All This Mayhem tells the story of brothers Tas and Ben Pappas, two boys from Melbourne who took the skateboarding world by storm, defeating Tony Hawk and crowned International World Champions (#1 and #2) within a year. Skateboarding came naturally to the Pappas brothers, but success was a different story. In this unflinching, never-before-seen account…
Meet actor/director Josh Lawson at one of the The Little Death Q&A sessions. A comedy about sex, love, relationships and taboo, The Little Death is a laugh-out-loud funny, honest and ultimately moving look at the secret sex lives of five ordinary couples. Maeve has a dangerous sexual fantasy that Paul struggles to fulfill, Evie and Dan reignite their…
Written by Ryan Unicomb (Co-writer/Co-Director/Co-Producer): So as you know we’re deep into post-‐production on Gifted, our short superhero drama film starring David Breen, Rachel Gobel & Cameron Robbie that wrapped production about 5 months ago. We’re around 85% through it all now; the film just has some small adjustments to be made and then it’s…
Actor Josh Lawson (Anchorman 2, The Campaign, House of Lies) brings his comedic skills to bear on his feature-length directorial debut, a funny, honest and moving look at the secret sex lives of ordinary people. A single suburban street reveals a range of desires held by its inhabitants, and the extent to which they’ll go…
If Robert Connolly’s Paper Planes was the Wagyu of this year’s CinéfestOZ then John Soto’s The Reckoning was the Chuck steak. It’s inconceivable that a film brimming with ridiculous inaccuracies and pure silliness was considered for a prize worth a hundred grand, because almost every part of Soto’s wannabe thriller is a dreadful mess. Robbie…
Hugh Sullivan’s The Infinite Man will open this year’s Darwin International Film Festival. One of the finest films to come out of Australian in the last couple of years, the time-travel comedy will screen on Wednesday, 17 September at 7.15pm. Another Australian film to feature as part of the festival will be Fell. Kasimir Burgess’…
The Reckoning opens in cinemas this week! The Reckoning is Perth filmmaker John Soto’s thrilling new film that opens this week at selected cinemas (sessions this weekend 5-7 September, and next weekend 12-14 September), with all tickets the special price of $15 across the board. Earlier this year, The Reckoning won awards at the the 2014 BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL. After being…
The countdown to Australia’s top screen Awards has officially started, with the first nominees for the 4th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards announced today. Nominees were announced in the Best Short Animation and Best Short Fiction Film categories for the 4th AACTA Awards, which will also see Australia’s best film, television and documentaries awarded…
Ever wanted to know more about your favourite Australian personalities like Jacki Weaver? Thanks to Madman Entertainment, Cinema Australia is giving 5 lucky readers the chance to win a copy of Who Do You Think You Are? on DVD. Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history. Well-known Australians play…
A new trailer dropped today for Mack Lindon’s Rise. Rise is set to open in Australian cinemas in October of this year. Check it out below. Rise is an Australian true-story movie based on an injustice with a universal theme of hope.
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