Director Christopher Forbes Starring Robert Bob Young, Barry W. Jerald Jr., Catherine Jerald Rated M Score 0/6 In one of the most dangerous missions of the war, an American B-17 pilot volunteers to fly a surrendered Messerschmidt 109 on a daring flight through the heart of Germany to try to prevent the people of London…
Screen Australia have announced triennial support for 18 key screen industry festivals and events from across the country, sharing $1.48 million per year from 2022-2025. Screen Australia’s CEO, Graeme Mason explained that funding has been allocated to major film festivals in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, as well as those dedicated to serving…
The adaptation of Trent Dalton’s international best-selling novel Boy Swallows Universe will film in Brisbane from August this year. The highly anticipated eight-part series will be produced by Sydney-based Brouhaha Entertainment and screen on Netflix. Boy Swallows Universe follows working-class Brisbane teenager Eli Bell in a whirlwind story about drug addiction, ex-cons, poverty, violence and the discovery…
Netflix have announced Copenhagen Cowboy, a poetic thrill-inducing neon-noir series from the creator of the Pusher trilogy, Drive and The Neon Demon, Nicolas Winding Refn. Copenhagen Cowboy was filmed in Denmark and is composed of six episodes. Production has wrapped and the series is set to launch globally on Netflix later this year. The series…
Canberrans will soon have access to additional tennis facilities in the Gungahlin region, with the ACT Government to start the construction of the Gungahlin Tennis facility. ACT Minister for Sport and Recreation, Yvette Berry said that located in Amaroo, the facility is part of the ACT Government’s plan to support the growing Gungahlin region –…
Filming has commenced in Melbourne on ABC ME’s latest live action offering Turn Up The Volume with major production investment from Screen Australia. Produced by Matchbox Pictures and Film Camp, the 10-part series will follow a group of young female and gender diverse teenagers who start a band at a music camp held in Melbourne’s…
The rights to the extravagant and controversial life story of the late legendary stylist Derek Khan, the creator of hip-hop’s “ghetto fabulous” fashion movement, have been acquired by his friend, veteran music executive Beverly Paige. Currently, Paige and her team are exploring television, film and publishing deals on the visionary stylist to the who’s who…
Production is now underway in Los Angeles on “Sacrate,” a horror feature film starring Philippe A. Haddad (American Sicario) alongside Danny Trejo (“Desperado,” “Heat,” “From Dusk Till Dawn”).The filmmakers, co-directors Humberto Rosa & Brian Frank Visciglia; describe the film, ” At the stroke of midnight, past sins come back to haunt a group of friends,…
Netflix and Animal Logic are excited to announce today that Netflix plans to acquire the Australian animation studio. This acquisition will support Netflix’s ambitious animated film slate, building on films like Academy Award-nominated Over the Moon, Academy Award-nominated Klaus and the recently released The Sea Beast. Animal Logic has been producing award-winning design, visual effects…
Wonder Lab films, an independent production company out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with award winning documentary film credits including “Good Morning, Good Morning” and “Democracy Road ” will produce a documentary series following 7 time Gibraltar Football League champions Manchester 62 F.C. this season, as they become the first top flight football club to address the…
Directors Stefan Fjeldmark & Jesper Møller Starring Paul Giamatti, Brad Garrett & Evan Rachel Wood Rated G Score 4/6 The vikings come to Gaul and kidnap the chief’s nephew. The chief sends Asterix and Obelix up north to get him back but the nephew has fallen in love with the viking chief’s daughter. For those…
The ACT Government is committed to providing every family with access to a great local public school. As Gungahlin continues to grow, the Government is delivering new public schools. “As Canberra grows, the Government will continue to deliver on our election commitments to build more schools and invest in our world-class public education system.” Chief…
Director Edward Drake Starring Neal McDonough, Bruce Willis & Corey Large Rated MA Score 3.5/6 Six elite hunters pay to hunt down a man on a deserted island, only to find themselves becoming the prey. For those of you who might be interested after reading up about Apex it is a remake of a remake:…
Director Alfred Pek Score 6/6 Freedom Street is the harrowing story of Joniad, Ashfaq and Azizah, three refugees who have been stuck in Makassar, Indonesia for several years as a result of Australia’s border policy. Since 2013, there are currently just under 14000 refugees in Indonesia and every day their hopes for resettlement are diminishing.…
I’m not the type of person who makes movie lists that often, so I suppose that’s why I have been procrastinating on making this list. But considering I have been posting reviews for documentaries that have been featured in the 2022 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, its time to make a list of my picks for…
Director Randall Miller Starring Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman & Chris Pine Rated M Score 5/6 The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as “Judgment of Paris”. I sat down to watch Bottle Shock, certain that I…
Director Sarah Jayne Score 5/6 Celebrating Malta’s stray cats and the people who – through volunteering, art and folklore – show the cats unconditional love and support. A documentary about Cats, it would surprise me if this wasn’t one of the more popular documentaries that is going to be screened at the Melbourne Documentary Film…
The 13th Engineer Regiment (13 ER) has been raised in Western Australia, making it the newest unit on the Australian Army order of battle. An Establishment Ceremony was held at Irwin Barracks, home of 13th Brigade, on Tuesday 5 July 2022 to celebrate the raising. The Ceremony also honoured the strong heritage of military engineers…