Directed by Paul Damien Williams With Gurrumul, Michael Hohnen, Mark Grose The definitive portrait of one of our greatest musicians. With his 2008 self-titled album, Yolngu man Gurrumul found a mass audience for his soaring music, which is steeped in the rich music and language of Elcho Island, Arnhem Land. Filmed over many years and completed…
The BBQ will have it’s world premiere tomorrow night followed by a bunch of charity screenings around the country. It doesn’t hit cinemas until February 22 but we’ve been given access to this exclusive clip for our readers to check out. Darren ‘Dazza’ Cook (Shane Jacobson) is a loveable suburban everyman with a long-established belief…
The Spierig Brothers (Predestination, Undead) are getting set to terrify us all over again with the trailer and poster release of their new horror film, Winchester. Winchester follows firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren) who was convinced that she was haunted by the souls killed at the hands of the Winchester repeating rifle. After the sudden…
Ascendant Directed by Josh Zammit Written by Josh Zammit and Samuel Loveridge Produced by Samuel Loveridge, Stefanie Foerster and Josh Zammit Starring Harry Greenwood In a bleak future, a lonely man breaks into an abandoned dog track to chase former glory. You can keep up to date with the film here.
After publishing a handful of articles for The BBQ we’ve officially ran out of culinary puns to announce the film’s new trailer. So, to put it simply… check out the new trailer below. Suburban everyman Darren “Dazza” Cook finds his passion for the neighbourhood backyard ‘barbie’ thrust into the competitive international arena of BBQ Festivals.…
Kangaroo Written and Directed by Kate McIntyre Clere and Michael McIntyre With Kangaroo Dundee, Tim Flannery, Terri Irwin, Peter Singer and Phil Wollen This groundbreaking film reveals the truth surrounding Australia’s love-hate relationship with its beloved icon. The kangaroo image is proudly used by top companies, sports teams and as tourist souvenirs, yet when they hop across the vast continent some consider…
Aceh: Beyond the Tsunami will have its world premiere this month at the Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Filmed by a team of emerging Australian filmmakers including director Tim Barretto and producers Melanie Filler and Ben Mortley Aceh: Beyond the Tsunami explores the extraordinary, largely untold stories of survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean…
The first trailer has finally dropped for Simon Baker’s highly anticipated new Australian film, Breath. Check it out below and let us know what you think. Based on Tim Winton’s award-winning and international bestselling novel set in mid-70s coastal Australia. Two teenage boys, hungry for discovery, form an unlikely friendship with a mysterious older adventurer…
Four years in the making, Australian documentary Big in Japan – directed and produced by Melbourne filmmaking trio Lachlan McLeod, Louis Dai and David Elliot-Jones – launches nationally on January 3, 2018. The documentary will go on an Australia-wide screening tour with documentary star Ladybeard and pop culture expo Supanova. In an outrageous DIY mission…
The second trailer has dropped for new Australian horror film, The Marshes, giving us our first real look at Eddie Baroo’s violent swagman. “Our amazing Editor Jess has gone above and beyond to cut another exciting trailer for the film,” The Marshes director Roger Scott told Cinema Australia. “We hope audiences like it as much…
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