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Wednesday
Apr022014

INDUSTRY / R.I.P. DAVID HANNAY

The Australian film sector struggles to come to terms with the passing of David Hannay, one of the great producers and true gentlemen of our close-knit cinema family (Click pic)

Wednesday
Mar262014

REVIEWS / HIGHWAY

Indian ingenue Alia Bhatt gives a profound performance filled with a wisdom far beyond her years in Imtiaz Ali's road movie/hostage drama, Highway (Click pic). 

Tuesday
Mar252014

BLOG / LITTLE WOMEN: IS SHAILENE WOODLEY TOO YOUNG FOR STARDOM?

Shailene Woodley was carrying the weight of a blockbuster franchise on her shoulders when she began shooting Divergent at the tender age of 21. Would the great actresses of past generations have been ready for the pressure at that age? (Click pic)

Monday
Mar242014

HORROR / FESTIVAL PREVIEW: HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST 2014

Kicking off with the long-overdue honouring of the great Joe Dante, the 2014 Hollywood Horrorfest promises two full days of cutting-edge modern chills and retro-themed celebrations of the genre's great past (Click pic) 

Saturday
Mar222014

FEATURES / IN TOO DEEP: JEMIMA ROBINSON AND THE OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL

After a month of touring with her start-up Ocean Film Festival Australia, Jemima Robinson reflects upon the profound impact the collection of undersea shorts has had on audiences (Click pic). 

Friday
Mar212014

REVIEWS / CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

America's ultra-soldier goes at it again, fighting an old foe in a new millenium, all for the glory of the Marvel film factory (Click pic).

Wednesday
Mar192014

REVIEWS / VERONICA MARS

Rob Thomas' teen-queen PI is all grown up in the highly-anticipated big-screen rendering of his new millenium Nancy Drew character (Click pic) 

Wednesday
Mar122014

MEDIA / TRAILERS, SHORTS AND FIRST-LOOKS

The short film that launched the career of Wes Anderson; a breathtaking glimpse at the underwater imagery on show at the Ocean Film Festival; Oscar-nominated actress Shailene Woodley fronts the LA press ahead of her tentpole debut, Divergent; and, the extended trailer for Nicole Kidman's Grace of Monaco (Click pic).

Tuesday
Mar112014

BLOG / NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD: INTERNATIONAL STARDOM AND ITS CLOSE CALL WITH WENDY HUGHES

The late Wendy Hughes' foray into Hollywood in the mid 1980s proves a potent case study in the highs and lows of a Los Angeles industry adventure (Click pic)

Monday
Mar102014

REVIEWS / NYMPHOMANIAC VOLUME 1 and VOLUME 2

Danish bad-boy Lars von Trier brings a surprising and deceptive lightness of touch to much of his new work Nymphomaniac, a study of one woman's life-long sexual addiction (Click pic).

Friday
Mar072014

FEATURES / BAND OF BROTHERS: THE HIMIONA GRACE INTERVIEW

New Zealand auteur Himiona Grace reflects upon his debut feature, The Pa Boys, a road-trip odyssey that balances toe-tapping reggae, bro-mantic drama and beautiful Maori spirituality (Click pic) 

Friday
Mar072014

REVIEWS / WHEN MY SORROW DIED: THE LEGEND OF ARMEN RA & THE THEREMIN

A bold, beautiful journey to redemption by music is charted in Robert Nazar Arjoyan's lushly-produced portrait of the enigmatic theremin master, Armen Ra (Click pic).

Monday
Mar032014

INDUSTRY / BYRON BAY PAVES WAY FOR NEXT GEN OZ TALENT

As in years gone by, the 8th staging of one of Australia's largest regional film festival finds inspiration in new works from homegrown talent (Click pic)

Tuesday
Feb252014

BLOG / REMEMBERING HAROLD RAMIS

Having been integral to the landscape of the American movie comedy over the last 35 years, Harold Ramis passed away overnight having fought against a rare, crippling illness for several years. He was 69 (Click pic). 

Tuesday
Feb182014

FEATURES / SKIN DEEP: THE GREATEST FULL BODY MAKEUP PERFORMANCES

The artistry of the full body prosthesis has helped to craft some of film's most iconic performances. With the likes of Bad Grandpa in contention for an Oscar in 2014, we look back at the great works of makeup craftsmanship that have often gone unheralded (Click pic)