Drama

• The Poseidon Adventure - Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (14/04/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  The Poseidon Adventure Limited Edition Steelbook. One of the most gripping disaster films of all time follows ten survivors as they struggle to escape from an ocean liner capsized by a tidal wave. Suspenseful terror - combined with the victims' intimate and personal stories - results in compelling and heart-stopping drama. Nine Academy Award Nominations and a Win for Best Visual Effects make this film a true classic.

• Princess From The Moon | DVD | (13/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Toshiro Mifune stars in this enchanting film based on the traditional Japanese fairytale 'Kaguya' as the male half of a country couple who find a baby girl in the bamboo and raise her as their own until the truth is revealed when she is taken back...

• Privates On Parade | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  1947: the members of SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) fall in and out of love while trying to dodge Malayan Communist bullets...

• The Patience Stone | DVD | (03/03/2014) from £8.75   |  Saving you £7.24 (82.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Based on the best-selling novel by Afghan-born Atiq Rahimi (Winner of France s prestigious Prix Goncourt) and co-adapted for the screen by the legendary Jean-Claude Carriere, The Patience Stone is a bold, powerful and ultimately uplifting story of one woman s resolve to break free from silence and oppression, featuring a breath-taking performance from Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani (Asghar Farhadi s About Elly, Ridley Scott s Body of Lies). In a country torn apart by a war, in Afg...

• If Not Us, Who? | DVD | (13/08/2012) from £9.87   |  Saving you £6.12 (38.30%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Bern (August Diehl; Inglourious Basterds, Salt) and Gudrun begin a passionate love affair set against the backdrop of West Germany in the 1960's. Following the war there has been a stifling atmosphere of provincialism but a new mood has captured the imagination of the young. Setting out to challenge the establishment Bern and Gudrun become part of a global uprising joining forces with leftist writers and political activists but Gudrun's passion makes her join the infamous German terrorist Baader Meinhoff Gang and their paths are set to take very different courses.

• Elvis | Blu Ray | (16/08/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Just two years after Elvis Presley passed away Kurt Russell brought him back to life in the original biopic about the King of Rock n Roll. Released through ABC in 1979 Elvis marked the first time director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell would work together in what would become a legendary pairing in film history (Escape From New York Big Trouble In Little China The Thing and Escape From L.A.). Tracing Presleys life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant return to Las Vegas Elvis features Shelley Winters (Gladys Presley) Season Hubley (Priscilla Presley) Bing Russell (Kurts real-life father as Vernon Presley) Pat Hingle (Colonel Tom Parker) Joe Mantegna (Memphis Mafia member Joe Esposito) and Ed Begley Jr. (drummer D.J. Fontana) in an all-star supporting cast for an effort that garnered numerous Emmy nominations including Outstanding Lead Actor for Russell. Restored From The Original Film Elements.

• Parkland | Blu Ray | (31/03/2014) from £7.98   |  Saving you £12.01 (150.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dramatic retelling of former US President John F. Kennedy's assassination directed by Peter Landesman. Captured on camera by amateur film-maker and photographer Abraham Zapruder (Paul Giamatti), Kennedy (Brett Stimely)'s assassination was an event which shocked the whole world. A firm believer in the need for a transparent government, Kennedy had made as many friends as he had enemies which led to speculation on the identity of his killer, widely thought to have been a lone gunman. Following ...

• The Bruce | DVD | (14/06/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Standing Still | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £6.17   |  Saving you £6.82 (110.53%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Michael and Elise are two twenty somethings who are about to take the plunge and get married. To celebrate their forthcoming union several old friends from their past turn up for the engagement party. With many dark secrets about to be uncovered the event of their lives will become more than they ever expected.

• Threads | DVD | (10/07/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hideously plausible when first broadcast in 1984, this BBC TV docu-drama now seems like a terrifying might-have-been, although a great deal of what it says about the probable aftermath of a nuclear attack remains horribly pertinent. Scripted by Barry Hines (author of the novel on which Ken Loach's Kes was based) and directed by Mick Jackson (who later went to Hollywood with The Bodyguard and Volcano), at the time Threads seemed like a response to the American TV movie The Day After although it stands nobly on its own. Showing the after-effects of World War III on the United Kingdom by concentrating on two Sheffield families linked by an unplanned pregnancy, it illustrates the scientific, political, medical and social consequences of the severing of the many vital connective "threads" that support a Western society. Grim in a particularly 1980s way, this is a compulsive if uncomfortable watch and accomplishes a great deal without the distraction of spectacle, picking through all the melted milk bottles and firing squad traffic wardens to find the human horror at the heart of it all. --Kim Newman

• Curse Of The Golden Flower/Fearless/Crouching Tiger, Hidden... | Blu Ray | (05/11/2013) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

• Mirror Images | DVD | (19/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Two beautiful women Kaitlin who is desperately seeking to get away from her boring wealthy life with her control freak husband Jeffrey... and Shauna Kaitlins twin sister who is lively and outgoing and who lives a very different lifestyle. Passionate and wild Shauna lives off a variety of lovers including Joey (a rich boy playing rock star) when she receives a mysterious phone call and suddenly leaves town. Kaitlin assumes Shaunas identity and becomes embroiled with a psychotic serial killer who is stalking her twin. Engulfed in the fantasy and still posing as Shauna Kaitlin allows herself to be seduced by Joey who one day appears unannounced. Fear is to follow when the next night Kaitlin is forced to confront the masked sadist who has been terrorising her twin sister.

