Another week, another failed Australian US release!

First they massacred Wolf Creek with an abysmal advertising campaign and truly disastrous release patern (Christmas Day?!?) Then they somehow completely bungled Little Fish (how exactly?) and then they astonishingly decided that Look Both Ways needed a quick mercy killing (That film's distinct Austra'inism didn't help it, obviously), then they straight-to-DVDed The Proposition. Now this week you got the very belated release of Somersault (released here two years ago) and it debuted to very blah results (although it's per theatre average was a decent $4,300).

It doesn't help that these films get picked up by low-to-bottom-of-the-barrel distributers who obviously don't seem to care. Shame really because there's some good films in that bunch. Look Both Ways is definitely the best Aussie film since 2002's Rabbit-Proof Fence (which was also telling a very Australian story yet Miramax managed to get it to $6.1mil off of mild awards heat and Phillip Noyce's name).

I hope you guys try and seek out these movies on DVD as they're all good. I'd even suggest seeing The Proposition even though I didn't like it. I think Oyster Farmer is out there soon so that's another one that will die, but that deserves better. :(