South Australia Welcomes Vampire Hunters
Filming has commenced on new AMC Original series, Warwick Thornton’s Firebite, an eight-episode season co-produced by See-Saw Films, about Indigenous vampire hunters in the South Australian desert.
Nadia Tass + David Parker: Partners in Filmmaking
In 1983, Nadia Tass, actor and theatre director, partnered with her husband David Parker, a stills photographer specialising in movies, to form Cascade Films.
Vacation Hangover
Raunchy comedy Vacation Friends, starring Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, John Cena and Meredith Hagner, marks the feature directorial debut of Joy Ride writer and Silicon Valley writer/producer Clay Tarver.
Under the Volcano: Money for Something
George Martin's storied recording studio AIR in the West Indies may no longer be there, but at least we have documentary Under the Volcano and the music. We speak with Writer/Producer Cody Greenwood and Director Gracie Otto.
Andrew Dominik: Twenty Year Reflections On Chopper
As his bloodstained classic Chopper roars back into cinemas on its twentieth anniversary, writer/director Andrew Dominik revisits his often bruising experiences making the film.
Breathe Again
After working together as writer and director on breakout short films in their native Spain, then the Evil Dead reboot and Don’t Breathe, Rodo Sayagues [pictured] and Fede Alvarez respectively, return for the sequel Don’t Breathe 2, but with a few twists, including Sayagues stepping up for his first stab at directing.
Unsung Auteurs: Charles B. Pierce
FilmInk salutes the work of directors who have never truly received the credit that they deserve. In this installment: Arkansas-based horror and western indie original Charles B. Pierce.
Forgotten Australian TV Plays: Casualty
Stephen Vagg’s series on forgotten Australian TV plays looks at a more experimental piece than usual: Casualty, from 1967.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet: The Bittersweet Success of Amélie
The French favourite turned up at Cannes 20 years after it was initially rejected by the prestigious film festival.
The Bowraville Murders: The Seeds of Racism
Journalist/Filmmaker Allan Clarke's true crime documentary exposes Australia’s institutionalised racism.
