Culture

October 7, 2019

The Byron Bay Film Festival kicks off on October 18th, running til October 27th. Even though I write from the other side of the country, I’ve long admired the brilliant selection of films that the festival has...

Greek Culture to Be Celebrated in Perth with the Inaugural Perth Greek Festival

October 1, 2019

The influence of Greek culture on Western Australia will be celebrated between 19 and 28 October with the first ever Perth Greek Festival presented by LiveLighter.The Perth Greek Festival gives the Perth commu...

Russian Resurrection Film Festival Returns With Rambunctious Comedies, Riotous Action & Retrospective Classics

September 27, 2019

From big-budget action blockbusters, to razor sharp female-led comedy and edge-of-your seat thrillers, the Russian Resurrection Film Festival is proud to be returning down-under in 2019, bringing with it a smo...

Australia’s NFSA is Moving To Digital Only

September 23, 2019

Ok, this news should alarm any physical media collectors in Australia and the rest of the world: The NFSA (National Film and Sound Archive) of Australia is moving to digital only availability of all films a...

Trailblazer, Inspiration, Survivor: New Documentary Suzi Q Opens Nationally On 21 November

September 23, 2019

After more than five decades in the music industry, the pioneering ‘Queen of Rock N Roll’ Suzi Quatro is ready to re-claim her crown in the new documentary SUZI Q – the definitive, unexpurgated story...

What is This Website About? and the Importance of Supporting Critics

September 8, 2019

At the end of Rachel Ward’s Directors Chair discussion at 2019’s Cinefest Oz, she was asked a question about what advice she would give her younger self. Her response, just like the rest of her talk, was frank...

The Best Australian Films of the Decade – 2010-2019

August 26, 2019

With a few months still left to go in 2019, and with those months, a wealth of Australian films yet to come (The Nightingale, Ride Like a Girl, Little Monsters, The Faceless Man, Nekromantik, The Naked Wandere...

David Wenham – All Round Cool Guy, and One of the Greats

Travis Akbar

August 22, 2019

At The Curb, we don’t just write about films, we write about things that are important to us, we like, we love, we think is cool or maybe not so cool. So come #AUSgust, the Australian film month, I really want...

Production commences in Brisbane on Young Adult feature film Swimming For Gold

August 15, 2019