Film & TV

Vote to Play’s winner Broforce leads March’s Playstation Plus freebies

Sony have announced the PlayStation Plus line-up for March which includes the most recent Vote to Play winner Broforce. There is an even spread across the board, catering to all platforms.

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Australian Box Office Report: Deadpool has Jackman’s number in another killer week

Deadpool might very well be more of a household name than Wolverine soon. The merc with a mouth has broken more than the fourth wall, topping every X-Men movie to date in the US and only trailing Days of Future Past’s worldwide gross. Deadpool is only a couple of million away from hitting half a million…

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Win a double pass to see the seminal teen film The Breakfast Club at In The House

Join the In The House screening of John Hughes’ classic ‘80s teen drama The Breakfast Club (1985). Experience the angst we all had as teenagers questioning the world around them and bring oh so cool. Saturday morning detention has never been as fun! Stars Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson and Molly Ringwald. Join David “Quinny” Quinn…

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Film Review: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (MA15+) (USA, 2016)

Clearly a passion project for director Michael Bay, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a far-more restrained feature from the usually excessive filmmaker who (mostly) avoids the political side of things to deliver a factually-based action film. Surprisingly streamlined despite its overblown 144 minute running time, the film is the most disciplined we’ve seen Bay…

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Hitman GO: Definitive Edition now available for PS4, PS Vita and PC

Square Enix’s turn-based puzzle strategy game Hitman GO: Definitive Edition is now available for purchase for PS4, PS Vita and PC, featuring optimised gameplay and improved graphics. In celebration of the multi-platform release, for the first week only, the title will be 20% off the regular price of AUD $11.95 and can be purchased from the…

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Jon Bernthal joins the cast of Baby Driver

It has been confirmed that actor Jon Bernthal will be joining the cast of Edgar Wright‘s Baby Driver. The cast of Baby Driver already include Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm and Kevin Spacey, with Wright helming Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan will also be taking on the production reigns, along with Nira…

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Ava DuVernay to direct film adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time

Director of Selma, Ava DuVernary will be directing Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time movie adaptation. Co-director and writer of Frozen, Jennifer Lee will be writing the screenplay for the Madeleine L’Engle’s book for Disney. The story follows children travelling through time, visiting strange worlds in hopes to finding their missing scientist father. Lee was very fond…

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What is #OscarsSoWhite and why does it matter?

As we approach the 88th Annual Academy Awards – screening live in Australia on Monday February 29th from Noon on Channel Nine – it feels pertinent to reflect on one of the most justifiably endearing topics of this year’s awards: race. #OscarsSoWhite is a hashtag (engineered by April Reign, Managing Editor of BroadwayBlack.com) that circulated the social…

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Daredevil‘s Steven S. DeKnight to direct Pacific Rim sequel

The people behind Legendary Pictures have decided to move forward with Pacific Rim 2 by appointing Spartacus creator and Daredevil‘s showrunner Steven S. DeKnight as director of the film. Currently the project has been kept on hold since September of last year with the film being taken off the 2017 release schedule. Guillermo del Toro…

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The Witch‘s Robert Eggers to write and direct Rasputin Miniseries

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…

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Film Review: Gods of Egypt (USA, 2016)

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…

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Film Review: Son of Saul (USA, 2015)

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….

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San Andreas sequel in the works with Dwayne Johnson returning

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…

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Hot Docs Film Festival is coming to Australia

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…

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Five original South Australian film projects to be funded through iView

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…

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ABC’s unveils arts-focused Tuesday evenings

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…

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Hoyts offering collectible poster to fans who see The Force Awakens one last time in cinemas

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….

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ACMI bringing SCORSESE to Melbourne

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…

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Kevin Hart & Dwayne Johnson to host 25th Annual MTV Movie Awards

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…

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2016 TV WEEK Logie Awards adds newcomer awards and celebrity judges for The Graham Kennedy Breakthrough Star Of Tomorrow Award

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…

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R-rated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Extended Edition coming

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…

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TV Review: Love : The Complete First Season (USA, 2016)

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…

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TV Review: The Walking Dead Season 6 Episode 10 “The Next World” (USA, 2016)

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…

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TV Review: The X Files Season 10 Episode 5, “Babylon” (USA, 2016)

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…

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Enjoy a movie and gourmet food from a double bed with PicNic Cinema

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…

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New DC Comics comedy pilot Powerless set to star Vanessa Hudgens

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…

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John Wick returns with sequel John Wick: Chapter Two in 2017

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….

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Hughesy & Kate join the cast of Kung Fu Panda 3

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…

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That time we made a music video using nothing but an iPhone 6S Plus and its slow-motion features

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…

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Vikings creator and writer Michael Hirst on Season 4 surprises, heartbreak and why there’s no going back for Ragnar

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…

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