Drama

• The Pursuit Of Happyness | Blu Ray | (14/05/2007) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An ambitious salesman seeks a better life for him and his young son in this inspirational drama.

• Tony Takitani | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £13.19   |  Saving you £6.80 (51.55%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Due to his Western name Tony was shunned by other kids and spent a solitary childhood. Though gifted as an artist his drawings lacked feeling so as an adult he carved a career as a technical illustrator. Then in middle age Tony suddenly falls for a pretty young woman Eiko Konuma who visits him one day on business. Eiko is like an angel in Tony's daily existence and for the first time in his life he feels connected to the outside world. However Eiko does have one fault: she

• Downtown | DVD | (03/01/2005) from £5.49   |  Saving you £7.50 (57.70%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When you pound this beat it pounds you back. Alex Kearney (Anthony Edwards) is an honest hard-working cop patrolling the subdued suburbs of Philadelphia who polices by the book. When he naively gives a powerful local businessman a speeding ticket he gets unfairly relocated to a very different side of Philadelphia - downtown! He's assigned a new partner in the form of Dennis (Forest Whitaker) a grizzled veteran who survives by following his instincts rather than the rules. Ne

• Mouchette | Blu Ray | (10/03/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Perhaps the most accessible of Robert Bresson's films, this story of a 14-year-old schoolgirl at the mercy of the world around her is like a melodrama stripped of flourish. Mouchette is an angry adolescent in the French provinces, the daughter of a drunken bootlegger and a dying, bedridden mother, a pariah in school and a figure of village gossip. She rebels in typically adolescent ways, lobbing mud at teasing classmates and defying wagging tongues with a wilful stare, but her deep pain and loneliness pour from her hollow, sad eyes. There's no sentimentality in Bresson's portrait of village life but for a few brief moments the film explodes with energy and emotion. Mouchette rides the bumper cars at a local fair, flirting with a young boy in loving bumps and deliberate rams, and her dour expression flowers in a smile as the fairground speakers blare a rock & roll tune... until her father's heavy hand slaps her back to reality. It's a moment unlike any other in a Bresson film, a joyous reprieve from the monotony of her life, but if the rest of her existence is glum and hopeless, the film is unexpectedly beautiful. The style is often fragmented--the film opens on a stunning play of hands, feet and spying eyes as poacher and police both wait for their prey--but the beauty of the forests and meadows creates an idyllic naturalism that leavens Bresson's harsh portrait of the human condition. --Sean Axmaker

• A Touch of Frost: Series 6 - 10 | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £27.95   |  Saving you £42.04 (150.41%)   |  RRP £69.99

  A must for all fans of BAFTA winning David Jason detective series, A Touch of Frost. This 10-disc set features all the episodes from series six to ten.

• Zhou Yu's Train | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Her love is torn between a doctor and a poet a man and a memory... A young painter named Zhou Yu (Gong Li) falls headlong in love with a painfully shy poet Chen Ching (Tony Leung). Twice a week she takes the train to his town to be with him even though he's bewildered by her near-obsessive passion. On the train a wise-cracking veterinarian (Sun Hong-Lei) pursues Zhou Yu but she initially resists his emotional directness...

• Where Angels Fear To Tread | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £6.97   |  Saving you £-4.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  A sumptuous adaptation of the E.M. Forster novel in which a widow is sent to Italy by her in-laws to recuperate whereupon she falls in love with a young Italian dentist...

• Underbelly -The Golden Mile, Season 3 | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The cops were bent and the crims were cool. And together they ran the most exciting street in Australia. Strippers, gamblers, gunmen, dealers, bouncers, bagmen - they all came to the Golden Mile. A smart and sexy young Kim Hollingsworth, smiling teenage Kings Cross identity Johnny Ibrahim, the Bayeh Brothers, Trevor Haken, Chook Fowler...the Golden Mile was their playground, and they played like there was no tomorrow. Then, in 1995, 'tomorrow' came and the Wood Royal Commission cleaned out th...

• Molly | DVD | (29/01/2001) from £7.35   |  Saving you £8.64 (117.55%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Imagine experiencing life through the eyes of an innocent child...forever. Beautiful and vibrant Molly McKay might have a mental disability but she's not about to let the world pass her by. Starring Academy Award nominee Elisabeth Shue in an inspired performance Molly is a joyous celebration of the irrepressible human spirit. Autistic since birth 28-year-old Molly (Shue) is a carefree young woman with an incredible zest for life. Her brother Buck (Aaron Eckhart) a 32-year-old

• The Human Stain | DVD | (23/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  After his career and reputation is ruined, a distinguished professor at a prestigious New England college embarks on a remarkable personal resurrection.

