Drama

• House of Strangers | DVD | (12/11/2012) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Edward G Robinson won the 1949 Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his powerhouse performance as a domineering Italian father in this gripping drama directed by four times Oscar winner Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Gino Monetti (Edward G Robinson) is a self made man, an Italian immigrant who has dragged himself up from the slums of New York to be president of his own bank. The struggle has made him hard and bitter - alienating him from three of his sons. Monetti is still close to his fourth son Max (Richard Conte), a sharp lawyer with an even sharper society girlfriend (Susan Hayward). As Monetti's banking empire begins to crumble, tensions within the family reach boiling point - and thoughts turn to revenge - and murder... Special Features: Digitally Remastered Picture and Sound Audio Commentary with Film Historian and Author Foster Hirsch Poster Gallery Production Stills Gallery Unit Photography Gallery Theatrical Trailer Collectors Booklet

• Chop Shop | DVD | (26/04/2010) from £8.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (43.80%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Official Selection at Cannes Berlin and Toronto Film Festivals Chop Shop is the second feature from internationally acclaimed director Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart Goodbye Solo) winner of the Independent Spirit Award 'Someone to Watch' and recently hailed 'the new great American film director' by eminent critic Roger Ebert. Alejandro a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens New York. In this chaotic world of adults young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister Isamar. Intimate heartbreaking and yet ultimately hopeful Chop Shop is a portrait of a young boy navigating his way through a chaotic adult world. Set in a stunning and unique location it is subtle and simple but tells a profound story about the people who live work and dream there.

• For the Moment | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  For the Moment

• Murder In Greenwich | DVD | (14/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mark Fuhrman (Christopher Meloni) became obsessed with the unsolved murder of a young girl in Greenwich Connecticut. The case originally front-page news across the country when Kennedy nephews Tommy and Michael Skakel became prime suspects had been all but forgotten. But with the determination of a pitbull and the assistance of Detective Steve Carrol (Robert Forster) Mark Fuhrman helped bring a murderer to justice and lift the veil of secrecy that kept this brutal crime a mystery

• Year Of The Dog | DVD | (25/02/2008) from £11.45   |  Saving you £7.53 (89.01%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A single dog-loving woman faces a period of transition when her beloved beagle kicks the bucket in this dark comedy.

• Crime Scene Investigation - New York - Season 1 - Part 2 | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The latest spin-off series from C.S.I. in which New York forensic detectives employ the very latest hi-tech methods to catch criminals in the Big Apple... The head of the lab is no-nonsense First Grade Detective Mac Taylor (Sinise) taking a scientist's eye to crime Mac believes that everything is connected no matter how big or small. Originally from Chicago his military background fast-tracked him through the force leading him ultimately to the crime lab. Mac's trusted se

• Hell Is Sold Out | DVD | (20/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A book is sent to the publishers under the name of ""Lom"" a popular writer long believed to be dead. The real ""Lom"" turns up & meets the new authoress using his name.

• Sundays and Cybele | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £3.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Pilot Hardy Kruger returns to France from the Indochinese War and takes up residence in a small town near Paris, where he becomes friendly with a 12-year-old girl who lives in an orphanage. The nuns assume that Kruger is her father, but people become suspicious of the relationship and mistake Kruger's intentions.

• Intolerable Cruelty/Meet Joe Black/Jerry Maguire | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Jerry Maguire: Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is a man who knows the score. As a top agent at Sports Management International Jerry is unquestionably master of his universe - until that is he gets a sudden attack of morals and is unceremoniously fired! Hanging on by a thread Jerry is forced to start from scratch supported only be three very unlikely allies- single mother Dorothy Boyd (Renee Zellweger ) her cheeky young son Ray and Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.) a second rank player for the Arizona Cardinals - and Jerry's sole remaining client. Meet Joe Black: Bill Parrish (Anthony Hopkins) has it all success wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger Joe Black (Brad Pitt) who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan (Claire Forlani)? INtolerable Cruelty: From the Coen brothers comes this witty sharp comedy about a man who wins in court and courts to win! Divorce attorney Miles Massey has got it all. Serial gold-digger Marilyn Rexroth wants it all. A hilarious battle of deceit and cunning ensues when Miles falls for Marilyn with each one trying to outsmart the other. Underhand tactics deceptions and an undeniable attraction escalate as Marilyn and Miles square off in this classic battle of the sexes...

