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Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: ABSOLUTELY MODERN (US, Philippe Mora, 2013)

PhysDes: Article
Subject: DEATH OF A SOLDIER (AT, Philippe Mora, 1985)
Summary: Examines production and distribution of 'War Story' aka 'Death of a soldier'
Notes: 'Death of a Soldier' is also known as 'War Story' (it's working title in Australia)

PhysDes: Article
Subject: INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; SPECIAL EFFECTS. AUSTRALIA; MAKE-UP ARTISTS; MAD MAX II (AT, George Miller, 1981); RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1982)
Summary: Article on the importance of makeup and special effects in cinema and what Australia must do to improve.

Author: Simpson, Catherine
PhysDes: Article
Subject: ANIMALS IN FILMS; NATURE IN FILMS; HORROR FILMS. AUSTRALIA; IMPERIALISM AND THE CINEMA AUSTRALIA; RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984); DARK AGE (AT/US, Arch Nicholson, 1988); ROGUE (AT, Greg Mclean, 2007); MARSUPIALS: THE HOWLING III, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1987); DYING BREED (AT, Jody Dwyer, 2008)
Summary: This article focuses on moments in a series of key films: Razorback (Mulcahy, 1984), Dark Age (Nicholson, 1987), Rogue (McLean, 2007), Howling III: the Marsupials (Mora, 1987) and Dying Breed (Dwyer 2008). Using an 'eco-postcolonial' framework, the author argues that these films extend postcolonial anxieties over settler Australian notions of belonging and challenge the notion of human mastery over nature.
Notes: We hear so much about extinction in debates around climate change. But what about those animals that go feral and then return – bigger, hungrier and angrier – to wreak revenge on humans who may have done them injustice? Using an eco-postcolonial framework, this article examines how a number of exploitation horror films have dealt with environmental topics and issues of trespass. In particular, I examine the agency of animals – crocs, pigs, thylacines and marsupial werewolves – in some key Australian eco-horror films from the last 30 years: Long Weekend (Eggleston,1978), Razorback (Mulcahy, 1984), Dark Age (Nicholson, 1987), Howling III: the Marsupials (Mora, 1987), Rogue (Greg McLean, 2007), Black Water (Nerlich & Traucki, 2007) and Dying Breed (Dwyer 2008). On the one hand, these films extend postcolonial anxieties over settler Australian notions of belonging, while on the other, they signify a cultural shift. The animals portrayed have an uncanny knack of adapting and hybridizing in order to survive, and thus they (the films and the animals) force us to acknowledge more culturally plural forms of being. In particular, these films unwittingly emphasize what Tim Low has termed the ‘new Nature’: an emerging ethic that foregrounds the complex and dynamic interrelationships of animals with humans.--Abstract

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings; Stills
Subject: BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? (UK, Philippe Mora, 1975)

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: COMMUNION (US, Philippe Mora, 1989)

Call No: 71(94) HAL
Author: Hall, Sandra, 1942
Place: Adelaide
Publisher: Rigby
PubDate: 1985
PhysDes: 200 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm
Subject: AUSTRALIA; FILMOGRAPHIES. AUSTRALIA; GENRES; GENRES. AUSTRALIA; HISTORY OF CINEMA; HISTORY OF CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; ROAD MOVIES; ROAD MOVIES. AUSTRALIA; ADVENTURES OF BARRY MCKENZIE, THE (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1972); BARRY MCKENZIE HOLDS HIS OWN (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1974); PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (AT, Peter Weir, 1975); DON'S PARTY (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1976); CLUB, THE (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1980); PUBERTY BLUES (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1981); BREAKER MORANT (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1980); GALLIPOLI (AT, Peter Weir, 1981); YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, THE (AT, Peter Weir, 1982); CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH, THE (AT, Fred Schepisi, 1978); MONKEY GRIP (AT, Ken Cameron, 1982); WAKE IN FRIGHT (AT, Ted Kotcheff, 1971); RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1982); CARS THAT ATE PARIS, THE (AT, Peter Weir, 1974); STORM BOY (AT, Henri Safran, 1976); PHAR LAP (AT, Simon Wincer, 1983); MAD DOG MORGAN (AT, Philippe Mora, 1976); SQUIZZY TAYLOR (AT, Kevin Dobson, 1982); MAN FROM HONG KONG, THE (AT/HK, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1975); MAD MAX (AT, George Miller, 1979); MAD MAX II (AT, George Miller, 1981); RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984)
ISBN: 0727020102 : $16.95 Aust
LON: anb72702010; 3401972

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings; Press kit; Publicity
Subject: DEATH OF A SOLDIER (AT, Philippe Mora, 1985)

Author: Healy, Michael
PhysDes: Article
Subject: DEATH OF A SOLDIER (AT, Philippe Mora, 1985)
Summary: Review (Credits)

