Thanks to 20th Century Fox, we have 5 double passes to giveaway to the comedy Monte Carlo!
The Sydney Underground Film Festival is just around the corner, so be prepared for some unique, independent and experimental films. Every year there’s a selection of documentaries, features, Australian premieres and shorts. The quirky comedy Super, starring funny man Rainn Wilson along with Liv Tyler, Ellen Page and Kevin Bacon, will open the festival on…
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Courtney Dawson reviews the 3D horror flick, Final Destination 5
Courtney Dawson reviews the romantic teen comedy Chalet Girl
Canberra-born rising star Mia Wasikowska who is best known for her role in Tim Burton’s hugely successful Alice in Wonderland, recently appeared in a new adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s classic novel Jane Eyre, currently screening in cinemas. Wasikowska stars opposite Michael Fassbender as Mr Rochester, with supporting roles from Judi Dench and Jamie Bell. Wasikowska was immediately…
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The pioneering band The New York Dolls are renowned for pre-empting punk music in the early 1970s and influencing groups such as The Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads, just to name a few. The remaining members including front man David Johansen and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain, recently re-formed and are set to perform at the boutique…
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Courtney Dawson reviews the new romantic comedy Friends with Benefits, starring Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake.
For any aspiring filmmakers out there, Movie Extra is running the WEBFEST 2.0 competition where people are encouraged to pitch a new web-series idea by creating a 60 second trailer.
Courtney Dawson reviews the action blockbuster, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the historical court-room drama, The Conspirator.
Courtney Dawson reviews the final installment in the popular Harry Potter franchise.
Terrence Malick is renowned for his visceral, thought provoking films, which tend to divide audiences. His 1978 film Days of Heaven was recognised as a landmark in cinema for its use of symbolic imagery, despite its slow pace and arguably dull look at the lives of a struggling couple in the 20th century. After a 20…
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Directed by Michael Bay, Transformers 3 Dark of the Moon, is the third (and hopefully final) instalment in the popular franchise. The film starts off promisingly enough as audiences are introduced to archival footage that is combined with re-enactment scenes from the 1960s where we learn that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had an ulterior…
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Bridesmaids follows the story of Annie (Kritsen Wiig) and Lillian (Maya Rudolph) – two childhood best friends. When Lillian becomes engaged to Dougie, Annie is asked to be the maid of honour, along with four somewhat stereotypical bridesmaids. There’s Dougie’s butch and outspoken sister Megan (Melissa McCarthy from Gilmore Girls), the prissy newlywed Becky (Ellie Kemper…
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The 2011 Sydney Film Festival concluded on Sunday with the awards ceremony and a screening of the drama Beginners starring Ewan Macgregor. Life in Movement won the FOXTEL Australian Documentary Prize and Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation won the Official Competition. Legendary director Chen Kaige served as the Jury President, and noted “we award a film [A Separation] which best…
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