Drama

• Blue Black Permanent (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (24/06/2019) from £18.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This haunting and magical film moves between Edinburgh and Orkney as it tells of a woman's attempts to come to terms with her mother's death through her childhood memories. Filled with flashbacks and dream sequences, it's also a film about islander's relationships with the ever-present sea. Margaret Tait's only feature-length film, from her own screenplay, was produced by the BFI in 1992 and was the first Scottish feature film directed by a woman. Now newly remastered in 2K and available on DVD and Blu-ray for the very first time. Special Features: Film Poems - the work of filmmaker Margaret Tait (2018, 31 mins): BFI curator Peter Todd welcome academic Lucy Reynolds and writers So Mayer and Anna Coatman to talk about the work, rhythm and poetry of film poet Margaret Tait Margaret Tait Film Maker (1983, 35 mins): Art Council England film featuring the only filmed interview with Margaret Tait Other extras TBC **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film and full film credits

• Lie WIth Me | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £14.82   |  Saving you £-4.83 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Ros Tyler wakes from a drugged sleep to find that her flatmate is dead and she herself has been viciously sexually assaulted...

• King Lear | DVD | (22/01/2018) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The stage-to-screen film of Talawa Theatre Company/Royal Exchange Theatre's highly acclaimed production of KING LEAR, starring Don Warrington, filmed in the round during its run at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Directed by Talawa's Artistic Director Michael Buffong, the stage production played to sell-out crowds, winning 4 and 5 star reviews across the board. Starring Don Warrington (Death In Paradise, Rising Damp) & Alfred Enoch (How To Get Away With Murder, Harry Potter) 'Don Warrington's King Lear is a heartbreaking tour de force' 4* - The Telegraph 'King Lear review at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester outstanding' - The Stage 'King Lear review as close to definitive as can be' 4* - The Guardian

• Water for Elephants | DVD | (05/09/2011) from £4.96   |  Saving you £15.03 (303.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the acclaimed bestseller, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS presents an unexpected romance in a uniquely compelling setting.

• The System (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (23/09/2019) from £20.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The first of six collaborations between two of British cinemas most infamous figures Oliver Reed (The Damned, The Triple Echo) and Michael Winner (Death Wish, The Stone Killer) The System finds both at their creative peak. Reed is leader of a gang of youths, who spend a hot summer season in Devon in pursuit of women including Jane Merrow (The Appointment) and Barbara Ferris (A Nice Girl Like You). Filmed on location, and shot by the great Nicolas Roeg before he turned his attentions to directing, The System boasts a fine supporting cast, including Julia Foster (Alfie), Harry Andrews (The Deadly Affair), and David Hemmings (Fragment of Fear).

• Head On | DVD | (23/08/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Till death do us part. Fatih Akin's tough but ultimately touching story of two young second generation Turks in Germany whose seemingly desperate lives are forever changed when they meet in a hospital ward and as total strangers decide to get married... Winner of the top Berlin Film festival award The Golden Bear; in addition to Best European Film and Best European Director at the European Film Awards 2004

• The Great Gatsby (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray) | 4K UHD | (24/10/2016) from £23.89   |  Saving you £-2.64 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From the uniquely imaginative mind of writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann comes the new big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. The filmmaker created his own distinctive visual interpretation of the classic story, bringing the period to life in a way that has never been seen before, in a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role. The Great Gatsby follows would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

• The Flying Scot (Vintage Classics) | Blu Ray | (08/08/2022) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A new 4K restoration of the compact, claustrophobic British B-movie gem directed by Compton Bennett, as three thieves from various walks of life combine forces for a daring attempt to make themselves rich. Lee Patterson is the man with the audacious plan and Kay Callard his glamorous accomplice in this taut train heist thriller also starring Alan Gifford and Margaret Withers. Dissatisfied with the small profits gained by his petty crimes, Ronnie Cowan (Patterson) attempts to pull off the most sensational train robbery of all time. After learning that the Bank of Scotland periodically sends half a million pounds in notes from Glasgow to London for destruction aboard the famous passenger train The Flying Scot , he assembles a trusted transatlantic team and a seemingly fool proof scheme is put into action. Now available on Blu-ray for the first time. Extras: Interview with Steve Chibnall, Professor of British Cinema - The Flying Scot and the history of the British B-movie Interview with writer & journalist Barry Forshaw Alternate Opening Sequence Stills Gallery

