Drama

• The Duellists | DVD | (24/03/2003) from £13.38   |  Saving you £2.61 (19.51%)   |  RRP £15.99

  One of the great directorial debuts, Ridley Scott's The Duellists is an extraordinary achievement which weaves an epic-in-miniature set around the edges of the Napoleonic Wars. Based on a story by Joseph Conrad, in turn inspired by real events and filmed in part where those events took place, this is the tale of a 15-year conflict between two French army officers: the level-headed Armand D'Hubert (Keith Carradine) and the obsessive Gabriel Feraud (Harvey Keitel). Each time they meet they duel, until the original purpose of the conflict is all but lost. Beyond the two American stars, who fill their roles with rare commitment--accents not withstanding--Scott assembled a stellar cast: Albert Finney, Edward Fox, Pete Postlethwaite, Diana Quick, Cristina Raines, Robert Stephens, Tom Conti, John McEnery, Maurice Colbourne and Jenny Runacre. The production values are astonishing and the film revels in the exquisite painterly visuals which have become a Scott trademark. Howard Blake's elegiac theme adds immeasurably to the impact of a film influenced by Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1974), and anticipating Scott's own Best Picture Oscar-winning Gladiator (2000). A haunting work of spectral beauty, it is also a worthy companion to Scott's shamefully neglected 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992). On the DVD: The Duellists is transferred at 1.77:1 with full sound atmospherically remixed in Dolby Digital 5.1. A new 29-minute documentary finds Scott discussing The Duellists with Kevin (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) Reynolds, which is particularly enlightening given the relative merits of the two swashbucklers. Scott's absorbing commentary track provides an in-depth look into the film-making process. Equally, film music aficionados will be delighted to find not just an isolated music track, but an informative commentary by composer Howard Blake, though he does sometimes talk over the beginning or end of cues. Most unusual but very welcome is the inclusion of Scott's first short film, Boy and Bicycle (1965), a 25-minute b/w mood piece starring Tony Scott, with music by John Barry. Other extras are a storyboard-to-screen comparison, the American trailer and four galleries of posters, stills and production photos. --Gary S Dalkin

• Twister | Blu Ray | (14/10/2024) from £53.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Academy Award winner Helen Hunt stars as the leader of a rag-tag band of tornado chasers on a perilous quest to test a new sensor device. Bill Paxton plays her fellow scientist and estranged husband who unwittingly joins her crew on this meteorologically active day. Perhaps they can make amends and salvage their marriage, but only if they can survive--the twisters. State-of-the-art special effects stir up this gripping, smash-hit action-adventure directed by the master of action himself--Jan de Bont. All artwork TBC - Individually Numbered Edition Exclusive to the UK - Rigid Slipcase, 2-Disc Steelbook, Production Notes Booklet, Lobby cards & Double-Sided Poster. Bonus features - 4K New: The Legacy of Twister: Taken By The Wind. Plus Feature Commentary by Director Jan De Bont, The Making of Twister, Anatomy of a Twister, Chasing the Storm: Twister Revisited - TBC

• The Lucky One (DVD + Digital Copy) | DVD | (27/08/2012) from £5.00   |  Saving you £10.99 (219.80%)   |  RRP £15.99

  As a tourism advertisement for Louisiana, where filming took place, The Lucky One makes the most of a scenic state. As an opportunity for Zac Efron (High School Musical) to prove his acting mettle, it's less successful. On his third tour of duty in Iraq, Efron's Sgt. Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a pretty blonde that reads "keep safe" on the back. After a series of close scrapes, he credits his survival to the memento. Upon his release, Logan retrieves his German shepherd and sets out for North Carolina (it's never clear how he figures that out as a destination). When he finds Beth (Taylor Schilling), who runs a kennel with her grandmother (Blythe Danner), he doesn't know how to tell her about the picture, so he takes a job working with the dogs, and befriends her son (Riley Thomas Stewart), a chess prodigy, while inspiring jealousy in her hotheaded ex-husband, Keith (Jay R. Ferguson, who looks more like a marine than Efron). The climactic storm at the end provides the opportunity for Logan to come clean and for Keith to prove he isn't a complete loser, allowing romance to bloom between the central couple. In drawing from the novel by Nicholas Sparks, Shine's Scott Hicks offers a picture-postcard romance that feels too much like a Lifetime movie. Though Efron, who made a stronger impression in Me and Orson Welles, never overacts, his recessive performance renders Logan more opaque than necessary. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• Too Late Blues (Masters of Cinema) (DUAL FORMAT Edition) | Blu Ray | (21/07/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The supreme master John Cassavetes followed up his earth-shaking 1959 debut Shadows with this his first directorial effort for a major studio. Positioned somewhere between Cassavetes' ferocious independent productions and the Hollywood fare of the early 1960s Too Late Blues represents a glimpse at a road not taken neither by the director himself nor by mainstream American cinema in the era of the studio system's collapse - a parallel-universe of the movies that never came to pass... except in rare instances such as Too Late Blues. Legendary American singer Bobby Darin (of Beyond the Sea fame) plays the leader of a jazz band whose peripatetic performances ultimately lead him to cross paths with a singer (Stella Stevens later of Jerry Lewis's The Nutty Professor) with whom he falls in love. Drama ensues when Darin's masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl and the film lurches towards its gripping conclusion. The critic Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote that Cassavetes' film is a portrait of the self-laceration and other forms of emotional brought about when a footloose jazz musician decides to sell out and go commercial that it has moments that are indelible and heartbreaking and that if you care a lot about Cassavetes you should definitely see this. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present John Cassavetes' Too Late Blues for the first time on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK. Special Features: Gorgeous 1080p transfer of the film on Blu-ray and progressive encode on the DVD More extras to be announced closer to release! 36- page booklet with a new essay and conversation vintage interview material rare archival imagery and more!

