Aro Favourite: Classics
25 Classics Films have attained the hallowed status of Aro Favourite
Dame Edna Experience, The (TV Series) (1987)
- Dame Edna Everage hosted this riotous mock chat–show in the late eighties (following a series of successful TV specials), where her guests…
- DVD $24.95, $29.95, $29.95, $39.95
Moonstruck (1987)
- Superb comic drama rivals the best of Woody Allen through vignettes of family life in New York's Italian district, and the cast have never been…
- DVD
$20 $15
Tootsie (1982)
- Much–loved classic, with unemployed actor Dustin Hoffman donning a dress to pay the bills. Unfortunately, his TV–soap character, Dorothy…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Danger Diabolik (1968)
- Cat–burgling cool from the pop–art 1960's, outfitted in futuristic chic and the effortless glamour of John Phillip Law and blonde…
- Blu-Ray $24.95
Oliver! (1968)
- Perfect screen adaptation of the 1960 stage musical by British writer and composer Lionel Bart, based on Charles Dickens' timeless tale. For a…
- DVD
$20 $15
Prisoner, The (TV Series) (1967-1968)
- Patrick McGoohan stars as No.6, a man who wakes to find himself the pawn of a mysterious big brother organisation in this 60's soaked sci–fi…
- DVD $54.95
Thunderbirds (TV Series) (1965- 1966)
- The complete series of Gerry Anderson's exemplary puppet suspense TV series that continues to enthrall new generations.
Set around the…
- DVD $89.95
Avengers, The (TV Series) (1961-1969)
- The impossibly hip secret agent show is a high–camp classic and a nostalgic pleasure. Well–devised scripts, quirky dialogue and playful…
- DVD
$60 $45
West Side Story (1961)
- Oscar–sweeping, hugely influential film version of Bernstein and Sondheim's landmark Broadway musical, updating Romeo and Juliet to dockland…
- DVD
$20 $15, $30 $20
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
- Brilliant satire of labour and class relations, makes a glorious mockery of unions and management alike as upperclass twit Ian Carmichael joins the…
- DVD
$20 $15
Paths of Glory (1957)
- Kubrick's muscular drama deals frankly with the hypocrisy and inhumanity of military ethics, based on a true incident in WWI France. Following a…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) (1955-1962)
- Pre–dating THE TWILIGHT ZONE by some years, the Master of Suspense created this iconic television series featuring self–contained tales…
- DVD $159.95
Seven Samurai, The (1954)
- Kurosawa's classic 'Eastern Western' about a village who hire an elite band of warriors to fend off marauders. Compassionate storytelling with combat…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Roman Holiday (1953)
- Audrey Hepburn's Oscar–winning and breakthrough performance is her princess who abandons regal responsibilities while abroad to run off with…
- DVD
$20 $15
Shane (1953)
- Former gunfighter Alan Ladd comes to the defence of homesteaders menaced by Jack Palance (satanically clad all in black). Classic Western is splendid…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
High Noon (1952)
- Retiring marshal Gary Cooper faces a crisis of conscience when he learns an old adversary wants revenge. A classic that derives its impact through…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Singin' in the Rain (Singing in the Rain) (1952)
- The quintessential Hollywood musical happens to be about the movie biz. Its blend of vivacious style and humour, catchy numbers and dazzling…
- DVD
$20 $15
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
- Faded screen vamp Gloria Swanson and screenwriter William Holden exploit each other mercilessly in this searing dissection of Hollywood decadence,…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Double Indemnity (1944)
- The jewel in the crown of all things film noir has hardly dated an iota despite countless imitations. You'll savour each moment as…
- DVD $19.95
Citizen Kane (1941)
- Orson Welles ground–breaking work chronicles a publishing tycoon's rise to power, told through a reporter's efforts to discover the meaning of…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Thief of Bagdad, The (1940)
- Sabu stars in this magical, intoxicating vision of the Arabian Nights, some twenty years before the genre was revived in SINBAD. Romance, tragedy,…
- DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
La Regle Du Jeu (Rules of the Game) (1939)
- Considered one the greatest films in history, this downbeat yet incisive satire centres around weekend shooting party that results in a myriad of…
- DVD
$30 $22.50
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- Definitive screwball comedy, has paleatologist Cary Grant and tiger–owning Katharine Hepburn striking sparks.
- DVD
$30 $22.50
Steamboat Bill Jr (1928)
- One of Buster Keaton's best films begins as sly farce, with his wimpish city–slicker meekly tussling with a thuggish steamboat–captain…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Metropolis (1926)
- Fritz Lang's masterpiece is a magnificent marriage of pure cinema innovation and startlingly ambitious set design.
Set around the year 2000, a…
- Blu-Ray $19.95