Richard Roxburgh, star of hit Netflix show “Rake” and “Elvis,” stars in “The Correspondent,” a fact-based thriller. He portrays Peter Greste, the veteran Australian TV news reporter who was arrested and detained in Cairo in 2013 while reporting for Al Jazeera.
Production of “The Correspondent” wrapped in Sydney, Australia after being directed by Kriv Stenders, who enjoyed major success in Australia with “Red Dog” and also directed hit “Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan.”
The film is based on Greste’s memoir “The First Casualty” and has an adapted screenplay by Peter Duncan. Greste is an award-winning foreign correspondent who, along with two of his colleagues, was reporting on the Arab Spring uprising. Days into his assignment, he became a pawn in a deadly game of ancient rivalries. Surviving an inexplicable nightmare with only his wits keeping him alive, Greste was sentenced to seven years in jail, but was released...
Production of “The Correspondent” wrapped in Sydney, Australia after being directed by Kriv Stenders, who enjoyed major success in Australia with “Red Dog” and also directed hit “Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan.”
The film is based on Greste’s memoir “The First Casualty” and has an adapted screenplay by Peter Duncan. Greste is an award-winning foreign correspondent who, along with two of his colleagues, was reporting on the Arab Spring uprising. Days into his assignment, he became a pawn in a deadly game of ancient rivalries. Surviving an inexplicable nightmare with only his wits keeping him alive, Greste was sentenced to seven years in jail, but was released...
- 3/14/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
A shark attack period piece, how ’bout that? Screen Daily reports this morning that Blue Fox Entertainment is launching sales on Fear Below at the upcoming American Film Market.
Blue Fox has worldwide sales rights on the film, which comes from Bronte Pictures.
Screen Daily reports, “Matthew Holmes directs the story of a team of professional divers in 1940’s Australia hired to locate a sunken car in a river whose efforts are thwarted by a deadly bull shark hunting in the waters.
“When the divers discover they are working for ruthless criminals trying to recover their stolen gold bullion, the bank robbers prove to be as treacherous as what lurks beneath the surface.”
Hermione Corfield (Sea Fever), Will Fletcher (The Rings Of Power), Jake Ryan (Wyrmwood: Apocalypse), Clayton Watson (Matrix Revolutions), Josh McConville (Elvis), Kevin Dee (Road To Boston), Sam Parsonson (Transfusion), Jacob Nayingul (Higher Ground), and Arthur Angel (The King’s Daughter) star.
Blue Fox has worldwide sales rights on the film, which comes from Bronte Pictures.
Screen Daily reports, “Matthew Holmes directs the story of a team of professional divers in 1940’s Australia hired to locate a sunken car in a river whose efforts are thwarted by a deadly bull shark hunting in the waters.
“When the divers discover they are working for ruthless criminals trying to recover their stolen gold bullion, the bank robbers prove to be as treacherous as what lurks beneath the surface.”
Hermione Corfield (Sea Fever), Will Fletcher (The Rings Of Power), Jake Ryan (Wyrmwood: Apocalypse), Clayton Watson (Matrix Revolutions), Josh McConville (Elvis), Kevin Dee (Road To Boston), Sam Parsonson (Transfusion), Jacob Nayingul (Higher Ground), and Arthur Angel (The King’s Daughter) star.
- 10/26/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Company to show first footage in Santa Monica.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights on Bronte Pictures’ shark thriller Fear Below and is launching talks with buyers at the AFM next week.
Matthew Holmes directs the story of a team of professional divers in 1940’s Australia hired to locate a sunken car in a river whose efforts are thwarted by a deadly bull shark hunting in the waters.
When the divers discover they are working for ruthless criminals trying to recover their stolen gold bullion, the bank robbers prove to be as treacherous as what lurks beneath the surface.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights on Bronte Pictures’ shark thriller Fear Below and is launching talks with buyers at the AFM next week.
Matthew Holmes directs the story of a team of professional divers in 1940’s Australia hired to locate a sunken car in a river whose efforts are thwarted by a deadly bull shark hunting in the waters.
When the divers discover they are working for ruthless criminals trying to recover their stolen gold bullion, the bank robbers prove to be as treacherous as what lurks beneath the surface.
- 10/26/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
From Warner Brothers Pictures Comes Visionary Director Baz Luhrmann’S Highly Anticipated Big Screen Spectacle, Elvis.
Austin Butler Lights Up The Screen As The Larger-than-life Icon Elvis Presley, Alongside Tom Hanks As His Infamous Manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Spanning Three Decades, Luhrmann’S Drama Takes Audiences From Memphis To Las Vegas And All Stops In Between.
The Film’S Soundtrack Features Classic Elvis Hits As Well As Reinvented Versions From Some Of Today’S Hottest Artists, Including Grammy Winner Doja Cat.
See Elvis Only In Theaters June 24Th
Rated PG-13. May Be Inappropriate For Children Under Thirteen.
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Elvis is an epic, big-screen spectacle from Warner Bros. Pictures and visionary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann that explores the life and music of Elvis Presley,...
Austin Butler Lights Up The Screen As The Larger-than-life Icon Elvis Presley, Alongside Tom Hanks As His Infamous Manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Spanning Three Decades, Luhrmann’S Drama Takes Audiences From Memphis To Las Vegas And All Stops In Between.
The Film’S Soundtrack Features Classic Elvis Hits As Well As Reinvented Versions From Some Of Today’S Hottest Artists, Including Grammy Winner Doja Cat.
See Elvis Only In Theaters June 24Th
Rated PG-13. May Be Inappropriate For Children Under Thirteen.
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Elvis is an epic, big-screen spectacle from Warner Bros. Pictures and visionary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann that explores the life and music of Elvis Presley,...
- 6/10/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Warner Bros. has revealed a new trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming feature on the king of rock ‘n’ roll, ‘Elvis.’
The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).
Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the film stars Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett, David Wenham, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Kate Mulvany, Gareth Davies, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, Adam Dunn,...
The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).
Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the film stars Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett, David Wenham, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Kate Mulvany, Gareth Davies, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, Adam Dunn,...
- 5/24/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Warner Bros. has debuted a new trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming feature on the king of rock ‘n’ roll, ‘Elvis.’
The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).
Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the film stars Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett, David Wenham, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Kate Mulvany, Gareth Davies, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, Adam Dunn,...
The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).
Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the film stars Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett, David Wenham, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Kate Mulvany, Gareth Davies, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, Adam Dunn,...
- 2/18/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
From Oscar-nominated visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama “Elvis,” starring Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks.
The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).
Starring alongside Hanks and Butler, award-winning theatre actress Helen Thomson plays Elvis’s mother, Gladys, Richard Roxburgh portrays Elvis’s father, Vernon, and DeJonge plays Priscilla. Luke Bracey plays Jerry Schilling, Natasha Bassett plays Dixie Locke, David Wenham plays Hank Snow, Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays B.B. King,...
The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).
Starring alongside Hanks and Butler, award-winning theatre actress Helen Thomson plays Elvis’s mother, Gladys, Richard Roxburgh portrays Elvis’s father, Vernon, and DeJonge plays Priscilla. Luke Bracey plays Jerry Schilling, Natasha Bassett plays Dixie Locke, David Wenham plays Hank Snow, Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays B.B. King,...
- 2/18/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The first trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s biopic on the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll has just been released and it is amazing. The film is simply called Elvis. The Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama stars Austin Butler and Oscar® winner Tom Hanks. Check out the trailer above!
Austin Butler in “Elvis.” © Warner Bros.
The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), as seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story also delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker that spanned over two decades, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).
Starring alongside Hanks and Butler, award-winning theatre...
Austin Butler in “Elvis.” © Warner Bros.
The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), as seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story also delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker that spanned over two decades, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).
Starring alongside Hanks and Butler, award-winning theatre...
- 2/17/2022
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
The science fiction thriller "Lone Wolf" is adapted from Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel "The Secret Agent", written and directed by Jonathan Ogilvie starring Hugo Weaving, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Josh McConville and Chris Bunton:
"..in the future, the city of Melbourne is marked by state corruption and constant surveillance, a group of small-time activists hatch a plan to commit an act of urban terrorism. But an unforeseen outcome and the involvement of police and state officials complicate this seemingly innocuous PR stunt, as disempowered individuals struggle against a system that protects itself at the expense of its own citizens..."
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"..in the future, the city of Melbourne is marked by state corruption and constant surveillance, a group of small-time activists hatch a plan to commit an act of urban terrorism. But an unforeseen outcome and the involvement of police and state officials complicate this seemingly innocuous PR stunt, as disempowered individuals struggle against a system that protects itself at the expense of its own citizens..."
