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MONTY PYTHON THE MEANING OF LIFE
Do any of us really know the meaning of life? The Monty Python crew think they do, and boy what fun their version is! Monty Python The Meaning of Life ($10) is a brilliant satire of everything from birth control and British politics to sex and religion the Python team; John Cleese, Graham…
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MONTY PYTON THE HOLY GRAIL
Yet another slice of comedy genius delivered piping hot by the Monty Python team. Co-directed by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam and starring the usual suspects of Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, John Cleese and Graham Chapman, Monty Python The Holy Grail ($10) takes us…
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AIRPLANE
An entire flight crew taking ill during a flight and an ex fighter pilot with a drinking problem and a fear of flying taking control doesn’t exactly sound like the perfect ingredients for a comedy, yet Airplane ($5) is a true comedy masterpiece. Directed by Jim Abrahams and David…
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NATIONAL LAMPOONS ANIMAL HOUSE
Setting a movie in a frat house is nothing new, but put this subject in the hands of the National Lampoon team and you have one of the outstanding comedies of all time. Directed by comedy genius John Landis, National Lampoons Animal House ($10) tells the tale of Dean…
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NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Directed by the Coen brothers and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bartem and Josh Brolin, No Country for Old Men ($5) tells the tales of a hunter who is in the wrong place at the wrong time when a drug deal goes wrong and there is $2m in cash sitting beside the Rio Grande…
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ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
Every so often a movie comes along without a great deal of hype that captures the imagination of the nation and makes everyone sit up and take notice. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest ($4) is one such movie that almost 40 years later still makes an impact with its mixture of comedy…
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PSYCHO
Possibly the creepiest film ever to hit the big screen, Psycho ($9) is chiller in the truest sense of the world. This work of genius by the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock takes us into the world of Norman Bates, the psychotic son of a psychotic mother for whom the line between life and…
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PLATOON
There are more movies about the Vietnam war than almost any other subject, so it takes something very special to stand out from the crowd. Step forward Platoon ($9), a blood and guts look at the horrors of war through the eyes of a young recruit. Starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger…
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POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE
Robbing a bank is not the smartest of ideas, and when it gets you mixed up with both the law and the mafia it was definitely not one of your best decisions. The Pope of Greenwich Village ($8) follows the adventures of Charlie and Paulie who decide to steal $15,000 as Paulie has been…
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PRIMER
There are times when things are made that creates a snowball effect to something bigger than anyone ever imagined. Written and directed by and starring Shane Carruth, along with David Sullivan and Casey Gooden, this little movie from 2004 is another that has gone on to…
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