Drama

• We Bought a Zoo | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £14.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (33.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Directed by Cameron Crowe and with an all-star cast featuring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Peter Riegert, Elle Fanning and Angus Macfadyen, WE BOUGHT A ZOO is a story about finding joy, the power of family, and the triumph of hope.

• Martha Marcy May Marlene | DVD | (03/06/2013) from £7.45   |  Saving you £12.54 (168.32%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Martha Marcy May Marlene creates a sense of uneasy suspense within seconds of coming on screen: a young woman, who will be known by all the title names at various times in the movie, is escaping from a rural commune of some sort. And not just a commune, but by the looks of it, a cult--an impression that will grow as Martha flashes back to her experiences once she reaches the safety of her sister's antiseptic country place. It is part of director Sean Durkin's design that we experience the film as Martha's point of view, which means there may be some question about whether she's an emotionally unstable person to begin with or simply in a legitimate terror about the traumatising events that have unfolded for her in recent months. Although the film has one storytelling contrivance (Martha withholds her experiences from her sister, when a little exposition would help matters tremendously), in general Durkin keeps a lid on this simmering situation, and he's got a good compositional eye that only occasionally tips over into preciousness. Sarah Paulson and Hugh Dancy play Martha's complacent but concerned sister and brother-in-law, and John Hawkes (Winter's Bone) is a spellbinder as the commune leader, a manipulator of subtle skill. (With some stories like this, you have a hard time believing cult followers could fall for these creepy charismatics; in this one, Hawkes demonstrates how such things might happen.) The movie's most unexpected and alluring touch is the performance by Elizabeth Olsen, as Martha; this younger sister of the child-star Olsen twins brings a zonked-out centre of gravity to the part. She's got just a bit of blankness, too, which enhances the movie's well-wrought guessing game. --Robert Horton

• Capote | DVD | (03/05/2010) from £4.90   |  Saving you £15.09 (307.96%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in this look at US literary legend Truman Capote.

• The Hole | DVD | (17/01/2011) from £7.20   |  Saving you £12.79 (177.64%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From director Joe Dante comes a teen horror 3D adventure that explores the fears and secrets buried in the mind of young people.

• Limbo | DVD | (25/10/2021) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ben Sharrock's critically adored Limbo is a wry, funny and poignant cross-cultural satire that subtly sews together the hardship and hope of the refugee experience. Set on a fictional remote Scottish island, it follows a group of new arrivals as they await the results of their asylum claims. Among them is Omar (Amir El-Masry), a young Syrian musician struggling with the guilt, regret and grief that comes with leaving his former life behind. This deadpan comedy-drama from a bold new voice in British cinema shines a light on the hearts and lives of those at the centre of a crisis that is mostly only experienced through the headlines.

• Kingdom - Series 1 | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £4.90   |  Saving you £15.09 (307.96%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Stephen Fry plays Peter Kingdom the country solicitor standing up for the little guy. Although he has a large and varied case load some funny some sad. Peter uses the law to care for his clients and those around him. Big-hearted and slightly eccentric Peter appears to be content but his life is overshadowed by the mysterious disappearance of his brother. Fry stars alongside a distinguished cast including Hermione Norris Celia Imrie Phillida Law Tony Slattery Richard Wilson Joss Ackland and newcomer Karl Davies..

• Paradise Alley (HD DVD) | HD DVD | (03/11/2008) from £16.30   |  Saving you £-6.31 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Carboni Boys. They haul ice lay out stiffs and dance with monkeys. Sylvester Stallone is fighting the odds again this time in the wrestling ring. Cosmo Carboni and his two brothers dream of getting out of Hell's Kitchen (circa 1946) and into the big time. The exit signs point to Paradise Alley a sleazy private club where the floorshow consists of raucous wrestling matches with big purses. Stallone not only starred in and wrote this action-packed film he also made his directorial debut in this tale of three guys who could take anything Hell's Kitchen could dish out.

• Quai Des Orfevres | Blu Ray | (05/03/2018) from £14.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A marriage that has fallen on hard times is further tested by the couple's implication in a murder. Jenny Lamour (Suzy Delair) is a music hall chanteuse married to her pianist husband Maurice (Bernard Blier). Keen to get ahead, Jenny leaps at the chance when an ageing wealthy businessman (Charles Dullin) offers her the chance of some gigs. However, when she agrees to a meeting at his home and he is found dead later in the evening - Maurice's untamed jealousy is in the frame. A Maigret-esque detective, Antoine, played by Louis Jouvet leaves no stone unturned in his exceedingly private investigations of the down-at-heel showbiz couple's sad, tempestuous life. Features: The Criminal Apogee Of Henri Georges Clouzot

