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Different Man, A (2024): An unforgettable drama about a disfigured aspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. The…; DVD $29.95
Kneecap (2024): An adrenalized, dramatized version of the true story of 'Kneecap', a hip–hop trio from West Belfast. The lads do a terrific job of playing…; DVD $29.95
Mountain, The (2024): A young girl, raised outside of her Maori culture, is determined to fulfil her mission of connecting with her mountain in the hope they can heal her…; DVD $29.95
We Were Dangerous (2024): A striking Kiwi fable about three teenage girls who plot to escape an oppressive school for delinquents on an isolated island in the 1950s, it's the…; DVD $29.95
Bad Behaviour (2023): Jennifer Connelly gives a committed performance as a former child actor who seeks enlightenment at a retreat in Oregon while navigating a…; DVD $29.95
La Chimera (2023): Another delight from dir. Alice Rohrwacher that completes a trilogy (after The Wonders and Happy as Lazzaro) about Italy's relationship with its…; DVD $29.95
There's Still Tomorrow (2023): An audacious, bittersweet comedy–drama that swept the Italian Oscars and broke domestic box–office records. Directed, co–written…; DVD $29.95
Uproar (2023): Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby–obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Allelujah (2022): An adaptation of the play by Alan Bennett, set in a geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital that is threatened with closure. The hospital…; DVD $29.95
Triangle of Sadness (2022): Gilded privilege gets a stinging taste of reality in this brilliantly orchestrated Palm D'Or–winner from the dir. of THE SQUARE and FORCE…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Two Tickets To Greece (2022): A sunlit escapist comedy set in Les Cyclades (the original French title) starring Laure Calamy and Olivia Côte as long–estranged childhood…; DVD $29.95
Language Lessons (2021): A Spanish teacher and her American student develop an unexpected friendship over a series of conference calls in this quirky, Co–Vid inspired…; DVD $29.95
My Salinger Year (2021): Light drama set in the world of literary arts in the pre–digital era, from French–Canadian director Philippe Falardeau (MONSIEUR…; DVD $29.95
Worst Person in the World, The (2021): Gloriously provocative and richly perceptive comedy drama from talented Norwegian director Joachim Trier (THELMA), which follows an unpredictable,…; DVD $29.95
A Friendly Tale (Le bonheur des uns) (2020): A charming four–hander from the director of LE CHEF in which a sparkling cast play two forty–something couples whose professional and…; DVD $29.95
Antoinette in the Cevennes (2020): A warm hearted French comedy from writer director Caroline Vignal, starring Laure Calamy as a school teacher on a journey of self–discovery in…; DVD $29.95
County, The (2020): A quintessentially Icelandic serio–comedy from the director of RAMS about one woman’s fight against a monopolistic co–op stifling the…; DVD $29.95
Freshman Year (S#!%house) (2020): An intimate microbudget indie depicting the experience of an awkward, lonely college freshman who unexpectedly makes a connection with a girl at a…; DVD $29.95
How to Be a Good Wife (2020): Feather lite French comedy set in 1968, with the predictably scene–stealing Juliette Binoche playing an immaculate and morally upright teacher…; DVD $29.95
Limbo (2020): A moving cross–cultural comedy about the refugee experience, set on a remote Scottish island where a promising young Syrian musician is waiting…; DVD $29.95
Man in the Hat, The (2020): Road–trip comedy–musical about a man who sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500, with five angry men in a Citroën Dyane…; DVD $29.95
Never Gonna Snow Again (2020): Assured Polish Oscar contender about a Ukrainian immigrant who unexpectedly develops a cult–like following while working as a masseur in a…; DVD $29.95
Rosa's Wedding (2020): Delightful Spanish comedy about a hard–working seamstress in her mid–40's who decides to turn her life around after spending years…; DVD $29.95
Rose Maker, The (La fine fleur) (2020): Gentle French comedy with Catherine Frot (THE MIDWIFE) playing a rose maker on the verge of financial ruin, who hires three hapless misfits with no…; DVD $29.95
Wild Mountain Thyme (2020): John Patrick Shanley, who created MOONSTRUCK, brings his sweeping romantic vision to Ireland with Wild Mountain Thyme. The headstrong farmer Rosemary…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Come As You Are (2019): A remake of the acclaimed Belgian film 'Hasta La Vista', this endearing and often funny bro comedy follows three young men with disabilities who hit…; DVD $29.95
Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019): Charming coming–of–age comedy–drama starring newcomer Earl Cave (son of Nick Cave) as a teenage heavy metal fan struggling to get…; DVD $29.95
Mystery of Henri Pick, The (Le mystère Henri Pick) (2019): Delectable literary–themed French comedy caper based on the book of the same name by David Foenkinos. The titular Henri Pick is a…; DVD $29.95
Of Love and Lies (2019): Uplifting French dramedy about a diminutive but spirited 12–year old boy who challenges his lonely disillusioned dad into embracing life again…; DVD $29.95
Perfumes (2019): Anne (Emmanuelle Devos) was once the star of her industry – a perfumer whose ability to produce enticing new fragrances was second to none. She…; DVD $29.95
Personal History Of David Copperfield, The (2019): A modern take on the Charles Dickens classic about the young orphan who triumphs over adversity in Victorian England. Puts a refreshing spin on…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Room 212 (Chambre 212, On a Magical Night) (2019): Playful French rom–com from acclaimed writer–director Christophe Honore (MA MERE, DAN PARIS). Set over the course of one night, where…; DVD $29.95
Truth, The (2019): Dazzling modern family drama from master auteur Kore–eda Hirokazu (SHOPLIFTERS), pairing French screen icons Catherine Deneuve and Juliette…; DVD $29.95
Destination Wedding (2018): Two hopelessly mismatched wedding guests develop a mutual affection while contending with their own spiteful feelings about the wedding, the guests,…; DVD $29.95
Good Girls (TV Series) (2018): A female–centric take on the premise of BREAKING BAD in which three suburban moms who're tired of trying to make ends meet take a leap into…; DVD $29.95, $34.95, $34.95
Green Book (2018): Enjoyable road movie based on a true story about the unlikely friendship between an African–American concert pianist and a roughneck…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The (2018): Warm and picturesque romantic comedy from the director of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. Set in 1946, the charismatic and free–spirited writer…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018): Director Ben Wheatley (HIGH RISE, FREE FIRE) applies his absurd mix of humour and violence to the dysfunction family genre in this comedy about a man…; DVD $29.95
Humor Me (Humour Me) (2018): A down–on–his–luck New York playwright (Jermaine Clement) moves in with his widowed father after his wife leaves him. But living in…; DVD $29.95
Old Boys (2018): A fresh and modern re–working of the classic French comedy Cyrano de Bergerac, set at an English all–boys boarding school, where the…; DVD $29.95
Sink or Swim (Le grand bain) (2018): A group of 40–something guys, all on the verge of a mid–life crisis, decide to form their local pool's first ever synchronized swimming…; DVD $29.95
Woman at War (2018): A droll yet heroic tale of a fifty–year–old environmental activist who is secretly waging a one–woman–war on the local…; DVD $29.95
20th Century Women (2017): Recalling her turn in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Annette Bening shines once again as a bohemian Californian mom, who here enlists Greta Gerwig and Elle…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Aurore (I Got Life!) (2017): Actress and co–writer Jaoui is the heart and soul of this witty if overly–familiar rom–com as the eponymous 50–year–old…; DVD $29.95
Battle of the Sexes, The (2017): Entertainingly playful telling of the story behind the milestone 1973 tennis match in which the 29–year–old women's champ Billie Jean…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Brigsby Bear (2017): A wonderfully outré yet comedy starring Saturday Night Live’s Kyle Mooney as a young man whose only connection to the world are his eccentric…; DVD $20
Imposters (TV Series) (2017): TV series following a relationship con–artist, who gets involved with men and women under the guise of invented personalities, before using…; DVD $39.95
Love, Lies and Records (TV Series) (2017): 6–episode TV Series from the pen of BAFTA award–winning writer Kay Mellor (SYNDICATE, IN THE CLUB). Kate Dickenson has just been…; DVD $34.95
Party, The (2017): A bitingly sharp social satire from the usually more experimental director Sally Potter (ORLANDO) with an experienced ensemble cast lead by Patricia…; DVD $29.95
Delicious (TV Series) (2016): A darkly comedic infidelity drama with a foodie twist. Dawn French plays a passionate cook who engages in a complicating affair with her celebrity…; DVD $29.95, $29.95, $29.95
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016): A feel–good comic misadventure in which a rebellious city kid and his reluctant foster uncle become subjects of a manhunt after they "go bush"…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
