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1 May–1 Apr 0001

Mr. WrongMr. Wrong (1985)Recommended
A young woman acquires a Mark 2 Jaguar that appears to be harbouring the ghost a past owner. Some well executed thrills keep Heather Bolton…
1 May 0001
Cape FearCape Fear (1991)Aro Favourite
Excruciating but masterful telling of a convicted rapist (Robert De Niro) who calculates revenge on his former attorney by way of his family. Scores…
1 May 0001
ShaneShane (1953)Aro Favourite
Former gunfighter Alan Ladd comes to the defence of homesteaders menaced by Jack Palance (satanically clad all in black). Classic Western is splendid…
1 May 0001
Kama SutraKama Sutra (1996)
The director of SALAAM BOMBAY returns to her native land for this enticing, beautifully photographed tale of love, jealousy and revenge among the…
1 May 0001
Waking Ned DevineWaking Ned Devine (1998)Recommended
When national lottery winner Ned Devine carks it, a cunning old codger (Ian Bannen) assumes his identity to claim the loot, and finds no shortage of…
1 May 0001
Reversal of FortuneReversal of Fortune (1990)
In his best performance, Jeremy Irons won an Oscar for portraying Claus Von Bulow, a European émigré who was accused of trying to poison his wife…
1 May 0001
Flight of the AlbatrossFlight of the Albatross (1995)
Teenager Julia Brendler migrates from Germany to New Zealand to renuite with her mother, a scientist studying the albatross colony on a remote island.
1 May 0001
Blerta - The Return Trip...Blerta - The Return Trip... (Blerta Revisited) (2001)Recommended
Less a nostalgia 'trip' than a brilliant compendium of manic moments from New Zealand's 1970's travelling roadshow of anarchic performance –…
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
Storm Over AsiaStorm Over Asia (Potomok Chingis-Khana) (1928)Recommended
An epic of silent Russian cinema to rival Eisenstein, this is set around a young Mongol fur–trapper who is swindled by traders and develops a…
1 May 0001
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) (2004-2009)Recommended
Following on from the 2003 miniseries, this has been hailed as Sci–Fi’s greatest TV series to date... SEASON ONE: 13 episodes over 4 DVDs…
1 May 0001
River QueenRiver Queen (2005)Aro Favourite
Both underrated and overblown, dir. Vincent Ward's (VIGIL) ambitious historical drama depicts the journey across heart, soul and land–scapes of…
1 May 0001
Good Night, and Good LuckGood Night, and Good Luck (2004)Recommended
An astutely–judged freezeframe of an important symbolic moment in 20th century American history, when CBS television presenter Edward Murrow…
1 May 0001
PulsePulse (Kairo) (2001)Recommended
A clandestine by–product of the post–RING phenomenon, this refined and wholly disconcerting tale of a supernatural internet pandemic…
1 May 0001
An Inconvenient TruthAn Inconvenient Truth (2006)Aro Favourite
Stark and compelling warning about the imminent effects of climate change – largely being stoked by carbon emissions from human activities…
1 May 0001
Boston Legal - Season 2 (TV Series) Boston Legal - Season 2 (TV Series) (2005-2006)
Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
1 May 0001
Big Man JapanBig Man Japan (Dai-Nipponjin) (2007)Aro Favourite
A genuine inductee to the 'Incredibly Strange' hall of fame, this gonzo monster mash bounds between deadpan mock–u–mentary following the…
1 May 0001
Piece Of My HeartPiece Of My Heart (2009)Recommended
TVNZ–commissioned drama focused on the issue of adoption in New Zealand, told through the story of two women who must reconcile their past as…
1 May 0001
Home By ChristmasHome By Christmas (2010)Recommended
The director of WAR STORIES returns to the subject for this deeply personal yet affecting docu–drama focusing this time on a single story…
1 May 0001
CoriolanusCoriolanus (2011)Recommended
Ralph Fiennes directs this fierce adaptation of Shakespeare's second–longest play, transposing the Bard's text to modern day Rome, where…
1 May 0001
Shield of StrawShield of Straw (2013)
The prolific Takashi Miike returns with a tale of a team of cops who must protect an accused killer with a billion–yen bounty on his head.
1 May 0001
Narcos (TV Series)Narcos (TV Series) (2015)Recommended
Vivid, unflinching HBO drama chronicles the exploits of the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
1 May 0001
heART of the matter, TheheART of the matter, The (2016)Recommended
A valuable historical documentary tracing the remarkable shifts in educational philosophy in New Zealand during the post WWII years, in which…
1 May 0001
RockyRocky (1976)Recommended
The simple yet effective story of a two–bit boxer's quest for self–respect and fame was a feat paralleled by the film's writer and star,…
1 Apr 0001
Dumb and DumberDumb and Dumber (1995)Aro Favourite
One of Jim Carrey's funniest comic vehicles yet, a road movie of sorts in which two halfwits attempt to return a suitcase full of cash to its…
1 Apr 0001
Producers, TheProducers, The (1968)Aro Favourite
Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel cavort in Mel Brooks' first (and best?) film, a Broadway–musical satire highlighted by the classic 'Springtime for…
1 Apr 0001
Robin Williams - An Evening WithRobin Williams - An Evening With (1982)Recommended
The unique lunacy of Robin Williams is captured live in concert on his home turf – The Great American Music Hall in San…
11 Nov 2010
Sapphire and Steel (TV Series)Sapphire and Steel (TV Series) (1979- 1982)Recommended
A pre–AB FAB Joanna Lumley and a post–INVISIBLE MAN David McCallum cavort around in eerie abodes repairing 'tears in time'. High concept,…
1 Apr 0001
Ladykillers, TheLadykillers, The (1955)Recommended
Priceless Ealing black comedy in which bungling robbers Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers et al conspire to snuff out their rich old landlady, an…
1 Apr 0001
ZuluZulu (1969)
Vivid historical epic about a British army post besieged by the Zulu hordes in 19th century South Africa. Half of the film is a blow by blow recount…
1 Apr 0001

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