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Hunger Games, The (2012): A 16–year–old girl must compete in a televised tournament in which 24 teenagers from a post–apocalyptic society fight to the death…; DVD $12.50 (2-disc Edition)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (Mission: Impossible 4) (2012): Back–to–basics third sequel sees an evergreen Tom Cruise go rogue to clear IMF's name while in pursuit of a fugitive terrorist with…; DVD $15
Raven, The (2012): Edgar Allan Poe spends his last days chasing a serial killer inspired by his writing in this hokey, but watchable thriller.; DVD $15
Shihad: Beautiful Machine (2012): A dignified and highly satisfying chronicle of the iconic Kiwi rockers, brimming with revealing anecdotes about the band's fight with fame, the…; DVD $20
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business (2012): The Samonan larrikins of SIONE'S WEDDING return for this laddish sequel where one of their own goes missing.; DVD $20
A Separation (2011): A thoroughly deserving winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this is a masterfully layered domestic drama in which the wheels…; DVD $20
Buck (2011): A soothing and ultimately inspiring portrait of legendary trainer Buck Brannama, whose compassionate approach to horse rearing inspired the film,…; DVD $15 (import)
Contagion (2011): Steven Soderbergh directs this hypothetical disaster thriller concerned with the experiences of a cross section of people (biologists, government…; DVD $15
Green Hornet, The (2011): French auteur Michel Gondry directs this blockbuster spin–off of the classic crime fighting TV series about a scruffy millionaire (Rogen) and…; DVD $15
Hour, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (2011): A team of journalists (lead by THE WIRE's Dominic West) front a groundbreaking news hour for the BBC, only to chance upon a high–level…; DVD $20 (import)
Paul (2011): The creators of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ make a beeline for America's UFO heartland in this comedy about two sci–fi nerds who befriend a…; DVD $15
This Must Be the Place (2011): Sean Penn is all affectation as a retired, depressed glam rocker who sets off on an American road trip in search of a Nazi war criminal in this…; DVD $15
We Have a Pope (Habemus Papam) (2011): Michel Piccoli plays a reluctant successor to the recently deceased pope in this comic look inside the Vatican Church.; DVD $17.50
Alice in Wonderland (2010): Dir. Tim Burton goes down the rabbit hole in this feverish retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic tale told with his customary visual brio. Bonham…; DVD $17.50
An Idiot Abroad (TV Series) (2010): The whinging round–headed Manc and unwitting star of 'The Ricky Gervais Show', Karl Pilkington, is sent on a journey around the world, partly…; DVD $17.50
Another Year (2010): A happily married middle–aged couple attempt to fix up their cheery, if secretly depressed friend in this honest domestic drama, another winner…; DVD $15
Black Swan (2010): Natalie Portman plays a ballerina losing her grip on reality, not to mention the lead role in a prestigious production of Swan Lake, in this…; DVD $15
Blue Valentine (2010): An intense indie drama that brings gratifying detail to its portrait of a tainted relationship over several time frames, with superb performances…; DVD $15
Buried (2010): A literal puzzle box thriller delivered with confidence and aplomb, this stars a lone Ryan Reynolds as a kidnapped truck driver who is held for…; DVD $10
Cyrus (2010): This placid yet sophisticated comedy of male rivalry sees a middle–aged divorcee (Reilly) stumble upon the woman of his dreams (Tomei), only to…; DVD $15
Dinner for Schmucks (2010): Thoroughly redeemable remake of the French farce THE DINNER GAME in which a group of alpha–male executives compete to bring the biggest…; DVD $15
Downton Abbey - Series 1 (TV Series) (2010): Handsome, top–of–the–range ITV period drama centres on the residents and staff of the titular English manor in the years leading up…; DVD $20
Edge Of Darkness (2010): Kiwi Martin Campbell helms this compact Hollywood remake of the 1986 BBC mini–series he also directed. Despite Mel Gibson’s gun–toting…; DVD $10
Expendables, The (2010): Sylvester Stallone directs and leads a cast of old school action heroes for a mission impropable to assassinate a Latin American dictator.…; DVD $10
Fair Game (2010): A smart, ground level conspiracy thriller based on the true story of an undercover CIA operative (Watts) whose identity was suspiciously leaked after…; DVD $20
Get Him to the Greek (2010): The director and star of FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL reunite in this loosely connected follow–up about a record company intern who's hired to…; DVD $12
Ghost Writer, The (2010): A cracking yarn in unapologetic Hitchcock mould has Ewan McGregor hired to complete the memoirs of a Tony Blair–like former British prime…; DVD $15
Green Zone (2010): Action ace Paul Greengrass deploys Bourne leading man Matt Damon in this frenetic, politically pointed thriller focused on the hunt for Weapons of…; DVD $10
Gulliver's Travels (2010): Raucous adaptation of the Jonathan Swift classic with Jack Black at his brashest.; DVD $10
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010): Obnoxious man–child malarkey with a middle–aged John Cusack and his drop–out friends transported back to the past (the…; DVD $12
I'm Still Here (2010): Excruciating, morbidly humourous account of Joaquin Phoenix’s shock ‘retirement’ from acting to pursue a music career in rap, and the attention and…; DVD $12
In a Better World (2010): This Oscar–winner for Best Foreign Language Film 2011 is another searing melodrama from celebrated Danish auteur Susanne Bier in which two…; DVD $15
Inside Job (2010): Enraging and comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose…; DVD $15
Jack Goes Boating (2010): Philip Seymour Hoffman makes his directorial debut with this simple, affecting drama of a lonely limo driver’s quest for love and…; DVD $20
Karate Kid, The (2010): Solid remake of the '80s classic with Jaden Smith as the bullied teen learning to fight back with the help of Jackie Chan.; DVD $15
Kick-Ass (2010): Adapted from the kick–ass graphic novel, this gleeful bone–cruncher portrays a world in which wannabe superheroes don costumes and fight…; DVD $15
Kids Are All Right, The (2010): Feathers fly in this smart and insightful comedy–drama anchored by three terrific lead performances whose character's unique relationships are…; DVD $12.50
King's Speech, The (2010): Justly acclaimed tale of King George VI, his nervy, impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become…; DVD $15
Lemmy (2010): Lemmy Kilmister, lead singer of classic UK metal band 'Motorhead', is here deified as the "Godfather of Metal" and quintessential rock 'n' roll icon…; DVD $15
Love and Other Drugs (2010): Winning romance with a charismatic pharmaceutical salesman falling for a free–spirited woman with a tragic secret.; DVD $12.50
Mammuth (2010): Slyly subversive comic tale with Gerard Depardieu in fine fettle as a retiree battling to secure his state pension.; DVD $10
Matariki (2010): A random act of violence affects eight Aucklanders in this melting–pot drama, set on the eve of the Maori New Year. Notable for excellent…; DVD $15
Piranha (2010): Stupefyingly gory remake has the man–eating fish dining out on exhibitionist students while Sheriff Shue must do her best to protect the…; DVD $10
Princess of Montpensier, The (2010): French veteran Bertrand Tavernier tackles the period costume drama with a firm classical and intellectual grip, shifting effortlessly between the…; DVD $17.50
Runaways, The (2010): A high–strung, hell–for–leather rock movie based on the short–lived exploits of pioneering girl band The Runaways and their…; DVD $15
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010): Wearing its super–coolness on its sleeve, this precocious action–comedy stars archetypal geek Michael Cera as a gawky bass–player…; DVD $12.50
Secretariat (2010): Uplifting underdog drama with Diane Lane as a housewife who takes over the family stables with little knowledge of horse–racing.; DVD $30
Senna (2010): A thrilling motor–racing documentary on the fast life and times of Formula One legend and Brazilian hero, Ayrton Senna. An exemplar of the…; DVD $12.50
Sex and the City 2 (2010): While wrestling with the pressures of life, love, and work in Manhattan, Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte join Samantha for a trip to Abu Dhabi, where…; DVD $10
Shutter Island (2010): Martin Scorsese’s latest is an intensely atmospheric, if overly confounding psychological thriller, set on a remote island which is home to shadowy…; DVD $15
Social Network, The (2010): Dynamite dramatisation of the founding and battle for internet sensation Facebook, with Jesse Eisenberg as the much–maligned and envied Harvard…; DVD $12.50
Somewhere (2010): Sofia Coppola's dead–pan portrait of a roguish Hollywood actor whose routine of empty hedonism and naval–gazing is interrupted by an…; DVD $12.50
Teenage Paparazzo (2010): Adrian Grenier, famous for playing a movie star in the spotlight on TV series ENTOURAGE, turns the camera on a precocious 13–year–old…; DVD $10
Toast (2010): Heartily nostalgic adaptation of chef and author Nigel Slater's best–selling memoir, about growing up in a stodgy British household in the 60s…; DVD $15 (import ~ as new)
Tourist, The (2010): Vacationing in Venice, Johnny Depp is drawn into the web of a beautiful woman (Angelina Jolie) in this intriguing international thriller from the…; DVD $10
Trip, The (2010): Comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a jovial restaurant tour of the North of England in this hilarious culinary road trip movie derived…; DVD $12.50
True Grit (2010): This lively, immaculately shot remake of John Wayne’s classic 1969 western sees the Coen Brothers reinterpret Charles Portis’s novel, about a plucky…; DVD $15
Twilight: Eclipse (2010): Torrid third installment in the saga has Bella forced to choose between Edward and Jacob as a series of mysterious killings grip Seattle.; DVD $12
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Wall Street 2) (2010): Timely sequel to the classic morality tale with Douglas reprising his role as Gordon Gekko, who after a lengthy prison stint, attempts to slither his…; DVD $12
A Christmas Carol (2009): The sure hand of dir. Robert Zemeckis guides this lavish CGI–animated retelling of Dickens' classic about a Victorian–era miser taken on…; DVD $14.95
A Prophet (Un Prophet) (2009): Dir. Jacques Audiard betters the accomplished storytelling of THE BEAT MY HEART SKIPPED, situating an immersive world of cloistered gangsters and…; DVD $15
A Single Man (2009): Colin Firth gives a career–best performance as a gay English professor who grieves for his long–time lover in this impeccable and…; DVD $12.50
American: The Bill Hicks Story (2009): The belligerent standup comedian is posthumously honored in this thorough, well–rounded portrait that, if a little too gushing in its…; DVD $20
Angels And Demons (2009): Sequel to blockbuster phenomenon THE DA VINCI CODE sees Tom Hanks reprise his role as Robert Langdon, on the hunt to uncover a terrorist plot against…; DVD $15
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009): Werner Herzog's spin on the 1992 bad–boy classic delights in seeing a pasty, middle–aged Nicolas Cage cracking up (in all three meanings…; DVD $10
Barry Barclay - The Camera on the Shore (2009): Film critic Graeme Tuckett directs this sensitive tribute to the late Kiwi filmmaker Barry Barclay, who passed away during the production of the…; DVD $17.50
Beautiful Kate (2009): In her directing debut, seasoned actor Rachel Ward maturely handles this taboo–tinged story of an estranged son returning home to visit his…; DVD $15
Beeswax (2009): Another deft, soft–spoken indie from dir. Bujalski (MUTUAL APPRECIATION) concerns the comings and goings of 20–something twins: one, the…; DVD $10
Billy Connolly - Journey To The Edge Of The World (TV Series) (2009): Amiable travelogue follows comedian Billy Connolly as he takes his luscious locks on a 10–week voyage from the Atlantic through to the Pacific…; DVD $20
Billy T & Me (2009): Peter Rowley looks back on the time he spent writing and performing with his mate, Billy T James.; DVD $12
Boat That Rocked, The (Pirate Radio) (2009): A band of rebel DJs pioneer a pirate–radio station during the swingin’ sixties in this inoffensive, Richard Curtis–directed…; DVD $15
Bunny and the Bull (2009): A wonderfully inspired, surrealist comedy from the creators of THE MIGHTY BOOSH that follows a young recluse on an imaginary European road trip from…; DVD $15
Cheri (2009): Gorgeously–appointed period drama set in the "Belle Époque" of 1900s Paris, focused on a love affair between a retired courtesan (Pfeiffer) and…; DVD $20
Coco Avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel) (2009): Fittingly stylish and appealing biopic of legendary couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, tracing her early life from the rags of an orphaned childhood…; DVD $10
Concert, The (Le Concert) (2009): A band of out–of–work Moscow musicians travels to Paris posing as the celebrated Bolshoi Orchestra in this lavish, shamelessly popular…; DVD $15
Couples Retreat (2009): Buddies Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau (SWINGERS) team up once again in this hit–and–miss comedy about a group of couples who go to a…; DVD $10
Diagnosis: Death (Diagnosis Death) (2009): Stand–up comedian and writer Raybon Kan casts himself in this schlocky yet superior horror spoof as a terminal patient who becomes a human…; DVD $10
District 9 (2009): Superb sci–fi blockbuster from first–time writer/director Blomkamp, set in an alternate–reality Johannesburg where an…; DVD $15
Drag Me To Hell (2009): Sam Raimi returns to his horror roots in this twisted tale of a loan officer (Lohman) who has three days to rid herself of a deadly curse placed upon…; DVD $10
Every Jack Has a Jill (Jusqu'à toi) (2009): Fizzy romantic comedy of coincidence with a brokenhearted American's suitcase ending up in the hands of Parisian dreamer Laurent who sets out to find…; DVD $15
Fame (2009): Surprisingly savvy remake of the 1980s original, centered around the passionate young students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts. Easily…; DVD $12
Fast and Furious (Fast and The Furious 4, The) (2009): Fourth in the petrol–headed series sees FBI agent Brian O'Conner (Walker) team up once more with ex–con Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) to…; DVD $10
Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, The (2009): Satisfying conclusion to the trilogy features some lengthy courtroom scenes as Salander and Nyqvist fight to clear her name and unravel the…; DVD $10
Girl Who Played with Fire, The (2009): Part two of Stieg Larsson's 'Millennium Trilogy' sees the return of touch–as–nails Lisbeth Salander, who must clear her name of murder…; DVD $12.50
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2009): One of the highest–grossing foreign language hits at the NZ box office, this riveting, full–bodied Swedish thriller follows an escalating…; DVD $12.50
Girlfriend Experience, The (2009): Ex–pornstar Sasha Grey impresses as a high–end call girl offering much more than just sex for her Manhattan clientele, in this small…; DVD $20
Hachi - A Dog's Tale (Hachiko) (2009): Transposed to an American setting, Lasse Hallstrom adapts this timeless Japanese tale of a loyal dog and the irrepressible bond shared with his…; DVD $25
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (2009): The epic sixth movie in the Harry Potter franchise sees Harry prepare for the final battle against his nemesis Voldemort while struggling with his…; DVD $10
House of the Devil (2009): A fully–fledged homage to the 'golden age' of 70's & 80's horror that could easily be mistaken for the real thing, it follows a young college…; DVD $25
I Am Love (Io sono l'amore) (2009): Tilda Swinton stars as the Russian–born matriarch of a wealthy Milanese family in this fabulously opulent Italian drama, centred around her…; DVD $15
I'm Not Harry Jenson. (2009): Tensely conceived, enterprising Kiwi thriller finds a true crime novelist so deeply invested in the violent subject of his latest book, that he…; DVD $12 (as new)
Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (2009): A sequel fit for adults as well as little big fans of the frosty franchise, this is more exuberant than its predecessor and at least a technical…; DVD $15
In The Loop (2009): Crushingly sharp political satire set in the hubbub of Whitehall and Washington, where petty political games are hilariously played out while the…; DVD $12.50
Informant!, The (2009): Frantic and frivilous, yet oddly diverting upscale comedy from prolific dir. Steven Soderbergh, with Matt Damon's bland appeal put to surprisingly…; DVD $10
International, The (2009): Sleek cosmopolitan thriller finds Owen and Watts, as disheveled Interpol agent and bland district attorney respectively, exposing a sinister arms…; DVD $10
It's Complicated (2009): A divorcee romantic–comedy, and a pretty good one, sees Meryl Streep in comedic bloom as her unlikely affair with her brazen ex–husband…; DVD $12.50
Last Station, The (2009): Enchanting and poignant in equal measure, this splendidly realised drama utilises a top flight cast to depict the tumultuous last year of the life of…; DVD $12.50
Lebanon (2009): Intense, multi–faceted battle thriller set during the height of the Israeli–Lebanon conflict in 1982 in which four young soldiers sent by…; DVD $12.50
Lovely Bones, The (2009): Peter Jackson’s errant, though wonderfully imagined murder mystery begins with the brutal death of a teenage girl in small town Pennsylvania,…; DVD $15
Me and Orson Welles (2009): Dir. Richard Linklater impeccably evokes the charms of 30's New York for this traditional backstage drama that has great affection for the era and…; DVD $12.50
My One and Only (2009): Inspired by the childhood experiences of actor George Hamilton in the 1950s, this bittersweet comedy of some acclaim tells the tale of one mother's…; DVD $10
New York, I Love You (2009): Not to be mistaken as a cynical American remake of PARIS, JE'TAIME, this – on the contrary – naturally extends the short–story…; DVD $15
Nine (2009): A stonkingly glamorous screen musical based on FELLINI'S 8 1/2, with famous film auteur Guido Contini struggling to realize his cinematic masterpiece…; DVD $15
Nowhere Boy (2009): A likeable portrait of John Lennon's pre–Beatles youth in 1950's Liverpool and his emotional tug–of–war with the two maternal…; DVD $12.50
Observe and Report (2009): Divisive comedy focused on a manic–depressive security guard at a mall who makes it his mission to apprehend an anonymous flasher much to the…; DVD $15
Red Riding Trilogy (1974, 1980, 1983) (2009): David Peace’s gritty quartet of crime novels receive a stunning translation to the screen with this threesome of British detective thrillers, based…; DVD $30
Secret in Their Eyes, The (El Secreto de sus Ojos) (2009): Arresting, well–rounded Argentine crime drama sees a retired court employee become obsessed with a 25–year–old murder case that he…; DVD $12
Separation City (2009): Kiwi comedy penned by satirical cartoonist Tom Scott , musing on the struggle of long–term relationships among a group of…; DVD $20 (as new)
Sherlock Holmes (2009): Blockbuster makeover of the famous sleuth has Holmes re–imagined as a brawny, off–beat super–hero type, battling a fiendish villain…; DVD $10
Soul Kitchen (2009): Light but hearty food comedy from the dir. of THE EDGE OF HEAVEN, about a soulful Greek immigrant who sets about relaunching his failed restaurant…; DVD $12
Splice (2009): The director of cult hit CUBE ups the ante in hybrid horror with this story of geneticists who, after recombining DNA from different species, give…; DVD $10
Star Trek (Star Trek XI) (2009): Enterprising and entirely effective "reboot" of the Sci–Fi franchise, charting the early days of Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS…; DVD $15
Taking Woodstock (2009): Dir. Ang Lee painstakingly recreates the age of Aquarius for this sprawling yet tepid comedy based on the 'true story' of a Jewish interior designer…; DVD $15
Terminator Salvation (2009): Po–faced fourth installment in the TERMINATOR franchise sees a grizzly John Connor (Bale) lead the resistance against SKYNET and its army of…; DVD $10
This Is It (Michael Jackson's This Is It) (2009): Striking rehearsal footage of Michael Jackson's highly anticipated world tour is gathered for this fitting concert film, a grand eulogy to the late,…; DVD $20
Time Traveler's Wife, The (2009): Eric Bana’s rare genetic disorder sees him thrown intermittently backwards in time, much to the despair of his frustrated wife (Rachel McAdams), in…; DVD $12
Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009): An adorable, "Kiwi–as" portrait of NZ's beloved folk–singing comedy duo, Jools and Lynda Topp, which also resonates as a ripely…; DVD $10
Transformers - Revenge Of The Fallen (Transformers 2) (2009): Blockbuster buffoon Michael Bay reignites the conflict between warring robot tribes the Autobots and the Decepticons, with weedy hero Sam (LaBeouf)…; DVD $12
Twilight: New Moon (2009): Succulent second helping of the Stephanie Meyer vampire saga finds pasty Edward no longer able to protect his beloved Bella, fleeing the country and…; DVD $17.50
Unmade Beds (2009): In parallel stories, a Spanish boy and a French girl try to find meaningful connection while squatting in a London hipster neighbourhood in this…; DVD $12
Up in the Air (2009): A cautionary business tale wrapped in a frisky romantic comedy, with George Clooney starring as a compulsive traveller whose job it is to dismiss…; DVD $15
Whatever Works (2009): Caustic comedian Larry David teams up with Woody Allen in this cringe–inducing black comedy about a cranky, middle–aged…; DVD $12.50
Where the Wild Things Are (2009): Expanding on the simple text of Maurice Sendak's modern children's classic, this glorious, visionary adaptation from director Spike Jonze and writer…; DVD $10
Woman, A Gun and a Noodle Shop, A (2009): Dir. Zhang Yimou weaves a tale of adultery and revenge in 19th century China, based on the Coen brothers' classic neo–noir, BLOOD SIMPLE.; DVD $15
A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël) (2008): KINGS AND QUEEN dir. Arnaud Desplechin spins another whirlwind tale of family relations, with Catherine Deneuve the terminally ill matriarch to a…; DVD $12.50
A Film With Me In It (2008): Wonderfully droll vehicle for the amiable, slightly–sozzled comic persona of Dylan Moran, who stars as a down–at–heel actor who…; DVD $10
Art Star and the Sudanese Twins, The (2008): With a ghastly, genuinely compelling subject to draw confession from, this oddly–topical documentary – on the increasingly common adoption of…; DVD $17.50
Australia (2008): Aussie golden boy Baz Luhrmann's larger–than–life epic sees an English aristocrat and cattle driver attempt to save an inherited outback…; DVD $12
Bank Job, The (2008): Heavy–for–hire Jason Stratham stars in this enjoyable crime caper based around the true story of a robbery in a London bank vault in…; DVD $12
Bedtime Stories (2008): Sure–fire Disney high–concept comedy starring Adam Sandler as a baby–sitting uncle whose bedtime stories start to influence his…; DVD $15
Bolt (2008): Dog–gone charming furball flick about a pampered puppy called Bolt (voiced by Travolta) who stars in his own superhero show and believes his…; DVD $10
Bronson (2008): Belligerent Brit drama inspired by career criminal Michael Petersen – aka, ‘Charles Bronson’ – whose propensity for mayhem, violence, and grievous…; DVD $12.50
Changeling (2008): Would–be heavyweight drama set in 1920's L.A. sees solo mother Angelina Jolie reunite with her kidnapped son only to realise he is an impostor,…; DVD $15
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008): This epic–leaning return to the fantasy world of Narnia finds the Pevensie children heading back through the wardrobe to help Prince Caspian…; DVD $15
CJ7 (Cheung Gong 7 hou) (2008): Hong Kong superstar Stephen Chow turns his directing talents to the family–friendly fantasy, playing a dirt–poor father who surprises his…; DVD $25 (rare)
Complete History of My Sexual Failures, A (2008): Taking self–absorbed, cinema–as–confessional to excruciating extremes, film–maker Chris Waitt turns the camera on himself to…; DVD $10
Death Race (2008): Give ‘em what they want actioner starring the genre’s go–to guy Jason Statham as a former racing champ turned wrongfully imprisoned convict who…; DVD $15
Doubt (2008): Playwright John Patrick Shanley adapts for the screen his Pulitzer Prize–winner about a nun's suspicion of sexual abuse in a Catholic school,…; DVD $12.50
Duchess, The (2008): Costume connoisseurs will rejoice in the splendour of Keira Knightley’s dazzling dresses and eye–catching cranial plumage in this depiction of…; DVD $10
Eagle Eye (2008): Derivative but entertaining cyber–thriller in which a young man and single mother get framed as terrorists and find themselves unexpectedly…; DVD $10
Escapist, The (2008): This straight–up escape movie delivers all the thrills and spills of the durable prison genre, with old–timer Brian Cox hatching a master…; DVD $10
Every Little Step (2008): Dreams are realised and shattered in this incisive, nail–biting showbiz doco that sits the audience on the casting couch of the 2006 revival of…; DVD $20
Flight of the Conchords - Season 2 (TV Series) (2008): Second series of the hit musical sitcom starring Kiwis Jermaine Clement and Bret McKenzie as they continue to haplessly chase success in New York…; DVD $15
Food, Inc. (2008): Crystallising FAST FOOD NATION’s dramatic expose into hard–hitting documentary form, author Eric Scholosser (and other muckrackers) turn the…; DVD $15
Fool's Gold (2008): Combustable rom–com coupling McConaughey and Hudson reunite for this high seas adventure; he plays a bum treasure hunter obsessed with finding…; DVD $11
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008): A heartbroken musician takes a Hawaiian holiday in an attempt to get over his TV star ex–girlfriend, only to have her show up at the same…; DVD $12.50
