Genre: Short films Director: Martin Scorsese Running Time: 129 minutes Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store ($24.95) Overview In the past few generations, it would be hard to find someone who hadn’t heard of Martin Scorsese. Whether it be his work as a director for Taxi Driver or his...

Eden of the East: Paradise Lost Studio: Production I.G. Publisher/Localization: Madman / FUNimation Release Date: August 23, 2011 Price: $34.95 Blu-ray – DVD  – Buy Now! Overview: While most anime are created by using a previously created work, such as a manga or light novel, as a building...

K-ON! Volume 1 Tag Line: Welcome to the light music club! Produced by: Bandai Entertainment Run time:  100 minutes in 4 episodes Language: English, Japanese Genre: Slice-Of-Life, Comedy, Music Release Date: 20/07/2011 Available for purchase at Madman Online Store ($49.95) Overview: Music is a magical...

Genre: Documentary Director: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Kurt Engfehr Featuring: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno Running Time: 88 minutes Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store ($24.95) Overview If ever there was a group of people who make you laugh while at the same time make you question society...

Spice and Wolf Season 2 Studio: Brains Base Publisher/Localization: Madman / FUNimation Genre: Romance, Economics, Drama, Fantasy Release Date: August 30, 2011 Price: $59.95 Blu-ray 0r DVD - ORDER NOW Overview: Many anime can be remembered for their protagonists, their storyline or even their premise. But...

Karin: Chibi Vampire Collection Tag Line: I want to… Give you blood? Produced by: Funimation Entertainment Run time: 600 minutes in 24 episodes Language: English, Japanese Genre: Slice-Of-Life, Comedy, Vampire Release Date: 20/07/2011 Available for purchase at Madman Online Store...

Director: Rupert Wyatt Cast: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Frieda Pinto, Brian Cox, Tom Felton Production Co: Chernin Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Release Date: 5th August 2011 Rundown Rise of the Planet of the Apes has a big mountain to climb. It is saddled by both a huge history...

Genre: Drama Director: John Wells Featuring: Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones Running Time: 104 minutes Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store ($34.95) Overview Of course, the recession was famous not only for sparking a huge monetary crisis around the world – it was also...

Starring: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde Directed by: Jon Favreau In Cinemas: 29th July (US), 17th August (UK), 18th August (Aus) Overview Regardless of whether you believe mixing two pop culture icons like Cowboys & Aliens is a unique genre mashup or a shallow marketing ploy, chances are...

Produced by: Showgate Distributed by: Siren Visual Media: DVD  Genre: Horror, Drama Runtime: 600 minutes, 6 DVD’s Rating: M, Medium level Violence Available from: Siren Visual  $79 Premise Do you believe in ghosts? In a world full of scepticism and disbelief in the super-natural, the notion of...

Genre: Documentary Director: David Palmer Featuring: Greg Friedler, Diane DeLuna, Frenchie Running Time: 77 minutes Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store ($24.95) Overview First things first – I have to say that a DVD with naked people (and blacked out body parts) on the cover is surely...

One Piece Collection 11 Tag Line: When your boat doesn’t float! Produced by: Toei Animation Run time: 325 minutes in 13 episodes Language: English, Japanese Genre: Action, Adventure, Shounen, Comedy Release Date: 20/07/2011 Available for purchase at Madman Online Store ($49.95) Overview: After the...

Dance in the Vampire Bund: The Complete Series Studio: Shaft Publisher: MADMAN  / FUNimation Languages: English Dub, Japanese Dub with English subs Release Date: 17-08-2011 Price: $59.95 Blu-ray/DVD - Buy Now! Overview: There are many different types of anime that can be considered a bit controversial...

Genre: Period Drama Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Featuring: Chojuro Kawarasaki, Yoshizaburo Arashi, Utaemon Ichikawa Running Time: 241 minutes Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store ($34.95) Overview Truth be told, I’m not a major fan of period dramas, or what the Japanese call jidaigeki. Most have...

