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Convert, The (2024): A British lay preacher finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes in this vivid colonialist epic from dir. Lee Tamahori.; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Anatomy of a Fall (2023): An extraordinary, multi–layered dramatic thriller from France that deservingly won the Palm D'or at Cannes. For the past year, Sandra, a…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
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
Carmen (2023): Melissa Barrera (In The Heights) and Paul Mescal (Normal People, Aftersun) star as strangers who become shackled to each other's fates after a tragic…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Goodbye Julia (2023): An outstanding drama from Sudan about two women – a retired Muslim singer and a Southern Sudanese widow – who forge an unusual friendship…; DVD $29.95
How To Have Sex (2023): A vibrant and sometimes confronting portrait of youth binge culture that clings like day–glo lycra to three British teenage girls at a Greek…; DVD $29.95
Let the River Flow (2023): A superbly–crafted and moving indigenous rights drama about a young teacher whose repressed Sami heritage is awakened by a protest group who…; DVD $29.95
May December (2023): Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman make a formidable double–act in this fascinating, multi–layered drama about an actress doing field…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Monster (Kaibutsu) (2023): Director Hirokazu Kore–eda returns home with his first Japanese film since the Palm d'Or–winning "Shoplifters" (2018) with this…; DVD $29.95
One Life (2023): the true story of a London broker Nicholas Winton; who secretly organised the rail transport of hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi occupied Europe…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Origin (2023): Written and directed by Ava DuVernay (Selma), this ambitious docu–drama chronicles the efforts of Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist…; DVD $29.95
Perfect Days (2023): The irrepressibly handsome Kôji Yakusho stars as a solitary man who cleans public lavatories for a living but seems to have a rich inner life…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Priscilla (2023): Sofia Coppola's delicate and understated adaptation of Priscilla Presley's 1985 memoir about the stifling reality of being Mrs. Elvis Presley. Aussie…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Radical (2023): A quality, engaging drama based on the true story of a teacher in a neglected Mexican border town that tries a radical new method to unlock his…; DVD $29.95
Reality (2023): A potent chamber drama that re–enacts true events surrounding a government security breach related to Russian interference in the 2016 US…; DVD $29.95
Scrapper (2023): A cheeky charmer set in East London that refreshingly leans away from the miseries of working–class life, inspired as it was by Taika Waititi's…; DVD $29.95
Shayda (2023): This Australian drama filmed mostly in the Persian language is made something special by two magnetic actresses. Iranian émigré Zar Amir Ebrahimi…; DVD $29.95
Son, The (2023): A teenage son moves out on his single mother to live with his father. The part time dad tries to make the best of the situation. But juggling his new…; 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
Annie's Fire (Annie Colère) (2022): Laure Calamy again proves she's one of the most likeable actresses in French cinema as a working mother who finds her people among those offering…; DVD $29.95
Between Two Worlds (2022): Juliette Binoche plays a well–known author who goes to live in northern France to research her new book on the subject of job insecurity.…; DVD $29.95
Blaze (2022): A powerful, imaginative Australian drama from Archibald–winning artist Del Kathryn Barton about a twelve–year–old girl conflicted…; DVD $29.95
Broker (2022): Master Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore–eda turns to South Korea for the first time for this drama starring Cannes–winning actor Song…; DVD $29.95
Close (2022): Another closely–observed Belgian drama that, along with "Playground", explores a traumatic rite–of–passage. Here the protagonists…; DVD $29.95
Emily (2022): Actress Frances O’Connor makes her directorial debut with her own screenplay about the imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors,…; DVD $29.95
EO (2022): Veteran Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski returns with this Cannes Jury Prize–winner — a unique, visually expressive and sometimes bleak…; DVD $29.95
Godland (2022): A masterly work of slow cinema from Iceland, inspired by 19th–Century period photography in both narrative and style, and the contemporary…; DVD $29.95
One Fine Morning (Un Beau Matin) (2022): Lea Seydoux is French movie star royalty but she keeps it real in this sublime film from Mia Hansen–Løve (Bergman Island), one of Europe’s…; DVD $29.95
Quiet Girl, The (An Cailín Ciúin) (2022): An exquisite rites–of–passage drama filmed mostly in the Irish/Gaelic language, it is the very definition of a literary pastoral that…; DVD $29.95
Saint Omer (2022): Inspired by real events, this devastating fictional drama from French–Senegalese director Alice Diop delivers a formally brilliant treatise on…; DVD $29.95
The Teachers' Lounge (Des Lehrerzimmer) (2022): A bracing drama about an idealistic maths teacher caught in the pressure–cooker environment of a contemporary German high school. Leonie…; 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
Where Is Anne Frank? (2022): A new film from the director of adult animated tales “Waltz With Bashir” and “The Congress” that follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary…; DVD $29.95
Annette (2021): A magnificent musical–drama which marks the English language debut of French director Leos Carax (HOLY MOTORS). Adam Driver gives another…; DVD $29.95, $34.95
Another World (2021): Vincent Lindon plays a factory boss going through a painful divorce while managing a painful downsize at his company which has been taken over by a…; DVD $29.95
Benedetta (2021): Typically provocative yet playful psychodrama from Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, starring Virginie Efira as Benedetta Carlini, a novice nun in the…; DVD $24.95
Big Hit, The (Un Triomphe) (2021): Inspired by remarkable true events, this French Film Festival favourite follows a dedicated out–of–work actor (indelibly played by the…; DVD $29.95
Drive My Car (2021): This winner of the Best International Feature at the 2022 Academy Awards is a slow–burn, methodical drama about a grieving stage actor and…; DVD $29.95
Fabian - Going to the Dogs (2021): A witty and inventive portrayal of Weimar–era Germany, based on Erich Kästner's 1931 novel Fabian: The Story of a Moralist. In 1930's…; DVD $29.95
Forgiven, The (2021): Speeding through the Moroccan desert to attend an old friend’s lavish weekend party, wealthy Londoners (Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain) are…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Full Time (A Plien Temps) (2021): A cracker of a French drama that teeters on the edge of a thriller throughout because it’s all about the pressure cooker that is modern life.…; DVD $29.95
Humans, The (2021): A modern, fresh take on the thanksgiving drama in which director Stephen Karam adapts his own Tony award–winning play with cinematic…; DVD $29.95
Justice of Bunny King, The (2021): A single mother takes on the bureaucracy of NZ social services in this hard hitting drama, an impressive feature debut of director Gaysorn…; DVD $29.95
Lamb (2021): An Icelandic folk horror of haunting, pastoral beauty with Noomi Rapace and Hilmir Snaer Gudnason playing a couple who live on a remote farm with…; 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
Lost Illusions (2021): An all–star cast dazzles in the spectacular adaptation of Balzac’s classic novel about a young idealist who learns that anything can be…; DVD $29.95
Mass (2021): An emotionally devastating drama in which two sets of parents from both sides of a school shooting tragedy agree to meet and talk in an attempt to…; 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
Nitram (2021): An intense yet clear–eyed psychological drama from accomplished director Justin Kurzel (TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG) depicting the events…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
No Man of God (2021): Engrossing thriller based on the relationship between FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy. Set in Bundy's final years on death…; DVD $29.95
Paris, 13th District (Les Olympiades, Paris 13e) (2021): Jacques Audiard’s film charts the interwoven relationships between four twenty–somethings, beautifully played by Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba,…; DVD $29.95
Passengers of the Night, The (Les passagers de la nuit) (2021): Left by her husband, Elisabeth finds herself alone, responsible for the day–to–day care of her two children. She picks up a job on a…; DVD $29.95
Petite Maman (2021): Master filmmaker Céline Sciamma is back with a captivating coming of age story that explores childhood and a mother–daughter relationship that…; DVD $29.95
Pig (2021): A mesmerising drama with Nicolas Cage (somewhat) changing pace to play a bedraggled truffle hunter living in the remote Oregonian wilderness. When…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Poppy (2021): Endearing Kiwi drama about an ambitious teenager who aspires to be a car mechanic despite the hurdles – which include her protective brother…; DVD $29.95
Smother (TV Series) (2021): Riveting Irish TV thriller set on the wild and rugged coast of County Clare, where a matriarch (Dervla Kirwan) is determined to find out who killed…; DVD $29.95
Three Floors (Tre Piani) (2021): Nanni Moretti's all–star ensemble drama about three families who reside in the same apartment complex in Rome’s stylish Prati neighbourhood.; DVD $29.95
To Chiara (A Chiara) (2021): A rites–of–passage drama in the Italian neo–realist tradition that examines the impact of Mafia activity on those in the close…; DVD $29.95
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Guzen to Sozo) (2021): An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding, the director of DRIVE MY CAR explores…; 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
Ava (2020): Jessica Chastain delivers another full force performance in this otherwise by–the–numbers crime thriller, playing a Bostonian…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Beginning (Dasatskisi) (2020): A devout women of the Jehovah's Witness faith undergoes a profound personal crisis in this triumphant cinematic achievement for Georgian…; 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
Crown, The - Season 4 (TV Series) (2020): Season 4 of the sumptuous costume drama is considered by some to be the best yet, though also the one with the most controversy surrounding…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
De Gaulle (2020): Spectacularly mounted biographical drama depicting a crucial period in the life of French army officer Charles de Gaulle, a famous figure in modern…; DVD $29.95
Disclosure (2020): A gripping psychodrama from Australia, inspired by real life events, following parents attempting to deal with the situation of a 4–year old…; DVD $29.95
Everything Went Fine (2020): When André, 85, has a stroke, Emmanuelle hurries to her father’s bedside. Sick and half–paralyzed in his hospital bed, he asks Emmanuelle to…; DVD $29.95
Father, The (2020): Anthony Hopkins reaches another career peak in this brilliant conceived and executed drama about an aging man who is losing his sense of…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
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
Herself (2020): Drama from assured English directer Phyllida Lloyd (MAMMA MIA!, THE IRON LADY) about a young mother fighting to escape an abusive ex–partner…; 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
It's a Sin (TV Mini-series) (2020): Another rich and satisfying drama created and written by Russell T Davies (QUEER AS FOLK, DOCTOR WHO, YEARS & YEARS), this time set in London in 1981…; 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
Minari (2020): Winner of the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at Sundance, this delicately drawn, sweeping story follows a Korean–American family in search of…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Nest, The (TV Mini-series) (2020): Suspenseful Scottish 5–part TV drama starring Martin Compston (LINE OF DUTY) and Sophie Rundle (PEAKY BLINDERS, BODYGUARD) as a wealthy couple…; DVD $34.95
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
Penance (TV Mini-series) (2020): 3–part TV miniseries which replaces the male gaze with that of a mother who, grieving for her son's death, struggles with maelstrom of emotions…; DVD $29.95
Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020): A devastating, personal account of a nightmarish dilemma for a wife and mother working as a translator between the UN, the Serbian aggressors and…; 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
Savage (2020): Powerful drama inspired by the history of NZ's gangs, following a young boy in three different stages of life from the 1960's to the 1980's, as he…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Shirley (2020): Elisabeth Moss gives another inspired performance in this literary themed thriller, playing a renowned horror writer who is interrupted on the brink…; DVD $29.95
Six Minutes to Midnight (2020): A tense British period thriller loosely based on the true story of the disappearance of a school teacher at an elite girls' boarding school shortly…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Small Axe Anthology (Mangrove; Lovers Rock; Red, White, and Blue; Alex Wheatle; Education) (2020): An astounding accomplishment for British creator, director and co–writer Steve McQueen (12 YEARS A SLAVE), this anthology comprises five films…; DVD $34.95
Supernova (2020): A poignant modern love story with Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci playing a couple who have been in love for 20 years. After a wrenching diagnosis…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Ties, The (Lacci) (2020): Naples, early 1980s. The once–happy union between Aldo and his wife Vanda is ruptured one evening when Aldo admits, unprompted, that he has…; DVD $29.95
Tigers (2020): Sports biopic telling the true story of Swedish football talent Martin Bengtsson, an 18–year–old whose dreams turned into nightmares when…; 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
Wildland (2020): Powerful coming–of–age Scandi–noir about a Danish teenager who becomes embroiled in the ruthless criminal life of her aunt and…; DVD $29.95
1917 (2019): Immersive epic war film from director Sam Mendes (JARHEAD) which evokes the impression of a continuous take to follow two British soldiers on a…; DVD $19.95
A White, White Day (2019): Aesthetically striking Icelandic drama which plunges the viewer deep into the psyche of a tortured former police officer who suspects a neighbour…; DVD $29.95
Blackbird (2019): An effective remake of the 2014 Danish drama SILENT HEART (2014), with Susan Sarandon playing a terminally ill mother who arranges to bring her…; DVD $29.95
Bombshell (2019): Charlize Theron leads an all–star cast in this scathing biographical drama based on real life events in which a group of female Fox network…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Calm With Horses (The Shadow of Violence) (2019): Bleak and unflinching Irish crime drama following the fate of a troubled former boxer descending into a complex ecosystem of crime.; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
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
Corpus Christi (2019): A devastating, gripping drama based on the true story of a charismatic ex–convict who is mistaken to be a priest in a devout Polish village, a…; DVD $29.95
Crown, The - Season 3 (TV Series) (2019): Third season of the sumptuous costume drama, with Olivia Colman replacing Claire Foy's Queen Elizabeth II, now in her 40's. Covers such events as the…; Blu-Ray $44.95
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
Deep Water (Mini-series) (2019): Hailed as Britain's answer to BIG LITTLE LIES, this modern day drama about three school–run mothers balancing work and family pressures is…; DVD $29.95
Downton Abbey: The Movie (2019): Lavish spin–off film following on from events in the TV series, with the same writer and much of the same cast. The Crawley family are visited…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Ema (2019): A bold and distinctive film from director Pablo Larrain (NO), with newcomer Mariana Di Girolamo playing a young dancer who is coping with an adoption…; DVD $29.95
Extraordinary, The (The Specials, Hors normes) (2019): From the French directing team behind THE INTOUCHABLES comes this astute dramatisation of the true story of Stephane Benhamou (played by Vincent…; DVD $29.95
Fanny Lye Deliver'd (The Delivered) (2019): British period thriller set in 1657 on a Shropshire farm, where Fanny Lye (the magnificent Maxine Peake) is living a quiet, puritan life until the…; DVD $29.95
First Cow (2019): A western set in the Pacific Northwest from acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt (MEEK'S CUTOFF), patiently depicting the hardscrabble way of life of…; DVD $29.95
Hearts and Bones (2019): Restrained but powerful Australian drama with Hugo Weaving playing a traumatised war photojournalist who is preparing an exhibition in Sydney of his…; DVD $29.95
High Life (2019): Legendary French director Claire Denis (Beau Travail) returns with her first English language film, a sci–fi horror set in deep space where a…; DVD $29.95
In the Name Of The Land (2019): Following the life of a stoic farmer across four decades, this bittersweet and deeply moving drama marks the directorial debut of French…; DVD $29.95
Inheritance (2019): Juicy gothic thriller from the director of TERMINAL, following the daughter of a wealthy patriarch whose secret inheritance threatens to tear the…; DVD $29.95
Jo-Jo Rabbit (JoJo Rabbit) (2019): Wildly satirical WWII comedy following Jojo, a lonely German boy who discovers his mother, who is secretly anti–Nazi, is hiding a young Jewish…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Joker (2019): Brilliantly dark psychological thriller introducing Batman's arch nemesis as a traumatised loner who finds his voice in acts of violence. An achingly…; Blu-Ray ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Mapplethorpe (2019): Biopic of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, with Matt Smith portraying the brilliantly provocative photographer and gay icon.; DVD $29.95
Martin Eden (2019): A dazzling adaptation of Jack London's semi–autobiographical 1909 novel about a sailor who abandons his working class roots to pursue an…; DVD $29.95
Monsoon (2019): A sensitive and detailed portrait of the emigrant experience, following a Vietnamese man who returns to Saigon after three decades living in…; 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
Nightingale, The (2019): Brazen Australian survival drama from the director of THE BABADOOK, set in 1825 in Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania), where a deeply traumatised Irish…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
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
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood) (2019): Sprawling love–letter to the final years of Hollywood's golden age, following a faded television actor and his stunt double as they face the…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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
Proxima (2019): Eva Green plays a French astronaut enrolled in a demanding program at the European Space Agency in Cologne, struggling to maintain a relationship…; DVD $29.95
Rocketman (2019): Musical biopic with Taron Egerton playing Elton John, capturing the flamboyant and troubled extremes of his life. Set in his early years when he was…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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