• Age of Consent - Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (26/11/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on Norman Lindsay's controversial autobiographical 1935 novel, Age of Consent is the story of an artist (James Mason), grown tired of producing art for wealthy Americans, who moves to the wilds of Australia's Great Barrier Reef where he meets Cora (Helen Mirren), a teenage girl who inspires him and becomes his muse as well as the object of his desire. The penultimate film from the great Michael Powell (Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes, Peeping Tom) Age of Consent explores the obsessive nature of an artist approaching the twilight of his career. Misjudged and mis-handled on its initial release (when the distributor removed key scenes and re-scored the film), Age of Consent is now regarded as one of Powell's key works. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES: Two presentations of the film: The Film Foundation's 2005 restoration of the original 106-minute Director's Cut; and the 96-minute 1969 Theatrical Version The John Player Lecture with Michael Powell: The Beauty of the Image (1971): archival audio recording of the celebrated filmmaker in conversation with Kevin Gough-Yates at London's National Film Theatre The Guardian Interview with Michael Powell (1986): archival audio recording of the filmmaker in conversation with Sheila Whitaker at the National Film Theatre Audio commentary with film historian Kent Jones (2009) Ian Christie on Michael Powell and ˜Age of Consent' (2018): the respected academic and author of Arrows of Desire: Films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger discusses Powell's life and work Making 'Age of Consent' (2009, 17 mins): Kevin Powell, composer Peter Sculthorpe and editor Anthony Buckley recall the turbulent production and release history of the film Martin Scorsese on ˜Age of Consent' (2009, 6 mins): the acclaimed director discusses the impact and legacy of Powell's film Helen Mirren: A Conversation with Cora (2009, 13 mins): the award-winning actor reflects on one of her earliest and most memorable film roles Down Under with Ron and Valerie Taylor (2009, 10 mins): a conversation with the celebrated underwater photographers Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional photography and publicity material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Samm Deighan, an overview of contemporary critical responses and historic articles on the film UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited Edition of 3,000 copies

• Memoria (Limited Collector's Edition) | Blu Ray | (25/07/2022) from £21.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the extraordinary mind of Palme d'Or winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 'Memoria' stars Academy Award-winner Tilda Swinton as Jessica Holland, who, after hearing a loud 'bang' at daybreak, begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of Colombia. She experiences auditory hallucinations and tries to find the sources of the sounds causing her insomnia. Soon, she begins to confront the unsettling sights and sounds that call her identity into question.Winner of the Jury Prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival, and nominated for the Palme d'Or, Memoria offers a unique meditative exploration of memory and the human condition.Special Collector's Dual format DVD and Blu-ray + UK Theatrical Poster + Collector's Edition Booklet - A collection of interviews and articles, plus cast & crew biographies, presented in a specially printed limited run booklet, which also contains additional behind the scenes photos and film stills from the production.Product FeaturesQ&A with Simon Field - Tilda Swinton talks with Simon Field at the ICA as they discuss Memoria, from the film's inception, how she became involved, filming in Colombia, and how audiences have received the film worldwide (duration 30m).Q&A with Peter Bradshaw - British writer and chief film critic at The Guardian talks with Tilda Swinton and director Apichatpong Weerasethakul in a fascinating insight into the making of Memoria (duration 27m)Roundtable Discussion - A engaging discussion between Simon Field, Tilda Swinton, director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, producer Diana Bustamante, editor Lee Chatametikool, and sound designer Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr as they each offer their own specialist insights into the making of Memoria (approx 48m).Behind the Scenes - Get a glimpse of what happens behind the scenes in three specially selected sequences from the on-location shoot of Memoria in Colombia.Photo gallery - A special selection of stills going behind the scenes of Memoria

• Wuthering Heights | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £4.95   |  Saving you £5.04 (101.82%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Wuthering Heights is Emily Bronte's classic tale of all-consuming love. When Mr. Earnshaw encounters Heathcliff a ragamuffin orphan he kindly brings the boy into his home and makes him part of the family. And from the start Heathcliff falls hopelessly in love with the daughter of the house the beautiful headstrong Catherine. She adores him too but when a wealthy neighbour woos her Catherine's material instincts get the better of her and she agrees to marry the man. However Catherine discovers that she cannot forget Heathcliff so easily... and that not even death can make them part...

