Drama

• Anna Karenina | DVD | (04/02/2013) from £4.77   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Tom Stoppard pens this Academy Award-nominated adaptation of Tolstoy's classic story of doomed love, directed by Joe Wright and boasting a star-studded British cast headed by Kiera Knightley and Jude Law. Trapped in a loveless marriage and the ongoing fallout of a family crisis, Anna (Knightley) falls uncontrollably in love with charming and affluent bachelor Count Vronsky (Aaron Johnson). But as Anna falters to make a decision about leaving her husband, government official Karenin (Law), Vronsky continues to pursue his social life, leading Anna into a growing paranoia about his infidelities that eventually leads to tragic consequences.

• Nowhere | DVD | (26/08/2013) from £22.98   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Described by director Gregg Araki as 'a Beverly Hills 90210 episode on acid' Nowhere is the last in his 'Teen Apocalypse Trilogy' following Totally F***ed Up and The Doom Generation. Dark Smith is a tormented soul infatuated with his girlfriend Mel who's too much of a free spirit to be tied down. During one day in L.A they hook up with an eccentric array of friends each with their own issues and embark on a surreal orgy of drink drunk and polysexual encounters culminating in a hedonistic party and one hell of a climax. Special Features: Audio Commentary with Director Gregg Araki James Duval Rachel True and Jordan Ladd

• Velvet Goldmine | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-14.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Somewhat misleadingly described by many as a mock-biopic based on the life of David Bowie, Velvet Goldmine is so much more than that. Journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) who sets out to discover whatever happened to Ziggy Stardust-like Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), the famous bisexual glam star who crashed and burned spectacularly, but in the process helped Arthur awaken his own sexuality. It's an insane homage to 1970s glam rock in the UK as only American, who knew the movement from a distance, would make; it's a tribute to film director Nicolas Roeg's best work, particularly Performance and the Bowie-vehicle The Man Who Fell to Earth; it's a sci-fi movie about an alternative reality (the film's "present" is a 1984 that never existed and frustratingly never clearly explained); it's a queer Citizen Kane with lashings of eye-glitter, a complete mess, an absolute delight and a chance to see Ewan McGregor naked in case you didn't catch him in The Pillow Book as the Iggy Pop-like Curt Wild, Slade's lover/protégé.Director Todd Haynes, who made the incredibly spare Safe and a biopic about Karen Carpenter with Barbie dolls, crams in everything--including the kitchen sink, all the washing-up and half the larder--as if terrified he'll never get another chance to shoot even a commercial again. The pacing drags like catwalk-queen's glittery taffeta train at times, but then glorious swooping musical numbers and clever bits of allusive business arrive that will brighten the day of many a pop-fan and film-buff. Never anything less than ruthlessly inventive and demanding of patience and an open mind, it's one for connoisseurs. Viewers who prefer easy-viewing eye candy are well advised to stick with fluff like Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. --Leslie Felperin

• Cruel Intentions/Cruel Intentions 2/Cruel Intentions 3 | DVD | (14/09/2009) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-3.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Cruel Intentions: Kathryn Merteuil and Sebastian Valmont are two gorgeous filthy rich manipulative stepsiblings from Manhattan's upper east side. Bored of the girls he has so easily seduced in the past Sebastian has set his sights on the ultimate challenge - the beautiful virginal headmasters daughter Annette Hargrove. Kathryn sees the perfect opportunity for a wager. If Sebastian fails to lure Annette into his bed he will have to surrender his priceless vintage Jaguar; if he succeeds he will win the most tempting prize of all - Kathryn. Sparks fly in this wickly sexy tale of seduction as Kathryn and Sebastian play a dangerous game of sex and betrayal... Cruel Intentions 2: School has never been more captivating - or challenging - than when a pair of unscrupulous siblings set out to teach each other a lesson in this deliciously tantalising prequel to Cruel Intentions. When the rougish Sebastian (Robin Dunne) is despatched to New York to live with his father and stepmother after being kicked out of yet another private school he may have finally found his match in his equally manipulative and beautiful stepsister Kathryn (Amy Adams). Meeting the stunningly innocent Danielle (Sarah Thompson) makes Sebastian plan to put his past behind him and become a one-woman man. However Kathyrn has other ideas: after being crossed by Sebastian she vows to make things as difficult as possible for the couple by throwing a few curves (namely hers) at her step-brother. Everything is up for grabs and nothing is what it seems in this provocative tale of deception temptation and revenge... Cruel Intentions 3: When their malicious wager to seduce and abandon two trusting coeds ends in a draw Jason (Nathan Wetherington) and Patrick (Kerr Smith) - the two most amoral students at Prestridge College - set their sights on the ultimate prize: Cassie Merteuil (Kristina Anapau) a woman so cold and calculating she takes sexual manipulation to a whole new level of pleasure and pain!

