The title of The Castle refers to a ramshackle suburban tract house so close to an airport that planes fly mere yards above the roof. Worse than that, it's built on a toxic landfill and right beside humming high-power lines. But to patriarch Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton) and his dim-witted but cheerful brood, it's home. Darryl has devoted himself to constantly improving it with modifications such as a false chimney that, as he brags to a man sent to estimate the value of the property, makes the house look more picturesque. When the owners of the airport serve Darryl notice that his home is being compulsorily purchased, Darryl hires a small-time lawyer and pursues his case all the way to the Australian Supreme Court. This Australian box-office smash has something of the same buoyant spirit as The Full Monty. Its relationship with its characters resembles the farcical intimacy of classic sitcoms such as Fawlty Towers, in which crazed behaviour is balanced by the genuine warmth of the whole cast. Caton in particular is a sweet, engaging presence; Darryl Kerrigan is a fool, but a fool with dignity, and he carries you through the movie. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
Oscar-nominee Alan Bates turns in one of his most forceful performances as an asylum inmate with supernatural powers in a film that is both highly unsettling and deeply compelling – a perfect companion piece to Nicolas Roeg’s ’70s masterpiece Don’t Look Now. Also featuring strong performances from Susannah York and John Hurt and employing a distinctive narrative style employed by Palm d’Or-nominated director Jerzy Skolimowski The Shout is presented here in a High Definition transfer made from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. During a cricket match at an insane asylum between the inmates and the local villagers patients Crossley and Graves keep themselves entertained by telling stories. Crossley tells of how he came to possess supernatural powers enabling him to kill with a single shout and although his friend dismisses the tale as an insane fantasy as the match continues the proceedings take an emphatically sinister turn... Special Features: Audio commentary with horror experts Kim Newman and Stephen Jones booklet by Kim Newman Original Theatrical trailer Image gallery Original Press Material PDFs
It's a gorgeous Summer's day and two teams play a cricket game with a difference. It's the annual match between the local mental asylum and the villagers and in the scoring hut patients Crossley and Graves sit side-by-side recording every run over and fallen wicket. To keep themselves entertained Crossley recounts a terrifying story of how he came to possess supernatural powers that enable him to kill with a shout. It was he claims an ancient magic he learnt from spending many years with the Australian Aborigines. Although Graves dismisses the tale as an insane fantasy as the match continues the proceedings take on an emphatically sinister turn...
An idyllic cruise disintegrates into terror when a party of tourists are stalked by a massive man-eating crocodile.
Loosely based on real-life events, this harrowing psychological thriller from Australian writer-director Ben Young is set to join the likes of The Silence of the Lambs as one of the most gruelling serial killer movies ever realised. In 1980s Perth, Australia, a depraved couple are abducting and murdering young girls. When seventeen-year-old Vicki Maloney accepts a ride from the duo late one night, she finds herself catapulted into a nightmare beyond her imagining. Bolstered by astonishing performances from its three main leads, Hounds of Love is bold and powerful piece of filmmaking which proves that Australian genre cinema is alive and well. Features: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Interviews with actors Stephen Curry, Emma Booth and Ashleigh Cummings Behind-the-Scenes Two short films from Hounds of Love director Ben Young: Something Fishy' (2010) and Bush Basher' (2011) John Butler Trio Only One music video, directed by Ben Young Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork options
Hounds Of Love Loosely based on real-life events, this harrowing psychological thriller from Australian writer-director Ben Young is set to join the likes of The Silence of the Lambs as one of the most gruelling serial killer movies ever realised. In 1980s Perth, Australia, a depraved couple are abducting and murdering young girls. When seventeen-year-old Vicki Maloney accepts a ride from the duo late one night, she finds herself catapulted into a nightmare beyond her imagining. Bolstered by astonishing performances from its three main leads, Hounds of Love is bold and powerful piece of filmmaking which proves that Australian genre cinema is alive and well. Features: Original 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Interviews with actors Stephen Curry, Emma Booth and Ashleigh Cummings Behind-the-Scenes Two short films from Hounds of Love director Ben Young: Something Fishy' (2010) and Bush Basher' (2011) John Butler Trio Only One music video, directed by Ben Young Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork options
Stephen Curry and Brendan Cowell star in this Australian comedy from director Boyd Hicklin. Teddy (Curry) and his friends Rick (Cowell) and Stavros (Damon Gameau) are, like most Australians, mad about cricket. When Rick and Stavros reveal that their lives are moving on to bigger and better things, Teddy sets about proving to them that cricket is all they need.
This major new TV drama broadcast on ITV1 explores the real Hitler through the relationship with his teenage niece Geli Raubal... As the shells rain down on his battered Berlin Bunker in 1945 a bitter and defeated Hitler remininisces about the major events in his life - from his meteoric rise to notoriety to his obsession with his adored niece Geli Raubal. Starring Ken Stott (The Vice & Messiah) and brought to life by BAFTA award-winning writer Nigel Williams this is the r
During a cricket match at a lunatic asylum patient Crossley relates a strange story to a composer Anthony Fielding and his wife Rachel. Crossley once lived with Australian aborigines who taught him the secret of a deadly shout which has the power to kill anyone within earshot. Crossley moves in with the couple and starts an affair with Rachel. Meanwhile Anthony wants to harness the energy of the shout for his music and will not rest until he has discovered the truth about his guest's stange powers...
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