When Cinema Australia caught up with Myles Pollard this week, the busy WA-based actor was rehearsing for Theatre 180’s Sydney II: Lost and Found, a live theatre performance supported by footage projected onto a cinema screen. The performance explores the sinking of HMAS Sydney II. “It is quite a unique little concept to have a…
HALO Films has revealed the first trailer for Frank and Frank. The new philosophical dramedy, also known as Frank and Frank (or the Valley and the Walrus: Ruminations on the Mystery from Soup to Nuts), follows Frank 1 (Myles Pollard), a faith and finance guru who heads to the country to present at a regional…
The City of Busselton will be buzzing with excitement from next week when new independent short film Inheritance kicks off production from Sunday 26 March and brings Australian film and television legends Matt Nable, Travis Jeffery and Chris Haywood to town. The West Australian-set drama centres around the power of understanding, acceptance, persistence, resilience and…
Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Celebrated Australian actor Myles Pollard (How to Please a Woman, Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan) has joined the cast of Adam Morris’ sophomore feature film Frank and Frank (or The Valley and The Walrus: Ruminations on the Mystery from Soup to…
Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Myles Pollard might be best known for his performances in much-loved television shows like McLeod’s Daughters and Home and Away, but more recently Pollard has proved he’s more than just an actor by directing two short films – Christine and the…
Director John V. Soto discusses his new Perth-shot Sci Fi thriller, The Gateway. John’s previous directing credits include The Reckoning starring Luke Hemsworth, Viva Bianca and Jonathan LaPaglia and Needle with Ben Mendelsohn. Interview by Matthew Eeles Tell us a about ‘The many interacting worlds hypothesis’ and your research into it? Early on in the development process for…
Thanks to The Backlot Films, we’re giving readers the chance to win a double pass to John V. Soto’s new Australian Sci-Fi thriller, The Gateway, in cinemas May 3. Physicist and researcher Jane Chandler (Jacqueline McKenzie) is happily married to writer, Matt (Myles Pollard). They have two kids, Jake and Samantha. Jane has her own…
Australian film fan? You’re going to want to get to this year’s CinefestOZ. This year’s talent list is an added drawcard in the lead up to the full program release on July 28 and begins with internationally acclaimed and Academy Award nominated writer and director, Scott Hicks, who will attend in the role of this year’s Film Prize…
The Gateway Directed by John V. Soto Written by John V. Soto and Michael White Produced by John V. Soto Starring Jacqueline McKenzie, Hayley McElhinney, Myles Pollard, Shannon Berry, Troy Coward, Ben Mortley, Adam T Perkins, John McPherson, Ryan Panizza, Shirley Toohey, Jag Pannu and Steve Burridge A particle physicist grieving over the loss of her husband in…
Jasper Jones author Craig Silvey and the film’s director Rachel Perkins were in Perth recently to launch a series of Q&A screenings around the country. Cinema Australia’s Matthew Eeles caught up with the pair to speak all things Jasper Jones. “The kids were all different in their own right, but in terms of how they…
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