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- 9/27/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"You know, they'll kill you?" Gravitas Ventures has unveiled an official US trailer for the indie surveillance thriller titled Lone Wolf, from filmmaker Jonathan Ogilvie. In a near-future Melbourne marked by state corruption and constant surveillance, a group of small-time activists hatches a plan to commit a "victimless atrocity". Conrad and Winnie live above a struggling underground bookshop. Most of the film is made up of CCTV footage, and other "found footage", to show us how the government (mis)uses surveillance for their gain and misinterprets what's actually happening. A "political thriller that comments on data privacy, police powers, technology, corruption and crime's many, shady manifestations." Starring Hugo Weaving, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Diana Glenn, Josh McConville, and Chris Bunton. I saw this during IFFR and it's so bad, I was shocked by how dull and uninteresting it was - despite the setup and concept. Tread carefully. Here's the official US trailer...
- 8/11/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A group of filmmakers including director Kimberly Townes-Gethers, producer-writer-actor Theo Perkins and executive Kirk Moore have launched Audacity Division, a banner that aims to amplify non-dominant narratives in the Bipoc space.
Its debut project is 14 Days, a short film that follows two ex-lovers (Diarra Kilpatrick and Perkins) who find reconciliation over Zoom conversations at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The film reinforces the power of therapy and challenges the stigma associated with mental health with Bipoc communities. (See the trailer below.)
Kilpatrick’s credits include writing on The Last O.G. and a role on HBO’s Perry Mason, and is up next in USA Network’s Nash Bridges revival. She also earned an Emmy nomination for the ABC Digital Studios short-form series American Koko. Perkins’ acting credits include Lie to Me, NCIS and Raising the Bar.
The short is helmed by Ad co-founder Townes-Gethers. Perkins and Brandon Scotland are producers and Moore is executive producer. Christian Epps is the Dp. The short was shot on iPhones during the pandemic, and all the cast and crew worked remotely.
The plan is to develop 14 Days into a potential TV series. Audacity Division’s next short is Hands to the Sky, which will highlight the rising epidemic of autism in Bipoc communities in New Jersey, with an eye on developing it into a feature-length film.
“My belief is that in order to transform, change, and liberate, we can not stay still,” said Perkins, also founder and artistic director of the nonprofit Elizabeth Youth Theater Ensemble. “What we accomplished during the filming of 14 Days, the audacity that we had as artists, led to the birth of the collective.”
Here’s the 14 Days trailer:
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Multitude Films, the LGBTQ-led independent production company dedicated to telling nonfiction stories by and about underrepresented communities, has hired veteran producer Sweta Vohra and promoted Ameena Din to VP Finance. The news comes after the company founded and led by Jessica Devaney signed with ICM Partners.
The company produced the Peabody-nominated Roll Red Roll and last year’s Oscar-shortlisted documentary short Call Center Blues, and its latest projects include Netflix’s upcoming Pray Away in partnership with Ryan Murphy and Blumhouse, and “Apart,” an installment of the HBO Max and Sesame Workshop series Through Our Eyes.
Vohra, a three-time News & Documentary Emmy nominees, is a New York City-based journalist, filmmaker, and producer who previously was a producer-director on the first season of New York Times series The Weekly on FX and Hulu. Din also consults on Netflix projects including the recent Lenox Hill and works with Fork Films, HBO, Conde Nast Entertainment, Itvs, Hoff Productions and more.
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Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American distribution rights to Lone Wolf, an Australian thriller directed by Jonathan Ogilvie. Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Hugo Weaving, Diana Glenn, Josh McConville and Chris Bunton star in the pic, a product of the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund. It will no get a U.S. release in theaters and on-demand on September 24.
Set in contemporary Melbourne, the plot center on Winnie (Cobham-Hervey), a young woman who runs a struggling political bookshop with her boyfriend Conrad (McConville) and takes care of her disabled brother. But Winnie’s efforts to hold everything together get thwarted when Conrad becomes entangled in an act of terrorism.
“Filmmaker Jonathan Ogilvie skillfully blends issues of surveillance and big government and how they intersect with radical political groups, resulting in a highly topical and tense film that leaves the viewer thinking about who is watching, and why,” said Megan Huggins, Gravitas’ Acquisitions Coordinator.
Huggins negotiated the deal with Denmark-based LevelK.
Its debut project is 14 Days, a short film that follows two ex-lovers (Diarra Kilpatrick and Perkins) who find reconciliation over Zoom conversations at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The film reinforces the power of therapy and challenges the stigma associated with mental health with Bipoc communities. (See the trailer below.)
Kilpatrick’s credits include writing on The Last O.G. and a role on HBO’s Perry Mason, and is up next in USA Network’s Nash Bridges revival. She also earned an Emmy nomination for the ABC Digital Studios short-form series American Koko. Perkins’ acting credits include Lie to Me, NCIS and Raising the Bar.
The short is helmed by Ad co-founder Townes-Gethers. Perkins and Brandon Scotland are producers and Moore is executive producer. Christian Epps is the Dp. The short was shot on iPhones during the pandemic, and all the cast and crew worked remotely.
The plan is to develop 14 Days into a potential TV series. Audacity Division’s next short is Hands to the Sky, which will highlight the rising epidemic of autism in Bipoc communities in New Jersey, with an eye on developing it into a feature-length film.
“My belief is that in order to transform, change, and liberate, we can not stay still,” said Perkins, also founder and artistic director of the nonprofit Elizabeth Youth Theater Ensemble. “What we accomplished during the filming of 14 Days, the audacity that we had as artists, led to the birth of the collective.”
Here’s the 14 Days trailer:
***
Multitude Films, the LGBTQ-led independent production company dedicated to telling nonfiction stories by and about underrepresented communities, has hired veteran producer Sweta Vohra and promoted Ameena Din to VP Finance. The news comes after the company founded and led by Jessica Devaney signed with ICM Partners.
The company produced the Peabody-nominated Roll Red Roll and last year’s Oscar-shortlisted documentary short Call Center Blues, and its latest projects include Netflix’s upcoming Pray Away in partnership with Ryan Murphy and Blumhouse, and “Apart,” an installment of the HBO Max and Sesame Workshop series Through Our Eyes.
Vohra, a three-time News & Documentary Emmy nominees, is a New York City-based journalist, filmmaker, and producer who previously was a producer-director on the first season of New York Times series The Weekly on FX and Hulu. Din also consults on Netflix projects including the recent Lenox Hill and works with Fork Films, HBO, Conde Nast Entertainment, Itvs, Hoff Productions and more.
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Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American distribution rights to Lone Wolf, an Australian thriller directed by Jonathan Ogilvie. Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Hugo Weaving, Diana Glenn, Josh McConville and Chris Bunton star in the pic, a product of the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund. It will no get a U.S. release in theaters and on-demand on September 24.
Set in contemporary Melbourne, the plot center on Winnie (Cobham-Hervey), a young woman who runs a struggling political bookshop with her boyfriend Conrad (McConville) and takes care of her disabled brother. But Winnie’s efforts to hold everything together get thwarted when Conrad becomes entangled in an act of terrorism.
“Filmmaker Jonathan Ogilvie skillfully blends issues of surveillance and big government and how they intersect with radical political groups, resulting in a highly topical and tense film that leaves the viewer thinking about who is watching, and why,” said Megan Huggins, Gravitas’ Acquisitions Coordinator.
Huggins negotiated the deal with Denmark-based LevelK.
- 7/2/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Writer-director Jonathan Ogilvie’s Lone Wolf takes audiences to a near-future Melbourne marked by state corruption and constant surveillance. There, a group of small-time activists hatch a plan to commit a “victimless atrocity”.
Tilda Cobham-Hervey stars as Winnie, a young woman who, along with her brother Stevie (Chris Bunton), ends up being caught-up in a web of intrigue involving a bomb plot, inept anarchists, ambitious police and a corrupt politician.
Hugo Weaving, Stephen Curry and Josh McConville also star.
An adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s 1907 novel ‘The Secret Agent’, Lone Wolf is produced by Mat Govoni and Adam White.
The post ‘Lone Wolf’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
Tilda Cobham-Hervey stars as Winnie, a young woman who, along with her brother Stevie (Chris Bunton), ends up being caught-up in a web of intrigue involving a bomb plot, inept anarchists, ambitious police and a corrupt politician.
Hugo Weaving, Stephen Curry and Josh McConville also star.
An adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s 1907 novel ‘The Secret Agent’, Lone Wolf is produced by Mat Govoni and Adam White.
The post ‘Lone Wolf’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
- 6/17/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Storm Ashwood’s war thriller Escape and Evasion will be released on Netflix next month after the streamer negotiated a deal with production company Bronte Pictures.
The film follows a lone soldier (Josh McConville) who returns home in search of solace after his men are killed on a mission in Myanmar. Hiding a dark secret and confronted by an unrelenting journalist (Bonnie Sveen), he’s forced to face the ghosts of his past one last time.
