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JASPER JONES opened yesterday in Australian cinemas. It was filmed in Pemberton in Western Australia. Director Rachel Perkins, author Craig Silvey and cast members Hugo Weaving and Levi Miller talk about this beautifully made coming-of-age story and about the process of transforming Pemberton into the fictional town of “Corrigan”. Check out the AccessReel review of JASPER JONES and lis...

The 89th Oscars is now done and dusted, but it wasn’t without some drama with the wrong Best Picture winner being read out. I definitely feel sorry for Warren Beatty and the crew of La La Land, but we know it wasn’t his fault, he was handed the wrong envelope. The right film ended up winning, Moonlight is incredible. I should also add that Jimmy Kimmel was a fantastic host an...

Friends, Perthians, Filmgoers, lend us your eyes. Or better yet, direct them over the Flickerfest program as the well credentialled festival hits town and digs in at the lovely outdoor cinema space of Camelot, Mosman Park. Celebrating 26 years as ‘The Home Of Great Short Film’ in 2017 Flickerfest remains Australia’s leading Academy Accredited and BAFTA recognised short film festi...

Kevin Smith recently announced via twitter, as well as in his popular podcast SModcast, episode #368, that despite all efforts, Clerks 3 is no longer happening. Without going into specific details, the filmmaker stated that “one of our four leads opted out of the flick”. Smith has spoken about Clerks 3 for several years now, having previously stated that the script is finished and that...

The first clip from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has landed online, it’s our first real extended look at Emma Watson as Belle singing the song ‘Belle’ adapted from the original film.. it did make me a little excited to see it! The story and characters audiences know and love come to spectacular life in the live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic “Be...

    Entries are now open for the 10th CinefestOZ Film Festival, with a chance to win a $100,000 grand prize. The CinefestOZ Film Festival, held 23-27 August 2017, premieres feature films in various locations throughout the seaside centres of Busselton, Bunbury, Dunsborough and the Margaret River wine region. Entry categories are open in short film, youth and feature films. Previous winni...

There has been a lot of activity in recent weeks on the solo Batman film project happening at Warner Bros as part of their DC movie universe. While overall Batman v Superman fell short in its critical reception, one of the highlights of the film was Ben Affleck’s portrayal of Batman/Bruce Wayne. Following the release of Dawn of Justice it was announced that a new Batman solo film was on the way, w...

Outdoor movie fans, see the award winning MOONLIGHT by moonlight at the Luna Outdoor Cinema in Leederville. It’s playing from tonight, Thursday February 9 until Monday February 13. (Then again on Wednesday Feb 15 and Tuesday Feb 21.) A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find ...

Attention Perthians! Calling all David Stratton Fans! Luna Palace Cinemas, along with Transmission Films, is delighted to present an exclusive one-off Q&A screening with Australia’s most beloved cinephile, David Stratton. Stratton, who is synonymous with Australian cinema, will answer questions following a screening of the poignant and compelling documentary about his life and love of fi...

It’s that time of the year were teh film studios pay millions of dollars to get a 30-60 second block of advertising during the Superbowl which is one of the worlds most watched sporting events. This year we see trailers from The Fate of the Furious, LOGAN, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, A Cure for Wellness, John Wick 2, Life and Transformers:...

Film fans hungry for Australian content have a new menu to chose from (yeah, we’ll be dropping that metaphor now). Ozflix has launched on your Internet with some bold promises. As they announced: “Ozflix is a movie streaming platform like no other, we’re new, we’re on demand, and we’re all Australian. We are committed to making Aussie films easily accessible to both our local and...