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A woman wakes up to discover herself in a hospital room. She wanders the corridors before making a shocking discovery.

This is the screen test video trailer version of Fred Dekker 1995 script for the live action version of Jonny Quest. The script takes place in Hong Kong 1964 where a top commander Race gets recruited to Dr Quest as his bodyguard. He also befriends the doctor's son Jonny who is more adventurous than some might know but also distanced from his father. Together they are headed for the lost city in the jungle where they will prevent a Chinese doctor from taking the magic power of the gods.

Comedy about two Australian garbage collectors starring Los Trios Ringbarkus.

Why do women and girls feel insecure about body image, and what thoughts tempt them towards eating disorders and other strange beauty rituals? Gorgeous follows the perils of cartoon character Hermoine the Modern Girl as she tackles plastic surgery, beauty therapy and bulimia in a feral fit of inadequacy. Undermined by her evil inner voice, otherwise known as Deirdre the Weird Fairy, Hermoine journeys from heavy chocolate biscuit abuse to tortuous treatment at the beauty salon, the boutique and the gym. After narrowly escaping the clutches of an out-of-control plastic surgeon, Hermoine finally rebels against Deidre’s obsession with eating behaviour and ‘beauty’ and proves that modern girls can stop feeling inadequate and regain their self-esteem.

Now you can have your very own Wiggles concert at home! Murray, Greg, Jeff, and Anthony join with their friends Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and Captain Feathersword in the fun packed show that has made The Wiggles Australia's most successful children's entertainers.

Filmed at the Metro, Sydney Thu 26 Sep, 1996. Song List The Applecross Wing Commander, If We Can't Get It Together, Cathy's Clown, Minor Byrd, Who Takes Who Home? Adam's Ribs.

Captain's daughter Josephine and common sailor Ralph Rackstraw are in love. However, their relationship is complicated by her arranged marriage to the high-ranking Sir Joseph Porter. A secret about the characters' true identities revealed by Little Buttercup, which leads to a farcical resolution. Esgee Productions' live taping starring Australian singer-songwriter Jon English.

Through ten years of stellar service to the game's most passionately supported club, Gavin Brown, Mick McGuane, Gavin Crosisca and Alan Richardson have won special places in the hearts and memories of all Magpies fans. The brilliant presentation features highlights of their careers and special moments from the testimonial dinner honoring their service to the Mighty Magpies.

A musical melodrama about the queerness of opera and the operatic in real life.

White Fang, part wold and part dog, is born in the wild where he spends his early months before becoming Grey Beaver's loyal and trusted dog. When the Indian is unable to trade his furs, he reluctantly accepts gold pieces from Beauty Smith in exchange for White Fang. Smith is an evil man who cages and torments White Fang so as to transform him into a hateful, fighting dog. Smith travels the Yukon staging dog fight and making substantial sums of money from White Fang's victories. After a particularly brutal fight in which White Fang is severely injured by a ferocious bull dog, an animal lover, Weedon Scott, stops the fight and carries White Fang off. White Fang recovers and becomes the Scott family pet.

Live from Austalia 1998

Has there ever been a more awesome or imposing footballer than Tony Lockett? Modern football historians would probably say no, for Lockett is peerless, unstoppable and wonderfully skilled.

An idealistic solicitor heads to the bush after a disillusioning encounter with the legal system. In a small country town she witnesses an incident between police and two local Aborigines, and reluctantly becomes embroiled in a fight for justice.

This animated short film traces the adventures of a young Muttaburrasaurus who gets separated from his family. He wanders through wooded and coastal areas encountering other prehistoric animals and reptiles as he tries to find his way home.

When King Gerlach dies, he asks Merlin the Magician to care for Baby Arthur and do his best to see that when Arthur is grown, he takes his rightful place as King. Despite Arthur's entreaties to Merlin to let him become his apprentice, Merlin insists that there are more important things in store for him. When Merlin nominates Cynthia as his new apprentice, Arthur leaves in search of his destiny. Soon after, he is captured by the evil Sir Baldrick and left in a dungeon to be devoured by a dragon. Fortunately, Cynthia, using her magic powers and guile, frees Arthur in time for him to go to Stonehenge and compete with the Knights of the Realm who try to pull the sword from the stone to become King. Of course, Arthur easily removes the sword and is crowned the new King.

The 1996 made-for-television documentary focusing on the creation of the original Australian Production of 'Sunset Boulevard' and the re-opening of the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.

An autobiographical video record of the love life of the film editor Robert Gibson. While his girlfriend April is in England, Robert starts living with Gianna, and eventually asks Gianna to marry him.

In this Australian drama, a department store collapses, trapping an old man (Barry Jenkins) and a young boy (Rowan Whitt) underneath. In hopes of keeping the child calm, the man tells him a series of folk tales which teach a moral lesson while they entertain. Somewhere In The Darkness received its world premier at the 1999 Slamdance Film Festival in the United States; it was later screened at Australia's Sydney Film Festival the same year. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Fueled by a boost from their 1988 hit ballad "The Flame," Cheap Trick launched a comeback that took the group around the world on their "Lap of Luxury" tour. Recorded in Sydney, Australia, this 70-minute concert includes "Surrender," "I Want You to Want Me," "Big Eyes," "If You Want My Love," "On Top of the World," "Just Got Back," "Dream Police," "Clock Strikes Ten," "Never Had a Lot to Lose" and more.

