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• Dropping the soap | DVD | (12/02/2018) from £8.96   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The bubble is about to burst for the cast and crew of the long-running (awful) soap-opera Collided Lives when new Executive Producer Olivia Vanderstein (Jane Lynch) shows up. Yup- things are gonna get ugly. Bend Over, daytime! With an abundance of laughs, plus an Emmy winning performance by iconic Jane Lynch, ˜Dropping the Soap' is the camp classic your life desperately needs right now.

• Prism Illiya | DVD | (28/12/2015) from £19.98   |  Saving you £17.00 (94.50%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Sometimes a different decision has an entirely different outcome. rom normal school girl to magical girl Illyasviel von Einzbern's normal night has taken a turn for the unexpected. A magical wand called Kaleidoscope Ruby has rejected her old master and has instead set her sights on Illya to become the next great magical girl. Tasked with the duty of collecting the seven legendary Class Cards Illya at least has the guidance of Rin Tohsaka Ruby's previous owner to help her. Except she isn't the only one to fall prey to magic with classmate Miyu the new owner of Kalediostick Sapphire Ruby's younger half. As the pair are forced into battle just what do these opinionated wands have installed for the unlikely group? Watch the madness unfold as the Fate/stay night universe meets the madness of the magical girl. features: Clean Opening Clean Closing Bonus OVA episode  

• Adam in Fragments | DVD | (28/11/2022) from £9.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Amanchu - Standard | Blu Ray | (11/03/2019) from £20.18   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After moving from Tokyo to a small seaside town, 15-year-old Futaba is captivated by the ocean views and the vast expanse of water which she finds laid out before her. Unbeknownst to her, Futaba's fascination is shared by Hikari, who has lived in the town her entire life, and the two girl's lives intermingle unexpectedly when the introverted Futaba meets the outgoing and exuberant Hikari as one of her new classmates. Before she knows it, a whole new world is opened up to Futaba - a sparkling, shimmering world that exists under the sea, as her new-found friend helps her confront her fears and anxieties through the form of scuba diving. As her circle of friends grows, and with her confidence burgeoning, so Futaba finds the strength and self-assuredness to grow and develop with the support of those around her in this quietly touching and charming tale of friendship and finding yourself, lovingly animated by Production I.G. Contains the series on Blu-Ray with the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Episodes: Complete Series, Episodes 1-12

• Sansho Dayu | Blu Ray | (23/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Based on an ancient legend, as recounted by celebrated author Mori Ogai (in his short story of the same name, written in 1915), and adapted by Mizoguchi, Sansho Dayu [Sansho the Steward, aka Sansho the Bailiff] is both distinctively Japanese and as deeply affecting as a Greek tragedy. Described in its opening title as one of the oldest and most tragic in Japan's history, Mizoguchi depicts an unforgettably sad story of social injustice, family love, and personal sacrifice - all conveyed with exquisite tone and purity of emotion. Set in Heian era (11th century) Japan, it follows an aristocratic woman, Tamaki (played by Tanaka Kinuyo, who also stars in Mizoguchi's Ugetsu Monogatari), and her two children, Zushio (Hanayagi Yoshiaki) and Anju (Kagawa Kyoko), who are separated by feudal tyranny from Tamaki's husband. When the children are kidnapped and sold into slavery to the eponymous Sansho (Shindo Eitaro), the lives of each of the family members follow very different paths - each course uniquely, and insufferably, tragic. Famed for its period reconstructions and powerful imagery, often through the director's trademark long takes, Sansho Dayu is one of the most critically revered of all of japanese cinema - a Venice Film Festival Silver Lion winner that often appears in lists of the greatest films ever made.

• Immortal Story (Restored Edition) | DVD | (09/11/2015) from £9.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Welles' second-to-last feature, The Immortal Story is an adaptation of a book by Danish author Isak Dinesen and stars Jeanne Moreau. The year is 1860 in the Portuguese colony of Macao, Mr. Clay (Welles) is an aging, rich merchant, who is the subject of town gossip. He likes his clerk Levinsky (Roger Coggio), to read to him to help him relax in the evenings and one night he recounts a tale about a rich man who paid a poor sailor five guineas to father a child with his beautiful young wife. Mr. Clay has no wife and no heir to his fortune and resolves to make the story true...Levinsky approaches Virginie Ducrot (Moreau), another clerk's mistress, and strikes a bargain for 300 guineas. Now to find the sailor... Cast and Crew: Orson Welles / Jeanne Moreau / Roger Coggio / Norman Eshley. Director Orson Welles Awards and Reviews: Berlin International Film Festival 1968, Nominated Golden Bear, Orson Welles. ˜A sumptuous experience' - Time Out ˜The ending of is amongst the most beautiful and self-contained in all of Welles' cinema' - Senses of Cinema

