Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Henry Reynolds
$16.95 AUD
Category: Film | Series: Australian Screen Classics S.
Raised by missionaries, Jimmie Blacksmith, a young half-castle Aboriginal man, is poignantly caught between the ways of his black forefathers and those of the white society to which he aspires. Exploited by his boss and betrayed by his [white] wife, he declares war on his white employers and goes on a v ...Show more
Wake In Fright by Tina Kaufman
$16.95 AUD
Category: Film
Based on the celebrated novel by Kenneth Cook, Wake in Fright is a sharply observed drama about a schoolteacher stranded in a hostile country town. John Grant, a 'naive city-type', is stuck teaching in Tiboonda, a desolate outback town. En route to Sydney, he becomes stranded in Bundanyabba after losing ...Show more
Walkabout by Louis Nowra
$16.95 AUD
Category: Film
A mentally disturbed man takes his 14-year-old daughter and his six-year-old son into the desert supposedly for a picnic. He abruptly goes berserk, tries to shoot them, sets fire to the car and kills himself. A young Aboriginal man guides them in the way of survival in what becomes a ritual walkabout du ...Show more
Puberty Blues by Nell Schofield
$9.95 AUD
Category: Film | Series: Australian Screen Classics Ser.
Fish-faced moll', rooting machine', melting our tits off': with its raw, in-your-face dialogue, Bruce Beresford's film 'Puberty Blues' has become a cult classic. Based on the autobiographical novel by the outrageous Salami Sisters Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey, 'Puberty Blues' is a coming-of-age chick ...Show more
Wolf Creek by Sonya Hartnett
$16.95 AUD
Category: Film
In 2005, the horror film Wolf Creek depicted the abduction and torture of three backpackers in the Australian outback, and created an immediate industry and media frenzy. Wolf Creek tapped into the myth of the lonely continent, a fear of the countrys hostility and its indifference to suffering, traits w ...Show more
The Boys by Andrew Frost
$9.95 AUD
Category: Film
The Boys offers perhaps the most chilling depiction in Australian film of the violence within a family, and where it may eventually lead. Based on the controversial stage play by Gordon Graham, The Boys is a terrifying and unflinching analysis of the violence that lurks in the heart of Australian societ ...Show more
The "Mad Max" Movies by Adrian Martin
$9.95 AUD
Category: Film
Adrian Martin believes that Mad Max is an exploitation movie, Mad Max 2 is an attempt at classicism, and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome is unquestionably George Millers one and only art film. This lively new appreciation of the Mad Max trilogy offers readers intelligent and proactive writing on three of Au ...Show more
Science is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painleve by Andy Masaki Bellows
$36.95 AUD
Category: Film
Essays examining the work of maverick scientific documentary filmmaker Jean Painleve.
Cinema: The Whole Story by Philip Kemp
$39.95 AUD
Category: Film
"Cinema: The Whole Story" takes a close look at the key time periods, genres and key works in world cinema. It places the burgeoning world of cinema in the context of social and cultural developments that have taken place since its beginnings. Organized chronologically, the book traces the evolution of ...Show more
MetaMaus: Art Spiegelman Looks Inside his Modern Classic, MAUS (Book and DVD) by Art Spiegelman
$45.00 AUD
Maus is widely renowned as one of the greatest pieces of art and literature ever written about the Holocaust. It is adored by readers and studied in colleges and universities all over the world. But what led Art Spiegelman to tell his father's story in the first place? Why did he choose to depict the J ...Show more
Audition Speeches 6-16 Yr Olds by MARLOW J
$37.00 AUD
Category: Film
Audition Speeches for 6-16 Year Olds offers a generous helping of carefully selected speeches that children can prepare for auditions. Each speech is introduced with commentary to set the scene and help the young actor.
The Film Book by Dorling Kindersley
$39.95 AUD
Category: Film
Lights, camera, action ...enter "The Film Book", stage left. Step into the world of cinema with "The Film Book" - the films, the directors, the genres and the styles. Profiling 100 of the world's most influential directors and 100 key cinematic works, the book will take you through the changing experien ...Show more