Without question, the most prominent label in Australia, Via Vision Entertainment is a physical media treasure trove for collectors, with countless releases spanning both film and television along with some of the 4K Ultra HD editions on the market.
Making its Blu-ray debut through Via Vision Entertainment, is The Sum of Us, an Australian comedy starring Russell Crowe and Jack Thompson, about a widowed father, Harry, and his son Jeff, who are both in search of a significant other. Jeff is openly gay and has the full support of his open-minded old man, and […]
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American television during the 1970s treated audiences to a number of absorbing and landmark mini-series’, often exploring the life experiences of everyday people. Rich Man, Poor Man is one such classic, based on Irwin Shaw’s 1969 novel of the same name and follows the diverging paths of two German-American brothers from an improvised migrant home
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With three subsequent sequels, each presumably worse than the other, I feel those who haven’t seen Meatballs have been lead to believe that it’s nothing more than a smutty teen comedy. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it’s not the case at all, having just watched the first Bill Murray vehicle on DVD, out
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Via Vision Entertainment continues to fill the void in Australia’s physical media market with classic television. Titles that would otherwise likely be relegated to streaming service. One that’s lesser-known to audiences, especially nowadays, is Ghost Story aka Circle of Fear, a short-lived anthology series that explores various supernatural themes. Now the horror show is on
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Via Vision continue to expand their catalogue of classic titles into 60s British cinema with Georgy Girl; the modest story of a conventionally unattractive young woman, Georgy (Lynn Redgrave), who lives vicariously through the turbulent relationship of a roommate and her boyfriend. In between the trio’s tussles, our lead dodges the unwelcome advances of her
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We all remember moving out from under our parent’s roof and what we were like as individuals at that time. Some of us settled close by while others travel across the country to begin a new life. T.R. Baskin, the titular female lead played by Candice Bergen in this all-but-forgotten 70s classic, journeys the final
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I was 9-years-old when I watched In the Line of Fire, fresh on VHS, with my Dad; probably close to a year after it hit theatres because there was no three-month turnaround back then. Yes, the wait was often agony. I would watch anything that even resembled action and I had been introduced to Clint
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Needless to say, the world is a very different place compared to thirty-five odd years ago and given the current state of affairs, a frightening one at that. I’m sure a lot of us are naturally longing for simpler times, which is why The Big Chill couldn’t have come to Blu-ray at a better time.
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Most up and coming actors start with small roles on either television or film, but Juilliard graduate Val Kilmer came out of the gate with top billing in the spy-parody Top Secret! from the creators of Flying High and The Naked Gun. Now on Blu-ray for the first time ever thanks to the Australian distributor,
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We’re in a new golden age of TV, the mechanics of which have changed significantly, especially if you subscribe to streaming services; a digital land that’s free of commercial breaks and having to suffer the torture of waiting a whole seven days for the next episode. However, the perks of this platform are mostly limited
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