• Ugetsu Monogatari / Oyu-Sama (Masters Of Cinema) | DVD | (21/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Ugetsu Monogatar: Mizoguchi's Ugetsu Monogatari [Tales of the Rain and Moon] is a highly acclaimed masterwork of Japanese cinema. Based on a pair of 18th century ghost stories by Ueda Akinari. Amidst the pandemonium of civil war potter Genjuro (Mori Masayuki) and samurai-aspirant Tobei (Ozawa Sakae) set out with their wives in search of wealth and military glory respectively. Two parallel tales ensue when the men are lured from their wives: Genjuro by the ghostly charm of Lady Wakasa (Kyo Machiko); Tobei by the dream of military glory. Famed for its meticulously orchestrated long takes and its subtle blending of realistic period reconstruction and lyrical supernaturalism Ugetsu Monogatari is an intensely poetic tragedy that consistently features on polls of the best films ever made. Oyu-Sama:Another literary adaptation - this time of a story by one of Japan's modern literary masters novelist Tanizaki Jun'ichiro - Mizoguchi's Oyu-sama [Miss Oyu] is a poignant and contemplative tale of two sisters and their ill-fated relationship with the same man. At the core is Mizoguchi-regular Tanaka Kinuyo (who also stars in Ugetsu Monogatari) as the eponymous Oyu the older sister who allows marital customs to dictate the lives of those caught up in this complex love triangle. Continuing the director's fascination with the relationship between affairs of the heart and the social mores that shape and sometimes destroy them Mizoguchi transforms his subject matter into the realm of the transcendental through the use of long mobile shots - an approach that reaches its apotheosis in a take of almost six minutes - infused with humanity and emotion.

• Kill la Kill - Collector's Edition Part 2 of 3 | DVD | (23/03/2015) from £42.05   |  Saving you £7.94 (18.88%)   |  RRP £49.99

  As they enter the final stages of the great King of the Hill battle Ryuko must face Uzu Sanageyama again after defeating the other three members of the Elite Four. But the combat is brought to a sudden halt when a mysterious girl clad in a gothic Lolita outfit and an eye patch suddenly appears... Her name is Nui Harime and she claims to have killed Ryuko’s father Dr. Matoi! What will Matoi do and why does Satsuki seem so unconcerned? Find out in the second part of Kill la Kill! Contains 10 episodes (Eps 10-19) across 2 DVDs in deluxe packaging with artbook. Japanese with English subtitles AND English dub included on disc. Bonus Features: Collector’s packaging Clean opening and closing Further bonus content to be announced

• Black Orpheus | Blu Ray | (04/07/2016) from £9.45   |  Saving you £12.54 (132.70%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Marcel Camus's 1959 update of the Greek myth features an all-black cast and a story set in the frenetic energy of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Orpheus, a trolley car conductor and superb samba dancer, is engaged to Mira but in love with Eurydice. For his change of heart, Orpheus and his new doomed lover are pursued by a vengeful Mira and a determined Death through the feverish Carnival night. Camus at once demystifies and remystifies the old story, shifting not only its location but its tone and context, forcing a re-evaluation of the legend as a more passionate, pulsing, sensual experience. The film is really one-of-a-kind, an absolute whirl that barely needs words. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• La Femme Nikita/Subway | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Nikita (1990): After being convicted of killing a cop street-tough Nikita must choose between her own execution or training with a top-secret government agency to become an assassin. Given a new identity new skills and a new life by her mentor Bob (Tcheky Karyo) Nikita becomes ""Josephine "" a seductive sophisticated knockout who's also a brutally efficient killing machine. Luc Besson's Nikita is the stylish high-voltage thriller that revolutionized the action genre with a sexy gun-wielding woman as its main character. Starring Jean Reno Jean-Hughes Anglade Jeanne Moreau and Anne Parillaud in the title role (winning her a 1991 Best Actress Cesar Award) Nikita achieved cult status worldwide inspiring an American remake and a hit U.S. television series. Powered by some of the most adrenaline-pumping action scenes ever filmed Nikita redefined femme fatale for a new generation. Subway (1985): Christopher Lambert plays a hipster thief who falls in love with the bored and beautiful wife of the millionaire he just robbed. She wants her stolen papers back and he wants her heart. With gangsters and Metro police on their tail the two seek refuge in the wild labyrinth beneath the subway and team up with the strange characters including a drummer (Jean Reno) who inhabit this subterranean world. The result is Luc Besson's hilarious rocking adventure!.

• A Map for Love | DVD | (10/02/2014) from £18.88   |  Saving you £-5.89 (-45.30%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Roberta is a lesbian living in Santiago with her young son. She spends her days balancing work and bringing up her child and things have definitely become wilder since she started her relationship with Javiera. Javiera is an actress a singer an erotic performer and a philosopher; a woman of the world. But Roberta's biggest problem is her mother Ana who spends too much time reminiscing about the past and not concentrating on the future. When Roberta tells Ana about her female lover Ana's reaction isn't the most positive so Roberta decides that a sailboat trip will be the best way to bring her mother around and introduce her to Javiera. Whilst on the small boat the three women find themselves trapped in a claustrophobic situation filled with confrontation and revelations. As Roberta's mother and girlfriend get to know each other Roberta finds herself questioning everything and wondering whether the decisions she made in her life are the correct ones.

