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Aussie flicks and Drama points

If you are a fan of Australian movies then keep your eye on Nine over summer -they're worth valuable Drama points.

If you are a fan of Australian movies, including some of the more obscure Aussie movies, then keep your eye on Nine’s Saturday nights across summer.

Tonight it screens the 2008 thriller The Square, starring Joel Edgerton, David Roberts, Lucy Bell and Anthony Hayes.

Next week it has the 2008 film Acolytes, also starring Joel Edgerton.

Nine has been playing Aussie flicks on Saturday nights in summer for several years now. Because the films are first-run in primetime, they are worth Drama content points.

The quota system rules that such Dramas (either series or films) must run between 5-11pm, but it doesn’t insist they must be screened in the ratings season.

Win / win?

15 Responses

  1. I saw the Square on its initial theatrical release, very dark on TV, good to revisiut again along with Clare Van ….. What other show on ABC was David Roberts in, he played the editor of a newspaper ?????

  2. Wake In Fright ay? Well that would be the second time it’s been aired on Australian television, the other would be the infamous 80s VHS youtube version which for a good 30 years was the only known version of the film in existence. That is until they discovered the original prints in a box marked ‘for destruction’ in the USA. Hence the cinematic re-release, dvd, restoration and now airing on ABC.

  3. Thanks for the recommendation Ellaboo – for the first time in a long time I had a Saturday night in, and watched The Square. I really enjoyed it!

    I’ll probably watch Acolytes or at least tape it next week…the plot looks interesting!

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