Tuesday, March 26, 2013

THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG: Kickstarter Week #2 update!

Dear friends and colleagues,

As you may have heard, I'm currently running a crowdfunding campaign to finish my THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG documentary - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/210613803/the-search-for-weng-weng-1

The film has been a labour of love since I started filming in 2006. In short (no pun intended, I swear), it's a guerrilla-shot chronicle of my obsessive quest to find the two-foot-nine James Bond of the Philippines. Funnily enough, THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG is shaping into a film as much about obsession and following one's passions to extremes as it is about its two-foot-nine subject.

With over 100 hours in the can, it's finally time to deliver a 90 minute documentary feature. The $30,000 we're asking for from Kickstarter pledges is to pay for its post-production and, down the track, touring the film internationally. The idea is to fund its completion in the same way it was filmed - guerrilla style - to retain as much control as possible over the project. The finished film will subsequently be released in this country theatrically and on DVD by Monster Pictures in Melbourne (http://monsterpictures.com.au/features/the-wild-wild-weng-weng/).

At two weeks into the eight-week campaign, we are currently more than a third of the way towards our goal, and that's a very encouraging beginning.

However, there's a long way to go, and for that reason I'm asking for a personal favour from each of you.

Could you please visit the link, watch the video, and then forward the link and this blurb to anyone who might be interested. This would include:

- would-be investors, both small and large (and with a huge list of incentives on offer, even a $10 pledge to Kickstarter receives a VIP ticket to its Australian premiere);

- media outlets (newspapers, TV and radio stations, bloggers, social media);

- family and friends;

- and overseas distributors, exhibitors, film festivals etc.

I apologize for imposing on your valuable time, but I really believe you will recognize in this venture the tenacious spirit of independent filmmaking alive and kicking. Needless to say there is a lot riding on this for me, both professionally and personally, and I hope I can inspire you into coming along with me on my adventure of a lifetime.

Thank you for your time and attention. I look forward to continuing this conversation here, by private message, or via email at andrewleavold@gmail.com.

Warmest regards,

Andrew Leavold (Writer/Director, THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG)

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

DVDS MAINSTREAM, HOLLYWOOD, RECENT



DVDS FOR SALE: MAINSTREAM, HOLLYWOOD, RECENT

PLEASE NOTE: All DVDs are original, pre-loved Australian rental or sell-thru releases on PAL format, Region Four or All Regions UNLESS NOTED.

CONDITION: All DVDs are ex-rental, and therefore some covers will have stickers or slight damage to them, and discs may have some surface marks, however all discs are guaranteed to play.

HOW TO ORDER: We have ONE COPY ONLY of each title, so please email us at andrewleavold@gmail.com first to check availability and to get a total including postage costs.

COST & PAYMENT: All discs are just $5 each. Payment is preferred via EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) and PayPal, as well as postal orders, personal cheques and international money orders.



Alpha Dog (Justin Timberlake, Bruce Willis) $5

Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid $5

Antwone Fisher (Denzel Washington acts/directs) $5

Anywhere But Here (Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman) $5

Apollo 13 (Tom Hanks) $5

Assault On Precinct 13 (Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburn) $5

The Avengers (Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman) $5

Awakenings (Robert De Niro, Robin Williams) $5

Ballistic (Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu) $5

Basic (John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson) $5

Beautiful Joe (Billy Connelly, Sharon Stone) $5

Be Cool (Get Shorty sequel - Travolta, Uma Thurman) $5

Behind Enemy Lines (Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman) $5

A Better Way To Die (Lou Diamond Phillips) $5

Beyond Borders (Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen) $5

Beyond The Sea (Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin, Kate Bosworth) $5

The Black Dahlia (Brian de Palma directs Scarlett Johansson) $5

Blood Diamond (Leonardo DiCaprio) $5

Bone Dry (Luke Goss, Lance Henriksen) $5

The Bourne Supremacy (Matt Damon) $5

The Bourne Ultimatum (Matt Damon) $5

The Brave One (Jodie Foster) $5

A Bronx Tale (Robert de Niro acts & directs) $5

Bulletproof Monk (Chow Yun Fat, Seann William Scott) $5

Bulworth (Warren Beatty) $5

Butterfly On A Wheel (Pierce Brosnan) $5

Cabin Pressure (Craig Sheffer) $5

Cape Fear (Martin Scorsese/Robert de Niro) $5

Casino Royale (Daniel Craig as James Bond, double disc) $5

Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber; Elaine Page, Sir John Mills) $5