• The Conformist | Blu Ray | (27/02/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  At the peak of his creative powers the 29 year old Bernardo Bertolucci, eschewed the influence of mentor, Jean-Luc Godard and partnered up with Vittorio Storaro and developed his own style for one of the most visually dazzling, politically and psychologically intriguing and possibly greatest of all Italian films.Told in a non linear structure that would go on to influence The Godfather Part II (not the only influence on Coppola’s film), the story begins in Rome, 1938. Marcello (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is a young fascist who takes on the job of assassinating his former professor who has fled to Paris. With his girlfriend (Stefania Sandrelli) in tow he meets the professor and his young wife (Dominique Sanda). A thriller as well as study of Italian politics and psychological character, Bertolucci’s Oscar nominated adaptation of Alberto Moravia’s novel (an adaptation Moravia greatly admired) has gone on to influence filmmakers such as Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese and Michael Mann and remains one of the great triumphs of world cinema.Arrow Academy is proud to present Bernardo Bertolucci’s masterpiece on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

• Protégé | DVD | (08/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  "Protege" is a stimulating exploration of the complex relationships within the multilayered, international drug manufacturing and distribution syndicates of today.

• Lortzing - Zar Und Zimmermann | DVD | (02/01/2007) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  What better legacy could an opera-house director leave behind him than a string of excellent theatrical productions! Composer/director Rolf Liebermann (1910-1999) certainly succeeded in doing this - particularly during the 14 years from 1959 to 1973 that he spent in charge of Hamburg State Opera. During the Lieberman era the company in this northern German city embarked on a new artistic and administrative course that had - and still has - an impact on the entire operatic scene in central and western Europe.It is significant in terms of Rolf Liebermann's artistic credo that he selected Joachim Hess' 1969 production of Albert Lortzing's comic opera Zar und Zimmerman (The Tsar and the Carpenter) to be included amongst the August ranks of his 13 opera films. What he was certainly trying to achieve was as varied as possible a documentation of the performing capabilities of the Hamburg opera community during this period. Millions of television viewers (in those days) were to be given the opportunity to share the experience.It may seem strange nowadays, but all that needs to be said regarding the production is that the story, in terms of libretto and music, has been realised on a simple 1:1 basis - with all the technical skills available to film-makers in the late 1960s.

• Finally, Sunday | Blu Ray | (13/10/2014) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region B DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), French ( Dolby Linear PCM ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.66:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Commentary, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Claude Massoulier is murdered while hunting at the same place than Julien Vercel, an estate agent that knew him and whose fingerprints are found on Massoulier's car. As the police discovers that Marie-Christine Vercel, Julien's wife, was Massoulier's mistress, Julien is very suspected. But his secretary, Barbara Becker, while not quite convinced he is innocent, defends him and leads her private investigations... SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, Ceasar Awards, ...Finally, Sunday ( Vivement dimanche! ) ( Confidentially Yours (Finally, Sunday!) ) (Blu-Ray)

• Rocky | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £14.94   |  Saving you £2.05 (12.10%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Starring Zayed Khan, Minissha Lambs & Isha Sharwani

• Viruddh | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  They pushed him too far...Now bear the consequences. An ageing couple are forced to search for their faith in human values and society after the death of their only son Amar. In the process they undergo the most testing struggle of their lives.

• Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela | Blu Ray | (07/04/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Pyaasa | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  PYAASA is the story of the life and loves of an unsuccessful poet who could achieve neither fame nor prosperity in his lifetime. Vijay is a poet whose poems none of the old traditional publishers accept. They want poems on love not on hunger. Vijay's home life is miserable. Since leaving College he has not settled down to any job. His brothers taunt and insult him and sell the paper on which his poems are written as waste papers to a grocer for a few annas. Vijay in trying to trace the papers finds that a woman has taken them away from the grocer. He then comes across the streetwalker who had taken away his manuscript and remembered his songs by heart. He tries to retrieve his manuscript but fails. Meanwhile Vijay goes to the annual function of his college to recite some poems of his. There he meets Meena the girl with whom he had a flaming romance in his College days. Meena is married to Mr. Ghosh a publisher who offers him a job in his establishment.However the job does not last for long as the publisher gets suspicious of Meena's attachment to Vijay and the poet is once again without a job. While still jobless Vijay learns of the death of his mother - the breaking of the last link with his home. He is desperate and depressed. A friend misleads him and gets him drunk and then takes him to the house of a dancing girl. There Vijay witnesses the tragedy of the fallen women and feels for them. In the same locality he again comes across the streetwalker who sensing his frustration gives him her sympathy and encouragement. But Vijay tells her that he has made up his mind to end his life. The streetwalker puts him to sleep but finds him missing the next morning. After a few days the newspaper announces the news of his death. After his death his poems are published and become a great success. Vijay wins posthumous fame.PYAASA is the undying Spirit of man of the hopes and fears the frustrations and ambitions and the craving for love and friendship that is in every human heart.

• Sacred Heart | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £9.39   |  Saving you £10.60 (53.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Your secret heart is a sacred heart. Irene is a workaholic property developer who takes on a restoration project that will force her to explore her past; the last person to live there was her mother whom she barely remembers. After an encounter with a street urchin Irene's world begins to collapse as the building and her mother's life increasingly fascinate her.