Drama

• The Deer Hunter | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £6.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (100.14%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, The Deer Hunter is simultaneously an audacious directorial conceit and one of the greatest films ever made about friendship and the personal impact of war. Like Apocalypse Now, it's hardly a conventional battle film--the soldier's experience was handled with greater authenticity in Platoon--but its depiction of war on an intimate scale packs a devastatingly dramatic punch. Director Michael Cimino may be manipulating our emotions with masterful skill, but he does it in a way that stirs the soul and pinches our collective nerves with graphic, high-intensity scenes of men under life-threatening duress. Although Russian-roulette gambling games were not a common occurrence during the Vietnam war, they're used here as a metaphor for the futility of the war itself. To the viewer, they become unforgettably intense rites of passage for the best friends--Pennsylvania steelworkers played by Robert De Niro, John Savage and Oscar winner Christopher Walken--who may survive or perish during their tour through a tropical landscape of hell. Back home, their loved ones must cope with the war's domestic impact, and in doing so they allow The Deer Hunter to achieve a rare combination of epic storytelling and intimate, heart-rending drama.--Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 3 Part 2 | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £7.29   |  Saving you £32.70 (448.56%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The second half of CSI's third season serves up generous amounts of the bizarre and depraved for our voyeuristic viewing pleasure: a man driving with a wooden spike in his head, ultra-violent Robot Wars, decomposing bodies in toxic waste drums and violent death during foam-soaked debauchery all add up to a typical night's work for the Las Vegas crime lab. Standout episodes include the 90-minute special, "Lady Heather's Box", in which Grissom renews his acquaintance with the sultry bordello madam and her world of S&M. But is the delightful dominatrix the murderer? In "Night at the Movies" the plot hinges on a reworking of a Hitchcock classic and in "Play with Fire" an explosion in the lab has disastrous consequences for the team. Personal concerns come to the fore in these 12 episodes more prominently than ever before (a contrast to the show's original single-minded focus on the cases). Here, Sara Sidle's paramedic boyfriend unwittingly reveals a guilty secret when he is involved in a devastating car accident ("Crash & Burn"); Warwick witnesses his boyhood mentor falling apart when the older man's daughter is killed in a drive-by shooting ("Random Acts of Violence"); Catherine Willows' daughter and ex-husband are caught up in more violence and mayhem; and Grissom finally has to admit that his hearing problem can no longer be ignored. A welcome development is the expansion of the CSI unit and the introduction of some new, albeit secondary, team members. Guest stars include Elizabeth Berkely ("Lady Heather's Box") and Bobcat Goldthwait ("Last Laugh"). The show remains unrivalled for slick, fast-paced entertainment. On the DVD: CSI, Series 3 Part 2 is a three-disc set with a handful of minor extra features. It has two frankly rather uninspiring episode commentaries featuring the directors, scriptwriters and other crew. Better are the two small featurettes--"Making It Real" and "The Writer's Room"--that shed more light on the making of the show. --Mark Walker

• Miss Austen Regrets | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £6.65   |  Saving you £8.34 (125.41%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Based on Jane Austen's actual letters and diaries this drama unravels the secrets of this elusive woman. Jane is nearing her forties and has never married. To her niece Fanny Knight - a young pretty girl desperate to fall in love - Jane is a favourite aunt who offers the wisdom and knowledge that will help her in her own search for a happy marriage. But surely the woman so capable of writing love on the page must have experienced love herself? Jane surrenders little to her niece but secrets there are and Jane is forced to examine afresh the reasons why she has remained single.

• Fat City (Dual Format Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (27/03/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  John Huston's sombre but compassionate boxing drama is a criminally-underseen late-career masterpiece from the great director. Peppered with outstanding performances this gritty yet affectionate look at the world of small-time boxing highlights a down-and-out fighter and a young up-and-comer, both moving through a world of seedy gyms and flop houses. Extras/Episodes: INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES: 4K restoration ¢ Original mono audio Audio commentary by film historians Lem Dobbs and Nick Redman New ˜making of' documentary featuring interviews with stars Stacy Keach and Candy Clark ¢ Archival interview with director John Huston on Fat CIty Isolated score Original theatrical trailer Image gallery New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by critic Danny Leigh ¢ UK Blu-ray premiere ¢ Limited Dual Format Edition of 3,000 copies

• Coen Brothers Collection - Fargo/Raising Arizona/Miller's Crossing | DVD | (09/07/2007) from £8.65   |  Saving you £-2.76 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.89

  Titles Comprise: Fargo:William H. Macy plays Jerry Lundegaard a Minneapolis car salesman who is by all accounts a loser. He is desperately in debt so decides to hires two thugs (who are bigger losers than he is) to kidnap his wife in the hope that his wealthy father-in-law (who bullies him regularly) will pay the ransom. When one of the kidnappers goes off the rails and events career out of control it falls to Marge Gunderson Chief of the Brainerd Police Department to set things right. Raising Arizona:Ex-con Hi and ex-cop Ed meet marry and long for a child in the wilds of Arizona. When Ed discovers she's barren the God-given solution is presented: to snatch a baby from a set of quins. Thus begins a series of kidnappings capers and rum goings-on that revolve around the helpless yet universally-loveable child. Hi's convict friends his boss and even the Lone Biker Of The Apocalypse become involved in the ever-twisting plot in the quest to own the baby. Millers Crossing:The year is 1929. The place is an gangster-ridden American city run by Leo (Albert Finney). But the real power lies with Tom (Gabriel Byrne) the power behind the man. Their friendship is severed when they both fall in love with the same woman (Marcia Gay Harden) and a bloody gang war erupts...

