Drama

• Napola | DVD | (08/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Men Make History. We Make The Men. As Hitler launches the first major military aggressions of World War II the strongest and smartest German young men enter exclusive schools known as ""Napolas"" to train as future leaders of the Third Reich. In 1942 a recruiter from one such Napola sets his sights on Friedrich a talented adolescent boxer who sees the training and prestige offered by the Napola as his ticket out of an impoverished family unit run by his anti-Nazi father. In

• Venus In Fur | Blu Ray | (28/07/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Alone in a Parisian theatre after a day of auditions director Thomas (Mathieu Amalric) is complaining over the phone to his fiancée about the poor quality of the actresses. As he prepares to leave Vanda (Emmanuelle Seigner) suddenly appears: an unbridled and brazen whirlwind of energy that embodies everything Thomas hates. But when Thomas finds himself backed into a corner and lets her try her luck he is amazed to see Vanda transformed. Not only has she found the right props and costumes but she understands the character (whose name she shares) intimately and knows all her lines by heart. The audition lengthens and intensifies and Thomas's attraction starts to develop into an obsession... The new film from iconic master director Roman Polanski this rigorously intelligent frequently hilarious investigation into the structures of power the nature of desire and the importance of art is set to be a dinner party talking point for years to come.

• A Gathering of Eagles | DVD | (11/04/2016) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Conversations With God | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £6.77   |  Saving you £13.22 (195.27%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the multi-million selling book series Conversations with God tells the true story of the author Neale Donald Walsch. It details the dramatic journey of a down and out homeless man who inadvertently becomes an unlikely best selling author and spiritual messenger.

• Last Days | DVD | (09/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Michael Pitt stars in a Seattle-set rock & roll drama as a musician whose life and career is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain's

• Another Earth | Blu Ray | (02/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  On the night of the discovery of a duplicate planet in the solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.

• Un Coeur En Hiver | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Stephane and Maxime run a renowned violin making and repair business. One day Maxime introduces his partner to Camille the beautiful violinist he has being seeing. Camille is attracted to the enigmatic introverted Stephane who it seems may share her feelings but is incapable of expressing emotion. Convinced that she can find love beyond his cold exterior her attraction turns to obsession...

• Six Ways To Sunday | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £7.51   |  Saving you £-4.52 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  This is the riveting and twisted story of an 18-year-old on the brink of manhood. Against the stark backdrop of small-town life Harry Odum (Norman Reedus) lives with his housebound mother Kate (Debbie Harry) a former lounge singer who lives on memories and a strong unhealthy attachment to her only son. Prone to vicious bursts of aggression Harry Odum catches the eye of the local crime bosses and with the help of his 'homeboy' pal Arnie (Adrien Brody) he slides easily into the ranks of the organisation. As Harry delves deeper and deeper into the cold brutality of organised crime with its emphasis on loyalty his own violent and illicit actions fierce consequences. As events spin around him the same dark urges that made Harry a first-rate hitman threaten to sweep him away in an undertow of twisted sexuality betrayal and self-destruction...

• The Look Of Love | Blu Ray | (19/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Steve Coogan's passion project reunites him with longtime collaborator Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People, A Cock and Bull Story) for the real life story of the 'King of Soho', the legendary gentleman's club owner and porn publisher Paul Raymond.

• It Came From Beneath The Sea | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £14.89   |  Saving you £-1.90 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It Came from Beneath the Sea appeared two years after Ray Harryhausen unleashed The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms upon New York City. This time the master special-effects creator turned loose a giant (albeit six-armed) octopus on San Francisco, and the result is another enjoyable atom-age adventure that should please fans of vintage science fiction. Kenneth Tobey, who battled The Thing (From Another World) in 1951, stars as a Navy captain pursuing a monstrous octopoid (sextapoid?) after it attacks his atomic sub. After it wreaks havoc with shipping lanes, he tracks the creature to San Francisco for a final showdown. Scripting by George Worthing Yates (Them) and Hal Smith and direction by Robert Gordon are perfunctory at best, which gives the always-reliable Tobey and costar Faith Domergue little to do, but this is Harryhausen's show, and his monster, though the budget was restrained, is still impressive. Younger audiences weaned on digital FX may find this creaky, but nostalgic viewers will enjoy its simple thrills. --Paul Gaita

• Babel | Blu Ray | (03/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Four separate groups of strangers on three different continents collide in this multi-stranded drama.

• Prophet Of Evil | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £8.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-49.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The true story of Ervil LeBaron a fanatical cult leader who ordered the death of anyone who dared to challenge his beliefs. Investigator Dan Fields is determined to bring this figure of pure evil to justice even with a price on his own head...

• The Silent Partner (Special Edition) | Blu Ray | (18/06/2019) from £37.10   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Europeans | DVD | (17/03/2008) from £10.98   |  Saving you £7.00 (77.86%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In 1850 a few miles outside Boston the household of the dour Mr. Wentworth receives two unannounced visitors from Europe Eugenia and Felix the daughter and son of his half sister. Gertrude one of Wentworth's two daughters is instantly infatuated with her cousins and trouble brews...

