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Well folks, we've entered our Ghost era of the Curb. This is the same old site you've known with the same interviews and reviews and the same passionate support for Australian cinema, just a…
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Echoes Emerges as a Contender for the 2026 AACTA Awards
Writer-Director-Producer Azita Damandan writes about their short film Echoes, now in contention for the 2026 AACTA Awards. A Story of Exile, Memory, and Resistance Lyrical, haunting, and deeply res…
Tigran Tovmasian on the urgency of his short film The Circus Lion
The Circus Lion follows Samvel, a young wrestler from Western Sydney, who believes leaving his hometown is the only way to escape the weight of his grief. But as he runs from his pain, he discovers th…
Who Said Romance Is Dead? Two Ugly People in the Context of Australian Cinema by Peter Skinner
Two Ugly People is the feature film debut from Peter Skinner. It follows the story of two strangers who, by chance, meet in a highway-side motel. But, as their stay lingers, they wonder if it was chan…
Splitsville Perth Screening Giveaway
With thanks to Luna Palace Cinemas, the Curb has ten double passes for Perth-based audiences to see Splitsville at the upcoming media screening on 30 August 2025. Take two best friends and two marria…
Filmmaker Rhys Ellis on Granite Highway's Aussie Premiere at CinefestOZ
Granite Highway will have its Australian premiere at CinefestOZ 2025, screening on Monday, 1 September in both Margaret River (6:00pm) and Busselton (7:00pm). Written and directed by Rhys Ellis, the…
90s All Over Me Part 12: 2000 – Post-Script: From All the Pretty Horses to You Can Count on Me
90s All Over Me takes inspiration from 80s All Over, the Drew McWeeny/Scott Weinberg podcast that attempted to review every major film release of the 80s one month at a time; that podcast ended circa…
90s All Over Me Part 11: 1999 – From American Beauty to The World is Not Enough
90s All Over Me takes inspiration from 80s All Over, the Drew McWeeny/Scott Weinberg podcast that attempted to review every major film release of the 80s one month at a time; that podcast ended circa…
Please help Cody Allen via this GoFundMe campaign
Hi folks, Cody Allen is one of our friends and fellow writers who has fallen on hard times. They're a wonderful non-binary writer who through their work, shines a light on culture from a queer pe…
From Outback to Kate Winslet to Strong Female Lead, these are the standout pieces on the Curb
So, after this reflection on seven years of the Curb, let’s take a look at some of my personal favourite pieces on the Curb, while also noting some interesting bits of info about the sites history. F…
From Not a Knife to now, seven years of the Curb
It’s not often that I reflect on the years between now and when I started the Curb, but with today being the seventh anniversary of the sites launch, it makes for as good a time as any to take a squiz…
90s All Over Me Part 10: 1998 – From American History X to Zero Effect
90s All Over Me takes inspiration from 80s All Over, the Drew McWeeny/Scott Weinberg podcast that attempted to review every major film release of the 80s one month at a time; that podcast ended circa…