Sales Gallery: Recent Releases
1 Mar 0001
Robin Hood (1973)
- Uncle Walt's animated version of the oft–told tale, with American elements sprinkled among the swordfights and songs. Some nice suprises too.
- 1 Mar 0001
Grand Illusion (La Grande Illusion) (1937)
- The heroics and hypocrasies of war are illustrated through an imprisoned French squadron in WW1 and their cultured German commandant. A hailed…
- 1 Mar 0001
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…
- 1 Mar 0001
When Worlds Collide (1951)
- When Earth faces imminent and total destruction from an errant star, scientists must organise an evacuation in time to save the human race. Thrilling…
- 10 Sep 2020
Midnight Express (1978)
- Brad Davis stars in this riveting fact–based story as a young American facing a 30–year sentence in a brutal Turkish prison for a minor…
- 1 Mar 0001
When We Were Kings (1996)
- Dateline: Zaire, 1974, the 'Rumble in the Jungle'. The hype and drama of the Muhammad Ali/George Foreman boxing match is brilliantly caught in this…
- 1 Sep 2024
Fiddler On the Roof (1971)
- Epic folk tale of community survival is given a vivid musical setting, as a Jewish family travel from pre–revolutionary Ukraine to America in…
- 1 Mar 0001
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…
- 1 Mar 0001
Full Monty, The (1997)
- British success story of the decade is small but perfected–formed tale of triumphant underdogs.
That it convinces that five pretty unsexy…
- 1 Mar 0001
Barry Lyndon (1975)
- Taking William Thackery's ironical novel as a starting point, dir. Kubrick's immaculate period piece sprawls across 18th century Europe and remains…
- 1 Mar 0001
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
- A fantasy–fuelled, Chinese feudal melodrama laced with jaw–dropping combat sequences (arguably the best ever staged), this represents a…
- 1 Mar 0001
Crackerjack (2000)
- Not too bad at all, this comedy follows in the footsteps of THE CASTLE, as club–members rally to save the fading fortunes of a lawn bowls…
- 1 Mar 0001
Igby Goes Down (2002)
- More than meets the eye in this indie New York satire about an over–educated ‘slacker’ experiencing growing pains amid upper…
- 1 Mar 0001
Michael Jackson - History (2001)
- Ten of pop–prince Michael Jackson's classic music videos: Billie Jean, The Way You Make Me Feel, Black or White, Rock with You, Bad, Thriller,…
- 1 Mar 0001
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- One of the seminal films of the late 1960s, an artful depiction of the exploits of Depression–era bank–robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde…
- 1 Mar 0001
John Safran vs God (TV Series) (2004)
- Ozzie media–satirist John Safran explores religion in the modern world with high irreverance, low humour and agnostic scepticism.
Among the…
- 1 Mar 0001
Six Feet Under - Season 3 (TV Series) (2003)
- Further episodes of the acclaimed HBO drama set around a funeral home.
13 episodes over 5 DVDs: Perfect Circles, You Never Know, The Eye Inside,…
- 1 Mar 0001
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) (1997)
- A worthwhile British police drama in the tradition of Agatha Christie's MISS MARPLE, in which a veteran detective Inspector Barnaby (Nettles) and his…
- 14 Apr 2011
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, The (2004)
- The unlikely tale of a homeless street musician in San Francisco, Mark Bittner, and his longtime attachment to a flock of wild parrots…
- 1 Mar 0001
A History of Violence (2005)
- An incisive take on the noir thriller from celebrated horror auteur David Cronenberg (EXISTENZ et al), in which a smalltown family man (Mortensen) is…
- 1 Mar 0001
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…
- 1 Mar 0001
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…
- 1 Mar 0001
Roger Donaldson Collection, The (Sleeping Dogs, Smash Palace) (1977-1981)
- Roger Donaldson's first two features – both Kiwi classics – in a 2–disc set, including substantial retrospective featurettes and…
- 1 Mar 0001
Bones (TV Series) (2005-2014)
- A curious forensic policier positing a new angle on the genre, this partners a brilliant anthropologist (Deschanel) and a cocky FBI agent (Boreanaz)…
- 1 Mar 0001
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…
- 1 Mar 0001
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005)
- Heaping praise on acclaimed architect Frank Gehry, Hollywood filmmaker Sydney Pollack crafts a loving, unashamed ode to his close friend and mentor…
- 1 Mar 0001
Pathfinder (2007)
- Finding a path to Hollywood, local boy Karl Urban pumps up for this grunting and gory Viking spectacle, that bases its story on the Oscar nominated…
- 1 Mar 0001
Helen Mirren at the BBC (1974-1982)
- Boxed set featuring nine BBC films starring one of the Grand Dames of the British stage and screen, Helen Mirren.
Disc 1: 'The Changeling' (1974)…
- 1 Mar 0001
Young @ Heart (Young at Heart) (2007)
- A stirring, crowd–pleasing music doco for ages 9 to 99 that introduces a spritely senior citizen choir known as 'Young @ Heart' who are…
- 1 Mar 0001
Antiques Roadshow (TV Series) (2009)
- Current Roadshow host Fiona Bruce presents 30 years of gems, appraisals, and priceless discoveries from the iconic antiques junket, in which everyday…
- 1 Mar 0001