• The Beach | Blu Ray | (31/12/2014) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Leonardo DiCaprio is electrifying in this adrenaline drenched, tantalizingly seductive thriller from the director of Trainspotting. Richard (DiCaprio) a young American backpacker, is willing to risk his life for just one thing: that mind-blowing rush you can only get from braving the ultimate adventure. But on a secret, deceptively perfect beach, he'll soon discover that, as the level of intensity rises and the stakes climb higher, desire grows stronger... and danger grows deeper. Co-starring gorgeous Virginie Ledoyen, this journey to the unexpected, full of surprises, twists and turns, love and romance, lust and desire, explores the hidden perils and dark places that lurk just beyond the shores of paradise...

• Frieda (Vintage Classics) | DVD | (04/07/2022) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Frieda is a 1947 war drama directed by Basil Dearden and starring David Farrar, Glynis Johns, Flora Robson, Albert Lieven and Mai Zetterling. Frieda, a German girl, helps English Robert to escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp and in return he marries her so she can obtain a British passport even though he doesn't lover her. When returning to Robert's small English hometown, Frieda is met with hostile anti-German sentiment which is only worsened when her brother, a former Nazi and now Polish soldier arrives. What follows is a terrible awakening for Frieda who, deeply in love with her husband, cannot accept when Robert turns against her. Product Features NEW Strength And Weakness: Matthew Sweet On Frieda NEW Looking Back at Frieda Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery

• The Man With The Golden Arm | Blu Ray | (22/06/2015) from £8.65   |  Saving you £6.34 (73.29%)   |  RRP £14.99

  One of America's most significant and controversial post-war films this triple-Oscar-nominated feature boasts a searing performance by Frank Sinatra as a war veteran caught between two worlds as he tries to kick his drug habit and establish a new life; Eleanor Parker is his embittered manipulative wife and Kim Novak the young woman who stands by him. With its groundbreaking subject and an authenticity rarely matched in the many films it inspired The Man with the Golden Arm combines masterly direction by Otto Preminger and a jazz score by the legendary Elmer Bernstein. It is featured here in a stunning new High Definition restoration in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Having just served a prison term for possession of heroin poker dealer Frankie Machine vows to stay clean and find success as a jazz drummer. His wife left disabled by a car crash is equally determined he should remain in the lucrative gambling business. Pressurised by his wife after being asked to deal in a high-stakes game Frankie's fear of failure leads him straight back to the nearest fix...

• Jack Reed - Badge Of Honour | DVD | (23/10/2000) from £4.48   |  Saving you £1.51 (33.71%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When a young mother is murdered Sergeant Jack Reed sets out to find her killer. But the secret world of undercover operations rears its ugly head.

• The Red Violin | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  François Girard's The Red Violin (1998) is a good-looking but ultimately insubstantial piece from a director who seems more concerned with tone, colour and style than narrative coherence. The film traces the story of a violin originally made in 17th-century Italy, which is taken to an 18th-century monastery to be played by a child prodigy. The violin later comes into the hand of a virtuoso in 19th-century Oxford, from there to China in the Cultural Revolution and on to Montreal, where--before it can be auctioned--it is "acquired"' by Samuel L Jackson. Unfortunately, none of these stories make much of an impression: the episode in Oxford is particularly weak, with Greta Scacchi wasted, and the film is even less than the sum of its parts. Jackson is completely miscast as an expert on musical instruments, even if a criminal one. To be frank, this is a poor effort, though well photographed and with a pleasing score by composer John Corigliano performed by violinist Joshua Bell. On the DVD:The disc contains a theatrical trailer but no other features. The soundtrack is excellent, in Dolby Surround. The image is equally good, in a 1.78:1 anamorphic print. --Ed Buscombe

