Garden State
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard Director:Zach Braff Certificate:
Aspiring actor living in Los Angles, Andrew "Large" Largeman (Braff) has managed to avoid a visit to his hometown in New Jersey and the inevitable confrontation with his father. But as he reconnects with the place once he returns, a twist of fate introduces him to Sam (Portman), a quirky young ..read more »
Gremlins
on DVD
(1984) Starring:Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton Director:Joe Dante Certificate:
Young Billy Peltzer's (Zach Galligan) everyday smalltown life is given a lift when his travelling salesman father Rand (Hoyt Axton) buys him the ultimate Christmas gift in a far-off Chinatown--the mogwai--an adorable little big-eared, furry, brown and white creature. But the old man who sold the ..read more »
fantastic! Fab songs and an ending that left me sitting in the cinema for five mins to recover!
Moulin Rouge
on DVD
(2001) Starring:Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent Director:Baz Luhrmann Certificate:
Cross LA BOHEME with CABARET, throw in a little bit of RENT, and you might almost begin to describe Baz Luhrmann's visually opulent, fast-paced, funny, heartrending MOULIN ROUGE. The film, which premiered as the opener to the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, is a musical set in 1899 Paris at the ..read more »
very scary but clever and funny - newer horror films have never been so good! Reinvented the genre.
Scream
on DVD
(1996) Starring:David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Director:Wes Craven Certificate:
A hyper-intelligent serial killer preys on the teenage denizens of a small town, using their fascination with horror movie conventions to set up his diabolical doings. An intelligent, well-crafted thriller from the creator of "A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET." The deluxe version contains a behind-the-..read more »
Scream 2
on DVD
(1997) Starring:David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Director:Wes Craven Certificate:
The hip, darkly comical sequel to self-aware "SCREAM." Sidney Prescott, now in college, once again finds herself the target of a bloodthirsty, cloak-clad, mask-wearing, knife-wielding, psychotic killer whose penchant for pop movie trivia runs deep. This time, however, the body count is higher and ..read more »
Scream 3
on DVD
(2000) Starring:Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell Director:Wes Craven Certificate:
Wes Craven's final installment of his highly successful SCREAM trilogy concludes with a fun, fast, and furious romp that cuts through B-movie cliches as readily as it does the warm flesh of its hip young cast. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox Arquette), and Dwight "..read more »
Halloween
on DVD
(2007) Starring:Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Daeg Faerch Director:Rob Zombie Certificate:
After murdering his older sister, her boyfriend, and his mother's boyfriend, disturbed ten year old Michael Myers (Daeg Faerch) is committed to a psychiatric facility. Seventeen years later, a now adult Myers (Tyler Mane) escapes and immediately returns to his home town of Haddonfield in order to ..read more »
A classic - more chilling than scary but worth a watch.
Halloween
on DVD
(1978) Starring:P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis, Donald Pleasence Director:John Carpenter Certificate:
Perhaps the most influential and successful independent film ever made, HALLOWEEN is the movie that put director John Carpenter on the map as a viable filmmaker. An exercise in simple, pure horror, HALLOWEEN takes us into the world of a mad killer, Michael Myers, who at a very young age stabbed his ..read more »
Anchorman
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd Director:Adam McKay Certificate:
It's the early 1970s and the local anchorman is not only a source of news but a revered local hero. In San Diego, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), a moustachioed bachelor with a taste for scotch, unparalleled passion for the jazz flute, and a near-telepathic connection with his spirited mutt, Baxter, ..read more »