Drama

• Convoy | DVD | (18/05/2020) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Clive Brook and John Clements star as naval officers at odds with one other in this thrilling drama from Ealing Studios that pits duty against love during wartime. The final film from rising star Pen Tennyson, killed a year later on active service, Convoy is presented here as a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Returning to port after a long and tiring tour of duty, Captain Armitage receives orders to take his warship and urgently escort a fleet of merchantmen safely to Britain. Reaching the convoy, Armitage realises that one ship is missing and amongst the refugees it is carrying is his ex-wife, Lucy. SPECIAL FEATURE: Image gallery

• Dangerous Parking | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £5.00   |  Saving you £14.99 (299.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A successful, hard living British film director, decides to defeat the many addictions that are destroying him. But Mother Nature has other tests of strength and character in store for him.

• Big Miracle | Blu Ray | (04/06/2012) from £10.78   |  Saving you £9.21 (85.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the inspiring true story that captured the hearts of people across the world, the rescue adventure Big Miracle tells the amazing tale of a small town news reporter (John Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Drew Barrymore) who are joined by rival world superpowers to save a family of majestic gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.Local newsman Adam Carlson (Krasinski) can't wait to escape the northern tip of Alaska for a bigger market. But just when the story of his career breaks, the world comes chasing it, too. With an oil tycoon, heads of state and hungry journalists descending upon the frigid outpost, the one who worries Adam the most is Rachel Kramer (Barrymore). Not only is she an outspoken environmentalist, she's also his ex-girlfriend.With time running out, Rachel and Adam must rally an unlikely coalition of Inuit natives, oil companies and Russian and American military to set aside their differences and free the whales. As the world's attention turns to the top of the globe, saving these endangered animals becomes a shared cause for nations entrenched against one another and leads to a momentary thaw in the Cold War.

• The Beast - (La Bete) (1975) | DVD | (19/11/2001) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Beast is an erotic masterpiece from the most controversial exponent of the genre-Walerian Borowczyk. This sexual fantasia caused outrage when it was first screened in 1975 and was refused a certificate until 26 years later. A modern day version of 'Beauty and the Beast', The Beast is the story of a young American heiress, Lucy Broadhurst, betrothed to the mentally unstable heir to a French aristocratic dynasty. Dark rumours abound about a mystical 'beast' and on the night of her wedding Lucy is visited by strange and erotic dreams.Set in a beautiful gothic chateau, the film features hilarious couplings, not so pure clergy and unwholesome secrets shot in a superb brushstroke style, climaxing in what has to be one of the most erotic, and at the same time hilarious finales of all time.

• Band Of Gold | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Gina (Ruth Gemmell) is struggling to keep an aggressive loan shark at bay. When she meets Carol (Cathy Tyson) another single mother who appears to have no financial worries she is keen to know her secret. Her newfound friendship with Carol draws Gina into the sisterhood of the streets a fiercely loyal network that underpins the harsh realities of the oldest profession in the world. When a murder is discovered on their patch the women close ranks as their lives become inextricably bound up in the search for the killer.

• Mona Lisa Smile/Tea With Mussolini/Legends Of The Fall | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £14.56   |  Saving you £0.43 (2.90%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Mona Lisa Smile: Set in 1953 Katherine Watson (Roberts) is a free-spirited graduate of UC Berkeley who accepts a teaching post at Wellesley College a women-only school where the students are torn between the repressive mores of the time and their longing for intellectual freedom. Tea With Mussolini: Florence 1934. A diverse group of cultured ladies meet for tea each afternoon: Lady Hester Random widow of the British Ambassador to Italy Arabella an artist and singer Georgie the exuberant American archaeologist and the brash and uninhibited Elsa. One of their fold Mary becomes surrogate mother to a young boy Luca and he is soon virtually adopted and brought up by the group of ladies. But the shifting political climate begins to have serious consequences for this unconventional community and the maturing Luca must face up to a personal challenge of independence. Legends Of The Fall: Colonel William Ludlow (Sir Anthony Hopkins) built a ranch in the remote foothills of the Montana Rockies where he brought up his three sons away from the carnage of the Indian wars. Alfred (Aidan Quinn) the eldest is dutiful and reserved Samuel (Henry Thomas) the beloved youngest is compassionate and idealistic while the middle brother Tristan (Brad Pitt) has a wild untameable spirit. Into this masculine world enters Susannah Finncannon (Julia Ormond) a beautiful intelligent woman who stirs a passion and rivalry in all three brothers that will change the course of their lives and shape their destinies forever. From the rugged prairie lands of 19th Century America to the trenches of World War I and the changing world beyond 'Legends of the Fall' is a sweeping star-studded epic - a passionate journey into the darkest secrets of love betrayal and the unbreakable bonds of blood.

