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'.
Heaven's Gate (1980)
6.8/10
Director: Michael Cimino
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, I...
Michael Cimino's notorious spectacle about Wyoming's infamous Johnson County War - a conflict between immigrant settlers and the empire builders who w... Read more
Heaven's Gate (Blu-ray) (1980)
6.8/10
Director: Michael Cimino
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, I...
Michael Cimino's notorious spectacle about Wyoming's infamous Johnson County War - a conflict between immigrant settlers and the empire builders who w... Read more
Stir Crazy (1980)
6.8/10
Director: Sidney Poitier
Starring: Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor
STIR CRAZY teams two of the most brilliant and zany comic performers of their day: Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder. Skip (Wilder) and Harry (Pryor) have... Read more
Star Wars: Episodes IV, V, VI - A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi ( Blu-ray ) (1977)
8.6/10
Director: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand
Starring: Alec Guinness, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Frank Oz, Harrison Ford, James...
The 'Star Wars' saga continues with 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope', 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Star Wars: Episode VI... Read more
Tosca (1976)
8.5/10
Starring: Sherrill Milnes, Placido Domingo, Raina Kabaivanska
Gianfranco de Bosio's compelling film of Puccini's 'Tosca' uses the actual historical settings specified by the composer. Against these spectacular Ro... 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 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
Shivers (1975)
6.6/10
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Barbara Steele, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry, Paul Hampton
Aka 'They Came from Within', 'The Parasite Murders'. Initially reviled in its native land (some critics took exception to the fact the film was largel... 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 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