The rise of the DVD has been the best thing to happen to Australian movie buffs since the development of special film collections at the National Library. Innovative theatrical exhibition may be rare, but increasingly restorations of “lost” films are being saved to DVD; and for the first time in the history of the medium scholars can research a particular film-maker the way you would a novelist—buy copies of their work, visit the libraries and write up your findings. There are still problems. Not every DVD title can be dispatched internationally. So if you don’t have friends in the USA…