Action
The enduring popularity of the action movie has drenched the genre in cliche yet glorious invention abounds around the globe - fighting is the international language. Fashionable styles of film-making come and go but action movies just change their shoes and remain centre-stage.
Great glittering galaxies of genre from across the Alice universe have been gleaned to assemble a suitably kick-ass selection of ballistic ballet and poetic pugilism to scintillate the delicate senses of our discerning clientele. Are you ready to rumble? Are you feeling lucky, Sir/Madame? Our suggestions for a hearty evening of action are listed below.
Pictured: Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang springs into action. Sean Connery as agent 007 in "Diamonds are Forever" (1971).
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Season 3 (2010)
7.7/10
Starring: Kath Soucie, Olivia D'abo, Seth Green, Gwendoline Yeo, Matt Lanter, James Arnold...
Series 3 opens as five headstrong clones struggle to complete their training on Kamino. The Clone Wars goes back to the original Star Wars film whe... Read more
The Whispering Shadow: Volume 1 (1933)
5.5/10
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Robert Warwick, Henry B Walthall
A mysterious criminal known as The Whispering Shadow commits crimes by means of a gang he controls by television and radio rays. Jack Norton, whose br... Read more
The Whispering Shadow: Volume 2 (1933)
7.7/10
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Robert Warwick, Henry B Walthall
A mysterious criminal known as The Whispering Shadow commits crimes by means of a gang he controls by television and radio rays. Jack Norton, whose br... Read more
The Lost Jungle: Volume 1 (1934)
4.8/10
Director: Armand Schaefer
Starring: Clyde Beatty
Animal trainer Clyde Beatty heads a rescue party in search of his girl, Ruth, and her father who get lost looking for an uncharted island. His dirigib... Read more
The Lost Jungle: Volume 2 (1934)
7.7/10
Director: Armand Schaefer
Starring: Clyde Beatty
Animal trainer Clyde Beatty heads a rescue party in search of his girl, Ruth, and her father who get lost looking for an uncharted island. His dirigib... Read more
The Return Of Chandu (1934)
6/10
Director: Ray Taylor
Starring: Bela Lugosi
The cult of Ubasti, headquartered on the isle of Lemuria, believes that Princess Nadji of Egypt is a reincarnation of their long-dead goddess, Ossana,... Read more
Shadow Of Chinatown: Volume 1 (1936)
4.5/10
Director: Robert Hill
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Bruce Bennett, Luana Walters
Released both as a 15-chapter serial and as a condensed feature version (for theaters that didn't use serials) which means that all of the cast and cr... Read more
Shadow Of Chinatown: Volume 2 (1936)
4.5/10
Director: Robert Hill
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Bruce Bennett, Luana Walters
Released both as a 15-chapter serial and as a condensed feature version (for theaters that didn't use serials) which means that all of the cast and cr... Read more
The Phantom Creep (1939)
Director: Harry Revier
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Robert Kent
A military intelligence officer and a pretty reporter try to find a scientist whose inventions can destroy the world. Read more
The Vanishing Legion (1931)
7.1/10
Director: Ford Beebe, B Reeves Eason
Starring: Harry Carey
A mysterious master criminal known as The Voice plots with his gang to sabotage the Milesburg Oil Company, but the rightful heir has a secret army of... Read more