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Six Minutes to Midnight (2020)
- A tense British period thriller loosely based on the true story of the disappearance of a school teacher at an elite girls' boarding school shortly…
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Bombshell (2019)
- Charlize Theron leads an all–star cast in this scathing biographical drama based on real life events in which a group of female Fox network…
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All is True (2018)
- Kenneth Branagh plays William Shakespeare in his final days in this impressively cast biopic, set following a tragic fire which burns down the Globe…
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Green Book (2018)
- Enjoyable road movie based on a true story about the unlikely friendship between an African–American concert pianist and a roughneck…
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Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The (2018)
- Warm and picturesque romantic comedy from the director of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. Set in 1946, the charismatic and free–spirited writer…
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Battle of the Sexes, The (2017)
- Entertainingly playful telling of the story behind the milestone 1973 tennis match in which the 29–year–old women's champ Billie Jean…
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It (It: Chapter One) (2017)
- A group of youngsters dread, and dare to tread, toward solving the mystery of why children are disappearing in their small town in Maine, leading to…
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$20 $15
heART of the matter, The (2016)
- A valuable historical documentary tracing the remarkable shifts in educational philosophy in New Zealand during the post WWII years, in which…
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Jackie (2016)
- A portrait of Jackie Kennedy following the assassination of her husband John F. Kennedy. Natalie Portman provides an intimate and sensitive portrayal…
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La La Land (2016)
- The wunderkind director of WHIPLASH fashions another bold, contemporary love letter to the Jazz age, this time as a widescreen, technicolor romantic…
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Manchester By the Sea (2016)
- Casey Affleck won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a man with a haunted past who is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after his brother…
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Why Am I?: The Science of Us (2016)
- An internationally lauded four part series that details the findings of a 40–year study by the Otago School of Medicine that follows every baby…
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Revenant, The (2015)
- A masterfully intense dramatization of the gruelling experience of frontiersman Hugh Glass and his fight for survival after being mauled by a bear,…
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Sicario (2015)
- Nerve–jangling thriller follows an idealistic FBI agent drawn into the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and…
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Love & Mercy (Love and Mercy) (2014)
- Finely attuned portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys, and his struggles with his emerging psychosis…
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Philomena (2013)
- Poignant drama stars Judi Dench as a elderly Irish woman searching for the child she was forced to give up while working at a convent as a teenager.
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Hobbit, The - An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth with this epic first chapter in The Hobbit saga, which follows Bilbo Baggins' quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf…
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Les Miserables (2012)
- Victor Hugo's classic novel set during the French revolution receives its latest big screen musical adaptation courtesy of dir. Tom Hooper (THE…
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Quartet (2012)
- Another pleasant surprise for the retiree set, this time centred on a home for retired musicians, and the recently arrived opera diva (Maggie Smith)…
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What Really Happened: Votes for Women (2012)
- Another edifying take on a key turning point in New Zealand history (following What Really Happened: Waitangi), this Sunday Theatre commission…
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Artist, The (2011)
- The director and star of the OSS 117 movies combine for this glorious homage to the Golden Age of cinema, set in 1920s Hollywood on the eve of the…
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Coriolanus (2011)
- Ralph Fiennes directs this fierce adaptation of Shakespeare's second–longest play, transposing the Bard's text to modern day Rome, where…
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Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 8 (TV Series) (2011)
- More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Eighth season finds Larry relocating to New York while moving his way back into the dating…
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$50 $40 (Seasons 1-8 ~ 17 discs)
Hook, Line and Sinker (Hook, Line & Sinker) (2011)
- A blue–collar truck driver struggles to cope with his failing eyesight, despite the love and support of his family, in this grassroots gem from…
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My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011)
- Dir. Roseanne Liang adapts her winning documentary (BANANA IN A NUTSHELL) on the struggle to get her traditional Chinese parents to accept her Kiwi…
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Nothing Trivial (TV Series) (2011)
- An agreeable and endearingly performed 'singles' comedy by way of modern day Auckland, centred on the romantic hang ups of five friends who compete…
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$24.95 $18.70 (Series 1)
Super City (TV Series) (2011)
- Award–winning comedy series directed by Taika Waititi and starring the brilliant Madeleine Sami, who alternates between multiple characters all…
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$19.95 $14.95 (Series 1)
Tree of Life, The (2011)
- Terrence Malick’s astonishing Cannes–winning epic, centred ostensibly on the life of a Midwestern family in the 50s (presided over by a gruff…
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When a City Falls (2011)
- Heavy–hearted chronicle of the impact of Christchurch’s devastating earthquakes, and on the lives of its resilient citizens.
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Animal Kingdom (2010)
- The deadly underworld politics of a Melbourne crime family come under the microscope in this outstanding Australian gangland thriller.
