Michael Fassbender must have gotten along famously with Aussie director Justin Kurzel on the set of their upcoming Macbeth remake, because he’s just tapped the Snowtown filmmaker to helm his upcoming Assassin’s Creed adaptation. According to Variety, Kurzel is in talks to helm the video game flick for Fox, which has long had Fassbender attached as star and producer. Daniel Espinosa […]
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The Sapphires lead 2nd AACTA nominations
December 3, 2012 
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The nominations for the second annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards were announced in Sydney today, with 2012’s biggest local hit, The Sapphires, leading the pack. Wayne Blair’s box-office busting toe-tapper claimed 12 nominations, ahead of Jonathan Teplitzky’s Burning Man (10), Cate Shortland’s Lore (8), and Kieran Darcy-Smith’s Wish You Were Here (8). All four flicks will compete for […]
Continue readingSnowtown, Salo were the most complained about films of 2011
February 7, 2012 0 Comments
There are always some fun nuggets in the Australian Classification Board’s annual report, and the latest one is no different. Released at the end of last year, it lists the films that generated the most complaints in the past 12 months. And here they are, in all their offensive glory! Justin Kurzel‘s AACTA-scooping serial killer […]
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 readingThe 10 best male performances of 2011
December 27, 2011 0 Comments
The 10 best male performances 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 8 2011. Acting! It’s perhaps the most subjective craft in the entire moviemaking process. What better way to celebrate its unquantifiable nature than by […]
Continue readingThe 10 best Australian films of 2011
December 26, 2011 3 Comments
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 readingThe 10 best male performances of 2011
December 8, 2011 1 Comment
The 10 best male performances of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Acting! It’s perhaps the most subjective craft in the entire moviemaking process. What better way to celebrate its unquantifiable nature than by ranking our favourite performances of the year? Look past the inherent ridiculousness of comparing dudes who play vicious murderers with those dressed in […]
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 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: Daniel Henshall (Snowtown)
September 13, 2011 0 Comments
Interview – Daniel Henshall (Snowtown). By Simon Miraudo. Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown tells the story of Australia’s most notorious serial killer, John Bunting, who in the early 1990s infiltrated the lives of some disenfranchised suburbanites and perpetrated some of the most horrific murders in history. The controversial film divided audiences while in cinemas, with reports of […]
Continue readingHell on Earth – Snowtown review
May 18, 2011 4 Comments
Snowtown – Staring Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway and Louise Harris. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Few films can rightfully claim to offer its audience the opportunity to spend a couple hours in the bowels of hell, but Justin Kurzel might as well print up t-shirts saying as much to promote his […]
Continue readingInterview: Justin Kurzel; director of Snowtown
May 11, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Justin Kurzel; director of Snowtown. By Simon Miraudo. Daniel Henshall as John Bunting in Snowtown. The most horrifying murders in Australian history did not occur during those lawless colonial years before federation, nor in parallel with the notorious American killings by the Manson Family or Zodiac in the late 1960s and early 1970s. No, […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Sleeping Beauty
April 29, 2011 0 Comments
The sensual new poster for Julia Leigh’s Cannes-bound Aussie drama Sleeping Beauty has debuted online. Transmission brought it to our attention via Twitter. (Haven’t you heard? Everyone’s doing it that way now.) Sleeping Beauty stars Emily Browning as a young prostitute who submits herself to the ‘Sleeping Beauty Chamber’, in which her clients can do to […]
Continue readingSnowtown heading to Cannes
April 19, 2011 1 Comment
Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown has been selected for Cannes Critics’ Week, where it will compete for the Critics’ Week Grand Prize as well as the prestigious Camera d’Or. The Aussie film depicts the Snowtown murders orchestrated by John Bunting, and stars Daniel Henshall and Lucas Pittaway. Kurzel is eligible for the Camera d’Or, awarded only to […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Snowtown
April 6, 2011 1 Comment
The trailer for Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown, based on the notorious Snowtown murders, has debuted online. Sure, it may make the film look like Animal Kingdom 2.0., but that’s hardly stunting our anticipation for the flick. We named Snowtown the 7th most exciting release of 2011, and this trailer certainly builds upon our already high expectations. […]
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