Lieutenant Jangles After his partner is killed in a gun fight, cowboy detective Lieutenant Jangles goes on a mission to bring the men responsible to justice. Directed by: Nicolas Champeaux Written by: Nicolas Champeaux Produced by: Gregory Kelly & Lachlan Mackie Starring: Matt Dickie, Justin Gerardin, Daniel Mulhall, Jack McGirr, Tamara McLaughlin, Scott Young, James Topp, Harry Piaggio,…
From the team behind Autoluminescent: Roland S. Howard, comes another artistically rendered story of an Australian creative outsider, this time provocateur and queer chameleon, Troy Davies. From his music and video work with Hunters & Collectors, Michael Hutchence/INXS, Ollie Olsen, Big Pig’s Sherine, Deckchairs’ John Clifford, U2 and others, to his numerous artistic endeavours as visual artist, fashion designer and pop star, documentary Ecco Homo takes viewers…
Megan Riakos’ highly anticipated Australian mystery-thriller Crushed will hit Australian cinema via FanForce in March. For Cinema Australia readers unfamiliar with how FanForce works, these screenings require you to pre-purchase tickets to attend. The Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide screenings have been confirmed, with some tickets still available. Central Coast, Brisbane, Perth and a number of the other locations…
Wyrmwood’s Brianca Bradey has joined the cast of upcoming Australian horror film, Grey Fear. Bradey – who’s rapidly becoming Australia’s own scream queen – joins actor and swimsuit model Renee Somerfield and Grey Fear co-producer William Emmons who have also been cast in the film. Pre-production is in full swing on the hardboiled crime pulp horror film.…
Looking For Grace Written & Directed by: Sue Brooks Starring: Radha Mitchell, Richard Roxburgh, Odessa Young After a teenage girl named Grace goes missing, her parents along with the help of an investigator seek to find her, while also juggling their own secrets and stories between them. Looking For Grace is in cinemas now.
A brand new trailer has dropped for Stephen Page’s Spear. The film will be distributed through Robert Connolly’s CinemaPlus. While you’re hear check out the official poster below – easily one of the best Australian film posters we’ve ever seen. Spear Directed by: Stephen Page Written by: Justine Monjo & Stephen Page Produced by: John Harvey Starring: Hunter…
Queer Screen’s 2016 Mardi Gras Film Festival kicks off in a few weeks and it’s promising to be bigger and better than ever before with more venues, screenings, events and international guests. While the lineup of international movies is more than impressive and enough to whet the appetite of all film lovers, we’ve compiled a guide to all…
Written by James Francis Khetie One of the last Australian films shot on super 35 mm film, The Telegram Man was four years in the making from securing the film rights to raising the finance to gaining the interest of the film’s three screen icons. The film did not receive any form of government funding. It…
Herbert Pinter is an Australian carpenter-turned-production designer who has worked on film including Storm Boy, Picnic At Hanging Rock, Cloudstreet and Jasper Jones. Storm Boy will be screening on Monday, 18 January as part of Australian Revelations at The Backlot Perth. Featured Image: Herbert Pinter with Cloudstreet producer Brenda Pam. (Source: http://www.herbertpinter.com)
StudioCanal has announced that Abe Forsythe’s second feature film, Down Under, will hit Australian cinemas August 4, 2016. A black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots, Down Under is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight destined to collide. Sincere, though misguided, intent gives way to farcical ineptitude as this hilarious…
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