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A middle-class schoolteacher, stuck in a government-enforced teaching post in an arid backwater, stops off in the mining town of Bundanyabba on his way home for the Christmas holidays.

Discovering a local gambling craze that may grant him the financial independence to move back to Sydney for good, the opportunity proves irresistible. But the bad decisions are just beginning and a reliance on local standards of hospitality in "the Yabba" may take him on a path darker than ever expected.

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American businessman Wendell Armbruster (Jack Lemmon) is summoned to Italy after a car accident claims the lives of his father and his father's secret mistress! And when the mistress' daughter also arrives - and the bodies of both of their parents disappear - the two instant foes are brought

together in a baffling mystery...and an affair of the heart!

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Set in the world of battle re-enactments, Faintheartis a comedy that charts the epic quest of Viking Warrior Readmund the Just, aka Richard the sales assistant (Eddie Marsan), as he attempts to win back the love of his long suffering wife Cath (Jessica Hynes).

Tired of Richard s all-consuming obsession with his Iron-age alter ego, Cath kicks him out of their home and into the real world. His honour is put in further peril when Cath begins seeing Martin s PE teacher Gary (Paul Nicholls). Realising he must finally face up to the challenges of the present day and fatherly responsibility, Richard enlists the help of best friend and Trekkie, Julian (Ewen Bremner). Together with Julian and a merry band of assorted geeks known as the Bloody Broadswords , Richard must summon all of his Norse courage to discover the real warrior within.

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History tells us what this family did. The Kennedys tells us who they were. The Kennedys is an eight-part epic portrayal of America's most prominent political dynasty of the twentieth century, from Emmy Award winning director Jon Cassar.

The story unveils the private life behind the family's legacy as patriarch Joe Senior's lust for power leads his sons 'JFK' and 'Bobby' on the journey of their lives. Uncover the family's unrivalled ambitions; their heroic achievements and personal failures, their loyalties and loves, and their resentments and betrayals. The Kennedys is the untold story of America's most iconic family.

With their old leader away on a long con, Danny steps up to the mark with a bang as our gang of grifters take on the Hollywood sign, a Vegas casino and thanks to their new rookie recruit, engage in a dangerous game of Russian Roulette with deadly prepared Sushi!

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New York, 1941. Socially conscious scriptwriter Barton Fink (John Turturro) has made it big on Broadway. Now Tinsel Town is taking notice. Hired by Hollywood to write a wrestling picture, Barton quits the city smog for movie stardom. L.A. has got the Barton Fink feeling.

Barton Fink has got writer's block. Enlisting the help of able assistant Audrey (Judy Davis) and amiable neighbour Charlie Meadows (John Goodman), Fink finds the real-life inspiration he seeks comes from the most sinister of sources.

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The JFK Assassination

In the era of nuclear confrontation, John F. Kennedy attempted to prevent war six times during his short tenure as president. He didn't live to face a seventh. Amazing archive footage brings to life the brilliant iconic American President whose ideals, actions and accessibility stand in stark contrast to recent administrations. In this engaging documentary, with insight and erudition, we trace JFK's early political career, candidacy, presidency, and examine his enduring popularity. With JFK candidacy, presidency and Kennedy era footage we authentically retell the events and circumstances in the lead up to the assassination on that fateful November day in 1963.

The Kennedy Curse
The Kennedy family is one of the most famous families in the world, but their history has been plagued by tragedies commonly known as The Kennedy Curse. The wealth, glamour and photogenic quality of the family members, as well as their extensive and continuing commitment to public service, has elevated them to iconic status over the past half-century and has led to their reputation as "America's Royal Family". But for all of the family's wealth, power and influence over the United States of America and the world, they have suffered through some of the greatest personal, and public tragedies. These events, and their impact on the lives of the Kennedy family, are known as 'The Kennedy Curse'.

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When multiple residents of a small Californian town begin to suffer from identical frenzied delusions, Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) suspects the community is in the grip of a new kind of epidemic.

But his investigations soon reveal the terrifying truth - uncovering not a medical emergency, but a hidden extraterrestrial invasion that threatens mankind's very existence.

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This DVD features the entire first series, and offers a peek behind the scenes at life in the village of Stackton Tressel, Dominated by the somewhat eccentric activities of the dear ladies.

We follow their hilarious antics as they play the pools, protect their home against intruders with some rather inventive contraptions, preside over the local bowls tournament, try to fool the doctor - and much more. All carried out, needless to say, after helpful advice from their friend and Town Clerk, Teddy.

An audacious, genre-defying mix of horror and folklore, 'Lamb' is the debut feature from Icelandic writer-director Valdimar Johannsson. A couple on a remote sheep farm find a mysterious newborn and decide to raise it as their own, but soon face the consequences of defying the will of nature.

Summer is the story of a man of intelligence and promise struggling to reclaim his life. Shaun has had twelve years to reflect on an intense summer of love, sex and loyalty, but his best friend's imminent death forces him on a journey to confront his past.

Tom Hanks and filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen team up for the crime of the century in the quirky, laugh-out-loud, smash hit 'The Ladykillers'. Featuring a hilarious supporting cast and packed with non-stop laughs and outrageous high jinks, 'The Ladykillers' is nothing less than drop-dead funny.

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Its 1862 and the Victorian Turf Club announces the running of Australia's richest horse race ever, an event that will become known worldwide as the Melbourne Cup. One top cup contender is racehorse Archer. But Archer is nearly 600 miles north of Melbourne, with untracked rugged country in between.

Archers young handler, Dave Power, volunteers to ride the horse to Melbourne and sets off on the journey of a lifetime.

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Detective Inspector Jonah Gabriel takes on his first case since being shot in a botched police operation that left his partner dead. The new case involves investigating the murder of recently pardoned, drug baron Harvey Wratten.

On the other side of the criminal divide, Joseph Bede, a former associate of Wratten's, is moved to make his own enquiries. As Gabriel, dogged by amnesia and suspicious colleagues, follows a complicated line of investigation and Bede becomes increasingly desperate to see through a massive drugs operation that will enable him to step out of the business forever, the enigmatic and ruthless Gatehouse emerges from the shadows to bring the story to a shocking climax...

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In the 1920s, District Nurse Megan Roberts is assigned to a poor Welsh mining village where life has hardly changed since Victorian times. Educated and an outsider, she is treated with deep suspicion by many of the locals. Life in the village is cruel, harsh and deprived.

The population are mired in poverty and their only solace is to be found in drink or religion. As the strong-willed Megan fights to bring what comfort she can, she also finds herself battling against powerful farmers, local officials and mine owners who care nothing about the villagers' welfare. Things come to a head when a contaminated local water supply threatens an epidemic and cost-cutting at the old drift mine has tragic consequences for the safety of the miners...