month : 10/2024 49 results

Watch the trailer for Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door!

Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter.   //   Eventually, they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation. Starring Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, John Turturro and Alessandro Nivola, The Room Next Door will be released in Austraian cinemas Boxing Day! www.facebook.com/SonyPicturesAUS/

Brisbane International Film Festival – Aquarius: Dreamers, tree-huggers and radical ratbags Movie Review

The festival was created with the help of the National Union of Australian University Students and Nimbin was their third edition after events in Sydney and Melbourne. It was, however, the first event under the Aquarius moniker. Its stated intent was to celebrate alternative thinking and sustainable lifestyles and lasted for ten days. It is credited for starting Australia's hippie movement. This doco tells the story through archival footage and interviews with event organisers, perform...

Paris, Texas 4K Restoration One-off Preview Screening is coming to Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo!

See it first at their one-off preview screening and experience this cult classic shining more than ever before. Exquisitely photographed by Dutch master Robby Müller, PARIS, TEXAS is a powerful statement on self-discovery, loss, redemption, and the unbreakable bonds of love.   //   Wenders' stunning direction, combined with mesmerizing performances by Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski, a masterful screenplay by Sam Shepard, and a haunting soundtrack by Ry ...

Saturday Night Movie Review

It has been said that if you remember anything about the seventies, you weren’t actually there but as a teenager staring at the television set with disbelief as the original live broadcast burned itself into my brain cells, the memories are still vivid. The characters that made up the cast had such strong on-screen personalities and the comic routines were so outrageous for their time. The moral pendulum that swings in both directions time after time was actually being influenced by a TV ...

Check out the teaser trailer for The Brutalist – coming to cinemas this January!

On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building.   //   But power and legacy come at a heavy cost… Starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Isaach De Bankholé and Alessandro Nivola, The Brutalist will be release in Aussie cinemas January 23! www.facebook.com/UniversalPicturesAU/

Brisbane International Film Festival – Teaches of Peaches Movie Review

The documentary Teaches of Peaches tells this story in her own words and the words of friends mixed with archival live footage and well-known video clips. Her journey has been a fascinating one and her bravery in not following expectations shows a true punk rock spirit. Few in the music business have been this courageous or immune to the expectations of others. Her concerts are such a joyous communal experience because they are so inclusive. Looking out into her audience will defy your ...

Aussie Horror The Red is coming to Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo!

In a remote Australian town, terror takes the form of Rippy, a giant Zombie Kangaroo with a taste for flesh. As the undead-roo leaves a trail of carnage in its wake, the only hope lies in local police officer Maddy.   //   With the help of the town, Maddy takes on the creature in a battle for survival and a desperate mission to stop Rippy. Proving once again that in Australia, everything really is trying to kill you. The Red – Two Nights Only Friday 1st and ...

Check out the new featurette from Gladiator II

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist.   //   With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people. Gladiator II will be released in Aussie cinemas November 14! www.fa...

Brisbane International Film Festival – Daddio Movie Review

The set-up is basic as we catch a preoccupied-looking Johnson exiting the airport and grabbing a cab from the rank to transport her back into Manhattan. Behind the wheel is Clark (Penn) a twenty-plus-year veteran of driving people where they want to go. He is a keen observer of the human condition and those decades have not been wasted. They soon strike up a conversation that will slowly reveal hidden secrets and expose the depths of their internal conflicts. It is fascinating watching, ...

Check out the first trailer for Love Hurts – coming to cinemas February 2025!

This Valentine’s Day, Oscar® winner Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Loki) rockets into his first major leading man role as an unlikely hero, a seemingly mild-mannered realtor with a dark secret that he is desperate to leave behind. Spoiler alert: He won’t. From 87North—producers of the groundbreaking action films Nobody, Violent Night, Bullet Train, Atomic Blonde and The Fall Guy—comes a visceral, high-octane story of wrath and revenge. Quan stars as Marvin ...