The cast also includes Hugh Sheridan, Rena Owen, Steve Le Marquand and Firass Dirani.
Escape and Evasion was released theatrically last year via The Backlot Films after its world premiere at the 2019 Gold Coast Film Festival.
Despite being released just prior to the onset of Covid-19 and the subsequent closure of cinemas, the film still managed to garner acclaim, with Josh McConville winning Best Actor at the 2020 Veteran Film Awards, and Escape and Evasion...
The film follows a lone soldier (Josh McConville) who returns home in search of solace after his men are killed on a mission in Myanmar. Hiding a dark secret and confronted by an unrelenting journalist (Bonnie Sveen), he’s forced to face the ghosts of his past one last time.
The cast also includes Hugh Sheridan, Rena Owen, Steve Le Marquand and Firass Dirani.
Escape and Evasion was released theatrically last year via The Backlot Films after its world premiere at the 2019 Gold Coast Film Festival.
Despite being released just prior to the onset of Covid-19 and the subsequent closure of cinemas, the film still managed to garner acclaim, with Josh McConville winning Best Actor at the 2020 Veteran Film Awards, and Escape and Evasion...
- 3/28/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Richard Roxburgh and Helen Thomson, to play Elvis’s parents.
A host of Aussie actors have joined the main cast of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic, including Richard Roxburgh, Helen Thomson, David Wenham and Dacre Montgomery.
They join the previously announced Austin Butler in the titular role, Tom Hanks as manager Colonel Tom Parker, Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley, and Luke Bracey as Jerry Schilling.
Roxburgh, who has previously worked with Luhrmann on Moulin Rouge!, will play Elvis’s father, Vernon, and Thomson his mother, Gladys.
The roles were initially to be filled by Maggie Gyllenhaal and Rufus Sewell, but both actors have had to leave the Warner Bros. project after it was shutdown and subsequently delayed due to Hanks contracting Covid-19.
Wenham will play Hank Snow and Montgomery TV director Steve Binder. The biopic will also star Natasha Bassett as Dixie Locke, Xavier Samuel as Scotty Moore, Leon Ford as Tom Diskin,...
A host of Aussie actors have joined the main cast of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic, including Richard Roxburgh, Helen Thomson, David Wenham and Dacre Montgomery.
They join the previously announced Austin Butler in the titular role, Tom Hanks as manager Colonel Tom Parker, Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley, and Luke Bracey as Jerry Schilling.
Roxburgh, who has previously worked with Luhrmann on Moulin Rouge!, will play Elvis’s father, Vernon, and Thomson his mother, Gladys.
The roles were initially to be filled by Maggie Gyllenhaal and Rufus Sewell, but both actors have had to leave the Warner Bros. project after it was shutdown and subsequently delayed due to Hanks contracting Covid-19.
Wenham will play Hank Snow and Montgomery TV director Steve Binder. The biopic will also star Natasha Bassett as Dixie Locke, Xavier Samuel as Scotty Moore, Leon Ford as Tom Diskin,...
- 9/17/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming musical drama “Elvis” has added several prominent Australian actors to its cast. Richard Roxburgh, Helen Thomson, David Wenham, and Dacre Montgomery have joined an ensemble that includes the previously announced Tom Hanks, Austin Butler and Olivia DeJonge.
Roxburgh, who worked with Luhrmann on “Moulin Rouge!,” will portray Elvis’s father, Vernon Presley. Rufus Sewell, who was initially cast in the role, had to drop out when production was delayed due to coronavirus. Thomson, an award-winning theater actress who also appeared in “Top of the Lake: China Girl,” plays Elvis’s mother, Gladys Presley. She replaces Maggie Gyllenhaal, who was originally signed to play the role, but had to leave the project due to other commitments when shooting was put on hold last spring.
Wenham plays Hank Snow and Montgomery (“Stranger Things”), plays TV director Steve Binder. Also joining the cast are Natasha Bassett, Xavier Samuel (“Adore”), Leon Ford,...
Roxburgh, who worked with Luhrmann on “Moulin Rouge!,” will portray Elvis’s father, Vernon Presley. Rufus Sewell, who was initially cast in the role, had to drop out when production was delayed due to coronavirus. Thomson, an award-winning theater actress who also appeared in “Top of the Lake: China Girl,” plays Elvis’s mother, Gladys Presley. She replaces Maggie Gyllenhaal, who was originally signed to play the role, but had to leave the project due to other commitments when shooting was put on hold last spring.
Wenham plays Hank Snow and Montgomery (“Stranger Things”), plays TV director Steve Binder. Also joining the cast are Natasha Bassett, Xavier Samuel (“Adore”), Leon Ford,...
- 9/16/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Hugh Sheridan and Blake Northfield.
Back to the Rafters and Five Bedrooms star Hugh Sheridan plans to make his feature writing and directing debut on The Dance, a coming-of-age drama which follows a teenager who fulfills his dream of joining the Australian Ballet School.
Produced by Bronte Pictures’ Blake Northfield, the film will explore love, death, sexuality, drugs and loneliness set in the highly competitive world of theatre.
As a graduate of Nida, Vca and the Australian Ballet School, Sheridan says he could have set the story within any of these schools. He chose the Ballet School because he believes dancers are the most underrated athletes and artists in Australia.
“Writing The Dance has been an extremely cathartic experience for me and it was ultimately Covid lockdown that allowed me the time to pen a story that I’d had in me for many years,” says the actor/musician whose credits include House Husbands,...
Back to the Rafters and Five Bedrooms star Hugh Sheridan plans to make his feature writing and directing debut on The Dance, a coming-of-age drama which follows a teenager who fulfills his dream of joining the Australian Ballet School.
Produced by Bronte Pictures’ Blake Northfield, the film will explore love, death, sexuality, drugs and loneliness set in the highly competitive world of theatre.
As a graduate of Nida, Vca and the Australian Ballet School, Sheridan says he could have set the story within any of these schools. He chose the Ballet School because he believes dancers are the most underrated athletes and artists in Australia.
“Writing The Dance has been an extremely cathartic experience for me and it was ultimately Covid lockdown that allowed me the time to pen a story that I’d had in me for many years,” says the actor/musician whose credits include House Husbands,...
- 9/15/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Escape and Evasion.’
It’s an all too familiar story: Australian films open in a handful of cinemas with minimal marketing and publicity and audiences don’t go because they don’t know where or when these films are playing.
The latest examples are Storm Ashwood’s war thriller Escape and Evasion and Miranda Nation’s debut feature, relationships drama Undertow, which both launched last weekend.
Produced by Bronte Pictures’ Blake Northfield, Escape and Evasion stars Josh McConville as Seth, the sole survivor of a mission gone wrong. Bonnie Sveen is Rebecca, whose brother Josh (Hugh Sheridan) was one of the casualties.
Rebecca confronts Seth, who reports her to his Major (Rena Owen). Firass Dirani plays Welshy, one of four soldiers on the mission, with Steve Le Marquand as Carl, an ex-soldier who lives in Myanmar.
The Backlot launched the film, which had its world premiere at the Gold Coast Film Festival last year,...
It’s an all too familiar story: Australian films open in a handful of cinemas with minimal marketing and publicity and audiences don’t go because they don’t know where or when these films are playing.
The latest examples are Storm Ashwood’s war thriller Escape and Evasion and Miranda Nation’s debut feature, relationships drama Undertow, which both launched last weekend.
Produced by Bronte Pictures’ Blake Northfield, Escape and Evasion stars Josh McConville as Seth, the sole survivor of a mission gone wrong. Bonnie Sveen is Rebecca, whose brother Josh (Hugh Sheridan) was one of the casualties.
Rebecca confronts Seth, who reports her to his Major (Rena Owen). Firass Dirani plays Welshy, one of four soldiers on the mission, with Steve Le Marquand as Carl, an ex-soldier who lives in Myanmar.
The Backlot launched the film, which had its world premiere at the Gold Coast Film Festival last year,...
- 3/9/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Scott Ryan as Ray Shoesmith.
Ben Oxenbould, Josh McConville, Rebecca Montalti and Rose Riley are the new faces in the second season of Mr Inbetween, the comedy/drama created by and starring Scott Ryan as criminal-for-hire Ray Shoesmith.
Directed by Nash Edgerton and produced by Blue-Tongue Films, Jungle Entertainment and Michele Bennett’s Pariah Productions, the new series premieres on Fox Showcase at 2 pm on Friday September 13, express from its Us debut on FX.
Shoesmith’s definition of “taking care of people” means collecting debts, relieving them of drugs and guns and often taking care of them on a more permanent basis.
In season two his work and personal life begin to collide and he finds himself struggling to keep both sides of his life from imploding.
