The film follows the dissolution of John and Helen’s marriage and the aftermath. Read More »
Tag Archives: Australia
Breaker Morant (1980) Bruce Beresford, Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters
During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Read More »
Freedom (1982) Scott Hicks, Jon Blake, Candy Raymond, Jad Capelja
Ron, a young man in his late teens or early 20s, but emotionally younger Read More »
The Sum of Us (1994) Geoff Burton, Kevin Dowling, Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe, John Polson
Set in Sydney, Australia. A (heterosexual) father and his gay son are trying to find Ms/Mr Right respectively. Read More »
Man-Thing (2005) Brett Leonard, Jack Thompson, Matthew Le Nevez, Steve Bastoni
When a greedy oil baron sets his sights on drilling in a Louisiana swamp, a monstrous creature is awakened. Read More »
Wrath (2011) Jonathan Neil Dixon, Louise Janelle Bartlett, Bianca Bradey, Jazz Cohn
Traveling south to the coast through the remote Boanyoo Ranges, a group of friends encounter a stranger. Read More »
Dusty (1983) John Richardson, Bill Kerr, Noel Trevarthen, Carol Burns
The story of a friendship between an older Australian man and his instinctively wild dog. Read More »
Weekend of Shadows (1978) Tom Jeffrey, John Waters, Wyn Roberts, Graham Rouse
In the 1930s, a farmer’s wife in a small town is murdered. Suspicion falls on a Polish labourer and a posse is formed to catch him. Read More »
The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004) Peter Bogdanovich, Justine Waddell, Michael Weatherly, Matthew Settle
Uses accounts from family, friends, and acquaintances to tell the story of Natalie Wood Read More »
Lonely Hearts (1982) Paul Cox, Wendy Hughes, Norman Kaye, Jon Finlayson
In this offbeat comedy, an unlikely romance develops between a flamboyant Read More »
Floating Life (1996) Clara Law, Annette Shun Wah, Annie Yip, Anthony Brandon Wong
An aging Hong Kong couple move to Australia with their two youngest sons. Read More »
BMX Bandits (1993) Brian Trenchard-Smith, David Argue, John Ley, Nicole Kidman
Teens P.J. (Angelo D’Angelo) and Goose (James Lugton) get their thrills on BMX bikes Read More »
Starstruck (1982) Gillian Armstrong, Joey Kennedy, Ross O’Donovan, Margo Lee
Young woman wants to become the next big singer with the help of her friends and despite the wishes of her working class family. Read More »
Stone (1974) Sandy Harbutt, Ken Shorter, Sandy Harbutt, Deryck Barnes
Members of the Grave Diggers Motorcycle Club are being knocked off one by one, and someone needs to find out why! Read More »
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) Peter Weir, Terry Camilleri, John Meillon, Kevin Miles
A small town in rural Australia (Paris) makes its living by causing car accidents and salvaging any valuables from the wrecks. Read More »