Author Archives: Stephen Dawson

World Cup 3D locations

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

SBS has announced the cities and channels on which 3D World Cup matches will be available, along with identifying the fifteen to be shown in that format. These include most of the quarter finals, both semi finals and the final … Continue reading →

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Canberra and the regions lose yet again

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

SBS has been advertising how they are going to broadcast some 15 of the World Cup football matches in 3D. A world first, apparently. I have just telephoned them to find out who will get to see them. All capital … Continue reading →

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The older Von Sydow

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Last night I watched Shutter Island for the second time on Blu-ray. It is worth watching twice for reasons that you will work out after you’ve watched it the first time. One aspect of it had me puzzled. German actor … Continue reading →

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Crosstalk free 3D and the art of Soccer

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Through the miracle of pen and paper you are reading this many, many hours after I wrote it (actually on Wednesday evening, 2 June). I am in Sydney at a private home in the salubrious suburb of Rose Bay. Were … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray giveaway – Splinter

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Here’s a cheap horror thriller from Icon. No proper label, no box, but the movie’s fine as far as it goes: Splinter. First request in comments from an Australian resident gets it. Running time: 82 minutes Picture: 2.35:1, 1080p24, MPEG2 @ … Continue reading →

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Madman & Luc Besson

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

It looks like Madman Entertainment has taken over pretty much the entire rights to Australian distribution of the Luc Besson oeuvre. The documentary Atlantis: A World Beyond Words and the drama Le grand bleu will both be out on Blu-ray soon, … Continue reading →

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From the archives – 1998

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve just submitted my review column for this Monday’s The Canberra Times (the Panasonic PT-AE4000E full HD projector, if you’re interested). As I glanced through the folder containing these reviews, my eye fell on one I did back in late … Continue reading →

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Region A

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

I see that The Criterion Collection has UK movie Walkabout, set entirely in Australia, available now on Blu-ray. Pity its stuff is Region A, so it won’t work in the great majority of Australian and UK Blu-ray players.

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Would you like a movie?

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

If so, the first to ask in comments can have Into the Blue, a modest thriller about beautiful people swimming around in a tropical paradise. No box, no proper disc label. I’ll post within Australia. Running time: 110 minutes Picture: 2.35:1, … Continue reading →

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The Fall

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

What the hell is it with The Fall? This is a glorious movie, made all the way back in 2006. It had David Fincher and Spike Jonze behind it (‘presented by’). It stars Lee Pace (from ‘Pushing Daisies‘) in a … Continue reading →

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