• Moonlight | Blu Ray | (19/06/2017) from £10.92   |  Saving you £-1.93 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  A timeless story of human self-discovery and connection, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.

• Age Of Consent | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Disillusioned with life, celebrated artist Bradley Morahan (James Mason) retreats to the solitude of a tropical island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The island, however, turns out to be far from uninhabited. Bradley soon stumbles upon Cora, played by Helen Mirren (The Queen), a beautiful, highly spirited teenage girl who lives with her alcoholic grandmother. Cora dreams of escaping the island and running away to the bright lights of Brisbane. Inspired by the young girl, Bradley starts to paint naked portraits of her. To Cora, it's an innocent way to earn money and finally escape the island. To him, Cora is a fresh source of artistic inspiration. Others, though, may see their relationship differently... The last film made by celebrated director Michael Powell - and filmed on location on Australia's stunning Great Barrier Reef - Age Of Consent is a sensuous and sophisticated film classic, available now on DVD for the very first time Includes original theatrical trailer

• Separate Lies | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £4.96   |  Saving you £15.03 (303.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Emily Watson and Tom Wilkinson's marriage takes a turn when she meets enigmatic stranger Rupert Everett.

• Lagaan | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £19.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (25.01%)   |  RRP £24.99

  India, 1893. The farmers in a small village confront their British overlords when double taxes are demanded. To settle the dispute the British suggest a cricket match.

• Some People | Blu Ray | (06/04/2020) from £20.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A lively musical tale of teen rebellion, Some People stars BAFTA winner Kenneth More alongside a group of young actors on the cusp of bursting onto the Swinging London film scene. Ray Brooks, Annika (Anneke) Wills and David Hemmings play the young, bored rebels living for kicks in this key British film from the early 1960s. Some People is featured here as a brand-new High Definition restoration from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Young and bored, Johnnie, Bill and Bert are teenaged tearaways whose only interests are motorbikes and rock music. When they are banned from riding and fined heavily, they become convinced that society has no use for them. But a choirmaster finds them playing rock on a church organ and, for some of them at least, there seems to be a way out of a no-hope situation. Special Features: Fullscreen, as-filmed version of main feature Original theatrical trailer Image gallery

• Monster's Ball | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £5.48   |  Saving you £14.51 (264.78%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry - who won an Oscar for her performance - star in this drama about an embittered prison guard who unwittingly begins an unlikely but emotionally charged affair with the wife of a man he helped execute.

• The Miracle Club | Blu Ray | (18/12/2023) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ballygar, Dublin, Ireland, 1968: close friends Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O'Casey) win the trip of a lifetime - a pilgrimage to Lourdes. With each woman desperately in need of a personal miracle, the trip seems like an answer to all their prayers. But when they are joined by Chrissie (Laura Linney), returning to Dublin after decades in America, deep wounds from the past are re-opened and bitter truths exposed. As they confront one another and embrace their shared past, the group reckon with revelations that will change them forever. Directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan, The Miracle Club is a heartfelt story of friendship, family, and forgiveness.

• Danielle Steel's A Perfect Stranger | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £5.25   |  Saving you £0.74 (14.10%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Rafaella Phillips (Stacy Haiduk) is young beautiful and has a wonderful marriage with the man of her dreams John Henry (Darren McGavin). He is much older than her but they are so in love their happiness looks destined to last forever. Then tragedy strikes when John falls ill and is confined to his bed while his life slowly ebbs away. Rafaella dedicates her life to nursing him and making him happy but deep down she knows her own needs and desires are going unfulfilled. At this vulnerable time in her life she meets a handsome stranger Alex Hale (Robert Urich). He offers her the emotional support and comfort that she so desperately needs and with it a chance at happiness and hope for the future. Rafaella is torn between a man with whom she could so easily fall in love and her devoted husband who needs her to be there for him until the end...

• Air Force One | Blu Ray | (02/07/2007) from £6.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (243.20%)   |  RRP £23.99

  In his most powerful role ever Harrison Ford is the President of the United States in this must-see blockbuster action thriller. Aboard the presidential plane - the most heavily guarded aircraft in the world - President Marshall is returning home with his wife daughter and a planeload of top governmental officials. But no sooner have they taken off when the plane is hijacked by Communist radicals led by the ruthless terrorist Korshunov. Unless his country's imprisoned dictator is freed Korshunov will begin killing the passengers. Now the most protected man in the world must take responsibility for the safety of those onboard and the future of the free world...

