Out Of Sight
on DVD
(1998) Starring:George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Farina Director:Steven Soderbergh Certificate:
Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
Wild Things
on DVD
(1998) Starring:Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell Director:John McNaughton Certificate:
A seemingly virtuous high school guidance counselor, Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon), is accused of raping students Kelly (Denise Richards) and Suzie (Neve Campbell). Ken Bowden (Bill Murray), an oddball attorney, and Detective Ray Duquette (Kevin Bacon) come to Lombardo's aid, unraveling a much larger ..read more »
Michelle Pfeiffer in a red dress, draped across a piano, making whoopee - sliding around on Jeff's instrument...? Too much? OK...
The Fabulous Baker Boys
on DVD
(1989) Starring:Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer Director:Steve Kloves Certificate:
Brothers Jack and Frank Baker (Jeff and Beau Bridges) are cocktail lounge piano players whose career has hit a sour note. They need a little charm and sex appeal to liven up their act--what they get is Susie Diamond (Pfeiffer), a beautiful, but hard-talking, chain-smoking singer.
Grace Kelly (Most Beautiful Woman Ever To Have Lived - it's official), in a white, strapless gown and diamond necklace, seduces Cary Grant - Cary Giant, more like...
To Catch A Thief
on DVD
(1955) Starring:Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, John Williams Director:Alfred Hitchcock Certificate:
A supposedly reformed cat burglar, out to prove himself innocent of a recent crime spree, tries to capture the thief who's terrifying the French Riviera. Cary Grant is devastatingly elegant as the former thief, John Robie, and charming enough to attract the attention of the lovely Frances Stevens (..read more »
Lauren Bacall sits on Bogie's lap and tutors him in the art of whistling. Sort of - giving Bogart the Humph, anyone...? Anyone...? Come on...
Humphrey Bogart Classics - Vol. 2
(3 discs)
Starring:Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt Director:John Huston, Howard Hawks, Raoul Walsh Certificate:
In 'The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre' greed and the lure of gold affects the lives of three men prospecting in the dangerous Sierra Madre mountains. In 'To Have And Have Not' a jaded American charter boat captain risks his life to help a group of French freedom fighters and an attractive young ..read more »
Jennifer Beals, wearing a tux and nibbling soft seafood, plays footsie under the table - Nouri gets a toe-job...
Flashdance
on DVD
(1983) Starring:Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala Director:Adrian Lyne Certificate:
In Adrian Lyne's FLASHDANCE, a young woman, Alex (Jennifer Beals), strives to achieve success as a classical dancer, but economic forces require her to work as a welder by day and an exotic dancer by night. Standing in her way is an abundance of profound social obstacles, not the least of which is ..read more »
Joe Fiennes unwraps Gwynney - is this the bit where Shakespeare came up with the "some have greatness thrust upon them" line...?
Shakespeare In Love
on DVD
(1998) Starring:Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush Director:John Madden Certificate:
The reign of Elizabeth I finds Will Shakespeare, a writer, broke and envious of a rival. Then, he meets with a woman who wants to be an actor and who disguises herself as a man...
Hapless Dan Aykroyd is taken in by Jamie Lee Curtis, who goes into the bathroom and... OH... MY... GOODNESS... - lovely eyes, always said that, Jamie Lee has lovely eyes...
Trading Places
on DVD
(1983) Starring:Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis Director:John Landis Certificate:
As the result of a bet between two wealthy commodities traders, the lifestyles of a street hustler (Eddie Murphy) and a blue-nosed employee (Dan Akroyd) of the brokerage are reversed. The innocent victims of the bet scramble to make it in their new foreign environments, with hysterical results. ..read more »
Cops give Shazza a grilling in the interrogation room, and then she crosses her legs - shouldn't this be called Commando...?
Basic Instinct
on DVD
(1992) Starring:Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas, Jeanne Tripplehorn Director:Paul Verhoeven Certificate:
This steamy thriller to end all steamy thrillers stars Michael Douglas as Nick, a boozy San Francisco police detective who finds himself drawn to the prime suspect in a murder case--manipulative, sexually uninhibited novelist Catherine Trammell (Sharon Stone). Catherine's latest book features a ..read more »
French Connection / French Connection 2
(3 discs)
on DVD
(1971) Starring:Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider Director:William Friedkin, John Frankenheimer Certificate:
'Popeye' Doyle (an Academy Award-winning Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) are tough New York cops attempting to crack a drug smuggling ring. They have a small candy store under surveillance, but Doyle is not happy when he receives the order to work with a pair of French federal agents ..read more »