Drama

• Cold Mountain | DVD | (30/05/2011) from £6.20   |  Saving you £13.79 (222.42%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.

• Henry of Navarre | Blu Ray | (04/07/2011) from £8.45   |  Saving you £16.54 (195.74%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Discover the incredible true story of Henry of Navarre the celebrated warrior king who became one of history's great defenders of justice and religious freedom. It is the mid 16th Century and France is awash with blood as the protestant Huguenots fight for survival against dark forces led by the treacherous Catherine De Medici. When she orchestrates the ultimate betrayal at the infamous St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre King Henry will fight his life's greatest battle to ensure her treachery does not go unanswered...

• The Main Chance - Series 2 | DVD | (18/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The Main Chance: Series 2 (4 Discs)

• Living In Oblivion | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Steve Buscemi is Nick Reve a luckless low-budget director struggling against all odds to get his artistic vision onto the screen. The big name leading man arrives on set with a big ego and some scene-improving ideas of his own the leading lady has confidence issues his inept crew include a cinematographer who fails to capture a rare moment of brilliance as he's busy throwing-up and a dwarf for the dream sequence is angry at typecasting - 'I don't even have dreams with dwarves in them'. Insecurities love rivalries mounting tension and an exploding smoke-machine all add to the catalogue of trials for Nick as he desperately tries to hold onto his sanity.

• The Tudors - Series 1 And 2 - Complete | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The Tudors: Season 1: Passion ambition and treachery collide in this compelling drama about the early years of King Henry VIII's infamous 40-year reign. With a lust for power and an appetite for love this young Monarch (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) rules his kingdom as he lives his life - with ruthless abandon. Affairs of the state carry little interest for him and official matters are left to the powerful Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (Sam Neill) while England's ruler tends to his own desires. This engaging and thrilling drama also stars Natalie Dormer Jeremy Northam and Gabrielle Anwar. The Tudors: Season 2: Passion ambition and treachery collide in this compelling drama about the early years of King Henry VIII's infamous 40-year reign. With a lust for power and an appetite for love this young Monarch (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) rules his kingdom as he lives his life - with ruthless abandon. Affairs of the state carry little interest for him as England's ruler is intent upon his own desires.

• Mammuth | DVD | (22/08/2011) from £9.86   |  Saving you £6.13 (62.17%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In French comedy Mammuth the legendary Gerard Depardieu shines in his most uninhibited role to date, for which he was nominated for a Csar Award. One of the year’s funniest, most surprising and ultimately poignant comedies, cult directors Gustave Kervern and Benot Delpine (Louise-Michel, Aaltra) pull out all the stops in this bold and brazen road movie with a difference.

• The Other Side Of Hope | Blu Ray | (24/07/2017) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A super slick drama-comedy that sees a poker playing restaurateur and former travelling salesman befriend of a newly arrived group of refugees. Wise, sardonic and beautiful. From the critically acclaimed and multi-accolade winning Aki Kaurismäki.

• Grand Canyon | DVD | (06/05/2002) from £17.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A captivating story about midlife issues 'Grand Canyon' centres on the comings and goings of six characters and the unexpected miracles that occur in their lives. Affluent lawyer Mack (Kevin Kline) breaks down in the wrong neighbourhood and is threatened by a street gang. When tow-truck driver Simon (Danny Glover) arrives in the nick of time and defuses the situation Mack is so grateful he considers how he could improve Simon's life. Mack is married to Claire (Mary McDonnell) wh

• Night Falls On Manhattan | DVD | (04/06/2001) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The dominant themes of director Sidney Lumet's distinguished career are in full force in Night Falls on Manhattan, a moral melodrama involving a young district attorney (Andy Garcia) who takes on a career-making case only to uncover his father's possible involvement in pervasive police corruption. Balancing personal ethics and political compromise in a high-wire act of power and its abuse, Lumet relies on dialogue and superb performances (including those by Ron Leibman, Richard Dreyfuss and Lena Olin) to achieve a devastating impact. The script (based on the novel Tainted Evidence by Robert Daley) is too smart and Lumet's direction too sure-footed to fall back on the black-and-white exploits of conventional criminals and their crimes. The movie's moral framework (like that of Lumet's earlier film Q&A) is more realistic, dealing in the grey areas between right and wrong where misdeeds can arise from the best intentions. At the centre of Garcia's dilemma is his father, a seasoned New York cop played so convincingly by Ian Holm that you'd never guess the actor was British. Although it received mixed reviews when released in 1997, Night Falls on Manhattan ranks among Lumet's finest films. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• The Cave of the Yellow Dog | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £7.88   |  Saving you £12.11 (60.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A story about a Mongolian family of nomads - their traditional way of life and the rising call of the City and of a little girl who finds a baby dog in the wild, who becomes her best friend - against all rejections of her parents.

• Agnes Of God | DVD | (15/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This Broadway hit gets a solid film treatment by director Norman Jewison but that can't make up for the weaknesses of the script (which were as true onstage as they are here). Jane Fonda plays a chain-smoking shrink sent to a convent to do a psychological evaluation of a novice (Meg Tilly) who gave birth to a baby and then killed it in her little room. Was it a virgin birth? A miracle? And what of the bloody stigmata that seem to spontaneously appear on her hands? Fonda also finds herself clashing with the Mother Superior (Anne Bancroft) over the line between faith and science. But writer John Pielmeier can't flesh this out beyond an idea; in the end, the solution is a disappointingly earthbound one that even the strong acting in this film can't elevate. --Marshall Fine

• The Angry Silence (Digitally restored) | Blu Ray | (04/01/2016) from £11.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (91.74%)   |  RRP £22.99

  A film by Guy Green, The Angry Silence, is the heartfelt story of a young factory worker, Tom Curtis, played by Richard Attenborough. Curtis stands up against bullying union leaders and refuses to take part in an unofficial, wildcat strike. As a result, he is immediately ostracised by his fellow colleagues and is victimised by the union, circumstances that can only lead to a tragic climax.