• Halal Daddy | DVD | (25/09/2017) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the Producers of the International Emmy Award winning MOONE BOY - Starring Colm Meaney, Deirdre O'Kane and Art Malik. A fish out of water story about a loveable outsider, who must decide to embrace or defy his culture in the name of fitting in. Halal Daddy follows the exploits of Raghdan Aziz, a young British-Indian Muslim who flees the prospects of an arranged marriage in Bradford in favour of an easy life in the west of Ireland. Hanging with his mates and girlfriend Maeve, it's the perfect getaway from his controlling father. Until Raghdan's 21st birthday when his father Amir arrives unexpectedly from the UK with the gift of a run-down meat factory in the town. How will Raghdan cope with this poisoned chalice without ruining his relationship with his father forever? Or is it possible to turn recent events to his advantage and still manage to have a bit of fun? As Raghdan soon discovers, anything is possible with a little help from your friends

• William And Mary - Series 1 | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  William Shawcross' (Martin Clunes) search for love is hampered by his work: not many women want to date an undertaker. He decides to take matters into his own hands and regsiters with a dating agency. Things start to look up when he is captivated by dark haried beauty Mary (Julie Graham) on one of the agency videos. Mary's an attractive divorced mother of two; and working as a midwife she only meets men who are expectant fathers and married doctors. Once the two get together there

• The Warren Case | DVD | (30/05/2016) from £6.00   |  Saving you £5.25 (110.76%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A disturbed, war-scarred crime reporter turns to illegal means in an attempt to generate news stories in this gripping early-thirties thriller based on the acclaimed play by The Ghost Train's Arnold Ridley. Starring Richard Bird as the alcoholic criminologist with an axe to grind, The Warren Case is directed by Walter Summers, whose two-decade body of work includes acclaimed historical reconstruction The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands and pre-war shocker The Dark Eyes of London. It is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited aspect ratio. Chided by his boss for a conspicuous lack of sensational stories, Lewis Bevan takes matters into his own hands to revive his flagging career. When the fiance of his boss's daughter, Mary, is implicated in the murder of a good-time girl, Bevan's run of sensationalist stories all but ensures the unfortunate man's guilt. Mary, however, suspicious of Bevan's extraordinary knowledge of the case, tries to persuade the police to investigate further... Special Features: Image Gallery Original Pressbook PDF

• The History Boys | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £5.92   |  Saving you £22.07 (372.80%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Based on the acclaimed play of the same name, The History Boys is a faithful, intelligent piece of cinema, even if it is a little reluctant to stray from its theatrical roots.Penned by Alan Bennett and set in 1982 Yorkshire, The History Boys follows a group of ‘A’ Level students as they’re schooled through their attempts to get into Oxbridge. Under the tutelage of Richard Griffiths’ liberal Hector and Campbell Moore’s Irwin, there’s plenty here to admire. Firstly, the script crackles along, with snappy dialogue and characters well worthy of your interest. Secondly, the performances from the predominantly young cast are well worthy of note. And then there’s the deft directorial touch of Nicholas Hytner (The Madness Of King George, The Crucible), all of which lifts The History Boys into a film of real merit. There are questions to be asked over whether you’re expected to sympathise with one or two characters in the film, of course, and there’s the aforementioned issue that it’s far too faithful to the source play (which results in an overlong running time). But ultimately, The History Boys is a witty, challenging and testing film, whose qualities outweigh its problems. --Jon Foster

• The Secret Life of Us : Series 1, Part 1 | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The Secret Life of Us follows eight twentysomethings sharing three apartments in a Melbourne residential block, and may well be Channel 4's best-kept secret. Buried in a mid-week late-night slot the show has nevertheless developed a cult following as an antipodean answer to This Life, though one mercifully free of amateurish shaky photography. This is actually a good-looking soap spiced with post-watershed language, sex, nudity and a refreshing dose of humour--think Sex and the City meets Coupling, or Dawson's Creek goes to The Book Group. The show takes a while to get going, introducing too many characters too quickly in disorientating fashion, but becomes engrossing entertainment filled with realistically young, aimless and confused, if not very likeable characters. Central to the show is Alex (Claudia Karvan, soon to become much more famous in Star Wars: Episode III) giving a strong performance as an emotional insecure doctor who sets things rolling by having a fling with her best friend's boyfriend. Samuel Johnson meanwhile is the highly sexed struggling novelist whose work in progress, the titular Secret Life of Us offers commentary on the ever more tangled web of romance, deception and friendship. It's Australian drama for those who have outgrown Melbourne's Neighbours. On the DVD: The Secret Life of Us comes to DVD in an anamorphically enhanced 16:9 transfer which looks fine, showing just a little graininess in the darker scenes. The sound is Dolby Prologic and is more than adequate given the small-scale, intimate nature of the production. There are optional subtitles. --Gary S Dalkin

