Studio Ghibli comes to Brisbane’s Palace Centro

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Deni

In case you Brisneylanders out there haven’t heard, mid-February to mid-March sees the Palace Centro down on James Street in New Farm screening Ghibli classics. If you’ve never seen some of Miyazaki’s best works – like Laputa Castle in the Sky or Princess Mononoke – on the big screen, now’s your chance! And even if you have, it’s no hardship to see them again, right? No, I didn’t think so.

More details at Madman.… (read more)

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The Slayers Evolution-R (2009)

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Posted on February 11, 2011 by Tom

Welcome back to a two-part review. What’s that, you missed the first part? Well that won’t do. You should probably check out the review for The Slayers Revolution before reading the review for the sequel series The Slayers Evolution-R (you see what the creators did with the title there. Those kooky animators, what will they think of next). So I’ll just sit here for a moment while you read the first review. All caught up? Good, we can now begin.… (read more)

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The Slayers Revolution (2008)

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Posted on February 11, 2011 by Tom
There are some fantasy and science fiction realms that fans would just love to jump into. Middle Earth, Sunnydale, Endor and New York are fictional places that fans just want to be real. I’m really glad however that lands featured in Slayers isn’t real. Sure they look real peaceful and nice place to vacation. I just really would hate to be in country when Lina Inverse and friends roll into town. Chances are that in an attempt to save the town they’d blow it up trying.
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Samson’s Favourite Lists of 2010…

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Samson

I love end-of-year lists. Writing them is fun (and you can read my list here), while reading others’ lists is a great way to learn about gems that I need to track down and watch.

Following are my favourite 2010 Asian film lists that I would like to share with you, and hopefully you’ll enjoy reading them as much as I have!

Asian Film Lists

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Ong Bak 3 (2010)

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Posted on February 3, 2011 by Justin

Tony Jaa returns to our screens in another Ong Bak film, released here in Australia on DVD by Eastern Eye. And unlike Ong Bak 2, which shared nothing with its predecessor but the name and the lead actor, volume 3 picks up directly where the last one left off (so the rest of this review contains spoilers for that one — you can’t say I didn’t warn you!)

We begin the film with our hero Tien (Jaa) in chains, … (read more)

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Cinema/TV Screenings in Oz in February

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Justin

Here’s a quick roundup of what’s coming up in Oz cinemas and on television over the next few weeks for fans of asian film.

Chinese New Year 2011 film: All’s Well Ends Well 2011

The year of the rabbit brings with it another star-studded Chinese New Year comedy from HK, and Dream Movie have got it in cinemas here in most capital cities. Stars Donnie Yen (an unusual bit of casting for a comedy!), Raymond Wong, Carina Lau, Louis Koo … (read more)

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AIFF 2011 Coming Soon

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Justin

Late Feb brings festival season to Adelaide, and the program is huge. I’ve not had a chance to look over the full list (we’ll try and write up a preview shortly!) but a few things that fall squarely into Heroic Cinema’s purview jump out of the list at me:

  • Cold Fish (Japan, 2010, dir: Sion Sono)
    The most recent film from controversial director Sion Sono (Strange Circus, Suicide Club), and it looks like a winner.
  • God of
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Once Upon a Time in Chinatown

Posted on January 30, 2011 by John Snadden

It was the end-of-an-era on 26 May 2008 when Melbourne’s Chinatown cinema closed its doors for the final time. For nigh on thirty years, the Chinatown cinema had regularly screened Cantonese language films in central Melbourne. And for just over nineteen of those years, I had been watching and enjoying Hong Kong movies on the big screen.

Sometimes the end of an era is celebrated and sent out on a high, but in the Chinatown’s case the last film was … (read more)

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