Cinema Australia Original Content: Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. by MATTHEW EELES The last few months of 2019 were a whirlwind for Jennifer Van Gessel. The Australian filmmaker finally got to premiere her horror thriller Beast No More, which she wrote and produced, at MonsterFest in Sydney…
by Matthew Eeles A second trailer dropped this morning for The Legend of Ben Hall. Arguably one of the most anticipated local films of the year, Matthew Holmes’ Australian epic follows legendary bushranger Ben Hall as he and his gang attempt to escape NSW before the law catches up with them. Director Holmes is thrilled the second trailer has finally…
At the beginning of 2016 we made this statement, “The Legend of Ben Hall is, above all, the film we’re most excited to see in 2016.” We’ve been following the film since it’s very successful Kickstarter campaign was launched, and today we finally get our first look at Matthew Holme’s new film and it looks incredible. Check…
What a year 2015 was for Australian cinema. Box office records were smashed thanks to Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller’s contemporary interpretation of his 1979 classic, and Jocelyn Moorhouse’s The Dressmaker. Each film was headlined by international heavyweights including Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Kate Winslet respectively. It was a massive year for indi-filmaking in Australia…
A very short teaser trailer for Matthew Holmes’ highly-anticipated film The Legend of Ben Hall has been revealed ahead of full trailer due for release just before Christmas. It might only be 15 seconds worth, but it looks like we’re in for a real treat, folks. Ben Hall makes plans to escape NSW before the law catches up…
You all know the story of Ned Kelly but how many of you have heard the story of Australia’s other bush ranger, Ben Hall? Well, we’re about to find out a hell of a lot more thanks to local filmmaker Matthew Holmes. After an incredibly successful crowdfunding campaign which raised over $75,000, and the recent announcement of Greg Mclean…
