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…

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…

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…

A truly terrifying trailer

Finally, the trailer for The Babadook has lunged out of it’s dark closet and onto our computer screens. Jennifer Kent’s extension of her short film Monster looks truly terrifying and of the highest quality. It’s already making some noise at Sundance and is sure to provide a lot of scares when it hits Australian cinemas sometime this…

Priscilla: 20th Anniversary Event

If you love the incredibly popular The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert or have been living under a rock and have never seen it, then this is the event for you. 28 February 2014, 5:30pm Arc cinema, Canberra, ACT Tickets available through Ticketek Australia NFSA are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Stephan Elliot’s The Adventures of Priscilla,…