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• Donizetti: L'Elisir D'Amore (The Elixir of Love) | DVD | (11/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It's hard to think of a couple better suited to play the romantic leads in Donizetti's comedy L'Elisir d'amore than husband-and-wife team Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu. Both are charming on stage, and both have voices to die for: Gheorghiu's dark liquid tones are particularly spine-tingling, and her coloratura abilities awe-inspiring, and though Alagna has mainly concentrated on the more spinto (powerful) roles of the tenor repertoire, in 1996 when this live production was recorded his voice was just a little fresher and lighter and thus perfect for the bel canto gracefulness of Donizetti's writing. His performance of "Una furtiva lagrima", for example, is meltingly sung and free from all temptation to overplay the high notes. Frank Dunlop's 1920s-set production doesn't quite produce the belly laughs some stagings manage (in Dulcamara's patter song, for example), but has a certain small-town wistful charm nonetheless. The orchestral accompaniment under Donizetti expert Evelino Pidò is spot on, and never falls into the banal "oom-pah" trap that such simple writing can often lead to. Overall, it's a production of great charm. On the DVD: L'Elisir d'amore comes to disc with a 52-minute film on the history of the opera and its recording, with contributions from Alagna and Gheorghiu, and subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese. The Lyon opera house is particularly well set up for video recording, and Brian Large does a sophisticated job of capturing a live performance: it's hard to believe at some points that the cameras aren't actually on stage in the middle of the action. Just occasionally this leads to the singers not knowing where to look and seeming a trifle lost, but generally the performances work superbly well on the small screen. --Warwick Thomson

• The Enforcer | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £13.95   |  Saving you £-0.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  ""If you're smart you'll come down - if you're dumb you'll be dead..."" This fast paced crime/noir thriller is reminiscent of some of Bogart's best films of the 30's. Bogart plays a tough District Attorney who goes after an organized gang of killers based on the real life 'Murder Inc.' case. Bogart trades bullet for bullet when his chief witness falls mysteriously to his death and is given 24 hours to rebuild his case.

• The Count Yorga Collection | Blu Ray | (24/10/2022) from £38.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  RESTORED! REJUVENATED! REBORN! By the end of the 1960s the boom in Old World gothic horror had begun to wane in the face of present day terrors like the Vietnam war. In response, American filmmakers brought horror out of the past and into the present, and the classic movie monsters packed their bags and headed for the New World. Count Yorga, Vampire was among the first to successfully transpose the classic vampire, cloak and all, to a modern day setting as the Count played unforgettably by Robert Quarry arrives in the United States and settles in a Southern California mansion with his mysterious brides. A drive-in favourite from the moment it was released, a sequel soon followed. The Return of Count Yorga ups the ante and sees the sardonic Count on the streets of San Francisco, his sights set on an orphanage as a potential source of sustenance. Director Bob Kelljan (Scream Blacula Scream) delivers a one-two punch of classic cult cinema mixing chills, thrills, style, and suspense with a knowing wit that revels in the genre trappings. Presented in all new restorations by Arrow Films from new scans of the original camera negative, The Count Yorga Collection is a full blooded feast to die for! Product Features Brand new 2K restorations by Arrow Films of Count Yorga, Vampire and The Return of Count Yorga from new 4K scans of the original 35mm camera negatives High Definition Blu-Ray (1080p) presentations of both films Original lossless mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Illustrated perfect bound collector's book featuring new writing by film critic Kat Ellinger and horror author Stephen Laws, plus archive contributions by critic Frank Collins and filmmaker Tim Sullivan Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Heather Vaughan Fold-out double-sided posters for both films featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Heather Vaughan Twelve double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards Reproduction pressbook for Count Yorga, Vampire DISC ONE COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE Brand new audio commentary by film critic Tim Lucas Archival audio commentary by film critics David Del Valle & C. Courtney Joyner The Count in California, a brand new appreciation by Heather Drain and Chris O'Neill I Remember Yorga, a brand new interview with Frank Darabont in which the award-winning filmmaker talks about his love for Count Yorga, Vampire A Vampire in L.A., a brand new interview with actor Michael Murphy Fangirl Radio Tribute to Robert Quarry, an archival episode featuring host Jessica Dwyer in conversation with Tim Sullivan filmmaker, Yorga fan and friend of Robert Quarry Theatrical trailer Radio spots Image galleries DISC TWO THE RETURN OF COUNT YORGA Brand new audio commentary by film critic Stephen R. Bissette Archival audio commentary by David Del Valle & C. Courtney Joyner The Count and the Counterculture, a brand new interview with film critic Maitland McDonagh Chamber-music of Horrors, a brand new interview with David Huckvale about the scores for both films Archival interview with film critic Kim Newman Theatrical trailer Radio spots Image gallery

• Coffee And Cigarettes | DVD | (28/02/2005) from £11.24   |  Saving you £8.75 (77.85%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Short stories from Jim Jarmusch that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.