La La Land (2016): The wunderkind director of WHIPLASH fashions another bold, contemporary love letter to the Jazz age, this time as a widescreen, technicolor romantic…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Like Crazy (La Pazza Gioia) (2016): Gratifying comedy–drama following two women, one a troubled introvert, one an impassioned mythomaniac, who break out of a psychiatric facility…; DVD $29.95
Mum (TV Series) (2016-2019): Quality British character comedy following twelve months in the life of a newly widowed mother in her late fifties who attempts to rebuild her life…; DVD $29.95, $34.95
Olive Tree, The (El olivo) (2016): Spanish actor–director Iciar Bollain and Ken Loach's regular screenwriter Paul Laverty join forces for this warm and sometimes humorous road…; DVD $39.95
Perfect Strangers (Perfetti sconosciuti) (2016): A clever comedy of manners for the iphone–era, this Italian award–winner follows a dinner party debacle that unfolds after seven…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
This Beautiful Fantastic (2016): A talented but reclusive girl develops a friendship with her cantankerous neighbour in this contemporary fairy tale set against the backdrop of a…; DVD $29.95
Two is a Family (Demain tout commence) (2016): An elegantly crafted, crowd–pleasing comedy–drama in fine French tradition, following a bachelor (Omar Sy, THE INTOUCHABLES) who enjoys a…; DVD $29.95
800 Words (TV Series) (2015): From the writers of OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE come this gentle dramedy that follows the travails of a widowed Sydney columnist as he up sticks for life in…; DVD $49.95
Diary of a Teenage Girl, The (2015): This brave and bittersweet portrait of an unusual sexual awakening has Bel Powley as a fledgling cartoonist entering into a relationship with her…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Looking for Grace (2015): Set in hot and desolate Western Australia, this tells its story of a runaway teenager and her parents endeavours to track her down from multiple…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
People Places Things (2015): Bittersweet indie comedy distinguished by a romantic lead performance by Jemaine Clement as a newly single graphic novelist balancing parenting his…; DVD $19.95
Truman (2015): Spanish cinema stars Ricardo Darin and Javier Camara team up for this sensitive comedy as childhood friends who reunite after many years when one of…; DVD $29.95
Westside (TV Series) (2015-2019): A period prequel to OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE. Legendary safe cracker and career criminal, Ted West and his first wife Rita Build their fortune in the slums…; DVD $24.95, $29.95, $39.95, $44.95
Folies Bergère (Paris Follies) (2014): Isabelle Huppert stars in this lighty comic French tale as a as a farmer’s wife who takes off to Paris on a whim and finds romance in unexpected…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Infinitely Polar Bear (2014): Bittersweet drama in which a bipolar father takes over sole responsibility for his two spirited daughters while his wife attends graduate school in…; DVD $19.95
Learning to Drive (2014): Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley headline this undemanding comedy about the unlikely friendship between a literary agent and a Sikh driving…; DVD $19.95
Listen Up Philip (2014): Acidic, stylistically bold portrait of a young narcissistic writer (Schwartzman) who petulantly refuses to promote his second novel, and instead…; DVD $19.95
Shooting for Socrates (2014): Heartfelt sports drama follows Northern Ireland's participation in the 1986 soccer World Cup told from the point of view of a player and a young fan.; DVD $29.95
Skeleton Twins, The (2014): Piercing black comedy about two estranged twins, having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, struggling to mend their relationship.; DVD ~~$20~~ $10
Adult World (2013): A struggling college graduate with aspirations of becoming a poet slums it at a small town sex shop in this dry indie comedy.; DVD $29.95
Life of Crime (2013): Elmore Leonard adaptation has two crims get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real–estate developer who shows…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
May in the Summer (2013): Jordanian set drama of cultural misunderstanding about a successful author returning to her familial hometown Amman in preparation for her impending…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $10
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…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Still Life (2013): Eddie Marsan excels as a lonely, obsessive council worker made redundant from his job tracking down relatives of those who have died alone who…; DVD $29.95