Framed…
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Home By Christmas (2010)
- The director of WAR STORIES returns to the subject for this deeply personal yet affecting docu–drama focusing this time on a single story…
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Billy T James - The Legend, The Man, The Cuz (2009)
- Latest compilation of the most popular sketches from irrepressible comedian Billy T James, including Te News, the Traffic Cop, the Hard Case, the…
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$20 $15
South (TV Series) (2009)
- Another "love story" from intrepid broadcaster Marcus Lush, who this time explores the South Island of New Zealand, an area he fell in love with…
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$24.95 $18.70 (Plus "North" (2011))
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…
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Fabulous Flag Sisters, The (Le Sorelle Bandiera) (2008)
- Candid documentary following the career of The Fabulous Flag Sisters–three drag queens that inspired, offended and entertained the people of…
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Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008)
- Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…
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$24.95 $18.70
Sir Edmund Hillary 1919 - 2008 (2008)
- Towering tribute to the late, great Sir Ed. Includes the documentary ‘Remembering Sir Ed: A Tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary’, an overview of the…
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Wrestler, The (2008)
- Sensational, credible comeback picture for beleaguered 80's heartthrob Mickey Rourke, who portrays a mirror–image of himself as a…
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$15 $11.25 (import)
Flight of the Conchords - Season 1 (TV Series) (2007)
- Local heroes Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie's unique two–man 'digi–folk' routine finds its way onto American screens in this applauded…
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Forbidden Lie$ (Forbidden Lies) (2007)
- Thoroughly engrossing docudrama investigates the truth behind disgraced bestselling author Norma Khouri, who claimed to be a Jordanian campaigner…
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Here to Stay (TV Series) (2007)
- An enlightening, culturally pertinent reference point for the current make up of New Zealand society, this six part series revisits a number of key…
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Lovely Rita - A Painter's Life (2007)
- Evocative, celebratory remembrance of New Zealand’s Rita Angus, told primarily through a collection of over 300 letters the artist wrote to…
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Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
- Johnny Depp is centre stage once again for dir. Tim Burton in this fiendish screen rendition of Stephen Sondheim's twisted musical about a…
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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…
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Last Resort, The (2006)
- A modest coastal campground is the site of much dispute and debate in this thorny documentary casting light on New Zealand’s ceaseless ‘land…
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Maddigan's Quest (TV Series) (2006)
- Nicely–produced local series for children – adapted from Margaret Mahy's bestseller – set in a post–technological future…
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Maori Queen, The: 1931-2006 (Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu) (2006)
- Televised tribute to the 'Maori Queen', Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, on the occasion of her funeral in August 2006, edited down from…
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Perfect Creature (2006)
- Ambitious, well–appointed Gothica set in a retro–alternate Aotearoa, where humans and their highly–evolved vampire colleagues…
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Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
- Cillian Murphy glitters in this whimsical drama as an Irish transgender escort during the social and political upheaval of the 70s.
Despite the…
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Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man (2005)
- A fittingly sublime homage documentary to the stately Leonard Cohen, based around the tribute concert held in his honour at the Sydney Opera House in…
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Pixies - Sell Out 2004 Reunion Tour (2005)
- An excellent DVD document of Boston–based alt–rock band The Pixies performing during their 2004 reunion tour at the Eurockeennes…
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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…
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Classic Albums - Nirvana (Nevermind) (2004)
- Grunge–rock group Nirvana's iconic 'Nevermind' album is deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative…
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Good Night, and Good Luck (2004)
- An astutely–judged freezeframe of an important symbolic moment in 20th century American history, when CBS television presenter Edward Murrow…
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In My Father's Den (2004)
- Achieving a new high watermark in production terms at least, this vivid New Zealand melodrama harnesses the complexities of Maurice Gee's…
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Phantom of the Opera, The (2004)
- An opulently kitschy version of the amazingly successful Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, in which the shadowy, disfigured 'phantom' (Butler) tries to…
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$15 $11.25
Vera Drake (2004)
- An impeccable period drama from Mike Leigh that ranks alongside the director's best work, this is the moving story of a middle aged woman who was…
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$25 $18.75
Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003)
- Peter Jackson's adaptation of J R R Tolkien's fantasy trilogy of 'Middle Earth' reaches its spectacular climax, drawing the story–threads…
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$20 $15 (2 - Disc)
Whale Rider (2003)
- A stirring, widely–acclaimed adaptation of Witi Ihimaera’s novel about a young girl’s struggle to win the approval of her patriarchal…
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Bowling For Columbine (2002)
- Essential viewing from the dir. of ROGER AND ME, constructing another entertaining and devastating critique of the contradictions of the US of A,…
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$20 $15 (As New 2-disc)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Speculative sci–fi at its most fascinating and opaque, this project developed by Stanley Kubrick is comparable to 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in…
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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,…
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Others, The (2001)
- Ghostly tale in the classic tradition of Henry James, conjuring a spectral fog of unease from a gaunt mansion on the island of Jersey in 1945,…
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Pollock (2000)
- The life of ‘Abstract Expressionist’ painter Jackson Pollock, is rendered with bold, heartfelt strokes by dir. Harris in his debut effort (also…
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$25 $18.75
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
- Widely touted dramatisation of the true–life 'Brandon Teena' tragedy set in the grim badlands of America's Midwest, where a teenage girl…
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Man On the Moon (1999)
- Mesmerising biopic of the late 'comedian' Andy Kaufman culls its magnificence from an utterly unique, intriguing personality subject and a virtuoso…
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Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999)
- Played out in 19th century Tuscany, Shakespeare's most enchanted comedy places its collection of fairies, rude mechanicals and humans in…
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Roy Orbison - Black and White Night (1999)
- The inimitable Roy Orbison performs 17 of his best songs with guest artists including Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt and Tom Waits.
