Trailer Talk: AACTA best film nominees

Tomorrow night will decide whether or not Baz Lurhmann will have to add an extension to his house as the second round of AACTA awards are announced. After the American produced The Great Gatsby took home every feature film award at Tuesday’s first announcement – or the ones considered too boring for television – Cinema Australia is hoping…

AACTA continues to gush over Baz

The first winners were announced today (Tuesday, 28th January) for the 3rd AACTA Awards. Lets hope this isn’t a sign of things to come on Thursday night… If so, we’re in for one hell of a boring ceremony. FEATURE FILM BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY THE GREAT GATSBY Simon Duggan ACS BEST EDITING THE GREAT GATSBY Matt Villa ASE, Jason…

Weaver to receive AACTA Raymond Langford Award

Today the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) announced one of Australia’s most loved and respected actors Jacki Weaver will be the next recipient of the AACTA Raymond Longford Award. First presented in 1968 and named in honour of the great Australian film pioneer Raymond Longford, the AACTA Raymond Longford Award is the…

Win The Outlaw Michael Howe on DVD

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 deep sense of loyalty and an unquenchable hatred towards those he once served, English convict Michael Howe and a young aboriginal girl turn a desperate band of…

Robyn Davidson gets chatty

Fans of the book Tracks and cinephiles eager for the film of the same name are in for a real treat next month as adventurer/author Robyn Davidson tours parts of the country taking part in Q&A screenings (details below). For some screenings Robyn will also be joined by photographer Rick Smolan. LUNA LEEDERVILLE: Talking Pictures…

Interview: Warwick Thornton

“I won’t tell you what it’s about but it’s called Jason’s Story. It’s super, super scary. It’s really hard core.” Interview by Matthew Eeles Warwick Thornton’s cheeky chuckle is infectious. You can’t help but feel happy for the boy from Alice Springs who graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School and went on to win…

Review: Thornton’s fright night

With our cinemas littered with horror reboots full of fright-less protagonists getting horny over bare-boobed bimbos Warwick Thornton’s The Darkside is brimming with the key ingredient those Hollywood cookie cutter same olds are lacking; hair-raising scares. This beautifully shot, hypnotic documentary is an eerie compendium of 13 unnerving stories told by either the original teller…