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 Square (2017)
7.3/10
Director: Ruben Östlund
Starring: Dominic West, Elisabeth Moss, Terry Notary, Claes Bang, Annica Liljeblad, Christ...
Christian is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good cau... Read more
The Story Of Kerry, Josie And Diana (2011)
Director: Gillian Armstrong
New to DVD: Gillian Armstrong reflects on the making of Love, Lust & Lies and its preceding documentaries—five films spanning more than thirty years w... Read more
The Story of Ricky (1993)
7.1/10
Director: Nam Nai Choi
Starring: Fan Siu-Wong, Fan Hoi Sang, Ho Kar Kui, Yukari Oshima, Tetsuro Tanpa, Gloria Yip
Aka 'Riki-Oh'. This over-the-top number has won a cult following for its deliberately outlandish martial arts violence, in which Riki displays the rem... Read more
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
7.7/10
Director: Joseph Sargent
Starring: Martin Balsam, Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Hector Elizondo
First-rate thriller in which Robert Shaw heads a four-man gang who hijack a New York City subway car at rush hour and demand one million dollars in ra... Read more
The Tender Hook (2008)
5.2/10
Director: Jonathan Ogilvie
Starring: Rose Byrne, Hugo Weaving, Matthew Le Nevez
The story is about Iris' rise to the apex of a love/power triangle that includes her roguish English lover McHeath and Art, an earnest young boxer. Wi... Read more
The Train (1964)
7.9/10
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau
A gripping high powered action film about the French Resistance trying to waylay a train taking French Art treasures to Germany. Read more
The Train (Blu-ray) (1964)
7.8/10
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau
A gripping high powered action film about the French Resistance trying to waylay a train taking French Art treasures to Germany. 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
The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (2022)
7.1/10
Director: Tom Gormican
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish, Neil Patrick Harris, Demi Moore
In this action-packed comedy, Nicolas Cage plays Nick Cage, channeling his iconic characters as he's caught between a superfan (Pedro Pascal) and a CI... Read more
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2023)
6.8/10
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Penelope Wilton, Linda Bassett
The otherwise ordinary Harold Fry captivates a nation when he leaves behind routine and regret and sets out on a 450-mile walk of hope to reach his dy... Read more