Drama

• The Time Of Your Life | DVD | (01/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  When James Cagney starred in the movie adaptation of The Time of Your Life in 1948, it was hotly been debated whether William Saroyan’s stage play was really filmable at all. Because of its small cast, because all the action takes place on a single claustrophobic set, because the "plot" consists entirely of sub-plots, and because Saroyan’s "dirty sentimentality" isn’t to everyone’s taste, such doubts are still understandable today. However, accept the movie for what it is--a play in a box--and you’ll be captivated. The story revolves around a slightly down-at-heel bar-restaurant, where a group of disparate characters come and go as their stories gradually unfold. They include an ex-prostitute desperately seeking a new life, a dancer looking for a break into showbusiness, a down-and-out who discovers a vocation as a pianist, a beer-sodden cowboy and a villainous "stoolie" who, needless to say, gets his comeuppance. This gaggle of misfits is presided over by an enigmatic, champagne-drinking philanthropist (brilliantly played by Cagney) who gently nudges them towards their goals while indulging his own fascination with the minutiae of daily life. Throughout this quietly delightful picture the audience are not told why he’s this way, but it is possible to make an educated guess. On the DVD: The Time of Your Life might be a classic, but it apparently warrants no extra features. The black and white picture is 4:3. --Roger Thomas

• Trash Humpers | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Married with a kid and now residing in his native Nashville cinematic provocateur Harmony Korine show no signs of settling down. Hailed as the future of American cinema by Werner Herzog writer/ director Korine has blazed a trail with his consistently idiosyncratic output including Kids Gummo Julien Donkey-Boy and Mister Lonely. Trash Humpers sees him return to the big screen with an excoriating attack on the American Dream. A lo-fi production of white-heat intensity Korine calls it a new type of horror; palpable and raw. Trash Humpers follows a small gang of sinister 'elderly' peeping toms through the shadows of a nightmarishly familiar suburban landscape. Their shocking and sociopathic behaviour makes for unbearably compelling viewing that scorches itself onto the mind's eye. Come hang out at the crossroads of comedy and despair with Trash Humpers...

• Smithereens | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £12.13   |  Saving you £3.86 (31.82%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Filmmaker Susan Seidelman rocked the movie industry with this daring and quirky story of Wren (Susan Berman) a self-promoting Jersey girl desperate to break into the downtown Manhattan music scene. But with no money and no talent she bounces between a nice guy artist (Brad Rinn) who lives in his van and an arrogant musician (Punk icon Richard Hell) who lives off of anyone who will let him.

• Relentless | DVD | (30/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A sadistic serial killer holds Los Angeles in the grip of unspeakable fear in this hard-hitting action-thriller. Rejected from the police force on psychological grounds Buck Taylor (Judd Nelson) exacts revenge by committing a string of brutal murders and taunting the LAPD. The only clues are pages torn from a telephone book and victims who appear to have somehow participated in their own deaths. But when a brash rookie detective (Leo Rossi) pairs up with a cynical veteran (Robert Lo

• She Said No | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £7.95   |  Saving you £-4.96 (-165.90%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Beth Early is trying to get over her broken marriage. She attends the local college where she meets Martin Knapek a successful lawyer. One night after accepting his lift home she is subjected to a brutal assault. At his trial he is freed and Beth is then faced with a libel suit for wrongly accusing him of rape... Based on a true story...

• Death In Small Doses | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £6.28   |  Saving you £-4.29 (-215.60%)   |  RRP £1.99

  When successful Dallas architect Nancy Lyon died in agony from arsenic poisoning it seemed that no-one could unravel the mystery surrounding her death; someone was about to get away with murder. However District Attorney Jerry Sims is determined to find the truth... Based on a true story.

• Treeless Mountain | DVD | (10/05/2010) from £10.78   |  Saving you £5.21 (48.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Abandoned by their mother, sisters Jin and Bin are left to live with their Big Aunt for the summer. With only a small piggy bank and their mother's promise to return when it is full, the two young girls are forced to adapt to their new life.

• Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya | DVD | (24/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This is the story of Pooja Kashyap (Karisma Kapoor) Shiv Kapoor (Abhishek Bachchan) and Raj Malhotra (Akshay Kumar). This is a story of the tangled storm of emotions that assails us when we experience the magic of love. Pooja Shiv and Raj. Three individuals thrown together by destiny to play the fascinating game of love in an arena full of emotional turmoil and upheaval. Three wonderful people. Three stunning interpretations of what love means to each of them. You'll

• Rated X | DVD | (09/05/2003) from £5.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-100.00%)   |  RRP £2.99

• Shabby Tiger | DVD | (20/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Prunella Gee and John Nolan star in Granada Television's triumphant 1973 adaptation of the classic novel by Howard Spring, set in the poverty-stricken Manchester of the 1920s. Free spirited young Irish girl Anna (Prunella Gee) leaves her job as a servant and falls in with up-and-coming Manchester artist Nick Faunt (John Nolan). As they take up the bohemian lifestyle favoured by artists in the city, Nick is unwilling to make commitments - and Anna is a girl who comes with a lot of baggage. She has a four-year-old son, Brian, who is living with his 'Uncle Jacob' (Howard Southern). Now Anna dreams of taking him back into her life and away from Jacob, while Nick finds himself more and more captivated by Jacob's aloof sister Rachel (Sharon Mughan). In a world where everyone wants to be free, some commitments can't be ignored...

