Seven Samurai
on DVD
(1954) Starring:Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Yoshio Inaba Director:Akira Kurosawa Certificate:
Set in 16th Century Japan, Akira Kurosawa's epic SEVEN SAMURAI follows the plight of a defenseless farming village that lives in constant fear of marauding bandits. The farmers know that when their crops are harvested, the thugs will attack, so four men go to town in hopes of employing samurai to ..read more »
The Night Of The Hunter
on DVD
(1955) Starring:Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish Director:Charles Laughton Certificate:
Adapted by James Agee from a novel by Davis Grubb, The Night of the Hunter represented legendary actor Charles Laughton's only film directing effort. Combining stark realism with Germanic expressionism, the movie is a brilliant good-and-evil parable, with good represented by a couple of farm kids ..read more »
Manhunter
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1986) Starring:Joan Allen, Stephen Lang, Brian Cox Director:Michael Mann Certificate:
Retired FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) returns to action to hunt down a serial killer by using his ability to get inside the psychopath's mind. However, it was this ability that drove him into retirement in the first place. The process of tracking and capturing the infamous Hannibal ..read more »
Psycho
on DVD
(1960) Starring:Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin Director:Alfred Hitchcock Certificate:
Credited with inventing the genre of the modern horror film, PSYCHO has had its share of sequels and imitators, none of which diminishes the achievement of this shocking and complex horror thriller. Alfred Hitchcock's choreography of elements in PSYCHO is considered so perfect it inspired a shot-by-..read more »
Alfie
on DVD
(1965) Starring:Michael Caine, Millicent Martin, Julia Foster Director:Lewis Gilbert Certificate:
In ALFIE, Michael Caine stars as the title character, a guiltless London lothario whose only pleasure in life seems to be a good time--he has a date with a different woman for each day of the week. After accidentally impregnating his live-in girlfriend, Gilda (Julia Foster), Alfie takes a vacation ..read more »
Get Carter
on DVD
(1971) Starring:Michael Caine, John Osborne, Ian Hendry Director:Mike Hodges Certificate:
A man out to avenge his brother's death enters the world of pornography and crime. Based on the novel 'Jack's Return Home' by Ted Lewis.
The Thomas Crown Affair
on DVD
(1968) Starring:Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke Director:Norman Jewison Certificate:
McQueen stars as Thomas Crown, a "proper" and rich businessman, the last person to be suspected as a bank-robbing mastermind. Dunaway is the insurance investigator assigned to the case. Also known as "Thomas Crown and Company" and "The Crown Caper." Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best ..read more »
Day Of The Jackal
on DVD
(1973) Starring:Edward Fox, Cyril Cusack, Ronald Pickup Director:Fred Zinnemann Certificate:
This suspense thriller about a daring plot to murder Charles De Gaulle is based on Frederick Forsyth's best-seller. The movie's suspenseful pace is tied to the incredibly careful and intricate planning the man code-named "the Jackal" does in preparation for the hit. This classic was watered down ..read more »