A Place to Call Home is a sweeping romantic drama set in 1950s rural Australia following the lives of Nurse Sarah Adams and the Blighs, a wealthy and complicated Pastoralist family living in Inverness, New South Wales where love, death and secrets are never far below the surface. Marta Dusseldorp leads the cast as Sarah Adams, a woman with a mysterious past who has returned to Australia after 20 years abroad. The idyllic way of life in Inverness begins to work its magic on Sarah and she begins to heal from the horrors of World War Two and find love. This complete collection DVD set contains all six series of this thrilling period drama.
Movies don't come any bigger than Peter Jackson's King Kong, a three-hour remake of the 1933 classic that marries breathtaking visual prowess with a surprising emotional depth. Expanding on the original story of the blonde beauty and the beast who falls for her, Jackson creates a movie spectacle that matches his Lord of the Rings films and even at times evokes their fantasy world while celebrating the glory of '30s Hollywood. Naomi Watts stars as Ann Darrow, a vaudeville actress down on her luck in Depression-era New York until manic filmmaker Carl Denham (a game but miscast Jack Black) entices her with a lead role. Dazzled by the genius of screenwriter Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody), Ann boards the tramp steamer S.S. Venture, which she--and most of the wary crew--believes is headed for Singapore. Denham, however, is in search of the mythic Skull Island, hoping to capture its wonders on film and make a fortune. What he didn't count on were some scary natives who find that the comely Darrow looks like prime sacrifice material for a mysterious giant creature.... There's no point in rehashing the entire plot, as every movie aficionado is more than familiar with the trajectory of King Kong; the challenge facing Jackson, his screenwriters, and the phenomenal visual-effects team was to breathe new life into an old, familiar story. To that degree, they achieve what could be best called a qualified success. Though they've assembled a crackerjack supporting cast, including Thomas Kretschmann as the Venture's hard-bitten captain and young Jamie Bell as a plucky crewman, the first third of the movie is rather labored, with too much minute detail given over to sumptuous re-creations of '30s New York and the unexciting initial leg of the Venture's sea voyage. However, once the film finds its way to Skull Island (which bears more than a passing resemblance to LOTR's Mordor), Kong turns into a dazzling movie triumph, by turns terrifying and awe-inspiring. The choreography and execution of the action set pieces--including one involving Kong and a trio of Tyrannosaurus Rexes, as well as another that could be charitably described as a bug-phobic's nightmare--is nothing short of landmark filmmaking, and a certain Mr. Spielberg should watch his back, as Kong trumps most anything that has come before it. Despite the visual challenges of King Kong, the movie's most difficult hurdle is the budding romance between Ann and her simian soulmate. Happily, this is where Jackson unqualifiedly triumphs, as this unorthodox love story is tenderly and humorously drawn, by turns sympathetic and wondrous. Watts, whose accessibility balances out her almost otherworldly loveliness, works wonders with mere glances, and Andy Serkis, who digitally embodies Kong here much as he did Gollum in the LOTR films, breathes vibrant life into the giant star of the film without ever overplaying any emotions. The final, tragic act of the film, set mostly atop the Empire State Building, is where Kong earns its place in movie history as a work that celebrates both the technical and emotional heights that film can reach. --Mark Englehart, Amazon.com
In the final series of the critically acclaimed, award-winning drama, Marta Dusseldorp resumes her role as resilient nurse Sarah Nordman, finally marrying wealthy landowner George Bligh. But as Sarah takes her place as Lady of Ash Park, George's mother, Elizabeth, feels pushed out of the household that she ran for decades. George s son, James, returns from abroad to start a new business in Sydney, while his daughter, Anna, lives in Hawaii with her sister-in-law, hiding a secret from the rest of the family. As the Blighs journey back to each other, they face tragedies, betrayals, and new beginnings that will challenge their relationships and change the courses of their lives. Set in 1959 Australia, A Place to Call Home blends A-Grade period drama (The Guardian) with Pointed social critique (The New York Times).
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This classic poignant BBC comedy starring Wendy Craig as the bored suburban housewife Ria looking for more from life. Ria is seemingly happy with two teenage sons but after 19 years of marriage she feels that everyone is taking her for granted and that life is passing her by.
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Marta Dusseldorp leads the cast of this sweeping romantic drama set in 1950s rural Australia, following the lives of nurse, Sarah Adams and the Blighs, a wealthy and complicated family, living in Inverness, New South Wales. We pick up our story four years after we left it. It's 1958 and dark clouds are forming over Ash Park. The family are vulnerable to the malicious intentions of Sir Richard Bennett and his entanglement in their financial affairs makes their hold on Ash park precarious and tenuous. Could Regina be their only hope of salvation, or is she playing a double game against them? This DVD contains all 12 episodes of the fifth series.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play. In 1950s Australian society, sex, death and secrets are never far below the surface in A Place to Call Home. Marta Dusseldorp (Jack Irish) leads the cast as Sarah Adams, a woman with a mysterious past who returned to Australia after 20 years abroad. The idyllic way of life in Inverness continues to work its magic on Sarah, enabling her to heal from the horrors of World War Two and find love again and A Place to Call Home.
