Aussie films in competition for 2nd AACTA awards revealed

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has unveiled the 23 feature films in competition for the 2nd AACTA Awards, set to be handed out in Sydney early 2013. It’s worth noting that the below titles are merely eligible, and a few obvious ones aren’t likely to make their way into the Best Feature category. Sorry Iron […]

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Marks the spot – X review

X – Starring Viva Bianca and Hanna Mangan-Lawrence. Directed by Jon Hewitt. Rated MA. Originally published August 4, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. X is now available on DVD in Australia. Jon Hewitt‘s X stars Viva Bianca as Holly, a high-end call girl who’s about to call it quits and head to Paris. On her last, […]

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The 10 best Australian films of 2011

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 […]

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The 10 best Australian films of 2011

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 […]

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Melbourne International Film Festival – Day Fourteen

Melbourne International Film Festival – Day Fourteen. By Simon Miraudo. Something strange is happening here. Festival fatigue is slowly setting in; not just upon me and my fellow ‘60 Film in 17 Days’ Blog-A-Thoners, but apparently also the entire cinema-going population of Melbourne. A couple of days ago, Thomas Caldwell at Cinema Autopsy spotted the […]

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