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• Airwolf - Vol. 1 | DVD | (09/04/2001) from £11.08   |  Saving you £-1.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Airwolf appeared only two years after Knight Rider and, perplexingly, the same year as the short-lived Blue Thunder series. However, creator Donald P Bellisario had spent more than a little time in fully conceptualising this series. Although the format allowed for stories-of-the-week, a B-plot always ran as background motivation for the individual tales. This was a trick Bellisario would also use to good effect later in Magnum P.I. and Quantum Leap. The hook that sustains the audience here is an extremely bitter sub-plot: Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) is a peculiar anti-hero to root for since he is effectively being held to ransom and doing the same in return. His brother St. John is held captive somewhere and until his release the Airwolf chopper is Hawke's to keep hidden and use under the covert instructions of "Archangel". His best friend Dominic Santini (the ever-appealing Ernest Borgnine) is a surrogate father figure caught up in the family history. All this pre-determined angst means this is never a show that plays itself for laughs. Very specific character flaws are upfront from the beginning. We are hammered over the head with the idea of Hawke being a tortured intellectual; hence the cello, log cabin retreat and inability to smile. Of course the real star is the spurious technology showcased in the Mach One helicopter armed to the teeth and able to defy the laws of physics on a regular basis. As the mid-80s looked increasingly to the lighter side in most television successes, Airwolf is a rare display of aggression. Justice is fought, but dig only a little way and the moral motivations are often in question. Toward the end of its third season things began to lose coherence and after a year's pause the show was magically resurrected with an all-new cast. It didn't last. --Paul Tonks

• The Proprietor (the Merchant Ivory Collection) | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A story of changing times constant relationships and reconciliation with the past.

• Denver The Last Dinosaur - Vol. 1 | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Denver The Last Dinosaur has been in suspended animation for 65 million years but now he is everyone's newest friend. Filled with magic warmth and friendship Denver always finds himself in the middle of unexpected adventures. A bit hit on British TV in the late 80s this is Denver's DVD debut and includes the original feature length episode.

• The Jerk, Too | DVD | (04/09/2017) from £6.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mark Blankfield stars as Navin Johnson, an orphan raised by a kindly family who found him in their mailbox. Leaving home for the very first time, Navin is a natural victim, preyed upon by people around him and life s circumstances. But Navin is also gifted- he s so intensely good that only good things happen to him. In the midst of all the chaos, Navin always lands feet first, sometimes leaving a trail of destruction behind him.

• Howl's Moving Castle (Limited Edition Sleeve Design Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Singin' in the Rain - 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (01/12/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Black Narcissus | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When Bernardo Bertolucci went to the Himalayas to film Little Buddha, so the anecdote runs, he was disappointed by the scenery. Somehow, the real thing didn't quite live up to what he'd been led to expect by Powell and Pressburger's Black Narcissus. It's not hard to see why he felt let down. Their film is almost ridiculously gorgeous--a procession of saturated Technicolor, Expressionist angles, theatrical lighting and overwrought design. It has a good claim to being the high watermark of lushness in the British cinema (and, incidentally, every original foot of it was actually shot in Britain). No wonder it took the Oscar for colour cinematography (shot by Jack Cardiff) as well as for art direction and set decoration (created by Alfred Junge).Audiences loved it on its first release, but the critics were cooler: hadn't the story been upstaged by the baroque images? Well, probably, but that's not altogether a bad thing, since the plot--quite faithful to Rumer Godden's popular novel --isn't wholly free of corn. A group of five Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) establish a school and hospital in a former harem among the Himalayan peaks. The wind blows, the drums pound, the Old Gods stir, and one by one the celibate sisters succumb to unchaste thoughts, above all Sister Ruth (Kathleen Byron, terrific in the role), so consumed by erotic yearning for the one Englishman in sight (David Farraar) she puts on crimson lipstick, wears her wimple-free tresses like an early Goth and takes a downward turn. (Black Narcissus features the greatest scene involving a nun and a high place this side of Hitchcock's Vertigo and Jacques Rivette's La Religieuse.) Silly, to be sure, but also sublime at times and as curiously entertaining as it is picturesque. --Kevin Jackson

• Ma Vie Est Un Enfer | DVD | (26/05/2003) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A dowdy nurse Leah (Josiane Balasko) is in love with her boss (Richard Berry) but he only has eyes for bimbos. She sells her soul to the Devil's apprentice Abargadon (Daniel Auteuil) in return for a new bimbo makeover to snare her boss...

• Offenbach: La Vie Parisienne | DVD | (14/02/2002) from £43.98   |  Saving you £-13.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Offenbach's 1867 La Vie Parisienne is perhaps the quintessential French comic operetta: a broad satire on Paris society set against the backdrop of the 1867 Exposition and the descent of easily lampooned foreigners on to the city; sharp moments that Molière would be proud of; undercurrents of quick-fire farce, confusion, lust and mistaken identity; and a rich cast of characters racing inexorably to a can-can finale. This 1991 production by the Lyon National Opera presents a welcome opportunity to revel in a uniquely Gallic confection rarely seen outside France. It's also a chance to enjoy one of Offenbach's most inventive, melodic scores in which the starring musical role and many of the best tunes go to the orchestra, here conducted by Jean-Yves Ossonce. This is no accident: the operetta was originally created for a company of actors who relied on pastiche and the composer's help to get them through their "numbers". Not so these singers, of course. As Metella, the languorous courtesan who is responsible for the unravelling debacle, Helene Delavault is in meltingly good voice for her show-stopping rondeau, "A minuit sonnant commence la fete". Her sparring suitors Gardefeu (Jean-Francois Sivadier) and, particularly, Bobinet (Jacques Verzier) combine marvellous visual comedy with fluid singing and there is some dazzling vocal work from the supporting cast. It's a long piece, but hugely enjoyable. On the DVD: La Vie Parisienne has the usual, excellent booklet notes of ArtHaus DVD releases, which go some way to compensate for a disappointing lack of extras. Time, surely, to introduce some on-screen history or cross-references to other relevant works. The picture quality is good and sharp, although the 4:3 format does little justice to Carlo Tommasi's sweeping, stylish sets. The PCM Stereo soundtrack provides an adequate orchestral experience while managing to muffle much of the spoken dialogue. --Piers Ford

