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Carlos The Jackal : The Movie
(2010) [MA]
From Olivier Assayas, director of Irma Vep and Summer Hours, comes an explosive new work of astonishing scope; an epic portrayal of the notorious revolutionary and terrorist, Ilich Ramírez Sánchez: Carlos the Jackal.
Born in Venezuela and politicised in Europe, Sánchez took the... More
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The Kennedys (2 disc set)
[PG]
The Kennedys, a four part miniseries, uses public events as a background to tell the intimate story of this iconic family. The series is about epic achievements and private failures, about loyalty and love, resentment and betrayal, about people imbued with great gifts and burdened by great flaws,... More
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Lebanon
(2009) [MA]
June, 1982. The first Lebanon War has begun. A lone tank holding four 20-something novices is dispatched to search a hostile town which has already been bombarded by the Israeli Air Force. But what should have been a simple mission gradually spirals out of control when the four soldiers are... More
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The King's Speech (Blu-Ray)
(2010) [M]
After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of Prince Edward VII's (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of... More
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The King's Speech
(2010) [M]
After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of Prince Edward VII's (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of... More
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Underbelly - Series 3: The Golden Mile (Disc 4 of 4)
(2010) [MA]
Good cops, bad cops, strippers, gamblers, gunmen, dealers, bouncers, dreamers and bagmen. In 1988 they were all to be found on the Golden Mile in Sydney's Kings Cross.
Among them, a smart and sexy young Kim Hollingsworth; the smiling, ambitious teenager John Ibrahim; crime figures the Bayeh... More
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Underbelly - Series 3: The Golden Mile (Disc 3 of 4)
(2010) [MA]
Good cops, bad cops, strippers, gamblers, gunmen, dealers, bouncers, dreamers and bagmen. In 1988 they were all to be found on the Golden Mile in Sydney's Kings Cross.
Among them, a smart and sexy young Kim Hollingsworth; the smiling, ambitious teenager John Ibrahim; crime figures the Bayeh... More
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Underbelly - Series 3: The Golden Mile (Disc 2 of 4)
(2010) [MA]
Good cops, bad cops, strippers, gamblers, gunmen, dealers, bouncers, dreamers and bagmen. In 1988 they were all to be found on the Golden Mile in Sydney's Kings Cross.
Among them, a smart and sexy young Kim Hollingsworth; the smiling, ambitious teenager John Ibrahim; crime figures the Bayeh... More
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Underbelly - Series 3: The Golden Mile (Disc 1 of 4)
(2010) [MA]
Good cops, bad cops, strippers, gamblers, gunmen, dealers, bouncers, dreamers and bagmen. In 1988 they were all to be found on the Golden Mile in Sydney's Kings Cross.
Among them, a smart and sexy young Kim Hollingsworth; the smiling, ambitious teenager John Ibrahim; crime figures the Bayeh... More
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Midnight Express (Blu-Ray)
(1978) [R]
Midnight Express is the harrowing story of Billy Hayes, a young American tourist condemned to a Turkish prison for his futile attempt to smuggle hashish out of the country. Made an example of by a corrupt legal system and a victim of ineffectual diplomacy, Hayes is sentenced to 30 years and must... More
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The Last Emperor (Blu-Ray)
(1987) [M]
Bernardo Bertolucci's epic film tells the incredible story of Pu Yi, who in 1908 at the age of three became ruler of nearly half the world's population. He was the "Son of Heaven", "Lord of Ten Thousand Years" and the last emperor of China.
His reign was short and three years later a... More
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The Longest Day (2 Disc Set) (Blu-Ray)
(1962) [PG]
On June 6, 1944, the Allied Invasion of France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3,000,000 men, 11,000 planes and 4,000 ships, comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen. Presented in its original black & white version, The Longest Day... More
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Capricorn One (Blu-Ray)
(1978) [PG]
The world watches as the first manned space flight to Mars blasts off with a crew destined to walk on the surface of the red planet, but the crew is not on board.They have been secretly and forcible escorted to a desert hangar to act out the mission as though they were on the shuttle. The reason... More
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Balibo (Blu-Ray)
(2009) [M]
East Timor, 1975: Five Journalists are Missing
One Man Searches For The Truth...
One Man Fights For Justice
As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian-based journalists go missing. Four weeks later, veteran foreign correspondent Roger... More
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Robin Hood (Blu-Ray)
(2010) [M]
Academy Award winner Russell Crowe reunites with legendary Gladiator director Ridley Scott for epic action adventure in Robin Hood.
