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Rooftop Movies returns for Summer
From the people that bring you Fringe World Festival – Rooftop Movies returns to Northbridge for a 2014/15 season The pop-up cinema will light up on Thursday 30 October with the opening night screening of sharp NZ comedy What We Do In The Shadows (2014). The full summer season runs through until April 2015. Tickets for the first program are now on sale. The program includes a mix of old-scho...
The Judge Trailer
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder.
Tusk Trailer
When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend’s girlfriend to search for him.
Angelina Jolie Heading to Sydney for World Premiere of UNBROKEN
Universal Pictures has announced that the World Premiere of Angelina Jolie’s UNBROKEN will take place in Sydney in November 17th. Dedicated in loving memory to Louis Zamperini, whose extraordinary life inspired the book and now the film, the Premiere will be attended by Director and Producer Angelina Jolie and the stars of the film Jack O’Connell (Louis Zamperini) and Miyavi (Mutsushir...
Bana Signs On To Sea Rescue Movie
Australia’s Eric Bana is set to take a leading role in Craig Gillespie’s new feature THE FINEST HOURS. Disney are adapting the film from the best-selling book The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. Bana will play Daniel Cluff a Coast Guard warrant officer. Bana joins the previously announced...
Dracula Untold Trailer
Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, including Vlad’s son, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he’s turned into the mythological vampire Dracula.
Pirates of the Caribbean 5 to Shoot in Aus!
Let’s be honest, I know the title says ‘Pirates of the Caribbean to Shoot in Aus’ but really we’re all seeing: “Johnny Depp will be filming in Aus!!”… am I right?! Walt Disney Studios announced today that the fifth film in the blockbuster PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN franchise will shoot in Queensland, Australia, with production expected to begin i...
Trailer Debut – The Water Diviner
The trailer for Russell Crowe’s directorial debut, The Water Diviner has just been released. The images are powerful and the movie aims to tug at the heartstrings. It will get a Boxing Day 2014 release in Australia. The story is set just after World War and is about Crowe’s character Connor who journeys from the Australian outback to Turkey to discover the fate of his two sons who he b...
Trailer Debut – Tak3n
After the disappointment of Taken 2 the film still managed to make enough cash to greenlight Taken 3 and we have the first look at the trailer for the upcoming film which is due for release on January 8th! Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered. Consumed with rage, and framed for the crime,...
Y: The Last Man film rights go back to creators
Sadly it appears that any film adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s Y: The Last Man is on hold for now. A film version of the comic series published by DC’s Vertigo label has been in development for several years, the latest director attached to the project was former co-host of the now ended Totally Rad Show – Dan Trachtenberg. The rights for the film have now reverte...
Russian Film Fest Coming to Perth!
When I hear the word “Russia” the last thing that springs to mind is film…unless it’s to lament how crap DIE HARD 5 (set in Russia) was. But it appears the country can make more than just vodka, with the upcoming film festival, Russian Resurrection, bringing the nation’s best movies down under. The 2014 season launches in Perth on November 6, with...
Magic Mike XXL
Few months ago, Channing Tatum told reporters that he believed the entire cast of Magic Mike (2012) would be returning for the sequel, Magic Mike XXL (Warner Brothers). However, recently director Gregory Jacobs has confirmed that Matthew McConaughey will not be reprising his role as the strip club owner. No reason has been given but it looks like it could be a case of conflicting s...