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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)

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)