WHAT
NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD
WHERE
DENDY NEWTOWN
WHEN
OPENS AUG 28
WATCH THE TRAILER
HERE
WIN
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It's ironic that some of the most recognisable faces in NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD are American. Why does Quentin Tarantino know more about Australian genre cinema than we do? A nationwide awkwardness about our own film history has distracted us from this stash of glittery fool's gold for far too long.
This Melbourne-produced celebration of the glory days of '70s and '80s Australian trash film captures the devil-may-care gleefulness of its subject matter.
Some of these titles may be familiar from recent DVD releases, but others - FAIR GAME, CENTRESPREAD, LADY STAY DEAD and DEAD END DRIVE-IN - will be hazy recollections of VHS-hire, memories faded as the quality of their prints.
This is Pop Culture History 101 for Australian audiences. NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD should be screened on a 24-hour loop on all major television networks until we as a country sign a contract promising to never let the sombre, earnest art-wank of films like SOMERSAULT, JAPANESE STORY and PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK distract us from gems like RAZORBACK, PATRICK and NEXT OF KIN ever again.
Format: Cinema
Mood: Rad
Keywords: Australian, tarantino
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