Cale Street Festival Returns in February
The Cale Street Festival returns to bring heaps of fun to Midland on Sunday 23 February.
Following a successful debut last year, the festival will celebrate all that Summer offers wit...
Without a Tracey World Premiere at Mardi Gras Film Festival
It was only just the other day when I was talking about the changes in the Australian film and TV landscape, with short films and webseries flourishing. The shorter formats have allowed for some fascinating an...
Best Film Posters of 2019
Gosh, I can’t believe it’s been five years since I kicked off doing my Best Film Posters of the year list. There’s been some exceptional art created over the years, and 2019 delivered some truly brilliant piec...
2020: The Future of Australian Arts Needs Your Help Right Now
Another year, another doom and gloom report for the state of Australian arts.
I’m
writing this before the box office wrap up reports have been written, but at a
glance, it’s obvious that Australian films g...
Andrew’s Top Films of 2019
The year of 2019 contained some of the best films in years, with more than a handful fo these being some of the best of the decade. Because I’m based in Australia, some of these films may have been released el...
Standing Up for Hilarity – The Year Aussie Comedy Made a Comeback
After I completed my Best
Australian Films of 2019 list, I took a look over the entries and was surprised
at the overwhelming presence of a certain genre among the titles. No, not
documentaries or dramas, but ...
DocPlay Brings the Christmas Cheer a Little Early with an Extended Free Trial
I know that the world of streaming is beyond overwhelming to look at. You've got your Netflixes mixed up in your Disney+'s, all the while Stan stares on as you load up Kanopy again. It's all a bit much. I symp...
Creative Soul Management Launches Today – An Exciting New Talent Agency for Australia
When we sit down to watch a movie or a TV show, we see a complete piece of art. Yet, when we watch the latest episode of The Heights, or Mystery Road, or when we watch Judy & Punch in a cinema, we forget t...
Weary, Stale, Flat and Unprofitable? The State of Shakespeare Onscreen
Three feature films inspired by Shakespeare and his work - Kenneth Branagh’s All is True, Claire McCarthy’s Ophelia, and David Michôd’s The King - made fleeting theatrical appearances in Australian arthouse ci...
Best Australian Films of 2019
As 2019 comes to an end, we take a
look back at the year of Australian films that we’ve just had. Now, I’m going
to admit, this list might be a little more controversial than some of my
previous Best Australia...