A day in the life of one of Melbourne's television stations, as filmed off the screen, one frame in every 10 seconds in 1979. A powerful observation of the content of 'our box in the corner' 20 years ago. Set to the music of Bach.
A day in the life of one of Melbourne's television stations, as filmed off the screen, one frame in every 10 seconds in 1979. A powerful observation of the content of 'our box in the corner' 20 years ago. Set to the music of Bach.
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
A documentary filmmaker interviews the now-famous Trevor Slattery from behind bars.
After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his old friend Dante to help him make a movie immortalizing their youthful days at the little convenience store that started it all.
A boxer suffers a serious head injury during a fight, and must deal with the consequences.
A couple receives a mysterious package from an old friend.
A year after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival.
Short film to a song of love lost and rediscovered, a woman sees and undergoes surreal transformations. Her lover's face melts off, she dons a dress from the shadow of a bell and becomes a dandelion, ants crawl out of a hand and become Frenchmen riding bicycles. Not to mention the turtles with faces on their backs that collide to form a ballerina, or the bizarre baseball game.