A look into Hollywood’s newest cash cow.
Productions are back with millions of dollars on the line.
Mulan will release on Disney+, with subscribers having to pay extra to watch.
A look into Hollywood’s newest cash cow.
Productions are back with millions of dollars on the line.
Mulan will release on Disney+, with subscribers having to pay extra to watch.
The 82nd Academy Awards are looming. The conspicuously underacknowledged Michael Calle previews what is shaping up to be a done-and-dusted Oscar night.
It’s Oscar season and our film reviewers have got the fever. James Madden checks out an advance screening of ‘The Blind Side’, a flick up for a couple of the big ones; Best Picture and Best Actress.
Today’s upstart opportunity is with Metro and Screen Education, who are looking for industry practitioners, teachers, academics and experienced feature writers.
There’s a new and original film festival playing tonight in Melbourne that will help you find your inner film ‘skanc’. Kim Hellard reports on how she discovered hers.
While lovebirds will flock to the cinemas this Sunday to see the latest rom-com ‘Valentine’s Day’, film reviewer James Madden tells us why there is one classic that is a much better option.
‘Will I “make it” in the industry?’ That’s the question on the mind of every budding filmmaker. For Scott Baskett, the dream is one step closer with his documentary. La Trobe’s Matt Horne caught up him recently to find out more about the project.
Typically, a young man would only buy a ticket to see ‘It’s Complicated’ if he were on a date. However, after James Madden sat alone through the latest rom-com offering from Nancy Meyers, he found a lot of things to like.
It’s been a long hard road for Australian director John Hillcoat’s adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy classic post-apocalyptic novel ‘The Road’. Faced with multiple production setbacks and numerous release switch-ups, Hillcoat overcomes them all, turning in a refreshingly new take on the disaster film. Minus the disaster.
The noughties was a memorable decade for film. Just think of such gems as Battlefield Earth, Glitter starring Mariah Carey, and Catwoman — none of which made Michael Calle’s list of the ten best films of the decade.
Avatar has literally added a new dimension to the cinema experience, according to upstart’s film critic Michael Calle.
Between the battlefields of Hastings and the bushrangers of Glenrowan, a film and television career was discovered. Join historian Alex McDermott on his extraordinary journey in discovering the past. Kim Hellard reports.
The Second Upstart Online Film Festival, launched today, has something for everyone, from metrosexuals to history buffs.
It’s just broken Australia’s box office record for its opening weekend earnings. Michael Calle recounts his experience of attending a midnight screening of the new Twilight movie.
Philippa Campey, producer of the AFI-nominated documentary feature Bastardy will deliver a guest lecture in Media Project Development on Monday 19th October. The lecture will
Thursday, 15 October, 2009 – A Melbourne filmmaker has combined his love of films, and a cause very dear to his heart, to raise money for charity. Shane Dunlop plans the Herculean feat of watching 70 films in 7 days, all in the name of brain injury support services. Kim Hellard and Liana Neri report.