Frost/Nixon (2008): Terrific adaptation of the Peter Morgan stageplay providing a dramatic retelling of the story behind the famous interviews between ex–President…; DVD $12.50
Get Smart (2008): The iconic 60's TV show gets a surprisingly belated big screen update as a familiar Hollywood action–comedy – heavier on the action than…; DVD $8
Ghost Town (2008): Brit comedy darling Ricky Gervais ventures Stateside for his first leading role in a feature film, playing a misanthropic dentist whose…; DVD $12.50
Gomorrah (2008): Justifiably celebrated, this ruthless expose of the Camorra underworld in Naples paints a stark and brutal picture of organised crime through five…; DVD $10
Good (2008): Based on the acclaimed stageplay by C.P. Taylor, Viggo Mortensen sports a convincing English accent to portray a German academic who is reluctantly…; DVD $12
Good Dick (2008): A romantic–comedy fraught with emotional damage, this unique American indie follows the strange yet touching relationship between a troubled,…; DVD $10
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008): An optimistic if not exactly 'feel–good' comedy–drama from veteran dir. Mike Leigh, about a London primary school teacher who greets the…; DVD $10
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008): The cigar–smoking demon must defeat the fabled golden army and his own self–doubt in this fabulous sequel to 2004’s HELLBOY. Rolling…; DVD $15
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008): More than delivering on fan expectations, this ambitious concluding chapter to Disney's HCM phenomenon sees the well–loved characters approach…; DVD $24.95 (Extended Edition)
How To Lose Friends And Alienate People (2008): Rom–com following the fate of a bumbling Brit journalist who struggles to fit into the celeb obsessed world of trash mags after scoring a job…; DVD $10
In Bruges (2008): A smart, jet–black comedy centred on two Irish assassins who are packed off to Bruges, Belgium by their superior after a hit goes horribly…; DVD $10
Jaquie Brown Diaries, The (TV Series) (The Jacquie Brown Odyssey) (2008): Pert Kiwi satire series starring former 'Campbell Live' comic relief reporter Jaquie Brown as a self–centred TV reporter attempting to further…; DVD $15 (Season 1)
Julia (2008): Gutsy, dynamic melodrama propelled by a full–tilt performance from Tilda Swinton as a loose cannon alcoholic who becomes embroiled in…; DVD $12.50
Kung Fu Panda (2008): Spot–on animation featuring a daydreaming panda called Po (Jack Black) that finds his portly middle and lazy ways getting in the way of his…; DVD $14.95
Love Guru, The (2008): Mike Myers scrapes the bottom of the barrel for laughs as an American raised by Indian gurus who returns to his homeland hoping to earn big bucks on…; DVD $10
Mamma Mia! (2008): A knowingly cheesy yet still irresistible movie version of the smash–hit stage musical about a girl trying to find her father before her…; DVD $10
Marley and Me (2008): Drama/comedy focused on a young newlywed couple (Wilson and Aniston) who decide to buy a puppy and underestimate the incredible impact it will have…; DVD $10
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2008): Zippy "roaring 30's" comedy about an unemployed governess (McDormand) who finds a new zest for life and love after accepting a job with a frivolous,…; DVD $10
Quantum Of Solace (2008): Number 22 in the enduring Bond series is an action–heavy adventure with Daniel Craig returning as the man with the gun on a revenge mission to…; DVD $10
Rachel Getting Married (2008): As a recovering addict sister of a bride–to–be, Anne Hathaway convincingly detours from her vocation as resident Hollywood princess for…; DVD $12.50
Revolutionary Road (2008): The director of AMERICAN BEAUTY directs his real–life wife, Kate Winslet, in another tale of middle–class suburban neurosis and the…; DVD $12.50
Sex and the City - The Movie (2008): Highly–anticipated movie version of the groundbreaking series SEX AND THE CITY, meeting up with the Big Apple's four hottest gal pals Carrie,…; DVD $10
Skin (2008): Stirring biopic of a black girl born to two white parents in Apartheid era South Africa.; DVD $12
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Exhilarating Oscar winner following the tumultuous life of a Mumbai streetkid who suspiciously triumphs on the Indian version of 'Who Wants To Be A…; DVD $12.50
Somers Town (2008): A gentle, winsome offering from dir. Shane Meadows, centred on an unlikely friendship between a shy Polish teen, and a knockabout runaway from the…; DVD $12.50
Spirit, The (2008): Hollow directorial debut from comic book artist Miller centered around a rookie cop who comes back from the dead to fight crime as the stylish…; DVD $10
Standard Operating Procedure (2008): To see or not to see: that is the question posed by acclaimed director Errol Morris as he attempts to understand what took place inside the walls of…; DVD $20
Summer Hours (2008): Three siblings deliberate over the family estate following the death of their mother in this subtle, gorgeously rendered meditation on ‘moving…; DVD $12
Sunshine Cleaning (2008): Amy Adams lends her considerable charms to this quirky yet easy–going comedy–drama about two sisters who start up a cleaning service that…; DVD $12
Synecdoche, New York (2008): Screenwriting extraordinaire Charlie Kaufman turns his hand to directing for the first time with another amusing existential conundrum, here enjoying…; DVD $12
Valkyrie (2008): Hollywood crosses enemy lines with Tom Cruise perversely cast as a disaffected Nazi officer who leads a plot to assassinate Hitler. Dispensing…; DVD $10
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Vicky Christina Barcelona) (2008): Woody Allen proves he hasn't lost his touch with this refreshing and vital rom–com that follows two American gal–pals who fall for the…; DVD $12.50
Wanted (2008): A relentless rollercoaster ride on amphetamines, this breakneck graphic novel adaptation from the Russian director of NIGHT WATCH tracks the…; DVD $10
Wave, The (Die Welle) (2008): Based on a true incident in the US in the early 1970's to practically illustrate the machinations of Nazi propaganda, a school teacher's unorthodox…; DVD $17.50
Women, The (2008): Fluffy remake of the 1930s original focuses on a group of shrieking high–society women who rally together to help their friend deal with a…; DVD $15
X-Files - I Want to Believe (2008): The second big screen outing for the X–Files crew, 10 years on, with former FBI agents Mulder and Scully recruited onto a case involving…; DVD $8
Yes Man (2008): Jim Carrey plays it straight(ish) as a man who loses his cynicism and compulsion to says 'no' when he signs up for a self–help program that…; DVD $10
4 (Vivaldi - The Four Seasons) (2007): In this remarkably unique and poetic documentary, a performance of each season of Vivaldi’s masterpiece is delegated to four prodigious violinists…; DVD ~~$20~~ $18.50
Across the Universe (2007): Thirty–three tunes from the Beatles songbook are excitably re–constituted for this lavish 'jukebox' musical that threads together a story…; DVD $25
American Gangster (2007): Hefty gangster flick in the tradition of SCARFACE, SERPICO, et. al., but based on an amazing true story: Washington plays Frank Lucas, the driver to…; DVD $10
And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007): Based on the bestselling Blake Morrison memoir, this teary terminal drama confronts the strained relationship between a father and son when the…; DVD $12
Angel (2007): Pretty costume drama follows the fortunes of an aspiring lady writer in Edwardian England. Based on the novel by Elizabeth Taylor (MRS PALFREY AT…; DVD $20
Atonement (2007): Keira Knightley and James McAvoy play out a twisted, unrequited wartime love in this Bafta–adorned tragic–romance from the dir. of PRIDE…; DVD $10
Band's Visit, The (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) (2007): Sweet and sensitive Israeli comedy following an Egyptian police band who get way laid in a small Israeli town and unexpectedly break down cultural…; DVD $12
Bee Movie (2007): Much–hyped family animation from Jerry Seinfeld (and his many, many boldface friends) that features Barry B. Benson, a young bee who, shocked…; DVD $11
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007): Intense tragi–thriller centred around a pair of hapless brothers (Hoffman and Hawke) who face devastating family consequences after a botched…; DVD $15
Black Snake Moan (2007): Christina Ricci stars as a scrawny, Southern–fried nympho whose demons get her deep into trouble in the deep, deep South the minute her doting…; DVD $20
Bra Boys (2007): Potent documentary that concerns itself with the cultural evolution and social struggle of a group of surfers from the Sydney suburb of Maroubra.…; DVD $10
Breach (2007): A first–rate dramatic thriller that pits spy against spy on the American homefront, based on the true story of the FBI's internal investigation…; DVD $10
Brick Lane (2007): Multi–layered drama based on the popular Monica Ali novel focuses on the transformative tale of a young woman forced to leave her Bangladeshi…; DVD $12.50
Bridge to Terabithia (2007): Faithful adaptation of a much–loved young–adult novel, which tells the story of two 10–year–olds creating a fantasy world to…; DVD $10
Bucket List, The (2007): Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman star in this endearing aging–buddy flick about two terminally ill elderly gentlemen who throw caution to the…; DVD $15
Cassandra's Dream (2007): Woody Allen–directed suspense, rounding out his recent penchant for London–set thrillers, starring Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as…; DVD $15
City of Men (Cidade dos Homens) (2007): Salty Rio back–blocks melodrama from the producers of CITY OF GOD revolving around two orphaned street kids on the brink of adulthood faced…; DVD $15
Counterfeiters, The (Die Fälscher) (2007): An Oscar–winner for Best Foreign Language film, this taut German thriller reconstructs the story of a Jewish fraudster forced to assist the…; DVD $15
Dan in Real Life (2007): Sensitively handled indie rom–com starring funny–man Steve Carell (THE OFFICE) as a relationship advice writer who falls hard for his…; DVD $10
Darwin Awards, The (2007): Entertaining comedy with the ever–on–the–up Winona Ryder, loosely based around the infamous awards of the same name that celebrate…; DVD $12.50
Devil Came on Horseback, The (2007): Urgent, eye–opening documentary on the Darfur genocide, which follows US Marine Captain Brian Steidle's assignment as a neutral observer of the…; DVD $20
Devil Dared Me To, The (2007): A gleefully irresponsible petrolhead comedy that wears its oily rags on its sleeve, this feature debut from the crazy yet talented boys behind "Back…; DVD $10
Eastern Promises (2007): A muscular, satisfying thriller set in the underworld of the Russian mafia in London, this reteams the director and star of A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE,…; DVD $10
Edge of Heaven, The (Auf der anderen Seite) (2007): Prompted by family upheaval, a university professor reconnects with his native Turkey, and other disparate lost souls, in this dramatic tapestry of…; DVD $15
Flight of the Red Balloon, The (Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge) (2007): From Taiwanese grandmaster Hou Hsiao–hsien, this rhapsodic French sojourn evokes Albert Lamorisse’s enchanting 1956 short film, chronicling a…; DVD $12 (feature only)
Glass: A Portrait Of Philip In Twelve Parts (2007): Epic doco of seminal composer Glass covers his life, influences, and his working process. Filmed over 3 continents in 18 months, this is hugely…; DVD $15
Golden Compass, The (2007): Visually magnificent fantasy epic adapted from the first installment in Philip Pullman's controversial "His Dark Materials" trilogy traverses similar…; DVD $9.95
Gone Baby Gone (2007): Surprisingly gutsy and sure–footed urban crime drama from actor Ben Affleck, who stays behind the camera to direct his brother, Casey, as a…; DVD $10
Grocer's Son, The (Le fils de l'épicier) (2007): Gentle coming–of–age story following Antoine, a self–centered young man living in Paris, who is forced to return to his provincial…; DVD $12
Hairspray (2007): Sweet, plump Tracey Turnblad (newcomer Nikki Blonsky) twists and do–wops her way into her own dream – a place in the core cast of the…; DVD $6
Home Song Stories, The (2007): Dir. Tony Ayres’ heartbreaking semi–autobiography of growing up in the seventies, starring Joan Chen as an alluring Shanghai nightclub singer,…; DVD $12.50
Hunting and Gathering (2007): A waif–thin artist/cleaner (Tautou) gains a new lease on life after a chance encounter with a dignified stutterer in this heartwarming lost…; DVD $15
Joy Division (2007): Ed Stoppard, son of Sir Tom, stars as a young German boy who becomes a KGB agent in this ambitious wartime saga that sweeps from WWII to swinging,…; DVD $12.50
King of Kong, The (A Fistful of Quarters) (2007): Hilarious insight into the rarefied world of competitive video gaming, and a showdown (of sorts) for the crown of achieving the world's highest score…; DVD $12
Kite Runner, The (2007): The ravages of Afghanistan and its effect on an American 'refugee' forms the basis of Khaled Hosseini's best–selling book, here given due…; DVD $10
