March 2012
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"I think we've got some hoon trouble..."
The Astor Theatre celebrated ‘Australia on Screen’ last month which featured, along with some other Australian cinema classics, Mad Max (1979) and Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981).
Working from an extremely low budget George Miller’s Mad Max delivers a souped-up V8 tale of revenge in the bloodstained battlegrounds of the post-apocalyptic Australian outback. Influenced by...
November 2011
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"He not only plays. He can shoot too."
Stop what your doing, get your hands on a copy of ‘Once Upon A Time In The West’ and watch the opening title sequence right now for a master class in cinematography, editing, sound and how to start one damn fine film. The creaking windmill, water dripping and the buzzing of a fly all lead up to the man, Charles Bronson as ‘Harmonica’, stepping off a train and handing out...
September 2011
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"There... is... no... sanctuary."
You would think living in an ecologically balanced, hermetically sealed dome paradise where ones only concern is pleasure would be a pretty sweet deal… except for that one little catch. Once you hit 30 years of age you either ascend heavenward in a strange ritual that ends with your obliteration or alternatively you make a run for it and get hunted down by guys with bad haircuts, worse...
May 2011
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"All right, vampire killers... let's kill some...
If you are looking for a good time in the cinema it is hard to go past the psychotic road movie which suddenly explodes into the vampiric blood bath that is From Dusk Till Dawn. The 1996 Tarantino written & Rodriguez directed mash-up has been bloodily illustrated by our talented mean motor scooter Rhys Cooper.
Available soon in the Tommy Good store in both a regular and variant version, and...
April 2011
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"We are all, by any practical definition of the...
Another Stanley Kubrick classic illustrated by a creative and talented artist - yes please!
Kubrick’s visual masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey is screening at the Astor Theatre this Easter weekend and Tim Doyle got his monolith on with his fourth poster installment for Tommy Good. Once again Mr Doyle absolutely nailed it producing a wonderfully layered illustration that celebrates this...
March 2011
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"Viddy well, little brother. Viddy well."
Stanley Kubrick’s sensationally styled and controversial 1971 powerhouse A Clockwork Orange was enjoyed by a packed house at the Astor Theatre on Monday night. To help celebrate the screening a very special and limited print was created by some home grown Australian talent - Rhys Cooper. We here at Tommy Good are extremely happy to welcome Rhys into the fold. Check out our interview with him...
January 2011
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"Never get out of the boat"
The Astor is screening APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) on the 3rd of February. Francis Ford Coppola’s amazing, sprawling & crazy ass film is a sight to behold. If you can’t get to the Astor I highly suggest getting your hands on a copy and revisiting this epic, at the very least to see the opening tracking shot of paradise burning to the Doors haunting ‘The End’.
A sweet package...
October 2010
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I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are...
The colours on this print are so good it hurts. A fitting tribute to the seminal counterculture road movie. The less I say about Easy Rider the better, just go & watch it!
Easy Rider - created by Robert Lee (the other half of Methane) 16″x36″, 4 color screen print Signed & hand numbered edition of 225 Printed by Methane Studios
Billy: “You gotta be kidding. I mean, you...
Thank God for the rain to wash the trash off the...
We are extremely excited to welcome Methane Studios into the Tommy Good & Astor family! On the 18th of October the Astor Theatre screened a face breakingly awesome double feature Taxi Driver & Easy Rider! All time classics, all time game changers… De Niro, Nicholson, Fonda & Hopper. Game over! Posters available soon… email subscribers & twitter followers first to know!
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September 2010
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If only you could see what I've seen with your...
The Astor Theatre is having a four day Blade Runner extravaganza! Running from Sept 30 to Oct 3, if your in Melbourne during this time check out the Astor. www.astor-theatre.com
To celebrate the multiple screenings we have had two amazing Blade Runner posters (& one variant) created by our trusted & extremely talented stalwarts Tim Doyle & Godmachine.
Here are some shots of...
August 2010
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I AIN'T GOT TIME TO BLEED
When I found out the Astor was screening Predator I only had one person in mind for the poster - GODMACHINE. Fortunately for everyone GM was down & absolutely killed it!
I had an idea in my head of what it would look like, suffice to say my expectations were vastly exceeded… no one does spinal chords & skulls like Godmachine. To add to the joy he is a super rad guy and loves his...
SHOOT the GLASS!
Die Hard is the first action movie I fell in love with as a kid. I distinctly remember watching it 3 times in a row on a rainy day in my best friends lounge room. We would compete to see who could remember the most lines of dialogue each time through… we got pretty good at it by the end. 20 years later we still often greet each other with “Glass? Who gives a shit about glass ?”...