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Why won’t we watch Australian films?
Getting local audiences to see local films at the cinema has become almost impossible this year. Is it the filmmakers who are at fault, or the audiences? "This label 'Australian film', I don't know. I think we need to drop that and just make universal films that...
The Long Arc: The Challenge of TV Series Endings
I've spent quite a bit of time watching and recapping the CW series Gossip Girl; especially early on, the show had a surprising amount of hidden depth. However, while watching the past few episodes of the series, two thoughts were on my mind. The first was that after...
Hollywood vs the novel
How film can bring new life to a well-loved story When books are made into films the rewards can be lucrative, though the writer must let go A still from The Fault In Our Stars, based on John Green’s book. It made the successful leap from page to big screen....
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
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
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 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
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...
The beach at the end of the world: Aussie science fiction’s new wave
Whatever it lacks in budget and actual science, Australian sci-fi is flying high at the cinema – just without the spaceships Mark Juddery theguardian.com, Thursday 31 July 2014 14.06 AEST Josh McConville in The Infinite Man which premieres at Melbourne international...