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The proposition (2005)
The outlaw Charlie Wilson (Guy Pearce) has been arrested by Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone). Stanley offers to pardon Charlie and his brother Mike (Richard Wilson), provided Charlie kills his older brother Arthur (Danny Huston), who remains at large. [read more]
‘Sweet Adeline’ (1938)
Joe (George Wallace) and his mate 'Happy’ Morgan (Joe Valli) get drunk after Joe’s heart has been broken. Joe demonstrates his skills at jazz-style 'scat’ singing, with three harmonising fellow drinkers, before falling several times on his ear. [read more]
The trial begins (1988)
The trial of Lindy and Michael Chamberlain (Meryl Streep and Sam Neill) begins at a court in Darwin. Lindy’s pregnancy is the source of much media attention. Judge Muirhead (Charles Tingwell) instructs the jury not to be swayed by rumour ... [read more]
A chat before lunch (2007)
Janine (Lille Madden) has been brought by her foster parents (Zoe Carides and Richard Sydenham) to meet her biological mother (Lily Shearer) and her family for the first time. The new circumstances are overwhelming, and being spoken to, spoken about ... [read more]
Dan’s place (2007)
Dan (Jordan Gee-Hoy) gets home after a morning training at the gym and is already facing a hard day. His mum (Lillian Crombie) wants him to find a job, his dad’s in jail and the unpaid bills are piling up. [read more]
What has Amos found? (2007)
Amos (Trevor Jamieson) shows his wares at the local pub. A couple of local miners (Geoffrey Foulkes-Taylor and Jed Elsbury) offer him a small amount of money for a nugget of 'gold’ weighing six ounces, to the disgust of a ... [read more]
Unemployed (1982)
Three of the characters are introduced – the first lines up for three jobs with ten hopefuls, the next gets the sack because casual staff comes cheap in an economic downturn and another stays at home to mind her sister’s ... [read more]
The mammy from Alabamy (1934)
George (George Wallace) impersonates a waiter at a swank nightclub in order to spy on the crooks who want to nobble his favourite horse. All of the club’s waiters are also performers, so George sings and dances for the patrons. [read more]
Bang galore (1944)
Units of Rommel’s Afrika Korps launch an assault on the allied defences at Tobruk, using tanks and infantry. The allied artillery shells land among the advancing Germans but do not stop them. Hand-to-hand fighting breaks out as they cross the ... [read more]
Igniting a turf war (2006)
Over western-style music and low-angle close-ups of Ugg boots, the narrator introduces the story: this is a battle over a trademark. We are then introduced to the main players, Bruce and Bronwyn McDougall, at their sheep farm in Western Australia. [read more]
The day in court (2006)
The McDougalls hold up a flag of a boxing kangaroo and say they hope to give the Americans a trouncing. We see them at home preparing for their day in court. They then drive into Perth for the hearing by ... [read more]
This is for real (2001)
Running down sand dunes, the mother (voiced by Sigrid Thornton) arrives at the sea’s edge and ponders a dead seagull. A huge wave sweeps her out to sea; she struggles against the tide, swimming, but goes down. [read more]
Car boys (1986)
Jimmy (Ned Manning) arrives at a car crash scene with his brother Frank (Ollie Hall), a tow-truck driver. Frank and a rival driver both claim rights to the wreckage. During their argument with police a gang of ‘car boys’ arrives. ... [read more]
The seduction of Maps begins (2006)
Maps (Daniel Radcliffe) meets Lucy (Teresa Palmer) for the first time on his own at a rocky outcrop high above the sea. She tells him that the stones were left by aliens and flirts with him in a very provocative ... [read more]
Evelyn clashes with everyone (1999)
Evelyn Spence (Maya Stange) takes the side of the villagers against Reverend Macgregor (John Howard) at a funeral because he wants them to use the Christian graveyard and change their usual practices. Upon her return home, she and Dr Phillip ... [read more]
Husband (1998)
Elvis Maginnis (Marcus Graham) is in his office at K for Kleen Dry-cleaning when he gets a call from his new girlfriend Carmen Francis (Belinda McClory). She has shocking news and, despite the misgivings of his employees Stella Kinsella (Alison ... [read more]
Gurindji country (1999)
Darwin sky at dusk, then a map that illustrates the distance between where Kingarli was buried and the place where she was born – the same place her son Speedy and daughter Kathy Mills are trying to have her returned. [read more]
Turning point (2003)
Bernie explains her struggles over the years to reach a competitive level of horseracing. She admits she couldn’t do it by herself, leading her to join forces with trainer Paul Sutherland. Bernie turns a corner with a thrilling win in ... [read more]
Tough times (2006)
Rupert Kathner (Ben Mendelsohn) speaks with a film producer about his enthusiasm for the future of Australian film. Historical footage shows Americans at the movies, as interviewees explain how and why the Americans took over the Australian film industry in ... [read more]
Peacetime pursuits (1976)
Dave Sullivan’s (Paul Cronin) younger brother Harry (Michael Caton) and his wife Rose (Maggie Dence) arrive at the Sullivans for an evening’s homemade entertainment. They are greeted by Grace Sullivan (Lorraine Bayly) and the children, Kitty (Susan Hannaford), Terry (Richard ... [read more]
