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 […]
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The 10 best Australian films of 2011
December 26, 2011 
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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 readingAustralia’s Wish You Were Here headed to Sundance
December 1, 2011 0 Comments
Following in the tradition of Animal Kingdom and Mad Bastards before it, Aussie film Wish You Were Here has been selected to screen at 2012’s Sundance Film Festival. The picture – starring Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Felicity Price and Anthony Starr – will open the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. Here’s the picture’s official synopsis: “Four […]
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 readingSpider-Man star to play Jeff Buckley; Mad Bastards director developing rival Buckley biopic?
August 16, 2011 0 Comments
It has become very difficult keeping track of all these Jeff Buckley biopics. Back in June it was announced two rival Jeff Buckley films were in the works. Deadline today revealed the young actor who will play the late singer in one of those films (specifically, Jake Scott’s official, family-sanctioned flick). That actor is Reeve […]
Continue readingCrazy good – Mad Bastards review
April 27, 2011 4 Comments
Mad Bastards – Starring Dean Daley-Jones, Greg Tait and Lucas Yeeda. Directed by Brendan Fletcher. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Brendan Fletcher’s feature film debut Mad Bastards is a very human tale told with an electric vibrancy rarely found in dramas of this ilk. It lives and breathes and meanders freely, in the spirit of the […]
Continue readingInterview: Brendan Fletcher; director of Mad Bastards
April 27, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Brendan Fletcher; director of Mad Bastards. By Simon Miraudo. (L-R) Lucas Yeeda (Bullet), Brendan Fletcher and Ngaire Pigram (Nella). Mad Bastards is the latest in a long string of Australian films earning their stripes abroad before returning home as reigning champions. Like Animal Kingdom before it, Brendan Fletcher’s 10-years-in-the-making outback drama played the prestigious […]
Continue readingInterview: Brendan Fletcher; director of Mad Bastards.
December 22, 2010 0 Comments
Interview: Brendan Fletcher; director of Mad Bastards. By Simon Miraudo. Not familiar with the name Brendan Fletcher? You soon will be. The documentary and commercial director’s debut film Mad Bastards was recently selected to play in competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. It will be one of 13 films from around the world (selected […]
Continue reading>Trailer Debut: Mad Bastards
December 10, 2010 0 Comments
>The trailer for Mad Bastards – the next Aussie film set to make a splash at Sundance – has debuted online. Brendan Fletcher’s debut feature was selected for the World Cinema Dramatic competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival; the same category that Animal Kingdom won back in January of 2010. Here’s the official plot […]
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