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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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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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La Vie En Rose (Blu-Ray)
(2007) [M]
The life story of singer Edith Piaf.
Critically-acclaimed biopic about the legendary international singing icon Edith Piaf, whose voice and talent captivated the world. Starring award-winner Marion Cotillard (A Very Long Engagement, A Good Year) in an astonishing performance, the film is a... More
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W.
(2008) [M]
Oliver Stone's biographical take on the life of George W. Bush, one of the most controversial, secretive, cynical, and ruthless presidents in USA history, chronicling from 1967 to his wild and carefree days in college, to his military service, to his governorship of Texas and oil businesses,... More
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Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
(2005) [G]
Legendary poet, singer/songwriter and alleged ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his L.A. home about his extraordinary life and times, interspersed with old footage from his private photo collection and lavish praise plus elaborately performed Cohen cover songs from a motley crew of... More
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The Baader Meinhof Complex
(2008) [MA]
A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s. Based on Stefan Aust's best-selling nonfiction book.
From the producer of Downfall comes an explosive film about one of the... More
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Valkyrie
(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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Milk
(2008) [M]
His life changed history. His courage changed lives. Academy Award winner Sean Penn stars in this stirring celebration of Harvey Milk, a true man of the people. Milk is based on the inspiring true story of the first openly gay man elected to major public office. This compelling film follows... More
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
(2006) [M]
Before Iraq, before the Bush Administration, before the Dixie Chicks, Bruce Springsteen, and Pearl Jam ... there was John Lennon, the celebrated music artist who used his fame and his fortune to protest the Vietnam War and advocate for world peace. It was a move that incensed 1 the U.S.... More
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The Bank Job (Blu-Ray)
(2008) [MA]
Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London, The Bank Job is a highly-charged heist thriller that tautly interweaves high-level corruption, murder and sexual scandal in 1970s England.
A car dealer with a dodgy past and new family, Terry... More
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Persepolis
(2007) [M]
Poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. More
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Frost/Nixon
(2008) [M]
From Academy Award-winning director, Ron Howard The Da Vinci Code, Apollo 13), comes the electrifying, untold story behind one of the most unforgettable moments in history.
When disgraced President Richard Nixon agreed to an interview with jet-setting television personality, David... More
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Waltz With Bashir
(2008) [MA]
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term service in that conflict More
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Savage Grace
(2007) [R]
Based on the award-winning best selling novel, Savage Grace tells the incredible true story of Barbara Daly, who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland, the heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. The birth of their son Tony rocks the uneasy balance in this marriage of extremes. As Tony... More
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The Duchess
(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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The Times of Harvey Milk
(1984) [PG]
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by Supervisor Dan White on November 27, 1978. Milk's life leading up to his election, his successful efforts to politically represent San Francisco's gay community, and the city's... More
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The Bank Job
(2008) [MA]
Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London, The Bank Job is a highly-charged heist thriller that tautly interweaves high-level corruption, murder and sexual scandal in 1970s England.
A car dealer with a dodgy past and new family, Terry... More
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Hula Girls
(2006) [M]
It is 1965 and in Japan, the country has started to shift from coal to oil. One by one the old mining towns begin to show their decline. but for one small town way up north, its leaders and mining company officials have come up with an idea to develop Japan's first Hawaiian village. And what's a... More
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Mongol
(2007) [MA]
Award-winning filmmaker Sergei Bodrov illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in his stunning epic, Mongol.
Based on leading historical accounts and a nominee for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2008 Academy Awards, Mongol delves into the dramatic and harrowing early... More
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First Australians (2 disc set)
(2008) [PG]
First Australians chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people. First Australians explores what unfolds when the oldest living culture in the world is overrun by the world?s greatest empire.
Over seven documentaries,... More
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Peter Beard: Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond
(1998) [PG]
The most compelling and comprehensive movie ever produced about the life and work of Peter Beard, the photographer & writer who relentlessly fought in defence of Africa's fauna, this is the definitive portrait of the world's greatest adventure photographer. Narrated by Charlotte Rampling, the... More
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War Dance
(2007) [PG]
War/Dance tells the story of Uganda's brutal civil war through the eyes of a group of children whose love of music brings joy, excitement and hope back into their poverty-stricken lives. Dominic, Nancy and Rose have lived in the most dangerous part of the war zone and witnessed unimaginable... More
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The Fighting 69th
(1940) [PG]
"The Fighting 69th" is a First World War regiment of mostly New York-Irish soldiers. Amongst a cocky crew, perhaps the cockiest is Jerry Plunkett, a scrappy fellow who looks out only for himself. The officers and non-coms of the regiment do their best to instill discipline in Plunkett, and the... More
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The Counterfeiters
(2007) [MA]
Salomon ‘Sally’ Sorowitsch is the king of the counterfeiters, living the high life of cards, booze and women in Weimar Berlin. A criminal and a Jew, he is arrested into a Nazi concentration camp but his exceptional skills are spotted and he is forced to help the Nazis in an organised... More
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
(2007) [M]
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is the remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), a successful and charismatic editor-in-chief to French Elle, who believes he is living his life to its absolute fullest when a sudden stroke leaves him in a life-altered state. While the... More
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