By Richard Haridy May 5, 2014 Based on Australian author Markus Zusak’s best-selling novel The Book Thief, Brian Percival‘s film adaptation is faithful to a fault, with Michael Petroni’s screenplay struggling to generate a strong narrative through-line from the dense and episodic source material. Beginning in 1938, it follows the story of young Liesel (Sophie […]
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Rain of terror – The Eye of the Storm review
April 24, 2012 
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The Eye of the Storm – Starring Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, and Charlotte Rampling. Directed by Fred Schepisi. Rated MA. By Hilary Simmons. Fred Schepisi‘s lavish adaptation of Patrick White’s 1973 novel The Eye of the Storm looks good and feels arty, set in a gorgeous sprawling mansion in 1970s suburban Sydney. The melodramatic matriarch of […]
Continue readingRed Dog, Snowtown triumph at inaugural AACTAs
January 31, 2012 1 Comment
The winners of the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards were announced at the Sydney Opera House this evening, at a ceremony hosted by AACTA president (and Australian of the Year!) Geoffrey Rush. Unsurprisingly, box office sensation Red Dog nabbed the top prize, though Snowtown put in a good showing and took home four […]
Continue readingGeoffrey Rush named Australian of the Year
January 25, 2012 0 Comments
Oscar winning actor Geoffrey Rush has been named Australian of the Year, in recognition for his work on and off screen, and for his commitment to the local arts scene. The Shine and Pirates of the Caribbean star was presented with the accolade by Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Canberra. Rush had this to say […]
Continue readingThe Eye of the Storm, The Hunter, Snowtown and Red Dog lead AACTA nominations
November 30, 2011 0 Comments
The nominations for the first official Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards were announced in Sydney today, with acclaimed local productions The Hunter and The Eye of the Storm leading a pack that also included box office success stories Snowtown, Red Dog, and Oranges and Sunshine. In an effort to align itself with the United States’ Academy […]
Continue readingInterview: Fred Schepisi and Alexandra Schepisi (The Eye of the Storm)
September 6, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Fred Schepisi and Alexandra Schepisi (The Eye of the Storm). By Simon Miraudo. It has taken thirty-eight years for Australian author Patrick White’s tome The Eye of the Storm to hit cinemas. Not just anyone could have been trusted with one of the Nobel Laureate’s signature novels, however. Enter another Aussie icon to do his […]
Continue readingAFI introduces Oscar-inspired awards
August 22, 2011 1 Comment
The Australian Film Institute has launched a new initiative to boost national and international recognition of Australian film, dumping the annual AFI awards in favour of the AACTAs. Geoffrey Rush was appointed the AACTAs (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) founding president, with the announcement made by Mad Max and Happy Feet director George […]
Continue readingThe King’s Speech to conquer Broadway
August 10, 2011 1 Comment
The Oscar-winning, Colin-Firth-starring, trophy-film-for-speech-impediments The King’s Speech is heading to Broadway. Showbiz 411 has confirmed the film’s screenwriter David Seidler (who picked up an Academy Award for his troubles) will bring the story of King George VI of Britain and his now famous speech therapist, Lionel Logue (played by Geoffrey Rush in the film), to […]
Continue readingMelbourne International Film Festival – Opening Night Red Carpet
July 22, 2011 0 Comments
The 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival kicked off last night with a screening of Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon’s The Fairy. We were on the scene to speak with the stars, including Geoffrey Rush, Robert Connolly, John Safran and MIFF Artistic Director Michelle Carey, on the Red Carpet. Check it out! See Also: Geoffrey Rush […]
Continue readingGeoffrey Rush returning for Pirates 5
July 22, 2011 0 Comments
Geoffrey Rush has confirmed he will indeed return as Barbossa in a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie. The patron of this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, we spoke to Rush on the MIFF Opening Night red carpet. Although our chat was brief, we still managed to finagle a direct response from him regarding his […]
Continue readingMovie piracy – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides review
May 17, 2011 7 Comments
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – Starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz and Geoffrey Rush. Directed by Rob Marshall. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides feels a little bit like Captain Jack Sparrow fan fiction, although if it really were fan fiction I suspect we’d see a lot […]
Continue readingThe King’s Speech sweeps the BAFTAs
February 14, 2011 0 Comments
The King’s Speech has continued its award-season sweep by taking home seven awards including Best Film and Outstanding British Film at the Orange British Academy Film Awards. Stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham-Carter were all recognised by the BAFTAs, as was the film’s Original Screenplay and Score. The only major category in which […]
Continue reading>Superbowl Trailer Debut: Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides
February 8, 2011 0 Comments
>On Sunday evening in the United States, families gathered around their televisions to learn which products they should consume and which movies they should buy tickets to in the coming weeks and months. It was intermittently interrupted by a football game and a performance by the Black Eyed Peas. They call it the Superbowl. A […]
Continue reading>The King’s Speech to be censored for Oscar push?
