Jane Austen In Manhattan
(1980) [PG]

In this delightful Merchant Ivory production, past meets present and flamboyant egos collide as two Manhattan theatre companies compete to stage a literary gem: a lost play by one of Britain's best-loved authors. Jane Austen In Manhattan blends Jane Austen's charming "playlet", tracing the...  More

Waiting For Guffman
(1996) [M]

A town of Blaine, Missouri is preparing for celebrations of its 150th anniversary. Corky St.Clair, an off-off-off-off-off-Broadway director is putting together an amateur theater show about the town's history, starring a local dentist, a couple of travel agents, a Dairy Queen waitress, and a car...  More

Bolero - The Dance Of Life (Les uns et les autres)
(1981) [PG]

This movie tracks three generations of musicians and dancers from Russia, Germany, France and the USA, from before World War II through the war and the Holocaust, to the 1960s. Their lives become intertwined through the historical circumstances, and the culmination is the presence of several,...  More

Ulysses' Gaze
(1995) [M]

Ulysses' Gaze traces the journey of Greek-American filmmaker, "Mr. A" (Harvey Keitel), across the Balkans in search of the past. He seeks three lost film reels made in the early years of cinema by two Greek brothers. Their images, he believes, hold the key to lost innocence and essential truth....  More

Beaumarchais (The Scoundrel)
(1996) [PG]

A lavish costume-drama based on the life of the author of two famous eighteenth-century comedies - 'The Marriage Of Figaro' and 'The Barber Of Seville'. He was also an arms dealer, a spy, a woman-chaser, and a defender of human rights. French dialogue.  More

Moulin Rouge (1952)
(1952) [PG]

A lively, colourful and riotous biopic of artist Toulouse Lautrec starring Jose Ferrer in the title role and Zsa Zsa Gabor as Jane Avril, Moulin Rouge is famous for its incredibly exhilarating twenty minute can-can sequence which sets the tone for a series of high energy dance routines. John...  More

The Celluloid Closet
(1996) [M]

What That's Entertainment did for movie musicals, The Celluloid Closet does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians on the silver screen. Lily Tomlin narrates as Oscar -winning moviemaker Rob...  More

Twelfth Night (1996)
(1996) [G]

Identical mixed-sex twins, separated during a shipwreck, both believe the other dead. When Viola dresses as her 'dead' brother for better protection, little does she realise that her living brother will be on the scene as well. Based on the William Shakespeare play, adapted for the screen by...  More

Evita
(1996) [PG]

She began life as an illegitimate country girl born into poverty. She ended it as the most powerful woman in all of Argentina. This is the astounding true story of a woman whose will to succeed saw her defy all odds to become a legendary figure in her own country and ultimately the world. Madonna...  More

Diva
(1981) [M]

Modern noir meets high opera in the French suspense flick Diva. Delivery boy Jules has an opera obsession. He spends his small disposable income on sophisticated sound equipment and manages to bootleg a live performance of his favorite diva, Cynthia Hawkins (played by real-life opera singer...  More

The Crucible
(1996) [M]

A small group of teen girls in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts caught in an innocent conjuring of love potions to catch young men are forced to tell lies that Satan had invaded them and forced them to participate in the rites and are then forced to name those involved. Thrown into the mix are greedy...  More

The Pillow Book
(1996) [MA]

In Kyoto, Japan, in the 1970s, a calligrapher delicately writes a birthday greeting on his daughter's face. When she grows up, Nagiko (Vivian Wu) remembers the event with much affection and excitement and begins a search for an ideal calligrapher-lover who will use her whole body as his personal...  More

Looking For Richard
(1996) [PG]

'Richard III', Shakespeare’s gripping drama of power, lust and betrayal, becomes accessible to a broader audience in this critically-acclaimed film, which marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning actor Al Pacino ('Scent of a Woman'). Pacino assembled an all-star cast including...  More

Hype!
(1996) [MA]

From the early 1980s, when a handful of isolated bands played among their friends – to the beer-inspired mix of punk rock and heavy metal that Sub Pop Records exploited as “the Seattle Sound” – from the 1991 release of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, which hit #1 worldwide and...  More

The Who - The Kids Are Alright
(1979) [M]

