Russell Boyd

1967, the height of the Red Scare. Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt is embroiled in a power struggle after discovering his spymaster has illegally investigated and exposed Red sympathisers embedded within Holt's administration.

Short documentary about making of "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975) including interviews with actors, crew and Peter Weir himself.

The Telegram Man explores the impact of World War II on a close-knit Australian farming community.

名匠ピーター・ウィアーが、6500kmを踏破した男たちの実話を映画化。第2次大戦下、極寒のシベリアの強制労働収容所から脱出したポーランド兵のヤヌシュたち。凍てつく森を、灼熱の大地を、装備もないままひたすらに歩き続けることに……。

As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.

移動サーカスのオートバイスタント芸人だった17歳のジョニー・ブレイズは、肺癌が全身に転移して死に瀕した父親を治すことを条件に、悪魔：メフィストと契約を結んだ。しかし父親は健康な体になった直後に事故死。悲嘆にくれるジョニーは、サーカスも恋人のロクサーヌも捨てて旅に出る。それから13年が過ぎ、不死身のバイクスタントとして名声を得ていたジョニーは、ケーブルテレビのレポーターとなったロクサーヌと再会する。

海軍が極秘に進めているテロ対策プロジェクトにベン・ギャノン大尉、カーラ・ウェイド大尉、ヘンリー・パーセル大尉の3人がパイロットとして選抜された。さらにそのチームに新たな仲間が加わるが、その仲間とは最新鋭の人工頭脳を搭載した無人ステルス戦闘機だった。

A documentary about the making of Gillian Armstrong's 1982 film STARSTRUCK.

1805年。ナポレオンがヨーロッパを支配しています。 イングランドだけが彼に抵抗します。 これらはナポレオン戦争の時代であり、現在、海と海は重要かつ戦略的な戦場になっています。 大西洋では、「ラッキー」ジャックオーブリー（カラス）がキャプテンを務めるイギリスの軍艦サプライズが、それよりはるかに上位の敵軍艦に突然攻撃されます。 オーブリーは記憶に残る決定を下します：サプライズと外科医スティーブンマトゥリン（ベタニー）を含む彼女の忠実な乗組員が被った深刻な損害にもかかわらず、彼は2つの海を渡って航海し、敵を迎撃して捕まえることにしました。 これは、海の向こう側に彼を連れて世界の反対側に連れて行く追跡で、国家の運命を決定するか、キャプテンと彼の乗組員を破壊することができるミッションです。

When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.

Set in the 1890s in the central desert region of Australia, 'Serenades' tells the tale of Jila who is conceived when her Afghan cameleer father wins her Aboriginal mother in a card game.

Set in the 1960's, a school teacher pretends to be a CIA spy to get his nagging wife off his back. He helps a Russian ballet dancer defect and is then sent to Cuba to locate "Agent X" for the CIA.

エディ・マーフィ主演のハートフル・コメディ。動物と会話の出来る能力を持つ医師と、多種多様な動物たちとの心温まるふれあいをユーモラスに描く。『ベイブ』のSFXチームによる、アル中の猿や自殺志願のトラなど、100種類以上の動物たちが喋る“名演技”。そしてそんな彼らと見事な掛け合いを繰り広げるエディ・マーフィの妙演が見どころ。美しい妻と2人の娘に囲まれ、幸せな生活を送っていた医師ドリトル。ある日、車で接触した野良犬の怒鳴り声を聞いた彼は、それがきっかけで幼い頃持っていた動物と会話出来る能力を取り戻す。やがて彼の下には、悩みを持つ動物たちが続々と訪れ始めるが…。

フレッチャー・リードは自他共に認める一流の弁護士。どんなに無理な依頼でも、彼は得意の“嘘”で無罪を勝ち取ってしまう。そのいかなる時も嘘をついて切り抜ける姿勢は私生活でも変わらず、そんな彼に妻のオードリーは愛想を尽かして息子のマックスを連れて出て行ってしまう。それでも彼は嘘をつくことをやめず、マックスの誕生日パーティをすっぽかし、またも適当な嘘でごまかすのだった。その夜、傷ついたマックスは「パパが一日だけでも嘘をつきませんように」と神に願う。するとフレッチャーは絶対に嘘をつけないようになってしまった。そして順調だった彼の人生は一変する。

「ティン･カップ」という愛称を持つ、プロゴルファーのロイ。彼はゴルフの素晴らしい才能を持っていたが、大胆な賭けを望むその性格が災いして、現在は地位も財産も失い、落ちぶれた生活を送っていた。そんな彼の前に精神科医のモリーが現れる。知的な彼女に一目惚れしてしまったロイは、彼女を振り向かせるために、再び立ち上がる決意をする。

Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the Montagnard villagers of Dak Nhe that he'll replace their prized elephant in time for an important ritual. But for Capt. T.C. Doyle, the mission becomes a jumbo-sized headache!

Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and despised, feels misunderstood and wants to set the record straight about 'the greatest ball-player ever,' in his words.

In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine Captain John Robbins, convicted of murdering a commanding officer, is determined to escape the island in order to reveal the truth behind his murderous actions and clear his name.

40年代。テスト・パイロットのダニエルは恋人が事故に遭い植物人間となってしまったことに絶望し、友人が開発した冷凍保存装置の実験台となる。そして50年が経ち、完全に忘れさられていた装置に、一人の少年が触れたことでダニエルは蘇ってしまう。彼は少年の家に、厄介になることに。そこへ、死んだはずの恋人が生きているという噂。彼と少年、そしてその母は、懸命に彼女の行方を探し求める…。

Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score.

Reporter Judith Wilkes leaves her husband and two sons in Sydney and goes to Malaysia to cover the story of the Vietnamese boat people. She becomes romantically involved with Kanan, and strikes up a friendship with Lady Minou Hobday, who keeps a regular vigil at "Turtle Beach" where the refugees try to land secretly in the hope that one day her own children will arrive. Accompanying Minou one night, Judith witnesses a brutal massacre by the Malaysians which spurs her on to expose the horrors of the internment camps at Bidong.

When scam artist Harry Reynolds gets out of jail, he makes his way to the depressed coastal village of Beachport, where according to local myth, an old Portuguese treasure ship lies buried in the sand. Harry is an old pro at manipulating this situation to his best advantage, but never anticipates how deeply he will be affected by the relationship he develops with a young boy and his mother. A delightful tale of greed, gullibility and grandiose schemes, "Sweet Talker" is a romantic comedy for everyone in the family.

Terry Dean is an electronics wizard and thief. After he is released from jail, he is hit by a car while saving a little girl's life. While in the hospital, he dreams that God visits him and tells him he's an Angel, and must start doing good things to make up for his past life. Not believing it at first, he soon becomes convinced he must be an Angel. Not having any Angel powers yet, he must use his own experiences and talents to make good things happen.

On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of war camp for Australian soldiers. At the close of World War II, the liberated POWs tell a gruesome tale of mass executions of over eight hundred persons as well as torture style killings of downed Australian airmen. In an attempt to bring those responsible to justice, the Australian Army establishes a War Crimes Tribunal to pass judgement on the Japanese men and officers who ran the Ambon camp. In an added twist, a high ranking Japanese admiral is implicated, and politics become involoved with justice as American authorities in Japan lobby for the Admiral's release. Written by Anthony Hughes

Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.

ミック・ダンディーはオーストラリアからニューヨークに来てスーと同棲生活を始めたものの失業してしまい、悶々とした日々を過ごしていた。その頃、南米コロンビアでは、スーの前夫のカメラマン・ボブがルイス・リコの麻薬組織を追っていたが、彼等の殺人の現場を撮影した所を見つかって殺害されてしまう。しかし、そのフィルムは一足早くスーのもとに郵送されていたため、スーとダンディーは組織から狙われる事になるが、ダンディーは仲間たちと共に組織に立ち向かう。

A rock'n roll singer gets stranded in a small Australian town after losing her job in a band. She winds up in a trailer park only to encounter, by accident, the teenage daughter she deserted following her husband's death.

The story of the 1983 America's Cup challenge, where the Australian team financed by business tycoon Alan Bond, finally wrests the cup from the New York Yacht Club, after an unbroken 132 year winning streak.

ニューヨークの新聞記者スーは、ジャングルでワニと格闘しながら生きているタフな男、マイケル・“クロコダイル”・ダンディーに会うためにオーストラリアへ向かった。記事のため２人で奥地へ冒険の旅に出かけ、彼らは数々のハプニングを通して次第に惹かれ合っていく。やがて、ダンディーはスーの誘いでニューヨークへ降り立つが、そこには彼女の恋人が迎えに来ていた。

Barbara and Steward are happily married and have three kids. But one day Barbara decides that her children are old enough now and she can quit as housewife and start to study. Against the will of her husband she employs babysitter Eric while she attends university. Steward reacts increasingly nervous about the presence of another man in his family and brings their marriage into a crisis.

