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....
Kokowääh (2011)
6.3/10
Director: Til Schweiger
Starring: Numan Acar, Meret Becker, Til Schweiger
Henry is a handsome screenwriter who is trying to win the heart of the woman he truly loves. His plans are interrupted when he finds Magdalena, a litt... Read more
South Riding (2011)
7.1/10
Starring: Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, Penelope Wilton, Douglas Henshall, Shaun D...
In 1930s Yorkshire, a spirited new headmistress brings inspiration and modern ideas to an all girls' school and shakes up the more conservative-minded... 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
Arne Dahl: Season 1 (2011)
6.8/10
Starring: Matias Varela, Frida Hallgren
Three Swedish financiers are murdered over three consecutive nights. Evidence suggests that the killings will continue and the world of finance is pan... Read more
Black Mirror: The Collection (2011)
8.9/10
"Black Mirror" is Charlie Brooker's biting satire on technology and modern media. Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every asp... Read more
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (2011)
8.1/10
Director: James Hawes, Geoffrey Sax, David Blair, Christopher Menaul
Starring: Peter Capaldi, Tim Pigott-Smith, Tom Georgeson, Paddy Considine, Emma Fielding,...
In the early days of criminal investigation, before guilt and innocence were determined by forensic science, there was a detective, “ a man of mystery... Read more
Carnage (2011)
7.2/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Jodie Foster, John C Reilly, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz
After a playground scuffle between two boys results in one losing some teeth, the injured lad's parents (Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly) invite the othe... Read more
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
7.4/10
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Starring: John Carroll, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Gosling, Steve Car...
Smart and insightful ensemble comedy focuses on Cal (Steve Carell), a successful businessman and father whose life comes crashing down after his wife... Read more
Super (2011)
7/10
Director: James Gunn
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Liv Tyler, Michael Rooker, Linda Cardellini, Rainn Wilson, Ellen Pa...
What happens when a regular guy puts on tights and tries to become a superhero? Mopey schlub Frank (Rainn Wilson) is about to find out, after his wife... Read more
Tuesday, After Christmas (2010)
6.9/10
Starring: Maria Popistasu
Paul Hanganu loves two women. Adriana his wife and the mother of their daughter, the woman with whom he's shared the thrills of the past ten years, an... Read more