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Supervolcano


Supervolcano is a fact based fable set at an unknown period of time in the future, and documents in retrospect a five year period in which the huge and highly unstable Yellowstone caldera (volcano crater) finally erupts as a supervolcano, and the destruction is causes over that period. The film is a skilful construction […]

Reap the Wild Wind


Directed by Cecil B De Mille
Reap the Wild Wind is an adventure/romance yarn involving criminal activity in the shipwrecking and illegal salvaging of cargoes off the Florida Keys in the late 19th Century. It is a rollicking tale that involves seaborne adventure, a romance between a woman and two male rivals, romantic and commercial […]

Strictly Dancing


Not since ?Strictly Ballroom? the original movie responsible for bringing ballroom dancing back in from the cold in the ?80?s, has a DVD been held accountable for the popularity of this fashionable sport. ?Strictly Dancing? the TV show was the result of a partnership between of Todd Abbot and Paul Melville and became brilliantly popular […]

Spot - Bumper Adventure Pack


Written by Eric Hill
3 Videos in one DVD
Spot goes to a party.
Spot?s Musical Adventure.
Spot and his grandparents go to the carnival.
Spot is always learning, each story is about an event in his life anything from attending a party or sleepover to helping his grandma with the cooking and cleaning. Spot?s best friend is Steve […]

Short Circuit


Directed by John Badham
?Short Circuit? was one of my favourite films for the 80s, so much so that I actually bought the video all those years ago. The sequel was even better and that is so rare in movies. So I jumped at the chance to grab a DVD version of the film. I hadn?t […]

Sunset


The movie is set in 1929 at a time when the talkies were just beginning to replace the silent movies and mixes a little fact with plenty of fiction. The story centres on Tom Mix who was a huge star of Westerns at that time and an ageing Wyatt Earp, note American lawman famous for […]

Silver Brumby, The


The men from the snowy high country are tough and hardy but up till now they have been no match for the king of the cascade brumbies, Thowra the silver Brumby. The silver coloured stallion has roamed the high country at will for it?s entire life and whilst many have tried, no man has ever […]

Steptoe and Son: The Complete First Series


I was a little disappointed in this series ? mainly because I remember seeing some episodes many years ago (they were in colour, so I must?ve seen episodes from the later series) and they just seemed more amusing to me then. Not sure why. Possibly these two actors and the writers hadn?t quite got into […]

Stepford Wives, The


Directed by Frank Oz
I am always eager to see a Nicole Kidman film as we share the same first name, but unfortunately for me little else. After watching The Stepford Wives though, I can?t help thinking that Ms. Kidman may live to regret signing on the dotted line for this film. In fact, she may […]

Rudolph (the red nosed reindeer) The movie


This retelling of the very famous story of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer starts at the north pole with the arrival of a new young buck named Rudolph. His nose is shiny red and the other reindeer are concerned that Rudolph will be a laughing stock if his nose stays shiny like that. Rudolph?s family […]