Ozflix Major Film Category Award Nominees Announced
It feels like just yesterday that the categories for nominations for the inaugural Ozzies (aka Ozflix Independent Film Awards) were announced. Well, now we've gotten the first round of major film…
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Rip Tide Review
For a country that’s well known for its sun drenched beaches, with waves that roll on forever, Australia surprisingly doesn’t have that many surfing films. On top of this, the surfing films that do ex…
Independent Oz Films To be Celebrated At New Ozflix Awards - the Ozzies
Ozflix has announced the details for the inaugural Ozflix Independent Film Awards (aka the 'Ozzies') and it's got me excited. One of the things that has bothered me of late about the AACTA…
Ellipsis Review
David Wenham makes his feature length directorial debut with the off-the-cuff Ellipsis. This on the fly, speedily captured flick, lives on the improvisational skills of the two lead actors, Emily Barc…
Big in Japan Review
The allure of celebrity in the 21st Century will be one of the most enduring historical notes about the digital age. In the past, celebrity was attained thanks to a unique talent, an athletic skill, o…
Lantana Review: Ray Lawrence's Masterpiece
Ray Lawrence’s Lantana felt like an anomaly in the year it came out. Here was an era where Australian films attempted to emulate The Castle and Chopper in various ways – there was a heavy lean towards…
Swinging Safari Review
Boy oh boy. That was quite the ride. In the family station wagon, to the beach, in the seventies. Directed by Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert), coupled with its huge…
Jungle Review
Jungle is a film about a group of three friends (Radcliffe, Russel, Jackson) whom wish to explore and photograph places that no one has ever been before. Their opportunity comes in the form of a shady…
AACTA and the Australian Cinema Conundrum
So, the 7th annual AACTA Awards ceremony came and went. The ceremony was spread out over two days, with a delayed screening running on Channel 7, followed by a repeat screening to be run on Foxtel at…
Three Summers Review
Let’s get the poster quote out of the way to start off with – Three Summers is one of the best films of the year. It’s a hilarious celebration of life and community, all fuelled by an exciting, toe ta…
Not Quite Hollywood Blu-Ray Review
Mark Hartley’s essential Not Quite Hollywood came at a point in Australian cinema history when it seemed like the faith in the Australian film industry was waning. In the early 2000’s, the quality of…
Red Christmas Review
In the world of Australian cinema, there is a great dearth of Christmas related films. The last true ‘Christmas’ film, Crackers, hit in 1998, meanwhile the last major film that was set around Christma…