Australian Film
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Here we have collected all things ocker, be they movies or television. You'll find Nicole Kidman rubbing shoulders with Norman Gunston, and Judy Davis with Yahoo Serious. There's Crocodile Dundee, Barry McKenzie, Mad Max, and Kath and Kim. Drama, comedy, romance and thrillers, if it's got Bryan Brown or Jack Thompson in it, chances are this is where you'll find it!
Right: Dame Edna Everidge.
Shine ( Blu-ray ) (1996)
7.7/10
Director: Scott Hicks
Starring: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, John Gielgud
Geoffrey Rush's upset win for the Best Actor Oscar was the jewel in the crown for this wonderful, moving little film portraying the torrid true story... Read more
Heatwave (1982)
6.5/10
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Judy Davis, Richard Moir, Chris Haywood, Bill Hunter, John Meillon
Phillip Noyce's direction and an excellent turn by Judy Davis elevate this Australian drama about corruption and city planning as an ambitious archite... Read more
Return Home (1990)
7.2/10
Director: Ray Argall
Starring: Dennis Coard, Frankie J Holden, Ben Mendelsohn, Rachel Rains
Noel is a successful insurance broker who decides to move back to the small, seaside Adelaide town of his childhoood for a new start. His older broth... Read more
The Babadook (Blu-ray) (2014)
6.8/10
Director: Jennifer Kent
Starring: Essie Davis, Daniel Henshall, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West, Ben...
Baba-dook-dook-dook joins Candyman and Bloody Mary as words too terrifying to say, but too tempting not to, thanks to Australian writer-director... Read more
Emerald City (1989)
7.3/10
Director: Michael Jenkins
Starring: John Hargreaves, Nicole Kidman, Robyn Nevin
The title may conjure up images of the Wonderful Land Of Oz, but the plot is set in the Munchkin-Free Australian film industry. John Hargreaves stars... Read more
Patrick (1978)
6.1/10
Director: Richard Franklin
Starring: Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Bruce Barry, Julia Blake
Patrick is a young man who lies in a state of constant catatonia. But he has very special powers - the ability to move objects and control people with... Read more
The Garth Method (2006)
4.7/10
Director: Gregory Pakis
Starring: Gregory Pakis, Katrina Baylis, Scott Terrill, Jamie Unicomb, Jo Buckley, Elena N...
Writer/director Gregory Pakis also stars in this nutty mockumentary about an out-of-work actor so desperate he decides to make his own film - by kidna... Read more
Tim (1979)
6.5/10
Director: Michael Pate
Starring: Alwyn Kurts, Mel Gibson, Pat Evison, Piper Laurie
Tim (Mel Gibson) is a handsome young man with the intelligence and innocence of a child. Protected from the real world, Tim is working as a labourer a... Read more
Angry Boys (2011)
7.8/10
Director: Chris Lilley
Starring: Chris Lilley, Deborah Jones, Greg Fairall
A mockumentary exploring the issues faced by young males in the 21st century - their influences, their pressures, their dreams and ambitions. Read more
The Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 (2010)
4.6/10
Director: Peter Andrikidis
Starring: Alex Dimitriades, Kevin Sorbo, Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo, Costas Kilias,...
Things haven't been going well for Steve 'The Wog Boy' Karamitsis... His one true love, a '69 Valiant Pacer, has just been seized, along with all his... Read more