Seberg (2019): Kristen Stewart is riveting as French New Wave actress Jean Seberg, in this drama set in the 1960's, when she passionately involved herself in the…; DVD $29.95
Skin (2019): Bryon Widner (JAMIE BELL) was one of the FBI's most sought after white supremacists. Covered in racist tattoos from head to toe that he earned…; DVD $29.95
Sorry We Missed You (2019): A struggling UK man with a family in debt decides to try self–employment by becoming a delivery driver. A powerful and nuanced drama about the…; DVD $24.95
Spread Your Wings (Donne-moi des ailes) (2019): A gorgeous boys' own eco–adventure from France, based on the true story of a visionary scientist and his 14–year–old son who bond…; DVD $24.95
Summerland (2019): A love–story set in the timeless and enchanting world of Summerland; sun–dappled days by the sea over one achingly beautiful summer.…; 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
We'll End Up Together (Nous finirons ensemble) (2019): From the writer/director of the LITTLE WHITE LIES comes another chic French take on the formula of THE BIG CHILL, with the entire cast returning to…; DVD $29.95
Weathering with You (2019): Touching Japanese animated romance doubling as an eco–fable, about a high school boy who befriends a girl who can manipulate the weather. From…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Wendy (2019): A visionary reimagining of the Peter Pan story from director Benh Zeitlin, with two children from different worlds fighting to hold onto their…; DVD $29.95
While at War (2019): From Alejandro Amenabar, acclaimed director of THE SEA INSIDE, comes this drama set in Spain in 1936 on the cusp of the Spanish Civil…; DVD $29.95
Who You Think I Am (Celle que vous croyez) (2019): Juliet Binoche is outstanding at the helm of this elegant psychological thriller, playing a French literature professor and middle–aged…; DVD $29.95
A Discovery of Witches (TV Series) (2018): A romantic thriller series adapted from Deborah Harkness' trilogy of novels that uncovers a secret underworld of vampires, witches and daemons hiding…; DVD $34.95, $34.95, $34.95
A Faithful Man (L'homme fidèle) (2018): Romantic farce with a whimsical, French new–wave sensibility directed by and starring Louis Garrel. A dashing journalist finds his life…; DVD $29.95
A Private War (2018): Rosamund Pike is a stand out in this powerful thriller based on the true story of the fearless and celebrated war correspondent Marie Colvin. Having…; DVD $29.95
A Star is Born (2018): Bradley Cooper debuts impressively as director while sparking the right chemistry in front of the camera with real–life pop…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
A Very English Scandal (TV Mini-series) (2018): 3–part BBC miniseries set in the 60's and 70's depicting the evolution of the "Jeremy Thorpe Scandal", in which the leader of the Liberal Party…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Birds of Passage (2018): Intelligent and engrossing narco–thriller set in Columbia in the 1960's, following an indigenous Wayuu man and his family as they turn to drug…; DVD $29.95
Bletchley Circle, The: San Francisco (TV Mini-series) (2018): Set during the thrilling social change of the mid–1950s, these new episodes see two characters from the original British series travel to…; DVD $34.95
Capharnaum (2018): A uniquely humanistic portrayal of tragic poverty in Beirut from the perspective of an extraordinarily gutsy 12 year old Lebanese boy. After…; DVD $29.95
Claire Darling (La dernière folie de Claire Darling) (2018): Catherine Deneuve plays a reclusive millionaire who unexpectedly decides to get rid of all her belongings in a yard sale on the lawn of her mansion.…; DVD $29.95
Climax (2018): A dance movie like you're never seen, legendary provocateur Gaspar Noe helms this brilliant and intoxicating ensemble piece. Set in an abandoned…; DVD $29.95
Cold War (2018): The director of 'Ida' (2013) follows up with a deeply romantic, immaculately composed tale of a Polish concert pianist and a charismatic singer who…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
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
Dilili in Paris (Dilili à Paris) (2018): Delightful animated French film from director Michel Ocelot (KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS) following a young girl investigating a series of kidnappings…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15, $29.95
Everybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben) (2018): Iranian maestro Asghar Farhadi assembles a powerhouse cast for this Spanish–language about a mother–of–two who returns from Buenos…; DVD $24.95
Girlfriends (TV Series) (2018): British TV comedy following a trio of middle–aged woman who were friends in childhood, and who are coping with divorce, age discrimination,…; DVD $34.95
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
Happy as Lazzaro (2018): It's summer at Inviolata, an isolated rural estate, where an extended family of tobacco farmers toil under the rule of a domineering marchesa, and…; DVD $29.95
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
Hate U Give, The (2018): A powerful and thought provoking drama about the consequences of gun violence, police brutality and racism in America. Starr is a black teenager who…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Heiresses, The (2018): Slow–burn drama from Paraguay about a privileged middle–aged lesbian couple whose new found financial hardship results in one being…; DVD $29.95
Hummingbird Project, The (2018): Smart financial thriller with Eisenberg and Skarsgard playing cousins and high frequency traders who decide to make their fortune in a deal to build…; 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
I Think We're Alone Now (2018): An intriguing post–apocalyptic movie concerned with themes of grief and loss, following an introvert (Peter Dinklage) whose meticulously…; DVD $29.95
Judy & Punch (Judy and Punch) (2018): A gorgeously carnivalesque and blackly comic Australian period drama in which the traditional fairy tale of Punch and Judy is turned on its head. The…; DVD $29.95
Keeper, The (Trautmann) (2018): Biographical drama telling the story of Bert Trautmann, the German soldier who escapes a POW camp to become a footballing icon, marrying the daughter…; DVD $24.95
Kindergarten Teacher, The (2018): English–language remake of the 2014 Israeli film of the same name about a jaded teacher, mother and aspiring poet who becomes obsessed with one…; DVD $29.95
Leave No Trace (2018): Local actress Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie is stunning in this haunting film from the director of WINTER'S BONE. Set in the Oregon forest, where she…; DVD $24.95
Little Woods (2018): Impressive debut from writer–director Nia DaCosta, detailing the struggles faced by a pair of sisters trying to make ends meet in an…; DVD $29.95
Loro (2018): The director of THE GREAT BEAUTY returns with another tale of Italian decadence and corruption, this time based on the life and times of the infamous…; DVD $29.95
Mother is Wrong (TV Mini-series) (Maman a tort) (2018): French thriller following a detective who, despite being already consumed by a major robbery, takes on the chilling case of a child who tells her his…; DVD $34.95
My Brilliant Friend (TV Mini-series) (L'amica geniale) (2018): Evocative Neapolitan drama adapted from the international best–selling novel by Elena Ferrante, following an elderly woman as she recounts her…; DVD $39.95
Non-Fiction (Non Fiction) (2018): Buoyant drama set in the Parisian publishing world, with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas reuniting with actors Juliette Binoche and Guillaume…; 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
Ophelia (2018): A beautifully appointed contemporary re–imagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet as told from perspective of Hamlet's forbidden lover.; DVD $29.95
Patrick Melrose (TV Series) (2018): 5–part miniseries based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn in which Benedict Cumberbatch plays an aristocratic and outrageously funny…; DVD $34.95
Photograph (2018): A charming romance from the director of THE LUNCHBOX set in Mumbai, where a struggling street photographer convinces a shy stranger to pose as his…; DVD $29.95
Red Joan (2018): The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest–serving British spy. Arrested in retirement by the MI5, the extraordinary…; DVD $19.95
Rosie (2018): Irish drama with actress Sarah Greene in a powerhouse performance playing a mother struggling to cope when the rental property she lived in with her…; DVD $29.95
Sharp Objects (TV Mini-series) (2018): Searing psychological thriller with Amy Adams playing a reporter who returns to her small home town to investigate the murders of two preteen girls.…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
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
Sorry Angel (2018): Articulate and powerful love story set in Paris in the 90's, where a worldly writer falls for a younger, carefree university student.; DVD $29.95
Stray (2018): Moody, taciturn local drama in which two damaged strangers cross paths in mountainous Central Otago.; DVD $29.95
Third Wife, The (2018): Haunting and devastating period drama set in 19th century rural Vietnam, where a 14–year old girl is married off to a wealthy landowner and…; DVD $29.95
Transit (2018): Distinguished wartime melodrama from Christian Petzold (BARBARA, PHOENIX) following the plight of a holocaust survivor who assumes the identity of a…; DVD $29.95
Welcome the Stranger (2018): An impressive cast grace this moody, somewhat impenetrable Gothic drama in which a young woman creates a disturbance when she shows up at her artist…; DVD $24.95
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
Working Woman (2018): Workplace drama capturing the spirit of the "Me Too" movement to tell the story of a smart and capable mother of three who returns to the workforce…; DVD $29.95
Yuli (2018): Rousing biopic of the Cuban ballet superstar Carlos Acosta, nicknamed Yuli by his father, who saw recognised his talent for dance and sent him to…; DVD $29.95
Zoe (2018): An engineer and a robot fall in love at a research lab for perfecting romantic relationships. An open minded but scientifically undemanding romantic…; 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
Alone in Berlin (2017): Earnest resistance drama set in 1940, with Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson as a working class couple who, after learning of their only son's death…; DVD $34.95
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 ~~$20~~ $15
Breath (2017): Coming–of–age drama based on the novel by award–winning Australian writer Tim Winton. Set in the 1970's, where two teenage boys…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Disaster Artist, The (2017): A satirical yet empathetic adaptation of Greg Sestero's autobiographical book of the same name depicting his friendship with one Tommy Wiseau, the…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Disobedience (2017): Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA) directs this powerful and exquisitely melancholy film about a woman who returns to the ultra orthodox Jewish community that…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Dynasty (TV Series) (2017): A reboot of the 1980s glamour soap opera that retains the original characters played by a new generation of actors and updates elements that notably…; DVD $44.95
Foxtrot (2017): The impressive sophomore effort of director Samuel Maoz (LEBANON) is a perceptive and bold exploration of war and grief. An affluent couple living in…; DVD $29.95
Funny Cow (2017): Maxine Peake is tremendous in this role as a stand–up comedian touring the working men's clubs in the stifling cultural climate of 1970's…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017): An energetic, endearingly campy film blending aliens with punk culture, from John Cameron Mitchell (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH). Set in 1970's London…; DVD $29.95
I Am Not a Witch (2017): Full of joy and tragedy in the equal measure, this assured debut from Zambian writer–director Rungano Nyoni follows the story of 9–year…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
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
Insult, The (2017): An exchange on a Beirut street between a Palestinian construction worker and a Lebanese Christian escalates into a passionate dispute that opens…; DVD $29.95
Killing of a Sacred Deer, The (2017): Colin Farrell returns for the singular director of THE LOBSTER for another round of macabre absurdism, this time cast as a cardiovascular surgeon and…; DVD $29.95
Legacy, The - Series 3 (TV Series) (Arvingerne) (2017): The excellent Danish family saga continues with the four siblings – Gro, Signe, Frederick and Emil entangled in emotional and financial…; DVD $49.95
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
Loving Vincent (2017): Lovingly crafted portrait of Vincent Van Gogh uniquely rendered in oil painted animation. The film follows the endeavours of a young man whose…; Blu-Ray ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Midwife, The (Sage femme) (2017): Two of French cinema's most beloved actors, Catherine Deneuve and Catherine Frot, team up in this rich character study by the director of SERAPHINE.…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
My Friend Dahmer (2017): Chilling biographical drama about the American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, based on the 2012 graphic novel by John "Derf" Backderf, who was friends…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Novitiate (2017): A young woman in 1960's Tennessee decides to give her life to God and studies to become a nun with the Sisters of the Beloved Rose. But amidst the…; DVD $24.95
Ottoman Lieutenant, The (2017): Undemanding, old–fashioned wartime romance following the fates of an army Lieutenant and a strong–willed American combat nurse who fall…; DVD $19.95
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
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017): A superbly written dramatic thriller from the director of NIGHTCRAWLER set within the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system. Denzel…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Son, The (TV Series) (2017): Past and present and interweaved in this multi–generational saga of the bloody price of power that follows the rise of one ambitious family…; DVD $39.95
Square, The (2017): A smart and ambitious art world satire from the director of FORCE MAJEURE set in and around a cutting–edge contemporary art museum, where a…; DVD $29.95
StartUp (TV Series) (2017): A unique cyber thriller in which the entrepreneurs behind a revolutionary unregulated digital currency are three strangers from the wrong side of the…; DVD $44.95
Striking Out (TV Series) (2017-2018): Charming Irish legal drama following a Dublin lawyer who risks everything to start her own private practice after breaking up with her cheating…; DVD $34.95
Sweet Country (2017): A sparse and beautifully shot film from the director of SAMSON AND DELILAH, telling a profound morality tale of almost biblical proportions, and…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Woodshock (2017): A stylistically unique psychological thriller with all the elegance you'd expect from fashion designer siblings Kate and Laura Mulleavy in their…; DVD $29.95
Yellow Birds, The (2017): Iraq War movie featuring Alden Ehrenreich and Tye Sheridan as friends who are deployed to Iraq under a hot–headed sergeant. But after a tragedy…; DVD $29.95
A Silent Voice (Koe no katachi) (2016): Unique Japanese anime following a deaf girl called Shoko, who is bullied at school by a boy who grows up to be tormented by his past behavior, and…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Beast (2016): Gutsy account of a young Filipino boxer coming to terms with a tragic incident during a match in the slums of Manila.; DVD $29.95
Confirmation, The (2016): A divorced father and his eight–year–old son, spend a rather predictable weekend together, but when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the…; DVD $29.95
Country Doctor, The (Irreplaceable) (2016): Genteel drama starring François Cluzet (THE INTOUCHABLES) as a devoted doctor in a rural French town who himself is diagnosed with a serious illness…; DVD $29.95
Crown, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (2016): The writer of the acclaimed 2006 movie THE QUEEN, Peter Morgan, turns his attention to Elizabeth II's earlier years. Season One covers her marriage…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Dancer, The (La danseuse) (2016): Dazzling rags–to–riches biopic following the true story of Loïe Fuller and Isadora Duncan, two dancers who together pioneered modern…; 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
Ethel & Ernest (Ethel and Ernest) (2016): Beautiful hand–drawn animation based on the Raymond Briggs book of the same name, telling the true story of the author's own parents, Londoners…; DVD $19.95
Fences (2016): August Wilson faithfully adapts his Pulitzer Prize–winning stageplay for the screen with Denzel Washington directing and starring as a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Handmaiden, The (2016): Delicious erotic thriller from the brilliant Park Chan–Wook, who lends his impeccable style to a provocative potboiler of lesbian love and…; Blu-Ray $34.95
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
Jasper Jones (2016): A nostalgic portrait of Australian childhood in the summer of '69 that tells the story of a bookish boy who finds himself caught up in a local murder…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
King's Choice, The (2016): Vibrant war–time drama set during the three days in 1940 when German forces occupied Oslo and King Haakon VII and his family went into hiding.…; DVD $29.95
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
Maudie (2016): An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Month of Sundays, A (2016): Underrated Australian drama with LaPaglia as an emotionally troubled real estate agent, unable to sell his house or bond with his teenage son after…; 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
Odyssey, The (L'odyssée) (2016): A shimmering yet unvarnished biopic of pioneering Frenchman Jacques Cousteau, who invented the aqualung and went on to become a world–famous…; DVD $29.95
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
Paterson (2016): A profound ode to small–town life and the beauty found within everyday simplicity, director Jim Jarmusch here creates a masterful, carefully…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Path, The (TV Series) (2016): Compelling drama following a family who belong to a mysterious cult in upstate New York. Themes of relationships, faith and power are explored, with…; DVD $44.95
Rams (2016): Distinctively woolly Nordic tale of two estranged sheep–farming brothers as they attempt to save their flocks from pending eradication in a…; DVD $29.95
Rebellion (TV Series) (2016): Powerful period drama that chronicles life in post–World War I Ireland as seen through the eyes of three young women, their families and…; DVD $29.95, $34.95
Salesman, The (Forusande‎) (2016): Another subtle yet powerful drama from the celebrated director of THE SEPARATION and THE PAST that replays his signature themes of fear, guilt and…; DVD $29.95
Sami Blood (2016): Emotionally powerful female coming–of–age movie set in 1930's Sweden, where a reindeer–herding teenager, an indigenous Sami child,…; DVD $29.95
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
Witness for the Prosecution, The (2016): 2–part miniseries based on Agatha Christie's popular story. A wealthy heiress is found murdered and her principle heir is naturally the major…; DVD $29.95
Your Name (Kimi no na wa) (2016): Another exquisite animated drama from Makoto Shinkai, an increasingly beloved and notable voice in the world of Japanese anime. The story is based on…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
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
