Drama

• A Man Vanishes (1967) (Masters of Cinema) | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £18.88   |  Saving you £1.11 (5.88%)   |  RRP £19.99

  It is difficult to summarise Shohei Imamura's legendary 1967 film, the first picture produced by Japan's countercultural Art Theatre Guild (ATG). Is it a documentary that turns into a fiction? A narrative film from beginning to end? A record of improvisation populated with actors or non-actors (and in what proportion)? Is it the investigation into a true disappearance, or a work merely inspired by actual events? Even at the conclusion of its final movement, A Man Vanishes [Ningen johatsu, or The Unexplained Disappearance of a Human Being] mirrors its subject in deflecting inquiries into the precise nature of its own being. A middle-class salaryman has gone missing - possibly of his own accord - and a film crew has set out to assemble a record of the man and the events surrounding his disappearance. As the crew meticulously builds a cachet of interviews with the man's family and lovers, their subject and his motivations become progressively more elusive - until the impossibility of the endeavour seems to transform the very film itself. Long unavailable anywhere on home video, Imamura's A Man Vanishes remains a unique and crucial entry in a provocative filmmaker's body of work, daring as it does to ask the big questions: what is reality, and what is a man?

• The Crossing | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £3.94   |  Saving you £-0.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Sam returns home after a lengthy absence to find his girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend. The two friends then end up in a drunken race where the question of who gets the girl will be decided at a train crossing...

• King Uncle | DVD | (19/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The cold heart of a rich industrialist drives his family apart. However a young orphan works with his secretary to turn him into a kind human being...

• Murder Of Innocence | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £9.97   |  Saving you £-3.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  A woman who seemingly has everything becomes increasingly unhinged and a danger to everyone around her...

• Pauline And Paulette | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £8.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (122.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As a rule, Flemish-language films rarely make much of an international impact, but Pauline & Paulette is a refreshing exception. Director Lieven Debrauwer's debut is an affectionate coming-together of two sisters: the mentally-restricted Pauline, living in a world of flowers and fantasy, and Paulette, her life occupied with lingerie and operetta. The story focuses on the exasperation of Pauline as she is shunted between provincial Belgium and Brussels and the realisation of Paulette, having retired to the coast, that a sister in her life might not be a bad option after all. The interplay between veteran actresses Dora van der Groen and Ann Petersen is minutely observed in detail, with the remaining cast a triumph of ensemble acting, not least Rosemarie Bergmans as the sophisticated "other sister" Cecile and Idwig Stéphane as the pompous Albert. At just 72 minutes, the film is almost too taut for its own good, but if this was Debrauwer's way of avoiding the sentimental, so much the better. Witty and touching in equal measure, this is a film to savour. On the DVD: Pauline & Paulette has a 1.85:1 widescreen picture format that captures the flowers and clothing of Paulette's shop with gorgeous realism. There are subtitles in five languages. The original trailer is included, and there's an insightful running commentary from Debrauwer. --Richard Whitehouse

• A Horse for Hannah | DVD | (29/05/2017) from £6.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The true story about a troubled teenage girl who struggles with the aftermath of a trauma and old wounds from her childhood that it reopens. Unable to cope, Hannah Green becomes self-destructive, and her parents make the heartbreaking decision to send her away to an alternative healing centre in the wilderness. Hannah is paired with a difficult horse named Betsy, who she forms a strong bond with and her life begins to change.

• Masterpiece: Sanditon | Blu Ray | (04/02/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Taggart 6 Disc Set B | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The city of Glasgow backdrop with its characteristic dry wit combined with the menacing nature of the cases make Taggart unique in style and it is now the longest running detective drama on UK television. Episodes Comprise: Halfway House Fade To Black Blood Money Hardman New Life Bad Blood

• Samuel L. Jackson - Coach Carter/ Shaft / Rules Of Engagement | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £6.24   |  Saving you £17.75 (284.45%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Coach Carter (Dir. Thomas Carter 2005): Inspired by a true story Samuel L. Jackson and Ashanti star in this inspirational account of a high school basketball coach (Jackson) who received high praise - and staunch criticism - for benching his entire undefeated team due to their poor academic performance... Shaft (Dir. John Singleton 2000): Crooked cops on the take small-time drug lords sleazy informers and sadistic rich kids ready to kill: for police detective John

• A Better Life | DVD | (21/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Carolos Galindo always dreamed of a better life for his son Luis when he crossed the border into the U.S. But after years of trying to set an example for his son, Luis has become an impressionable American teen, unwilling to work for the things that he wants in life. In a desperate attempt to save his son from the dangerous path he's about to choose, Carlos invests in his own gardening business, with far-reaching consequences.