Lagerfeld Confidential (2007): Fleeting documentary revealing the enigmatic life of iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld through his creative livelihood and personal philosophy.…; DVD $15
Lorna's Silence (Le Silence de Lorna) (2007): Further tales of hardship from the Cannes–winning Dardenne brothers, concerning the plight of an Albanian woman seeking Belgian citizenship…; DVD $12
Lust, Caution (Se, Jie) (2007): Dir. Ang Lee (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) returns to the mainland to present a slow–burn, psychologically dense and provocative spy thriller, based on…; DVD $15
Margot at the Wedding (2007): Nicole Kidman stars as an acid–tongued, permafrosty writer in Noah Baumbach's (THE SQUID & THE WHALE) ongoing treatment of middle–aged…; DVD $15
Mighty Heart, A (2007): Michael Winterbottom's sober, well–acted docudrama covering the 2002 abduction of Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl by Pakistani…; DVD $20
My Brother Is An Only Child (Mio Fratello è Figlio Unico) (2007): The struggle between popular Communist and Fascist groups in 60's Italy is the stage for this tale of hot–headed sibling and filial conflict.…; DVD $12.50
My Winnipeg (2007): Jolly fantasy–autobiography concerning the sleepy whirlpool of director Guy Maddin’s birthplace Winnipeg, his love/hate relationship with the…; DVD $12.50
Nancy Drew (2007): Witty update of the indomitable girl detective, with Nancy Drew poking her nose into the mystery of a murdered movie star during one of her father’s…; DVD $7.50
Nines, The (2007): Exigent thriller commenting on the realities of Hollywood, told by way of three connected stories inside the minds of an actor, a screenwriter and a…; DVD $10
No Reservations (2007): US remake of German foodie rom–com MOSTLY MARTHA that’s inferior to its predecessor, yet appetizing enough in garnish (attractive…; DVD $10
Noise (2007): An impressive Australian modern 'noir', refreshingly off–centred around a hearing–afflicted cop who is assigned the night shift at a…; DVD $10
Noodle (2007): Satisfying, well–realized tale of an Israeli flight attendant who becomes the reluctant guardian of a six–year–old Chinese boy…; DVD $15
Paranoid Park (2007): Gus Van Sant shoots Blake Nelson’s coming–of–age novella, about a young skateboarder’s complicity in the death of a security guard,…; DVD $10
Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End (2007): Blockbuster third installment in the ever–popular swashbuckling franchise finds Johnny Depp and crew having to sail off the edge of the map and…; DVD $10
Razzle Dazzle (2007): Family–friendly Australian mockumentary goes behind the scenes of kids’ dance competitions, spinning the BEST IN SHOW concept to reasonably…; DVD $12.50
Romulus, My Father (2007): Actor Richard Roxburgh debuts from behind the camera in this evocative, richly hued memoir of a devoted immigrant father, and his adoring…; DVD $12
Savage Grace (2007): Featuring another fearless performance from the great Julianne Moore, this takes the family dysfunction drama to a disturbing extreme as it maps the…; DVD $12
Shotgun Stories (2007): Sturdy, atmospheric independent drama detailing the simmering rivalry between two sets of half–brothers which boils over after the death of…; DVD $10
Signal, The (2007): This promising triptych of horror stories centres on a mysterious viral signal which, via electronic transmissions, sends those exposed to its…; DVD $10
St Trinian's (2007): Worthy, updated version of the cheeky Brit comedy set in a school of badly behaved misfits bent on saving their risqué educational institution from…; DVD $15
Surf's Up (2007): Everybody’s surfin’ in this animated comedy about a group of penguins – among other creatures great and small – who converge on a…; DVD $15
Transformers (2007): Industrial–strength live–action adaptation of the cult 80s cartoon, about two waring robot factions with the ability to 'transform' into…; DVD $15
Visitor, The (2007): Compassionate, beautifully–measured tale of a widowed college professor whose banal mid–life finds renewed joy (and heartbreak) after he…; DVD $12
Water Horse, The: Legend of the Deep (2007): NZ–filmed magical adventure inspired by the legend of Loch Ness in which a small boy secretly adopts a baby mythical creature that grows to…; DVD $10
We Own The Night (2007): Accomplished crime saga concerns a nightclub manager (Phoenix) on the fringe of New York's Russian Mafia, whose lifestyle is jeopardized when family…; DVD $15
We're Here to Help (2007): Hearty bureaucratic broadside with Australian Erik Thomson well cast as Kiwi property developer Dave Henderson, who became hounded and eventually…; DVD $30
Wild Hogs (2007): Manchild comedy of four discontent male suburbanites who take to the road on Harleys in search of America and themselves. No…; DVD $10
Zodiac (2007): Intense, painstaking thriller from the dir. of SEVEN magnifies San Francisco's unsolved ‘Zodiac’ killings with obsessive compulsion and…; DVD $10
[REC] (REC) (2007): Sinister Spanish horror, from European creepy movie maestro Jaume Balaguero, which follows a callout from a Barcelona fire station to an apartment…; DVD $10
300 (2006): Brawny, unapologetic war mongering from the imagination of Frank Miller (SIN CITY), this ancient warrior epic indulges heavily in CGI effects and a…; DVD $10
An American Haunting (2006): A stylishly cinematic ghost train, supposedly based on a real–life Tennessee family haunted by strange forces in the early 1800s. Donald…; DVD $10 (as new)
Art School Confidential (2006): CRUMB dir. Terry Zwigoff and comic book icon Daniel Clowes (GHOST WORLD) re–team for this darkly set, though often hilarious stakeout of the…; DVD $20
Babel (2006): A bold, virtuoso three–peat for the writer–director team behind AMORES PERROS and 21 GRAMS, grafting a biblical parable of ill…; DVD $12
Black Book (Zwartboek) (2006): A Jewish singer goes deep undercover for the Dutch resistance in this splashy, larger–than–life WWII yarn set in Nazi–occupied…; DVD $20
Bobby (2006): In the sprawling, overlapping traditional of Robert Altman, dir. Emilio Estevez time capsules the hours leading up to Robert F. Kennedy's…; DVD $17.50
Borat (Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan) (2006): A savage, often side–splitting, satire from balls–of–steel British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who moves a minor character from his…; DVD $10
Bug (2006): Claustrophobic, knife's–edge drama in which a victim of spousal abuse (Judd) develops an obsessive, paranoid relationship with an enigmatic…; DVD $15
Candy (2006): Injecting free–spirited performances and downbeat songs into a predictable heroin dramaturgy , this roving drama concerns two young bohemians…; DVD $12.50
Casino Royale (2006): The James Bond franchise finds a new face, goes back to the very beginning, and rediscovers its mojo, with new Bond Daniel Craig and Kiwi dir. Martin…; DVD $10
Catch a Fire (2006): Sturdy, serious–minded political thriller from the steady hand of dir. Phillip Noyce, couched in the turbulence of South Africa’s Apartheid…; DVD $15
Celestine Prophecy, The (2006): New Age prophecy meets jungle thriller in this exotic, widescreen adaptation of the James Redfield bestseller. Concerning a teacher who travels to…; DVD $15
Crossing the Line (2006): Documentary on the extraordinary defection of James Dresnok, an American military deserter to North Korea in 1962, who now resides permanently in the…; DVD $10
Crude Awakening, A (Oil Crash) (2006): Impending doom in the form of ‘peak oil’ is the subject of this bleak environmental documentary, designed to scare industry and consumers alike into…; DVD $15
Day Watch (Dnevnoi Dozor, Daywatch) (2006): The vampiric Muscovite forces of Good and Evil fight it out again in this frenetic, fantastic FX fantasy every bit as good as the first one (NIGHT…; DVD $10
Dead Girl, The (2006): A superb ensemble cast give rich life to this exceptional drama that interlinks the unsettling stories of five women connected to the discovery of a…; DVD $30
Death of a President (2006): An audacious faux–documentary that contrives an utterly convincing scenario around the fictional assassination of President George W.…; DVD $20
Departed, The (2006): A rip–roaring remake of Hong Kong actioner INFERNAL AFFAIRS, Martin Scorsese returns to the mean streets in this high–performance game of…; DVD $10
Dirty Carnival, A (Biyeolhan geori) (2006): Dynamite entry in the burgeoning Korean gangster genre explores the meteoric rise – and inevitable fall – of one Byung–du, a lowly…; DVD $12.50
Eragon (2006): A child–friendly fire–breathing fantasy set in a land where dragons are almost extinct, and a farm boy named Eragon must meet his destiny…; DVD $10
Fast Food Nation (2006): A grave, caustic expose of industry malpractice and greed in the fast food business, told from the dramatic perspective of multiple characters…; DVD $20
For Your Consideration (2006): Mockumentary maestro Christopher Guest takes a well–aimed pot shot at Hollywood’s awards season, with the core of his regular comedic ensemble…; DVD $10
Fountain, The (2006): A madly ambitious, visually splendid odyssey from dir. Darren Aronofksy, this will certainly intrigue fans of his earlier work, while sci–fi…; DVD $10
Fur (2006): Taking fictional liberties with the real–life character of revered New York photographer Diane Arbus, the dir. of SECRETARY fashions another…; DVD $10
Golden Door, The (Nuovomondo) (2006): Award–winning Italian drama from the dir. of RESPIRO follows the fortunes of a family of dirt–poor Sicilian peasants, from their homeland…; DVD $20
Good Shepherd, The (2006): Robert De Niro directs this dramatization of the CIA’s clandestine origins, with Matt Damon in the central role of a colourless career…; DVD $10
Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A (2006): A ‘Mean Streets’ memoir of growing up rough in the eighties, this accomplished feature debut evokes its boys–in–the–hood tragedy…; DVD $12.50
Half Nelson (2006): Ryan Gosling proves serious acting chops in this subtle yet prickly drama about a teacher with a crack habit and the student – his dealer's…; DVD $12
Happy Feet (2006): A winning animated tale of all–singing, all–dancing penguins in Antarctica, with Elijah Woods as the vocally–challenged 'Mumble'…; DVD $10
High School Musical (2006): Top–notch Disney telemovie brims with youthful energy in telling the tale of two teens meeting at a party, being suddenly inspired by Karaoke…; DVD $15
Host, The (Gwoemul) (2006): Colossal Korean blockbuster that single–handedly revives the generic monster movie: birthed from a batch of military–grade chemicals…; DVD $12
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006): Continuing animated fun among the gaggle of furred critters from ICE AGE – a mammoth, sloth, sabre–toothed tiger, possums, vultures and a…; DVD $8
Infamous (2006): Beaten to the punch, this second take on Truman Capote’s infamy suffers inevitably from de–ja vu, yet has plenty new to offer as an alternate…; DVD $12.50
Joan Sutherland - The Reluctant Prima Donna (2006): Spotlight on Australian opera diva Joan ‘La Stupenda’ Sutherland, from her modest early years, through to international stardom via two…; DVD $10
Lady in the Water (2006): Adapting his own literary fairytale, M. Night Shyamalan's (SIGNS) fifth film is set around a dank apartment complex, where the dour superintendent…; DVD ~~$10~~ $5
Miss Potter (2006): Charming biopic tells the tale of Beatrix Potter – specifically the story of the woman behind the drawings – and her fixation from a…; DVD $12.50
New World, The (2006): An epic naturalist meditation on the European settlement of America from dir. Terrence Malick (DAYS OF HEAVEN), which reveals a thoughtful and at…; DVD $12
Old Joy (2006): Downbeat naturalism is the tramping ground for this meditative, softly spoken indie of two distanced friends who reunite for a weekend camping trip…; DVD $10
Open Season (2006): A fun, well–paced family animated film about a grizzly bear named Bloog who must work together with a rag–tag group of endangered species…; DVD $10
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006): Dusting off a little–known French spy spoof from the 1960's, this remake upgrades rather than updates the franchise, combining the Bond school…; DVD $15
Over the Hedge (2006): Jovial animation tells of the best laid plans of a scheming raccoon (voiced by Bruce Willis), who recruits a gaggle of forest creatures to invade the…; DVD $15
Page Turner, The (2006): A typically frosty, femme–centric French chamber–piece about a classical music prodigy whose career is sabotaged by a concert pianist,…; DVD $15
Penelope (2006): Whimsical fantasy comedy about an unfortunate girl cursed with the face of a pig whose family are driven to find her a "handsome prince" to undo the…; DVD $15
Prague (Prag) (2006): A journey to Prague to collect a deceased father's coffin turns into a prolonged, poignant and gruelling dissection of an estranged Danish couple's…; DVD $20
Prairie Home Companion, A (2006): Reviving the musical scope of his 70s watermark NASHVILLE, Robert Altman’s last film lovingly dramatizes the backstage quandary of a live radio…; DVD $20
