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Schoolteacher Marian Ives visits the Yorkshire moors where her friend Evelyn disappeared a year ago. Caught in a violent storm, she seeks refuge in a large, lonely house to which she is grudgingly admitted by Stephen Deremid, a reclusive pianist traumatised by his experiences in the Spanish Civil War. Marian finds herself attracted to Stephen but she also begins to suspect that he may have had something to do with her friend's disappearance. Also stars Joyce Howard and Tucker McGuire. Based on the novel by Alan Kennington. -
Sean Thornton, retired American boxer, is trying to put the tragedy of accidentally killing an opponent behind him. Returning to the the Irish town of his birth, he falls in love with fiery Mary Kate - and he is sorely tempted to put on the gloves again against her brother 'Red' Will, the town bully. Sean and Mary marry, but Red Will refuses to pay the dowry. Sean is determined not to use his fists and would rather walk away than deal with this challenge and stands firm, even when Mary calls him a coward. But when she boards a train to leave, he's read to take matters into his own hands. Also stars Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen and Barry Fitzgerald. -
In 1869, Edison travelled to New York to seek financiers to develop his ideas, but it's a struggle. His break came when he was able to sell an improved ticker-tape machine, enabling him to marry and open his own laboratory at Menlo Park to work on his new venture, the phonograph. But trouble comes when his friend Bunt Cavatt announces to the press that Edison has invented the electric light, leading to Edison's condemnation by the scientific community. -
Nicole dreams of being swept away by someone special - smart, sexy and sensitive, someone who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is ll that and then some; a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect man is not all he seems to be; his sweet facade hides a savage, dark side that begins to turn Nicole's dreams into living nightmares... -
Ethan Edwards, ex-Confederate soldier, hunts for his niece, captured by Comanches in a raid that killed her family. Edwards won't give up - hunger, thirst, the elements and loneliness are no deterrents in his five year search; and in his murderous hunt for the Comanche chief known as Scar, he also finds that things are not as black and white as he has believed for so long. -
When young, beautiful Victoria Ducane boarded the Florence Express in Italy, she only wanted to escape the demands of her fashion empire. She didn't count on meeting dashing, suave Frenchman Gerard or the slightly eccentric, enigmatic Englishman Hugo de Lacey. Which of these men will change her life? And can she leave her successful career for love with a perfect stranger? -
As if Washington D.C. isn't crazy enough, it's about to be invaded by a lot of hell raising high schoolers determined to throw the craziest bash ever as their final schoolies fling before graduation. Super-cool Dags and his bestie Reggie are notorious for their in-school-hours parties - and when they throw one in Principal Moss's house, he demands the unruly kids write a letter to the U.S. President to air their grievances at the school system. But the Principal's plan backfires when the President invites the class to speak before Congress. In the best tradition of Animal House, the sex-obsessed seniors are aboard the bus - driven by drug-addled 'Red' - and on the road to mayhem, sex, drugs and rock and roll. Also stars Valerie Mahaffey and Tommy Chong. -
Mike Donnelly is one lovable, hilarious accident just waiting to happen. Dedicated to helping his brother Al win the race for Washington State governor, he turns every opportunity for votes into a disaster. Campaign aide and professional slacker Steve Dodds volunteers to babysit Mike - but when Mike discovers the current governor is a crook, he dives headfirst into a whole other level of well-intended destruction! Also stars Gary Busey and Tim Matheson. -
Fritz Lang's classic sci-fi story is set in the new millennium of Metropolis - a city of skyscrapers, highways in the sky, expansive stadiums...the home of the wealthy industrialists and business magnates and their top employees, the 'thinkers', who have the ability to make plans and devise schemes but lack the ability to make them real. The 'workers' are the ones driven to exhaustion creating the thinkers' visions, living underground and toiling to operate the gigantic machines that power the great city. When the son of the city's master sees the beautiful Maria, a woman from the workers showing some children how their rich brothers live, he follows her and discovers that not only is Maria a beacon of hope for the workers, he sees that appalling conditions under which the workers toil. The time has come for revolution - but events are further complicated by a half-crazed, love-sick inventor who creates a destructive, murderous robot with Maria's likeness. -