Originally released theatrically in 1979 and directed by Jeff Stein, THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT rockumentary showcases The Who in all their electric, destructive and extremely loud glory. Digitally refined and restored to the original 109-minute version for 2004.  More

Cosi
(1996) [M]

Louis is a young Sydney amateur theater director at his first experience: he is offered a job with a Governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution for mentally ill. His project is overrun by one of the patients Roy who wants to put on stage Cosi Fan...  More

Eric Clapton - 24 Nights
(1991) [G]

Whether backed by a stripped-down four-piece combo, an all-star blues band, a nine-piece rock ensemble or a symphony orchestra, Eric Clapton shines on 13 classics performed during his record-setting string of 24 consecutive sold-out concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1990-1991. Guests...  More

Jimi Plays Berkeley
(1991) [PG]

Jimi Hendrix's performance at the Berkeley Community Centre in 1970 is considered by many to be Jimi's most brilliant performance on film. Without doubt this film captures Hendrix at his raw best.

One of the most popular of all Jimi Hendrix films is now available on DVD for the very...  More

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Live at the El Mocambo
(1983) [G]

As with any great artist, particularly those of the blues persuasion, Stevie Ray Vaughan was constantly taking chances, stretching out, discovering new possibilities even in songs he performed nightly. Brother Jimmie Vaughan hit the nail on the head as only he could: "He never played it the same...  More

Billy Elliot
(2000) [M]

Billy Elliot is the heartwarming tale of an 11 year old coal miner's son (Jamie Bell) in the North of England who's life is forever changed when he stumbles upon Mrs Wilkinson's (Julie Walters) ballet class during his weekly boxing lesson. Before long, he finds himself immersed in ballet,...  More

Latcho Drom
(1993)

This documentary follows several wandering bands of Gypsy musicians and dancers as they travel throughout Europe and parts of Asia. Unlike most documentaries, this one has no narration, preferring to let the images and the music speak for themselves. Starting in India, the film follows these...  More

Farinelli (Il Castrato)
(1994) [M]

A period drama based on the lives of two brothers, castrato singer Farinelli and composer Riccardo. Their bond of friendship is threatened by the composer Handel and Farinelli's new love, Alexandra. French dialogue with subtitles.

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Swing Time
(1936) [G]

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star in arguably their finest film together. Packed with exhilarating dance routines and a marvellous score, this is an indispensable musical classic. Swing Time is full of magical moments including a complex and delightful routine to Pick Yourself Up, a luminous...  More

Top Hat
(1935) [G]

Perhaps the best remembered of the 10 Astaire/Rogers musicals, Top Hat has it all: Art Deco elegance, a whimsical storyline, loopy support from skilled farceurs and the incomparable chemistry of the two leads cheek-to-cheeking to Irving Berlin's finest film score. It's a wake-up call for romance...  More

Easter Parade
(1948) [G]

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protegee Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next...  More

Equus
(1977) [R]

Sidney Lumet's Oscar-nominated adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play erupts on the screen with the same power and passion as the stage original. Richard Burton gives one of his best performances ever in this elegant and provocative tale of myth and madness. What would drive Alan...  More

An Awfully Big Adventure
(1995) [MA]

Stella leaves the doldrums of Liverpool and looks for life in the theatre. She soon meets the heartless director, Meredith Potter, and falls in love. She also charms the rest of the cast and observes their sordid lives...  More

The Wild Duck
(1983) [PG]

Director Henri Safran adapts Henrik Ibsen's stage play to an Australian setting and a turn-of-the-century ambience in this presentation of an illicit love and its consequences. Harold (Jeremy Irons) is a somewhat over-the-edge photographer who has lost out at a career in the sciences. His wife...  More

Talk Radio
(1988) [M]

An acerbic radio talk show host based in Dallas starts what could be an important few days when he discovers that his controversial late night show is about to be "picked up" by a nationwide network of radio stations. However, all is not perfect for him, because on top of troubles with his love...  More

Bullets Over Broadway
(1994) [M]

Big city mobsters and the Broadway stage collide hilariously in this side-splitting, all-star comedy from Woody Allen that had audiences and critics rolling in the aisles. David Shayne (John Cusack), an idealistic young writer, will do anything to get his first Broadway play of the ground - even...  More