Drama

• Rounders | DVD | (07/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A little drunk on its own arcane exotica as a gambling movie, Rounders is a film that takes us inside a world of high-stakes card players but falls short on such essentials as character development and relationships. Still, it is a real curiosity, written by a couple of guys (David Levien and Brian Koppelman) who appear to know something about the dark underbelly of card hustling for fun and profit. Matt Damon stars as a reluctant law student who can't put aside his subterranean career of playing poker and blackjack for big money. After he loses his post-grad nest egg to a weird Russian kingpin (John Malkovich)--and also loses his disgusted girlfriend (Gretchen Mol) in the process--Damon's character turns to an unreliable old buddy (Edward Norton) for a dangerous game of sharking wherever there happens to be a game underway: frat boys, cops, bad dudes, you name it. Norton appears to be living out every young actor's fantasy of re-creating Robert De Niro's prot! otypical head case in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, and while his performance is burdened by obvious quotation marks, his estimable talent still shines through. Damon's charm and intelligence bring some oomph to the curiously flat proceedings, and while his hushed, soul-bearing scenes with Martin Landau (as a law professor who takes a shine to the kid) seem gratuitous, they're still nice to watch. Behind all this is director John Dahl (Red Rock West), who is not exactly at the top of his game here but who brings his distinctive toughness to the crime-noir tone.--Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Charmed - Season 6 | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £18.60   |  Saving you £41.39 (69.00%)   |  RRP £59.99

  The complete sixth season following the adventures of three modern day witches juggling their supernatural abilities with the demands of every day life. Episodes Comprise: 1. Valhalley of the Dolls (Part 1) 2. Valhalley of the Dolls (Part 2) 3. Forget Me... Not 4. The Power of Three Blondes 5. Love's A Witch 6. My Three Witches 7. Soul Survivor 8. Sword and the City 9. Little Monsters 10. Chris-Crossed 11. Witchstock 12. Prince Charmed 13. Used Karma 14. The Legend of Sleepy

• Brookside - Unfinished Business | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A high-octane feature-length special that reveals what happens when deadly enemies finally get to settle the score. Driven into hiding after the death of Tim O'Leary's wife Emily drug dealer Terry Gibson hatches a plan to deliver both Tim and Steve into his clutches...

• An Ungentlemanly Act | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £42.35   |  Saving you £-40.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Based on actual accounts this film portrays the days and hours before and during the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina which eventually led to the Falklands War. As the Argentine forces land on the main island and make their way towards Government House the British Royal Marines batten down the hatches and prepare to defend Governer Rex Hunt his family and their fellow islanders from the invaders.

• Tiger Orange | DVD | (28/03/2016) from £9.05   |  Saving you £6.94 (76.69%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Chet and Todd are estranged gay brothers who grew up in a small town in Central California to a homophobic, working class single father. While bad boy Todd ran off to Los Angeles and is now out and proud, Chet stayed at home (and mostly closeted) to run the family hardware store and care for their ailing father until the father s recent death. Broke and homeless, Todd returns to the brother he left behind. As long-simmering resentments boil to the surface and the pair confront their differences and similarities, Tiger Orange serves up a poignant depiction of family dynamics and small town life and the journeys we each must take.

• Adaptation | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £3.26 (48.44%)   |  RRP £9.99

  From the writer & director of "Being John Malkovich" comes another out there tale about screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's attempt to adapt a succesful novel for the silver screen.

• Blonde Fist | DVD | (13/03/2017) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Drama starring Margi Clarke and Caroll Baker. Ronnie (Clarke), daughter of a bareknuckle fighter, is not averse to using her fists. When she is put in jail for assault, she escapes and goes to find her father, now an alcoholic dishwasher in New York. She resolves to bring him home to Liverpool and enters a female prizefight to raise the fare.

