You wouldn’t normally associate highbrow French filmmakers with pulpy genre films and familiar horror tropes. Least of all Olivier Assayas, whose last film, The Clouds of Sils Maria, was a highly unconventional take on a relationship drama and a study in character…
The year is moving along, with April almost upon us — and you all know that once April is done the rest of the year tumbles by alarmingly quickly. So really, April is like the hump-day of the year, and…
The best documentaries find a good story and tell it well. Effective journalism is about clean execution of the facts and making sure the audience stays fully informed every step of the way. Rosie Jones’ The Family is a profoundly…
St Patrick’s Day has come and gone for 2017, but if you didn’t get Irish culture fix, the luck of the Irish is on your side. The Irish film festival is coming to Sydney from 30 March to 2 April, featuring plenty of Ireland’s…
Aussie Disney fans young and old were treated to an enchanting red-carpet premiere of the recent live-action remake of Disney classic Beauty and the Beast, directed by Bill Condon. Held at the opulent State Theatre in Sydney’s CBD, slender waiters…
French cinema is always vibrant. Experimental, shocking, sensuous and artful, French filmmakers are always seeking to give their audiences a cinematic experience. The 2017 Alliance Française French Film Festival is a great opportunity to take a break from Hollywood’s franchise-based…
Come one, come all! The freakiest film festival out there is returning in 2017. After a smash success in Melbourne with 2016’s Monster Fest, Sydney is getting treated (or tricked) with the Monster Fest Travelling Sideshow. The festival, running 9–12…
The Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre opened its doors Saturday evening for a screening of the Indian movie The Lunchbox with the Sydney Film Festival. In addition, the monthly film screening can be booked with a movie-themed dinner at the Powerhouse. Frederico Rokowski…
Everybody who wants to see a Tony-Award winning Broadway musical has the chance to do so at selected cinemas across Australia on Sunday 19 February. The stage performance of the Disney musical ‘Newsies‘ was filmed in Hollywood in 2016 and will…
Cinema, summer and food sounds like the best combination for a unique experience. Sydney Hills Outdoor Cinema came to Sydney for a month to bring us a delightful choice of movies during our favourite season of the year in Sydney – summer. …