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Carry On Dick
(1974) [PG]

In Carry On Dick, Sid James stars as the notorious outlaw Dick Turpin (more commonly referred to as Big Dick): the kindly rogue who is running rings around King George's Bow Street Runners. Can the half-witted Captain Desmond Fancey (Kenneth Williams), Sir Roger Daley (Bernard Bresslaw) and...  More

Doctor in Trouble
(1970) [PG]

Doctor in Trouble was the final film in the Doctor series. The madcap doctor team are at it again. This time Dr Burke (smooth-talking Leslie Philips) stows away on a cruise ship when his girlfriend is assigned a modelling job aboard the vessel, and ends up as a ship's doctor.  More

The Band Wagon (2 disc set)
(1953) [G]

In this Vincente Minnelli-directed backstager, Fred Astaire dazzles in numbers set in a train station (By Myself), a penny arcade (A Shine on Your Shoes), a backlot Central Park (Dancing in the Dark) and a smoky cafe (Girl Hunt), the latter two with the incomparable Cyd Charisse. "Triplets"...  More

Avanti
(1972) [M]

In this hilarious, lighthearted comedy from acclaimed writer/director Billy Wilder and screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond (The Apartment), a wealthy American discovers romance and the meaning of avanti while in Italy. Nominated for six Golden Globes – winning one – this "honey of a film" (Boxoffice)...  More

The Fortune Cookie
(1966) [G]

Powered by Walter Matthau's Oscar®-winning performance as the quintessential all-American chiseler, The Fortune Cookie is a hysterically funny comedy that showcases filmmaker Billy Wilder at his uproarious best. Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) is one lucky guy! When he's accidentally clobbered by a...  More

How to Murder Your Wife
(1965) [PG]

He had what every man wanted…then she came along! Legendary funnyman Jack Lemmon stars in this "hilarious farce of almost unremitting fun" (The Hollywood Reporter) with the "breathtakingly beautiful" (LA Herald-Examiner) Virna Lisi. Bachelorhood is bliss for cartoonist Stanley Ford (Lemmon) –...  More

It Should Happen to You
(1954) [G]

Can an aspiring model find happiness on a billboard?! That's what Gladys Glover (Judy Holliday) finds out in this delightful romantic comedy. Unable to find steady work as a model, Gladys devises an ingenious gimmick: she uses all of her savings to rent a large billboard overlooking New York...  More

The Outlaw / Mad Wednesday / Howard Hughes: The Great Aviator (Doco) / (2 disc set )
(2004) [PG]

Includes the full length Hughes films, The Outlaw, which made Jane Russell a star and The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (Mad Wednesday) starring the comedic genius, Harold Lloyd. As a young man, Howard Hughes was unstoppable. His wealth, power and ambition attracted business associates. His...  More

Carry On Don't Lose Your Head
(1967) [M]

The Carry On Gang destroy everything sacred about the classic story of the Scarlet Pimpernel, which is set during the French Revolution. Sid James stars as the Black Fingernail, always one jump ahead of Citizen Camembert and Citizen Bidet...  More

After the Fox
(1966) [G]

Vittorio De Sica directs Peter Sellers in this comedy penned by Neil Simon. Millions of dollars worth of gold bullion is on its way from Cairo to an unknown Italian destination. There is only one criminal mastermind capable of stealing it: Aldo Vanucci (Sellers), also known as "the Fox". Aldo...  More