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MOVIE FEATURE NEW FROM IMPRINT FILMS A nuclear nightmare, militant coal miners, romantic dramas and American pro football comprise this month's Blu-ray bundle. Words Glenn Cochrane & Scott Hocking lhe idyllic American suburban landscape is Tite with blinding light in the chilling 1983 film, Testament. An atomic bomb has been dropped on the eastern seaboard, and those who live far from the impact suffer a slow and excruciating demise from the fallout. No cautionary tale of nuclear fear has been captured so vividly; Testament's haunting images of a hidden killer sear themselves into the minds of all who see it. This powerful film has now been given a stunning Blu-ray release from Imprint, and R =| STACK caught up with | oe niome director Lynne Littman see to discuss the film and what it means to her decades later. “Well, unfortunately we're probably in the same political jeopardy now as we were all those years ago,’ she muses with a sense of irony. “I'm glad we're talking about it” Casting her mind back to the film's origins, Littman recalls reading the original three-page story. “It was published in Ms. magazine and when | read it, it took my breath away. That's always a good reaction to discover what you're passionate about.” Recalling what inspired her to adapt it into a film, she says, “It wasn't my experience as a documentary filmmaker that drew me to it. It was my experience as a mother. At about that time there seemed to have been some kind of active threat about nuclear possibilities, and my son was four, and | was terrified.” Testament is led by an incredible, Oscar- * Available Oct 26 for a nominated performance from Jane Alexander, and is also notable for being Lucas Haas's debut feature film at the tender age of six. “How grateful | was," she says of casting Haas. ‘I didn't have experience working with child actors, and | was also lucky because he had cooperative parents. In fact the secret to child actors is their parents. If they're rotten and ambitious, you have problems.” Peter Weir's 1985 film Witness is often wrongfully cited as being Haas's first film, and Littman explains how she played a part in his casting. “Peter Weir is an idol of mine and I've loved his work forever. Ed Feldman was the producer of Witness and they had spoken to me about the film, and | gave them Lucas." Recalling Testament's initial release, Littman a shares a memorable =" moment with us. “The first time my editor and | saw the film was at the only screening we did, and at the end it was dead silent. We were sitting outside in the lobby thinking, ‘oh my god’ We were sure we'd failed. There was no response and we were rather desperate, until the audience came pouring out crying, which was nice.” Testament is one of only four feature films Littman has made, and when reflecting on her work she has Zero regrets. “[After Testament] | got offered every lousy movie that got made. | was treated beautifully for a short while until | started turning everything down. | didn't understand why you would make a movie if you didn't like or respect it” Glenn Cochrane Dem R rca Cam visit stack.com.au NORTH DALLAS FORTY (1979) This authentic look at American pro football is based on the novel by former Dallas Cowboy Peter ae Nick Nolte shines as a who realises there's more to ie football and clashes with the team's ee Uae ey Eee LN AC LO CE PRETTY BABY (1978) Ser Res Ich ETT) e ICR CRTs Sa as ROTTS V ERC RY poignant period drama is a portrait Cieb ye eieee nucle otcsne 0) Ty] RCC DUTT Len =U eC enicMoentenoeonnenchy SAVE THE TIGER (1973) Da John G. Avild ote) Penni) oe ies scene MOU (OUT Gren oe aan CUTS ela Ccre eng COU CN THE sleeve (1955) aac ces lagnani in an Oscar-winning PISS ett Ronee UnUE CSSA -lucky trucl Moss xtra eee audio commentary and interview. elie BACK, LITTLE SHEBA (1952) BUCS Eco an Oscar for her film debut in this ENORMITY a wife trapped in a lovel Tee MMOS A OCS the arrival of a handso lodger. Extras include a new audio Coe ICR THEN ey ess (1970) ery and Richard Harris star in tiene MEK urnarl NOE MOAR Pom cuNeeu nn tc oy by Irish miners working in the ARMIN oA UI SNe TA MY em ONC and the trailer. jbhifi.com.au I HIFFE
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