King Of Kings
(1961) [G]

"An intelligent, imaginative movie devoid of conventional Hollywood pieties." -Geoff Andrew, Time Out Film Guide., Who is Jesus and why does he powerfully impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would...  More

55 Days In Peking
(1963) [G]

A story of love and passion, set in 1900 Peking. A Dowager Empress is inciting fanatics to take over the city and attack the international diplomatic quarter. Dmitri Tiomkin was nominated for an Academy Award for his song 'So Little Time'.  More

Flying Leathernecks
(1951) [PG]

Marine Major Dan Kirby (John Wayne) is tough on his group of World War II aviators, tougher than his subordinate Captain Carl Griffin (Robert Ryan) thinks is necessary. A struggle of wills begins between the two men. However, Kirby proves that his method is more suited to the demands of war.  More

Rebel Without A Cause
(1955) [M]

In one of moviedom's most influential roles, James Dean plays Jim Stark, the new kid in town whose loneliness, frustration and anger mirrored those of postwar teens - and reverberate more than 40 years later. Natalie Wood (as Jim's girlfriend Judy) and Sal Mineo (in his screen debut as Jim's...  More

In A Lonely Place
(1950) [PG]

In director Nicholas Ray's haunting noir In A Lonely Place, Humphrey Bogart plays Dixon Steele, a screenwriter who is faced with the odious task of scripting a trashy best-seller. He enlists hat-check girl Mildred Atkinson to tell him the story in her own words. Later that night, Mildred is...  More

On Dangerous Ground
(1951) [PG]

The film opens with Herrmann's music of which is played over the RKO logo and the title credits as the camera cruises down a dark city street. The stark nighttime scenery immediately signals the noir atmosphere. The intense, almost sadistic music symbolises the psychological malaise of Robert...  More

Johnny Guitar
(1954) [PG]

When the railroad finally comes to a frontier boomtown, so does trouble. Enterprising business woman Joan Crawford not only controls the nearby profitable gambling, she's been busy buying up enough property to make her the most powerful person in town. Arch-rival Mercedes McCambridge sets out to...  More

Rebel Without A Cause (2 Disc Set)
(1955) [M]

In one of the most influential performances in movie history, James Dean plays the new kid in town whose loneliness, frustration and anger mirrored those of postwar teens - and still reverberate 50 years later. Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo were Academy Award nominees for their achingly true...  More

Wim Wenders on Film: Lightning Over Water (Nick's Movie)
(1980) [M]

Lightning Over Water is a penetrating documentary of the last days of cult film director Nicholas Ray. The film was lovingly assembled by Wim Wenders, whose idolatry of Ray is obvious in virtually every frame of his own work. Dying slowly of cancer, Ray reflects on a lifetime of accomplishments,...  More

The Savage Innocents
(1960) [PG]

Anthony Quinn (Lawrence of Arabia, La Strada) stars in this esteemed culture-clash drama from acclaimed director Nicholas Ray (Johnny Guitar, Rebel Without a Cause). Inuk (Quinn) is a typical Eskimo hunter, living proudly as his ancestors did, eking out an existence on the frozen Canadian tundra....  More