Blade Runner
on DVD
(1982) Starring:Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos Director:Ridley Scott Certificate:
Four illegal humanoids, led by Rutger Hauer, have infiltrated 21st Century Los Angeles. Blade Runner hitman Harrison Ford, is recruited to eliminate the convincing android beings before they cause any damage or create unrest in the paranoid hi-tech urban society.
A River Runs Through It
on DVD
(1992) Starring:Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt Director:Robert Redford Certificate:
Fly-fishing figures prominently in this poignant tale of two brothers growing up in Montana in the early 20th century under the stern rule of their minister father. While both boys rebel, Norman (Craig Sheffer) channels his rebellion into writing, but Paul (Brad Pitt) descends onto a slippery path ..read more »
Seven
on DVD
(1995) Starring:Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow Director:David Fincher Certificate:
Gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, pride, and lust--these are the seven deadly sins that are being punished with unimaginable cruelty and calculation by an enigmatic killer in David Fincher's bleak thriller SEVEN. Set in a perpetually gloomy unnamed city, the film follows Somerset (Morgan Freeman)..read more »
The Shawshank Redemption
on DVD
(1994) Starring:Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Robert Gunton Director:Frank Darabont Certificate:
City Banker Andy Dufresne is in Shawshank State Prison after receiving a double life sentence for murder. There he meets Red and also forms friendships with the warden and prison guards. Andy soon finds that you either get on with living or you get on with dying. The bonus features stretch over two ..read more »
The Green Mile
on DVD
(1999) Starring:Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell Director:Frank Darabont Certificate:
A DVD collection of three dramatic American films: THE GREEN MILE (1999, 18), PAY IT FORWARD (2000, 13), and PROOF OF LIFE (2000, 15).THE GREEN MILE: Director Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison tale (the first being 1994's nearly flawless THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) is a ..read more »
Driving Miss Daisy
on DVD
(1989) Starring:Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd Director:Bruce Beresford Certificate:
Director Bruce Beresford's affinity for the subtleties of southern life is apparent in this adaptation of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Starring Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan and Morgan Freeman as Hoke Colburn, the film opens in late-1940s Atlanta. Since Miss Daisy is becoming a ..read more »
Alien - Director's Cut
on DVD
(2003) Starring:Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright Director:Ridley Scott Certificate:
For this digitally remastered special edition of what many have called the "scariest movie ever made," Ridley Scott has incorporated new footage never before seen in movie houses.
Working closely with Twentieth Century Fox, Scott oversaw a restoration of the original film's negative, as well as ..read more »
Toy Story
on DVD
(1995) Starring:Tom Hanks, Annie Potts, Tim Allen Director:John Lasseter Certificate:
A full-length computer-animated feature which follows the story of a group of toys who fall out with each other when a space ranger threatens the leadership of an old wooden cowboy.
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 »