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The Set Review – Important, Invaluable, but Not Good

March 18, 2020

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 recognized as Australia’s first queer-t...

Shakedown Review – A Welcome Journey Into an Underrepresented Part of the LGBTIQA+ Community

Andrew F Peirce

March 11, 2020

Reviews

It doesn’t take long for Shakedown, Leilah Weinraub’s documentary about the LA lesbian dance scene in the 90’s and 00’s, to remind viewers how heavily gendered LGBTIQ+ mainstream documentaries are towards the ...

Gay Chorus Deep South Review – Did Airbnb Productions Just Create the Perfect Emotional Advertisement?

Andrew F Peirce

February 25, 2020

Reviews

One of the more curious elements of the genuinely uplifting documentary Gay Chorus Deep South comes during the credits. You’ll have to wait a bit for it, long after every member of the over three-hundred-perso...

International Filmmakers Flock to Mardi Gras: Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival: 13 – 27 February 2020

Guest Writer

February 7, 2020

Culture

Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival (Festival) is set to host several exciting international filmmakers between 13 – 27 February, with many holding masterclasses or participating on panels in addition...

Cloudy River to Premiere at Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival

Guest Writer

February 6, 2020

Culture

Cloudy River, a modern romantic drama about a couple, one of them pansexual, whose open relationship is put to the test when they move in together, will premiere at the Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival on...

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...

Send a Book to Brazil and Help Support LGBTIQ+ Communities

Andrew F Peirce

November 21, 2019

Unity

As part of my personal newsletter subscriptions, I received a whole bunch of different notifications that I often think 'I should really share that to amplify that message more'. Well, this recent email is one...

Eight Questions for Suburban Wildlife Filmmakers Imogen McCluskey and Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla

Andrew F Peirce

October 2, 2019

Banter

When I watched Suburban Wildlife, about half an hour into it I knew that this was exactly my kind of film. It's a wonderfully written, intimately directed, and superbly acted film that exists thanks to a minus...

The Coming Back Out Ball Movie Director Sue Thomson Interview – The Last New Wave

Andrew F Peirce

December 16, 2018

Banter

On this episode, Andrew interviews the director of the documentary The Coming Back Out Ball Movie, Sue Thomson. Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebo...

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Boy Erased Review

Andrew F Peirce

November 8, 2018

Reviews

Watching Boy Erased in Australia is a curious affair. It’s written and directed by one of the great modern Aussie minds – Joel Edgerton (working with the production company he started with his brother, Nash, a...

Five Events You Cannot Miss at the 2020 Perth Festival

Australian Sci-Fi Web Series 2121 to Launch on 19 April

The Ricci Revival – In Christina Ricci We Trust

WA Made Film Festival Rundown – A Celebration of the Strong WA Filmmaking Community

Ten Aussie Horror Films That’ll Leave You Frightened This Friday the Thirteenth

Perth’s Australian Revelations 2020 Season Launches with a Film That’s Out of This World

Emerging Perth Artist Sam Hopkins Awarded WA Sculptor Scholarship of $10,000 at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe Opening

Come and Support a Normal Place.

Piper Doon – the Scotsman is Nae More

Revelation Film Festival WA Film Callout

Mojo’s Bar is Closed but With Your Help They Can Reopen When the Time is Right

Five Streaming Services to Check Out in Quarantine

Steve Bisley Visits Perth for Charity and Acting Events

Cale Street Festival Program Announced

Dark Waters Review - Competently Made, but Dreary and Limp

The Platform Review – The Best Heavy Metal Movie Ever Made

Onward Review – A Perfectly Mindless Fantasy for These Dangerous Days

In Fabric Review – A Reminder That Peter Strickland is Capable of Far Superior Work

Bloodshot Review – A Competently Made Slice of Blandness

The Set Review – Important, Invaluable, but Not Good

Longest Day in Chang’an Review – An Inventive Imagining of Tang China that Deserves a Wide Audience

Homefront Filmmakers Michael Wilkins and Amanda Gibson Interview

Discussing Diversity With Annie Murtagh-Monks: The Heights, Casting, and the Global Financial Crisis

In My Blood It Runs Interview with Director Maya Newell

WhispersRed Gold Coast Film Festival Interview – Live-ASMR, Relaxation, Self-Discovery, and Awareness

An Interview With Henry Rollins: Politics. People. Travel.

Interview with The Leunig Fragments Director Kasimir Burgess – On Idols, Filmmaking, and Becoming Michael Leunig

Hour of Power Comedians Katie Lees and Grace Rouvray Interview

The Set Review – Important, Invaluable, but Not Good

Shakedown Review – A Welcome Journey Into an Underrepresented Part of the LGBTIQA+ Community

Gay Chorus Deep South Review – Did Airbnb Productions Just Create the Perfect Emotional Advertisement?

International Filmmakers Flock to Mardi Gras: Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival: 13 – 27 February 2020

Cloudy River to Premiere at Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival

Without a Tracey World Premiere at Mardi Gras Film Festival

Send a Book to Brazil and Help Support LGBTIQ+ Communities

Eight Questions for Suburban Wildlife Filmmakers Imogen McCluskey and Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla

The Coming Back Out Ball Movie Director Sue Thomson Interview – The Last New Wave

Boy Erased Review

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