“How did the Orient Express acquire its mythical status?” This question is posed by the incomparable Sir Peter Ustinov as he takes us aboard the most famous luxury train in history. Filmed in 1991, Sir Peter sets out from London and it is not long before he meets a...
Evelyn Salt (Angolina Jollie) is a highly respected CIA agent called in to interogate a Russian spy who walks into their offices and offers a vital piece of information. He names Evelyn Salt as the assasin who he President of Russia will be assassinated during...
Back in 1977 there was no CSI, there was Quincy M.E. And the strong-willed Los Angeles County medical examiner played by the inimitable, Jack Klugman has finally arrived on DVD. Season three has been released and what a season it is. Episode one kicks off with the...
Who doesn’t want to watch a TV series narrated by Captain Kirk himself, Willam Shatner and this one showcases some of Australia’s most amazing marine life our East Coast can offer courtesy of husband and wife underwater filmmaking team Ron and Valerie Taylor. You may...
Sick children, flames coming out of kitchen taps, dying animals, contaminated waterways; sounds like a nightmare of some third world country doesn’t it? But no, it’s in the USA. To say that this award-winning documentary shocked me is an understatement....
Peter Cushing is a name synonymous with the Hammer horror films but there’s another role he made his own, that of the infamous Baker Street sleuth, Sherlock Holmes. Taking over from Douglas Wilmer as Arthur Conan Doyle’s great detective, Cushing has done a...
Did you know the domestic cat is the most popular pet in the world? And two of them live with me, yes I am a cat person. Joanna Lumley turns cat detective in this two-part documentary as she travels to Egypt, Belgium, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Mexico, Belize and Namibia in...
First there was Wolf Creek, now meet its sister flick, The Loved Ones. It shares an abduction or two that doesn’t begin or end particularly well. However I’m getting ahead of myself. The Loved Ones centers around Brent, a teenager engulfed by grief and guilt over the...
Comedy fans, are you ready for a trip down memory lane? Well buckle up because this 4-disc DVD collection is a cracker, featuring the very best Britain has to offer in, Kenneth Williams, Leonard Rossiter, Sid James and Ronnie Barker. Each disc individually showcases...
Quincy M.E. is back with another forensic filled 22 episode season. This fifth outing sees our favourite medical examiner tackle highly contentious issues such as suspect marijuana, teen prostitution and Soviet spies to name a few. Quincy M.E. was a pioneer in the...
Ever dreamt of playing cricket for Australia? This movie is about doing just that. However, there’s no Michael Clarke, David Warner or Mitchell Johnson. Instead we have Theodore ‘Teddy’ Brown, Rick and Stavros. Who are they you might ask? Well they play...
There are murders aplenty in the latest Midsomer Murders boxset, Season 15 Part 1. Disc one kicks off with The Dark Rider a torrid tale featuring the DeQuetteville family where upon a member of this esteemed family falls to his death after seeing a headless horseman....
