Drama

• Wise Blood | Blu Ray | (12/09/2016) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Legendary film director John Huston creates one of his most cerebral films that will stay with the viewer for a long time. Set in the American Deep South during the post-war era, Wise Blood stars Brad Dourif as Hazel Motes, an unhinged and aimless war-veteran, who decides to become a Bible-thumping preacher for a quasi-religious cult called ˜The Church Without Christ'. Linking up with a fraudulent hustler from hellfire-and-brimstone preaching circuit - who pretends to be blind for the assembled believers - Motes is put under pressure by the fraudster to blind himself for real so that he can truly ˜see the light'. A dark satire on religious movements that, beautifully acted by Dourif, Huston and William Hickey

• Sex Traffic | DVD | (04/09/2006) from £10.78   |  Saving you £5.21 (32.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Elena and Vara believe they are leaving their home in Moldova one of the poorest countries in Europe for a better life in London. However they soon realise that they have in fact been sold to traffickers and are being taken to the dark and seedy side of the capital to work as sex slaves. Daniel Appleton (Simm) is a researcher and investigator for London-based charity Speak For Freedom investigating the plight of girls sold into sexual slavery. A chance meeting with Elena changes Daniel's life forever as he uncovers a potentially explosive corruption scandal involving Kernwell a private US contractor supplying troops to the international peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. When the girls' story reaches Madeleine Harlsburgh (Wendy Crewson) the wife of Kernwell's chief she starts to suspect that Kernwell employees may themselves be trafficking women. As she seeks out the truth she finds herself forced to choose between her husband's reputation and her family's happiness. The interweaving strands of this story combine in a single explosive narrative that exposes the shocking and all too real network of sex trafficking. Winner of 8 BAFTAs including Best Drama Serial and Best Actress for Anamaria Marinca.

• Girls' Night In Collection (Sunshine Cleaning/Paper Heart/Table For Three) | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Sunshine Cleaning: Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) now finds herself a thirty-something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah (Emily Blunt) is still living at home with their dad Joe (Alan Arkin) a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get-rich-quick schemes. Desperate to get her son into a better school Rose persuades Norah to go into the crime scheme clean-up business with her to make some quick cash. In no time the girls are up to their elbows in murders suicides and other... specialised situations. As they climb the ranks in a very dirty job the sisters find new respect for one another and the closeness they have always craved finally blossoms. By building their own improbable business Rose and Norah open the door to joys and challenges of being there for one another - no matter what - while discovering personal healing in the most unexpected way. Paper Heart: Paper Heart follows Charlyne Yi as she embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't understand: Love. As she and her friend and director Nicholas Jasenovec together search for answers and advice you get the idea that this new generation's cynicism isn't the whole story. On their journey Charlyne talks with an eclectic array of friends and acquaintances including scientists bikers romance novelists and children. They offer diverse views on modern romance as well as various answers to the age-old question: does love really exist? Shortly after filming begins Charlyne meets a man after own heart Michael Cera. As their relationship develops on camera the pursuit to discover the nature of love takes on a new urgency when she risks losing the person closest to her heart. Combining elements of storytelling reality and fantasy Paper Heart brings a fresh perspective to the modern romance and redefines the classic love story. Table For Three: Brandon Routh of Superman Returns stars as Scott who is suddenly single and alone after his girlfriend dumps him during his marriage proposal and his roommate moves thousands of miles away. But when he invites super-nice strangers Ryan and Mary (Sophia Bush of One Tree Hill and Jesse Bradford of Bring It On) to share his apartment they soon begin to intrude on every aspect of his life including his new relationship with the girl of his dreams (Jennifer Morrison of House M.D.). Is Scott just being paranoid or does this seemingly 'perfect couple' need a third wheel to keep them rolling? Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory) and Liza Lapira (NCIS 21) co-stars in this twisted romantic comedy about bad dates worse friends and the madness that waits at a Table For Three.

• The Atom Egoyan Collection | Blu Ray | (14/04/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £70.99

  Collection of seven films from Canadian writer/director Atom Egoyan. Includes EXOTICA, THE ADJUSTER, FAMILY VIEWING, THE SWEET HEREAFTER, CALENDAR, NEXT OF KIN and SPEAKING PARTS.

• Great Expectations | Blu Ray | (25/03/2013) from £13.22   |  Saving you £11.77 (89.03%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Get swept away with this beautiful adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel starring Helena Bonham Carter (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2), Ralph Fiennes (Skyfall), Jeremy Irvine (War Horse), Holliday Grainger (Anna Karenina), Robbie Coltrane (Arthur Christmas) and David Walliams (Little Britain). Directed by BAFTA Award-winning Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), this is a stunning re-telling of the classic tale. Young orphan Pip (Jeremy Irvine) is given a chance to rise from his humble beginnings thanks to a mysterious benefactor. Moving through London's class ridden world as a gentleman, Pip uses his new found position to pursue the beautiful Estella (Holliday Grainger); a spoilt heiress he's loved since childhood. Yet the shocking truth behind his great fortune will have devastating consequences for everything he holds dear.

• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel/We Bought A Zoo/The Descendants | DVD | (02/09/2013) from £7.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (125.16%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: A group of British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you begin let go of the past. We Bought A Zoo: The funny, inspiring and true story about the magical power of family to persevere in the face of extraordinary challenges. ...

• Fruit of Paradise (Ovoce strom rajských jíme) | DVD | (13/04/2015) from £14.49   |  Saving you £-1.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The late, great Czech filmmaker V ra Chytilová, followed the success of her ground-breaking exercise in anarchic cinema DAISIES (1966) with the even more extraordinary FRUIT OF PARADISE. An experimental, densely symbolic retelling of the Adam and Eve story, Chytilová utilizes every cinematic tool to create a ravishing tapestry of ideas, textures, and visual tropes. Cementing Chytilová s reputation as cine-anarchist, FRUIT OF PARADISE was condemned by the authorities, banned from export and the funds withheld from Chytilová so that she would be powerless to realise her vehicles of nihilism . Unseen for many years outside of its native Czechoslovakia the film is a cornerstone of the Czech New Wave and remains a stunning tour-de-force of colour, technique and formalism. Released for the first time ever in the UK, the FRUIT OF PARADISE is presented from a new HD digital transfer with restored picture and sound, and also includes a new HD restoration of V ra Chytilová s renowned 1961 short film CEILING (Strop) - plus an accompanying Booklet featuring a new essay by author, Czech cinema expert and film programmer Peter Hames Chytilová's film is as visually stunning and thrillingly experimental as her previous work DAISIES All Movie Guide Luridly subversive... impossible to summarize and hard to resist Village Voice Chytilova's wild, extravagant, and ravishing romp... intoxicating on a sensual level Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader An audacious combination of allegorical narrative and the avant-garde... a brilliantly executed aesthetic exercise. It is formalism at its most beautiful Daniel Bird, Central Europe Review. Extras: All new HD digital transfer + short film Ceiling (Strop) Special Features: Booklet essay by Peter Hames

• It Was Always You | DVD | (03/08/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Babymother | Blu Ray | (26/07/2021) from £10.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Babymother follows young black woman Anita (Anjela Lauren Smith), who dreams of becoming a successful dancehall deejay, whilst juggling the difficulties of raising her two children on a Harlesden housing estate. Her ambitious babyfather Byron (Wil Johnson, Outlander) forges his own music career, unashamedly stealing lyrics from Anita in the process. Supported by her rude girl friends Anita is determined to make her mark, culminating in a dancehall battle against Byron. Widely considered to be the first truly black British musical, director Julian Henriques uses music to uncover the energetic culture beating at the heart of Harlesden's streets and estates. Featuring music by Beres Hammond and Carroll Thompson this 90's gem stars familiar faces from stage and screen including Corinne Skinner-Carter (Burning an Illusion, Pressure) as Anita's mum and Don Warrington (Rising Damp, Death in Paradise) as ruthless promoter Luther. Babymother is released here for the first time on Blu-ray, newly remastered by the BFI. Newly remastered in 2K by the BFI We the Ragamuffin (1992, 26 mins): Julian Henriques' urban musical showcases the style, vernacular and vibrancy of British Caribbean Dancehall culture Other extras TBC **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film

