By Simon Miraudo November 19, 2013 The worst part of Adoration was when I returned to my car and had to pay for my parking, realising that the awfulness of the movie actually took a quantifiable toll on my life: 111 minutes, and $8.50. Anne Fontaine‘s adaptation of Doris Lessing’s short story The Grandmothers is […]
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Place off – The Place Beyond the Pines review
May 23, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo May 23, 2013 John Mayer one cautioned the fathers of the world to be good to their daughters. But what of their wayward sons? What of them, John?! Writer-director Derek Cianfrance steps in to answer that question with The Place Beyond the Pines, his follow up the world’s worst date flick, Blue […]
Continue readingInterview: Ben Mendelsohn (Killing Them Softly)
October 9, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Ben Mendelsohn (Killing Them Softly). By Simon Miraudo. Ben Mendelsohn has long been one of Australia’s favourite actors, alternately playing adorable romantic leads, comic imbeciles, and chilling villains. Though he can’t boast an Oscar nomination like his Animal Kingdom co-star Jacki Weaver, the success of that 2010 crime drama has seen his shares skyrocket, […]
Continue readingBlood money – Killing Them Softly review
October 9, 2012 0 Comments
Killing Them Softly – Starring Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, and Ben Mendelsohn. Directed by Andrew Dominik. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Killing Them Softly is a caustic commentary on America’s chilly economic climate, and writer-director Andrew Dominik is unafraid of underlining that point repeatedly throughout his movie’s taut 97-minute runtime. The point is made, and […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Killing Them Softly
August 6, 2012 0 Comments
The first trailer for Andrew Dominik‘s Killing Them Softly – formerly Cogan’s Trade – has arrived online, offering equal measures of humour and horrific violence. The picture stars Brad Pitt as Jacki Cogan, a professional enforcer investigating the theft of a high-stakes poker games by a couple of low level thugs (Ben Mendelsohn, Scoot McNairy). The cast also includes James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Richard […]
Continue readingFirst look at Brad Pitt in Cogan’s Trade
February 17, 2012 0 Comments
The first official images from Andrew Dominik‘s upcoming thriller Cogan’s Trade have popped up – of all places – on Russian website Kinopoisk. The film stars Brad Pitt as Jackie Cogan, a professional enforcer investigating the theft of a high-stakes poker game. He previously collaborated with Dominik on The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert […]
Continue readingTrapped in the Cage – Trespass review
February 15, 2012 4 Comments
Trespass – Starring Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman and Ben Mendelsohn. Directed by Joel Schumacher. Rated MA. By Hilary Simmons. The path of true love is pitted with potholes, especially if you’re a character in a movie. This is particularly true if you happen to be Nicole Kidman or Nicolas Cage, who are thrown together in […]
Continue readingFirst look at Gosling and Cooper in The Place Beyond the Pines
November 1, 2011 0 Comments
The first official images of Bradley Cooper and a bleached blonde Ryan Gosling in Derek Cianfrance‘s crime thriller The Place Beyond the Pines have made their way online. Gosling – reuniting with his Blue Valentine director – plays a motorcyclist and criminal on the run from an inexperienced cop (Cooper). The images come courtesy of […]
Continue readingBen Mendelsohn joins Brad Pitt in Cogan’s Trade
February 22, 2011 1 Comment
Jacki Weaver isn’t the only Animal Kingdom star making waves in America. According to Variety, Ben Mendelsohn has joined the cast of Andrew Dominik‘s upcoming crime flick Cogan’s Trade. Mendelsohn and newly-announced Scoot McNairy (replacing Casey Affleck) will play “two young junkies who perpetrate a heist that takes place during a high-stakes poker game held […]
Continue readingConfessions of a “seat filler”: A night at the AFIs without so much as a name.
December 14, 2010 2 Comments
Confessions of a “seat filler”: A night at the AFIs without so much as a name. By Tara Judah. As someone who’s spent their fair share of time being an extra for film and TV, doing my own hair and make-up and sitting around for several hours waiting for someone to tell me where my […]
Continue reading>Animal Kingdom sweeps 2010 AFI awards
December 11, 2010 0 Comments
>The winners of the 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards were announced at two ceremonies over the weekend. Animal Kingdom swept the field, taking home 10 AFIs from its record-breaking 18 nominations. The winners are as follows… Best Feature Film Winner: Animal KingdomBeneath Hill 60Bran Nue DaeBright StarThe TreeTomorrow When The War Began Best Director Winner: […]
Continue readingTomorrow When The War Began victorious at IF Awards
November 15, 2010 0 Comments
Tomorrow When The War Began has proven to be the most popular Australian movie of the year after taking home four major prizes at the 2010 Kodak Inside Film Awards. Stuart Beattie‘s adaptation of John Marsden’s young adult novel picked up Best Film, Best Actress, Best Script and Best Music. Animal Kingdom-helmer David Michôd was […]
Continue readingA crowning achievement – Animal Kingdom review
October 11, 2010 0 Comments
Animal Kingdom – Starring James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn and Jackie Weaver. Directed by David Michôd. Rated MA. Originally published May 25, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. For anyone who still thinks Australia only produces boring films about the outback, Animal Kingdom should come as a welcome gunshot to the head. Here is a crime drama that […]
Continue readingA crowning achievement – Animal Kingdom review
May 25, 2010 3 Comments
Animal Kingdom – Starring James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn and Jackie Weaver. Directed by David Michôd. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. For anyone who still thinks Australia only produces boring films about the outback, Animal Kingdom should come as a welcome gunshot to the head. Here is a crime drama that makes Blue Murder and Underbelly […]
Continue readingAnimal Kingdom feature trailer debut!
March 26, 2010 1 Comment
It’s been a good morning for trailers! First Scott Pilgrim landed on our doorstop, and now we have the first feature trailer for the Aussie flick that made a big splash at Sundance – Animal Kingdom. David Michôd’s crime drama picked up the prestigious World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic at Sundance back in January. It […]
Continue readingAussie drama Animal Kingdom set for international success
February 19, 2010 0 Comments
source: encoremagazine.com David Michôd’s Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom is well on the way to becoming one our country’s biggest cultural exports. Sony’s specialty label, Sony Pictures Classics, has acquired distribution rights for the film in the United States. Animal Kingdom won the World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this […]
Continue readingAussie drama Animal Kingdom kills at Sundance
January 29, 2010 1 Comment
source: traileraddict.com Samson and Delilah was so 2009. It looks like the next big Australian export will be David Michôd’s crime drama Animal Kingdom, which is getting some rave reviews at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The film stars James Frecheville as a 17-year-old who must navigate survival amongst a criminal family. It co-stars Guy […]
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