Film Alert 101

Sunday, 6 September 2026

For Blu-ray and Ultra 4K UHD discs - Here's why David Hare recommends the Hisense C3 Ultra triple laser projector

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T op screen the new Capelight UHD 4K of the Robert Wise's WEST SIDE STORY . Below it's my newest toy, a new Hisense C3 Ultra triple...
Saturday, 5 September 2026

Screening somewhere - Rod Bishop retrieves the overlooked THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (Paolo Sorrentino, Italy, 2011)

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Robert Smith, the creator, writer, and vocalist of British band  The Cure  has made no public comment about this Sorrentino film.  But Smith...
Tuesday, 1 September 2026

AT THE FESTIVAL OF DANGEROUS IDEAS - Read Jane Mills introduction to the screening of SALO OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM (Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy, 1975)

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Editor's Note: Jane Mills wishes to note the superb contribution to discussion of Salo by Professor Catherine Lumby when the film screen...
Monday, 31 August 2026

IN BRISBANE - THE FIFTH ANNUAL FILM NOIR FESTIVAL

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Brisbane's very own supercinephile Joel Archer is once again presenting his unique festival of film noir.  Joel Writes: This has come ar...
Tuesday, 25 August 2026

Streaming on Apple TV, Prime Video - Rod Bishop recommends DTF ST. LOUIS (Steven Conrad, USA, 2026)

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I t sounds a lot like a US police series, but ignore the awful title.  DTF St. Louis  does have a police procedural sub-plot, but it’s defin...
Saturday, 22 August 2026

The Current Cinema - Barrie Pattison urges you to make haste to KUNG FU SOCCER (Stephen Chow, China, 2026)

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  REVENGE OF THE CHINESE MOVIE Currently in Sydney’s Event Centre and probably other venues that run Chinese movies here, we are getting Ste...
Sunday, 16 August 2026

Streaming on Archive.org - SOHO INCIDENT (aka SPIN A DARK WEB, Vernon Sewell, UK, 1956)

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Trawling round the remarkable archive.org site looking for a copy of one particular film, the search engine delivered me Soho Incident (...
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