Ozploitation

Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Dead End Drive-in coming to Blu-ray from Arrow and MVD

MVD Entertainment is about to release Arrow Video’s Blu-ray release of Brian Trenchard-Smith’s cult classic Dead End Drive-in, which features a brand new 2K restoration from original film materials. The price of admission is the rest of your life. One of Quentin Tarantino’s favorite directors, Brian Trenchard-Smith was a key figure in the Ozploitation movement, ….

Friday screening of the “Ozploitation” cult classic that Tarantino keeps in his vault

This Friday, The Stone, the “ozploitation” classic that Quentin Tarantino reportedly keeps in his personal film vault, will screen at The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater, in New York City. The event will feature a pre-show onstage turntable warmup by Andy Votel, and is co-presented by B-music/Finders Keepers, Other Music and WFMU. ….

Cult Cinema Icons: Not Quite Hollywood grindhouse movie trailers

I found this great playlist that was created to honor the recently released grindhouse documentary Not Quite Hollywood. Not Quite Hollywood is the wild, wonderful, untold story of “Ozploitation” films. It irreverently documents an era when Australian cinema got its gear off and showed the world a full-frontal explosion of sex, violence, horror and foot-to-the-floor ….

Red band trailer for Not Quite Hollywood – the untold story of Australian exploitation cinema

Not Quite Hollywood is the wild, wonderful, untold story of “Ozploitation” films. It irreverently documents an era when Australian cinema got its gear off and showed the world a full-frontal explosion of sex, violence, horror and foot-to-the-floor action. Free-wheeling sex romps! Blood-soaked terror tales! High-octane action extravaganzas! They’re the main ingredients of Not Quite Hollywood, ….