Produced by: Aniplex Distributed by: Madman Entertainment Media: DVD Genre: Action, Drama, Comedy Runtime: 325 minutes, 2 DVD’s Rating: MA15+, Strong animated violence Available from: Madman – $59 Reviewed by: Grace Mitchell and Michael Marr   Premise If Jane Austin Books and endless hours of...

Solatorobo: Red The Hunter was originally released in Japan last year by Namco and thankfully Nintendo decided to pick this rather unknown title up and bring it to a larger audience across seas. While it is still unknown if the future RPG will hit the U.S., Nintendo of Europe have now set the date for the...

Ubisoft Motion Pictures has been formed, and it has one sole purpose.  To make movies and TV shows based on beloved video game franchises like Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell and other Ubisoft series.  Based on the $335 million success of the Prince of Persia film last summer, Ubisoft obviously sees...

With so many great films and series’ out at the moment, we all know when winter strikes in the Southern Hemisphere there will be plenty of DVDs to get us through those cold nights. Madman have released their July lineup so we know exactly what to look forward to when the rain comes…and it is a...

Madman has announced that The Company Men is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on the 13 July, 2011. The Company Men features an all-star cast of Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, and Kevin Costner. When Bobby Walker (Affleck), Phil Woodward (Cooper), and Gene McClary (Jones) find themselves jobless, they...

John Woo’s latest action film, Reign of Assassin’s, will be available on DVD and Blu-ray from Madman on the 22nd of June, 2011. Our favourite Hong Kong actress, Michelle Yeoh (yes, the awesome woman from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), returns in a ‘swords and sandals’ adventure...

Genre: Mystery/Thriller Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Ivor Novello, Arthur Chesney, Marie Ault, Malcolm Keen, June Running Time: 74 minutes Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store ($34.95) Overview The silent film era is one that has been largely forgotten by us modern day audiences, but every...

Genre: Horror/Mystery/ Sci Fi Platform: DVD (Reviewed) Produced by: Geneon Entertainment Director: Issei Shibata Starring: Takuya Ishida, Mitsuki Tanimura and Shunsuke Daitô Running time: 98 min Language: Japanese with English subtitles Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store...

Genre: Crime/Mystery/Thriller Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Robert Donat, Wylie Watson, Lucie Mannheim, Madeleine Carroll, Godfrey Tearle Running Time: 86 minutes Available for purchase at:Madman Online Store ($34.95) Overview When I first told someone I was going to watch The 39 Steps, they were...

Genre: Live Action/Action/Adventure Produced by: Nikkatsu Director: Takashi Miike Starring: Sho Sakurai, Saki Fukuda, Anri Okamoto, Kyoko Fukada, Katsuhisa Namase, Kendo Kobayashi Running time: 107 minutes Language: Japanese with English subtitles Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store...

Genre: War/Drama Produced by: Isabella Films and Fu-works Director: Martin Koolhoven Starring: Martijn Lakemeier, Yorick van Wageningen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Melody Klaver Running time: 99 minutes Language: Dutch, German, English with English subtitles Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store...

Produced by: Beetrain, Genco, Funimation Distributed by: Madman Entertainment Media: DVD  Genre: Action, Drama, Romance Runtime: 325 minutes, 2 DVD’s Rating: MA15+, Strong animated violence Available from: Madman $59 Reviewed by: Michael Marr and Grace Mitchell   PREMISE Do killers get to have a...

Genre: Drama Produced by: Boo Productions Director: Giorgos Lanthimos (Yorgos Lanthimos to some) Starring: Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Hristos Passalis, Anna Kalaitzidou Running Time: 94 minutes Language: Greek with English Subtitles Available for purchase at: Madman...

Madman will release Palace Film’s Blue Valentine on DVD and Blu-ray on the 22nd of June. Blue Valentine is a romantic drama which features the talents of Ryan Gosling (The Notebook) as Dean and Michelle Williams (Shutter Island, Brokeback Mountain) as Cindy. The storyline tells the tale of a married...

Madman Entertainment’s June 2011 DVD lineup is an exciting one, but none is more exciting than the release of Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s HOWL on DVD. HOWL features an all-star cast with the likes of of James Franco, Oscar® nominee for 127 Hours, and Madmen‘s Jon Hamm. James...

Genre: Horror, Action, Comedy Produced by: Concept Films Director: Takao Nakano Starring: Sora Aoi, Io Aikawa, Tamayo, Risa Kasumi, Mari Sakurai Tag Line: Strippers vs. the Undead! Running time: 73 minutes Language: Japanese with English subtitles Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store ($29.95),...

April first is always an exciting day for games news – and April second is always a disappointing one, as we once again realise we’ve been had. While the gaming press is becoming increasingly suspicious to report any news around this date as fact, some are just too damn exciting, or hilarious, to...

Rockstar’s highly anticipated crime-thriller game, L.A. Noire, has made it into the official selection for the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. This is the first ever time a video game has been recognised by the TFF. L.A. Noire is under the “Special Event” category, and there is an exclusive...

Genre: Martial Arts Produced by: National Arts Films Production Director: Herman Yau Starring: Dennis To, Fan Siu-Wong, Crystal Huang, Rose Chan, Yuan Biao Tag Line: “The story of Bruce Lee’s Mentor” Running Time: 96 minutes Language: Cantonese with English subtitles Available for purchase at: Madman...

James Rolfe, better known online as the Angry Video Game Nerd (or by his filmmaker handle “Cinemassacre), has been releasing his AVGN series online for almost 5 years now. Just last month his 100th episode was released, during which he showcased an epic battle with ROB the Robot of NES fame. While...

Genre: Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy Produced by: La Parti Production & Coproduction Office/Beast Productions Directors: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar Voice actors: Stéphane Aubier, Jeanne Balibar, Bruce Ellison, Vincent Patar, Benoît Poelvoorde Tag Line: “They came…they saw…they...

Genre: Action/Sci-fi/Comedy Producer: Sushi Typhoon Director: Seiji Chiba Actors: Mika Hijii, Shuji Kashiwabara, Masanori Mimoto, Yuuki Ogoe, Donpei Tsuchihira Tag line: “Seriously.” Running time: 90 minutes Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store ($29.95AUD) , Amazon US ($21.50USD), Amazon UK...

Madman has an exciting lineup for June 2011, with Oscar nominated films, live action, television series’ and animation to satisfy even the most demanding viewer. When the days grow shorter, our electricity bills will grow larger with an awesome range of entertainment to watch on those cold...

To everyone thinking of joining the world of Telara in RIFT, I present to you a series of videos. Videos designed to inform you of the basic mechanics of RIFT as well as show off some pretty graphics and gameplay. The video was recorded by me (LinkageAX) and will take you through a few core pieces of...

MasterAbbott had the pleasure to sit down and interview the very talented independant film producer, director and actress Renee O’Connor which most of you know for her role as Gabrielle in Xena Warrior Princess.  Renee discusses the challenges and what made working on Xena so great.  We...

MasterAbbott from Capsule Computers had the honour to sit down and speak to Karen Allen in a VERY EXCLUSIVE Australian interview at Armageddon Expo 2011. Karen is known for her role as Marion Ravenwood in Indiana Jones “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal...