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Lauren Elliott Launches Galactic Baby

November 11, 2019

The news about WA entertainment rolls on with the exciting launch of the Western Australian production company, Galactic Baby. This is beyond exciting news for anyone who has been paying attention to Lauren’s ...

WA Made Film Festival Call Out for Submissions

Andrew F Peirce

November 11, 2019

Unity

There is no person more dedicated and excited about Australian film than West Aussie bloke Matthew Eeles. When I started writing about Australian film, the one website that I’d look to for information and news...

The 2019 AACTA Award Predictions

Andrew F Peirce

November 8, 2019

Culture

If you took a cursory glance at the list of films nominated for the 2019 AACTA Awards, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there were only five films released this year. With The Nightingale, Hotel Mumbai, The...

Happy Sad Man Review – The Most Important Film You’ll See This Year

Andrew F Peirce

November 5, 2019

Reviews

Happy Sad Man may be the most important film you’ll see this year. Director Genevieve Bailey turns the camera on five men and shows us who they are behind their smiling faces. These are men who look o...

The Nightingale Sweeps 2019 AACTA Nominations, While Screenplay Category is Shafted

Andrew F Peirce

October 23, 2019

Culture

Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale reigns supreme with a total of fifteen nominations for the 2019 AACTA Awards. The colonial set film is closely followed by Hotel Mumbai and The King which have thirteen nominati...

Ten Questions for Vanessa Gudgeon – Mermaids, Horror, and Hobo Sewer Slaughter

Andrew F Peirce

October 22, 2019

Banter

One of the biggest champions for the horror scene in Perth is Vanessa Gudgeon. If you've gone to a horror screening at one of the many cinemas around the city, then you'll likely have seen Vanessa dressed up i...

Escape and Evasion Review – Josh McConville Impresses in Ambitious Aussie War Film

Travis Johnson

October 17, 2019

Reviews

Following on from dark urban fantasy The School, writer and director Storm Ashwood cants in a very different direction with Escape and Evasion, which sees Josh McConville (1%, The Merger) as Seth, a former spe...

The King Review – A Brutal, Excoriating Warning Siren for the Left

Andrew F Peirce

October 10, 2019

Reviews

I’m not entirely sure why I doubted the talent of Timothée Chalamet. I adored him in Call Me By Your Name, but was yet to be equally stunned by subsequent performances, leading me to wonder whether he might fa...

Help Out Australian Film & TV By Completing a Simple Survey

Andrew F Peirce

October 3, 2019

Unity

At The Curb, we're all about supporting and amplifying Australian content. So, when Oddity Entertainment dropped us a line about a survey that they are running at the moment about how Australian content is con...

Eight Questions for Suburban Wildlife Filmmakers Imogen McCluskey and Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla

Andrew F Peirce

October 2, 2019

Banter

When I watched Suburban Wildlife, about half an hour into it I knew that this was exactly my kind of film. It's a wonderfully written, intimately directed, and superbly acted film that exists thanks to a minus...

The Me and My Left Brain Trailer is Here and You Need to Watch It

Netflix and Nell: Is Perth a talent hotspot?

The 2019 AACTA Award Predictions

Bishop. The Aboriginal X-Man and His Suitors

Five Events You Cannot Miss at the 2020 Perth Festival

Mainstream Nerd Culture and the Dilemma of Success

Australian 2020 Oscars Contender Judas Collar Announces Ten-Day Online Release

Arts Community Still Blue For Manus And Nauru

Send a Book to Brazil and Help Support LGBTIQ+ Communities

Vic Park Summer Street Party Program Announced

November’s Australian Revelations Screening is an Animated Wonder

Lauren Elliott Launches Galactic Baby

WA Made Film Festival Call Out for Submissions

Vic Park Summer Street Party Returns for 2019

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Review - Much Noise, Little Wow

Ford V Ferrari Review – The Ultimate Expression of Power Over Machines

Charlie’s Angels Review – A Weird Franchise to Try and Keep Alive

Pain and Glory Review – A Gentle, Tender Reflection on Life

Marriage Story Review – An Enriching Observation of Unity and Heartbreak.

Suzi Q Review – A Good Documentary About a Music Icon

Little Monsters Review – A Bothersome Zombie Flick That I Just Can’t Shake Off

Top End Wedding Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee Interview

Happy Sad Man Interview with Director Genevieve Bailey

Ten Questions with David Black – Indie Horror, Short Films, and a Whole Bunch of Gore

An Interview with Dr Mace Francis – Perth International Jazz Festival and beyond

In Conversation with Kaye – Music, Studies and Life.

Ten Questions for Vanessa Gudgeon – Mermaids, Horror, and Hobo Sewer Slaughter

Eight Questions for Suburban Wildlife Filmmakers Imogen McCluskey and Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla

Lauren Elliott Launches Galactic Baby

WA Made Film Festival Call Out for Submissions

The 2019 AACTA Award Predictions

Happy Sad Man Review – The Most Important Film You’ll See This Year

The Nightingale Sweeps 2019 AACTA Nominations, While Screenplay Category is Shafted

Ten Questions for Vanessa Gudgeon – Mermaids, Horror, and Hobo Sewer Slaughter

Escape and Evasion Review – Josh McConville Impresses in Ambitious Aussie War Film

The King Review – A Brutal, Excoriating Warning Siren for the Left

Help Out Australian Film & TV By Completing a Simple Survey

Eight Questions for Suburban Wildlife Filmmakers Imogen McCluskey and Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla

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