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Info for Australia kindly provided by Mark Morrison & his team from
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Adelaide
Brisbane: Chinatown (Fortitude Valley), The City, Sunnybank
Canberra
Melbourne
Perth
Sidney

Adelaide

Info kindly provided by CY, Jeff & Jez
More details at http://www.heroic-cinema.com/shopping_adelaide.htm

*Videos

Alpha Video
419 Magill Road, St Morris
Tel: (08) 8332-9270
Ingle Farm Shopping Centre
Montague Rd., Ingle Farm
Tel: (08) 8265 1313
HK/Asian movies from your rudimentary action HK flicks to arthouse. [CY]

Movie Mart
1/53 Grange Road,
Welland
Tel: (08) 8340-0499
This is a good place to buy Siren's Chinatown and Classic Hong Kong Videos. [Jeff]

*Goodies

Chinatown Bookshop
118 Gouger Street,
Adelaide
Tel: (08) 8231-7336
It's the only mainstream Chinese bookshop actually. Cantopop CDs, knick-knacks, baby posters etc. plus laser discs for hire. [CY]

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Brisbane

Info kindly provided by Tim
More details at http://www.heroic-cinema.com/shopping_brisbane.htm

Chinatown: FORTITUDE VALLEY

*Videos

Trash Video
Shop 1, 73 Vulture St,
West End.
Tel 07 3844-7844
Fax 07 3844-7877
http://www.trashvideo.com.au/
trash@trashvideo.com.au
Domestic-release HK film fare, including the entire Chinatown Video range and out-of-print kung-fu titles + various dubbed action flicks, and HK films can also be found for sale second-hand. Mail order is available too.

*Goodies

Oasis & HK Trading
153 Wickham Street,
Fortitude Valley.
Sealed original VCDs + HK glossy magazines, and various comics. Also worth noting is the large HK/Taiwan entertainment store across the road, specialising in music and books.

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THE CITY:

*Videos

Rockinghorse Records
Adelaide Street, opposite King George Square,
Brisbane.
The upstairs video section offers a healthy selection of the Chinatown Video range for sale. Also on offer are a variety of kung-fu movies and occasional imports. Hong Kong movie books are also for sale.

Record Market
Top of the Queen St Mall,
Brisbane.
A row of HK films includes several Chinatown Video releases and several other tapes for sale.

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SUNNYBANK:

*Videos

Oriental & HK Products
Shop 18A, Market Square Shopping Centre,
Corner of Main Road & McCullough Street,
Sunnybank.
Tucked away in its corner, this shop holds an impressive rental selection of original HK videotapes (PAL format) organised by genres - horror, drama, sleaze, comedy and kung fu. Original VCDs are on sale, including several Korean and Japanese releases put out in HK. Collector photos of celebrities are for sale, as are several Hong Kong magazines.

Hong Kong Video Q
Shop 11B
Market Square Shopping Centre,
Sunnybank.
Hong Kong laserdiscs for rent, as well as videotapes of movies and plenty of TV dramas. Catalogues of titles are at the counter and the staff is also helpful.

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Canberra

Info kindly provided by Mak + Rohan
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*Videos

KC's Virtual Reality Cafe
11 East Row,
Canberra City
Tel: (02) 6257 5558
KC's has a huge range of Eastern Heroes/Made in Hong Kong video tapes for sale & for rental. + VCDs for sale + PlayStation games and Manga videos for sale and hire. You can also order HK film related books, a pretty cool place and the folks there are eager to please.

Movie Scene
Level 1 Shop T1c Bonner Crt,
Woden
Tel: (02) 6260 4441
Rohan reports that you can buy Hong Kong tapes at this video store in Woden (Bonner court across from Woden plaza).

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Melbourne

Info kindly provided by Mark Morrison & his team
More details at http://www.heroic-cinema.com/shopping.htm

The Chinatown is located in Little Bourke Street between Russell & Swanston Streets

*Videos

Anh Thanh Video
Shop 29, Mid City Complex,
200 Bourke Street,
Melbourne
Phone: (03) 9662-2827
VHS, VCDs, DVDs to rent. Cantopop CDs and karaoke VCDs

Chinatown Cinema
200 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Phone: (03) 9662-3465
The Chinatown Cinema has two screens showing new Hong Kong movie double-bills six days a week (closed on Tuesdays). Tickets are $12.00 for two movies. They have a range of Chinatown Video titles on sale.

*Music

Comics World
Shop 20-21,
108 Bourke Street,
Melbourne VIC 3000 (Paramount Centre)
Tel: (03) 9663-0779
Fax: (03) 9663-0797
ching_hsiu@hotmail.com
Chinese comics + Japanese music CDs

Ha Ha Pty Ltd
208-210 Little Bourke Street,
Melbourne
Tel: (03) 9663-3791
Fax: (03) 9662-9099
Ha Ha carry a huge range of goods: cantopop CDs and tapes, latest release VCDs, Asian music section is the largest I've seen in Melbourne, and includes a handful of soundtracks

*Books

Minotaur
121 Elizabeth Street,
Melbourne
Tel: 9670-5414
Fax: 9670-7670
http://www.minotaur.com.au
shop@minotaur.com.au
They also carry books on HK film, as well as current issues of magazines such as Giant Robot and Asian Cult Cinema.

China Books
2nd Floor, 234 Swanston Street,
Melbourne
Tel: (03) 9663-8822
Fax: (03) 9663-8821
http://www.chinabooks.com.au
info@chinabooks.com.au
Chinese art, literature, language and culture. They close early (5:30pm), Chinese literature: translated versions of all the wuxia classics are stocked.

*Goodies

Star Wall
Shop 9, Mid City Complex,
200 Bourke Street,
Melbourne
Tel: (03) 9662-3331
Fax: (03) 9662-3331
http://www.heroic-cinema.com/starwall/
starwallaussie@heroic-cinema.com
A goldmine of Hong Kong movie merchandise, including T-shirts, soundtracks, VCDs, postcards, posters, stills, phonecards, and more. You must go here. Open seven days from midday to 7:00pm (2:00pm to 7:00pm on Sundays.)

Inferno
1st Floor, 349 Elizabeth Street,
Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel/Fax: (03) 9640-0304
They have movies from all over the world - martial arts, Italian horror, US sci-fi, it's all here. They buy, sell, rent and exchange, and carry videos, CDs, posters, books and magazines.

Stars Photo
Shop 23A, Mid City Complex,
200 Bourke Street,
Melbourne
Tel: (03) 9662-2626
Fax: (03) 9662-2626
Hong Kong Movie posters- Cantopop star photos

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*Videos

Double Up Videos & News
Unit 2, 419 William Street,
Perth
Tel: (08) 9328-2485
They have masses of videos, though I'm not sure how many are subtitled. There is also a small selection of VCDs for sale and hire.

Planet Video
646 Beaufort Street,
Mt Lawley
Tel: (08) 9328-7464
http://www.planetvideo.com.au
Our long-time favourites. Many of the staff are HK film fans too, so have a chat with them about what's coming up, what's good and what's trash. Go there to get a list of their selection http://www.planetvideo.com.au/data-v-r-asian-1.html

*Goodies

Wing Loong News & Books
268 William Street,
Northbridge
Tel: (08) 9227-7872)
They sell stickers, toys & figures + a small selection of VCDs.

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Sidney

Info kindly provided by Ian Adams
More details on Sydney & suburbs at http://www.heroic-cinema.com/shopping_sydney.htm

 

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