Drama

• CHAMPION (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (06/12/2021) from £10.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The brutal and uncompromising Champion earned Kirk Douglas his first ever Oscar nomination and was a huge success for director Mark Robson (Von Ryan's Express, Valley of the Dolls). Michael Midge Kelly (Douglas) is a boxer whose fight to the top is unhampered by ethics or gratitude. A hero to his fans, his friends know him to be a selfish egomaniac who allows nothing to stand in his way. After winning a fight he was supposed to throw, Mike's life is threatened by the mob, and he is only saved through the intervention of a woman who becomes yet another pawn in his climb up the ladder. Ultimately, he is forced to re-enter the ring and confront his biggest opponent... himself. Fully restored and featuring gorgeous black and white cinematography by Franz Planer (Breakfast at Tiffany's), the Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Champion on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. Special Features 1080p presentation on Blu-ray Optional English SDH Subtitles Brand new audio commentary by professor and film scholar Jason A. Ney Stills Gallery PLUS: A collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Richard Combs; and a piece on boxing in cinema by author / screenwriter S. B. Caves *All extras subject to change

• Chicago Med: Season Eight | DVD | (27/11/2023) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Chicago's leading medical heroes return to help save lives in Season Eight of the pulse-pounding and emotional medical drama from Emmy Award winning executive producer Dick Wolf. This season, Dr. Will Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) deals with a medical supply chain shortage; Dr. Daniel Charles (Oliver Platt) remains at the forefront of psychiatric care; Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) safeguards quality care in the face of fiscal scrutiny; Dr. Ethan Choi (Brian Tee) reexamines himself after being shot by a former patient; Dr. Dean Archer (Steven Weber) takes over as permanent chief of the ER; charge nurse Maggie Lockwood (Marlyne Barrett) balances work and family issues; Dr. Crockett Marcel (Dominic Rains) tackles his new role on the transplant team; and Dr. Hannah Asher (Jessy Schram) sees to the center's new emergency OB/GYN service.

• Law And Order Criminal Intent - Series 1 | DVD | (28/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £44.99

  All the episodes from Season 1 of Law And Order: Criminal Intent. Episodes Comprise: 1. One 2. Art 3. Smothered 4. The Faithful 5. Jones 6. The Extra Man 7. Poison 8. The Pardoner's Tale 9. The Good Doctor 10. Enemy Within 11. The Third Horseman 12. Crazy 13. The Insider 14. Homo Homini Lupus 15. Semi-Professional 16. Phantom 17. Seizure 18. Yesterday 19. Maledictus 20. Badge 21. Faith 22. Tuxedo Hill

• Cobra Kai S5 | DVD | (02/10/2023) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Following the shocking results of the All Valley Tournament, Terry Silver is expanding the Cobra Kai empire and trying to make his "No Mercy" style of karate the only game in town. With Kreese behind bars and Johnny Lawrence setting karate aside to focus on repairing the damage he's caused, Daniel LaRusso must call on an old friend for help.

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower | DVD | (11/02/2013) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A funny and touching coming-of-age story based on the beloved best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER is a modern classic that captures the dizzying highs and crushing lows of growing up.

• Grace: Series 1 & 2 | DVD | (30/05/2022) from £26.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Brighton-based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job.

• A Story Written with Water (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (25/03/2024) from £19.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Columbo The 1970s Complete Collection | Blu Ray | (10/06/2024) from £105.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Peter Falk stars as the cigar chomping, trench coat wearing, police lieutenant Columbo in the series that set the standard for the murder mystery genre. This 20-disc Blu-ray set contains the first 7 seasons of this ground-breaking series, including the 2 original pilot TV movies, now restored and remastered by NBC Universal. Enjoy once again this classic series that won a staggering 13 primetime Emmys

• Rabbit-Proof-Fence | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £10.78   |  Saving you £9.21 (85.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Molly Daisy and Gracie are all born of an Aboriginal mother and a white father. Forcibly removed from their family by the Australian government the girls are taken 1 500 miles to a severe Anglican education camp. There they are trained as domestic servants in order to be 'assimilated' into white society. Molly Craig the oldest of the three leads her younger sister and cousin in a daring escape back to their home and family. The film follows the trio on an epic journey across the breathtaking Australian Outback. A government built rabbit proof fence that stretches from the north to the south of Australia ironically provides the girls with something that they can follow all the way home away from the cruelty of their oppressors.

