New and Classic Films on DVD and Blu-ray

Podcast: Sundays and Cybele - Elements of Beauty

In this edition of the podcast, Graeme Hobbs looks at the 1964 Best Foreign Film Oscar winner, Sundays and Cybele, a profoundly moving and beautiful film.

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Our March Film Catalogue is out now!

Adorning our front cover is a striking image from The White Ribbon, it's our film of the month and real must-see. Inside, we've an excellent Oscars sale and a great line-up of reviews including An Education, Fritz Lang's M and An Inspector Calls.

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Blog: Transgressions of Cinema

After a hiatus of blog updates,we're back with a sparkling new look and a great new entry from James Oliver, inspired by our current Controversial Film Sale.

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Cinema review: Clint Eastwood's Invictus

Milo Wakelin is impressed by this engaging biopic of Nelson Mandela, here played by Morgan Freeman, which takes the 1995 Rugby World Cup as its backdrop.

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The films of Googie Withers - DVDs from £5.99

Explore the excellent back-catalogue of this very fine actress who is long overdue wider recognition.

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Two World Cinema DVDs for £12 - for one week only!

Any fan of world cinema will not want to miss this outstanding sale - the range and quality of the films on sale is mouth-watering!

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BBC Sale - Save up to 75% on over 100 DVDs!

Inspired by last Friday's release of the Mel Gibson remake, we present a massive BBC sale starring the original Edge of Darkness and many other great series.

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An Inspector Calls

Alastair Sim thought of himself as an essentially serious actor long after his reputation as one of Britain's all-time comedy colossi had been indelibly lodged in the minds of everyone else, and this definitive adaptation of J.B. Priestley's much-performed theatrical warhorse gives some idea of how his career might have panned out had he been offered more challenging parts - but his other major 1954 screen role was his legendary drag act as the headmistress of St. Trinian's.

Here, he's the inspector of the title, unexpectedly descending on the Birlings, a prosperous Northern family gathered to celebrate an engagement, to quiz each member individually about their links to a young woman who has apparently committed suicide. Despite initial appearances, this is no conventional detective thriller: Inspector Poole's deceptively avunc...