Drama

• Valley Of The Dolls | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  What a trip! An entertainingly psychedelic adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's splendidly trashy novel telling the story of three remarkable women whose lives are affected by show-business celebrity. Revered composer John Williams (Star Wars) won his very first Oscar - and nomination - for Best Music.

• The Odyssey (L'odyssée) | DVD | (11/12/2017) from £6.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Summer, 1946. The Cousteau family - Jacques, his wife Simone and their two children Philippe and Jean-Michel - live in their beautiful house by the Mediterranean sea. By day they dive, by night they watch the stars. Jacques lives and breathes adventure and with his invention, the aqualung, his recently acquired vessel the Calypso, and a crew of free-spirited adventurers he is ready to cross the world's oceans. Jacques is willing to sacrifice everything to achieve his dream.

• What's Eating Gilbert Grape | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £6.28   |  Saving you £13.71 (218.31%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the novel by Peter Hedges (who adapted his own book) and directed by Lasse Hallström, What's Eating Gilbert Grape is the funny, moody tale of young Gilbert (Johnny Depp), who lives at home in a small town with his 500-pound Momma (beautifully played by non-professional Darlene Cates), his mentally retarded younger brother Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio, utterly convincing), and his sisters. Not a lot happens--Arnie keeps climbing a water tower and getting stuck; Gilbert is involved with a married woman (Mary Steenburgen), then meets a nice new girl in town who's closer to his age (Juliette Lewis). And that's exactly what makes this movie so much more than your run-of-the-mill Hollywood product: it's not about some mechanical, formulaic plot; it's about these characters, and it allows you to spend some time with them and get to know them. Depp proved yet again that he's one of the most interesting, unpredictable, and risk-taking actors in American movies; while a pre-Titanic DiCaprio deservedly received an Oscar nomination. --Jim Emerson

• Sense And Sensibility | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Jane Austen's tale of two devoted sisters with totally differing attitudes to life and love. Filmed on location in the stately homes of picturesque Dorset and Somerset.

• Sergeant Cork - Series 1 - Complete | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £14.98   |  Saving you £27.00 (207.85%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Sergeant Cork: Series 1 (4 Discs)

• Ten Thousand Saints | DVD | (18/04/2016) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Set in the 1980's in the punk-fuelled East Village, New York City, TEN THOUSAND SAINTS is a coming of age story that captures the pain of growing up, self-discovery and fnding your identity. When Jude (Asa Butterfeld Hugo, Enders Game) is sent to live with his estranged father Les (Ethan Hawke - Boyhood), he soon forms an unlikely surrogate family with Johnny (Emile Hirsch Killer Joe) and a rich uptown girl (Hailee Steinfeld True Grit), trying to hide a secret in a neighbourhood on the verge of riots. Including an eclectic mix of straight edge and punk music, TEN THOUSAND SAINTS is a love letter to the bygone era of New York City.

• The Bible - Complete | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Over 18 hours of informative but epicly entertaining Biblical adventures lavish productions of the greatest stories ever told featuring the greatest casts ever assembled! Includes the stories Samson And Delilah Moses Jesus Joseph Abraham and David. Samson And Delilah: Samson hero of the Israelites becomes hynoptised by the devious and beautiful Delilah. In an act of betrayal she cuts Samson's hair the secret of his strength. Enslaved blind and weak Samson retai

• Boston Kickout | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In the 1980s Phil moved with his parents from an inner-city slum to start a new life in Stevenage. However on leaving school he finds himself in a world of violence unemployment alcoholism and drug abuse.

• Deadfall | DVD | (04/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  When Joe Dolan (Michael Biehn) accidentally kills his father in a scam gone bad his dying words lead Joe to his Uncle Lou (James Coburn). Lou is working on a con worth more than million in diamonds. Eddie (Nicholas Cage) Lou's right hand man sees Joe as a serious threat and a rival for his girlfriend - the sexy Diane (Sarah Trigger). Diane seduces Joe into a love triangle that leads him to murder and desire. With millions in the balance Joe gets deeper and deeper into the diamond sting. Double cons lead to triple cons as Deadfall hurtles toward the most twisted scam of all and it's surprising conclusion. Joining the first rate cast of characters are stunning cameo appearances by Charlie Sheen Peter Fonda and Talia Shire.

• The Enforcer | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £13.95   |  Saving you £-0.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  ""If you're smart you'll come down - if you're dumb you'll be dead..."" This fast paced crime/noir thriller is reminiscent of some of Bogart's best films of the 30's. Bogart plays a tough District Attorney who goes after an organized gang of killers based on the real life 'Murder Inc.' case. Bogart trades bullet for bullet when his chief witness falls mysteriously to his death and is given 24 hours to rebuild his case.

• The Fighter | Blu Ray | (20/06/2011) from £6.30   |  Saving you £16.69 (264.92%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Dickie Eklund (CHRISTIAN BALE) is a former boxing legend whose life has become shattered by drug abuse whilst Micky Ward (MARK WAHLBERG), his half brother, has become the town's fighter and fading hope for a champion.

• The Bicycle Thieves | DVD | (12/04/2010) from £11.84   |  Saving you £4.15 (35.05%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The recipient of much international acclaim Vittorio de Sica's Italian Neorealist masterwork Ladri Di Biciclette (US title: The Bicycle Thief) finally makes its way to DVD. After nearly two years of unemployment Antonio (Lamberto Maggiorani) finally finds work posting bills. But he needs a bicycle to do the job. Unfortunately he was forced to pawn his own bicycle long ago. In a humbling tragic scene Antonio exchanges his family's linen for his bicycle. But when the bike is stolen on his first day of work he must comb the streets of Rome in search of the bike: his family's only means to survival. Shot on location in Rome and using non-actors as a means of heightening the reality of the film Ladri Di Biciclette received the Honorary Award for Best Foreign Film at the 1950 Oscars.

