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…

Jonathan Teplitzky Q&A in Perth

Cinema Paradiso will be holding a special Q&A with Australian director Jonathan Teplitzky (Better Than Sex, Getting’ Square) following the screening of his new film, The Railway Man. The Railway Man is an extraordinary and inspiring true story of heroism, humanity and the redeeming power of love. Academy Award winners Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman…

Banarama

Eric Bana will be in Perth next week to present his new film Closed Circuit. Cinema Australia has been lucky enough to nab an interview with the Chopper actor to chat with him about his involvement in past and future Australian films including The Castle and Paper Planes on which he is executive producer. If you have…

Review: Awkward awakenings

A film about two passionate and sensual love affairs would usually be enough to stimulate even the slightest bit of sexual arousal, but it’s hard to be turned on by Anne Fontaine’s Adoration. It’s an awkward and uncomfortable piece of cinema, with a storyline better suited to the French coast rather than Sydney, Australia. Lil…