VHS Tracking

VHS Tracking Presents. A free film club night at Goolugatup gallery. This month is cinematographer Mikey Hamer introducing THE COMEDY (2012) starring Tim Heidecker and directed by Rick Alverson. Wed 13 Aug 6:30pm. Register here! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/vhs-tracki...

Before We Vanish (2017) Yusuke Hayashi's score for Before We Vanish (2017) - directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa - brings to mind memories of Amblin Entertainment productions. There's something about the orchestral sweep, its eerie tension and yet a little twinkle-in-the-eye feeling. The sound of an alien invasion movie, and with Kurosawa's genius for creating tension and unease through blocking, framing and editing, it's intriguing how brightly lit and open…

Before We Vanish (2017)

Yusuke Hayashi's score for Before We Vanish (2017) - directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa - brings to mind memories of Amblin Entertainment productions. There's something about the orchestral sweep, its eerie tension and yet a little twinkle-in-the-eye feeling. The sound of an…

Italian poster for Jesus Franco's VENUS IN FURS (1969)

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Filmmakers condemn Mubi's funding from military-associated private equity firm in open letter Filmmakers condemn Mubi's funding from military-associated private equity firm in open letter

Joshua Oppenheimer, Sarah Friedland, Radu Jude, and more signed a letter urging Mubi "to refuse to be complicit in the horrific violence being waged against Palestinians."

Bloody Moon (1981) Must a film be coherent? Eurohorror has so much to teach us. The American slasher genre filtered through Spanish director Jess Franco in gun-for-hire mode. Accentuated by watching the English dub where the voiceover artists are rushing through dialogue at a speedy clip, another layer to what is already alien onscreen behaviour. A group of blondes looking to score, all obsessed with one stud, while they’re staying at a Spanish-language school.

Bloody Moon (1981)

Must a film be coherent? Eurohorror has so much to teach us. The American slasher genre filtered through Spanish director Jess Franco in gun-for-hire mode. Accentuated by watching the English dub where the voiceover artists are rushing through dialogue at a speedy clip, another…

TRASH CLASSICS: Freddy Got Fingered (2001) | Luna Palace Cinemas Freddy Got Fingered (2001). Is it tasteless, unredeemable garbage or an avant garde, postmodern comedy masterpiece? You be the judge! A rare chance to experience comedian Tom Green’s directorial debut...

Trash Classics presents…
FREDDY GOT FINGERED (2001)
Friday 25 July 9:00pm
Luna Leederville.
One night only to see Tom Green’s directorial debut. Tickets selling fast! lunapalace.com.au/films/freddy...

Venus In Furs (1969) The meeting point between exploitation demands and arthouse pretensions is ideal cinematic terrain to my mind. Base pleasures that Venus In Furs (1969) - directed by Jess Franco - offers is nudity and sex (well, what accounts for it late 1960s international cinema) with Maria Rohm nude in a fur coat with stockings and a few different wigs. Across the flesh and writhing on display is also the influence of arthouse cinema, flourishes borrowed from films like…

Venus In Furs (1969)

The meeting point between exploitation demands and arthouse pretensions is ideal cinematic terrain to my mind. Base pleasures that Venus In Furs (1969) - directed by Jess Franco - offers is nudity and sex (well, what accounts for it late 1960s international cinema) with Maria…

Friendship, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Shane Pinnegar Interview (Movie Squad Podcast #495) - RTRFM

A new Movie Squad Podcast! Reviews of FRIENDSHIP and I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, plus an interview with Shane Pinnegar about his book ROCKSPLOITATION. Listen through the RTRFM website or your favourite podcasting app!

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Trash Classics: Program 9 How trashy can you get? Find out with Program 9 of Trash Classics, last Friday of each month at Luna Leederville! Friday 26 August: TOP SECRET! (1984) Friday 26 September: WILD THINGS (1998) Friday 31 October: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987) - Halloween special! Friday 28 November: STRANGE DAYS (1995) Friday 19 December: SHOCK TREATMENT (1981) Reserve your tickets through the Luna website.

Trash Classics: Program 9

How trashy can you get? Find out with Program 9 of Trash Classics, last Friday of each month at Luna Leederville! Friday 26 August: TOP SECRET! (1984) Friday 26 September: WILD THINGS (1998) Friday 31 October: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987) - Halloween…

Kamikaze Hearts (1986) One of the first scenes in Kamikaze Hearts (1986) I couldn’t get enough of. Sharon Mitchell sitting in the back of an open top convertible, driving through San Francisco, as she plays to the camera in her leather jacket and sunglasses. If you didn’t know Sharon Mitchell as an adult film star, in this moment, she comes off as having some type of punk glamour, a star of some kind, definitely a performer.