• The Sopranos: Complete Series 2 | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  The second series of The Sopranos, David Chase's ultra-cool and ultra-modern take on New Jersey gangster life, matches the brilliance of the first, although it's marginally less violent, with more emphasis given to the stories and obsessions of supporting characters. Sadly, the programme makers were forced to throttle back on the appalling struggle between gang boss Tony Soprano and his Gorgon-like Mother Livia, the very stuff of Greek theatre, following actress Nancy Marchand's unsuccessful battle against cancer. Taking up her slack, however, is Tony's big sister Janice, a New Age victim and arrant schemer and sponger, who takes up with the twitchy, Scarface-wannabe Richie Aprile, brother of former boss Jackie, out of prison and a minor pain in Tony's ass. Other running sub-plots include soldier Chris (Michael Imperioli) hapless efforts to sell his real-life Mafia story to Hollywood, the return and treachery of Big Pussy and Tony's wife Carmela's ruthlessness in placing daughter Meadow in the right college. Even with the action so dispersed, however, James Gandofini is still toweringly dominant as Tony. The genius of his performance, and of the programme makers, is that, despite Tony being a whoring, unscrupulous, sexist boor, a crime boss and a murderer, we somehow end up feeling and rooting for him, because he's also a family man with a bratty brood to feed, who's getting his balls busted on all sides, to say nothing of keeping the Government off his back. He's the kind of crime boss we'd like to feel we would be. Tony's decent Italian-American therapist Dr Melfi's (Loraine Bracco) perverse attraction with her gangster-patient reflects our own and, in her case, causes her to lose her first series cool and turn to drink this time around. Effortlessly multi-dimensional, funny and frightening, devoid of the sentimentality that afflicts even great American TV like The West Wing, The Sopranos is boss of bosses in its televisual era. --David Stubbs

• Soldier | DVD | (02/08/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Kurt Russell hits new heights in laconic action heroes with his portrayal of Sergeant Todd, born and bred to be a soldier in a futuristic army. Raised to kill mercilessly, living only for battle, he finds himself at the twilight of his career (and so-called life) when a regiment of genetically enhanced warriors threatens to make his brand of soldiering obsolete. Despite his extensive skills, he is no match for the best of breed of the new order and he's left for dead on a planet that serves only as a junk heap. There he encounters a ragtag group of castaways and in his own strange and silent way slowly begins to learn how to be less a killer and more a human. All is disrupted, though, when the genetic regiment arrives on the trash planet and decides to eradicate the local human "trespassers". Though Todd had been overmatched before, this time he has more than ever to fight for--a home and friends. Soldier is one of those rare sci fi movies that relies more on plot and action than special effects (though the trash planet is effectively wrought). The pace of action in the last half of the film is relentless and exciting and Russell's portrayal of the old warrior as he warms to human emotions relies more on expression than words--in fact, he barely utters more than a half-dozen lines. --Todd Nelson

• Brick | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.

• Red Lights | Blu Ray | (22/10/2012) from £7.33   |  Saving you £7.66 (104.50%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Red Lights centres on a psychologist (Sigourney Weaver), and her assistant (Cillian Murphy), whose study of paranormal activity leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic (Robert De Niro).

• When A Stranger Calls | DVD | (11/09/2006) from £6.85   |  Saving you £11.14 (162.63%)   |  RRP £17.99

  During an otherwise routine babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller.

• The Jacques Rivette Collection | DVD | (24/08/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Three classics form Jacques Rivette. Secret Defense is a gripping and fascinating dark Hitchcock style thriller about a scientist who is murdered by a family friend. In Vasavoir the theatre world is the setting. The characters all quick-witted well-read and cultured types revolve around each other in a delightful potpourri of theatre romance and theft. Histoire de Marie et Julien is a fascinating film and rather more interesting for its unusual stylistic approach to genre filmmaking dealing with death re-birth time and memory and is regarded as one of Rivette's long-lost phantom films.

