Drama

• James Cagney Collection | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Titles Comprise: 1. The Public Enemy: Tom's bad way of life is constantly set up against his brother Mike's who has a job during the day and goes to night school. Mike will enroll in the Marines to fight in WWI. He will come back and will constantly try to put Tom back on the right path. 2. The Roaring Twenties: After the WWI Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere. 3. The Fighting 69th: A classic propagandist war film set in the trenches of World War I following the famous 69th Irish regiment of Rainbow Division. James Cagney plays a brash new recruit whose rebelliousness causes tragedy. He discovers his patriotism after being given a second chance. 4. Torrid Zone: Fruit company executive Steve Case (Pat O'Brien) is being harrassed by revolutionaries in the banana republic that hosts his plantation. He tries to convince his ex-colleague and old nemesis Nick Butler (Cagney) to come back to work to save his profits. Ann Sheridan provides the glamour and delivers the zingers with customary sass. 5. The Bride Came C.O.D: Cagney plays charter pilot Steve Collins a man in need of a fast buck in order to stop his plane being repossessed. His latest charter is heiress Joan Winfield (Bette Davis) who is eloping to Las Vegas with her boyfriend Allen Brice (Jack Carson). When Steve finds out that her millionaire dad is mightily opposed to the marriage he negotiates with him to kidnap his daughter and deliver her to him in return for a financial bail-out. When the plane goes down unexpectedly in a desert ghost town an unlikely attraction develops between Steve and Joan. 6. The West Point Story: Cagney is Broadway director Bix Bixby fallen on hard times due to his gambling habit who reluctantly agrees to go to West Point military academy to help the students put on a show. Bixby of course has an ulterior motive - he wants to poach student star Tom Fletcher (Gordon MacRae) for his uncle's new production... 7. White Heat: Cody Jarrett is the sadistic leader of a ruthless gang of thieves. Afflicted by terrible headaches and fiercely devoted to his 'Ma ' Cody is a volatile violent and eccentric leader. Cody's top henchman wants to lead the gang and attempts to have an 'accident' happen to Cody while he is running the gang from in jail. But Cody is saved by an undercover cop who thereby befriends him and infiltrates the gang. Finally the stage is set for Cody's ultimate betrayal and downfall during a big heist at a chemical plant.

• Girl Stroke Boy (UK Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (17/01/2022) from £13.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on David Percival's acclaimed play Girlfriend, Girl Stroke Boy is a one-of-a-kind comedy which tells of two everyday, middle-class parents who are confounded when their son brings home his new partner: an elegant, confusingly androgynous West Indian (actor and pop star Peter Straker in a pioneering performance). Directed with an affectionate, light touch by Bob Kellet (Up Pompeii, Space: 1999) and featuring a superb cast, including Joan Greenwood (Mysterious Island, Kind Hearts and Coronets), Michael Hordern (The Missionary, Barry Lyndon), Patricia Routledge (To Sir, with Love), and Clive Francis (A Clockwork Orange), Girl Stroke Boy still packs a punch today thanks to Straker's flamboyant performance (British cinema's first gay leading role to be played by a black actor) and the prescient subject matter. Long out of circulation, this new, restored edition marks the film's worldwide Blu-ray premiere.

• Airport Collection - Airport/Airport 1975/Airport 1977 | DVD | (07/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Airport (Dir. George Seaton 1970): Take a non-stop flight with an all-star cast to a world of tension-filled human drama in this trend-setting box office blockbuster. Based on Arthur Hailey's runaway best seller the emotion-charged adventure stars Burt Lancaster as the manager of a glamorous international airport who must juggle personal crisis with professional responsibilities as he attempts to keep his blizzard torn facility open to rescue a bomb-damaged jetliner. The lavish Ross Hunter production co-stars a veritable Who's Who of Hollywood's most glittering personalities. The often imitated but never duplicated movie milestone remains a gripping trip from suspenseful take-off to sense-shattering landing. Airport 1975 (Dir. Jack Smight 1974): En route from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles Columbia Airlines Flight 409 is struck by a small plane leaving its pilot Capt. Stacy blinded and its co-pilot dead. Can chief stewardess Nancy Pryor keep the giant aircraft aloft while her lover former jet pilot Alan Murdock is lowered by helicopter through the gaping hole in its nose? Airport '77 (Dir. Jerry Jameson 1977): Full of VIP's and art treasures owned by a millionaire (Stewart) the plane goes down during a hijack attempt and courageous Captain Gallagher (Lemmon) must keep the passengers alive until they are rescued.

• The House Of Eliott - Part 1 | DVD | (13/09/2004) from £11.47   |  Saving you £8.52 (42.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The first four episodes of the BBC drama series set in 1920's London. When the philandering Eliott dies penniless there is no inheritance for his daughters Beatrice and Evangeline to survive on. Forced to go into business their London dressmakiing enterprise grows into an industrial force to be reckoned with...

