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Top 5 Movie Soundtracks of all time »
The late Sidney Lumet wrote in his seminal “Making Movies”, that music will nearly always make a bad film better, but has the power to make a good film great. It can lift poor performances, hide bad-direction and ultimately come to define the film. Now, were not dealing with audio cues and scores, rather, I [...]
Coussins Makes His Mark at the LA Film Festival »
The LA International short film festival gets underway for another year in June, bringing with it a swag of entertainment and fun. Each year, more than 15 thousand movie lovers, film-makers an entertainment professionals embark on the event, in search of the hot new talent and upcomers in the industry. The festival boasts an impressive [...]
Suckerpunch »
Suckerpunch is the latest offering from Zack Snyder, director of 300 and Watchmen. If you’ve seen either of them, then you know what to expect: Things exploding in slow motion. Whizzing bullets just missing the derrière of a young girl, yet coyly lifting the hem of her skirt as it flies by. Which is also [...]
TROPFEST REVIEW: One Night Stand »
It’s that time of year where movie buffs, directors, actors and of course, the public, converge for the worlds biggest short film festival. Tropfest 2011 gets underway across Australia February 20th with more than 150,000 people expected to turn up at live sites across the nation. Those in the know say this year will produce [...]
Sex and the City 3?????? »
Ladies, take a seat… There are whispers we could be seeing a third Sex and the City movie!!! Yep, that’s right…… After the success of the television series over the past decade, the show proved to be just as successful in their premiere feature film. Recently it had been announced we will soon get a [...]
No Chance of Chemo for Dennis Hopper »
Hollywood icon Dennis Hopper is believed to be on his last legs, with news the famed actor is terminally ill and unable to undergo chemotherapy to treat his prostate cancer. In a court release filed by his lawyer, Joseph Mannis, it outlined that the 73 year old had reached a new low in his health [...]
2010 Academy Awards »
Well, in the end the winner was The Hurt Locker. The head to head duel with Avatar that had intensified in recent weeks was finally put to bet on the weekend as the Academy Awards came and went yet again. The big winner on the night was The Hurt Locker, but it was not all [...]
Hurt Locker in Oscars Controversy »
Fresh from cleaning up at the BAFTAs, The Hurt Locker team is feeling their own pain with controversy surrounding their favouritism at the upcoming Oscar awards. The highly rated film has been engulfed by controversy after it was revealed one of the producers had broken strict rules on negative campaigning.
Hurt Locker Cleans up at BAFTAs »
The Hurt Locker has beaten the highest grossing movie of all time in Avatar, to claim BAFTAs best film award. As well as taking out the top award, the film also claimed a swag of other gongs including Best Director and best cinematography. Director Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to take the award and [...]
Tropfest 2010 Won By Local NSW FIlmaker »
The World’s largest short film festival took centre stage last night in The Domain in Sydney with 75,000 movie buffs watching on as a local film maker take out the title of the 2010 Tropfest winner. Filmmaker Abe Forsythe won this year’s Tropfest with his short film Shock.