Interview: Damon Gameau (Save Your Legs)

By Simon Miraudo February 26, 2013 Boyd Hicklin‘s cricket comedy Save Your Legs sees a bunch of Aussie underdogs embark on their first international tour in India. In it, Damon Gameau (Balibo, Howzat) shares the screen with Stephen Curry and screenwriter Brendan Cowell; all three playing developmentally arrested man-children who wouldn’t feel out of place […]

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Sticky wicket – Save Your Legs review

By Simon Miraudo February 25, 2013 Praise Vishnu for the endlessly convivial Stephen Curry. He manages to put a few runs on the board for the Aussie cricket flick Save Your Legs, elevating Boyd Hicklin‘s spritely if not particularly funny flick to the realm of ‘watchable.’ Sadly, I struggle to think of any other elements […]

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Interview: Stephen Curry and Simon Wincer (The Cup)

Interview: Stephen Curry and Simon Wincer (The Cup). By Simon Miraudo. Simon Wincer has become the go-to guy for equine-centric films, having directed Phar Lap, The Lighthorseman, countless westerns, and now The Cup, based on Damien Oliver/Media Puzzle’s legendary win at the 2002 Melbourne Cup. Stephen Curry stars as Oliver – whose brother Jason died […]

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Race for the prize – The Cup review

The Cup – Starring Stephen Curry, Brendan Gleeson and Daniel MacPherson. Directed by Simon Wincer. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Has there ever been a story as ripe for a big screen realisation as Damien Oliver’s triumphant run at the 2002 Melbourne Cup atop tempestuous Irish steed Media Puzzle, mere days after the death of […]

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Trailer Debut: The Cup

The trailer for upcoming Aussie flick The Cup – concerning Damien Oliver’s win at the 2002 Melbourne Cup – has arrived online. Stephen Curry stars as Oliver, with Daniel MacPherson playing his brother Jason (who was killed in a racing accident days before the big race). The clip certainly doesn’t play down the tear-jerking aspect […]

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