• Barbara Taylor Bradford | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A box set containing the following titles: A Woman Of Substance (2 discs) Hold The Dream To Be The Best Act Of Will Voice Of The Heart Her Own Rules A Secret Affair.

• Criterion Collection: 8 1/2 | Blu Ray | (12/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Brotherhood Season 1 | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £4.49   |  Saving you £20.50 (456.57%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This riveting series puts a familial spin on Angels with Dirty Faces, the 1938 James Cagney-Pat O'Brien classic in which two childhood friends take divergent paths--one becomes a priest, and the other a hoodlum. In Brotherhood, Michael Caffee (Jason Clarke) is an idealistic and respectable Rhode Island state representative dedicated to the preservation of his close-knit lower-middle-class Irish neighbourhood, the Hill. His older brother, Michael (Jason Isaacs), is a gangster who returns home after a seven-year absence (one step ahead of a hit, two steps ahead of the Feds) to pick up where he left off. The stage is set for backroom skullduggery and mean streets thuggery, as both men pursue their visions of the American dream on opposite sides of the law. At the heart of this series is the conflict between the estranged brothers. With the exception of clueless matriarch MaryRose (Fionnula Flanagan), Michael is not exactly received with open arms. "You're a tornado," Tommy tells him early on. "You suck everything in and spit it out broken." Indeed, the man is a psychopath. When a henchman of neighbourhood mob boss Freddie Cork (Kevin Chapman) threatens a woman, Michael not only repeatedly bashes his head against a car, but for the coup de grace, cuts off his ear. In one gut-wrenching scene, he compels a woman to sell him her store by inducing her mentally challenged brother to play Russian Roulette. No wonder Tommy insists, "We're not the same in any way." But don't be too sure. Michael is a good man and devoted father and husband, but he isn't above (or beneath) using Michael's inside information to blackmail a stubborn colleague who won't vote his way on a freeway project that could destroy the Hill. As the season unfolds, he will be forced to make more ethically challenged deals with the powers behind the scenes, one of whom has a mysterious connection with his mother. Brotherhood mines the clash between personal and professional lives to flesh out its characters. "The people's business" doesn't pay well, and Tommy is forced to moonlight as a real estate developer, and perform all home repairs. Eileen (Annabeth Gish), his picture-perfect politician's wife, smokes pot and is having an affair with a man she knew in high school. Declan Gigg (Ethan Embry) is a conflicted policeman who grew up with the Caffees. Comparisons with The Sopranos are inevitable, but Brotherhood quickly establishes its own unique voice, if not accent. --Donald Liebenson

• Guns For Hire | DVD | (11/01/2016) from £10.78   |  Saving you £2.21 (20.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Beatle is a quirky loner who refuses to live by society's rules. Her business cards read "Towing/Assassination," and she even has a hit man infomercial to go along with it. Her only human contact is with her psychiatrist and the stripper/hooker she employs once a week. Everything changes the night she meets Athena Klendon, a suicidal blonde with a secret. With a demented killer on their tail, courtesy of Athena's crooked former employer, the two quickly strike a bargain. Athena will change her life insurance policy to reflect Beatle as the beneficiary in exchange for her own execution. And while they wait for the paperwork to come through, Beatle will provide room and board and get some extra help on her infomercial. The two have no idea that Detective Holt has been on their case reviewing their every move. Just when he thinks he's got Beatle pinned beyond a shadow of a doubt, this comedic mystery takes a wild and unexpected turn.

