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12 Apr 2007–29 Mar 2006

Scared Sacred (2004): Visiting sites of some of the world’s most horrible stories doesn’t seem like a relaxed night’s viewing, but this doco by the interestingly…; 12 Apr 2007
Blacktown (2005): Rough–edged but rewarding human drama interested in the relationship between a disenchanted married woman and a charismatic Aboriginal man in…; 12 Apr 2007
Always Greener (TV Series) (2001): Whimsical Australian 'dramedy' follows the mis/fortunes of two related families – the Taylors from suburban Sydney, and the Todds from rural New…; 12 Apr 2007
Kingdom II, The (Riget II) (1997): Lars Von Trier's compulsive TV creation continues into its second series of medical soap opera, supernatural horror and black comedy. Raising the…; 8 Mar 2007
Edmond (2005): Raw, unapologetic adaptation of David Mamet's 1982 stageplay stars William H. Macy as a downtrodden everyman who embarks on a volatile…; 8 Mar 2007
Ushpizin (2004): Respectful and dryly humorous parable of an ultra–Orthodox Jewish couple on the eve of the festival of Succoth, who invite two travellers…; 8 Feb 2007
Matando Cabos (2004): Energetic Mexican 'farce of errors' in which two teenagers kidnap a coldly ruthless businessman, not realising he is also a coveted prize for a…; 8 Feb 2007
Nutcracker and the Mouse King, The (2004): Quaint animated adaptation E.T.A Hoffman’s timeless fairytale about a young Prince and the nutcracker he becomes trapped inside by a magic spell.…; 8 Feb 2007
Double Indemnity (1944): The jewel in the crown of all things film noir has hardly dated an iota despite countless imitations. You'll savour each moment as…; 7 Dec 2006
Decasia: The State of Decay (2002): Highly original experimental film that achieves a stunning aesthetic and haunting visual poetry by compiling an array of found archival film footage…; 30 Nov 2006
Richard Thompson - 1000 Years of Popular Music (2006): An intriguing live concert from cult English singer–guitarist Richard Thompson, who with the help of a sparse accompaniment from Judith Owen…; 27 Nov 2006
Grim Reaper, The (La Commare Secca) (1962): Dir. Bertolucci's first film – with trademark technical virtuosity already in evidence – is a whodunnit about a prostitute murdered in a…; 8 Nov 2006
Countryman (1982): Cult item for reggae–enthusiasts (produced by Island Records), this vaguely political fable about two air–crashed Americans rescued by a…; 1 Nov 2006
American Friend, The (1976): Twisting thriller stars Bruno Ganz as an apparently terminally–ill man duped into murder. Dennis Hopper plays the American 'friend', while…; 11 Oct 2006
Unconscious (Inconscientes) (2004): Boisterous 'Freudian farce' set amidst the extravagent architecture of Barcelona in 1913, where a disturbed psychiatrist suddenly adandons his…; 11 Oct 2006
Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music (2004): Completist music retrospective of an American institution, with nearly 60 live performances over 25 years of 'SNL' presented, coupled with satirical…; 18 Sep 2006
Anatomy for Beginners (2005): Grotesque but rather fascinating documentary series in which anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens and pathologist Prof. John Lee systematically dissect…; 13 Sep 2006
Favela Rising (2005): Rousing documentary traces the transformation of a violent slum in Rio de Janeiro by former drug–dealer Anderson Sa, who was so shocked by a…; 13 Sep 2006
What's New Mr. Magoo? (TV Series) (1977): The myopic animated star returns in this follow–up series. Jim Backus (Gilligan's Island) stars as the lovable near–sighted goof,…; 16 Aug 2006
Bang Rajan (2000): Truly ferocious action spectacular based on the true tale of how a small Siamese village tried to withstand the efforts of 100 000 invading Burmese…; 16 Aug 2006
Kill the Moonlight (1994): Idiosyncratic 'slacker' feature from prolific music video dir. Hanft, observes the efforts of a deadbeat California cleaner (Hendrix) to make it as a…; 24 Jul 2006
Autumn Spring (Babí léto) (2001): Spry Czech comedy of elderly bad manners, concerns an aging prankster (Brodsky) who spends his retirement impersonating people in league with a…; 7 Jun 2006
Bomb the System (2002): A tale of alienated youth in New York City, set around a teenager's (Webber) nocturnal activities spraying graffiti around the city streets with a…; 7 Jun 2006
Do the Right Thing (1989): Spike Lee's tour–de–force of racial friction and personal politics, forged his status as the most important black director in history.…; 12 May 2006
Young Adam (2003): Evocatively set amid the grimy canal barges of post–WW2 Scotland, this follows the shady fortunes of a failed writer (McGregor), whose…; 3 May 2006
Smashing Machine, The (The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr) (2002): Intense and strangely moving look at the life of Mark Kerr, the most successful and celebrated combatant in the (now banned) Ultimate Fighting…; 3 May 2006
Drive - Notes from the Wilderness (TV Series) (2005): Cult skateboarder Mike Vallely travels the world on four small wheels to try and understand the meaning of skateboarding culture around the…; 25 Apr 2006
Immortal (Immortel Ad Vitam) (2004): Adapted from the astounding 'Nikopol Trilogy' comicbook, this futuristic parable is set in New York in 2095, where an Egyptian god hovers above the…; 29 Mar 2006
Head-On (Gegen die Wand) (2004): Set in scungy working–class Hamburg, this constructs an unusual love story around two Turkish immigrants – a drunken janitor (Unel) and a…; 29 Mar 2006
Narco: Secret Adventures of Gustav Klopp (2004): A narcoleptic comic–book writer finds illusion and reality blurring between his fantastical imagination, a succession of dead–end day…; 29 Mar 2006

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