• The Color Purple | Blu Ray | (31/01/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Steven Spielberg, proving he's one of the few modern filmmakers who has the visual fluency to be capable of making a great silent film, took a melodramatic, DW Griffith-inspired approach to filming Alice Walker's novel. His tactics made the film controversial, but also a popular hit. You can argue with the appropriateness of Spielberg's decision, but his astonishing facility with images is undeniable--from the exhilarating and eye-popping opening shots of children playing in paradisiacal purple fields to the way he conveys the brutality of a rape by showing hanging leather belts banging against the head of the shaking bed. In a way it's a shame that Whoopi Goldberg, a stage monologist who made her screen debut in this movie, went on to become so famous, because it was, in part, her unfamiliarity that made her understated performance as Celie so effective. (This may be the first and last time that the adjective understated can be applied to Goldberg.) Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including best picture and actress (supporting players Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery were also nominated), it was quite a scandal--and a crushing blow to Spielberg--when The Color Purple won none. --Jim Emerson

• Untamed Love | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £9.95   |  Saving you £-3.96 (-66.10%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Based on real events this story follows a special needs teacher's efforts to break down the barriers of silent aggression in a highly-disturbed child.

• Fraternity Vacation | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  It's summer vacation and like all good frat house boys Bruce Tucker and Joe Gillespie are off to Palm Springs to sample the local delicacies and view the native wildlife. Their only problem comes in the form of travelling partner and nerd-extraordinaire Wendell Tvedt. In return for teaching his astronomy major son 'the ways of the world' Wendell's father has agreed to let the boys use his summer apartment. The fun starts when two members of a rival fraternity Charles Lawlor III an

• Here Come The Girls 2 | DVD | (28/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Hot on the high heels of runaway success Here Come The Girls this second compilation of lesbian short films raises the stakes and delivers more bang for your pink buck. Featuring short films from established lesbian film directors from the USA and the UK a wide selection of themes and narratives focusing on lesbian romance and women in love are touched upon from controversial encounters such as sleeping with Dad's new girlfriend first-time follies at the local dyke bar vampire fist-fights and gun-totin' schoolgirls! A sugar rush of a lesbian movie... funny campy and wildly imaginative - AfterEllen.com

• The Saint In Palm Spings | DVD | (23/05/2011) from £9.48   |  Saving you £3.51 (37.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Simon Templar (George Sanders) is hired to protect Peter Johnson (Edmund Elton), the owner of a valuable stamp collection, after two attempts are made on his life. But as Johnson prepares to visit Palm Springs and hand over the stamps to his daughter Elna (Wendy Barrie), he is shot in the back whilst putting the stamps in his safe. Keen to catch the murderer, The Saint decides to take Johnson’s place and deliver the stamps to Palm Springs himself. Seduced by the mysterious but dangerous Margaret Forbes (Linda Hayes), The Saint decides to enlist the help of one-time criminal now turned detective Clarence ‘Pearly’ Gates (Paul Gilfoyle). But the murderer has followed The Saint to Palm Springs and death is only one step behind Simon Templar.

• Be My Baby | DVD | (25/05/2015) from £13.79   |  Saving you £-0.80 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Nine men and women gather at a house party. The men are disappointed with a woman's appearance. People try to lighten the mood, but there is an awkwardness. The house party ends. Dates among the nine men and women begin.

• Cruel Intentions 2 - Manchester Prep | DVD | (09/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  There's a reason you haven't heard of Cruel Intentions 2, a straight-to-video "sequel" to the seamy teen romp that had Ryan Phillippe baring his polished behind: it's twice as bad as the first one and is only worth a look to see just how embarrassingly trivial it can get. Writer-director Roger Kumble's original was no classic, but at least the game, nubile cast knew how to smack its lips--his follow-up (which, in tamer form, was to be the pilot for a proposed series called Manchester Prep) can't even pout properly. Phillippe's Sebastian character (here played by a bland, doughy Robin Dunne) is carted back out to be reintroduced to scheming stepsister Kathryn, enacted by a woefully unsexy Amy Adams (Sarah Michelle Gellar played Sebastian's ripe cousin in the first film). The two don't hit it off, and Sebastian--far more sentimental than his big-screen counterpart--immediately decides he's all for love, in the form of pristine deb Danielle (Sarah Thompson). It all amounts to a ponderously cartoonish nothing, and includes a twist ending that renders everything proceeding it completely incomprehensible. Kumble has the film spouting homilies on love and self-esteem, then randomly throws in bare breasts; it's like a horny Saved by the Bell, without the kick or pace of good camp. --Steve Wiecking, Amazon.com

• Tigerland Steelbook | Blu Ray | (02/06/2014) from £8.89   |  Saving you £14.10 (158.60%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Just released from the base stockade recruit Roland Bozz (Colin Farrell) joins a platoon of young soldiers preparing to ship out to Vietnam. Bozz's independence and outright defiance draws fire from his own men as well as commanding officers. But when the platoon is sent to Tigerland a hellish training ground that is the last stop before Vietnam Bozz's leadership and loyalty bring his men together triggering extraordinary consequences.

