Aro Favourite: Classics
33 Classics Films have attained the hallowed status of Aro Favourite
Dame Edna Experience, The (TV Series) (1987)
- Dame Edna Everage hosted this riotous mock chat–show in the late eighties (following a series of successful TV specials), where her guests…
- DVD $24.95, $29.95, $29.95, $39.95
Ruthless People (1986)
- A genuine classic from the Zucker brothers and Touchstone pictures. The ingenious plot is laced with great gags, giving Bette Midler and Danny DeVito…
- DVD
$30 $22.50
Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
- Exceptional comic fantasy about a depression–era housewife (Mia Farrow) whose solace in the movies blossoms into a romance with a screen…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Amadeus (1984)
- Academy–award winning biopic of Mozart's illustrious but brief existence that spawned much of the greatest music ever written. A humourous yet…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
- This early–80s teen pic survives a lot better than most, finding surprisingly subtle shades of the adolescent experience amid some frank…
- DVD
$20 $15
Days of Heaven (1979)
- The mid–western wheat–fields provide a magnificent backdrop for this poignant tale of two disparate bachelors who vie for the same woman.…
- Blu-Ray $24.95
Wild Bunch, The (1969)
- Sam Peckinpah's uncompromising Western bloodbath with William Holden and Ernest Borgnine leading the famous band of unruly marauders. Astonishing in…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Danger Diabolik (1968)
- Cat–burgling cool from the pop–art 1960's, outfitted in futuristic chic and the effortless glamour of John Phillip Law and blonde…
- Blu-Ray $24.95
Oliver! (1968)
- Perfect screen adaptation of the 1960 stage musical by British writer and composer Lionel Bart, based on Charles Dickens' timeless tale. For a…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
- A 13–minute credit sequence opens this riveting frontier saga, arguably the finest film of the genre. Charles Bronson steps in to Clint…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Graduate, The (1967)
- An endearing Dustin Hoffman in his first leading role, is seduced by a middle–aged woman and then falls in love with her daughter. A brilliant…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Prisoner, The (TV Series) (1967-1968)
- Patrick McGoohan stars as No.6, a man who wakes to find himself the pawn of a mysterious big brother organisation in this 60's soaked sci–fi…
- DVD $54.95
Man for All Seasons, A (1966)
- Paul Scofield plays Thomas More, a verbal opponent of King Henry VIII who 'stuck his neck out' once too often. First–class adaptation of the…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Get Smart (TV Series) (1965-1968)
- Iconic 60's spy spoof series following the enduringly hilarious adventures of an enthusiastic but incompetent secret agent and his loyal, glamorous…
- DVD
$29.95 $20
Thunderbirds (TV Series) (1965- 1966)
- The complete series of Gerry Anderson's exemplary puppet suspense TV series that continues to enthrall new generations.
Set around the…
- DVD $89.95
Star Trek - Season 1 (TV Series) (1964)
- The original Star Trek series was a milestone in television – as one of the best sci–fi conceptions and as the start of a remarkable…
- Blu-Ray $64.95
Birds, The (1963)
- Hitch's masterful rendering of Daphne Du Maurier's novella contains some of his most memorable set pieces, as the population of a seaside resort come…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
- Politically–charged nail–biter with Frank Sinatra experiencing post–war paranoia about a fellow soldier who may have been…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Avengers, The (TV Series) (1961-1969)
- The impossibly hip secret agent show is a high–camp classic and a nostalgic pleasure. Well–devised scripts, quirky dialogue and playful…
- DVD
$30 $22.50, $30 $22.50, $30 $22.50, $79.95 $40
Hustler, The (1961)
- Classic Paul Newman, playing a pool–shark with potential who gets into a match with the legendary Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason). George C…
- DVD
$20 $15
West Side Story (1961)
- Oscar–sweeping, hugely influential film version of Bernstein and Sondheim's landmark Broadway musical, updating Romeo and Juliet to dockland…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95, $29.95 $15
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
- A kitsch classic in which Elizabeth Taylor is in finest neurotic form as a young woman trying to fight her vindictive aunt's will to have her…
- DVD $14.95
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) (1955-1962)
- Pre–dating THE TWILIGHT ZONE by some years, the Master of Suspense created this iconic television series featuring self–contained tales…
- DVD $159.95
Tokyo Story (1953)
- The master of Japanese cinema, this is Ozu's masterpiece. An emotional tour–de–force is drawn from an elderly couple's ill–fated…
- DVD
$39.95 $29.95
High Noon (1952)
- Retiring marshal Gary Cooper faces a crisis of conscience when he learns an old adversary wants revenge. A classic that derives its impact through…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Singin' in the Rain (Singing in the Rain) (1952)
- The quintessential Hollywood musical happens to be about the movie biz. Its blend of vivacious style and humour, catchy numbers and dazzling…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Strangers On a Train (1951)
- The Master of Suspense justifies his mantle with this consummate thriller. He executes one glorious set piece after another as psycho Robert Walker…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Red Shoes, The (1948)
- Beloved dance classic is a strikingly realised story of a young ballerina who, in an echo of the Hans Christian Andersen story, becomes torn between…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Double Indemnity (1944)
- The jewel in the crown of all things film noir has hardly dated an iota despite countless imitations. You'll savour each moment as…
- DVD $19.95
Citizen Kane (1941)
- Orson Welles ground–breaking work chronicles a publishing tycoon's rise to power, told through a reporter's efforts to discover the meaning of…
- DVD
$20 $15
Thief of Bagdad, The (1940)
- Sabu stars in this magical, intoxicating vision of the Arabian Nights, some twenty years before the genre was revived in SINBAD. Romance, tragedy,…
- DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Steamboat Bill Jr (1928)
- One of Buster Keaton's best films begins as sly farce, with his wimpish city–slicker meekly tussling with a thuggish steamboat–captain…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Metropolis (1926)
- Fritz Lang's masterpiece is a magnificent marriage of pure cinema innovation and startlingly ambitious set design.
Set around the year 2000, a…
- DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95