WIN! A double pass to Luna Outdoor!

Thanks to Luna Outdoor, Cinema Australia is giving readers the chance to win a double pass to the session of their choice. This is your chance to see great Aussie films like Mystery Road, The Turning, Uncharted Waters, In Bob We Trust and The Railway Man FREE! See below for entry details. Luna Outdoor –  Now screening…

Two Aussie films selected for Sundance

The prestigious Sundance Film Festival has selected two Australian feature films, 52 Tuesdays and The Babadook, to premiere at the 2014 festival. Widely regarded as the highest profile film festival in the United States, Sundance is renowned for showcasing some of the best independent cinema the world has to offer. One of only 12 films chosen from around the…

Review: Cast it away

Imagine coming across a destructive car accident. It’s absolute chaos and there is debris everywhere. Both cars are written-off and it’s unclear whether anyone has survived. You can’t look away. That’s The Boy Castaways, a new film and directorial debut from esteemed theatre director, Michael Kantor. Now imagine your relief when you realise the firemen…

Cinema Australia’s AACTAs wrap

“What flaws us is that Mystery Road wasn’t nominated for the one category it actually deserves to win – Best Cinematography.” Nominations for the 2014 AACTA Awards were announced today (3 December, 2013) with little to no surprises in the Feature Film categories. As expected American flick The Great Gatsby – which received average reviews…

Coming Soon: Tracks

When’s it out? March 6, 2014 Who’s in it? Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver And the director? John Curran Cinema Australia say: We were mesmerised by Robyn Davidson’s story and couldn’t put her book of the same name down. Seeing the pages come to life in this trailer is breathtaking. Looks like they’ve stayed true to the original story. Transmission…

Next of Kin screening at horror film festival

The Stranger With My Face Horror Film Festival will be screening 1984 Australian horror film Next of Kin with actress Jackie Kerin in attendance for a Q&A. The screening will be held at 7.30pm on Monday, 2nd December at Cinema 1, ACMA, Flinders Street in Melbourne. Next of Kin stars Kerin as Linda, a young woman who…

Interview: Eric Bana

“I often wonder whether a 25 year old would even know what Full Frontal is.” Interview by Matthew Eeles I was nervous about opening my interview with Eric Bana – the Saint Kilda Football Club’s number one ticket holder – with a question about the Fremantle Dockers’ persuasion to lure Ross Lyon west. After all, he was the…

Triple J talks ghost stories with Warwick Thornton

Triple J’s Hack listeners where treated to a special interview with acclaimed director and cinematographer Warwick Thornton this afternoon about his new flick, The Darkside. Thornton told host Tom Tilly that after Samson & Delilah he spent a long time travelling and made the film because he had some “bar tabs to settle,” and a…

The Outlaw Michael Howe premieres this Sunday on ABC1

It’s here! Brendan Cowell’s highly anticipated telemovie The Outlaw Michael Howe hits the small screen this Sunday, 1st December. No doubt it’ll also be available on iView. If the trailer is anything to go by, the film looks very cinematic and could probably have deserved a theatrical release, but we’re not complaining. In 1815 a young…

Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story Of INXS

While we don’t usually focus on telemovies – it’s a time thing – we thought the trailer to Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story Of INXS was worth showing for those who havn’t seen it… Enjoy. au.gwn7.yahoo.com say: Promising an authentic behind the scenes look beyond the music, Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of…