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1 Jul 0001

Fiddler On the RoofFiddler On the Roof (1971)
Epic folk tale of community survival is given a vivid musical setting, as a Jewish family travel from pre–revolutionary Ukraine to America in…
1 Jul 0001
Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451 (1967)
Adaptation of Ray Bradbury's sci–fi novel, set in a book–burning 'utopian' future, has naïve fireman Oskar Werner questioning the…
1 Jul 0001
Full Monty, TheFull Monty, The (1997)Recommended
British success story of the decade is small but perfected–formed tale of triumphant underdogs. That it convinces that five pretty unsexy…
1 Jul 0001
Castle, TheCastle, The (1997)Aro Favourite
Uniquely Antipodean comedy about a blissfully naïve family that become forced to take on the council Goliath who wish to convert their beloved…
1 Jul 0001
TitanicTitanic (1997)Recommended
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet cross class lines to consummate their passion just before the iceberg severs the stern from the bow in…
1 Jul 0001
Hills Have Eyes, TheHills Have Eyes, The (1977)Recommended
Wes Craven takes the townies–breakdown–in–the–desert chestnut to its logical extreme, where it turns out the hills also have…
1 Jul 0001
Viva Zapata!Viva Zapata! (1952)
Stirring treatment of the life of the Mexican revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando) who rose from peasanthood to presidency in the…
1 Jul 0001
My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady (1964)
Ever–popular, though rather long musical version of George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion', starring Audrey Hepburn as riffraff transformed into…
1 Jul 0001
LimelightLimelight (1951)
Charlie Chaplin's final film recreates in spirit his poverty–stricken London boyhood and escape into the vaudeville world. With such…
1 Jul 0001
Thin Red Line, TheThin Red Line, The (1998)Aro Favourite
A studiously arthouse rendition of WWII, isolating a crucial battle of the Pacific campaign (Guadacanal) as a minutely observed microcosm of humanity…
1 Jul 0001
Thing, TheThing, The (1982)Aro Favourite
Kurt Russell headlines this remake of the 1951 film about an Antarctic outpost terrorized by an alien organism. Dir. John Carpenter cranks up the…
1 Jul 0001
Star Trek II - The Wrath of KhanStar Trek II - The Wrath of Khan (1982)
The Enterprise crew are back to do battle with Kirk's old enemy Khan, as he takes control of a Federation Starship. Nice touches of humour and…
1 Jul 0001
In the Realm of the SensesIn the Realm of the Senses (Ai No Corrida) (1976)
Hailed as an erotic masterpiece in some quarters and condemned as mere sexually explicit exploitation in others, Oshima’s indisputably elegant…
1 Jul 0001
A.I. Artificial IntelligenceA.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)Aro Favourite
Speculative sci–fi at its most fascinating and opaque, this project developed by Stanley Kubrick is comparable to 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in…
1 Jul 0001
InsomniaInsomnia (2002)Aro Favourite
Consummate thriller from the director of “Memento” is an exemplary remake that follows closely yet deftly refines the well–regarded yet…
1 Jul 0001
BrainstormBrainstorm (1983)
A ‘Hard Sci–fi’ fable about the development of a sensory experience device – ‘virtual reality’ in today’s…
1 Jul 0001
Eye, TheEye, The (2002)Recommended
Almost guaranteed to give you goosebumps, this unnerving Asian horror show follows in the footsteps and spirit of the watershed RING films, though…
1 Jul 0001
Agatha Christie Murder Mystery CollectionAgatha Christie Murder Mystery Collection (Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, Mirror Crack'd, Endless Night) (1972-1981)
Four of the best latterday adaptations of mystery–writer Agatha Christie.
1 Jul 0001
Lethal Weapon LegacyLethal Weapon Legacy (Lethal Weapon 1-4) (1987-1998)
All four outings for Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as mismatched cops.
1 Jul 0001
Rambo Quadrilogy Box Set (First Blood, Rambo 2, Rambo 3, Rambo) (1982-2007)
Four of Stallone's rip–roaring features, from the relatively moody FIRST BLOOD to the full–on bombast of RAMBO (2007).
1 Jul 0001
The Lord of the Rings TrilogyThe Lord of the Rings Trilogy (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King) (2001-2003)
A set of all three parts of Peter Jackson's monumental adapation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy epic, in their original cinema release versions: The…
1 Jul 0001
Tremors Movie CollectionTremors Movie Collection (Tremors 1, Tremors 2, Tremors 3) (1990-2001)
1 Jul 0001
Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, TheSinking of the Rainbow Warrior, The (1992)
Telemovie enactment of the French–sponsored bombing of the Greenpeace vessel ' Rainbow Warrior' in 1984. Solidly dramatised with Neill and…
1 Jul 0001
Last House on the Left, TheLast House on the Left, The (1972)
Formerly banned in NZ and in many countries around the world, this disturbing film lives up to its notoriety with its documentary–like realism…
1 Jul 0001
Rolling Stones - Rock and Roll CircusRolling Stones - Rock and Roll Circus (1968)
A time–capsule of swinging London at its height, this TV special performance (which was never actually aired) has an unusual line–up,…
1 Jul 0001
Inside Deep ThroatInside Deep Throat (2005)Recommended
Thoroughly eye–popping expose of the sordid and ridiculous tale of super–successful 1970s porno film DEEP THROAT: funded by the Mob,…
1 Jul 0001
Maddigan's Quest (TV Series)Maddigan's Quest (TV Series) (2006)
Nicely–produced local series for children – adapted from Margaret Mahy's bestseller – set in a post–technological future…
1 Jul 0001
Road to Guantanamo, TheRoad to Guantanamo, The (2006)Recommended
A searing, politically pertinent docu–drama from the prolific Michael Winterbottom (w/ co–dir. Whitecross), reenacting with…
1 Jul 0001
ShortbusShortbus (Short bus) (2006)Aro Favourite
A raucous, freewheeling comedy of intercourse from gay auteur John Cameron Mitchell, audacious in its employment of explicit sex, unknown actors and…
1 Jul 0001
Ans Westra - Private Journeys/Public SignpostsAns Westra - Private Journeys/Public Signposts (2006)Aro Favourite
Photographer laureate Ans Westra takes to the other side of the camera in this insightful, contemplative retrospective of her photography, and…
1 Jul 0001

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