Prestige, The (2006): Another astounding feat of storytelling from the dir. of MEMENTO that spins a constantly intriguing yarn of two rival magicians who engage in a…; DVD $10
Priceless (2006): Ultra–glamorous French romantic comedy, in which one can gorge on (or gawp at) Riviera culture at its most opulent – the clothes, the…; DVD $12
Pursuit of Happyness, The (2006): Will Smith assumes the inspirational life story of Chris Gardner, a struggling salesman and single father on the poverty line who works his way up…; DVD $20
Rescue Dawn (2006): In dramatizing the unforgettable true story of Dieter Dengler – heroic subject matter of doco LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY – Werner Herzog…; DVD $10
Running with Scissors (2006): Star–studded adaptation of Augusten Burroughs’ humourous yet hard–hitting memoir of a childhood locked between distanced and abusive…; DVD $15
Secret, The (2006): In repackaging the ‘Law of Attraction’ theory for a New Age audience, Abraham (aka Esther Hicks) affirms the power of positive thinking, reviving…; DVD $15
Sherrybaby (2006): Overfamiliar but sincere portrait of a recovering addict, with a warts–and–all Maggie Gyllenhaal fresh out of jail and determined to go…; DVD $10
Shortbus (2006): A raucous, freewheeling comedy of intercourse from gay auteur John Cameron Mitchell, audacious in its employment of explicit sex, unknown actors and…; DVD $12
Singer, The (Quand j'étais chanteur) (2006): Gerard Depardieu works his rotund charm as a journeyman lounge singer, crooning his way through half–empty nightclubs while forging an unlikely…; DVD $12.50
Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006): A disturbing dalliance with her pet pooch comes back to bite a newly engaged woman in this disarmingly frank jewel of an indie rom–com that is…; DVD $10
Solo (+ Project Greenlight - Australia) (2006): Well–executed, if relatively downbeat Australian crime caper adhering to the tried–and–true genre formula of a hitman who wants to…; DVD $10
Southland Tales (2006): A chaotically comedic, pre–apocalyptic sci–fi ensemble piece, helmed with self–importance and unrestraint by the…; DVD $10
Squeegee Bandit (2006): The hard–luck story of a charismatic street window–washer who works the intersections of South Auckland is documented with warmth and…; DVD $15
Starter for 10 (Starter for Ten) (2006): Cute but formulaic youthful rom–com set in Thatcher's Britain, with the boyishly handsome James McAvoy as a working–class (yeah, right)…; DVD $10
Stephanie Daley (2006): A closely–observed, cogent indie drama about a teenager’s concealed pregnancy and the suspicious death of her baby. The truth surrounding…; DVD $12
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006): Nicely gassed and pumped–up spoof features the fearless Will Ferrell (ANCHORMAN) as a 'legendary' NASCAR race–driver who transcends his…; DVD $10
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006): Comic chums Jack Black and Kyle Gass parade their mock–rock star alter–egos in a feature length adventure and prove there to be a number…; DVD $7.50
This is England (2006): Utterly authentic, hard–hitting memoir from the dir. of A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS, about a boy’s coming–of–age as a skinhead during…; DVD $12.50
TranSylvania (2006): Tony Gatlif tones his freewheeling musical romanticism down a notch, but doesn’t discard the ramshackle sensuality of his earlier films, in this…; DVD $15
United 93 (2006): Intensely affecting recreation of the fated last flight of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11th 2001, where passengers successfully rose up…; DVD $10
Valet, The (La Doublure) (2006): Another inspired comic concoction from Francis Veber (dir. of most everything French and funny), that this time follows a meek parking valet who…; DVD $12.50
Venus (2006): The writer and dir. of THE MOTHER reteam for a companion piece to that film, this time inverting its premise to detail a relationship between a…; DVD $10
White Planet, The (2006): Stunning, big–screen nature treatise turns its attention to the inhospitable glaciers of the Artic, where polar bears and other unique fauna…; DVD $10
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006): Wilfully eccentric suicide comedy (!?) set in a warped and washed–out afterlife inhabited solely by suiciders, in which a young no–hoper…; DVD $12.50
You, Me and Dupree (2006): Chucklesome by–numbers farce has newlyweds Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson settle down to suburban American bliss, only to have houseguest Owen…; DVD $10
An Unfinished Life (2005): Surprisingly robust and appealing drama set in bleak outland Wyoming, with Redford playing an embittered rancher, whose estranged…; DVD $10
Blacktown (2005): Rough–edged but rewarding human drama interested in the relationship between a disenchanted married woman and a charismatic Aboriginal man in…; DVD $15
Broken Flowers (2005): A beguiling middle–age lament starring Bill Murray, unfurled in typical low gear by the world's 'coolest' director, Jim Jarmusch. Playing an…; DVD $10
Bubble (2005): Steven Soderbergh's creepy, independent sojourn (made between OCEAN'S 12 and 13) casts an uneasy eye on a midwestern doll factory, where the…; DVD $10
Capote (2005): Polished and sophisticated dramatisation of how writer Truman Capote came to research and create his seminal 'true–crime' masterpiece IN COLD…; DVD $15
Chumscrubber, The (2005): A sadsack teenager (Bell) living in a sterile new suburb in Southern California discovers his best friend has committed suicide, an event which seems…; DVD $10
Conversations with Other Women (2005): An innovative, bittersweet romantic two–hander that uses split screen for its entire running time to explore the contrasting…; DVD $15 (Std. version)
Dear Wendy (2005): Pressed from the same pattern as DOGVILLE, this stylised allegory scripted by Lars Von Trier also proffers a tale set in some timeless era of the…; DVD $20
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005): Cautionary documentary about the stellar rise and unseemly 2001 collapse of one of America's largest corporations – Enron – which…; DVD $20
Everything is Illuminated (2005): An ambitious debut for dir. Schreiber, telling the deadpan, yet wistful tale of an earnest NYC Jew (Wood) who travels to the Ukraine to find the…; DVD $15
Factotum (2005): The most droll and tender adaptation of Charles Bukowski's fiction to date has a stocky Matt Dillon chronicle the meandering adventures of 'Hank…; DVD $12.50
Fateless (Sorstalanság) (2005): Harrowing and distilled vision of the Holocaust adapted from a novel by concentration–camp survivor and Nobel prize–winning author Imre…; DVD $25 (as new)
Goodnight Mister Tom (Goodnight Mr. Tom) (2005): Touching tele–adaptation of the beloved wartime novel about a young boy relocated during London’s air raids to live with an old hermit in the…; DVD $12 (import)
Hidden (Cache) (2005): A disquieting modern thriller that pulls no punches, depositing a climate of terrorism and fear onto the lives of two French professionals and their…; DVD $15
Hills Have Eyes, The (2005): Abject and rather kitschy remake of Wes Craven's 1977 B–grade classic which pumps buckets of blood and gore onto the tale of an…; DVD $7.50
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005): Maintaining the comic wonderstuff and special British eccentricity of Douglas Adams' original novel (and radio and TV spin–offs), this…; DVD $15
I Am A Sex Addict (2005): A clever – and we'd have to say quite unforgettable – confessional self–exhibit of filmmaker Caveh Zahedi’s hunger for sleeping…; DVD $15
Jarhead (2005): An arresting and grimly ironic vision of the 1991 Gulf War, based on the memoir of ex–marine Anthony Swofford, and depicting the experiences of…; DVD $10
King, The (2005): A brooding, accomplished slice of southern discomfort with Gael Garcia Bernal (in his first US film) playing recently dischargee from the Navy named…; DVD $20
L'Enfer (Hell) (2005): Intense and twisting family psychodrama based on a script by Krystof Kieslowski (THREE COLOURS) has three French sisters finding their lives…; DVD $10
Land of the Dead (2005): Fourth installment for dir. Romero's famed DEAD series, set around a future world overrun by shuffling, half–rotten 'zombies' who menace a…; DVD $10
League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, The (2005): Big–screen graduation for the cult TV series set around the inbred Northern English town of "Royston Vasey", where which the trio of Gatiss,…; DVD $15
Lonesome Jim (2005): Another droll indie gem from actor–turned–director Buscemi (TREES LOUNGE), here charting the apathetic trajectory of a listless…; DVD $10
Look Both Ways (2005): A melancholy comedy with inspired flashes of animation, this impressive feature film debut from writer–director Sarah Watt nicely freshens the…; DVD $10 (single disc)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005): A fetching and occasionally poignant documentary which follows the efforts of pre–teenage students from three multiracial NYC elementary…; DVD $10
Manderlay (2005): Part two of Lars von Trier’s ‘USA’ trilogy reemploys DOGVILLE’s Brechtian framework of stage outlines and minimal props in the odyssey of Grace, here…; DVD $15
Mary (2005): Badboy dir. Abel Ferrara returns to form with an intense, unpredictable study of Christian faith and the possiblities of redemption in the modern…; DVD $12
Match Point (2005): Widely touted as Woody Allen's finest film since the mid–80's, this is also his least characteristic – set in London and entirely…; DVD $10
Matthew Barney - No Restraint (2005): Uber–conceptual artist Matthew Barney boarded a Japanese whaling ship, replete with 45,000 pounds of petroleum jelly, in this documentary…; DVD $15
Method, The (Método, El) (2005): This smart black comedy for the 21st century sees corporate ethics slyly dissected as seven candidates blindly compete for an executive position in a…; DVD $10
Moguls, The (The Amateurs) (2005): Attempting a feel–good spin the subject of 'amateur porn', this saggy comedy has a ruffled and incompetent small–town denizen (Jeff…; DVD $10
Mutual Appreciation (2005): An authentically amusing, perfectly observed capsule of post–graduate blues from the idiosyncratic dir. of FUNNY HA HA, praised almost…; DVD $10
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005): Scorsese's comprehensive biography focuses on Bob Dylan's life and music from 1961–66, includes never–seen performance footage and…; DVD $15
Proof (2005): An elegant adaptation of David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, with Gwyneth Paltrow reprising her London stage role as the grieving…; DVD $10 (as new)
Red Eye (2005): Dir. Wes Craven whittles a lean, claustrophobic thriller around the plight of a woman (McAdams), menaced onboard of short–haul plane flight by…; DVD $10
Robots (2005): Set in a future world inhabited totally by robot creatures, this sparky animation from the creators of ICE AGE ratchets through its thriller plot…; DVD $10
Secret Life of Words, The (2005): Intense character–driven drama set on an isolated oil rig that explores the relationship between a hearing–impaired factory worker…; DVD $12.50
Seeing Other People (2005): Sporting a nicely screwball premise – a soon–to–be–married couple (Mohr and Nicholson) agree to have a two–month bout…; DVD $5
Syriana (2005): Fierce and dense exploration of the machinations and consequences of the global oil industry in the form of a multiple–storyline drama (from…; DVD $12.50
Takeshis' (2005): Returning to his comedic roots, dir. Takeshi Kitano springs layer upon layer of self–reference and in this conceptually ambitious, though…; DVD $12.50
Tara Road (2005): An attractive cast distinguishes this middling adaptation of Mauve Binchy's (CIRCLE OF FRIENDS) best–seller, in which two women – one…; DVD $10
Tideland (2005): Perennial mindbender Terry Gilliam burrows down the rabbit hole, perverting a child’s fairytale into a corrupted, deeply disturbed nightmare…; DVD $15
Two for the Money (2005): Set in the world of gridiron betting, this steamy male melodrama has an injured quarterback (McConaughey) tempted into the field of 'sports…; DVD $10
Tyrannical Love (2005): A homegrown low–budget comedy that follows the romantic manouverings amongst a group of young adults in Pakuranga, Auckland just before the…; DVD $25 (rare)
U-Carmen Ekhayelitsha (2005): An inspired contemporary rendition of George Bizet's classic opera, with events relocated to the rich cultural hotbed of modern day South Africa.…; DVD $10
Underworld: Evolution (2005): The slinky, rubber–clad Kate Beckinsale continues her Vampiric crusade against 'the Lycans' (Werewolves) in this obligatory sequel to the…; DVD $10
Wah-Wah (2005): A caustic memoir of colonial growing pains from actor Richard E. Grant (WITHNAIL AND I), chronicling his own adolescence in Swaziland during the…; DVD $12
Walk the Line (2005): Better–than–expected biopic of iconic American country singer Johnny Cash (Phoenix), especially focusing on his intense relationship with…; DVD $8, $12.50 (2-disc Special Ed.)
