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.

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.

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

We love this packaging for the Sankyo XL-60S, as it documents a typical evening at home in the 1970s: brown corduroy, pavlova and of course an impromptu piano accordion recital.

AC/DC lead guitarist Angus Young’s schoolboy costume is one of the most iconic looks in rock music, and was completed by his felt ‘A’ schoolboy cap. 

This daybill poster for the oceangoing documentary Blue Water, White Death (directed by Peter Gimbel and James Lipscomb, 1971) was a promotional tool to draw audiences to the cine