Paris (2008)
(2008) [M]

Pierre (Romain Duris) has enjoyed a successful career as a dancer performing in Parisian nightclubs, but when he's diagnosed with a serious heart condition, his doctor warns him that the strain of his work could kill him. Pierre must reinvent his life, and as he ponders his future and his...  More

My Dinner with Andre
(1981) [G]

Wallace Shawn (Radio Days/Toy Story) and Andre Gregory co-wrote, and star in this piece of archetypal art-house cinema from Louis Malle. Upon release in 1981, the film created quite a stir — there was nothing like it then and there still isn't.

Two friends, Shawn and Gregory, meet...  More

Ten Empty
(2008) [MA]

Following the tragic death of his mother after a period of mental illness, Elliot Christie fled his suburban Adelaide home to the comforting anonymity of Sydney's busy streets. Now, ten years later, his father has married his mother's sister, and Elliot has returned to his boyhood neighbourhood...  More

The Band's Visit
(2007) [M]

Once, not long ago, a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. They came to play at an initiation ceremony but, due to bureaucracy, bad luck, or for whatever reason, they were left stranded at the airport.

They tried to manage on their own, only to find themselves in a desolate,...  More

Patti Smith: Dream of Life
(2008) [M]

Steven Sebring's multi-award winning plunge into the philosophy and artistry of cult rocker Patti Smith - legendary singer, artist and poet. Known as the godmother of punk, Patti Smith emerged in the 1970s, galvanizing the music scene with her unique style of poetic rage, music and trademark...  More

Edward Burtynsky: Manufactured Landscapes
(2006) [G]

Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of 'manufactured landscapes' ? quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams ? Edward Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilisation's materials and debris. This astounding documentary by award winning director...  More

The Red Balloon / White Mane (Albert Lamorisse's Classic Shorts)
(1956) [G]

THE RED BALLOON (1956)
Albert Lamorisse's Oscar(R)-winning short film is one of the best-loved children's classics of the cinema! Amid the hustle and bustle of downtown Paris, a young boy befriends a red balloon, which follows him wherever he goes. As the boy travels wordlessly from place to...  More

In a Year with 13 Moons (Fassbinder on Sex)
(1978) [MA]

Fassbinder on Sex combines three of Fassbinder's most risque and self-reflexive films, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Fox and his Friends and In a Year with 13 Moons, which offer the maverick filmmaker's unique views about sex and the nature of sexuality.

In a Year with 13 Moons:...  More

Fox and His Friends: (Fassbinder on Sex)
(1975) [MA]

Fassbinder on Sex combines three of Fassbinder's most risque and self-reflexive films, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Fox and his Friends and In a Year with 13 Moons, which offer the maverick filmmaker's unique views about sex and the nature of sexuality.

Fox and his Friends:...  More

Peter Beard: Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond
(1998) [PG]

The most compelling and comprehensive movie ever produced about the life and work of Peter Beard, the photographer & writer who relentlessly fought in defence of Africa's fauna, this is the definitive portrait of the world's greatest adventure photographer. Narrated by Charlotte Rampling, the...  More

War Dance
(2007) [PG]

War/Dance tells the story of Uganda's brutal civil war through the eyes of a group of children whose love of music brings joy, excitement and hope back into their poverty-stricken lives. Dominic, Nancy and Rose have lived in the most dangerous part of the war zone and witnessed unimaginable...  More

Always Sunset on Third Street
(2005) [PG]

YAMAZAKI Takashi, Japan's top visual effects artist, has perfectly re-created the old residential streets of Tokyo in the late 1950s, the era which was the country's biggest turning point ? the beginning of the future of what Japan is today. ROBOT, the country's top film production company,...  More

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
(2007) [MA]

Master filmmaker Sidney Lumet directs this absorbing thriller about a family facing the worst enemy of all - itself. Oscar-winning Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Andy, and overextended stockbroker who lures his younger brother, Hank (Ethan Hawke), into a larcenous scheme: the pair will rob a...  More

Une vieille maitresse (An Old Mistress)
(2007) [R]

Set in 1835 - the century in which LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES was penned - AN OLD MISTRESS is a Parisian tale of lust, longing and the torments of passion.

Vicomte de Prony, a dapper aristocrat, loves nothing more than to observe and comment upon the romances of his similarly...  More

Unfinished Sky
(2007) [M]

A frightened woman appears on the property of a reclusive farmer. Neither can speak the other's language. Both are hiding from something. As their trust and affection for one another grows, secrets are revealed which could endanger them both.

Farmer John Woldring (William McInnes)...  More

The Dinner Guest (L'Invite)
(2007) [PG]

Gerard has been unemployed for 3 years when he is offered a job in Indonesia. To impress his new boss, he invites him for dinner. But Gerard, a toy train enthusiast, and his wife are real dags, so turn to their PR maestro neighbour for help, In 24 hours, he gives the couple an ultimate makeover,...  More

The Savages
(2007) [M]

The film follows Wendy and Jon Savage, a pair of siblings on the cusp of middle age. Their estranged father (Philip Bosco) lives across the country, but the Savages reluctantly rush to see him when they learn that he may not be able to take care of himself any longer.

Jon and Wendy...  More

Be Kind Rewind
(2008) [M]

Jerry (Jack Black) is a junkyard worker who attempts to sabotage a power plant he suspects of causing his headaches. But he inadvertently causes his brain to become magnetized, leading to the unintentional destruction of all the movies in his friend's (Mos Def) store.

In order to keep...  More

The Black Balloon
(2008) [M]

When Thomas (Rhys Wakefield) and his family move to a new home and he has to start at a new school, all he wants is to fit in. His pregnant mother (Toni Collette) has to take things easy and Thomas' father Simon (Erik Thomson) puts him in charge of his autistic brother Charlie (Luke Ford)....  More

Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
(2008) [M]

A smart, rueful and dead-on portrait of life's unending quest to fit in; and the girl who solves it by completely breaking out - introduces a feisty outsider hero unlike any other seen on screen.

Esther Blueburger's quest begins when she escapes from her Bar Mitzvah party and is...  More

The Painted Veil
(2006) [M]

Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil is a love story set in the 1920’s about a young English couple, Walter (Edward Norton), a middle class doctor and Kitty (Naomi Watts), an upper-class woman, who marry for the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai, where Kitty falls in...  More

Inland Empire (2 disc set)
(2006) [MA]

Laura Dern stars as Nikki, an actress signed to star in a new movie - an adulterous love story - directed by Kingsley (Jeremy Irons) and co-starring the womanising Devon (Justin Theroux). But the film is actually the cursed remake of a project that was abandoned after its two leads were murdered,...  More

Lars and the Real Girl
(2007)

In this comedy, Lars Lindstrom is an awkwardly shy young man in a small northern town who finally brings home the girl of his dreams to his brother and sister-in-law's home. The only problem is that she's not real - she's a sex doll Lars ordered off the Internet. But sex is not what Lars has in...  More

Juno
(2007) [M]

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child. She embarks on a search to find the "perfect couple" to take on parenting responsibilities only to find life isn't quite so simple.  More

Chapter 27
(2007) [M]

The world stood still on the 8th December 1980, the day John Lennon was assassinated. People simply could not comprehend how such a beloved musical and cultural icon could be taken so suddenly and in such a senseless manner. In CHAPTER 27, first-time writer-director JP Schaefer attempts to...  More

Mister Lonely
(2007) [M]

Hailed as an immediate cult classic upon its premiere at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, MISTER LONELY is the latest brainchild of the sublimely demented & brilliantly controversial HARMONY KORINE. In Paris, a sweet, shy Michael Jackson impersonator (DIEGO LUNA) is befriended by a Marilyn...  More

The Darjeeling Limited
(2007) [M]

Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving...  More

The Clash : Rude Boy
(1980) [R]

Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of a fictional fan juxtposed with actual public events of the day, including political demonstrations and Clash concerts. Filmed over a period of...  More

Bubble
(2005) [M]

In this unique cinematic experiment, acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh brings this tragic story to life with startling realism. A bizarre love triangle as born at a doll factory in a small town in America's Midwest. Lonely and isolated, long tie employees Martha and Kyle have become friends by...  More

Modern Love
(2006) [M]

A gothic psychodrama about a family afflicted by radical personality change. John and his family visit the countryside to claim the shack John has inherited after his uncle’s supposed suicide. In a rural setting where nothing is what it seems, John’s behaviour becomes increasingly bizarre....  More