Bromley: Light After Dark - David & Yuge Bromley and Director Sean McDonald Chat About Creating a Space for Open Vulnerability in This Interview

Andrew F Peirce Nov 16, 2023 3 min read

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Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. Every so often a presence swirls into our lives in an unexpec…

A Savage Christmas Director Madeleine Dyer Talks About Crafting a Comedic Aussie Christmas in This Interview

Andrew F Peirce Nov 15, 2023 2 min read

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Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. Madeleine Dyer is a writer, actor, director, and producer, wh…

Sly of the Tiger: Sylvester Stallone as Auteur

BD Kooyman Nov 14, 2023 13 min read

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In the new documentary Sly, its subject Sylvester Stallone declares “Filmmaking, it comes at a great price. There’s no time for anything else”. The quote pointedly positions Stallone not just as an ac…

Documentary Australia and Screen Queensland Announce Shedoc 2024 Applications Open

Press Releases Nov 14, 2023 2 min read

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PRESS RELEASE Documentary Australia in partnership with Screen Queensland today announced applications are now open for SheDoc, a grants program aimed at giving women and girls a stronger and more eq…

Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall Scrutinises the Impossibility of a Single Truth

Nadine Whitney Nov 13, 2023 6 min read

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Beginning his final statement to the court in the trial of his mother Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller) for the murder of her husband and his father, twelve-year-old Daniel Maleski (Milo Machado Graner) s…

Bird Drone Director Radheya Jegatheva Talks About Perth Sunsets and Seagulls in This Interview

Andrew F Peirce Nov 10, 2023 1 min read

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Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. Radheya Jegatheva is a Perth based filmmaker. His work includ…

The Great Escaper is a Welcome Send Off for Glenda Jackson and Michael Caine

Nadine Whitney Nov 9, 2023 5 min read

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Director Oliver Parker and screenwriter William Ivory’s true-life incident story The Great Escaper is not at all the film one goes in expecting. The preconceived notion is that it will be a fairly sli…

The Marvels is a Delightfully Scrappy and Silly Minor Entry in the MCU

Nadine Whitney Nov 9, 2023 4 min read

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Before considering Nia DaCosta’s film it is wise to investigate a little where the MCU currently is. It is impossible to ignore the interconnectedness of the films and television series which was once…

The Taste of Things is Delicious Filmmaking About the Act of Sharing a Cultivated and Embodied Life

Nadine Whitney Nov 8, 2023 3 min read

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In a conversation with Eugénie (Juliette Binoche) gourmet Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel) quotes Saint Augustin. “Happiness is desiring what you already have.” Trần Anh Hùng’s exquisite adaptation of…

Damage Director Madeleine Blackwell Talks About Working Alongside Ali Al Jenabi to Bring This Story of Humanity to Life in This Interview

Andrew F Peirce Nov 8, 2023 2 min read

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Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. With her delicate and gentle drama Damage, director Madeleine…

This Hath Oscar Buzz: Shakespeare and the Academy Awards Part I

BD Kooyman Nov 6, 2023 15 min read

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Two of my cinematic catnips are Shakespeare adaptations and the Academy Awards. I’ve written about both subjects, including here on The Curb—the former in this piece on Shakespeare adaptations of the…

Penelope McDonald's Unmissable Documentary Audrey Napanangka to Screen on NITV This November

Press Releases Nov 6, 2023 2 min read

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PRESS RELEASE National Indigenous Television (NITV) is proud to announce the premiere of feature-length, intimate and expansive documentary Audrey Napanangka on Sunday 12 November at 8.30pm. Filmed…