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Stork


In the extras we get to hear that this was one of the first Ocker comedies, a film that grew out of a play put on at the famous La Mama live theatre in Melbourne. David Williamson, the writer, was at that stage an unknown who went on to bigger and better things. Most of […]

The Best of Not the Nine O?clock News Volume 2


This a collection of sketch comedy form this fairly famous British comedy show that swept all before it in the UK and some other parts of the world back in the 70s. The actors all went on to bigger and better things with Atkinson probably the stand out for his Mr Bean series while I […]

Shrek 2


The tale of the giant green ogre continues, Shrek and Princess Fiona, the love of his life, return from their honeymoon ready to live happily ever after. But in the swamp of their dreams nothing has gone to plan. Donkey is at the shack waiting for them, Donkey?s beloved wife Dragon has become moody and […]

McVicar


This is a film from The Who Films Company and surprise, surprise the lead actor is Roger Daltrey and much of the music is co-written by members of The Who. For the Baby Boomers like me The Who were a huge band at a huge time in our lives and their classic words of ?I […]

Great Battles of the Great War


This is a production of Tyne Tees Television and focuses on battles which involved troops from the Tyneside region of north east England. The series does not focus exclusively on the efforts of the locals and gives much credit to other troops including the Aussies and the Kiwis. There are three major battles reviewed in […]

Elmo?s World - Happy Holidays


Directed by Ken Diego
Elmo?s World (Happy Holidays) is an hour length special revolving mainly around Christmas and two other festive seasons that occur around the same time of the year, the Jewish holiday Chanukah and Kwanzaa which is celebrated by African Americans to honour their African heritage. Elmo is guided through this episode by Kelly, […]