Best Australian Films of 2020
2020, as has been heavily documented, was a difficult year for cinema as a whole. Australian cinema in particular was hampered by shuttered cinemas and confusing release schedules, with many iconic fi…
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The Dressmaker Review - One of the Most Iconic, Defining Entries in the Australian Film Pantheon
Powered by JustWatch Deep in the background, as the obligatory Aussie film drone shot opens Jocelyn Moorhouse’s masterful Western The Dressmaker, you can faintly hear the iconic whistle of Ennio…
Maslin Beach Review - Beach Bound Boredom Sinks a Forgettable Aussie Film
In writer/director Wayne Groom’s recount of the making of Maslin Beach, he mentions that ‘in 1983, when I set down my future goals, my major goal was to produce, write and direct a feature film’. Read…
An Ideal Host Review - Robert Woods Debut Delivers a Promising Homegrown Pot Luck Genre Flick
An Ideal Host screens at Perth's Revelation Film Festival on 11/12/2020 and 12/12/2020. Visit the website for details and tickets. As the filmic world adjusts to a new, morphing landscape, where…
The 2020 AACTA Award Predictions: A Babyteeth Sweep is On the Cards
We’re going to have to get used to the obligatory mention of the current pandemic when it comes to articles about awards discussions and the like, given how much of a disruption this whole Covid thing…
Celebrate World Wombat Day with new 'Aussie-mation' Combat Wombat
This Thursday 22 October is World Wombat Day and what better way to celebrate than to see the fantastically colourful, adventure-packed Combat Wombat in cinemas NOW. Also available for home viewing on…
What's Going on with the AACTA's: Are Australia's Academy Awards OK?
The 2020 AACTA awards are coming in hot, with a Covid-afflicted ceremony to be held in November, replete with staggered sittings to ensure guest safety in a limited capacity. As we near the ten year a…
Chopper Review - Andrew Dominik's Masterpiece, Two Decades On
Powered by JustWatch Australian culture can’t help but make icons and heroes out of some of the most notorious criminals. The myth of Ned Kelly’s anti-establishment, anti-police persona has forg…
Cameras Roll on This Little Love of Mine in Far North Queensland
Production on romantic feature film This Little Love of Mine has kicked off this week in Cairns, Far North Queensland. The filmsees Australian actors Saskia Hampele (The Heights) and Liam McIntyre (Sp…
Hugo Weaving Speaks From the Heart on Hearts and Bones
In Hearts and Bones, acclaimed Australian actor Hugo Weaving plays Dan Fisher, a veteran war correspondent and photographer whose life is irrevocably changed when he meets a Sudanese refugee, Sebastia…
CinefestOz Announces Cash Prizes For Short Filmmakers At Special 2020 Festival
For the first time in its 13-year history, CinefestOZ will include a Short Film Competition with four cash prizes up for grabs. The competition is supported by both the Festival and Screenwest. Prize…
Australian Cinema in ISO - Part Two
Q and A Discussion with Matthew Eeles from Cinema Australia, Travis Johnson from Celluloid and Whiskey, and Andrew Peirce from The Curb On this episode, the audio from the Q&A discussion that…