• Play It To The Bone | DVD | (26/03/2001) from £6.18   |  Saving you £7.81 (55.80%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Antonio Banderas and Woody Harrelson are two friends & failed boxers who travel across America for one last chance to ressurect their career.

• Flying Doctors - Series 7 - Complete | DVD | (18/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Flying Doctors: The Complete Seventh Series (4 Discs)

• The Bill - The Complete Series 2 | DVD | (26/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The complete second series of ITV's long running crime drama The Bill is packed with more hard hitting storylines gritty acting and internal conflict down at Sun Hill. Episodes comprise: 1. Snouts and Red Herrings 2. Suspects 3. Lost 4. Home Beat 5. Hostage 6. This Little Pig 7. Ringer 8. Public and Confidential 9. Loan Shark 10. With Friends Like That...? 11. Whose Side Are You On? 12. The Chief Super's Party

• Le Bossu | DVD | (26/04/2004) from £35.24   |  Saving you £-15.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• God's Own Country | DVD | (30/01/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Japanese Story | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £10.53   |  Saving you £-8.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Against her will and her better judgment a headstrong geologist (Collette) is asked to escort a reserved Japanese businessman (Tsunashima) across the wilds of the Australian outback on a sightseeing tour. After their vehicle breaks down and they're left stranded the pair must work through the clash of their respective cultures to survive... Winner of 8 Australian Film Industry awards in 2004.

• The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (DVD & Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (15/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Receiving its long-overdue Blu-ray world premiere as part of this Dual Format Edition The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is John Cassavetes' uncompromising character study of a gangster. Cassavetes regular Ben Gazzara (Anatomy Of a Murder Husbands The Big Liebowski) plays a seedy Los Angeles strip-club owner who runs up heavy gambling debts which he arranges to wipe out by murdering an elderly Chinese gangster. Also stars Seymour Cassel (Faces Rushmore) and legendary crime actor Timothy Carey (The Killing Paths of Glory). Arguably the most plot-driven of his films Cassavetes withdrew The Killing of a Chinese Bookie shortly after the initial release and subsequently re-cut a shorter version with a different opening. The re-cut version is available on the Blu-ray and the DVD includes the long version amongst the special features. Special Features: Original 1976 cut (128 mins. DVD only) Audio commentary - selected scenes on 1978 cut (Blu-ray and DVD) Anything for John (90 mins documentary. DVD only) The Haircut (dir. Tamar Hoffs. 22 mins. 1982 short film starring John Cassavetes)

• Boys | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Fleeing from a horrifically traumatic event Patty Vare (Winona Ryder) is on the run but is suddenly thrown from her horse and loses consciousness. When prep school rebel John Baker (Lukas Haas) discovers her he decides to help the beautiful and mysterious girl by hiding her in his dorm. Mutual attraction soon turns to romance and they explore the realms of young love. But time is against them as the police hunt her down to reveal the dark secret of her past.

• Niagara Motel | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £5.93   |  Saving you £10.06 (169.65%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In Niagara Motel a group of struggling individuals cross paths at a low-rent motel in the tourist Mecca of Niagara Falls. They are not tourists and they are all for various reasons at crisis points in their lives. The main characters are: a knockout waitress being recruited to star in low budget porn videos a young couple with criminal pasts struggling to recover their child from social services and a middle class husband and wife whose marriage is disintegrating. The story als

• Delta Of Venus | DVD | (10/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Based on the erotic writings of Anais Nin this story of decadence and passion follows a beautiful young writer as she embarks on a personal odyssey of sexual exploration. Paris 1939: Elana a vivacious beauty arrives from America and is soon taken in by a smart young set of expatriates. But a heady life of fashionable parties soon becomes a dark maze of anger and heartbreak as money and love begin to run out. In desperation she begins writing for an anonymous collector of eroti