Tina Kaufman anticipates a day of secret joys at a festival which will choof its way through a primal connection - steam and cinema. The life and career of JP McGowan, Australia`s first Hollywood success story, depended on the Everleigh Rail Yards, as the NFSA will be quick to explain.
The Stranger With My Face Horror Film Festival in Hobart showcased indy indy projects by women. Donna McRae packed her silver stake, fed the snakes in her hair, loaded her spud gun with garlic, and gazed into the hell that is horror beyond the mind of man.
Ray died on Christmas Day. Paul Kalimna`s obituary explores his value to MIFF, the Film Society movement, and boutique advertising agency K.M. Campbell.
“Well, it’s a pastiche of everything Dario and I love,” David said. “Danger 5 is about five international spies who band together to kill Hitler during World War II – but if World War II happened in 1968.”
Cinema Nova are pleased to offer Screen Hub subscribers the chance to win one of 25 double passes to the preview screening of Kid With a Bike. The film was directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, two-time winners of the Palme d`Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Josh Helman (“Animal Kingdom”, “The Pacific”, the forthcoming “One Shot”) has joined the cast of BLINDER, which kicks off a 10-week shoot today in Torquay before moving to Boston, Massachusetts.
John Polson`s compendium film about Sydney, to be shot later this year, is called Sydney Unplugged, and runs to twelve stories. Co-conspirator is Gary Hamilton of Icon.
As always. Tropfest focused the general public to Australian film production like no other event, scheme, strand or campaign. This year drew all the characteristic elements together, even if the weather pulled a nasty.
Join Jan Sardi and Tasmanian performance writer Vicki Madden for an outstanding evening on the technicalities of writing for the big screen. Interlaced with clips from his outstanding career, Jan will provide a unique experience for everyone interested in the film industry.
Temp Wiggle Sam Moran is reportedly fielding television offers since his departure from the team, including an unconfirmed offer to appear on Dancing with the Stars.
Koko and Nelson Woss have paid a visit to the Perth RSPCA to hand over a donation of $17,000. In a deal between Roadshow Entertainment and Coles, $1 from each DVD sale from the store was donated.
Frank Woodley’s eponymous show Woodley is about to start screening on the ABC. “It’s a wonderful opportunity that the ABC’s given me to create something that I really wanted to create. It’s my passion and obsession to do visual comedy,” he said.
Natasha Pincus, director of the Gotye music video Somebody That I Used To Know, is amazed by the success of the clip. Thus far, it’s amassed around 71m views on YouTube and the song is currently at number one in the UK and eight other countries around the globe. It’s also heading up the charts in the US, always an elusive market.
Russell Stendell has died of cancer at the age of 62. Remembered with respect and love, he was a strong presence in the evolution of ABC radio, and a key figure on the board of the Sydney Film Festival.
Perth Festival is delighted to announce the final selection of In Retrospect: 60 Years of Festival Films. In celebration of our 60th Festival we have selected seven films from those which have screened at the Festival since its beginning in 1953. One film from each decade was selected to screen for one night only from Monday, 5 March and one Australasian film will screen on Sunday, 11 March.
Icon Films are pleased to offer Screen Hub subscribers the chance to win one of three DVDs of AwayDays. With a soundtrack featuring The Cure, Joy Division, Magazine, Echo & The Bunnymen and Ultravox, AWAYDAYS examines identity, fate, and the need to belong.
Icon Films are pleased to offer Screen Hub subscribers the chance to win one of three DVDs of Bunraku. The film combines comic books, spaghetti westerns, samurai epics and video games.