Drama

• Bill Douglas Trilogy | Blu Ray | (27/02/2012) from £20.79   |  Saving you £2.20 (10.58%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Douglas's magnificent, award-winning Trilogy is the product of an assured, formidable artistic vision. These are some of the most compelling films about childhood ever made. Presented here in a High-Definition restoration, the Trilogy follows Jamie (played with heart-breaking conviction by Stephen Archibald) as he grows up in a poverty-stricken mining village in post-war Scotland. This is cinematic poetry: Douglas contracted his subject matter to the barest essentials - dialogue is kept to a minimum, and fields, slag heaps and cobbled streets are shot in bleak monochrome. Yet with its unexpected humour and warmth, the Trilogy brims with clear-eyed humanity, and affection for an ultimately triumphant young boy.

• Take Shelter | Blu Ray | (19/03/2012) from £16.95   |  Saving you £3.04 (17.94%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Working-class husband and father Curtis, (Michael Shannon) questions whether his terrifying dreams of an apocalyptic storm is a warning of something real to come or the onset of an inherited mental illness he's feared his whole life. Faced with the proposition that his disturbing visions signal disaster of one kind or another, Curtis confides in Samantha (Jesscia Chastain), testing the power of their bond against the highest possible stakes.

• Paradise Postponed | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £19.90   |  Saving you £40.09 (201.46%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Written by barrister and playwright Sir John Mortimer Paradise Postponed takes in all of the upheavals of post-war British society. Why does the left-wing cleric Rev. Simeon Simcox leave the Simcox brewery millions to the morally loathsome Leslie 'The Toad' Titmuss? Titmuss is a city developer and Conservative cabinet minister who has wheeled and dealed his way through life. Simeon's sons set out to unravel the truth behind the will. Episodes comprise: 1. Death Of A Saint

• The Fifth Estate | Blu Ray | (17/02/2014) from £4.99   |  Saving you £18.00 (360.72%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Driven to expose corporate crimes and government secrets no matter what the cost, an activist (Benedict Cumberbatch) and computer hacker (Daniel Bruhl) team up to become the underground watchdogs of the privileged and powerful.

• Sleeping Car To Trieste | DVD | (19/08/2013) from £2.49   |  Saving you £10.50 (421.69%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Set in Paris in the late 1940's 'Sleeping Car to Trieste' is a tense Cold War thriller brilliantly directed by John Paddy Carstairs. Post war Europe is in turmoil. Agent Zurta (Albert Lieven) and his beautiful accomplice Valya (Jean Kent) steal a diary with vital Cold War secrets from an embassy in Paris. During the theft Zurta murders a servant and to throw the authorities off his trail enlists the help of Karl (Alan Wheatley). But Karl double crosses Zurta and attempts to makes his escape on the Orient Express. As the train pulls out of the Gare de Lyon in Paris there are some very contrasting characters on board. Zurta and Valya are on Karl's trail but he is tucked away in a hidden compartment. As the train hurtles through southern Europe the eclectic bunch of passengers which includes an adulterous couple and their idiot friend (David Tomlinson) a wealthy autocratic writer (Finley Currie) and a French police inspector seem determined to foil Zurta in his quest for the diary. As the film reaches its climax will Zurta and Valya recover the diary and make their escape or will they be captured before they reach the Iron Curtain?

• The Time that Remains | DVD | (11/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A beautiful, unique, and deeply personal depiction of Palestine since 1948 from the internationally acclaimed director of Divine Intervention.

• Hilary And Jackie (Wide Screen) | DVD | (10/09/2001) from £11.45   |  Saving you £-1.46 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It earned Oscar nods, yet this cinematic look at a genius--that of English cellist Jacqueline du Pré, who enraptured audiences with her bold, emblazoned and wholly unconventional playing style, and who died at age 42--was criticised for its "lapses" in truth by people who purportedly knew du Pré. Some of the controversy revolved around the other main character in Anand Tuckers gorgeous, involving movie--du Prés sister, Hilary, whose book,A Genius in the Family (cowritten with brother Piers), dished some dirt on Jackies sleeping with Hilarys husband. But dont let that deter you from this ebullient movie experience. Hilary and Jackie is a bisected story (each sisters tale is told in the same amount of screen time) teeming with heartfelt drama that belies the cheap shots it received from its detractors. Its stirring, reckless, loving, involving, and rife with unconventional passion; passion for music, life, art, and the delicate relationship between these two synchronous, extraordinary sisters as played by brilliant actors Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths (both of whom earned Oscar nods). Though Watson got the juicy, showy role as Jackie, its Griffiths who provides the heart, soul, and spine of the film. And director Tucker has that gift of being able to explain through the visual medium what is happening inside of his characters heads. Hes helped by a fine screenplay by Frank Boyce Cottrell. No matter what the truth of Hilary and Jackie might really be, this is an exceptional, rare film that is defined and graced by fine acting and writing. --Paula Nechak

• London Kills Me | DVD | (04/11/2019) from £13.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Clint, a young druggie amongst a bunch of drop-outs in London's Notting Hill area, resolves to go straight. He is offered a job as a waiter but must first go on a quest for proper shoes. Writer Hanif Kureishi's directorial debut.

• Helen Of Troy | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £9.94   |  Saving you £8.05 (80.99%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Homer's epic poem telling of the siege of Troy by vengeful Greek forces after Helena is taken from them gets the lavish Hollywood treatment with an all-star cast under the direction of the respected Robert Wise.

