Biography & Entertainment DVDs

Discover The Man You Never Knew… Michael Jacksons This Is It is a unique music event offering Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this ...

In production during the untimely and controversial death of Michael Jackson, this remarkable unauthorised biography of the King of Pop has been fast tracked for release with new footage and bonus materials featuring the Memorial Service held at the Staples Centre, the tabloid frenzy surrounding Mic...

This documentary includes historical musical performances re-assessed by a panel of esteemed experts, as well as obscure footage, rare interviews and rarely seen photographs. It also contains review, comment, criticism and insight from; Broadcaster ...    Full Descriptionand frie...

All four episodes of the ITV travel series following comedian Billy Connolly as he completes a lifelong dream by travelling the world's most famous highway. Mounting his trusty trike, Billy puts a modern spin on 'Easy Rider' as he journeys along the 2488 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica. To the ac...

The Story Behind New Zealand’s Most Successful Drama Series. The West family, their friends and associates laughed, cried, loved, drank and swore their way into the hearts of audiences at home and around the world. Now, Outrageous Fortune: Revealed, goes behind the scenes of this iconic sho...

Disc One: ‘Ladies & Gentlemen’ The legendary concert film ‘Ladies & Gentlemen’ has been fully restored and remastered from the original film print and multitrack audio masters and now finally receives it’s first ever official release on DVD and Blu-Ray. Filme...

A pop phenomenon in every sense of the word, her catchy singles and sexy videos, plus a very public private life have made her a worldwide household name. She has sold over 85 million records worldwide and her charmed life as an all American pop princess with a golden girl image has become a soap op...

An exclusive documentary about New Zealand’s newest hero Corporal Willie Apiata, VC. On Monday 2nd July 2007 Prime Minister Helen Clark announced that NZSAS Corporal Apiata was to receive the Commonwealth highest military honour, the Victoria Cross. From this moment, Willie Apiata was thrus...

A landmark documentary series from the BBC to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years as Head of State of the united Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth. For the first time in modern history a Monarch reaches their Diamond Jubilee. To mark the occasion The Diamond Queen presents a definitive analy...

They gave him their love, their money and their obsessive online parodies. He gave them... the prequels. We all love Star Wars... until George Lucas went and ruined it! The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled, but when it comes to George Lucas himself, ma...

Early in 2011, U2 returned to Hansa Studio in Berlin to discuss the making of 'Achtung Baby'... 'From The Sky Down' is a new documentary film directed by Academy Award winning director Davis Guggenheim ('It Might Get Loud', 'Waiting for Superman', 'An Inconvenient Truth'). 'From The Sky Down' ...

**A unique and exclusive look into the life of the quiet Beatle.** By the age of 25 George Harrison had achieved unparalleled international fame and financial success as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. He spent years navigating the Lennon-McCartney song writing team, while quietly establishing...

Set against the imposing mountains and isolated beaches in a remote part of New Zealand, This Way of Life is an intimate portrait of a Maori family and their relationship with nature, adversity, their horses and society at large. Peter and Colleen Karena are in their early 30’s. They have s...

Never Forgotten, Always an Inspiration, Always Missed. The sudden death in December 2002 of Joe Strummer, front man of the legendary Seventies punk band The Clash, robbed the world of rock and roll music of one of its unique talents. This DVD is the definitive story of one of the world’s...

Documentary about the life and death of Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One World Champion Ayrton Senna. The film charts Senna's career from his Formula One debut in the mid-1980s to his tragic death in a crash on the San Marino Grand Prix racing track in 1994, which was being watched...

Join HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey as they celebrate the momentous occasion of their marriage. Relive and treasure their special day with this souvenir DVD, containing two hours of coverage from the BBC including Catherine’s breathtaking arrival at Westminster...

Many chat shows have come and gone, but no one has ever matched the Parkinson style of interviewing. With a cast of stars, friends and colleagues, the man who has met many of the greatest icons of the 20th century will talk about them, his career, and reveal the truth behind the show that made him a...

Some Secrets Are Kept Forever… Vincent Ward's deeply personal and incredibly moving film unravels and re-imagines the story of Puhi, the Tuhoe woman he documented in 1978 for his early film In Spring One Plants Alone. Then she was 80 and caring for her adult son, and Ward was 21, a young a...

Prepare to be entertained by the inspiring individuals of Young@Heart a New England senior citizens chorus that has delighted audiences worldwide with their covers of songs by everyone from The Clash to Coldplay. As Stephen Walker's documentary begins, the retirees, led by their strict musical di...

