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Paper Dolls: Australian Pinups Of WW2
During WW2, pinup photos reached new heights of cultural significance - Betty Grable's infamous photograph...
Uploaded April 17, 2009 15:56
Les Patterson Saves The World
Les Patterson is a classic grotesque construct straight out of comedian Barry Humphries' own stage...
Uploaded April 17, 2009 15:55
How Kevin Bacon Cured Cancer
Based on the premise that all known variables can be connected to each other in...
Uploaded April 17, 2009 15:53
He's Coming South
On May 31 1942, three Japanese midget submarines attacked Sydney Harbour in the months following...
Uploaded April 17, 2009 15:52
Hamlet 2
There's a fine line between mocking and becoming the mocked. Unfortunately in Hamlet 2, Steve...
Uploaded April 17, 2009 15:49
Day Zero
In a quasi-real future, Los Angeles has suffered a terrorist attack, Middle East conflicts have...
Uploaded April 17, 2009 15:44
Chacun Son Cinema
In what is perhaps an inevitability, the omnibus film Chacun Son Cinema is uneven. Assembling...
Uploaded April 17, 2009 15:42
Autumn Hearts
Autumn Hearts tells the story of Melanie Winters (Susan Sarandon), a mentally fractious woman forced...
Uploaded April 17, 2009 15:34
American Teen
American Teen, which feels like a cross between a documentary and reality television, tackles the...
Uploaded April 17, 2009 15:32
Adulthood
Set six years after the bristling UK indie Kidulthood, Noel Clarke's follow up is just...
Uploaded April 17, 2009 15:20
When The Sky Falls
When The Sky Falls is based on true story of brave and ball busting...
Uploaded April 01, 2009 14:50
The Waiting Room
The cover of The Waiting Room tells us that someone from BBC Radio thinks...
Uploaded April 01, 2009 14:34
The I Inside
Simon Cable (Ryan Phillippe) wakes in an isolated hospital, and is told by the...
Uploaded April 01, 2009 14:04
Redbelt
Playwright/screenwriter/director David Mamet's writing has a distinctly male voice, so it's no surprise that...
Uploaded April 01, 2009 13:50
My Name Is Bruce
Directed by and starring, the one, the only, Mr. Bruce Campbell...
Uploaded April 01, 2009 13:30
Just Buried
Maybe it's just a by-product of modern-day doom and gloom, but a recent trend...
Uploaded April 01, 2009 13:16
Freebird
Three London motorbike couriers set out for a weekend trip to Wales to find...
Uploaded April 01, 2009 13:03
Troy Star: Fake It Till You Make It
Driven by a burning passion to succeed at any cost, Gold Coast magician Troy...
Uploaded March 25, 2009 14:44
The Signal
When a small city is exposed to a mysterious transmission, its inhabitants begin to...
Uploaded March 25, 2009 14:13
The Fibros And The Silvertails: Special Edition
The great game of rugby league has more than its fair share of feuds...
Uploaded March 25, 2009 14:02