BLEACH launches onto DVD from April 2007. ROBOTECH: THE SHADOW CHRONICLES A movie 20 years in the making. Can Sousuke defeat a new breed of terrorist and keep Kaname happy.

There is a reason they call us Mad, and why not – it’s our 10th Anniversary, and we want to share the insanity, so we’ve saved the best birthday surprise for last – try this on for size: On November 4th, all Madman discs in our online store from 10pm are $10 for 10 hours. This is a once in a decade sale, for ALL DVD items, including Anime, Eastern Eye, Directors Suite, Sports and TV. You’ve got under a week to plan your purchases, so hop on the site and check it out, but please bear in mind this important fine print: The sale is $10 PER DISC – for example a 7 disc Collection will be $70.

The annual Film Critics Circle Association awards were held on Saturday night and Shane Jacobson walked away with the gong for Best Actor for his role as Kenny in KENNY (beating mega stars Heath Ledger & Gabriel Byrne!), and also picked up an award for Best Original Screenplay with his brother Clayton. KENNY received 4 nominations in the FCCAs, and has also received 5 nominations in the IF Awards and 6 nominations in the AFIs. This weekend saw the cinema release of KENNY reach another amazing achievement – hitting the $6 million dollar mark at the box office.

The unlikely combination of French sophistication and Aussie heart has proved a winning one for Madman Cinema for whom 2006 will be a year to remember. Hidden went on to take $1,300,598 in Australian box office receipts and secure its place as the number one grossing foreign film of the year. The award winning Brazilian drama Lower City from the producers of The Motorcycle Diaries can also be seen on the big screen from that date.