Now showing in cinemas across Australia:

Drag me to Hell  (MA)
★ ★ ★ ★ ½
Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But in three days, she’s going to hell.

Red Cliff (M)
★★★½
Based on the events during the Three Kingdoms period in Ancient China in which specifically told in the title, The Battle of Red Cliffs.

Wake in Fright (M)

Fully restored 35mm print of Ted Kotcheff’s controversial 1971 Australian/American co-production about a young teacher who becomes trapped within the violent and drunken culture of the Australian outback

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Detailed Listings:

Drag Me To Hell

Review: ★ ★ ★ ★ ½
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Rating: MA 15+
Running Time: 99min
Director: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi
Cast: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Jessica Lucas, Lorna Raver
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Synopsis:

Christine Brown is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton. Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks, and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home. In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit and misunderstood by a skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas to save her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course to reverse the spell. As evil forces close in, Christine must face the unthinkable: How far will she go to break free of the curse?

Worth Seeing?
Review: ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Here’s what I had to say:

“While I’ve been laughing at horror films for years, I can’t remember the last time I laughed with one. That’s what separates Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell from the recent genre offerings; not only is it genuinely scary, it’s also outrageously funny. And for once, it’s intentional.”

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-REviL75zg

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Red Cliff
Review: ★★★½

Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | History | War
Rating: M
Running Time: 148 min
Director: John Woo
Cast: Tony Leung, Zhang Fengyi, Chang Chen, Chi-Ling Lin
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Synopsis:

After directing stylish action films such as THE KILLERS and FACE-OFF, director John Woo turns to Chinese history for inspiration with RED CLIFF. The Han Dynasty is facing its death in third century China, and the emperor raises a million-man army against two kingdoms that are hopelessly outmatched. This war film stars Tony Leung, the beloved actor best known for LUST, CAUTION and IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE.

Worth Seeing?
Review: ★★★½

Here’s what Katina had to say:

“Red Cliff is pure visual indulgence, plot all but forgotten when the battle is nigh. Good lead performances give this story a worthy life amid its few faults.”

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjTFxGRCTXw

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Wake in Fright

Genre: Drama | Thriller
Rating: M
Running Time: 114 min
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence and Chips Rafferty

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Synopsis:

Based on the novel by Kenneth Cook, director Ted Kotcheff’s controversial 1971 Australian/American co-production was almost lost to cinema’s past as the only known 16mm and 35m prints of the film were in an extremely poor condition for screening. But the 2004 discovery of the original negatives in a Pittsburgh vault destined for destruction has seen the film carefully restored by the National Film and Sound Archive and Atlab/Deluxe, securing a slot in the Classics Program at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, where it first premiered in 1971 and was nominated for the Golden Palm Award. Starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty and Jack Thompson, Cook’s story of a young teacher who becomes trapped within the violent and drunken culture of the Australian outback is a riveting drama that is now considered a classic of Australian Cinema Culture. Fully restored 35mm print.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiz7sx0fD7E

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