Hans and Gretel have lived the last 10 years mired in absolute poverty, due in part to the serious illness of his father. But one day, the brittle ice rescue the dog from a lady, the lady gives them a brand new pair of skates and is committed to seeking a medical specialist for his father.

As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems. Esgee Productions' live taping starring Australian singer-songwriter Jon English.

A seven-year-old girl adopts a vow of silence in protest when her quarrelsome parents grow increasingly hostile to one another.

Based on the premise that "God" is actually an alien called G.D., who wiped out the dinosaurs and populated the Earth with apes from his own planet (who eventually evolve into us). "The Devil" is actually his son, "Little Red", who disagrees with what he is doing and pops up throughout history trying to upset G.D.'s plans.

A lonely, pathetic laboratory worker becomes obsessed with a parcel left behind by a beautiful and strange woman on a commuter train.

Meet The Wiggles is a Blockbuster Exclusive video Featuring the two videos Wiggle Time! and Yummy Yummy

Australian-born filmmaker George Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public dreaming, mythology, and song-lines. In extrapolating the idea of movies as song-lines he examines feature films under the following categories: songs of the land; the bushman; the convicts; the bush-rangers; mates and larrikins; the digger; pommy bashing; the sheilas; gays; the wogs; blackfellas; and urban subversion. He then concludes that these films can be thought of as "Hymns that sing of Australia."

Based on the director's real life experience, FRAILEJON is an intimately poetic film about a young man's journey into a remote mountainous region of the Venezuelan Andes where he encounters a recluse mountain guide, Chucho. Over the course of their arduous expedition they learn to transcend their inability to communicate through a common language. Through song and dance Chucho reveals his philosophy and respect for these unknown mountains.

Three extraordinary men from different parts of the globe compete in a race from the edge of the sun-scorched desert to the tropical coast in the remote Kimberley region of north-west Australia.

Succubus is a fairy tale about two lost souls. Daniel Winchester, a young man destitute in the big city, who finds haven in a run down alleyway is visited by a beautiful and mysterious woman, Lilah Liebermann.... who yearns for companionship. Lilah invites him back to her home, an abandoned and haunted palatial chateau. Together they journey along fate's corridor to realise that the essence of love is all about trust...

It was an ordinary day when successful film producer, Megan Turner, and her director husband, David, were flagged down by a goodlooking highway patrol officer who seemed friendly. WITHOUT WARNING is the story of sexual pursuit and intimidation that almost destroys the Turner's marriage and, in the end, leads to violence and murder.

With an off beat sense of humour, the film looks at the politics and glamour of lipstick and the dilemmas of the modern woman in a marketed world.

A fantastical comedy about the clash of two cultures. Some likely surfing lads on Bondi Beach take offense to the Japanese surfer Jiro (Monchi) on the water and an entourage of Japanese tourists taking photos. Insults and racist slurs ensue until Jiro summons the mythical monster Godzilla to come to his defence. Panic follows as crowds on the beach foreshore run to safety.

A documentary on Australian Jazz and improvised art music focussing on its development from the 1950s post war American influences through to the Australian sound in the 1980s-90s. The documentary has interviews with many important figures of the Australian Jazz movement. It is invaluable that live footage of these performers of the time has been documented and their influence on the development of improvised music in Australia discussed in a candid way during the interviews.

Meet the man behind four world titles. See him at home with his family in Florida. Witness the sheer brilliance of his free surfing performances and controlled contest surfing.

BREATHING UNDER WATER is the story of a woman's journey into an imaginary underworld city. The birth of her daughter into an increasingly perilous world has unsettled everything in Beatrice's (Anne Louise Lambert) life. Her growing unease prompts Beatrice to undertake a journey - an investigation into human nature, a confrontation with the fears of our time, and a search for clues that will ultimately give her an answer to the central riddle of the film: why has humankind set the stage for its own extinction? The director’s preoccupation with humankind’s tendency to self-destruct was one factor that lead to the creation of this complex film.

Rachel and Nick are your model, contemporary relationship. They're young, hip, creative and independent. In the end, they can't escape the basic differences between men and women. In '90s psycho-babble jargon - women are from Venus and men are from Mars. And in this relationship, Mars needs guitars and a chart-topping hit song without any silly domestic interruptions. Venus needs consideration, understanding and a hand changing a light fitting in the kitchen. So when Nick goes in search of the perfect sound and Rachel has an axe to grind - the Gulf War is about to begin. They say all you need is three chords and a wardrobe and you've got the perfect song...relationships aren't so easy.

Like an antipodean version of Romeo and Juliet, it emerges that Warri and Yatungka became the last nomads because they had married outside their tribal laws and eloped to the most inaccessible of regions. In 1977 the land was stricken by a severe drought and their tribal elders mounted a search for them with the help of a party of white men led by Dr Bill Peasley and one of their own number, a childhood friend named Mudjon. The film takes Dr Peasley back into the desert to relive his momentous journey with Mudjon and culminates with poignant archival footage of the elderly couple found naked and starving.

