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Le Ride
(2017) [PG]
In 1928 an under-resourced and untested team from New Zealand and Australia competed in what is considered to be the toughest sporting event in the world. Many considered the entry of these courageous underdogs, racing as a team of 4 against teams of 10, a joke. One French journalist called their... More
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David Lynch, The Art Life
(2017) [M]
The life and career of iconic director David Lynch are explored in more than 20 conversations recorded with him at his home.
David Lynch takes us on an intimate journey through the formative years of his life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of... More
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, The Touring Years
(2016) [M]
A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966
In the 1960s, the Beatles exploded on to the public scene, seemingly out of nowhere as the band's formative years of constant performing at home and in Hamburg, and... More
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Pozieres (The Director's Cut)
(2016) [M]
A captivating step back in time, Pozieres explores the small village in Northern France which, during the Great War in 1916, was the setting of one of the bloodiest battles in history, a twentieth century tragedy.
The village was stormed and captured by Australians and became key to... More
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Amy (Blu-Ray)
(2015) [MA]
The story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks.
From director Asif Kapadia and the BAFTA-winning team behind the acclaimed documentary Senna comes the story of Amy Winehouse, five-time Grammy Award winner and arguably this millennium's... More
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Citizenfour
(2013) [M]
In January 2013, Laura Poitras started receiving anonymous encrypted e-mails from "CITIZENFOUR," who claimed to have evidence of illegal covert surveillance programs run by the NSA in collaboration with other intelligence agencies worldwide. Five months later, she and reporters Glenn Greenwald... More
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Bob Dylan-The Other Side of the Mirror
(1965) [M]
Few performances in history are as legendary - or as controversial - as Bob Dylan's 1965 appearance at the Newport Folk Festival. In a single, galvanizing instant, Dylan plugged an entire generation in, forever changing not only the way the music was made, but the way it was heard. By putting you... More
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Whitlam - The Power And The Passion
(2014) [M]
From the production team behind Wide Open Road and Bombora, comes a two-part documentary series examining the Whitlam era. It was a time of power, of passion, which divided us as a nation in a way that hadn't been seen before - nor since. As a great orator, with a brilliant mind and bulletproof... More
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Supersized Earth
(2013) [G]
In the last generation, we have changed the face of the Earth on a scale unimaginable to our ancestors. Villages in China have been transformed into cities of millions, the tallest building in the world dwarfs the skyscrapers of America, and we have built a dam so big that it has changed the... More
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Amy
(2015) [MA]
The story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks.
From director Asif Kapadia and the BAFTA-winning team behind the acclaimed documentary Senna comes the story of Amy Winehouse, five-time Grammy Award winner and arguably this millennium's... More
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Cobain: Montage of Heck
(2015) [MA]
It's been more than 20 years since the death of Kurt Cobain, and while there have been numerous documentaries, books, and television programs devoted to telling his story, it's difficult to point to any one account as being the definitive portrait of the Nirvana frontman. But Brett Morgen's... More
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20,000 Days on Earth
(2014) [MA]
Drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon Nick Cave. With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrayal of the artistic process, the film examines what makes us who we are, and celebrates the transformative power of the... More
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Powaqqatsi (Blu-Ray)
(1988) [G]
Hailed by critics and audiences around the world as mesmerising, this second instalment of writer/director Godfrey Reggio's "qatsi" trilogy is quite simply one of the most magnificent visual and aural spectacles ever made. Again combining stunning cinematography with the exquisite music of... More
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Keating: The Interviews
(2013) [PG]
Paul Keating is one of the most significant and contentious figures in Australian political history. Keating left school at 14, joined the Labor Party soon after, and thus began a remarkable and tumultuous 40-year career in Australian politics. In this candid four-part interview series with Kerry... More
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Stories We Tell
(2012) [M]
Academy Award nominee Sarah Polley’s extraordinary STORIES WE TELL is a deeply moving portrait of a family dealing with a legacy of secrets and lies, and the elusive nature of truth itself.
STORIES WE TELL unpeels the complex life of Diane, an aspiring actress and mother, and the... More
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Samsara (2012) (Blu-Ray)
(2011) [PG]
The team behind Baraka reunites for another journey around the world in Samsara, exploring themes of birth, life, death and rebirth through stunning visuals and music. 'Samsara' is a Tibetan word that means "the ever turning wheel of life," and the film is an unparalleled sensory experience.... More
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Samsara (2012)
(2011) [PG]
The team behind Baraka reunites for another journey around the world in Samsara, exploring themes of birth, life, death and rebirth through stunning visuals and music. 'Samsara' is a Tibetan word that means "the ever turning wheel of life," and the film is an unparalleled sensory experience.... More
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Neil Young Journeys
(2011) [PG]
In May of 2011, Neil Young drove a 1956 Crown Victoria from his idyllic hometown of Omemee, Ontario to downtown Toronto's iconic Massey Hall where he intimately performed the last two nights of his solo world tour. Along the drive, Young recounted insightful and introspective stories from his... More
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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
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I Am Eleven
(2012) [G]
I AM ELEVEN is a life-affirming global portrait of humanity at a crucial age - no longer children, not quite adults, preparing to inherit a world changing as quickly and dramatically as they are. This documentary focuses on a series of eleven year old's from 15 countries, each speaking in their... More
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Bully (2011)
(2011) [M]
Over 13 million American kids will be bullied this year, making it the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the nation. The new documentary film BULLY, directed by Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker Lee Hirsch, brings human scale to this startling statistic, offering... More
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Searching For Sugar Man
(2012) [M]
From the Academy Award-winning producer of MAN ON WIRE comes a powerful, unforgettable music mystery.In the late '60s, a musician was discovered in a Detroit bar by two celebrated producers who were struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics. They recorded an album that they believed was... More
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