Drama

• Monday Monday | DVD | (31/08/2009) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

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• Napoleon (4-Disc DVD Set) | DVD | (21/11/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The measure of all other films, forever' LA Times Marking a new chapter in the history of one of the world's greatest films, the release of Abel Gance's Napoleon is the culmination of a project spanning 50 years. Academy Award-winning film historian Kevin Brownlow and the BFI National Archive have completed a new digitally restored version of this cinematic triumph, and audiences will be able to experience this extraordinary film complete with Carl Davis's magnificent score when the film is released on DVD & Blu-ray in November. Originally conceived by its director as the first of 6 films about Napoleon, this five and a half hour epic features full scale historical recreations of episodes from his personal and political life, from the French Revolution to the heroic arrival of French troops in Italy that marked the beginning of the First Italian campaign of 1796. Utilizing a number of groundbreaking camera and editing techniques, Abel Gance's Napoleon offers one of the most richly rewarding and thrilling experiences in the history of cinema, a brilliant pairing of music and film, comparable to grand opera in its intensity, offering dazzling scenes of unparalleled brilliance. Extras Abel Gance: Charm of Dynamite (Kevin Brownlow, 1968, 50 mins): Documentary on the life and work of Abel Gance, narrated by director Lindsay Anderson (If ., This Sporting Life) Interview with composer Carl Davis on the recording of the score for Napoleon 60 page illustrated book including new essays on the film and music plus full film credits

• Harold and Maude | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £13.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Long Goodbye | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Raymond Chandler's cynically idealistic hero of The Long Goodbye, Philip Marlowe, has been played by everyone from Humphrey Bogart to James Garner--but no one gives him the kind of weirdly affect-less spin that Elliott Gould does in this terrific Robert Altman reimagining of Chandler's penultimate novel. Altman recasts Marlowe as an early 70s Los Angeles habitué, who gets involved in a couple of cases at once. The most interesting involves a suicidal writer (Sterling Hayden in a larger-than-life performance) whom Marlowe is supposed to keep away from malevolent New-Ageish guru Henry Gibson. A variety of wonderfully odd characters pop up, played by everyone from model Nina Van Pallandt to director Mark Rydell to ex-baseballer Jim Bouton. And yes, that is Arnold Schwarzenegger (in only his second movie) popping up as (what else?) a muscleman. Listen for the title song: it shows up in the strangest places. --Marshall Fine

• Bullet | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £22.26   |  Saving you £-16.27 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  You only get one shot at revenge. Rap legend Tupac Shakur in one of his final film roles and Mickey Rourke star in this gritty urban thriller about what it takes to survive on the street a stylish mix of brutality and revenge it journeys into the dark and underground world of two men who share a bitter hatred and grudging respect...

• Christ Stopped At Eboli | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An intellectual painter turned doctor Carlo Levi is exiled to a remote region of Southern Italy near Eboli a place were according to local myth Christ would venture no further than in his journey south. Over time Levi begins to integrate with the local community...

• The Root of Heaven | DVD | (23/04/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  John Huston directs this 1950s drama starring Errol Flynn, Juliette Gréco, Trevor Howard, Eddie Albert and Orson Welles. Based on the novel by Romain Gary, the film follows crusading environmentalist Morel (Howard), who is determined to protect elephants from the threat of extinction. Though Morel initially struggles to gain traction for his project in French Equatorial Africa, he wins over Minna (Gréco), a local tavern worker, and Forsyth (Flynn), a former member of the British Army looking to correct past wrongs. Can the intrepid trio make a difference to the future of elephants?

• The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £9.98   |  Saving you £6.01 (60.22%)   |  RRP £15.99

  ""I wished to tell the truth for truth always conveys its own morality."" This is the fantastic BBC adaptation of Anne Bronte's novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall When Helen Graham becomes the new tenant of the dark decaying Wildfell Halt her independent spirit and radical views set her apart from the staid rural community around her. Gilbert Markham a young farmer finds himself powerfully drawn to her and a series of dramatic events brings them closer toge

• If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have To Invent Them | DVD | (19/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A thought provoking drama about racism.

