Don’t worry The Breakfast Club, we haven’t forgotten about you. In fact, the team over at South By Southwest (SXSW) have decided to make you look even nicer than you already are, splashing in a pop of colour. That’s right, a newly remastered version of the iconic The Breakfast Club will be screening this year…
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That’s right, Billy Boyd, best known for his role as Peregrin Took in The Lord of the Rings trilogy is the latest addition to the Oz Comic-Con lineup. The festival wil run from April 11-12 in Perth, and April 18-19 in Adelaide, housing a range of film, television, and comic book guests. Boyd is an…
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The 8th Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) has just announced a selection of highlights for its 2015 program. The highlights form part of an innovative program that seeks to inform, engage, inspire and drive conversation on human rights issues through its creative choice of films, arts, and forums. And given that it’s in…
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Thursday 26th February Please Like Me – ABC – 10.40pm AEST In this episode, Patrick moves out. Tom eats Josh’s truffled mac and cheese, so Josh barricades him in his room all day. Arnold reveals something personal to Josh. Dad forces Josh to find a job. Friday 27th February The Brit Awards 2015 –…
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Ahead of this week’s returning short film festival The Project, Alexandra Koster caught up with the festival’s founder Monica Zanetti to find out more it…. What made you want to create The Projects Short Film Festival? Being a filmmaker myself and going through the submission process for festivals, it became very clear that there simply…
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The snubbing of Selma in the Best Director category has brought outrage to black and feminist communities around the world, reigniting the idea that these minorities are still under constant scrutiny from the world of film. Still, it stands that no black woman has ever been nominated for a Best Director Oscar, a fact that…
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Inferno, based on the book by Dan Brown, is being turned into a film starring Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, and Sidse Babett Knudsen. Dan Brown will be executive producing, alongside Anna Culp, Bill Connor, and David Householter. The film begins production this April, and is set to…
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Prepare yourself for one of the most magical nights you’ll have this year – The Projects Short Film Festival is once again hitting the Inner West of Sydney.The one-night festival will kick off on Tuesday 24th February at 7.30pm The Vic on the Park, Marrickville. The Projects Short Film Festival aims to create a supportive…
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It might be hump day, but we’ve still got a tonne of great TV to watch on Free-to-Air from tomorrow until Sunday. Alexandra brings us our picks… Thursday, 19th February 2015 Louis Theroux’s LA stories – ABC – 9.30pm AEST Louis Theroux returns with three fascinating documentaries that lift the lid on the underbelly of…
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Johnny Depp is to return to his iconic Academy Award-nominated role of Captain Jack Sparrow. Production for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has commenced in Queensland, Australia. The fifth instalment in the blockbuster franchise is directed by Espen Sandberg and Joachim Ronning. New cast members will be joining Depp – Oscar…
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Jon Stewart, the host of Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’, will be stepping down later this year, the president of the network confirmed on Tuesday. Stewart, who became the host of The Daily Show in 1999, has had a huge influence on American politics and satire. It won the outstanding variety series Emmy continuously for…
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In this new section, we’re going to guide you through the new DVD release of each week – giving you a little insight into each film and our verdict. If I Stay – February 11 Starring Chloe Grace Moretz as Mia Hall, If I Stay depicts the story of Mia – a girl who falls…
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The SXSW Film Festival kicks off on March 13th, in Austin Texas, and as always, a few Australians are showing off their works. We’ll take you through the Australian screenings which have been announced so far: Happy with Bear, Director: Yianni Warnock. A Singaporean exchange student struggles with her inner turmoil by vicariously living through her…
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Disney fans will have the opportunity to experience an advanced screening of the new Cinderella film in style – at the beautiful, iconic State Theatre in Sydney on the 19 – 25th of March, 2015. “This event is an opportunity for audiences to experience movie magic in Sydney’s majestic State Theatre,” said David Seargeant who…
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The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival have just revealed the lineup for the highly anticipated Midnighters section, as well as the complete short film lineup. The festival is to be held from March 13 – 21 in Austin, Texas. The SXSW Midnighters section is a crowd favourite for those who have an…
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Just incase you weren’t losing your mind over Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) heading to our soil for Oz Comic-Con, we’ve got some more news that will definitely get you amped up for May. That’s right – Matt Smith (The Eleventh Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), and Alex Kingston (River Song) are set to appear at…
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Spending this Valentines Day alone? Why not spend it with your television instead? Here are some of our picks for this week (without any obnoxious Valentines content). Thursday February 12th Danger 5, SBS2, 9pm AEST Danger 5 goes back to World War II in an attempt to stop Hitler from changing the fabric of time….