• The River | DVD | (23/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Starring Mel Gibson in his second Hollywood film, The River celebrates traditional American values through the Garvey family's determination to hold onto their farm against all odds. The drama opens with the threat of flooding from the river that adjoins the Garvey's land, then depicts their struggles through ailing livestock, accident and risk of crop failure. Add to these a local businessman, Scott Glenn, planning to turn the valley into a dam, a subplot echoing Deliverance (1972), also filmed in Eastern Tennessee, and all the elements are in place for an emotional triumph-over-adversity movie. Much of The River has a realistic tone, unflinchingly depicting numerous hardships, especially when Gibson has to earn extra money as a strike-breaking hired hand in a steel mill. Against this, and a surprisingly left-wing tone advocating cooperation over competition, the more upbeat moments resort to feel-good cliché with John Williams' lilting score seemingly wandered in from a Spielberg fantasy. Nevertheless the cast, including Sissy Spacek as Gibson's wife, deliver first-rate performances and cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond expertly captures the harshness and the beauty of the land. The River was one of a trio of major US farming movies in 1984, the others being Country and Places in the Heart. On the DVD: The 1.85:1 anamorphically enhanced image is virtually flawless, capturing the many subtle effects of light on water throughout the film. Released theatrically in stereo, the opening and closing sequences demonstrate the power of a Dolby Digital 5.1 remix in generating atmosphere through natural sound. Elsewhere the audio is less striking, but always clean and powerful. Extras are routine: the US trailer, four brief biographies, and interesting though short production notes. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Savior | DVD | (29/05/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After losing his beautiful wife and young son in a terrorist bombing Joshua Rose (Dennis Quaid) avenges their death in a murderous rampage. To escape his crime he joins the Foreign Legion and assumes the name of Guy. But as a mercenary for the Serbs Guy is still possessed by his mission of vengeance until he meets Vera (Ninkovic) a young Serb girl pregnant with her Muslim rapist's child. Together they embark on an unforgettable journey of survival through a war-shredded world. He is her only hope for survival. She is his only chance for redemption.

• The Selfish Giant | Blu Ray | (27/01/2014) from £8.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (122.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Selfish Giant is a contemporary fable about 13-year-old Arbor (Conner Chapman) and his best friend Swifty (Shaun Thomas). Excluded from school and outsiders in their own neighbourhood the two boys meet Kitten (Sean Gilder) a local scrapdealer - the Selfish Giant. They begin collecting scrap metal for him using a horse and cart. Swifty has a natural gift with horses while Arbor emulates Kitten - keen to impress him and make some money. However Kitten favours Swifty leaving Arbor feeling hurt and excluded driving a wedge between the boys. Arbor becomes increasingly greedy and exploitative becoming more like Kitten. Tensions build leading to a tragic event which transforms them all.

• Prison Break - Season 2 - Part 1 | DVD | (21/05/2007) from £22.12   |  Saving you £12.87 (36.80%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The thrilling TV drama is back on DVD for a second season, featuring the first 12 episodes.

• Stanley And Iris | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £12.76   |  Saving you £0.23 (1.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Some people need love spelled out for them. An illiterate cook (Robert De Niro) at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman (Jane Fonda). As they get to know one another she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night....

• Five Corners | Blu Ray | (05/06/2023) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the Bronx neighborhood of Five Corners, 1964, change is in the air and unrest is in the streets. Two teenage girls are given away to a pair of delinquents; a high school teacher is shot in the back with an arrow on the way to school, and psychotic Heinz (Turturro) is released from jail only to return to stalking the object of his obsession, Linda (Foster). Fearing for her safety, Linda turns to Harry (Robbins), who previously helped put Heinz in jail. Harry soon finds himself in a morally compromising situation where violence might be the only solution. Product Features High-Definition Transfer Audio Commentary with Mike McPadden Optional English SDH Subtitles Still Gallery Trailer

• The Ultimate Only An Excuse? | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £19.75   |  Saving you £0.24 (1.22%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For the first time ever on one wee round shiny pristine DVD four of the ratings grabbing critically acclaimed award winning ground-breaking hangover-curing must-see episodes of Scottish football's premier cult comedy show. The Hogmanay Shows from 2004 2005 and 2006 plus the World Cup Special from 2006 when we made up for Scotland not qualifying for the finals in Germany by having a right good greet about it PLUS over 10 minutes of unseen footage from all four shows. The Ultimate Only An Excuse? The Ultimate Football Comedy Experience! Ninety minutes plus extra time but without the heartbreak of the penalty shoot out at the end.

• Science Is Fiction - Painleve | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £20.25   |  Saving you £4.74 (23.41%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Before David Attenborough and Jacques Cousteau - there was Jean Painlev. Poetic pioneer of science films Painlev explored a twilight realm of vampire bats seahorses octopi and liquid crystals. In collaboration with his life-partner Genevive Hamon Painlev made more than 200 science and nature films and was an early champion of the genre. This selection from 50 years of passionate scientific enquiry includes his most famous films - The Sea Horse The Vampire The Love Life

• Danielle Steel's Once In A Lifetime | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £7.36   |  Saving you £-1.37 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  An endearing and tragic love story that follows the life of a popular American novelist Daphne Fields struggling to come to terms with bringing up her deaf son alone after the heartbreak of losing her husband and daughter in a house-fire. As the only reminder of the family she once had she devotes her life to her son's upbringing with outstanding courage forever putting his happiness before her own. She finds strength in Dr. Matt Dane who is dedicated to the care and attention of

• PADMAAVAT - MOVIE | Blu Ray | (14/12/2018) from £13.22   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Lock Up | Blu Ray | (08/08/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99