A Perfect Day (2015): Trenchant, satisfying black comedy about a group of aid workers struggling with the task of removing a corpse from a well at the end of the Yugoslav…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
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
Downton Abbey - The Finale (TV Mini-series) (Downton Abbey Christmas 2015) (2015): The final installment of this internationally acclaimed hit drama series that chronicled the lives of the Crawley family and their servants.; DVD $20
Dressmaker, The (2015): Kate Winslet cuts a dashing figure (and a true–blue Aussie accent) as a talented dressmaker who returns home from Paris to the tiny isolated…; DVD $19.95
End of the Tour, The (2015): Surprisingly engrossing account of the five–day interview between the late David Foster Wallace and reporter David Lipsky taking place shortly…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Heavy Water War, The (The Saboteurs) (2015): Thrilling Norwegian mini–series tells the story behind Hitler's plan for obtaining the atomic bomb during WW2, and the heavy water sabotages in…; DVD $34.95
Hollow Crown, The: Wars of the Roses (TV Series) (2015): A second series of star–studded, exceptionally presented Shakespeare adaptations, with Henry VI in two parts, along with Richard III. Together…; Blu-Ray $34.95
James White (2015): A sensitive adult drama that follows a self–destructive New Yorker struggling to control his behavior while his mother deteriorates from…; DVD $29.95
Jessica Jones (TV Series) (2015): Engaging Marvel drama with BREAKING BAD's Krysten Ritter starring as the former superhero turned private detective.; Blu-Ray $49.95
La Belle Saison (Summertime) (2015): Two women strike up a passionate affair against a backdrop of the feminist movement in early–1970's France, but struggle to reconcile of…; DVD $29.95
Land of Mine (Under sandet) (2015): Multi award–winning historical drama following a unit of captured German soldiers who are put to work disabling Hitler's munitions by an…; DVD $29.95
Last Cab to Darwin (2015): A sentimental, fair–dinkum Australian drama that stars Michael Caton (THE CASTLE) as a terminally–ill taxi driver who embarks on a road…; DVD $19.95
Legacy, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (Arvingerne) (2015): Second season of the gripping drama in which the death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open and causes a prolonged battle for…; DVD $44.95
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
Louder Than Bombs (2015): Ambitious, novelistic family drama with an ensemble of experienced actors playing members of a diverse, non–typical family in turmoil following…; DVD $29.95
Martian, The (2015): Ridley Scott adapts the acclaimed novel by Andy Weir as an unabashed crowd–pleaser about an astronaut who is left behind after a manned mission…; DVD $14.95
Mississippi Grind (2015): Atmospheric road movie about a gambler facing financial ruin and his unlikely friendship with a charismatic young poker player.; DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$19.95~~ $10
Mr. Holmes (2015): An intriguing take on the great detective's final years with Ian McKellen in his element as the retired Sherlock Holmes who, dealing with early…; DVD $19.95
Narcos (TV Series) (2015): Vivid, unflinching HBO drama chronicles the exploits of the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Partisan (2015): A bracing Australian thriller about a young boy raised to be an assassin in a small cult–like community who begins to question his father's…; Blu-Ray $24.95
Passion of Augustine, The (2015): A warm, intelligent drama set in a convent school in Quebec in the late 1960's, where women are given the opportunity to learn music regardless of…; DVD $39.95
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
Queen of the Desert (2015): Werner Herzog directs this worthy biopic of British explorer and adventurer Gertrude Bell focusing on her time in the Middle East.; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Ride (2015): Helen Hunt directs and stars in this warm–hearted drama as a concerned mother who journey's cross–country to be with her son after he…; DVD $24.95
Son of Saul (2015): Masterful, but deeply disturbing glimpse into the horror of Auschwitz seen through the perspective of a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Suburra (2015): Enthralling crime saga follows a gangster named Samurai as he attempts to turn the waterfront of Rome into an Italian Las Vegas.; DVD $29.95
Suffragette (2015): Rousing account of the suffragette movement in Edwardian Britain seen through the eyes of a working mother who's galvanized into political action by…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Testament of Youth (2015): Vera Brittain's acclaimed coming–of–age memoir is given the cinematic treatment in this fine adaptation, with Alicia Vikander (EX…
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
Trumbo (2015): Biting drama with Bryan Cranston as the legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who at the height of communist paranoia finds himself jailed and…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Von Trapp Family: A Life of Music, The (2015): Drama adapted from the autobiography of Agathe von Trapp, the eldest daughter of the famous von Trapp family, which follows her incredible journey as…; DVD $19.95
Wait, The (L'attesa) (2015): Juliette Binoche plays a mother who slowly draws a connection to her son's fiancée while they await his arrival at a beautiful Sicilian villa.; 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
When We Go To War (TV Mini-series) (2015): Historical saga that tells the story of six young men and women whose plans for the future are thwarted as New Zealand enters World War I. Events…; Blu-Ray $34.95
20,000 Days on Earth (2014): A 24–hour portrait of writer and musician Nick Cave, blending fiction and reality, as it examines the artistic process and the power of the…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$34.95~~ $17.50
A Little Chaos (2014): Alan Rickman directs and stars with Kate Winslet in this lavish study of two landscape artists who become romantically entangled while building a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Camp X-Ray (2014): Kristen Stewart stars in this provocative drama about a young soldier assigned to Guantanamo Bay befriends a man who has been imprisoned there.; DVD $24.95
Dark Horse, The (2014): Cliff Curtis turns in a magnificent performance in this accomplished and powerful story of speed chess champion Genesis Potini, his battles with…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Diplomacy (2014): A thematically rich and expertly staged historical drama that depicts the relationship between Dietrich von Choltitz, the German military governor of…; DVD $29.95
Far from Men (2014): Viggo Mortensen stars in this existential western adapted from an Albert Camus' short story. Set in Algeria in the fifties, Mortensen is charged with…; DVD $29.95
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
Homesman, The (2014): Tommy Lee Jones helms this pleasurably off–beat western in which three women living on the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
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
Labyrinth of Lies (2014): Thought–provoking drama set in 1950's Germany in which an ambitious young prosecutor's pursuit of an Auschwitz commandant exposes the…; DVD $29.95
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
Legacy, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (Arvingerne) (2014): From the creators of BORGEN and THE KILLING comes this gripping drama in which the death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open…; DVD $59.95
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
Love & Mercy (Love and Mercy) (2014): Finely attuned portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys, and his struggles with his emerging psychosis…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Mommy (2014): Xavier Dolan directs this piercing account of a widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, who finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor…; DVD $29.95
Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS (2014): Gaudy two–part Australian telemovie of the untold story rock band INXS and their rise to fame alongside charismatic frontman Michael…; Blu-Ray $39.95
Riot Club, The (2014): Two first–year students at Oxford University join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Salvation, The (2014): High on action, low on dialogue, this enjoyable Danish western follows the story of a peaceful American settler who kills his family's murderer and…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Second Chance, A (2014): Susanne Bier directs a haunting melodrama about the contrasting lives of two police officers, whose lives take a dark turn after finding a neglected…; DVD $29.95
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
Someone You Love (2014): Danish drama about an aging singer whose recording process is interrupted by the arrival of a grandson he's never met.; DVD $24.95
Theory of Everything, The (2014): Acclaimed look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife as he struggles with the onset of motor neuron disease.…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Water Diviner, The (2014): An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons.; DVD $39.95
When Marnie Was There (2014): Beautifully rendered – but possibly final – Studio Ghibli animated feature focuses on the unlikely friendship between a tomboy and a…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Winter Sleep (2014): Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes this provocative drama follows a local celebrity who runs a small hotel with his wife. In winter…; DVD $29.95
12 Years a Slave (2013): Steve McQueen (HUNGER, SHAME) directs this powerful historical drama of a free black man from upstate New York who is abducted and sold into slavery.; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
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
Behind the Candelabra (2013): Steven Soderbergh directs this classy HBO–produced biopic of flamboyant pianist Liberace (Michael Douglas) and his rocky relationship with…; DVD ~~$20~~ $10
Congress, The (2013): Robin Wright stars as an aging actress who is offered the chance of "career immortality" by being digitized in this topical and…; DVD $19.95
Garden of Words, The (2013): Another gorgeous animated romance from the director of 5 CENTIMETRES PER SECOND, centred on the poignant relationship between a sensitive teenager…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
German Doctor, The (2013): Chilling domestic thriller centred on the Argentine family who lived unknowingly with Josef Mengele, the notorious Auschwitz physician, after he fled…; DVD $24.95
Great Beauty, The (2013): This Academy–Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film has dir. Paolo Sorrentino's regular frontman Toni Servillo as an aging Roman…; DVD $19.95
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013): A moving, if overly melodramatic rendering of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel about the Nigerian Civil War as experienced by two…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $10
Hatfields & McCoys (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Epic western mini–series recreates the legendary family feud between two Confederate soldiers returning to their land in the aftermath of the…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Hinterland (TV Series) (2013): Noir crime drama set in Aberystwyth, Wales, where the knackered and troubled detective Tom Mathias searches for redemption, while solving crimes.; DVD $34.95, $39.95, $39.95, $79.95
How I Live Now (2013): This edgy young–adult fantasy finds teenager Saoirse Ronan, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, coping with the outbreak of…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
In Bloom (2013): Set in the newly independent state of Georgia in the wake of the Soviet regime, this powerful story follows two young girls as they courageously…; DVD $29.95
Jimi: All is By My Side (2013): An intuitive and evocative portrait of Jimi Hendrix as a fledgling rock legend honing his craft in Swinging London, prior to his legendary Stateside…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Joe (2013): An ex–con becomes a de facto father figure to a teenage boy (Tye Sheridan of MUD) trying to escape a violent upbringing in this rural…; 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
Look of Love, The (2013): Steve Coogan plays Paul Raymond, the controversial entrepreneur who became Britain's richest man, in this steamy biopic from prolific dir. Michael…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Lunchbox, The (2013): A sweet and richly aromatic romantic comedy in which a mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunch delivery system connects a young…; DVD $19.95
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
Mr. Selfridge (TV Series) (2013): Jeremy Piven transposes his larger–than–life Ari Gold persona (from ENTOURAGE) to turn–of–the–century London, where he…; DVD $39.95
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
Outlaw Michael Howe, The (2013): Actor Brendan Cowell fashions a vivid western out of Australia's brutal convict legacy with this recreation of the events that led to the penal…; DVD $29.95
Philomena (2013): Poignant drama stars Judi Dench as a elderly Irish woman searching for the child she was forced to give up while working at a convent as a teenager.; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Railway Man, The (2013): Tormented by his experience as a prisoner of war, a former British Army officer confronts one of his torturers in civilian times this haunting…; DVD $19.95
Reaching for the Moon (2013): A chronicle of the tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares.; DVD $19.95
Short Term 12 (2013): A counselor at a foster–care facility for at–risk teenagers struggles with her own troubled past as a youngster in this tough but tender…; DVD $29.95
Starred Up (2013): A troubled teenager is transferred to the same prison as his violent father in this explosive British prison drama.; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
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
Sunlight Jr. (2013): Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon slum it as a couple living barely above the breadline with a baby on the way in this honest, ground–level…; DVD $29.95
Tale of the Princess Kaguya, The (2013): Studio Ghibli co–founder Takahata directs this beautiful adaptation of a classic Japanese folk tale with a distinctly different flavour to that…; Blu-Ray $39.95
Turning, The (2013): Tim Winton's epic collection of short stories is adapted into 17 distinct yet interlocking narratives about the turning points in a spectrum of…; Blu-Ray $24.95
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
White Queen, The (TV Series) (2013): Superb historical drama focuses on three women and their quest for the throne of England against the backdrop of the 'War of the Roses'. Ten episodes…; Blu-Ray $64.95
Wind Rises, The (2013): Hayao Miyazaki's glorious swansong is the poignant story of aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi and his dreams of designing the perfect flying machine…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Wipers Times, The (2013): The horrors of trench warfare are matched with alleviating gallows humour in this strangely moving tale of a satirical newspaper published on the…; DVD $24.95
A Royal Affair (2012): 18th Century Denmark is the backdrop for this high–costumed drama about the love affair between Queen Caroline Matilda and her royal physician…; DVD $24.95
Best Man Down (2012): In this heartfelt, soul–searching dramedy, a newly married couple cancels their honeymoon plans after the groom's hard–partying best man…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Company You Keep, The (2012): Robert Redford directs and stars in this bristling thriller, about a former Weather Underground member, now in hiding, whose violent past comes back…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Disconnect (2012): A suspenseful, topical ensemble drama that addresses the corrosive effect of the internet and social media on the lives of two generations of…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Hotel Noir (2012): Cult dir. Guitierrez tries his hand at film noir pastiche with this luscious ensemble piece about a detective whose encounters with various…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $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
Just Like a Woman (2012): Sienna Miller plays a Chicago housewife who joins a North African belly dancer en route to Santa Fe in this light comedy of…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
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
Laurence Anyways (2012): Young French–Canadian actor/director Xavier Dolan stays behind the camera of his third film (made at 23 years of age, no less), an assured…; DVD $29.95
Les Miserables (2012): Victor Hugo's classic novel set during the French revolution receives its latest big screen musical adaptation courtesy of dir. Tom Hooper (THE…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Love is All You Need (2012): Susanne Bier (AFTER THE WEDDING) directs this tender drama of mid–life romance, about an Englishman and a Danish woman who forge an unexpected…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Mad Men - Season 5 (TV Series) (2012): Further episodes of the 60's–New–York–set television drama series focused on an ad exec basking in the glow of the golden age of…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Magic City (TV Series) (2012): Slavishly seductive period drama set in late 50s Florida, where a high–rolling hotel owner is forced to do business with a Miami mob boss in…; Blu-Ray $54.95, $69.95
Magic of Belle Isle, The (2012): Morgan Freeman plays against type as an alcoholic novelist trying to overcome writer's block by retreating to a remote lakeside community. Despite…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$34.95~~ $24.95
Motel Life, The (2012): Two brothers hit the road after becoming involved in a fatal hit–and–run accident. Evocatively set between Reno and the Sierra Nevadas,…; DVD $29.95
Mud (2012): Jeff Nichols (TAKE SHELTER) directs this thrilling backwoods adventure, about two boys who befriend a charismatic criminal in hiding on the…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
On the Road (2012): Handsomely mounted adaptation of Kerouac's counter–culture classic of a young writer whose life is profoundly shaken by the arrival of the…; DVD $14.95
Pieta (2012): Kim Ki–Duk directs this controversial Golden Lion winner, about a debt–collecting thug who is forced to confront his violent ways when a…; DVD $29.95
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
Sister (2012): On the slopes of a Swiss ski resort, a resourceful 12–year–old boy steals to support his troubled older sister in this fine…; DVD $19.95
Smash (TV Series) (2012): A superior, adult–minded alternative to GLEE, this focuses on the creative talent both on–stage and behind–the–scenes of a…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
Spring Breakers (2012): "Disney Gone Wild" is the catchall for this fleshy coed drama from enfant terrible Harmony Korine, about four spring–breaking girls who become…; DVD $14.95
Taste of Money, The (2012): The dir. of THE HOUSEMAID buffs this heady class critique of Korea's impudent elite to a high sheen, with the lust and corruption of a wealthy family…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
Third Half, The (2012): A Macedonian football club hires a German coach to galvanize the team as Nazis prepare to enter the country in this wartime occupation drama.; DVD $29.95
Tiger Eyes (2012): This sensitively observed teen drama – the first ever screen adaptation of a Judy Blume novel – centres on a 17–year–old girl…; DVD $24.95
Twice Born (2012): The memory of a passionate love affair with an American photographer and its harrowing aftermath is rekindled when a woman returns to Sarajevo with…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Upside Down (2012): Two star–crossed lovers separated by opposite worlds attempt to overcome interplanetary boundaries in this head–turning sci–fi…; Blu-Ray $19.95
We and the I, The (2012): Michel Gondry masters the docu–drama narrative with surprising ease, here directing an affecting and unsentimental look at a bus full of Bronx…; DVD $29.95
What Maisie Knew (2012): A six–year–old girl is caught in the middle of her estranged parents' bitter custody battle in this thought–provoking drama,…; DVD $29.95
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
360 (2011): Fernando Meirelles (CITY OF GOD) directs this kaleidoscopic ensemble drama set in seven cities across the globe, concerning a disparate set of…; DVD $29.95
A Dangerous Method (2011): Psychodrama auteur David Cronenberg directs this stimulating, if not entirely satiating exploration of the intense relationship between Carl Jung and…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Against the Wind (Headwinds) (2011): Quality French drama explores the emotional wreck of a widower who tries to rebuild his life and make sense of his loss in the aftermath of his…; DVD $29.95
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
All Our Desires (2011): Well–meaning social melodrama from the dir. of WELCOME follows the determined fight by a judge to defend an impoverished woman from ruthless…; 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
Café de Flore (2011): Two parallel stories of love and hope transcend their time difference in this fantastical juggling act from French–Canadian filmmaker…; DVD $14.95
Coriolanus (2011): Ralph Fiennes directs this fierce adaptation of Shakespeare's second–longest play, transposing the Bard's text to modern day Rome, where…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Crimson Petal and the White, The (TV Mini-Series) (2011): An intensely realised adaption of Michel Faber's novel about an aspiring novelist (Romola Garai) who is unable to free herself from a life as a…; DVD $34.95
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
Devil's Double, The (2011): An Iraqi foot solider is selected as the body double for Saddam Hussein's ruthless son Uday in this violent docu–drama from Kiwi dir. Lee…; DVD $14.95
Elena (2011): An old fashioned mortality play told through the eyes of Russia's new monied class, centred on the wife of a wealthy businessman whose sudden death…; DVD $29.95
Elles (2011): Juliette Binoche plays an investigative reporter who becomes entangled in the world of student prostitution in this serious erotic thriller.; DVD $29.95
Foster (2011): Grade–A weepie follows a childless couple's quest to adopt a baby, only for a precocious seven–year–old boy to turn up on their…; Blu-Ray $34.95
From up on Poppy Hill (2011): Studio Ghibli's latest offering is an affecting, nostalgia–laden drama of teenage idealism and high school romance, set during the lead up to…; DVD $29.95
Giants, The (2011): The misadventures of two teenage brothers and a local misfit are engagingly recounted in this balmy Belgium picaresque.; DVD $29.95
Goodbye, First Love (2011): The director of FATHER OF MY CHILDREN turns her nuanced lens on the passionate but slow–maturing romance between a couple who break up in their…; DVD $29.95
Hail (2011): A unique, visionary portrait of an ex–con who returns home to his lover, only to struggle with disturbing premonitions of the world.; DVD $29.95
King of Pigs, The (2011): A tough, hard–glancing Korean anime about two adults who recall their violent school days as both purveyors and victims of systemic bullying.…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $19.95
Lan Kwai Fong (2011): Hong Kong's answer to SEX AND THE CITY set in its central nightlife district, where lust is rampant and love elusive for an ensemble of handsome…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
Life Without Principle (2011): Hong Kong's master of suspense crafts this swirling triumvirate of stories centred on unraveling lives amidst the global financial crisis. Combing…; DVD $29.95
Life, Above All (2011): Heartrending tale of a headstrong 12–year–old girl who struggles to hold together her broken, AIDS–ridden family in modern day…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Minister, The (2011): Nuanced political drama follows the daily process of governance from the vantage point of of the French Transport Minister as he negotiates the…; DVD $29.95
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
Once Upon a Time (TV Series) (2011): A mature, densely layered serial based on popular folklore, set in a fictional seaside town where characters from various fairy tales have been…; Blu-Ray ~~$69.95~~ $29.95, ~~$69.95~~ $29.95, ~~$69.95~~ $44.95, $54.95
One Day (2011): Tear–duct bursting romance based on the best–selling novel follows a couple's relationship as it flits between friendship and romance.; DVD ~~$15~~ $7.50
Orator, The (O le tulafale) (2011): In this superlative Polynesian drama – the first Samoan language feature film – tradition and modernity collide on the island of Upolu, where a…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Pan Am (TV Series) (2011-2012): Named for the iconic Pan American World Airways, this fictionalised period drama series revolves around the stories of the pilots and stewardesses of…; DVD $34.95
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
Perfect Sense (2011): The director and star of YOUNG ADAM return for this unusual take on the pandemic sub–genre, set in their Scottish homeland. Centred around…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$34.95~~ $19.95
Separation, A (2011): Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this masterfully layered domestic drama sees the wheels of justice turn slowly against a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Snowtown (2011): Australian serial killer John Bunting is the controversial subject of this disturbing yet persuasively told recreation of the 'scum' murders that…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $19.95
Weekender (2011): Dancing to a repetitive beat, nostalgic headtrippers can look forward to reliving the British clubbing scene in this slavish, drug–fueled…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
Wild Bill (2011): An ex–con returns home only to find his two sons have been abandoned by their mother and forced to stay with them he struggles with the demands…; Blu-Ray $34.95
You Will Be My Son (2011): An intense, boldly flavoured father–son melodrama centred on a prestigious French wine label, whose arrogant owner (Arestrup) begins to groom…; DVD $29.95
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
Angele and Tony (2010): This quality, character–driven courtship between a prostitute with a past and a plainspoken fisherman successfully plays down obvious emotion…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $19.95
Beautiful Boy (2010): A serious–minded, refreshingly un–histrionic drama which deals with the oft–explored theme of grief via otherwise sensational…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Biutiful (2010): Proffering a seldom–seen, distinctly un–beautiful view of the city of Barcelona, a dishevelled Javier Bardem ambles its streets as…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Carlos (Carlos the Jackal) (2010): An explosive, globe–trotting biopic of Venezuelan terrorist and fugitive Ilich Ramírez Sánchez – aka Carlos the Jackal – whose exploits…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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
Company Men, The (2010): A trio of high–flying sales executives feel the effects of the Global Financial Crisis in this timely yet earnest drama. As the…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $19.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$39.95~~ $24.95
Dear Mr. Gacy (2010): Haunting cautionary tale – based on a true story – chronicles the interactions between an ambitious college student and the notorious…; Blu-Ray $24.95
Everything Must Go (2010): Will Ferrell takes his turn with the male mid–life crisis in this honest and sobering dramatic portrait of a man whose comfortable life is…; DVD $14.95
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
Holy Rollers (2010): The true story of a disillusioned Orthodox Jew who turns to Ecstasy dealing is given an underwhelming treatment in this otherwise fascinating glimpse…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Home By Christmas (2010): The director of WAR STORIES returns to the subject for this deeply personal yet affecting docu–drama focusing this time on a single story…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Indian Doctor, The (TV Series) (2010): A lively period medical drama steeped in the cultural friction of post–war Britain, centred on the efforts of an Indian doctor and his wife to…; DVD $34.95, $34.95, $34.95
Justified - Season 1 (TV Series) (2010): Slick urban western with an old–school U.S. Marshal reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural coal–mining towns of…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Kids Are All Right, The (2010): Feathers fly in this smart and insightful comedy–drama anchored by three terrific lead performances whose character's unique relationships are…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
King of Devil's Island (2010): The boys of an early 20th century reform school revolt against an abusive regime in this stirring, snow–swept Norwegian drama. Featuring music…; DVD $29.95
Love Story (2010): Ebullient Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht creates his own 'New York Story' by turning his camera to a beautiful Russian model and his own creative…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Mad Bastards (2010): Affecting tale of a violent father traveling thousands of miles across barren Australian landscape to see the troubled son he's never met. With a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Mad Men - Season 4 (TV Series) (2010): Further episodes of the 60's–New–York–set television drama series focused on an ad exec basking in the glow of the golden age of…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Never Let Me Go (2010): Faithful adaptation of the Kazuo Ishiguro's 'unfilmable' novel that follows the relationship of three childhood friends who are raised as 'donors' in…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Kawa) (2010): Psychological drama of a family man coming to terms with his homosexuality and whose decision to come out plunges his family into crisis. Based on…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
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~~ $20, $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
Round Up, The (La Rafle) (2010): A sensitive recreation of the tragic events and personal stories surrounding the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup of 1942, where some 13,000 French Jews were…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $24.95
Russian Snark (2010): A pair of Russian refugees settle in Auckland to make art and a new home in this eccentric yet accessible 'art comedy' from screenwriter and…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
Sherlock - Series 1 (TV Series) (2010): Ingenious updating of the master detective finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London. Benedict…; DVD $69.95
Special Treatment (2010): Playing a high class prostitute, Isabelle Huppert gets cosy with one her clients, a psychoanalyst, in this occasionally titillating, comically…; DVD $34.95
Stolen (2010): TV thriller based on the real life 2002 kidnapping of Baby Kahu Durie, which saturated NZ media at the time. Held for $3 million ransom, the child…; DVD $19.95
Summer Coda (2010): Rewarding Aussie romance, set along the banks of the Murray River, centres on an itinerant young woman (Taylor) who seeks solace with an orchardist…; DVD $34.95
This is England '86 (TV Mini-Series) (2010): The core cast of THIS IS ENGLAND return for this vivid small screen epilogue set three years later, where a maturing Shaun (Turgoose) must negotiate…; DVD $34.95
44 Inch Chest (2009): Dark comedy with a cuckolded Ray Winstone rounding up his heavy mates and seeking vengeance on his wife's lover.; DVD $14.95
About Elly (2009): Though something of a dress rehearsal for Farhadi's Oscar–winning A SEPARATION, this tense and absorbing account of a beach holiday tainted by…; DVD $29.95
An Englishman in New York (2009): Sequel to THE NAKED CIVIL SERVANT with John Hurt reprising his role as gay raconteur Quentin Crisp as he spends the latter parts of his life in New…; DVD $24.95
Balibo (2009): Searing political thriller based on the death of five Australian–based journalists (one, a Kiwi) who, upon covering the occupation of East…; DVD $19.95
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
District 9 (2009): Superb sci–fi blockbuster from first–time writer/director Blomkamp, set in an alternate–reality Johannesburg where an…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Eden is West (2009): A pictorial offering from Costa–Gavras – usually at the helm of taut political thrillers – here directing a travelogue centered around…; DVD $34.95
Five Minutes of Heaven (2009): Northern Ireland's troubled past is tackled in a contemporary spirit of "truth and reconciliation" in this fictional drama in which James Nesbitt…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $19.95
Garrow's Law (TV Series) (2009-2011): Legal drama based around the true tale of William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved…; DVD $29.95, $29.95, $29.95, $79.95
Glorious 39 (2009): Trademark Stephen Poliakoff visuals and upper crust intrigue characterise this pre–WWII mystery, starring Romola Garai as the adoptive daughter…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Hamlet (2009): An outstanding, visually sumptuous Royal Shakespeare Company modernization of the Bard's much–filmed play, with David Tennant mercurial in the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Kings (TV Series) (2009): A bold and enjoyably bizarre drama fantasy series loosely based on the biblical story of King David (played by Chris Egan), but set in a kingdom that…; DVD $29.95
Last Ride (2009): Hugo Weaving toughens up as a violent, quick–tempered low–life whose desperation and escalating crimes result in him fleeing across South…; DVD $34.95
Lovely Bones, The (2009): Peter Jackson’s errant, though wonderfully imagined murder mystery begins with the brutal death of a teenage girl in small town Pennsylvania,…; DVD ~~$14.95~~ $11.20 | Blu-Ray ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Lucky Country (2009): Terrific outback chamber piece is a turn–of–the–century powerplay between a poverty–stricken family, and three…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $14.95
Messenger, The (2009): Ben Foster plays a troubled Iraq War veteran reassigned to the military's Casualty Notification Office in this affecting study of war on the home…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $19.95
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
Samson and Delilah (2009): A landmark of Australian cinema for many critics across the ditch, this unflinching drama of two Aboriginal outcasts discarded and left to fend for…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
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
True Blood - Season 2 (TV Series) (2009): Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Unmade Beds (2009): In parallel stories, a Spanish boy and a French girl try to find meaningful connection while squatting in a London hipster neighbourhood in this…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Until Proven Innocent (2009): Credible homegrown teledrama tells the true story of the crusade to free David Dougherty, wrongly imprisoned for the rape and abduction of an…; DVD $25
Vintner's Luck, The (2009): Contentious, opulent NZ–made adaptation of the much–loved Elizabeth Knox novel, ostensibly about the relationship between a guardian…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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
White Lightnin' (2009): The life of Appalachian mountain dancer and criminal cult figure Jesco White is the inspiration for this nightmarish hillbilly biopic filmed in…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
5 Centimetres Per Second (Five Centimetres Per Second) (2008): Sublimely romantic animated feature divided into three separate episodes tracing the emotional journey of a teenage boy through to manhood, and the…; DVD $24.95
Apparitions (TV Series) (2008): Martin Shaw (formerly Judge John Deed) dons the cloth of a Catholic priest, tackling both incidents of miracle and deviltry in this confronting…; DVD $49.95
Apron Strings (2008): Acclaimed short film director Sima Urale makes her feature film debut with this drama about fractious maternal connections that contrast two…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Dean Spanley (2008): This Kiwi–British production cross–breed is a charmingly eccentric, surprisingly moving 'drawing room' drama set in Edwardian Britain in…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Departures (2008): Poignant Oscar–winner that’s won over many hearts with its affecting tale of self–discovery, centered on a failed cellist whose career…; DVD $14.95
El Camino (2008): Affecting road–movie with three strangers travelling across America with their friend's ashes.; DVD $34.95
Gospel Hill (2008): Well–meaning, but congested melodrama set in the Deep South where a corporation selling out the underclass to white developers reignites racial…; DVD ~~$9.95~~ $7.45
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
I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) (2008): Gratifying, melancholy French drama featuring a career–best performance by Kristen Scott–Thomas as an enigmatic woman struggling to fit…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Lymelife (2008): Indie drama of the downbeat, domestic variety is well–acted and polished, but the "lyme disease" quirk notwithstanding, this otherwise hits the…; Blu-Ray $29.95
Mad Men - Season 2 (TV Series) (2008): Further episodes of the 60's–New–York–set television drama series focused on an ad exec basking in the glow of the golden age of…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Men's Group (2008): Six blokes shed their inhibitions and stereotypical masculinity in this big–hearted Australian indie, centred on a series of group support…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
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
True Blood - Season 1 (TV Series) (2008): Acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern society, and the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Vicky Christina Barcelona) (2008): Woody Allen proves he hasn't lost his touch with this refreshing and vital rom–com that follows two American gal–pals who fall for the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
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
Waltz With Bashir (Vals Im Bashir) (2008): This striking hybrid animation is an audacious attempt to recall, through anecdote, dream, and documentary, the 1982 Israeli–Lebanon war.…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Winter in Wartime (2008): Sensitively handled account of a thirteen year old boy who joins the Dutch resistance at the tail end of World War II.; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Wrestler, The (2008): Sensational, credible comeback picture for beleaguered 80's heartthrob Mickey Rourke, who portrays a mirror–image of himself as a…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
After Him (Après lui) (2007): Unsettlingly intimate French drama stars Catherine Deneuve as a devastated mother who obsessively channels her dead son by using his best friend as a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Army Wives (TV Series) (2007): Ensemble drama series focused on a group of women, and one guy, who reside with their families on an Army Base and attempt to lead fulfilling lives…; DVD $29.95
