Today the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) announced one of Australia’s most loved and respected actors Jacki Weaver will be the next recipient of the AACTA Raymond Longford Award. First presented in 1968 and named in honour of the great Australian film pioneer Raymond Longford, the AACTA Raymond Longford Award is the…
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…
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…
Pinnacle Films released the teaser trailer and poster for their upcoming film Healing via social media today. Released on 4th April, 2014 the film stars Hugo Weaving, Don Hany and Xavier Samuelt. Readers can visit http://www.healingthemovie.com for more information and some great stills. We are proud to release this beautiful poster for HEALING, what do…
“I won’t tell you what it’s about but it’s called Jason’s Story. It’s super, super scary. It’s really hard core.” Interview by Matthew Eeles Warwick Thornton’s cheeky chuckle is infectious. You can’t help but feel happy for the boy from Alice Springs who graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School and went on to win…
With our cinemas littered with horror reboots full of fright-less protagonists getting horny over bare-boobed bimbos Warwick Thornton’s The Darkside is brimming with the key ingredient those Hollywood cookie cutter same olds are lacking; hair-raising scares. This beautifully shot, hypnotic documentary is an eerie compendium of 13 unnerving stories told by either the original teller…
Iconic Australian actor David Field and co-director George Basha will be in Rockingham, WA Thursday. The two will be presenting their new film Convict at United Cinemas followed by a special Q&A session with the pair. Tickets are available from the United Cinemas website or from the films official web page. Official synopsis: Ray (George…
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…
ABC1 will be celebrating Australia Day by screening Ivan Sen’s outback thriller, Mystery Road on Sunday 26th January at 8.30pm. Indigenous cowboy detective Jay Swan returns to his outback home town, to solve the murder of a teenage girl whose body is found under the highway trucking route out of town. You can read our review…
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,…
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