Featured Acquisitions
Here you will be exposed to many films that are new or unique to Alice, or are the notable re-releases of VHS catalogue films. To earn their shelfspace, they must have demonstrated cinematic longevity, be exceptionally rare, of great interest to central control or have outstanding production values. All may be hired on a weekly basis.
The Story Of Kerry, Josie And Diana (2011)
Director: Gillian Armstrong
New to DVD: Gillian Armstrong reflects on the making of Love, Lust & Lies and its preceding documentaries—five films spanning more than thirty years w... Read more
Penda's Fen (Blu-ray) (1974)
Director: Alan Clarke
Starring: Spencer Banks
Through a series of real and imagined encounters with angels, demons, and England's pagan past, a pastor's son begins to question his religion and pol... Read more
The Saragossa Manuscript (Blu-ray) (1965)
7.8/10
Director: Wojciech Has
Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski
Upon finding a book that relates his grandfather's story, an officer ventures through Spain meeting a wide array of characters, most of whom have a st... Read more
Conquest Of Space (Blu-ray) (1955)
5.6/10
Director: Byron Haskin
Starring: Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy, William Redfield, William Hoppe...
An American-led team of International astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captain's religious beliefs may get i... Read more
David Cronenberg's Early Works (Blu-ray) (1967)
Director: David Cronenberg
One of the most singular auteurs of the horror and science fiction genres, David Cronenberg has wowed audiences with his depictions of body transforma... Read more
In The Eye Of The Hurricane (Blu-ray) (1971)
6.2/10
Director: José María Forqué
Starring: Jean Sorel, Rosanna Yanni
Ruth and Michel separate after Ruth finds another man, Paul. Ruth and Paul go to her sunny, idyllic beach side villa to spend summer. They are having... Read more
Kokowääh (2011)
6.3/10
Director: Til Schweiger
Starring: Numan Acar, Meret Becker, Til Schweiger
Henry is a handsome screenwriter who is trying to win the heart of the woman he truly loves. His plans are interrupted when he finds Magdalena, a litt... Read more
House Of Cards (Blu-ray) (1968)
5.8/10
Director: John Guillermin
Starring: George Peppard, Inger Stevens, Orson Welles, Keith Michell
In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order. Read more
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (Blu-ray) (1972)
7.4/10
Director: Paul Newman
Starring: Joanne Woodward, Roberta Wallach, Richard Venture
A middle-aged misfit struggles to raise her daughters, one popular and the other a promising science student. Read more
The Panic In Needle Park (Blu-ray) (1971)
7/10
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Starring: Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright
Follows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent "Needle Park" in New York City. Read more