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Hot Mess Coming To Cinemas And Digital Platforms

January 24, 2020

“One of the best films of 2019...it’s immediately clear that Lucy Coleman is one of the most exciting new voices in Australian cinema.” The Curb The Betoota Advocate “Hot Mess was inspired by my o...

Cale Street Festival Returns in February

Guest Writer

January 16, 2020

Culture

The Cale Street Festival returns to bring heaps of fun to Midland on Sunday 23 February. Following a successful debut last year, the festival will celebrate all that Summer offers wit...

Without a Tracey World Premiere at Mardi Gras Film Festival

Andrew F Peirce

January 9, 2020

Culture

It was only just the other day when I was talking about the changes in the Australian film and TV landscape, with short films and webseries flourishing. The shorter formats have allowed for some fascinating an...

Best Film Posters of 2019

Andrew F Peirce

January 6, 2020

Culture

Gosh, I can’t believe it’s been five years since I kicked off doing my Best Film Posters of the year list. There’s been some exceptional art created over the years, and 2019 delivered some truly brilliant piec...

Two Heads Creek Review – Classist Ocker Comedy Fails to Impress

Travis Johnson

January 6, 2020

Reviews

There’s a style of comedy fairly common in Australian culture that really gets my back up, and it’s classist ocker comedy. You know the type: take a small Australian community – generally rural but occasio...

2020: The Future of Australian Arts Needs Your Help Right Now

Andrew F Peirce

January 3, 2020

Culture

Another year, another doom and gloom report for the state of Australian arts. I’m writing this before the box office wrap up reports have been written, but at a glance, it’s obvious that Australian films g...

Andrew’s Top Films of 2019

Andrew F Peirce

December 27, 2019

Culture

The year of 2019 contained some of the best films in years, with more than a handful fo these being some of the best of the decade. Because I’m based in Australia, some of these films may have been released el...

DocPlay Brings the Christmas Cheer a Little Early with an Extended Free Trial

Andrew F Peirce

December 11, 2019

Culture

I know that the world of streaming is beyond overwhelming to look at. You've got your Netflixes mixed up in your Disney+'s, all the while Stan stares on as you load up Kanopy again. It's all a bit much. I symp...

Creative Soul Management Launches Today – An Exciting New Talent Agency for Australia

Andrew F Peirce

December 11, 2019

Culture

When we sit down to watch a movie or a TV show, we see a complete piece of art. Yet, when we watch the latest episode of The Heights, or Mystery Road, or when we watch Judy & Punch in a cinema, we forget t...

Weary, Stale, Flat and Unprofitable? The State of Shakespeare Onscreen

Benjamin Kooyman

December 8, 2019

Culture

Three feature films inspired by Shakespeare and his work - Kenneth Branagh’s All is True, Claire McCarthy’s Ophelia, and David Michôd’s The King - made fleeting theatrical appearances in Australian arthouse ci...

This is Not a Holiday: Sexual Violence in Cinema

Hot Mess Coming To Cinemas And Digital Platforms

Cale Street Festival Returns in February

Without a Tracey World Premiere at Mardi Gras Film Festival

Best Film Posters of 2019

2020: The Future of Australian Arts Needs Your Help Right Now

Andrew’s Top Films of 2019

Revelation Film Festival & City of Vincent Offer $15,000 in Short Film Production Grants

Joaquin Phoenix Needs to Make His Oscar Glory a Climate Emergency Moment

The Fires of Australia: The Importance of Being a Public Servant

Cultural and Gender Diverse Film ‘Streets of Colour’ Seeks Crowdfunding Support

December Newsletter – An End of Year Thanks to All

#SaveRadioADL – Radio Adelaide Needs Your Help!

Arts Community Still Blue For Manus And Nauru

Two Heads Creek Review - Classist Ocker Comedy Fails to Impress

Just Mercy Review – Confronting, Puts an Unexpected Emotional Weight on Your Shoulders

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Review – Nice Guys Finish First in this Sorta-Biopic of Mister Rogers

Jojo Rabbit Review – A Deep, Satirical Conversation About the Effects of Fascism

True History of the Kelly Gang Review – The War Between Ned Kelly the Man and Ned Kelly the Idea Writ Large

Underwater Review – K-Stew’s Heavy Breathing Cannot Salvage this Empty Vessel

Hour Of Power – With Katie Lees And Grace Rouvray Review

H is for Happiness Interview with Director John Sheedy and Star Daisy Axon

Hour of Power Comedians Katie Lees and Grace Rouvray Interview

Interview with Me and My Left Brain Writer/Director/Actor Alex Lykos

Interview with H is for Happiness Writer Lisa Hoppe

Interview with KGB Actor Bjorn Stewart

Koko: A Red Dog Story Interview with Directors Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce

Standing Up for Sunny Interviews – RJ Mitte & Philippa Northeast

Hot Mess Coming To Cinemas And Digital Platforms

Cale Street Festival Returns in February

Without a Tracey World Premiere at Mardi Gras Film Festival

Best Film Posters of 2019

Two Heads Creek Review – Classist Ocker Comedy Fails to Impress

2020: The Future of Australian Arts Needs Your Help Right Now

Andrew’s Top Films of 2019

DocPlay Brings the Christmas Cheer a Little Early with an Extended Free Trial

Creative Soul Management Launches Today – An Exciting New Talent Agency for Australia

Weary, Stale, Flat and Unprofitable? The State of Shakespeare Onscreen

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