Katanagatari Volume 1 Premium Edition Studio: White Fox Publisher: NIS America Language: Japanese with English Subtitles Price: $55.99 Blu-Ray/DVD Combo – Buy Now! Overview: There are many series that contain a certain a certain unique style about themselves, it could either be the characters...

Arakawa Under the Bridge Premium Edition Studio: SHAFT Publisher: NIS America Language: Japanese with English subtitles Price: $55.99 Blu-ray/DVD Combo – Buy now! Overview: If you’ve been following anime localization to the West then you may remember that Nippon Ichi Software America (NISA) have...

Akira Kurosawa Samurai Classics Collection Review Genre: Foreign, Black and White, Historical Fiction, Action Directed by: Akira Kurosawa Starring: Mifune Toshiro, Shimura Takashi, Kato Daisuke, Chiaki Minoru, Fujiwara Kamatari, Tsuchiya Yoshio Run Time: 207 min. (Seven Samurai) 138 min. (Hidden Fortress)...

The Tatami Galaxy Complete Series Tag Line: Opportunity is always dangling in front of you… Produced by: Funimation(US) Siren Visual (AU) Run time: 270 minutes of 12 episodes Language: Japanese Genre: Philosphical, School Drama, Comedy Release Date: 22/06/2011 Available for purchase at Siren Visual...

Perfect Blue Publisher: Siren Animation: Madhouse Format: Blu-Ray (Reviewed), DVD Rating: MA15+ Price: $24.99 (Buy Now) Perfect Blue, one of Satoshi Kon’s masterpieces, is not only one of the best Anime movies in existence, but also one of the greatest movies in existence. The movie has an excellently...

Welcome to the NHK Complete Series Tag Line: Welcome to the Conspiracy Produced by: Funimation(US) Siren Visual (AU) Run time: 600 minutes, 24 episodes Language: English, Japanese Genre: Black Comedy, Character-based Drama, Romance, Philosphical Release Date: 22/06/2011 Available for purchase at Siren...

Genre: Arthouse/Experimental/Drama/Biopic Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman Featuring: James Franco, Jon Hamm, David Strathairn Running Time: 81 minutes Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store ($34.95) Overview Sometimes, a film requires a monstrous attention span, a plethora of...

Tekken: Blood Vengeance 3D Genre: Action Produced by: Digital Frontier Published by: Namco Bandai Partners Screenplay by: Dai Sato Score Composed by: Hitoshi Sakimoto Runtime: 90 Minuets Release Date: July 26, 2011 Overview The Tekken franchise has been going strong since 1994 and has seen it’s ups...

Baka and Test: Season One Studio: Silver Light Localization: FUNimation / Madman Languages: English and Japanese Dub Release Date: August 2, 2011 Price: $59.98 DVD / $59.95 BLU-RAY Overview: Do you think that your school life is boring? Well it most likely is because it can’t be anything compared to what...

Produced by: Manglobe Distributed by: Fuji creative corporation Media: DVD Genre: Drama, Action Runtime: 270 Minutes Rating: M Available from: Siren Visual – $50 Premise We’re in Japan at the time where samurai and ninjas ran loose. Though I guess a lot less then we have been led to believe by...

Genre: Drama Director: Semih Kaplanoglu Featuring: Bora Atlas, Erdal Besikcioglu, Tulin Ozen Running Time: 103 minutes Available for purchase at: Madman Online Store ($29.95) Overview While it can be hard sometimes to remember there is a cinema outside of Hollywood, I do take great pleasure in watching...

ShinChan: Season Three Part One Studio: Shin-Ei Animation Localization: FUNimation Release Date: July 26, 2011 Price: $39.98 DVD Overview: Crayon Shin Chan is a series that began back in 1990 and was turned into an anime back in 1992. The original material was written by Yoshita Usui and today is still...