Film & TV posts
MIFF 2018 picks for booklovers
Charley, a teen living with his single father, finds work caring for an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete. When he learns Pete is bound …
Our favourite siblings in books & film
‘My favourite sibling pairings in books are generally on the more sinister side of things. One of my all-time favourite authors is A.S. Byatt, who is known for real-life sibling drama with her sister Margaret Drabble, also an author. Byatt’s book The Game details the relationship between two very competi…
Popular TV shows matched to books
The HBO TV series of Game of Thrones has introduced millions of readers to George R.R. Martin’s novels. If you’ve already read all of the books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, then grab a copy of The Name of the Wind. This wonderfully-written novel charts the ea…
Books coming to the screen in 2018
Mary Ann Shaffer’s The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society received a rave response from readers when it was first publis…
The 10 bestselling DVDs at Readings in 2017
Our bestselling DVDs of last year reveal our customers' love of historical dramas, crime mysteries and cats!
Ceyda Torun’s documentary about the cats of Istanbul, Kedi was a favourite with staff as much as it was with customers this year, as was Tai…
Five things that made me happy in 2017
2017 has been a very hard year for a lot of people, the kind of year where you take whatever sources of happiness you can find. To that end, here are four novels and a movie that gave me a lot of joy over the past 12 months, and I hope they might bring you equal amounts of joy also.
The Hating Game by Sally T…The best DVDs of 2017
Cross The Stepford Wives with Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and the comedic brain of Key & Peele, and you …
Madman DVD sale
To celebrate this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, we are holding our annual Madman DVD sale throughout August.
This sale featuring a wide range of releases that includes Putuparri and the Rainmakers, Paterson, Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict, The Bélier Family, Tokyo Story and more.
Browse some of the highlights online below, or come in-store to discover the full range.
With prices …
Our top picks for MIFF 2017
MIFF is just the best time of year for the Melbourne film scene. I’m looking forward to new things from the cinema landscapers like Terence Malick with Song to Song, Luca Guadagnino with…