• Sanctimony | DVD | (12/02/2001) from £9.97   |  Saving you £9.01 (129.08%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Sanctimony is a slick thriller from German director Uwe Boll in which Seven meets American Psycho. Caspar Van Dien plays Tom Gerrick, a phenomenally successful city trader who leads a double life. By day, he buys and sells stocks; by night he indulges a passion for perverted prurience, visiting the basement of a nightclub to watch the enactment of torture snuff scenarios. Meanwhile hard-ass cop Jim Renart (Streets Of Fire's Michael Pare) and his cynical, Scully-like partner Dorothy (Jennifer Rubin) sift city filth on the trail of a serial killer dubbed the "Monkey Maker" for his predilection, mutilating the eyes, ears and mouths of his victims. Given its similarity to the aforementioned films, Sanctimony's plot twists are all too predictable but nevertheless enjoyable as Boll cranks up the audience's appetite for sick thrills. After finding out that Renart's wife (played by Catherine Oxenberg) is heavily pregnant it's evident that something exceedingly nasty is planned for her several plot points down the line. But it's Van Dien's tight-lipped yuppie psycho that steals the show, throwing the whole shebang into high camp. On the DVD: The DVD features beautifully designed animated menus but extras are limited to a theatrical trailer and cast and crew filmographies. The main feature is a crystal-clear transfer presented in letterboxed widescreen format with Dolby 5.1 sound. --Chris Campion

• Mausam dvd UK Release | DVD | (26/03/2012) from £8.08   |  Saving you £15.91 (196.91%)   |  RRP £23.99

  A war, religious conflicts, and misunderstandings create obstacles for a couple of different faiths.

• Night Of Truth | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £8.98   |  Saving you £11.01 (55.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Night Of Truth set in an unnamed African country depicts the events that occur after a bitter civil war between a ruling tribe the Nayaks and their rivals the Bonandes who ten years prior attempted a military coup. Now a truce has finally been settled and a conciliatory feast is to be held in the Bonande quarters. But as the night of the feast draws ever closer memories reservations and anxieties begin to surface in the minds of the troubled characters... The N

• The Lovejoy Collection - Vol. 18 | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Three more episodes from the much loved series starring Ian McShane as the rogue antiques dealer Lovejoy. Episodes comprise: 1. The Kaikemon Tiger 2. Three Men & A Brittle Lady 3. Ducking & Driving

• Love, Lights, Hanukkah! | DVD | (05/10/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• House Of Cards | DVD | (10/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When Ruth Matthews finds that her young daughter has withdrawn from reality she and a well-meaning doctor struggle to come to the aid of the child. But when conventional science appears unable to reach the little girl Ruth embarks on a journey within herself to unlock the mysteries that hold her daughter captive in this passionate and heartrending tale of a mother's love - and a family's determination to heal.

• Budgie - Series 2 | DVD | (11/09/2006) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Budgie stars the late British pop star Adam Faith as petty crook Ronald ""Budgie"" Bird. Budgie has just been released from prison however this doesn't stop him delving into questionable scams and get rich quick schemes; which seemingly always end in failure. This constantly gets him into trouble with both the police and his underworld boss Charlie Endell played by Iain Cuthbertson. This boxed set features every episode from the second series. Episodes Comprise: 1. Dreaming Of Thee 2. And The Lord Taketh away 3. Louie The Ring Is Dead & Buried In Kensal Green Cemetery 4. The Jump-Up Boys 5. Our Story So Far 6. Do Me A Favour 7. Glory Of Fulham 8. 24 000 Ball Point Pens 9. King For A Day 10. The Outside Man 11. The Man Outside 12. Brief Encounter 13. Run Rabbit Run Rabbit Run Run Run

• Sundown | Blu Ray | (17/05/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Josh | DVD | (25/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Track 29 | DVD | (08/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  For this psychological drama Dennis Potter reworked his 1974 TV play 'Schmoedipus' transposing the setting from London to the United States. Distraught and dreamy Linda Henry (Theresa Russell) complains to her husband surgeon Henry Henry (Christopher Lloyd) about their sex-less childless marriage but he's obsessed with his basement model railroad layout and also engaged in an affair with a nurse (Sandra Bernhard). When mysterious stranger Martin (Gary Oldman) drops in on Linda he claims to be her long-lost illegitimate son. As seen in flashbacks the 16-year-old Linda was raped at a carnival by a man (Gary Oldman) who resembles Martin. Subsequent events hint at Martin as a delusion a product erupting from Linda's fantasy world.