• The Ark | DVD | (06/04/2015) from £14.48   |  Saving you £5.50 (44.04%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Written by Tony Jordan (Hustle The Nativity) this film is a unique retelling of the biblical story of Noah and the ark. Noah a farmer and family man is instructed by an angel to build an ark in the middle of a desert in order to save his family and the faithful from a devastating flood – a seemingly impossible task especially when his sons refuse to believe him and lend their help. Noah risks ridicule from his loving but exasperated family and humiliation from the degenerate townsfolk in his quest to carry out his God-given task. Boasting a stellar cast that includes David Threlfall (Shameless (UK)) Joanne Whalley (The Borgias) Nico Mirallegro (Common) and Ashley Walters (Get Rich or Die Tryin’) The Ark is a timeless tale a story of family one man’s faith and his fixation with building an ark that may ultimately save both his family and mankind.

• Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £10.69   |  Saving you £4.30 (28.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Reopening a case that has inspired curiosity controversy and confusion for over three decades Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired is an extensive exploration of the circumstances that led up to Polanski's conviction for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Unearthing a trove of telling footage from the past and combining it with insightful interviews from today she brings comprehension and clarity to events long clouded by myth and misconception. A thrilling examination of a case that became the prototype for innumerable Hollywood courtroom scandals to follow the film becomes a brilliant discourse on the attraction/ repulsion that defines celebrity culture in contemporary America.

• Fame Is The Spur | DVD | (14/07/2014) from £10.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (44.49%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Michael Redgrave and Rosamund John star in this passionate and bittersweet story of one couple's fight for social justice in Britain. Growing up in a deprived North of England mill town in the 1870's young Hamer Radshaw (Michael Redgrave) experiences the suffering of the working classes first hand. During these early years Hamer learns the story of the 1819 massacre at Peterloo and begins his involvement in the new wave of radicalism sweeping the North. Radshaw succeeds in becoming one of the first MP’s for the newly formed Labour party. His wife Ann (Rosamund John) stands by her man in the early stages of his fledgling political career - until a tragedy during a miner's strike begins to weaken Radshaw's political convictions. As he becomes part of the Establishment he once fought so hard against the issue of Women's Suffrage threatens to their relationship apart when Ann’s own campaigning threatens Radshaw's growing reputation amongst the political class. Allegedly based on the life of Ramsay MacDonald 'Fame is the Spur' remains one of the Boulting Brothers' finest dramatic works and a major achievement in British cinema.

• A Soldier's Story | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £5.77   |  Saving you £0.22 (3.81%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Charles Fuller adapted his Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play for the big screen in 1984. The film version, A Soldier's Story is essentially a murder mystery, played out against a background of inter and intra-racial conflict at a Second World War training camp. To the consternation of his white opposite number at the camp, a black captain (Howard W Rollins) arrives to investigate the death of a black sergeant (Adolph Caesar). Suspicion immediately falls on a pair of bigoted white officers but as the tale unfolds in a series of flashbacks, it soon becomes clear that a different kind of prejudice is also at work. Assisted by some excellent performances, director Norman Jewison opens the story out from its stage roots. There's a wonderful baseball scene (filmed on location at Little Rock) in which the double standards of Dennis Lipscomb's fidgety white captain are exposed with neat irony; he'll cheer his successful black team all the way home in the name of sport. His gradual, forced liberalisation provides the film with an important comic element. A Soldier's Story wears its heart on its sleeve without being superficial in any way. It's a compelling tale, well told and often highly entertaining, in which nobody gets off lightly, least of all the good guy. On the DVD: The widescreen presentation helps give an epic feel to what could, in other hands, have been a claustrophobic production. The picture quality is fine. But the monaural sound track is often rather muffled, leaving you straining to catch some of the dialogue. This is also a shame because the blues music--an inspired job by Herbie Hancock, assisted by Patti Labelle singing her lungs out as bar owner Big Mary--is an important element of the film's underlying theme and deserves to be better heard. The extras are valuable. Norman Jewison's commentary is detailed and sensitive. As he says, the film deals with "ideas in racism never seen on screen before", and he acknowledges the strength of his actors in getting those ideas across. "March to Freedom" is an excellent short documentary which features the moving testimonies of black servicemen on the insufferable prejudices they encountered while attempting to defend their country during the Second World War; A Soldier's Story is thus put sharply into context. --Piers Ford

• Larry Crowne | Blu Ray | (14/11/2011) from £12.60   |  Saving you £11.65 (102.73%)   |  RRP £22.99

  After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college.

• Starting Out in the Evening | DVD | (18/02/2013) from £13.79   |  Saving you £2.20 (15.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Battling illness and unable to finish a novel that has taken him ten years to write, aging novelist Leonard Schiller is slipping into literary obscurity. Formerly a famous author, Schiller has been all but forgotten by the readers, colleagues and critics who once praised him. But when Heather Wolfe, an ambitious graduate student, convinces Schiller that her thesis could reintroduce his writing to the world, the reclusive writer is forced to confront his past regrets. Frank Langella delivers a career-capping performance as a man who must redefine his work - and his perceptions - in the twilight of his life.