Brooke Satchwell returns as his girlfriend Ally with Justin Rosniak as best friend Gary, Chika Yasumura as daughter Brittany, Nicholas Cassim as brother Bruce,...
Ben Oxenbould, Josh McConville, Rebecca Montalti and Rose Riley are the new faces in the second season of Mr Inbetween, the comedy/drama created by and starring Scott Ryan as criminal-for-hire Ray Shoesmith.
Directed by Nash Edgerton and produced by Blue-Tongue Films, Jungle Entertainment and Michele Bennett’s Pariah Productions, the new series premieres on Fox Showcase at 2 pm on Friday September 13, express from its Us debut on FX.
Shoesmith’s definition of “taking care of people” means collecting debts, relieving them of drugs and guns and often taking care of them on a more permanent basis.
In season two his work and personal life begin to collide and he finds himself struggling to keep both sides of his life from imploding.
Brooke Satchwell returns as his girlfriend Ally with Justin Rosniak as best friend Gary, Chika Yasumura as daughter Brittany, Nicholas Cassim as brother Bruce,...
- 8/15/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Rena Owen.
When Rena Owen weighs up whether to accept roles, her main goal is to portray characters who are not the same as or similar to those she’s played before.
That maxim has served the Kiwi actress well in a screen career which spans 30 years since her debut in the Nz police series Shark in the Park.
Currently she is in Hobart playing yet another unique individual – Grace, who runs a community drop-in centre for wayward kids – in The Gloaming, an eight-part drama commissioned by Stan and Disney’s ABC Studios International.
Owen was in Vancouver getting ready to shoot the final episode of the second season of mermaid drama Siren, which screens on Disney’s young-adult Us cable network Freeform, when she was asked to audition for The Gloaming.
Her schedule was so hectic her initial response was that she had no time to do a self-test.
When Rena Owen weighs up whether to accept roles, her main goal is to portray characters who are not the same as or similar to those she’s played before.
That maxim has served the Kiwi actress well in a screen career which spans 30 years since her debut in the Nz police series Shark in the Park.
Currently she is in Hobart playing yet another unique individual – Grace, who runs a community drop-in centre for wayward kids – in The Gloaming, an eight-part drama commissioned by Stan and Disney’s ABC Studios International.
Owen was in Vancouver getting ready to shoot the final episode of the second season of mermaid drama Siren, which screens on Disney’s young-adult Us cable network Freeform, when she was asked to audition for The Gloaming.
Her schedule was so hectic her initial response was that she had no time to do a self-test.
- 5/14/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Stars: Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee, Simone Kessell, Josh McConville, Matt Nable, Aaron Pederson | Written by Matt Nable | Directed by Stephen McCallum
The debut feature from Australian director Stephen McCallum, this gritty biker gang thriller achieves a certain level of sweaty intensity and largely pulls off its Shakespearean parallels, though there are a few wobbles along the way.
Set in present-day Australia, the film centres on biker gang member Paddo (Ryan Corr), who has taken over leadership of the Copperheads Motorcycle Club during club president Knuck’s (screenwriter Matt Nable) three year stint in jail. When Paddo’s learning disabled brother Skink (Josh McConville) steals heroin from rival gang the Devils, Paddo brokers a mutually beneficial agreement with gang leader Sugar (Aaron Pederson) in return for his brother’s life.
However, when Knuck gets out of jail, he refuses to honour the deal, putting both Skink and Paddo’s lives in danger.
The debut feature from Australian director Stephen McCallum, this gritty biker gang thriller achieves a certain level of sweaty intensity and largely pulls off its Shakespearean parallels, though there are a few wobbles along the way.
Set in present-day Australia, the film centres on biker gang member Paddo (Ryan Corr), who has taken over leadership of the Copperheads Motorcycle Club during club president Knuck’s (screenwriter Matt Nable) three year stint in jail. When Paddo’s learning disabled brother Skink (Josh McConville) steals heroin from rival gang the Devils, Paddo brokers a mutually beneficial agreement with gang leader Sugar (Aaron Pederson) in return for his brother’s life.
However, when Knuck gets out of jail, he refuses to honour the deal, putting both Skink and Paddo’s lives in danger.
- 2/18/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
I told myself not to mention Sons of Anarchy in my review for Outlaws before sitting down to watch. My reasoning came out of a desire to judge Stephen McCallum’s film on its own merits without trying to compare to something as zeitgeist-y as Kurt Sutter’s tragic downfall of a “good” man forced to do bad things in order to achieve salvation. What’s ironic, though, is that you don’t have to get too far into Matt Nable’s script to wonder if he was hoping we’d make the comparison. With his “should-be” leader Paddo (Ryan Corr) trying to take his Copperheads Motorcycle Club legit against Knuck’s (Nable himself) actual president returning from jail with violence and bloodlust in his veins, the underlying core conflict is almost identical.
The television show obviously has an advantage with its expanded breadth to flesh out characters, cement motivations,...
The television show obviously has an advantage with its expanded breadth to flesh out characters, cement motivations,...
- 1/31/2019
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
"He couldn't have done what you've done... That's why he's so threatened." A24 + DirecTV have released an official trailer for an Australian action-thriller titled Outlaws, formerly titled 1% (see the poster below for an explanation) when it first played at film festivals. This premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2017, and played at Fantastic Fest and the London, Sydney, and Adelaide Film Festivals that year. It has been awaiting release ever since, finally opening in select Us theaters in early 2019 for anyone who might be interested in this gritty action flick. Outlaws is set within the primal underworld of outlaw motorcycle club gangs. It's about the heir to the throne of a motorcycle gang who has to betray his president in order to save his brother's life. Starring Ryan Corr, as well as Abbey Lee, Matt Nable, Aaron Pederson, Simone Kessell, Josh McConville, Eddie Baroo, Aaron Fa'aoso, and Jacqui Williams. Have a look below.
- 12/20/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Aaron Pedersen as Jay Swan.
While many actors may fret or obsess about where their next role is coming from, Aaron Pedersen has a simple, unfussed approach.
“I take the despair out by believing you get the jobs you deserve to get,” he says after receiving his second Aacta nomination – best lead actor in a TV drama for Mystery Road.
“Your career is about longevity. I am forever grateful for being able to do the things I want to do.”
It’s a philosophy which has sustained the 48-year-old through a career spanning 25 years. It’s his second nomination following a nod for best lead actor in The Circuit in 2010.
Bunya Productions’ Mystery Road is vying for the best drama prize with Easy Tiger Productions’ Jack Irish, Jungle Entertainment/Blue –Tongue Films’ Mr Inbetween, Easy Tiger’s Rake and FremantleMedia’s Wentworth.
Pedersen’s Jay Swan was the pivotal character...
While many actors may fret or obsess about where their next role is coming from, Aaron Pedersen has a simple, unfussed approach.
“I take the despair out by believing you get the jobs you deserve to get,” he says after receiving his second Aacta nomination – best lead actor in a TV drama for Mystery Road.
“Your career is about longevity. I am forever grateful for being able to do the things I want to do.”
It’s a philosophy which has sustained the 48-year-old through a career spanning 25 years. It’s his second nomination following a nod for best lead actor in The Circuit in 2010.
Bunya Productions’ Mystery Road is vying for the best drama prize with Easy Tiger Productions’ Jack Irish, Jungle Entertainment/Blue –Tongue Films’ Mr Inbetween, Easy Tiger’s Rake and FremantleMedia’s Wentworth.
Pedersen’s Jay Swan was the pivotal character...
- 10/30/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘1%’
First-time feature director Stephen McCallum’s 1% is a classic case of a film whose commercial impact cannot be judged by its first weekend in Australian cinemas.
Released by Icon, the hard-hitting biker gang drama rang up $56,000 on 58 screens and $82,000 including festival screenings and previews.
While that’s a modest debut, the producer Michael Pontin, who heads See Pictures’ low budget label Ticket to Ride, hails the film as a huge commercial success thanks to pre-sales to the Us and more than a dozen other major markets.
And the film starring Matt Nable, Ryan Corr, Josh McConville, Aaron Pedersen, Abbey Lee and Simone Kessell is already proving to be a significant career catalyst for the director.
McCallum tells If he has had offers to direct two Us films, subject to financing, and he next hopes to make Paradise, a love story between an Afghan refugee and an Australian guard at a detention camp.
First-time feature director Stephen McCallum’s 1% is a classic case of a film whose commercial impact cannot be judged by its first weekend in Australian cinemas.
Released by Icon, the hard-hitting biker gang drama rang up $56,000 on 58 screens and $82,000 including festival screenings and previews.
While that’s a modest debut, the producer Michael Pontin, who heads See Pictures’ low budget label Ticket to Ride, hails the film as a huge commercial success thanks to pre-sales to the Us and more than a dozen other major markets.
