Last minute gift ideas! (2018)
Stuck on what to get that special bushranger lover in your life? Here are some things to look at that might give you some ideas with links to buy online. Continue reading Last minute gift ideas! (2018)
Tag: Video
Glenrowan Q & A
Last week to celebrate the first anniversary of A Guide to Australian Bushranging and to commemorate the siege of Glenrowan, Aidan Phelan was joined by Matthew Holmes, Steve Jager and Joshua Little at the site of the siege to announce the upcoming feature film Glenrowan. The reveal caused a buzz and the call was put out for followers of A Guide to Australian Bushranging to ask some questions and in the above video are the answers. Continue reading Glenrowan Q & A
Fan Art February 2018
It’s Fan Art February at A Guide to Australian Bushranging. Do you have a sketch, painting, sculpture, photograph or cosplay that you’d like to share? Perhaps a drawing based on your favourite bushranger film or a Lego set based on a historic building or event? Continue reading Fan Art February 2018
Morgan’s End (video)
There are many myths about the death of Dan Morgan, some of which aren’t entirely without reason. Here we examine the end of one of Australia’s bloodiest legends. Continue reading Morgan’s End (video)
Spotlight: Imagining Ned Kelly: Interview with Peter Carey
Peter Carey’s novel True History of the Kelly Gang is widely renowned for its intriguing and colourful fictionalised depiction of the people and events of the Ned Kelly story. In this video he discusses his thoughts on the Kelly story … Continue reading Spotlight: Imagining Ned Kelly: Interview with Peter Carey
Spotlight: Captain Thunderbolt trailer
This 1950s adventure movie, now lost except for the footage in this trailer, is an example of the attempt to revive the bushranger films during the mid-20th century. It seems to essentially transpose our “wild west” characters into the typical … Continue reading Spotlight: Captain Thunderbolt trailer
Spotlight: The Proposition (US Trailer)
John Hillcoat’s moody “Pavlova Western” is a grim, brutal perspective on colonial Australia. Ruminating on violence, racism and isolation, The Proposition pulls no punches in the depiction of a fictional band of outlaws in a far flung Western Australian town in the late 1800s.
[Warning: Not child-friendly] Continue reading Spotlight: The Proposition (US Trailer)
Spotlight: THE LEGEND OF BEN HALL (2017) Clip – “The bills are cut in half”
The Legend of Ben Hall is available in Australia and Germany on DVD and Blu-Ray, iTunes, Ozflix and YouTube Movies. It has also been signed up for HBOEurope and is released in America on DVD and Blu-Ray on August 1, 2017. Continue reading Spotlight: THE LEGEND OF BEN HALL (2017) Clip – “The bills are cut in half”
Spotlight: How Harry Power Escaped from Pentridge
Harry Power was one of the last bushrangers during the height of the bushranging era. He had a reputation for escaping from tight situations and traversing large distances in short periods of time. One of his most renowned deeds was … Continue reading Spotlight: How Harry Power Escaped from Pentridge