Fans of the Resident Evil franchise will be excited to know that the next instalment in the franchise is less than two years away. The most recent film in the franchise “Resident Evil: Afterlife” was released during the second half of 2010 on a production budget of approximately $75 million the film went on to gross approximately $296 million from its theatrical run. The film was relea...
We’ve seen some recent news filtering through about production on the two Hobbit films beginning in New Zealand, recently it was revealed that the official start date of production is 21 March 2011. It seems like rumours are continuing this time about what the titles of the films may be. Current speculation suggests the first film may be called “The Hobbit: There and Back Again” ...
We have the final three weeks of the Moonlight Cinema run coming up and theres some really great films to check out, Oscar Award Best Picture Winner THE KINGS SPEECH, GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS NEST, BLUE VALENTINE, THE FIGHTER, BLACK SWAN, TRUE GRIT… Actually come to think about it, its a rather Sensational final three weeks! So if you haven’t experienced Moonlight Cinema before, I t...
Hot on the heels of recent discussions about a Robocop reboot gaining traction again, there now appears to be some more news about a possible director attached to the project. It seems that director Jose Padilha is currently in talks about taking over the role which had previously been rumoured to have Darren Aronofsky attached. If production on the reboot is to proceed in the short term future th...
Perth folk had reason to cheer on Monday when a particular short animation went home with Oscar. And now we have the opportunity to see why the Academy voters were so impressed. The Flickerfest brings to Perth the Academy Award winner for Best Animated Short, THE LOST THING, by Perth’s own Shaun Tan, and Melbourne’s Andrew Ruhemann, screening as part of the Best of Australian...
Capatilising on the success of this year’s Oscar winning Best Picture – The King’s Speech, Harvey Weinstein has reportedly been talking up a couple of new projects. It appears that The Weinstein Company are in talks with Quentin Tarantino about his new film, a western, that he has written and will present to the Weinsteins within a few months. If you’ve seen Inglourious Bas...
Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey (David Arquette) and Gale (Courteney Cox), who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill (Emma Roberts) and her Aunt Kate (Mary McDonnell). Unfortunately Sidney’s appearance also brings about the return of Ghostface, putti...
Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) are best friends who have a lot in common, including the fact that they have each been married for many years. But when the two men begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives (Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate) take a bold approach to revitalizing their individual marriages: granting them a “hall pass,” one week of freedom to ...
When a high school party goes dangerously off the rails, one teenager finds that revenge is just a computer click away. Darren (Ackland) is the stepbrother of Zack (Russell) Both attend an elite co-ed high school. The stepbrothers have little in common. Darren is an inventive computer geek who is somewhat socially inept. Zack is an A-type personality who lives to dominate others. He is captain of ...
On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas —a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realizes he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? David learns he is up against the agents of Fate i...
As the 83rd Annual Academy Awards (or ‘Oscars’) is airing in Australia, we watch the delicately dressed talents of Hollywood collect their well-deserved praise for their efforts in cinema. We pay homage to all the great films of the year. We remember those that astounded us, shocked us, moved us and made us laugh, but what about those who made us cringe, laugh at the wrong times, made ...
Nic Cage is back in another preposterous action flick. For some of his fans, his over the top action roles show Cage at his best. Personally I think it would be hard to top his Cameron Poe in CON AIR, but it looks like the makers of DRIVE ANGRY 3D are giving it a red hot go. The feature was shot in 3D rather than post=converted. Despite the number of 3D films on our screens now, many of the live a...
