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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Sydney Film Festival unveils its 2014 program
May 7, 2014 
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The Sydney Film Festival’s 2014 program has been loosed upon the world, boasting the Australian debut of David Michôd’s Animal Kingdom follow-up The Rover and Richard Linklater’s decade-spanning Boyhood, as well as hotly anticipated international titles such as Bong Joon-ho’s first English-language effort, Snowpiercer, and the Dardenne brothers’ Two Days, One Night, starring Marion Cotillard. All four of those features will screen in SFF’s official competition, alongside 20,000 Days on […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Rover
January 30, 2014 0 Comments
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 readingComedown machine – Iron Man 3 review
April 24, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo April 24, 2013 Iron Man 3 carries that ‘morning after’ feeling former playboy Tony Stark is no doubt familiar with. Following the heady highs of The Avengers, this latest entry in the Marvel canon may leave your head-spinning for all the wrong reasons. More of a comedown than a comeback, it’s a […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Guy Pearce in Iron Man 3
February 20, 2013 0 Comments
A brand new poster for Marvel’s Iron Man 3 touts the blockbuster’s other villain: Guy Pearce’s geneticist Aldrich Killian. Though Ben Kingsley is playing the infamous Mandarin in the flick, Killian is believed to have a key role in his evildoing. If that sourpuss doesn’t give away his nefarious intentions, surely his bleached blonde hair, hinted-at-mullet, […]
Continue readingContract killer – Seeking Justice review
October 23, 2012 0 Comments
Seeking Justice – Starring Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce, and January Jones. Directed by Roger Donaldson. Rated MA. By Richard Haridy. You’d be forgiven for skimming past Seeking Justice when considering your evening’s entertainment. After all, a straight-to-DVD film with an uninspiring title and Nicolas Cage front and centre isn’t especially appealing, though I’d mildly suggest […]
Continue readingBlame it on the alcohol – Lawless review
October 11, 2012 0 Comments
Lawless – Starring Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, and Guy Pearce. Directed by John Hillcoat. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. John Hillcoat‘s Lawless is so low-key it’s practically infrasonic. Utterly untroubled by any expectation to entertain – or even mildly engage – the audience, Hillcoat and screenwriter Nick Cave take a stroll through 1930s Virginia with […]
Continue readingSpace oddity – Prometheus review
June 4, 2012 12 Comments
Prometheus – Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, and Charlize Theron. Directed by Ridley Scott. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Prometheus is perhaps the best blend of thoughtful science fiction with classic genre thrills since Danny Boyle’s Sunshine. However, much like Sunshine, Prometheus will likely amass detractors disappointed by the final act. Whereas I believe the […]
Continue readingScarlett Johansson won’t appear in Iron Man 3
April 26, 2012 0 Comments
Sorry Avengers fans. There will be no sight of Scarlett Johansson‘s Black Widow in Iron Man 3. Johansson revealed the news to ScreenRant while promoting the epic Marvel team-up flick. Though the Widow won’t appear in Shane Black’s Iron Man sequel, Johansson hopes she’ll eventually get her own spin off (of course she would). Though […]
Continue readingJessica Chastain in talks for Iron Man 3
April 24, 2012 0 Comments
Jessica Chastain is in talks to join the cast of Iron Man 3, Deadline reports. The Oscar-nominated redhead would potentially threaten Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) relationship with his own raven-haired flame, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), by playing a “sexy scientist every bit as smart as Tony Stark.” As reported yesterday, Guy Pearce might join […]
Continue readingGuy Pearce joins Iron Man 3
April 23, 2012 0 Comments
Guy Pearce is in final talks to star opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 3, Variety reports. Pearce would play Aldrich Killian, a geneticist who develops the Extremis nano-technology used by Tony Stark. It is unknown if, as in the comics, Killian will assist a terrorist in the spread of a nanobot virus. Ben Kingsley […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Prometheus
March 19, 2012 0 Comments
The feature trailer for Ridley Scott‘s maybe-kinda-probably-not-make-that-defintiely Alien prequel Prometheus has landed online, armed to the hilt with Inception “bwraahhhms” and other such tension-creating tricks. Much like the teaser that came back in December, this new trailer continues to keep us in the dark in regards to the actual plot, but gives us plenty of chilling moments and special effects shots […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Prometheus
December 23, 2011 2 Comments
The teaser trailer for Ridley Scott‘s ‘don’t call it an Alien prequel’ Prometheus has debuted online. Fans of the original, iconic Alien teaser however will notice a few similarities. We’re still not sure if Prometheus actually has any aliens in it or not, but based on this teaser, it doesn’t look like things are going too well […]
Continue readingModern Family rules at 2011 Emmy Awards
September 19, 2011 0 Comments
The love was shared around at the 63rd Emmy Awards, as if the television industry was one big happy modern family (even Charlie Sheen made a peace offering to the Two and a Half Men team while presenting an award). Modern Family was the big winner at the Jane Lynch-hosted ceremony, picking up Outstanding Comedy […]
Continue readingThe Count of Monte Cristo to get sci-fi twist
July 5, 2011 0 Comments
If you felt that the only things missing from Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo were cyborgs, spaceships and dehydrated pizza, then you’re in luck! According to Variety, Warner Bros has purchased a new script by Ian Shorr, which takes the 19th century tale and sets it in the future. WB are […]
Continue readingDon’t Be Afraid of the Dark scores Australian release
February 24, 2011 0 Comments
We’ve been looking forward to this news since we saw the trailer for the Guillermo Del Toro written/produced chiller Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark back in August of 2010. Australian distributor Hopscotch have revealed that they will distribute the film across the nation in August 2011. The Troy Nixey-directed pic stars the great Bailee […]
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 readingDon’t Be Afraid Of The Dark teaser trailer debut
August 4, 2010 0 Comments
The very creepy (and very cheeky) teaser trailer for the Guillermo del Toro-produced thriller Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark has debuted online. If the concept ‘Pan’s Labyrinth meets The Others‘ appeals to you, read on. The Troy Nixey-directed film stars Bailee Madison as a young girl who moves in with her father (Guy Pearce) […]
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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