Pleasantville
on DVD
(1998) Starring:Tobey Maguire, Joan Allen, Reese Witherspoon Director:Gary Ross Certificate:
Two modern American teenagers are sucked into their television set and end up living in a black-and-white fifties sitcom. Bewildered by their new world's naivete and innocence, they slowly start to add color and spice to the town's life. Eventually, however, they begin to question their influence, ..read more »
Leon(1994) Starring:Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Natalie Portman Director:Luc Besson Certificate:
A murder on the streets of New York leads to a deadly game of cat and mouse while an orphaned twelve-year-old girl becomes caught in the middle...
Not Without My Daughter
on DVD
(1991) Starring:Sally Field, Alfred Molina Director:Brian Gilbert Certificate:
In 1984, Betty Mahmoody's husband took his wife and daughter to meet his family in Iran. He swore they would be safe. They would be happy. They would be free to leave. He lied.
The Beastmaster(1982) Starring:Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn Director:Don Coscarelli Certificate:
A heroic slave girl and a barbarian warrior face the intimidating dangers of a wild and primitive world, including a race of cannibalistic Bat-Men, and a battle against a fiendish cult and it's demonic leader.
Beloved
on DVD
(1998) Starring:Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton Director:Jonathan Demme Certificate:
Jonathan Demme directs this mysterious and potent drama based on Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. Years after the Civil War, in Ohio, a former slave named Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) lives in a small house on some land outside of Cincinnati with her grown daughter, Denver (..read more »
The Breakfast Club
on DVD
(1985) Starring:Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez Director:John Hughes Certificate:
When five high school students from different social groups are forced to spend a Saturday together in detention, they find themselves interacting with and understanding each other for the first time. A jock (Emilio Estevez), a criminal (Judd Nelson), a princess (Molly Ringwald), a basket case (..read more »
Blue Velvet
on DVD
(1986) Starring:Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper Director:David Lynch Certificate:
A deeply shocking and insidiously funny film, David Lynch's offbeat vision uncovers the nasty underside of small-town America. When a young man finds a human ear in a field, he embarks on an investigation into the dark world of a dangerous psychopath, which leads him to a beautiful nightclub singer...read more »
not one for the kids, deep, thoughtprovoking, horrifying, surrealism. stanley kubrick has done it again
A Clockwork Orange
on DVD
(1971) Starring:Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates Director:Stanley Kubrick Certificate:
From its opening shot of Malcolm McDowell staring with evil intent directly into the camera (which pulls back to reveal him drinking a glass of milk), Stanley Kubrick's brilliant CLOCKWORK ORANGE announces itself as a completely new kind of viewing experience. Banned in Britain for decades, the ..read more »
amazingly and weirdly uncomfortable but great viewing
Crash
on DVD
(1996) Starring:James Spader, Holly Hunter, Deborah Unger Director:David Cronenberg Certificate:
Set tomorrow or the day after, in a world where sensation has replaced communication, Crash tells the story of James Ballard, a commercial director in the throes of a troubled relationship with his wife, Catherine. One day, Ballard is involved in a car accident that results in the other driver's ..read more »
Sex, Lies And Videotape
on DVD
(1989) Starring:James Spader, Peter Gallagher, Andie MacDowell Director:Steven Soderbergh Certificate:
Steven Soderbergh explodes onto the scene with this provocative, intelligent drama about infidelity and voyeurism. Ann Milaney (Andie MacDowell) lives in a comfortable Louisiana home with her lawyer husband, John (Peter Gallagher). She spends her days fretting over the insurmountable problems of ..read more »