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The Killing of America
(1981) [R]

A hard hitting shock-u-mentary about the rise of violence in the home of the brave. From the assassinations of John F Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy to the violent protests against the Vietnam war. From the ritual murders of the Manson Family, to the terrifying violence of serial...  More

Breaker Morant
(1980) [PG]

Hero or villian? His exploits shook an empire... and made him a legend. South Africa, 1901: The British war against the Boers has deteriorated into bitter guerilla warfare. A unit of the Bushveldt Carbineers made up mainly of Australians is ordered by the British High Command to fight the Boer on...  More

Hammers Over The Anvil
(1991) [M]

Its the summer of 1910 and in the small country town of Turalla the young polio stricken Alan Marshall (Alexander Outhred) is on the cusp of teenage hood, dreaming of becoming a great horseman just like the town's hero, East Driscoll (Crowe). When East commences a passionate affair with Grace...  More

The Dream Is Alive (IMAX)
(1985) [E]

Shot in space by the astronauts themselves, the film provides a close-up look at several space shuttle missions, including the Challenger's 1984 mission to repair a damaged satellite.  More

Walking With Dinosaurs (2 disc set)
(2000) [E]

Walking With Dinosaurs traces the 160 million year history of dinosaurs from their first appearance to their abrupt demise. This groundbreaking series explores the plants, insects and geography of the period as well as the dominant reptiles, evoking the mystery and excitement of the age when...  More

Into The Arms Of Strangers
(2000) [PG]

In 1938 and 1939, about 10,000 children, most of them Jews, were sent by their parents from Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia to the safety of England where foster families took most of them in for the duration of the war. Years later, eleven kinder, one child's mother, an English foster...  More

Jazz: Disc 1 (Episodes 1-3)
(2002) [E]

Episodes 1-3 in the twelve episode series. Episode One – Gumbo, Beginnings to 1917: Jazz begins in New Orleans, a city with a richly diverse musical culture. Here in the 1890s, African-American musicians create a new music by mixing ragtime syncopations and the soulful feeling of the blues....  More

Jazz: Disc 2 (Episodes 4-6)
(2001) [E]

Episodes 4-6 in the twelve episode series. Episode Four – The True Welcome, 1929 – 1934: In 1929 the stock market collapses and the Great Depression begins. New York is now America’s jazz capital. On Broadway, Louis Armstrong revolutionises the popular song and his flair for...  More

Jazz: Disc 3 (Episodes 7-9)
(2001) [E]

Episodes 7-9 in the twelve episode series. Episode Seven – Swinging with Change, 1940 – 1942: As the 40s begin, jazz is changing. A small band of young musicians, led by the trumpet virtuoso Dizzy Gillespie and the brilliant saxophonist, Charlie Parker, have discovered a new way of...  More

Jazz: Disc 4 (Episodes 10-12)
(2001) [E]

Episodes 10-12 in the twelve episode series. Episode Ten – Irresistible, 1949 – 1955 A generation of musicians, faced with the overwhelming genius of Charlie Parker, embrace the challenge of moving beyond his innovations. Visionary pianist, Thelonius Monk, infuses bebop with his eccentric...  More