Drama

• Happy Endings | DVD | (07/10/2013) from £2.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (401.34%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Struggling twenty-something actress Resse Holden (Deschanel) has been promised a small fortune for the publication of love letters written by her legendary, but reclusive, father Don Holden (Harris) to Reese's mother. The search for these letters sees the fractious reunion of the estranged father and daughter back home. On her arrival Reece is greeted by Don's younger house mate and a would-be Christian rock musician, Corbit (Ferrell). Although at first she does not approve of her fathers awk...

• The Kelly Reichardt Collection | Blu Ray | (25/08/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

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• With Or Without You | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  With or Without You works as an above-average television drama; but that's about the height of its ambition. It's strange that Michael Winterbottom, director of the hard-edged, bitter Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) and the grandiose snowy western The Claim (2000) should have bothered with anything as routine and undemanding. Perhaps its greatest distinction is that it's set in present-day Belfast without so much as a mention of the Troubles. The plot is a bog-standard romantic triangle. Rosie and Vincent, who have been married five years or so, want a baby, but nothing's happening. It doesn't help that Rosie's older sister has sprogs burgeoning like mushrooms wherever you look. Then up pops a figure from Rosie's past--Benoît, her pen-pal from before she met Vincent. And being French, he's naturally charming, witty, romantic and everything poor old Vincent isn't. Think you can guess what's coming? Well, most likely you can--right down to the all-too-pat happy ending. Still, the actors (Christopher Ecclestone, Dervla Kirwan and Yvan Attal are the leads) are accomplished and watchable, the dialogue stays the right side of banal and it's refreshing to see Belfast shown as a civilised, cultured place to live. With or Without You passes an hour and a half pleasantly enough and may even raise the odd chuckle, but it covers well-trodden territory without much new to say. On the DVD: aptly routine stuff--the theatrical trailer, a bland "making of" featurette and some interviews with the three principal players. Widescreen (16:9 anamorphic) and Dolby Surround Sound give the material the best possible showcase. --Philip Kemp

• Tom Brown's Schooldays | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This classic BBC adaptation of Thomas Hughes' novel is set amongst the class rooms playing fields and dormitories of Rugby school. Tom (Anthony Murphy) is initially overjoyed to find out that he has a place at the prestigious Rugby school. An altercation with Sir Richard Flashman whose son is the resident bully ensures that Tom is in for a rough ride...

• Thrones and Empires | DVD | (10/01/2012) from £7.79   |  Saving you £7.20 (92.43%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Set in Denmark and Scotland in the 6th Century, this is the original tale of murder, passion and revenge which inspired William Shakespeare to write the immortal Hamlet. King Harvendel and his son Sigurd have been murdered by the King's evil brother Fenge who has taken the crown and Queen Geruth as his wife. But the killing has been witnessed by the other prince, who avoids his own slaughter by feigning madness.Driven by revenge, Amled in turns murders Ribold, Fenge's closest companion. Threatened by this, Fenge sends Amled to his close friend Aethelwine, Duke of Lindsey in Scotland, with a message that the prince is mad and should die. Amled manages to change the text of the message in his favour, and is welcomed into the court by the Duke, and quickly falls in love with his daughter, the beautiful Ethel.While out riding with Ehtel and her brother Aelfred, Amled encounters the army of the Duke's archenemy, Duke Caedman of Usmere. Informed of this, Aethelwine gathers his men for a battle in which they lose heavily. Using all his cunning and ingenuity, Amled persuades the Duke to let him lead his remaining men into battle once more, and defeats the Duke of Usmere. His reward is gold, Aethelwine's daughter, plus a message sent back to Fenge informing him that Amled is dead as he had wished.Arriving back in Denmark, the prince discovers that Fenge, convinced of Amled's death, is celebrating the funeral that night. The oportunity to avenge the spilling of his father's and brother's blood is presented at last, and Amled burns down the house containing Fenge and his cohorts. Peace reigns once more, and the people hail the new and rightful King Amled and his new Queen.

• The Admiral | Blu Ray | (24/09/2012) from £22.19   |  Saving you £2.80 (12.62%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Japan, 1941: With war raging in Europe, Japan's imperial command sees an opportunity to advance their nation's standing in the world.The plan to attack Pearl Harbor was drawn up, and one man was tasked with it's implementation: Admiral Yamamoto. Opposed to the plan, Yamamoto must nevertheless carry out his orders and commit one of the biggest military mistakes in history.The Admiral is a $10.5 million budgeted, action packed masterpiece that explores one man's, and by reflection one nation's, turmoil: what must be sacrificed for country and for duty.

• Father's Day | DVD | (11/06/2012) from £12.93   |  Saving you £-2.94 (-29.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Back with a vengeance, Father's Day is Troma's latest politically incorrect masterpiece. A long, long time ago in a town north of Tromaville, there was a bad, bad man who raped and killed dads. Nobody could stop the fat monster until a mysterious stranger took a stand. Some say he was avenging his own father. Some say he was just crazy.The stranger could not have known the Hell that was to follow... If you like Horror you'll love Father's Day.... (and unless your Dad likes horror, he d probably prefer breakfast in bed or something for his special day....) Winner of the Midnight Madness Horror Award as the Toronto Film Festival!

