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Macbeth
(2006) [MA]

Romper Stomper director Geoffrey Wright transplants Shakespeare's savage tale of power, murder and revenge to 21st century gangland Melbourne in his highly acclaimed, 5-time AFI Award nominated hit. Promising a bruising cocktail of drama and violence, Macbeth features stunning performances from...  More

The Last King of Scotland
(2006) [MA]

As Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, Forest Whitaker gives "one of the great performances of modern movie history" (The Wall Street Journal), one that the Associated Press calls "nothing short of Oscar-worthy." This is Amin's incredible story as seen through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy),...  More

Dodge City
(1939) [PG]

Errol Flynn tames Dodge City, the Wild West's famous railroad terminus, in an action-packed blaze of cattle stampedes, lynchings, gun fights and the roughest, toughest saloon brawl ever filmed – bar none! Hold on to those holsters for edge of the saddle excitement as the sharpshooting soldier...  More

Asterix and The Vikings
(2006) [G]

Asterix and Obelix have been given a tough mission: transform the chief's lazy son Justforkix into a warrior. Meanwhile, a group of fearless Viking Warriors travels to Asterix's village in a quest to discover the meaning of fear, as they had heard that fear gives you wings. Unfortunately, it just...  More

A Scanner Darkly
(2006) [M]

What does a scanner see? Into the head? Into the heart? From the novel by Philip K. Dick - the sci-fi legend whose works-to-film include Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report - comes A scanner Darkly, brought to the screen by filmmaker Richard Link later with an edgy graphic-novel look....  More

Two-Lane Blacktop
(1971) [M]

Monte Hellman's road movie masterpiece stars pop idols James Taylor and Dennis Wilson (The Beach Boys) as two nameless motor heads drag racing across America. In the tradition of Easy Rider and Vanishing Point, this stark journey along an American road to nowhere follows 'the driver' (Taylor) and...  More

Curse of the Golden Flower
(2006) [M]

China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou) but there are chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li)....  More

The Texas Rangers
(1936) [PG]

1936 Western, based on stories derived from Walter Presscott Webb's authoritative history of the legendary law enforcement outfit. Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie and Lloyd Nolan play three outlaws who drift into Texas and become separated. MacMurray and Oakie join the Texas Rangers and Nolan...  More

The Bridge at Remagen
(1969) [PG]

In 1945, the Allies are making their final advance into German territory, and only one strategic bridge on the Rhine River remains in Nazi hands. Both sides have much to gain: the Germans, the lives of 50,000 soldiers stationed on the wrong side of the bridge; and the Allies, a quicker end to the...  More

The Redhead From Wyoming
(1953) [PG]

In this action-packed, 1870s western, Maureen O'Hara sparkles as Kate Maxwell, a saloon proprietress caught between her feelings for suave promoter Jim Averell (William Bishop) and the town's appealing, but less flamboyant, sheriff (Alex Nicol). Unknown to Kate, Jim, who has set her up to buy and...  More