Rock music's most celebrated musicians gathered at London's Royal Albert Hall on November 29, 2002 to pay tribute to their friend George Harrison on the one year anniversary of his death. It was a magical evening that is lovingly captured on film by the award-winning director David Leland and fea...

"Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)? is a wildly entertaining, star-studded documentary that tells the story of one of the most talented and versatile singer-songwriters in pop music history and the man The Beatles dubbed their favorite American musician. The Grammy Award-...

From the Oscar-winning team behind MAN ON WIRE comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey t...

“We all get dressed for Bill,” says Vogue editrix Anna Wintour. The “Bill” in question is 80+ New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the...

Bruce was always a goal setter. However, he was never obstite about his goals and if the wind changed, he could steer his life on a different course. Of the many courses that Bruce Lee forged along the way, his films will always serve to immortalize his speed, power and flow. A Warrior’s Journey rev...

Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock explores the world of product placement, marketing and advertising in his latest doc - which was fully financed through product placement, marketing and advertising! Taking us into the world of movie marketing, Spurlock uses his unique brand of irreverent h...

Black Country Communion, the English-American rock supergroup featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath), blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), release their...

Documentary celebrating the life of legendary New Zealand comedian, Billy T James. Directed by Ian Mune (Came A Hot Friday). The film explores Billy’s extraordinary talent as musician, singer, comedian, actor, writer and artist (and even attempts to uncover the source of his trademark giggle). Th...

Producer, narrator and best friend to Michael Jackson, David Gest has pieced together the most important facts about Jackson’s life based on unseen first-hand accounts he has recently recorded with an important group of people who knew the star well. In addition to celebrating his many achievements...

Taking its title from the New York Times’ declaration that he was ‘probably the funniest man in the world’, this film commemorates legendary entertainer Victor Borge’s 100th birthday in an insightful and candid manner.

As the biggest selling female artist of the past decade, Pink has, in the ten years since she burst onto the scene with the enormous Can’t Take Me Home album, notched up an astonishing run of hits around the world and a staggering array of awards to match. But as recent pretenders to her thron...

Tony Palmer takes on Igor Stravinsky, one of the 20th century's most acclaimed and influential composers, in this rich, thoughtful documentary. Featuring stories and insights from Stravinsky's children, wife, and colleagues (such as Balanchine, Robert Craft, and Jean Cocteau), the film traces the lo...

The incredible true story of how the world's greatest Street Art movie was never made... "A film about a man who tried to make a film about me" is how renowned British graffiti artist Banksy describes this feature. Banksy is used to fiercely guarding his identity to avoid prosecution...

“Five Days In September: The Rebirth of an Orchestra” is a provocative and intimate ‘reality-style’ documentary revealing the inner workings of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) as it launches into its opening season with an amazingly charismatic new Maestro - Peter Oundji...

“Your horse is a mirror to your soul, and sometimes you may not like what you see. Sometimes, you will.” So says Buck Brannaman, a gentle spirit and sage on horseback who travels the country for nine gruelling months a year, helping horses with people problems. BUCK follows Brannaman from his ab...

Jafar Panahi, the Iranian writer/director of internationally acclaimed films such as CRIMSON GOLD, THE CIRCLE and OFFSIDE, is under house arrest, and has been banned from filmmaking for 20 years. THIS IS NOT A FILM is a courageous effort by Panahi and his co-director Motjaba Mirtahmasb to fight agai...

Genius. Recluse. Cold War Icon. Chess master Bobby Fischer was all this and more. The drama of Bobby Fischer's career was undeniable, from his troubled childhood to his rock star status as World Champion and Cold War poster child, to his life as a fugitive on the run. BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD...

Nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film, The Illusionist unites the creative team of Sylvain Chomet (director of the Oscar®-nominated Triplets of Belleville) with the late comic genius Jacques Tati, who penned the enchanting script. In the late 1950s an aging magician trave...

Producer, narrator and best friend to Michael Jackson, David Gest has pieced together the most important facts about Jackson’s life based on unseen first-hand accounts he has recently recorded with an important group of people who knew the star well. In addition to celebrating his many achievements...

This is the story of a tenacious Australian jet pilot, David Mayman, as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of building and free-flying his very own Rocket Belt, only to discover he faces a nearly impossible task. Rocket Compulsion will take the audience on a ride that shows point blank why...

Masters of American Music is a multi-award-winning television series, as entertaining and memorable as it is educational, it is a must have for any true music fan. The series celebrates a pantheon of the greatest musical innovators with individual programmes tracing the lives and works of master mus...