War

• Goal! - The Impossible Dream / Goal 2 - Living The Dream | DVD | (28/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  You'd have to be a heartless curmudgeon to dislike a movie as enjoyably sincere as Goal! The Impossible Dream. Yes, the corny title tells you all you need to know about this rags-to-riches soccer tale, but like Hoosiers and Rudy, this conventional sports drama rises above its familiar plot with an engaging cast and some pleasant surprises along the way. The movie follows young Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) as he rises to prominence in the competitive world of British soccer, this one begins by showing how Santiago, an undocumented immigrant in Los Angeles, attracts the attention of a talent scout (Stephen Dillane), who arranges a tryout for England's prestigious team, Newcastle United. It's rough going for a beleaguered trainee who suffers from asthma, but soon Santiago is befriended by a hard-partying soccer star (Alessandro Nivola) and he's on his way to reaching his…Goal! It's all very inevitable, but director Danny Cannon makes the most of this inspiring story by exploiting the unexpected subtleties in an otherwise predictable screenplay: Santigo's relationship with his seemingly unsupportive father (Tony Plana) gains additional resonance as the story unfolds; a local nurse (Anna Friel) turns out to be more than a routine love interest; and Newcastle's German manager (Marcel Iures) is a wry, colorful character who works miracles with his unruly squad of players. Add some obligatory cameo appearances by real-life soccer stars including (of course) the great David Beckham, and you've got a modest, likable hit that delivers exactly what it promises, and a little bit more.--Jeff Shannon

• Germany Year Zero | DVD | (10/05/2010) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-2.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Year Zero in a divided Germany. With his father too ill to work his soldier brother terrified of being arrested as a war criminal and his sister reduced to cadging cigarettes from occupying troops 12 year old Edmund scours Berlin for any work he can find. However a meeting with his disgraced teacher who still clings to his Nazi ideals suggests a hideous solution to his problems. Completeing the war trilogy that Roberto Rossellini started with Rome Open City and Paisa this is one of the masterpieces of neo-realism. Unflinchingly depicting the dehumanising impact of defeat on a guilt-ridden nation this harrowing study of social disintegration is held together by an exeptional performance by Edmund Moeschke a circus hand who had never acted before and was chosen because he resembled Rossellini's recently deceased son Romano to whom the film is dedicated.

• It Came From Beneath The Sea | Blu Ray | (13/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Submarine commander Pete Mathews (Kenneth Tobey) and scientists Lesley Joyce (Faith Domergue) and John Carter (Donald Curtis) battle an angry sea monster driven from the depths of the ocean by an H-bomb explosion. In search of non-contaminated food this tentacled tyrant counts among its victims a fishing trawler and its passengers a family sunning at the beach several San Francisco skyscrapers and even the Golden Gate Bridge!

• Paranoid Park | Blu Ray | (28/04/2008) from £8.45   |  Saving you £11.54 (136.57%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When a security guard is killed outside Portland's notorious skate park, the titular "Paranoid Park", it's clear that 16 year old skateboarder Alex knows more than he's letting on.

• D-Day: Dog Company | Blu Ray | (01/07/2019) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Against the backdrop of D-Day, a team of army rangers must scale the treacherous cliffs of Point du Hoc to destroy cannons seized by Nazis planning to fire on American soldiers. But when the boats taking the rangers to the cliffs are attacked, it sets off a chain reaction that leaves the Rangers battling German soldiers for days.

• Paths of Glory | Blu Ray | (23/08/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Spotswood | DVD | (04/02/2002) from £31.72   |  Saving you £-26.47 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Spotswood (Aka The Efficiency Expert)

• American History X | Blu Ray | (13/04/2009) from £10.03   |  Saving you £7.95 (112.93%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists lands in prison for a brutal hate-driven murder. Upon his release ashamed of his past and pledging to reform Derek realises he must save his younger brother Danny (Edward Furlong) from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family.

• Sink the Bismarck | DVD | (16/05/2011) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Built in secrecy she was a magnificent achievement of German technology whose focus was fear and mass destruction. She was the battleship Bismarck. Surprisingly her life span was that of a butterfly just over a week. But that was enough for her to sink her dragon's teeth into the pride of the British fleet and blast her into eternity. This terror of the sea had to be destroyed. This is the epic drama of the greatest sea chase the world has ever known seen through the eyes of the men who lived it. A life and death pursuit across two million square miles of storm tossed ocean. Bear witness as the entire British Empire marshals its resources with only one purpose of heart to sink the Bismarck.

• The Longest Day/Patton/Tora! Tora! Tora! | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £16.14   |  Saving you £3.85 (23.85%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Longest Day On June 6 1944 the Allied Invasion of France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3 000 000 men 11 000 planes and 4 000 ships comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen. Presented in its original black & white version 'The Longest Day' is a vivid hour-by-hour re-creation of this historic event. Featuring a stellar international cast and told from the perspectives of both sides it is a fascinatin

• The Star | DVD | (23/04/2012) from £16.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-26.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Star is an action packed war adventure that has been favourably compared with recent Hollywood depictions of war and inhumanity. Set during the end of the Second World War, on the Polish front separating the Russian and German armies, The Star is the call sign for a Russian scout unit being sent behind enemy lines to spy on troop movements in the knowledge that two such units have already been despatched and vanished without trace. Almost from the start the film is charged with tension as the scouts use their tracking skills to avoid detection and their killing prowess to exterminate obstacles in their way, leading to an almost unbearable climax.

