Oscar Award winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, The Departed) is in early talks to direct the gritty George Washington biopic The General from Red Granite Pictures. The script is the work of Assassin’s Creed writers Adam Cooper and Bill Collage. Red Granite’s Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland will be producing. The story centers around General…
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Backtrack, a new Australian thriller starring Adrian Brody and Sam Neill, will screen exclusively for one-week across select Palace Cinemas from 16-22 June. The strictly limited one-week cinema release will be followed by digital and disc releases on August 3, a non-traditional pattern designed to make the film available to a broader audience across all channels…
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It’s no surprise that Frank Castle stole the show on Netflix’s second season of Daredevil. Indeed, The Punisher is now set to receive his own spin off series on Netflix, with Jon Berenthal to reprise his role. Writer and executive producer Steve Lightfoot who worked on the excellent Hannibal, will serve as showrunner. While Marvel…
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The upcoming Flash film is now sans a director, with Seth Grahame-Smith leaving the project citing “creative differences”. Starring Ezra Miller as The Scarlet Speedster, The Flash will enter the DC cinematic universe, and will no doubt wind up as a member of The Justice League. The Flash is scheduled for a March 2018 release…
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Sylvester Stallone is set to hit TV as the 69 year old looks to star in Omertà, a series based on the Mario Puzo novel. He’s going to play Raymonde Aprile, the “last American Don”, in a show not unlike The Godfather, which Puzo also wrote. No other roles have been cast yet as this…
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In September, Netflix announced that they were going to continue UK Sci-Fi series Black Mirror and film a third season and Dan Trachtenberg, who directed 10 Cloverfield Lane, has been attached to direct an episode. Black Mirror has received a heap of praise in its role as spiritual successor to Twilight Zone. Each episode involves…
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The much-anticipated and critically acclaimed Rake will be returning to the ABC for a fourth season on May 19th. Last seen dangling from a balloon drifting across the Sydney skyline, Cleaver Greene (Richard Roxburgh) crashes back to earth – literally and metaphorically, when he’s propelled through a harbourside window into the unwelcoming embrace of chaos past….
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Over the weekend, Disney and Marvel have officially removed Inhumans from its slate of future MCU films. There was no announcement, nor a new date added. Inhumans was originally penciled in for a November 2, 2018 date before being delayed until July 12, 2019, with Captain Marvel taking its original spot. Many are speculating that the acquisition of Spider-Man…
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Fran Kranz will join Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in Sony’s The Dark Tower. Based on the Stephen King series of novels, the film will follow a wandering gunslinger(Elba) who is the last hope of the fallen land of Mid-World. He is charged with finding the Dark Tower while battling his nemesis the Man in Black (McConaughey). Kranz will…
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Over the last week or so, Gearbox’s newest IP (the first since 2009’s Borderlands) Battleborn was in beta offering a glimpse into its various modes and characters.
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A Tricky Treat is a short film. Like, 3 minute type of short. But that only means that you should free up 3 minutes to watch it because it nails everything it sets out to do. Written by Kamal John Iskander and directed by short film veteran Patricia Chica, A Tricky Treat subverts what we’ve…
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The Jungle Book only just opened but director Jon Favreau is already planning his next big move, with his recent announcement that he’ll be serving as producer on the next two Avengers films. “I talk to them about it all the time. I’ve worked both in front of and behind the camera with Marvel and I…
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At 20th Century Fox’s CinemaCon presentation on Thursday, director James Cameron announced that there will be 4 sequels to 2009’s Avatar. “We’ve begun to bump up against the limitations of our art form,” said Cameron, “there’s just too much story.” Although they are subject to change, Cameron reeled off some expected dates for the films: Avatar…
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Despite a tumultuous debut season of Netflix’s Bloodline, things aren’t slowing down in Florida. At least, if the new trailer for Season 2 is anything to go by. John, the formerly straight-laced cop, finds himself in deep with his siblings, played by Linda Cardellini and Norbert Leo Butz. Sissy Spacek also returns as the matriarch…
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Filming has begun on Simon Baker’s feature film directorial debut, Breath, based on acclaimed writer Tim Winton’s award winning and international best-selling novel. Set in mid-70s coastal Australia, Breath follows two teenage boys, hungry for discovery, that form an unlikely friendship with a mysterious older adventurer, who pushes them to take risks that will have a lasting…
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It was announced at the 58th TV Week Logie Award nominations that Australian streaming service Stan has secured three nominations for its original series No Activity. This is the first time ever that an streaming or video-on-demand (VOD) service has been selected for Australia’s top television awards. No Activity was nominated for Most Outstanding Comedy…
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Village Cinemas Australia welcomed over 2000 guests to its special film event, which celebrated the ninth annual World Autism Awareness Day. In an effort to raise awareness and understanding of autism, Village Cinemas hosted a cinematic experience catering to those living with Autism. In collaboration with Amaze, Sensory Friendly sessions of Disney’s Zootopia were screened at various locations, preceded by…
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Academy Award-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman will adapt Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to the horror classic The Shining, for Warner Bros. Doctor Sleep takes place years after the events of The Shining and focuses on Danny (now middle-aged) who is still traumatized, causing him to drink. He soon gives up drinking and settles in a small town in New Hampshire….
