Sales Gallery: Recent Releases
1 Oct 0001
Alex (1993)
- Fact–based story about teenager Alex Archer, who overcame rivalry and tragedy to win selection for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. Evocative of…
- 1 Oct 0001
Carousel (1956)
- Rodgers and Hammerstein carnival musical has some of their best songs. A darker than usual storyline – possibly partly why it wasn't such a…
- 1 Oct 0001
Desert Rats, The (1953)
- No–nonsense British Army officer Richard Burton assumes command of an Australian platoon, but struggles to win their respect. Sequel to The…
- 1 Oct 0001
Gigi (1958)
- This cheerful musical odyssey of a Parisian girl trained to be a courtesan was the Oscar–winner of its year.
- 1 Oct 0001
Gone with the Wind (1939)
- One of the greatest examples of story–telling on film, this maintains one's firm interest for nearly four hours with its romantic story, strong…
- 1 Oct 0001
High Society (1956)
- On the button remake of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, giving the skewed love–triangle tale a musical treatment. Score by Cole Porter.
- 1 Oct 0001
On the Waterfront (1954)
- Brooding tour–de–force with Marlon Brando in his prime as the square–jawed misfit entangled in corrupt union politics. Winner of 8…
- 1 Oct 0001
Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951)
- Marlon Brando gives the performance of his career as the savage brute who taunts his disturbed sister–in–law (Vivienne Leigh). Virtuoso…
- 1 Oct 0001
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- This light and tasty yarn enjoyed huge popularity, partly due to the abounding charisma of Paul Newman and Robert Redford who together have lots of…
- 1 Oct 0001
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
- Restored version fully realises the director's vision of events surrounding Sherriff Garrett's pursuit of the legendary outlaw. A strange brew of…
- 1 Oct 0001
Henry V (1989)
- A remarkable achievement from Kenneth Branagh both as actor and first–time director, he brings a new vitality to Shakespeare's most energetic…
- 1 Oct 0001
Demon Seed, The (1977)
- The thought of a woman (Julie Christie) being literally impregnated by a machine may be a dodgy premise for a movie, but it all works surprisingly…
- 1 Oct 0001
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV Series) (1981)
- The excellent BBC TV adaptation of Douglas Adams' extraordinary books provides a wealth of brain–candy for cybernerds, techno–buffs and…
- 1 Oct 0001
Angel Heart (1987)
- Mickey Rourke is great as a sleazy P.I. on the trail of a mysterious jazz singer. This creepy American gothic is hinged on an twist that is…
- 1 Oct 0001
Man from Snowy River , The (1981)
- Sterling entertainment in the old fashioned sense, this Western has both spectacle and a big–hearted story of a man who must prove himself to…
- 1 Oct 0001
Latcho Drom (1993)
- A moving testament to the plight of inter–continental gypsy culture and to the redemptive and communicative power of music, Tony Gatlif's…
- 1 Oct 0001
Rashomon (1951)
- The film that brought Kurosawa to the attention of the world, and an Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film.
Four wildly varying perspectives on a…
- 1 Oct 0001
Hamlet (1997)
- A flash and vigorous reading of Shakespeare's tragedy of the melancholy Dane, hatched by Kenneth Branagh and a bevy of incongruous thesps.
An…
- 1 Oct 0001
Waiting for Guffman (1997)
- A comic treasure from the writer/star of "This is Spinal Tap", here lining up the fictional US burg of Blaine, Missouri in his satirical sights, as…
- 1 Oct 0001
Nashville (1975)
- An American classic, 70s watermark and widely considered Altman's masterpiece. Story of 24 characters gathered for a political rally in the country…
- 1 Oct 0001
Barry Lyndon (1975)
- Taking William Thackery's ironical novel as a starting point, dir. Kubrick's immaculate period piece sprawls across 18th century Europe and remains…
- 1 Oct 0001
Paths of Glory (1957)
- Kubrick's muscular drama deals frankly with the hypocrisy and inhumanity of military ethics, based on a true incident in WWI France. Following a…
- 1 Oct 0001
Thomas Crown Affair, The (1968)
- Split–screen pyrotechnics accord this 60s–chic pastiche of exotic crime thriller and steamy romance. Steve McQueen is the…
- 1 Oct 0001
Cookie's Fortune (1998)
- A satisfying, home–spun Southern patchwork, stuffed with little–biddy–town idiosyncracies and a slightly kooky plot surrounding the…
- 1 Oct 0001
Life Is Beautiful (La vita e bella) (1998)
- Winner of both Best Foreign Film and Best Actor Oscars (a first for an actor speaking a foreign tongue) as well as the top prize at Cannes, Roberto…
- 1 Oct 0001
Sophie's Choice (1982)
- Master of many accents Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her role as a European refugee of the Nazi death–camps whose uneasy relationship with…
- 1 Oct 0001
Bewitched (TV Series) (1964-1972)
- Sublime fantasy sitcom, anchored by the adorable Elizabeth Montgomery as witchy housewife, Samantha Stephens, who is married to mere mortal, Darren,…
- 1 Oct 0001
Fire (1996)
- Blazing melodrama defiantly targets Indian sexual hypocrisy and tradition, not to mention trangressing 'Bollywood' taboo, in portraying two women…
- 1 Oct 0001
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
- Pop–crazy student and 'Ramones' no. 1 fan, Riff Randell (PJ Soles) fights for her right to party against dragonlady principal Togar (Mary…
- 1 Oct 0001
All About My Mother (1999)
- Almodovar's "celebration of mother and womanhood" has been hailed as something of a departure for the director, though in fact all of his (beloved)…
- 1 Oct 0001