Cellular (Kim Basinger, Jason Statham) $5

Charlies Angels (Diaz/Barrymore/Liu) $5

Charlies Angels: Full Throttle (Diaz/Barrymore/Liu) $5

China Moon (Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe) $5

City By The Sea (Robert de Niro, Frances McDormand) $5

Clean And Sober (Michael Keaton) $5

Cold Creek Manor (Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone) $5

The Condemned (Stone Cold Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones) $5

Confessions Of An American Girl $5

Conspiracy (Val Kilmer) $5

The Contract (Bruce Beresford directs Morgan Freeman, John Cusack) $5

The Corruptor (Chow Yun Fat, Mark Wahlberg) $5

The Count Of Monte Cristo (Guy Pearce) $5

Cradle 2 The Grave (Jet Li, DMX) $5

Crank (Jason Statham) $5

Crime Spree (Gerard Depardieu, Harvey Keitel) $5

Criminal (John C. Reilly, Maggie Gyllenhaal) $5

Cruel Intentions (Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon) $5

Cruel Intentions 3 $5

The Cutter (Chuck Norris) $5

Dangerous Liasons (Malkovich/Close) $5

Death Sentence (Kevin Bacon) $5

Die Hard: Special Edition (Bruce Willis original) $5

Disturbia $5

Disturbing Behavior (James Marsden, Katie Holmes) $5

DOA Dead Or Alive (Holly Valance) $5

Dogfight (River Phoenix, Lili Taylor) $5

Driven (Sly Stallone) $5

8mm 2 (Jonathan Schaech) $5

El Cantante (Jennifer Lopez) $5

The Emperor's Club (Kevin Kline) $5

End Game (Cuba Gooding Jr) $5

The End Of The Affair (Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore - US copy) $5

Enough (Jennifer Lopez) $5

The Escapist (Joseph Fiennes) $5

Evelyn (Bruce Beresford directs Pierce Brosnan) $5

Evita (Madonna, Antonio Banderas) $5

Executive Decision (Kurt Russell) $5

Extreme Measures (Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman) $5

Falling In Love (Robert de Niro, Meryl Streep) $5

The Family Stone (Claire Danes, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel McAdams) $5

The Fast And The Furious $5

The Fast And The Furious: 2 Fast 2 Furious $5

The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift $5

15 Minutes (Robert de Niro, Edward Burns) $5

54 (Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek) $5

Final Examination (Kari Wuhrer) $5

Flesh And Bone (Dennis Quaid, James Caan, Meg Ryan) $5

Flight Of The Phoenix (Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi) $5

Flightplan (Jodie Foster) $5

The Flock (Andrew Lau directs Richard Gere, Claire Danes) $5

Flyboys (James Franco, Jean Reno) $5

Four Brothers (Mark Wahlberg) $5

Freedomland (Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore) $5

Friday Night Lights (Billy Bob Thornton) $5

The Fugitive (Harrison Ford) $5

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (50 Cent) $5

Get Shorty (John Travolta) $5

Gods And Generals (Jeff Daniels) $5

The Good Thief (Nick Nolte) $5

A Good Year (Russell Crowe) $5

The Grey Zone (Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi) $5

Happy Hour (Anthony LaPaglia, Eric Stoltz) $5

Hart's War (Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell) $5

Hitman: Uncut (Timothy Olyphant) $5

Hollywood Flies $5

The Hot Spot (neo-noir with Don Johnson, Dennis Hopper directs) $5

Hot Tamale (Jason Priestly) $5

The Interpreter (Sydney Pollack directs Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn) $5

Jimmy And Judy (Edward Furlong as a thrill killer) $5

Highwaymen (Jim Caviezel) $5

Hostage (Bruce Willis) $5

Ice Princess (Disney) $5

Idlewild (black gangsters, Andre Benjamin) $5

Immortal Beloved (Gary Oldman as Beethoven) $5

Insomnia (Al Pacino, Robin Williams) $5

Julie And Julia (Meryl Streep as Julia Child, Amy Adams) $5

Keeping The Faith (Ben Stiller, Edward Norton) $5

King Arthur: Director's Cut (Clive Owens, Keira Knightly) $5

The Kingdom (Jaimie Foxx) $5

Kingdom Of Heaven (Ridley Scott's Crusades; Orlando Bloom) $5

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Robert Downey Jr, Val Kilmer) $5

Kiss Of The Dragon (Jet Li, Bridget Fonda) $5

Kiss The Girls (Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd) $5

K-19: The Widowmaker (Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson) $5

Knockaround Guys (Vin Diesel) $5

Kuffs (Christian Slater) $5

LA Confidential (Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce) $5

Ladder 49 (Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta) $5

The Last Boy Scout (Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans) $5

The Last Castle (Robert Redford) $5

The Last Samurai (Tom Cruise) $5

The Last Seduction (Bill Pullman) $5

The Last Time (Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser) $5

The Legend Of Zorro (Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones) $5

