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Memoirs of a Geisha
(2005) [M]

This epic motion picture from the director of the Academy Award-winning Chicago (Best Picture, 2002) is based on the international best-selling novel by Arthur Golden. Torn from her impoverished family before World War II and sent to work in a geisha house, a child will blossom into the legendary...  More

Ivan The Terrible: Part 1 (New digital restoration) (2 disc set)
(1944) [PG]

Sergei Eisenstein's operatic saga of the 16th-century Russian hero Czar Ivan IV is given a charismatic performance by Nikolai Cherkasov and a brilliant score by Sergei Prokofiev. Part One deals with Czar Ivan's beginnings as the ruler of Russia, Ivan's coronation, and his marriage to Anastasia...  More

River Queen
(2005) [MA]

A woman who has come to a strange land is torn between the life she knows and the new life around her in this epic-scale historical drama. In 1854, New Zealand's indigenous Maori tribes were engaged in an ongoing battle to drive away European settlers eager to establish colonies in the nation's...  More

Jasmine Woman
(2004) [MA]

A grand saga spanning three generations tells of the struggle of mothers and their daughters in China. A realistic, intimate tale; full of powerfully candid insights, in a heart wrenchingly beautiful film for Mother, Wife, Daughter, and Lover. Set over fifty years, it follows the lives of Mo in...  More

Medea
(1969) [M]

Italian Pier Paolo Pasolini interprets the ancient Greek tragedy in his own distinctive style. Maria Callas,in her only film role, plays Medea, the central character in the ancient Greek story of Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece, and brings to the role her commanding...  More

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2 Disc Set)
(2001) [M]

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth still it remained lost to him....  More

The Great Escape (Special 2 disc edition)
(1963) [PG]

Arguably the best World War II adventure film ever made, John Sturges's dramatisation of the true story of a group of British, American, and Canadian POWs who executed a massive escape from Stalag Luft III in Upper Silesia in March 1944, stars Steve McQueen as the rebellious Virgil Hilts. The...  More

Zulu
(1964) [PG]

ZULU is one of the great movies, an epic adventure of courage in the face of incredible odds. Based on a true story it tells the amazing tale of 100 British soldiers who stood fast against an overwhelming force of 4,000 of the Zulu nation's mightiest warriors in the defence of Rorkes Drift in...  More

Cleopatra (Special Edition Bonus Features)
(1963) [M]

**New Two Hour Documentary: "Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood" **Original 1963 "Making Of" Featurette: The Fourth Star Of Cleopatra **Archival Footage From New York And Hollywood Premieres **Extensive Stills Gallery With Behind-The-Scenes Photos, Costume Sketches, Concept Art And...  More

The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers: (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) Supplementary Features (Discs 3 & 4 of 4 disc set)
(2001) [M]

DVD set consists of two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries, commentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at the film.

*Please note that this set does not contain the feature film.  More