2001 - A Space Odyssey
on DVD
(1968) Starring:Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester Director:Stanley Kubrick Certificate:
A four-million-year-old black monolith is discovered on the moon, and the government sends a team of scientists on a fact-finding mission while hiding the truth from the public. Later, another team is sent to Jupiter in a ship controlled by the perfect HAL 9000 computer to further investigate the ..read more »
3000 Miles To Graceland
on DVD
(2001) Starring:Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courteney Cox Director:Demian Lichtenstein Certificate:
Crime Is King. Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building - with $3.2 million in stolen jack. As leaders of a gang who pull off a daring Las Vegas casino heist while disguised as participants in the town's International Elvis Week, Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner are armed, dangerous and ..read more »
A Fish Called Wanda
on DVD
(1988) Starring:John Cleese, Michael Palin, Kevin Kline Director:Charles Crichton Certificate:
In A FISH CALLED WANDA, veteran director Charles Crichton and scriptwriter-star John Cleese create a dazzling quilt from various strands of English and American comedy. The plot, in which four disparate characters attempt a daring heist, comes from Ealing caper comedies, such as Crichton's own THE ..read more »
A History of Violence
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt Director:David Cronenberg Certificate:
Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife (Maria Bello) and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana, but one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. Sensing danger, he takes action ..read more »
Airplane!
on DVD
(1980) Starring:Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges Director:Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker Certificate:
The spoof comedy that set the gold standard for all that followed it, AIRPLANE takes shots at the slew of disaster movies that peppered cinemas in the 70s. When the passengers and crew of a jet are incapacitated due to food poisoning, a rogue pilot (who has a drinking problem and is afraid of ..read more »
Airplane II - The Sequel
on DVD
(1982) Starring:Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Peter Graves Director:Ken Finkleman Certificate:
The wild and crazy crew is in the sky again, and this time there's a mad bomber on board, the engines aren't working, and the angel of death keeps popping up in the cockpit. But worst of all, the flight attendants suddenly discover that they're completely out of coffee!
Alien
on DVD
(1979) Starring:Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt Director:Ridley Scott Certificate:
Director Ridley Scott's breakthough film, an immensely successful blend of horror and science fiction, is a classic in both genres and spawned a host of sequels and imitators. Starring Sigourney Weaver as warrant officer Ellen Ripley, ALIEN focuses on the crew of the space cargo ship Nostromo, ..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 »
Amelie
on DVD
(2001) Starring:Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Yolande Moreau Director:Jean-Pierre Jeunet Certificate:
Amelie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) is a young woman who glides through the streets of Paris as quietly as a mouse. With wide eyes and a tiny grin, she sees the world in a magical light, discovering minor miracles every day. A shy and reserved person whose favorite moments are spent alone skimming ..read more »
American Beauty
on DVD
(1999) Starring:Kevin Spacey, Sam Roberts, Annette Bening Director:Sam Mendes Certificate:
AMERICAN BEAUTY tells the story of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a suburban father who snaps when he becomes disgusted with his stale, repetitive existence. Burnham lets us know in voice-over from the film's opening that this is the day he dies (using the SUNSET BOULEVARD flashback approach), a ..read more »