Babysitters, The (2007): Inky black indie dramedy centred on an entrepreneurial teenage babysitter that starts up a call–girl service for married men after getting paid…; DVD $24.95
Black Irish (2007): Probing melodrama concerning deadly sibling rivalry between two Irish American brothers – one an aspiring baseball player and the other a…; Poster (VG) $29.95
Brick Lane (2007): Multi–layered drama based on the popular Monica Ali novel focuses on the transformative tale of a young woman forced to leave her Bangladeshi…; DVD $34.95
Caramel (Sukkar banat) (2007): Charming Lebanese soap opera with a social conscience, the latest in an emerging wave of dissenting Middle Eastern dramas divulges the stifled lives…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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
Darjeeling Limited, The (2007): Idiosyncratic comedy from the dir. of THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS combines a dusty, nostalgic sub–continental adventure–quest with a whimsical…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The (Le Scaphandre et Le Papillon) (2007): Justly celebrated adaptation of the autobiography of the late Jean–Dominique Bauby, who enjoyed the high life as editor of Elle magazine before…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Hunting and Gathering (2007): A waif–thin artist/cleaner (Tautou) gains a new lease on life after a chance encounter with a dignified stutterer in this heartwarming lost…; DVD $19.95
King Lear (2007): The Royal Shakespeare Company's 2007 adaptation sees McKellen as his commanding best in the titular role, with an equally terrific performance from…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Kite Runner, The (2007): The ravages of Afghanistan and its effect on an American 'refugee' forms the basis of Khaled Hosseini's best–selling book, here given due…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
La Vie en Rose (2007): Marion Cotillard excels (and deservingly won a Best Actress Oscar) in this stunning new biopic of the life and times of French singer Edith…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Lewis (TV Series) (2007-2015): Spin–off to the popular INSPECTOR MORSE series, this Brit detective drama follows a newly promoted Inspector and his sidekick investigating…; DVD ~~$35~~ $26.25, $99.95, $119.95
Lions for Lambs (2007): A contemporary 'hot potato' issue is tackled from political, academic, militaristic and journalistic viewpoints, drawing an ultimately powerful…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Maxwell (2007): The last days of newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell are well captured in this, and especially well performed by David Suchet.; DVD $29.95
Monkey Puzzle (2007): A camping trip in search of a rare tree goes pear–shaped for a group of Aussie twenty–somethings as they lose their bearings and their…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
Nines, The (2007): Exigent thriller commenting on the realities of Hollywood, told by way of three connected stories inside the minds of an actor, a screenwriter and a…; DVD $14.95
Noise (2007): An impressive Australian modern 'noir', refreshingly off–centred around a hearing–afflicted cop who is assigned the night shift at a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Savages, The (2007): Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney make for convincing, disenchanted siblings in this acute observation of a family crisis surrounding their…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Secret of the Grain, The (Couscous) (2007): Acclaimed French film siphons the daily trials and tribulations of a working class Arab clan, whose patriarch dreams of opening a restaurant…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Son Of A Lion (2007): Pertinent, courageous drama filmed entirely in the Pashtun tribal area, telling the story of a young Pakistani boy who yearns to go to school and…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Starting Out in the Evening (2007): An aging, all–but–forgotten author (Langella) finds himself the object of an eager grad student’s attention when she decides to make…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
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
Ask the Dust (2006): Classically seductive romance set in depression–era LA, based on John Fante’s novel, and directed by CHINATOWN scribe Robert Towne, who…; DVD $19.95
Book of Revelation, The (2006): Daring, if not entirely coherent gender–subversion recalls in flashback the ordeal of a talented male dancer (Long) who's abducted, tortured…; DVD $24.95
Days of Glory (Indigènes) (2006): Epic Algerian WW2 drama focused on a determined group of Algerian soldiers fighting to defend France with little acknowledgement of their sacrifices…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $10
Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A (2006): A ‘Mean Streets’ memoir of growing up rough in the eighties, this accomplished feature debut evokes its boys–in–the–hood…; DVD $14.95
Half Nelson (2006): Ryan Gosling proves serious acting chops in this subtle yet prickly drama about a teacher with a crack habit and the student – his dealer's…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $19.95
Hollywoodland (2006): The intriguing, mysterious circumstances surrounding George ‘Superman’ Reeves’ suicide are exhumed by a private eye (Adrien Brody) in this…; Blu-Ray $29.95
Irresistible (2006): Susan Sarandon feels the wrath of Emily Blunt in this Hitchcockian fable of one woman's struggle to prevent her life from being overtaken by another.…; DVD $24.95
Last Train to Freo (2006): Chamber–suspenser begins when two thuggish crims (Budge, LaMarquand) catch the last train of the night from Perth to 'Freo' (Fremantle), with…; DVD $34.95
New World, The (2006): An epic naturalist meditation on the European settlement of America from dir. Terrence Malick (DAYS OF HEAVEN), which reveals a thoughtful and at…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
No. 2 (Number 2) (2006): Playwright Toa Fraser adapts his acclaimed stageplay about a hard–bitten matriarch determined to bring her grandchildren together for a…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Out of the Blue (Aramoana) (2006): A moving, uncomfortably harrowing account of New Zealand’s worst mass murder, bringing the trauma of 1990’s Aramoana massacre to the screen with…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Page Turner, The (2006): A typically frosty, femme–centric French chamber–piece about a classical music prodigy whose career is sabotaged by a concert pianist,…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Provoked (2006): Provocative indeed, this is the true story of an Indian woman (played by Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai) who radically changed how the British public…; DVD $24.95
Queen, The (2006): A regal Helen Mirren brings command and pathos to the screen as Queen Elizabeth II, an iconic yet closely–guarded world figure whose retreat in…; DVD $14.95
Robin Hood (TV Series) (2006): The latest reincarnation of Robin Hood is a lavish, broadly appealing small screen BBC revival of the Sherwood legend. All of Robin’s friends and…; DVD ~~$35~~ $26.25
Sherrybaby (2006): Overfamiliar but sincere portrait of a recovering addict, with a warts–and–all Maggie Gyllenhaal fresh out of jail and determined to go…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Singer, The (Quand j'étais chanteur) (2006): Gerard Depardieu works his rotund charm as a journeyman lounge singer, crooning his way through half–empty nightclubs while forging an unlikely…; DVD $24.95
Southland Tales (2006): A chaotically comedic, pre–apocalyptic sci–fi ensemble piece, helmed with self–importance and unrestraint by the…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Suddenly (Underbara älskade) (2006): Quality Swedish drama explores themes of grief and solace in its portrait of a bereaved family man, who must come to terms with the sudden death of…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Ten Canoes (2006): Beguiling Aboriginal parable from Rolf de Heer is an evocative time–warp of Australia’s rich ancestry, told through the campfire narration of…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
50 Ways of Saying Fabulous (2005): Rural New Zealand forms a stylised background to this unusual rites–of–passage drama which combines whimsy, pathos and cruelty for a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Alice, The (TV Series) (2005): Compulsive Aussie melodrama –spiked with touches of quirky humour and ponderings on fate – set in the baking outback town of Alice…; DVD $19.95
Blacktown (2005): Rough–edged but rewarding human drama interested in the relationship between a disenchanted married woman and a charismatic Aboriginal man in…; DVD $29.95
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
Brothers of the Head (2005): Believably real mockumentary centres around the carnivalesque (mis)fortunes of Siamese twins who get manufactured into punk rock sensations.…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Edmond (2005): Raw, unapologetic adaptation of David Mamet's 1982 stageplay stars William H. Macy as a downtrodden everyman who embarks on a volatile…; DVD $29.95
Fingersmith (2005): BBC teledrama set around a girlish pickpocket (Hawkins) in Victorian London who becomes involved in a nasty plan to defraud a wealthy heiress…; DVD $19.95
Italian, The (Italianetz) (2005): Despite the title there is little Tuscan sunshine to be found here, but instead a frosty though warm–hearted tale from a Russian orphanage,…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
King, The (2005): A brooding, accomplished slice of southern discomfort with Gael Garcia Bernal (in his first US film) playing recently dischargee from the Navy named…; DVD $34.95
Love + Hate (Love and Hate) (2005): Pakistani Muslims and British xenophobes clash in this racially charged prism of disparate cultures and forbidden love. Young love and interracial…; DVD $29.95
Lower City (Cidade Baixa) (2005): Sensual, if sordid Latin American affair lustily relaying an ongoing threesome between two poverty–stricken ferrymen and a gorgeous Salvadorian…; DVD $29.95
Proposition, The (2005): Grimly intense and atmospheric 'Australian Western' – scripted by singer Nick Cave – is set the outback of the 1880s, where lawman Ray…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Ring Finger, The (L'annulaire) (2005): Ravishing to look at, if lacking so much as a storyline, this exquisite erotic fiction features Bond Girl Olga Kurylenko as a gorgeous laboratory…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
River Queen (2005): Both underrated and overblown, dir. Vincent Ward's (VIGIL) ambitious historical drama depicts the journey across heart, soul and land–scapes of…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Rome (TV Series) (2005): Lavish, handsomely–mounted cable television series chronicling dark goings–on in ancient Rome. The wide canvas of characters ranges…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Sabah (2005): An impassioned telling of an oft–told culture clash, this concerns a devout Muslim woman’s love for a working class, atheistic man, and the…; DVD $29.95
Three Dollars (2005): The makers of THE BANK construct another tale of financial insecurity and moral fortitude, with David Wenham returning to play a decent Australian…; DVD $29.95
Wah-Wah (2005): A caustic memoir of colonial growing pains from actor Richard E. Grant (WITHNAIL AND I), chronicling his own adolescence in Swaziland during the…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
9 Songs (Nine Songs) (2004): A controversially explicit sex'n'rock'n' roll drama about two stray souls – an American student and a British bloke – who over a year…; Poster (G) $9.95, Poster (VG) $12.95
Angels in America (TV Mini Series) (2004): An ambitious, multi–leveled portrait of the fractures, politics and metaphysical crises of 1980s America based on the stageplay by Tony…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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
Clean (2004): An unorthodox drugs movie from the always–interesting Olivier Assayas (IRMA VEP), this distills with refreshing clarity the aftermath of…; DVD $29.95
Deadwood - Season 1 (TV Series) (2004): An acclaimed new revision of the Western genre, recounting the complex and troubling establishment of the Arizona town of Deadwood in the 1880s,…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Edukators, The (The Educators) (2004): A compulsive slice of German youth angst about rebels struggling with their cause, this arthouse smash–hit concerns a trio of youthful…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $19.95
Good Night, and Good Luck (2004): An astutely–judged freezeframe of an important symbolic moment in 20th century American history, when CBS television presenter Edward Murrow…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
He Knew He Was Right (2004): This dexterous, Dickens–esque romance from the quill of Anthony Trollope follows the marital adventures of Louis and Emily Trevelyan, with the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Head-On (Gegen die Wand) (2004): Set in scungy working–class Hamburg, this constructs an unusual love story around two Turkish immigrants – a drunken janitor (Unel) and a…; DVD $29.95
In My Father's Den (2004): Achieving a new high watermark in production terms at least, this vivid New Zealand melodrama harnesses the complexities of Maurice Gee's…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Love's Brother (2004): The screenwriter of SHINE, makes an earnest debut with this romantic drama set in 1950s Victoria and the attempts of two Italian–Australian…; DVD $24.95
Memories of Tomorrow (2004): An artful psychological thriller set around a man's (Thompson) frustrating amnesia of a past which seemingly involves commando training and…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
My Summer of Love (2004): A sunlit teenage escapade, set around two girls who develop an unlikely relationship amid the unpretty but impressive Yorkshire Dales. The…; Poster (G) $9.95
Mysterious Skin (2004): An acclaimed realisation of 'New Queer Cinema' dir. Araki's early promise, with an uncompromising fable based around a teenage hustler who is…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Phantom of the Opera, The (2004): An opulently kitschy version of the amazingly successful Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, in which the shadowy, disfigured 'phantom' (Butler) tries to…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Sideways (2004): Reserve quality odd–couple comedy–drama from the consistent talent behind ELECTION and ABOUT SCHMIDT, about two middle–aged friends…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
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
Sopranos, The (TV Series) - Season 5 (2004): Continuing episodes of the groundbreaking TV–series that ironically portrays the life of a New Jersey Mafia clan.; DVD ~~$25~~ $20
Turtles Can Fly (Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand) (2004): The first widely–released film to emerge from post–Hussein Iraq, this wrenching tale concerns a raucous gang of children who scratch out…; DVD $19.95
Ushpizin (2004): Respectful and dryly humorous parable of an ultra–Orthodox Jewish couple on the eve of the festival of Succoth, who invite two travellers…; DVD $29.95
What the Bleep do we Know!? (What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?) (2004): A unique and certainly popular piece of 'New Age intellectualism", this follows the travails of a deaf photographer (Matlin) through life and…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
When Will I Be Loved? (2004): A typically crackpot concoction from dir. Toback (BLACK AND WHITE), in which Neve Campbell plays a New Yorker who, feeling undervalued by her…; DVD $29.95
Chokher Bali (2003): Set in colonial Bengal, this adaptation of Nobel prizewinner Rabindranath Tagore's 1902 novel, concerns a beautiful widow (Aishwarya) who enters a…; DVD $29.95
Christmas (2003): Structured around a grueling family Christmas in suburban New Zealand, this stark and uncompromising drama is one of the best low–budget…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
Crimson Gold (Talaye sorkh) (2003): Extraordinary, emotionally–compelling class fable set in contemporary Iran, which begins with a failed jewelery heist in Tehran, then…; DVD $29.95
Emile (2003): A worthy homage to Bergman's WILD STRAWBERRIES, with McKellen here playing a retired professor, whose journey back to his roots in Canada stirs up a…; DVD $19.95
Evil (Ondskan) (2003): Based on a renowned novel, this dramatic thriller is set in the 1950s Sweden, where a high school bully (Wilson) is expelled and sent by his mother…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Facing Windows (La Finestra di fronte) (2003): An Italian woman finds her life and desires fraying away, as she struggles to support her family in the apartment blocks of Rome, while coming to…; DVD $19.95
I'm Not Scared (Io Non Ho Paura) (2003): Atmospheric thriller from dir. Gabriele Salvatores that deftly conveys a foreboding childhood experience during a long, hot summer in the country,…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Lost in Translation (2003): A coolly romantic and engaging tale of a “brief encounter” between two Americans stranded in Tokyo – a movie–star in midlife crisis…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
My Life Without Me (2003): This award–winning vignette concerns a young woman (Polley), told by her doctor she has only a short time to live, who strives to secretly…; DVD $24.95
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
Normal (2003): Tom Wilkinson takes on the brave role of an All–American husband and family man who one day tells his wife (Lange) that he "is a woman trapped…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
One Last Dance (2003): Three former dance–mates regroup after the death of a friend and mentor to revive a challenging piece based around Brazilian musical rhythms.…; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
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
Rosemary & Thyme (TV Series) (2003): Utterly peculiar crime series follows two disenchanted botanists – Rosemary, a sacked horticulture lecturer, and Laura, a police officer separated…; DVD $59.95
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
Shark Net, The (TV Mini-series) (2003): Based on the memoir by Robert Drewe, this Australian mini–series focuses on Drewe's move to Perth as a young, excitable boy and his gradual…; DVD $24.95
Six Feet Under - Season 3 (TV Series) (2003): Further episodes of the acclaimed HBO drama set around a funeral home. 13 episodes over 5 DVDs: Perfect Circles, You Never Know, The Eye Inside,…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Sopranos, The (TV Series) - Season 4 (2003): Continuing episodes of the groundbreaking TV–series that ironically portrays the life of a New Jersey Mafia clan. 13 episodes over 4 discs or…; DVD ~~$25~~ $20
Station Agent, The (2003): As laid back as its rural New Jersey hamlet setting, this award–winning, small–scale film truthfully captures the worldview of a dwarf.…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
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
Whale Rider (2003): A stirring, widely–acclaimed adaptation of Witi Ihimaera’s novel about a young girl’s struggle to win the approval of her patriarchal…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Young Adam (2003): Evocatively set amid the grimy canal barges of post–WW2 Scotland, this follows the shady fortunes of a failed writer (McGregor), whose…; DVD $29.95
A Tale of a Naughty Girl (Mondo Meyer Upakhyan) (2002): Caught between the push of tradition and the pull of the promise of a new life, a bright prostitute's daughter runs away to Calcutta to escape a…; DVD $29.95
Australian Rules (2002): A powerful, ultimately compassionate story of white and aboriginal youngsters in remote South Australia, who bond both on and off the football field.…; DVD $24.95
