Drama

• Saigon - Year of the Cat | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £4.49   |  Saving you £8.50 (65.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Can love survive the fall of a nation? Judi Dench takes the role of an English woman working in Saigon who falls in love with a CIA analyst in the final chaotic days of the war in Vietnam. Written by acclaimed British playwright David Hare whose adaptations include Oscar-nominated films The Reader and The Hours directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen) and produced by Verity Lambert this powerful production won BAFTA nominations in five categories in 1984 including Best Actress for Judi Dench and Best Single Drama for Stephen Frears. The conflict is officially over. Temporarily insulated in the city's diplomatic quarter Barbara Dean continues working as assistant manager in a foreign bank. On meeting American Bob Chesneau (Frederic Forrest - Apocalypse Now) she quickly senses that he works for the CIA; in his reluctant role as an interrogator he is only too aware of Vietnam's military reality. With time running out they begin an intense affair. As Vietcong forces advance from the North many of Saigon's remaining Westerners continue their daily lives in a state that approaches denial. But soon the frenzied evacuation of the city will begin and their Vietnamese colleagues and allies will be left to face their fate alone.

• Liebestraum | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) directs an incredibly sexy cast (Kevin Anderson Pamela Gidley and Kim Novak) in this tale of lust and murder -- one of the most visually stunning films of the '90s.

• The Charge Of The Light Brigade | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dramatisation detailing the events that led to the destruction of the Light Brigade at the Crimea of the men who were sent to their death and those behind what is now recognised as one of British history's major military blunders.

• Dancing At The Blue Iguana | DVD | (04/11/2002) from £15.05   |  Saving you £-5.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A glimpse into the often misunderstood world of the strip club that follows the lives of five dancers and the lives of those around them as they all converge over a single week.

• Henry Poole Is Here | DVD | (30/03/2009) from £8.07   |  Saving you £11.92 (59.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From Mark Pellington the director of The Mothman Prophecies comes Henry Poole Is Here a charming comedy starring Luke Wilson Radha Mitchell Adriana Barraza George Lopez and Cheryl Hines. Luke Wilson is Henry Poole - a disillusioned man who has just found out that he has six weeks to live. Deciding to spend his remaining days in seclusion Henry leaves his job his fiancee and overbearing mother and returns to the neighbourhood where he grew up. But Henry's plans for seclusion are dashed when his neighbour notices a stain on his wall that she believes has miraculous powers. Soon his back yard turns into shrine and Henry is forced to question his beliefs in life love and faith.

• The Shakedown | DVD | (30/01/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The first ever release of this classic British title on DVD.Terence Morgan stars in this 1959 British production. Directed and co written by John Lemont which was distributed by Rank.Morgan plays Augie a crook just released from prison and intent on getting his rackets back from Gollar (Harry H Corbett). Augie sets up, down and out photographer (Donald Pleasence) in a studio with blackmail in mind.Well shot, this gritty crime flic is a must for crime buffs with a good supporting cast, Bill Owen, Robert Beatty and Hazel Court, whose first role in 1944 was a tipsy champagne drinker and her last role, in 1981 was a champagne drinker!

• Punishment Park | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £32.37   |  Saving you £-12.38 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Call it a pseudo-documentary, an outrageous piece of propaganda, perhaps even a paranoid fantasy, but one description that definitely does not apply to Punishment Park is "light entertainment." Brit director Peter Watkins offers a chilling scenario, set in the early '70s, in which, according to an edict called the McCarran Act (which did exist, albeit in different form), the U.S. government has the right to detain (without bail, evidence, or anything resembling a fair trial) anyone who "probably will engage in certain future acts of sabotage." The detainees, most of them '60s radicals, are offered a choice between long prison sentences or three days in "Punishment Park," a scorching stretch of the Southern California desert; should they choose the latter, they will be released upon reaching an American flag planted many miles away, all the while avoiding capture (or, more likely, death) at the hands of a bunch of gung-ho cops, National Guardsmen, and other law enforcement types. The film alternates between the "tribunals" where the radicals' fates are decided (and where the shrill hectoring and sloganeering--on both sides--come fast and furious) and the grim scenes in the desert. And although Watkins clearly takes the side of the prisoners (as does the fictional film crew on hand to document the proceedings), no one emerges entirely unscathed: the politicians, "average" Americans, and others holding forth at the tribunals are all right-wing blockheads ("more spank and less Spock" would have taught those whippersnappers a lesson, says one), the cops and guardsmen are all trigger-happy jerks, and the young radicals are mostly callow, rhetoric-spouting stereotypes. Violent, provocative, and convincingly shot in cinema verite style, Punishment Park will leave many viewers muttering that it can't happen here. Opponents of the Patriot Act and its perceived attack on civil liberties, however, will likely take another view. --Sam Graham, Amazon.com

