Drama

• Preston Sturges | DVD | (22/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £69.99

  A fantastic boxed set collection containing six of the best Preston Sturges movies. Sullivan's Travels: Hollywood director Joel McCrea tired of churning out lightweight comedies decides to make O Brother Where Art Thou? a serious socially responsible film about human suffering. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship he hits the road as a hobo. He finds the lovely Veronica Lake; and more trouble than he ever dreamed of! The Lady E

• Sleeping Beauty | Blu Ray | (27/02/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Death-haunted, quietly reckless, Lucy is a young university student who takes a job as a Sleeping Beauty. In the Sleeping Beauty Chamber old men seek an erotic experience that requires Lucy's absolute submission.

• Rappin' - Breakdance 3: Electric Boogalee | DVD | (10/08/2015) from £13.05   |  Saving you £-0.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Catch the rhythm and feel the heat of this non- stop, rappin' house party starring Mario Van Peebles (Ali), Tasia Valenza and Eriq La Salle (ER)! Featuring the talents of some of hip- hop's biggest stars, RAPPIN' is an explosive film that put rap on the map! Just out of jail, John RAPPIN Hood (Van Peebles) returns to his old neighbourhood to find it threatened by a money-grabbing developer and a vicious gang leader. To save the homes of his friends-and win the heart of the girl he loves-Hood rallies his gang of fast-talking friends to fight back, not with their fists...but with their streetwise rap!

• River's Edge | Blu Ray | (26/10/2015) from £16.75   |  Saving you £3.24 (19.34%)   |  RRP £19.99

  On the bank of a river lies the naked body of a murdered girl. At the nearby high school, one of the students boasts to Matt (Reeves) and his friends that he killed her. Drunk and stoned, the doubting teens venture to the river only to discover that he is in fact telling the truth. They decide to form a wall of secrecy, but Matt (Reeves) is uncomfortable about their silence and has to decide between exposing the criminal and keeping quiet for the rest of his life. Based on the horrific real-life murder of a young Californian girl, this powerful portrait of disaffected youth stars Keanu Reeves (The Matrix trilogy), Crispin Glover (Charlie's Angels) and Dennis Hopper (Easy Rider) in a tale that is chilling to witness.

• Seance on a Wet Afternoon | Blu Ray | (13/01/2020) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Kim Stanley and Richard Attenborough give outstanding performances in this classy British thriller, with Attenborough winning a BAFTA for Best British Actor and Stanley scoring an Oscar nomination. Written and directed by Bryan Forbes - who also won a Writers Guild award, an Edgar and a BAFTA nomination - Seance on a Wet Afternoon is presented here as a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Myra Savage, a highly-strung spiritual medium, convinces her weak-willed husband to fake a child kidnapping so she can offer her services to the parents when all seems lost. Though horrified at the prospect, he reluctantly goes along with the plan - but becomes more convinced than ever that Myra is losing her grip on reality

• Pickpocket | Blu Ray | (11/07/2022) from £18.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In one of Robert Bresson's most admired, intriguing and influential films, resolute drifter Michel spends his days learning the art of pickpocketing and targeting the unsuspecting citizens of 1950s Paris. Following his inevitable arrest (and almost immediate release) he begins to reflect on the morality of crime, spouting vague theories about exceptional individuals being above the law. Lost in another world, he rejects the support of his friends in favour of pickpocketing, and the only way he can seem to find a place for himself in society is to engineer a head-on collision with it. Product Features Newly recorded introduction by writer and director Paul Schrader Other extras TBC

• The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain | DVD | (24/12/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Two English cartographers visit a small South Wales village to measure what is claimed to be a mountain. When the cartographers classify the mound as a hill, the villagers set out to make their hill a mountain. Starring Hugh Grant and Tara Fitzgerald.

• Psychosis | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £6.19   |  Saving you £6.80 (109.85%)   |  RRP £12.99

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• Quartet | Blu Ray | (06/05/2013) from £8.99   |  Saving you £10.26 (132.73%)   |  RRP £17.99

  QUARTET is a high-drama comedy about temperamental divas and old grudges, passion and pride, romance and Rigoletto, starring Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins as four retired opera singers.

• The Party | DVD | (19/02/2018) from £6.91   |  Saving you £-0.92 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) has just been appointed to a key ministerial position in the shadow cabinet the crowning achievement of her political career. She and her husband Bill (Timothy Spall) plan to celebrate this with a few close friends. As the guests arrive at their home in London the party takes an unexpected turn when Bill suddenly makes some explosive revelations that take everyone present by surprise. Love, friendships and political convictions are soon called into question in this hilarious comedy of tragic proportions. From acclaimed British filmmaker Sally Potter, this witty, sharp and very fun new comedy features a star studded cast that includes Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Timothy Spall.

• Love Story | Blu Ray | (08/03/2021) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Newly restored from a 4K film transfer for its 50th Anniversary, LOVE STORY, one of the most romantic movies of all time, is still as impactful as ever. Nominated for seven Oscars®, including Best Picture, and based on Erich Segal's bestselling novel that defined a generation, it's a timeless, unmatched tale from the heart. Harvard students Oliver (Ryan O'Neal) and Jennifer (Ali MacGraw) come from opposite backgrounds, but they share a chemistry they cannot denyand a love they can't ignore. Despite Oliver's wealthy father threatening to disown him, the young couple marries and begins to build their new life together. But fate has other plans, and soon Oliver and Jennifer face a crisis only the strongest of loves can endure. Special Features: New Filmmaker Focus: Leonard Maltin on Love Story HD TCM Introduction by Ben Mankiewicz HD Commentary by Director Arthur Hiller Love Story: A Classic Remembered Theatrical Trailer HD

• The Insider | DVD | (08/01/2001) from £8.14   |  Saving you £9.61 (150.63%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Jeffrey Waging (Russel Crowe) was a central witness in the lawsuits filed by Mississippi and 49 other states against the tobacco industry which were eventually settled for $246 billion.

• Charlie Bartlett | DVD | (23/02/2009) from £9.43   |  Saving you £10.56 (52.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Expelled from yet another private school for his blossoming, illegal entrepreneurial activities, wealthy teenager Charlie Bartlett tries his tricks at a regular High School.

• Ludwig | DVD | (19/06/2006) from £31.03   |  Saving you £-18.04 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Visconti's 1972 film is a lavish and operatic portrait of Ludwig II the `Mad King' of Bavaria. From his glittering coronation to his mysterious suicide Ludwig II (1845-86) epitomised the doomed nineteenth-century Romantic hero. A loner by nature he was tormented by his unrequited love for his cousin Empress Elisabeth of Austria who sensed his true sexual nature and fragile grip on reality. But as war raged around him Ludwig's sole obsession remained the visionary music of Ric

• Millennium - Season 3 | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  After 10 years with the FBI former FBI serial killer profiler Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) returns home to Seattle with his family . However his work experience has left him able to ""see"" into the minds of killers. This makes him a valued member of the Millennium Group a shadowy organisation dedicated to tracking evil and bringing its perpetrators to justice... The final season of episodes comprise: 1. The Innocents 2. Exegesis 3. TEOTWAWKI 4. Closure 5. ...Thirteen Years

• Hustle - Series 4 | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £7.00   |  Saving you £22.99 (328.43%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The Con Is On The Con. An invisible crime built on the premise of finding someone who wants something for nothing then giving them nothing for something. Choose the mark play on their desires set them up and then reel them in. Includes every episode from the critically acclaimed 4th season.

• The Tax Collector (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (02/11/2020) from £5.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  David Cuevas is a family man who works as a gangland tax collector for high ranking Los Angeles gang members. He makes collections across the city with his partner Creeper making sure people pay up or will see retaliation. An old threat returns to Los Angeles that puts everything David loves in harm's way. Bonus Features Chat with Sensei Extended Opening Extended Dress Scene Tax Collection Montage

• Waking Life Dual Format | Blu Ray | (14/03/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  DREAM IS DESTINY In 2001 writer-director Richard Linklater released a spiritual sequel to his acclaimed early features Slacker and Before Sunset. Taking its cue from their walk-and-talk stream of consciousness, Waking Life enquired into the relationship between dreams and the big screen, and how cinema captures the phantasy state. Aiding Linklater's exploration were two major players: actor Wiley Wiggins (Dazed and Confused, Computer Chess), who acts as our guide through the dreamscape, and animator Bob Sabiston, who created the appropriately disassociated, floating rotoscoped visuals. He and Linklater would later collaborate again on A Scanner Darkly to equally stunning effect. Featuring Adam Goldberg, Nicky Katt, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke (reprising their Jesse and Céline characters from Before Sunset) and director Steven Soderbergh, Waking Life is an extraordinary thought-provoking trip, quite unlike anything before or since. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES High definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Optional subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Commentary by writer-director Richard Linklater, art director Bob Sabiston, actor Wiley Wiggins and producer Tommy Pallotta Commentary by the 25-strong animation team A selection of Bob Sabiston's short films, including The Trees (1991), Project Incognito (1997), Snack and Drink (1999), Figures of Speech (1999), Grasshopper (2003), Ryan's Capitol Tour (2006) and The Even More Fun Trip (2007) Original ˜making of' featurette including interviews with Linklater, Sabiston and Pallotta Animation tutorial with Sabiston Deleted and alternative animation sequences Pre-animation live action footage captured on Mini DV Trivia subtitle track written by Linklater Theatrical trailer The first pressing also includes a booklet containing new writing on the film by critic David Jenkins and a guide to Bob Sabiston's short films

• Darby and Joan | DVD | (26/02/2024) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Wings Of The Dove | DVD | (12/02/2001) from £19.74   |  Saving you £-4.75 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Queen of the costume drama Helena Bonham Carter finally got a chance to loosen her corset a bit with this exquisitely mounted (Sandy Powell's costumes were nominated for an Academy Award) romantic drama based on Henry James's classic novel. Set in turn-of-the-century London and Venice, Wings of the Dove is a stately departure--more PBS than MTV--for Iain Softley, director of Hackers and the birth-of-the-Beatles biopic Backbeat. But there's enough romantic intrigue to perhaps fuel a week's worth of daytime TV talk shows: My Lover Seduced a Dying Heiress for Her Money. Bonham Carter, who won several critics association honours for her performance (she was nominated for a Golden Globe and Oscar as well) stars as Kate, who is engaged in a secret affair with Merton (Linus Roache), a journalist whose poor financial standing makes marriage impossible. Kate's manipulative aunt (Charlotte Rampling) threatens to disown her unless she marries the more suitable Lord Mark (Alex Jennings). Opportunity--admittedly sordid--arrives in the form of Millie (Alison Elliott), an American heiress whom Kate befriends. When Kate learns that Millie is dying, she suggests to Merton that he seduce her to make her last days happy, and ensuring that Millie will leave Merton her money when she dies. Merton reluctantly agrees, just as Kate begins to have second thoughts that threaten to sabotage the scheme. One of the most rapturously reviewed films in recent years, Wings of the Dove is a must-own video for the Merchant-Ivory crowd. But guys: don't dismiss this as a "chick flick". Beneath its Masterpiece Theatre exterior beats the wild and untamed heart of Dawson's Creek. --Donald Liebenson