Wetlands (2013): Provocative comic tale of an eccentric girl who has strange attitudes towards hygiene and sexuality longs for the reunion of her divorced parents.; DVD $29.95
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012): Pleasant chronicle of the affair between President Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and his distant cousin, Daisy (Laura Linney), which comes to light during…; DVD $14.95
Kiwi Flyer (2012): Amiable family fun follows twelve–year old Ben as he sets out to win Nelson's annual trolley derby, but he's up against some stiff Aussie…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Quartet (2012): Another pleasant surprise for the retiree set, this time centred on a home for retired musicians, and the recently arrived opera diva (Maggie Smith)…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Why Stop Now? (2012): Jesse Eisenberg plays a piano prodigy determined to get his drug addicted mother (Melissa Leo) into rehab – with the help of a bumbling dealer…; Blu-Ray $39.95
Ages of Love (Manual of Love 3) (2011): Third installment in the fluffy romantic series has benefits from the presence of De Niro as a visiting professor seduced by his neighbour's…; DVD $29.95
And If We All Lived Together (2011): Five 70–something friends resolve to move in together when faced with life in a retirement home, much to the fascination of a ethnology student…; DVD $29.95
Bernie (2011): A memorable (Jack) Black comedy about a gregarious Texas mortician who befriends a clingy spinster (Maclaine), with murderous results. The film's…; DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$19.95~~ $10
Death in Paradise (TV Series) (2011): A stuffy London detective is assigned the murder case of a fellow British policeman on a fictional Caribbean island, and ends up staying against his…; DVD $24.95, $24.95, $29.95, $29.95
Intouchables, The (2011): Exemplary feel–good French comedy that details the unlikely friendship between an aristocratic quadriplegic and a young French–African…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011): Dir. Roseanne Liang adapts her winning documentary (BANANA IN A NUTSHELL) on the struggle to get her traditional Chinese parents to accept her Kiwi…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Nothing Trivial (TV Series) (2011): An agreeable and endearingly performed 'singles' comedy by way of modern day Auckland, centred on the romantic hang ups of five friends who compete…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011): Light comedy about an uptight NYC lawyer takes her two teenagers to her hippie mother's farmhouse upstate for a family vacation.; Blu-Ray $34.95
Abel (2010): Sweet and satisfyingly unpredictable child fantasy about an imaginative young boy who returns from a psychiatric ward to declare himself the father…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Casino Jack (2010): A cracking script that favours comedy through absurdity over a heavyweight statement on American politics energises this dramatization of the scandal…; Blu-Ray $24.95
Father of Invention (2010): A former 'king of infomercials' struggles to win back his estranged family and his top–billing in the tele–marketing world in this…; Blu-Ray $24.95
Offspring (TV Series) (2010): A neurotic obstetrician and her extended Melbourne family navigate love and other disasters in this bright comedy series. While not particularly…; DVD $49.95
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 6 (2010): Explosive final season of the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.; DVD $24.95
Calvin Marshall (2009): Sweet–natured drama has a young man chasing his dream of playing Major League Baseball with little success. Low–key and agreeably folksy,…; DVD $29.95
City Island (2009): Winning ensemble stars Andy Garcia as a would–be actor–cum–corrections officer who brings a young ex–con home from work, much…; Blu-Ray $29.95
Cold Souls (2009): A existentialist tragi–comedy in which Paul Giamatti plays himself, a New York actor in crisis, who literally has his soul extracted, only to…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
My Suicide (2009): A disaffected teenager announces that he intends to document his impending suicide on camera in this heavy handed, if potent youth indie. Built on…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 5 (2009): Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight. Series 5:…; DVD $24.95
Separation City (2009): Kiwi comedy penned by satirical cartoonist Tom Scott , musing on the struggle of long–term relationships among a group of…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Whip It (2009): Drew Barrymore's directorial debut is a joyful tale of a small town outsider (Page) who empowers herself through the bruising sport of roller…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