• Jobs | DVD | (02/06/2014) from £10.98   |  Saving you £6.00 (66.74%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Ashton Kutcher is Steve Jobs the iconic Apple innovator and ground-breaking entrepreneur. This inspiring and entertaining film chronicles Jobs' early days as a college dropout to his rise as the co-founder of Apple Computer Inc. and forced departure from the company. More than a decade later Jobs returns and single-handedly sets a course that will turn the once-tiny start up into one of the world's most valuable companies. His epic journey blazes a trail that changes technology - and the world - forever. Jobs is a riveting story of a true American visionary a man who let nothing stand in the way of greatness.

• T.A.P.S. | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £22.48   |  Saving you £-9.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When their academy's existence is threatened by local developers military cadets take extreme measures to protect their honour...

• See No Evil (Dual Format Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (25/09/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Sarah is a blind girl who has returned to her home, a country manor in which all of the occupants are dead. She unknowingly sleeps overnight, among a houseful of corpses, arising the next morning to quietly creep out of bed, in order not to awaken the other members of the household.

• Zama | Blu Ray | (10/09/2018) from £9.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Lucrecia Martel's first film in 10 years premiered in Venice 2017 to huge acclaim. Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him a transfer from the town in which he is, to a better place. His situation is delicate. He must ensure that nothing overshadows his transfer. He is forced to accept submissively every task entrusted to him by successive Governors who come and go as he stays behind. The years go by and the letter from the King never arrives. When Zama notices everything is lost, he joins a party of soldiers that go after a dangerous bandit. It is adapted from Antonio di Benedetto s 1956 classic of Argentinean literature, recently translated into English

• Maurice | DVD | (17/03/2008) from £17.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Set against the stifling conformity of pre-World War I English society E.M. Forster's Maurice is a story of coming to terms with one's sexuality and identity in the face of disapproval and misunderstanding. Maurice Hall and Clive Durham find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. In a time when homosexuality was punishable by imprisonment the two must keep their feelings for one another a complete secret. After a friend is arrested and disgraced for 'the unspeakable vice of the Greeks' Clive abandons his forbidden love and marries a young woman. Maurice however struggles with questions of his identity and self-confidence seeking the help of a hypnotist to rid himself of his undeniable urges. But while staying with Clive and his shallow wife Anne Maurice is seduced by the affectionate and yearning servant Alec Scudder an event that brings about profound changes in Maurice's life and outlook. Sparkling direction by James Ivory distinguished performances from the ensemble cast and a charged score by Richard Robbins all combine to create a film of immense power one that is romantic moving and a story of love and self-discovery for all audiences.

• Dog Problem | DVD | (18/02/2008) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In L.A. Solo has writer's block after a successful first book he's ashamed of. He's broke thanks to a year in analysis; in their final session his shrink suggests a pet. So Solo buys a scrawny terrier who adds to his problems: the dog isn't house-trained! At a dog park the dog is bitten and Solo begs a woman he's just met to pay the vet bill so now he owes her; and his friend Casper has introduced him to a persistent rich girl who decides she wants the dog. He could sell settle his debts and return to life with a clean carpet. Or he could figure out why he doesn't want to part with the dog.

• Ivansxtc | Blu Ray | (28/09/2020) from £19.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Danny Huston, Peter Weller and Lisa Enos star in this biting satire on the behind-the-scenes of the Hollywood film industry, with all its drink and drug-fuelled excess, from director Bernard Rose (Candyman, Paperhouse). Opening with the death of its titular protagonist, ivansxtc goes back in time to chart the final days of hot-shot Tinseltown agent Ivan Beckman Huston) and his fast-paced, wheeler-dealer lifestyle, which will ultimately lead him to an early grave after a shock cancer diagnosis. Loosely based on Leo Tolstoy's celebrated 1886 novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and featuring a searing performance by Danny Huston at its core and wonderfully sleazy turn from Peter Weller as Ivan's biggest client, ivansxtc is a powerful meditation on life, death and morality set against the glitzy backdrop of La La Land. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High-Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed Stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD MA options Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Q&A with director Bernard Rose, actress/producer/co-writer Lisa Enos, actors Danny Huston, Peter Weller and Adam Krentzman from a 2018 screening at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles Original Theatrical Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Peter Strain FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet featuring new writing by Robert J Simpson

