Drama

• Three Films By Somerset Maugham - Trio / Encore / Quartet | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £24.93   |  Saving you £0.06 (0.24%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Three Films By Somerset Maugham: Trio Encore and Quartet (3 Discs)

• Mary Queen of Scots | DVD | (27/10/2014) from £7.79   |  Saving you £7.20 (92.43%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A queen who lost three kingdoms. A wife who lost three husbands. A woman who lost her head.

• Pioneers of African-Amercian Cinema (5-Disc Blu-ray Set) | Blu Ray | (21/11/2016) from £58.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This very special collection illuminates one of the most fascinating and unjustly neglected corners of American movie history Martin Scorsese Explore the landmarks of early African-American film with this extensive collection of features and shorts. One of the most fascinating chapters of film history, the so-called race films of 1920s, 30s and 40s America rallied against the prejudiced conventions of the time. Starring, written, produced and directed by African-Americans, these pioneering films refined an innovative style that set them apart from the Hollywood establishment. Showcasing the works of influential filmmakers such as Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams, Zora Neale Hurston, and James and Eloyce Gist, the Pioneers of African-American Cinema is a newly restored collection of rare and nearly-forgotten films that celebrates the enduring influence of these overlooked visionaries.

• Blindspotting | DVD | (04/02/2019) from £4.40   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Collin (Daveed Diggs) must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles (Rafael Casal), work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men's friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighbourhood they grew up in. Longtime friends and collaborators, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal co-wrote and star in this timely and wildly entertaining story about friendship and the intersection of race and class set against the backdrop of Oakland. Bursting with energy, style, and humour, and infused with the spirit of rap, hip hop, and spoken word, Blindspotting, boldly directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada in his feature film debut, is a provocative hometown love letter that glistens with humanity.

• Greyfriars Bobby | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £5.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (167.39%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The story of Edinburgh's most famous four-legged friend comes to life.

• J. Edgar | Blu Ray | (11/06/2012) from £14.55   |  Saving you £11.70 (88.04%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The complicated life of J. Edgar Hoover is thoughtfully and quietly distilled into a feature film by director Clint Eastwood. J. Edgar is a movie, therefore, that’s free of fuss. Told mainly through an older Hoover reciting back his life story, it’s a conventional structure that allows Eastwood to cherry-pick some of the most interesting moments from the contrversial life of the man who was the first director of the modern day FBI. J. Edgar, as a movie, is sometimes a little too cautious for its own good, sidestepping one or two areas of its subject’s life. But in the title role, Leonardo DiCaprio is in excellent form. Sometimes weighed down by ageing make-up, but always able to hold the screen, it’s his central performance that’s the compelling reason to watch the movie. Judi Dench has less to work with as his mother, although Armie Hammer fares better as Clyde Tolson, the man who may or may not have been Hoover’s lover. The disc release does dig into Hoover a little bit more, with a feature exploring the complexity of the man. At the very least, it serves as a starting point to find out more about one of the most fascinating people in modern American history. The film and disc certainly scratch the surface on him, and there’s plenty here to like and admire. They do leave you with a lot more to discover, though… --Jon Foster

• Madam Secretary - Seasons 1-4 Boxset (DVD) | DVD | (24/09/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Meet Elizabeth McCord (Téa Leoni): wife, mother, Ph.D, former CIA analyst... and now, America's newest Secretary of State. She left the world of covert intelligence behind for ethical reasons to lead an academic lifestyle with her supportive husband Henry (Tim Daly) and her teenage children. But the sensitive nature of her work creates tension at home when she's forced to keep secrets from Henry, who has recently been reactivated as an intelligence asset. As tensions mount with Russia and chaos brews in the Middle East, Elizabeth answers directly to President Conrad Dalton (Keith Carradine), trying to steer the world back from the brink of war while navigating the complex agenda of Chief of Staff Russell Jackson (Zeljko Ivanek). After the McCord family becomes the focus in a sinister stalking case, Henry is assigned to take down a violent doomsday cult, whilst Elizabeth uses her sage counsel to ensure President Conrad Dalton's re-election. Catch all the political and personal drama intertwined in 90 globe-spanning episodes, over 22 discs, accompanied by eye-opening special features.

