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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) 

Friday
Feb142014

REVIEWS / REACHING FOR THE MOON

Bruno Barreto's handsomely staged account of the love affair between Elizabeth Bishop and Lota Soares opened the 2014 Mardi Gras Film Festival (Click pic).

Friday
Feb142014

FEATURES / 2014 MARDI GRAS FILM FESTIVAL: PREVIEW

The visit of US LGBTI superstar Buck Angel is sure to be a highlight of the 2014 Mardi Gras Film Festival, which kicked off its 21st year tonight in Sydney (Click pic)

Tuesday
Feb112014

REVIEWS / WINTER'S TALE

A grand fantasy romance invades the multiplexes in time for Valentine's Day, but does this long-in-the-works adaptation of Mark Helprin's modern classic Winter's Tale deserve our love? (Click pic)

Thursday
Feb062014

REVIEWS / ROBOCOP

Robocop 2014 is a sleeker, sexier, shinier version of Paul Verhoeven's bloody metallic 1987 warrior for justice (Click pic)

Friday
Jan312014

INDUSTRY / 2014 AACTA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Baz Luhrmann's ode to excess scoops the pool at the Australian film industry's annual awards gala (Click pic).

Thursday
Jan302014

BLOG / OBITUARY: TOM SHERAK

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

Wednesday
Jan292014

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).

Saturday
Jan252014

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)

Friday
Jan242014

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).

Sunday
Jan192014

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) 

Friday
Jan172014

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)