• Coronation Street - 1973 | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Coronation Street was first broadcast in December of 1960 and since then has gone from strength to strength in establishing itself as the nation's favourite soap opera. With a more light hearted slant on the genre Coronation Street has always drawn viewers from across the generations and its longevity is tribute to it's across the board appeal. On this DVD we take a look back to 1973 and eight classic episodes from that year.

• Tarare - Salieri | DVD | (21/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Salieri opera peformed at the 1988 Schwetzinger Festspiele. 'Tarare' tells the story of the Spirit Of Nature who creates new people in an attempt to cleanse the human race. The results bring love and jealousy. Sung in French.

• Undue Influence | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Available for the first time on DVD! Things look bad for Laurel when her ex-husband's pretty new and much younger wife Melanie is murdered after the two have a fight. Her lawyer is frustrated because he knows Laurel is innocent but her lies keep her the number one suspect. Laurel has a secret which she is not prepared to reveal - that Melanie seduced Laurel's 16-year-old son and was pregnant to him. The son enraged that she would choose his father over him shot her. But will Laurel continue to take the blame for her son even to the chair?

• Coronation Street - 1977 | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £31.98   |  Saving you £-18.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Coronation Street was first broadcast in December of 1960 and since then has gone from strength to strength in establishing itself as the nation's favourite soap opera. With a more light hearted slant on the genre Coronation Street has always drawn viewers from across the generations and its longevity is tribute to it's across the board appeal. On this DVD we take a look back to 1977 and eight classic episodes from that year.

• The Big Combo | DVD | (22/10/2012) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-3.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Police Lt. Diamond is told to close his surveillance of suspected mob boss Mr. Brown because it's costing the department too much money with no results. Diamond makes one last attempt to uncover evidence against Brown by going to Brown's girlfriend, Susan Lowell.

• Laurel And Hardy - Flying Deuces | DVD | (27/08/1999) from £5.98   |  Saving you £18.01 (301.17%)   |  RRP £23.99

  One of their best movies digitally remastered. The boys are still indulging in their same old head bumping pants falling dead-pan slapstick comedy routines with water squirting in Oliver's eyes as the most persistent device to win a laugh. The story devised from a French farce - is a situation and a little more. Stan and Ollie join the French foreign legion in order that they may forget a lost love. They try to desert because of the insufficient pay (3 cents a day) are caught and

• The Maisie Collection: Volume 2 | DVD | (26/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Luis Bunuel DVD Collection - Vol. 2 | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A triple bill of classic Luis Bunuel films, comprising 'That Obscure Object Of Desire', 'Phantom Of Liberty' and 'The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie'. That Obscure Object Of Desire: A passenger on a train pours a bucket of water over a young girl at the platform. Seemingly a random act, the man recounts in flashback how he came to be so obsessed with the girl... Phantom Of Liberty: Perhaps Bunuel's most surreal film, consisting of a series of loosely realted vignettes. <...

• Domicile Conjugal | Blu Ray | (29/09/2014) from £9.99   |  Saving you £12.99 (185.57%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Francois Truffaut's filmic alter ego Antoine Doinel (first seen in 'Les Quatre Cents Coups') is once again the subject in this fourth of a series of five films. Antoine experiences the early years of marriage and faces fatherhood and adultery with a beautiful Japanese girl.

• Bloodsport / Enter The Dragon | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  A well-oiled Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut in what may be one of the few kickboxing films to be based on a true story. The Muscles from Brussels plays Frank Dux, the first Westerner ever to win the extreme "whupfest" known as the Kumatai (a long-running, no-holds-barred fighting tournament in Hong Kong). While a bit deficient in the script department (to say the least), this undeniably exciting flick succeeds by letting Van Damme play to his strengths: namely, minimal acting and a lot of impossibly acrobatic splits while kicking people in the head. Bloodsport is a guilty-pleasure testosterone blast of the highest order, with a memorable villain (the massive Bolo Yeung from Enter the Dragon) and a multitude of well-choreographed fight scenes. An embarrassed-looking Forest Whitaker cameos as a hapless (and non-kickboxing) cop. --Andrew Wright

• The Scarlet Tunic | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £6.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (129.08%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Stuart St. Paul's adaptation of the classic Thomas Hardy short story 'The Melancholy Hussar'. Deserting German Hussar Matthaus Singer (Barr) falls madly in love with solicitor's daughter Frances Groves (Fielding) whereby she is torn by her duty and her desire. Frances' father (Shepard) would prefer her to marry the weasly suitor Humphrey (Sessions). The passion flows but will the heart be stronger than the outside forces set on keeping the lovers apart?