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In a recent interview with Empire, film maker Matthew Vaughn has revealed the title for the follow-up to 2015’s Kingsman: Secret Service. Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle is due for release next year. Plot wise, The Golden Circle sees Kingsman HQ destroyed in an attack. As a result, Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Colin Firth) head…
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Shadow Electric Outdoor Cinema & Bar in the Sacred Heart courtyard in Abbotsford is closing down, amidst plans for a reopening in 2017. On Thursday January 12, 2012, a sold-out screening of Drive welcomed the Shadow Electric outdoor cinema to the Abbotsford Content in the Sacred Heart courtyard. Since then, it’s become a cultural institution…
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In their quest for total global dominance, Disney has scored another hit, this time with their new animated flick Zootopia. The family film pulled in AU$4.2 million in its opening week. Having played for 3 weeks in the States, Zootopia is sitting on a $US633 million worldwide gross and enjoyed the biggest opening ever for…
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The first teaser has surfaced (that’s two puns now) for The Shallows, a new thriller that is aiming to be the new Jaws. Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing alone on a secluded beach when she is attacked by a great white shark and stranded just a short distance from shore. Though she is only 200 yards…
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ABC TV has announced today that filming has commenced on the third season of Upper Middle Bogan. The 8-Part comedy series written and produced by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope will again be shot around Melbourne and its surrounding suburbs Series Creator/Producer, Robyn Butler said, “We’re so excited to unleash the wild, loud and sometimes…
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As Virtual Reality talk ramps up, Ubisoft have revealed Werewolves Within, a game of social deduction that brings the fun of game night with friends to virtual reality.
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British comedy The Lady in the Van followed up a successful debut last week with a very noteworthy second week. The Maggie Smith led film surpassed Deadpool with AU$1.65 million to take top spot. Deadpool however only trailed slightly earning AU$1.60 million. The Merc with a Mouth overtook Iron Man to become the third most…
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Japanese rock band X Japan have had a tumultuous and downright devastating career. Plagued by the subsequent deaths of band members, the band led by Yoshiki, soldiers on and still find success to this day. A documentary has been made chronicling the dramatic life of X Japan called We Are X. Larry sat down with…
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Based on the short film of the same name, My Blind Brother is an uplifting comedy featuring raw, authentic characters played by some of comedy’s brightest actors. Stars Zoe Kazan, Jenny Slate and Charlie Hewson and their wonderful director Sophie Goodhart sat down to talk with us about the characters, themes and process behind the film. Sophie,…
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Directed by John Michael McDonagh, War on Everyone sees Alexander Skarsgård and Micheal Pena as two corrupt cops in Mexico City who blackmail and frame criminals for their own benefit. That is until they cross someone with more power than them. It’s funny and it’s crazy, and Larry caught up with Alexander Skarsgård and spoke about the…
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In our second interview with the War on Everyone cast and crew, Larry talks to Writer/Director John Michael McDonagh about his first film away from Ireland. John: I’ve just spent 3 months in Australia Larry: Of course! You’re working on some stuff down there aren’t you? I’d like to be making a movie over there. My…
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Deadpool has been on top for four weeks now, earning another AU$2.5 million. In the States the foul mouthed X-Man also became only the third R rated movie to ever cross the US$300 million mark. I did make a glaring omission in my report last week. I was lead to believe that Maggie Smith’s The…
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