Animal Kingdom – review
This study of a dysfunctional crime family on the verge of imploding is tense, violent and supremely watchableA kingdom of wounded and dying animals – that is, animals of the most vicious, dangerous...
View ArticleAnimal Kingdom: rewatching classic Australian films
Inspired by Melbourne’s Pettingills; a Scorsesian portrait of a dysfunctional criminal family whose clout is unravelingThe term "classic" tends to be generously applied when describing memorable...
View ArticleDavid Michôd on Animal Kingdom: I feared I was making a gigantic mess
The writer-director of his now-classic debut film on crippling self-doubt, navigating the industry and how Ben Mendelsohn ruined Air Supply forever• Book now for Guardian Australia’s screening of...
View ArticleShane Jacobson: 'I feel I’ve got to constantly prove myself'
The Kenny star on always looking for success, how laughter is the answer to hard times, and why family is everything“I was going to write one when I was four,” deadpans Shane Jacobson, “but I didn’t...
View ArticleKenny: Rewatching classic Australian films
A mockumentary about a plumber set a new benchmark for the genre – and gave Australian comedy an unlikely new heroWhen audiences first met Kenny in 2006 - a plumber at a portable toilet rental firm –...
View ArticleThe Animal Kingdom film club episode
Recorded live at Guardian Australia’s first Film Club, film critic Luke Buckmaster discusses debut films with Animal Kingdom producer Liz Watts, Kath Shelper of Ruben Guthrie and Tristan Roche-Turner...
View ArticleGuardian Australia film club: Storm Boy screening and panel debate, Adelaide
Margaret Pomeranz and Michael Loebenstein join Guardian Australia film critic Luke Buckmaster to talk about New Wave Australian films and whether 2015 is the biggest year in Australian film yetStorm...
View ArticleFive great Australian children's movies: from Babe to BMX Bandits
In an outstanding year for children’s films (Paper Planes, Oddball), we take a look back at a history of talking animals and cartoon capers • Storm Boy at Adelaide film festival – listen to our podcast...
View ArticleGuardian Gala screening: The Daughter
Come and enjoy a preview screening with a complimentary glass of wine and post film Q&A discussion.Don’t miss out on this special screening event. Hosted by Guardian film critic, Luke Buckmaster,...
View ArticleThe Storm Boy film club episode
Recorded live at Guardian Australia’s Film Club, film critic Luke Buckmaster discusses what makes Australian films succeed or fail as well as examples of how misguided restoration can lead directors to...
View ArticleAustralian cinema's lost wave: the renaissance nobody's noticed
Since 2005, the Australian film industry has been making movies up there with any period in its history including the New Wave of the 70s and 80s• Join Luke Buckmaster, Margaret Pomeranz and Michael...
View ArticleStory of Australian woman who skinned and cooked partner to be told in film
Katherine Knight stabbed and mutilated her de facto husband in the Hunter Valley 16 years ago and the story is now set to be adapted for the big screenThe story of an Australian former abattoir worker...
View ArticleWin one of 10 DVD prize packs to celebrate Michael Moore's Where To Invade Next
To celebrate the release of WHERE TO INVADE NEXT in cinemas we’re giving away 10 DVD prize packs.Enter now to win!Prepare to be liberated.Continue reading...
View ArticleWhy do we fund Australian films but not the cinemas to screen them in? |...
To support contemporary art we fund art galleries; in theatre we build new stages. Why isn’t the same approach taken with Australian independent cinema?In the world of contemporary art, policymakers...
View ArticleAlvin’s Harmonious World of Opposites film review – splendid and strange
Writer/director Platon Theodoris’s low-budget curio of a mild-mannered man who never leaves his tiny apartment is weird, warped and not easily forgottenAustralian cinemagoers tend to be wary of locally...
View ArticleSherpa: Norbu Tenzing on the Everest 'circus' and the inevitability of...
Film-maker Jennifer Peedom and the son of history’s most famous Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, on how his people are stuck between a rock and a hard placeRelated: On strike at 8,848 metres: Sherpa and the...
View ArticleSherpa: trailer for Everest tragedy documentary – video
Director Jennifer Peedom and her team set out to uncover the cause of the 2013 brawl between European climbers and Sherpas, intending to film the 2014 climbing season from the Sherpas’ point of view....
View ArticleScreen Australia's gender strategy a good step forward, but doesn't go far...
As Canada adopts gender parity as the norm in publicly funded films, it’s worth looking at the shortcomings of our own modelRelated: Gender matters in Australian film and equality can't come soon...
View ArticleROFLs and romances for belly laughs and warm hearts
Looking for films that will move you? From fairytales to fantasy, love stories to questionable lifestyles, Madman Entertainment brings you 25 films that will entice and entertain.Subscribe to Madman’s...
View ArticleObservance review – low-budget horror that manages to stand its ground
Made on a measly $11,000, Joseph Sims-Dennett’s twitchy psychological thriller is poised on a knife edge between excellence and a cabin-fever B movieFor 11 days in January 2013, director Joseph...
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