War of the Worlds (2005): Dynamic and intense re–imagining of H.G. Wells sci–fi staple (for its first half at least), in which hostile aliens invade Earth in…; DVD $12 (2-disc)
Water (2005): The third and finest entry in dir. Deepa Mehta's 'Elements' trilogy (FIRE, EARTH) is an opulent depiction of the plight of a group of Hindu widows…; DVD $20
We Can Be Heroes (TV Series) (2005): Hoisting the tried–and–true "mock–umentary" to new heights, the fiendishly talented Chris Lilley assumes no less than six roles in…; DVD $20
Weather Man, The (2005): A socially hapless, self–loathing TV weatherman in Chicago (Cage) navigates the colliding mid–life storms of family, career and adulthood…; DVD $15
Wedding Crashers (2005): Two friends (Wilson and Vaughn) are connected by their hobby of 'crashing' weddings during the summer nuptial season, purporting to be invited, in…; DVD $6
Who Killed the Electric Car? (2005): The promise of electric–powered transport and its subsequent demise is playfully detailed as a faux ‘murder mystery’ in this engaging…; DVD $25
Along Came Polly (2004): A control–freak meets chaos–personified in a NYC comedy that, while utterly familiar, cannot fail due to its stars and overall…; DVD $5
Assassination of Richard Nixon, The (2004): The ghost of 'Travis Bickle' (TAXI DRIVER) pervades this accomplished diatribe on the contentious era of Richard Nixon's administration – a…; DVD $10
Bad Education (Mala Educación, La) (2004): Another fascinating work from Almodovar who, after TALK TO HER, again matches his renowned taste in decor with adventurous yet controlled…; DVD $20, $25
Being Julia (2004): An aging diva of the London stage (Bening) falls into a flirtation, then romance with a young admirer in the uneasy England of the 1930s, in this…; DVD $20
Bill Hicks - Live (2004): An essential showcase of three live shows from the legendary stand–up comedian and ferocious left–wing commentator, Bill Hicks, who died…; DVD $15
Blue Butterfly, The (2004): With the help of lepidopterist William Hurt, a young cancer patient sets out in their wheelchair on a quest to find the elusive Blue Morpho butterfly…; DVD $15
Brothers (2004): Dialing–up the Dogme–95 credentials of its creators, this melodrama proffers a dangerous family triangle between a career soldier…; DVD $15
Bullet Boy (2004): Tough expose of London's violent East End tracks the spiralling events and dire consequences which follow the release of a young black man (Walters)…; DVD $10
Cat in the Hat, The (2004): The classic Dr Seuss tale of the anarchistic feline is translated into a 'live action' version, with stunning surrealistic set–design and Mike…; DVD $7.50
De-Lovely (Delovely) (2004): Refined and dandy musical biopic of legendary tunesmith Cole Porter, who composed some great music while leading a gay double–life during his…; DVD $25
Dear Frankie (2004): An effectively written drama about the consequences of a mother's desire to protect her deaf son from the truth about his violent absent…; DVD $20
Door in the Floor, The (2004): An adult melodrama charting the dissolution of a loving marriage scarred by the tragic loss of their two sons, some years earlier. Taking place…; DVD $10
Enduring Love (2004): A studied and corrosive tale of fate, connection and love, set around victims and rescuers involved in a hot–air–balloon crash and its…; DVD $20
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004): A miraculous, complex 'domestic fantasy' from the twin genius of writer Charlie Kaufman and director Michel Gondry, who find a satisfying narrative…; DVD $15
Exils (Exiles) (2004): Possibly dir. Gatlif's most exuberant and personal film yet, this observes a bohemian French couple's journey southwards to their family's respective…; DVD $15
Five Obstructions, The (5 Obstructions) (2004): Arthouse big–shot Lars Von Trier pays off another gambit with what turns out to be a stimulating rumination on the process of film–making…; DVD $20
Football Factory, The (2004): Essentially a study of the English obsession with football hooligans, this follows the activities of Chelsea fan Dyer as he spruces his dull weekly…; DVD $15
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004): Visually emphatic, conceptually flummoxing sequel to Mamoru Oshii's cyberpunk touchstone GHOST IN THE SHELL. Cybernetic detective Batou returns to…; DVD $15
Howl's Moving Castle (2004): Yet another miraculous animated odyssey from Hayao Miyazaki, who finds a perfect vehicle in the English fantasy novel by Diana Wynne Jones, about a…; DVD $20
I Heart Huckabees (2004): The meaning of life and capitalism in the post–millenial age are ambitiously tackled in this "existential comedy" from the dir. of FLIRTING…; DVD $15
It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004): Documentary–mockumentary comedy about the notoriously hedonistic dance DJ Frankie Wilde (Kaye), who rode the wave of 1990s Ibiza club culture…; DVD $15
Kaikohe Demolition (2004): A glimpse into the mirth, mayhem and pathos of provincial New Zealand, this concerns a group of unkempt Northland residents who relish their…; DVD $25
Kung Fu Hustle (2004): Hong Kong superstar Stephen Chow trumps all previous efforts (and that's saying something) with this dynamic, bust–a–gut funny…; DVD $12
Life and Death of Peter Sellers, The (2004): An entertaining, if disturbing summary of the turbulent life of British comedian Peter Sellers, with Geoffrey Rush starring as the man who famously…; DVD $10
Life is a Miracle (Zivot je cudo) (2004): Another feverish, frenetic and heartfelt vision from Balkan dir. Emir Kusturica (UNDERGOUND), attempting here to fathom and unknot the bloody Bosnian…; DVD $15
Melinda and Melinda (2004): Woody Allen's tweaks his formula in a clever conceit that alternates a comic and tragic version of the same romantic story. Australian actress…; DVD $15
Merchant of Venice, The (2004): Al Pacino seems at home in the Bard’s world compared to his more recent contemporary forays, turning in a thorough and morally ambiguous rendition of…; DVD $15
Million Dollar Baby (2004): Clint Eastwood's straight–ahead drama about a feisty young woman who trains under his grizzled, reluctant coach to become a boxing champion…; DVD $10
Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de Motocicleta) (2004): Sumptuously filmed two–wheeled road trip across 1950s South America with the youthful, asthmatic Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Bernal), and friend…; DVD $10
Mountain Patrol (Kekexili) (2004): An enthralling eco–thriller which portrays the battle over the endangered Tibetan antelope between poachers and a hard–knit unit of…; DVD $20
Ocean's Twelve (Ocean's 12) (2004): Virtually the entire attractive 'ratpack' of the OCEAN'S ELEVEN remake regroup for a further spin of the heist–comedy wheel, this time on the…; DVD $7.50 (as new)
One Perfect Day (2004): Praying at the altar of rave culture, this music–tribute drama set in Melbourne will find a small appreciative audience, but it plays a…; DVD $20
Oyster Farmer (2004): Richly steeped in atmospheric Aussie locales and boondock lingo, this appealing drama follows a footloose young man (O'Lachlan) from Sydney to care…; DVD $12.50
P.S. (2004): Nervy and refined sophomore effort from RODGER DODGER dir. Dylan Kidd, here unbuttoning the thirty–something dilemmas of a university…; DVD $10
Piccadilly Jim (2004): Adapted from P.G. Wodehouse’s comic novel, this tells the tale of an American scoundrel who flails about and fails on both sides of the Atlantic in…; DVD $10
Primer (2004): A group of computer engineers tinkering with technology in their garage (hoping to escape their dayjobs), reach a turning–point when two invent…; DVD $25
Red Dust (2004): A boldly straightforward courtroom drama set during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission era of post–Apartheid South Africa, where a former…; DVD $15
Saw (2004): Acclaimed by many for its inventive serial–killer premise and sadistic delivery, this opens with Elwes and Whannell chained in a locked…; DVD $10
Shrek 2 (2004): The cranky beast with a heart of gold returns to the big screen in this sequel to the computer–animated smash hit, here coping with the…; DVD $10
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004): Ambitious futuristic 'boys own' adventure sets up a scenario in which giant robots are attacking Earth in a 1930s retro–futuristic world of…; DVD $20
Somersault (2004): Visually impressive though underwritten account of a fragile Australian teenager who flees her home for the wider world after being caught in bed…; DVD $30
Spooked (2004): An ambitious though uneven thriller based on the true–life NZ case of a computer expert who ended up with disc–fulls of incriminating…; DVD $15
Stepford Wives, The (2004): Remade as a comedy, this glossy, satirical double–take on the spooky 70s thriller of the same name has man–eating TV executive Nicole…; DVD ~~$10~~ $9
Turtles Can Fly (Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand) (2004): The first widely–released film to emerge from post–Hussein Iraq, this wrenching tale concerns a raucous gang of children who scratch out…; DVD $12
Twenty Thirty Forty (20 30 40) (2004): The destinies of three women in contemporary urban Taiwan – aged 20, 30 and 40 – evolve in parallel as each feels their way through the…; DVD $20
Way of Life, A (2004): Emotionally brutal yet skillful 'kitchen sink' drama from first–time dir. Asante, about a single teenage mum giving and taking the hard knocks…; DVD $10
American Splendor (2003): An ambitious celebration of the life of cult US comic–writer Harvey Pekar, told in a quilt–work of monologue, biopic, autobiography and…; DVD $12.50
Anatomy of Hell (Anatomie De L'enfer) (2003): A queasily explicit sex drama about a suicidal woman who challenges (and pays) a promiscuous gay man to participate in an uneasy nightly ritual of…; DVD $12
Barbarian Invasions, The (2003): Another finely–wrought drama from French–Canadian dir. Denys Arcand, who invests his keen sense of history, politics, literature and sex…; DVD $20
Casa de los Babys (2003): Another quality ensemble drama from dir. John Sayles, that this time brings together six American women waiting to start a family through a Mexican…; DVD $15
Christmas (2003): Structured around a grueling family Christmas in suburban New Zealand, this stark and uncompromising drama is one of the best low–budget…; DVD $25
Code 46 (2003): A cerebral, provocative 'future shock' thriller in which Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton try to conduct a forbidden affair in a politically…; DVD $25 (rare)
Elephant (2003): A smoothly crafted, but troubling depiction of the Columbine High School massacre in which two disaffected teenagers planned and staged the multiple…; DVD $12
Fog of War, The (2003): A perfectly–formed, Oscar–winning documentary about the life and career of Robert S McNamara, who served as Secretary of Defense under…; DVD $25
For Good (2003): Deserving of a wider audience, this assured and well–focused NZ feature debut belies its limited budget with a pertinent crime story executed…; DVD $30
Go Further (2003): A quirky, semi–stoned travelogue that gets on the bus with activist–actor Woody Harrelson and his entourage on a 'consciousness raising'…; DVD ~~$10~~ $9
Grudge 2, The (Ju-On 2) (2003): Followup to the original Japanese version of dir. Takashi's own JU–ON, this proffers an almost identical vision, with a TV crew visiting the…; DVD $15 (as new)
Hidalgo (2003): Grandly conceived, this period adventure epic has a troubled 'Pony Express' rider (Mortensen) summoned to compete in an epic 3000–mile race…; DVD $10
Holes (2003): Surprisingly cunning comedy, where a teenager is unjustly sent to an isolated reformatory, and set to work digging holes in the desert for no…; DVD $20
In the Cut (2003): An uncomfortable, darkly ‘feminist’ thriller for which Meg Ryan deflowers her star persona, playing a troubled forty–something who…; DVD $20
Little Britain (TV Series) (2003): A surrealistic (invented) travelogue narrated by Tom Baker, which explores the eccentricities of various caricatured 21st century Britons. Created by…; DVD $15 (Series 2)
Locals, The (2003): A slight local horror outing that follows a couple of surfie city kids into the Waikato bush, where they discover an undead netherworld of shady…; DVD $15
Luther (2003): Fiennes has an appropriate gleam in his eye playing Martin Luther, the monk whose 16th century gamble to challenge the Roman Catholic orthodoxy…; DVD $25
Matrix Revolutions (2003): The 'Matrix Trilogy' concludes in a green–tinged maelstrom of CGI–enhanced action and conceptual confusion. Trinity (Moss) and…; DVD $7.50
Mean Creek (2003): Skillful 'delinquent thriller' about a group of highschool kids who plot to humiliate the overweight school bully on a boating daytrip. Though the…; DVD $15
Monsieur Ibrahim (2003): Set on the multicultural streets of 1960s working–class Paris, this warm–hearted tale has a Sufi grocery store owner befriend a lonely…; DVD $20
My House in Umbria (2003): Maggie Smith centres this superior telemovie, playing an ex–pat romance novelist whose life in Italy is disturbed when she is caught up in a…; DVD $10
Osama (2003): Though nothing to do with a certain infamous terrorist, this first Afghani film made since the rise and fall of the Taliban also happens to be a…; DVD $15
Owning Mahowny (2003): Phillip Seymour Hoffman stars in this fact–based story of a Toronto bank manager who became legendary for gambling away millions of his…; DVD $10
Real Women Have Curves (2003): A natural antidote to Hollywood silicone, this tells the charming coming–of–age story of an ‘ordinary’ Mexican–American…; DVD $20
Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande séduction) (2003): Amiable and crafty, this Québécois comedy has a small fishing village trying to gently persuade a visiting young doctor to take up permanent…; DVD $30
Since Otar Left (2003): Touching and wryly comic tale set in post–Communist Georgia, in which a mother, daughter and granddaughter partly survive through a romantic…; DVD $12.50
Super Size Me (2003): Entertaining expose of the evils of 'fast food', in which the filmmaker uses himself as a human guinea–pig by embarking on a 30–day,…; DVD $15 (as new)
