Drama

• City Of Tiny Lights | DVD | (07/08/2017) from £8.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of religious fanaticism and political intrigue.

• A Very Long Engagement | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £11.65   |  Saving you £4.34 (37.25%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Audrey Tautou searches for her lost love in this emotional WW1 drama from Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

• Rise Of The Footsoldier | DVD | (10/03/2008) from £4.65   |  Saving you £11.34 (243.87%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Follow the rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals.

• Queen & Slim | DVD | (08/06/2020) from £7.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man (Daniel Kaluuya) and a black woman (Jodie Turner-Smith), are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country. As they drive, these two unlikely fugitives will discover themselves and each other in the most dire and desperate of circumstances and will forge a deep and powerful love that will reveal their shared humanity and shape the rest of their lives. Bonus Features Feature Commentary with Director/Producer Melina Matsoukas and Writer/ Producer Lena Waithe A Deeper Meaning Melina & Lena Off The Script On The Run With Queen & Slim

• In This Our Life | DVD | (23/08/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Swept Away | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £6.97   |  Saving you £2.01 (50.50%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Madonna gives her most believable performance in Swept Away as Amber, a rich woman on a sea cruise who expects the world to obey her every whim. When she and a high-spirited crew member (Adriano Giannini) are marooned on a small deserted island the feud that sprang up between them on the ship becomes an all-out war then changes into lustful desire as Amber finds that losing status opens up a new side of her personality. Some people will want to see Swept Away for the simple pleasure of seeing Madonna being slapped; more demanding filmgoers will, sadly, be left wanting. Though the movie purports to be a satirical examination of capitalism (as was the original 1974 version), its vague discussion of money and power adds up to very little. The love story is surprisingly sincere, making Swept Away a standard romantic potboiler with gorgeous tropical backdrops. --Bret Fetzer

• Minder: The Complete Collection | DVD | (20/05/2024) from £54.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Twin Sisters | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The moving story of two sisters separated during the Second World War, and the dramatic turns their lives take as a result.

• Little Dorrit | DVD | (27/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  The original 1987 BBC feature film adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale Little Dorrit starring Alec Guinness and Derek Jacobi. A story told in two films the life of Arthur Clennam and the life of Amy Dorrit in the London of the 1850's.

• APOLLO 13 - The Film Vault Range Steelbook | Blu Ray | (19/08/2024) from £31.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ron Howard directs Academy Award® Winner Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris in this riveting suspense-thriller from Imagine Entertainment about a routine space flight. Apollo 13 is a breathtaking adventure that tells the true and remarkable story of courage, faith and ingenuity in a race to bring a group of heroic astronauts home when their spacecraft is damaged thousands of miles from Earth.

• The Bible - Moses | DVD | (29/11/2010) from £12.39   |  Saving you £0.60 (4.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Sir Ben Kingsley enthralls in the central role of Moses as he embarks on his momentous undertaking to lead the Israelites out of bondage into the promised land...

• Ruben Östlund | A Curzon Collection | Limited Edition (1000 Numbered Copies) + Exclusive Card Game | Blu Ray | (14/08/2023) from £99.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  For the first time ever, this comprehensive collection of the works of the acclaimed, maverick filmmaker Ruben Östlund boasts his complete feature filmography to date. Along with his two Palme d'Or-winning films The Square and Triangle of Sadness, the collection also includes three of his earlier short films, six bespoke invitation cards and an exclusive, specially-created card game endorsed by the filmmaker himself. 6 films 3 short films exclusive card game: Östlund's Ordinary Disasters 6 collectable luxury invitation cards. Product Features Hard cover box set in a canvas slipcase 6 Feature Films: The Guitar Mongoloid, Involuntary, Play, Force Majeure, The Square, Triangle of Sadness 3 Short Films: Family Again, Autobiographical No. 6882, Incident by a Bank New masterclass and interviews with Ruben Östlund. Interviews, making of videos, featurettes, casting tapes and theatrical trailers.

• Star Trek III: The Search For Spock | Blu Ray | (06/09/2021) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Admiral Kirk's defeat of Khan and the creation of the Genesis planet are empty victories Spock is dead and McCoy is inexplicably being driven insane. Then a surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence. Kirk attempts to steal the U.S.S. Enterprise and defy Starfleet's Genesis planet quarantine to search for his friend, but the Klingons are planning a deadly rendezvous. Looking better than ever on Blu-ray, this essential third installment of the original motion picture saga is boldly remastered from a 4K scan of the original film elements.

