Now joined by a hit fourth instalment, the Die Hard Quadrilogy is, bluntly, an essential set for any self-respecting fan of action cinema. The gold, of course, is the original Die Hard, a flat-out five star classic pretty much without equal. Introducing Bruce Willis' John McClane as an ordinary guy in an extraordinary situation, it's littered with great lines, great characters, ...
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentStarring: Bruce Willis, Graham Greene, Sam Philips, Justin Long, Mary Elizabeth WinsteadDirected By: John McTiernan, Renny Harlin, Len Wiseman
Filmed before (and quite nicely) in 1949, Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic children's story was remade for this admirable 1993 release, executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola and directed by acclaimed Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland. Splendidly adapted by Edward Scissorhands screenwriter Caroline Thompson, the film opens in India during the early 1900s, when young Mary Lennox (Kate ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Kate Maberly, Maggie Smith, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott, Laura CrossleyDirected By: Agnieszka Holland
Like Molière, which was released in cinemas soon after, Becoming Jane isn't a conventional biopic. Instead, Julian Jarrold (White Teeth) expands on events from Jane Austen's life that may have shaped her fiction. To his credit, he doesn't stray too far from the facts. In 1795, 20-year-old Jane (Anne Hathaway with believable British accent) is an aspiring author. Her ...
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain VideoStarring: Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell, Maggie Smith
The prestigious film-making trio of producer Ismail Merchant, director James Ivory and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala had made other critically acclaimed films before A Room with a View was released in 1985, but it was this popular film that made them art-house superstars. Splendidly adapted from the novel by E.M. Forster, it's a comedy of the heart, a passionate romance and a study ...
Manufacturer: 4dvdStarring: Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Rupert Graves, Daniel Day Lewis, Judi DenchDirected By: James Ivory
From practically the first episode, broadcast in 1989, The Simpsons impacted on planet TV like a giant multi-coloured meteor. With a claim to being the defining pop cultural phenomenon of the 1990s--hip, fast, sharp and primary--there was nothing even in rock & roll to match this. The Simpsons is possibly the greatest sitcom ever made. Although the animation was initially primitive, ...
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentStarring: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer
Manufacturer: Entertainment in VideoStarring: Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick SwayzeDirected By: Niall Johnson
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Rupert Grint, Emma WatsonDirected By: Mike Newell
Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyhant, Cliff Curtis, Maggie Q
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentStarring: Justin Long, Bruce Willis, Maggie Q, Timothy Olyphant, Mary Elizabeth WinsteadDirected By: Len Wiseman
As the first Harry Potter film of the celebrated series, this is a must for ardent fans and newcomers to the global fantasy phenomenon. An adaptation of J. K. Rowling's enchanting, funny debut novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (known as the Sorcerer's Stone in the US), it's our first big-screen encounter with the series' well-loved characters and the goings-on at Hogwarts ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Saunders Triplets, Daniel RadcliffeDirected By: Chris Columbus
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain VideoStarring: Alan Bennett, Thora Hird, Patricia Routledge, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters
