(All
these films can be borrowed FOR
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NEW!!!! DVDs: NEW!!!!
Just the titles of this VERY, VERY haphazard and completely arbitrary collection:
A) Feature Films:
1) About a Boy (with Hugh Grant), 2)
Babel (with Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett), 3)
Benjamin Button (with Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett) 4)
Billy Elliot, 5) The
Blues Brothers (with John Belushi, Dan Ayckroyd), 6)
Brassed Off (with Pete Postlewaite), 7)
Chariots
of Fire, 8) The Commitments, 9
The Devil Wears Prada (with Meryl
Streep), 10) Forrest Gump (with
Tom Hanks) 11)
The Full Monty, 12) Gran Torino
(with Clint Eastwood) 13) I
ndependence Day
(with Will Smith), 14)
I, Robot (with Will Smith), 15)
Minority
Report (with Tom Cruise), 16) One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest (with Jack Nickolson), 17)
Notting Hill (with Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant) , 18)
Pretty Woman (with Julia Roberts, Richard
Gere), 19) The Queen (with
Helen Mirren), 20) Wuthering Heights
(with Juliette Binoche, Ralph Fiennes)
"Classics": 21)
Gone With the Wind (with Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh), 22)
Oliver Twist (with Alec Guinness)
B) Comedy:
1) Great Comedy Moments (BBC, 3
DVDs), 2) The Complete Fawlty Towers
(3 DVDs, 3) Monty
Pythons Personal Best (6 DVDs) 4)
Monty Python's Flying Circus (8 DVDs)
VHS:
NEW
ADDITIONS (not yet included in the list below: 1) Angela's
Ashes 2) Bridget
Jones's Diary 3)
Braveheart 4)
Buena Vista Social Club
5)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 6)
Shakespeare in Love 7)
Traffic 8)
Under Milkwood 9)
West Side Story
Amistad (1997), d. Steven Spielberg, w.
Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins et al.
Arsenic
and old Lace
(1944), b&w, d. Frank
Capra, w. Cary Grant et al.
As
Good As It gets
(1997), d. James L. Brooks, w. Jack Nicholson et al.
Bean,
The Ultimate Disaster Movie (1997), d. Mel Smith, w. Rowan Atkinson et al.
Big
Lebowski, The
(1998), d. Joel Coen
Big
Sleep, The (1946),
b&w, d. Howard Hawks, w. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall
Billy
Elliot (2000), d.
Stephen Daldry, w. Jamie Bell, Julie Walters
Blade
Runner (1982), d.
Ridley Scott, w. Harrison Ford et al.
Blues
Brothers, The (1980),
d. John Landis, w. John Belushi, Dan Ackroyd et al.
Bonnie
and Clyde (1967),
d. Arthur Penn, w. Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway et al.
Brassed
Off (1996),
d. Mark Herman, w. Pete Postlethwaite et al.
Breakfast
at Tiffany’s
(1961), d. Blake Edwards, w. Audrrey Hepburn et al.
Bullit
(1968), d. Peter Yates, w. Steve McQueen et al.
Cabaret (1972), d. Bob Fosse, w. Liza Minelli et al.
Chorus Line, A (1985), d. Richard Attenborough, w. Michael Douglas et
al.
Citizen Kane (1941), b&w, d. Orson Welles, w. Orson Welles et
al.
Commitments, The (1991), d. Alan Parker, w. Robert Arkins,
Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball et al.
Crocodile
Dundee (1986), d.
Peter Faiman, w. Paul Hogan et al.
Cromwell
(1970), d. Ken Hughes, w. Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert
Morley et al.
Dad's Army (1971), d. Norman Cohen, w.
Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn et al.
Dances
with Wolves (1900),
d. Kevin Costner, w. Kevin Kostner et al.
Dead Man (1995), d. Jim Jarmush, w. Johnny Depp et al.
Dead
Man Walking
(1995), d. Tim Robbins, w. Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon et al.
Dead
Men Don’t Wear Plaid
(1982), d. Carl Reiner, w. Steve Martin et al.
Dead
Poets Society
(1989), d. Peter Weir, w. Robin Williams et al.
Dr
Strangelove: or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
(1963), d. Stanley Kubrick
Do
the Right Thing
(1989), d. Spike Lee, w. Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis et
al.
Down
by Law (1986),
d. Jim Jarmush, w. Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni et al.
Driving
Miss Daisy (1989),
d. Bruce Beresford, w. Morgan
Freeman, Jessica Tandy et al.
East
of Eden (1955), d.
Elia Kazan, w. James Dean et al.
Easy
Rider (1969), d.
Dennis Hopper, w. Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson et al.
English
Patient, The
(1996), d. Anthony Minghella, w. Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche
et al.
Fawlty
Towers (1975),
altogether 12 episodes, starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs et
al.
A)
1. The
Hotel Inspectors
2. The Germans
3. A Touch of Class
B)
1. Gourmet Night
2. Waldorf Salad
3. The Kipper and the Corpse
C)
1. The Builders
2. The Wedding Party 3. The Psychiatrist
D)
1. Communication Problems
2. The Anniversary
3. Basil the Rat
Fistful
of Dollars, A
(1964), d. Sergio Leone, w. Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch et
al.
Forrest
Gump (1994), d.
Robert Zemeckis, w. Tom Hanks et al
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s … (1994), d. Kenneth
Branagh, w. Robert De Niro, K. Branagh et al.
Fried
Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (1991), d. Jon Avnet, w. Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy et
al.
Four
Weddings and a Funeral (1993), d. Mike Newell, w. Hugh Grant, Rowan Atkinson et
al.
Fugitive,
The (1993), d. Andrew
Davis, w. Harrison Ford et al.
Full
Monty, The (1997),
d. Peter Cataneo, w. Peter Carlyle et al.
Good
Morning Vietnam (1987),
d. Barry Levinson, w. Robin Williams et al.
Good
Will Hunting
(1997), d. Gus van Sant, w. Robin Williams, Matt Damon et al.
Graduate,
The (1967), d. Mike
Nichols, w. Ann Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman et al.
Grapes
of Wrath, The
(1940), d. John Ford, w. Henry Fonda et al.
Great
Gatsby, The
(1974), d. Jack Clayton, w. Robert Redford, Mia Farrow et al.
Hamlet
(1990), d. Franco
Zeffirelli, w. Mel Gibson, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Pete Postlethwaite et
al.
Hamlet (1996), d. Kenneth Branagh, w.
Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Charlton Heston, Judy Dench et al.
Henry V (1989), d. Kenneth Branagh, w.
Kenneth Branagh, Judy Dench, Paul Scofield et al.
High
Noon (1952), b&w,
d. Fred Zinneman, w. Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly et al.
Hitchhiker’s
Guide to the Galaxy, The, BBC Television
Independence
Day (1996), d.
Roland Emmerich, w. Bill Pull man, Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum et al.
In
the Line of Fire
(1993), d. Wolfgang Petersen, w. Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich et
al.
Jabberwocky
(1977), d. Terry
Gilliam, w. Michael Palin et al.
JFK
(1991), d. Oliver Stone, w. Kevin Costner et al.
Kes (1969),
d. Kenneth Loach, w. David Bradley et al.
Kind
Hearts and Coronets
(1949), b&w, d. Robert Hamer, w. Alec Guinness, Dennis
Price et al.
Kiss
Me Kate (1953), d.
George Sidney, w. Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller et al.
L.A. Confidential (1997), d. Curtis Hanson, w. Kevin Spacey,
Russel Crowe, Kim Basinger et al.
Ladykillers, The (1955), d. Alexander Mackendrick, w. Alec
Guinness, Peter Sellers et al.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962), d. David Lean, w. Peter
O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Antony Quinn et al.
Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, The (1962),
b&w, d. Tony Richardson, w. Tom Courtenay et al.
Lord of the Flies (1990), d. Harry Hook, w. Balthazar
Getty, et al.
Love Story (1970) , d. Arthur Hiller, w. Ali MacGraw, Ryan O’Neal
et al.
Madness of King, The (1994), d. Nicholas Hytner, w. Nigel
Hawthorne, Rupert Graves, Alan Bennett et al.
Magnolia,
d. Paul Thomas Anderson, w. Tom Cruise et al.
Maltese Falcon, The (1941), b&w, d. John Huston, w. Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor,
Peter Lorre et al.
Man for All Seasons, A (1966), d. Fred Zinneman, w. Paul
Scofield, Orson Welles, Vanessa Redgrave et al.
Matrix, The (1999), d. Andy and Larry Wachowski, w. Keanu Reeves et
al.
Men in Black (1997), d. Barry Sonnenfeld, w. Tommy Lee Jones, Will
Smith et al.
Monty Python’s Life of Brian
(1979), d. Terry Jones, w. Graham Chapman and Monty Python
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(1974), d. Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones,
w. Monty Python
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983),
d. Terry Jones, w. Monty Python
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1996), d. Adrian Noble, w. Lindsay
Duncan, Alex Jennings et al.
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1994), d. Celestino Coronado, w. The
Lindsay Kemp Company
Mississippi Burning (1988), d. Alan Parker, w. Gene
Hackman et al.
Mrs Brown, Her Majesty (1997), d. John Madden, w. Judi Dench,
Billy Connolly et al.
