Sydney cinephiles will be treated to an unmissable 30th anniversary screening of cult classic, Bad Boy Bubby, with director Rolf de Heer and star Nicholas Hope in attendance for a post-screening Q&A. Confined to a two-room slum for his whole life, Bubby (Hope) knows only of the existence of himself and his mother (Claire Benito),…
Storm Ashwood’s The School will be released in select cinemas from December 6. You can read our full review of the film here. A doctor, wife and grieving mother. Amy (Megan Drury) is falling. It has been two years and she still cannot manage to leave her comatose son, David’s side. Amy falls further into her own selfish…
A cantankerous English teacher and disgraced author must show he’s a changed man if his current manuscript is to be published, that is the premise of Book Week – the latest film from writer/director Heath Davis (Broke). Davis will participate in an exclusive Q&A screening on Monday 19 November at Luna Cinemas Leederville. The…
We reckon Al Dukes gives the best performance of the year in Book Week, a new black comedy from Broke director, Heath Davis. A great example of Dukes’ fine acting work can be found in this new clip which sees his character, Nick (aka Mr. Cutler, aka Mr. C), attempting to bribe a cop who…
The School Written and Directed by Storm Ashwood Starring Megan Drury, William Charles McDonald, Nicholas Hope, Texas Watterston, Milly Alcock and Jack Ruwald “The perfect blend of otherworldly fantasy and creepy horror.” by Matthew Eeles Contemporary Australian cinema isn’t exactly known for delivering Earth-shatteringly original content. It’s been a while since the local industry made waves…
https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DtWF1_JtwtXc&source=gmail&ust=1530929634322000&usg=AFQjCNGNiVD58HKXIrwpkr8uAJgIucsMTA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWF1_JtwtXc A third trailer has dropped for Storm Ashwood’s The School. When a doctor looking for her missing child awakens to find herself in an abandoned school, she must survive the supernatural terror and face her own demons if she is to find the truth about where her son is. A supernatural thriller, The…
Adelaide will host the world premiere of new supernatural Australian horror film The School. Shot in Sydney at Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum, one of Australia’s original asylums, this claustrophobic and terrifying ghost tale is the feature-length debut of writer and director Ashwood. The School stars Nicholas Hope (Bad Boy Bubby), Megan Drury (Manny Lewis) and Will…
The award-winning supernatural thriller series Jade of Death is set to make its public debut. This will be the first chance for the public to see the highly-acclaimed series from filmmaking duo Erin Good (writer / director) and Taylor Litton-Strain (producer), which is now being developed into a second season with the ABC and Screen Australia.…
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…
Jade of Death Written and Directed by Erin Good Produced by Taylor Litton-Strain Starring Bernie Van Tiel, Nicholas Hope, Jordan Cowan, Yoshi Washington, Susan Prior, Sara West, Miles Paras, Jeremy Waters and Chloe De Los Santos This 6 part series follows small town girl, Jade, who has a powerful ability. She can hear when and how people…
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