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Depictions of people with disabilities in films are often troubled with a predilection for filmmakers to craft their stories in a manner that will result in their stories serving as what is known as i…
As cinemas, music venues, and theatres around Australia considered their futures with the harsh reality of social distancing measures in place, alongside the financial complexities come with those mea…
Kitty Green is the director of the excellent film The Assistant, a powerful film starring Julia Garner, and featuring a powerful assessment of the era-defining #MeToo. Andrew caught up with Kitty t…
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…
The idea of luck, or chance, is a novel one that provides a fertile ground for a creative mind to grow in. Sometimes it means being in the right moment to catch a film that grips a mind and pushes it…
The Daughter is an exquisite rendering of Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck set in a small logging community in rural NSW, Simon Stone’s first feature is remarkably assured as it transposes Ibsen’s tragedy…
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,…