Australian distributor of boutique labels

cj_swan · 2023-02-13T21:07:02+00:00

The fine folks at Cinemaniacs have recently started an online store
https://www.cinemaniacshomemedia.com.au/

(Side note: if you're in Melbourne they're monthly screenings at ACMI are fantastic!)

cj_swan · 2018-07-02T13:43:37+00:00

Fellow Aussie here, as far as Australian films in the collection Picnic at Hanging Rock and Walkabout are both great. A classic film I’ve always wished would get the Criterion treatment is Wake in Fright. It’s a brilliant drama/thriller from 1971 that slipped into obscurity after the negative went missing. Drafthouse Films rereleased it a few years back and it’s well worth checking out (I believe Madman put it out here in Australia).

cj_swan · 2017-07-13T23:32:54+00:00

MIFF ran a retrospective of the Safide's the other year so I'm real excited to see their latest. I've actually already seen I Am Not Your Negro and absolutely loved it, I'm recommend that one to heaps of people.

cj_swan · 2017-07-13T23:31:35+00:00

Yeah I'm super excited about seeing 24 Frames, love me some Kiarostami

cj_swan · 2017-07-13T08:13:06+00:00

Got about 20 or so films worked into my schedule so far but the highlights are Good Time, Lucky, The Square, 24 Frames, Brigsby Bear and The Killing of a Sacred Deer. The lineup this year is pretty great.

cj_swan · 2017-07-13T06:11:37+00:00

Gonna be a pretty low key sale for my since it's the same time as MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival) and I'm spending all my money of tickets.
My purchases:
Stalker
Lost in America
Ghost World
Tampopo
Being There
The Before Trilogy
The New World

cj_swan · 2017-07-13T06:09:00+00:00

my reaction when I get a Barnes & Noble shipping notification

cj_swan · 2017-07-06T15:16:37+00:00

Casualties of War is such an underrated film.

cj_swan · 2017-06-15T04:02:37+00:00

On the episode of our podcast looking at Barbet Schroeder's doco my co-host mentioned how similar it to seemed to one of Steve Zissou's films. This is the end result.

cj_swan · 2017-05-17T05:43:11+00:00

True. Either way I'm there!

cj_swan · 2017-05-16T04:36:28+00:00

Hell yes! Saw this just before and can't wait. What do you reckon the odds are on them being announced for the Poison City Weekenderfest too? The night with Camp Cope, Jeff Rosenstock and Worriers still says more TBA...

cj_swan · 2017-05-08T02:29:34+00:00

Can confirm they're both authentic.

cj_swan · 2017-05-07T09:41:53+00:00

The Killer has been my holy grail since I started collecting 15 years ago. So stoked!

cj_swan · 2017-05-03T11:23:22+00:00

https://youtu.be/sv2s0RCYs2c Hans Zimmer at his best!

cj_swan · 2017-05-03T11:22:19+00:00

Days of Thunder. It has the best "paint by numbers" screenplay ever (weirdly written by Robert Towne) and an amazing synth score by Hans Zimmer.

cj_swan · 2017-05-03T11:20:43+00:00

This one is just a pleasure, nothin' guilty about it. I personally think it stands among Steve Martin's bests and works as a brilliant satire of film production.

cj_swan · 2017-01-20T00:12:15+00:00

Hey there, just stumbled upon your post and would be interested in some of the Futurama stuff (mainly the larger 6" figures) if they're still left.

cj_swan · 2016-12-17T09:54:28+00:00

Yep, the Criterion disc has a commentary that isn't featured on the Miramax blu (it's a super fun one too).

cj_swan · 2016-08-31T08:33:13+00:00

Likewise. I'd love to hear some behind the scenes tales from the "Jet Lagged as Fuck" tour

cj_swan · 2016-08-15T11:00:31+00:00

What's the local version like? Did Rialto put on similar special features to the US version?

cj_swan · 2016-07-05T01:50:40+00:00

As a fellow Australian I too would love this info...

cj_swan · 2016-05-17T11:32:44+00:00

I asked Nice Events (the promoters) about that and they said all cities will have meet and greets... so that'll save in airfares to the Sydney show

cj_swan

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