Australian and Kiwi talent were in the spotlight at this year’s annual gathering of North American cinema operators known as CinemaCon and operated by Cinema United. Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman
One of the most exciting acting talents to emerge from Australia in recent years, Nicholas Denton meets his match with James Litchfield’s unique and assured feature debut, Alphabet Lane.
Well, the good news is that the favourably reviewed The Deb was the highest grossing Australian film release this week. The bad news is that its screen average was a
7
… a pleasing genre throwback with deft direction, a superb cast and enough crazy cannibals with filed teeth to offer a highly enjoyable, lazy afternoon’s viewing.
9
...a charmer with a foul mouth and a big heart situated in exactly the right place.
A discussion with Massimo Benvegnu in Two Parts
Aussie actor Martin Dingle Wall (Underbelly, The Nothing Men, The Dry) mounts up for the western This Bloody Country, playing a relocated Australian gunfighter tasked with protecting a family of
A 50% increase at the box office this week, assisted by the Friday public holiday, school hols, strong opening by The Drama and the tiny drop week to week by
8.5
This is bold filmmaking, as much for what it does not try to do as for what it does.
Globally, the vertical microdrama format is exploding. In Asia, the United States and now the United Kingdom, mobile-first platforms like ReelShort [pictured] and DramaBox are generating revenue through short, addictive,