• Jesus Of Nazareth | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £19.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (25.01%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From before the nativity to the Crucifixion and Resurrection Jesus Of Nazareth brings to life all the majesty and sweeping drama of the Gospels. This extended version features an additional 2 hours of footage not seen before! Robert Powell plays Jesus and a star-studded international cast adds depth and humanity to the roles of the saints sinners and ordinary people who walked in the footsteps of the Lord. The film shows the setting and background for the birth childhood and many miracles of the Messiah culminating in the Divine Resurrection. Directed by Oscar nominee Franco Zeffirelli and acclaimed by critics and religious leaders worldwide Jesus Of Nazareth tells the greatest of all stories with tremendous emotion and splendour.

• Once Upon A Time In America (2 Disc Special Edition) | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  They grew up in the violent immigrant ghetto of New York's Lower East Side: Max and Noodles Cockeye and Patsy Deborah and Fat Moe. They grew up on the streets and they grew up fast. Fighting their way to the top of the heap they took a vow to stick together but that's not how things worked out. Leone's commanding epic traces the destinies of four men from childhood on the streets through their violent rise to power and maturity during Prohibition as fully fledged hoods. De Niro is magnificent as ""Noodles"" Aaronson one of the four forced by murder and betrayal to flee New York in 1933. When he is mysteriously summoned back in 1968 he discovers that the tragic and bloody events surrounding his betrayal are not as they once seemed... 'Once Upon A Time In America' is director Sergio Leone's astonishing gangster melodrama an epic exploration of the dark side of the American dream. Ten years in the planning Leone's film is the work of a master storyteller - grandly conceived rich in detail and thrilling in the depth and originality of its vision.

• Taste Of Cherry (1997) (Original Title Ta'm E Guilass - Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (24/08/2020) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The first Iranian film to win the Palme d'Or, this austere, emotionally complex drama by the great ABBAS KIAROSTAMI (Close-up) follows the middle-aged Mr. Badii (The Kite Runner's HOMAYOUN ERSHADI) as he drives around the hilly outskirts of Tehran looking for someone who will agree to dispose of his body after he commits suicide, a taboo under Islam. Extended conversations with three passengers (a soldier, a seminarian, and a taxidermist) elicit different views of mortality and individual choice. Operating at once as a closely observed, realistic story and a fable populated by archetypal figures, Taste of Cherry challenges the viewer to consider what often goes unexamined in everyday life. Special Features: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Project, Abbas Kiarostami's 39-minute 1997 sketch film for Taste of Cherry, made with the director's son Bahman Kiarostami New interview with Iranian film scholar Hamid Naficy Rare 1997 interview with Abbas Kiarostami, conducted by Iranian film scholar Jamsheed Akrami Trailer New English subtitle translation PLUS: An essay by critic A. S. Hamrah

• Ratcatcher (The Criterion Collection) | Blu Ray | (19/10/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The New Girlfriend | DVD | (21/09/2015) from £8.45   |  Saving you £7.54 (89.23%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend.

• 30 Degrees in February | DVD | (06/07/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Leaving the cold and snow of Scandinavia for the warm, sandy beaches of Thailand in the dead of winter is more than a dream, more than a holiday for a handful of Swedes. It's the beginning of a life-changing adventure, a fresh start, a new life. For the long-suffering wife of an abusive ex-pilot, it's a chance to be treated with dignity and to taste the joys of freedom. For a lonely engineer who always dreamed of a loving family with several children, it's the absurd plan of marrying a young Thai woman. And for an overambitious single-mother architect recovering from a stroke, it's a possibility to relive the past with her two daughters on an island called Happiness. As their lives move deftly from one jolting event to another, they realise that while it may be impossible to completely leave their Nordic lives behind, it is possible to transcend their limits and reach satisfying moments of self-fulfilment.

• Agatha Christie's Marple - The Complete Collection | DVD | (17/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Geraldine McEwan takes over the coveted mantle of the titular super sleuth in a box set of all-star cast adaptations of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novels. Episodes Comprise: 1.Sleeping Murder 2.The Sittaford Mystery 3.The Moving Finger 4.By The Pricking Of My Thumbs

• The Rite | DVD | (06/12/2004) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Rite was Ingmar Bergman's first made-for-television project. It explores an issue that he continued to return to throughout his career: the artist's place in society and the often troubled relationship betwen men and women. Filmed with a cast of just four principal actors the story revolves around three close friends including a husband and wife who make up a theatre troupe. They have been prohibited from performing a short play called 'The Rite' and are brought before the l

• The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Edith Holden's hugely successful book 'The Country Diary Of An English Lady' has been published in 13 languages and has sold millions of copies all over the world. Filmed entirely on location in and around Warwickshire Dartmoor and London this special DVD version is a faithful adaptation of the famous nature diary and stars Pippa Guard as Edith Holden and James Coombes as Ernest Smith.