Sydney’s city authorities have agreed to provide A$30,000 for a feasibility study that will evaluate the creation of a film centre. A film centre could be expected to stage major exhibitions and events, provide a venue for the screening of classic films and...
Film lovers today have never had it so good, with more movies from a greater range of countries being made than ever before. Yet for any viewer who judges the state of contemporary cinema by what is released in Australia, it is a very different story. Yearning to see...
Bruce Beresford, one of Australia’s finest directors will join the judging panel for Nsw’s 48 Hour Film Project. Tom Papas, Producer/CEO of 48 Hour Festival Inc said “legendary Filmmaker Bruce Beresford will be this year’s guest judge, so you better make it good, you...
Loses fight with cancer … actor Andy Whitfield dies in Sydney. Photo: Fiona-Lee Quimby Andy Whitfield, who played the title role in the hit cable series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, has died at age 39, according to representatives and family. Whitfield died Sunday...
With production of Baz Luhrmann‘s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s “The Great Gatsby” gearing up to start in two weeks, it looks like the director is making the final additions to his cast with Aussie veteran Jack Thompson now set to reunite with his...
Cinematic pioneer who created monsters and inspired many of our greatest film-makers Wendy Ide In the sitting room of the West London home of Ray Harryhausen, the special-effects pioneer and stop-motion animation legend, there is a shelf that bristles with awards,...
