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Wednesday
Nov152023

REVIEWS / CHRISTMESS

The 'Australian Christmas Film' is a new kind of genre, but few have offered the character-driven drama or bittersweet heart of Heath Davis' yuletide crowdpleaser (Click here)

Tuesday
Nov142023

TELEVISION / R.I.P. ROBERT BUTLER

Few have influenced the first 50 years of the American television industry to quite the degree that Robert Butler did (Click here)

Sunday
Nov122023

FEATURES / R.I.P. JOHN BAILEY, A.S.C.

One of Hollywood's most revered lensmen, John Bailey leaves behind a filmography that certifies he was one of the best craftsmen of teh last half century (Click here)

Wednesday
Nov012023

REVIEWS / CATS OF MALTA

The 'Cat Culture' that comes with living on an island with 100k strays is examined with a warmth and joy in a new documentary; for cat lovers, bettering this will take some licking (Click here)

Friday
Oct272023

REVIEWS / KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Marty sets his sights on yet another crime story, but sets it not in NYC but Oklahoma ...where maybe it's not the most interesting tale to be told. (Click here)

Friday
Oct272023

WORLD CINEMA / PREVIEW: 2023 IRANIAN FILM FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA

The recent murder of one of the nation's great filmmakers has inspired the latest edition of IFFA to honour his name and artistic legacy (Click here)

Sunday
Sep242023

REVIEWS / VIOLETT

The Closing Night film of this year's A Night of Horror International Film Festival is a fever dream take on grief and corrosive remorse; it may be the best of the fest (Click here)

Tuesday
Sep052023

REVIEWS / HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS

What to do when beavers destroy your applejack factory? Turn your life around by falling for a beautiful furrier and craft a deliriously daft slapstick classic (Click here). 

Sunday
Sep032023

INDUSTRY / SHAYDA TO REP OZ FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS

The toast of the fest at the recent MIFF gathering, Shayda will take on the best of world cinema in vying for the Best Foreign Film Oscar (Click here)

Sunday
Sep032023

HORROR / PREVIEW: 2023 A NIGHT OF HORROR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The inner-city is set to quake with fear as the nightmare food that is A Night of Horror lands in Newtown (Click here)

Monday
Aug282023

FEATURES / ONCE UPON IN THE FUTURE: 2121, LOST IN THE SKY, ECHO PINES EARN TOP HONOURS AT SCIENCE FICTION FESTIVAL AWARDS NIGHT

The first Turkish science-fiction film to be directed by a woman has taken out The Ron Cobb Best Film Award at the Closing Night ceremony of the 2023 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival (Click here)

Tuesday
Jul042023

INDUSTRY / NSW SECTOR NATION'S PRODUCTION LEADER, SAYS ABS SURVEY

Sure, Queensland got some big films, but the sheer wait of numbers means New South Wales is the film and vid industry national HQ, says the Australian Bureau of Statistics (Click here

Monday
Jul032023

REVIEWS / ALIENS UNCOVERED: THE GOLDEN RECORD

A mash-up of deep-web theorising, podcast journalism and literal dramatic moments means the thrill of uncovering UFO secrets gets lost in mix in Clive Christopher's latest pseudo-doc (Click here)

Monday
Jul032023

FEATURES / PREVIEW: 2023 SAXO SCANDINAVIAN FILM FESTIVAL

The finest of Nordic cinema's contemporary talents, including Karoline Lyngbye’s Superposition, and a rich blend of the region's classic films make for a must-see roster at the 2023 Scandinavian Film Festival (Click here)

Tuesday
Jun202023

INDUSTRY / COASTAL SURGE FEST LATEST REGIONAL LOVE-IN FOR NSW FILM TALENT

The iconic Avoca Beach Theatre will open its doors to the new-fest-on-the-block, Coastal Surge when it launches on the NSW Central Coast in late June '23 (Click here)