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 Paradise: Series Two (2014)
7.7/10
Starring: Joanna Vanderham, Stephen Wight, Matthew McNulty, Elaine Cassidy, David Hayman,...
A year after John Moray declared his love for Denise Lovett and lost his beloved department store, his spurned ex-fiancee, Katherine Glendenning, rene... Read more
The Party's Over (1964)
4.9/10
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Oliver Reed, Ann Lynn
An American businessman visits London and is horrified to discover his nubile teenage daughter has become involved with a gang of thuggish "beatniks".... Read more
The Passengers of the Night (Les passagers de la nuit) (2022)
7/10
Director: Mikhaël Hers
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Emmanuelle Beart
Left by her husband, Elisabeth finds herself alone, responsible for the day-to-day care of her two children. She picks up a job on a night-time radio... Read more
The People Under the Stairs (Blu-Ray) (1991)
6.3/10
Director: Wes Craven
Starring: Bill Cobbs, Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Ving Rhames, Wendy Robie, Kelly Jo Mi...
When young Fool (Brandon Adams) breaks into the home of his family's greedy and uncaring landlords, he discovers a disturbing scenario where incestuou... Read more
The Public Enemy (1931)
7.7/10
Director: William A Wellman
Starring: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Beryl Mercer, Eddie Woods, Joan Blondell, Donald Cook...
The charismatic James Cagney in the role that rightly made him a star! He plays a small-time hood who claws his way to the top, only to find it's furt... Read more
The Public Enemy ( Blu-ray ) (1931)
7.7/10
Director: William A Wellman
Starring: Edward Woods, James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell
The charismatic James Cagney in the role that rightly made him a star! He plays a small-time hood who claws his way to the top, only to find it's furt... Read more
The Queen of Spades (1949)
7.3/10
Director: Thorold Dickinson
Starring: Anton Walbrook, Dame Edith Evans
An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fan... Read more
The Quiet Girl (2022)
7.7/10
Director: Colm Bairéad
Starring: Carrie Crowley
Rural Ireland 1981. A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in the... Read more
The Rains Of Ranchipur (Blu-ray) (1955)
5.8/10
Director: Jean Negulesco
Starring: Lana Turner, Richard Burton, Fred MacMurray, Joan Caulfield, Michael Rennie
Despite marital problems, English Lord Albert Esketh and his rich American socialite wife Lady Edwina Esketh travel to India to buy a prize horse from... Read more
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
6.5/10
Director: J Lee Thompson
Starring: Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O'Neill, Margot Kidder
When college professor, Peter Proud begins experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysteriously drawn to a place he's never been to, but whic... Read more