New @ Alice
To try to do justice to the avalanche of interesting finds, documentaries, curios and plain old good and great films arriving daily, Alice has split new additions into Recent Arrivals (3 Day Hire), Featured Acquisitions (7 Day Hire) , New TV to DVD (7 Day Hire) . This is designed to spotlight these offerings before they find their final resting place among Alice's eclectic permanent collection.
We trust these features be some help in your quest to ferret out a gem or three - and ultimately guide you towards expansion of your cinematic horizons and filmic enlightenment....
The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)
7.4/10
Starring: Maurice Denham, Michael Aldridge, Alan Badel, Nicholas Clay, Nicholas Farrell, E...
The Agatha Christie Hour is a collection of ten hour-long dramas based on short stories by the most popular novelist in history. Some were romances, s... Read more
An American Werewolf in London ( Blu-ray ) (1981)
7.6/10
Director: John Landis
Starring: David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter, John Woodvine
David Naughton and Jenny Agutter star in writer/director John Landis' classic cult black comedy. American backpackers David (David Naughton) and Jack... Read more
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
7.6/10
Director: John Landis
Starring: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine
David Naughton and Jenny Agutter star in writer/director John Landis' classic cult black comedy. American backpackers David (David Naughton) and Jack... Read more
The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (Blu-ray) (1979)
6.9/10
Starring: Lindsay Wagner, Marc Singer, Linda Gray, Henry Wilcoxon
Jennie Logan discovers an antique dress in her attic that allows her to travel back in time. Soon she's torn between life with her philandering husban... Read more
Escape from Alcatraz ( Blu-ray ) (1979)
7.6/10
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Fred Ward, Jack Thibeau, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom
Clint Eastwood and director Don Siegel re-team for their fifth film in this fascinating account of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous... Read more
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
7.6/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Isabelle Adjani, Klaus Kinski
A reverential remake of Murnau's classic by the perversely talented Herzog. Klaus Kinski's Count cannot match Schreck's original for sheer terrifying... Read more
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
7.6/10
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Fred Ward, Jack Thibeau, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom
Clint Eastwood and director Don Siegel re-team for their fifth film in this fascinating account of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous... Read more
All That Jazz (1979)
7.8/10
Director: Bob Fosse
Starring: Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Roy Scheider, Leland Palmer, Ben Vereen, Cliff Gorm...
Bob Fosse casts Roy Scheider as basically himself in this semi-autobiographical musical extravaganza. He's a talented director/choreographer who loves... Read more
Hazell (1978)
7.3/10
Starring: Nicholas Ball, James Faulkner
A British television series about a fictional private detective named James Hazell and his adventures. Read more
East of Elephant Rock (Blu-ray) (1978)
5.5/10
Director: Don Boyd
Starring: John Hurt, Jeremy Kemp, Judi Bowker
In 1948, a new British Governor takes over a Far Eastern colony after his predecessor is murdered by terrorists. Read more