• Atonement | Blu Ray | (17/05/2010) from £11.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (66.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Keira Knightley and James McAvoy headline this lavish adaptation of Ian McEwan's award-winning novel.

• The Great Gatsby - Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (11/11/2013) from £8.37   |  Saving you £20.62 (246.36%)   |  RRP £28.99

  From the uniquely imaginative mind of writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann comes the new big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. The filmmaker created his own distinctive visual interpretation of the classic story bringing the period to life in a way that has never been seen before in a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role. The Great Gatsby follows would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922 an era of loosening morals glittering jazz bootleg kings and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream Nick lands next door to a mysterious party-giving millionaire Jay Gatsby and across the bay from his cousin Daisy and her philandering blue-blooded husband Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich their illusions loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness within and without of the world he inhabits he pens a tale of impossible love incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles. Special Features: The Greatness of Gatsby Within and Wihout with Tobey Maguire The Swinging Sounds of Gatsby The Jazz Age Razzle Dazzle: The Fashion of the '20s Fitzgerald's Visual Poetry Gatsby Revealed: Gatsby's Party Disconcerting Ride The Plaza Pool Scene Deleted Scenes

• Love Me Like You Do | DVD | (24/08/2015) from £4.90   |  Saving you £13.09 (267.14%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Katherine Heigl, (Knocked Up, 27 Dresses) and Ben Barnes, (Narnia: Prince Caspian) star in this sweeping romance about finding love in the least likely of places! Ryan Brenner (Barnes) is a traveling musician, and Jackie Laurel (Heigl) is a fallen country music star and a recently single mother, battling to hold on to her young daughter. When the free-spirited pair meet by chance, they soon form an unlikely relationship that will teach them to trust and love again, and may in changing their lives forever.

• Micawber - Complete Series 1 | DVD | (11/06/2007) from £17.37   |  Saving you £-3.12 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The life and times of one of Dickens' most loveable characters before his encounter with David Copperfield. David Jason stars as Mr. Micawber in this gentle comedy set in Victorian England. The extravagant but genteel Mr Micawber is fond of large words and long letters and never uses one word when several will do. Appearing to be a man of wealth and success in reality he hasn't a penny to his name but firmly believes in keeping up appearances at all costs - convinced that something will come along.

• King of Thieves | Blu Ray | (21/01/2019) from £5.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  KING OF THIEVES is the incredible true story of the spectacular Hatton Garden diamond heist, the biggest and most daring in British history, humorously told through career best performances from a stellar cast; Sir Michael Caine (DUNKIRK, KINGSMAN), Jim Broadbent (SENSE OF AN ENDING, MOULIN ROUGE), Ray Winstone (THE DEPARTED, COLD MOUNTAIN), Michael Gambon (KING'S SPEECH, HARRY POTTER), Tom Courtenay (GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, GAMBIT) and Charlie Cox (THEORY OF EVERYTHING, STARDUST). KING OF THIEVES is written by Joe Penhall (THE ROAD, MINDHUNTER), directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh (MAN ON WIRE, THEORY OF EVERYTHING) and produced by BAFTA winning and Academy Award nominees Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (THEORY OF EVERYTHING, LES MISERABLES), alongside Ali Jaafar (THE IDOL) and Michelle Wright (7 DAYS IN ENTEBBE).

• The Pillars of the Earth | DVD | (22/11/2010) from £18.41   |  Saving you £11.58 (62.90%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The Pillars Of The Earth is set against a backdrop of war religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart. In that time there rises a magnificent Cathedral in Kingsbridge. Against the backdrop love-stories entwine: Tom the master builder Aliena the noblewoman the sadistic Lord William Philip the prior of Kingsbridge Jack the artist in stone work and Ellen the woman from the forest who casts a curse. At once this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a passionate age. Follett masterfully weaves these stories through political turmoil of 12th century England creating a relevant and viable world for today's audience and for generations to come. Episodes Comprise: 1. Anarchy 2. Master Builder 3. Redemption 4. Battlefield 5. Legacy 6. Witchcraft 7. New Beginnings 8. The Work of Angels

• Porco Rosso | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £18.95   |  Saving you £1.04 (5.49%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Take flight with Porco Rosso. From tropical Adriatic settings to dazzling aerial manoeuvres this action-adventure from the world-renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki is full of humour courage and chivalry. When ""Marco"" - whose face has been transformed into that of a pig by a mysterious spell - infuriates a band of sky pirates with his aerial heroics the pirates hire Curtis a renowned pilot with aspirations of Hollywood to down him in aerial combat. On the ground th

• Another Year | DVD | (28/02/2011) from £7.09   |  Saving you £8.90 (125.53%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Mike Leigh's ANOTHER YEAR will be released in the UK and Ireland on 5 November by Momentum Pictures.

