I’m Not Dead Yet and I’ve Got Something to Say
Content Warning: This post contains discussions of death, suicide, and mental illness. Not dead yet. This has become my go-to response when people ask me ‘how I’m going?’ After a spate of heightened…
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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…
Kung Fu Classic goes Noongar-style for Lotterywest Films: Bruce Lee Kick-Starts Perth Festival Season
The 1972 Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury is being redubbed for a new audience as Fist of Fury Noongar Daa. We are taking the kung fu classic and dubbing it in Noongar to make for a unique cinematic exper…
HALO Films Has Launched - An Exciting West Australian Distribution Company
There's a film revival occurring in Western Australia right now, with Premier Mark McGowan calling for a film studio to be established, and a renewed interest in getting stories made in this great…
Dirt Music Review – The Beauty of Western Australia Embraces the Land of the Lost Men
Powered by JustWatch As with much of Tim Winton’s output, Dirt Music is a narrative drenched in masculinity. It simmers with whispered thoughts that ricochet around the minds of men who yearn fo…
Two Hands Review - The Classic Aussie Black Comedy Crime Flick that Announced the Arrival of Heath Ledger and Rose Byrne
Powered by JustWatch In 1999, Heath Ledger arrived on cinemas screens as a fully formed film star with a one-two punch of stellar films. His laid-back looks and easy-going ocker attitude made hi…
Mystic Pines Selected to Make World Premiere at Brisbane International Film Festival 2020
Western Australian female filmmaking trio Zoe Pepper, Adriane Daff and Cody Greenwood are thrilled to announce their short film, Mystic Pines, has been selected to make its world premiere at the 2020…
Roger Ward Interview - Aussie Film Icon from Turkey Shoot, The Faceless Man, Mad Max and More
Powered by JustWatch Every so often I get the chance to chat with a genuine Aussie icon of film and TV, and in this interview, I get to chat with the King of Kings: Roger Ward. Star of Turke…