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King Of Kings
(1961) [G]

"An intelligent, imaginative movie devoid of conventional Hollywood pieties." -Geoff Andrew, Time Out Film Guide., Who is Jesus and why does he powerfully impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would...  More

The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965) [G]

The Greatest Story Ever Told is director George Stevens' magnificent Biblical film, handled with reverence, artistic appreciation and admirable restraint. The story of Jesus of Nazareth (played by Max Von Sydow), from his humble birth to his crucifixion and ultimate resurrection. Lavishly...  More

The Towering Inferno
(1974) [PG]

Doug Roberts (Paul Newman) is an architect who has just returned from a long vacation to find the work on his new skyscraper nearly completed. He goes to its Opening Party concerned he's found that his wiring specifications have not been followed. The party goes on, despite the building's wiring...  More

Ivan The Terrible: Part 2 (New digital restoration) (2 disc set)
(1946) [PG]

The second part of Sergei Eisenstein's baroque chronicle of the legendary Russian czar was originally planned as a three-part epic. But Eisenstein had battles with Russian censors over the second part of his trilogy, ostensibly because of a negative depiction of Ivan's secret police force (Stalin...  More

Broken Blossoms
(1919) [M]

A Chinese man visits London in the hope that he can bring the message of Buddha to others. He falls in love with the daughter of a prize fighter and cares for her when she is beaten. Their friendship is to prove fateful... Silent with the original 1919 orchestral score by Louis F. Gottschalk....  More

The Birth Of A Nation
(1915) [M]

D.W. Griffith's spectacular silent masterpiece is available for the first time on DVD. The most successful silent film ever, The Birth of a Nation remains America's most controversial cinematic landmark.  More

The Battleship Potemkin
(1925) [PG]

After the success of Strike (1924), Sergei Eisenstein was commissioned by the Soviet government to make a film commemorating the uprising of 1905. Eisenstein's scenario, boiled down from what was to have been a multipart epic of the occasion, focussed on the crew of the battleship Potemkin. Fed...  More

Ben-Hur
(1959) [PG]

Having swept the board at the Academy awards, Ben Hur achieved an outstanding feat in film history, winning eleven Oscars in 1959 including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director. After a ten month production schedule and a then massive $15 million budget, this 1950's epic movie has always...  More

Indochine
(1991) [M]

Eliane is a wealthy French plantation owner living in Indochina in the 1930's with her father and adopted native daughter Camille. She has a brief affair with a young officer, Jean-Baptiste, but after she has ended it, to her dismay discovers that Camille is madly in love with the young man....  More

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(2000) [M]

Amazing martial arts fighting sequences (choreographed by Yuen wo Ping - The Matrix), stunning special effects, action, adventure and romance made Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon an international critical and commercial smash. Martial arts masters Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) and Shu Lien (Michelle...  More