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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)

Thursday
Aug292013

BLOG / SORCERER CASTS SPELL OVER VENICE

William Friedkin's South American thriller Sorcerer tanked in 1977 but has lived on in the hearts and minds of tough-minded action fans. This week's Venice Film Festival hosts the launch of a remastered version and bestows lifetime honours upon the director. (Click pic)  

Thursday
Aug292013

INDUSTRY / SOUTHERN COMFORT: THE 2013 ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL PREVIEW

The remarkable Decasia from archival-artist (and festival attendee) Bill Morrison is just one of the many fearless programming choices on offer from the 2013 Adelaide Film Festival. (Click pic)

Tuesday
Aug272013

INDUSTRY / THAT'S A WRAP: THE 2013 AMERICAN SUMMER MOVIE SEASON IN REVIEW

Superheroes, sequels and Adam Sandler. Was 2013 at the American box office these past few months really that different to years gone by? Actually, we think so. Check out what hit, what missed and what surprised in our summary of the summer-y US movie-going season. (Click pic) 

Saturday
Aug242013

FEATURES / AMERICAN ANTI-HERO: MUFF'S LAWRENCE TIERNEY RETROSPECTIVE

The troubled psyche and compelling talent of one of Hollywood's most towering, glowering acting giants is given bigscreen respect in a retrospective screening at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival. (Click pic)

Thursday
Aug222013

FEATURES / SUFFOCATION: THE KATHERINE BERGER INTERVIEW

The co-director of the cage-rattling Sydney Underground Film Festival reveals what it takes to shock the masses and engage the ambivalent on a year-to-year basis. (Click pic)