STARS: Robert Winston, Australopithecus Aforensis, Paranthropus Boisei, (Homo?) Habilis, Homo Ergaster, Homo Erectus, Homo Heidelbergensis, Homo Neanderthal, Homo Sapien.
STORY
The really cool thing about the `Walking With” series of BBC documentaries is that you get to take a peek into previously `unseen’ worlds, bringing dry scientific research to life - off the library shelf and onto […]

Directed by John WatersStarring: Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Adrian Grenier, Alicia Witt, Mink Stole and Ricki Lake.SynopsisMelanie Griffith and Stephen Dorff star in this art-house comedy about a crazed anti-establishment director and his insane followers, and the super-bitch Hollywood actress that they kidnap to play the lead in their underground movie.Griffith plays Honey Whitlock, an […]

A double DVD set that runs for a staggering 317 minutes all up, nearly a whole day’s cricket in one little DVD box.The Stars: Each of the competing teams are stars in their own right, with special mention to the Aussies who win it and the Kenyans who end up the best-performed African team.Synopsis: […]

STARS: ROBIN WILLIAMS, MARIA CONCHITA ALONSO, CLEAVANT DERRICKS, ALEJANDRO REY.
DIRECTED: PAUL MAZURSKY
Story
Made in the 1980s, the film opens in cold war Moscow where Vladimir (Williams) plays the saxophone in a Russian circus. We are introduced to the hardships of life in Russia at the time with queues of a city block or more to purchase […]

STARS: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Vincent Spano, Nicholas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Diane Lane, Diana Scarwid, Chris Penn, Tom Waits, Larry Fishburne.
STORY
Rusty James (Matt Dillon) is the leader of a half-baked `gang’ that spends more time in pool halls than high school. He says he’d rather be spending his time with his girlfriend, Patty (Diane Lane) […]

STARS: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox.
STORY
I don’t really want to go into the story too much, as the unravelling of the central mystery of this film is the whole enjoyment of it. I’ll only give away as much as is revealed on the back cover. The concept of watching a video that […]

SynopsisThe usual slick Channel Nine documentary type SHOW that takes us through the build-up to the 5th and final Ashes Test in Sydney in January 2003. This was the game where Steve Waugh scored on of the most memorable test hundreds in a fairy tale ending to an emotional day’s cricket.The Nine commentary team is […]

Principal Cast: The Blue Lagoon - Brooke Shields; Christopher Atkins; Leo McKern
Director; Randal Kleiser
Principal Cast: Return to the Blue Lagoon - Milla Jovovich; Brian Krause; Lisa Pelikan;
Director; William A Graham
Dolby Surround sound (4.0); 112/98 mins;
SYNOPSIS
Both films cover the same theme: two very young children become marooned on an idyllic Pacific island; and after […]

Spirited Away - Director: Hiyao MiyazakiMain Feature:Wow, wow, wow!That’s all I could think to myself when I reach the end of Spirited Away last night. This is an absolutely stunning release from one of my favourite creators of anime - Hiyao Miyazaki. I would say this is one of the most visually appealing animated films […]

Starring: Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant.
Written and Directed by: Marc Lawrence
Story; Lucy Kelson (Bullock) is an attorney who has strong ideals. Raised by left wing parents, legal people themselves, Lucy has been fighting environmental issues, for people’s rights and for almost any cause you can name. She graduated from Harvard Law and does “Pro Bono” […]