Documentary

• West End Jungle | DVD | (30/04/2012) from £17.99   |  Saving you £-14.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Banned on its original release in 1961, West End Jungle gives the definitive insight into the seedy reality and cunning artifice of the sex-workers of early 60's Soho. Now re-released as special expanded collector's edition with two additional archive shockumentaries, and a pop promo by the legendary Marc Almond. The Street Offences Act of 1959 cleared the over painted harridan face of the West End - the prostitutes - off the streets of Soho. Genuinely seedy and filmed in the private member's clubs, the 'actual places of vice' - that resulted from the change in the law, West End Jungle bears witness to the array of less than salubrious establishments that offered tawdry strip shows for audiences comprised of bald heads and moist avid eyes. London railway termini are seen as the ideal locale for pimps to secure ripe plums for the picking - naive country girls who can be seduced into a life of vice. Within days, the weak willed glamour-hungry bumpkins become skillful, heartless gold-diggers. The striptease clubs are a battlefield, the punters very much seen as 'mugs' to be reeled in by the hostesses for all the money they've got! West End Jungle paints a less than complimentary picture of the men who solicit sex workers in clubs which are little more than high grade cattle markets, one hooker stating, One of these days I'm going to burst out laughing in one of their stupid faces! Shrewd businessmen are reduced to lecherous imbeciles in the company of two giggling working girls. Another man pays a tragically poor Marilyn Monroe look-a-like to 'model' for him only to be entitled to five minutes of peering at a girl who needs a good wash. DVD includes:Documentary: Skin Deep (18 mins) Directed by Arnold L. Miller, this was the first shockumentary to document the intricacies of intimate cosmetic surgery in full colour! Documentary: Get 'Em Off (1976, 26 mins) Directed by Miller's contemporary Harold Baim, this film goes behind the scenes of one of London's top strip-tease clubs. Pop Promo: Marc Almond 'Variety' (2010, 3 mins) - Made from footage from 'West End Jungle'. Newsreel: Clubs Galore! (Soho 1958). Newsreel: Sir John Wolfenden on Prostitution and the Street Offences Act 1959. Interview: Director Arnold L. Miller in Conversation in 2009.

• Ross Kemp - The Afghanistan Collection | DVD | (16/01/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The complete collection of Afghanistan adventures with ex-Eastenders hardman turned investagative journalist, Ross Kemp.

• Antonio Gaudi (Criterion Collection) | Blu Ray | (09/03/2020) from £22.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Catalan architect ANTONI GAUDÍ (18521926) designed some of the world's most astonishing buildings, interiors, and parks; Japanese director HIROSHI TESHIGAHARA (Woman in the Dunes) constructed some of the most aesthetically audacious films ever made. In Antonio Gaudí, their artistry melds in a unique, enthralling cinematic experience. Less a documentary than a visual poem, Teshigahara's film takes viewers on a tour of Gaudí's truly spectacular architecture, including his massive, still-unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona. With camera work as bold and sensual as the curves of his subject's organic structures, Teshigahara immortalizes Gaudí on film. Special Edition Features High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Interview with architect Arata Isozaki from 2008 Gaudí, Catalunya, 1959, footage from director Hiroshi Teshigahara's first trip to Spain Visions of Space: Antoni Gaudí, an hour-long documentary from 2003 on the architect's life and work BBC program on Gaudí by filmmaker Ken Russell Sculptures by SofuVita, a 1963 short film by Teshigahara on the sculpture work of his father, Sofu Teshigahara Trailer PLUS: An essay by art historian Dore Ashton, a 1986 reminiscence by Hiroshi Teshigahara, and excerpts from a 1959 conversation between Hiroshi and Sofu Teshigahara on their trip to the West

• Stephen Fry & The Gutenberg Press | DVD | (21/03/2011) from £5.27   |  Saving you £9.72 (64.80%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The printing press was the world's first mass-production machine. Its invention in the 1450s changed the world by sparking a cultural revolution which shaped the modern age. In this BAFTA nominated programme Britain's national treasure Stephen Fry investigates Johann Gutenberg the elusive inventor of the printing press. Stephen's investigation discovers the lengths to which Gutenberg went to keep his project secret and uncovers the importance of printing in medieval Europe. To really understand the man Stephen must get his hands dirty assembling a team of craftsmen to build a working copy of Gutenberg's original press. Can Stephen's team match the achievement of Gutenberg's medieval craftsmen?

• The Great War Poets | DVD | (09/06/2014) from £11.49   |  Saving you £-0.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The shattering experience of the Great War in the trenches took its toll on a generation of men who were called up to fight in the nightmare of the trenches. The experience proved so awe inspiring that for many the experience could only be summed up in verse. Today their work has become famous for its poignancy and sense of loss. Young men such as Wilfred Owen, John McCrae, and Rupert Brooke were cut down in their prime yet their memory lives on in the brief flowering of immortal verse. .

