I was overjoyed when I found out that Mel Gibson had joined the cast of Daddy’s Home 2 alongside Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg but to also see John Lithgow was a pleasant surprise and the first trailer doesn’t disappoint. In the sequel to the 2015 global smash, father and stepfather, Dusty (Mark Wahlberg) and Brad (Will Ferrell) have joined forces to provide their kids with the perfec...
The number of Western Australian feature productions continues apace. Perth filmmaker Rob Livings has completed his first feature, TWO PEOPLE. Shot over five days, the film stars Liberty Hills and Nick Pages-Oliver. It tells the story of a young woman and man meeting by chance, one night in the city; it examines with nuance and insight the small moments that occur between people when they first co...
CinefestOZ Film Festival announces renowned Australian film director, producer and screenwriter, Scott Hicks as the 2017 Festival Jury Chair. Internationally acclaimed, Hicks has been nominated for and won many prestigious awards for his work. His film SHINE was an international box office sensation and was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including two for Hicks for Best Director and Best Orig...
In the sequel to the 2015 global smash, father and stepfather, Dusty (Mark Wahlberg) and Brad (Will Ferrell) have joined forces to provide their kids with the perfect Christmas. Their newfound partnership is put to the test when Dusty’s old-school, macho Dad (Mel Gibson) and Brad’s ultra-affectionate and emotional Dad (John Lithgow) arrive just in time to throw the holiday into complete chaos.
Perth filmmaker Ben Young returns home for a whirlwind visit this week and will make a special appearance to present an encore Q&A screening of his debut feature film shot in Perth. Tickets are now on sale for this special screening of HOUNDS OF LOVE (MA 15+) SUNDAY 25 JUNE, 4.50PM at Luna Cinemas Leederville. Following the movie, Ben Young will answer questions from the audience in a Q&A ...
When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at an older man’s workplace, looking for answers, the secrets of the past threaten to unravel his new life.
This wryly observed documentary is set in a tiny mining town somewhere between Kalgoorlie and Perth. Two Finnish girls on working visas, Lina and Steph, head to this remote spot for a three-month stint behind the bar of the local pub. It’s a tough gig. The girls contend with drunkenness, relentless sexual advances, and a belittling, bullying boss. The booze-addled patrons rant about failed r...
Michael Smith discovered the delights and perils of true adventure in a solo circumnavigation in his tiny amphibious flying boat, Southern Sun.
THE 2017 VOLVO SCANDINAVIAN FILM FESTIVAL TAKES YOU TO THE COLDEST CORNERS OF TROMS, THE HAUNTING STREETS OF COPENHAGEN AND BEYOND Presented by Luna Palace Cinemas, the fourth Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival takes off nationally exclusively at Cinema Paradiso from 20 July with a spread of 20 films from the Nordic region. The exciting program opens with THE MAN, Charlotte Sieling’s (The Killing, H...
Disney•Pixar‘s CARS 3 opens in cinemas June 22 and we had the incredible opportunity to chat to Lea DeLaria who voices a brand new character to the world of CARS Miss Fritter! MISS FRITTER loves the smash-and-crash life of demolition derby. A local legend at the Thunder Hollow Speedway, Fritter’s formidable school-bus size is intimidating, but it’s her smokestacks of doom, razor-sharp stop ...
The Beguiled is a seductive drama from acclaimed writer/director Sofia Coppola, adapted from Thomas Cullinan’s novel. The story unfolds during the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school. Its sheltered young women encounter an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in a...
Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former ’80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.
