Sales Gallery: Recent Releases
1 Aug–1 Jul 0001
Orange is the New Black (TV Series) (2013)
- A bracing, darkly humorous addition to the women–in–prison genre, centred on the plight of a privileged young woman whose fling with a…
- 1 Aug 0001
Deadpool (2016)
- Super–smug but irresistible super–(anti)hero riff based on the Marvel comic about a wise–cracking former Special Forces operative…
- 1 Aug 0001
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
- Ambitious futuristic 'boys own' adventure sets up a scenario in which giant robots are attacking Earth in a 1930s retro–futuristic world of…
- 28 Jul 0001
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
- High–tech, tongue–in–cheek adventure in which Kurt Russell kicks butt in Chinatown.
- 1 Jul 0001
Die Hard (1988)
- Star–making role for Bruce Willis as an ordinary cop who runs into international terrorism at the top of a skyscraper on Christmas Eve. …
- 1 Jul 0001
Blues Brothers, The (1980)
- Smash comedy with great soul music and epic sight–gags.
- 1 Jul 0001
Commitments, The (1991)
- Surprise hit simply chronicles the rise and fall of a Dublin soul band, formed by a group of teens with naught better to do. Unashamedly light fare,…
- 1 Jul 0001
Coneheads (1993)
- Slightly strained attempt at stretching a five–minute sketch idea with its one–note 'alien' novelty. Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin reprise…
- 1 Jul 0001
Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)
- Rarely does a comedy achieve such a high laugh–count and provide substance beyond sheer entertainment value. A comic masterpiece written by and…
- 1 Jul 0001
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
- Crowd–pleasing suburban fairy tale replays the ugly duckling motif and kitsch comedy from STRICTLY BALLROOM, but gone is the modest charm…
- 1 Jul 0001
Frankenstein (1931)
- Boris Karloff is the definitive incarnation of Mary Shelley's tragic man–monster, while the delicate balance of horror and pathos give the film…
- 1 Jul 0001
Pit and the Pendulum, The (1961)
- Corman's most famous plundering of Poe extracts a host of psycho–sexual tensions out of a fine script. Vincent Price is convinced he is the…
- 1 Jul 0001
Shaft (1971)
- The first, enormously successful blaxploitation film sees funky cop Richard Roundtree sniffing out kidnappers on mean Harlem streets to the coolest…
- 1 Jul 0001
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…
- 1 Jul 0001
JFK (1991)
- Oliver Stone's gripping, technically dazzling opus is both convincing propaganda and marvellous entertainment, with Kevin Costner leading a large and…
- 1 Jul 0001
Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988)
- Brave, earnest film controversial for its assumption that Christ suffered from mortal doubt when chosen to carry God's message. Willem Dafoe plays…
- 1 Jul 0001
My Left Foot (1989)
- Daniel Day Lewis won the Oscar for his incredible portrayal of Irishman Christy Brown who, in spite of his severe physical handicap became a…
- 1 Jul 0001
Network (1976)
- Explosive drama about an ailing TV station desperate to improve their ratings. Peter Finch won the Best Actor Oscar post–humously as the…
- 1 Jul 0001
Edge of Darkness (TV Mini-series) (1986)
- Multi award–winning suspense drama journeys into the secret, high–stakes world of the nuclear state. This is television at its most…
- 1 Jul 0001
House of Cards, The (TV Series) (1990-1993)
- A sardonic and blackly humourous look at British politics, with a reptilian Ian Richardson plotting and blackmailing his way into power in three…
- 1 Jul 0001
Singing Detective, The (TV Series) (1986)
- Ground–breaking fantasy–drama from the unique genius of Dennis Potter. Michael Gambon is brilliant as a bed–ridden, frustrated…
- 1 Jul 0001
Dersu Uzala (1975)
- Kurosawa ventured to Russia for this Oscar–winning epic detailing the experiences of a Russian military explorer in Siberia, and his friendship…
- 1 Jul 0001
Cinema Paradiso (1990)
- Enchanting, achingly sweet film in which young Toto falls into a lifelong adoration of movies at the village theatre and its grumpy old…
- 1 Jul 0001
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
- Giulietta Masina is marvelous as a waifish prostitute dreaming of a rich, wonderful life but always finding sorrow. Tragicomic masterpiece won an…
- 1 Jul 0001
Babette's Feast (1987)
- Oscar–winning and mouth watering delight which tells a wistful, wise tale with a subtle sense of humour. Exiled French housekeeper Stephane…
- 1 Jul 0001
Halloween (1978)
- Landmark horror film is distinguished by direction that gives a constant sense of impending doom, yet provides constant surprises – unlike the…
- 1 Jul 0001
Re-Animator (1985)
- Essential splatter comedy takes gore levels to a (then) new extreme. Rebel science student Herbert West invents a serum that brings the dead back to…
- 1 Jul 0001
Scanners (1981)
- A 'scanner' describes a person able to read minds, but with a potential to cause nasty headaches. An intense cautionary tale about the dangers of…
- 1 Jul 0001
Michael Jackson - Dangerous
- Video version of the pale one's album includes behind the scenes sneaks, TV commercials and Michael at the Grammys.
- 1 Jul 0001
Casablanca (1942)
- The role that immortalised Bogart is that of Rick, the laconic cafe–owner who assists old flame Ingrid Bergman to escape the Nazis with her…
- 1 Jul 0001