A Sequel to <i>A Royal in Paradise</i> Wraps in where else...

A Sequel to A Royal in Paradise Wraps in where else…

A Royal Proposal: A Royal in Paradise II, starring Rhiannon Fish and Mitchell Bourke, produced by Jaggi Entertainment, directed by Adrian Powers, wraps in Queensland
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Box Office Report: 30 November - 3 December, 2023

Box Office Report: 30 November – 3 December, 2023

Well, that was a quick reign for Napoleon, with the Hunger Games prequel jumping back to the top spot in Week 3 of release. Props to Warner Bros for backing Bottoms, an original story with nary a name cast, made by an exciting new female voice, but the box office
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Trailer: <i>Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire</i>

Trailer: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

As if the world isn't in enough trouble, now we get another war between some secret otherworldly power, Kong and Godzilla! Shot in Queensland! We're rooting for Dan Stevens.
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Painting in Pictures: WhaleX Marks the Spot

Painting in Pictures: WhaleX Marks the Spot

When Australian production company Painting in Pictures was approached by Elon Musk’s XPrize with a proposition to create a documentary for a Carbon Removal Challenge featuring the WhaleX team, filmmaking duo Kirsty B Carter and Joe Harrison were enthusiastic to get on board.
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Box Office Report: 23-26 November, 2023

Box Office Report: 23-26 November, 2023

Fascinating to see 2 Apple TV+ funded feature films - Napoleon and Killers of the Flower Moon - that have been given a proper release window before hitting streaming, doing so well at the box office. They'll hardly recoup the cost of making and releasing, but as profile raisers, this
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Trailer: <i>Boy Swallows Universe</i>

Trailer: Boy Swallows Universe

Boy swallows universe, and universe - via Netflix globally - is about to swallow crime-filled, nostalgia-fuelled coming of ager Boy Swallows Universe
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Liane Moriarty’s <i>The Last Anniversary</i> Series Adaptation Rolls Cameras

Liane Moriarty’s The Last Anniversary Series Adaptation Rolls Cameras

Another series from production companies Made Up Stories and Blossom Films goes into production, commissioned by Foxtel/Binge.
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Jonathan Ogilvie’s <i>HEAD SOUTH</i> to open Rotterdam

Jonathan Ogilvie’s HEAD SOUTH to open Rotterdam

The Australian-based filmmaker’s semi-autobiographical music drama features Ed Oxenbould, Márton Csókás, and Kiwi singer-songwriter Stella Bennett (Benee).
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Box Office Report: 16 - 19 November 2023

Box Office Report: 16 – 19 November 2023

Despite the online doomsayers, Hunger Games prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes opened strongly, which will unfortunately mean more prequels. Apart from that, the surprisingly wide release of Saltburn saw some sites doing boffo business, whilst too many were DOA - should be interesting to see
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Short Film of the Week: <i>Voice Activated</i>

Short Film of the Week: Voice Activated

Steve Anthopolous' award winning bittersweet comedy is about a florist (Aleks Mikic) with a stutter who is forced to grapple with a voice activated car, on his way to an important delivery. Listen out for a cameo by Sam Neill.
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