsmart the U.S. Government and smuggle Chinese orphans into the country....

• Les Miserables | DVD | (07/01/2013) from £5.50   |  Saving you £4.49 (81.64%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Victor Hugo's classic tale of pursuit, uprising and redemption, on which the musical sensation is based, is presented here in a lavishly restored edition. Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan - The Hunt for Red October), a handsome young woodcutter, is cruelly sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his starving family. Released from prison many years later, he faces freedom with an urge for revenge until he encounters the benevolent Bishop Myriel, who convinces him to become an honest man and to perform good deeds for others. However, Javert (Anthony Perkins - Psycho), the ice-cold Inspector of Prisoners, relentlessly purses Valjean and is determined to put him back in prison... Les Miserables weaves a tale of courage, daring, escape, and the indomitable human spirit. Filmed in extravagant locations throughout France and elsewhere in Europe, it is truly a masterpiece of production. Special Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Textless Material Image Gallery Production Information and Script

• In The Hands Of The Gods | DVD | (14/01/2008) from £4.98   |  Saving you £11.01 (221.08%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This is the true story of five young British freestyle footballers' journey across the Americas to Argentina in the hope of meeting their hero, Diego Maradona.

• The Vow | DVD | (25/06/2012) from £3.00   |  Saving you £14.99 (499.67%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, The Vow is based on the true story of a newlywed couple recovering from an accident that puts the wife in a coma.

• Born to Dance | DVD | (25/07/2016) from £3.31   |  Saving you £12.94 (631.22%)   |  RRP £14.99

• Talk To Her | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £6.19   |  Saving you £13.80 (222.94%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Love and friendship flourishes in this Pedro Almodavar Oscar nominated romance.

• Equus (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (17/08/2020) from £12.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Alan Strang (Peter Firth) is a troubled teenager who suffers from an uncontrollable urge to blind horses. In court, facing prosecution for his actions, psychiatrist Dr Martin Dysart (Richard Burton) attempts to unravel the root causes of Alan's pathologic affliction. Adapted by Peter Shaffer from his own landmark, Tony-winning play, Equus is a gripping psychological thriller exploring how corrupted ideals can lead to grave consequences. Special Features: To Be Confirmed ***FIRST PRESSING ONLY*** Fully illustrated booklet with new essays

• Nights of Cabiria | Blu Ray | (06/04/2020) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Later remade in Hollywood as Sweet Charity, Fellini's NIGHTS OF CABIRIA is an often humorous, poignant, unflinching and vivid portrait of one woman's picaresque existence and her perseverance through adversity. Starring Fellini's wife, Giulietta Masina, as the irrepressible protagonist who previously appeared in a brief scene in The White Sheik, NIGHTS OF CABIRIA marked Fellini's last foray into gritty neo-realism before venturing into the surreal satire and dream logic of La Dolce Vita and Eight And A Half.

• Tom Cruise - All The Right Moves / Legend / T.A.P.S. / Minority Report | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  All The Right Moves: Set in a dying mill town in the heart of Pennsylvania Stef (Cruise) dreams of winning a football scholarship to escape from a hopeless future... (Dir. Michael Chapman 1983) Legend: Young Jack (Cruise) lives in a magic forest populated with friendly and exotic creatures. But the delicate balance between good and evil is upset when the Lord of Darkness seizes Jack's beloved Lili (Sara) and a horn from one of the last unicorns thereby gaining con

• A Good Person | Blu Ray | (09/10/2023) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Danielle Steel's Daddy | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Patrick duffy and Linda Carter star in this highly emotional story of love loss and rediscovered happiness. Oliver is a top advertising executive who seems to have it all - a beautiful wife three great children and a lovely home. But one fateful day his wife announces she is leaving home to become a mature student at a far away university. Her promise to return on weekends is quickly broken and Oliver must take on the role of both father and mother to his increasingly confused and resentful children. Soon the family is falling to pieces. The kids blame Oliver for the eventual divorce and the eldest son Benjamin drops out of high school to set up home with his newly pregnant girlfriend. The painful death of his own mother is the final straw and a despairing Oliver agrees to take a new job in Los Angeles hopefully leaving his heartbreak behind. There he meets and falls in love with a beautiful actress but will his children ever allow Oliver to rebuild the romance and happiness he yearns for?

• And When Did You Last See Your Father? | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A top-notch cast, including Jim Broadbent and Colin Firth, brings Blake Morrison's painfully honest memoir to life.