• The Lukas Moodysson Collection | Blu Ray | (30/01/2023) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ever since his debut was heralded as a young master's first masterpiece by none other than Ingmar Bergman, director Lukas Moodysson has been hailed internationally as one of Sweden's greatest filmmaking talents, delighting and confounding audiences in equal measure.Moodysson's first film, Fucking Åmål (released overseas as Show Me Love), tells the story of awkward smalltown teenager Agnes and her crush on popular classmate Elin, which unexpectedly blossoms into reallife romance; it was quickly heralded as a new queer cinema touchstone and one of the most authentic portrayals of youthful relationships on film. He swiftly followed this with the bittersweet, satirical 1970sset Together, in which the inhabitants of a commune try to reconcile their ideals with their hearts' desires.Having made a name for himself as the new master of tragicomic, feelgood humanism, Moodysson suddenly frustrated expectations with a trio of startlingly confrontational works: the hauntingly bleak Lilya 4ever, based on a reallife case of a Russian girl sold into sex trafficking in Sweden; the abrasive and semiimprovised A Hole in My Heart, detailing the messy (un)making of an amateur porn video; and the avantgarde Container, narrated in its English version by Jena Malone (Donnie Darko).After making his mainstream Englishlanguage debut with the expansive Mammoth, starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Michelle Williams, Moodysson returned to his roots with We Are The Best! (based on a graphic novel by his wife and 'consigliere' Coco), the charming and funny tale of three schoolgirls starting a punk band in early1980s Stockholm.Available together for the first time, Moodysson's eclectic filmography can now be appreciated as the work of a singular filmmaking voice, as avowedly uncompromising and unabashedly political as it is keenly observed, deeply felt and frequently hilarious.Limited Edition Boxset ContentsHigh Definition (1080p) Bluray presentations of all seven filmsOriginal DTSHD MA 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo mixes for all seven filmsOptional English subtitles for all films, plus English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on Mammoth and the English version of ContainerNew video interviews with Lukas Moodysson and other cast and crew, moderated by film programmer Sarah Lutton200page hardback book featuring new writing by Peter Walsh, excerpts from the original press kits for each film, including interviews with and directors' statements from Moodysson, and essays on his films from a 2014 special issue of the Nordic culture journal Scandinavica by C. Claire Thomson, Helga H. Lúthersdóttir, Elina Nilsson, Scott MacKenzie & Anna Westerståhl Stenport and Kjerstin MoodyDisc One:2K restoration by the Swedish Film Institute, approved by director Lukas Moodysson and cinematographer Ulf BrantåsNew interview with Lukas MoodyssonNew interview with star Alexandra DahlströmDid You Know She's A Lesbian?, an appreciation by Dr. Clara BradburyRance, author of Lesbian Cinema After Queer TheoryTalk (Bara prata lite), a short film directed by Moodysson in 1997Theatrical trailerImage galleryDisc Two:4K restoration by the Swedish Film Institute from the original camera negative, approved by director Lukas Moodysson and cinematographer Ulf BrantåsNew interview with Lukas MoodyssonNew interview with script supervisor Malin FornanderNew interview with editor Michal LeszczylowskiDeleted scenesTheatrical trailerImage galleryDisc Three:New interview with Lukas MoodyssonNew interview with costume designer Denise ÖstholmGuardian Interview with Lukas Moodysson, a Q&A with the director filmed at the London Film Festival in 2002Theatrical trailerImage galleryDisc Four:New interviews with Lukas Moodysson on both filmsLukas Moodysson Masterclass, an interview with the director filmed at London's National Film & Television School in 2004A Hole in My Second Heart, a behindthescenes featurette from 2004Swedish and English narration options for ContainerInside the Container Crypt, a 2007 featurette on the themes of ContainerTheatrical trailers and image galleries for both filmsDisc Five:New interview with Lukas MoodyssonNew interview with line producer Malte ForssellPromotional interviews with Moodysson and Gael Garcia Bernal from 2009Theatrical trailerImage galleryDisc Six:New interview with Lukas MoodyssonNew interview with cinematographer Ulf BrantåsA New Expression, a look at the background to the film by Swedish punk historian David AnderssonQ&A from the 2013 London Film Festival screening, featuring Moodysson and stars Liv LeMoyne and Mira BarkhammarTheatrical trailerImage gallery

• Bible Epic Movies Vol 2 | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £29.90   |  Saving you £-14.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  An amazing collection of Star – Studded films featuring six of the best Bible epic movies: The Bible - Mary Magdalene- In this film series, Mary’s life story is graphically depicted as she confronts Herod, Herodius, the powerful Roman occupiers and eventually a man who is to change her life forever...Jesus. The Bible – Jesus- Directed by Emmy Award winner Roger Young and featuring an all-star cast, this mesmerising mini-series vividly depicts the life and mission of Jesus of Nazareth. The Bible - Saint Paul- Paul tortured and persecuted Christians until he experienced a vision of Jesus that forever changed his life. After converting to Christianity, Paul suffered persecution and imprisonment, but never stopped trying to spread the teachings of Christ. The Bible – Joseph- Joseph is Jacob’s favourite son, much to the annoyance of his 11 brothers. Fuelled by their jealousy, they sold Jospeh into slavery, yet Joseph rose to become a powerful Egyptian official. The Bible – Judas- This is an intriguing and tense drama about the life of one of history’s most reviled figures. How did a man who was a follower and disciple of Jesus betray his own Messiah? The Bible – Thomas- This fascinating version of Thomas’ life sees the impact of Jesus Christ through a fresh pair of eyes and particularly the dramatic events that unfold before and after the death of Jesus.