A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.

Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother Jack. When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.

ルイジアナの陸軍基地で黒人の軍曹が殺された。調査のためにやはり黒人の大尉が送り込まれたが、次第に人種差別をはじめとする基地内のさまざまな問題が浮かび上がってくる。

Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation.

酒に溺れて離婚して以来落ちぶれていたカントリー歌手が、若く美しい未亡人が営むモーテルにたどり着く。心の安らぎを取り戻し、未亡人と幸せな人生を取り戻すかに見えたが……。人生に挫折した男の悲哀を描くヒューマン・ドラマ。

オーストラリアのジャーナリストと英国大使館員の恋を主軸に、現地のカメラマンの眼を通してインドネシアの政治的混乱を描く政治ドラマの傑作。出演はメル・ギブソン、シガニー・ウィーヴァー。

A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin.

As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank—both agile runners—become friends and enlist in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps together. They later find themselves part of the Dardanelles Campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, a brutal eight-month conflict which pit the British and their allies against the Ottoman Empire and left over 500,000 men dead.

Fran, the assistant to university professor Paddy, is about to turn 30. She is having an affair with a married minister's aide, Stephen. She returns home to the country town she grew up in and has a fling with an old flame, Alan. She also begins sleeping with Paddy.

Contaminated by a nuclear-plant spill, an Australian worker hides with a woman and tries to warn the public.

Dawn! is a 1979 Australian sports biopic about the three-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Dawn Fraser.

A private nurse uncovers strange goings-on in the home where she is working.

A man is brutally beaten so he and 4 others head to the beach for refuge and relaxation. It soon becomes clear that they've been imprisoned by person or persons unknown. Then an unknown mad killer begins picking off the vacationers, one by one.

A 1979 documentary on Java and Bali, written and directed by Phillip Noyce. The end credits say this film was produced for QANTAS Airways, which suggests it was used as some sort of promotional piece for travel to these particular locations.

Two strangers - one white, one black - steal a car in western NSW and head for the coast. Jack is abrasive, cunning and disparaging about Aborigines. Gary doesn’t really care – he just wants to escape. En route, they pick up Gary’s Uncle Joe, a French hitchhiker and a young woman who’s running away. Their petty crimes escalate as they go, heading towards disaster.

Unmarried, beautiful and talented, Melanie Hilton discovers she is pregnant. The editor of a woman's magazine, she decides to have her baby and take leave from her job. Caught between her ex-lover and a colleague who wants to marry her, Melanie must find a solution or an alternative to her problem. When she falls in love with a woman, she questions the value of the traditional value unit.

Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the victim was targeted for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued by apocalyptic visions of water, slowly realizes danger may come from his own involvement with the Aboriginal people and their prophecies.

A scientist on a secluded island uses revolutionary brain surgery to revive his dead wife.

A beautiful woman, Kate (Tina Grenville), is released from a sanatorium unaware that while she was away her husband John (George Lazenby) has begun an affair with her sister Marianne (Wendy Hughes). The two sisters live together in a creepy apartment block while John is away, and find themselves stalked by some mysterious strangers.

オーストラリアで実際に起こった謎の女生徒失踪事件の映画化。映画は、１９００年２月２４日、ピクニックに出掛けた名門女子学園の生徒たちの内数名が忽然と姿を消してしまったこの事件を、独特の色彩美で、かつ神秘的な雰囲気で描いてゆく。この“美しさ”がキーワードとなり、いわゆる“ホラー”とは違った意味での“怖さ”がある作品。オーストラリア時代には「ザ・ラスト・ウェーブ」や本作のように幻想的な作品を手掛けていたＰ・ウィアーの秀作。

Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng (Jimmy Wang Yu) from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.

A wealthy art collector and his wife have their property broken into in this strange, awkward comedy. Little does the thief realize, but the most prized artwork in the collection is protected by a small guillotine. He loses his hand and is then blackmailed into robbing an art dealer, who earlier in the film refused to sell a statue of an eagle.