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Thursday
Nov072013

FEATURES / WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE: THE ANDREW TRAUCKI INTERVIEW

MONSTER FEST 2013: Man-vs-nature genre maestro Andrew Traucki (Black Water; The Reef) talks about his rainforest-set supernatural thriller, The Jungle (Click pic)

Wednesday
Nov062013

REVIEWS / KRRISH 3

Third time seems to the charm for Hrithik Roshan's nice-guy superhero, as audiences flock to the Diwali blockbuster (Click pic)

Wednesday
Nov062013

INDUSTRY / FOREIGN TOONS COLOUR OSCAR'S PALETTE

Nine foreign works will be vying for Oscar consideration when the Best Animated Feature nominations are announced in January (Click pic).  

Monday
Nov042013

FEATURES / THE KILLER INSIDE ME: THE DUNCAN CUNNINGHAM INTERVIEW

MONSTER FEST 2013: From deep within the no-budget Australian genre underground emerges a directorial talent whose debut film has already taken YouTube by storm. (Click pic)

Saturday
Nov022013

REVIEWS / FREE CHINA: THE COURAGE TO BELIEVE

A stirring advocacy documentary relates two stories of Chinese human rights abuses and the willingness of the human spirit to overcome oppression (Click pic). 

Saturday
Nov022013

FEATURES / OVER THE TOP: TILT 2013 SET TO GET HEARTS PUMPING

Skate parks, ski-slopes and big wave beaches will be deserted come mid November, as Australia's extreme sports fans settle in for some safer but no less thrilling bigscreen action (Click pic).

Saturday
Nov022013

BLOG / RIP HAL NEEDHAM

Hollywood's greatest stuntman takes his final bow after a legendary career taking the hard hits for Tinseltown's biggest stars (Click pic)

Tuesday
Oct292013

REVIEWS / THOR: THE DARK WORLD

The Marvel universe expands further with the comic-book stable's latest - an artfully crafted if slightly too underdone adventure starring everyone's favourite Asgardian Avenger (Click pic).

Thursday
Oct242013

REVIEWS / FORESIGHT KILLER INSTINCT

MONSTER FEST 2013: A bloody, nutty, no-budget revenge fantasy thriller from an Aussie backyard auteur is just one of the local offerings from the southern capital's premiere horror gathering (Click pic).

Wednesday
Oct232013

REVIEWS / SHAHID

The brief but resonant life of a Mumbai human rights lawyer is afforded a compelling and moving bigscreen treatment (Click pic). 

Tuesday
Oct222013

MEDIA / TRAILERS, SHORTS AND FIRST-LOOKS

A retro-trailer classic, a first-look at 2014's most anticipated Australian release and over an hour of Hollywood's finest film-makers ruminating on their craft (Click pic).

Monday
Oct212013

FEATURES / CREEPSHOW: THE MONSTER FEST 2013 PREVIEW

MONSTER FEST 2013: The presence of a horror movie icon and challenging works from Australia and beyond highlight the programme at Monster Fest 2013. (Click pic)

Monday
Oct212013

REVIEWS / HATCHET III

MONSTER FEST 2013: As you would expect from one of the nation's foremost horror film festivals comes a blood-splattered slasher epic of dubious taste and relentless carnage (Click pic) 

Thursday
Oct172013

BLOG / RIP ED LAUTER

One of the most respected character actors of the modern cinema era, Ed Lauter, has passed away. (Click pic)

Wednesday
Oct162013

REVIEWS / YOUNG DETECTIVE DEE: RISE OF THE SEA DRAGON

Veteran action director Tsui Hark continues his career resurgence with the latest adventure epic to feature the mystical, martial-arts maestro, Detective Dee. (Click pic)