How To Be (2008): Another delayed release for eager Robert Pattinson fans sees the heartthrob play a listless musician living in London who enlists the help of a…; DVD $34.95
Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008): Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Somers Town (2008): A gentle, winsome offering from dir. Shane Meadows, centred on an unlikely friendship between a shy Polish teen, and a knockabout runaway from the…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Wackness, The (2008): Smitten with nostalgia for a bygone early–90's New York, this coming–of–age drama follows a listless, pot–dealing teenager as…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
Clubland (Introducing the Dwights) (2007): Australian comedy–drama stars Brit Brenda Blethyn (LITTLE VOICE, SECRETS AND LIES) as a bawdy, comedy diva Mum gone downunder, whose midlife…; DVD $29.95
We're Here to Help (2007): Hearty bureaucratic broadside with Australian Erik Thomson well cast as Kiwi property developer Dave Henderson, who became hounded and eventually…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
As it is in Heaven (Så som i himmelen) (2004): A feelgood arthouse hit about a renowned classical music conductor who rediscovers his roots in the far north of Sweden. Acquiring a rundown…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Silver City (2004): Oddly tangled satire of Bush–era American politics in which a George Dubya soundalike (Cooper) goes on the campaign trail in Colorado, while…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Nicotina (2003): A stylish crime caper set in Mexico City, featuring an array of storylines, all featuring frustrated cigarette addicts, who finally intersect in a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Noi Albinoi (Noi the Albino) (2003): Distinctive drama about a 'gifted' 17–year–old who rebels against the limits of life in a remote Icelandic town. Brimming with…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Pieces of April (2003): The uncomfortably comic family reunion done in the DAYTRIPPERS mold, with a tattooed Katie Holmes as the spacey black sheep of the clan, who invites…; Poster (G) $9.95
Secret Lives of Dentists, The (2003): Typically quirky adult fare from dir. Alan Rudolph about two dentists who find cavities in their marriage, this takes imaginative yet distracting…; DVD $29.95
Von Trapped (2003): Brit comedy in which a jilted mother, portrayed by Caroline Quentin (JONATHAN CREEK), with a religious–like devotion to THE SOUND OF MUSIC…; DVD $14.95, $39.95
Igby Goes Down (2002): More than meets the eye in this indie New York satire about an over–educated ‘slacker’ experiencing growing pains amid upper…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Laurel Canyon (2002): Dropping in on the LA music scene, the writer–director of HIGH ART returns to her pet theme of conservatism yielding to a bohemianism, but…; DVD $19.95
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002): The bittersweet dramatics of dir. Meadows (ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS) get a fresh telling in this Nottingham drama, with the added spin of some ironic…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Secretary (2002): A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Always Greener (TV Series) (2001): Whimsical Australian 'dramedy' follows the mis/fortunes of two related families – the Taylors from suburban Sydney, and the Todds from rural New…; DVD $39.95, $39.95
Autumn Spring (Babí léto) (2001): Spry Czech comedy of elderly bad manners, concerns an aging prankster (Brodsky) who spends his retirement impersonating people in league with a…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Monsoon Wedding (2001): Exotically charmed with a glamorous cast and a tremendous soundtrack, various members of an extended Indian family busy themselves with the mystery…; Poster (G) $14.95
Son of the Bride (El Hijo de la novia) (2001): Wittily contrived drama, where various family problems revolve around a successful restauranteur Darín, himself undergoing a mid–life crisis…; Poster (VG) $9.95
Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps (TV Series) (2001): Brit sitcom following a group of five 20 somethings in Cheshire who regularly meet at the local pub to discuss the trials and tribulations of life.…; DVD $29.95, $29.95, $29.95
Go (1999): The director of SWINGERS switches focus to the reckless chic of LA's twentysomething rave scene, brandishing a slew of racy taboos, an impossibly…; Poster (G) $9.95
L.A. Without a Map (1999): A young Scottish undertaker (Tennant) follows an aspiring American actress back to La–la land, where he competes with the shallow excesses and…; Poster (G) $9.95
