Pretty Woman
on DVD
(1990) Starring:Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy Director:Garry Marshall Certificate:
The Cinderella story that made Julia Roberts a star. While driving back to his Beverly Hills hotel, millionaire corporate raider Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) takes a wrong turn and ends up on Hollywood Boulevard, where he meets prostitute Vivian Ward (Roberts). She steers him back to his hotel, ..read more »
Sleepless In Seattle
on DVD
(1993) Starring:Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Bill Pullman Director:Nora Ephron Certificate:
Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) is a good father and a successful architect, but also a lonely widower. One night his precocious 8-year-old son Jonah calls a late-night radio talk show seeking a cure for his father's despondency. When Sam hesitantly takes the phone and discloses the story of his magic-..read more »
The Horse Whisperer
on DVD
(1998) Starring:Robert Redford, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Dianne Wiest Director:Robert Redford Certificate:
For director Robert Redford the trick was directing himself. The Oscar-winning director (Ordinary People, Quiz Show) says that he is one kind of actor (in the moment) and a different kind of director (more controlling). Whatever the problems, Redford has worked it out beautifully in this leisurely ..read more »
Dirty Dancing
on DVD
(1987) Starring:Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Cynthia Rhodes Director:Emile Ardolino Certificate: Watch now: £2.49
Headstrong 17-year-old Baby Houseman hardly expects her family's usual summer vacation in the Catskills to be momentous. But then Baby spies Johnny Castle, the resort's dance instructor from the wrong side of the tracks. Johnny's facing a crisis: his dance partner and friend Penny is pregnant and ..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.
The Devil Wears Prada
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Adrian Grenier Director:David Frankel Certificate:
Adding an extra dimension to Lauren Weisberger's bestselling novel, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA showcases Meryl Streep's knack for combining humour and sadness. While likely inspired by notorious VOGUE editor Anna Wintour, Streep's Miranda Priestly (head of Runway magazine) is entirely her own creation. ..read more »
Clueless
on DVD
(1995) Starring:Alicia Silverstone, Justin Walker, Paul Rudd Director:Amy Heckerling Certificate: Watch now: £2.49
If anyone in Beverly Hills is clued in, it's Cher. She's almost 16, she's rich, she's way popular, and she loves letting the world benefit by her expertise in all of life's important issues--like dating, fashions and looking good. During this school year, however, Cher is going to feel her sense of ..read more »
Grease
on DVD
(1978) Starring:John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing Director:Randal Kleiser Certificate: Watch now: £2.49
Three features: 'Grease' is a film adaptation of the zippy smash hit translation from the Broadway musical tribute to the fabulous 1950s. As a new school year begins, wholesome Australian exchange student Sandy (pop star Olivia Newton-John) and duck-tailed, leather-jacketed Danny (John Travolta) ..read more »
Miss Congeniality
on DVD
(2000) Starring:Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt Director:Donald Petrie Certificate:
When a notorious criminal mastermind known only as the Citizen threatens to terrorize the Miss United States Pageant, the FBI scours their ranks to find a female agent capable of winning the contest and capturing the killer before it's too late. Special Agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) may be the ..read more »
Now And Then
on DVD
(1995) Starring:Melanie Griffith, Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell Director:Lesli Linka Glatter Certificate:
Four women who have been friends since childhood reunite when one of them is about to give birth. This gives them the chance to reminisce about the summer of 1970, a time when they first experienced puppy love, shared girlish secrets, discussed sex and boys, battled bullies, and attempted to solve ..read more »