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Scream VI Review - Congratulations! Scream is Now Officially a Franchise for Better or Worse

Scream VI Review - Congratulations! Scream is Now Officially a Franchise for Better or Worse

Nadine Whitney Mar 9, 2023 6 min read
Films Reviews horror Review Scream Slasher

The Scream franchise has had its highs and lows yet remains essentially watchable even when it’s not firing on all cylinders. Losing Wes Craven in 2015 was a blow to the entire horror community. He ma…

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Women Talking Review – A Important Film That Leaves Your Heart Torn Open

Women Talking Review – A Important Film That Leaves Your Heart Torn Open

Blake Ison Mar 8, 2023 4 min read
Films Reviews Drama Oscars Review Sarah Polley Women Talking

Powered by JustWatch To say Sarah Polley is an accomplished filmmaker is an understatement. From her first onscreen appearance at age four; to her transition into more adult roles with films suc…

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World-First Program To Recruit Military  <strong>Veterans Into The Film Industry</strong>

World-First Program To Recruit Military <strong>Veterans Into The Film Industry</strong>

Press Releases Mar 8, 2023 3 min read
Articles Veterans Film Festival

PRESS RELEASE A groundbreaking program to recruit, train and mentor Australian Defence Force veterans into a career in Australia’s film and television industry is underway. The program is a joint ini…

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One Fine Morning (Une beau matin) Review – Another Tender and Impressive Entry in the Filmography of Mia Hansen-Løve

One Fine Morning (Une beau matin) Review – Another Tender and Impressive Entry in the Filmography of Mia Hansen-Løve

Nadine Whitney Mar 6, 2023 4 min read
Films Reviews Drama French Film Festival Lea Seydoux Mia Hansen-Love Review

Powered by JustWatch Mia Hansen-Løve has the ability to create seemingly specific and a times highbrow topic and turn them into something relatable to every day living. Although Bergman Island e…

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Saint Omer Review – Alice Diop’s Debut Feature is an Unforgettable Work of Crucial Storytelling

Saint Omer Review – Alice Diop’s Debut Feature is an Unforgettable Work of Crucial Storytelling

Nadine Whitney Mar 4, 2023 7 min read
Films Reviews Drama French Film Festival Review Saint Omer

Powered by JustWatch Acclaimed documentarian Alice Diop’s first narrative feature, Saint Omer, could easily have been a true crime documentary as it is based on the case of a Senegalese-French w…

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Final Cut (Coupez!) Review - Michel Hazanavicius’ Zom-Com Love Letter to Cinema

Final Cut (Coupez!) Review - Michel Hazanavicius’ Zom-Com Love Letter to Cinema

Nadine Whitney Mar 4, 2023 4 min read
Films Reviews Final Cut French Film Festival Michel Hazanavicius one Cut of the Dead zombies

Powered by JustWatch Director Michel Hazanavicius has his own love affair with cinema that has seen him direct the Oscar winning The Artist an almost silent film about the silent film era and it…

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Paris Memories (Revoir Paris) Review – Alice Winocour Honours Survivors in This Powerful Drama

Paris Memories (Revoir Paris) Review – Alice Winocour Honours Survivors in This Powerful Drama

Nadine Whitney Mar 4, 2023 5 min read
Films Reviews Drama French Film Festival Paris Memories Review

Powered by JustWatch Alice Winocour’s fourth feature moves into somewhat personal territory for the writer/director. Partly inspired by her brother’s survival of the 2015 Bataclan terrorist atta…

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Our First Australian Film Book, One Year On

Our First Australian Film Book, One Year On

Andrew F Peirce Mar 4, 2023 2 min read
Articles australian film

This time a year ago, we launched our very first book: The Australian Film Yearbook - 2021 Edition It featured a wealth of interviews, reviews, and filmmaker insights about the Australian films rele…

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Anna Kaplan Talks About Riding the Green Wave at AIDC and Sustainable Screens Australia in This Interview

Anna Kaplan Talks About Riding the Green Wave at AIDC and Sustainable Screens Australia in This Interview

Andrew F Peirce Mar 1, 2023 13 min read
Interviews AIDC australian cinema Articles Damon Gameau documentary Interview

Ahead of the upcoming Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) in Melbourne, Andrew talked with Anna Kaplan of Regen Studios. The conference runs from the 5th of March til March 8 with s…

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Aussie Film Legends Aaron McCann & Dominic Pearce Take You to Mars With Their New Book BIG RED

Press Releases Mar 1, 2023 2 min read
Articles Dominic Pearce Scifi

PRESS RELEASE What happens when the last man and woman in existence are the absolute worst humanity has to offer? Blast off to Mars with the hilarious and terrifying debut novel by award-winning Aus…

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Cyrano Review – Virginia Gay’s Must-See Boundary Pushing Celebration of Love

Cyrano Review – Virginia Gay’s Must-See Boundary Pushing Celebration of Love

Andrew F Peirce Feb 26, 2023 7 min read
Reviews Cyrano Joel Jackson Perth Festival Virginia Gay

The purpose and power of words is explored to pitch perfect comedic effect in Cyrano, Virginia Gay’s gender-flipped reimagining of the story of Cyrano de Bergerac. Produced by the Melbourne Theatre Co…

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Dissociation Director Clayton Orgles Talks About the WA Made Film Festival and Horror in This Interview

Dissociation Director Clayton Orgles Talks About the WA Made Film Festival and Horror in This Interview

Andrew F Peirce Feb 22, 2023 1 min read
Interviews Podcasts australian cinema australian film Interview podcast WA Made Film Festival

Subscribe via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Direct download of this episode is available via this link. On this episode, Andrew talks with director Clayton Orgle…

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