• 20,000 Days on Earth | DVD | (20/10/2014) from £7.90   |  Saving you £12.09 (153.04%)   |  RRP £19.99

  20 000 days on earth is a bold and unique look at one of music’s most mysterious and charismatic figures the iconic musician and writer Nick Cave. Directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard present a vision of an artist in a way that is unconventional yet undeniably intimate while also exploring more universal themes of creativity and how we choose to spend our time on the Earth. The film presents Cave’s personal analysis of his own life and creative processes. He shares humorous tales of times past with bandmate and frequent collaborator Warren Ellis and engages in enlightening discussion with those who have affected his life both professionally and personally including former Bad Seed Blixa Bargeld actor friend Ray Winstone and perhaps most notably Kylie Minogue with whom Cave collaborated on his breakout hit Where the Wild Roses Grow.

• Joanna Lumley's Nile | DVD | (10/05/2010) from £17.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (11.12%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Joanna Lumley's Nile

• Wild Style Limited Edition 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (01/12/2025) from £27.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  HERE'S A LITTLE STORY THAT MUST BE TOLD...In early 1980s New York City, independent filmmaker Charlie Ahearn and downtown artist Fred Brathwaite ventured uptown with the aim of capturing an exciting new underground scene that was happening in the South Bronx, a scene that featured graffiti artists, breakdancing b-boys and two turntables and a microphone. The result was Wild Style, and to many viewers it was their first glimpse of the musical and cultural phenomenon called hip-hop.In this unique hybrid of fiction and documentary, the story of lone graffiti artist Lee Zoro Quiñones trying to achieve success on his own terms is brought to vivid life with support by Fred Fab 5 Freddy Brathwaite, Sandra Lady Pink Fabara and Patti Astor, and with historic music performances by such luminaries as Grandmaster Flash, Busy Bee, The Fantastic Five, The Cold Crush Brothers and The Rock Steady Crew. To create the score, Chris Stein (Blondie) would collaborate with Brathwaite to produce the actual breakbeats to be used in the film, an inspired decision that would provide a source of obsession among crate diggers for decades to come.Endlessly sampled, imitated and debated, Wild Style is the truest portrait of the hip-hop scene during its early years, and remains one of the most important music films ever made. Arrow Films is proud to present Wild Style in an exclusive new 4K restoration with hours of brand-new bonus features, vintage interviews and featurettes.4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTSPerfect bound collector's book featuring new and archival essays and articles, alongside an extensive collection of stills and artwork from the film Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options Double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options Exclusive mini-version of the Wild Style issue of Hip-Hop Family Tree comic book by Ed Piskor Three Wild Style logo stickersDISC 1 - FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD) Brand new 4K restoration from the original 16mm negative by Arrow Films 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Newly restored original lossless mono audio Optional English subtitles Brand new audio commentary with Jeff Chairman Mao and Andrew Monk One Mason Legacy commentary featuring director Charlie Ahearn and Fred Fab 5 Freddy Brathwaite Down by Law: Creating the Music of Wild Style, a brand new interview with Charlie Ahearn, Chris Stein and Fred Fab 5 Freddy Brathwaite Theatrical trailer Image galleryDISC 2 - EXTRAS (BLU-RAY) The Origin Story, an interview with Lee Quiñones and Fred Fab 5 Freddy Brathwaite Studio/Benchmark, an interview with Lee Quiñones Archive footage from Wild Style's 1983 Japanese Tour Two panel discussions and footage from the Wild Style 40 exhibition ZDF TV Wild Style 30th anniversary featurette Rammellzee in the Battle Station featuretteFeaturettes from the Wild Style 20th, 25th and 30th anniversary shows Smith Projects Gym (1977) Archival featurettes and interviews from the players and performers of Wild Style Outtakes Subway Rap music video 2025 Restoration and Theatrical trailersDISC 3 - LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE CD Exclusive new Wild Style Megamix by Jorun Bombay Original radio spots by Fab 5 Freddy and Queen Lisa Lee Rare alternate mixes of Subway Rap and Wild Style Theme Rare audio outtakes from the film and soundtrackRare 1983 radio interview with Charlie Ahearn

• Irreplaceable | DVD | (06/03/2017) from £14.69   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  For the past thirty years, Dr. Jean-Pierre Werner has been working as a general practitioner in the countryside, far away from any other medical facility. When he finds out that he suffers from a serious illness, Werner is left with no choice but to find a replacement, although he considers himself irreplaceable French box-office star François Cluzet (Untouchable) headlines this engaging and compelling drama that takes a realistic look at rural medicine.

• Crowded House - Farewell to the World | DVD | (20/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In 1996 Crowded House played to over 120 000 fans at Sydney Opera House in their last ever performance; this is the DVD of that momentous Farewell To The World concert. Disc 1 - Track List: 1. Mean To Me 2. World Where You Live 3. When You Come 4. Private Universe 5. Four Seasons In One Day 6. Fall At Your Feet 7. Whispers and Moans 8. Hole In The River 9. Better Be Home Soon 10. Pineapple Head 11. Distant Sun 12. Into Temptation 13. Everything Is Good For You 14. Locked Out 15. Something So Strong 16. Sister Madly 17. Italian Plastic 18. Weather With You 19. It's Only Natural 20. There Goes God 21. Fingers Of Love 22. In My Command 23. Throw Your Arms Around Me 24. Don't Dream It's Over 25. End Credits - Farewell To The World Concert Disc 2: 1. 'Planning The Event' - Documentary 2. 'The Day They Brought The House Down' Documentary 3. Channel 7 'Witness' 4. Italian Plastic (Photo Gallery Plus Audio) 5. Instinct (Photo Gallery Plus Audio) 6. End Credits - Farewell To The World DVD

• Look Back, Don't Stare - A Film About Progress | DVD | (06/12/2010) from £3.99   |  Saving you £16.00 (401.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This superb DVD features a full DVD about exceptional new album Progress alongside 20 minutes of extra out takes.

