canopy

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Strategically placed for an ANZAC DAY premiere, CANOPY is ostensibly a one man WWII show about an Australian flyer shot down over Singapore in 1942.

The airman’s parachute has landed him in the canopy of a jungle, a forest infested …

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the lego movie

LEGO1

Best LEGO family adventure movie ever, this modern day satire is subversive and yet counter-cultural. This Australian made 3D computer animation comedy movie film, is already so beloved by USA audiences because this film satisfies audiences of all ages, and …

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‘the rocket’ gives young boy a new start

As a 9 year-old boy, Sitthiphon (“Ki”) Disamoe had been living on the streets of Bangkok for 2 years.  As one of 7 siblings from a small village in the Lao-speaking region of Thailand, Ki’s father had died leaving him …

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fcca awards 2013

Another great night at the Paddington RSL for the Film Critics Circle  of Australia (FCCA) annual awards, Tuesday March 11.

MC Rod Quinn presided over a very relaxed ceremony where a meat tray as a prize would not have been …

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tracks

The marvelous Mia Wasikowska is carving out quite a remarkable career overseas but back on home turf that career seems to magnify. Distinguishing herself as a director for her segment in TIM WINTON’S THE TURNING, just released on DVD through …

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the turning

Fresh from her Oscar tipped turn in the current box office smash, BLUE JASMINE, Cate Blanchett also shines in THE TURNING, the audacious and ambitious rendering to the screen of Tim Winton’s story cycle of the same name.

The seventeen …

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the railway man

Traditionally, Boxing Day heralds the release of the big Christmas movies.

Traditionally, a big Christmas movie is a saccharine Disney animation or a bloated CGI fantasy or a mindless, jejune gross out comedy.

THE RAILWAY MAN is none of these …

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patrick

PATRICK is a good looking horror film that makes you jump and squirm. Director Mark Hartley’s PATRICK is an excellent remake of the 1978 Australian film. Updated with computers and other modern gadgets Patrick still maintains a dark and gothic …

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red obsession

RED OBSESSION

If ever there was a film made for anyone whose mantra is Thank God for Red Wine then it’s RED OBSESSION (PG).

Combining his passions for pictures and plonk, writer/director/producer Warwick Ross has made a vintage documentary to savour.

Apart …

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the rocket

It’s not rocket science to sense that THE ROCKET may well be the best Australian film of the year.

Set in the rarely seen tribal mountains of Laos, THE ROCKET is a gripping yarn of a young boy triumphing over …

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