Drama

• Live From Baghdad | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A dramatised version of CNN's coverage of the Gulf War. In 1990 CNN was a 24 hour news network in search of a 24 hour story. They were about to find it in Baghdad. Veteran CNN produer Robert Wiener and his long time producing partner Ingrid Formanek find themselves in Iraq on the eve of war. Up against the big three networks Wierner and his team are rebels with a cause willing to take risks to get the biggest stories and unlike their rivals take them at a moment's notice...

• Alfred Hitchcock | DVD | (28/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Secret Agent (1936): Alfred Hitchcock filmed Somerset Maugham's WWI spy story 'Ashenden' with his typical mix of ironic humour and suspenseful set pieces. Novelist Edgar Brodie (John Gielgud) has his death faked by British Intelligence. Giving him a new identity as Richard Ashenden they persuade him to undertake an espionage commission in Switzerland. Accompanied by beautiful Elsa Carrington (Madeleine Carroll) posing as his wife and the General (Peter Lorre) an insane professional killer Brodie/Ashenden becomes embroiled in murder intrigue and a pursuit through the Swiss Alps... The Farmer's Wife (1928): Samuel Sweetland (Jameson Thomas) is a condescending farmer who finds himself all alone. His wife has died and his daughter has just gotten married. To find a new spouse Sweetland and his housekeeper Minta (Lillian Hall-Davis) make a list of the women who live nearby assuming that any one of them would kill to be his bride. But farmer Sweetland is in for a big surprise--and his ego is in for a major bruising--until the lovelorn Sweetland can acknowledge that he is secretly admired by his housekeeper. Gordon Harker gives an amusing performance as the old farmhand in this faithful adaptation of a play by Eden Phillpotts. Rich And Strange (1931): Mixing silent film techniques with the new element of sound - only one-fifth of the film offers dialogue - Rich And Strange tells the charming story of Fred Hill (Henry Kendall) and his wife Emily (Joan Barry) a small-town British couple who inherit some money from a rich uncle and suddenly decide to take a world cruise. Both however find themselves out of their element and their attempts at extramarital adventures fail miserably. Their newfound sophistication having backfired the couple will have to try to return to good old England but their journey will be full of mishaps and unexpected disaster. Released under the title East Of Shanghai in the United States the film was based on the novel by Dale Collins and was a departure for Hitchcock in both style and tone. Juno And The Paycock (1930): Juno And The Paycock is set in Ireland chronicling the financial and emotional ups and downs of the Boyle clan. When the father learns that he is about to inherit a fortune he and his family go shopping with a vengeance and rack up some serious debts. Furthermore the promise of wealth also makes the Boyles very haughty and they even dump their working-class friends. However the Boyles find themselves in big trouble - financially and otherwise - when it is revealed that there is no inheritance after all. Juno And The Paycock was the first solo screenwriting credit for Alma Reville Hitchcock's wife and lifelong collaborator. The film was based on Sean O'Casey's hit play; it was released in the United States under the title The Shame Of Mary Boyle. The Lady Vanishes (1938): Intrigue and espionage and the effects on the lives and futures of passengers aboard a Trans-Continental Express emerge when a girl traveller (Margaret Lockwood) returning from a holiday strikes up an acquaintance with a middle-aged English governess who during the journey mysteriously disappears from her compartment. The girl seeking an explanation for the disappearance is accused of hallucinating and is nearly convinced that her new friend does not exist. However further enquiries made among the passengers reveal the curious behaviour of a group of foreign government agents who are also travelling as passengers... Classic Hitchcock!

• Freshman Fall | DVD | (16/01/2002) from £9.88   |  Saving you £-3.89 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Naive college freshman Melissa feeling nervous as the new girl at college is all-too eager to try to fit in. Invited to a party by older students she suffers a humiliating date-rape before being consumed by her desire for revenge...

• Callie And Son | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £4.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Lindsay Wagner stars as Callie who battles her way up the ladder from waitress to fabulously wealthy Texas socialite. The price for her success is her son Randy played by Jameson Parker. Through weilding great power Callie is nearly powerless in her efforts to keep Randy away from beautiful young schemer Michelle Pfeiffer. The film's many intrigues result in a sensational murder trail.