• Look Back in Anger (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (26/11/2018) from £18.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Shot by the great Oswald Morris (Fiddler on the Roof), Look Back in Anger opens with an extraordinary jazz-club scene. Trumpeter Jimmy Porter (Richard Burton) - a disillusioned, college-educated bloke, raging against the establishment - works by day on a sweet stall in the market. His middle-class wife suffers the brunt of his tirades but when he vent his anger by having an affair with her best friend, the consequences prove far-reaching for all involved. Tony Richardson's feature debut is the epitome of the kitchen-sink drama that spawned a new genre of British films and heralded the liberated Swinging Sixties. Apposite for current times and still uncomfortably compelling, the film features an astonishing performance by Burton that earned him his second of six Golden Globe nominations. Special features: The Stories that Changed British Cinema (2018, 47 mins): BFI panel discussion on Woodfall Films, featuring Rita Tushingham, Tom Courtenay and Joely Richardson George Devine Memorial Play: Look Back in Anger (1966, 17 mins): David Frost produced film, directed by Peter Whitehead, capturing a stage performance in memory of the late Royal Court director starring Kenneth Haigh as Jimmy Porter and Gary Raymond as Cliff Lewis Oswald Morris Remembers Woodfall (1993, 24 mins): the cinematographer reminisces about his time with Woodfall Ten Bob in Winter (1963, 12 mins): Lloyd Reckford's vignette of class tension and aspiration within London's Caribbean community Original theatrical trailer Stills gallery Illustrated booklet with writing by John Wyver, Michael Brooke and Nicolas Pillai, plus full film credits

• Artemisia | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £7.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (87.61%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the first well-known female painters. The movie tells the story of her youth when she was guided and protected by her father the painter Orazio Gentileschi. Her professional curiosity about the male anatomy forbidden for her eyes led her to the knowledge of sexual pleasure. But she was also well known because in 1612 she had to appear in a courtroom because her teacher Agostino Tassi was suspected of raping her.

• The Three Colours Trilogy | Blu Ray | (21/11/2011) from £59.90   |  Saving you £-14.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £44.99

  Available for the first time in the UK on Blu-ray, Krzysztof Kieslowski's multi award-winning trilogy is a landmark of world cinema. Three Colours: Blue, White and Red have been acclaimed as masterpieces by critics and audiences the world over. The films, co-written by Kieslowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with whom he wrote the epic Dekalog cycle, explore the French Revolutionary ideals of freedom, equality and brotherhood and their relevance to the contemporary world.Blue examines liberation through the eyes of a woman (Juliette Binoche) who loses her husband and son in an auto accident, and solemnly starts anew. White is an ironic comedy about a befuddled Polish husband (Zbigniew Zamachowski) who takes an odd path of revenge against his ex-wife (Julie Delpy). A Swiss model (Irne Jacob) strikes up a friendship with a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who eavesdrops on his neighbours in Red. The trilogy is a snapshot of European life at a time of reconstruction after the Cold War, reflected through Kieslowski's moralist view of human nature and illumined by each title's palate colour.

• Inside I'm Dancing | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £7.39   |  Saving you £8.60 (116.37%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When a loud-mouthed soul moves in next door, Michael, a long-term resident of Dublin's Carrigmore Home for the Disabled, finds a new lease of life in this award-winning Irish movie.

• The Story Of Us | DVD | (23/10/2000) from £4.11   |  Saving you £11.14 (390.88%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Vows. They're like New Year's resolutions- easy to make and impossible to live up to.

• The Girl | DVD | (07/01/2013) from £11.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (50.04%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Alfred Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film - The Birds. But as he sculpted Tippi Hedren into the perfect Hitchcock blonde of his imagination, he became obsessed with the impossible dream of winning the real woman's love. Their mutual desires - hers for fame, his for fantasy - would all but destroy both of their careers in what would become a passionate and destructive struggle for survival.Screenwriter Gwyneth Hughes has interviewed Tippi Hedren, and surviving members of Hitchcock's crew. This film tells their full tragic story for the first time. Starring Toby Jones (Harry Potter, Titanic, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and Sienna Miller (Layer Cake, Alfie, Factory Girl), supported by Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter, Vera Drake) and Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey). Directed by Julian Jarrold (Appropriate Adult).

• Small Time | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £9.59   |  Saving you £3.40 (26.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Acclaimed British director Shane Meadow's (Dead Man's Shoes This is England) assured debut feature is a tale of petty crime in the suburbs of Nottingham which stars Meadows himself as Jumbo leader of a ragtag band of small time crooks. Featuring energetic handheld camera work brilliant comic dialogue and a host of ironic film references Small Time clearly reveals Meadow's flair for larger-than-life characters and ability to extract accomplished semi-improvised performances from talented non-professionals.