BLOG / OBITUARY: TOM SHERAK

One of Hollywood's great executives and true gentlemen, Tom Sherak, has lost his fight with cancer. He was 68.

REVIEWS / BACKYARD ASHES

Mark Grentell's snapshot of suburban larrikinism is an unpretentious throwback to the era of true blue-collar Aussie comedies (Click pic).

FEATURES / NEW YORK STORIES: THE JUSTIN COLE INTERVIEW

A first-time filmmaker with a bold vision, Justin Cole was not prepared for the media maelstrom his debut feature, The Upper Footage, would create...despite stoking the promotional fire at every opportunity (Click pic)

REVIEWS / GIRL, BOY, BAKLA, TOMBOY

A Filipino blockbuster will test the tolerance of western audiences not used to the frantic, farcical stylings of director Wenn V Deramas, but will warm to the joie de vivre of star Vice Ganda (Click pic).

REVIEWS / HARLOCK: SPACE PIRATE

Shinji Aramaki's reboot of the iconic manga warrior's outer-space adventures is big on graphic splendour but just shy of its own mythic status (Click pic) 

MEDIA / TRAILERS, SHORTS AND FIRST-LOOKS

The Oscar-nominated song you've never heard of; a thrilling doco set against the rugged natural wonders of The Galapagos Isles; a first look at the Oz horror film set to wow Sundance; and, Redford addresses his Academy Award snub at the opening day press conference of his iconic festival (Click pic) 

FEATURES / 2014 ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS LIST

Every name from every category, as announced by Thor overnight in Los Angeles (Click pic)

INDUSTRY / SNUBS, SURPRISES, ELATION AND DESPAIR, LIVE FROM THE SAMUEL GOLDWYN THEATRE

The top categories analysed, including who got snubbed and who surprises with their presence, from 2014 Oscars (Click pic).

REVIEWS / MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

A stirring, stoic cinematic portrait of one of the 20th century's most inspirational figures and the woman who fuelled his idealism (Click pic)

FEATURES / WOLF MAN: THE JOHN JARRATT INTERVIEW

Come February 20, Australia's most iconic cinematic villain returns to the bigscreen in Wolf Creek 2. It will be the first time one of our nation's greatest character actors has fronted a blockuster-style sequel (Click pic). 

BLOG / THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE OF KEVIN COSTNER

With three new films readying for release, we take a retrospective glance at the fame and misfortune that has befallen the career of one of Hollywood's most engaging stars (Click pic) 

FEATURES / CHILD'S PLAY: FAIRYTALES AND FABLES AT GOMA

Three months worth of fantasy film treasures are set to soar in Brisbane, kicking off the GOMA Cinematheque's 2014 program (Click pic).

REVIEWS / WALKING WITH DINOSAURS 3D

The problem of the everyday teenager befall a young Pachyrhinosaurus is this odd but exciting bigscreen version of the landmark TV series (Click pic).

FEATURES / SOLITARY MAN: THE GEORGE BASHA INTERVIEW

Life behind bars is examined with a sometimes shocking dedication to realism in multi-hyphenate George Basha's latest tough-guy opus, Convict (Click pic) 

HORROR / ICEMAN: THE JEFF RENFROE INTERVIEW

Director Jeff Renfroe on guiding his genre superstars Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton through an icy post-apocalyptic wasteland in the Canadian horror/thriller, The Colony (Click pic)