A Christmas Carol(1938) Starring:Mel Blanc, Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart Director:Edwin L. Marin Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable
In this Hollywood production, a concise straight forward approach to the Dickin's source material is adopted. Ebenezer Scrooge (Reginal Owen), is warned by Marley's ghost (Leo Carroll) on Christmas Eve that he must change his miserly ways or face damnation. He is told that he can expect visitations ..read more »
Amadeus
on DVD
(1984) Starring:Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Simon Callow Director:Milos Forman Certificate:
For this film adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Broadway hit, director Milos Forman returned to the city of Prague that he'd left behind during the Czech political crises of 1968, bringing along his usual cinematographer and fellow Czech expatriate, Miroslav Ondricek. Amadeus is an expansion of a ..read more »
Miracle On 34th Street
on DVD
(1947) Starring:Gene Lockhart, Edmund Gwenn, John Payne Director:George Seaton Certificate:
Doris Walker (Maureen O'Hara), an executive at Macy's department store, believes in taking a common-sense approach to life and is consequently raising her daughter Susan (Natalie Wood) not to believe in Santa Claus. This year however, the convictions of both mother and child are challenged when the ..read more »
Around The World In 80 Days
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1956) Starring:Trevor Howard, John Carradine, Hermione Gingold Director:Michael Anderson Certificate:
Razzle-dazzle showman Michael Todd hocked everything he had to make this spectacular presentation of Jules Verne's 1872 novel Around the World in 80 Days, the second film to be lensed in the wide-screen Todd-AO production. Nearly as fascinating as the finished product are the many in-production ..read more »
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of...
on DVD
(2001) Starring:Elijah Wood, Ian Holm, Sean Bean Director:Peter Jackson Certificate:
Part one of the fantasy trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. Frodo (Elijah Wood) is a hobbit living in the Shire, a quiet, peaceful part of Middle Earth. When it turns out that his elderly relative Bilbo (Ian Holm) is harbouring the ultimate Ring of Power and the evil Nazgul riders of Sauron are coming to ..read more »
The Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers
on DVD
(2002) Starring:Elijah Wood, Karl Urban, Dominic Monaghan Director:Peter Jackson Certificate:
Set in a time of uncertainty in the land of Middle-earth, a tale which charts a heroic quest, which centers around an intrepid hobbit. The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search for it. But fate ..read more »
The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of Th...
on DVD
(2003) Starring:Elijah Wood, Bernard Hill, Miranda Otto Director:Peter Jackson Certificate:
Sauron's forces have laid siege to Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor, in their efforts to eliminate the race of men. The once-great kingdom, watched over by a fading steward, has never been in more desperate need of its king. But can Aragorn answer the call of his heritage and become what he was ..read more »
Babe
on DVD
(1995) Starring:James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski Director:Chris Noonan Certificate:
Hugely successful 'talking animals' pic, in which a loveable pig is saved from the butcher's knife when Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) wins him in a raffle. Adopted by the farm's sheepdog fraternity, Babe begins to display mutton herding skills of his own, leading to his entry into the local ..read more »
Jurassic Park(1993) Starring:Sam Neill, Bob Peck, Laura Dern Director:Steven Spielberg Certificate:
Steven Spielberg's phenomenally successful sci-fi adventure thriller is graced by state-of-the-art special effects from the team of Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri from George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic. The film follows two dinosaur experts -- Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and ..read more »