Touching the Void (2003): A documentary spectacle that recreates a mountaineering disaster in the Peruvian Andes and the heart–pounding, agonizing bid for survival…; DVD $12
9/11 (2002): What started out as an amateur documentary by two French brothers about the New York Fire Department turns into a vital, ground’s–eye view of…; DVD $25
Broken Wings (K’nafayim Shvurot) (2002): The fraught shuffle of daily life for an Israeli family after the death of the male head of the household, is depicted with touching and intimate…; DVD $10
Crime of Father Amaro, The (El Crimen del padre Amaro) (2002): Melodramatic and ironic critique of the crimes of the Roman Catholic church that was hugely successful in its native Mexico. A young priest…; DVD $20
Cypher (2002): A striking, coolly managed thriller, where future corporations mount elaborate espionage missions against each other using specially trained…; DVD $15
Death to Smoochy (2002): An exuberantly mean–spirited send–up of kids’ television, where lewd, foulmouthed clown Robin Williams declares "death to Smoochy", a…; DVD $15
Frida (2002): Long awaited biopic of the celebrated 20th–century Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, whose troubled marriage to Diego Riviera and crippling injuries…; DVD $15
Gangs of New York (2002): Dir. Martin Scorsese’s messy yet resonant epic based on a 19th century chapter that witnessed mass civil unrest in NYC is painted with the director’s…; DVD $10
House of Fools (Dom Durakov) (2002): Based around the true story of a Chechen mental hospital which was abandoned by staff during the recent civil war, with patients left to fend for…; DVD $20
Japón (Japan) (2002): A crippled man journeys into a remote Mexican canyon in order to end his life, but becomes entangled with a saintly old woman, village politics and a…; DVD $15 (import)
Living Room, The (TV Series) (2002-2006): Nicely quirky and unpretentious TV series about different (mostly young) local artists living in New Zealand and overseas. Each episode is presented…; DVD $30
Monsieur Batignole (2002): An ironic comedy set in WW2 Paris, in which the titular butcher helps himself to an apartment vacated by a Jewish family who have been rounded up by…; DVD $20
Punch-Drunk Love (2002): Popular mainstream comic Adam Sandler takes a left turn for the director of MAGNOLIA and BOOGIE NIGHTS in this doggedly off–beat yet beguiling…; DVD $15
Returner (2002): Kitted out with a charismatic cast, CGI–action that delivers, and tongue–lightly–in–cheek, this slick, big–budget…; DVD $20
S1m0ne (Simone) (2002): Another ‘future shock’ escapade from the creator of THE TRUMAN SHOW and GATTACA that this time taps a comic vein to convey the effect that a…; DVD $25
Spanish Apartment, The (L'Auberge Espagnole) (2002): Summery comedy set in a Barcelona apartment, where six international exchange students variously mingle, cavort and fall messily in love. Although…; DVD $25
Sunshine State (2002): Thoughtful, tightly woven ensemble drama from renowned indie filmmaker Sayles, surveys the native populous of a small Florida island community as…; DVD $25
Tuesdays with Morrie (2002): Jack Lemmon's last major role was in this unassuming telemovie about the friendship between an indomitable, but dying college professor and one of…; DVD $25 (import)
Twin Sisters (De Tweeling) (2002): An epic 'tale of two sisters', which follows their lives after being separated as children in 1920s Holland and sent to live with rich and poor…; DVD $20
Affair of the Necklace, The (2001): Hilary Swank (BOYS DON’T CRY) wigs up as a penniless French aristocrat in pre–revolution times who conspires to defraud Cardinal Jonathon…; DVD $10
Autumn Spring (Babí léto) (2001): Spry Czech comedy of elderly bad manners, concerns an aging prankster (Brodsky) who spends his retirement impersonating people in league with a…; DVD $15
Behind the Sun (2001): Worthy followup to CENTRAL STATION by dir. Salles, again accessing the underlayers of Brazil in a melodrama set in the dusty hinterlands of 1910. …; DVD $20
Deep End, The (2001): Immaculate remake of Max Ophuls’ ‘The Reckless Moment’ follows the original closely but scores bonus points from Tilda Swinton’s taut performance as…; DVD $10
Enemy at the Gates (2001): A big–budget recreation of the crucial WWII battle of Stalingrad, in which Germans and Russians fought it out till there was a toll of over 1…; DVD $10
Experiment, The (Das Experiment) (2001): Twenty men volunteer for a paid two–week simulated study that divides them into the roles of prisoners and guards in a ‘controlled’…; DVD $20
Her Majesty (2001): A little–known, but sincerely crafted tale is set in 1950s New Zealand around a young girl's (Andrews) infatuation with Queen Elizabeth II,…; DVD $15, $20
Ichi the Killer (2001): Dir. Takashi Miike earned his notoriety with this wincingly violent revenge thriller in which a bent ex–cop (played by "Tetsuo" director,…; DVD $15
Lovely and Amazing (2001): Rewarding indie drama – seasoned with touches of painful comedy – that observes the troubles between three sisters waiting for their…; DVD $20
Minor Mishaps (2001): Emerging from the lighter end of the Dogme 95 movement, this drama reunites a father and three children after the death of their mother in a car…; DVD $15
Monsoon Wedding (2001): Exotically charmed with a glamorous cast and a tremendous soundtrack, various members of an extended Indian family busy themselves with the mystery…; DVD $15
Samsara (2001): A spiritual and visually resplendent drama based around the sexual awakening of a novice Buddhist monk in remote, mountainous Tibet. After…; DVD $15
Sex and Lucia (2001): Another sumptuous, stylistic meditation for dir. Julio Medem that interlocks his penchant for intricate, fractured narrative with a thrust of daring…; DVD $15
Son's Room, The (La Stanza del Figlio) (2001): A Palme d’Or–winning journey into grief by Nanni Morretti (acting and directing), playing a psychotherapist whose teenage son dies in a…; DVD $15
Spy Kids (2001): Smashing kidult adventure, in which action dir. Rodriguez lends his action talents to a James Bond–type tale with a twist: Antonio Banderas and…; DVD $6
Wet Hot American Summer (2001): Set in the charmingly unhip summer–camp 'Camp Firewood', this wettingly hilarious satire of 1970s and 80s culture, mores and cliches is…; DVD $12
Anatomie (2000): Franke Potente (RUN LOLA RUN) stars as a bright medical student at an elite college who discovers her fellow freshmen and women are turning up as…; DVD $20 (import)
Before Night Falls (2000): The life and times of Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas (Javier Bardem) told as a florid visual collage – dream, memory and history merging on the…; DVD $15
Eddie Izzard - Circle (2000): British comedian Eddie Izzard recorded live in New York, June 26, 2000.; DVD $12.50
Kombi Nation (2000): Four young Kiwis embark on a troubled comic road trip around Europe in the iconic Kombi van. Lupi plays a beer–swilling lass who, fresh from…; DVD $25
Pollock (2000): The life of ‘Abstract Expressionist’ painter Jackson Pollock, is rendered with bold, heartfelt strokes by dir. Harris in his debut effort (also…; DVD $15 (import)
Romeo Must Die (2000): Scion of a Chinese family at war with a black clan in San Francisco, maestro Jet Li must dish out the chop–socky in a martial–arts bash…; DVD $10
Scarlet Diva (2000): A fearless, punk excursion into her own fleeting status as a model–cum–actress daughter of Italian horror stylist Dario Argento, Asia…; DVD $15
You Can Count On Me (2000): Winner of Best Picture at Sundance 2000, this bittersweet comedy, woven around the smalltown reunion of long–separated siblings Laura Linney…; DVD $20
42 Up (1999): The sixth part of the extraordinary television documentary series that documents the attitudes, personalities and lives of 14 Britishers of different…; DVD $15
All About My Mother (1999): Almodovar's 'celebration of mother and womanhood' has been hailed as something of a departure for the director, though in fact all of his (beloved)…; DVD $12.50
Arlington Road (1999): Intelligent terrorist thriller, seemingly inspired by events at Waco and Oklahoma City, weaves a complex tale of deception and paranoia around…; DVD $15
Cup, The (1999): This charming, slyly comic tale of soccer–mad young monks obsessed with viewing the World Cup has found broad worldwide appreciation with its…; DVD $20
Dick (1999): A political satire as faux–history lesson, this kitsch–nostalgic pageant proffers two teenage girls as the mysterious informants known as…; DVD $10 (import)
League of Gentlemen, The (TV Series) (1999): Ghoulishly black comedy set in the sinister village of Royston Vasey, where two visiting hikers suffer a plague of Northern English foul urges and…; DVD $20 (as new)
Limey, The (1999): A muscular revenge picture steered by a gifted director not afraid to experiment, Terrence Stamp plays an aging Cockney career criminal who, fresh…; DVD $15
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (1999): Masterful cinema – a drama that loosely surveys a middle–class family in contemporary Taipei, encompassing a wealth of human observation…; DVD $25
Cirque du Soleil - Alegria (1998): Filmed live in Sydney in 1999, this Cirque du Soleil production combines their acrobatics, magic tricks and dance elements with a…; DVD $25
Dreamlife of Angels, The (1998): Displaying the laconic influence of Eric Rohmer, the French critical triumph of 1998 explores with a contemporary honesty the friendship between two…; DVD $25
Earth (1998): The director of FIRE takes on another controversial element of modern India with the second in her (proposed) trilogy – a humanistic view of…; DVD $15
My Name Is Joe (1998): Dir. Ken Loach revisits his mainstay – the not–working–class of urban Britain, this time extending further north to the slums of…; DVD $20
Rushmore (1998): Bamboozling minds everywhere is this oblique comedy from Wes Anderson (BOTTLE ROCKET), re–envisioning that Hollywood mainstay, Highschool USA,…; DVD $15
Tango (1998): Flamenco film specialist Carlos Saura plies his trade on the eponymous native dance of Argentina. Held together by a trifle plot concerning a…; DVD $20
Open Your Eyes (Abre Los Ojos) (1997): A surrealistic nightmare unfurled with Hitchcockian precision and irony, Eduardo Noriega plays a young–man–who–has–everything…; DVD $12.50 (import)
Sour Grapes (1997): Two cousins (Weber and Bierko) squabble over the proceeds of a huge slot machine payout – one supplied the 50 cents needed; the other pulled…; DVD $5
Beaumarchais (1996): Wigs and quippery at the ready, this is 18th century French history conceived in vivacious strokes of social satire and perfumed with a savoury wit,…; DVD $25
Bottle Rocket (1996): Merciless slacker/heist movie about three no–hopers who struggle at being even small–time hoods. Quirky, charismatic and blessed with a…; DVD $20
Eddie Izzard - Definite Article (1996): The disarmingly outrageous stand–up comedian is caught on film, for a performance at Shaftesbury Theatre, London.; DVD $12.50
Kama Sutra (1996): The director of SALAAM BOMBAY returns to her native land for this enticing, beautifully photographed tale of love, jealousy and revenge among the…; DVD $20
Kolya (1996): A beautifully sentimental Oscar winner for Best Foreign film – set during the 1988 Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia, when a…; DVD $20
Looking for Richard (1996): Al Pacino's pet project, and his directing debut, explores the American actor's paradoxical obsessions with Shakespeare, debunking some of the…; DVD $20
Spitfire Grill, The (1996): If you enjoyed the down–home cookin' of FRIED GREEN TOMATOES you might wanna sample this fare, but otherwise this is a folkie melodrama, with a…; DVD $15
Wind in the Willows, The (1996): With the cream of British comic acting talent, this live–action adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic children's story is quite possibly the…; DVD $17.50
Desperado (1995): Rodriguez' big–budget blow up of his cult hit EL MARIACHI, with Latino golden–boy Antonio Banderas as the vengeance–bent…; DVD $10
Incredibly True Adventure of 2 Girls in Love (1995): A giddy celebration of first love, that just happens to be between a lesbian outcast and a affluent African–American beauty. Low–budget…; DVD $20
Pacific Rescue (1995): Framed around the infamous 1994 rogue storm which hit 40 vessels and aircraft at sea, this is the story of the largest ever sea rescue in the South…; DVD $25
Powder (1995): Teenage alienation is given a supernatural charge in this story of a terminally–isolated, albino–like youth with metaphysical…; DVD $15
Smoke (1995): The casual intersection of five lives in a modest corner of Brooklyn, NY, yields unexpected blessings. Writer Paul Auster's astute observations and…; DVD $15 (import)
Stealing Beauty (1995): Bertolucci is at home on the range of rural Tuscany for his most accessible and fanciful outing. Much like every character in the film, its hard…; DVD $20
Usual Suspects, The (1995): Find out who 'Keyser Soze' is, or who you thought he was, in this utterly captivating, original caper movie that unfolds a series of flashbacks in…; DVD $15
Immortal Beloved (1994): Gary Oldman adds another complex role to one of the most impressive contemporary acting CVs. He brings dimension to a difficult, unlikable role as…; DVD $15
Love and Human Remains (1994): A fascinating hybrid of twentysomething romantic comedy, cynical social satire and mystery thriller, adapted from an accomplished stageplay by the…; DVD $20
Quiz Show (1994): Robert Redford's stylish account of the 'Twenty One' game show scandal of the 1950s. Ralph Fiennes is superb as Charles Van Doren, the handsome…; DVD $20 (as new)
And the Band Played On (1993): The story of the AIDS epidemic from a medical viewpoint and their immediate patients is satisfying once it cuts through laboratory double–talk.; DVD $15
Backbeat (1993): A fascinating insight into the enigma that was the 'fifth' Beatle, Stuart Sutcliffe, who threw in the musical towel to pursue art and love.…; DVD $25 (rare)