Discover the untold story of the man behind the legend as Robin, a heroic warrior, turns outlaw when he assembles a band of skilled marauders to confront... More
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The Special Relationship
(2010) [M]
Coined by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the term “special relationship” has come to represent the exceptionally close political, diplomatic, cultural and historical relations between Great Britain and the United States. Some transatlantic alliances have been more potent and more personal... More
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Public Enemies (Blu-Ray)
(2009) [MA]
From visionary director Michael Mann (Heat Collateral) comes the film inspired by one of the most captivating and infamous outlaws - John Dillinger. Johnny Depp stars as the charismatic and elusive bank robber marked by the FBI as America's "Public Enemy Number One." Academy Award winner Marion... More
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The Young Victoria (Blu-Ray)
(2009) [PG]
1837. On the eve of her 18th birthday and succession to the English throne, Princess Victoria (Emily Blunt - The Devil Wears Prada) is caught in a royal struggle for power. Her overbearing mother, The Duchess of Kent and her ambitious adviser, Conroy are desperate to rule in her place and devise... More
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Robin Hood
(2010) [M]
Academy Award winner Russell Crowe reunites with legendary Gladiator director Ridley Scott for epic action adventure in Robin Hood.
Discover the untold story of the man behind the legend as Robin, a heroic warrior, turns outlaw when he assembles a band of skilled marauders to confront... More
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Beneath Hill 60
(2010) [M]
Queensland miner, Oliver Woodward (Brendan Cowell), under trained and never having faced hostile fire before, finds himself on the Western Front leading a secret team of Australian tunnellers fighting to defend a leaking, labyrinthine tunnel system packed with high explosives. If Woodward and his... More
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Man of Iron
(1981) [M]
This exhilarating, seemlessly woven "documentary" of fictional footage tells the story of the 1980 Polish Solidarity strike at the Gdansk shipyard through the eyes of an alcoholic TV journalist.
A worker becomes a "man of iron" forged by experience, a son comes to terms with his... More
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The Battle of Red Cliff (Blu-Ray)
(2008) [MA]
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the... More
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The Young Victoria
(2009) [PG]
1837. On the eve of her 18th birthday and succession to the English throne, Princess Victoria (Emily Blunt - The Devil Wears Prada) is caught in a royal struggle for power. Her overbearing mother, The Duchess of Kent and her ambitious adviser, Conroy are desperate to rule in her place and devise... More
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The Battle of Red Cliff
(2008) [MA]
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the... More
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Katyn
(2007) [MA]
Directed by multi-award winning veteran Polish director Andrzej Wajda and nominated for Best Foreign Film at this years Academy Awards, Katyń investigates the murder of thousands of Polish officers by the Soviet Secret Police during World War II. Among those killed was Wajda’s own father.... More
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Public Enemies
(2009) [MA]
From visionary director Michael Mann (Heat Collateral) comes the film inspired by one of the most captivating and infamous outlaws - John Dillinger. Johnny Depp stars as the charismatic and elusive bank robber marked by the FBI as America's "Public Enemy Number One." Academy Award winner Marion... More
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Balibo (2 disc set)
(2009) [M]
East Timor, 1975: Five Journalists are Missing
One Man Searches For The Truth...
One Man Fights For Justice
As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian-based journalists go missing. Four weeks later, veteran foreign correspondent Roger... More
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The Duchess (Blu-Ray)
(2008) [M]
Based on the remarkable, true story of the beautiful, powerful and notoriously scandalous Duchess of Devonshire. The Duchess unfolds the tale of a woman who became one of the world’s first celebrities, who was adored by all the people of England, save one: her husband, the Duke. Once she... More
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Female Agents (Les femmes de l'ombre) (Blu-Ray)
(2008) [MA]
Based on true events, true stories and real heroines, Female Agents is a powerful, action-packed World War II epic starring Sophie Marceau and Julie Depardieu.
Set in Spring 1944, a five-women commando unit parachutes into occupied France on a daring and dangerous mission to protect... More
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Valkyrie (Blu-Ray)
(2008) [M]
In a country in the grips of evil, in a police state where every move is being watched, in a world where justice and honour have been subverted, a group of men hidden inside the highest reaches of power decide to take action. Based on the true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and the... More
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