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Spider And Rose
(1994) [M]

Spider and Rose are on the road to Coonabarabran. It's Spider's last day working as an ambo, and he's in a hurry. Rose has been in a car crash and would prefer they take their time. Along the way the two get to know each other and have some adventures neither one had planned.  More

The Bruce Petty Collection
[PG]

A unique collection of films by renowned cartoonist filmmaker, Bruce Petty. Leisure, Magalomedia and The Movers.  More

Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces
(1988) [PG]

Follow up documentary to Armstrong's two short films about three working class girls from Adelaide. In "Smokes and Lollies" (1977) the three were 14 years old, in "14's Good, 18's Better" they were 18, and in the present film the women are 26.  More

A Death In The Family
(1986) [M]

There’s one good basic idea in A Death In The Family: gay guys died of AIDS in the 1980’s and many of their families were forced to confront their sons' horrible deaths and suspicious lifestyles simultaneously. Cultures and belief systems collided.  More

Frauds
(1993) [M]

Story of the ways in which insurance investigator Roland Copping interferes in and manipulates the lives of others with outrageous games and gimmicks. Eventually he becomes involved in an escalating vendetta with a couple who make an unusual insurance claim.  More

Backroads
(1977) [M]

From the director of Australian Classics Dead-Calm and Rabbit-Proof Fence and Hollywood blockbusters The Bone Collector and Patriot Games, comes the searing thriller that started it all. Phillip Noyce's debut feature film, Backroads, takes us on a vivid journey into the remote corners of white...  More

Celluloid Heroes (2 Disc Set)
(1995) [M]

Produced by Film Australia in collaboration with the ABC to celebrate the first century of filmmaking in Australia, this fascinating four-part series details the evolution of Australian cinema from the early silent film-era to the modern ‘renaissance’ in Australian film-making when names like...  More

An Indecent Obsession
(1985) [M]

August 14, 1945 – the day of the Japanese surrendered. But, for the tortured men in Ward X, the end of World War II made no difference. Their troubled minds and battered spirits are held together by one woman: their friend, their keeper – the beautiful and responsive Sister Honour Langtry....  More

Buried Alive - The Story Of East Timor
(1989) [G]

In Buried Alive we see why the East Timor question is too important to go away. The Story of East Timor begins in a neglected corner of the Portuguese colonial empire. In Lisbon, the unexpected fall of the dictatorship projects the people of East Timor into world politics. It is to be a...  More

Hotel Sorrento
(1995) [M]

This Australian drama is an adaptation of Hannie Rayson's award-winning play. It is the tale of the three Moynihan sisters, Hilary, a widow who lives in the family "hotel" with their father and her teenage son; Pippa, who lives in New York; and Meg, who lives in London. After a long absence, the...  More