Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby will go into the 3rd AACTA Awards as the movie to beat, but it faces fierce competition from plucky upstart The Rocket. Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel of the same name, was awarded 14 gongs by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, while Kim Mordaunt’s crowd […]
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Interview: Catriona McKenzie (Satellite Boy)
December 10, 2012 
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Interview: Catriona McKenzie (Satellite Boy). By Simon Miraudo. Catriona McKenzie says her feature debut Satellite Boy is a descendant of such Aussie classics as Storm Boy and Walkabout. A good thing then that she’s recruited the legendary David Gulpilil from those flicks to appear in her movie too. The picture stars newcomers Cameron Wallaby and […]
Continue readingBoy meets world – Satellite Boy review
December 10, 2012 0 Comments
Satellite Boy – Starring Cameron Wallaby, David Gulpilil, and Joseph Pedley. Directed by Catriona McKenzie. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. There is many a Spielbergian moment in Catriona McKenzie’s Satellite Boy, intentional or otherwise. Two kids ride carefree on bicycles. A young boy laments the distance between he and his estranged mother, bonding with his […]
Continue readingThe top 10 Australian films of 2012
December 7, 2012 0 Comments
The top 10 Australian films of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. With 2012 coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year’s cinematic treats, and then crowbar each work of art into a numerical position on a comparative chart. Comedies versus dramas! Thrills versus chills! The great versus the very good! This is the […]
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