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Super Boys, Wonderful Toys, and Elfman Noise: The Superhero Movie Class of 1989-1992

August 20, 2020

Last year, Avengers: Endgame, the twenty second entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, earned $2.798 billion worldwide and thus becoming the most successful film of all time (unadjusted for inflation; with in...

Shudder is Officially Here, and We’ve Got the Aussie Horror Films You Must See

Andrew F Peirce

August 17, 2020

Culture

If you were keeping tabs on film Twitter talk last week, you'll have noticed some murmurings about the hotly anticipated arrival in Australia and New Zealand of one of the great genre streaming platforms: S...

Say Something – Kylie Minogue Provides Us With a Twinkle of Light in All This Darkness

Scot F

August 11, 2020

Culture

As the swirling synths open Kylie Minogue’s newest single, Say Something, you can breathe a sigh of relief because a new Kylie gem is upon us. The world at large in 2020 is a dreary reality, one of obvious str...

AUSgust – The Third: A Celebration of Australian Film

Andrew F Peirce

August 1, 2020

Culture

Ever since The Curb launched, we've celebrated Australian films with the annual AUSgust film month - a month dedicated to highlighting and supporting Australian films. For the first two years, we've had da...

New WA Smartphone Filmmaking Competition Encourages Filmmakers To Get Back Behind the Camera

Guest Writer

July 13, 2020

Culture

The WA Made Film Festival has partnered with Buy West Eat Best to offer WA filmmakers and residents an opportunity to scratch their creative itch by making a short film using their smartphones. ...

WA Documentary, The Fathering Project, Looks at Single Dads Joining Together to Break the Cycle of Negative Parenting

Andrew F Peirce

July 2, 2020

Culture

In Armadale, a community of single dads are banding together to break the cycle of negative parenting, in heart-wrenching WA documentary, The Fathering Project, set to premiere on Compass on ABC1 at 6.30pm on ...

From Audio Guide to Miro – Why Short Films Deserve the Spotlight Right Now

Andrew F Peirce

July 1, 2020

Culture

If you tune into film press, you’ll find article after article covering the continued delays of major Hollywood films, cancellations of film festivals, and alarm about the future of feature filmmaking. The Cov...

Cameras Roll on This Little Love of Mine in Far North Queensland

Guest Writer

June 30, 2020

Culture

Production on romantic feature film This Little Love of Mine has kicked off this week in Cairns, Far North Queensland. The filmsees Australian actors Saskia Hampele (The Heights) and Liam McIntyre (S...

Five Films You Can’t Miss at the 2020 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Andrew F Peirce

June 30, 2020

Culture

Each year the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival rolls around, a new slate of top tier documentaries rolls into my view, and as such, a wealth of stories that I never knew existed opens up in front of me. Usu...

Jessica Chastain – Do You Believe Rachael Taylor and Brooke Satchwell?

Andrew F Peirce

June 26, 2020

Culture

Trigger warning: this article contains descriptions of domestic violence and assault. Work hard, dance in your downtime, treat others like you would like to be treated. And leave the assholes out in the...

Top 100 Mondo Posters - Part Eight - 30-21

Celebrate World Wombat Day with new ‘Aussie-mation’ Combat Wombat

Mace Francis Orchestra Celebrates 15 Years with a Big Band Show in Perth

Aussie Comedy Hot Mess Picked up by Netflix

For the Sake of the Climate and Indigenous Culture: It’s Time for Australian Arts to Break Up with Mining

What’s Going on with the AACTA’s: Are Australia’s Academy Awards OK?

A Preview of the 64th BFI London Film Festival: Steve McQueen, Frances McDormand, and a Bit of Talking Heads

Happy Sad Man Screenings Roll On in Sydney

Grassroots Initiative to Tackle Loneliness and Help Local Businesses this Victorian Christmas

International Art Exhibition Come Silent Auction Gives Light to Refugees Affected by COVID-19

Australian Cinema in ISO Zoom Panel

Piper Doon – the Scotsman is Nae More

Revelation Film Festival WA Film Callout

Mojo’s Bar is Closed but With Your Help They Can Reopen When the Time is Right

The Man is SID 6.7: Russell Crowe Goes Dark Again

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Eight: African Apocalypse, Ultraviolence Reviews

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Seven: American Utopia, Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes Reviews

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Six: Another Round, Notturno

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Five: One Night in Miami, The Intruder Reviews

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Four: Wolfwalkers, Wildfire Reviews

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Three: Never Gonna Snow Again, Undine Reviews

1929-1930 Best Picture Winner - All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone) - Awards Dont Matter

International Podcast Day 2020: It’s All About Filmmaking!

Roger Ward Interview – Aussie Film Icon from Turkey Shoot, The Faceless Man, Mad Max and More

The Pact Director Peter Blackburn on Theatre, Creativity in Lockdown, and Support

A Chat with Nathan Phillips – Blood Vessel, Acting in Australia, and Living with Yowies

The Pact: Closer Than You Think – Rose Flanagan Talks About the Phoenix-Like Webseries in the Midst of Covid

The Plastic House: Allison Chhorn’s Documentary is a Simple, Beautiful, Effective Ode to Change

Super Boys, Wonderful Toys, and Elfman Noise: The Superhero Movie Class of 1989-1992

Shudder is Officially Here, and We’ve Got the Aussie Horror Films You Must See

Say Something – Kylie Minogue Provides Us With a Twinkle of Light in All This Darkness

AUSgust – The Third: A Celebration of Australian Film

New WA Smartphone Filmmaking Competition Encourages Filmmakers To Get Back Behind the Camera

WA Documentary, The Fathering Project, Looks at Single Dads Joining Together to Break the Cycle of Negative Parenting

From Audio Guide to Miro – Why Short Films Deserve the Spotlight Right Now

Cameras Roll on This Little Love of Mine in Far North Queensland

Five Films You Can’t Miss at the 2020 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Jessica Chastain – Do You Believe Rachael Taylor and Brooke Satchwell?