January 27, 2011 1 Comment
>Will Harvey Scissorhands ever be happy with a film? That is indeed the question as he considers releasing a censored cut of The King’s Speech after it has received a pack-leading 12 Oscar nominations. The story so far… Back in November, the MPAA slapped The King’s Speech with an R-rating, meaning that those under the […]
Continue readingCrowning moment – The King’s Speech review
December 21, 2010 4 Comments
The King’s Speech – Starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter. Directed by Tom Hooper. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. You too can make an Academy Award contender! All you need are these ten ingredients: 1) An inspirational true story, 2) a character with a pronounced disability, 3) Colin Firth in a leading […]
Continue reading>Trailer Debut: Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides
December 14, 2010 4 Comments
>The trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides has debuted online. Although original director Gore Verbinski has walked the plank (replaced by Rob Marshall), Johnny Depp returns as the flamboyant Captain Jack Sparrow for a standalone adventure separate from the original POTC trilogy. My level of anticipation for a new Pirates film […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The King’s Speech
September 24, 2010 0 Comments
The trailer for Academy Award favourite The King’s Speech has debuted online. The Tom Hooper-directed picture stars Colin Firth as stammering King George VI and Geoffrey Rush as his Australian speech therapist. The film picked up the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. The last two winners of that same prize were […]
Continue readingPirates of the Caribbean 4 to be shot in 3D
May 19, 2010 1 Comment
In a move that is certain to shock absolutely no-one, Disney chairman Rich Ross has revealed that Pirates of the Caribbean 4 will be shot in Disney Digital 3D. The report comes from Deadline, who state that the film’s release date will remain May 20, 2011. Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides will […]
Continue readingA dream time – Bran Nue Dae review
January 13, 2010 1 Comment
Bran Nue Dae – Starring Rocky McKenzie, Ernie Dingo and Geoffrey Rush. Directed by Rachel Perkins. Rated PG. Originally published December 16, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. Bran Nue Dae is so spectacularly cheerful and effervescent it has successfully wrestled my practical criticisms and deemed them irrelevant. Rachel Perkins’ latest film has bound and gagged the […]
Continue readingA dream time – Bran Nue Dae review
December 15, 2009 1 Comment
Bran Nue Dae – Starring Rocky McKenzie, Ernie Dingo and Geoffrey Rush. Directed by Rachel Perkins. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Bran Nue Dae is so spectacularly cheerful and effervescent it has successfully wrestled my practical criticisms and deemed them irrelevant. Rachel Perkins’ latest film has bound and gagged the sensible reviewer within me, leaving […]
Continue readingBran Nue Dae to close MIFF
August 4, 2009 0 Comments
source: bndthemovie.com The highly anticipated Australian musical Bran Nue Dae has been selected to close the Melbourne International Film Festival on Saturday the 8th of August. Bran Nue Dae is based on the musical of the same name written by Jimmy Chi and his band Kuckles. When it debuted in the early 1990’s, it was […]
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