Part history and all romance, this is the tale of an unknown officer named Napoleon Bonaparte and Désirée, a commoner who would become a queen. Rated as one of the screen's most accomplished historical romances, the story traces Napoleon's triumphs and defeats against a back drop of timeless passion. Also Stars Merle Oberon and Michael Rennie. -
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Killing Heat 1982: Set in 1940s Southern Rhodesia, Mary is pulled from city life to live on her husband's failing farm. She begins to go slowly insane and stars an affair with Moses, a black servant. Karen Black, John Thaw and John Kani. Based on Doris Lesssing's novel The Grass Is Singing. The Fat Spy 1966: When a beachside scavenger hunt arouses the paranoia of cosmetic mogul Big Daddy Wellington and his daughter Junior, he despatches portly twins Irving and Herman to spy on his rival, Camille Salamander. Jayne Mansfield, Phyllis Diller, Brian Donlevy and the surf rock music of The Wild Ones. Mansfield's final film. The Big Wheel 1949:Billy Coy, son of Cannon Ball Coy, the racing driver who died in a fiery smash, has always lived in his father's shadow. Can he face his own fears by racing in the Indy 500 and claim his own legacy? Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Linda Romay and Spring Byington. Smash Up - The Story Of A Woman 1947: Angie, sexy night-club chanteuse, gives up her career for marriage. When she starts drinking, her life goes into a downward spiral. Susan Hayward, Eddie Albert, Lee Bowman and Marsha Hunt. To be these films individually would cost between $60-$80. -
470 A.D: As the Western Roman Empire begins to collapses, a small band of British Roman soldiers, make a long and arduous journey to Rome. They arrive to find the city on the edge of chaos, over-run with rebellion, not far from destruction. Despite the tumultuous events around them, they resolve to continue their mission; to keep the spirit of Empire alive by rescuing the young son of the last Emperor, Romulus Augustus. A daring rescue ensures and, hearing rumours of an entire Legion of the Roman Army that has remained loyal to Rome, they begin a trek across Northern Europe to find them. By finding the Legion and establishing the boy as the legitimate Emperor, the Romans believe an uprising can be launched and the Empire revived. But the journey is futile, the Legion is nowhere to be found and they find themselves quickly losing heart. Deciding to turn back to Britain, they cross the channel in defeat, little knowing the mysterious revelations and magical destinies that await them on their return. DVD: Colin Firth; Ben Kingsley: Thomas Sangster: preloved; very good condition; region 4 -
Book and DVD: Dune: Frank Herbert
$8.00–$20.00The book which started a legend. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for...When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream. DVD: (1984) Kyle MacLachlan; José Ferrer; Linda Hunt; Sting; Patrick Stewart; Max Von Sydow: preloved; ex-rental; very good condition; region 4 -
In this collection: The Merchant Of Venice (1972); The Millionairess (1972); Talking Heads: Bed Among The Lentils (1988); Suddenly Last Summer (1993). With extras: two interviews and a radio play The Country Wife. -
In this Collection: Talking To A Stranger (1966); Keep An Eye On Amélie (1973); The Cherry Orchard (1981); Going Gently (1981); Ghosts (1987); Make And Break (1987); Can You Hear Me Thinking? (1990) Absolute Hell (1991). -
Bernard Black is a foul-tempered, drink-fuelled and eccentric bookshop owner who loves his books and loathes his customers; he hates pairing his socks, cleaning his living quarters and would rather lose a sale than interact with a customer. Manny is Bernard's long-haired and long-suffering assistant - employed on a drunken night out - and is a breath of fresh air in the musty confines of the bookshop and a welcome antidote to Bernard; and Fran is the owner of Nifty Gifty, the shop next door, Bernard's friend and the only one who can give him a run for his money! Together Manny and Fran join forces to make Bernard have some contact with the outside world - with comical consequences. Bernard is convinced Manny is mad; Manny has concerns about the reliability of his magic hot water bottle; and Fran struggles to find her inner Karma in between trying to find her cigarettes and making excuses to have another drink.
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