When her child is missing an Australian mother calls for an priest from Italy she has not seen in years.

Adam reminisces about the time he spent with his older cousin who suffered from cerebral palsy. Revisiting his eighth birthday celebrations, Adam talks about a tragedy that separated them forever.

A short film about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer of her dying mother, dreams of far away places, the haunted look in her eyes loaded with a sense of what could have been. Famous Aboriginal singer, Jimmy Little, sings 'Royal Telephone', evoking the presence of Christianity and its role in the assimilation of Aboriginal people. The final scene sees the daughter lying in a foetal position next to her mother, crying. Assimilation, then, can be understood as a pain experienced by both the Aboriginal daughter as well as the white mother.

A mother has to go to help her child grow up, even if it means coming back from the dead.

The people of Footscray are battlers and so is their football team. The 'mighty' Bulldogs haven't won a premiership since 1954. The club is close to broke and the AFL keeps trying to kill them off for the sake of the national competition. Year of the Dogs is a documentary following the fortunes of the Footscray Football club, its players, fans and staff as the club struggles to survive the 1996 Australian Football League season.

Following the death of her mother, a young woman returns after many years to the weather-beaten family home on the shores of Sydney's Botany Bay. But the old family home begins to bring old wounds more and more to life. The story unfolds through flashbacks yet as it progresses the flashbacks merge into the present as it becomes apparent that the situation Tessa has returned to is very much the result of that which passed before.

An exploration of the Samoan fa'afafine, boys who are raised as girls, who fulfill a traditional role in Samoan culture. In the past they have shared women's traditional work but today are becoming more westernized and look more like drag queens. Several anthropologists comment on the phenomenon examining issues of culture and gender and the complexities of sexual identity.

Set in Colonial America, Pocahontas has become a story of historical value known and loved internationally, among children of all ages. The film tells the story of the first English settlers in Virginia and the Native Americans who lived there. It highlights the very different values of the two civilisations and particularly their attitude and respect for the land. It's a culture shock story and, on a personal level, a love story

Cabbie of the Year.

An older woman complains about the excessive traffic in a public men's room across the street.

When eldest sister Cressy, middle daughter Mae and the young Nona are reunited for the first time in years it doesn’t take long for the sparks to fly. Painful memories and secrets are revealed and put into a life-changing perspective in one unforgettable night.

What do you do when you have reached the top of your profession? For Andrew Gordon, the answer is don't look down. An urban tale of an accountant caught in a world where the bottom line is a matter of life and death.

A blind woman and her neighbour discover a common bond after battling each other with sound.

The debut short film by Greg McLean, which won a gold award from the Australian Cinematographers' Society.

A fashion model in the 1930s, who owns an Art Deco Miami hotel, kills herself when her fiancé is unfaithful to her. 60 years later she returns to life as a vampire, when the hotel is scheduled for demolition. Using her sexuality as bait, she looks for victims.

Australia, 1867. In the bleak high country, a young black tracker and his elderly sergeant follow the trail of a killer, a traditional Indigenous man.

A stylized, wordless look at two men in Sydney: a gay man and a man who leads a gay-bashing gang. The gay man, recovering from his beating, practices dance that is sometimes tai chi, sometimes ballet, sometimes modern jazz. The man who rescued him from the beating is his teacher, his lover, and his dance partner. We also see his attacker, who, trapped in machismo, mistreats his own girlfriend as well. By the end, the male couple is joined by a third dancer, a woman, suggesting an artistic and social harmony

Based on the book published the same year, 100 Years of Australian Football explores the 100 year past of Australia's national game. Covering the history of the Victorian/Australian Football League covering the period 1897 to 1996, the documentary is an exhilarating chronicle, including lively reporting and analysis of the big issues and stirring accounts of the legendary players, teams and coaches.

In 1918 Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, his wife, son and four daughters were summarily assassinated. In 1992 the bodies were unearthed only to discover that the remains of two family members were missing - Alexei and Anastasia. Persistent rumors of Anastasia's escape have circulated after her death. This documentary examines the possibility that Anastasia may have survived the brutal assassination.

Pilot movie for the TV series about an organization known as the Centauri Network, a network of children from around the planet who fight crime and solve mysteries with the help of gadgets that were quite advanced for the time.

Through one woman's experience as an adopted person and also as a mother who relinquished her child in 1971, this documentary highlights the many complex issues associated with adoption.

The story is as imposing as the man himself. the 16 year old kid from Ballarat who has become the most talked about AFL footballer of his time.

In 1832 the government of Van Diemen’s Land sent the last Aboriginal resistance fighters into exile at Wybalenna on Flinders Island, bringing an end to the Black War and opening a new chapter in the struggle for justice and survival by Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Black Man’s Houses tells a dramatic story of the quest by Aboriginal people to reclaim the graves of their ancestors against a background of racism and denial. Documenting a moving memorial re-enactment of the funeral of the great chief Manalargenna, the film also charts the cultural strength and resilience of his descendants as they are forced to fight for recognition in a society that is not ready to remember the terrible events of the past.