Cinema Australia readers have been treated to a handful of stunning new and exclusive images from Craig Anderson’s Red Christmas. There’s still a lot of mystery surrounding the new Australian horror film starring legendary American actress, Dee Wallace (The Howling, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial) but all will be revealed when the film screens at this year’s Sydney…
Melbourne’s own documentary film festival launched this year to showcase some incredible documentary filmmaking talent. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is a 3 day film festival and runs from 9th – 11th July 2016. Over the next few weeks we’ll be taking a look at three films screening during with festival through a series of exclusive article…
“Upon discovering the history of Ben Hall, John Gilbert and Frank Gardiner, it sent me into a frenzy of research and writing. It’s become somewhat of an obsession that has hung on for almost 10 years.” by Matthew Eeles Australian filmmaker, Matthew Holmes has announced two prequels to his highly anticipated The Legend of Ben…
“If I felt like the fearless leader, it was only because I knew I was in such good hands.” Written exclusively for Cinema Australia by Andrew Kotatko Whoever Was Using This Bed is my third short film, and my second adaptation of a story by Raymond Carver. I had previously directed Hugo Weaving, Abbie Cornish…
“I bring these experiences, memories and fears from my childhood through to my young adulthood to the characters I embody.” Interview by Tom Munday How did you first get into acting and modelling? I was a very creative kid growing up. I used to draw complex mazes, create role-playing games with lego masterpieces and invent…
vimeo.com/117879304 Killers & Thieves Written & Directed by Nicholas Price Produced by Adam Marsden Director Of Photography Judd Overton Editor Hayley Lake Production Designer Sam Wilde Music John Gray Article by Nicholas Price Killers and Thieves is a seventeen-minute neo-noir about a Detective obsessed with catching a notorious killer but must choose between saving the life…
“There is great freedom from just playing it honestly rather than trying too hard to act.” Interview by Joanne Kmaid You began acting at 16. Did that impact your teenage years? Yes. Watching Jaws at the age of 8 and visiting Universal Studios inspired me to want to work in movies. I was in Year…
“I love the industry and the people involved within it. It is one of the most challenging things I have ever embarked on.” Interview by Joanne Kmaid Has anyone ever told you that you resemble Steve Martin? [Laughs]. No, never, you are the first. I quite often get told that I look like Richard Gere, particularly at…
Watch The Sunset follows outlaw bikie member Danny Biaro who wants to change his ways and start a new life with his estranged family. But his past quickly catches up to him and he is compelled to make a decision that will affect his life forever. Now he must race against the clock to save his family.…
Imagine a world where the myths were all true – the fairy tales, the legends, the whispered tales handed down from generation to generation – all of it. That creatures of the night, both foul and misunderstood, have always walked, crawled, flown, and stalked amongst us, and always will. Then imagine that these creatures were,…
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