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Mark Hartley's documentary film coins the term 'Ozploitation' to describe a class of Australian films from the 1970s and 1980s that dealt graphcially with sex and violence, often using stunts and special effects, in a uniquely Australian way.

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  • Not Quite Hollywood was the opening night film of the 2008 Melbourne International Film Festival. It opened in Australian cinemas on 28 August 2008.

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y separately published work icon Not Quite Hollywood : The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! Paul Harris , Collingwood : Madman Entertainment , 2008 Z1636275 2008 single work criticism (taught in 1 units)

Not Quite Hollywood is the story of Ozploitation.

More explicit, violent and energetic than anything out of Hollywood, Aussie genre movies such as Alvin Purple, The Man From Hong Kong, Patrick, Mad Max and Turkey Shoot presented a unique take on established cinematic conventions.

In England, Italy and the grindhouses and Drive-ins of North America, audiences applauded our homegrown marauding revheads with their brutish cars; our sprnky well-stacked heroines and our stunts - unparalleled in their quality and extreme danger!

Busting with outrageous anecdotes, trivia and graphic poster art - and including isights from key cast, crew and fans - including Quentin Tarantino - this is the wild, untold story of an era when Aussie cinema got its gear off and showed the world a full-frontal explosion of boobs, pubes, tubes...and even a little kung fu!
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— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Spring no. 190 2016; (p. 124) 'In this article, the author discusses significance of genre filmmaking in television broadcasting, as of September 2016. He cites examples of genre films like the documentary "Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation," which is a horror film, and the '"Griff the Invisible," and mentions that genres like horror, sci-fi and fantasy have always been prominent on the small screen. He notes that TV programs lower scrutiny than films, citing example of "Glitch and Cleverman."
Living for the Moment : Not Quite Hollywood : The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (Mark Hartley, 2008) Martyn Bamber , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , March no. 70 2014;
— Review of Not Quite Hollywood Mark Hartley , 2008 single work film/TV
Glory Days of the Grindhouse David Stratton , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30-31 August 2008; (p. 23)
— Review of Not Quite Hollywood Mark Hartley , 2008 single work film/TV
Untitled 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 31 August 2008; (p. 21)
— Review of Not Quite Hollywood Mark Hartley , 2008 single work film/TV
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! Tom Ryan , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 31 August 2008; (p. 37)
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Blood, Guts and No Fear: Bonzer Sandra Hall , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 August 2008; (p. 17)
— Review of Not Quite Hollywood Mark Hartley , 2008 single work film/TV
Film of the Week Tim Kroenert , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 29 August vol. 18 no. 17 2008;
— Review of Not Quite Hollywood Mark Hartley , 2008 single work film/TV
Larrikin Streak Tony Moore , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 August 2008; (p. 6-7)
Ocker Shockers Jo Roberts , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 23 August 2008; (p. 26-27)
Ocker Schlockers Andrew Fenton , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 August 2008; (p. 16-17)
The Wizards of Oxploitation George Palathingal , 2008 single work column
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Towards an Understanding of Australian Genre Cinema and Entertainment : Beyond the Limitations of 'Ozploitation' Discourse Mark David Ryan , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Continuum : Journal of Media & Cultural Studies , vol. 24 no. 6 2010; (p. 843 - 854) 'While Australian cinema has produced popular movie genres since the 1970s, including action/adventure, road movies, crime, and horror movies, genre cinema has occupied a precarious position within a subsidized national cinema and has been largely written out of film history. In recent years the documentary Not Quite Hollywood (2008) has brought Australia's genre movie heritage from the 1970s and 1980s back to the attention of cinephiles, critics and cult audiences worldwide. Since its release, the term 'Ozploitation' has become synonymous with Australian genre movies. In the absence of discussion about genre cinema within film studies, Ozploitation (and 'paracinema' as a theoretical lens) has emerged as a critical framework to fill this void as a de facto approach to genre and a conceptual framework for understanding Australian genres movies. However, although the Ozploitation brand has been extremely successful in raising the awareness of local genre flicks, Ozploitation discourse poses problems for film studies, and its utility is limited for the study of Australian genre movies. This paper argues that Ozploitation limits analysis of genre movies to the narrow confines of exploitation or trash cinema and obscures more important discussion of how Australian cinema engages with popular movie genres, the idea of Australian filmmaking as entertainment, and the dynamics of commercial filmmaking practises more generally.' (Author's abstract)
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Mark Hartley
Subjects:
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
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