• The Blue Lagoon | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In 1980, Randal Kleiser's remake of The Blue Lagoon had its critics well and truly divided. On the one hand adolescent nudity, however tasteful, was enough to give the censors the vapours. On the other, the story--essentially a reworking of Robinson Crusoe based on Stacpoole's Edwardian adventure novel with two young children as the castaways growing up on a desert island--seemed just too removed from reality. Kleiser set out to make "the ultimate South Seas film", and indeed the location shooting is a richly beautiful complement to the intimate tale of two young people coming to terms with their own adulthood. He teases out touching performances from Brooke Shields (Emmeline) and Christopher Atkins (Richard) as the marooned pair, and a nicely ambivalent cameo from Leo McKern as Paddy, the ship's cook who gets them set up on the island before rum gets the better of him. A stilted script helps none of them. But the moments of awkward self-discovery and dawning sexuality are handled with a tenderness which ultimately triumphs over some of the more implausible elements: Shields' perpetually manicured nails, for example, or the fact that she unexpectedly gives birth without breaking sweat. To say nothing of the pair's extraordinary home-building skills, which would have been beyond the remit of the average Edwardian governess to teach. Today, for all its efforts to be taken seriously as a tale of preserved innocence and discovery, it succeeds best as a good old-fashioned adventure. On the DVD: This widescreen presentation positively bulges with extras. A choice of director's commentaries means that you can hear Randal Kaiser (who had previously directed Grease) reminiscing in fine detail with writer Douglas Day Stewart, and both Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. Some might think this overkill for a non-landmark film, but the discussions are genuinely interesting. The film was clearly a formative experience in Shields' adolescent career --she has also provided an album of personal snapshots as another extra--and it is fascinating to hear her talk about it from her current position as a star of sophisticated television sitcom. The crystal-clear digital remastering and anamorphic stereo picture and sound quality of the main film don't extend to this scratchy, sometimes inaudible documentary. --Piers Ford

• Columbia Classics Collection Vol. 2 UHD (14 Discs - UHD & BD) | Blu Ray | (13/09/2021) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Six classic films from six iconic directors including Anatomy Of A Murder, Oliver!, Taxi Driver, Stripes, Sense And Sensibility (1995), and The Social Network. Experience these essential films from Columbia Pictures like never before, now fully remastered and debuting on 4K Ultra HD. With films driven by bold and impassioned characters and with stories deftly told by master filmmakers and with hours of special features and an exclusive 80-page book with unique insights and production detail about each of the included films this second volume of the Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection is truly the best way to watch these treasured cinematic favourites! Includes filmmaker & historian commentaries, anniversary reunions, documentaries, deleted scenes, archival featurettes and much more! Also includes an exclusive Blu-ray™ bonus disc featuring a curated collection of 20 short films from the Columbia Pictures library.

• Shergar | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £13.93   |  Saving you £-9.94 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Kevin Doherty (Tom Walsh) the orphaned son of a jockey dreams of racing horses like his father but instead finds himself in the middle of a terrorist plot to kidnap Shergar Ireland's greatest racehorse. Terrorist Gavin O'Rourke (Mickey Rourke) and his second-in-command Dermot Concannon steal Shergar away to a remote farm owned by Eamonn Garrity (David Warner). Unknown to the kidnappers teenage runaway Kevin lies in the hayloft of the Garrity farm and is aware of Shergar's identity. Though initially elated at being charged with the horse's keep Kevin is horrified when he hears of Shergar's impending execution and resolved to ride the horse to freedom. Staying only steps ahead of the kidnappers and the authorities Kevin alters the appearance of the instantly recognisable horse...

• Pandora And The Flying Dutchman | DVD | (25/05/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Albert Lewin's adaptation of the 'Flying Dutchman' legend transposes the story into an upper-class English-speaking community in a small port in 1930s Spain. James Mason stars as Hendrick van der Zee, a man cursed to travel the seven seas until he can find a woman willing to die for his love. He certainly does not think he has discovered her when he meets beautiful, spoiled, nightclub singer and femme fatale Pandora Reynolds (Ava Gardner), who is engaged to be married to racing driver Stephen Cameron (Nigel Patrick) but is also being courted by hotheaded bullfighter Juan Montalvo (Mario Cabre). However, the pair soon discover that love can blossom in the unlikeliest of places.

• The Cat And The Canary | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ten years have passed since the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman. Relatives gather at midnight in a creepy old house for the reading of his will whereupon the local prison guard arrives to warn all assembled that a homicidal maniac known as 'The Cat' has escaped and could be heading for the house...

• Patagonia | DVD | (11/07/2011) from £5.81   |  Saving you £10.18 (175.22%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Patagonia narrates the journeys of two women - one looking for her past the other for her future. The film inter-cuts between their stories in which one of them travels south to north through the Welsh springtime and the other east to west through the Argentine autumn. Directed by Marc Evans (My Little Eye) Patagonia stars Matthew Rhys (The Edge of Love and Brothers and Sisters) and Nia Roberts (Solomon and Gaenor) alongside Grammy Award winning singer Duffy in her acting debut. A road movie for romantics Patagonia is a film of intimate moments that play out against the sweeping panoramic landscapes complemented by a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack.

• Monsieur Hire | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Adapted from the George Simenon novel 'Les Fiancailles De M. Hire' it tells the story of old Monsieur Hire who lives a lonely existence in an apartment block. He spies on a woman called Alice who also lives there and he knows everything about her until one evening he sees something he shouldn't and his life changes for ever.

