Drama

• Cupid Dog | DVD | (04/02/2013) from £4.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (50.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

• Catherine Cookson - The Mallen Secret | DVD | (05/12/2008) from £4.45   |  Saving you £0.54 (10.80%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Before the late Squire Thomas Mallen killed himself he left a trail of illegitimate children all over the hills of 19th Century Northumberland. One of them Miss Barbara is deaf and has been kept from the truth by her governess. Now a beautiful and wilful young woman she falls in love with her cousin Michael whose mother is also obsessed with keeping him ignorant of his own illegitimacy.

• Mommie Dearest | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £33.44   |  Saving you £-17.45 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  'Mommie Dearest' is the outrageous and controversial story of legendary movie star Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) and her struggle with the dual roles of fading actress and tormented mother. The public Crawford was strong-willed glamorous and admirable but Mommie Dearest reveals the private Crawford the woman desperate to be a mother adopting her children when she was single and trying to survive in the movie industry. The rage the debilitating strain and the terrifying descent in

• Ladybird Ladybird | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ladybird Ladybird is Ken loach's harrowing story of a woman's fight to keep her children and her relationship intact. Maggie has had four children (by four different fathers) removed by Social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge a gentle Latin American refugee she gradually sees her chance of happiness but her history still haunts her. Once entangled with the social work bureaucracy she finds it difficult to break free.

• Thief | DVD | (08/02/2016) from £7.29   |  Saving you £7.70 (105.62%)   |  RRP £14.99

  For his first theatrical feature, Michael Mann (Manhunter, Public Enemies) returned to the rain-soaked streets of his hometown, Chicago, for a stunning piece of neo-noir starring James Caan (The Godfather, Rollerball) at his toughest. Caan plays Frank, a jewel thief and former convict who is looking to settle down with his girlfriend (Tuesday Weld, Once Upon a Time in America) and begin a family. But when his ˜fence' is thrown from a window and the Chicago mafia begin to flex their muscles, his hopes of a quiet life become anything but With a sterling supporting cast in the shape of James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Willie Nelson and Dennis Farina, lush electronic score by Tangerine Dream and the assured direction of Mann, Thief is a standout eighties crime flick that paved the way for the his later urban thrillers such as Heat and Collateral as well as Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the director's cut from a new 4K film transfer, approved by director Michael Mann, with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by writer-director Michael Mann and actor James Caan The Directors: Michael Mann a 2001 documentary on the filmmaker, containing interviews with Mann, James Belushi, William Petersen, Jon Voight and others Stolen Dreams a new interview with Caan filmed exclusively for this release Hollywood USA: James Caan an episode of the French TV series Ciné regards devoted to the actor, filmed shortly after Thief had completed production The Art of the Heist an examination of Thief by writer and critic F.X. Feeney, author of the Taschen volume on Michael Mann Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by maarko phntm

• Memories of Underdevelopment (The Criterion Collection) | Blu Ray | (28/08/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Adventures Of Black Beauty - The Complete Series | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The Adventures Of Black Beauty: The Complete Series (8 Discs)

• Look At Me | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £5.58   |  Saving you £14.41 (258.24%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Quite unlike the models in her magazines, French girl Lolita struggles with her self-esteem and tries to win her father's affection.

• Harlequin | Blu Ray | (08/10/2018) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  For fans of Ozploitation it is the likes of MAD MAX (1980) or even the trash-tastic TURKEY SHOOT (1982) that may first pop into many a horror hound's mind - however, the cycle offered so much more and never is this clearer than with the surrealist shocks of HARLEQUIN (1980) a true genre standout that was also released under the more ominous moniker of DARK FORCES. In this oddball mix of sci-fi, horror and political espionage (yes, you read that right) a mysterious healer appears in the abode of a leading American senator who finds that his terminally ill son is quickly cured of his leukaemia. The appreciative politician opts to keep this puzzling presence around... although all is not as it seems. With a cast that includes such acclaimed thespians as Robert Powell (TOMMY) and David Hemmings (DEEP RED), the thrills come thick and fast in this genuine curiousity that, once seen, is hard to forget - exactly what one might expect from a script penned by the legendary Ozploitation hand Everett De Roche (LONG WEEKEND, PATRICK, ROAD GAMES, FORTRESS)!

• Airport | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £6.35   |  Saving you £-0.36 (-6.00%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Take a non-stop flight with an all-star cast to a world of tension-filled human drama in this trend-setting box office blockbuster. Based on Arthur Hailey's runaway best seller the emotion-charged adventure stars Burt Lancaster as the manager of a glamorous international airport who must juggle personal crisis with professional responsibilities as he attempts to keep his blizzard torn facility open to rescue a bomb-damaged jetliner. The lavish Ross Hunter production co-stars a ve

• Gainsbourg | DVD | (10/01/2011) from £8.39   |  Saving you £9.60 (114.42%)   |  RRP £17.99

  From visionary graphic artist and director Joann Sfar comes a completely original take on one of France's greatest mavericks, the illustrious and infamous Serge Gainsbourg.

• The Gambler Blu-Ray (Imprint Collection # 49) | Blu Ray | (21/05/2021) from £26.90   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Love Is All You Need | Blu Ray | (02/09/2013) from £9.43   |  Saving you £10.56 (52.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Love Is All You Need is a warm, funny, heartfelt meditation on the birth pangs of starting a new life. Set at a picture-perfect summer wedding in Sorrento, the film stars Pierce Brosnan as Philip, a lonely, middle-aged English widower and estranged single father living in Denmark, and Trine Dyrholm as Ida, a Danish hairdresser recuperating from chemotherapy, who has just learned that her husband is leaving her for a woman half his age from his accounts department. The fates of these tw...