• Despair | Blu Ray | (23/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Chocolate, cuckoldry and doppelganger delusion abound in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's stunning English language adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov interwar novel. The chocolate business has been good to Russian exile Hermann. He enjoys the good life with his beautiful wife Lydia. But Hermann is addicted to out-of-body experiences and when he meets a tramp on a business trip, he develops an insane plan of escape. Featuring international stars Dirk Bogarde (Death in Venice) and Andra Ferrol (La Grande Bouffe) and adapted by British dramatist Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love), Fassbinder’s Despair is a vivid off-kilter masterwork set against the background of the Nazis in ascendance. This fully HD restored version of Fassbinder’s ‘most optimistic film’ is accompanied by exclusive bonus material. Extras: Documentary “The Cinema and It’ Double” (70 minutes) Image gallery

• Malice | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £33.91   |  Saving you £-20.92 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  What happens when you open your home to someone who's gutsier than you more devious than you and crafty enough to steal your life right out form under you? Easy-going college dean Andy Safian's (Pullman) quiet New England world has just been terribly disrupted. Two students have been raped a third has been killed and the police are beginning to suspect him! At home bills are piling up his wife (Kidman) is developing severe stomach cramps and the new tenant - a devilishly handso

• Seventh Heaven | DVD | (26/10/2009) from £14.84   |  Saving you £5.15 (34.70%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Seventh Heaven directed by Frank Borzage is a tender love story set in pre-World War I Paris which unites two unlikely people in becoming a highly popular twosome. It stars the pert and angelic Janet Gaynor opposite the tall but not-so-rugged Charles Farrell in their initial union their first of twelve movies in which they were to appear together. The film won three Oscars including the Best Actress award for Janet Gaynor and also the Best Director award for Frank Borzage.

• Plein Soleil (Studio Canal Collection) | Blu Ray | (01/01/2008) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-8.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

• British Heroes Box Set | DVD | (26/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  5 of the Best Action movies ever made featuring the bravest and most daring British Heroes. From Subterfuge to kidnap sacrifice and near death our Heroes show what it means to be British and Brave. Films Comprise: 1. The Wild Geese 2. Zulu Dawn 3. Ashanti 4. Jaguar Lives 5. Games for Vultures

• Fallen Angels | DVD | (06/08/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Fallen Angels was originally planned as one section of director Wong Kar-Wai's best-known film, Chungking Express, but eventually it grew into its own distinct and delirious shape. In many ways, it may be the better film, a dark, frantic fun-house ride through Hong Kong's night-time world. Part of the film is a love story between two people who have barely met: a young, ultra-hip hit man (Leon Lai) and the dreamy operative (Michele Reis) who plans his jobs. Much of the movie is given over to a very strange subplot about a manic mute (Takeshi Kaneshiro) who goes on bizarre nocturnal prowls through a closed food market--like almost everything else in Wong's films, this is antic, stylish and oddly touching, all at the same time. It must be said that, also like Wong's other work, Fallen Angels is fragmented and oblique to the point of occasional incomprehensibility, but then suddenly something wild or wonderful happens, such as the moment when the killer leaves the scene of a spectacular shooting and is promptly waylaid by a cheerful old school chum on a public bus. These coups--whether lyrical, violent or simply "how on earth did they get that shot?"--are tossed off by Wong and cinematographer Christopher Doyle with all the cool of the hired killer, as though the movie were a cigarette dangling from a pair of oh-so-casual lips. This is exactly why so many otherwise calm critics fell all over themselves in hailing Wong Kar-Wai as one of the most exciting filmmakers of his generation. --Robert Horton, Amazon.com