• Blue Collar (Blu-Ray) | Blu Ray | (22/01/2018) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Paul Schrader had established his reputation as a screenwriter (The Yakuza and Taxi Driver, among others) before embarking on his directorial debut. Blue Collar is the story of three working-class guys at the Checker auto plant who run their local union office. Richard Pryor delivers a funny, passionate, seething performance in one of his rare dramatic roles as a rabble-rousing union man. Trapped by family worries and crippling back taxes, he dreams up the robbery after scoping out the joint and enlists his coworker and buddies, family man Harvey Keitel and high-living bachelor Yaphet Kotto, who are in similar financial straits. This is a strictly amateur-hour heist, and their successful getaway is the last bit of good luck in store for the trio. The robbery turns up no cash, only incriminating files, and the inept thieves are soon blackmailing the powerful union, which fights back with force, seduction, and murder. Schrader's first film has little of the polish or style he developed by American Gigolo, but his portrait of lower middle class families in 1970s Detroit, interracial relations, and male camaraderie is sharp and insightful. His attention to detail shows in every frame and adds to the edgy material, which balances the thriller plot with social commentary about corruption, labour relations, and the lure of power. Schrader's later films show more subtlety and cinematic confidence, but time hasn't dimmed the power he unleashes in this angry working class drama.--Sean Axmaker

• Secret People | DVD | (13/05/2019) from £7.54   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn stars in her first significant role as an ingenue whose sister becomes ensnared in a web of intrigue and political assassination in this classic Ealing drama from Oscar-nominated director Thorold Dickinson. Co-starring noted European actors Valentina Cortesa giving a sensitive, critically-acclaimed performance and Serge Reggiani, Secret People is presented here as a transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Relocated due to increasing danger in their southern European homeland, sisters Maria and Nora settle in London with Maria leaving Louis, the young man she loves, to carry on the fight. In a chance meeting several years later Louis plays on Maria's love for him to involve her in a plot to bomb the man responsible for her father's death a plot that doesn't go to plan. Special Features: Theatrical trailer Image gallery PDF material

• Sordid Lives | DVD | (17/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This uproariously funny white trash campfest takes a wicked peek into an extended family of Texas rednecks who've come together for the funeral of their adulterous matriarch. Attending the funeral are her dueling big-haired daughters LaVonda (Ann Walker) and Latrelle (Bonnie Bedelia); sister Sissy (Beth Grant) who picked the wrong time to quit smoking; a revengeful neighbor (Delta Burke); brother Earl (Leslie Jordan) a Tammy Wynette-obsessed drag queen; hunky Ty (Kirk Geiger) Latrelle's estranged gay son; and Bitsy Mae (Olivia Newton-John) a country music-singing ex-con lesbian. The tantrums gossips and revelations spill all over the linoleum floor in this film that deliriously revels at its chitin-loving beer-guzzling gun-totting same sex-loving pill-popping eccentrics.

• Chef | Blu Ray | (03/11/2014) from £17.34   |  Saving you £8.64 (60.21%)   |  RRP £22.99

  When Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau; Iron Man) suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner (Dustin Hoffman; Rain Man ) he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami he teams up with his ex-wife (Sofia Vergara; TVs Modern Family) his friend (John Leguizamo; Kick-Ass 2) and his son (Emjay Anthony; It's Complicated) to launch a food truck. Taking to the road Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen - and zest for life and love. Also starring Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers Assemble).