7.2/10

Director: Tony Ayres

Starring: Joan Chen, Steven Vidler, Qi Yuwu, Darren Yap

Rose (Joan Chen) is a popular nightclub singer in Shanghai during WWII and eventually accepts a proposal from young soldier Bill (Vidler) to take her... Read more

6/10

Director: Doris Dorrie

Starring: Edward Espe Brown

Self-deprecating Zen Buddhist priest, chef, and Tessajara Bread Book author Edward Espe Brown takes over Buddhist centre kitchens around the world to... Read more

7/10

Director: Tsai Ming-Liang

Starring: Pearlly Chua, Lee Kang-Sheng, Norman Bin Atun, Chen Shiang-Chyi

Shortly after he is robbed, beaten and left for dead on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, homeless Hsiao-kang is taken in by kindly immigrant Rawang and nu... Read more

7.4/10

Director: Jiri Menzel

Starring: Ivan Barnev, Oldrich Kaiser

While serving the cream of Prague society, humble waiter, Jan Dite (Ivan Barnev) dreams of owning his own hotel and becoming a millionaire. Full of de... Read more

7/10

Director: David Lynch

Starring: Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, Cameron Daddo

A mesmerizing performance by Laura Dern anchors David Lynch's mindbending tale of an actress who learns that her latest movie is a remake of a film th... Read more

7.5/10

Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady

Embracing a charismatic brand of evangelical faith during a North Dakota Bible camp called Kids on Fire, Kansas youngsters receive intense religious i... Read more

7.7/10

Director: Julien Temple

Starring: Joe Strummer, Bono, Johnny Depp, Anthony Kiedis, Martin Scorsese, John Cusack,...

Filmmaker Julien Temple celebrates the life and work of Joe Strummer, frontman of punk band The Clash from 1977 onwards. As a musical icon and politic... Read more

Director: Charles Burnett

Starring: Henry G Sanders, Kaycee Moore, Charles Bracy, Everett Silas, Jessie Holmes

Acclaimed African-American filmmaker Charles Burnett's work is spotlighted in this two-disc double bill. The documentary-like drama 'Killer of Sheep'... Read more

5.2/10

Director: Elric Kane, Alexander Greenhough

Starring: Rob Jerram, Jean Copland, Tania Nolan, James Ashcroft, Daniel Northcott, Dick Wh...

While 20-something Geoff professes to be making a film, he mostly mooches around the video store where he works, trying to dodge the amorous approache... Read more

7.2/10

Director: Helen Smyth

"Which is more treacherous: to betray your government or to lie to your friends, family and colleagues for more than 40 years? In 2000, journalist Hel... Read more