Director Tony D’Aquino Starring Airlie Dodds, Linda Ngo, Taylor Ferguson Rated R 18+ Score 5/6 The Furies is coming to cinemas on November 7 2019 A woman is kidnapped and finds herself an unwilling participant in a deadly game where women are hunted by masked men. Last year when I got the chance to talk…
BIFF 2019 Winners Announced
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The winners of the 2019 Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF 2019) Short Film Awards were announced recently at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) during the Festival’s closing night party. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Director Chris Saines said the awards included the inaugural Screen Queensland Short Film Award valued at…
Netflix Orders Ghee Happy
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Netflix has greenlit a new animated preschool series, Ghee Happy, from Academy Award and Annie Award-nominated director-animator-illustrator Sanjay Patel. Patel is best known for his work on numerous Pixar films, such as Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, Cars, Toy Story 2 and The Incredibles 1 & 2. He directed the short animated film Sanjay’s Super Team, inspired…
Nekrotonic
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Director Kiah Roache-Turner Starring Ben O’Toole, Monica Bellucci, Caroline Ford Rated MA Score 5/6 A man who discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the internet. I was a little excited when I came across this one because the Roache-Turner brothers wrote and…
Gaius Charles and Jason Behr Join Second Season of Roswell New Mexico
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In the aftermath of the tragic sacrifice of Max Evans (Nathan Dean) and return of Rosa Ortecho (Amber Midthunder) in the season one finale of Roswell, New Mexico, the mysterious town seemed like a place where anything could happen. It’s only fitting then that the second season will see two surprising recurring guest stars: Gaius…
The Irishman to Screen at New York’s The Belasco Theatre
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Netflix has announced Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman will have a unique and historic theatrical run at the celebrated Belasco Theatre in New York. The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, will screen at the famed theatre from November 1 – December 1. This will mark the first time the Broadway theatre…
Detective Pikachu
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Director Rob Letterman Starring Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton Rated PG Score 4.5/6 When ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself.…
Joker
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Director Todd Phillips Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz Rated MA Score 5/6 During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure. Yes, I suppose this is a comic book movie. However, first…
New Study Looking into Australia’s Relationship with Film and TV
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Is the last Australian show you’ve binged Round the Twist? Is your favourite Aussie movie of this century still Kenny? Is it news to you that Hoyts now has reclining seats? A new study seeks to shed light on the preferences and behaviours of Australian moviegoers and TV watchers. Oddity Entertainment are asking how and…
BIFF Opens With Judy & Punch
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The Brisbane International Film Festival 2019 (BIFF 2019) launches at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) tonight with the Queensland premiere of Judy & Punch, the directorial debut of Australian Mirrah Foulkes. Set in a peculiar and turbulent 17th-century town, Judy & Punch is a darkly funny feminist retelling of a classic tale, starring Damon…