By Simon Miraudo May 1, 2013 Xavier Samuel is that rare breed of Australian actor; the kind who regularly returns to Oz despite a burgeoning film career abroad. He won an MTV Movie Award for his villainous performance in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, but in 2012 he came back to our shores for local productions Bait 3D and A Few Best Men. He […]
Continue readingBait 3D sequel in the works
Supermarket-shark thriller Bait looks set to spawn a sequel following its international success, Twitch reports. There was little hope for this genre film that premiered like a fish out of water at the Venice Film Festival but director Kimble Rendall and screenwriters John Kim and Russell Mulcahy will have the last laugh. The film made […]
Continue readingTroubled waters – Bait 3D review
Bait 3D – Starring Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, and Julian McMahon. Directed by Kimble Rendall. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. In what kind of a sick world does a shark movie allow the majority of its cast to walk away unchomped? That’d be the world of Kimble Rendall‘s Bait 3D, where almost all genre promises are […]
Continue readingAussie films in competition for 2nd AACTA awards revealed
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has unveiled the 23 feature films in competition for the 2nd AACTA Awards, set to be handed out in Sydney early 2013. It’s worth noting that the below titles are merely eligible, and a few obvious ones aren’t likely to make their way into the Best Feature category. Sorry Iron […]
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