• I Want - Romance | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £9.84   |  Saving you £8.15 (82.83%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Titles Comprise: License To Wed: follows newly engaged Ben Murphy (John Krasinski) and his fianc''e Sadie Jones (Mandy Moore) in their quest to live happily ever after. The problem is that Sadie's family church St. Augustine's is run by Reverend Frank (Robin Williams) who won't bless Ben and Sadie's union until they pass his patented 'foolproof' marriage-prep course. Consisting of outrageous classes outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy; Reverend Frank's rigorous curriculum puts Ben and Sadie's relationship to the test. Forget happily ever after... do they even have what it takes to make it to the altar? Lucky You: Billie Offer (Barrymore) is a young singer from Bakersfield with more heart then talent. Huck Cheever (Bana) is a poker player whose emotions at the table often undermine his exceptional skill especially when he is heads up with his father poker legend L. C. Cheever (Duvall). The one aptitude Billie and Huck seem to share is a knack for reading people - the difference is what they do with that gift. While Huck's instincts enable him to take advantage of his opponents at the poker table and expertly avoid both emotional connections and long-term commitments in his personal life Billie uses her intuition to see the emotional truth of those around her and sympathize with their pain. When these two meet the real game begins. If Huck is going to win Billie's heart her must lean to play cards the way he has been living life and live life the way he has been playing cards. No Reservations: Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as master chef Kate Armstrong who lives her life like she runs her kitchen with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. Kate's perfectionist nature is put to the test when she 'inherits' her nine-year-old niece Zoe (Abigail Breslin) while contending with a brash new sous-chef who joins her staff. High-spirited and freewheeling Nick Palmer (Aaron Eckhart) couldn't be more different from Kate yet the chemistry between them is undeniable.

• Across The Tracks | DVD | (29/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Across The Tracks is a fast-paced and emotional story of a teenager's coming-of-age after returning home from reform school and the effects he has on the people around him. Billy (Rick Schroder) finds that he is no longer comfortable with the roles and actions he had previously relished and so must find new paths to lead him to manhood. His older brother Joe (Brad Pitt) has become dedicated to becoming the top half-mile runner in his high school division and soon the sibling rivalry manifests itself on the track. Through it all their mother (Carrie Snodgress) tries to cope with the lives they are leading and together they learn that life consists of making choices ''-and being ready to stand by them.

• The Lovejoy Collection - Vol. 21 | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £4.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (160.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Yet more antiques-related tomfoolery from Lovejoy Eric And Tinker! Episodes comprise: 1. The Price Of Fish 2. The Last Colony (Feature Length)

• Love Scenes - The Romance Classics Collection | DVD | (14/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Here are a dozen of Hollywood's most memorable romance classics spanning four decades. The collection includes such top titles as The Sheik A Farewell to Arms My Man Godfrey and Love Affair and features legendary heartthrobs like Gary Cooper Gloria Swanson James Stewart Myrna Loy Charles Boyer and Claudette Colbert - just to name a few. As a special bonus each of the five discs contains an original documentary about the stars featured in this extraordinary collection. Films Comprise: The Sheik (1921) Indiscreet (1931) A Farewell to Arms (1932) Bird of Paradise (1932) Animal Kingdom (1932) I Cover the Waterfront (1933) My Man Godfrey (1936) Love Affair (1939) Made For Each Other (1939) Beyond Tomorrow (1940) Penny Serenade (1941) Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

• The Saddest Music In The World | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  ""If you're sad and like beer I'm your lady..."" Winnipeg 1933. It's the midst of the Great Depression and beer Baroness Lady Port-Huntly (Isabella Rossellini) announces a global competition to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from across the globe - from Mexican mariachi to Scottish bagpipers to African drummers - travel to Winnipeg to play their tunes in hope of winning the $25 000 grand prize. Failed Broadway producer Chester Kent (Mark McKinney) bings his a

• Quiet Days In Clichy | DVD | (26/05/2003) from £28.33   |  Saving you £-10.34 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Considered to be the most daring and honest film adaptation of any of Miller's works Thorsen's 'Quiet Days In Clichy' is a provocative and graphic exploration of sexual liberation inventively and innovatively directed on location in Paris. Highlighting the film's beautiful monochrome visuals (Paris has rarely been shot with such affection) is a soundtrack of suitably ribald songs by the legendary Country Joe McDonald. Adapted by Danish filmmaker Jens Jrgen Thorsen from Tropic Of C

• Bare Witness | DVD | (09/10/2003) from £6.32   |  Saving you £-0.33 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Julie Spencer likes her work as an adult film actress and call girl. She especially likes watching the videotape she makes of herself and her clients. When Julie turns up dead in an alley after her roommate Carly drives her to the location of another film shoot Carly first becomes a suspect and then an intended victim. Julie's murderers frantically search for her last videotape which implicates a ruthless businessman and a highly placed politician in a deadly plot reaching all the way to City Hall and the Mayor's office. Carly's only protection is Detective Killian who has more than a professional interest in keeping her safe while he tries to unravel the web of murder and intrigue surrounding her and the mysterious missing tape...

• Tess Of The D'Urbervilles | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £15.75   |  Saving you £-5.76 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The powerful tale of a peasant girl whose life is torn apart by the love and jealousy of two men. Tess's journey from innocent country maiden to tragic ruined heroine is a story of love prejudice and hypocrisy in an era of Victorian values.