Man On the Moon (1999): Mesmerising biopic of the late 'comedian' Andy Kaufman culls its magnificence from an utterly unique, intriguing personality subject and a virtuoso…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Soft Fruit (1999): From NZ short film dir. Christina Andreef comes this ripely entertaining comic drama about the ties that separate and bind as four Aussie siblings…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Truman Show, The (1998): A brilliantly conceived script by expat–Kiwi whizz–kid Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) finds consummate direction in the hands of esteemed…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15, $19.95
Cold Comfort Farm (1996): A beguiling comedy transpires when a penniless woman of society is forced to live with her yokel cousins. Full of eccentric dialogue and characters,…; DVD $19.95
Due South (TV Series) (1994): CRASH dir. Paul Haggis served as creator of this offbeat, mildly popular fish–out–of–water policier about a Canadian Mountie in…; DVD $34.95, $59.95, $69.96
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994): Those that attended Ang Lee's WEDDING BANQUET will want to sample his tasty and sensual comedy about the perennial delights of life – sex and…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Pie in the Sky (TV Series) (1994): Brit crime series following a retirement age detective hanging up his mystery solving hat to fulfil a goal of owning his own restaurant, but it seems…; DVD $64.95
Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV Series) (1992): TV drama based on the post–war satirical novel by Angus Wilson, following an aging historian (Richard Johnson) as he reflects on his youth, his…; DVD $29.95
Broadway Bound (1992): Third film in the trilogy based on the Neil Simon's memoirs remains faithful to its stage origins. His alter–ego aspires to write successful…; Poster (G) $9.95
Husbands and Wives (1992): A Woody Allen 'art–imitates–life' parable about aging intellectuals with the twenty–year itch. Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack and Liam…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Simple Men (1992): Hartley's third feature re–visits his deadpan, sexy and intellectual world in which two brothers set off to find their estranged father.; Poster (U) $9.95
Gravy Train, The (TV Mini-series) (1990-1991): Intriguing political TV Mini–series based around a scheming Director of European Economic Community and his naive assistant travelling across…; DVD $24.95, $24.95, $39.95
Do the Right Thing (1989): Spike Lee's tour–de–force of racial friction and personal politics, forged his status as the most important black director in history.…; DVD $39.95
Wonder Years, The (TV Series) (1988-1993): One of the more endearing US TV series of the period, depicts the 'growing up' of its adolescent protagonists with humour and empathy. This disc…; DVD $24.95, $34.95, $34.95, $34.95
Broadcast News (1987): Superb TV newsroom dramedy in which vacuous newsreader Hurt and neurotic reporter Brooks compete for the attentions of Holly Hunter.; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Porterhouse Blue (Mini-series) (1987): Stuffy Powerhouse College, with its old boy archaism and hermetically sealed traditions, is given a jolt of reform by new headmaster Ian Richardson.…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Local Hero (1983): Peter Riegert plays an American oil executive assigned to buy out a small Scottish community where, of course, not everyone takes the bait. Burt…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Naked Civil Servant, The (1981): The life and times of homosexual Quentin Crisp, as drawn from his autobiography. John Hurt is a revelation as this courageous man who endured major…; DVD $19.95
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 3 (The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice, All's Well That Ends Well, The Winter's Tale, Timon of Athens, Antony & Cleopatra) (1978): The third in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes: The Taming…; DVD $54.95
Annie Hall (1977): The 'hall'mark of Woody Allen's career – it won him an Oscar for Best Picture and made him a household name. It's a hilarious send–up of…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Me, Natalie (1969): Thoughtful, though occasionally mawkish coming–of–age tale with Patty Duke as a young woman struggling with low self esteem and fighting…; DVD $29.95
Cool Hand Luke (1967): Sure–footed, entertaining chain–gang yarn with a famously repulsive egg–eating contest.; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Graduate, The (1967): An endearing Dustin Hoffman in his first leading role, is seduced by a middle–aged woman and then falls in love with her daughter. A brilliant…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95

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