Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls
(1970) [R]

An uninhibited all-girl rock trio and their manager arrive in Hollywood from the East to claim an inheritance due to one of the group. They meet Ronnie Barzell, a strange personality but a gifted promoter who soon has the combo headed for the big time. During their ascent, the girls become...  More

The Client
(1994) [M]

Academy Award® Winners Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones headline this whirlwind thriller. Brad Renfro plays 11-year-old Mark Sway, torn between what he knows and what he can never tell. A hitman will kill Mark if the boy reveals what he knows about a Mob murder. An ambitious federal prosecutor...  More

The House Of The Spirits
(1993) [M]

Chile, second half of the 20th century. The poor Esteban marries Clara and they have a daughter, Blanca. Esteban works hard and eventually earns enough money to buy a hacienda and become a local patriarch. He becomes very conservative and is feared by his workers. When Blanca grows up, she falls...  More

Cabaret
(1972) [M]

Winner of 8 Oscars, including Best Director (Bob Fosse), Best Actress (Liza Minnelli) and Best Supporting Actor (Joel Grey), 3 Golden Globes and 6 BAFTAs, and widely regarded as one of the finest Hollywood musicals of all time, Cabaret first burst onto cinema screens in 1972, wowing audiences the...  More

In The Name Of The Father
(1993) [M]

Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis gives an impassioned performance in this riveting drama that mirrors one man's 15 year struggle and ultimate triumph over a terrible injustice. Oscar winner Emma Thompson co-stars in this gripping and highly emotive film. In The Name Of The Father tells the...  More

Reality Bites
(1994) [M]

In this study of Generation X manners, Lelaina, the valedictorian of her college class, camcords her friends in a mock documentary of post education life. Troy is her best friend, a perpetually unemployed musical slacker. Vickie is a manager at the Gap who worries about the results of an AIDS...  More

Olivier Olivier
(1992) [M]

In the French countryside, a young boy (Olivier) inexplicably disappears from home and incredibly returns six years later. But is he a fake? The 15-year-old male prostitute who fits the description of the missing Olivier is reunited with his parents and sister. Yet his sibling remains unconvinced...  More

What's Eating Gilbert Grape
(1993) [PG]

Johnny Depp is Gilbert, the eldest brother in a family whose obese mother (Darlene Cates) hasn't left the house since her husband committed suicide years before. Leonardo DiCaprio, who received an Academy Award nomination for his role, is Arnie, Gilbert's retarded teenage brother who needs...  More

Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
(1993) [M]

Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising and her NY agent 'The Countess' sends her to his ranch in CA to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends...  More

Pygmalion (1938)
(1938) [G]

Probably the best version of the delightful story of Professor Henry Higgins, who endeavours to create a beautiful and elegant young lady of society from Covent Garden flower seller Eliza Doolittle. Remade with music as "My Fair Lady".  More

Moon In The Gutter
(1983) [M]

This tense film centres on the rape of a young girl who in desperation cuts her own throat. Her brother dedicates himself to the search for her assailant. French dialogue with subtitles.  More

My Favourite Season (Ma Saison Preferee)
(1993) [MA]

Emilie (Deneuve) and Antoine (Auteuil) are sister and brother and must now face up to their mother's declining health. When she moves in with Emilie and her family, disturbing conflicts and tensions arise. The result is a fascinating study of real life family drama.  More

La Femme Infidele
(1969) [M]

The first in Claude Chabrol's celebrated 'Helene' series of films in which Helene is played by his then spouse and frequent collaborator, Stephane Audran. Her character is provocative, often predatory and this leads to turmoil in her marriage, betrayal and even murder. La Femme Infidele is a...  More

L'Eclisse
(1962)

The conclusion of Michelangelo Antonioni’s informal trilogy on modern malaise, which began with L’avventura, L’eclisse (The Eclipse) tells the story of a young woman (Monica Vitti) who leaves one lover (Francisco Rabal) only to drift into a relationship with another (Alain Delon).