• Albert Nobbs | DVD | (03/09/2012) from £3.07   |  Saving you £18.18 (1,004.42%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Morrison's Hotel hides many secrets and the unassuming and dedicated butler, Albert (Glenn Close), is just one of them. In 19th Century Ireland, with employment for women scarce, a young impoverished girl made a radical decision to masquerade as a man to ensure her survival. Many years later, her four walls come crashing down as secrets are uncovered leading to tension, drama, heartache and tragedy.

• Suddenly, Last Summer | DVD | (11/11/2002) from £8.94   |  Saving you £4.05 (45.30%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Elizabeth Taylor and Katharine Hepburn each received Oscar nominations for best actress in this gripping adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play filmed at Shepperton Studios by director Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Beautiful Catherine Holly (Taylor) is committed to a mental institution after witnessing the strange and horrible death of her cousin. Catherine's aunt Violet Venable (Hepburn) tries to influence Dr Cukrowicz (Montgomery Clift) a young neurosurgeon to surgically end Cather

• Class Act - The Complete Series | DVD | (02/08/2010) from £13.79   |  Saving you £16.20 (117.48%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Joanna Lumley stars in this pacy racy comedy drama penned by BAFTA winner Michael Aitkins and produced by Verity Lambert; Ian McNeice Dennis Waterman Elizabeth Spriggs Keith Allen and Celia Imrie are among a host of guest stars. Attracting over ten million viewers Class Act ran for two hit seasons in 1994 and 1995 and the complete series is available here for the very first time on DVD. The aristocratic Kate Swift has been left in trouble and in debt by her wide-boy husband Duncan; having vanished while under investigation for fraud he has also left Kate to carry the can. When journalist and key witness Jack Booker implicates her in the crime Kate is imprisoned for six months. On her release she is broke angry and determined to find her husband. Ready for anything she forms an unlikely alliance with Booker an alcoholic card-carrying coward and former inmate Gloria O'Grady a young Australian woman with a special talent for burglary. Wit instinct theft and sex become the dubious tools of their trade as they try to stay out of the red... and out of jail.

• Shadows (The John Cassavetes Collection) (DVD & Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (23/04/2012) from £15.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dual Format Edition containing the DVD and world premiere Blu-ray release of John Cassavetes’ groundbreaking debut feature, Shadows (1959), a film which gave birth to a radical new film language that has influenced the work of filmmakers for decades since its release. Shadows revolves around the inter-racial romance between a black woman and white man, and their relationship with her jazz singer brother. Its depiction of themes of inter-racial relationships and non-conformist lifestyles were way ahead of its time.Shot on location in 1950s New York, with a cast and crew made up primarily of amateurs, this radical, ground-breaking film is as devastatingly powerful now as ever. The film’s score features jazz legend Charlie Mingus. Extra features: Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition Audio commentary Seymour Cassell and Tom Charity Silent rehearsal footage (DVD only) Peter Falk on Cassavetes (Paul Joyce, DVD only) Original trailer

• A Beautiful Mind | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £4.98   |  Saving you £20.01 (401.81%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A Beautiful Mind is an award-winning movie if ever there was one. This biopic of mathematician John Forbes Nash is two parts Shine to one part Good Will Hunting. Scripted by Akiva Goldsman (Lost in Space) and directed by Ron Howard (The Grinch)--both trying to get sincere and serious after previous movies--it showcases a big, compelling performance from Russell Crowe as a genius whose eccentricities turn out to be down to a genuine mental illness. Though his early work as a student offered a breakthrough that eventually won him the 1994 Nobel Prize, Nash goes off the deep end in later life. The film works better in the early paranoid stretches--which include a wonderful 1950s spy movie parody as Nash is sucked into an imagined world of fighting commie atom spies--than it does with the inspirational ending, where Nash’s handicaps are overcome so he can triumph at the end. Crowe's genuinely fine work still seems a bit Shine/Rain Man/Forrest Gump-ish in mannerism, yet experience shows this can be a powerful career move. Crowe gains sterling support from Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany and Christopher Plummer--some playing a mere character in Nash’s world. --Kim Newman

• Third Star | DVD | (12/09/2011) from £6.09   |  Saving you £6.90 (113.30%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Join James Miles Davy and Bill on a raucous roadtrip with a serious purpose: giving James the time of his life - however little time that may be. Third Star wrestles with camping nightmares surreal moments and rocking good times building up to an emotionally ravaging revelation. By BAFTA award-winning director Hattie Dalton (The Banker) Third Star stars Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's Sherlock Amazing Grace Atonement) JJ Feild (Captain America: The First Avenger Centurion) Tom Burke (Donkey Punch) and Adam Robertson (Wire In The Blood). A road movie with a heart Third Star will take you one step further from the past and toward a brave new world of courage dignity and beauty.