• The Unspoken Truth | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £21.74   |  Saving you £-19.75 (-992.50%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Despite her parents' disapproval Brianne is determined to marry Clay. At first the marriage is a success but gradually Clay becomes more and more physically and emotionally abusive to his family. One night in a bar a man tries to chat up Brianne and Clay shoots him dead. To try and deceive the authorities Brianne admits to shooting the man by accident. This plan misfires and the couple are both imprisoned for life. When Brianne's father dies Brianne is faced with the possibility of losing custody of their only child Lily. Is her love for Clay strong enough?.. Based on a true story.

• To Live For | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £6.54   |  Saving you £-0.55 (-9.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  It's only when you're life is truely on edge that you appreciate how precious and important everyday every moment is. After finding she has a life-threatening illness Susan Allen decides to spend what time is left to the fullest with her young daughter Carson. Tortured between her own terrible plight and what will happen to Carson she then crosses paths with an irresistable stranger. Although reluctantto get too involved as any future together seems impossible she soon finds out

• Author, Author | DVD | (03/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  They share the laughter the love the frustration... and the bathroom. Al Pacino stars as a playwright who's on the cusp of success. As opening night approaches his wife runs off leaving him with the 5 kids; 4 of which aren't his!

• Music In Darkness | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Made in 1948 Ingmar Bergman's fourth feature proved highly popular in his native Sweden and helped cement his position as one of the world's most promising direcctors. The film tells the heartwrenching story of a blind piano teacher who falls in love with one of his students a tale laden with masterfully directed dream sequences and breathtaking imagery.

• Little White Lies | Blu Ray | (22/08/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  From award-winning director Guillaume Canet (Tell No One) comes Little White Lies a joyous portrayal of friendship and humanity. Featuring a truly exceptional ensemble cast; including the Academy and BAFTA award winning actress Marion Cotillard (Inception); and the Csar 'Best Actor' award winner Franois Cluzet. Walking the fine line between laughter and tears Canet directs some of France's most skillful performers to deliver startlingly intimate performances. Every year Max (Franois Cluzet) a successful restaurant owner invites his family and friends to his beautiful beach house. But this year the vacation is not all fun in the sun as each guest raises the veil that for years has covered their true feelings. Their relationships convictions and friendships are sorely tested when finally forced to own up to the little white lies they have been telling each other.

• Fifty Shades Darker + Fifty Shades of Grey UHD Double Pack 4K UHD + BD + Digital Copy | 4K UHD | (26/06/2017) from £6.75   |  Saving you £28.24 (418.37%)   |  RRP £34.99

  FIFTY SHADES OF GREY - Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey. FIFTY SHADES DARKER - While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.

• La Dolce Vita | Blu Ray | (07/09/2020) from £20.33   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Fellini was one of the most original and creative minds of the 20th century and he is recognized as one of the greatest directors of all time. La Dolce Vitais Federico Fellini's epoch-making, signature masterpiece which is always at the very top of film polls and considered one of the best and most influential films ever made. It s a spectacular and acutely relevant portrait of celebrity-obsessed culture. Starring Marcello Matroianni as the handsome tabloid journalist who gets his sensationalist gossip stories by non-stop partying and sleeping with socialites. But this apparent sweet life, this dolce vita , both excites and repels him In celebration of the Fellini Centenary, one of the most influential and celebrated films of all times - filled with iconic images of the 1960s such as the mesmerizing sequence of Anita Ekberg dancing in the Trevi Fountain - is released on Blu-ray from unique restored 4K version made for Scorsese s nonprofit institute, The Film Foundation. Makes this the benchmark release. Extras/Episodes: Exclusive in depth own-produced original (and last-ever) interview with star Anita Ekberg Definitive version from restored 4K source licensed from Scorsese s Film Foundation New updated English subtitles Fellini & other classics Trailers including: 8 1/2, JULIET OF THE SPIRITS, I VITELLONI Fellini s La Dolce Vita became a universal expression, it created the word Paparazzi and introduced Fellini-esque as cultural reference!

• Beijing Bicycle | DVD | (18/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Beijing Bicycle kicks off like an updated Chinese reworking of the 1948 Italian neo-realist classic Bicycle Thieves: a worker, dependent on his bike for his job, has it stolen and doggedly sets out to get it back. But pretty soon Wang Xiaoshuai's film mutates into something more elemental: a battle of wills between peasant lad Guei, original owner of the bike, and Jian, a surly urban schoolkid who claims to have bought it second-hand. For both the bike is status: for Guei it secures him his job as a courier, while for Jian it lets him keep up with his peers and chat up the girl he fancies. Each sees himself as the rightful owner and neither will give way, so the bike swaps hands back and forth, stolen and re-stolen, as the duel waxes increasingly personal. There's a diverting subplot about a beautiful, stylishly dressed girl glimpsed by Guei who turns out be something other than she seems, but essentially the battle over the bike is the meat of the film. The fascination of Beijing Bicycle--perhaps especially for non-Chinese viewers--is its portrait of present-day Beijing as a buzzing, high-pressure, neo-capitalist boomtown, impersonal and seemingly as lawless as any Wild West frontier burg. At no point, in all the thefts and counter-thefts and mounting violence, does anyone think to call the police--everyone is left to fight his own battles. Wang, one can't help suspecting, is slipping in a hint of social criticism in this vision of an uncaring society where possessions are all that matter. On the DVD: Beijing Bicycle on disc has the original theatrical trailer (the French version, oddly enough), filmographies for the director and four of his lead actors, notes on the film by Nick Bradshaw and trailers for other Metro Tartan foreign-language DVD releases. The transfer's in the full anamorphic widescreen of the original, with good Dolby Digital sound. --Philip Kemp