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What On Earth Is A Wastelander Panda?

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1:45PM January 27, 2012 | Nick Broughall

There’s something in the water in Adelaide. I don’t know what it is exactly, but after watching this prologue video to an upcoming TV show from independent Aussie filmmakers Epic Films, I’m beginning to think I wants some. More »


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Watch 230 Movies Of 2011 In 5 Minutes

8:32AM December 15, 2011 | Casey Chan

Was 2011 a memorable year for the movies? I didn’t think so until I watched this 5 minute video of 230 films that released this year. So exciting! So fun! The full list of movies used in the clip in the order they appear can be found here. More »


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The Real Life Aquatic With 75-Year-Old Diver Ray Ives

5:00PM September 5, 2011 | Jack Loftus

For half a century Ray Ives has essentially lived beneath the ocean’s surface as a commercial diver. He’s recovered wrecks, amassed countless trinkets and forgotten undersea lore More »


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The Big Lebowski Cast Celebrated The Blu-ray Release With A Livestreamed Reunion

11:00AM August 17, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

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Is Howard Stern Responsible For BitTorrent Super 8 Release?

6:20AM August 9, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

As many of you know, it’s not uncommon for recent cinema releases to show up on torrent sites. What’s unusual here is that the watermark of the high-quality torrent Super 8 appears to point the finger at US satellite radio shock jock, Howard Stern. More »


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Hitchcock’s First Film Discovered In New Zealand

9:30PM August 3, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

The first film Alfred Hitchcock ever worked on, back in 1923, has been unearthed amongst a “collection of unidentified American nitrate prints” in New Zealand, and will be re-premiered at LA’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater on September 22. [LATimes via NYMag]


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ABC iView Picks Up Aussie BitTorrent Horror Movie ‘The Tunnel’

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5:00PM July 25, 2011 | Danny Allen

We’ve covered The Tunnel fairly extensively here at Giz. That you can help fund the indie flick by buying frames, download it legally via BitTorrent or grab the iPad app. Well, it’s now headed for free streaming on iView — for one month only — starting August 14th. Nice. [TV Tonight]


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Psst. You Can Legally Download Aussie Horror Flick The Tunnel Now Via BitTorrent

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11:15AM May 19, 2011 | Nick Broughall

We’re not going to suggest that you use your office work connection to download Aussie horror flick The Tunnel (especially if you happen to work in our office), but you should definitely schedule the download for the film when you get home from work today. And make sure you opt for the 720p version that’s on offer. More »


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Spielberg Could Direct Wikileaks movie

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9:57AM March 3, 2011 | Daniel Long

Given the subject material, Speilberg wouldn’t be the first name on my director’s list for a Wikileaks film, but according to several news reports – it’s a good chance of happening now that Dreamworks (co-owned by the beard) has purchased the rights to two competing Wikileaks books that tells the inside story of Aussie Julian Assange’s role at the head of the whistle-blowing organisation and how the Wikileaks material was released to news organisations and online. More »


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The Charming Story Behind IMDb

10:00PM December 31, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

I love a “man done good” story, particularly when it’s about one of our favourite websites. IMDb supposedly began with founder Colin Needham watching over 1,000 films a year in the ’90s, writing down the end-credits himself. [Telegraph] More »