Shoah (Disc 1 of 4)
(1985) [PG]

Claude Lanzmann spent eleven years spanning the globe for surviving camp inmates, SS commandants, and eyewitnesses of the Final Solution - the Nazi's effort to systematically exterminate human beings. Without dramatic enactment or archival footage, but with extraordinary testimonies, SHOAH...  More

CSNY-Deja Vu
(2008) [M]

Since their debut in the late 'sixties, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young have functioned as the "town criers" of their generation. With songs like "Ohio" and "Find the Cost of Freedom", CSNY were in the forefront of Vietnam-era protest and anti-war sentiment. Though fondly remembered for their...  More

Invictus
(2009) [PG]

He was imprisoned 27 years for his heroic fight against apartheid. So what does Nelson Mandela do after he is elected president of South Africa? He rejects revenge, forgives his oppressors and finds hope of national unity in an unlikely place: the rugby field. Clint Eastwood (the National Board...  More

Frost Nixon The Original Watergate Interview
(1977) [G]

Sir David Frost's legendary 28 hour interview with former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon remains the greatest political interview ever recorded, and has been immortalized in the Oscar nominated film Frost-Nixon. Watched by nearly 50 million viewers in the US when originally broadcast in May of...  More

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

10,000 BC
(2008) [M]

The filmmaker who launched a UFO invasion in Independence Day and unleashed the forces of global warming in The Day After Tomorrow now unveils a new day of adventure, a time when mammoths shake the earth and mystical spirits shape human fates. Roland Emmerich directs 10,000 BC, the eye-filling...  More

The Killing of America
(1981) [R]

A hard hitting shock-u-mentary about the rise of violence in the home of the brave. From the assassinations of John F Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy to the violent protests against the Vietnam war. From the ritual murders of the Manson Family, to the terrifying violence of serial...  More

Breaker Morant
(1980) [PG]

Hero or villian? His exploits shook an empire... and made him a legend. South Africa, 1901: The British war against the Boers has deteriorated into bitter guerilla warfare. A unit of the Bushveldt Carbineers made up mainly of Australians is ordered by the British High Command to fight the Boer on...  More

Hammers Over The Anvil
(1991) [M]

Its the summer of 1910 and in the small country town of Turalla the young polio stricken Alan Marshall (Alexander Outhred) is on the cusp of teenage hood, dreaming of becoming a great horseman just like the town's hero, East Driscoll (Crowe). When East commences a passionate affair with Grace...  More

Olympia (2 tape set)
(1938) [E]

In 1935 Leni Riefenstahl was approached by the President of the German Olympic Committee to make a film of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which were being staged by Goebbels as a giant propaganda exercise. Using 44 cameramen and a staff of hundreds Leni shot over 300,000 feet of film.  More

Hitler: A Film From Germany (2 tape set)
(1977) [M]

Hitler is represented in a variety of styles including a ventriloquist's dummy and as a Mr Punch with Eva Braun as Judy. A stylised interpretation of history to examine the German psyche and the power of Hitler. No archival footage is used. German dialogue with subtitles.  More

The Dream Is Alive (IMAX)
(1985) [E]

Shot in space by the astronauts themselves, the film provides a close-up look at several space shuttle missions, including the Challenger's 1984 mission to repair a damaged satellite.  More

Walking With Dinosaurs (2 disc set)
(2000) [E]

Walking With Dinosaurs traces the 160 million year history of dinosaurs from their first appearance to their abrupt demise. This groundbreaking series explores the plants, insects and geography of the period as well as the dominant reptiles, evoking the mystery and excitement of the age when...  More

Into The Arms Of Strangers
(2000) [PG]

In 1938 and 1939, about 10,000 children, most of them Jews, were sent by their parents from Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia to the safety of England where foster families took most of them in for the duration of the war. Years later, eleven kinder, one child's mother, an English foster...  More

Jazz: Disc 1 (Episodes 1-3)
(2002) [E]

Episodes 1-3 in the twelve episode series. Episode One – Gumbo, Beginnings to 1917: Jazz begins in New Orleans, a city with a richly diverse musical culture. Here in the 1890s, African-American musicians create a new music by mixing ragtime syncopations and the soulful feeling of the blues....  More

Jazz: Disc 2 (Episodes 4-6)
(2001) [E]

Episodes 4-6 in the twelve episode series. Episode Four – The True Welcome, 1929 – 1934: In 1929 the stock market collapses and the Great Depression begins. New York is now America’s jazz capital. On Broadway, Louis Armstrong revolutionises the popular song and his flair for...  More