• Le Havre | Blu Ray | (06/08/2012) from £12.13   |  Saving you £7.86 (64.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this warmhearted portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (Andr Wilms), a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoeshiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation.A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carn, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight.

• The Spoilers | Blu Ray | (06/12/2021) from £10.87   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott and John Wayne wrestle with love and greed in this all-star gold rush adventure set in a turn-of-the-century Alaskan boomtown . Dietrich is savvy saloon owner Cherry Malotte, whose honest former beau (Wayne) looks like being swindled out of his claim by no-good town kingpin McNamara (Scott). It's a tale as wild as the frozen north itself, featuring an all-out fight to the finish between western icons Wayne and Scott, which is still considered one of the most spectacular action sequences ever filmed.

• Of Horses And Men | Blu Ray | (22/09/2014) from £19.75   |  Saving you £0.24 (1.22%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Winner of the Best New Director award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, Benedikt Erlingsson s critically acclaimed debut feature OF HORSES AND MEN is a darkly comic country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human. Set in the stunning Icelandic countryside, love, death and sex become interlaced in this playful, affectionate yet unflinching portrait of a remote valley community as seen from the horses perspective. Unique and highly entertaining, OF HORSES AND MEN was Iceland s official submission for the 2014 Oscars and won in six categories at the 2014 Edda Awards (the Icelandic Film and Television Academy), including Director of the Year, Screenplay of the Year and Best Film.

• Girl On The Train | DVD | (27/09/2010) from £6.49   |  Saving you £9.50 (59.40%)   |  RRP £15.99

  One elaborate lie from a young girl looking for work soon spirals out of control and becomes the biggest political story of the day in this thought-provoking thriller from director Andre Techine.

• Mr Murder | DVD | (23/10/2000) from £8.07   |  Saving you £-6.08 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Marty is an up-and-coming mystery writer who writes bizarre and gruesome tales of murder. During a top-secret military experiment his genes are mixed up with those of a brilliant college athlete. As a result an identical clone is produced with a nasty combiantion of a clever but violent mind and nimble athleticism.

• Rage Of Angels | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In Rage Of Angels Jaclyn Smith plays determined young lawyer Jennifer Parker who fights against the odds to triumph as a top trial attorney in New York's tough world of power glamour and crime. Based on the best-selling novel by Sidney Sheldon this compelling drama switches from New York Acapulco and Paris as Jennifer finds herself in a highly-charged love triangle romantically pursued by two powerful men on opposite sides of the law. With the passion and tension in her l

• Get Low | DVD | (23/05/2011) from £13.66   |  Saving you £6.33 (46.34%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Get Low is inspired by the true story of Felix "Bush" Breazeale, who attracted national attention and the largest crowd to assemble up to that date when he threw himself a living funeral party in 1938 in Roane County, Tennessee.

• Married Life | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £5.84   |  Saving you £14.15 (242.29%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A wry blend of dark humor, romantic deception, and stylish melodrama-with an invigorating dash of suspense - "Married Life" is an unconventional fable for grown-ups about the irresistible power and utter madness of love.

• Sexy Beast | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Ray Winstone stars as the retired British gangster living in Spain, persuaded to return to England for one last job.

• Souvenir | DVD | (14/08/2017) from £19.52   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Isabelle Huppert and Kévin Azaïs star in this romantic drama co-written and directed by Bavo Defurne. The film follows Liliane Cheverny (Huppert), a former singer now working on an assembly line at a pâté factory. After coming runner-up in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, Liliane's career came to an abrupt end when she split from her manager and husband Tony (Johan Leysen). However, despite her attempts to leave her old showbiz life behind, Liliane soon attracts the attention of 21-year-old co-worker and aspiring boxer Jean (Azaïs), who seems determined to help her relaunch her career.

• A Doll's House | DVD | (11/02/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Jane Fonda takes the lead role as Nora Helmer in this adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House which caused such a scandal with its critical stance of marriage. the film was shot entirely on location in Norway and features a haunting score by Michel Legrand.

• Papusza | DVD | (11/07/2016) from £15.29   |  Saving you £0.70 (4.58%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Papusza is based on the true story of the Roma poet Bronisława Wajs (1908-­1987). The film follows Papusza's life from birth to old age: arranged marriage as a small girl, her life in a gypsy tabor before, during and after second world war, then forced settlement in communist Poland and urban life in poverty. Her meeting with the Polish poet Jerzy Ficowski, who discovered her great talent for poetry and published her works led to a tragic paradox: a famous poet was living in poverty, rejected by the Roma community for betraying their secrets. With beautiful monochrome photography, Papusza gives insight into the Roma way of life, soon to be swept away by WWII and the following communist regime. Speaking mostly in Roma language, the ensemble of actors includes mostly non-­professionals from Roma families. Click Images to Enlarge

• The First Emperor | DVD | (03/09/2007) from £17.53   |  Saving you £0.46 (2.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The First Emperor