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Emerging Talent
We speak to director Timothy Syrota about ‘Burmese Dreaming’, a doco sharing the stories of Burmese refugees, which is set to play at the upcoming Emerge Film Festival.
Hard Knocks
With recent reports that life for the residents of Toomelah has reached crisis point, Ivan Sen’s feature about the troubled Aboriginal community hits home even harder.
From A Faraway Land
The inaugural Indian Film Festival of Melbourne will attempt to show audiences that there’s more to their thriving cinema scene than song and dance… though there’s that too.
Last Dance
Director Martha Goddard gives us the back story on shooting her experiential short film ‘Dance Me to the End of Love’ which is vying for a Dendy Award at Sydney Film Festival.
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The prospect of a disillusioned writer being caught in a creepy hotel is truly terrifying,...
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Twice Upon A Time
Charlotte Rampling and Jean Rochefort: two screen giants who have left an indelible mark on...
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Private Fears In Public Places
This is much less than the sum of its parts, being not only based on...
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Modern Love
Australia is seemingly in the grip of a low budget, self-realised filmmaking boom. In the...
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Beowulf
Boasting eye popping stop motion animation, an epic storyline, and a highly engaging disrespect for...
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September
This is the inaugural project in Tropfest's feature film programme. It's a gentle coming-of-age story...
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Into The Wild
In the pantheon of actors turned directors, Sean Penn is surely sitting somewhere close to...
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The Independent
The Independent is a rare gem in the Australian comedy landscape. Directors Andrew O'Keefe and...
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Halloween
This film confirms two things: (1) Rob Zombie can direct effective and wince-inducing hardcore horror...
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Crazy Love
Recently premiering at The Sundance Film Festival, the documentary Crazy Love is the horrifying, moving...
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Rescue Dawn
After his acclaimed 2005 documentary Grizzly Man, German auteur Werner Herzog turns once more to...
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The Heartbreak Kid
The original 1972 version of The Heartbreak Kid had a script by the urbane and...
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Interview
In his fourth directorial turn, Steve Buscemi creates a distinctly New York City domain wherein...
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Boxing Day
With his debut film - the grotesque, nightmarish The Illustrated Family Doctor - Australian director Kriv Stenders...
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Angel
If you think they "don't make movies like that anymore", French filmmaker Francois Ozon is...
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Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Mr. Edward Magorium is the eccentric 243 year-old owner of a fantastic and magical toy...
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An Old Mistress
Director Catherine Breillat is best known for such sexually explicit films as Romance and Fat...
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All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane
The romantic comedy is one of the most popular of genres, and Hollywood churns them...
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Gabriel
Long before anyone besides Sony execs ever saw a print of Gabriel, the film was...
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Inland Empire
Standing as a much anticipated follow-up to 2001's surprise box office and critical coup, Mulholland...
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