Jazz: Disc 3 (Episodes 7-9)
(2001) [E]

Episodes 7-9 in the twelve episode series. Episode Seven – Swinging with Change, 1940 – 1942: As the 40s begin, jazz is changing. A small band of young musicians, led by the trumpet virtuoso Dizzy Gillespie and the brilliant saxophonist, Charlie Parker, have discovered a new way of...  More

Jazz: Disc 4 (Episodes 10-12)
(2001) [E]

Episodes 10-12 in the twelve episode series. Episode Ten – Irresistible, 1949 – 1955 A generation of musicians, faced with the overwhelming genius of Charlie Parker, embrace the challenge of moving beyond his innovations. Visionary pianist, Thelonius Monk, infuses bebop with his eccentric...  More

Hail Columbia! (Imax)
(1982) [G]

The maiden voyage of Columbia, the first space shuttle, is recounted with IMAX footage shot on the ground and in space.  More

Destiny In Space (Imax)
(1994) [G]

Destiny in Space is a tribute to the spirit of our continuing exploration of the solar system. Board a satellite in space to look back upon the shuttle orbiting Earth. Join astronauts to deploy and repair the Hubble Telescope. Travel millions of miles to soar above the remarkable contours of...  More

Mission To Mir (Imax)
(1997) [G]

Earth-bound audiences can soar into space and experience life aboard the first long-term space station--Mir. Since March 1995, NASA astronauts have served as crew members aboard the Russian Space Station Mir. The NASA program supporting this endeavor is commonly known as International Space...  More

Fires Of Kuwait (Imax)
(2007) [G]

Firestorm in the desert: the terrible legacy of the Gulf War - 607 oil wells burning out of control, ignited by retreating Iraqi troops. Fire-fighters from 10 countries answered Kuwait's cry for help. Supported by more than 10,000 people from 40 nations, they battled and won. A 1992 Academy Award...  More

Blackadder 4: Blackadder Goes Forth (2 disc set)
(1989) [PG]

The Western Front 1917: Captain Blackadder joined the British Army when it was little more than a travel agency for gentlemen with an abnormally high sex drive. Now he's twenty yards from a lot of heavily armed people who want to kill him. Worse still, his brother officer is a man whose family...  More

South Australian Steam
(1992) [G]

South Australia has some of Australia's longest and most significant preserved Steam Railways and this is the first feature length documentary to picture them all. Featured locomotives include: 933 and the 'Coffee Pot' of the Pichi Richi Railway, Quorn; 901 at Steamtown, Peterborough; 621...  More

MGM: When The Lion Roars (2 tape set)
(1992) [G]

When the Lion Roars is a tribute to MGM, perhaps the best studio of old Hollywood. It boasted wonderful stars, great films, and a sense of family between its employees. This documentary examines the early life of the studio focusing on moguls like Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg, stars like...  More

Frontline (1981)
(1981) [PG]

David Bradbury's powerful and unforgettable Academy Award nominated masterpiece, Frontline, focuses on the horror and tragedy of the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of Australian war correspondant Neil Davis.

Frontline forces us to remember the most horrific side of a war that...  More

The Baby Boomers Picture Show
(1990) [PG]

As seen on ABC TV's 'The Baby Boomers Picture Show'. Re-live the magic of your childhood. Swing on a hills hoist, hear Jason and the Argonauts on the radio, taste the warm school milk, smell the chook roasting on Christmas Day and remember the excitement of Saturday arvo pictures. This video...  More

The Republic Pictures Story
(1991) [G]

A history of Republic Pictures studios, featuring hundreds of clips plus on-camera interviews with stars, directors, stuntmen, etc.  More

The Cinesound Movietone Collection Pt 1: The 1930s
(1993) [G]

Part-one in the four-part series. Take a walk down memory lane and glimpse life as it was when the cameras of CINESOUND and MOVIETONE produced a faithful chronicle of a bygone era. In the years before television, millions of Australians made the weekly pilgrimage to cinemas around the country...  More

The Cinesound Movietone Collection Pt 2: The 1940s
(1993) [G]

Part-two in the four-part series. Take a walk down memory lane and glimpse life as it was when the cameras of CINESOUND and MOVIETONE produced a faithful chronicle of a bygone era. In the years before television, millions of Australians made the weekly pilgrimage to cinemas around the country...  More