New to DVD Highlights
This is where you will find many interesting DVDs and Blu-rays new to the library. Some titles will have graced Alice's shelves in a previous life on VHS Video, some are already on DVD but have now made their way to Blu-ray, while others have eluded capture in any format - until now. However, to be privy to the bigger picture, you will need to also check out 'Featured Acquisitions', 'Latest Alice Picks', 'Recent Arrivals',and 'New Releases'.
The Color Purple ( Blu-ray ) (1985)
7.8/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Adolph Caesar, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, Mar...
Steven Spielberg's magnum opus, with Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover in an adaptation of Alice Walker's seminal book. A richly-textured, decades-span... Read more
The Day of the Jackal ( Blu-ray ) (1973)
7.8/10
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Starring: Alan Badel, Cyril Cusack, Delphine Seyrig, Edward Fox, Eric Porter, Michael Lons...
Based on Frederick Forsyths best-selling novel of political intrigue, The Day of the Jackal, tells of a cold, suave British assassin hired by the Fre... Read more
The Drowning Pool (1975)
6.5/10
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Starring: Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman, Tony Franciosa
Private eye Lew Harper is in deep this time. Hired by an old flame to unravel a seemingly routine blackmail case, he's so far down he may never come u... Read more
The Eiger Sanction (1975)
6.4/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy
Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this international intrigue action thriller that takes place on the Swiss Alps. Hemlock, a retired professional as... Read more
The Eiger Sanction (Blu-Ray) (1975)
6.4/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy
Former government assassin Jonathan Hemlock (Clint Eastwood) now devotes his time to teaching and collecting paintings, but his quiet life is interrup... Read more
The Family (2016)
7.5/10
Director: Rosie Jones
Anne Hamilton-Byrne was beautiful, charismatic and delusional. She was also incredibly dangerous. Convinced she was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ,... Read more
The Farthest (2017)
8.1/10
Director: Emer Reynolds
It's one of humankind's greatest achievements. More than 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of d... Read more
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
7.2/10
Director: Russell Rouse
Starring: Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford
This gripping western saga has Glenn Ford playing a peace-loving storekeeper trying to live down renown as a gunslinger - but there is always someone... Read more
The Great Lie (1941)
7.3/10
Director: Edmund Goulding
Starring: Bette Davis, George Brent, Mary Astor
After her long-time boyfriend, pilot Pete Van Allen (George Brent), marries fiery concert pianist Sandra Kovak (Mary Astor) while drunk, Maggie Patter... Read more
The Guns of August (1964)
7.3/10
Director: Nathan Kroll
Starring: Fritz Weaver, (narrated by)
Using rare archive footage, this documentary tells the story of World War I. The film shows the rivalry between the various royalty in Europe leading... Read more