• Jaded | DVD | (01/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A woman called Meg Harris finds herself cast into the spotlight when she is the victim of a female rape. Meg is threatened by her husband when she decides to go to court. Meanwhile the accused two regulars from a local bar are protected when the bar owner Jack chooses to lie under oath. This taut thriller was nominated for best feature at the International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

• Royal Flash | Blu Ray | (20/05/2013) from £29.68   |  Saving you £-7.69 (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  In this unique and outrageous period comedy adapted from George MacDonald Fraser's novel, Malcolm McDowell stars as a comic character come to life. It is 19th Century Europe and Captain Harry Flashman (McDowell) is a gutless bully who seeks admission into European high society. Seeing a chance to promote their own menacing political schemes devious Otto von Bismarck (Oliver Reed) and Rudi Von Sternberg (Alan Bates) convince Flashman to disguise himself as a Prussian noble so that he can marry a gorgeous duchess (Britt Ekland). However, the hoax is discovered, and Flashman flees the continent, experiencing one calamity after another - as well as some of history's most significant events - in this hilarious romp that might just make you laugh instead of marvel at the next comic book hero you encounter! Special Features: Commentary with Actor Malcolm McDowell and Film Historian Nick Redman Inside Royal Flash Featurette Meet Harry Flashman Featurette Original Theatrical Trailer

• Enough Said | Blu Ray | (10/02/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne (Catherine Keener) the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a restored outlook on being middle-aged and single Eva decides to take a chance on her new love interest Albert (James Gandolfini) - a sweet funny and like-minded man. Things get complicated when Eva discovers that Albert is in fact the dreaded ex-husband of Marianne. This sharp insightful comedy follows Eva as she humorously tries to secretly juggle both relationships and wonders whether her new favourite friend's disastrous ex can be her cue for happiness.

• Homicide - Series 4 - Complete | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Life Is A Mystery. But Death Is A Job. With gallows humor and dogged determination the men and women of the Baltimore Police Homicide Division race to keep pace with the killers who haunt their city. But with 250 murders a year the ominous Board tracking their progress remains full. Executive Produced by Barry Levinson (Rain Man Diner) Tom Fontana (Oz St. Elsewhere) and Henry Bromell (Northern Exposure Chicago Hope) and created by Paul Attanasio (Gideon's Crossing Quiz Show) Homicide: Life On The Street features an extraordinary cast highlighted by Yaphet Kotto (Roots) Richard Belzer (Law & Order: SVU) and Emmy winner Andre Braugher (Gideon's Crossing). This collection includes all 22 episodes from the fourth season of the Emmy and Peabody award-winning series available on DVD for the first time. Now for the first time - watch the episodes in the order intended by the series' producers.

• Sealed Cargo | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  During the height of the Second World War the whaler Daniel Webster sights a shell-damaged Danish schooner eerily adrift in the waters off Newfoundland. Unable to gain any response from the schooner's crew Pat Bannon (Dana Andrews) boards the helpless ship and finds its Captain (Claude Rains) unconscious. Deserted by his crew following their shelling by a German U-boat Captain Skalder reluctantly agrees for Bannon to tow his vessel into port and make a claim for salvage. But as they head for Newfoundland the Daniel Webster's radio is sabotaged. Suspicion falls on the whaler's sole passenger the beautiful and mysterious Margaret McLean (Carla Balenda) and the rescued Danish captain; but as more accidents befall his ship Bannon has to reluctantly accept that one of his crew is a Nazi secret agent.

• Strip Tease Murder | DVD | (06/04/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When Diana, a popular stripper at the famous Flamingo Nightclub, collapses and dies on stage, her death is quickly attributed to natural causes. However, the club's comic (and Diana's beau), is not convinced. The police aren't interested so he sets out alone to find some answers. He soon finds that he's treading a dangerous path. Luckily he doesn't have to do it all alone, encouraged by fiesty stripper Angelin, the club's showgirls are willing to help and together they set a trap to expose the truth...

• The Pleasure Girls (DVD) | DVD | (22/06/2015) from £16.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (20.01%)   |  RRP £17.99

  When Sally (Francesca Annis – Macbeth Dune) moves to London to pursue a modelling career she moves in with Angela (Anneke Wills – Doctor Who) and Dee (Hammer girl Suzanna Leigh) and discovers the world of the carefree bachelor girl over a weekend of parties and romantic encounters. With lively performances from its young ensemble cast (including Ian McShane and Klaus Kinski) this energetic drama bears all the hallmarks of director Gerry O'Hara's (The Bitch All the Right Noises) assured style. Presented digitally remastered with alternative export sequences and little-seen short films from the era. Extras: Original theatrical trailer Alternative export sequences (13 mins) The Rocking Horse (James Scott 1962 25 mins): atmospheric short about a teddy boy and an artist The Meeting (Mamoun Hassan 1964 10 mins): a young woman’s encounter with a mysterious lover

• Justine | DVD | (12/05/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Arriving in Egypt, Darley, a young Irish schoolmaster finds himself in the beautiful city of Alexandria, with massive houses, masked balls, extreme opulence, incredible poverty and adolescent prostitution. The society into which Darley naively enters is dominated by Justine (Anouk Aim e), an enchantingly beautiful Jew. Among Justine's numerous friends and lovers are Pursewarden (Dirk Bogarde), a British official obsessed with his blind sister, Liza; Narouz, Justine's fanatic brother-in-law; .