Ivan Sen’s new Australian film Mystery Road, his fourth feature as a director, is as simple as movies come. It’s set in a small outback town and is structured around basic, overdone character stereotypes who provide just as many thrills as a bad episode of Blue Healers. Aaron Pedersen plays Jay Swan, a detective who…
1. THE BOY CASTAWAYS Directed by: Michael Kantor Written by: Raimondo Cortese, Michael Kantor Staring: Paul Blackwell, Matthew Connell, Mark Leonard Winter, Megan Washington & Tim Rogers. Release Date: TBA In a nutshell: Four men are gathered in a theatre where they enact a twisted version of Peter Pan, singing songs to tell their stories,…
Two Australian films will screen as part of the 17th Canberra International Film Festival. Sarah Spillane’s Around The Block will feature on Sunday, November 10 at 6pm. Written and directed by Spillane, Around The Block stars Christina Ricci as an American eager to bring her love of Shakespeare to the diverse student population of Sydney’s…
The Adelaide Film Festival will host the premier of Charlie’s Country on October 12. The new Australian film marks the third collaboration between three time AACTA award winner, Rolf de Heer and the always active, David Gulpilil. Like de Heer and Gulpilil’s previous film Ten Canoes, Charlie’s Country is shot in Arnhem Land and parts of…
Three Australian films have been nominated for their original screenplays at this years AWGIE Awards. Morgan O’Neill has been nominated for surfer flick Drift, Kim Mordaunt for critically acclaimed The Rocket and Joel Edgerton for the highly anticipated Falony. Our money is on Joel Edgerton for Falony directed by Cloud Street’s Matthew Saville and staring…
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) recently announce the first nominees for the 3rd AACTA Awards, revealing 4 nominees for the category of Best Short Animation. Check out the eclectic bunch of trailers for each nominated short here. Let us know which film you think will win by leaving a comment below. A Cautionary Tail. Pauline…
MYSTERY ROAD, the new film by acclaimed auteur writer and director Ivan Sen will be released in cinemas across Australia on October 17. Tickets are now on sale for special Q&A preview screening in Perth at Luna Leederville on Friday 11 October at 6.30pm featuring director Ivan Sen. The screening is part of the Luna’s Talking Pictures…
There’s a lot to admire about an elderly woman knocking back a middy. That’s the defining image of Joyce Jacob’s character, Esme Watson, on A Country Practice. Born in 1922 in Surrey, England, Jacobs played minor rolls in Number 96 and The Young Doctors before landing the roll of Watson in Channel 7’s long-running, much…
“I want to push the boundaries and be different.” Interview by Matthew Eeles Robert Connolly is the kind of film maker Australia needs. He’s a fearless director who’s taken a huge risk by presenting his latest film, The Turning, as a series of 17 shorts, each with its own director. With sold out exhibitions Australia…
If The Turning is one thing, it’s an introduction to future Australian film makers. And judging by the talent on display within, we’re in the most capable of hands. Created by Balibo director Robert Connolly and developed around Tim Winton’s multiple award-winning collection of individual stories, The Turning’s 17 episodes are an alluring collection of…
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