Drama

• Love And Basketball | DVD | (26/02/2001) from £9.07   |  Saving you £10.92 (120.40%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director Gina Prince-Bythewood, a former college athlete, puts a spin on this one-on-one tale of, as the title says, Love and Basketball. Sanaa Lathan (The Best Man) is the fiercely driven, hot-tempered Monica, a tomboy who gives her all for basketball. Omar Epps is Quincy, an NBA player's son who has pro dreams of his own. Next-door neighbours since first grade, they start as rivals (she flabbergasts the boy by outplaying him in a game of driveway pickup) and age into best friends and lovers. The romantic complications follow a familiar game plan, but the film throws a fascinating spotlight onto the contrast between men's and women's basketball. While Quincy plays college ball on huge courts to cheering, sold-out crowds, we see Monica's sweat, tears and sheer physical dedication in front of tiny audiences in small gyms and second-rate auditoriums. The story is pointedly set in the late 1980s, years before the establishment of the WNBA, so Monica's prospects for pro ball lie exclusively in Europe, while Quincy steps into the pros at home. It's a pleasure to see a character as passionate and fully developed as Monica, and Lathan gives a fiery portrayal (she had never played ball before the film, but you'd never tell from her performance). Prince-Bythewood favours her struggle over Quincy's and opens our eyes to her unique challenges with a sharp, savvy contrast. Alfre Woodard co-stars as Monica's harping mother (always trying to get her to be more ladylike) and Dennis Haysbert is Quincy's philandering father. Hoops fan Spike Lee produced. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

• The Mallen Secret | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £5.42   |  Saving you £4.57 (84.32%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Before the late Squire Thomas Mallen killed himself he left a trail of illegitimate children all over the hills of 19th Century Northumberland. One of them Miss Barbara is deaf and has been kept from the truth by her governess. Now a beautiful and wilful young woman she falls in love with her cousin Michael whose mother is also obsessed with keeping him ignorant of his own illegitimacy.

• Hell To Pay | DVD | (20/08/2012) from £9.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Hell To Pay is a modern reworking of Cane and Abel set in London's infamous underworld. Dave (Dave Courtney) and Larry (Billy Murray) are brothers who jointly run a prominent London 'firm'. The film opens with Larry trying to cover his tracks after he has 'knocked' a rival gang boss Murphy for 100 000 of drug money. This is the catalyst for a dramatic chain of events that will lead to double cross murder and ultimately full scale war between the brothers. Larry a

• The Butler | Blu Ray | (10/03/2014) from £5.00   |  Saving you £24.99 (499.80%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Academy Award nominated director Lee Daniels' (PRECIOUS) epic drama tells the story of White House butler Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), who serves during seven presidential administrations between 1957 and 1986.

• The Key To Rebecca (DVD) | DVD | (21/01/2019) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  How far would you go to unlock the truth? Set in Cairo during World War II, The Key to Rebecca follows a German spy as he tries to infiltrate the British high command during General Rommel's advance on Egypt. The stakes are high as the relentless struggle for victory is at hand. Based on the best-selling novel.

• Clue | DVD | (03/11/2003) from £5.38   |  Saving you £10.61 (197.21%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A murderously funny movie based on the famous board game. And now with this special DVD version you can see all 3 surprise endings! Was it Colonel Mustard in the study with a gun? Miss Scarlet in the billiard room with the rope? Or was it Wadsworth the butler? Meet all the notorious suspects and discover all their foul play things. You'll love their dastardly doings as the bodies and the laughs pile up before your eyes.

• Sicario 2: Soldado BD | Blu Ray | (29/10/2018) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In Sicario 2: Soldado, the drug war on the US Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) reteams with the mercurial Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro).

• Passport to Shame | Blu Ray | (23/03/2020) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A superior sexploitation thriller showcasing fiery performances from both Herbert Lom (as a sinister pimp) and Diana Dors (as one of his workers), Passport to Shame was the feature directorial debut for BAFTA-nominated Alvin Rakoff. With camerawork from Nicolas Roeg and a memorable performance from Odile Versois as the innocent caught up in a life of crime, it is presented here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Vicki, a young French girl on the run from the Parisian police, arrives in London. Believing herself to be safe, she is horrified to discover that Nick - a violent, scheming pimp - has designs on making her the latest acquisition to his girls of the night ... Special Feature: Image gallery

• War Dogs | Blu Ray | (26/12/2016) from £8.69   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on a true story, War Dogs follows two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami during the Iraq War who exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a $300 million deal to arm the Afghan Militarya deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government.

• The China Syndrome | DVD | (09/10/2003) from £13.97   |  Saving you £-7.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In 1979 The China Syndrome was the movie everyone was talking about thanks to the enormous publicity generated by the real-life Three Mile Island accident that not only mirrored the events depicted in the film but occurred just twelve days after the movie's release. Nominated for four Academy Awards - Best Actor (Lemmon) Best Actress (Fonda) Best Original Screenplay Best Art Direction The CHina Syndrome remains ""as explosive as the metaphor of its title"" (Los Angeles Herald Exa

• Land And Freedom | DVD | (10/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ian Hart stars as David Carr an idealistic young member of the British Communist Party who decides to join the leftist forces fighting fascism in 1936 Spain in this drama from director Ken Loach. The story is told in long flashbacks framed by the perspective of Carr's granddaughter who has found her recently deceased grandfather's diaries that detail his wartime experiences.

• Michael | Blu Ray | (28/05/2012) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This acclaimed Austrian drama focuses on five months in the life of paedophile who keeps a 10-year-old boy locked in his basement.A protg of Michael Haneke, Markus Schleinzer's Michael is a triumph of uneasy cinema. With an unorthodox level of restraint, the director tells the story of a dull office drone who keeps a kidnapped young boy locked in his house.Despite its subversive edge, Michael successfully drains the shock out of a frightening premise and instead delivers a keen observational thriller. From its opening minutes, Michael reveals its alarming plot with a patient, naturalistic atmosphere.

• All Creatures Great And Small - Series 3 | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Episodes Comprise: 1. Plenty to Grouse About 2. Charity Begins at Home 3. Every Dog His Day... 4. Hair of the Dog 5. If Wishes Were Horses 6. Pig in the Middle 7. Be Prepared 8. A Dying Breed 9. Brink of Disaster 10. Home and Away 11. Alarms & Excursions 12. Matters of Life and Death 13. Will to Live 14. Big Steps and Little 'Uns

• Action in Arabia | DVD | (16/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  World War Two is raging, and the flames of conflict are spreading to the Middle East. When ace journalist Michael Gordon - George Sanders at his smoothest - lands in Damascus, he finds a city crackling with spies, double dealing and femmes fatales. Nazi agents are trying to ally the Arabs to their cause and Gordon must stop them. If he doesn't, the whole war could be lost...With a cast headed by the peerless Sanders (Man Hunt, Moonfleet) and featuring some of Hollywood's most beloved actors - Gene Lockhart (Hangmen Also Die), Alan Napier (Ministry of Fear) and Marcel Dalio (Casablanca) - Action in Arabia is a classic adventure from the Golden Age.

• Night Beat | DVD | (22/06/2015) from £10.98   |  Saving you £1.00 (11.12%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Featuring the film debut of British screen siren and post-war sex symbol Christine Norden this Soho-set Brit Noir tells the story of two wartime friends whose civilian lives take very different paths. Featuring Ben Frankel's excellent musical score Nightbeat is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Don and Andy two young commando sergeants are demobilised from the army. Unable to find jobs that suit they both join the police – where Don does well and is soon promoted but Andy's rebellious nature makes it hard for him to accept discipline. When he becomes involved with a "good-time girl" Andy finds himself on a downward slope which puts both his career and life in jeopardy.

• Play it Cool Limited Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (03/03/2025) from £14.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Play it Cool is a chic and erotically charged drama starring popular Japanese singer of the day Mari Atsumi as a college girl negotiating her way through the male-dominated hierarchies of Tokyo's seductive but treacherous nightclub culture. Yumi (Mari Atsumi) is a pretty fashion student who shares a cramped home with her mother Tomi (Akemi Negishi, The Saga of Anatahan) and good-for-nothing stepfather Ryoichi. Tomi works at a local hostess bar and hopes for a better fate for Yumi. When Ryoichi violently forces himself upon her blossoming daughter, Tomi is not afraid to take action to protect her, an act which lands her in jail. Left to fend for herself, Yumi is taken in by her mother's former place of employment, where she finds herself fighting off the unwanted attentions of the men who swarm around her. Then one day, a rescue by handsome former lawyer Nozawa (Yusuke Kawazu, Cruel Story of Youth) from a vicious gangster seems to offer an escape into an altogether glitzier world, albeit one that turns out fraught with similar dangers. Arrow Films is proud to release this little-seen gem by one of Japan's most highly regarded directors of the 1960s, Yasuzō Masumura (Giants and Toys, Irezumi), a filmmaker known for his social satires and powerful portrayals of women, as Play it Cool is released for the very first time for the home video market outside of Japan in a brand new high-definition transfer. LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS ¢ High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation ¢ Original uncompressed mono audio ¢ Optional English subtitles ¢ Brand new audio commentary with critic and Japanese cinema specialist Jasper Sharp and professor and Japanese literature specialist Anne McKnight ¢ Too Cool for School, brand new video essay on Play it Cool and the career of writer-director Yasuzō Masumura by Japanese film scholar Mark Roberts ¢ Original theatrical trailer ¢ Image gallery ¢ Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella ¢ Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Earl Jackson

• Glengarry Glen Ross | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £6.23   |  Saving you £9.76 (156.66%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin star in this classic 1992 movie from director James Foley.

• Here Come The Munsters | DVD | (27/07/2015) from £6.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (85.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  All is not well for the Munsters. Their peaceful home in Transylvania is under siege from confused and bigoted local peasants. The Munsters are misunderstood and it's time to leave Europe and head to the land where anything goes. The great US of A! So Grandpa, Herman, Lily, Eddie and the adorable fire-breathing dragon Spot decide to pack their bags and head off to visit Aunt Elsa and Uncle Norman in America. Once they get there however, they find that all is not well with the relatives. Uncle Norman has mysteriously disappeared and Aunt Elsa has fallen into a catatonic state. Young cousin Marilyn (sadly a very ugly girl) has been left to cope alone. As if this wasn't enough, the nosy neighbours take offence at the tourists and the police are called.

• Breach | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A young FBI agent enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was ultimately convicted of selling secrets to the Soviet Union.

• The Turning Point | DVD | (06/03/2006) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The generations change but the choices remain the same. As young dancers they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee (Shirley MacLaine) left the stage for marriage and motherhood while Emma (Anne Bancroft) would become an international ballet icon. When Deedee's teenage daughter (Leslie Browne) is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star (Mikhail Baryshnikov in his film debut) the two women are forced to confront the choices