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Stephan Elliot – Swinging Safari
Stephan Elliott is the Australian film director best known for PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT. The film won international awards and was a smash hit at the box office. Elliott has made eight feature films including A FEW BEST MEN in 2011. He has just completed SWINGING SAFARI a comedy based on his 1970s childhood, we spoke to him about it recently. 1970s Australia: A 200-ton blue whale washes up on...
Guardians of the Tomb Released!
Arclight Films’ action adventure Guardians of the Tomb, will be released nationally on February 1st, 2018 in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. The film will open in China this weekend on approx. 6,000 screens – this is the biggest and widest opening for an Australian film ever, according to Producer Gary Hamilton. Directed by Kimble Rendall, (whose debut feature, Bait 3...
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Synopsis and Release Date
Disney and Lucasfilm have finally released the synopsis of the upcoming Star Wars spinoff film, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Here’s the official synopsis: “Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal u...
Justice League and Flashpoint
A few reports have emerged on the latest developments with the DC Universe of films, the first of which is about the soon to be released for home viewing – Justice League.
Jessica Chastain Visiting Sydney for Molly’s Game
Entertainment One (eOne) is thrilled to announce that Golden Globe® winning actress Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty, The Help) will visit Sydney later this month to promote her new film, MOLLY’S GAME, based on the thrilling true story of world-class skier turned Hollywood poker princess, Molly Bloom. Jessica will be in Sydney the last week of January, and whilst here will take part in an exclus...
That’s Not My Dog brings Aussie Comedians Together
Like literately… every Australian Comedian, the trailer is here for That’s Not My Dog!, starring 30 of Australia’s most hilarious comics, starring Shane Jacobson and a comedy all-star cast, including Paul Hogan, Jimeoin, Steve Vizard, Michala Banas, Fiona O’Loughlin, Tim Ferguson, Lehmo, Paul Fenech and Christie Whelan Browne, That’s Not My Dog! celebrates our love of joke telling. The film ...
Aussie Sci-fi film OCCUPATION gets a teaser.
The teaser trailer for the sci-fi action flick OCCUPATION is here ahead of its release in Australian and US cinemas, in the second quarter of 2018. With writer / director Luke Sparke at the helm, Occupation boasts an impressive ensemble cast that includes Home & Away favourite, Dan Ewing, legendary Star Wars and Once Were Warriors actor Temuera Morrison, Battlestar Galactica’s Stephany Jacobse...
DiCaprio in Charles Manson Film
Leonardo DiCaprio will star in director Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film about the Charles Manson murders. Tarantino has been angling for DiCaprio for some time and now the star has signed on for what is the director’s ninth film. DiCaprio will not play cult leader Manson, rather an ageing actor whose story intersects with some of the events and people surrounding the infamous 1969 LaBianca...
‘Darker’ Than Ever: First Trailer for Season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale
We’re going back to Gilead, and I don’t know if we should be excited or terrified. The Handmaid’s Tale has been renewed for a second season, and Offred is back and more bad-ass than ever. (This page contains some spoilers from Season 1). The Handmaid’s Tale, which picked up two Emmy Awards in September, and two Golden Globes just recently, has been a massive hit, and fans can’t wait to see what’s ...
Nothing but Netflix
Rupert Murdoch’s sale of Fox entertainment assets to Disney last month (worth $66bn) is the biggest news in the entertainment universe. However, that potentially huger version of Disney (the sale still has to be approved) is not the only player worth watching. In a different way, we think Netflix is noteworthy and fascinating to observe. The company is a creative powerhouse and practically every n...
Get Outdoors!
Perthites. Film-lovers. Check the thermometer. (Or some app’ on your ‘phone). Then get outdoors to take in some filmic entertainment, quaff some wine and down some tasty comestibles. Perth is pretty much the greatest place on the face of planet Earth to be entertained watching a film, outside on a lovely summer’s eve. (We read it in a listicle, on the Internet, therefore it’s true.) Interestingly,...
Black Widow Solo Film Takes A Step Forward
Marvel fans may finally be getting the stand-alone Black Widow film they’ve been begging for! Marvel Studios has taken an exciting step forward in hiring a screenwriter for the character’s first solo film. Jac Schaeffer has been recruited to script the film, although the project is still in “very early development”, and there’s no guarantees the film will even hit cinemas, let alone when. If it do...