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002): Lovingly photographed fable of freedom, set during China's 'Cultural Revolution' in 1971 and based on the dir.'s own adolescence. Two young…; Poster (G) $7.95
Bomb the System (2002): A tale of alienated youth in New York City, set around a teenager's (Webber) nocturnal activities spraying graffiti around the city streets with a…; DVD $29.95
City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002): An incendiary Brazilian drama depicting two decades of blood–drenched rivalry between two youth gangs who control a slum area of Rio De…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Dancer Upstairs, The (2002): John Malkovich debuts as a director with this slow–burn police thriller played out in the humid atmosphere of an unamed South American…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, The (2002): A quietly sobering, yet refreshingly humorous memoir of hormonal and delinquent adolescence under the arches of a strict Catholic high school, with…; DVD $19.95
Foyle's War (TV Series) (2002-2015): A distinguished drama series of mysteries set at the dawn of World War II, from the makers of Midsomer Murders. Michael Kitchen stars as charismatic…; DVD $24.95, $24.95, $24.95, $24.95
Happy Hour (2002): Mellowly old–fashioned portrait of an alcoholic writer (LaPaglia) whose underachieving NYC life masks frustrated literary ambitions. Familiar…; DVD $29.95
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
Madame Sata (2002): The underbelly of 1930s Rio de Janeiro glistens in this atmospheric drama about the celebrated João Francisco dos Santos (Ramos), a flamboyant gay…; DVD $29.95
Magdalene Sisters, The (2002): Devastatingly sober and straight–forward account of three young women who in 1965 were incarcerated in an Irish Roman Catholic centre for…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 | Poster (VG) $14.95
Mystic Masseur, The (2002): An ambitious adaptation of V.S. Naipul’s first novel, that traces the rise of a poor Indian student in 1950s Trinidad who emigrates to Oxford…; DVD $14.95
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
Open Hearts (Elsker dig for evigt) (2002): A touch edgier than recent 'Dogme 95' melodramas, this explores the consequences of a car accident on the previously steady lives of those…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Radical Digital Cinema - Vol. 2 (Summer Moon (aka Junimond), Fools) (2002-2003): The brainchild of Wim Wenders, this digital cinema incubator provides a supportive framework for young filmmakers to push the envelope of the…; DVD $29.95
Secretary (2002): A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Walking on Water (2002): Award–winning drama concerns a modern, open household thrown into crisis after the death of a close friend from AIDS. Unsentimental about…; DVD $29.95
Wire in the Blood (TV Series) (2002): Terrific tough–as–nails UK detective show focused on a compassionate clinical psychologist (Green) and an ambitious Detective Inspector…; DVD $19.95
Wire, The - Complete Collector's Boxset (TV Series) (2002-2008): The entire five season legacy of David Simon's universally acclaimed HBO crime drama.; DVD ~~$80~~ $60
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
Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) (2001): A ‘cause celebre’ of recent film festivals worldwide, this filmed folktale from the ice–bound Innuit communities of northern Canada,…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $15
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 $29.95
Baran (2001): Patiently rewarding, bittersweet drama in which a young Afghan woman disguises herself as a man in order to assume her injured father's construction…; DVD $19.95
Buffalo Soldiers (2001): Broadly subversive drama set among the bored US Army Corp guarding West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Chiefly tracks…; DVD $19.95
Bully (2001): A true–life story of Florida murder, teenager style, which dir. Clark uses to produce an X–rated, yet quite recognisable portrait of…; Poster (VG) $14.95
Donnie Darko (2001): Admired by critics and an ardent fanbase for its originality and eclecticism, this quirky teen fantasy is arguably a slick patchwork of other movie…; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
Goddess of 1967 (2001): An award–winning lead performance from Rose Byrne elevates this character drama set in a 1967 Citroen car, where a journey into the outback…; DVD $24.95
Gosford Park (2001): A handsome recital of Agatha Christie–style whodunnit and ‘upstairs–downstairs’ class–drama set in the confines of an English…; Poster (VG) $14.95
Her Majesty (2001): A little–known, but sincerely crafted tale is set in 1950s New Zealand around a young girl's (Andrews) infatuation with Queen Elizabeth II,…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Love in a Cold Climate (TV Mini-Series) (2001): This witty romantic comedy of manners revolves around three upper–class girls who are launched into society with the goal of landing suitable…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Man Who Cried, The (2001): Typically eclectic affair from the dir. of ORLANDO and THE TANGO LESSON, composing a sweeping historical romance of early 20th century Europe with…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
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
Rain (2001): Adapted from the acclaimed novel by Kirsty Gunn, this visually crafted evocation of a seaside holiday in the 1970s – bach, suntan lotion, whiskey…; DVD $24.95
Read My Lips (Sur Mes Levres) (2001): Sturdy, unconventional French thriller about an insecure, partially–deaf office clerk who tries to help an irascible ex–con integrate…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001): Based on the bestselling Me–generation memoir of Beverly D’Onofrio, this follows Drew Barrymore’s efforts to fulfill her dreams…; DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
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
Song for Martin, A (2001): Touching drama of a composer and concertmaster who fall in love through classical music, only to battle the effects of Alzheimer's. Foreseeable…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Tape (2001): Three school friends reunite for an evening of reminiscence and recrimination, in this tense, coiled drama filmed in ‘fly on the wall’ style by…; Poster (VG) $12.95
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
Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too!) (2001): Acclaimed universally (and here in NZ beset with censorship wrangles), this Mexican joyride, taken by two teenage boys and an older woman, is indeed…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Amores Perros (Love's a Bitch) (2000): Bursting forth with passion, cinematic mettle and pungent local flavours, this debut feature, a triptych of stories set in polyglot Mexico City, is…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $15, $29.95
Chopper (2000): An unruly character–portrait of Australia's most notorious living criminal, Mark 'Chopper' Read, whose attention–grabbing exploits in the…; DVD $29.95
Monsignor Renard (TV Mini-series) (2000): ITV drama starring John Thaw as a humble parish priest who returns home to his French village to join the resistance during WWII after a twenty year…; DVD $39.95
Mrs Bradley Mysteries, The (TV Series) (2000): Short–lived but rewarding variation on the mystery serial turns the clock back to the 1920s, where upper class socialite Adela Bradley dabbles…; DVD $39.95
Mrs. Caldicot's Cabbage War (2000): Pauline Collins (SHIRLEY VALENTINE) plays an elderly widow who is shunted into a resthome by her money grubbing offspring, who don’t count on her…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Requiem for a Dream (2000): The indignities of drug addiction are given the full–blown treatment by the director of PI, who deploys a catalogue of cutting–edge…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Songcatcher (2000): In the dappled, secluded backwoods of 1900s Appalachia, music scholar Janet McTeer makes the exciting discovery of a set of unknown Scots–Irish…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Straight Story, The (2000): Far from wild at heart, this soft–peddle road movie from the infamous David Lynch is a serene, supremely dignified fable (though based on a…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Traffic (2000): A masterful, suitably complex address of the ‘drug problem’ and how it enslaves consumers, dealers, policy–makers and law–enforcers…; DVD $19.95
Yolngu Boy (2000): Three contrasting aboriginal boys from Arnhem Land, North Australia undertake a harsh journey out of loyalty when the petrol–sniffing habits of…; DVD $19.95
All About My Mother (1999): Almodovar's "celebration of mother and womanhood" has been hailed as something of a departure for the director, though in fact all of his (beloved)…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Audrey Hepburn Story, The (1999): Gallant, but workmanlike TV biopic about timeless Hollywood star Audrey Hepburn, whose sparkle and perkish good looks carried her from a childhood in…; DVD $29.95
Eyes Wide Shut (1999): A fascinating and convoluted Freudian thriller, Stanley Kubrick's swansong has elicited praise, condemnation and baffled dumb–looks, though its…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Feeling Sexy (1999): Short and sweet indie deals with young suburban housewife's desires for sexual and creative fulfilment in the face of claustrophobic domesticity.…; Poster (VG) $12.95
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
Judging Amy (TV Series) (1999-2005): Wholesome drama with Amy Brenneman as a family court judge, focuses on the trials and tribulations of three generations of women living together.…; DVD $49.95
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
Praise (1999): Sex, beer and co–dependency dominate this brazen, bleakly comic study of a doomed relationship between two afflicted souls (he with asthma, she…; Poster (VG) $19.95
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
West Wing, The - Complete Collector's Boxset (TV Series) (1999-2005): Presidential–sized boxset of the complete seven season White House term. 42 discs.; DVD ~~$100~~ $75
Deep Impact (1998): Contrasting the gung–ho cartoonery of the other meteor–disaster–pic, ARMAGEDDON, this chooses to show the 'human side' of an…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Earth (1998): The director of FIRE takes on another controversial element of modern India with the second in her (proposed) trilogy – a humanistic view of…; DVD $19.95
Elizabeth (1998): Attended by much ballyhoo, Australian actress Cate Blanchett fruitfully represents England's famous Queen as a key player in the sex…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Get Real (1998): This British tale of a teen schoolboy's frustratingly closeted affair with the athletic head boy of his high school makes the grade to appeal to…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Hornblower (TV Series) (1998-2003): Lavish, high–end production of C. S. Forester's legendary Horatio Hornblower, with Ioan Gruffudd staunchly portraying the British Naval…; DVD $49.95
L'Ennui (1998): The tale of the restless and infuriating sexual obsession that a philosophy professor develops for an uncomplicated young woman. Observing their…; Poster (G) $9.95
Rat Pack, The (1998): While mostly avoiding the sordid details of the 1950s American libertines, this look into the social lives of Frank Sinatra (Ray Liotta), Dean Martin…; DVD $19.95
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 $19.95
What Dreams May Come (1998): Visually extravagant dive into the afterlife, courtesy of New Zealander Vincent Ward, applying his classically–educated eye to a…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Windhorse (1998): Shot on digital video under the noses of Chinese authorities in Tibet, this fiercely moral drama follows the fortunes of a family in contemporary…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Apostle, The (1997): Labour of love – in the best possible sense – for Robert Duvall (as Actor/Writer/Director), raising hellfire as a repentant…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Character (1997): A murderous confrontation bookends an elegantly told story of class, oppression and perseverance in 1920s Rotterdam, in which a young…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Good Will Hunting (1997): Toasted as the stars ascendant of New Hollywood, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck flaunt their writing/acting prowess in this affecting parable of how…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Grand, The (TV Series) (1997-1998): Grandiose period drama set during the roaring twenties follows the Bannerman family as they re–open The Grand Hotel in Manchester. Written by…; DVD $39.95
I Went Down (1997): Irish filmmakers lift a few steps from the TRAINSPOTTING lads and the Coen Bros for this deadpan skid into misadventure, amongst a crew of criminal…; VHS $19.95
Law and Order (TV Series) (1997): The original US police and courtroom drama from which various satellite shows and TV movies have sprouted, which contrasts its polish with fairly…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Love and Death On Long Island (1997): Delightful central conceit sees John Hurt fall in love with flaky teen–movie actor Jason Priestley in this decidedly genre and…; Poster (G) $12.95
Pillow Book, The (1997): Peter Greenaway's further explores the perimeters of cinema with this lush, seductive tale that intertwines the delights of the flesh and literature.…; Poster (F) $7.95, Poster (G) $12.95
Post Coitum (1997): The director herself plays a 40–year–old wife, mother and book editor who has her respectable life devastated after a whirlwind affair…; Poster (F) $9.95
Rebecca (1997): Late–90s British televisation of the classic Daphne Du Maurier gothic romance, with Charles Dance as the widowed aristocrat whose remarriage to…; DVD $24.95
Sound of One Hand Clapping, The (1997): Sombre and intense story unfolds in the chilly, dank beauty of the 1950s Tasmania, where a Yugoslavian immigrant couple and their daughter find a…; DVD $24.95
Titanic (1997): Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet cross class lines to consummate their passion just before the iceberg severs the stern from the bow in…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
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
Dead Man Walking (1996): In a feat of rare ambition and integrity, actor Tim Robbins proves supremely adept behind the camera with this even–handed presentation of the…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Hard Eight (Sydney) (1996): Cucumber–cool first feature set in the thick of Reno's casino culture, boasts four superb character–based performances and extended…; Blu-Ray $24.95
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (TV Series) (1996): Former suburban stickler Patricia Routledge plays a retiree who takes to some amateur sleuthing with the help of runaway teen Dominic Monaghan…; DVD $29.95
Jude (1996): Christopher Eccleston excels in the title role of a common man in relentless pursuit of a higher education and the forbidden love of his cousin (Kate…; DVD $19.95
Kama 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…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Kolya (1996): A beautifully sentimental Oscar winner for Best Foreign film – set during the 1988 Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia, when a…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Mr. Holland's Opus (1996): A would–be composer who settled for a career in teaching reflects on an inspirational life's work. Though steeped in nostalgic sentiment,…; DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Our Friends in the North (TV Mini-series) (1996): British TV show following four friends living in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England over a period of 31 years from 1964 to 1995.…; DVD ~~$59.95~~ $45
Secrets and Lies (1996): Winner of the Palm D'or at Cannes '96, and surprise box–office smash thanks to good old word of mouth. A dramatic tour–de–force…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
To Sir With Love 2 (1996): Sequel to the 1967 classic, with Sidney Poitier returning as the teacher dealing with unruly and disadvantaged students, this time in a…; DVD $14.95
Amateur (1995): Hal Hartley approaches the conventions of a thriller in further probing his fixation with dysfunctional romance and relationships, and thus checks in…; Poster (F) $9.95
American Gothic (TV Series) (1995): Mordant supernatural thriller set in the small town of 'Trinity', South Carolina, where despite outward appearances of normality, much of the town's…; DVD $39.95, $59.95
Apollo 13 (1995): An All–American true story in which Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon are astronauts aboard the ill–fated mission to the moon, while…; Blu-Ray ~~$20~~ $15
Dangerfield (TV Series) (1995): Small–town BBC fare stars Nigel Le Vaillant as a successful GP whose moonlighting as a police surgeon puts pressure on his understaffed…; DVD $29.95, $39.95
Dead Man (1995): A unique meditation on the mystique of the Wild West, branded with the distinctive marks of dir. Jarmusch's dilatory tempo and playful eccentricity.…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Flight 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.; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95, ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Jake's Progress (TV Mini-series) (1995): Oddly masterful Alan Bleasdale drama stars G.B.H's Robert Lindsay as a failed musician who learns from a fortune teller that he'll die shortly after…; DVD $39.95
Les Miserables (1995): Widely considered the definitive screen version of this granddaddy of French literary staples. Few concessions have been allowed in staging a…; Poster (U) $9.95
Like Grains of Sand (1995): Remarkable, intense Japanese high school romance is centrally about a gay relationship, though it essentially captures the universal,…; Poster (VG) $9.95
Madness of King George, The (1995): Nigel Hawthorne reigns supremely as the 18th Century monarch threatened to be dethroned by his own 'madness' and his flaky heir. Alan Bennett's…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Shanghai Triad (1995): Richly–hued encounter with the criminal high–life of 1930s Shanghai, told through the hired servant of a pampered gangster's moll, and…; Poster (F) $7.95
Streetcar Named Desire, A (TV mini-series) (1995): Telemovie version of Tennesse Williams riveting play that plays it truer to the original script than the Brando version. The cast also do a good job…; DVD $24.95
Ulysses' Gaze (1995): Returning from exile in America, Yugoslavian filmmaker Harvey Keitel quests after rare film footage in the wartorn Balkans. Shot under conditions…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Zero Kelvin (1995): This tale of hardcore cabin fever in the 1930s has the Arctic wasteland as a backdrop for the face off between two romantic idealists – one a…; Poster (G) $9.95
Cadfael (TV Series) (1994-1996): Derek Jacobi stars as Brother Cadfael, a former soldier, sailor and crusader turned botanist monk who often finds himself solving baffling murders…; DVD $49.95
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
Fun (1994): Two teenage girls just want to have fun, but their obsessive pursuit of it leads them to murder an old lady for no other reason. This remarkable…; Poster (G) $9.95
Love On A Branch Line (TV Mini-series) (1994): Acclaimed comedy tracks the misfortunes that befall a dull civil servant who decides to quit his job to become an artist in Paris, but his employers…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Once Were Warriors (1994): As sensational as it is important, Lee Tamahori's adaptation managed to transform Alan Duff's relentlessly down–beat novel about domestic…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
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
Sum of Us, The (1994): Jack Thompson and Russell Crowe star in this screen adaptation of David Stevens' heralded stageplay as the ultra–liberal widower and his…; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