• Silver City | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £10.95   |  Saving you £9.04 (82.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An unsolved murder and political intrigue unfurl in a small town in Colorado.

• Solas | DVD | (26/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Lauded in its native Spain on its release, Benito Zambrano's Solas is a touching portrayal of loneliness and redemption. At its centre is the strained relationship between Maria and her mother Rosa, brought together by Maria's estranged father's illness. Rosa (brilliantly played by Maria Galiana) not only discovers a world very different from her village existence but also finds her daughter's life in disarray--racked with frustration, bitterness and fuelled by alcohol. As the film develops, the two find their relationship not only beginning to grow but also influenced by the arrival of their elderly neighbour, played by Carlos Álvarez Novoa. All three find a new purpose to their lives and, while students of feminism may find Maria's path a little debatable, Ana Fernádez brings the audience on her journey in heart touching fashion. The darkness of tone throughout only makes the subsequent brightness all the more blinding and the result is without doubt a deeply moving piece of cinema. --Phil Udell

• Flatliners/Twelve Monkeys | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £11.30   |  Saving you £1.69 (13.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This boxset contains the following films: Flatliners (Dir. Joel Schumacher) (1990): At University Hospital School of Medicine a group of ambitious medical students are about to die and live to describe the experience. Embarking on a daring and arrogant experiment the five aim to push through the confines of life and touch the face of death. In their search for knowledge however the five discover the chilling consequences of daring to tamper with immortality. Flatliners (Dir. Twelve Monkeys) (1990):A lone time traveller from the year 2035 must solve a riddle that may save his people... but it may also take him to the brink of madness. Bruce Willis Madeline Stowe and Brad Pitt star in this brilliant sci-fi masterpiece from Terry Gilliam. After the world's population is devastated by a killer virus survivors must live in dark underground communities. Cole (Willis) ""volunteers"" to travel into the past to obtain a pure virus sample thereby helping scientists develop a cure. Along the way he crosses paths with a beautiful psychiatrist (Stowe) and a one-card-short-of-a-full-deck mental patient (Pitt). But the race is on as Cole searches for The Army of the 12 Monkeys a radical group linked to the deadly disease. With unforgettable performances and imaginative special effects 12 Monkeys is a modern-day classic laced with Gilliam's trademark wit and dazzling visual style.

• Coronation Street: 1961, 1970, 1984 - 3 Episodes with Elsie Tanner | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Selected episodes with Elsie Tanner in her life in Coronation Street.

• Catherine Deneuve Collection | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The icily beautiful French goddess Catherine Denueve is celebrated here in Optimum's Screen Icons series with a box-set of films that span the full range of her illustrious 45-year career so far. Umbrellas Of Cherbourg was the film that made Deneuve a star and introduced her to the world. A conventional love story made completely original by all the dialogue being sung and a rainbow of colours reflecting the radiance of the story and characters alike. Umbrellas won the Palme D'Or in Cannes in 1964. Belle du Jour Undoubtedly Luis Buuel's most accessible film Belle de Jour is an elegant and erotic masterpiece that maintains as hypnotic a grip on modern audiences as it did on its debut 30 years ago. Denueve plays a bored and sexually frustrated housewife who becomes a part-time prostitute and begins a dangerous relationship with a young gangster. Donkey Skin is a wonderfully bizarre film from Jacques Demy a unique synthesis of Jean Cocteau and Walt Disney. Ahead of its time and strikingly modern in its production design it's also a warts and all fairytale ripe with incorrect royalism and medieval misogyny. Deneuve plays the dual role of the King's wife and daughter. Manon 70 a 1960's version of an 18th century French novel and a 19th century Italian opera Denueve plays the confused Manon torn between a young but penniless lover and an older richer suitor whose generosity she finds very tempting... Ma Saisson Preferee An Andre Techine family drama starring Daniel Auteuil.

• Three Coins In The Fountain | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £8.71   |  Saving you £4.28 (49.14%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This charming romantic comedy tells the story of three American secretaries and their search for love in Rome. After throwing a coin in the Trevi Fountain and making a wish each of them eventually finds what they are looking for. For Frances (Dorothy McGuire) it is waspish author Clifton Webb. For Anita (Jean Peters) there's office romeo Rossano Brazzi. And for Maria (Maggie McNamara) a real-life handsome prince Louis Jourdan. Exquisitely photographed amidst the splendours of the

• American Psycho | Blu Ray | (16/02/2015) from £20.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-six and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to compliment the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.

• Proof | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £4.77   |  Saving you £11.22 (235.22%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Proof