And the film starring Matt Nable, Ryan Corr, Josh McConville, Aaron Pedersen, Abbey Lee and Simone Kessell is already proving to be a significant career catalyst for the director.
McCallum tells If he has had offers to direct two Us films, subject to financing, and he next hopes to make Paradise, a love story between an Afghan refugee and an Australian guard at a detention camp.
- 10/21/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Damian Hill and stepson Ty Perham in ‘West of Sunshine’.
The independent film sector in Australia is in shock following the news that gifted actor, writer and producer Damian Hill died in Melbourne on Saturday night.
The star of Jason Raftopoulos’ West of Sunshine and Paul Ireland’s Pawno, which he co-wrote, and a supporting actor in Heath Davis’ Broke, Hill was 42.
The cause of death was not immediately reported and may not be confirmed until the police file a report for the coroner.
Known to his friends as Dame, today he was due to start shooting M4M, an unlikely love story set against the background of drugs, racial intolerance and crime in Melbourne, which stars Hugo Weaving, directed by Ireland and co-written and produced by Hill and Ireland.
Ireland tells If: “We are just regrouping and will keep going in his beautiful memory. He put three years of...
The independent film sector in Australia is in shock following the news that gifted actor, writer and producer Damian Hill died in Melbourne on Saturday night.
The star of Jason Raftopoulos’ West of Sunshine and Paul Ireland’s Pawno, which he co-wrote, and a supporting actor in Heath Davis’ Broke, Hill was 42.
The cause of death was not immediately reported and may not be confirmed until the police file a report for the coroner.
Known to his friends as Dame, today he was due to start shooting M4M, an unlikely love story set against the background of drugs, racial intolerance and crime in Melbourne, which stars Hugo Weaving, directed by Ireland and co-written and produced by Hill and Ireland.
Ireland tells If: “We are just regrouping and will keep going in his beautiful memory. He put three years of...
- 9/23/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Sharon Strickland.
Finally confirmed as CEO of the Dendy Icon group, Sharon Strickland is keen to continue the company’s growth in exhibition and distribution.
Ticket sales at the 43-screen Dendy circuit are up 26 per cent this year after the opening of the 10-screen Coorparoo cinema in Brisbane last December and the expansion of the Dendy Canberra location from 9 to 15 screens in June 2017.
“We have a very loyal community who value our differentiated movie offering,” says Strickland, formerly the chief operating officer who has been running the company since CEO Greg Hughes departed last December.
The first Dendy Cinema on the Gold Coast will be part of the new Queen Street Village development.
Bruce Davey, Dendy Icon chairman and co-owner with Mel Gibson said: “Sharon has been a tremendous asset to our business over the last eight years and I’m delighted to appoint her to the leadership position to...
Finally confirmed as CEO of the Dendy Icon group, Sharon Strickland is keen to continue the company’s growth in exhibition and distribution.
Ticket sales at the 43-screen Dendy circuit are up 26 per cent this year after the opening of the 10-screen Coorparoo cinema in Brisbane last December and the expansion of the Dendy Canberra location from 9 to 15 screens in June 2017.
“We have a very loyal community who value our differentiated movie offering,” says Strickland, formerly the chief operating officer who has been running the company since CEO Greg Hughes departed last December.
The first Dendy Cinema on the Gold Coast will be part of the new Queen Street Village development.
Bruce Davey, Dendy Icon chairman and co-owner with Mel Gibson said: “Sharon has been a tremendous asset to our business over the last eight years and I’m delighted to appoint her to the leadership position to...
- 9/19/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Escape and Evasion.’
Bronte Pictures is set to produce four features next year after signing deals for two films and a feature documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Pascal Borno’s Conquistador Entertainment acquired worldwide rights to Storm Ashwood’s thriller Escape and Evasion, which follows a soldier who returns home in search of solace after his men are killed in Burma.
Instrum International agreed to handle global sales on Around the World, a documentary on freestyle football written and directed by David Amouzegh, Tom Cheve and Clement Reubrecht.
Vertical Entertainment collared North American rights to Ashwood’s debut feature The School, a supernatural horror/thriller which Bronte Pictures co-produced with Lunar Pictures’ Jim Robison.
The film starring Megan Drury as a surgeon whose son has fallen into a coma and who becomes trapped in an abandoned school where she is threatened by feral children, will open in Us...
Bronte Pictures is set to produce four features next year after signing deals for two films and a feature documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Pascal Borno’s Conquistador Entertainment acquired worldwide rights to Storm Ashwood’s thriller Escape and Evasion, which follows a soldier who returns home in search of solace after his men are killed in Burma.
Instrum International agreed to handle global sales on Around the World, a documentary on freestyle football written and directed by David Amouzegh, Tom Cheve and Clement Reubrecht.
Vertical Entertainment collared North American rights to Ashwood’s debut feature The School, a supernatural horror/thriller which Bronte Pictures co-produced with Lunar Pictures’ Jim Robison.
The film starring Megan Drury as a surgeon whose son has fallen into a coma and who becomes trapped in an abandoned school where she is threatened by feral children, will open in Us...
- 9/17/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Ryan Corr and Rachael Taylor in ‘Ladies in Black.’ (Photo: Ben King)
Ryan Corr played a lot of comedic roles earlier in his career before telling his agent, “I don’t want to play the clown all the time.”
Bruce Beresford’s Ladies in Black enabled the actor to show his comedy chops after a raft of dramatic roles in such movies as Stephen McCallum’s upcoming 1%, Mary Magdalene, Hacksaw Ridge, Holding the Man and TV shows Cleverman, Wanted and Love Child.
He plays Rudi, a debonair, cultured immigrant with a dark past from Hungary who is keen to date Australian women and sets his sights on department store worker Fay (Rachael Taylor) in the 1959-set comedy/drama which opens on Thursday.
Rudi has a lot of amusing lines but there is an edge to the character: Beresford wants audiences to question Rudi’s intentions and whether he is trustworthy until late in the narrative.
Ryan Corr played a lot of comedic roles earlier in his career before telling his agent, “I don’t want to play the clown all the time.”
Bruce Beresford’s Ladies in Black enabled the actor to show his comedy chops after a raft of dramatic roles in such movies as Stephen McCallum’s upcoming 1%, Mary Magdalene, Hacksaw Ridge, Holding the Man and TV shows Cleverman, Wanted and Love Child.
He plays Rudi, a debonair, cultured immigrant with a dark past from Hungary who is keen to date Australian women and sets his sights on department store worker Fay (Rachael Taylor) in the 1959-set comedy/drama which opens on Thursday.
Rudi has a lot of amusing lines but there is an edge to the character: Beresford wants audiences to question Rudi’s intentions and whether he is trustworthy until late in the narrative.
- 9/17/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Review by Matthew Turner
Stars: Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee, Simone Kessell, Josh McConville, Matt Nable, Aaron Pederson | Written by Matt Nable | Directed by Stephen McCallum
The debut feature from Australian director Stephen McCallum, this gritty biker gang thriller achieves a certain level of sweaty intensity and largely pulls off its Shakespearean parallels, though there are a few wobbles along the way.
Set in present-day Australia, the film centres on biker gang member Paddo (Ryan Corr), who has taken over leadership of the Copperheads Motorcycle Club during club president Knuck’s (screenwriter Matt Nable) three year stint in jail. When Paddo’s learning disabled brother Skink (Josh McConville) steals heroin from rival gang the Devils, Paddo brokers a mutually beneficial agreement with gang leader Sugar (Aaron Pederson) in return for his brother’s life.
However, when Knuck gets out of jail, he refuses to honour the deal, putting both Skink and Paddo’s lives in danger.
Stars: Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee, Simone Kessell, Josh McConville, Matt Nable, Aaron Pederson | Written by Matt Nable | Directed by Stephen McCallum
The debut feature from Australian director Stephen McCallum, this gritty biker gang thriller achieves a certain level of sweaty intensity and largely pulls off its Shakespearean parallels, though there are a few wobbles along the way.
Set in present-day Australia, the film centres on biker gang member Paddo (Ryan Corr), who has taken over leadership of the Copperheads Motorcycle Club during club president Knuck’s (screenwriter Matt Nable) three year stint in jail. When Paddo’s learning disabled brother Skink (Josh McConville) steals heroin from rival gang the Devils, Paddo brokers a mutually beneficial agreement with gang leader Sugar (Aaron Pederson) in return for his brother’s life.
However, when Knuck gets out of jail, he refuses to honour the deal, putting both Skink and Paddo’s lives in danger.
- 10/11/2017
- by Guest
- Nerdly
(L-r): Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee and Matt Nable.
Principal photography on 1%, the feature debut of Stephen McCallum, has kicked off today..
