Not Quite Hollywood

Hartley's own film is much livelier than most of those he is out to celebrate - partly because of its abundance of genuinely hair-raising behind-the-scenes footage. Some of these directors were out to emulate the Hollywood genre movies they had grown up on, and the more thoughtful wanted to make the most of film's kinetic energy. ... Full Review

There are other recognisable Hollywood talents featured, though, such as Dennis Hopper, Jamie Lee Curtis and Happy Feet directorand bonafide AussieGeorge Miller. The official website lists the interviewees involved, and it's hilarious to me that Tarantino is just there, listed as "Fan". ... Full Review

It's an attitude that bypasses most distinctions between "good" and "bad" art, and Not Quite Hollywood is unlikely to win many Ozploitation converts among viewers who don't already consider themselves trash devotees. Not everybody loves Tarantino, but few could deny that in Not Quite Hollywood he puts in one of his most delightful screen performances, doubling the film's energy level whenever he shows up. ... Full Review

But the most appropriate aspect of Not Quite Hollywood is that it is as much fun to watch as the films it discovers were intended to be. There are wonderful scenes from Philippe Mora's Mad Dog Morgan in which an out of control Dennis Hopper played out his 'method' acting by indulging in cocaine and rum before breakfast. ... Full Review

Shaking Tokyo - The single best movie, feature or short, that I've seen at the festival thus far, is Joon-ho Bong's segment of Tokyo! First, and let's get this out of the way, the director has chosen to dedicate the film to special needs kids... ... Full Review

Action, horror, nudity, sex and bad taste, as seen in the cheap and cheerful genre films of the 70s and 80s, now labelled Ozploitation the umbrella name for the maverick Aussie movies ranging from Barry McKenzie to Mad Max, from... ... Full Article

Not Quite Hollywood opened the recent Melbourne International Film Festival and sheds light on some of the classic so-called "Ozploitation" movies of the 1970s and beyond. ... Full Article

"IT'S a good Australian story this year," Melbourne International Film Festival director Richard Moore said yesterday, launching the 2008 festival program. MIFF - 277 features and counting - not only has a record number of features from Cannes and a... ... Full Article

Not Quite Hollywood delivers more laughs and gasps than the average Hollywood 100 minutes, and adds a larrikin "attaboy"!That, I thought, would tickle the patriotism of mainstream Australia. ... Full Article

It's hard not to think of what might have been when watching Mark Hartley's new documentary, ''Not Quite Hollywood''. Just try and imagine an Australian cinema that grew out of the 70s and 80s genre and exploitation movies that are... ... Full Article