• Post Tenebras Lux | Blu Ray | (22/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Juan (Adolfo Jiménez Castro) is a wealthy industrialist who has chosen to live with his wife and two children away from the trappings of wealth and the city. Yet isolation in this superficially idyllic rural landscape seems to have brought little peace to his world. Juan's marriage to Natalia (Nathalia Acevedo) is suffering under the strain of sexual ennui the banal rigors of bringing up young children and living in a community where he is clearly an outsider. The morality of family life is further complicated by Juan's post-colonial Mexican ethnicity and position as an employer and elite landowner in a country with an increasingly divergent wealth divide. Carlos Reygadas' (Battle in Heaven Silent Light) latest won Best Director in Cannes 2012. It's a gorgeous allusive masterpiece examining marriage poverty class gender our place in nature and how evil lives with us in the most intimate and ordinary of places. It's a wonder. Special Features: Trailer Interviews

• Janis: Little Girl Blue | DVD | (09/05/2016) from £6.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (128.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Janis Joplin is one of the most revered and iconic rock & roll singers of all time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who thrilled millions of listeners and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1971 at age 27. With Janis: Little Girl Blue, Oscar-nominated director Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil, West of Memphis) examines Joplin's story in depth for the first time on film, presenting an intimate and insightful portrait of a complicated, driven, often beleaguered artist. Click Images to Enlarge

• Jamie Oliver - Jamie At Home | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £5.72   |  Saving you £14.27 (249.48%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this series Jamie Oliver goes back to his roots -A proper cooking show for modern-day people (BOSH!).

• McLibel | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £12.30   |  Saving you £5.69 (46.26%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The true story of the people who refused to say McSorry, and in doing so, changed the world.

• Stanley Tucci Searching For Italy Series 1&2 | DVD | (16/10/2023) from £22.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Marc - Complete Series | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £11.98   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Marc Bolan's much-sought-after and little-seen special available on DVD for the first time. The Marc Bolan series was a TV showcase for the former T-Rex frontman to perform music present new talent and chat to some very famous guests! Made in the summer of 1977 just before his tragically early death Marc showcases the songs of Marc Bolan and T-Rex sung live by Bolan in the Granada studios. Tracklist: 1. Sing Me A Song 2. I Love to Boogie 3.Celebrate Sum

• Plastic Man - The Complete Series | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £8.96   |  Saving you £4.03 (44.98%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A seemingly happily married man embarks on an affair with devastating consequences.

• Britain's Home Front At War - London Can Take It | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £11.43   |  Saving you £1.56 (13.65%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This collection features seven different wartime films looking at life in London from the outbreak of war through the Blitz to the V-Bomb menace. London Can Take It! (1940): This celebrated film co-directed by Humphrey Jennings was aimed at American audiences with reporter Quentin Reynolds praising the courage and resilience of Londoners during the Blitz. The First Days (1939): A quiet portrait of London in the first days after war had been declared awaiting the inevitable onslaught. Neighbours Under Fire (1940): This inspiring short film shows Londoners rallying around to help one another during the fury of the Blitz when - in just one night alone - 1200 people suddenly found themselves homeless. Christmas Under Fire (1941): A moving and vivid portrait of Christmas 1940 when Londoners swapped the intimacy of the fireside for shelter in the capital's tube stations. Ordinary People (1942): A day in the life of ordinary Londoners trying to get on with their lives and contribute to the war effort - and waiting for the seemingly inevitable air raid sirens to sound again. London Scrapbook (1942): Bessie Love Basil Radford & Leslie Mitchell star in this vivid portrait of London at war intended for American audiences to help them appreciate the experience of living in a war-torn city. Second Battle Of London (1944): A tribute to the work of Anti-Aircraft Command under General Sir Frederick Pile in defending London against waves of German V-1 Flying Bombs.

• DVD DANCING-TAP DANCING Parts 1,2,3 & 4 | DVD | (13/07/2009) from £12.89   |  Saving you £5.10 (39.57%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Hot Tap 1: An introduction to some of the basic single sounds from which tap is built. From walking and stamping through to a short tap dance routine. Hot Tap 2:This programme demonstrates how steps build in complexity and takes you through a series of ten lessons. Hot Tap 3: Timesteps are traditional tap steps that have been handed down from generations and have been collected from the simplest to the trickiest. Hot Tap 4: Features ten lessons that show you how to use rhythm from missing beats to using repeated patterns in fun ways.