• JAG - Series 6 | DVD | (14/09/2009) from £29.93   |  Saving you £5.06 (16.91%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Come aboard for more military justice and non-stop action a all 24 episodes of JAG's sixth season arrive on DVD for the very first time! Their search for the truth takes the JAG team of lawyers around the world but what happens at home this season rivals any investigation. Harm Robb (David James Elliot) considers leaving Mac (Catherine Bell) behind when his dream of becoming a pilot is realized just as Admiral Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) welcomes a new attorney to the JAG team. But it's Bud (Patrick Labyorteaux) and Harriet (Karri Turner) with the biggest news of all - the birth of their son! JAG is back and ready for action!

• At Home With The Braithwaites - The Complete First Series | DVD | (08/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The complete first series of ITV's comedy drama comes to DVD for the first time. The Braithwaites are a dysfunctional family who live in Leeds and comprise mother Alison (Redman) father David (Davison) and their three daughters Virginia Sarah and Charlottle. The story begins with Charlotte giving her mother a Euro Lottery ticket for her birthday and subsequently scooping a 38 million jackpot. However Alison decides to keep the win a secret from her family and sets up a charity - t

• Bad Words | DVD | (31/08/2015) from £3.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (226.38%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Jason Bateman directs and stars in this comedy which follows Guy Trilby (Bateman), a 40-year-old school dropout who, after finding a loophole, enters The Golden Quill children's spelling bee and befriends Chaitanya (Rohan Chand), one of his fellow competitors. Due to never having graduated beyond the eighth grade, Guy is able to enter himself into the competition - much to the chagrin of contest officials and the parents of competing children. Meanwhile, Jenny Widgeon (Kathryn Hahn), a local news reporter, attempts to find out Guy's real motivations for entering.

• Gossip | DVD | (26/02/2001) from £5.23   |  Saving you £10.02 (252.39%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Gossip is one of a spate of movies that owe a lot to Cruel Intentions. This time it's rich kids in college, but other than that Gossip stays well within the beautiful-young-people-doing-awful-things-to-each other formula. Lena Heady plays Jones, obviously the Smart Girl because she is briefly seen wearing glasses. Jones hangs out with Arty Guy Travis and Handsome Rich Guy Derrick, who finances their adventures and has a little bit of a lying habit. The three are all in the same journalism class (acidic monologist Eric Bogosian plays the acidic professor) and decide to start and track a rumour for their term papers. They pick rich and beautiful couple Beau and Naomi (Joshua Jackson and Kate Hudson) as the focus of the rumour, and before you know it their juicy story starts spinning out of control into ugly territory and a truly ludicrous climax. There are attempts at making sledgehammer points about the slippery task of finding Truth, but mostly Gossip is about the guilty pleasure of watching pretty young actors be mean to each other. You'll hate yourself in the morning, but watch it anyway. --Ali Davis, Amazon.com

• Jack Nicholson - The Early Years | DVD | (20/11/2006) from £14.55   |  Saving you £-0.56 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Contains the films: The Shooting Ride In The Whirlwind The Wild Ride Flight To Fury Studs Lonigan. The Shooting (Dir. Monte Hellman 1965): Monte Hellman reinvented the Western genre with 'The Shooting' a cryptic tale of revenge that has become an underground masterpiece of existentialism. The story follows Willett Gashade (Warren Oates) an ex-bounty hunter who returns home searching for his brother only to discover that he has disappeared. He is met by Coley (Will Hu

• The Divided Heart (Vintage Classics) | Blu Ray | (04/07/2022) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This 1954 drama directed by Charles Crichton (The Lavender Hill Mob, The Avengers, A Fish Called Wanda) starring Cornell Borchers (Never Say Goodbye), Yvonne Mitchell (Woman in a Dressing Gown, The Queen of Spades) and Armin Dahlen has been newly restored. Franz and Inga Hartl have brought up Toni, who they believe to be a war orphan, as their own child; he is ten years old when two officials from the International Refugee Organization visit them with the news that his actual mother, a Yugoslavian woman, is alive and desperately wants him back. A heart-breaking drama between two women that both call Toni their son that can only be decided in court... Product Features NEW Interview with actor Michel Ray NEW Interview with author Quentin Falk Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery

• The Sea | DVD | (23/06/2014) from £38.99   |  Saving you £-26.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  After the death of his wife Anna (Sinead Cusack) Max Morden (Ciaran Hinds) retreats to The Cedars a house by the sea where he spent his childhood summers. Reacquainting himself with places past provokes a cathartic reflection as the present draws out powerful memories from one fateful summer many years ago - memories of innocent joy uplifting warmth but also of profound tragedy. Only an unforeseen revelation will provide a path to redemption and closure.

• Lucky You | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £3.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (325.81%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Eric Bana stars as a poker ace who must face up to his demons both on and off the table in this drama.

• Coronation Street - 1970s | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  A celebration of Britain's most famous and enduring television programme Coronation Street features 80 landmark episodes 8 from each year of the decade from the 1970s in a 10-disc box set. With 8 outstanding episodes from each year this box set represents the very best of 'Coronation Street' in the decade that established it as a staple part of British TV culture. With many episodes unseen since their original broadcast the release is an opportunity to revisit old friends and

• Munich | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £5.04   |  Saving you £14.95 (296.63%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Steven Spielberg explores the aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre in this tense drama.

• Undercover Bridesmaid | DVD | (06/07/2015) from £9.98   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Brooke Burns stars as an undercover bridesmaid in this romantic comedy. When Texas tycoon Jim Thompson (Gregory Harrison) hires a private security firm for his daughter Daisy (Nicole Paggi)'s grand wedding, it falls to Tanya (Burns), as the only female bodyguard, to protect the spoiled bride-to-be. Having been jilted at the alter herself, the covert law enforcer is none too happy about assuming the role of an undercover bridesmaid. But with several conspiring suspects present at the wedding Tanya has her work cut out to protect the bride while trying to locate the family's harasser.