• The Men (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (16/05/2022) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Struggling to come to terms with his injuries, a paraplegic war veteran turns to his doctor, fiancé and former comrades as he adjusts to a new way of life. Featuring a powerhouse performance from Marlon Brando in his first feature film, The Men is a poignant reflection on the life-changing impact of paraplegia and the support networks that help those affected rehabilitate and integrate back into society. Directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring a stellar supporting cast including Teresa Wright (Shadow of a Doubt) and Everett Sloane (Citizen Kane), this Hollywood landmark is presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. Product Features Audio commentary by filmmaker and film historian Jim Hemphill Illustrated booklet with new essays by Philip Kemp, Scott Harrison and Victoria Millington Other extras TBC Newly commissioned sleeve art by Jennifer Dionisio

• Shameless - Series 6 - Complete | DVD | (17/05/2010) from £13.98   |  Saving you £23.00 (191.83%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Shameless the BAFTA award-winning and brilliantly funny drama series from writer Paul Abbott follows the roller coaster lives and loves of the highly un-orthodox yet extremely tightly knit Gallagher family. Head of the family in name only is Dad Frank - a feckless charmless self-pitying unemployed bully - a model father. Since mum went AWOL dad hit the bottle leaving his six remarkably well-balanced children Fiona Lip Ian Debbie Carl and Liam to fend for themselves. But the Gallaghers need not worry anymore now they've teamed up with the local gangsters the Maguires who continue to explode the myth of a conventional family.

• Saturday Night Fever | Blu Ray | (17/07/2017) from £14.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The years have endowed Saturday Night Fever with a powerful, elegiac quality since its explosive release in 1977. It was the must-see movie for a whole generation of adolescents, sparking controversy for rough language and clumsily realistic sex scenes which took teen cinema irrevocably into a new age. And of course, it revived the career of the Bee Gees to stratospheric heights, thanks to a justifiably legendary soundtrack which now embodies the disco age. But Saturday Night Fever was always more than a disco movie. Tony Manero is an Italian youth from Brooklyn straining at the leash to escape a life defined by his family, blue collar job and his gang. Disco provides the medium for him to break free. It was the snake-hipped dance routines which made John Travolta an immediate sex symbol. But seen today, his performance as Tony is compelling: rough-hewn, certainly, but complex and true, anticipating the fine screen actor he would be recognised as 20 years later. Scenes of the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge, representing Tony's route to a bigger world, now have an added poignancy, adding to Saturday Night Fever's evocative power. It's a bittersweet classic. On the DVD: Saturday Night Fever is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround soundtrack, both of which help to recapture the unique atmosphere of the late 1970s. The main extra is a director's commentary from John Badham, with detailed descriptions of casting and the improvisation behind many of the scenes, plus the unsavoury reality behind Travolta's iconic white disco suit. --Piers Ford

• Blue Sky (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (25/01/2021) from £9.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Relocated to a secretive Alabama army camp, military engineer Hank (Tommy Lee Jones) is assigned to work on a series of hazardous nuclear tests. Morally compromised, Hank becomes embroiled in a dangerous conflict with his superiors as he determines to expose the testing; a complex situation compounded by the volatility of his erratic wife, Carly (Jessica Lange). The final film by director Tony Richardson (released posthumously after his death), and featuring outstanding performances from Lee Jones as the whistleblowing patriarch and Lange, who won an Academy Award for her role, Blue Sky is a thrilling finale to one of cinema's most distinguished and celebrated careers. Extras Original trailer **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with a new essay on the film by Jim Hemphill and full credits Other extras TBC

• Fatal Love | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £4.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (20.04%)   |  RRP £5.99

  An inspiring commercial artist Alison Gertz was young white and upwardly mobile from a strong upper middle class family. She was heterosexual not promiscuous had never used intravenous drugs and had never had a blood transfusion. Yet her life and the lives of her family and friends are changed radically by her diagnosis as having AIDS at the age of 22. One moment of passion changed Alison Gertz's life forever.

• La Bamba | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £24.98   |  Saving you £-18.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Born to poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American dream. The life of rock and roll legend Ritchie Valens bursts across the screen in this celebrated music-filled movie with star-making performances by Lou Diamond Phillips as Richie and Esai Morales as his half-brother Bob. La Bamba depicts the 17-year-old Mexican-American's rocket rise to fame from field laborer to rock star with a string of hit singles and a date with destiny. Fueled by Valens' hit songs performed

• An Angel For May | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £10.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  After stumbling upon a portal to the past in the ruins of an old Yorkshire farmhouse Tom a troubled schoolboy is whisked back to the time of the Second World War. With a loveable sheep dog named Tess as his only guide he meets Sam Wheeler a kindly farmer (Tom Wilkinson) and May an orphaned evacuee about his own age. Learning to cope with the dangers and difficulties of life in this time helps Tom come to terms with his own family problems. Back in the present he discovers something terrible has happened to his friends just a few days after his visit and he is desperate to get back to the past to save them... even if doing so has consequences he could never dream of.

• Now Is Good | DVD | (21/01/2013) from £6.54   |  Saving you £9.45 (59.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Tessa must determine how she uses every moment, compiling a catalogue of things a normal teenager would experience, so that she doesn't miss out.

