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Wednesday
May062015

FEATURES / THE 62nd SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL: PREVIEW

SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2015: From Ingmar Bergman to the giant ants of B-movie legend, the 62nd annual Sydney Film Festival has all your cinmea-going needs covered this June (Click here).

Tuesday
May052015

MEDIA / TRAILERS, SHORTS AND FIRST-LOOKS.

What to expect from Brazil's celebration of genre cinema, Fantaspoa; behind-the-scenes with Annie Leibowitz as she shoots Vanity Fair's Star Wars cover story; the trailer for what has been described as 'the scariest documenatry ever made'; and, a time-capsule presentation on the history of the iconic Sydney Film Festival (Click here). 

Monday
May042015

BLOG / MONKEY SHINES: DAVID LETTERMAN, A PLUSH TOY AND A CABIN BOY.

As the reign of television's late-night king nears its end, we revisit David Letterman's one-shot at bigscreen glory in 1994's cult flop, Cabin Boy (Click here).

Saturday
May022015

REVIEWS / THE CROW'S EGG (KAAKKA MUTTAI)

SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2015: The indomitable spirit of two Chennai slum-boys helps them attain their dreams of life's simple pleasures - television, celebrity and a slice of pizza (Click pic)

Monday
Apr202015

FEATURES / SRI LANKAN STAR SOARS IN HELMER'S HARD-HITTING '28'

Sri Lankan acting legend Mahendra Perera talks about his role in Prasanna Jayakody's searing, symbolic stand against patriarchal abuse, 28 (Click pic)

Friday
Apr172015

REVIEWS / LOVE & MERCY

SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2015: The warped world of Beach Boys great Brian Wilson is afforded a thoughtful, insightful interpretation, with two great actors bringing the troubled genius to vivid life (Click pic).

Sunday
Apr122015

REVIEWS / THE AGE OF ADALINE

Blake Lively further establishes her A-list, bigscreen credibility with The Age of Adaline, a smart, sweet romantic fantasy that could earn Harrison Ford that elusive Oscar nod (Click pic).

Wednesday
Apr082015

FEATURES / DIRECTOR SUMMONS MIDDLE EASTERN DEMON FOR U.S. DEBUT

Jinn, the debut film from US-based director Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad, draws upon childhood anxieties brought on by stories of the fiery demons of Islamic folklore (Click pic).

Monday
Apr062015

FEATURES / SOLDIER BLUE: THE ODEN ROBERTS INTERVIEW

Oden Roberts' debut feature, A Fighting Season, is a dark, humane character study of a returned serviceman's struggle to come to grips with the dark moral core of the nation that he fought to honour (Click pic).

Saturday
Apr042015

MEDIA / TRAILERS, SHORTS AND FIRST-LOOKS.

New York readies for this year's festival of Deutsche film brilliance; Raiders gets a makeover; a short film rekindles great momster make-up craftsmanship; and, Hollywood's hottest horror starlet, Maika Monroe, talks of life as America's new 'scream queen' (Click pic).

Tuesday
Mar312015

BLOG / NEW YORK, NEW YORK: THE FILMS OF GENE SAKS AND NEIL SIMON.

The late Gene Saks struck up a rare cinematic mateship with the like-minded Neil Simon and together, the pair crafted four works that evoke a vivid account of life in The Big Apple (Click pic).

Monday
Mar302015

HORROR / SHORT CUTS: HORROR HEAVIES PACT ON ANTHOLOGY PROJECT

The creative forces behind the A Night of Horror Film Festival and the cult hit The Tunnel announce a long-form shorts compile feature (Click pic)

Thursday
Mar262015

INDUSTRY / CHINESE INDUSTRY DOMINATES REGIONAL KUDOCAST

The might of the Chinese motion picture sector extends its reach even further, with a dominant showing at the 9th annual Asian Film Awards in Macau (Click pic)

Wednesday
Mar182015

REVIEWS / MANNY LEWIS

Will the long tradition of Aussie comics transitioning to fully-fledged movie stars ensure a smooth bigscreen debut for Carl Barron and his pet project, Manny Lewis? (Click pic)

Wednesday
Mar042015

REVIEWS / BEREAVE

BYRON BAY FILM FESTIVAL 2015: Keith Carradine joins Malcolm McDowell and Jane Seymour in Bereave, a masterful study in mature-age love, the dynamics of marriage and fading memory from the Giovanis brothers, George and Evangelos (Click pic).