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Aussie Comedy Hot Mess Picked up by Netflix

Andrew F Peirce
October 16, 2020
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We're a little late in posting this truly excellent press release, but better late than never! Fresh off its AACTA Awards qualifying run, the superb Aussie indie comedy Hot Mess is available right now on Netfl...

600 Bottles of Wine Review – Grace Rouvray is a Comedic Mastermind

Andrew F Peirce
July 2, 2020
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Powered by JustWatch The first words out of my partners mouth when she realised that there were only four episodes of Grace Rouray’s acerbic and hilarious 600 Bottles of Wine series,...

Hour of Power Comedians Katie Lees and Grace Rouvray Interview

Andrew F Peirce
January 14, 2020
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Andrew caught up with comedians Katie Lees and Grace Rouvray to chat about their successful stand up comedy show, Hour of Power. Kicking off on Thursday January 16th at the Flight Path Theatre in Marrickvi...

Interview with Me and My Left Brain Writer/Director/Actor Alex Lykos

Andrew F Peirce
January 4, 2020
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In 2019, I was fortunate enough to meet and run a Q&A with the exceptionally talent writer/director/actor Alex Lykos. After the run of his film Me and My Left Brain around Australia, I got back in touch wi...

Standing Up for Hilarity – The Year Aussie Comedy Made a Comeback

Andrew F Peirce
December 19, 2019
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After I completed my Best Australian Films of 2019 list, I took a look over the entries and was surprised at the overwhelming presence of a certain genre among the titles. No, not documentaries or dramas, but ...

Standing Up for Sunny Interviews – RJ Mitte & Philippa Northeast

Andrew F Peirce
December 5, 2019
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Coming in at number nine on my Best Australian Films of 2019 list is Steve Vidler's Standing Up for Sunny. I was already fortunate enough to chat to Steve about making the film, and was triply fortunate to...

Standing Up for Sunny Director Steve Vidler Interview

Andrew F Peirce
November 29, 2019
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Andrew caught up with multi-hyphenate writer-director-actor Steve Vidler to talk about his new comedy Standing Up for Sunny. This is a treat of a film, genuinely hilarious and superbly acted. Standing Up f...

Cinema Run for Aussie Comedy Standing Up for Sunny

Andrew F Peirce
November 25, 2019
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I caught the brilliant comedy Standing Up for Sunny at Cinefest Oz and found myself crying with laughter. It's a brilliant, genuinely hilarious film. I managed to see it with a full audience, and they all appr...

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

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There’s been precious few films this year that have left me well and truly bothered at their end. Godzilla: King of the Monsters left me quite bothered by its misguided attempt to instil ethics to its monster-...

Standing Up for Sunny Cinefest Oz Review – A Genuinely Hilarious Treat of a Film

Andrew F Peirce
September 26, 2019
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In Standing Up for Sunny, RJ Mitte stars as Travis, a socially isolated, perennially grumpy, guy living with cerebral palsy. He has a major gripe with the world: the fact that there are other people in it. Tra...
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