• Bertie And Elizabeth | DVD | (10/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A portrayal of the life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother focusing on her courtship with the future King George VI the birth of their daughters Elizabeth and Margaret and the war years finally leading to Bertie's early death in 1952.

• HollywoodLand | DVD | (19/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ben Affleck stars in this drama based on the death of "Superman" star George Reeves.

• The Juror | DVD | (23/01/2006) from £14.82   |  Saving you £-8.83 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Of all the men and women in the jury he chose her. He knows everything about her what she's thinking what she's feeling but most of all; he knows what scares her. Demi Moore stars as Annie a single mother determined to set her son a good example by serving as a juror in the trial of a powerful mobster. During the jury selection procedure Annie is evaluated not only by the judge and attorneys but also by ""The Teacher"" a lethal onlooker. He has been hired by the Mafia to do

• The Night Porter | Blu Ray | (30/07/2012) from £21.99   |  Saving you £-6.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In Liliana Cavani's scintillating drama, a concentration camp survivor (Charlotte Rampling) discovers her ex-torturer/lover (Dirk Bogarde) working as a night porter at a hotel in post-war Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them. Operatic and disturbing, The Night Porter deftly examines the cruelty and decadence of Nazi culture.

• The Other Man | DVD | (02/11/2009) from £2.98   |  Saving you £14.27 (829.65%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Is knowing the truth worth living a lie? The Other Man is the story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery and sets out to track down the other man in her life.

• Chatroom | DVD | (25/04/2011) from £15.37   |  Saving you £2.62 (17.05%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In an online world, who's controlling who? Puppet master? Victim? Which will you be? When strangers Jim, Eva, Emily and Mo meet William in his chatroom,they're completely seduced by his fast-talking, charismatic character.

• Finding Neverland | Blu Ray | (18/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet star in a biopic of "Peter Pan" author James Barrie.

• Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale | Blu Ray | (07/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  On Christmas Eve in Finland Santa Claus is unearthed in an archaeological dig. Soon after children start disappearing leading a boy and his father to capture Santa and with the help of fellow hunters they look to sell him back to the corporation that sponsored the dig. And then there's Santa's elves who are determined to free their leader...

• Pitch Perfect Sing-A-Long / Pitch Perfect 2 (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (04/09/2017) from £4.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  PITCH PERFECT SING-ALONG EDITION Beca (Anna Kendrick), a freshman at University, finds herself not right for any group but is somehow coaxed into joining a group she would have never picked on her own, The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. The group consists of mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition. Loaded with new takes on old favourites to hits of right now that are seamlessly mixed together, mashed-up and arranged like you've never heard before, Pitch Perfect is the new out-loud comedy! PITCH PERFECT 2 Beca (Anna Kendrick), Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) and the Barden Bellas are back to pitch slap the world! After a scandal threatens to derail their last year at Barden, the three-time defending champs worry that they've lost their harmony for good. With one chance left at redeeming their legacy, they must face off against the toughest competition on the planet: German supergroup Das Sound Machine and fght for their right to win at the World Championships of A Cappella. It will take the power of sisterhood to find their voice and see what it takes to be the world's top pitches! Bonus Features: Disc 1 (P1): Feature Commentary with Director Jason Moore and Producers Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman Feature Commentary with Producer Paul Brooks Starships: The Pitch Perfect Music Video Deleted and Extended Scenes: Line-O-Ramas: The Aca- Inappropriate Version, Announcer Line-O-Rama Backstage at Barden: Benji Goes To Barden On the Set: Burrito Drive By! Disc 2 (P2): Feature Commentary with Director/Producer Elizabeth Banks and Producers Paul Brooks And Max Handelma The World Championships of A Cappela Gag Reel An Aca-Love Story: Bumper and Fat Amy Bonus Song Performed by the Treblemakers Extended Musical Performances Deleted/Extended/Alterate Scenes Riff-Off (Subbed as THE MAKING OF THE RIFF-OFF)

• Magnum PI - The Complete Fourth Season | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £37.90   |  Saving you £-2.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Hawaii's foremost moustache-wearing private investigator returns for another season of Magnum P.I.. Episode Comprise: 1. Home From The Sea 2. Luther Gillis: File #521 3. Smaller Than Life 4. Distant Relative 5. Limited Engagement 6. Letter To A Duchess 7. Squeeze Play 8. A Sense Of Debt 9. The Look 10. Operation: Still Night 11. Jororo Farewell 12. The Case Of The Red-Faced Thespian 13. No More Mr. Nice Guy 14. Rembrandt's Girl 15. Paradise Blues 16. The Retur

• State Secret | DVD | (22/02/2021) from £6.44   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hollywood star Douglas Fairbanks Jr gives a lively performance as a man on the run in this dramatic thriller from British film legends Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat. Co-starring Glynis Johns and featuring cinematography from Oscar-winning Robert Krasker, State Secret is presented here as a brand-new High Definition transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. The East European state of Vosnia appears to outsiders as a civilised and beautiful country but is, in truth, a tightly controlled dictatorship. When a visiting American surgeon is duped into becoming dangerously involved in Vosnian power politics he goes on the run - a wanted man, his life is forfeit if he's captured!

• Trilogy - One / Two / Three | DVD | (26/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Three films in different genres based around the same set of characters. Each film stands alone but once viewed as a whole the scale and skill of Belvaux's cinematic triple vision is revealed. One: A hard-boiled film-noir and a dramatic start to Lucas Belvaux's trilogy. After a bloody escape from prison political terrorist Bruno (played by the director himself) attempts to resume his campaign of bombings and assassinations. But his colleagues have now comfortably settled into a bourgeois lifestyle so he's forced to go it alone stopping at nothing to achieve his goals... Two: Afraid that he might be dying Alain conceals the truth from Cecil the woman he loves. Despite her instincts she suspects he's lying and prefers to imagine he's having an affair. Yet is it possible everyone is in on the conspiracy including best friend Agnes? Three: Manise is equally devoted to his wife Agn''s and his job as a cop. He has done deals with the local crime boss too. However his troubles are triplefold: he is trying to capture Bruno dealing with the local crime boss and dealing with his wife's addiction to morphine. All these events are threatening to collide with tragic consequences... This is a powerful cinema experience and presented on four DVDs in a specially designed box set Lucas Belvaux's achievements are more evident since they offer the chance to watch simultaneously three different scenes which take place at the same moment in time. Comparisons have been made to Kieslowski's classic 'Three Colours' trilogy but 'One Two And Three' form a trilogy of outstanding achievement.

• Sunstruck | DVD | (04/08/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This light-hearted, marvellously enjoyable family drama stars Harry Secombe as a Welsh schoolteacher and choirmaster who emigrates to Australia to teach in the sun but finds reality falls somewhat short of the blissful image on the recruiting poster. Filmed in central New South Wales, directed by TV comedy stalwart James Gilbert and co-starring multi-award-winning Australian actor John Meillon and veteran British character player Derek Nimmo, among others, Sunstruck is presented in a brand-ne.

• Philadelphia | DVD | (06/06/2011) from £5.38   |  Saving you £4.61 (85.69%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Up-and-coming young lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) has just been fired by his prestigious law firm. They say he hasn't got what it takes. Andrew knows it's because he's got AIDS. Determined to defend his professional reputation Andrew hires fierce brilliant personal-injury attorney Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to sue his former employers for wrongful dismissal. Joe is initially reluctant to take on the case. Although he as grown up knowing the pain of prejudice he's never had to confront his own prejudices against homosexuality and AIDS...until now. One man is fighting for his reputation his life and for justice. The other is battling to overcome his own and society's ignorance and fear. Philadelphia is one of the most powerful and critically acclaimed movies of our time.

• Our Time | Blu Ray | (23/09/2019) from £8.94   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Real-life couple Reygadas and his wife Natalia play Juan and Esther, who live a peaceful yet unusual existence on a Mexican cattle ranch; unusual insofar as they are in an open relationship and Esther is having an affair with an American horse trainer. Juan, for his part, can handle it as long as he hears how things are going, but when Natalia stops giving him information, the dynamic quickly shifts, forcing Juan to examine his fragile masculinity. In between, Reygadas captures the ecstasy of life in thrillingly beautiful natural sequences, delivering another stunning entry in his already-impressive filmography.

• Bank Raiders | DVD | (26/11/2018) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Terry Milligan (Peter Reynolds) is a greedy small time criminal specialising in petty theft. After his latest robbery, Terry is trying to sell some jewellery to local ˜fence' Bernie Shelton (Sydney Tafler). Shelton and his partner Linders (Arthur Mullard) are planning a bank robbery and need a getaway driver. Milligan talks himself into the heist for a small cut of the loot. The robbery goes to plan but a bank employee is injured during the robbery and later dies in hospital. The gang divide the cash and split up with instructions to lie low for a while. Milligan however sees it as an opportunity to impress local tart Della Byrne (Sandra Dorne) and splashes the cash. With the Police closing in on the gang Milligan begins to panic and demands a larger share of the cash with dangerous consequences!!