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Cricket in the 60s: Winds of Change (2 disc set)
(2006) [E]

The 1960s began with what has been regarded as the 'Greatest Test Series Ever Played', Australia v West Indies 1960/61, then all the drama of the 1961 Tour of England, with the 'Battle of The Ridge' and the dramatic final day at Old Trafford. The game's most contentious issue, illegal bowling...  More

Cricket in the 70s: The Chappell Era
(2002) [E]

The 1974-75 Australia versus England test Series was the defining moment of the great Chappell Era of the 1970's. Under the inspiring leadership of Ian Chappell, Australia regained the 'Ashes', having surrendered cricket's ultimate prize to the old enemy four years earlier.

The 1974-75...  More

Cricket in the 80s: Rookies, Rebels and Renaissance
(2004) [E]

This next instalment in ABC TV’s highly successful ‘Cricket History Series’ focuses on the turmoil that beset Australian cricket during the decade of the 1980s. Tremors of varying intensity shook Australia’s national pastime to its very foundation.

The schism caused by the...  More

The Man in the Iron Mask
(1939) [G]

Despotic King Louis XIV discovers he has a twin brother who has grown up under the tutelage of his foster father, the patriotic musketeer D'Artagnan.

D'Artagnan and the musketeers are the only ones who know of the existence of a twin brother, and Fouquet uses his influence to keep...  More

The Wolf of Wall Street
(2014) [R]

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Revered filmmaker Martin Scorsese directs the story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio)....  More

The Wolf of Wall Street (Blu-Ray)
(2014) [R]

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Revered filmmaker Martin Scorsese directs the story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio)....  More

Tracks
(2014) [M]

A young woman goes on a trek across the deserts of West Australia with her four camels and faithful dog.

"Tracks" tells the inspirational story of Robyn Davidson's 2,700km solo trek through the remote Australian desert to the Indian Ocean.

This epic modern adventure is from...  More

Tracks (Blu-Ray)
(2014) [M]

A young woman goes on a trek across the deserts of West Australia with her four camels and faithful dog.

"Tracks" tells the inspirational story of Robyn Davidson's 2,700km solo trek through the remote Australian desert to the Indian Ocean.

This epic modern adventure is from...  More

The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith
(1978) [M]

Fred Schepisi’s internationally acclaimed masterpiece, based on the novel by Thomas Keneally, is the shocking tale of an indigenous man driven to madness and revenge. Jimmie Blacksmith (Tommy Lewis) is a young Aboriginal ‘half-caste’ raised in central NSW at the turn-of-the-century, a boy...  More

Woman in Gold
(2015) [M]

Based on actual events, this involving drama stars Helen Mirren as Maria Altmann, an Austrian Jewish refugee determined to reclaim a painting the Nazis took from her family during World War II. With the help of a young attorney (Ryan Reynolds), Altmann engages in a legal battle that lasted until...  More