• Two-Lane Blacktop (DVD) | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Their world is a two-lane blacktop... no beginning... no end... no speed limit! In this controversial and acclaimed story of drag-racing drifters the drivers of a Pontiac GTO and a '55 Chevy battle across the back roads of America for possession of each others 'pinks' and the affections of a mysterious young hitchhiker. Featuring top hits by The Doors and Kris Kristofferson the film roars across a landscape of unexpected turns and startling twists. Two-Lane Blacktop is directed by cult legend Monte Hellman (director of The Shooting and Cockfighter and Executive Producer of Reservoir Dogs) from a screenplay by Rudolph Wurlitzer (Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid) and features unforgettable performances by Warren Oates (The Wild Bunch) as well as singer/songwriter James Taylor and the Beach Boys Dennis Wilson in their first - and only - acting roles.

• Quills | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £8.09   |  Saving you £4.90 (60.57%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The award winning tale of the last days of the Marquis de Sade, imprisoned in an asylum in Paris 1807.

• Roots - Original Series - 25th Anniversary Edition | DVD | (23/12/2002) from £13.66   |  Saving you £7.33 (53.66%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Based on Alex Haley's bestseller, the 1977 TV mini-series Roots told the harrowing story of one man's ancestors, commencing with African warrior Kunta Kinte, captured, transported to America, stripped of his dignity, his rights, and even his name. He tries but fails to escape before accepting he can never return to Africa. He marries and bears a daughter, Kizzy, who is callously sold, then raped by her new "master". However, her son, Chicken George, a resourceful dab hand with gamecocks, lives long enough to see his own children attain a liberty of sorts following the Civil War. Roots is told in the same, accessible televisual language as The Waltons or Bonanza, yet it is never bland or evasive. It leaves no doubt as to the torment and abuse suffered by blacks, and although the series' conclusion is fictionally satisfying, for many of the black characters their only hope lies in generations yet unborn. It is sturdy enough drama but its greatest, most revolutionary effects were social. It persuaded American audiences to regard their history from a black perspective, and to see how--against odds far more desperate than those the pilgrims faced--Africans laid claim to their status as free African-Americans. Roots was massively popular, triggering a craze for genealogy and paving the way for series like 1979's Holocaust, which similarly raised the public's awareness of the slaughter of the Jews under Hitler. Most importantly, Roots changed forever the way black people were depicted on American TV. On the DVD: Roots is presented in 1:33:1 format and is visually extremely well-preserved. Extra features include a "Roots Family Tree", a copious, informative audio commentary featuring members of cast and crew, and a documentary, "Remembering Roots". Although this consists only of interviews, these convey the extraordinary emotional grip this project had on those who took part in it.--David Stubbs

• Christmas Holiday | DVD | (07/03/2011) from £13.05   |  Saving you £-0.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A young woman realizes that the wealthy man she married is an incorrigible wastrel...

• The Pillow Book - DVD | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £11.98   |  Saving you £4.01 (25.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  As a young girl in Japan, Nagiko's father paints characters on her face, and her aunt reads to her from The Pillow Book, the diary of a 10th-century lady-in-waiting. Nagiko grows up, obsessed with books, papers, and writing on bodies, and her sexual odyssey (and the creation of her own Pillow Book) is a parfait mlange of classical Japanese, modern Chinese, and Western film images.

• Laguna Beach - Series 2 | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £12.98   |  Saving you £17.01 (131.05%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A new year means new drama in Laguna Beach. Kristin's a senior Stephen's a freshman and LC's an intern. But old flames burn out as new ones take over with Kristin Alex H. and Jessica on one side Alex M. Taylor Morgan S. and Casey on the other and Stephen Talan and the new bad boy Jason playing the middle. Lust lies backstabbing and parties - the second season of this groundbreaking drama shows you that not only is truth stranger than fiction it's a lot more exciting.

• Trial and Retribution 19-22 | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Trial And Retribution: The Collection - Part Six 19-22

• Omar | DVD | (06/10/2014) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Oscar-nominated in the Foreign Film category (Palestine entry) OMAR tells the story of a sensitive young baker who is accustomed to dodging surveillance bullets when he daily crosses the separation wall to visit Nadia his secret love. But occupied Palestine knows neither simple love nor clear-cut war. To prove himself to Nadia's family Omar becomes a freedom fighter and must soon face painful choices about life and manhood. When he is captured after a deadly act of resistance he falls into a cat-and-mouse game with the military police. Suspicion and betrayal begin to jeopardize all of his relationships: his longtime trust with accomplices and childhood friends deteriorates and even Nadia begins to question his motives. His feelings quickly become as torn apart as the Palestinian landscape. But it's soon evidence that everything he does is for his love of Nadia. The four young characters are all played by newcomers and this is their first film lending the Palestinian story authenticity and immediacy. Waleed F. Zuaiter playing Agent Rami is the only actor amongst the main cast that has had previous experience in front of the camera. Hany Abu-Assad directed the last Palestinian Oscar-nominated film Paradise Now (2006) and his previous work also includes the critically-acclaimed Rana's Wedding (2002) and The Courier (2011).