• All Or Nothing | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Three-time Oscar-nominated writer/director Mike Leigh (Topsy-Turvy Secrets & Lies) delivers this rewarding picture about an ordinary family dealing with the complexities of life and a crisis that takes them on a tumultuous emotional journey. In a crowded South London apartment building Penny a working mom struggles to keep her dejected daughter her lazy son and her disillusioned partner on the right path. But when tragedy befalls her loved ones she finds that support comes from the most unexpected places...and brings the most surprising results.

• Alias - Series 5 | DVD | (20/11/2006) from £4.77   |  Saving you £34.22 (717.40%)   |  RRP £38.99

  From J.J. Abrams the creator of Lost comes the final chapter in the most thrilling series ever - Alias: The Complete Fifth Season on DVD! Experience all the stunning action of the show's final year as Sydney discovers that she is pregnant with Agent Vaughn's baby and tragedy strikes before he can reveal more about his secret past. From the mind-blowing opening episode through each twist and turn join Sydney as she completes the journey she set out on five years a

• The Strange One (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (27/04/2020) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Adapted from Calder Willingham's novel, End as a Man, this uncompromising exposé of the practice of hazing in a military college features a number of actors from New York's famed Actors Studio including Ben Gazzara, Pat Hingle, Clifton James, and George Peppard each at the start of their lengthy careers in film. Extras: High Definition presentation Two presentations of the film: The Strange One, with the original US title sequence, and End as a Man with the rarely seen UK titles Original mono audio Audio commentary with critic Nick Pinkerton (2020) Finding Direction (2020): Jack Garfein recalls his directorial debut, and his work with the Actors Studio en Gazzara Remembers ˜The Strange One' (2009): archival interview with the acclaimed actor Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography Original theatrical trailer New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Brad Stevens, Ben Gazzara on The Strange One, an archival interview with Jack Garfein, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits World premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies Extras subject to change

• The Ice Storm | DVD | (12/02/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Asian American director Ang Lee sums up America in the early 1970s by focusing on the arrival of the sexual revolution in the 'burbs. Isolationism within a family, consumerism, and selfishness are personified by a cast that captures the self-obsession within two New England families. As the children struggle awkwardly with adolescence, their parents stumble through sexual experimentation. In the days of Watergate and Vietnam, society is breaking boundaries and ignoring convention. Following suit, these families are eschewing polite barriers and social taboos, with disastrous results. The Ice Storm of the title refers not only to a natural phenomenon but is a (rather heavy-handed) metaphor for a pervasive emotional temperament. The entire cast delivers textured, finely nuanced performances. This movie lingers in the psyche not only for the scope of the tragedy at its conclusion, but for Lee's often humorous and stingingly accurate assessment of pop culture. Based on Rick Moody's novel, this won the best-screenplay award at Cannes in 1997. --Rochelle O'Gorman

• Lord Peter Wimsey - The Nine Tailors | DVD | (06/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the series of novels written by Dorothy L Sayers in the 1920s and 30s, Lord Peter Wimsey was dramatised for TV by the BBC between 1972-5. Ian Carmichael, veteran of British film comedy, played the genial, aristocratic sleuth; Glyn Houston was his manservant Bunter. The pair are similar to PG Wodehouse's Jeeves and Bertie Wooster (whom Carmichael played in an earlier TV adaptation) though here the duo are equal in intelligence, breezing about the country together in Wimsey's Bentley and stumbling with morbid regularity upon baffling murder mysteries to test their wits. Those for whom this series forms hazy memories of childhood might be surprised at its somewhat stagy, lingering interior shots, the spartan paucity of music, the miserly attitude towards locations, especially foreign ones, and the rather genteel, leisurely pace of these programmes, besides which Inspector Morse seems like Quentin Tarantino in comparison. It seems that initially the BBC was reluctant to commission the series and ventured on production with a wary eye on the budget. The Britain depicted by Sayers is, by and large, populated by either the upper classes or heavily accented, rum-do-and-no-mistake lower orders, which some might find consoling. However, the acting is generally excellent and the murder mysteries are sophisticated parlour games, the televisual equivalent of a good, absorbing jigsaw puzzle. There were five feature-length adaptations in all. "The Nine Tailors" weaves an especially elaborate tale, involving jewel theft, campanology (the art of bell-ringing) and dual identity. --David Stubbs