Apocalypse Now Redux
on DVD
(1979) Starring:Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen Director:Francis Ford Coppola Certificate:
Released in August 2001, APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX, a restored and updated version of the 1979 film, includes 49 minutes of never-before-seen footage, a Technicolor enhancement, and a six-channel soundtrack.Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam epic, loosely based on HEART OF DARKNESS by Joseph Conrad, tells ..read more »
Great story perfectly made, with a brilliant twist.
Fight Club
on DVD
(1999) Starring:Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham-Carter, Meat Loaf Director:David Fincher Certificate:
FIGHT CLUB is narrated by a lonely, unfulfilled young man (Edward Norton) who finds his only comfort in feigning terminal illness and attending disease support groups. Hopping from group to group, he encounters another pretender, or tourist, the morose Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter), who ..read more »
The Elephant Man
on DVD
(1980) Starring:Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft Director:David Lynch Certificate:
David Lynch brings his own dreamlike style to the heartbreaking yet somehow uplifting story of John Merrick (John Hurt), a hideously deformed individual dubbed the Elephant Man during his years in a circus freak show in Victorian England. After suffering for years at the hands of his circus "master,..read more »
The Hill(1965) Starring:Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen Director:Sidney Lumet Certificate:
THE HILL, a World War II drama directed by Sidney Lumet, focuses on the cruel British soldiers who were based in the desert in Libya, Africa.
Hotel Rwanda
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte Director:Terry George Certificate:
Don Cheadle stars in the true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsis refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.
Betty Davis is amazing in this role. This film scared the me when I first saw this when I was young and has been in my head ever since. HAS to be seen.
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane
on DVD
(1962) Starring:Bette Davis, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford Director:Robert Aldrich Certificate:
Baby Jane (Davis) was a child star. When she grows up she is forgotten by the public. Instead her sister Blanche (Crawford) becomes famous as a Hollywood actress, overshadowing her sister who is increasingly bitter. After a mysterious car accident cripples her, Blanche is left wheelchair-bound at ..read more »
Howl's Moving Castle
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura Director:Hayao Miyazaki Certificate:
When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.
All The President's Men
on DVD
(1976) Starring:Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards Director:Alan J. Pakula Certificate:
Alan J. Pakula (KLUTE, THE PARALLAX VIEW) found a story worthy of his gift for conspiracy-driven drama in this adaptation of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's best-selling account of their investigation of the Watergate burglary, of which ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon...read more »
The Sixth Sense
on DVD
(1999) Starring:Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette Director:M. Night Shyamalan Certificate:
In this chilling psychological thriller, eight-year-old Cole Sear is haunted by a dark secret: He is visited by ghosts. A helpless and reluctant channel, Cole is terrified by threatening visitations from those with unresolved problems who appear from the shadows. Confused by his paranormal powers, ..read more »
The Pianist
on DVD
(2002) Starring:Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay Director:Roman Polanski Certificate:
Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Jewish gifted classical pianist living in Poland during the Nazi occupation manages to escape deportation to a concentration camp and goes into hiding. For the next few years Wladyslaw eludes capture and lives in the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto.