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Sweet Smell Of Success
(1957) [PG]

A powerful film about a ruthless journalist and an unscrupulous press agent who'll do anything to achieve success, this "fascinating, compelling story" (The Hollywood Reporter) crackles with "taut direction and whiplash dialogue" (Time Magazine). Bristling with "vivid performances" by Curtis and...  More

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
(1958) [PG]

"I'm not living with you," Maggie snaps at Brick. "We occupy the same cage, that's all." The raw emotions and crackling dialogue of Tennessee Williams' 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning play rumble like a thunderstorm in this film version whose fiery performances and grown-up themes made it a...  More

The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three
(1974) [M]

An all-star cast, including Walter Matthau and Martin Balsam with Robert Shaw (Jaws) deliver sure-fire entertainment that's enthralling from beginning to end" (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the sizzling best-seller by John Godey, this pulse-pounding picture is guaranteed to give you the ride...  More

Escape From Alcatraz
(1979) [M]

Clint Eastwood and director Don (Dirty Harry) Siegel reteamed for their fifth film in this fascinating account of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary was only broken once - by three...  More

Peter Brook's Marat Sade (aka "The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum at Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade")
(1967) [M]

The Marquis de Sade is locked in the Charenton mental hospital and decides to put on a play. His overseers agree as long as he follows certain conditions. He writes and directs the other mental patients in a play based on the life of the Jean-Paul Marat. As the play progresses, the inmates become...  More

The Silent Enemy
(1958) [PG]

In the Mediterranean in 1941 the Italians start using underwater chariots to mine the undersides of allied ships. Explosives expert Lieutenant Lionel Crabb (Laurence Harvey) arrives in Gibraltar to learn the rudiments of deep-sea diving and organise defences, but finds only two British divers...  More

The Prisoner - Volume 1 of 5 (Episodes 1-4)
(1967) [PG]

Following his resignation, a high ranking Government Official is abducted from his home and taken to a picturesque seaside location known as "The Village". However, the idealic surroundings hide a sinister world where "guests" are simply labelled as numbers and escape is impossible. His captors...  More

The Lion Has Wings / Q Planes
(1939) [G]

- "The Lion Has Wings": A documentary-drama produced by Alexander Korda, which was intended as a propaganda weapon designed to show the splendid efforts of the British people who bravely fought, both abroad and at home, against the evil Nazi war machine. - "Q Planes": Major Hammond of...  More

Bus Stop
(1956) [PG]

A well known comedy-drama which proved Miss Monroe's versatility as an actress. Don Murray plays the part of a young and innocent cowboy who discovers the girl of his dreams and kidnaps her, hoping to make her his wife.  More

Don't Bother To Knock
(1952) [PG]

Jed, an airline pilot, (Widmark) is resting in a hotel when he notices Nell (Monroe), a young woman babysitting for a wealthy couple. As Jed gets to know Nell better he realizes that the woman is not as stable as perhaps she should be. A unique thriller featuring a rare dramatic performance from...  More