Focus on 2014: 52 Tuesdays

52 Tuesdays STARRING Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Del Herbert-Jane, Mario Spate DIRECTED BY Sophie Hyde WRITTEN BY Matthew Cormack CINEMATOGRAPHY Bryan Mason RELEASE DATE 1 May, 2014 CINEMA AUSTRALIA SAY This film is making some noise. Four nominations at the Sundance Film Festival including a win for director Sophie Hyde and two nominations at the Berlin International Film Festival including the Crystal Bear for best…

Focus on 2014: The Mule

The Mule STARRING Hugo Weaving, Angus Sampson DIRECTED BY Angus Sampson, Tony Mahony WRITTEN BY Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson CINEMATOGRAPHY Stefan Duscio RELEASE DATE 2014 CINEMA AUSTRALIA SAY We’ve made it quite clear from previous features on this website that we love a debut. This is the first feature film for both co-directors, Angus Sampson and Tony Mahony. Angus is one of…

John Doe: Vigilante Oz release date announced

JOHN DOE: VIGILANTE STARRING Jamie Bamber, Lachy Hulme and Bryce Hardy DIRECTED BY Kelly Dolen WRITTEN BY Stephen M. Coates CINEMATOGRAPHY David Parker RELEASE DATE May 1, 2014 CINEMA AUSTRALIA SAY We’re not sure what to make of either of the 2 trailers for Kelly Dolen’s new film, or the publicity behind it. The filmmakers seem keen to let us know that…

Review: Safe Tracks not gritty enough

39 years after her trek from the red dust of Alice Springs to the crystal clear waters of the Indian Ocean, with just her dog Diggity and four camels as company, Robyn Davidson’s Tracks has finally reached the big screen. In her book of the same name, and of which this film is based, Robyn…

The Outlaw Michael Howe DVD winners

Congratulations to Chris Watts and Gloria Bale. You have both won a copy of The Outlaw Michael Howe on DVD thanks to Madman Entertainment and Cinema Australia. 1814. Van Diemen’s Land, the notorious British penal colony, has dissolved into chaos. Outlaws roaming the wilderness have pushed the colonial government to breaking point.  Driven by a…

Shari Sebbens Q&A at TFF Darwin

The Darkside actress Shari Sebbens will be holding a Q&A following a screening of Warwick Thornton’s unnerving film as part of The Traveling Film Festival in Darwin. See below for details. THE DARKSIDE THU 6 FEBRUARY 7PM A collection of moving, amusing and bizarre true stories from regular people who have had weird experiences that cannot be…

Australia’s southern delights

Four Australian films have been selected to screen at the 2014 South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas. Writer/directors Michael and Peter Spierig’s Predestination, directors Angus Sampson and Tony Mahony’s The Mule, and writer/director Hugh Sullivan’s The Infinite Man will have their world premiere screenings. Kitty Green’s feature documentary Ukraine Is…