Swinging Safari Written and Directed by Stephan Elliot Produced by Al Clark and Jamie Hilton Starring Radha Mitchell, Guy Pearce, Julian McMahon, Kylie Minogue, Asher Keddie, Jeremy Simms, Jack Thompson, Atticus Robb and Darcy Wilson “Bonkers! One of the funniest Australian comedies in years.” by Matthew Eeles 2018 is set to be a big year for…
Written and Directed by Adrian Masiello Produced by Lucy M Scott Starring Shaun Phillip Cantwell, Sontaan Hopson, Rory Pie, Leon Kowalski and Raif Colbert-Smith, Sam Chambers, Andrew Kirby Marty King is a Sydney bar owner struggling to operate under the lockout laws while being strong-armed by the mob, but luckily he’s got a secret cocktail…
Directed by Warwick Thornton Written by Stephen McGregor and David Tranter Produced by David Jowsey and Greer Simpkin Starring Hamilton Morris, Bryan Brown, Thomas M. Wright, Ewen Leslie, Anni Finsterer, Matt Day and Sam Neill Running time 100 mins Classification TBC Thanks to Transmission Films we have 5 in-season double passed to give away to Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country. …
Written and Directed by Stephan Elliot ( The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) Produced by Al Clark (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) and Jamie Hilton (Breath, The Waiting City, The Little Death) Starring Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce, Julian Mcmahon, Radha Mitchell, Asher Keddie, Jeremy Sims and Jack Thompson Running time 96 mins Classification M Thanks to Becker…
Riot Girl Directed by Jayden Creighton Written by Jayden Creighton Produced by Jayden Creighton Starring Melinda Joan Reed, Jesse Richardson and Matt Fien Production Company Duckpond Productions Digital Platform YouTube Riot Girl is the first web series to be released under the Duckpond Productions moniker. The ten part drama was written, produced and directed by…
Firstly, thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for their favourite Australian film of the year in the annual Cinema Australia Audience Award. We welcome films to encourage their social media followers to vote and this year’s winner ran a worthy campaign. Congratulations to Saara Lamberg and her team for taking out…
by Matthew Eeles Farewell 2017, you’ve been a great year for Australian films. Here are our top five Australian films of the year with the winner of the Cinema Australia 2017 Best Film Award announced in number one position. This list does not include documentaries and also includes a film which played at film festivals…
by Matthew Eeles It’s that time of year again when our inbox becomes flooded with emails questioning our decision to choose only nine Australian films we can’t wait to see in 2018. For new readers, it’s something we’ve done every year since launching Cinema Australia. Why nine? Why not ten? We couldn’t tell you. Looking…
Ascendant Directed by Josh Zammit Written by Josh Zammit and Samuel Loveridge Produced by Samuel Loveridge, Stefanie Foerster and Josh Zammit Starring Harry Greenwood In a bleak future, a lonely man breaks into an abandoned dog track to chase former glory. You can keep up to date with the film here.
After publishing a handful of articles for The BBQ we’ve officially ran out of culinary puns to announce the film’s new trailer. So, to put it simply… check out the new trailer below. Suburban everyman Darren “Dazza” Cook finds his passion for the neighbourhood backyard ‘barbie’ thrust into the competitive international arena of BBQ Festivals.…
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