And this week's Friday night movie has been... Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!!
For those not in the know, this is a documentary from 2008 that describes a particular period of Australian cinema. Whilst the seventies are widely regarded as a boom time for Australian cinema, this however concentrates on the lesser known area: the exploitation films of that era - and beyond.
So what this movie presents are the movies of the era,- divided into the camps of sex, horror and action - and it is intercut with the interviews from both the people that made them and fans - least not is one Quentin Tarantino who played a key role in getting this documentary made.
This certainly is fascinating to watch, as it describes many of the aspects of a particular era. It isn't just the movies themselves but how they were made, the trails and tribulations involved, how they represented the time they were made in, the challenges of trying to find an international audience, and the personalities who made them. Plus it's fun to see Tarantino speaking about movies - a subject where one can expect him showing the enthusiasm of an evangelist.
But really the biggest success is how this documentary generates interest in these movies - why after I was finished and added more to my 'To watch' list. Sure it may be a wasteland which builds numbers faster than it loses them but hey, it's proof this documentary did just what it set out to do.
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