By Simon Miraudo June 7, 2013 Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, former Groundlings and recent Oscar winners for penning The Descendants, make their directorial debut with The Way, Way Back. A sunny, bittersweet tale marked with moments of goofy, cringe-inducing comedy and the occasional saccharine speech, it’s a clear relative of their last, Academy Award […]
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Interview: P.J. Hogan (Mental)
October 3, 2012 
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Interview: P.J. Hogan (Mental). By Simon Miraudo. A lot has changed for P.J. Hogan and Toni Collette since their oddball Aussie comedy Muriel’s Wedding hit cinemas back in 1994. That picture’s international success paved the way for Collette’s astounding career and numerous accolades, while Hogan has passed the time by helming high-profile American flicks such […]
Continue readingMad house – Mental review
October 3, 2012 0 Comments
Mental – Starring Toni Collette, Anthony LaPaglia, and Rebecca Gibney. Directed by P.J. Hogan. Rated MA. By Jess Lomas. The similarities between P.J. Hogan and Toni Collette’s first collaboration, Muriel’s Wedding, and their latest, Mental, are blindingly obvious, yet the latter fails spectacularly to match the heart and laughs of the 90s hit that took […]
Continue readingMelbourne International Film Festival unveil 2012 program
July 12, 2012 0 Comments
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) recently unveiled their complete program and boy is it a doozy. Spanning 17 days in August and featuring over 300 feature films, MIFF is Australia’s largest and oldest film festival. On top of their earlier – First Glimpse and Cannes – announcements, the program is packed with exciting events […]
Continue readingSteve Carell and Toni Collette set to reteam
April 19, 2012 0 Comments
Steve Carell and Toni Collette will reteam for the first time since Little Miss Sunshine, Variety reports. The ex-star of The Office and the woman of multiple personalities from United States of Tara are said to be joining forces in Jim Rash and Nat Faxon’s The Way, Way Back. Rash and Faxon last collaborated as […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Fright Night
May 19, 2011 0 Comments
The trailer for the remake of 1985 teen vampire movie Fright Night – starring Colin Farrell as a vamp who moves next door to Anton Yelchin and Toni Collette – has debuted online. Apart from the fact that the trailer for the film – which was shot in 3D – looks a tad generic and overproduced and […]
Continue readingFarrell to play smooth vamp in Fright Night
May 12, 2010 2 Comments
Colin Farrell has signed on to star in the upcoming remake of the classic 1985 vampire flick Fright Night. He will join Toni Collette and Anton Yelchin in the Craig Gillespie-helmed flick. Heat Vision are reporting that Farrell will take on the role made famous by Chris Sarandon in the original – a vampire named […]
Continue readingMade in Australia – Mary and Max review
January 19, 2010 1 Comment
Mary and Max – Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries. Directed by Adam Elliot. Rated PG. Originally published April 14, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. In honour of Australia Day, I am republishing the review for my favourite Aussie film of the last 12 months, Mary and Max. The universe that is inhabited […]
Continue readingPen friends forever – Mary and Max DVD review
October 18, 2009 1 Comment
Mary and Max – Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries. Directed by Adam Elliot. Rated PG. Originally published April 14, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. The universe that is inhabited by Mary and Max is breathtaking and must have required years of painstaking attention to detail to forge. The story however, is magical, […]
Continue reading2009 Emmy Winners – 30 Rock, Mad Men and Toni Collette FTW!
September 21, 2009 1 Comment
source: emmys.tv The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy awards were handed out at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles this morning. Favourites such as 30 Rock and Mad Men continued to dominate the Best Comedy and Best Drama categories, but there were still plenty of surprises in the smaller categories. Perhaps most excitingly (and deservingly) Toni Collette […]
Continue readingPen friends forever – Mary and Max review
April 14, 2009 1 Comment
Mary and Max – Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries. Directed by Adam Elliot. Rated PG. 90 mins. The universe that is inhabited by Mary and Max is breathtaking, and must have required years of painstaking attention to detail to forge. The story however, is magical, and animating talent aside, could only […]
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