Television has become so much a part of our lives that it rarely surprises us anymore, so when a series like Queer as Folk comes along--truly shocking and genuinely touching--it's an event to be remembered. Originally broadcast as eight half-hour episodes on Channel 4, QAF follows the lives of three men through life, love and all the travails of such in Manchester. That the protagonists are all gay--and Nathan (Charlie Hunnam) is just 15 years old--is treated as matter of course, and were it not for the fact that every character who is introduced is so vividly realised, it would be the only point. The ultimate triumph of QAF is not that the explicit, explosive subject matter is handled (mostly) tastefully, or that it made it on screen at all--it's that the characters are so intriguing that the unflinching looks at sex and relationships almost fade completely into the background. The series certainly starts with a bang: in the first episode, young Nathan is deflowered, Stuart (Aiden Gillen) becomes a father and Vince (Craig Kelly) pines away with an unrequited love that quickly establishes itself as the series' main theme. (That Vince spends half of QAF with a boyfriend complicates the situation some.) Nathan has already come to terms with his sexuality by the time the series starts, but that doens't mean that the rest of his family--or his fellow students--have; Stuart, the biggest (or, at least, busiest) stud in town, and QAF's approaches 30 and starts to re-examine his life; and Vince has to live with the rest of them. The parents, families, friends and co-workers of all involved get plenty of screen time, and occasionally steal the scenes themselves--especially Denise Black (hairdresser Denise Osbourne from Coronation Street). The DVD includes a Photo Gallery and a handful of interviews, which add little to the package. --Randy Silver
A Place to Call Home is a sweeping romantic dram set in 1950s rural Australia following the lives of nurse Sarah Adams and the Blighs, a wealthy and complicated pastoralist family living in Inverness, New South Wales, where sex, death and secrets are never far below the surface. Marta Dusseldorp (Jack Irish) leads the cast as Sarah Adams, a woman with a mysterious past who has returned to Australia after 20 years abroad. The Idyllic way of life in Inverness works its magic on Sarah and she begins to heal from the horrors of World War Two and find love again. But can she really find a place to call home? This DVD set contains all 55 episodes from series one to five of this thrilling period drama.
Wendy Craig stars as Ria in the third series of this classic BBC comedy. A seemingly happily married mother of two teenage sons she is married to the lugubrious dentist Ben (Geoffrey Palmer). Ben's hobby is collecting butterflies although he seems to spend most of his time arguing with their sons; the thoughtful Russell and the ever cynical Adam.
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Set in rural Australia in the 1950s, A Place to Call Home is a sweeping and romantic drama of one woman's journey to heal her soul and of a privileged family's confrontation with a changing era. Marta Dusseldorp (Jack Irish) leads the cast as Sarah Adams, a woman with a mysterious past who returns to Australia after 20 years abroad. Tragic news is about to cause her to make the long delayed journey back home. Working her passage home aboard an ocean liner, Sarah becomes involved in the lives of the Blighs, a wealthy Australian family, which will change her life forever. It is time for Sarah to begin her journey towards healing and find A Place To Call Home.
Wendy Craig stars as Ria in the fourth series of this classic BBC comedy. A seemingly happily married mother of two teenage sons she is married to the lugubrious dentist Ben )Geoffrey Palmer). Ben's hobby is collecting butterflies although he seems to spend most of his time arguing with their sons; the thoughtful Russell and the ever cynical Adam.
This classic poignant BBC comedy starring Wendy Craig as the bored suburban housewife Ria looking for more from life. Ria is seemingly happy with two teenage sons but after 19 years of marriage she feels that everyone is taking her for granted and that life is passing her by. A chance encounter with a handsome businessman Leonard leaves her dreaming of being swept off her feet. But dreaming is about as close as Ria gets before her lugubrious husband - the butterfly collecting d
Every episode of Carla Lane's bittersweet comedy in a fantastic four double DVD boxed set. This classic poignant BBC comedy starring Wendy Craig as the bored suburban housewife Ria looking for more from life. Ria is seemingly happy with two teenage sons but after 19 years of marriage she feels that everyone is taking her for granted and that life is passing her by.
All the episodes from the first four series of the Australian drama set in the 1950s, starring Marta Dusseldorp and Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood. When Sarah Adams (Dusseldorp), a mysterious woman who has spent the last 20 years abroad, receives tragic news from her family, she begins her journey back home to her native Australia. As she gets to know the wealthy Bligh family, her life begins to change forever. Series 1 episodes are: 'The Prodigal Daughter', 'The Welcome Mat', 'Truth Will Out', 'The Mona Lisa Smile', 'Day of Atonement', 'That's Amore', 'Boom!', 'Worlds Apart', 'Cane Toad', 'Lest We Forget', 'True to Your Heart', 'New Beginning' and 'Secret Love'. Series 2 episodes are: 'No Secrets, Ever', 'I Believe', 'A Kiss to Build a Dream On', 'What Your Heart Says', 'The Ghosts of Christmas Past', 'Auld Lang Syne', 'No Other Love', 'Answer Me, My Love', 'I Do, I Do' and 'Unforgettable'. Series 3 episodes are: 'The Things We Do for Love', 'L'chaim, to Life', 'Somewhere Beyond the Sea', 'Too Old to Dream', 'Living in the Shadow', 'In the Heat of the Night', 'Sins of the Father', 'Till Death Do Us Part', 'The Mourners' Kadish' and 'The Love Undeniable'. Series 4 episodes are: 'A Nagging Doubt', 'Bad in a Good Way', 'When You're Smiling', 'Home to Roost', 'Happy Days Are Here Again', 'The Trouble With Harry', 'You're Just in Love', 'There'll Be Some Changes Made', 'Where Will the Baby's Dimples Be', 'And the Blind Shall See', 'Catch the Tiger' and 'All Good Things'.
A drama which follows the lives of three men living in Manchesters gay village. Stuart is rich and gorgeous Vince is funny and Nathan is young and wild as he finds his own identity.... This special collector's box set contains all the episodes from series 1 and 2.
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