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Quality Australian thriller about fraternal bank robbers

Hollywood remake borrows names and Minis but that's all

Labyrinthine, highly original sci-fi thriller

Charting the life of a disfigured Peruvian child

Indie festival hit profiles puppy love

Dodgy reality TV satire featuring Jerry Springer

Ghoulish Japanimation

Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in arty, autumnal 1971 tale of the Old West

Philip Noyce's deceptively simple tale, describing the inspirational Disneyesque homeward journey of three headstrong aboriginal children, is accompanied by a stinging assault on the rarely explored genocidal project central to Australian nationhood, and in particular the crisis of the country's infamous "Stolen Generations". The result, simultaneously palatable and unnerving, is a contemporary cinematic anomaly—a politically provocative piece of mainstream film-making. DVD EXTRAS: Audio commentary, Making Of... documentary, trailer.

Originally re-edited and released in two parts, King Hu's lengthy 1969 spiritual kung-fu masterpiece here appears as the director intended. The first half is slow, as an underachieving artist meets a beautiful damsel in a haunted fort. Then the fighting begins. Less concerned with special effects than the communication of "zen" through the feeling of the film, it's a truly beautiful piece. DVD EXTRAS: Filmographies, director's notes.