PhysDes: Article
Subject: GALLIPOLI (AT, Peter Weir, 1981); PUBERTY BLUES (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1981); MAD MAX (AT, George Miller, 1979); CADDIE (AT, Donald Crombie, 1976); NEWSFRONT (AT, Phillip Noyce, 1978); PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (AT, Peter Weir, 1975); MY BRILLIANT CAREER (AT, Gillian Armstrong, 1979); KILLING OF ANGEL STREET, THE (AT, Donald Crombie, 1981); REMOVALISTS, THE (AT, Tom Jeffrey, 1975); MAD DOG MORGAN (AT, Philippe Mora, 1976); DON'S PARTY (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1976); MANGO TREE, THE (AT, Kevin Dobson, 1977); STARSTRUCK (AT, Gillian Armstrong, 1982); CLUB, THE (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1980); INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; FESTIVALS
Summary: Article on Sydney theatre The Trak running an 'Austrailan Film' Film Festival.

Author: Reid, Mary Anne
PhysDes: Article
Subject: MARSUPIALS: THE HOWLING III, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1987)
Summary: Location report on 'The Marsupials'; Credits

Call No: 79HOW BRA
Author: Brandner, Gary
Source: Uk
Place: London
Publisher: Hamlyn
PubDate: 1985
PhysDes: 254 p. ; 18 cm
Subject: MARSUPIALS: THE HOWLING III, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1987)
ISBN: 0099407302

PhysDes: Article
Subject: MARSUPIALS: THE HOWLING III, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1987)
Summary: 'Howling III' video dispute settled out of court.

PhysDes: Article
Subject: RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1982); LEE, CHRISTOPHER; FITZPATRICK, KATE
Summary: Article on the premier of 'The Return of Captain Invincible' as staged by Sydney's Lord Mayor Sutherland. Pictures accompany the article.

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings; Posters; Publicity; Stills; Press kit
Subject: MAD DOG MORGAN (AT, Philippe Mora, 1976)

Call No: 79 MAD ELL
Author: Ellis, Bob Brooksbank, Anne
Source: AT
Place: Ealing, London
Publisher: Corgi Books
PubDate: 1976
PhysDes: 18 cm; 143 p.
Subject: MAD DOG MORGAN (AT, Philippe Mora, 1976)
ISBN: 055202180
Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006

Call No: 79MAD WIL
Author: Wilson, Jake
Source: AT
Place: Strawberry Hills, NSW
Publisher: Currency Press Pty Ltd and the NFSA (National Film and Sound Archive)
PubDate: 2015
PhysDes: viii, 90 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 19 cm.
Series: Australian screen classics
Subject: MAD DOG MORGAN (AT, Philippe Mora, 1976)
Summary: "Mad Dog Morgan was a risky project on every level: artistic, financial, psychological and physical. What made the risks worth taking? What was at stake for the film's makers -- and for Australian cinema? Released in 1976 at the peak of the Australian film revival, Philippe Mora's dramatisation of the bloody life and death of the nation's most infamous bushranger stands at the crossroads of multiple genres and trends: a violent action movie, an excavation of a traumatic colonial past, an antipodean variant on the 'acid Western', and a radical experiment with echoes of Bertolt Brecht and Jean-Luc Godard. Morgan himself is seen as a ruthless avenger, yet also a helpless victim -- a paradox brought to life in the gonzo lead performance by Dennis Hopper, backed by an extraordinary supporting cast including Jack Thompson, David Gulpilil, Bill Hunter, John Hargreaves and Frank Thring. Jake Wilson's thoroughly researched book takes a fresh look at the historical Dan Morgan as well as the film's colourful production history and its significance in the wayward career trajectories of its director and star. Above all, it interrogates the creative risk-taking drive that made the film, like the man himself, into the legend that it is" - BOOK COVER.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 86-89)
ISBN: 9781925005202

Call No: D Mad Dog Morgan
Edition: Director's cut.
Source: AT
Place: [Northcote, Vic]
Publisher: Umbrella
PubDate: c2008
PhysDes: 1 videodisc (DVD) (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject: MAD DOG MORGAN (AT, Philippe Mora, 1976)
Summary: "Set in gold rush-era Victoria, and based on a true story, this violent, rollicking portrayal of infamous Irish outlaw Dan Morgan (a bravura performance from an intense Dennis Hopper - Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now) is a classic of Australia's 70s cinema renaissance. A prospector who turns to crime and opium after failing at gold mining, Dan Morgan spends six brutal years in prison before terrorising country Victoria with a young Aboriginal, David Gulpill (Walkabout, The Tracker). Having escaped into NSW, the bushranger and his accomplice easily dodge the police and mercilessli intimidate the wealthy land owners; but wracked by madness and a lust to avenge an earlier attack from an irate squatter, the notorious Mad Dog makes a perilous journey back into Victoria. Combining an all-star Australian cast, including Jack Thompson, Bill Hunter and John Hargreaves, with a brilliant Dennis Hopper - -who called the role on of his "great life experiences" - director Phillippe Mora (Communion) creates one of the great period action dramas." -- DVD BACK COVER
Notes: "DAVID1495"; Based on the book "Morgan" by Margaret Carnegie.; Includes special features.; Originally released as a motion picture in 1976.; Censorship classification: M.
Technical Details: PAL ; all regions.
Credits: Screenplay, Philippe Mora ; producer, Jeremy Thomas ; director, Philippe Mora ; music, Patrick Flynn, David Gulpilil.
Standard Number: 3000000070802
Performer: Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson, David Gulpilil, Frank Thring.

