The organisers of Monster Fest aim to parlay the brand into a theatrical distribution gateway for Australian and international genre films.
The critics hated 'Venom', blasted as a “puddle of simplistic, sanitized PG-13 drivel” and clumsy, monolithic and fantastically boring. Audiences must be watching a different movie.
The Australian titles released in cinemas this year including holdovers will overtake the calendar 2017 total in the next week or so, boosted by Bruce Beresford’s Ladies in Black.
While children’s and family titles understandably are dominating ticket sales during the school vacation, Bruce Beresford’s 'Ladies in Black' looked smart in its second weekend.
Benjamin Gilmour’s Afghanistan-set drama posted solid figures at three key art house locations last weekend, the start of an old-fashioned platform release.
Bruce Beresford’s 'Ladies in Black' opened impressively last weekend, considering that the primary target audience - mature cinemagoers - don't normally rush out to see films in the first weekend.
Jennifer Kent’s 'The Nightingale' will open in Australian cinemas on January 24.
Robert Slaviero has joined Umbrella Entertainment as head of sales as the distributor continues its commitment to release a sizable slate of Australian feature films and documentaries.