Film & TV

The team behind the Sundance film, The Witch have made the decision of telling the story of the Russian “mad monk” Rasputin in an extended series. Company Media Rights Capital (Ted and The Dark Tower) have appointed The Witch‘s writer-director Robert Eggers to write and direct six to eight episodes covering the origins of Rasputin…

Gods of Egypt isn’t bad – but it certainly feels out of place. It feels like an effects-heavy blockbuster from a time before superheroes ruled the box office. With no spandex in sight, the movie stands out like a sore thumb. While this does the movie some favors, there’s plenty of other missteps which act as…

Saul (Géza Röhrig) is a Sonderkommando: a prisoner of Auschwitz who assists in the extermination of his own race. That requires a great deal of work, which, apparently, is far too dirty for the hands of Nazi soldiers. Each day, he ushers the people in and cleans the remains of the showers with hopeless resignation….

Sequel to last year’s hit disaster film San Andreas has now been confirmed with majority of cast and crew expected to return. Dwayne Johnson will be returning along with producer Beau Flynn and director Brad Peyton. Neil Widener and Gavin James have been brought on board to write the script for the sequel. We can…

Palace Cinemas and one of the world’s leading documentary festivals Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival has confirmed that they will be bringing a new Hot Docs festival to Australia, June this year. Hot Docs is North America’s largest documentary festival with their 23rd annual edition occurring in Toronto this April. Screening more than 200…

With a joint half a million dollar investment,  the South Australian Film Corporation and ABC TV have funded five South Australian projects. The projects are all now moving forward with each to produce their own series of six 5 minute episodes to premiere exclusively on ABC iview later in the year. The selected projects will…

Tuesday nights in March are set to see the ABC debut two new arts-focused series – Creatives and Meet The Mavericks – alongside the return of  Jennifer Byrne’s The Book Club. Creatives is a biographical series about four highly talented Australian artists from the fields of theatre, music, art and dance, including Kev Carmody, Michelle…

Hoyts are approaching their final run of screenings for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and are commemorating the film’s departure from cinemas by offering fans a special collectible poster. Commercially and critically successful throughout the world, Star Wars: The Force Awakens truly lived up to the Star Wars legacy and is the start of a new cultural phenomenon….

After touring Europe to critical acclaim, the exhibition celebrating the cinematic legacy of the prolific and passionate auteur comes to ACMI this May. From Goodfellas to The Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese’s intense and exhilarating films define him as one of the world’s greatest directors. Featuring a rich collection from across the director’s work in…

Two of the biggest stars in the world right now – and co-stars of the upcoming comedy Central Intelligence – Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, have announced they will host the 2016 MTV Movie Awards. For the first time ever, MTV will take the telecast the show outdoors on a backlot to capture the essence of movie making magic against a…

Two of Australia’s favourite actors, Ashleigh Brewer and Damon Herriman, will play a prestigious part in their support of the next generation of Australian television stars, as the 2016 TV Week Logie Awards draws closer. In 2016, Ashleigh (The Bold And The Beautiful) and Damon (Flesh And Bone) will be joining forces as industry judges of…

A report by the Motion Picture Association of America has revealed that an R-rated cut of the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is in the works. The ‘Ultimate Edition’ cut of the film will be released alongside the film’s DVD and Blu-ray release later in the year. The cut of Zack Sydner‘s upcoming…

Created and written by comedic auteur Judd Apatow, Love  approaches things from a different place to Netflix’s other efforts. As I said in my impressions piece, Love is best described as a slightly more-grounded You’re The Worst.  It’s not interested in the melodramatic highs of modern relationships – but the long awkward and often-mundane moments between them. It’s a show…

Break out your best portmanteau because The Walking Dead has a big romance going on! After a relentless start to Season six, following by an inconsistent middle, we’re now edging towards the finale with the 10th episode, “The Next World”, taking a breather with a calmer, more relaxed focus on the show’s drama. The tone…

Never one to back away from an occasionally controversial story, this week’s episode of The X Files dabbles in politics, terrorism, communicating with the near-dead, neuroscience, mysticism, love VS hate and magic mushrooms. It’s quite a bit to pack into an episode, and creator, writer and director Chris Carter has a crack at it. It’s…

That’s right. You can gather a copious supply of gourmet street food, take it to your bed, snuggle up and enjoy an Oscar nominated Iranian film, or perhaps a Japanese animation. This snuggly event, presented by PicNic, is part of a celebration of international film and food. If you’re more of a sit and watch…

As reported by Variety, DC Comics is working on a new comedy pilot for US network NBC called Powerless, with actress Vanessa Hudgens cast in the lead role. According to Elizabeth Wagmeister from Variety, Powerless is “based on characters from the DC universe… (and will be) a workplace comedy set at one of the worst insurance companies in America… The show is…

Keanu Reeves’ hit action flick John Wick will be making its return with a sequel titled as John Wick: Chapter Two, announced to make its debut in cinemas on 10 February 2017. Chapter Two will be greeted with familiar faces with Keanu Reeves, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane, Bridget Moynahan and Lance Reddick returning to their original roles….

KIIS FM radio hosts Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek are set to appear in Australian cinemas via a cameo appearance in the upcoming Kung Fu Panda 3. Both are thrilled to have roles alongside an “incredible cast” and are excited for fans to see their appearance as a pair of geese. Hughesy said: “I’ve been looking for my…

Back in December, for the music video competition Captured Australia, one of the participating film makers dropped out rather last minute. I was the man behind the competition, and the artist he was paired with – WA musician Gryff – was one of my favourite entrants. I really wanted to see him stay a part of…

It is no secret that acclaimed English screenwriter Michael Hirst (Elizabeth, The Tudors) thought that the Vikings had received bad press, so when he created History Channel’s first scripted series, Vikings, he was determined to tell the stories of the Scandinavian seafarers without the “ridiculous stereotypes” that had overshadowed them. With his academic background and…

10 Cloverfield Lane comes out next month, so there’s never been a better time to revisit the first Cloverfield. Released in 2008, the film blended found-footage, disaster and monster movies in some really exciting ways. Like almost everything JJ Abrams has touched, it has its fair share of detractors – but also a lot of fans. Consequently,…

NBC’s prequel to the Liam Neeson thriller films of the same name has found its Bryan Mills. Vikings-star Clive Standen is set to play a younger incarnation of Neeson’s character, with the series set to show audiences the story behind his ‘specific set of skills’. Standen is primarily known for his work on Vikings as Rollo. Alexander Cary is set…

Created and written by comedic auteur Judd Apatow, Love is the latest comedy to join Netflix’s increasingly-impressive lineup. While we’re only a few episodes in, it’s already very clear Love is approaching things from a different place to Netflix’s other efforts. It’s less of a traditional sitcom than Grace & Frankie, it lacks the drama of Orange is…

Deadpool-fever (or the ‘Ryan Reynaissance’ as I’m calling it) is in full effect and fans have voiced their support for the character to host an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live. So far the petition itself stands at over 70,000 signatures and Ryan Reynolds himself getting involved, releasing a ‘leaked’ rant to Youtube. What do you think? Should Deadpool jump…

Leave it to David Simon, the creator of The Wire, to turn a story about housing developments into the one of the richest miniseries television has seen in years. Show Me A Hero is a six-episode miniseries that adapts the real-world story behind the enforcement of federally-mandated public housing in the American city of Yonkers….

Netflix has a lot of big series returning over the next few months and they’ve released a teaser for the second season of Tina Fey‘s electric comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Check it out below: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returns on April 15th. ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home on The Iris…

Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger‘s rock-and-roll drama Vinyl has been renewed for a second season only a few days after the series’ two-hour debut. The HBO drama stars Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, Ato Essandoh, Pax Casella, PJ Byrne, JC Mackenzie and James Jagger and is set in the 1970s. Check out the trailer for Vinyl…

The Meryl Streep-fronted biopic Florence Foster Jenkins has received a new trailer. Also starring Hugh Grant, the film tracks the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress and socialite who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer. Check out the trailer below: Florence Foster Jenkins releases on 5 May 2015. ———- This…

The follow-up to a film regarded as the greatest science fiction film of all time finally has a release date. Blade Runner 2 is set for release on January 12th 2018. Harrison Ford is set to reprise his role from the first film alongside co-star Ryan Gosling with the film picking up several decades after…