Much Ado About Nothing (1993), d. Kenneth Branagh, w. Kenneth
Branagh, Emma Thompson et al.
My Fair Lady (1964), d. George Cukor, w. Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison,
Stanley Holloway et al.
N
Night on Earth (1991), d. Jim Jarmusch, w. Winona Ryder,
Armin Müller-Stahl, Roberto Benigni et al.
Oliver! (1968), d. Carol Reed, w. Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry
Secombe et al.
Once Upon a Time in America (1983),
d. Sergio Leone, w. Robert De Niro et al.
Philadelphia (1993), d. Jonathan Demme, w. Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington et
al.
Piano, The (1993), d. Jane Campion, w. Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel et
al.
Pretty Woman (1990), d. Garry Marshall, w. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts et
al.
Pride and Prejudice (1940), b&w, d. Robert Z. Leonard, w.
Laurence Olivier, Greer Garson et al.
Prospero’s Books (1991), d. Peter Greenaway, w. John
Gielgud et al.
Pulp Fiction (1994), d. Quentin Tarantino, w. John Travolta, Uma
Thurman, Bruce Willis, Harvey Keitel et al.
Q zilch!
Richard III (1955), d. Laurence Olivier, w. Laurence Olivier, John
Gielgud, Ralph Richardson et al.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991),
d. Kevin Reynolds, w. Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman et al.
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The
(1975), d. Jim Sharman, w. Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon et al.
Romeo and Juliet (1968), d. Franco Zeffirelli, w. Olivia
Hussey, Leonard Whiting et al.
Romeo & Juliet, William Shakespeare’s (1996),
d. Baz Luhrman, w. Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes et al.
Room at the Top (1959), b&w, d. Jack Clayton, w. Simone
Signoret, Laurence Hardy et al.
Room with a View, A (1985), d. James Ivory, w. Maggie Smith,
Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Dench et al.
Santa Claus (1985), d. Jeannot Szwarc, w. Dudley Moore, John ithgo,w, David
Huddleston et al.
Sense and Sensibility (1995), d. Ang Lee, w. Emma Thompson.,
Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet et al.
Silverado (1985), d. Lawrence Kasdan, w. Kevin Cline, Scott Glenn,
Kevin Costner, John Cleese et al.
Singin’ in the Rain (1952), d. Stanley Donen, w. Gene Kelly,
Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds et al.
Sleepless in Seattle (1993), d. Nora Ephron, w. Tom Hanks,
Meg Ryan, Ross Manger et al.
Sliding Doors (1997), d. Peter Howitt, w. Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah,
John Lynch et al.
Stroszek (1977),
d. Werner Herzog, w. Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Burkhard Driest et
al. [English version]
Tempest, The (1988), d. John Gorrie, w. Michael Hordern et al. [BBC
Shakespeare]
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), d.
James Cameron, w. Arnold Schwarzenegger et al.
Titanic
(1997), d. James Cameron, w. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet et
al.
Tom Jones (1963), d. Tony Richardson, w. Albert Finney, Susannah
York, Hugh Griffith et al.
Trainspotting (1995), d. Danny Boyle, w. Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller,
Ewen Bremner et al.
Treasure Island (1972), d. John Hough, w. Orson Welles,
Walter Slezak, Kim Burfield et al.
Truman Show, The (1998), d. Peter Weir, w. Jim Carrey, Ed
Harris, Laura Linney et al.
Twelfth Night, d. John Gorrie, w. Alec McCowen, Felicity Kendal et
al. [BBC Shakespeare]
Twelfth Night (1996), d. Trevor Nunn, w. Imogen Stubbs, Helena Bonham
Carter, Nigel Hawthorne et al.
Twelve Angry Men (1957), b&w, d. Sidney Lumet, w. Henry
Fonda et al.
Twelve Monkeys (1995), d. Terry Gilliam, w. Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe;
Brad Pitt et al.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), d. Stanley Kubrick, w. Keir
Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester et al.
Unforgiven
(1992), d. Clint
East wood, w. Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman et al.
V zilch!
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991), d. Charles Sturridge, w. Helena
Bonham Carter, Judy Davis et al.
Wilde (1997), d. Brian Gilbert, w. Stephen Fry, Jude Law,
Vanessa Redgrave et al.
Witness (1985), d. Peter Weir, w. Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis,
Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas et al.
Wuthering Heights (1998), d. David Skynner, w. Robert
Cavanah, Orla Brady et al. [London Weekend TV]
A further (much shorter)
list of other videos containing various collections (often humorous), e.g.
Black Adder, Mr Bean, The Secret Policeman’s Ball etc., will follow in due
course.
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