Film and culture. Not content.
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Every so often, a film comes across your way that manages to reinforce a life perspective that you've long felt alone with feeling. For me, the discussions about end of life care, and voluntary…
Featured comfortably on my Best Australian Films of 2020 list is the joyous WA made short film, Sparkles. Written, co-produced, and starring Tina Fielding, this wonderful film follows Courtney, a t…
The WA Made Film Festival has partnered with Buy West Eat Best to offer WA filmmakers and residents an opportunity to scratch their creative itch by making a short film using their smartphones. The n…
Growing up, I used to peruse the aisles of the Canning Bridge Civic Video – a mammoth store with an obnoxious, yet comforting, yellow banner, replete with Groucho Marx and cigar, now turned into an eq…
Robbie Studsor is an Aussie filmmaker who made an indie film called Burning Kiss. In this discussion with Andrew, Robbie talks about the indie film making process, as well as talking about th…
As film festivals around the world were announcing postponements and delays due to the unfurling pandemic, something new and exciting was emerging in the sleepy little death toll town of Perth. As rai…
The Aussie hip-hop scene wouldn't be what it is without the presence of one man: Hunter. Helping establish the Perth rap scene, Hunter was a part of the MC collective known as Syllabolix (SBX),…
We’re all big fans of Australian cinema here at The Curb, and given I’m based in WA, I’m particularly fond of West Aussie made films. Which is part of the reason why I’m so excited about the line-up a…
There is no person more dedicated and excited about Australian film than West Aussie bloke Matthew Eeles. When I started writing about Australian film, the one website that I’d look to for information…