Sales Gallery: Recent Releases
1 Nov–1 Oct 0001
Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
- Compelling melodrama based on Tennessee Williams' play of greed, lust and impotence in a wealthly Southern family. Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor…
- 1 Nov 0001
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…
- 1 Nov 0001
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
- Join in the riot with an edgy thriller that loses its head midway through and gets stuck into some gleefully supernatural carnage.
The director of…
- 1 Nov 0001
Postman, The (1998)
- The postie, Kevin Costner, delivers another clutch of post–apocalyptic improbabilities a la WATERWORLD. Again playing Man From Nowhere, here he…
- 1 Nov 0001
Chariots of Fire (1981)
- Despite all the Oscar glory, this tale of athletic derring–do in Edwardian England is a mostly lame–footed attempt to dramatise the…
- 1 Nov 0001
Two Fat Ladies (TV Series) (1999)
- The commanding humour, presence and culinary skills of Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Wright are served up in this cuddly cooking series.
- 1 Nov 0001
Earth (1998)
- The director of FIRE takes on another controversial element of modern India with the second in her (proposed) trilogy – a humanistic view of…
- 1 Nov 0001
Darling Buds of May, The (TV Series) (1989-1991)
- Top–rating TV comedy based on the H. E. Bates books, set in a not–so–innocent rural England.
The complete three series, plus two…
- 9 Jul 2020
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) (1982- 1983)
- Fondly remembered British television series of self–contained stories – each with a twist – inspired by the adult macabre of Roald…
- 1 Nov 0001
Hud (1963)
- Handsome idler Paul Newman sows the seeds of trouble in this excellent modern–day Texas western, with his piercing eyes and calculated slouch…
- 1 Nov 0001
Red Curtain Trilogy (Strictly Ballroom; Romeo and Juliet; Moulin Rouge) (1992-2001)
- Australian dir. Baz Luhrmann's three visionary modern musicals given a lavish box–set presentation.
- 1 Nov 0001
Miss Marple (TV Series) [Joan Hickson] (1984-2002)
- Best–loved BBC series featuring Agatha Christie's 'Miss Marple', played definitively by the great Joan Hickson. Set in the sleepy, yet…
- 1 Nov 0001
I'm Not Scared (Io Non Ho Paura) (2003)
- Atmospheric thriller from dir. Gabriele Salvatores that deftly conveys a foreboding childhood experience during a long, hot summer in the country,…
- 1 Nov 0001
Barking Dogs Never Bite (Flandersui gae) (2000)
- An accomplished black comedy from Korea, which follows an unemployed lecturer's annoyance with the barking of neighbourhood dogs through to its…
- 1 Nov 0001
Sir Edmund Hillary 1919 - 2008 (2008)
- Towering tribute to the late, great Sir Ed. Includes the documentary ‘Remembering Sir Ed: A Tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary’, an overview of the…
- 1 Nov 0001
Forbidden Lie$ (Forbidden Lies) (2007)
- Thoroughly engrossing docudrama investigates the truth behind disgraced bestselling author Norma Khouri, who claimed to be a Jordanian campaigner…
- 1 Nov 0001
Universe of Keith Haring, The (2008)
- Celebratory portrait of the darling of the 80s New York art scene Haring revels in the accessibility of the artist as a public figure, more than…
- 1 Nov 0001
P'Tang Yang Kipperbang (1982)
- A cricket–obsessed 14–year–old courts the girl of his dreams, only for painful shyness and the terror of playing opposite her in…
- 1 Nov 0001
Trio at the Top (2001)
- Playful Kiwi doco telling the story of the 'golden age' of New Zealand motor sport in the 60s, when Bruce McLauren, Denny Hulme and Chris Amon were…
- 1 Nov 0001
Lillie (TV Mini-Series) (1978)
- Fascinating costume drama about the life and loves of scandalous British actress Lillie Langtry, who's numerous admirers included the Prince Of Wales…
- 1 Nov 0001
What Really Happened: Votes for Women (2012)
- Another edifying take on a key turning point in New Zealand history (following What Really Happened: Waitangi), this Sunday Theatre commission…
- 1 Nov 0001
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
- Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto both won Oscars for their performances in this dramatization of the story of Ron Woodroof, an AIDS–afflicted…
- 1 Nov 0001
Ground We Won, The (2015)
- A revealing portrait of contemporary manhood as observed through the rites and rituals of a rural New Zealand rugby club made up of…
- 1 Nov 0001
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 7 (Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, Pericles: Prince of Tyre, Titus Adronicus) (1984-1985)
- Disc 1: "The Life and Death of King John" (157 Minutes) Directed by David Giles. Starring Leonard Rossiter as King John.
Disc 2: "Pericles, Prince…
- 1 Nov 0001
Andrew Marr's The History of Modern Britain (TV Series) (2007)
- Political commentator Andrew Marr turns his astute focus on the key events that have shaped British society since the end of WWII, including the…
- 1 Nov 0001
Born Racer: The Scott Dixon Story (2017)
- Portrait of 5–time Indy Car world champion, New Zealander Scott "Iceman" Dixon. Provides a unique glimpse into the world of motor sport with…
- 1 Nov 0001
Bombshell (2019)
- Charlize Theron leads an all–star cast in this scathing biographical drama based on real life events in which a group of female Fox network…
- 1 Nov 0001
Louis Malle: Youth & Conflict (Murmur of the Heart; Lacombe, Lucien; Au revoir les enfants) (1971-1987)
- Three poetic tales of youth, set against the tumult of World War II and postwar France. Tragic, amusing, and poignant, these three films are more…
- 1 Nov 0001
Pink Panther, The (1964)
- In his most synonymous role, Peter Sellers stars in the first of six films of the bungling misadventures of Inspector Clouseau. Superb slapstick…
- 1 Oct 0001
Sneakers (1992)
- This reworks the spy–caper genre to dazzling effect as an endearing team of security crackpots attempt to outwit bad egg Ben Kingsley whose…
- 1 Oct 0001