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'.
Captain America - 15 Chapter Serial: Chapters 1-5 (1944)
Director: John English, Elmer Clifton
Starring: Lionel Atwill, Dick Purcell
Captain America is a 1944 Republic black-and-white serial film loosely based on the Timely Comics (today known as Marvel Comics) character Captain Ame... Read more
Cary Grant: Father Goose / The Awful Truth / Bringing Up Baby / Holiday (1964)
6.7/10
Director: George Cukor, Howard Hawks, Leo McCarey, Ralph Nelson
Starring: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Katharine Hepburn, Leslie Caron, Ralph Bellamy, Trevor...
Cary Grant Box Set. 'Father Goose' (1964) - On an island in the South Seas, Walter Eckland (Cary Grant) lives a quiet life. That changes when he's per... Read more
Charles Luney: Master Builder (2014)
Director: Samuel Miller
Charles Luney started his business in 1926; responsible for building the Christchurch Town Hall, Princess Margaret Hospital, Christchurch Public Libra... Read more
Charley Varrick (1973)
7.5/10
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Felicia Farr, Joe Don Baker, John Vernon, Norman Fell, Sheree North, Walter Matt...
Don Siegel directed this offbeat crime thriller which stars Walter Matthau as the titular Charley Varrick. Varrick is a small-time stick-up man who, i... Read more
Cinema Paradiso ( Blu-ray ) (1988)
8.5/10
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Starring: Jacques Perrin, Leopoldo Trieste, Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio
A charming, bittersweet tribute to the power of movies which won 1989's Best Foreign Film Academy Award. A filmmaker returns to his Sicilian hometown... Read more
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
5.2/10
Director: Marcus Nispel
Starring: Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Said Taghmaoui, Stephen Lang, Jason Momoa, Rachel Nic...
A powerful Cimmerian warrior, Conan (Jason Momoa) carves a bloody path across the land of Hyboria on a personal vendetta. That soon turns into a an ep... Read more
Conan the Barbarian (3D Blu-ray) (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Marcus Nispel
Starring: Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Said Taghmaoui, Stephen Lang, Jason Momoa, Rachel Nic...
A powerful Cimmerian warrior, Conan (Jason Momoa) carves a bloody path across the land of Hyboria on a personal vendetta. That soon turns into a an ep... Read more
Cowspiracy (2015)
8.3/10
Director: Kip Anderson
Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing enviro... Read more
Deception (1946)
7.3/10
Director: Irving Rapper
Starring: Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid
Cellist Karel Novak (Paul Henreid) was presumed to be killed during the war; so his sudden return surprises everyone, especially his lover Christine R... Read more
Detective Story (1951)
7.6/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Eleanor Parker, Kirk Douglas, William Bendix
Set amidst the hectic activity of a New York City police station, Kirk Douglas stars as the principled, rigid detective whose personal code has become... Read more