Mallrats
on DVD
(1995) Starring:Shannen Doherty, Jeremy London, Jason Lee Director:Kevin Smith Certificate:
The "sophmore jinx" hit hard for this second film by Kevin Smith, whose debut Clerks transcended the limits of its setting and budget to become memorably funny and a cult classic. (Smith followed Mallrats with the wonderful Chasing Amy, only to be cursed again with the appalling Dogma. Clearly he's ..read more »
Zodiac
on DVD
(2007) Starring:Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey, Chloe Sevigny Director:David Fincher Certificate:
Based on the Robert Graysmith books about the real life notorious Zodiac, a serial killer who terrorized San Francisco with a string of seemingly random murders during the 1960s and 1970s.
Identity
on DVD
(2003) Starring:John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet Director:James Mangold Certificate:
IDENTITY, directed by James Mangold, is a thriller set at an isolated motel in rural Nevada during an unrelenting rainstorm. With all roads washed out and all forms of communication dead, a group of people become stranded at the motel along with the shifty manager (John Hawkes). Among the stranded ..read more »
Serendipity
on DVD
(2001) Starring:John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Molly Shannon Director:Peter Chelsom Certificate:
New York City, just before Christmas. The last pair of black cashmere gloves in Bloomingdale's is on its way to the counter. As the gloves arrive, Sara (Kate Beckinsale) and Jonathan (John Cusack) claim them simultaneously. And so it begins--Sara and Jonathan go to a little coffee shop, named ..read more »
Sweet Home Alabama
on DVD
(2002) Starring:Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey Director:Andrew Tennant Certificate:
Reese Witherspoon stars in SWEET HOME ALABAMA, a charming romantic comedy directed by Andy Tennant. Witherspoon is Melanie Carmichael, a Southern girl who leaves her past behind in order to find success as a fashion designer in New York City. On the night of a hugely important show, her charming ..read more »
You've Got Mail
on DVD
(1998) Starring:Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear Director:Nora Ephron Certificate:
Based on the classic film The Shop Around the Corner, this tale of pen-pal romance has been updated for the internet age. Hanks plays a book mega-store owner who falls in love over e-mail with the owner of a struggling children's bookstore, played by Ryan.
A Walk To Remember
on DVD
(2002) Starring:Shane West, Mandy Moore, Peter Coyote Director:Adam Shankman Certificate:
Landon Carter (Shane West) and his friends are the coolest kids in Beaufort, North Carolina. They wear the right clothes, drive the right cars, and get into just enough trouble to be rebellious. Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore) is the opposite--there doesn't seem to be anything cool about her. The ..read more »
The Holiday
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law Director:Nancy Meyers Certificate:
Two women troubled with guy-problems (Diaz, Winslet) swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
Love Actually
on DVD
(2003) Starring:Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth Director:Richard Curtis Certificate:
Written and directed by Richard Curtis and produced by Duncan Kenworthy (the team behind NOTTING HILL and FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) this zingy Brit-com weaves a vivid crazy quilt of interlocking or unrelated vignettes all dealing with the subject of love over the Christmas holidays in London. ..read more »