• Lunch Hour (DVD) | DVD | (22/06/2015) from £16.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (20.01%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In this inventive and gripping drama written by John Mortimer (Rumpole of the Bailey) and directed by James Hill (Black Beauty Born Free) Shirley Anne Field (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Alfie) gives an unforgettable fiery performance as a young designer on the brink of an affair with a married male executive (Robert Stephens – The Shout Comrades). With its tightly-focused plot telling the story of an illicit rendezvous in real time Lunch Hour is presented here in a stunning digitally remastered transfer and is accompanied by a selection of director James Hill’s colourful and award-winning short films. Extras: Skyhook (1958 17 mins): the adventure of oil exploration deep in the tropics of Papua New Guinea Giuseppina (1959 32 mins): a young girl observes different characters at her father’s rural petrol station The Home-Made Car (1963 28 mins): a man restores his dilapidated car as a curious young neighbour watches

• The Street | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £14.95   |  Saving you £5.04 (33.71%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jimmy McGovern one of British television's most prolific and influential writing talents returns with a major new drama series starring Jim Broadbent Sue Johnston and Jane Horrocks. Set in the North of England each episode concentrates on a different house in the street; each story is unique and individual but linked by community shared experience and an indomitable sense of humour.

• Flame Trees Of Thika | DVD | (07/11/2016) from £11.94   |  Saving you £8.05 (67.42%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When a young Edwardian family leaves the shores of England to build a home in the wilderness of East Africa what they encounter is beyond their imagination but forever remembered through the eyes of their 11-year-old daughter. Based on the beloved memoir by Elspeth Huxley The Flame Trees of Thika brings to life the color and adventure of turn-of-the-century Kenya. In 1913 Robin (David Robb) and Tilly Grant (Hayley Mills) arrive in Kenya with the dream of transforming a barren plot

• Body Shots | DVD | (21/08/2000) from £4.38   |  Saving you £15.61 (356.39%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Its Friday night and the girls are getting ready for a big night out. The boys they are meeting up also making their preparations for a wild night ahead. They meet and all seems to be going well the drinks are going down quick and fast and the four women and four lads seem to be well paired off for a night of wild raging. The couples go their own way until 4 am when Emma arrives at Jeans in bad shape accusing Mike an NFL player of rape. When arrested he says he is innocent

• The English Patient | DVD | (08/01/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Winner of nine Academy Awards and almost every critic's heart, The English Patient (based on Michael Ondaatje's prizewinning novel of love and loss during World War II) is one of the most acclaimed films of modern times. Hana, a nurse (Juliette Binoche), tends to an archaeologist (Ralph Fiennes) who has been burnt to a crisp in a plane crash. As their relationship intensifies, he flashes back to his overwhelming passion for a married woman (Kristin Scott Thomas). Meanwhile, Hana begins a new romance with a man who defuses bombs (Naveen Andrews) and Willem Dafoe almost steals the show as the thumbless thief Caravaggio. The intricately layered flashback narrative, sounding the depths of the lovers' hearts, improves with repeated viewings. --Geoff Riley

• Dark Angel | DVD | (17/01/2005) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Good cop. Bad alien. Big trouble! Jack Kane (Lundgren) is an unorthodox Houston cop out to stop a yuppie criminal gang known as the White Boys. However his investigation is about to get a rather odd but deadly extra-terrestrial dimension! Reluctantly partnered with FBI agent Laurence Smith Kane begins to realise that an alien presence is on the streets collecting a priceless intergalactic drug that can only be found in the human brain...

• Spiral - Series 1 and 2 | DVD | (09/08/2010) from £9.88   |  Saving you £25.11 (254.15%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Spiral Box Set