• Cadillac Records | Blu Ray | (20/07/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock 'n' roll in Chicago of the 1950s and 60s, "Cadillac Records" follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's greatest musical legends.

• Eagles Over London | DVD | (07/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In this World War II action-thriller the British High Command finds itself in the thick of a huge dilemma when it is realised that they have long been infiltrated by spies form a German intelligence group. This all happens during the preliminary stages of the Battle of Britain. From the director of Inglorious Bastards and Bronx Warriors Enzo G. Castellari.

• The Bicycle Thieves | Blu Ray | (18/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Heralded as the greatest film ever made on release winning an Oscar in 1949 and topping the Sight & Sound film poll in 1952 De Sica's seminal work of Italian neorealism has had an impact on cinema worldwide from release to the present day with filmmakers such as Satyajit Ray and Ken Loach claiming the film as a direct influence on their own. Bicycle Thieves tells the of Antonio a long unemployed man who finally finds employment putting up cinema posters for which he needs a bicycle. His wife pawns all the family linen to redeem the already pawned bicycle and for Antonio salvation has come until the bicycle is stolen. Antonio and his son take to the streets in a desperate search to find the bicycle which will keep them away from poverty and humiliation but amidst a sea of bicycles and without proof the search is fruitless. Bicycle Thieves us as much about the position of Italians in post-War post-Fascist Italy as well as the relationship between father and son told through the labyrinth of the cinematic city with De Sica's visual poetry. With pared down minimalism eschewing studios and famous actors for real locations and non-professional actors who lived the lives they were playing Bicycle Thieves defined the neorealist period a small period of filmmaking that focused on simple humanist stories of which Bicycle Thieves was one of the most captivating and moving. Arrow Academy presents Vittorio De Sica's masterpiece Bicycle Thieves on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

• The Canterbury Tales | Blu Ray | (27/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The second part of Pasolini's trilogy is based on the 14th century stories of Geoffrey Chaucer. Plunging with gusto into some of the blackest and bawdiest of the tales Pasolini celebrates almost every conceivable form of sexual act with a rich earthy humour. The film's visual magic is complimented by this new high-definition restoration. Tom Baker is included in a largely British cast with the director himself taking on the role of Chaucer.

• Siren Of Atlantis | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £20.90   |  Saving you £-7.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  First ever DVD release of this British adventure film which stars Maria Montez Jean-Pierre Aumont and Dennis O''Keefe. Two Foreign Legion soldiers Jean (Dennis O''Keefe) and Andre (Jean Pierre Aumont) accidentally discover the famed lost continent of Atlantis. Bewitched by the sultry beauty of the Queen of Atlantis (Maria Montez) the two men vie for her affections; little realising that her previous lovers have been embalmed into statues that line the passages of her kingdom. Based on the famous novel by Pierre Benoit Siren of Atlantis is an enthralling tale of mystery love murder and revenge that is more than worthy of its cult status. It''s star Maria Montez (Cobra Woman) is at her most beautiful and seductive with Oscar winner Karl Struss'' cinematography adding to the enjoyably kitsch appeal of this unique classic.

• Air Borne (Fire Birds) - Flügel aus Stahl (in HD neu abgetastet, mit Wendecover) | Blu Ray | (12/08/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Heroes Of The Heights Collection | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A box-set containing these three classic British War Films! Angels One Five (1952): This low-key intelligent Second World War drama attempts to show the reality of service life during the Battle of Britain. Director George More O'Ferrall draws on his first-hand knowledge of the subject gained during wartime RAF service to probe the emotions behind the British stiff upper lip. It was a big hit in its day and is still worth the time now. The Dam Busters (1955): Based on the true story during World War Two in which low level Bombers from England attempt to destory a key German industrial target. With the invention of an ingenious weapon they drop bombs into reservoirs in the Ruhr water system causing destructive floods. Aces High (1976): Based around a young officer who has come straight from school to fight on the Western Front against the Germans. However the regiment he joins of Green Pilots does not have a good life expectancy.

• Fatherland | DVD | (18/03/2013) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-0.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Dark secrets are revealed and sinister alliances uncovered in acclaimed director Ken Loach’s complex tale of betrayal and life on either side of the Berlin Wall. East Berlin-based protest singer Klaus Ditteman is forced to abandon his wife and child and relocate to West Berlin where representatives from an American record label approach him to try to exploit his music for financial and political gain. Never one to comply with authority, Klaus leaves the contract unsigned and with the help of Emma, a French journalist, he leaves for England to search for his father. Featuring an original soundtrack and the only screen appearance by highly influential German singer-songwriter and lyricist, Gerulf Pannach, Fatherland is an accomplished depiction of 80s Berlin that lives up to Loach’s reputation as a master of social politics.

• Saints And Soldiers | DVD | (09/01/2006) from £4.85   |  Saving you £11.14 (229.69%)   |  RRP £15.99

  There is a time for heroes... Belgium: December 1944 and German troops open fire on unarmed American prisoners of war provoking the historic Malmedy Massacre. Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines discover a stranded R.A.F. pilot who holds the key to German intelligence which could save thousands of American lives. The five men must battle through the bitter Winter landscape to smuggle their precious cargo from the clutches of the enemy.