The Mystical Rose

From beloved family companions to cheeky physical comedians, these canines, pooches and pups have left a pawsitive impression on the Aussie TV screen. 

Fifty years after it debuted in cinemas, The Rocky Horror Picture Show still pulses with the same energy, testament to both the wild, loud powerhouses behind its genius, and the rituals that have become folded into the film’s very being.

A one-sheet poster for the film release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975).

As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) – one of the masterworks of Australian cinema – we talked to director Peter Weir about the film’s mesmerising outtakes, which are held in the NFSA collection.

As the name suggests, this National Panasonic SG-345 All transistor radio phonograph is both a portable and compact record player and a transistor radio.&nb

Love is a Beatutiful Song was the 1977 album recorded by Malaysian-born Australian entertainer Kamahl, one of the true legends of the local entertainment industry.

This Astral TI Super 8 instant load camera is a cute point-and-shoot camera – nothing too fancy except for the wood laminate on its case. Inside the camera is an original Super 8mm film cartridge.

This extremely rare, layered collage graphic poster with boxing kangaroos in each corner features guitarist Angus Young cutting loose at age 20 in 1975, the same year that AC/DC’s rough and tough a

In 1963, the introduction of Kodak Instamatic cameras and cartridge-loading film made the domestic moviemaking process easier and more accessible.