Baraka (1993): The cinematographer of KOYAANISQATSI montages gloriously filmed images from around the globe with modern world music and creates more than just an…; DVD $12
Calendar (1993): Dir. Atom Egoyan and his real–life wife Arsinee Khanjian play a romantic–professional couple whose photographic calendar assignment in…; DVD $15
Gettysburg (1993): A truly epic screen version of the three–day American Civil War battle of 1863. The director's decade–long obsession is rich in military…; DVD $20
Joy Luck Club, The (1993): From Amy Tan's novel, this story of four Chinese–American women and their daughters will touch a chord with mums and daughters of all races,…; DVD $20
Les Visiteurs (Visitors, The) (1993): Beleaguered, not to mention slobbish, medieval knights Jean Reno and Christian Clavier are plonked down is present–day Paris to duel over…; DVD $20
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993): About two years too late, Mel Brooks spoof of the Men in Sherwood trades its 90+ minutes on the strength of its inspired 60–second trailer.…; DVD $10
Scent of Green Papaya, The (1993): Drama as crisp and luxuriant as its title observes a wealthy Saigon family over two turbulent decades through the eyes of a peasant servant girl. Its…; DVD $15
Three Colours: Blue (1993): Immaculate, introspective meditation on grief, redemption and liberty, Kieslowski's masterpiece borders on the pretentious. This redefines ART…; DVD $30 (as new)
Window to Paris (1993): A constantly inventive comic fantasy about a group of luckless Russkies who find they can enter gay Paris from a window in their appalling St.…; DVD $20
Howards End (1992): Merchant/Ivory's E.M. Forster adaptation is so exquisite it pales their previous efforts. Forster's usual themes of class injustice and emotional…; DVD $15
Map of the Human Heart (1992): Worldly romantic adventure spanning the life of an orphaned Eskimo. A majestic achievement for local boy Vincent Ward, as much for its unique slant…; DVD $10
Addams Family, The (1991): Huston, Julia and Lloyd star in this glossy update of the '60s TV series. Inventive, blackly comic and lavishly gothic production design.; DVD $20 (import)
Heart in Winter, A (1991): Impeccable romantic tragedy examines a love triangle between a virtuoso violinist, her violin–making boyfriend and his emotionally crippled…; DVD $25 (as new)
Madame Bovary (1991): Chabrol remains faithful to the text of this oft–filmed classic of French literature, with Isabelle Huppert bringing a glacial refinement to…; DVD $25
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1991): Sensational sequel is everything fans of the first one should expect, and much more. A full length, Technicolor, ultra–slick revision of…; DVD $15
Fabulous Baker Boys, The (1989): The fabulous Bridges brothers play two sibling cocktail musicians who employ sexy vocalist Michelle Pfeiffer to spice up their routine act.; DVD $25 (as new)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989): Mind–blowing cyberpunk tour–de–force that sandwiches enough visuals to fill three movies into its sweat–breaking 67 minutes.…; DVD $15
Escape From Sobibor (1987): An unsettling and chilling account of an attempt by Jews to escape the Sobibor concentration camp in Eastern Poland in 1944. Originally made for…; DVD $15
Hellraiser (1987): Stylised, influential horror film with outstanding effects, well directed by the man who wrote the novel. Extravagant visuals compensate some holes…; DVD $12
Running Man, The (1987): Schwarzenegger is in his element in this dystopian fantasy set around a televised game–show. The story has much in common with ROLLERBALL, but…; DVD $12
Wall Street (1987): Quintessential 1980s drama is a compelling morality tale with Michael Douglas in an Oscar–winning turn as a carnivorous corporate raider.…; DVD $10
9 1/2 Weeks (1986): See Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger at the peak of their self–obsessed careers in this sleazy but not unenjoyable romp through the dark side of…; DVD $12.50
Blue Velvet (1986): David Lynch's ground–breaking, brilliantly controlled work tells the story of a pure teenager (Kyle Maclachlan) whose curiosity embroils him in…; DVD $15
Clockwise (1986): Headmaster John Cleese, with pupil in tow, gets hopelessly lost enroute to a conference. In a more deadpan mode than the usual Python–esque…; DVD $20
Fugitifs, Les (1986): The inept Pierre Richard teams up with the innocent Gerard Depardieu in a madcap criminal escape after a botched bank–job. The situation…; DVD $15
Matador (1986): Almodovar breaks a few more screen taboos with this erotic black comedy about a bull–fighter and a smart female lawyer who share a morbid…; DVD $15
Tai Pan (1986): Colourful though largely missed attempt at adapting James Clavell's novel about the adventures of a rogue trader in 19th century Hong Kong . Despite…; DVD $15
Came a Hot Friday (1985): Billy T. James stars in this comic yarn about a pair of inept bookmakers whose greed leads them to losing (and trying to recoup) their…; DVD $15 (Thai import)
Insignificance (1985): Curious chamber piece intriguingly posits Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe, Joseph McCarthy and Albert Einstein as characters who meet in a hotel room in…; DVD $15
Raising Arizona (1985): Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter can't concieve a baby of their own, so they steal a quintuplet from a redneck tycoon. Highly original, off–beat…; DVD $20
Subway (1985): Fast paced action thriller set in the Paris underground. A cool rebel–hero (Christopher Lambert) teams up with Isabelle Adjani in stylish…; DVD $15
Birdy (1984): Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage star in this complex yet compelling tale of a disturbed war veteran's descent into believing he is a bird. A bold and…; DVD $25 (as new)
Hit, The (1984): Stool pigeon Terence Stamp gives a pair of hired killers a run for their money when they discover his 10–year hideaway.; DVD $15
Passage to India, A (1984): Judy Davis leads a troupe of perenial British actors in this, the legendary director's final film. An immaculate production of the E.M. Forster's…; DVD $15 (UK import)
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The (1982): Dolly Parton is the buxom madam of Texas’ famous Chicken Ranch whorehouse (portrayed less flatteringly in Nick Broomfield’s documentary) in this…; DVD $15
Diner (1982): Endearing, and enduring, tale of college friends growing up in the 1950s Baltimore was a box–office flop but soon found an enthusiastic…; DVD $15
Tripods, The (TV Series) (1982): One of the BBC's most expensive serials was this imaginative, if uneven, handling of John Christopher's Tripods trilogy. In 2089, the Earth is ruled…; DVD $15 (Series 1 ~ 2-disc)
Blow Out (1981): A seemingly ordinary car–crash is found by sound–recordist John Travolta to have sinister overtones when he rewinds his chance taping of…; DVD $10
Cutter's Way (1981): Low–key mystery set in the hazy South Californian boondocks, that gets under your skin in its own moody, mordant way. Story concerns lippy…; DVD $10
Escape from New York (1981): 1997 New York is a huge maximum–security prison where the President's plane just happens to crash! Futuristic actioner notable for its sardonic…; DVD $10
Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980): In his feature debut, writer–director John Sayles demonstrates a wisdom way beyond his years with this ‘do–it–yourself’ ensemble…; DVD $15
Dukes of Hazzard, The (TV Series) (1979-1985): Mixing hayseed humour and car–action aplenty, this hit TV show milked Southern stereotypes for all their worth as country cousins Bo (dark) and…; DVD $5 (Best of Season 2 Vol. 1)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979): Clint Eastwood uses a pair of nail–clippers to stage his bid for freedom, in this memorable, understated thriller based on the only successful…; DVD $12
Tin Drum, The (1979): One the best films ever made with a child protagonist, David Bennett is unforgettable as a 12–year–old who refuses to grow up and…; DVD $10
Pretty Baby (1978): One of dir. Malle's finest American films, this period piece uses the soft, boyish charms of Keith Carradine to humanise its slowly–told tale…; DVD $15 (UK import)
American Film Theatre - Butley (1976): Another in the excellent American Film Theatre series, playwright Harold Pinter directs his first film, based on the Simon Gray play. An…; DVD $25 (as new)
Snuff (1976): 'Notorious' thriller set amid a world of South American drug–smuggling sleazebags, which supposedly climaxes with an actual filmed murder.…; DVD $20
Beast, The (La Bete) (1975): This unsexy, frequently hilarious art–porn parable from the easily aroused dir. of IMMORAL TALES consists of a hairy sasquatch in heat chasing…; DVD $15
Story of O, The (1975): Lusty adaptation of the erotic French novel 'Story of O' set in a decadent chateau and centred around an eager young lady taught the wonders of…; DVD $15
Street Fighter's Last Revenge, The (Gyakushû! Satsujin ken) (1975): Second sequel to THE STREET FIGHTER featuring Sonny Chiba, one of Japan’s great action stars of the 70s. Sporting zero grace, a certain street…; DVD $10
High Plains Drifter (1973): A spooked town enlist Clint Eastwood's mystical bounty–hunter. A self–conscious hybrid of many sources, Clint brings the drama an…; DVD $10
Soft Beds Hard Battles (1973): Shambling but quite watchable war comedy set in a Parisian brothel during the German WWII occupation, with brothel Madame (Kedrova) adjusting her…; DVD $10
That'll Be the Day (1973): Popstar David Essex plays a British working–class youth who rejects the staid conformity of 50's Britain and eventually drifts into the…; DVD $15 (as new)
Canterbury Tales, The (I Racconti di Canterbury) (1972): Pasolini interprets four of Geoffrey Chaucer’s tales in the second of the director's medieval trilogy, set in a bawdy, perverse and dark vision of…; DVD $12.50 (BFI import)
Billy Jack (1971): A 'peace and love' youth pic that became a box office bonanza when the producers sued Warner for mismarketing the movie. It's easy to see why the men…; DVD $10
Duel (1971): Steven Spielberg's first feature film and still one of his best, about a man pursued by a faceless psychopath in a huge diesel truck. Required…; DVD $12.50
Donkey Skin (Peau d'âne) (1970): A vibrant, whimsical and genuinely fantastic adaptation of Perrault's classic 17th century fairy tale in which a Princess (Deneuve) disguises herself…; DVD $15
Waterloo (1970): Napoleonic epic from the Russian director of WAR AND PEACE is dramatically woolly, but includes superb, sprawling battle–scenes. Rod Steiger…; DVD $20
Swimmer, The (1968): Burt Lancaster decides to swim from pool to pool on his way home on a hot afternoon, each swim evoking different memories and events. From the John…; DVD $30 (as new ~ rare)
Batman (1966): Batman and Robin (as they were best remembered) take on four big villains (Catwoman, The Joker, The Penguin, The Riddler) in this…; DVD $25 (as new)
Man and a Woman, A (1966): Classic love story is one of the most popular foreign films of all time. Intelligent, sensitive script is ignited with exotic locations and Francis…; DVD $15
Born Free (1965): Famous family film about the real–life adventures of Joy and George Adamson and the lion cub, Elsa. Richly emotional with an enduring theme.; DVD $20
Ipcress File, The (1965): An academic James Bond–style thriller involving kidnapping, espionage, mysterious tapes and corrupt authorities. Stylised photography and an…; DVD $12
Seance On a Wet Afternoon (1964): This British classic boasts a rare performance by the amazing Kim Stanley as a gently off–her–rocker matron who goads her meek husband…; DVD $12
List Of Adrian Messenger, The (1963): An intelligence officer is on the trail of a psychopath intent on working his bloody way through a seemingly unrelated list of…; DVD $10
Flintstones, The (TV Series) (1960-1966): All–time classic animated sitcom set in the prehistoric suburbia of Bedrock. Centred around working–class schmo Fred Flinstone, his smart…; DVD $25 (Season 1)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954): A boatload of scientists variously misunderstand the actions of a subterranean humanoid that lurks in an Amazonian lagoon. Graceful handling of a…; VHS $10
Albert Lamorisse's Classic Shorts (White Mane, The Red Balloon) (1953-1956): French director Albert Lamorisse's two landmark films WHITE MANE and THE RED BALLOON presented together on a single DVD is a must–have…; DVD $15
Casque d'Or (Golden Marie) (1952): A gangster’s moll falls in love with a reformed criminal, igniting underworld violence, in this lush, overwhelming tragi–romance set in Paris…; DVD $15
Royal Wedding (1951): Famous for its legendary tap–dance on the ceiling, this otherwise thinly–plotted musical (set against the marriage of Princess Elizabeth…; DVD $8
State of the Union (1948): An idealistic industrialist is urged to run for President, but finds uncomfortable compromises are required on both a political and marital level.…; DVD $10
Notorious (1946): Sexy, suspenseful romantic thriller with Ingrid Bergman at her most radiant as an American spy who unwittingly falls in love with her contact, Cary…; DVD $30 (as new)
National Velvet (1944): Ever–exciting family classic, with 12 year–old budding equestrian Elizabeth Taylor, taking her horse Velvet all the way to the Grand…; DVD $10
Foreign Correspondent (1940): On the eve of WWII, journalist Joel McCrea gets involved in European espionage, some classic Hitchcock set–pieces (esp. the Dutch windmill…; DVD $12
Stagecoach (1939): As the first fully realised Western, this blazed the trail for all subsequent efforts, as well as carrying John Wayne to stardom. Panoramic…; DVD $20 (import)
Lady Vanishes, The (1938): Prime British Hitchcock, tracks the mystery of an old lady's disappearance on a trans–Europe train.; DVD $10
On the Avenue (1937): The songs of Irving Berlin feature prominently in this infectious Broadway–set musical, with Dick Powell, Alice Faye and the Ritz Brothers (as…; DVD $10
Rain (1932): A turbulent adaptation of Somerset Maugham's short story 'Miss Thompson' set on a Samoan island quarantine station during the rainy season. When a…; DVD $10

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