• Here Come The Waves | DVD | (06/06/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Bestselling recording artist and Oscar-winner Bing Crosby stars in this raucous musical alongside Betty Hutton (Annie Get Your Gun), whose dual performance as a pair of singing twins leaves plenty of room for confusion, hijinks, and hilarity. In the midst of the Second World War, nightclub singers Rosemary and Susie Allison one sedate and ladylike, the other brash and wild decide to enlist in the WAVES, a women's branch of the US Navy. While Susie, the crazier of the bunch, is reluctant to sign up, she soon grows thrilled at the prospect when heartthrob crooner Johnny Cabot (Crosby) joins the force. Susie soon finds a way to set up a double date with Johnny and his dopey Navy pal, Windy but when everyone comes together, the world-famous singer only has eyes for Rosemary. As Susie tries to scheme her way into Johnny's arms and the ever-serious Rosemary fends off his attempts at romance, Johnny has trouble telling who's who resulting in a top-notch comedy of errors. Featuring a famous rendition of ˜Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive' and Crosby's knockout performance of ˜That Old Black Magic', Here Come the Waves is a timeless, fun-filled musical that will leave you humming show tunes long after you've turned off the tube.

• The Barretts of Wimpole Street | DVD | (07/02/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Pleasure Garden | DVD | (02/11/2009) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Filmed amongst the ruins of the Crystal Palace Gardens The Pleasure Garden tells of the efforts of Colonel Pall to suppress romance and free expression and his battle against the Fairy Godmother who is a champion of lovers artists and the Pleasure Principle. Starring British stalwarts John Le Mesurier and Hatti Jacques the film won the Prix de Fantasie Poetique at the Cannes Film Festival of 1954.

• Romeo And Juliet | Blu Ray | (30/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When beautiful heiress Juliet attends a dance, she's smitten with Romeo, the young man of her dreams. But with feuding families, their love is forbidden, so they meet secretly to declare their passion. When their deceit results in tragedy, they must separate and go into hiding. Will they risk their very lives for one more blissful embrace? Shakespeare's stunning testament to undying love is brilliantly visualized by Italian director Franco Zeffirelli in a classic motion picture that won four ...

• Basil | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This visually stunning film explores passion betrayal vengeance and revenge and their effect on the life of a naive and unseasoned young man. Basil yearning for freedom from the constraints of aristocracy disregards his position and wealth to pursue the passionate love of a beautiful woman. Betrayed by this love and deceived by the man he thought a friend Basil finds he is the victim of a sinister plot for revenge. He hunts down his tormentor and in a violent fight comes face to face with the price of vengeance. He escaped to the coast of Ireland to face his demons comes to terms with his past and discovers a future that holds the promise of new beginnings.

• Slipper And The Rose, The / Legends Of The Fall / First Knight | 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. First Knight: Set in and around the city of Camelot First Knight is a sweeping epic about love honour betrayal and passion. Lancelot (Richard Gere) a nomadic rogue has no ties no enemies and no fear until that is he meets the beautiful Lady Guinevere of Leonesse (Julia Ormond). Guinevere has promised to marry King Arthur (Sean Connery) not only because his armies can protect her country but because she truly loves him. But her chance encounter with Lancelot as she prepares to enter Camelot stirs conflicting and powerful emotions within her. Arthur welcomes both into his city with open heart little foreseeing how his great capacity for love and trust opens the doors for his own betrayal... The Slipper And The Rose: In Euphrania live two unhappy people - a sad young girl called Cinderella (Gemma Craven) and a proud young prince (Richard Chamberlain) - trapped in two very different worlds. Following the death of her father poor Cinderella has been left in the care of her unfriendly step-mother (Margaret Lockwood) and her two spoilt step-sisters. Meanwhile the Prince of the land has come of age and the King (Michael Hordern) and the Queen want him to marry. His desperate parents hold a splendid ball and invite every noble girl in the land. Cinderella is shunned by her ugly sisters when they leave her behind and flounce off to the ball in their finery. Fortunately her Fairy Godmother (Annette Crosbie) intervenes transforming Cinderella and whisks her off to the ball - and so the love story blossoms in this exquistive movie with music by Richard and Robert Sherman.

• The Cuckoo | DVD | (13/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Following his escape from his Nazi captors a Finnish sniper struggles through no-man's-land as he attempt to find the required tools to remove his heavy shackles. He happens upon a farm where a war widow is tending a wounded deserter from the Red Army...

• Pioneers of African-Amercian Cinema (5 - Disc DVD Set) | DVD | (21/11/2016) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Explore the landmarks of early African-American film with this extensive collection of features and shorts. One of the most fascinating chapters of film history, the so-called race films of 1920s, 30s and 40s America rallied against the prejudiced conventions of the time. Starring, written, produced and directed by African-Americans, these pioneering films refined an innovative style that set them apart from the Hollywood establishment. Showcasing the works of influential filmmakers such as Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams, Zora Neale Hurston, and James and Eloyce Gist, the Pioneers of African-American Cinema is a newly restored collection of rare and nearly-forgotten films that celebrates the enduring influence of these overlooked visionaries.