• Angel Face | DVD | (11/07/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It started like any other night... Ambulance driver Frank Jessup (Robert Mitchum) gets a call from the house of Catherine Tremayne (Barbara O'Neil) little realising where this routine call will take him. Mrs Tremayne has a beautiful wilful stepdaughter Diane (Jean Simmons); she's attracted to Frank and insists he take a job as the family chauffeur. Frank's wary of getting too close to the kid however especially when he realises she's not as sweet as she looks. But Diane has a habit of getting what she wants and it doesn't matter what - or who - it costs...

• The Terror Inside | DVD | (16/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A woman bravely battles schizophrenia in this thought-provoking drama starring Heather Locklear.

• Joan Crawford Collection | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Titles Comprise: Mildred Pierce: Joan Crawford delivers a critically acclaimed performance as Mildred Pierce a woman clawing her way to success to provide her daughter with everything she lacks. No sacrifice is too much - ending her middle class marriage climbing to the top of a male-dominated business world and marrying a man she doesn't love - but is murder a step too far? Grand Hotel: Oscar-winning drama with an all-star cast exploring the interwoven relationships of the residents of a plush Berlin hotel... Humoresque: Glamorous socialite Helen Wright (Joan Crawford) takes what she wants clothes alcohol men uses them up and tosses them aside. Then she meets brilliant young violinist Paul Boray (John Garfield). But this is one toy she can't break. Instead her love for Paul brings Helen to the breaking point. In this acclaimed and profound exploration of desire Crawford makes Helen a rich layered character torn between selfless love and selfish impulses. Garfield matches her as the driven genius. Possessed: She loves him when he goes away for months. She loves him when he refuses to marry her. But when callow David Sutton chooses to marry someone else Louise Howell's love for him takes a darker turn. Give her a gun and she'll love him to death. Joan Crawford reteams with producer Jerry Wald of her Academy Award winning 'Mildred Pierce' and claims a 1947 Best Actress Oscar nomination for her portrayal of tempestuous mentally unstable Louise. The Damned Don't Cry: It's a man's world. And Ethel Whitehead learns there's only one way for a woman to survive in it: be as tempting as a cupcake and as tough as a 75-cent steak. In the first of three collaborations with director Vincent Sherman Joan Crawford brings hard-boiled glamour and simmering passion to the role of Ethel who moves from the wrong side of the tracks to a mobster's mansion to high society one man at a time. Some of those men love her. Some use her. And one a high-rolling racketeer abuses her. When the racketeer murders his rival in Ethel's swanky living room she flees a sure murder rap right back to the poverty she thought she had escaped. And this time there may not be a man to pick up the pieces of her shattered life.

• Meteora | DVD | (24/03/2014) from £6.49   |  Saving you £13.49 (299.78%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In the hot plains of central Greece the Orthodox monasteries of Meteora are perched atop sandstone pillars suspended between heaven and earth.  Down in the valley the eternal cycles of farm life - birth milking slaughter - provide a stark contrast to their ascetic world.  The young monk Theodoros and the nun Urania have devoted their lives to the strict rituals and practices of their community.  A growing affection for one another puts their monastic life under question.  Torn between spiritual devotion and their human desire they must decide which path to follow.

• The Lonelines of the Long Distance Runner (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (24/10/2011) from £25.63   |  Saving you £-5.64 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Another classic of British cinema reissued by the BFI. Colin (Tom Courtenay) is a defiant teenager who rebels against the system, refusing to follow his dying father into a factory job, railing against the capitalist bosses and preferring to make a living from petty thieving. Sent to borstal, Colin discovers his talent for cross-country running. The borstal governor (Michael Redgrave) offers him the chance to redeem himself in a race against a local public school, and tensions build as the day approaches...Following the huge success of Karel Reisz's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Alan Sillitoe here adapted another of his works for the screen. Newcomer Tom Courtenay compelling as the sullen, disillusioned delinquent in this British New Wave classic, a passionate, explosive tale of rebellion. This BFI release is remastered and includes a commentary from Tom Courtenay, Alan SIllitoe, and a documentary on Walter Lasally.

• Sparkle | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £2.19   |  Saving you £10.80 (83.10%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Glitter of Success Couldn't Hide How They Got There. Three soulful sisters rise out of Harlem to become music's hottest singing group in this rags-to-riches tale of glitz glamour and the high price of fame. Against the vibrant grooves of Curtis Mayfield these divas explode onto the scene with off-the-hook harmonies and a sexy style that catapult them to superstardom - but not every fairytale has a happy ending. When success leads to excess one sister's star will fade while another's will sparkle. Starring Academy Award-winner Irene Cara (Fame Flashdance) Lonette McKee (ATL Round Midnight) Dwan Smith and Philip Michael Thomas this inspiring story of struggle and hope is guaranteed to put a song in your heart.

• Kavanagh Q.C. - The Complete Series 5 | DVD | (16/08/2004) from £8.97   |  Saving you £14.01 (234.28%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Coming from a working class northern background Kavanagh has risen to the top of an elite profession. However his dedication to justice has taken its toll on his private life... Episode comprise: 1. Previous Convictions 2. The More Loving One 3. Time Of Need 4. Endgames 5. The End Of Law (2 hour special episode)

• Bitter and Twisted | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Bitter & Twisted