Following the inaugural release of The Last Wave under Umbrella Entertainment’s new sub-label, Sunburnt Screens, another obscure classic has finally been given an HD treatment. Rolf de Heer’s Dingo hit shelves in January; an endearing drama about an average resident of the Western Australian outback, John Anderson (Colin Friels), who sets out to meet his […]
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Umbrella Entertainment has been doubling down on their efforts in bringing Australian-made content to physical media, first with the creation of new sub-label, Sunburnt Screens, and the recent restart to their popular line of Ozploitation titles. Between these two events, Umbrella has unearthed the classic TV mini-series, A Town Like Alice, adapted from Neil Shute’s
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Needless to say, Winston Churchill has been immortalised on both film and television numerous times, often receiving a mixed response from historians and the general movie-going public. Although, the legend or myth of Churchill served Gary Oldman well in winning his overdue Oscar for Darkest Hour. 45 years’ prior, the British leader’s formative years were
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Umbrella Entertainment has added to their modest library of ‘Universal Classics’ with The Invisible Man Returns, out now on DVD; the first of four sequels in The Invisible Man film series. Vincent Price stars as the titular lead, Geoffrey Radcliffe, who’s been falsely accused of murder, but narrowly escapes the hangman’s noose when injected with
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With the festive season upon us, many will be changing their viewing habits to help get into the holiday spirit; but if you’re in need of some cult cinema, Alex Boniwell has three New Release titles on DVD from Aussie distributors, Eagle Entertainment and Umbrella Entertainment to fill the void. SATANIC PANIC (2019) Available on
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I don’t remember hearing about Half Baked until Dave Chappelle started his sketch comedy program, Chapelle’s Show, arguably the balliest and funnies of all time, which set DVD sales records for years to come. Now, this may not break Blu-ray sales records, especially in this day and age, but his top-billed comedy has finally made
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Umbrella Entertainment has put together their own Boris Karloff Collection on DVD, perfect for those coming off their Halloween horror-binge, featuring gothic classics, The Back Cat and The Raven, along with two dramatic thrillers in the form of Tower of London and Black Friday. Spanning the course of six years in the screen icon’s filmography,
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Synonymous with perfect vision and clarity, 2020 has been quite the opposite as a calendar year. With all that we’ve had to endure so far, appreciating the simple pleasures in life is more important than ever, be it a simple cup of coffee or a favourite TV show. If the latter is your jam and
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When COVID-19 hit our shores earlier this year, formats for the already struggling physical media market were grim, especially regarding new release films. However, it seems some distributors are enjoying a wave of prosperity, including Umbrella Entertainment, who surprised many with the announcement of a new sub-label, Sunburnt Screens, which is intended to focus on
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Adolf Hitler had his grubby little fingers in a lot of pies; one being the occult. An obsession for which has been the source of many legends, myths and ghost stories. Mostly internet-based. What drove this fixation is unclear, but it’s likely that Hitler was driven by the prospect of giving his armies a paranormal
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