• The Secret Adventures Of Tom Thumb | DVD | (29/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A nursery crime of epic proportions. A dark twisted yet enchanting version of the classic fairy tale. Set in a world of dark and shadowy tenements shining high-tech labs ande spectic landscapes of garbage and ruins The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb makes a touching hero of the tiny child mysteriously born to a woman and a man in experiments in a lab full of mutant creatures. He narrowly escapes into a world where he finds companionship with people his own size and starts to fig

• Stage Door | DVD | (11/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The old adage - that there is a broken heart for every light on Broadway - is brought to life in thi four-times Oscar nominated blockbuster adapted from the long running Broadway stage play. Ginger Rogers Katherine Hepburn Lucille Ball Gail Patrick and Andrea Leeds star as a bevy of highly-strung showgirls and nightclub dancers hoping to make it big on Broadway. As they compete for auditions and try to avoid the casting couch of Anthony Powell (Adolphe Menjou) this group of tough-talking actresses develops a female camaraderie based on intense rivalry snappy dialogue and one-liners that would put down even the most hardened Broadway producer. As both romantic and artistic entanglements ensue the girls soon learn that in the world of the theatre the real drama takes place backstage...

• Trash | Blu Ray | (08/06/2015) from £9.98   |  Saving you £17.00 (212.77%)   |  RRP £24.99

  When two trash-picking boys from Rio’s slums find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local dump little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up offering a handsome reward for the wallet’s return the boys realise that what they’ve found must be important. Based on Andy Mulligan’s best-selling novel Rooney Mara Martin Sheen Wagner Moura and Selton Mello star in this thrilling adventure directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Richard Curtis.

• Murphy's Law - Complete Collection - Series 1 To 3 | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £19.66   |  Saving you £30.33 (154.27%)   |  RRP £49.99

  James Nesbitt plays Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment he is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. Murphy is a loner with little to lose and deals with everything on his own terms... Series 1: 1. Murphy's Law (pilot episode) 2. Electric Bill 3. Manic Munday 4. Reunion 5. Kiss And Tell Series 2: 1. Jack's Back 2. Bent Moon On The Rise 3. Ringers 4. Go Ask Alice 5. Convent 6. The Group Series 3: 1. The Goodbye Look 2. Disorganised Crime 3. Strongbox 4. Extra Mile 5. Boys Night Out 6. Hard Boiled Eggs And Nuts

• Witches of Oz - Christmas Version | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £7.33   |  Saving you £5.66 (43.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Love Story 2050 | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Synopsis: Tells the story about Karan, a young, spirited, sporty boy who lives life off the rules and Sana, a young petite, shy girl who lives life by the rules. This develops into a magical love story. Karan's uncle, Dr. Yatinder Khanna's much developed time machine finally works. Sana expresses her wish to travel ahead in time to Mumbai in the future. We land in Mumbai 2050 in the time machine... along with Uncle Yatinder, Rahul and Thea (Sana's younger brother and sister). Flying cars, 200 storey buildings, robots and sky rails have changed the very face of Mumbai. Through a series of twists and turns, the time traveler Karan finds himself separating from his love. QT, a friendly femme robot and Boo, a small robotic teddy bear play their distinct roles in bringing their love story together but soon find themselves under the threat of the demi-god of the future, Dr. Hoshi. Will Karan be able to overcome the threat of Dr. Hoshi and win his love and travel back in time?

