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The Overthrow Writer and Director Phoebe Wolfe Talks Flickerfest and Filming at Parliament House in This Interview

The Overthrow Writer and Director Phoebe Wolfe Talks Flickerfest and Filming at Parliament House in This Interview

Andrew F Peirce Jan 23, 2023 1 min read
Interviews Podcasts climate change Flickerfest Interview Phoebe Wolfe podcast short film The Overthrow

The Curb is proudly part of the Auscast Network. Subscribe via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Filmmaker Phoebe Wolfe's short film The Overthrow tells the stor…

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Kim's Video Review - Sundance Film Festival

Kim's Video Review - Sundance Film Festival

Andrew F Peirce Jan 23, 2023 6 min read
Films Reviews documentary Review Sundance Film Festival Kim's Video

This review contains spoilers. On January 17th, I visited one of the last remaining Sanity stores in Perth to scour their shelves for bargain prices as the clocked ticked over to the nationwide closu…

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Polite Society Review - Sundance Film Festival

Polite Society Review - Sundance Film Festival

Nadine Whitney Jan 23, 2023 4 min read
Films Reviews Comedy Muslim Polite Society Review Sundance Film Festival

Writer and director Nida Manzoor broke out with her hit television show We Are Lady Parts that followed a bunch of British Muslim girls who formed a punk band. Manzoor’s debut feature Polite Society c…

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Aussie and US Co-Production THE HOPEFUL Wraps Post-Production Ahead of 2023 Release

Aussie and US Co-Production THE HOPEFUL Wraps Post-Production Ahead of 2023 Release

Press Releases Jan 21, 2023 2 min read
Articles australian cinema australian film The Hopeful

PRESS RELEASE Kyle Portbury Films announced today the completion of the 90-minute independent feature film ‘The Hopeful’. Directed by Emmy® winner and 3-time Australian Directors Guild nominated dir…

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The Whale Review – Brendan Fraser Stuns in an Excursion into Unrelenting Miserabilism

The Whale Review – Brendan Fraser Stuns in an Excursion into Unrelenting Miserabilism

Nadine Whitney Jan 21, 2023 5 min read
Films Reviews Academy Awards Darren Aronofsky Drama Hong Chau Oscars Review Sadie Sink The Whale

Powered by JustWatch Divisive director Darren Aronofsky sometimes wants you to have a bad time at the cinema because of the subject matter: Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, and The Wrestler. Som…

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Babylon Review – An Endearing Mess of a Film About the Birth of Hollywood

Babylon Review – An Endearing Mess of a Film About the Birth of Hollywood

Blake Ison Jan 19, 2023 3 min read
Films Reviews Damien Chazelle Diego Calva Drama Hollywood Margot Robbie Review

Powered by JustWatch A trend for ageing filmmakers of late is to create a film that is their personal ode to cinema. When young writer and director Damien Chazelle announced he was making a film…

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<strong>Leila George, Sam Corlett & Greta Scacchi To Star In David Vincent Smith’s Debut Feature ‘<em>He Ain’t Heavy</em>’</strong>

<strong>Leila George, Sam Corlett & Greta Scacchi To Star In David Vincent Smith’s Debut Feature ‘<em>He Ain’t Heavy</em>’</strong>

Press Releases Jan 17, 2023 2 min read
Articles australian film David Vincent Smith Drama Greta Schacchi

PRESS RELEASE Award-winning Western Australian writer/director David Vincent Smith brings a personal story to the big screen with his feature film directorial debut HE AIN’T HEAVY set to commence sho…

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Nine Days Review – A Character-Based Drama That Has Stellar and Beautiful Moments

Nine Days Review – A Character-Based Drama That Has Stellar and Beautiful Moments

Nadine Whitney Jan 13, 2023 3 min read
Films Reviews Drama nine days Review Winston Duke Zazie Beetz

Edson Oda’s feature debut Nine Days asks what it is to live. The answer is complex and beyond most of us, and to an extent it is beyond Oda himself, so he has crafted an intimate drama about the great…

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Acclaimed Indie Filmmaker Alex Lykos Presents DISCONNECT ME - A Film That Everyone Will Relate to

Acclaimed Indie Filmmaker Alex Lykos Presents DISCONNECT ME - A Film That Everyone Will Relate to

Press Releases Jan 13, 2023 2 min read
Articles australian cinema australian film

PRESS RELEASE Directed by independent filmmaker Alex Lykos (Alex & Eve, Me & My Left Brain), Disconnect Me centres around Alex who disconnects from his smartphone, indeed all of his devices,…

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My Old School Review – Perth Lotterywest Film Festival

My Old School Review – Perth Lotterywest Film Festival

Andrew F Peirce Jan 12, 2023 3 min read
Films Reviews documentary Lotterywest Perth Film Festival Review

With My Old School, filmmaker Jono McLeod retells the story of his classmate ‘Brandon Lee’ (not real name) at Bearsden Academy in Glasgow in the early 90s, and the curious and ‘legendary’ (their word,…

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Flickerfest Director Bronwyn Kidd Talks About the 2023 Festival in This Interview

Flickerfest Director Bronwyn Kidd Talks About the 2023 Festival in This Interview

Andrew F Peirce Jan 11, 2023 1 min read
Interviews Podcasts australian film Articles Flickerfest Interview podcast Short Films

The Curb is proudly part of the Auscast Network. Subscribe via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Flickerfest is one of the leading Academy Award accredited and BAFTA…

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<em>Everybody Loves Jeanne</em> (<em>Tout le monde aime Jeanne</em>) Review – Perth Lotterywest Film Festival

<em>Everybody Loves Jeanne</em> (<em>Tout le monde aime Jeanne</em>) Review – Perth Lotterywest Film Festival

Andrew F Peirce Jan 9, 2023 3 min read
Films Reviews Comedy Drama Everybody Loves Jeanne Lotterywest Perth Festival Review

Jeanne (Blanche Gardin) is having a very bad year. Her pivotal marine-cleaning invention is an instant-disaster, failing at launch and sinking to the bottom of the ocean. Jeanne turns into a social me…

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