To escape the confronting reality of his home life, eight year-old Callum retreats to the world of comic books. Stepping forward as his favorite comic book hero, Power the Kid, and together with his older sister Jane, Callum withdraws to his imagination and away from the source of their family’s torment. Can Callum find the…
The WOW Awards where announced on Friday, 14th March as part of the WOW Film Festival 2014. Held at Dendy Newtown 11 of the 17 awards are Australian specific and were awarded to the following films: Best Australian Fiction (Drama) The Interviewer Eleanor Winkler Producer Genevieve Clay Director Festival Directors’ Awards Australian Fiction Perception Lyn…
Pinnacle Films launched a new full-length trailer to their new film Healing this morning. Healing is a powerful, moving story of redemption, the discovery of hope and the healing of the spirit – in the most unlikely place, for the most unique men, through the most unusual catalyst. Viktor Khadem is a man who has almost…
Burns Point a crime drama directed by Tim Blackburn, announced its lead cast members recently via the film’s social media. The cast includes longstanding Australian talent such as John McNeil (Underbelly, Blue Murder, Dirty Deeds) and Ron Kelly (Sea Patrol, Crooked Business) and fast rising stars Andrew Lowe (Ashburn Waters), Francesca Bianchi (House Husbands, It’s a Date) and Aleisha…
Released late 2014 on DVD and VOD by Monster Pictures, Apocalyptic is another addition to the found footage genre made famous by The Blair Witch Project and more recently Paranormal Activity. The film has a great website where you can find a heap of production videos from director, Glenn Triggs. Click here for more.
On March 8, 2014 Australian cinema lost one of its most accomplished actresses, Wendy Hughes. We invite you to enjoy this collection of Australian feature film trailers starring the beautiful and talented Hughes. She will be sadly missed. Salvation (2008) Directed by Paul Cox Starring Wendy Hughes, Bruce Myles and Natasha Novak Caterpillar Wish (2006) Directed by Sandra Sciberras Starring Victoria…
Director JJ DeCeglie’s Jugular will have its red carpet premiere at the Bakery in Northbridge on Friday night. The Fremantle novelist-turned-director’s debut feature won big at last year’s Melbourne Underground Film Festival taking out Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor for Gregory Pakis. Pakis plays Jack, a man whose world spirals into madness and violence…
Cinema Nova, Melbourne’s home of quality art house and contemporary cinema, will be hosting a Q&A session with Australian filmmaker, Anna Broinowski. The documentary filmmaker will be presenting her film Aim High in Creation, a revolutionary comedy about the cinematic genius of North Korea’s late leader Kim Jon-il, with a ground breaking experiment at its…
Angus Sampson revealed a hand-painted poster for his directorial debut The Mule via Twitter yesterday. The poster was made especially for SXSW where the film is making its much anticipated debut. The Mule will be released in Australian cinemas mid 2014. Hand painted poster for THE MULE 's world premiere at SXSW #sxsw14 http://t.co/pTcaMoLzjC —…
If you’re like everyone else I’ve shown The Infinite Man trailer to then your first response will be, “Groundhog Day?” Hugh Sullivan’s time travel comedy/romance does bare a resemblance to the Bill Murray film but looks like it has enough quirk to stand on its own. I’m really looking forward to the response The Infinite Man gets…
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