Blue Kite, The (1993): Emotive and honest account of the realities of daily life under chairman Mao's regime as witnessed by one Beijing family from the 1950s through…; Poster (F) $7.95
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) (1993): Dick Van Dyke is on duty as Dr. Mark Sloan, a good–natured, unconventional and sometimes zany physician with a nose for murder. A…; DVD $39.95
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman (TV Series) (1993-1998): Appealing western series starring Jane Seymour as the wilful Dr. Quinn starting up a practice in the wilds of redneck Colorado while dealing with the…; DVD $59.95, $59.95, $59.95, $69.95
Joy 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,…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Naked (1993): David Thewlis gives a bravura performance in a difficult role, somehow bringing humility to a complex yet unpleasant character – misogynist,…; Poster (F) $10.95
Ocean Waves (1993): A sweet, sentimental tale of unrequited teen romance as seen in flashback through the eyes of a man attending his high school reunion forms the basis…; DVD $29.95
Piano, The (1993): A romantic masterpiece set in pioneering New Zealand worthy of its reputation and phenomenal success. Worth a second glance for the cast's impeccable…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Scent of a Woman (1993): Al Pacino finally method–acts his way to Oscar glory as a blind war veteran who, with the reluctant young chaperone, ventures to New York to…; DVD $19.95
Schindler's List (1993): Spielberg deservedly swept the '94 Oscars with this compassionate, consummately–crafted tale of a prominent Nazi's precarious mission to save…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Sharpe (TV Series) (1993-1998): Various teledramas adapting Bernard Cornwall's famous novels about the adventures of an officer in the 19th century British Army. In perhaps his best…; DVD $79.95 | Blu-Ray $99.95
Tales of the City (TV Series) (1993): A rich, entertaining tele–translation of Armistead Maupin's lauded short–stories set in 1976 San Fransisco, that cleverly interweaves the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
This Boy's Life (1993): An exemplary bittersweet nostalgia piece based on the autobiography of Tobias Wolfe. Sheer craft elevates the sombre material, with Robert De Niro,…; DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
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
Fiorile (1992): The brothers' Taviani spin three torrid tales of hot–blooded Italians at love and war, recounted by a father to his children about family myths…; Poster (VG) $14.95
Maigret (TV Series) (1992-1993): Michael Gambon plays Chief Inspector Jules Maigret of the Paris Surete in this realistic crime series centred on Maigret's investigations into…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Melrose Place (TV Series) (1992-1999): Glossy spinoff to BEVERLY HILLS 90210 tracked an older set of characters all living at a plush apartment complex in Los Angeles and coping with love,…; DVD $44.95, $129.95
Of Mice and Men (1992): Actor/director Gary Sinise and John Malkovich bring John Steinbeck's tragic tale of two friends struggling in Depression era California to a new…; DVD $24.95
Picket Fences (TV Series) (1992): Small–town drama from the creator of BOSTON LEGAL and ALLY MCBEAL in which Sheriff Jimmy Brock (Tom Skerritt) investigates dark goings on…; DVD $44.95, $44.95, $44.95
Red Curtain Trilogy (Strictly Ballroom; Romeo and Juliet; Moulin Rouge) (1992-2001): Australian dir. Baz Luhrmann's three visionary modern musicals given a lavish box–set presentation.; DVD ~~$35~~ $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
Boyz N the Hood (1991): Sincere and authentic street gang fable focuses on a group of friends living in a black, working–class neighbourhood in South Central L.A. A…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
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,…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Doctor, The (1991): Well–rounded drama starring William Hurt as a high–falutin surgeon who experiences the unsympathic health system after being diagnosed…; DVD $20
Doors, The (1991): Val Kilmer gives an extraordinary visual and aural imitation of Jim Morrison in this spell–binding biopic of America's most influential rock…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $20
Fried Green Tomatoes (Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe) (1991): Kathy Bates strikes up a friendship with Jessica Tandy who waxes nostalgic about a pair of Southern belles who triumphed over adversity in the '30s.…; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
G.B.H (TV Mini-series) (1991): Dynamite Channel 4 mini–series from the pointed pen of tele–writer Alan Bleasdale plays out the battle of wits between a mad Labour Party…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Indian Runner, The (1991): Sean Penn's interesting directing debut is a sly throwback to '70s road movies, even using a Springsteen ditty as the basis for its plot.; Poster (U) $19.95
Mambo Kings, The (1991): Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas play sibling Mambo freaks who spin out of the fast lane en route to the American Dream. The dance sequences are…; DVD $19.95
Mediterraneo (1991): Oscar–winning tale of eight Italian soldiers who find themselves stranded on a remote Greek isle during WW2. An affecting and surprising…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Olivier Olivier (1991): After disappearing from his country home six years earlier, a boy's mysterious return brings with it a mix of salvation and suspicion to his…; Poster (G) $9.95
One Against the Wind (1991): Judy Davis gives a typically gutsy performance in this drama set during the Nazi occupation of France and based on the true story of a British Red…; DVD $24.95
Only Yesterday (1991): Studio Ghibli's most 'adult' offering is a moving, poignantly drawn rumination on childhood and regret, told through the eyes of a disenchanted…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Prime Suspect (TV Series) (1991-2003): Helen Mirren stars as DCI Tennison in seven award–winning (Emmy and BAFTA) mini–series from the pen of Lynda La Plante.; DVD $54.95
Awakenings (1990): A maverick doctor experiments with a new drug on a group of catatonic patients, with mixed results. De Niro steals the show with a performance of…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Come See the Paradise (1990): An epic romance about a hot–headed unionist whose love affair with a Japanese American is torn apart when the state interns 100,000 Japanese…; DVD $24.95
Godfather Part 3, The (1990): The conclusion of the epic Corleone trilogy, with an aging Al Pacino looking to legitimise his business activities, and find a suitable successor.…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
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
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…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Life and Nothing But (1990): Philippe Noiret plays a Missing–in–Action chief officer whose obsession to account for the anonymous casualties of WW1 draws him to a…; Poster (F) $7.95
Reversal 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…; DVD ~~$14.95~~ $11.20
Thelma and Louise (1990): Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon take action and escape their housebound repression in a T–Bird, but discover the road to freedom is littered…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Vincent and Theo (1990): This biopic charts the relationship between the tortured artist and his patron brother, with sympathetic direction and Tim Roth's performance as…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) (1989-2002): Solid TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's series of detective novels featuring the fussily eccentric Belgian detective Hercule Poirot as he goes about…; DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Dead Poet's Society (1989): Robin Williams is perfect as an a maverick English teacher at a private high–school for boys, where his passion for poetry profoundly…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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
Driving Miss Daisy (1989): Oscar–winning adaptation of Albert Uhry's stage play charting the 25–year relationship between a crotchety Southern woman and her black…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Drugstore Cowboy (1989): A stylised yet vivid journey into the lives of a group of sympathetic, drug–addicted youths in the early '70s. A high point in the career…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Henry IV (1989): Michael Pennington and The English Shakespeare Company’s internationally acclaimed production of Henry IV tells of the aftermath of Henry…; DVD $14.95
Speaking Parts (1989): Bizarre and striking work about a video–obssesed laundry worker's fixation on an aspiring actor who in turn has obsessions of his own. A slick…; Poster (F) $9.95
Chocolat (1988): Quietly rewarding autobiographical work follows a young woman to West Africa where she reminisces her childhood. Early work by the director of BEAU…; Poster (F) $7.95
Gorillas in the Mist (1988): Impressive biopic of American primatologist Dian Fossey (Sigourney Weaver), who ventured to the volitile African jungle to study the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Jack the Ripper (TV Mini-series) (1988): This British television series adds a new solution to the ever–intriguing and grisly case of Jack the Ripper, who preyed on women in Victorian…; DVD $24.95
Mapantsula (1988): A disturbingly accurate evocation of township unrest in Soweto, as a young black petty criminal is throne into jail with a militant fraternity whom…; Poster (G) $9.95
Martin Scorsese: Films of Faith (The Last temptation of Christ, Kun Dun, The Silence) (1988-2016): Scorsese's artful "trilogy" meditating on faith, purpose, and destiny throughout the ages. Blu–Ray version includes two bonus discs of extra…; DVD $44.95 | Blu-Ray $109.95
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
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…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Barbara Cartland Collection, The (A Hazard of Hearts, The Lady and the Highwayman, A Ghost in Monte Carlo, Duel of Hearts) (1987-1991): Four made–for–TV adaptations from the prolific romance novel oeuvre of British writer and media personality Barbara Cartland. A HAZARD…; DVD $24.95
Captain James Cook (TV Mini Series) (1987): Lavishly–produced series about the epochal sea voyages of Captain James Cook, who set out from Britain in 1768 to observe the transit of Venus…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Drowning by Numbers (1987): Blackly comic tale of three women who each drown their husbands. Peppered with references to game–playing, you can take part by counting to…; Poster (VG) $12.95
East of Ipswich (1987): Michael Palin drew from his childhood memories of seaside family holidays in penning this coming–of–age dramedy for the BBC, set in the…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Empire of the Sun (1987): A much–admired Spielberg epic in which a young boy witnesses the Japanese invasion of China in WWII. Based on the memoirs of sci–fi…; DVD $19.95
Fortunes of War (TV Mini-series) (1987): An under–appreciated historical epic focused on the personal experience of war, starring then–English glamour couple Kenneth Branagh and…; DVD $39.95
Hope and Glory (1987): Well–crafted account of Dir. Boorman's childhood in wartime London.; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
La Bamba (1987): Tightly constructed biopic of Hispanic rock'n'roller Richie Valens lends the usual 'rise to fame' tale an unusual ethnic slant. Lou Diamond Phillips…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Last Emperor, The (1987): Grand scale interpretation of the true life of Pu Yi (John Lone), the last emperor of China, who ascended the throne at three years–old to live…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Perfect Spy, A (1987): Peter Egan is Magnus Pyum, a spy so perfect he has come to betray everyone he knows, including himself. A superbly realised Beeb version of John Le…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
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…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Insurance Man, The (1986): A fascinating BBC production of Alan Bennett's screenplay about the one–and–only Franz Kafka, who is trapped in his own infernal…; DVD $24.95
Mission, The (1986): Jeremy Irons plays a Jesuit missionary in the jungles of 18th Century Brazil. Robert De Niro is his agressive adversary who gradually comes to seek…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Peter the Great (TV Mini-Series) (1986): Emmy Award–winning mini–series about Peter I, Tsar of Russia from 1682, and his efforts to transform Russia in an "all European" country,…; DVD $39.95
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…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
American Flyers (1985): Cross–country cycle drama about a couple of brothers striving to complete a race across the Rocky Mountains by summoning all their physical and…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
At Close Range (1985): Sean Penn plays a wayward youth who reunites with his gangland father (Christopher Walken) with violent consequences. Sordid yet solid drama.; Blu-Ray $34.95
Beiderbecke Affair, The (TV Series) (1985): Character–centric Brit TV series that was the first in the 'Beiderbecke Trilogy' following a couple of Leed's teachers ensconced in a…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Out of Africa (1985): Epic, elegant retelling of Karen Blixen's African memoirs. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Picture.; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Trip to Bountiful, The (1985): Geraldine Page won an Oscar for her portrait of a widow who finally embarks on one final journey to her Texas birthplace.; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985): The true story of Hungarian diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who risked his own life manufacturing protective passports for thousands of Jews in exile…; DVD $24.95
1984 (1984): Adaptation of George Orwell's novel remains faithful to his book and is thus a despairing experience. John Hurt and Richard Burton represent the…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $20
A Soldier's Story (1984): In charge of an inquiry into the murder of a black sergeant on an army base in 1944, investigator Howard E Rollins Jnr uncovers a knot of racial…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
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…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 7 (Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, Pericles: Prince of Tyre, Titus Adronicus) (1984-1985): Disc 1: "The Life and Death of King John" (157 Minutes) Directed by David Giles. Starring Leonard Rossiter as King John. Disc 2: "Pericles, Prince…; DVD ~~$44.95~~ $33.70
Bostonians, The (1984): Set in post–Civil War Boston, this slow, though beautifully shot drama is a sturdy version of Henry James' famous novel. Concerning the…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Far Pavilions, The (TV Mini-series) (1984): Lavish period drama based on the epic book by novelist M.M. Kaye, centered around the romance between a young English officer and a beautiful Indian…; DVD $59.95
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) (1984): Feelgood, down–to–earth fantasy series for the whole family, starring Michael Landon (Little House on the Prairie) as a "probational"…; DVD ~~$59.95~~ $30, $49.95, $59.95, $59.95
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) (1984-1990): The archetypal amateur sleuth series, this long–running show starred the indomitable Angela Lansbury as a mystery…; DVD $24.95, $249.95
Natural, The (1984): The classic novel by Bernard Malamud gets a typical Hollywood going over, with Robert Redford playing a young dreamer who aspires to baseball…; Blu-Ray $24.95
Paris, Texas (1984): The German director takes his enigmatic, dilatory style Stateside for this intoxicating work about a mysterious mute loner in search of his missing…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime (TV Series) (1983): Crisp adaptation of some of Dame Agatha's lesser known short mysteries. The protagonists here are husband and wife sleuths Tommy and Prudence…; DVD $64.95
Constance (1983): Donogh Rees gives a restrained performance in this post–war period drama as a school–teacher whose fanciful dreams are realised and then…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Dangerous Corner (1983): A dated, though juicy BBC potboiler with Daniel Day–Lewis amongst a circle of friends hiding illicit affairs and other unsavory secrets.…; DVD $24.95
Dresser, The (1983): Classic backstage tale of the theatre, with an imperious actor–manager (Finney) being pampered and supported by his loyal dresser (Courtenay).…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Fanny and Alexander (1983): Dir. Bergman's last film is his least typical, yet one of his finest. It tells a semi–autobiographical family saga through the eyes of two…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
Hotel (TV Series) (1983): A 'Love Boat' for the seasick traveller, this glitzy Aaron Spelling production relocates the guest star formula of the maritime hit to the heart of a…; DVD $49.95
Macbeth (1983): One of the BBC's celebrated series of Shakespeare adaptations, with Nicol Williamson putting in a strong showing as the tortured Scottish usurper.…; DVD $14.95
Reilly Ace Of Spies (TV Mini-series) (1983): Quintessential 1980s mini–series follows the adventures of a real life British superspy Sidney Reilly in the turbulent Russia, Europe and Asia…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Terms of Endearment (1983): Classic family saga of loss and reconciliation with Shirley Maclaine and Jack Nicholson, who both won Oscars, as did the film.; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Utu - Redux (1983-2013): With lavish technical enhancement and narrative streamlining, this 'Redux' version of the 1983 epic restores its rightful place in the canon of great…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $14.95, ~~$39.95~~ $24.95, ~~$39.95~~ $34.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$39.95~~ $34.95
Barchester Chronicles, The (TV Mini-series) (1982): Scandal inflames the once placid town of Barchester, in this typically astute BBC production of Anthony Trollope's novel. A young Alan Rickman holds…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $20
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 5 (Richard III, King Lear, Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part 2, Henry VI Part 3, The Merry Wives of Windsor) (1982-1983): The fifth in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes: Richard III,…; DVD $59.95
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 6 (Cymbeline, The Comedy of Errors, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Coriolanus, Macbeth) (1982-1984): The sixth in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes: Cymbeline…; DVD $44.95
Freedom (1982): Low–budget Aussie coming–of–age drama centred on a rebellious teen who runs away from home to join a travelling carnival, only to…; DVD ~~$30~~ $20
Gandhi (1982): Epic retelling of the life of the inspirational Indian leader with Ben Kingsley as 'The Mahatma'. Won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture.; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
How Many Miles to Babylon? (1982): Daniel Day–Lewis plays a Protestant whose friendship with a fellow Catholic solider is severely tested during the harsh realities of WWI in…; DVD $24.95