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Ikiru
(1952) [PG]

When petty official Kenji Watanabe (Takashi Shimura) learns he is going to die he begins a quest for the true meaning of existence. Realising that his life until now has been wasted and no longer finding solace in his family or job he withdraws his money from the bank, intending to spend his last...  More

Bye Bye Monkey
(1978) [R]

An anarchic comedy which revolves around a man leading a bizarre lifestyle in New York. His life is changed even more when he chances upon a new-born chimpanzee.  More

Philadelphia
(1993) [PG]

Hailed as a landmark film that dazzles with deep emotion and exceptional acting, PHILADELPHIA stars TOM HANKS and DENZEL WASHINGTON as two competing lawyers who join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. With a stellar supporting cast that includes JASON ROBARDS, MARY...  More

Widows Peak
(1993) [PG]

Edwina (Natasha Richardson) has moved into the neighbourhood known as Widow's Peak, so called due to the prevalent marital status of the residents. The residents are all curious about their new neighbour, including Mrs Counihan (Joan Plowright), the resident's leader, whose son is busy wooing...  More

The Spiral Staircase
(1945) [PG]

This superb Hitchcockian thriller shocked critics and audiences on its initial release. With a superb performance from the cast (Dorothy McGuire in particular), a wonderful eerie gothic mansion and a chilling atmosphere of fear and suspense, it is easy to see why the film stands out as one of the...  More

Fearless
(1993) [M]

San Francisco architect Max Klein can see clearly now. He’s been transformed ever since he stared death in the face – and discovered he was unafraid. Jeff Bridges plays Max, more wildly alive and taking more risks then ever since surviving a plane crash. Isabella Rossellini is Laura,...  More

Short Cuts (2 Disc Set)
(1993) [MA]

Using the short stories of Raymond Carver as a jumping-off point, Robert Altman weaves a tapestry of interlocking tales set against the seedy backdrop of contemporary middle-class Los Angeles. Tracking the various stages of denial, rage, and despair in the lives of several couples - a...  More

Scarecrow
(1973) [M]

Just out of jail after serving time on an assault rap, Max (Gene Hackman) is headed for Pittsburgh to open a deluxe car wash. Back from five years at sea, Lion (Al Pacino) wants to hit Detroit and visit the child he's never seen. The dreams may not be glorious but you'll want Max and Lion to...  More

Sirens
(1994) [MA]

Sexy and spirited, this endearingly funny comedy has captivated moviegoers everywhere! The charming Hugh Grant (Four Weddings And A Funeral) plays an idealistic young minister on a mission. He must tame the wicked ways of a notorious artist (Sam Neill - Jurassic Park), whose nude paintings of his...  More

Carlito's Way
(1993) [MA]

The year is 1975 and former gangster Carlito Brigante has just been released from jail after serving the first five years of a long sentence. Carlito's lawyer David Kleinfeld has discovered a loop hole in the law and this time, Carlito is determined to go straight. He wants to retire to the...  More

Platoon
(1986) [M]

Winner of 4 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, and based on the first-hand experience of Oscar®-winning director Oliver Stone, Platoon is powerful, intense and starkly brutal. Harrowingly realistic and completely convincing, it is a dark, unforgettable memorial to every soldier whose...  More

Battle Of The Bulge
(1965) [PG]

This World War II spectacular tells the story of the tank battles of December 1944, in which Nazi Panzer forces staged a last-ditch offensive on the Belgian front.  More

Kid Galahad
(1962) [PG]

Immortal heart-throb Elvis Presley stars as Walter Gulick, an ex-G.I. who returns to his rustic hometown in upstate New York looking for work as an auto mechanic.Ambitious but naive, he's reluctantly roped into becoming a boxer by dubious manager-turned-innkeeper Willy Grogan (Oscar®-winner Gig...  More

Gallipoli (2 disc set)
(1981) [PG]

Mel Gibson delivers an electrifying performance in Peter Weir's (The Truman Show, Witness) compelling story of friendship and adventure between two Australian soldiers in 1915. They cross continents and great oceans, climb the pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their...  More

The Bostonians
(1984) [PG]

Vanessa Redgrave (in an Oscar-nominated performance) and Christopher Reeve are the stars of The Bostonians, Merchant Ivory Productions' acclaimed 1984 screen adaptation of the Henry James classic, which charts the struggle betwen two charismatic forces - a feminist and a chauvinist - to gain...  More

Raining Stones
(1993) [M]

Bob Williams (Bruce Jones) is a survivor. He supplements his dole by becoming embroiled in whatever scam is on offer, from rustling sheep to rodding drains. But now life has dealt him a bitter blow. His van has been stolen and his daughter, Coleen, is approaching her first communion. She needs...  More