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1 Jun–1 May 0001

First PositionFirst Position (2011)Recommended
A winning ballet documentary in the competitive spirit of SPELLBOUND, this focuses on six young gifted ballerinas as they prepare for the prestigious…
1 Jun 0001
Liver Birds, TheLiver Birds, The (1969)
Two very different single girls share a flat in the age of glam–rock, the pill and women's lib in this hugely popular BBC sitcom that was the…
1 Jun 0001
Outlander (TV Series)Outlander (TV Series) (2014)Recommended
From the pen of Ronald D. Moore comes this tale of a combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 18th century Scotland, a…
1 Jun 0001
MahanaMahana (2016)Recommended
Lee Tamahori and Temuera Morrison re–team for this evocative adaptation of Witi Ihimaera's saga of warring families in 1960's New…
1 Jun 0001
Great White Silence, TheGreat White Silence, The (90 Degrees South) (1924-1933)
Awe–inspiring footage from Robert Falcon Scott's disastrous expedition to the South Pole in 1910, covering the ship–voyage and…
1 Jun 0001
Souvenir, TheSouvenir, The (2019)Recommended
Brilliantly observed and fiercely unconventional drama from writer–director Joanna Hogg (EXHIBITION) introspectively exploring the life of a…
1 Jun 0001
Anne with an E (TV Series)Anne with an E (TV Series) (2017-2019)
Celebrated Canadian TV series updating the world of Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and giving a refreshing new tone to the classic…
5 Nov 2020
Bonanza (TV Series)Bonanza (TV Series) (1960)
Iconic, larger–than–life western TV show set near Virginia City, Nevada, in which Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his sons help protect…
14 Mar 2019
French Connection, TheFrench Connection, The (1971)Recommended
An influential crime picture based on the largest narcotics seizure of all time. Won the Oscar for Best Picture for its realistic portrait of New…
1 Jun 0001
On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceOn Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)Recommended
Unique among Bonds not only for the one–off casting of George Lazenby but also the greater sensitivity given to his character (007 falls in…
1 May 0001
Educating RitaEducating Rita (1983)Recommended
Satisfying modern take on Pygmalion, with uncultured fair lady Julie Walters and sceptical tutor Michael Caine.
1 May 0001
Ruthless PeopleRuthless People (1986)Aro Favourite
A genuine classic from the Zucker brothers and Touchstone pictures. The ingenious plot is laced with great gags, giving Bette Midler and Danny DeVito…
1 May 0001
Manufacturing ConsentManufacturing Consent (1992)Aro Favourite
Important film presents the theories of Noam Chomsky on the media and its mainstream bias which may have a far–reaching political agenda. What…
1 May 0001
An Awfully Big AdventureAn Awfully Big Adventure (1994)
After FOUR WEDDINGS, Hugh Grant and director Newell reteamed for this unlikely follow–up – a bleak backstage comedy charting a young…
1 May 0001
Hear My SongHear My Song (1991)Recommended
A night–club owner goes to convoluted lengths to restore his credibility by tracking down a long–reclusive singing star (Beatty –…
1 May 0001
Joy Luck Club, TheJoy Luck Club, The (1993)
From Amy Tan's novel, this story of four Chinese–American women and their daughters will touch a chord with mums and daughters of all races,…
1 May 0001
Terms of EndearmentTerms of Endearment (1983)Recommended
Classic family saga of loss and reconciliation with Shirley Maclaine and Jack Nicholson, who both won Oscars, as did the film.
1 May 0001
ConstanceConstance (1983)
Donogh Rees gives a restrained performance in this post–war period drama as a school–teacher whose fanciful dreams are realised and then…
1 May 0001
MauriMauri (1988)
Rural slice–of–life centres around an embittered man's search for fulfilment by returning to his roots. It gently illuminates the…
1 May 0001
NgatiNgati (1988)Recommended
A moving and powerful drama about an Australian immigrant who encounters the spiritual home of the local 'Ngati' or tribe, which triggers his own…
1 May 0001
Black NarcissusBlack Narcissus (1946)Recommended
Visually stunning film about a group of nuns who try to establish a mission on a remote Himalayan outpost in the face of formidable conditions. One…
1 May 0001
Public Enemy, ThePublic Enemy, The (1931)
The most influential of early crime films exhibits an unglorified depiction of the American underworld, but James Cagney makes a hoodlum sure worth…
1 May 0001
Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet (1968)Recommended
Definitive screen version has the lovelorn couple played by teenagers, the costume designer working overtime and a youthful, fashionable feel to it.…
1 May 0001
Judgement at NurembergJudgement at Nuremberg (1961)
Dramatisation of the trial of the Nazi judges at Nuremberg, facing the patient integrity of Judge Spencer Tracy. Epic, gripping courtroom drama, with…
1 May 0001
Lola MontesLola Montes (1955)Recommended
The life of the famous 19th century courtesan provides the basis for this sophisticated portrayal of the capriciousness of fate, which leads to the…
1 May 0001
Touch of Evil, ATouch of Evil, A (1958)Aro Favourite
Declaring its virtuosity right from the famous opening–shot, this late film–noir weaves a tale of murder and blackmail in a Mexican…
1 May 0001
Twin Peaks - Season 1 (TV Series)Twin Peaks - Season 1 (TV Series) (1990)Aro Favourite
An eccentric, mystical FBI agent arrives in a small Pacific Northwest town to investigate the murder of a young high school girl. Iconic, influential…
1 May 0001
Roaring Twenties, TheRoaring Twenties, The (1939)
Seminal gangster drama, paired screen–tough Cagney with a then lesser–known Bogart. Becoming buddies during WWI, they later enter and…
1 May 0001
OthelloOthello (1952)Recommended
Dir. Welles filmed Shakespeare's great tragedy over four years in Europe and North Africa, and despite some patchy moments, turned in probably the…
1 May 0001
American Film Theatre - In CelebrationAmerican Film Theatre - In Celebration (1975)
A tightly framed screen adaptation of David Storey's autobiographical play set around the reunion of a Nottinghamshire mining family, in which cast…
1 May 0001

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