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Hamlet
(1969) [G]

Nicol Williamson's portrayal of Hamlet was greeted with storms of applause on both the London and Broadway stage. This performance is here captured on film by director Tony Richardson, bringing life to William Shakespeare's immortal play.  More

The Constant Gardener
(2005) [M]

In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle (Rachel Weisz) is found brutally murdered. Tessa's travelling companion, an African doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that...  More

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
(2004) [M]

The inside story behind the most infamous corporate fraud of all time – the Enron scandal – has been brought to light in a fascinating documentary. For the year 2001, Enron was ranked as the 6th largest corporation in the world, but before the year was out, the company was rocked by scandal...  More

Pride and Prejudice (2005)
(2005) [G]

The five Bennet sisters have all been raised by their mother with one purpose in life - finding a husband. However, the second eldest Lizzie can think of 100 reasons not to marry. When Mrs Bennet hears the exciting news that a wealthy bachelor and his circle of sophisticated friends are to take...  More

All The President's Men: Special Edition (2 Disc Set)
(1976) [M]

Based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning book and hailed as the most devastating detective story of this century, All The President's Men was released only 3 years after the sensation of Watergate. It tells of two unknown reporters who took on the colossus of the White House, the FBI, the CIA and...  More

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2 Disc Set)
(2005) [M]

When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water...  More

Northanger Abbey
(1987) [PG]

A taste for melodrama from reading too many Gothic novels is almost Catherine Morland's downfall when she falls in love with Henry Tilney. Invited to stay at Northanger Abbey, she finds evidence of a sinister family secret. This is a disturbingly surreal interpretation of the Jane Austen novel.  More

Alice Through the Looking Glass
(1998) [G]

Starring Kate Beckinsdale (The Aviator, Pearl Harbour) and Ian Holm (Lord of the Rings), Alice Through the Looking Glass is a fantastic live action adaptation of Lewis Carroll's masterpiece sequel to Alice In Wonderland. Alice travelled to Wonderland once - but now she's taking another journey to...  More

Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(2005) [PG]

In this lavish big screen adaptation of the C.S. Lewis tale, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie are sent to live with the reclusive Professor Kirke (Jim Broadbent) in his mysterious country home during World War 2. Lucy soon discovers a wardrobe that hides a doorway into the magical world of...  More

Capote
(2005) [M]

The creation of one of the most memorable books of the 1960s -- and the impact the writing and research would have on its author -- is explored in this drama based on a true story. In 1959, Truman Capote (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman) was a critically acclaimed novelist who had earned a small...  More