• Bad Lieutenant | DVD | (26/08/2003) from £13.49   |  Saving you £-0.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Gambler. Thief. Junkie. Killer. Cop... He's the kind of cop who steals drugs off a dead man's body the kind of father who'd rather feed his drug habit than his family... His badge means nothing to him other than the right to act like the very criminals he's supposed to be chasing and the fierce anger beneath his personality is only fuelled by his addiction to heroin crack and alcohol. But when a beautiful young nun (Frankie Thorn) is raped on the altar of a local church the 'Bad

• High Hopes (Remastered) | Blu Ray | (07/03/2022) from £13.04   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  High Hopes by award-winning Writer and Director, Mike Leigh (Mr Turner, Secrets & Lies) depicts a slice of the lives of Shirley (Ruth Sheen) and Cyril (Phil Davis), a working-class couple in London. Cyril finds it hard to cope with his family; especially when his elderly Mum (Edna Dore) locks herself out and must ask her yuppie neighbours for help, and his social-climbing sister Valerie and her crass husband decide to throw a surprise party for their mum's 70th Birthday which has disaster written all over it. On top of all of this, Shirley wants a baby but how does this fit in with Cyril's Marxist ideals of a perfect world? Created from the Newly Restored Director-Approved 2K Digital Transfer

• Prime Suspect 1 to 7 Box Set | DVD | (06/11/2006) from £19.99   |  Saving you £80.00 (400.20%)   |  RRP £99.99

  Prime Suspect 1 (1991): When DCI Jane Tennison (Mirren) takes over the running of what appears to be an open and shut murder case her investigations lead her into a male dominated world and the hunt for a serial killer. Prime Suspect 2 (1992): DCI Tennison begins an investigation into the death of a young girl whose body is found in the back garden of a house in London. Prime Suspect 3 (1993): Chief Inspector Jane Tennison investigates the discovery of a male prostitute's charred body in the burnt-out flat of a transsexual... Prime Suspect 4 - Inner Circles (1995): Detective Superintendent Tennison investigates the mysterious death of a local country club manager and is led to a hidden political scandal... Prime Suspect 4 - Scent Of Darkness (1995) A series of brutal sex murders disturbingly similar to the pattern of Tennison's first major case leads to the awful suggestion that she may have caught the wrong man... Prime Suspect 4 - The Lost Child (1995): Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison's return to London's Southampton Row is complicated by personal upheaval and an investigation into the disappearance of a child... Prime Suspect 5 - Errors Of Judgement (1996): Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison has been transferred to Manchester and finds herself in a world she does not know surrounded by people she cannot trust and invloved with a man she cannot have. Her latest case is destined only to make things worse... Prime Suspect 6 - Last Witness (2003): Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) returns for a sixth investigation and another battle with the male establishment. Tennison is back in London heading a large murder squad dealing with numerous cases. She's facing the prospect of early retirement and has ambitious underlings snapping at her heels. When the body of a young Bosnian woman is found with evidence of torture Tennison takes personal charge of the case. Her investigation leads her to one possibly two Serbian war criminals eager to silence the last witness to a massacre a decade before. Prime Suspect 7 (2006): This tense uncompromising drama by distinguished dramatist and novelist Lynda La Plante has received critically acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic; winning 14 international awards including a BAFTA for Best Drama Serial and Best TV Actress (Helen Mirren). Retirement loom large for Detective Inspector Tennison but as her exemplary career draws towards its inevitable conclusion Jane is paying dearly for 35 years of repressed rage and loneliness. When the body of a missing schoolgirl is discovered the hunt for her killer begins. However as Jane and her team struggle to track down the brutal child murderer the world-weary Detective Tennison begins to unravel.

• Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut Titans of Cult 4k Steelbook | Blu Ray | (25/04/2022) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This Watchmen Titans of Cult 3-Disc SteelBook set includes: Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut on 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Blu-ray Special Features disc Collectable SteelBook case Dr. Manhattan Enamel Pin 3 Rorschach Test Cards See the Ultimate Cut like never before in this exquisitely remastered version that intertwines the animated Tales of the Black Freighter into The Director's Cut of Watchmen. The year is 1985, and society's most famous superheroes are in danger. After the mysterious murder of Comedian, his former colleagues team up for the first time in years to investigate and survive. The secrets they uncover could jeopardise the entire world, but can they save us if they can't save themselves? Dive into this acclaimed, thrilling adaptation of the graphic novel that forever changed how we look at heroes. Product Features Technologies of a Fantastic World The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics Real Super Heroes, Real Vigilantes Video Journals (Webisodes) Viral Video: NBS Nightly News Music Video - My Chemical Romance song, Desolation Row Easter Egg Viral Video: The Keene Act & You

• Elizabeth Taylor Signature Collection (2011) | DVD | (10/10/2011) from £13.50   |  Saving you £16.49 (122.15%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The films included in the Signature collection are National Velvet (1944) the movie that made her a star Father of the Bride (1950) the classic that garnered 3 Academy Award* Nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Spencer Tracy Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958) Tennessee Williams' classic play about a southern family torn apart by greed with Paul Newman co-starring as the iconic Brick and Butterfield 8 an all-out Liz Taylor Tour De Force which won her the Academy Award* for Best Actress in 1960.