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When shy mechanical genius Malcolm is sacked from the Metropolitan Transit Authority for building his own tram during work hours, he takes in boarders: ex-con Frank and Frank's girlfriend Judith. The trio soon put their specific skills to use in a succession of daring (and variously successful) robberies.
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Malcolm
2022
single work
essay
— Appears in: Melbourne on Film : Cinema That Defines Our City 2022; -
"Film is the Art Form of Today" : An Interview With Nadia Tass
Isabella McNeill
(interviewer),
2017
single work
interview
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , June no. 83 2017; -
Luke Doolan : The Films That Changed My Life
2017
single work
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 12 April 2017;One of Australia’s leading cutters, editor of this week’s cinema release, Colossal, tells us about the films that changed his life.
Luke Doolan has directed an Oscar nominated short film, Miracle Fish, and edited The Square, Animal Kingdom, The Gift and now Colossal, and now comes his greatest challenge – to name the films that changed his life!
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Remembering Hit Aussie Film Malcolm at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra
2016
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— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 16 September 2016; 'A film about a shy, retiring type whose love of all things mechanical inadvertently draws him into holding up banks was one of the surprise hits of the 1980s. Yes, Malcolm, who is played with impish intelligence by Colin Friels, is happier in his own world of gadgetry than he is in company. ...' -
Rewatching Classic Australian Films : Malcolm
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 25 April 2014;
— Review of Malcolm 1986 single work film/TV
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Rewatching Classic Australian Films : Malcolm
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 25 April 2014;
— Review of Malcolm 1986 single work film/TV -
Malcolm
2012
single work
essay
— Appears in: World Film Locations : Melbourne 2012; (p. 70-71) -
Remembering Hit Aussie Film Malcolm at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 16 September 2016; 'A film about a shy, retiring type whose love of all things mechanical inadvertently draws him into holding up banks was one of the surprise hits of the 1980s. Yes, Malcolm, who is played with impish intelligence by Colin Friels, is happier in his own world of gadgetry than he is in company. ...' -
Luke Doolan : The Films That Changed My Life
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 12 April 2017;One of Australia’s leading cutters, editor of this week’s cinema release, Colossal, tells us about the films that changed his life.
Luke Doolan has directed an Oscar nominated short film, Miracle Fish, and edited The Square, Animal Kingdom, The Gift and now Colossal, and now comes his greatest challenge – to name the films that changed his life!
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"Film is the Art Form of Today" : An Interview With Nadia Tass
Isabella McNeill
(interviewer),
2017
single work
interview
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , June no. 83 2017; -
Malcolm
2022
single work
essay
— Appears in: Melbourne on Film : Cinema That Defines Our City 2022;
Awards
- 1987 winner AWGIE Awards — Film Award — Original
- 1986 winner Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Original Screenplay
- 1986 winner Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Film
- Melbourne, Victoria,