The film is backed by Ticket to Ride, Screenwest, Spectrum Films, Red Apple Cameras and Head Gear Films..
1% is written by actor Matt Nable (Hacksaw Ridge, Arrow, Fell) and will be helmed by McCallum, who graduated from Aftrs in 2011 with an acclaimed TV spot for GetUp! under his belt, as well as shorts like Six Straws.
Jamie Hilton and Michael Pontin are producing for Perth and Sydney based See Pictures; their third film in Western Australia this year after Simon Baker's Breath and Ben C. Lucas' OtherLife..
Josh Pomeranz, Viv Scanu, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross and Stephen Boyle are Executive Producers..
1% is set in a fictional motorcycle club called The Copperheads. Joining Nable in the cast is Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee, Josh McConville, Simone Kessell and Aaron Pederson.
Principal photography on 1%, the feature debut of Stephen McCallum, has kicked off today..
The film is backed by Ticket to Ride, Screenwest, Spectrum Films, Red Apple Cameras and Head Gear Films..
1% is written by actor Matt Nable (Hacksaw Ridge, Arrow, Fell) and will be helmed by McCallum, who graduated from Aftrs in 2011 with an acclaimed TV spot for GetUp! under his belt, as well as shorts like Six Straws.
Jamie Hilton and Michael Pontin are producing for Perth and Sydney based See Pictures; their third film in Western Australia this year after Simon Baker's Breath and Ben C. Lucas' OtherLife..
Josh Pomeranz, Viv Scanu, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross and Stephen Boyle are Executive Producers..
1% is set in a fictional motorcycle club called The Copperheads. Joining Nable in the cast is Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee, Josh McConville, Simone Kessell and Aaron Pederson.
- 11/14/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Abe Forsythe.
It.s been a long road from your first film, Ned, to Down Under. Were you developing other things in the meantime?
I was. I finished Ned in 2003 [when] it was released, but the actual birth of that movie to its release was incredibly quick. Part of that was due to the subject matter of that film and the genre it was, and [also] the age that I was. There was a lot about that experience that was really great and a lot about it that was exactly the opposite. I look back on that film. I was going to say [it was] my film school but I.ve learned a lot since then as well. It taught me a lot about the industry, and it actually got me used to failing. Developing anything and wanting to make films, you.ve got to get used to failure and build up a resilience to it.
It.s been a long road from your first film, Ned, to Down Under. Were you developing other things in the meantime?
I was. I finished Ned in 2003 [when] it was released, but the actual birth of that movie to its release was incredibly quick. Part of that was due to the subject matter of that film and the genre it was, and [also] the age that I was. There was a lot about that experience that was really great and a lot about it that was exactly the opposite. I look back on that film. I was going to say [it was] my film school but I.ve learned a lot since then as well. It taught me a lot about the industry, and it actually got me used to failing. Developing anything and wanting to make films, you.ve got to get used to failure and build up a resilience to it.
- 8/26/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Ad-man David Nobay, formerly creative chairman of Droga5 Sydney, has launched the Sydney branch of boutique Paris outfit Marcel with a series hawking nothing in particular.
ArtBreaks is a series of eight experimental shorts made with some of Australia's biggest names, such as John Waters, Warwick Thornton, Colin Friels and Josh McConville.
Each of the eight, which launched on iView at the beginning of the month, is based around a poem written by Nobay himself.
"It's how I stay sane", Nobay said. "I'm not good at doing nothing, historically."
The award-winning creative director wrote a play, Moving Parts, that starred Colin Friels at Nida in 2013.
With Friels on his back to work together again, Nobay showed the actor his poems, and Friels narrated the first of the shorts, Snared.
The connection with iView came when Nobay met Adrian Swift, then the ABC's head of programming, through a mutual friend.
"We...
ArtBreaks is a series of eight experimental shorts made with some of Australia's biggest names, such as John Waters, Warwick Thornton, Colin Friels and Josh McConville.
Each of the eight, which launched on iView at the beginning of the month, is based around a poem written by Nobay himself.
"It's how I stay sane", Nobay said. "I'm not good at doing nothing, historically."
The award-winning creative director wrote a play, Moving Parts, that starred Colin Friels at Nida in 2013.
With Friels on his back to work together again, Nobay showed the actor his poems, and Friels narrated the first of the shorts, Snared.
The connection with iView came when Nobay met Adrian Swift, then the ABC's head of programming, through a mutual friend.
"We...
- 4/26/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Top: Fayssal Bazzi as D-mac, Rahel Romahn as Nick, Michael Denkha as Ibrahim and Lincoln Younes as Hassim
Bottom: Damon Herriman as Jason, Justin Rosniak as Ditch, Alexander England as Shit-stick and Chris Bunton as Evan
Photographer credit: David Dare Parker
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Abe Forsythe's black comedy Down Under is set to hit Australian cinemas on August 4.
Distributed by StudioCanal, the film is a black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots.
As Forsythe's second feature, it is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight destined to collide..
Sincere, though misguided, intent gives way to farcical ineptitude as this hilarious yet poignant story of ignorance, fear and kebab-cravings unfolds, and what was meant to be a retaliation mission turns into something neither side could have imagined.
During the shoot, Forsythe told If the narrative mined comedy through the heavy drama.
.The humour turns...
Bottom: Damon Herriman as Jason, Justin Rosniak as Ditch, Alexander England as Shit-stick and Chris Bunton as Evan
Photographer credit: David Dare Parker
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Abe Forsythe's black comedy Down Under is set to hit Australian cinemas on August 4.
Distributed by StudioCanal, the film is a black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots.
As Forsythe's second feature, it is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight destined to collide..
Sincere, though misguided, intent gives way to farcical ineptitude as this hilarious yet poignant story of ignorance, fear and kebab-cravings unfolds, and what was meant to be a retaliation mission turns into something neither side could have imagined.
During the shoot, Forsythe told If the narrative mined comedy through the heavy drama.
.The humour turns...
- 1/15/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Director Abe Forsythe and Studiocanal have given us the first look at the new Australian feature film set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots.
Down Under is a black comedy about two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight who are destined to collide..
Sincere, though misguided, intent gives way to farcical ineptitude as this hilarious yet poignant story of ignorance, fear and kebab-cravings unfolds.
What was meant to be a retaliation mission turns into something neither side could have imagined.
Director Abe Forsythe, who is also responsible for writing the film.s screenplay, has .taken a balanced look at the ridiculous side of a serious subject..
.There is nothing more satisfying than getting people to laugh at something they feel like they shouldn.t be laughing at. Comedy is the best way to say something meaningful,. he said.
This first-look image introduces characters from both sides of the story.
Down Under is a black comedy about two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight who are destined to collide..
Sincere, though misguided, intent gives way to farcical ineptitude as this hilarious yet poignant story of ignorance, fear and kebab-cravings unfolds.
What was meant to be a retaliation mission turns into something neither side could have imagined.
Director Abe Forsythe, who is also responsible for writing the film.s screenplay, has .taken a balanced look at the ridiculous side of a serious subject..
.There is nothing more satisfying than getting people to laugh at something they feel like they shouldn.t be laughing at. Comedy is the best way to say something meaningful,. he said.
This first-look image introduces characters from both sides of the story.
- 12/3/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
First-time writer/director Hugh Sullivan.s time travel comedy The Infinite Man opened at four cinemas- Dendy Newton, Melbourne.s Cinema Nova, Perth.s Cinema Paradiso and Adelaide.s Palace Nova Eastend- last Thursday.
The four-day gross is $10,640, which is in addition to the $21,000 generated by screenings at the Melbourne International Film Festival, CineféstOZ and the Dungog fest.
Executive producer Jonathan Page said, .It.s a good start and points to a new model of releasing smaller films, focussing on a few targeted sites and keeping costs low. I think The Infinite Man is building a cult following and will be watched on other platforms, so if we can make a bit of noise and a bit of money at the cinema then we are on track..
Produced by Hedone Productions. Kate Croser and Sandy Cameron, the film stars Josh McConville, Hannah Marshall and Alex Dimitriades in the tale of...
The four-day gross is $10,640, which is in addition to the $21,000 generated by screenings at the Melbourne International Film Festival, CineféstOZ and the Dungog fest.
Executive producer Jonathan Page said, .It.s a good start and points to a new model of releasing smaller films, focussing on a few targeted sites and keeping costs low. I think The Infinite Man is building a cult following and will be watched on other platforms, so if we can make a bit of noise and a bit of money at the cinema then we are on track..
Produced by Hedone Productions. Kate Croser and Sandy Cameron, the film stars Josh McConville, Hannah Marshall and Alex Dimitriades in the tale of...
- 9/22/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
First-time writer/director Hugh Sullivan.s time travel comedy The Infinite Man will be released in the Us by Invincible Pictures.