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: MARSUPIALS: THE HOWLING III, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1987)

Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: PHILIPPE, MORA

PhysDes: Article
Subject: RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1982); MAD DOG MORGAN (AT, Philippe Mora, 1976); BEAST WITHIN, THE (US, Phillipe Mora, 1982); SWASTIKA (UK, Phillippe Mora, 1973); UNITED ARTISTS; MORA, PHILIPPE
Summary: Article and interview with Australian director Philippe Mora on his previous films, his work in England and America, and his latest film 'The Return of Captain Invincible'. Mora was the first Australian director to work for a large Hollywood studio, and 'The Return of Captain Invincible' has the largest ever budget for an Australian film.

Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; GULPILIL, DAVID
Author: Wilson, Jake
PhysDes: Clippings File Article
Subject: GULPILIL, DAVID; MAD DOG MORGAN (AT, Philippe Mora, 1976)
Summary: The author comments on the star quality of David Gulpilil, and talks about the expierence of interviewing him when researching the film Mad Dog Morgan (in which Gulpilil played a major role)
Notes: located on same page as the David's Country article by Rolf De Heer

Call No: D The return of Captain Invincible
Source: AT
Place: [Northcote:Vic]
Publisher: Umbrella Entertainment
PubDate: c2009
PhysDes: 1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject: RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1982)
Summary: "During WWII, Captain Invincible (Arkin) was a national hero until he was later labelled a communist. Now an overweight alcoholic hiding in Australia - who’s forgotten how to fly! – Captain Invincible learns his arch enemy Mr. Midnight (Lee) is back and has stolen the US government’s latest super weapon. Can the Captain get on the wagon and learn again to soar? Or will Mr. Midnight destroy the world?"--DVD BACK COVER
Notes: "DAVID1498".; Censorship classification: PG; Originally released as a motion picture in 1983; Special feature: theatrical trailer
Technical Details: NTSC ; All regions.
Credits: Directed by Philippe Mora ; written by Steven E. de Souza and Andrew Gaty with additional dialogue by Peter Smalley
Standard Number: 3000000070833
Performer: Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Kate Fitzpatrick, Bill Hunter

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Press kit; Posters; Stills; Clippings
Subject: RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1982)

Call No: TITLE STILLS AUSTRALIA
Source: AT
PhysDes: 6 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Subject: LEE, CHRISTOPHER; ARKIN, ALAN; FITZPATRICK, KATE; RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1982)
Summary: 6 black and white photographs of Captain Invincible and his assistants. Includes Alfred Sandor.

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: SWASTIKA (UK, Philippe Mora, 1973)

PhysDes: Article
Subject: RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1982); ARKIN, ALAN; KENNEDY, GRAHAM; FITZPATRICK, KATE; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA
Summary: In-depth synopsis of Phillipe Mora's 'The Return of Captain Invincible'.

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING, THE (US, Philippe Mora, 1979)

Author: Lee, Sheridan
PhysDes: Article
Subject: DEATH OF A SOLDIER (AT, Philippe Mora, 1985)
Summary: Death of a Soldier already sold for TV and video but industrial dispute not settled over production

PhysDes: Serial
Subject: INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, FILM. NEW ZEALAND; CANNES FILM FESTIVAL; CENSORSHIP. NEW ZEALAND; RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1982); YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, THE (AT, Peter Weir, 1982); GOVERNMENT AID. AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT AID; FESTIVALS. NEW ZEALAND; AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL; UTU (NZ, Geoffrey Murphy, 1983); COPRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Variety of Articles featuring the Australian and New Zealand film industry. Australian articles focus on the controversy of RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVICIBLE not qualifying for 10BA tax lean, the West Australian Film Council wishing to make more productions, new graduates of the Australian Film and TV School, a Chinese-Australian Documentary, and the recently completed YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY. New Zealand articles focus on film financing laws and taxation, lists films screening at Cannes, the Wellington Film Festival, censorship. Includes advertisements for UTU, THE LOST TRIBE, MOVING OUT, SAME AS IT EVER WAS and CONSTANCE.

PhysDes: Article
Subject: MARSUPIALS: THE HOWLING III, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1987)
Summary: Controversy over fundraising for feature 'The Howling III: The Marsupials'