• Sunday | DVD | (16/04/2007) from £7.82   |  Saving you £12.17 (155.63%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Emmy nominated Sunday tells the story of the events of January 30th 1972 when British Paratroopers shot dead 14 unarmed civilians and wounded a further 15 during an illegal civil rights march in Derry Northern Ireland. The programme made with the full consultation and co-operation of the families affected by the tragedy has been carefully researched over several years by am experienced factual production team. More than a hundred first hand interviews have been conducted with British soldiers and officers priests politicians medical experts and eyewitnesses as well as relatives.

• My Feral Heart | DVD | (27/11/2017) from £10.27   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A sudden bereavement throws Luke, a fiercely independent young man with Down syndrome, into a daunting new environment where he finds unexpected support from his feisty streetwise carer and a local heir dealing with his own demons. As friendships bloom and long-buried secrets are revealed, Luke verges dangerously close to disaster. My Feral Heart is a beautifully realised, understated character study bolstered by strong performances, distinctive cinematography and a deeply evocative score.

• Le Week-End | DVD | (10/02/2014) from £9.98   |  Saving you £9.00 (128.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Le Week-End is a beautifully observed and poignant story of a long-married British couple (Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan) who return to Paris for the first time since their honeymoon to revitalize their marriage. While there they run into an old friend (Goldblum) who transforms their thoughts on life and their love for one another. Directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill).

• Carnivale - Series 1 | DVD | (03/07/2005) from £9.99   |  Saving you £40.00 (400.40%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Into each generation is born a creature of light and a creature of darkness. 1934. The Dustbowl. The last great age of magic. In a time of titanic sandstorms vile plagues drought and pestilence - signs of God's fury and harbingers of the Apocalypse - the final conflict between good and evil is about to begin. The battle will take place in the Heartland of an empire called America. And when it is over man will forever trade away wonder for reason. A sweeping epic that is both chal

• What's Love Got To Do With It? | Blu Ray | (15/05/2023) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  For documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath's (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe's childhood friend and neighbour Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents' example and opt for an arranged (or assisted ) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films his hopeful journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love. Extras: Meet The Cast, Making Of, Love & Marriage

• High-Kick Girl | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Two rival pickpocket gangs face off on the streets to vie for the possession of a beautiful and mysterious woman who is kept, like a bird in a cage, by the boss of one of the gangs. Comedy caper with comparisons to French New Wave work such as 'Umbrellas.

• The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby | DVD | (13/05/2002) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-20.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This 2000 television adaptation confirms Nicholas Nickleby's place among television dramatists' favourite Dickens novels. It has all the vital ingredients: a sensitive, intelligent young hero cast by circumstances in the role of everyman whose fortitude is tested at every turn; romance; danger; one of Dickens' richest braces of characters; and a sense of humanity that is, at times, overwhelming. Condensing all this into three hours is no mean achievement. Martyn Edward Hesford's screenplay maintains an impressive balance between dramatic tension and allowing the characters the space they need to reveal their essential qualities. Only in the last 30 minutes does it become something of a gallop to the finishing post. True, the horrors of the boarding school could be more horrific; the grime of Victorian London and its toothless inhabitants could be grimier and less cosmetic. But as always with a superior production of a Dickens novel, the richness and depth of the drama outweigh such minor quibbles. As for the cast, James D'Arcy's Nicholas is pitch-perfect: part cipher for the injustices and despair he encounters, part emblem for the triumph of goodness, an innocent whose eyes are quickly forced open to the darker realities of life. These darker realities are congealed in Charles Dance's relentlessly chilling, heartless Ralph Nickleby. This is a deceptively complex performance; even as we cheer the gathering forces which finally extinguish his increasingly desperate power, the awful tragedy of his end still elicits a discomforting ounce of sympathy. Gregor Fisher as the one-eyed Squeers and Pam Ferris as his fearsomely lascivious wife are outstanding in an ensemble of fine character actors. And Lee Ingleby's Smike gives our tear ducts a good workout while steering just the right side of sentimentality. On the DVD: Nicholas Nickleby is presented in widescreen format with Dolby Digital soundtrack, and has all the technical qualities you might expect from the DVD release of a modern television production. Extras include cast filmographies, a Dickens biography and a list of his work, all of which add to the disc's merits as a literary educational tool. --Piers Ford