Mt Best Short Film Event

I’ve lived in Gippsland all my life and I’m still amazed by what exists within the many tiny crevasses of this vast region, like the Mount Best Community Hall, which was the venue of a short film event this past Saturday. Despite being led astray by a misinformed GSP, my girlfriend and I made the […]

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Umbrella Entertainment: The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)

You probably didn’t know that not only is The Return of Captain Invincible an Australian film, but our very first superhero movie (not to mention a rare hybrid musical to boot). Dwelling in the abysses of alcoholism, a retired Captain Invincible, played by American actor Alan Arkin, has been living in Australia long since his

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Cinema Cult: 8MM (1999)

“When you dance with the devil, the devil doesn’t change. The devil changes you.” Among us collectors of psychical media, speculation mounts each month over which titles Cinema Cult will be adding to their ever expanding catalogue. One of the two latest acquisitions for November was surprisingly Joel Schumacher’s overlooked thriller 8MM, an ideal selection from the Australian based

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Review: Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Fitting in nicely with the film’s optimistic ending in which our trio of heroes arrive to a new century, Sleepy Hollow ushered Australian movie-goers into the new millennium, opening in cinemas on New Year’s Day. I was on school holidays during a particularly hot summer and I went to see Tim Burton’s gothic mystery with

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Review: Spider Baby (1967)

While watching a very informative documentary on Lon Chaney Jr. several years ago, there was brief mention of a little low budget feature he appeared in called Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told, during the later years of his life. Something about it resonated with me so I made a mental note to

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Double Feature at Sale Cinemas

Earlier this month, appropriately on Friday the 13th, Sale Cinemas presented a horror ‘Double Feature’ of Psycho and Death Becomes Her for the ominous occasion. Now, this may come as a surprise but I’ve never watched a classic film inside a commercial cinema, so being within only an hour’s vicinity, I couldn’t resist the opportunity.

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Cinema Cult: Candyman (1992)

Cinema Cult’s release of Candyman could not have come at a better time, with the popular horror title turning 25-years-old just yesterday, officially cementing its status as a bona fide classic. I fondly remember the film being somewhat of a talking point among us kids in primary school, due to a ritual anyone can perform

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