When COVID-19 was closing everything in 2020, Imprint Films, a premium sub-label of Via Vision Entertainment, emerged and physical media in Australia has since been all the better for it.
If you were to ask Google about the “Gong Man” for the Rank Organisation, you’ll likely be presented with some extraordinary back story. Probably similar in vain to how Mr. Rogers wore long sleeves to cover his inappropriate tattoos that he had inked while serving as an elite sniper. I prefer mystery, so I just […]
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I first heard the timeless line, “I’m walkin’ here!” when I was five years old. Not from Dustin Hoffman, but from Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future Part II, playing his clumsy future son, Marty McFly Jr. It wasn’t until my final years of high school that I saw Midnight Cowboy via a
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Thirty-odd years before Stephen King did for clowns what Jaws did for sharks, these energetic acrobats of silliness gave laughter to many, often during darker times. Kirk Douglas stars as one such entertainer, Hans Müller, in the classic drama, The Juggler, which has made its worldwide debut on Blu-ray through Imprint Films in Australia. After
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Nothing keeps the action contained like an aerial hijacking movie, which I grew up watching during the early to mid-90s. I had an aisle seat right next to Passenger 57, and I loved all of them, even Turbulence starring Ray Liotta, which seems to have vanished off the radar. Jet Storm, however, might be the
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When I was growing up, there was a small group of prestigious films that I looked upon as not something to graduate to as my tastes evolved, but as titles reserved for a different class of person entirely. It came as little surprise when my grandfather mentioned one Sunday afternoon that The Man Who Would
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Cliff Roberston wants “to be a cowboy, baby!” in the 1970s moody drama, J.W. Coop, which has just made its worldwide debut on Blu-ray thanks to Imprint Films in Australia. Written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Robertson, this contemporary Western has more Texas vibes than King of the Hill, but you won’t find any propane
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Known widely for their robust box sets, Imprint Films takes special care in curating these often-epic packages of classic cinema for their diverse catalogue, and one of the earliest is Tales of Adventure, with Collection 6 now available on Blu-ray. Under a theme of combat and survival against the odds, four classics, Counter-Attack (1945), Abandon
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Australian viewers who grew up during the early 90s will likely remember regular airings of the cult TV series, Monkey Magic, which became so popular at my primary school that one aspiring lyricist came up with a catchy rhyme. “Monkey Magic. Monkey Magic. His balls are plastic. Monkey Magic” If you’re familiar with the theme
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As the world becomes a more frightening place, the bleak war-torn drama Savior comes to Blu-ray for the first time, thanks to the efforts of Imprint Films. However, it won’t put us back on the right track. If anything, it will simply give us pause to say, “At least things aren’t that bad.” Presented by
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I first heard the phrase ‘A Bridge Too Far’ when purchasing a copy of the follow-up title to the original Close Combat on PC. While impressed by its attention to detail and sophisticated gameplay, it proved to be ‘A Bridge Too Far’ for my patience and skill. It did however fuel my growing interest in
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