• Trainspotting | Blu Ray | (11/11/2024) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The critically acclaimed film from director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later) that captured the youth of the mid '90s - now presented in stunning 4K Ultra Hi-definition.Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of the friendship between Renton (Ewan McGregor), Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), Tommy (Kevin McKidd) and Begbie (Robert Carlyle) as they proceed seemingly towards a psychotic, drug-fuelled self-destruction.SPECIAL FEATURES:New 4K digital restoration of the uncut version of the film, supervised by director Danny Boyle, with 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrackOne 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special featuresAlternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrackMemories of TrainspottingDeleted ScenesLook Of The Film Then and NowSound of The Film Then and NowThe BeginningArchive Interview With Irvine WelshBehind The NeedleDanny Boyle on TrainspottingEwan McGregor on TrainspottingCannes SnapshotCannes Vox PopsTrailersGallery

• What To Expect When You're Expecting Fitness DVD | DVD | (26/12/2012) from £4.49   |  Saving you £13.50 (75.00%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Staying fit when you're expecting has never been easier. Hey there mama-to-be! What To Expect When You're Expecting: The Workout is the ultimate pregnancy exercise program designed to help you fit fitness into all nine months of your pregnancy. With six 10-minute mix-and-match routines, you can customize your workout to fit your fitness level, your mood and your growing body from day to day, week to week and trimester to trimester. Workouts include: 3 Cardio, 2 Strength, and 1 Stretch and Relax - plus bonus workouts you can do anywhere, anytime. Staying healthy, fit, and sexy when you're expecting has never been so easy! Cardio: Barefoot and Pregnant: Enjoy this gentle Pilates-based workout that focuses on balance, muscle strength and circulation. Baby Bump Boot Camp: Back-to-basics training to build stamina and strength for a healthier pregnancy. Baby Steps: Bust some baby moves with this sexy, fun, easy-to-follow dance routine. Strength: Cute to the Core: Fight aches, pains, and flab while keeping your abs and hips strong and toned with Pilates-based moves. Buns in the Oven: Target-tone your buns with this total-body workout designed to firm up your legs, buns and thighs. Stretch and Relax: Mind, Body and Baby: Practice gentle yoga moves to help rejuvenate your aching body and tight muscles.

• Logan Lucky | DVD | (26/12/2017) from £3.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) is from a blue-collar family from the hills of West Virginia, whose clan has been famous for its bad luck for nearly 90 years. After being fired from his job, and with his ex-wife (Katie Holmes) threatening to move out of State taking their daughter with her, Jimmy decides he has to do something to get his family's life back on track. With a little help from his brother Clyde Logan (Adam Driver), his sister Mellie (Riley Keough) and an incarcerated explosive expert, the aptly named Joe Bang (Daniel Craig), he plans to steal $14 million from the Charlotte Motor Speedway on the busiest race day of the year. Directed by Academy Award-winner Steven Soderbergh (Ocean's Eleven, Magic Mike, Traffic), Logan Lucky also stars Hilary Swank, Seth MacFarlane, Katherine Waterston, Sebastian Stan, and Brian Gleeson.

• A Touch of Frost Series 15 | DVD | (12/04/2010) from £6.24   |  Saving you £13.75 (220.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sir David Jason has reprised his iconic role as the legendary Detective Inspector Jack Frost for the last time ever in a two-part finale of A Touch of Frost. The two-part film entitled If Dogs Run Free follows Frost's battle to convict Gerry Berland (Adrian Dunbar) a dangerous criminal masquerading as a successful businessman.

• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Blu Ray | (21/05/2018) from £10.75   |  Saving you £-0.76 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Award-winning actress Frances McDormand (Fargo) delivers a stunningly powerful performance in this darkly comic drama that has been hailed as one of the year's best films. A murdered girl's defiant mother (McDormand) boldly paints three local signs with a controversial message, igniting a furious battle with a volatile cop (Sam Rockwell) and the town's revered chief of police (Woody Harrelson.)

• Carmen: The Restored Edition (2 discs) | DVD | (18/07/2011) from £19.51   |  Saving you £0.48 (2.46%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This movie version of Bizet's popular opera Carmen was filmed on location, conveying a kind of atmosphere, a sense of space, movement, and presence that's hard to achieve in a staged performance. It takes the action out of doors for many scenes, with the opening titles superimposed on the bloody conclusion of a bullfight. Elsewhere the changing of the guard, the crowd scenes, the dance number that opens Act 2, and the panoramic scenery of the smugglers' mountain hideout all benefit from the freedom granted by movie cameras. It's an exciting Carmen, too, with a young-looking Placido Domingo in top form for a role he has sung hundreds of times. For Julia Migenes, though, it was her first performance in a role she would have trouble performing in an opera house. Her voice does not fit easily into Carmen's range, and she spent months training it, very successfully, before singing the role in a recording studio where the soundtrack was taped before the film was shot. Casting her in the role was a gamble, but it worked; she is a convincing actress. Unlike most opera-house performances this movie version uses the opera's original opera comique form with some spoken dialogue rather than recitatives.--Joe McLellan, Amazon.com

• Blow Up | DVD | (12/04/2004) from £4.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (180.36%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Michelangelo Antonioni's close-up of Swinging Sixties London. David Hemmings plays a master photographer who explores the city twenty-four hours a day focusing in on the world's most beautiful models. One day he takes some photographs of a couple embracing in a park and suspects he has stumbled across a murder. Antonioni received Academy Award nominations for Best Writer and Best Director in 1966 for this his first English Language film.