• Privilege | Blu Ray | (25/01/2010) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Steve Shorter the biggest pop star of his day is loved by millions; his approval or endorsement can guide the choices and actions of the masses. But in reality he is a puppet whose popularity is carefully managed by government-backed handlers keen to keep the country's youth under control. Only an act of complete rebellion can set him free. Starring Manfred Mann lead singer Paul Jones as Shorter and iconic Sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton as the girl who tries to help him defy the system Privilege is the third feature from provocative British director Peter Watkins a filmmaker who's unique v''rit''-style and oppositional themes have continually met with controversy throughout his career. Remastered in high-definition and made available in the UK for the first time since its original cinema release Privilege is presented here with two of Watkins' earliest film works.

• Lip Service - Series 1 | Blu Ray | (15/11/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Lip Service is a bold new lesbian drama created by Harriet Braun (Mistresses Attachments) and follows the lives and loves of a group of twenty-something friends living in Glasgow. Meet Cat (Laura Fraser - A Knights Tale) a self assured architect whose life is spun upside down when her former lover Frankie (Ruta Gedmintas The Tudors) a talented but emotionally reckless photographer reappears in Glasgow unannounced after disappearing two years earlier. Tess Cat's best friend and flatmate has a proven track record of falling for the wrong sorts of women including sultry Lou (Roxanne McKee Hollyoaks). Starring a hot young British cast including Emun Elliott James Anthony Pearson Heather Peace Natasha O'Keefe and Tom Mannion Lip Service takes a fresh look at modern day relationships - in and outside of the bedroom.

• Damages - Series 1 And 2 - Complete | DVD | (31/08/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £44.99

  Glenn Close leads an incredible case starring as hot-shot litigator Patty Hewes in Season One and Two of Damages. In Season One Patty embarks on the biggest class-action lawsuit in her firm's history but with a few weapons up her sleeve - deception betrayal and unflinching ambition - the opposition better watch their backs. In Season Two fresh from her greatest legal victory Patty is the undisputed champion in the ruthless world of high-stakes litigation. When a man from her past re-enters her life the manipulative lawyer is thrust into a murder case which leads to a conspiracy that goes all the way to the top. Episodes Comprise: Season One: 1. Pilot 2. Jesus Mary and Joe Cocker 3. And My Paralyzing Fear of Death 4. Tastes Like a Ho Ho 5. A Regular Earl Anthony 6. She Spat at Me 7. We Are Not Animals 8. Blame the Victim 9. Do You Regret What We Did? 10. Sort of Like a Family 11. I Hate These People 12. There's No 'We' Anymore 13. Because I Know Patty Season Two: 1. I Lied Too 2. Burn It Shred It I Don't Care 3. I Knew Your Pig 4. Hey! Mr. Pibb! 5. I Agree It Wasn't Funny 6. A Pretty Girl in a Leotard 7. New York Sucks 8. They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney 9. You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant 10. Uh Oh Out Come the Skeletons 11. London of Course 12. Look What He Dug Up This Time 13. Trust Me

• Monkey Shines | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £11.30   |  Saving you £1.69 (13.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  After an aspiring law student is disabled after an accident his best friend recruits an animal trainer to educate a lab monkey to assist him in his day-to-day tasks. As the two become closer it seems the monkey can read his mind and his own mind seems to be affected by that of the monkey...