Kamikaze Hearts (1986)

One of the first scenes in Kamikaze Hearts (1986) I couldn’t get enough of. Sharon Mitchell sitting in the back of an open top convertible, driving through San Francisco, as she plays to the camera in her leather jacket and sunglasses. If you didn’t know Sharon Mitchell as…

For those keen on the brand new 4K Salute of the Jugger from @umbrellaent.bsky.social there is a link in the Shop on my bio that will take you to the version of your choice linktr.ee/aaronmccann83

Superman and The Old Guard 2 (Movie Squad Podcast #494) - RTRFM

A new Movie Squad Podcast! Reviews of SUPERMAN and THE OLD GUARD 2. Listen through the RTRFM website or your favourite podcasting app.

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TRASH CLASSICS: Freddy Got Fingered (2001) | Luna Palace Cinemas Freddy Got Fingered (2001). Is it tasteless, unredeemable garbage or an avant garde, postmodern comedy masterpiece? You be the judge! A rare chance to experience comedian Tom Green’s directorial debut...

Trash Classics presents…
FREDDY GOT FINGERED (2001)
Friday 25 July 9:00pm
Luna Leederville.
One night only to see Tom Green’s directorial debut. Tickets selling fast! lunapalace.com.au/films/freddy...

Funny Pages (2022) Growing up in 1980s and 1990s pop culture, one myth was the idea that if you were a geek or a nerd, or if you had niche interests about arts, movies, comic-books, that made you more special and creative than the mainstream. I can't point to any one text, but just the idea that if you didn't like sports, and you weren't popular, then you were more creative and intelligent.

Funny Pages (2022)

Growing up in 1980s and 1990s pop culture, one myth was the idea that if you were a geek or a nerd, or if you had niche interests about arts, movies, comic-books, that made you more special and creative than the mainstream. I can't point to any one text, but just the idea that…

Yes, Madam (1985) Yes, Madam (1985) Or In The Line Of Duty II: Super Cops, the English dub available on Tubi. A Hong Kong martial arts action flick that announced Michelle Yeoh to the world in her first leading role, and brings in Cynthia Rothrock for her first international starring role. Both Yeoh and Rothrock are sporting 1980s fashions, short hair with a slight mullet at the back, popped collars, blouses and pant suits.

Yes, Madam (1985)

The Devil at Your Heels Blu-ray (Slipcover in Original Pressing) The Devil at Your Heels Blu-ray Release Date July 29, 2025 (Slipcover in Original Pressing). Blu-ray reviews, news, specs, ratings, screenshots. Cheap Blu-ray movies and deals.

'The Devil at Your Heels', the inspiration for The Late Show's 'Shitscared' is now available in a comprehensive Blu-ray from @vinsyn.bsky.social (possibly Region-A only, but) www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-D...

Issue 27: Fashion "Y'know I got a Show to run here, and it must pop POP POP!" - The Fifth Element As a medium of sight and sound, cinema marks the trends in fashion, acting as time capsules for how people looked or how they wanted to look! For Issue 27 of VHS Tracking, artists and writers respond to the topic of…

Issue 27: Fashion

"Y'know I got a Show to run here, and it must pop POP POP!" - The Fifth Element As a medium of sight and sound, cinema marks the trends in fashion, acting as time capsules for how people looked or how they wanted to look! For Issue 27 of VHS Tracking, artists and writers respond…

This week’s Movie Squad Podcast. Reviews of JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH, PAVEMENTS (screening at Revelation Film Festival) and THE SHROUDS. Listen through the RTRFM website or your favourite podcasting app!

Let The Sunshine In (2017) I love director Claire Denis, but I always filed Let The Sunshine In (2017) within the "I'll get around to it" category within her filmography. I think it's really the fault of the English title and the Hair musical associations I had in my head from it (the French title I think translates more towards Bright Sunshine In), that and the poster image of Juliette Binoche with eyes closed embracing the "sun" as it were.

Let The Sunshine In (2017)

I love director Claire Denis, but I always filed Let The Sunshine In (2017) within the "I'll get around to it" category within her filmography. I think it's really the fault of the English title and the Hair musical associations I had in my head from it (the French title…

Redline (2009) I was aware of Redline (2009) by reputation and programmed its trailer before the Trash Classics screening of Speed Racer; they would make an excellent double feature of late-2000s hyperkinetic racing energy. If the Wachowskis used CGI and digital effects to produce an overstimulating racing experience, Redline can leave behind the human avatars for the cinematic power of anime. Within the animation style of Takeshi Koike, there’s a repeated visual motif is rockabilly styled racing hero JP driving at super sonic speed, the camera frame panning across the interior of the car and JP’s body and face stretched out as if being sucked through another dimension.

