Slow start for Tracks in the US

Slow start for Tracks in the US

By Don Groves In the US some influential critics have raved about Mia Wasikowska’s performance in John Curran’s Tracks but audiences seem less inclined to follow her epic journey. The Weinstein Co. launched the Outback adventure starring Wasikowska as “camel girl”...
UK, Australian deals for Oz horror/comedy

UK, Australian deals for Oz horror/comedy

By Don Groves Studiocanal has acquired the UK and Australian rights to Wyrmwood, a horror/comedy billed as Mad Max meets Dawn of the Dead. That’s quite a coup for Tristan Roache-Turner and Kiah Roache-Turner, who shot the film at weekends over the past four years. The...
Village Roadshow Confirm New Release Strategy

Village Roadshow Confirm New Release Strategy

Australian film fans have often grumbled about having to wait up to weeks to see films that have already hit the big screen in the States. It’s a move that’s proven detrimental for the distributor as well, with piracy often rampart after the film’s American release....
A Cop’s Job Is Never Done

A Cop’s Job Is Never Done

A Music video about the life of a city cop who’s work is never done. There will always be crime.. and there will always hard working cops singning about it. Huh? Yes, this guy has a chip on his shoulder about his job in the seedy part of town. Think about your...
Invasion of the no-frills sci-fi film

Invasion of the no-frills sci-fi film

Brendan Thwaites and Olivia Cooke in a scene from film, The Signal, which tells the story of three college computer geniuses who find themselves transported to an otherworldly lab. FOR his new film The Signal, which opens in the US next week, writer-director Will...