Sandy Cameron, who produced the film with his Hedone Productions partner Kate Croser, tells If that Invincible specialises in genre fare and has guaranteed a theatrical release in at least three cities, date to be fixed.
The deal was negotiated by international sales agent Shoreline Releasing. By If.s count, at least 20 Australian films have secured Us distribution. this year.
In Australia the comedy which stars Josh McConville, Hannah Marshall and Alex Dimitriades will open on September 18 via Infinite Releasing,. a new banner formed by the producers and Jonathan Page, executive producer of The Babadook, Mary and Max and 100 Bloody Acres.
Cameron says they are treating this release as a pilot before deciding whether to handle films from other producers. Madman Entertainment has acquired the DVD and VoD rights.
Sandy Cameron, who produced the film with his Hedone Productions partner Kate Croser, tells If that Invincible specialises in genre fare and has guaranteed a theatrical release in at least three cities, date to be fixed.
The deal was negotiated by international sales agent Shoreline Releasing. By If.s count, at least 20 Australian films have secured Us distribution. this year.
In Australia the comedy which stars Josh McConville, Hannah Marshall and Alex Dimitriades will open on September 18 via Infinite Releasing,. a new banner formed by the producers and Jonathan Page, executive producer of The Babadook, Mary and Max and 100 Bloody Acres.
Cameron says they are treating this release as a pilot before deciding whether to handle films from other producers. Madman Entertainment has acquired the DVD and VoD rights.
- 8/12/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Infinite Man
Written and directed by Hugh Sullivan
Australia, 2014
There’s something painful about Dean. Cute, yes, by all means. Scruffy, also, as well as nerdy, Steve-Urkellian, and sweet — his run alone garners a continual snicker. But mostly there’s something painful about Dean, who is trying like hell to make things right with Lana.
More precisely, that cutely painful thing is a kind of teenage conviction so many shake before they move on to adulthood. It’s a familiar story, one that has the audience both cringing and laughing with and at him. Everyone’s tried really hard to undo some mistake at some unfortunate juncture. It’s an appallingly familiar sight to behold. Especially when, like many before him, he’s rolling on faith that the one that got away is the one. And while most of us eventually learn to accept an ending and move on,...
Written and directed by Hugh Sullivan
Australia, 2014
There’s something painful about Dean. Cute, yes, by all means. Scruffy, also, as well as nerdy, Steve-Urkellian, and sweet — his run alone garners a continual snicker. But mostly there’s something painful about Dean, who is trying like hell to make things right with Lana.
More precisely, that cutely painful thing is a kind of teenage conviction so many shake before they move on to adulthood. It’s a familiar story, one that has the audience both cringing and laughing with and at him. Everyone’s tried really hard to undo some mistake at some unfortunate juncture. It’s an appallingly familiar sight to behold. Especially when, like many before him, he’s rolling on faith that the one that got away is the one. And while most of us eventually learn to accept an ending and move on,...
- 7/27/2014
- by David Bradford
- SoundOnSight
Hugh Sullivan's unusual sci-fi comedy follows the complicated mishaps which occur when the jilted and love-struck scientist, Dean (Josh McConville), invents a time machine and travels back to the day he broke up with his girlfriend, Lana (Hannah Marshall). In attempting to alter the events of the past and retrospectively save their relationship, Dean and Lana inadvertently trigger a ludicrously complex serious of paradoxes leading to a kind of temporal loop, which they will need to repair before returning to their own time, hopefully with their relationship in tact...
As Dean falls deeper into the rabbit hole in his attempts to change his past, he meets several versions of himself from the future, all of whom seem increasingly deranged. He realises that he will in effect become them, an [Continued ...]...
As Dean falls deeper into the rabbit hole in his attempts to change his past, he meets several versions of himself from the future, all of whom seem increasingly deranged. He realises that he will in effect become them, an [Continued ...]...
- 6/30/2014
- QuietEarth.us
I’ve watched a fair few films in my 19 and a half years on planet Earth. It’s now my job to watch them, and it’s films like The Infinite Man that make the whole slog worth it. When you’re charged with sitting through, then over-analyzing, handfuls of movies at a time, it’s worryingly easy to wind up alienated from the whole process. It’s these kind of films that really wake me up. Those rare, truly special experiences that remind me why I started loving movies in the first place.
I feel privileged to have watched The Infinite Man, and its effortless brilliance and aching humanity will stay with me until I depart this mortal coil, or get caught in an infinite time loop – whichever happens first.
And it’s time loops that are on protagonist Dean’s (Josh McConville) mind for most of the film.
I feel privileged to have watched The Infinite Man, and its effortless brilliance and aching humanity will stay with me until I depart this mortal coil, or get caught in an infinite time loop – whichever happens first.
And it’s time loops that are on protagonist Dean’s (Josh McConville) mind for most of the film.
- 5/26/2014
- by Dominic Mill
- We Got This Covered
For some reason South by Southwest was full of time travel movies this year, with the abysmal Ethan Hawke thriller "Predestination" (read our review here), a supposedly horrendous comedy "Premature" and a low-wattage Australian romantic comedy "The Infinite Man," which, coming out of the festival, might have been the best thing we saw all week. The movie is a delicate, intimate character piece about a man consumed with righting a failed relationship, and it plays out in brilliant, bedazzling ways. While some festival attendees might have been suffering from time travel fatigue, hopefully it didn't keep them from watching "The Infinite Man," an uncanny comedy that mixes the metaphysics of "Groundhog Day" with the emotionality of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and a splash of the tech-y nerdiness of "Primer." Comparing this film to those classics is kind of like carrying around a loaded gun, but it's apt just the same.
- 3/17/2014
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Given the subarctic winter we've been experiencing in the Northeast this year, South by Southwest (SXSW), which takes place annually in balmy Austin, Texas, was something we were looking forward to even more than usual. Warm weather, spicy Mexican food, and the hottest movies imaginable all added to create a thoroughly thawing experience.
There wasn't a single Omg-you-have-to-see-this movie like there was last year, when "Short Term 12" made its debut, but the festival's lineup was quietly powerful, full of movies that were easy to miss, but at your own peril. There were a handful of loud, shout-y debuts, but some of those missed the mark completely, leaving room for the smaller movies to reach in and steal my heart.
So, a rundown of all of the movies we saw at SXSW -- some were odious, some were wonderful, but all of them we were very happy to watch... and...
There wasn't a single Omg-you-have-to-see-this movie like there was last year, when "Short Term 12" made its debut, but the festival's lineup was quietly powerful, full of movies that were easy to miss, but at your own peril. There were a handful of loud, shout-y debuts, but some of those missed the mark completely, leaving room for the smaller movies to reach in and steal my heart.
So, a rundown of all of the movies we saw at SXSW -- some were odious, some were wonderful, but all of them we were very happy to watch... and...
- 3/17/2014
- by Drew Taylor
- Moviefone
Time-travel movies can be so difficult to execute that few filmmakers attempt them. Fewer still can claim success. Of those, I've reserved the highest praise, citing as the only time-travel movie that "gets it right" by being internally self-consistent, playing by its own rules while still being entertaining and managing to surprise the audience, for Nacho Vigolondo's Time Crimes. Until now. Many might ask about Rian Johnson's hit Looper, which is a good film, I agree, but which in the end breaks the rules.
Like Time Crimes, The Infinite Man is a micro-budget sci-fi story with a cast of only three characters. They are Dean (Josh McConville), his girlfriend Lana (Hannah Marshall), and her ex Terry (Alex Dimitriades), who is obsessed with Lana and wants her back.
In addition to being a brilliant crackerjack scientist, Dean is a control freak who can't be satisfied with anything less than perfection.
Like Time Crimes, The Infinite Man is a micro-budget sci-fi story with a cast of only three characters. They are Dean (Josh McConville), his girlfriend Lana (Hannah Marshall), and her ex Terry (Alex Dimitriades), who is obsessed with Lana and wants her back.
In addition to being a brilliant crackerjack scientist, Dean is a control freak who can't be satisfied with anything less than perfection.
- 3/15/2014
- by Mike Saulters
- Slackerwood
The Infinite Man
Directed by Hugh Sullivan
Written by Hugh Sullivan
Australia, 2014
Relationships and time travel are often tied together and with good reason. Relationships are a natural source of conflict, and time travel lends itself well metaphorically to the lengths people will go for one another. The Infinite Man irreverently dissects relationships and genuinely explores how they can disintegrate via insecurities, jealousy, and a continual focus on the past.
The film follows Dean (Josh McConville) and Lana (Hannah Marshall) as they return to the same hotel as last year to celebrate the same anniversary weekend as last year. Dean is a genius complete with obsessive compulsive neuroticism and lack of spontaneity. To him, everything can be processed and broken down into chemical processes and organized lists. He represents the kind of routine and rut every person finds him or herself in during a relationship.