Redline (2009)

I was aware of Redline (2009) by reputation and programmed its trailer before the Trash Classics screening of Speed Racer; they would make an excellent double feature of late-2000s hyperkinetic racing energy. If the Wachowskis used CGI and digital effects to produce an…

Trash Classics presents…
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1957)
Friday 27 June 9pm
Luna Leederville

Directed by Edward D Wood Jr. One night only to see this cult classic on the cinema screen! Tickets available here: lunapalace.com.au/films/plan-9...

F1, 28 Years Later & Will Sloan Interview (Movie Squad Podcast #491) - RTRFM

Movie Squad Podcast. Reviews of F1 and 28 YEARS LATER. Plus an interview with @willsloanesq.bsky.social about his new book, ED WOOD: MADE IN HOLLYWOOD USA published by @orbooks.bsky.social. Listen on the RTRFM website or your favourite podcasting app!

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Hamlet (1948) Watching Grand Theft Hamlet this year made me realise that I'd never watched an adaptation of Hamlet (1948). Obviously being one of the big William Shakespeare plays, I know it through pop culture, the famous lines, the references and parodies (thinking of Schwarzenegger doing Hamlet in the parody dream sequence from Last Action Hero). I wanted to watch a proper film version of Hamlet, so why not go to one of the acting legends associated with The Bard, Laurence Olivier, with his…

Hamlet (1948)

Watching Grand Theft Hamlet this year made me realise that I'd never watched an adaptation of Hamlet (1948). Obviously being one of the big William Shakespeare plays, I know it through pop culture, the famous lines, the references and parodies (thinking of Schwarzenegger doing Hamlet…

Trash Classics presents…
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1957)
Friday 27 June 9pm
Luna Leederville

Directed by Edward D Wood Jr. One night only to see this cult classic on the cinema screen! Tickets available here: lunapalace.com.au/films/plan-9...

Regarding that Springsteen biopic folderol: what needs to happen is a ten-minute one-camera no-zoom shot of him listening intently to “Frankie Teardrop.”

Ed Wood For generations, Ed Wood has been known as “the worst director of all time.” This sympathetic critical study repositions the director of Plan 9 from Outer Space as a maverick independent whose work ch...

If you ordered my book 🤩ED WOOD: MADE IN HOLLYWOOD USA🎥 directly from the publisher @orbooks.bsky.social it will be shipping very imminently (like this week or next). Last chance to get the 15% preorder discount!
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Full Contact (1992) A night full of rain lit by the flames from multiple explosions. Motorcycle silhouette and hair metal power ballad wailing on the soundtrack. The Whitesnake MTV music video aesthetic crossed with the HK action cinema Heroic Bloodshed. This is Full Contact (1992), directed by Ringo Lam and reuniting him with star Chow Yun-Fat after films like City On Fire and…

Full Contact (1992)

A night full of rain lit by the flames from multiple explosions. Motorcycle silhouette and hair metal power ballad wailing on the soundtrack. The Whitesnake MTV music video aesthetic crossed with the HK action cinema Heroic Bloodshed. This is Full Contact (1992), directed by…

Night Of The Ghouls (1959) The seance scene. When the camera focuses on Dr. Acula (Kenne Duncan) - a granite-face middle-aged guy wearing a suit and a “swami” turban - sitting at a table, and the camera moves back so that we can see three people sitting on one side, and three rinky-dink skeletons sitting on the other, I was truly delighted. I could go on about the seance sequence, but that would ruin some of the abstract imagery and the surprise of what pops up, and how everybody has such a lack of reaction to what transpires.

Night Of The Ghouls (1959)

The seance scene. When the camera focuses on Dr. Acula (Kenne Duncan) - a granite-face middle-aged guy wearing a suit and a “swami” turban - sitting at a table, and the camera moves back so that we can see three people sitting on one side, and three rinky-dink skeletons…

Me, Simon Miraudo and Pamela Boland chatting cinema on the MOVIE SQUAD PODCAST. We review MATERIALISTS and DANGEROUS ANIMALS including Simon’s interview with its director Sean Byrne!

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The Eternal Daughter (2022) The Eternal Daughter (2022) is not a horror movie, but a ghost story. It's useful to make that distinction since it’s about eeriness and suggestion, using ghosts as a way of dealing with memory, uncertainty and unresolvable emotions. Joanna Hogg (Unrelated) reunites with Tilda Swinton (after her first short film, Caprice, and The Souvenir Part 1 and…

The Eternal Daughter (2022)

The Eternal Daughter (2022) is not a horror movie, but a ghost story. It's useful to make that distinction since it’s about eeriness and suggestion, using ghosts as a way of dealing with memory, uncertainty and unresolvable emotions. Joanna Hogg (Unrelated) reunites…