A famous TV reporter with links to the powerful and famous gets involved in the battle for supremacy in an Arab country that has just discovered oil. The King becomes a very powerful member of the international society and fortunately for his subjects is a rather benevolent ruler. He is opposed by a violent terrorist […]

3 astronauts set off from Cape Canaveral to stay 7 months in an orbiting Spacelab to learn more about man?s ability to survive lengthy trips in to space. After a successful launch and a positive start to the mission, it becomes evident that the boys aren?t coping as well as they might so after five […]

This is a collection of clips from the BBC comedy show that featured Dave Allen, an Irish comic who mixes monologues with one-liners and sketch comedy. There?s not a lot I can say about the whole plot as if you like good comedy then you will probably like Dave. I can remember when the show […]

This is quite a surprising movie, having been made in 1930, well after the end of the First World War it showcases. But it looks at War from the German point of view and presents a realistically bleak view of the life of the common man in the trenches. The movie opens with a group […]

The ABC has taken the opportunity to pat itself on the back for the TV coverage of Test cricket it gave us from the late 50s until the end of the 70s. This DVD shows a wide variety of footage, mainly in black and white, from those times in episodes that will no doubt make […]

The film opens with Will Bastion leaving the New Zealand Army to go home to attend the funeral of his father. Will finds himself at odds with the Maori tradition of the eldest taking up the patu, the symbol of authority, believing that he does not want the responsibility, nor the potential for violence the […]

This was recently shown on the ABC as a three-episode series and I stumbled on to the last episode one night while flicking channels. I was interested enough to bid for and receive the DVD to review and I am glad I did. This is one of those interesting programs that provides information in an […]

Before the internet there was Richard Attenborough. The Living Planet is the second of a three-part series that began with Life On Earth in 1979, continued with The Living Planet in 1984 and concluded with the Private Life of Plants in 1985. These are exceptional in terms of concept and execution and are a valuable […]

The movie is set in the South of the USA and opens with the graduation ball for April, a rich southern woman, who has the world and her handsome fianc? Chad at her feet. With the ball and her house reminiscent of a Gone With The Wind type setting we quickly find out that April […]

David Mann is a travelling salesman whose career isn?t going all that well, much like his marriage. He sets out one day for what was supposed to be a routine drive to see a client. All seems fine as he sets off to drive through the mountains until he happens upon a dirty old tanker […]