• Der verlorene Soldat | DVD | (15/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Lady In The Van/A Street Cat Named Bob | DVD | (12/02/2018) from £10.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Lady In The Van Based on the true story of Miss Shepherd (played by the magnificent Maggie Smith), a woman of uncertain origins temporarily parks her van in Alan Bennett's (Alex Jennings) London driveway and proceeds to live there for 15 years. What begins as a begrudged favour becomes a relationship that will change both their lives. Acclaimed director Nicholas Hytner reunites with iconic writer Alan Bennett to create this rare and touching portrait. A Street Cat Named Bob Based on the true life story and international bestselling book, A STREET CAT NAMED BOB is a moving and uplifting film that will touch the heart of everyone. When London busker and recovering drug addict James Bowen (Luke Treadaway) finds injured ginger street cat Bob in his sheltered accommodation, he has no idea just how much his life is about to change. Features: The Lady In The Van The Making of The Lady In The Van featurette The Visual Effects featurette Playing the Lady: Maggie Smith as Miss Shepherd featurette Commentary with Nicholas Hytner Deleted Scenes A Street Cat Named Bob Behind the Scenes Featurette

• The Warrior And The Sorceress | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £14.14   |  Saving you £-6.15 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The mighty warrior Kain (David Carradine) crosses the barren wastelands of the planet Ura where two arch enemies Zeg (Luke Askew) and the evil degenerate Balcaz (William Marin) fight incessantly for control of the village's only well. Kain sees his opportunity and announces that his sword is for hire... but his eyes stay clearly on the beautiful captive sorceress Naja (Maria Socas) and his newly awakened purpose.

• The Collection | DVD | (20/03/2017) from £14.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A tale of secrets, lies and high fashion from writer Oliver Goldstick (Pretty Little Liars, Ugly Betty). A gripping relationship drama where scandal and secrets plague a fashion family's pursuit of success. Set in an illustrious Parisian couture house in 1947, the series explores the grit behind the glamour, and treachery beneath the glittering trappings of a business run by two clashing brothers. Paul is the acceptable face and business brain while reckless Claude is the creative genius in secret. They're nothing without each other, but rivalry, deception and hateful bargains made to survive the Nazi occupation threaten to topple this first family of fashion at every turn. Reinvention and transformation are fashion's ultimate metaphors. But can the Sabines escape their past? Starring: Richard Coyle (Life of Crime) , Frances de la Tour (The Lady in the Van) , Tom Riley (Da Vinci's Demons) , Mamie Gummer (The Good Wife) , Jenna Thiam (The Returned) , Max Deacon (Into the Storm) Writer: Oliver Goldstick (Ugly Betty, Pretty Little Liars) Director: Dearbhla Walsh (Penny Dreadful, The Tudors) Producer: Selwyn Roberts (Parade's End) Special Features: Designing the Times From Rags to Riches

• Too Many Crooks | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £4.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (100.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Too Many Crooks (1958) boasts an intricate plot in which Terry Thomas is being blackmailed for the hoards he's stashed away as a renowned tax dodger. Driving around in a Jaguar XK 150, a desirable sports car of the period, his intricate private life unravels as his put-upon wife, Brenda de Banzie, draws on her expertise as a wartime PT instructress to turn the tables on him by marshalling the support of a band of crooks (George Cole, Sidney James, Bernard Bresslaw and Joe Melia). Look out for the very funny court scene, where TT makes three appearances on separate charges before a bemused magistrate, John Le Mesurier. On the DVD: Too Many Crooks is in 4:3 ratio and has a mono soundtrack. The only extra feature is a trailer. More TT tomfoolery can be found in the three-disc Terry Thomas Collection. --Adrian Edwards

• Father of My Children | DVD | (21/06/2010) from £8.00   |  Saving you £9.25 (137.24%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The film follows a happily married father of three and an independent film producer who somehow manages to juggle the never-ending demands of his company with his domestic responsibilities.

• Time Team - Vol. 3 | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £39.98   |  Saving you £-14.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Tony Robinson and the Time Team return to DVD!

• Audrey Hepburn Collection Box Set | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £13.66   |  Saving you £36.33 (265.96%)   |  RRP £49.99

  This Audrey Hepburn Collection box set contains the following films: Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sabrina, Funny Face, Paris When It Sizzles and Roman Holiday.

• Gomorrah Complete Seasons 1 & 2 | DVD | (25/07/2016) from £55.33   |  Saving you £-30.34 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Gomorrah is the inside story of the fierce Neapolitan crime organisation the Camorra.

• The Forever Purge | Blu Ray | (18/10/2021) from £17.61   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The next thrilling instalment of the franchise from Blumhouse! One night is not enough as members of an underground movement, no longer satisfied with the annual night of anarchy and murder, decide to overtake America through an unending campaign of mayhem and massacre. No one is safe. On the morning after the Purge, a masked gang of killers attacks a wealthy Texas ranching family and their workers. Exposed by daylight, the two families are forced to band together and fight back as the country spirals into chaos and the United States begins to disintegrate around them.