The nominations for the second annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards were announced in Sydney today, with 2012’s biggest local hit, The Sapphires, leading the pack. Wayne Blair’s box-office busting toe-tapper claimed 12 nominations, ahead of Jonathan Teplitzky’s Burning Man (10), Cate Shortland’s Lore (8), and Kieran Darcy-Smith’s Wish You Were Here (8). All four flicks will compete for […]
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Aussie films in competition for 2nd AACTA awards revealed
August 29, 2012 
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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 […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Not Suitable for Children
April 30, 2012 0 Comments
A romantic comedy about testicular cancer and infertility? Say hello to the high-concept Aussie feature Not Suitable For Children starring True Blood‘s Ryan Kwanten. Learning he has a month left of fertility, Jonah (Kwanten) embarks upon a “crazy caper” to “sow his seed as much as possible”. Co-starring Sarah Snook and Bojana Novakovic – who […]
Continue readingThe 10 best Australian films of 2011
December 26, 2011 3 Comments
The 10 best Australian films of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. It’s the final week of 2011, so we’re sharing with you, once again, our end-of-year lists. This was originally published on December 1, 2011. It’s officially December – let the end-of-year list onslaught begin! With the announcement of the AACTA nominations yesterday, we thought it best […]
Continue readingThe 10 best Australian films of 2011
December 1, 2011 8 Comments
The 10 best Australian films of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. It’s officially December – let the end-of-year list onslaught begin! With the announcement of the AACTA nominations yesterday, we thought it best to kick off the long goodbye to 2011 by reflecting on the best Australian films of the past twelve months. Some of our […]
Continue readingInterview: Jonathan Teplitzky (director of Burning Man)
November 15, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Jonathan Teplitzky (Burning Man). By Simon Miraudo. Jonathan Teplitzky‘s semi-autobiographical film Burning Man tells the story of Tom (Matthew Goode), a Bondi chef and grieving widower struggling to keep his life together. He deals with the passing of his wife Sarah (Bojana Novakovic) by letting his volatile temper get the better of him and […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Burning Man
September 16, 2011 0 Comments
The trailer for Jonathan Teplitzky’s Burning Man has debuted online, and apart from highlighting the MA rating this film is sure to have, it doesn’t explain much about the plot. Burning Man stars Matthew Goode as Tom, an English chef working at a restaurant in Bondi. After a tragedy, Tom adopts a reckless attitude towards […]
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