When Terry (Alex Dimitriades), Lana’s ex,...
Directed by Hugh Sullivan
Written by Hugh Sullivan
Australia, 2014
Relationships and time travel are often tied together and with good reason. Relationships are a natural source of conflict, and time travel lends itself well metaphorically to the lengths people will go for one another. The Infinite Man irreverently dissects relationships and genuinely explores how they can disintegrate via insecurities, jealousy, and a continual focus on the past.
The film follows Dean (Josh McConville) and Lana (Hannah Marshall) as they return to the same hotel as last year to celebrate the same anniversary weekend as last year. Dean is a genius complete with obsessive compulsive neuroticism and lack of spontaneity. To him, everything can be processed and broken down into chemical processes and organized lists. He represents the kind of routine and rut every person finds him or herself in during a relationship.
When Terry (Alex Dimitriades), Lana’s ex,...
- 3/12/2014
- by David Tran
- SoundOnSight
Time travel mix-ups have provided ample fodder for a range of comedic material, from "Back to the Future" to "Safety Not Guaranteed. The Australian romcom "The Infinite Man" is part of a rare breed that uses the constant pileup of future and past events to enhance its humor and intelligence at once. Writer-director Hugh Sullivan's first feature is initially a lightweight comic fantasy that gradually increases its sophistication with a network of dense events littered throughout a tangled chronology, resulting in a funny and oddly involving representation of one relationship's ups and downs. Despite its complex timeline, "The Infinite Man" is an impressively minimalist storytelling achievement: The entire narrative revolves around the experiences of three characters. At its center, neurotic young scientist Dean (Josh McConville) attempts to rejuvenate his relationship with Lana (Hannah Marshall) by taking her to an abandoned seaside resort for their anniversary. Once there, however,...
- 3/10/2014
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
By coincidence two Australian time-travelling films. had their world premieres at the weekend at the Sxsx festival in Austin, Texas, and both got effusive reviews.
Variety hailed the Spierig brothers. Predestination as an .an entrancingly strange time-travel saga that suggests a Philip K. Dick yarn by way of Jeffrey Eugenides. Middlesex or perhaps a feature-length mash-up of Looper and Cloud Atlas."
The Hollywood Reporter described first-time writer-director Hugh Sullivan.s The Infinite Man as a .semi-comic relationship film about a control-freak inventor trying time and time again to perfect an affair that may not have needed fixing before he started to tinker with it..
Pinnacle will release Predestination in the second half of the year. Starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook and Noah Taylor, it centres on a secret government time-traveling agency designed to prevent future killers and terrorists from committing their crimes.
The Infinite Man, which stars Josh McConville, Hannah Marshall,...
Variety hailed the Spierig brothers. Predestination as an .an entrancingly strange time-travel saga that suggests a Philip K. Dick yarn by way of Jeffrey Eugenides. Middlesex or perhaps a feature-length mash-up of Looper and Cloud Atlas."
The Hollywood Reporter described first-time writer-director Hugh Sullivan.s The Infinite Man as a .semi-comic relationship film about a control-freak inventor trying time and time again to perfect an affair that may not have needed fixing before he started to tinker with it..
Pinnacle will release Predestination in the second half of the year. Starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook and Noah Taylor, it centres on a secret government time-traveling agency designed to prevent future killers and terrorists from committing their crimes.
The Infinite Man, which stars Josh McConville, Hannah Marshall,...
- 3/9/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Though they have long been very popular, films that involve time travel almost always cause much consternation. Even the films that do it well become the subject of heated debate over logic (see: Looper). And when the logic is handled poorly, the result can be a horribly jumbled mess (see: The Time Traveler's Wife). So it is very encouraging to see a time travel-themed film that actually gets it right. The Infinite Man gets it right - way right. And it certainly doesn't take the easy way out either. First time feature director Hugh Sullivan wastes no time getting us into the world of his film. Right away we meet Dean (Josh McConville) and Lana (Hannah Marshall) as they arrive at a shuttered hotel...
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- 3/8/2014
- Screen Anarchy
The first international distribution deals for Tim Winton.s The Turning have been concluded at the Berlin Film Festival, while 52 Tuesdays has found a Us distributor.
Also, Shoreline Entertainment has acquired international sales rights to The Infinite Man, a time-travel romantic comedy from first-time director Hugh Sullivan.
Russian Report (Russia/Cis), FilmFreak Distribution (Benelux) and Cinesky Pics (world airlines) bought The Turning before its gala screening in Berlin on Sunday night.
Sales agent LevelK began the international sales campaign for the film starring Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh and Hugo Weaving, in Berlin.
"Commendably ambitious and clocking in at three hours, this unwieldy portmanteau pic boasts a handful of standout contributions . none more striking than the writing-directing debut of actress Mia Wasikowska . amid a surfeit of gauchely literal ones in a composite meditation on forgiveness, family, firearms and the persistence of memory," said Variety reviewer Guy Lodge.
Also, Shoreline Entertainment has acquired international sales rights to The Infinite Man, a time-travel romantic comedy from first-time director Hugh Sullivan.
Russian Report (Russia/Cis), FilmFreak Distribution (Benelux) and Cinesky Pics (world airlines) bought The Turning before its gala screening in Berlin on Sunday night.
Sales agent LevelK began the international sales campaign for the film starring Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh and Hugo Weaving, in Berlin.
"Commendably ambitious and clocking in at three hours, this unwieldy portmanteau pic boasts a handful of standout contributions . none more striking than the writing-directing debut of actress Mia Wasikowska . amid a surfeit of gauchely literal ones in a composite meditation on forgiveness, family, firearms and the persistence of memory," said Variety reviewer Guy Lodge.
- 2/8/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Hugh Sullivan’s debut feature world premieres at next month’s SXSW.
Shoreline Entertainment has bulked up its Efm slate with Australian selection The Infinite Man, set to receive its world premiere at SXSW next month.
Hugh Sullivan’s feature directorial debut is a time-travel rom-com about a man whose attempts to construct the perfect romantic weekend backfire when he traps his lover in an eternal loop.
Josh McConville, Hannah Marshall and Alex Dimitriades star.
Kate Croser and Sandy Cameron of South Australia-based Hedone Productions produced the SXSW Visions selection.
The film is produced in association with Bonsai Films, with investment from the South Australia Film Corporation through its FilmLab funding initiative. Development assistance comes from Screen Australia.
Shoreline evp Sam Eigen and director of acquisitions Melody Djavadi negotiated the deal with Croser and executive producer Jonathan Page, currently riding high on Sundance hit The Babadook.
Eigen said The Infinite Man was “the perfect example of a smart...
Shoreline Entertainment has bulked up its Efm slate with Australian selection The Infinite Man, set to receive its world premiere at SXSW next month.
Hugh Sullivan’s feature directorial debut is a time-travel rom-com about a man whose attempts to construct the perfect romantic weekend backfire when he traps his lover in an eternal loop.
Josh McConville, Hannah Marshall and Alex Dimitriades star.
Kate Croser and Sandy Cameron of South Australia-based Hedone Productions produced the SXSW Visions selection.
The film is produced in association with Bonsai Films, with investment from the South Australia Film Corporation through its FilmLab funding initiative. Development assistance comes from Screen Australia.
Shoreline evp Sam Eigen and director of acquisitions Melody Djavadi negotiated the deal with Croser and executive producer Jonathan Page, currently riding high on Sundance hit The Babadook.
Eigen said The Infinite Man was “the perfect example of a smart...
- 2/8/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Australian time travel rom-com The Infinite Man will have its World Premiere at SXSW next month in Austin, Texas. It marks the feature film debut of Hugh Sullivan, who also wrote the flick. The film was produced by Kate Croser, who served in the same capacity for the cult television series Danger 5, though the projects appear to share very little in common. The first trailer has been released and you can watch it below. The Infinite Man is a time travel comedy-romance about Dean (Josh McConville), a man whose attempts to construct the perfect romantic weekend backfire when he traps his lover Lana (Hannah Marshall) in an infinite loop....
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- 2/4/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Sundance just ended, and we are already preparing for the next big film festival, South By Southwest. Not too long ago, the festival announced a few of the films premiering this year, but now they’ve announced the main slate. The midnight selections and some inevitable late-breaking additions are still to be announced, but this should be more than enough to get you excited. Along with many World Premieres, and Sundance favorites like Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2, the line up also includes an anniversary screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and an extended Q&A screening of The Grand Budapest Hotel with Wes Anderson. SXSW 2014 runs March 7 through 15 in Austin, Texas. Check out the line up after the jump.
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Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,324 films submitted to SXSW 2014. Films screening in Narrative...
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Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,324 films submitted to SXSW 2014. Films screening in Narrative...
- 1/31/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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