Legionnaire (Van Damme) $5

Lethal Weapon (Gibson/Glover) $5

Lethal Weapon 2 $5

Lethal Weapon 3 $5

Lethal Weapon 4 $5

Letters From Iwo Jima (Clint Eastwood directs) $5

The Long Kill (Western w/Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson) $5

Love Lies Bleeding (Christian Slater) $5

A Man Apart (Vin Diesel) $5

Man On Fire (Denzel Washington) $5

A Map Of The World (Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore) $5

The Marine (John Cena) $5

Master And Commander (Russell Crowe) $5

Matchstick Men (Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell) $5

Men (Sean Young) $5

Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood directs) $5

The Missing (Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett) $5

Mission Impossible 3 (Tom Cruise) $5

Mona Lisa Smile (Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst) $5

Murder By Numbers (Sandra Bullock) $5

Must Love Dogs (John Cusack, Diane Lane) $5

The Net (Sandra Bullock) $5

The Net 2.0 $5

Night And The City (Robert de Niro, Jessica Lange) $5

The Night Listener (Robin Williams, Toni Collette) $5

North Country (Charlize Theron) $5

The Notebook (Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams) $5

The Number 23 (Jim Carrey) $5

Open Range (Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner western) $5

Passionada (Jason Isaacs) $5

Panic Room/Identity/Single White Female $5

The Peacekeeper (Dolph Lundgren) $5

The Peacemaker (George Clooney, Nicole Kidman) $5

The Phantom Of The Opera (Andrew Lloyd W musical w/Gerard Butler) $5

Philadelphia (Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington) $5

Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest $5

Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World's End $5

The Pleasure Drivers (Billy Zane, Meatloaf) $5

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (Scott Glenn, Harvey Keitel) $5

The Pursuit Of Happyness (Will Smith) $5

Radio (Cuba Gooding Jr, Ed Harris) $5

The Recruit (Al Pacino, Colin Farrell) $5

Red Corner (Richard Gere) $5

Red Rock West (Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper) $5

Reindeer Games (Frankenheimer thriller w/Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron) $5

Romeo Must Die (Jet Li) $5

Rumour Has It… (Jennifer Aniston, Shirley MacLaine) $5

Runaway Jury (John Cusack, Gene Hackman) $5

Running Brave (Bobby Benson) $5

Running On Empty (River Phoenix) $5

Sahara (Matthew McConaughey, Penelope Cruz) $5

The Saint (Val Kilmer) $5

The Score (de Niro, Edward Norton & Marlon Brando) $5

Searching For Bobby Fischer (Joe Mantegna, Laurence Fishburn) $5

Second Hand Lions (Michael Caine, Robert Duvall) $5

Separate Lies (Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson) $5

Seraphim Falls (Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson) $5

Session 9 (David Caruso) $5

Shoot 'Em Up (Clive Owen) $5

Shooter (Mark Wahlberg) $5

Silkwood (Meryl Streep) $5

Simone (Al Pacino) $5

Simple Lies (Eric Balfour) $5

Sin (Gary Oldman, Ving Rhames) $5

The Sixth Sense (Bruce Willis) $5

Sleepers (Robert de Niro, Dustin Hoffman) $5

Sliding Doors (Gwyneth Paltrow) $5

Snakes On A Plane (Samuel L. Jackson) $5

Straightheads (Gillian Anderson) $5

Striptease (Demi Moore) $5

S.W.A.T. (Colin Farrell) $5

Swimfan (John Polson directs) $5

Sword Fish (John Travolta, Hugh Jackman) $5

Syriana (George Clooney) $5

Taxi (Hollywood remake w/Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon) $5

Tears Of The Sun (Bruce Willis) $5

Thelma And Louise (Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis) $5

Three Way (Gina Gershon, Dwight Yoakam) $5

Tiptoes (Gary Oldman, Kate Beckinsale) $5

Tristan And Isolde (James Franco, Sophia Myles) $5

The Truth About Charlie (Mark Wahlberg)/Charade (Cary Grant) $5

25th Hour (Spike Lee) $5

Undertow (Josh Lucas,  Dermot Mulroney) $5

The Unsaid (Andy Garcia) $5

Until Death (Van Damme) $5

The Usual Suspects (Kevin Spacey) $5

Vacancy (Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson) $5

Valkyrie (Tom Cruise in Nazi uniform) $5

Varian's War (William Hurt, Julia Ormond) $5

Varsity Blues (James Van Der Beek) $5

Vertical Limit (Chris O'Donnell) $5

Welcome To The Jungle (The Rock, Seann William Scott) $5

Wild Bill (Walter Hill directs Jeff Bridges) $5

Wild Wild West (Will Smith, Selma Hayek) $5

The World Is Not Enough (Pierce Brosnan as James Bond) $5

Xxx (Vin Diesel) $5

Young Blades (Ben Cross) $5

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

DVDS ARTHOUSE, INDIE, WORLD CINEMA



DVDS FOR SALE: ARTHOUSE, INDIE, WORLD CINEMA

PLEASE NOTE: All DVDs are original, pre-loved Australian rental or sell-thru releases on PAL format, Region Four or All Regions UNLESS NOTED.

