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Ivan Sen and Jennifer Kent are Invited to Join the Oscars Academy, but at What Price?

July 2, 2019

In November of 2018, Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul voiced his frustration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, stating that he was “(I’m) totally going to quit it”, and that the cos...

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If Beale Street Could Talk Review

Andrew Peirce

February 22, 2019

Reviews

It doesn't matter that this film stole my heart. I didn't need it anyway. Author James Baldwin’s work has rarely been translated to cinema. I Am Not Your Negro took unpublished writings and painted a portra...

Andrew’s 91st Academy Award Nomination Predictions

Andrew Peirce

January 21, 2019

Culture

The 91st Academy Award nominations will be announced on January 22nd at 5:20am PST (9:20pm WST/12:20am EST). You can watch them roll out live here. I won’t go into too much depth into my predictions as the...

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Green Book Review

Andrew Peirce

January 17, 2019

Reviews

Sitting down to watch Green Book in this current atmosphere of ‘cancel culture’ and supreme ‘woke-ness’ is to sit down with a film that you’ve possibly already made your mind up about. Well, that is, if you si...

Celebrate the Oscars with Perth’s Revelation Film Festival

Andrew Peirce

January 8, 2019

Unity

After a sell out year last year, Perth's own Revelation Film Festival will be back to celebrate Hollywood's night of nights with an extravagant day of festivities in honour of the 2019 Academy Awards. ...

Lost & Found on Path for Oscar Glory with Shortlist Entry

Andrew Peirce

December 18, 2018

Culture

Oh boy. This is really great news. The AACTA winning short film Lost & Found has progressed to the short list, joining nine other films to hopefully reach Oscar glory at the 91st Academy Awards. L...

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Can You Ever Forgive Me? Review

Andrew Peirce

December 3, 2018

Reviews

Before sitting down to watch Can You Ever Forgive Me?, do yourself a favour and push everything you know about Melissa McCarthy out of your mind. Yes, she’s been sidelined into outlandish, over the top comedic...

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Beautiful Boy Review

Andrew Peirce

October 23, 2018

Reviews

The film watching period between October and January is one that’s full with films that simply exist to earn their talent an Oscar nomination. These are films that roll along, exist in the public consciousness...

Jirga enters the Oscars Best Foreign Language Film Race

Andrew Peirce

October 9, 2018

Culture

That headline is a little bit of a clickbait grabber, but no less important. The superb Australian film Jirga has been submitted by Australia for consideration at the next Academy Awards. What does this me...

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A Fantastic Woman

Andrew Peirce

February 22, 2018

Reviews

The core story that drives A Fantastic Woman is simple. Daniela Vega stars as Marina, a transgender woman who is in a relationship with Francisco Reyes Orlando. Marina and Orlando go out one evening to celebrat...

Gregor Jordan's Dirt Music Expands its Cast Across the West

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

CinefestOz Film Festival Announces the Jury Member Lineup Including Alex Dimitriades and Ben Young

AUSgust – The Second Annual Australian Film Month is Here!

The Early Bird catches the best tickets at CinefestOZ

This is Not a Holiday: Sexual Violence in Cinema

Tackling Casual Classism: the Last Allowable Prejudice

The Ten Films You Must See at the 2019 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

New Esports Viewing Experience to Launch in Perth

3 Million Steps Later, Belinda Arrives at Perth’s Parliament House with 300 Supporters

International Childfree Day: Why I’m Living a Life Without Children

Perth: Walk with Belinda to Parliament House on 6 August

August’s Australian Revelations Screening is Watch the Sunset

The Walt Disney Company ANZ Supports Curing Homesickness Campaign with Screenings of Avengers Endgame and Infinity War

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Midsommar Review – You’ll Simply Never Understand the True Nature of Sacrifice

Whale Super Highway Review – A Beautifully Immersive Aquatic Experience

The Tracker Review – An Important, Beautiful, and Haunting Story of Indigenous Australia

Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood Review – This Might Just be the Coolest Film of 2019, and That is Not Okay.

Rogue Review – A Fun Creature Feature That Loves its Genre Roots

Treaty Documentary Series Review – Essential Viewing

Woodstock At Fifty: A Venue For The End Of The World Director Aidan Prewitt Interview

Palm Beach Actor Bryan Brown Interview

Call Connect and Stakeout Films Directors Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen Interview

Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road Filmmakers Jaime Lewis and Jeremy Dylan and Tommy Emmanuel Interviews

Strange Tenants: Ska’d For Life Director Fiona Cochrane Interview

Homefront Filmmakers Michael Wilkins and Amanda Gibson Interview

Waiting: The Van Duren Story Director Wade Jackson Interview

Ivan Sen and Jennifer Kent are Invited to Join the Oscars Academy, but at What Price?

If Beale Street Could Talk Review

Andrew’s 91st Academy Award Nomination Predictions

Green Book Review

Celebrate the Oscars with Perth’s Revelation Film Festival

Lost & Found on Path for Oscar Glory with Shortlist Entry

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Review

Beautiful Boy Review

Jirga enters the Oscars Best Foreign Language Film Race

A Fantastic Woman

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