• From Here To Eternity | DVD | (14/01/2002) from £4.94   |  Saving you £15.05 (304.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From Here to Eternity offers a much more heartfelt interpretation of the event that propelled the United States into World War II than any film made in recent years. Here there are no angst-ridden scenes where "true love" returns from the dead, no costly CGI and definitely no Hallmark happy ending. This is a film about illicit sex, military machismo and tragic loss of love, friendship and ultimately life. The filmmakers did, however, have to make some compromises when adapting James Jones's novel: Alma becomes a "hostess" rather than a prostitute and the very downbeat ending, where Captain Holmes is essentially rewarded for his brutality by the military, was replaced with the morally acceptable punishment of his actions by a more self-aware army. Although Private Robert E Lee Pruitt's story provides the meat of the film, there are other subplots woven into the narrative, including a couple of doomed love affairs, which explore themes of adultery and social acceptance. Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster) begins a torrid affair with the commander's wife Karen (Deborah Kerr) leading to one of the most famous moments in movie history--the "clinch in the surf". From then on everything is challenged. Love, honour and eventually whether you should conform or stand up for what you believe in. At the end the couples are left wondering about the future of their relationship, but fate decides for them as the Japanese launch their attack on Pearl Harbor, leaving us with one of the most dramatic and moving endings of any war film. On the DVD: The black and white film is not anamorphically enhanced but presented full frame in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1, although the transfer is well done and the picture is pretty sharp. Sound is 2.0 mono rather than the standard 5.1 reworking of the audio track, and it works. The dialogue is clear without any noticeable hiss. There's a 22-minute "making of" documentary, which doesn't really do justice to the film and contains very little information of interest. Along with this is Fred Zinnemann's As I See It, an extract from the director's home video footage from the shoot. You also get the theatrical trailer, but the best feature is the audio commentary, by Fred Zinnemann's son Tim and screenwriter Alvin Sargent, which has some fantastic detail about the struggle between director and studio-head Harry Cohn over casting, along with the run-ins with the censor and US military over the "inflammatory nature" of the film.--Kristen Bowditch

• And Then There Were None | DVD | (11/01/2010) from £7.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (100.13%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians has been turned into a film more than once but none can compare with Rene Clair's version. The film begins as eight strangers find themselves on a small boat heading to the island retreat of their mysterious host. The guests have diverse backgrounds but all harbour a dark secret. When they are joined by the cook and a maid they become ten. The host fails to materialize and when the maid plays a recording that accuses each of the guests of murder each deny their involvement but this doesn't stop them being murdered one by one. Can the remaining guests find the murderer before it is their turn to die?

• Local Hero - Collector's Edition Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (16/09/2019) from £14.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mac (Peter Riegert) is a young executive who flies to Scotland to purchase an entire town on behalf of the oil company he works for, which is run by near-psychotic Happer (Burt Lancaster). The townsfolk seem happy enough to part with their town, although they drive a hard bargain. Meanwhile Mac, who was wrongly thought by his boss to be of Scottish descent, begins to take a liking to the little village. Bill Forsyth directs - in his usual quirky manner - this gentle comedy. Now for the first time on Blu Ray complete with special features. Special Features 2k digital restoration - made from original 35mm elements Brand new audio commentary with director Bill Forsyth and film critic Mark Kermode Getting In On The Action (1982) - 29 min behind-the-scenes documentary (shot on location) The Music Of Local Hero (2019) Brand new interview with composer Mark Knopfler Interview with Bill Forsyth (24 mins)

• Wilde | DVD | (18/01/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Wilde could easily have been nothing more than another well-dressed literary film from the British costume drama stable, but thanks to a richly textured performance from Stephen Fry in the title role, it becomes something deeper--a moving study of how the conflict between individual desires and social expectations can ruin lives. Oscar Wilde's writing may be justifiably legendary for its sly, barbed wit, but Wilde the film is far from a comedy, even though Fry relishes delivering the great man's famous quips. It takes on tragic dimensions as soon as Wilde meets Lord Alfred Douglas, known as Bosie, the strikingly beautiful but viciously selfish young aristocrat who wins Oscar's heart but loses him his reputation, marriage and freedom. Fry is brilliant at capturing how the intensity of Wilde's love for Bosie threw him off balance, becoming an all-consuming force he was unable to resist. Jude Law expertly depicts both Bosie's allure and his spitefully destructive side, there are subtle supporting performances from Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle and Zoe Wanamaker, and the period trappings are lavishly trowelled on. But this is Fry's show all the way: from Oscar the darling of theatrical London to Wilde the prisoner broken on the wheel of Victorian moralism, he doesn't put a foot wrong. It feels like the role he was born to play. --Andy Medhurst