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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)

Monday
Oct142013

INDUSTRY / ANNUAL CONFAB EMBODIES LOCAL SECTOR FILM FERVOUR

In its 68th year, the Australian International Movie Convention remains as vibrant and relevant to local distribution and exhibition concerns as ever before. (Click pic) 

Monday
Oct142013

INDUSTRY / RIVIERA SET TO REVEL IN ANTIPODEAN FILM ARTISTRY 

The theory that all good cinema travels well will be tested this week when a collection of films from The Pacific Rim travel to the south of France for the 15th annual Recontres Internationales du Cinema des Antipodes. (Click pic)

Tuesday
Oct012013

FEATURES / FRONTLINE: THE ADRIAN POWERS AND JOHAN EARL INTERVIEW

Two young Australian directors with an ambitious career plan and a passionate commitment to a World War 1 epic they shot on a meagre, indie-funded budget recall their time in the trenches of Oz low-budget film-making. (Click pic)

Monday
Sep232013

INDUSTRY / WEEKEND WITH KATE: REVIVING SYDNEY'S CINEMA CULTURE

One of Australia's coolest film critics finds herself in charge of resuscitating the Harbour City's retro-cinema scene. Can Kate Jinx and The Golden Age Cinema reignite Sydney's film-going culture? (Click pic) 

Thursday
Sep192013

REVIEWS / DIANA

So poorly has the Princess of Wales been treated both in life and death, a cheesy biopic should not really amount to much in the scheme of her mistreatment. Yet, somehow, it truly does.... (Click pic)

Thursday
Sep192013

FEATURES / TAPEHEADS: THE JOSH JOHNSON INTERVIEW

Chronicling a period in film history that is never likely to be repeated, director Josh Johnson's Rewind This! recalls that moment when movies leapt from the darkened theatre and truly became ours, filling our living rooms and redefining an industry. (Click pic)

Wednesday
Sep112013

BLOG / TIFF AUDIENCES STILL WARM TO THE BIG CHILL

A 30th anniversary screening of Lawrence Kasdan's baby boomer classic proved to be the hot ticket item at Toronto's annual film celebration. (Click pic)

Friday
Sep062013

FEATURES / THE DARK BACKWARDS: THE BRET EASTON ELLIS INTERVIEW

The author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho reflects upon working with two of Hollywood's most volatile personalities, director Paul Schrader and star Lindsay Lohan, on his latest bitter satire, The Canyons. (Click pic)

Friday
Sep062013

HORROR / VISIONS OF THE PAST: THE CHRISTOPHER AD CASTILLO INTERVIEW

With his chilling supernatural thriller The Diplomat Hotel opening in his homeland, Filipino director Christopher Ad Castillo further honours the industry legacy left by his late father, iconic filmmaker Celso Ad Castillo. (Click pic)

Wednesday
Sep042013

FEATURES / LADIES FIRST: ANTENNA'S KIM LONGINOTTO RETROSPECTIVE

World cinema's foremost advocate for women's civil rights and gender equality is featuring in a five film retrospective at this years Antenna Documentary Film Festival. (Click pic)