• Law And Order - Series 3 | DVD | (21/11/2005) from £39.46   |  Saving you £5.53 (14.01%)   |  RRP £44.99

  Powerful timely and gripping Law & Order has become one of television's most celebrated and widely acclaimed American crime series of all time. Get ready for another thrilling season of ripped-from-the-headlines cases as all 22 episodes of the groundbreaking third season come to DVD for the first time ever. In the hugely popular third season Emmy Award nominee - the late - Jerry Orbach joined New York's toughest team of prosecutors and investigators: Richard Brooks

• Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter | Blu Ray | (29/06/2015) from £13.15   |  Saving you £8.84 (67.22%)   |  RRP £21.99

  The haunting and funny story of a young woman set on fulfilling the wildest of dreams. A lonely woman (Oscar-nominee Rinko Kikuchi) becomes convinced that a satchel of money buried in a cult Hollywood film is in fact real. Abandoning her structured life in Tokyo she heads for the frozen Minnesota wilderness armed with only a hand-embroidered map. Ill prepared but determined she encounters unexpected help along the way as she searches for her lost mythical fortune.

• Straight On Till Morning (Doubleplay) | Blu Ray | (29/01/2018) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ugly duckling Brenda Thompson (Rita Tushingham) leaves her Liverpool home hoping to find romance in London. She moves in with her work-mate Caroline (Katya Wyeth), but remains lonely and bewildered in the big city. While wandering alone one night she finds a scruffy dog and becomes infatuated with its handsome master. Brenda later confesses to the dog's owner, Peter (Shane Briant), that she has come to London because she wants a baby. He offers her a proposition if she will move in and cook, clean and tell him stories, he will give her what she wants. Brenda is confused but deeply in love with her mysterious partner. Before long, however, she is trapped in a nightmare world of paranoia and murder from which there seems to be no escape traight On Till Morning took its title from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan and was directed by Peter Collinson, who had previously made Up the Junction and The Italian Job. Filmed in and around Earl's Court, London, this dark and disturbing thriller was released in 1972 and represented a bold new direction for Hammer. EXTRAS: Original trailer

• Empire | DVD | (11/08/2008) from £17.36   |  Saving you £2.63 (15.15%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The epic event of the year comes to DVD in the mini-series Empire. Complete with unrated and extended scenes Empire is presented for the first time as a seamless feature. The Roman Empire is plunged into chaos when Julius Caesar is assassinated and his power is passed on to his 18-year-old nephew Octavius. With his guardian former gladiator Tyrannus Octavius is forced into exile to escape those who wish to sever Caesar's bloodline permanently. Under Tyrannus' tutelage Octavius prepares to face off against the treacherous Marc Antony and fulfill his destiny as the leader of Rome. Empire boasts powerful acting says the Wall Street Journal with a hot young cast that includes James Frain Colm Feore Jonathan Cake Santiago Cabrera and Emily Blunt. Filmed entirely in scenic Italy Empire tells the thrilling story of a hero's rise amidst the greed intrigue and lust of ancient Rome.

• Respectable | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £3.99   |  Saving you £16.00 (401.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The controversial sitcom first broadcast on Channel 5 featuring the exploits and sexploits of the staff in a modern bordello... 'The Debonnaire' is a brothel like thousands of others in suburbs across Britain: it's respectable twee and it could be next door to you. Run by Maureen a chain-smoking granny who's seen it all 'the Debonnaire' is the workplace for Hayley a sweet and adorable girl; Kate a brainy post-grad student and scary Yalena a Serbian war criminal on the run. Int

• The Trial Of Joan Of Arc | DVD | (23/05/2005) from £7.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Characteristically breaking with tradition director Robert Bresson presents a realistic unique view of the life and death of Joan of Arc. Using a script based on the actual transcript notes taken during her trial Bresson focuses on the psychological and physical torture that Joan had to endure showing how these techniques were used to break her resolve and cause her to eventually recant her faith. With impeccable historical accuracy Bresson re-creates the story of the peasant gi

• Princess Blade | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £14.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.07%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Shinsuke Sato's The Princess Blade is, in some respects, a standard Japanese action adventure with a lot of swordplay and repayment of blood debts; but it differs in that it stretches the formula in interesting ways. Its moody angst is turned up to full power and it has a twilit elegiac quality, a sense of the sadness of things, which is at once very Japanese and very stylish. Yukio is one of the assassins of the house of Takemikazuchi, a group of exiled royal guards from a neighbouring kingdom who have created a life in the isolated low-tech kingdom Japan has become in some near future. She is in fact the last of the original Takemikazuchi family, who have gradually been marginalised and murdered. Informed of this and on the run from her fellow swordsmen, she takes refuge with, and falls for, Takashi, an assassin of a more modern kind, an alienated young man whose concern for his retarded sister sits uneasily with his bomb-making. The film moves steadily from explosions of passionate action beautifully choreographed to quiet intense moments of stillness, ending ambiguously on the latter. It is a superior film in its genre because it coherently questions the values and actions it celebrates. --Roz Kaveney