• Dance With A Stranger | DVD | (30/04/2001) from £44.99   |  Saving you £-35.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Based on the true story of the last woman ever executed in Britain Ruth Ellis starts down the road of romantic self-destruction when she meets and starts a love affair with wealthy gentlemen David Blakely who felt it was impossible to uphold the relationship with the single mother due to the pressure of his upper-class peers.

• The End Of St. Petersburg | DVD | (20/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A deliberately symbolic propaganda film made to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the 1917 Russian Revolution. The storyline tells of a young boy who travels to St. Petersburg in search of work against the backdrop of the major historical events. Restored by film historian David Shephard.

• Falcone | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-7.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino are ''excellent cadavers'' - a Sicilian term to distinguish the assassination of important political figures from the hundreds of ordinary people killed by the Mafia. These two courageous prosecutors risked their careers and lives to bring the Cosa Nostra to justice and their deaths galvanised the Sicilian government into destroying the Mob once and for all. Aided by mafioso turned informant Tommasso Buscetta the legendary ''Godfather of Two Worlds'' extradited from Brazil their crusade culminated in the greatest Mafia trial in history at which 475 men were indicted. Starring award winning actors Chazz Palminteri and F. Murray Abraham this is a portrait of two tragic heroes who in life combated a violent subculture rampant with corruption and in death exerted their greatest influence.

• Steel Magnolias / Circle Of Friends / Legends OF The Fall | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  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. Steel Magnolias: A beautiful bittersweet comedy set in deep south Louisiana 'Steel Magnolias' unites talents of America's finest actresses as six very special friends bonded together by mutual triumphs and tragedies. Despite their differences beautiful Shelby (Julia Roberts) her strong-willed mother M'Lynn (Sally Field) beauty parlour owner Truvy (Dolly Parton) elegant wealthy widow Clairee (Olympia Dukakis) sharp tongued Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine) and mousey newcomer Anelle (Daryl Hannah) enjoy a friendship that spans the boundaries of age and status. Sharing each other's strength and loyalty they face their greatest fears and highest hopes with dry wit and a self-deprecating style... Circle Of Friends: Circle Of Friends is a story of first love first kisses and first betrayals. Three girlhood friends are re-united in college ready to experience life to the fullest. Eve an orphan quiet and observant; Nan socially and sexually precocious; and Benny (Minnie Driver) a modest self-conscious dreamer. It doesn't take long for them all in their exciting new world to meet men and fall in love. But Benny unsure of herself and scared of rejection follows her heart out on a limb for the brightest best-looking boy on the campus (Chris O'Donnell). Will her shyly adventurous spirit be rewarded? One thing is sure. Whatever happens in affairs of the heart Benny will always rely on the people she loves and the people who love her in her Circle Of Friends.

• The Europeans | Blu Ray | (19/10/2020) from £9.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the mid-nineteenth century, two bohemian siblings from Europe arrive on the doorstep of their puritanical Uncle in New England. The effect they begin to have on his family (their cousins) throws everything into disarray. An adaptation of the classic Henry James novel and starring Lee Remick in one of her most memorable roles.

• Two Daughters | DVD | (14/09/2009) from £9.49   |  Saving you £3.50 (26.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Two Daughters (aka: Teen Kanya) tells two tales. The first is about Nanda a young man who leaves Calcutta to work as a postmaster in an isolated malaria-infested village. His only solace in the village is in teaching his host Ratan how to read and write. The second story is about a student Amulya who returns to his village after finishing his exams. His widowed mother is very anxious for him to marry and has already picked out a girl. Yet he rejects his mother's choice and being forced to choose some girl marries a lively tomboy who is not ready to give up her freedom.

• The Chamber | DVD | (07/10/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.