• Simple Men | Blu Ray | (10/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  What do you do if your father a former all-star shortstop and mod-bomber anarchist breaks out of Jail? You go after him of course. Even if his trail leads straight into being caught. Two brothers trek through deepest darkest Long Island only to discover that sometimes even the oddest things really are just what they seem.

• Three Colours Red | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The final section of the late Krzysztof Kieslowski's acclaimed Three Colours trilogy (preceded by Blue and White) is the least likely of the three to stand alone, and indeed benefits from a little familiarity with the first two parts. Nevertheless, it's a strong, unique piece that reflects upon the ubiquity of images in the modern world and the parallel subjugation of meaningful communication. Irène Jacob plays a fashion model whose lovely face is hugely enlarged on a red banner no one in Geneva, Switzerland, can possibly miss seeing. Striking up a relationship with an embittered former judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant), who secretly scans his neighbours' conversations through electronic surveillance, Jacob's character becomes an aural witness to the secret lives of those we think we know. Kieslowski cleverly wraps up the trilogy with a device that brings together the principals of all three films. --Tom Keogh

• Edward Scissorhands - 25th Anniversary Edition | Blu Ray | (30/11/2015) from £7.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (87.61%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavour of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie. The story follows a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp), who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price, in one of his last roles) who died before he could give the poor creature a pair of human hands. Edward lives alone in a ruined Gothic castle that just happens to be perched above a pastel-coloured suburb inhabited by breadwinning husbands and frustrated housewives straight out of the 1950s. One day, Peg (Dianne Wiest), the local Avon lady, comes calling. Finding Edward alone, she kindly invites him to come home with her, where she hopes to help him with his pasty complexion and those nasty nicks he's given himself with his razor-sharp fingers. Soon Edward's skill with topiary sculpture and hair design make him popular in the neighbourhood--but the mood turns just as swiftly against the outsider when he starts to feel his own desires, particularly for Peg's daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Most of director Tim Burton's movies (such as Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice and Batman) are visual spectacles with elements of fantasy but Edward Scissorhands is more tender and personal than the others. Edward's wild black hair is much like Burton's, suggesting that the character represents the director's own feelings of estrangement and co-option. Johnny Depp, making his first successful leap from TV to film, captures Edward's child-like vulnerability even while his physical posture evokes horror icons like the vampire in Nosferatu and the sleepwalker in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Classic horror films, at their heart, feel a deep sympathy for the monsters they portray; simply and affectingly, Edward Scissorhands lays that heart bare. --Bret Fetzer

• This Is Where I Leave You | Blu Ray | (02/03/2015) from £12.01   |  Saving you £12.98 (108.08%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Jason Bateman, Tina Fey and Jane Fonda star in this comedy drama, directed by Shawn Levy and adapted by Jonathan Tropper from his own novel. After the death of his father, Judd Altman (Bateman), who is already depressed after discovering his wife cheating

• Scarface 1983 - 35th Anniversary | Blu Ray | (21/10/2019) from £22.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  NOTICE: Polish Release, cover may contain Polish text/markings. The disk has English audio.

• Gregory's Girl | Blu Ray | (11/09/2023) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  'Witty, insightful, beautifully observed and heartbreakingly accurate' Time Out Newly restored from the original camera negative the BFI are excited to announce a new Blu-ray release of Bill Forsyth's much-loved coming-of-age comedy Gregory's Girl. Gregory (John Gordon Sinclair) and his friends are starting to notice girls particularly Dorothy (Dee Hepburn), not least because she's on the football team and is a better player than all the boys. With counselling from his younger sister, Gregory finally asks Dorothy out, but turns up to the date only to discover that the girls at school have other plans for him. A huge breakout hit on its original release in 1981, Gregory's Girl was nominated for four Bafta's, winning for Best Original Screenplay. Bill Forsyth's classic comedy remains to this day the ultimate depiction of coming-of-age awkwardness and an enduring favourite of Scottish cinema. Product Features Newly restored by the BFI and presented in High Definition Limited edition with slipcase Newly recorded audio commentary with Robert Buchanan, Alan Love, Douglas Sannachan and Caroline Guthrie Audio commentary with Bill Forsyth and Mark Kermode Bill Forsyth: The Early Years - an interview with the director Gregory's Girl Memories - an interview with Clare Grogan Dee Hepburn, Clare Grogan and John Gordon Sinclair in Conversation (2015, 31 mins): the stars of Gregory's Girl are interviewed on stage by Sue Harris to mark the film's 25th anniversary Isolated Score Colin Tully's never previously released score to Gregory's Girl Alternative US audio soundtrack Original trailer Illustrated booklet with new essays on the film and its director All extras are TBC and subject to change

• The Buddy Holly Story | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Buddy Holly laid the foundations for a generation of popular music with his ground-breaking combination of country music and rhythm and blues. This film tells his story from it's explosive beginning to its tragic end with Gary Busey giving an electrifying Oscar nominated performance (Best Actor 1978) as the young genius from Lubbock Texas who changed the tune of rock 'n' roll history. Young Buddy's studious appearance gave no hint of the 'new music' which was about to take the worl