• Forever Young / Tequila Sunrise | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Forever Young: It's 1939 and test pilot Daniel McCormick (Mel Gibson) has the world by the tail. He has a terrific job flying B-25s a devoted soul mate (Isabel Glasser) and a long time pal and confidant (George Wendt). In fact he has everything. Almost. Despite his ability to confront danger he can't look his girlfriend in the face and propose. He always decides to wait till tomorrow to pop the question but in one terrible instant he runs out of tomorrows. Tragedy takes his

• The Life Of Oharu | DVD | (26/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mizoguchi reckoned The Life of Oharu was his masterpiece, and who are we to disagree? Certainly it's among his most perfectly structured films, in which anger at the treatment of women in Japanese society is balanced by the director's flawless sense of period, and by expert pacing and visual composition. The story is set in the 17th century, when Japan had settled into a rigidly hierarchical society. Kinuyo Tanaka, in perhaps the finest role of her career, plays Oharu, a highborn woman of the Imperial court. Disgraced when she falls in love with a man of a lower class (Toshiro Mifune, in his only film for Mizoguchi), she's made the mistress of a feudal lord. After bearing him a son she's cast out, and gradually sinks into prostitution and penury. The inevitability of Oharu's fate is tempered by her resilience of spirit--and by the compassion of Mizoguchi's gaze. Although the story is set in the past, he fully intends parallels with modern-day Japan; just after completing the film, he told an interviewer, "Comparing today with [earlier] periods, I don't find much difference: women have always been treated like slaves." The Life of Oharu was shown at the 1952 Venice Festival, where it was awarded the Golden Lion. It brought Mizoguchi a belated international fame just four years before his death, and initiated the run of late masterpieces that rounded off his career. --Philip Kemp

• Guadalcanal Diary | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £8.69   |  Saving you £4.30 (49.48%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Based on the best seller of the same name Guadalcanal Diary is one of the greatest war movies of all time. This strikingly realistic film follows a devoted platoon of Marines through the terrors of war in the South Pacific. The all-star cast includes Lloyd Nolan William Bendix Preston Foster and Anthony Quinn as soldiers battling disease treacherous terrain and unrelenting weather as well as a human enemy. Poignantly narrated and with explosive action rooted in a solid historic

• Tom Clancy DVD Box Set (Special Edition) | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  This box set contains all four of the films based on Tom Clancy's hugely popular Jack Ryan books: The Hunt for Red October (starring Alec Baldwin as Ryan), Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger (both starring Harrison Ford) and The Sum of all Fears (starring Ben Affleck).

• Cafe Lumiere | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Yoko (Hitoto Yo) is a young Japanese writer researching the life of Taiwanese musician Jiang Wen-ye who was popular in Japan during the 1930s. Raised by her uncle in Yubari but living in Tokyo with her father and stepmother Yoko becomes friends with Hajime (Asano Tadanobu) the owner of a secondhand bookstore. They often meet in her favorite coffee shop making small talk and enjoying the passing scene. He is a train buff who spends his days riding the subway recording the sound of trains public address announcements and the conversations of passengers. Though they are best friends he is startled to find out that she is pregnant by a Taiwanese whom against her strict parents' wishes she does not want to marry... Acutely observed and exquisitely realized Hou Hsiao-Hsien's 16th film is a loving tribute to the great Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu. The film the first by Hou to be shot in a foreign location pays homage to Ozu by depicting themes repeated in many of his films: relationships between aging parents the marriage plans of a grown child the coming and going of trains and the quiet contemplation of everyday life.

• The Fits | DVD | (20/03/2017) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eleven-year-old tomboy Toni (a showstopping Royalty Hightower) is bewitched by the tight-knit dance team she sees practicing in the same Cincinnati gymnasium where she boxes. Enamored by the power and confidence of the strong community of girls, Toni spends less and less time boxing with her older brother, and instead eagerly absorbs the dance routines and masters drills from a distance, and even pierces her own ears in an effort to fit in. But when a mysterious outbreak of fainting spells plagues the team, Toni's desire for acceptance becomes more complicated. Gorgeously shot and with a mesmerizing score, THE FITS is a transformative experience and a marvellous portrait of adolescence.