Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gale Edwards Stars: Sebastian Gregory, Colin Friels, Roy Billing, Isabel Lucas, William Zappa, Tammy MacIntosh. This crowd-pleasing Australian production is set in the small sleepy fishing village of Montague. Kevin Flack (Sebastian Gregory) is a guitar obsessed teen who dreams of playing in a rock band. His ambitions run counter… Continue Reading »
SNOWTOWN – interview with director Justin Kurzel
by GREG KING “This was definitely the scariest thing I’ve ever done in my life,” remarks director Justin Kurzel about his experiences of working on his debut feature film Snowtown. “Every day was an adventure.” Snowtown is a new film that explores the notorious “bodies in the barrels” murders that occurred in a small South… Continue Reading »
A FEW BEST MEN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Stephan Elliott Stars: Xavier Samuel, Laura Brent, Tim Draxl, Kevin Bishop, Jonathan Biggins, Olivia Newton-John, Steve Le Marquand, Kris Marshall, Rebel Wilson. In the early ’70s Australian filmmakers gave the British public a taste of some uniquely Australian larrikin humour with films like The Adventures Of Barry McKenzie and Barry… Continue Reading »
THE LOVED ONES -interview with Sean Byrne
by GREG KING “The Loved Ones has its own irreverent sensibility and total Australian wild streak,” enthuses writer/director Sean Byrne about his debut feature film. “This is the kind of film that I wanted to watch as a young guy in Australia.” The Loved Ones is a grisly and depraved horror film from a… Continue Reading »
MRS CAREY’S CONCERT
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Directors: Robert Connolly and Sophie Raymond This is not another of those films like Mr Holland’s Opus in which a dedicated teacher transforms the lives of their disadvantaged students through music. Rather this is a fascinating documentary that takes us inside a private girl’s school in Sydney and the music… Continue Reading »
SWERVE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Craig Lahiff Stars: David Lyons, Emma Booth, Jason Clarke, Vince Colosimo, Roy Billing, Travis McMahon This clever Australian-made noir-like thriller is infused with the spirit of American crime writer James M Cain (The Postman Always Rings Twice, etc), Hitchcock, and even the films of John Dahl (The Last Seduction, Red… Continue Reading »