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In the first part of this series, I highlighted the parallel histories of Shakespeare on screen and the Academy Awards, two institutions that emerged early twentieth century to legitimize the medium.…
Perth local actor Lee Tiger Halley has quickly made a name for himself after featuring in the acclaimed Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe, where he played the non-verbal character Gus Bell, and on…
PRESS RELEASE Screenwest and National Indigenous Television (NITV) are pleased to announce Big Backyard Quiz, a series full of games and quiz rounds exploring the people and history of Australia, has…
PRESS RELEASE The inaugural JAFF Market is partnering with Adelaide Film Festival to bring Australian projects in development to the project market platform, Jakarta Future Project (JFP) of JAFF Mark…
Ridley Scott’s 2000 Roman Empire swords and sandals epic Gladiator netted five Academy Awards including best picture and best actor for the then mostly untested Russell Crowe. For years Scott has been…
PRESS RELEASE Star power, big-budget spectacle and iconic Australian landscapes will vie with reflective social narrative from emerging talent to take home Australia’s most prestigious screen directi…
In a dazzling collision of fantasy and reality, Anora unfolds the whirlwind romance between an erotic dancer and the son of a Russian oligarch, crafting a hilariously subversive adventure that is as p…
Karim Aïnouz’s adaptation of Elizabeth Freemantle’s novel about Katherine Parr The Queen’s Gambit begins with an unattributed quote: “History tells us a few things. Largely about men and war. For the…
Natalie Bailey’s black comedy Audrey knows the audience will hate almost every character in the film and yet relies on them getting behind their hideous behaviour and all its pettiness for the guilty…
The Aussie feature film comedy gets a welcome shake up in the form of Natalie Bailey and Lou Sanz’s pitch-black social satire Audrey. Jackie van Beek plays Ronnie Lipsick, washed up TV star turned mo…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. Welcome to a special Adelaide Film Festival round up discussi…
Sony's attempts to create their own superhero cinematic universe continue to be a disappointment: essentially a universe defined by Spider-Man but completely lacking Spider-Man—it’s a lose lose si…