Cyrano de Bergerac
EXCLUSIVE ADVANCE PREVIEW GIVEAWAY: We have 5 double passes to giveaway to the exclusive preview on Wednesday 4 November. James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of CYRANO DE […]
Movies
Honest Thief Giveaway
Tom (Liam Neeson) is a lot of things, but two in particular: an infamous thief and a newfound romantic. His feelings for his new flame Annie (Kate Walsh) have inspired him to right his past […]
My Brilliant Friend – the story of a new name
Directed by Saverio Costanzo and based on the internationally bestselling Neapolitan novels by Elena Ferrante , the critically acclaimed global smash hit returns for a second series. Lila and Elena are sixteen. Lila is just […]
Rams Giveaway
In remote Western Australia, two estranged brothers, Colin (Sam Neil) and Les (Michael Caton), are at war. Raising separate flocks of sheep descended from their family’s prized bloodline, the two men work side by side […]
Local cinemas reopen
But will anyone go? Will The Invisible Man play to invisible audiences? The outlook for Australians cinemas is dismal. In South Korea, which never locked down and whose cinemas remained open throughout the pandemic, box […]
Local cinemas go dark
All cinemas in Australia have been closed. And slowly it’s become apparent that the shutdown will not be a matter of “a few weeks”, but months. So, how many… The six that everyone seems to […]
What to see at the French Film Festival
Like all of France (and much of the world) the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival was forced to close. The post below was written before the enforced shutdown of all cinemas in Australia. March 4 […]
Local cinemas this week
Two movies about troubled women from two talented Australian filmmakers. Both, in very different ways, point to our deeply disturbing times. Undertow Australian films hardly ever make much headway at the local box office, and […]
2020 French Film Festival giveaway
Making a welcome return, the Alliance Française French Film Festival is back in Sydney for the 31st time on March 10. It opens in other capital cities a day or two later, and will screen […]
Military Wives giveaway
The Full Monty director Peter Cattaneo recruits A-listers Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan to lead this inspiring drama about the bravery of the women of war, and the power of the music that saved them. […]