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The Forsyte Saga : Series 1 (2 disc set)
(2002) [M]

All 6 episodes from the first series on 2 DVDs. A classic of English literature, The Forsyte Saga paints a fascinating picture of early twentieth century London life, charting the progress of a great dynasty from the height of the Victorian era through the turbulent transition into the modern...  More

The Forsyte Saga - Series 2: To Let (2 disc set)
(2003) [M]

To Let Continues the powerful story of the Fosyte Saga, a bitter legacy of power, money, love and betrayal. It is twenty years since Queen Victoria died and while Soames Forsyte struggles with the spirit of the social revolution following WW1, his daughter Fleur is falling in love. With no...  More

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2 disc set)
(2003) [M]

Based on author Patrick O’Brian’s series of Aubrey/Maturin novels, the movie is set during the Napoleonic Wars. Crowe is Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey, renowned as a fighting captain in the British Navy, and Paul Bettany is ship’s doctor Stephen Maturin. Their ship, the H.M.S. Surprise, is...  More

Rebecca (2 disc set)
(1940) [PG]

"Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderlay again." Rebecca’s haunting opening line conjures the entirety of Hitchcock’s romantic, suspenseful, elegant film. A young woman (Joan Fontaine) believes her every dream has come true when her whirlwind romance with the dashing Maxim de Winter (Sir...  More

Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2 disc set)
(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

Fear Is the Key
(1972) [M]

An ingenious action thriller by Alistair MacLean. The storyline includes a 20 minute car chase with hero Barry Newman out to avenge himself on an oil millionaire by infiltrating his organisation.  More

Our Man in Havana
(1959) [PG]

Jim Wormold is an expatriate Englishman living in pre-revolutionary Havana with his teenage daughter Milly. He owns a vacuum cleaner shop but isn't very successful so he accepts an offer from Hawthorne of the British Secret Service to recruit a network of agents in Cuba. Wormold hasn't got a clue...  More

Imitation of Life (1934): (2 disc set)
(1934) [PG]

Brought Back to thrill you again! Fannie Hurst's stirring drama of a mother and a daughter in love with the same man. Special Features: * O-Ring Packaging * Audio Commentary by Associate Professor Angela Ndalianis, University of Melbourne * Original theatrical trailer *...  More

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (2 disc set)
(1990) [PG]

From Tom Stoppard the Oscar Winning Writer/Director of "Shakespeare in Love" comes another unique twist on the work of William Shakespeare. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Gary Oldman & Tim Roth) are two incidental characters in "Hamlet", summoned to the court of the King of Denmark. This story is...  More

The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers: (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) Supplementary Features (Discs 3 & 4 of 4 disc set)
(2001) [M]

DVD set consists of two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries, commentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at the film.

*Please note that this set does not contain the feature film.  More