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$20 $15
From the Earth to the Moon (TV Series) (1998)
- Truly epic dramatisation of the Apollo space programme – produced by Tom Hanks after the success of APOLLO 13 – which looks at the entire…
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$30 $22.50
Get Real (1998)
- This British tale of a teen schoolboy's frustratingly closeted affair with the athletic head boy of his high school makes the grade to appeal to…
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$30 $22.50
Memory and Desire (1998)
- Director Niki Caro pulls out the art–house stops for her feature debut: a love–story about a mismatched Japanese couple whose honeymoon…
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$25 $18.75
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- Tom Hanks commands a squad assigned to retrieving a single man from behind German lines in WWII France.
With 'sacrifice' the key theme,…
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Truman Show, The (1998)
- A brilliantly conceived script by expat–Kiwi whizz–kid Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) finds consummate direction in the hands of esteemed…
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$20 $15
Waking Ned Devine (1998)
- When national lottery winner Ned Devine carks it, a cunning old codger (Ian Bannen) assumes his identity to claim the loot, and finds no shortage of…
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Titanic (1997)
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet cross class lines to consummate their passion just before the iceberg severs the stern from the bow in…
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$40 $30 (4-disc Deluxe Set)
Crucible, The (1996)
- A theatrical yet wrenchingly emotional treatment of Arthur Miller's classic play about the horrific witch–hunt hysteria that swept through…
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$20 $15 (as new)
Evita (1996)
- The Broadway Extravaganza, complete with Madonna, wall–to–wall songs and political melodrama, is bravely swallowed whole by Hollywood. …
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Flirting with Disaster (1996)
- This terrific, sophisticated comedy from the director of SPANKING THE MONKEY possesses broad audience appeal without compromising its integrity. Ben…
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War Stories (War Stories our Mothers never told us) (1995)
- Remarkable documentary manages to compel almost exclusively via the spoken word as seven elderly women offer candid yet articulate and boldy frank…
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$20 $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…
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$20 $15
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,…
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$20 $15
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
- Kenneth Branagh plunders the Bard again and pulls off a rare breed of romantic escapism. Here he somehow modifies the traditional text for an…
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Remains of the Day (1993)
- Note–perfect adaptation of the Booker–winning novel plays out its key themes of duty and betrayal, love and loss with effortless class,…
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League of Their Own, A (1992)
- Good–natured comedy centres around the female baseball league that formed while the men were off fighting in WW2.
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Red Curtain Trilogy (Strictly Ballroom; Romeo and Juliet; Moulin Rouge) (1992-2001)
- Australian dir. Baz Luhrmann's three visionary modern musicals given a lavish box–set presentation.
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$35 $25
Cape Fear (1991)
- Excruciating but masterful telling of a convicted rapist (Robert De Niro) who calculates revenge on his former attorney by way of his family. Scores…
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Reversal of Fortune (1990)
- In his best performance, Jeremy Irons won an Oscar for portraying Claus Von Bulow, a European émigré who was accused of trying to poison his wife…
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$14.95 $11.20
Billy T James Show, The (TV Series) (CUZ FM) (1989)
- Episodes from the hit sitcom "CUZ FM", centred around the unique persona of NZ's best loved entertainer.
Billy plays a radio personality who…
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$24.95 $18.70 (Vol. 3)
Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
- Harrowing tale of a Greek–Jewish boxer (Willem Dafoe) who is deported to Auschwitz during WW2.
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Big Blue, The (1988)
- Visually, aurally (and literally) breathtaking tale of two rival free–fall divers, an American journalist, and the glorious Mediterranean.…
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Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- Disturbing account of the recruitment, training and combat of young Americans in Vietnam. A powerful indictment of the senselessness of war, superbly…
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Hope and Glory (1987)
- Well–crafted account of Dir. Boorman's childhood in wartime London.
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Witches of Eastwick (1987)
- Lively comic fantasy about three bored spinsters whose dreams of Mr. Right unwittingly conjure up a diabolical Jack Nicholson.
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$20 $15
Risky Business (1983)
- A kind of '80s update of THE GRADUATE, this imaginative comedy propelled a 17–year old Tom Cruise into the limelight. Uncommonly stylish and…
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$20 $15 (3-pk w/ Innerspace & Night Shift)
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980)
- Probing account of events surrounding the much–publicised Crew murders that put an innocent farmer, Arthur Allan Thomas, behind bars for ten…
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Panda Go Panda (1972)
- An early proto–Studio Ghibli kids flick (made as a 2–part TV special) features Hayao Miyazaki as writer and character designer and…
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$15 $11.25