As an Australian who has never ventured into the Outback, cinema has on many occasions provided the experience, whether it’s been the hyper-reality of Mad Max 2 or a sombre trek through cultural extremes like Wake in Fright. However, it was Greg McLean’s Wolf Creek in 2005 that advised us to manage our expectations as …
I think it’s fair to say at say that Imprint Films have not only shored up Australia’s disc-based market but are greatly educating collectors and film aficionados alike with their strong emphasis on cinema history, which has taken on epic physical form with Directed by… Sidney J Furie – a five-film collection each with prominent …
Christopher Griffiths and Gary Smart wax nostalgic for the movies that made us like no other duo of filmmakers. While celebrational, their retrospective approach isn’t just through the lens of rose-coloured glasses. Instead, it’s often objective, not shying away from controversies or general negativities associated with the making of certain classics, and their latest effort, …
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Generation X is defined as people born between the years 1965 and 1980; the offspring of baby boomers, who were given their own cinematic portrait with The Big Chill. By the 1990s the up-and-coming youth were portrayed in several teen and 20-something related films, perhaps most memorably in Reality Bites. Available now on Blu-ray from …
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I have an old public domain DVD of Invaders from Mars, which is presented in such poor quality only its jewel case was useful to me. Thankfully, the ‘Cine-Color’ classic has now been “developed to its ultimate intelligence” to quote that rather chilling line from the film. Ignite Films is responsible for a stunning 4K …
I feel that I slipped into an alternate reality for a brief period because I could have sworn the titular ship was named “Dementer”, not Demeter, but I stand corrected. Dementer does sound better though, just for the record. The Last Voyage of the Demeter, now showing in cinemas across Australia, is the latest film …
We all start somewhere and for director, Christopher Nolan, it was twenty-five years go on the busy streets of London with the crafty little mystery/thriller, Following, available September 11th 2023 on Blu-ray from 101 Films in the UK – Black Label Edition No. 30 with a NEW collection of interviews with the cast and crew, …
I doubt many horror fans were expecting a new release of Rob Zombie’s Halloween movies, given their divisive reputation, but Via Vision Entertainment clearly see some value in the aggressive October onslaught by releasing both the theatrical and extended cuts in one Ultimate Edition set, available now on Blu-ray complete with the mammoth making-of documentary, …
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I loved fantasy adventure as a child, but mostly the live-action variety and providing it starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, so naturally, I never crossed paths with The Last Unicorn, which has since galloped to DVD here in Australia thanks to Via Vision Entertainment, who have been broadening my horizons since 2016. Written in the late 60s, …
Guy Pearce once said in an interview with Craig Ferguson that Adelaide supposedly closed all the mental asylums and let all patients go free, implying the capital of South Australia is literally insane. While I don’t agree with the former Neighbours heartthrob, a new-age slasher with an edge of madness has sprung forth from the …