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Peter Ustinov on the Orient Express
(1991) [G]

The pinnacle of luxury train travel, the Orient Express is renowned for its history, exuberance, class, beauty and mystery. Crime writer Agatha Christie brought the mystique of the journey to millions across the globe with her thrilling novel Murder on the Orient Express, and Peter Ustinov...  More

The Iron Lady
[M]

London, 2008. In her well-appointed apartment, the elderly former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher prepares breakfast for her husband Denis, as she has every morning of their married life. It's not until Margaret's personal aide bustles in that we see that Margaret sits at the table alone. Denis...  More

The Iron Lady (Blu-Ray)
(2011) [M]

London, 2008. In her well-appointed apartment, the elderly former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher prepares breakfast for her husband Denis, as she has every morning of their married life. It's not until Margaret's personal aide bustles in that we see that Margaret sits at the table alone. Denis...  More

The Impossible
(2012) [M]

A powerful story based on one family's survival of the 2004 tsunami, THE IMPOSSIBLE stars Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor and is directed by J.A. Bayona (THE ORPHANAGE). Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking forward to a few...  More

The Impossible (Blu-Ray)
(2012) [M]

A powerful story based on one family's survival of the 2004 tsunami, THE IMPOSSIBLE stars Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor and is directed by J.A. Bayona (THE ORPHANAGE). Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking forward to a few...  More

West of Memphis
(2012) [MA]

West of Memphis is an examination of a failure of justice in Arkansas. The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' unprecedented access to the inner workings of the...  More

The Russian Revolution in Colour (2 disc set)
(2004) [M]

‘Peace, Land, Bread’ was the slogan of the Russian Revolution, but the idealistic social experiment was doomed from the start. In its first three years under Lenin’s Bolshevik rule, millions were killed, and within a generation, nearly a third of the world’s population lived under it’s...  More

Haute Cuisine (Les saveurs du Palais)
(2012) [M]

Hortense Laborie, a renown chef from the Périgord, is astonished when the President of the Republic appoints her his personal cook, responsible for creating all his meals at the Élysée Palace. Despite jealous resentment from the other kitchen staff, Hortense quickly establishes herself, thanks...  More

Bodyline- It's Just Not Cricket
(2002) [M]

The full story of the most sensational Test cricket series: Australia v England 1932-33 For anyone who has the remotest interest in cricket, the 1932-33 Ashes Test Series between England and Australia is a fascinating and bloody affair. It also switched supposed roles as the English,...  More

Cricket in the '50s: Discovering New Boundaries (2 disc set)
(2000) [E]

Cricket in the '50s: Discovering New Boundaries The decade of the 1950s in Australian cricket takes us from the end of the 'Bradman Era' through to the beginning of the 'Benaud Era'. The game went through many trials and tribulations, there were issues of captaincy, losses in three consecutive...  More