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Ahhh... I'm always thankful for the time my guests give me to discuss their work and life. It's always a treat to be able to have someone spend their time talking about what makes them tic…
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…
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…
Australia isn’t well known for its sci-fi films, but it’s clear that with his visionary short film Carmentis, writer-director Antony Webb intends to change that mentality. Made over many years in Pert…
Cornerstone Films, Genesius Pictures and Distribution Executive Lisa Garner have formed The Reset Collective, a vertically integrated Australian content company encompassing a new model distribution a…
The re-emergence of Frank Shields 1983 thriller Hostage (aka Savage Attraction) from Umbrella Entertainment comes at a fascinating time in history. Based on Christine Maresch’s book of the same name,…
As humans, the way we process pain can seem mysterious. Many of us think of pain as a purely physical phenomenon. We get injured, we bruise or bleed, we heal. But when lives are on the line, it is sa…
Robbie Studsor is an Aussie filmmaker who made an indie film called Burning Kiss. In this discussion with Andrew, Robbie talks about the indie film making process, as well as talking about th…
The current immersion of the world into a state of stasis has put a hold on creative projects. Everything from Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis film to the latest Marvel flick has had the kibosh put on them while…
As film festivals around the world were announcing postponements and delays due to the unfurling pandemic, something new and exciting was emerging in the sleepy little death toll town of Perth. As rai…
Powered by JustWatch The lesson to be taken from the 1970 Australian film The Set, recently released for home audiences by Bounty Films, is that “important” is not the same as “good”. Widely rec…
The legacy of Annie Murtagh-Monks precedes her. Her casting work on movies like Japanese Storyand Rabbit Proof Fence, and TV shows like Ship to Shore and Sweat, helped bring a welcome and much needed…