What expectations do you have when you’re going to see a disaster movie such as San Andreas? Obviously you’re looking forward to see how a metropolis like San Francisco is reduced to an immense mess, strewn with rubble and twisted steel. Immense skyscrapers collapsing like a house of cards and tumbling down one after the…
– Learning to Drive – Only in cinemas from 8 October 2015 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to Madman Entertainment. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE It’s Never Too Late to Begin a New Adventure Wendy (Patricia Clarkson) is a fiery Manhattan author whose husband has just left her…
– Crimson Peak – Only in cinemas from 15 October 2015 © 2015 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to Universal Pictures International. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to…
– Miss You Already – Only in cinemas from 8 October 2015 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to eOne Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Starring Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette, Miss You Already tells the story of Jess and Milly, life-long best friends who have shared everything…
The title is Hindi for America. This is a heartwarming but ultimately sad story about a family from a small village in India that is invigorated when one of its own travels to the USA and details his adventures through letters home. With strong overtones of Slumdog Millionaire and The Lunchbox, Umrika focuses upon a…
I’ve never particularly been interested in climbing a mountain, and after seeing this dramatic feature about a tragic attempt to climb Mt Everest in 1996, I have even less interest. Although paradoxically many who watch the film may somehow be inspired to take up the challenge. Since Edmund Hillary conquered Mt Everest in 1953, replicating…
As local films like Storm Boy, Babe, Happy Feet and Red Dog have shown, the formula for making a successful family friendly film seems pretty simple. All you need is a cute, mischievous animal – preferably a dog – after all, dogs have been the main character in some great films over the years, from…
A cavalcade of big Aussie names has lined up to voice a quintessential Aussie animated adventure for the kids. Ryan Kwanten is Blinky Bill, Toni Collette voices a pair of gossipy emus called Sheryl and Beryl, David Wenham is a manic frill-necked lizard and Deborah Mailman Blinky’s kind, sensible mum. Richard Roxburgh has a vocal…
It’s taken a while, but the hit show of the just-passed US summer, Mr Robot, is now available in Australia. Mind you, if you’re hoping this intriguing and unsettling show will turn up on network TV after the next collection of cat videos, you’ll be disappointed; as it’s currently only available via on-demand provider Presto….
Debate continues regarding the issue of marriage equality and same sex marriage, particularly here in Australia where our conservative politicians are slow to react to the change in public consciousness on a global basis. And those opposed to the concept still bandy about concerns about “the welfare of the children” and the lack of either…
