Every generation is gifted with its own take on Count Dracula and vampire lore. You may think it near impossible to put a new spin on such an iconic horror tale, so we’re pleased to report that Dracula, the 2020 Netflix version, manages to do just this. The vampire generally receives his or her best…
– Chappaquiddick – Only in cinemas from 10 May 2018 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to Transmission Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE CHAPPAQUIDDICK is a riveting reexamination of the true events surrounding the most difficult seven days of Senator Ted Kennedy’s career when he drove off a bridge…
The barbarity of the Nazis comes into sharp focus in a botched attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the start of the second World War. The man at the helm is Oliver Hirschbiegel, who directed Downfall, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2005 Oscars. The centerpiece of 13 Minutes is a…
Jean Paul Gaultier: Fashion Freak Show is presented by Brisbane Festival, Tourism and Events Queensland, Brisbane Economic Development Agency, South Bank Corporation in Association with TS3, RMG Productions, and Avex Entertainment, which is a list befitting a show of immense scale and entertainment. The ambitious work, which was first performed at the iconic Parisian cabaret…
Yet another (dull) night at the museum? This dull, slow moving and pretentious documentary looking at the history of France’s famous Louvre museum comes from Russian filmmaker Aleksandr Sokurov, who gave us the visually impressive Russian Ark, a tour through the famous Hermitage Museum that was shot in one long, continuous take. No such cinematic…
Comic Russell Brand has always enjoyed a bit of social activism. Now he teams up with prolific director Michael Winterbottom (The Trip) for this polemic on the evils of corporate greed and the growing disparity between the rich and the poor in the modern world. The rich keep getting richer while the poor continue to…
Although Cyrano de Bergerac was a real person, most of the works that bear his name stem from Edmond Rostan’s 1897 play. Film versions of the story date back to 1900, but recent efforts include Roxanne (1987) with Steve Martin, and Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) with Gerard Depardieu. But the latest has a more circuitous…
You might not have heard of Charlotte Mclean, but chances are you soon will. The Brisbane-based jazz singer is emerging as one of Australia’s most captivating and original young vocalists. Having completed her Bachelor of Jazz Music in Voice at Brisbane’s renowned Jazz Music Institute, (affiliated with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center…
Intrigue and subterfuge abound in the rich and engaging period action drama The Three Musketeers: d’Artagnan. This is Part I in the sprawling adventure, to be followed by Part 2, Milady, in a few weeks. Based on Alexandre Dumas’ 1844 novel, the film opens in 1627 France. Spirited young swordsman Charles D’Artagnan (François Civil) is…
The director of this project, Matt Scholten, had found an artistic compatibility with actor, Noni Hazlehurst, while working on The Heretic for the Melbourne Theatre Company and, as their friendship developed, decided to work together again. The challenge that the actor wanted was that of a one person show. Together they approached the Melbourne writer,…
