Filed Under: Australian, B, C, Documentary, Interviews
by GREG KING BackTrack Boys is an observational documentary that features the rough talking, free-wheeling jackaroo, Bernie Shakeshaft, and the youth program he runs from a shed on the outskirts of Armidale, NSW. The film follows Zac, Tyrson and Rusty, three troubled boys, as they hit the road with Bernie’s legendary dog jumping team and travel …
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Filed Under: Australian, Drama, G, Interviews, T
by GREG KING Melbourne-based social worker and filmmaker Giovanni Mercuri has turned her experiences advocating for clients’ mental health into a full length feature film and a popular tv series. Her aim is to shine a light on important issues such as bullying and domestic violence. The second series of her series The Travel Counsellor has …
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Filed Under: Australian, I, Interviews, R
by GREG KING In Like Flynn depicts the early adventures of Australian actor Errol Flynn before he went to Hollywood. He was an adventurer, opium smuggler, gambler, street fighter, womanizer, and gold prospector. The film is based on Flynn's early autobiography Beam Ends. It stars Thomas Cocquerel as the young Flynn. The film has been …
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Filed Under: Australian, B, Drama, Interviews, J, S
by GREG KING Jirga is a new Australian drama that was filmed in Pakistan by filmmaker Benjamin Gilmour. It stars Sam Smith in his feature film debut as former Australian soldier, Mike Wheeler, who returns to Afghanistan after several years, seeking redemption from the family of a civilian man he killed during the war. Greg chatted with the …
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Filed Under: film festival, Foreign Language, Interviews, V
by GREG KING The Italian Film Festival is screening at Palace Cinemas across the country throughout September. One of the special guests of the festival this year is actress Valeria Solarino, who has three films screening. She will be opening the festival in both Sydney and Melbourne before taking part in a Q&A session for her film …
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Filed Under: C, film festival, Interviews
by GREG KING The 6th Czech and Slovak Film Festival acknowledges the 50th anniversary of the Prague Spring as well as the centenary of the establishment of Czeckoslovakia. This year the program focuses on some historic films from Czech filmmakers, including The Fireman’s Ball, Milos Forman’s final film in his native country before moving to the …
Continue Reading about CZECH AND SLOVAK FILM FESTIVAL 2018 – interview with Cerise Howard