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During Monday’s Super Bowl, the audience were treated to another Jurassic World trailer. This time, we’re offered a further glimpse into the inevitable drama that is to ensue in the park – a genetically engineered dinosaur, pterodactyls picking off park visitors in a brutal fashion, Chris Pratt being a babe, and a squad of velociraptors…
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If you’ve been missing your quintessential Australian comedy from your life, fear no more – there’s a new Australian comedy about to hit your screens on February 24 via ABC2 – Maximum Choppage. Fans of the classic Aussie series, The Moodys will eat this up – it stars not one, but two cast members of…
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South By Southwest (SXSW) have finally announced their film lineup for 2015 – something that all cinephiles have been awaiting anxiously. The festival – which is held in Austin, Texas from March 13 – 21 – is to show 145 features from emerging directors, master filmmakers, and unknown auteurs of our present day. “SXSW is…
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All hail Bill Murray – our omnipotent God who knows no bounds and can do no wrong. To celebrate this legend of cinema, Surry Hills gem Golden Age Cinema is hosting a week of Bill Murray inspired films, screening from this Thursday to Sunday (February 5-8). Amongst the films are Wes Anderson favourites, Rushmore, The…
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Excellent news coming in for any Doctor Who fan today – Billie Piper, who plays Rose Tyler, is coming to Australian shores for Oz Comic-Con. Piper is renowned for playing the first companion in the reboot of Doctor Who alongside Christopher Eccleston, as well as multiple specials afterwards. It is of no contention that she…
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Last week, it was announced that the eagerly anticipated reboot of Ghostbusters by director Paul Feig would be happening – and it would be starring an all-female cast. Through a wordless tweet featuring only a photo of four women, Feig announced that those starring in the reboot would be none-other than Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy,…
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Transmission Films, Dendy Cinemas, and Dendy Direct announced toady that it will be bringing The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby – directed by Ned Benson and starring Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy – to cinemas on 12 March. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby follows the story of Conor (McAvoy) and Eleanor (Chastain) as they try to…
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Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Game of Thrones fans get ready – the lineup for this years Supanova Pop Culture Expo has just been announced and it is ridiculous. For the Star Trek fans – George Takei (the original Hikaru Sulu), Nichelle Nichols (the original Nyota Uhura), and Walter Koenig (the original Pavel…
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Yesterday, on the 25th of January, the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards took place, proving to elicit a lot of controversial results. Most notably was Birdman, who took away the award for ‘Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture’, the award considered the top tier for the night. Whilst the cast rejoiced, there…
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The Possibilities Are Endless is a film that explores Edwyn Collins’ slow recovery and return to the stage after suffering from a stroke in 2005, which debilitated his music career and his life. Film-makers James Hall and Edward Lovelace work intimately with Collins to produce a beautiful film – voiced over by Collins himself superimposed…
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Good news for Mulder and Scully fans – there may be a possibility of a revival of the science-fiction drama, The X-Files. The series, which starred David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as FBI special agents with a penchant for the paranormal, ran for nine seasons from 1993 to 2002. According to Entertainment Weekly, CEO Gary…
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Hannah Horvath will never have her shit together. Yes, she now lives in a house that is so big that takes over four minutes to show it to Marnie over Skype as opposed to her New York apartment, which would have taken her forty seconds. Yes, she’s cycling everywhere and she doesn’t even need to…
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On January 28, the Human Rights Arts & Film Festival (HRAFF) is presenting a special preview screen of Julianne Moore’s new film, Still Alice at Dendy Cinemas, Newtown. Still Alice tells the story of Alice, a 50-year old Professor who struggles with being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. A moving, and utterly compelling film that has…
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