CONDITION: All DVDs are ex-rental, and therefore some covers will have stickers or slight damage to them, and discs may have some surface marks, however all discs are guaranteed to play.

HOW TO ORDER: We have ONE COPY ONLY of each title, so please email us at andrewleavold@gmail.com first to check availability and to get a total including postage costs.

COST & PAYMENT: All discs are just $5 each. Payment is preferred via EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) and PayPal, as well as postal orders, personal cheques and international money orders.

Arthur's Dyke (Welsh comedy) $5 

Baadasssss! (Mario Van Peebles plays father Mario) $5

Babel (2 disc edition) $5

Bad Blood (New Zealand drama, Jack Thompson plays a real-life gunman) $5

Botched (Stephen Dorff) $5

Bride And Prejudice (Bollywood meets West) $5

Casa De Los Babys (John Sayles) $5

Chinese Boxes $5

The Company (Robert Altman) $5

The Cooler (William H. Macy) $5

Crash (2005) $5

Croupier $5

The Dancer Upstairs $5

Dear Wendy (Lars Von Trier produced) $5

Death Of A President $5

Dil Deke Dekho (vintage 1959 Bollywood musical with Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh) $5

Dinner Rush $5

Dot The I $5

Easy $5

Edmond (William H. Macey/Stuart Gordon) $5

Faint Heart $5

Firecracker (carnival weirdness, Mike Patton stars) $5

Fool For Love (Robert Altman) $5

The Football Factory (soccer hooligans) $5

Frost/Nixon $5

Funny Kinda Guy (gay-themed) $5

Fur $5

Garage Days (Australian) $5

Go (Doug Liman) $5

Gobshite (British gangster comedy w/Brendan Dempsey) $5

A Harlot's Progress (British period drama) $5

Heaven (Tom Twyker/Cate Blanchett) $5

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (UK gangsters, Clive Owen) $5

Jarhead $5

Kidulthood (British delinquents) $5

The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie: Original Cut (John Cassavettes) $5

Killing Words (Spanish horror) $5

Kinsey (Liam Neeson) $5

Ladies In Lavender (Judi Dench, Maggie Smith) $5

Little Miss Sunshine $5

Lost In The Stars (American Film Theatre) $5

Lovers Of The Arctic Circle (Spanish, subtitled) $5

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (Pauline Collins) $5

My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong/Judy Davis) $5

November $5

Queer As Folk Series One Part One (UK) $5

Quiet Days In Clichy (Henry Miller adaptation, Swedish w/subtitles) $5

Rescue Dawn (Werner Herzog) $5

Real Women Have Curves $5

Requiem (hyper-violent French thriller, subtitled) $5

The Return (Russian, subtitled) $5

Room $5

Russian Ark (Russian one-shot marvel) $5

R Xmas (Abel Ferrara) $5

The Safety Of Objects $5

Secuestro Express (Mexican gangsters, subtitled) $5

Shall We Dance? (Japanese comedy, subtitled) $5

Shattered Glass (Hayden Christensen, Chloe Sevigny) $5

Shiva (Bollywood revenge epic! Subtitled) $5

Siddhartha (Conrad Rooks' cult classic) $5

Since Otar Left (Georgia, subtitled) $5

The Son (Le Fils; Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, subtitled) $5

The Son's Room (Italian, subtitled) $5

The Squid And The Whale (Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney) $5

State Of Grace (Irish-American gangsters, Sean Penn & Gary Oldman) $5

Stone Of Destiny (Scots drama, Robert Carlyle) $5

Story Of Marie And Julien (French, subtitled) $5

Thirteen $5

Three Burials (Tommy Lee Jones acts & directs) $5

Thumbsucker $5

Twelfth Night (Richard Briers) $5

Two Lovers $5

Va Savoir? (French, subtitled) $5

Walk On Water (Israeli, subtitled) $5

Whore (Luna) $5

Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself $5

Wild Side (Donald Cammell) $5

The World (China, subtitled) $5

World Traveller $5

Young Adam $5

The Young Visiters $5

Your Friends And Neighbours $5