P'Tang Yang Kipperbang (1982): A cricket–obsessed 14–year–old courts the girl of his dreams, only for painful shyness and the terror of playing opposite her in…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Smiley's People (1982): Alec Guinness is John Le Carre's Smiley, a retired agent called back to investigate a collegue's assasination which leads him on a treacherous…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Chariots of Fire (1981): Despite all the Oscar glory, this tale of athletic derring–do in Edwardian England is a mostly lame–footed attempt to dramatise the…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Masada (TV Mini-series) (1981): Epic mini–series set in the first century AD, where commander Flavius Silva (O'Toole) leads his army into combat against the remaining Jewish…; DVD $19.95
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~~ $14.95, $19.95
Nanny (TV Series) (1981): Lovely period 30's BBC series following Barbara Gray (Craig) a childless, lonely woman who decides to turn her life around and become a nanny for…; DVD $39.95
Puberty Blues (1981): Affecting teenage odyssey with Nell Schofield and Jad Capelja as surfing–groupies, learning to fit into a sex’n’drugs beach–scene.; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Berlin Alexanderplatz (TV Series) (1980): This monolithic tome set in Weimar–era Germany represented the peak of dir. Fassbinder's filmmaking career. Across 15 hours, it details the…; DVD ~~$99.95~~ $74.95
Beulah Land (TV Mini-series) (1980): There are plenty of well–known faces in the support cast of this old–fashioned, three–part mini–series dramatizing the lives…; DVD $29.95
Juliet Bravo (TV Series) (1980): Massively popular – although rather dated – UK police series focused on a female police officer who takes charge of a fictional…; DVD ~~$50~~ $35
Raging Bull (1980): Robert De Niro gives new meaning to 'method acting' in his portrayal of hot–blooded boxer, Jake La Motta. The film chronicles his violent world…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1980): Alec Guinness returns as John Le Carre's retired agent George Smiley, this time lured back to trace an infiltrator at his old stomping ground.; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Urban Cowboy (1980): An early role for John Travolta, as an oil–worker trying to 'make it' riding mechanical bulls in the roadhouses of Houston. The grimy, downbeat…; DVD $24.95
Days of Heaven (1979): The mid–western wheat–fields provide a magnificent backdrop for this poignant tale of two disparate bachelors who vie for the same woman.…; Blu-Ray $24.95
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979): Well–acted, gripping portrayal of a bitter divorce and custody battle, for which Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep both won Oscars. Also garnered…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Macbeth (1979): Excellent version of the 'Scottish play' that translates Trevor Nunn's RSC stage version to television complete with minimalistic staging and some…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
To the Manor Born (TV Series) (1979-1981): Fondly remembered British comedy series in which the recently widowed Audrey Forbes–Hamilton (Keith) finds she has to relinquish her stately…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, The (1979): An enchanting made–for–television drama starring Lindsay Wagner as Jennie Logan, a woman finds an antique dress in her attic that…; Blu-Ray $34.95
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 2 (Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Hamlet Prince of Denmark) (1978): The second in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes: The First…; DVD $54.95
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
Edward and Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini-series) (1978): Tasteful, but perceptive television series follows the scandalous romance between British monarch Edward VIII and American socialite (and divorcee)…; DVD ~~$30~~ $20
Kent Chronicles, The (The Bastard, The Rebels, The Seekers) (1978-1979): A trilogy of mini–series adaptations based on the bestselling novels by John Jakes (North and South), also known as the American Bicentennial…; DVD $34.95
Lillie (TV Mini-Series) (1978): Fascinating costume drama about the life and loves of scandalous British actress Lillie Langtry, who's numerous admirers included the Prince Of Wales…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Midnight Express (1978): Brad Davis stars in this riveting fact–based story as a young American facing a 30–year sentence in a brutal Turkish prison for a minor…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Pretty Baby (1978): One of dir. Malle's finest American films, this period piece uses the soft, boyish charms of Keith Carradine to humanise its slowly–told tale…; DVD $19.95
Sandbaggers, The (TV Series) (1978): The Sandbaggers is a nickname for the Special Section of the British SIS – a team of special agents deployed undercover in hostile situations…; DVD $69.95
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
Duellists, The (1977): Napoleonic officers Harvey Keitel and Keith Carradine have a lengthy, stylish series of face–offs in this esteemed Ridley Scott–directed…; Blu-Ray $24.95
Picture Show Man, The (1977): A light–hearted depiction of the rivalry between two Australian cinema operators (Meillon and Taylor) of the silent film era, who travel…; DVD $39.95
Saturday Night Fever (1977): John Travolta's instant star–quality invests this chronicle of the disco era with an infectious bravado. Great soundtrack, classic dance moves…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Washington: Behind Closed Doors (Mini-Series) (1977): Sharply written mini–series inspired by the Nixon administration tells the story of a power–hungry U.S. President, and the men he…; DVD $29.95
Captains and the Kings (TV Mini-Series) (1976): Rich inter–generational saga chronicling the life of an Irish immigrant who arrives penniless in America in the mid–19th century.…; DVD $44.95
Face to Face (1976): A harrowing insight into a nervous breakdown suffered by a woman psychiatrist. Bleak yet compulsive through stylised photography and Liv Ullmanns…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Gable and Lombard (1976): A speculative and superficial biopic based on the scandalous romance and tumultuous marriage of 1930's screen stars Clark Gable and Carole Lombard,…; DVD $14.95
I, Claudius (TV Series) (1976): Superlative televison epic spans the juicy analogues of Roman history with Augustus (Brian Blessed), Caligula (John Hurt), Claudius (Derek Jacobi)…; DVD $59.95
Quincy, M.E (TV Series) (1976-1983): The genuine precursor to the CSI 'forensic crime' television genre, this groundbreaking series has Jack Klugman (of TV's 'The Odd Couple') playing a…; DVD $49.95, $49.95, $49.95
Rich Man, Poor Man (Mini-series) (1976): Popular TV Mini–Series with a superb ensemble cast based on the best–selling Irwin Shaw novel following the fate of two immigrant…; DVD $74.95
Robin and Marian (1976): Hearty adventurism envisions Robin Hood as an aging 40–something, who upon returning from the Crusades, rekindles his rivalry with the Sheriff…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
When The Boat Comes In (TV Series) (1976): 'Northern' drama series set in a post–WW1 Britain, where Ex–Sergeant Jack Ford (Bolam) and his family must deal with the aftermath…; DVD ~~$25~~ $15, ~~$30~~ $20, ~~$30~~ $20, ~~$30~~ $20
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…; Blu-Ray $24.95
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975): Jack Nicholson gives a star–making performance in this courageous tragi–comedy about a misfit's influence on a group of oppressed asylum…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Survivors (TV Series) (1975-1977): Memorable post–apocalyptic drama serial following a small group of survivors after 99.9% of Earth’s population has been wiped out by a deadly…; DVD ~~$35~~ $26.25, ~~$35~~ $26.25
Chinatown (1974): Classic detective thriller in the Hammett–Chandler tradition, with Jack Nicholson as P.I. Jake Gittes, whose simple case leads to murder and…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Day of the Locust, The (1974): A decadent, densely–detailed adaptation of Nathaniel West's scalding movie–biz novel of the 1930s that recreates Golden Age Hollywood…; Blu-Ray $24.95
Gambler, The (1974): A typically gritty 70s crime drama, adapted from a story by Dostoevsky, that boasts a fine performance by James Caan as a well–respected…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Godfather Part 2, The (1974): The Corleone saga continues with the same passion and exacting standards, it both broadens the scope and bolsters the stature of the original. Hailed…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Helen Mirren at the BBC (1974-1982): Boxed set featuring nine BBC films starring one of the Grand Dames of the British stage and screen, Helen Mirren. Disc 1: 'The Changeling' (1974)…; DVD ~~$35~~ $26.25
Lancelot Du Lac (1974): Bresson endows the legend of King Arthur with his unique style and vision, and exposes a density of ideas by stripping the story back to its base…; DVD $34.95
Pallisers, The (TV Series) (1974): Substantial saga of wealth, passion, power, and scandal set in the palatial country houses and grand Mayfair salons of mid–Victorian England,…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
QB VII (TV Mini-Series) (1974): A multiple Emmy–winning adaptation of the novel by Leon Uris (best known for "Exodus") detailing the gripping court battle between a…; DVD $24.95
Rockford Files, The (TV Series) (1974-1975): In the spirit of 'Cold Case' this detective thriller series stars James Garner as an easy going plaid jacket attired investigator pursuing unsolved…; DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973): Unique attempt at adapting the seagulls–POV bestselling book. Music by Neil Diamond.; Blu-Ray $34.95
Papillon (1973): Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman escape French prison colony Devil's Island. Memorable drama.; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Deliverance (1972): Four businessmen encounter the dark side of both human and mother nature on their weekend canoe trip in the deep South. Aided by that unmistakable…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Emergency! (TV Series) (1972): Thrilling medical drama concerning firefighting paramedics weaves nonsensical medical jargon and elaborate novelty accidents with the one–two…; DVD $49.95
Elizabeth R (TV Series) (1971): Glenda Jackson makes a banquet of English history, as Elizabeth I, one of Auld England's most influential monarchs. This BBC series is exceptional in…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Friends (1971): Sentimental, page–turning romance blossoms an enternal love between two idealistic French teens head over heels. Hit soundtrack by Elton John…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
T.R. Baskin (1971): Candice Bergen plays a naive but enthusiastic young woman who runs away to Chicago in the hopes of finding a fulfilling romantic life and career, but…; DVD $14.95
Ryan's Daughter (1970): The love triangle is given a sweeping, old–fashioned spin by David Lean, set on the rugged Irish coast during WW1.; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Marcus Welby MD (TV Series) (1969): Long–running medical drama, with Robert Young as the beloved General Practioner whose unorthodox care of patients riled his much younger,…; DVD $59.95
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
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969): Powerful anti–war musical adapted from the play by Charles Chilton, which depicts the mass blunder of WWI through the experiences of the poor…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Oscar Wilde Collection, The (An Ideal Husband, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lady Windermere's Fan, Importance of Being Earnest) (1969-1988): Stacked with British thespian pedigree, these four BBC adaptations represent the collected Oscar Wilde works. Boxset includes the following…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Paul Temple (TV Series) (1969): Forgotten 70s crime series follows the fortunes of a globetrotting novelist–cum–amateur sleuth and his dishy wife. Something of an…; DVD $39.95, $39.95
Killing of Sister George (1968): While lesbian soap–opera actress Beryl Reid attempts to stop her character being 'killed–off', a tangled game of sexual politics is…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Lion in Winter, The (1968): An acting feast for Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn (who won an Oscar) as tempestuous King Henry II and his estranged wife who fiercely…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967): Pastoral, moody epic set in 18th Century England follows the romantic intrigues of an independent woman farmer with three men. Photography by Nic…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Forsyte Saga, The (TV Series) (1967): The BBC's acclaimed version of John Galsworthy's series of novels known as "The Forsyte Saga", which cover the lives of five generations of a wealthy…; DVD ~~$80~~ $60
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
Judi Dench Collection, The (Absolute Hell, Cherry Orchard, Going Gently, Ghosts, Make and Break, Talking to a Stranger) (1966-1987): Dame Judi compendium, consisting of six sterling performances.; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
To Sir with Love (1966): Sidney Poitier instructs a class of cheeky, wayward teenagers in this feel–good classic of British cinema.; DVD $29.95
Beauty Jungle, The (Contest Girl) (1964): Interesting early expose of the lurid, cut–throat world of beauty pageants has a fetching Bristol typist (Scott) teased into entering a local…; DVD $19.95
Carpetbaggers, The (1964): Drama based on the best–selling 1961 novel by Harold Robbins about a cheerfully vulgar business tycoon (perhaps modelled off Howard Hughes),…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Chalk Garden, The (1964): British melodrama based on the eccentric stage play by Enid Bagnold, with Hayley Mills playing a rebellious teenager who meets her match in governess…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Kitten with a Whip (1964): Ann–Margaret brings white–hot intensity to this cult classic about a teenage girl on the run from the law who blackmails a clueless…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Lord of the Flies (1963): The chilling original screen adaptation of William Golding's novel about a gang of schoolboys stranded on a desert island, whose instinctive…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
That Kind of Girl (1963): Another gem rescued from obscurity by the BFI's Flipside label, this one deals with the hush–hush topic of venereal disease against a backdrop…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Barabbas (1962): Lavish, literate and thrilling by equal measure, this Hollywood Roman speculation follows the wanderings of the legendary thief (Quinn) who was saved…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Grim Reaper, The (La Commare Secca) (1962): Dir. Bertolucci's first film – with trademark technical virtuosity already in evidence – is a whodunnit about a prostitute murdered in a…; DVD $34.95
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962): Moving adaptation stars Gregory Peck in an Oscar–winning performance as the genial lawyer who defends an innocent Negro accused of rape in the…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Virginian, The (TV Series) (1962-1971): Television adaptation of Owen Wister's novel, where Jame's Drury's 'The Virginian' tries to maintain order on the Shiloh Ranch in the Wyoming…; DVD $59.95, $59.95, $64.95, $64.95
Children's Hour, The (1961): Good performances from the two leads as lesbian school–teachers who are involved in smalltown scandal when a trouble–making student…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Taste of Honey, A (1961): Powerful and starkly realistic 'kitchen sink' drama in which a mollycoddled lonely girl (Rita Tushingham) leaves her loveless home to befriend a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Diary of Anne Frank, The (1959): Absorbing film version of the play based on the experience of a Jewish girl who was forced to live within the confines of a tiny attic, under…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959): Underrated American Western telling the tale of a U.S. Marshal seeking revenge in the town of 'Gun Hill' after the racially charged rape and murder…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959): A kitsch classic in which Elizabeth Taylor is in finest neurotic form as a young woman trying to fight her vindictive aunt's will to have her…; DVD $14.95
Night to Remember, A (1958): Vivid re–enactment of events that led to the sinking of the Titanic, with careful attention payed to the human drama. Kenneth More leads a…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Lower Depths, The (Donzoko) (1957): Arresting Maxim Gorky stage adaptation (previously filmed by Jean Renoir) is transposed to Japan’s Edo–era slums. Social realisms and the…; DVD ~~$49.95~~ $37.45
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…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $20
Paths of Glory (1957): Kubrick's muscular drama deals frankly with the hypocrisy and inhumanity of military ethics, based on a true incident in WWI France. Following a…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
There's Always Tomorrow (1956): Resolute Sirk melodrama tugs at the heartstrings of a disenchanted family man whose chance encounter with an old–flame compels his children to…; DVD $34.95
Country Girl, The (1954): Bing Crosby sobers up to play an alcoholic has–been actor aided to make a comeback by wife Grace Kelly and pal William Holden.; Blu-Ray $34.95
Place in the Sun, A (1951): Montgomery Clift excels as a penniless youth whose determination to win the heart of socialite Elizabeth Taylor (in her debut as an adult actress) is…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Outrage (1950): One of the earliest post–Code Hollywood films to deal with the subject of rape, this black–and–white B–movie follows a young…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Great Gatsby, The (1949): The second adaptation of the literary classic has the miscast Alan Ladd as the mysterious Long Islander.; DVD $14.95
Queen of Spades (1949): Expressionistic ghost story in which an obsessive army officer in 18th Century Russia becomes convinced an elderly countess has gained the ability to…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Tulsa (1949): Glossy melodrama with Hayward whose determination to save her ranch from a greedy oil baron sees her enter the cut throat world of prospecting.; DVD $14.95
Gentleman's Agreement (1947): Gregory Peck stars in this Academy Award winning melodrama about a writer who, for the sake of research, pretends to be Jewish and becomes a victim…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Great Expectations (1946): Esteemed treatment of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a young orphan aided by a mysterious benefactor brought major international success to the…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Face Behind the Mask, The (1941): Film noir following the descent of a kind watch maker whose face is disfigured in a fire shortly after immigrating to America, and despite being a…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Long Voyage Home, The (1940): John Wayne is a Swedish sailor aboard a doom–ridden tramp steamer circa. WWII, in this portmanteau of four stories by Eugene O'Neill. An…; Blu-Ray $24.95
Tom Brown's School Days (1940): Thomas Hughes' classic novel of life at the Victorian Boys public school of Rugby is given a generous, populist treatment. New boy Lydon finds…; DVD $14.95
Edge of the World, The (1937): In what is considered his first major film, director Michael Powell depicts a majestic account of the depopulation of one of the isolated outer…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Fire Over England (1937): The war between England and Spain in the late 16th century serves as the backdrop for this lavish drama. Laurence Olivier plays a British naval…; DVD $34.95

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