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'.
Rescue Dawn (Blu-ray) (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Christian Bale, Jeremy Davies, Steve Zahn
During the Vietnam War, Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), a U.S. fighter pilot, is shot down over Laos and taken captive by enemy soldiers. Interned in... Read more
Star Wars: Episodes I, II, III - The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith ( Blu-ray ) (1999)
8.6/10
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Christopher Lee, Ewan McGregor, Frank Oz, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Samuel L...
The greatest space saga ever told begins with 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace', 'Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones' and 'Star Wars E... Read more
Trainspotting ( Blu-ray ) (1995)
8.2/10
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin McKidd, Ro...
A gritty, graphically painful and, at times, blackly funny look at a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, Scotland focusing on one young man as he re... Read more
Point Break (Blu-ray) (1991)
7.2/10
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Katherine Brooks
Starring: Gary Busey, John C McGinley, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty, Patrick Swayze
Director Kathryn Bigelow's high-adrenaline action fave stars Keanu Reeves as rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah, investigating a string of SoCal bank robber... Read more
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ( Blu-ray ) (1991)
7.2/10
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: Christopher Plummer, David Warner, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, James Doohan,...
After years at war, the Federation and the Klingon empire prepare for a peace summit. But when the Klingon ship with it's ambassador is inexplicably a... Read more
Little Kidnappers, The (1990)
Director: Donald Shebib
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Charlton Heston, Leah Pinset, Patricia Gage
Loosely based on a 50s movie of the same name, it tells the story of two young orphan boys who travel by themselves from the Old country to join their... Read more
It ( Stephen King's It ( Blu-ray ) ) (1990)
7.4/10
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Starring: Annette O'Toole, Dennis Christopher, Harry Anderson, John Ritter, Richard Masur,...
Made-for-tv production about a group of childhood friends who reunite as adults to face their own 'big chill' - an evil presence that lurks beneath th... Read more
Field of Dreams ( Blu-ray ) (1989)
7.5/10
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Starring: Amy Madigan, Burt Lancaster, James Earl Jones, Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta
A magical fantasy about farmer Kevin Costner who hears messages from an invisible voice, leading him to build a baseball diamond in his cornfield. 'If... Read more
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier ( Blu-ray ) (1989)
5.4/10
Director: William Shatner
Starring: David Warner, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, James Doohan, Leonard Nimoy, Willia...
Admiral Kirk, Mr Spock and Scotty mark this adventure, where man has never gone before, about Spock's renegade half-brother who has plans to hijack th... Read more
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
6.8/10
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Gene Wilder, Joan Severance, Kevin Spacey, Richard Pryor
It was murder! The blind guy couldn't see it. The deaf guy couldn't hear it. But now they're both wanted for it in the drop-dead comedy, SEE NO EVIL,... Read more