By Simon Miraudo June 10, 2014 The Rover is a hugely stressful tone poem in which on-screen characters are constantly being shot and killed by off-screen characters. That precise trick made for a startling capper to David Michôd‘s breakout hit Animal Kingdom, and he trots it out again several times in his theatrical follow-up. It’s […]
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Trailer Debut: The Rover
January 30, 2014 
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Here is your first look at The Rover, David Michôd’s follow-up to his hugely successful Australian crime thriller Animal Kingdom. Michôd has reunited with his Kingdom star Guy Pearce for this one, which looks just as stressful and grim as their last collaboration. In the flick, Pearce plays a man searching for a prized possessions in a dystopian wasteland. Another of AK‘s alum, Joel […]
Continue readingAnimal Kingdom director takes on The Rover
April 12, 2012 0 Comments
David Michôd has selected The Rover as his follow-up to Animal Kingdom, Variety reports. The Aussie filmmaker plans to write and direct the drama based on an idea he conjured up with Animal Kingdom star Joel Edgerton. In The Rover, a man is on a mission to find his stolen car, in which he has […]
Continue readingAnimal Kingdom to be developed into American TV series
December 19, 2011 2 Comments
The hit Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom is to be turned into a TV show by producer John Wells (The West Wing, E.R.), Deadline reports. David Michôd‘s 2010 film concerned an Australian family of bank-robbers in Melbourne, presided over by one creepy matriarch (Jacki Weaver, in an Oscar-nominated performance). Though it isn’t stated explicitly in Deadline’s report, […]
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 readingAnimal Kingdom dominates AFI Award nominations
October 27, 2010 0 Comments
The nominees for the 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards were announced this morning at the Sydney Theatre. Animal Kingdom led the pack with a record-breaking 18 nominations in the feature film categories, followed by Beneath Hill 60 (12 noms) and Bright Star (11 noms). The nominations are as follows… Best Feature Film Animal KingdomBeneath Hill […]
Continue readingInterview: James Frecheville; star of Animal Kingdom.
October 12, 2010 0 Comments
Interview: James Frecheville; star of Animal Kingdom. By Simon Miraudo. James Frecheville’s starring performance in Animal Kingdom is one of the most divisive of the year. Less flashy than Jacki Weaver’s and Ben Mendelsohn’s (who are each given juicy, menacing roles to chew on), Frecheville’s function in David Michôd’s Aussie crime drama is that of […]
Continue readingInterview: David Michôd; writer/director of Animal Kingdom.
October 12, 2010 0 Comments
Interview: David Michôd; writer/director of Animal Kingdom. By Simon Miraudo. David Michôd’s Animal Kingdom is a rare kind of Australian film – one that rode a wave of buzz from American critics to become a local success. The picture debuted at the Sundance Film Festival back in January, where it picked up the prestigious […]
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 readingThe Animal Kingdom Oscar campaign begins
October 1, 2010 0 Comments
As anyone who follows the Oscar race already knows, there is no such thing as a “starting date” for proceedings. Films are in perpetual flux of Academy Award competition. That being said, the yearly flood of For Your Consideration ads started early this year, with DreamWorks bursting through the gates at the beginning of September; […]
Continue readingAnimal Kingdom’s Michôd awarded by ADG
September 24, 2010 0 Comments
Animal Kingdom helmer David Michôd took home Best Direction – Feature Film at the Australian Directors Guild Awards last night. It is yet another big win for the film, which is also expected to sweep next month’s AFI awards. Earlier this year, Animal Kingdom won the World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic at Sundance. Michôd also […]
Continue readingAnimal Kingdom and Balibo take top AWGIES
August 23, 2010 0 Comments
Animal Kingdom screenwriter and director David Michôd took home the top prizes at the 43rd Annual Australian Writers’ Guild AWGIE Awards over the weekend. He walked away with the Major AWGIE and the AWGIE for Feature Film Screenplay (Original). Robert Connolly and David Williamson were awarded the AWGIE for Feature Film Screenplay (Adapted) for their […]
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 readingAustralian film takes top prize at Sundance
January 31, 2010 0 Comments
source: parkrecord.com The winners of this year’s Sundance Film Festival have been announced, with Australian film Animal Kingdom taking one of the top prizes. The David Michôd directed crime drama, which stars Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton and Jackie Weaver, won the World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic. You can read more about Animal Kingdom […]
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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