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Fatman Trailer
Spoiled, rich kid, 12-year-old, Billy Wenan lives with his ailing grandmother and pines for attention from his absentee father. He rules the house with an iron fist and shows no remorse when being cruel to the hired help. On Christmas morning, after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking, Billy decides to hire a hitman, known only as Skinny Man, to kill Santa.
The Furnace will open Perth Festivals Film Season!
The Australian premiere of the powerful and wholly Western Australian frontier film The Furnace will open the Lotterywest Films season in spectacular style on 30 November. Perth Festival is thrilled to present WA writer-director Roderick Mackay’s remarkable debut feature for the first time, in the State in which in it was made – fresh from its triumphant world premiere at the 2020 Venice Film Fest...
Happiest Season Trailer
Meeting your girlfriend’s family for the first time can be tough. Planning to propose at her family’s annual Christmas dinner – until you realize that they don’t even know she’s gay – is even harder. When Abby (Kristen Stewart) learns that Harper (Mackenzie Davis) has kept their relationship a secret from her family, she begins to question the girlfriend she thought she knew. Happiest ...
Radioactive Trailer
From the 1870s to the modern era, RADIOACTIVE is a journey through Marie Curie’s (Academy Award® nominee Rosamund Pike) enduring legacies – her passionate relationships, scientific breakthroughs and the consequences that followed for her and for the world. After meeting fellow scientist Pierre Curie (Sam Riley), the pair go on to marry and change the face of science forever by their discovery of r...
Netflix Acquires Groundbreaking Western Australian Indigenous Documentary, Our Law
Netflix has acquired Australia and New Zealand streaming rights to Western Australian Indigenous documentary, Our Law, which will premiere on the streaming platform from this Sunday. The impressive Netflix sale is a first for producers Taryne Laffar of PiNK PEPPER and Sam Bodhi Field of Periscope Pictures, who were blown away when their 27-minute documentary attracted international media attention...
Let Him Go Trailer
Dakota, 1951. Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge (Kevin Costner) and his wife Margaret (Diane Lane) leave their Montana ranch to find and rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas. Headed by matriarch Blanche Weboy (Lesley Manville), they find themselves entangled with the entire Weboy clan, who are determ...
Kajillionaire Trailer
Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.
Michael Caton – RAMS
We chat to Michael Caton who plays sheep farmer Les opposite Sam Neill (who plays his brother Colin). The film RAMS showcases the wonderful South West of Western Australia. Caton is a versatile character with a long career. Back in 1969 he was in an episode of our nation’s most famous television show of the era, SKIPPY. A couple of years later, in 1971 he was in a Melbourne production of t...
First Announcement – Revelation Film Festival 2020
The 23rd annual Revelation Perth International Film Festival returns from December 9 – 13 showcasing a curated program of international and local content. “CV19 has devastated the film fest scene globally, but a microbe isn’t going to stop us presenting some of the most exciting, vital, vibrant and acclaimed new and international short, feature and documentary films to WA audiences,” says Festival...
Another Oscar for Tom Hanks? See the Trailer for NEWS OF THE WORLD
Now it takes a lot of me to use the word Oscar in the header of an article but after looking at the trailer it looks rather impressive and in the 2.47mins runtime it seems Tom gives a commanding performance so I’m extremely hopeful! NEWS OF THE WORLD is also written and directed by Paul Greengrass who has been behind the camera on other films such as Captain Philips which also starred Hanks ...
News of the World Trailer
A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home.
Willow Sequel Now A Disney+ Series
There has been much talk lately about the magical world of George Lucas’ “Willow,” returning as a movie sequel. Instead, it has been decided that the epic fantasy adventure set in an age of swords, sorcery, myths and monsters, will be returning in a Disney+ series slated to begin production next year. Jon M. Chu (“In The Heights,” “Crazy Rich Asians”) is set to direct the pilot, and will serve as...