Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Antony J Bowman Stars: Hugh Jackman, Claudia Karvan, Jeanie Drynan, Andrew S Gilbert,Angie Milliken, Bruce Venables. Jack Willis (Hugh Jackman) drives a road train across the Australian outback for a living. To fill in time during the long stretches of open road, he has written a novel, a mushy romance… Continue Reading »
STRANGE FITS OF PASSION – interview with Elise McCreadie
by GREG KING. The new Australian romantic comedy Strange Fits Of Passion screened at Cannes last year where it was particularly well received, and the film has garnered positive reviews wherever it has screened. Which is all good news for the film’s writer and director, actress turned filmmaker Elise McCreadie, who spoke passionately about her… Continue Reading »
THE CASTLE
The Castle Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rob SitchStars: Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry, Tiriel Mora, Charles Tingwell, Anthony Simcoe, Sophie Lee, Eric Bana, Wayne Hope, Bryan Dawe, Costas Kilias, Robyn Nevin, Lynda Gibson, John Flaus The Castle is not another quirky, amusing local comedy. Rather it is a genuinely funny and touchingly honest… Continue Reading »
BLACK ROCK
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Stephen Vidler Stars: Laurence Bruels, Linda Cropper, Simon Lyndon, Jessica Napier, Rebecca Smart, Chris Haywood, Essie Davis, Justine Clark, Jeannette Cronin, David Field Running Time: 90 minutes Adapted from the stage play by Nick Enright (Lorenzo’s Oil, etc), Black Rock is a punchy, powerful and hard hitting Australian drama examining… Continue Reading »